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Department of Visual Arts at The University of Chicago

DOVA - The Department of Visual Arts – is located within the Humanities Division of the University of Chicago, one of the world’s great research institutions.

We aim to stimulate and provoke both graduate and undergraduate students, encouraging the development of independent and challenging thought as expressed and inscribed in the visual arts. We propose that art is inquiry. Our faculty, diverse in it’s pursuits, is critically engaged in dialogue nationally and internationally. Our students benefit from this dialogue, and are also encouraged to pursue

areas of overlap with the many other disciplines represented at the university - – history, art history, philosophy, aesthetics, theater, music, and creative writing to name a few. Jessica Stockholder

Department Chair

08/04/2026

The Department of Visual Arts (DoVA) at the University of Chicago invites applications from practicing artists well-versed in contemporary issues across all artistic disciplines to join the tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. More information can be found by following the link (https://apply.interfolio.com/189582) on our profile page.

EOE/Vet/Disability

06/05/2026

Too Much, Not Enough Pt. II! Congratulations to Otis Boat, Maya Janine D’Costa, el n.k. lee, Zihan Qiu, and Hyeseul Song on your thesis exhibition!

05/14/2026

Too Much, Not Enough Part I! Congratulations to Jef, Faye, Olivia and Kiana on this showing 🙌

03/27/2026

Friends of DoVA—You are invited to join us next Monday, March 30 at 6pm in the Logan Center for the Arts, Room 901 for this year’s Deborah Goodman Davis and Gerald Davis Lecture with artist Walid Raad.

In this artist talk, Walid Raad presents images, stories, and concepts from his three ongoing long-term projects: The Atlas Group (1989-2004); Scratching on Things I Could Disavow; and Sweet Talk: Beirut (Commissions). Raad’s focus remains on how extreme forms of violence aﬀect bodies, minds, culture, art and tradition. Raad’s presentation will also engage the work of artist, writer and thinker Jalal Toufic, whose book, The Collected Writings (1991-2024) of a Mortal to Death was recently released by No Place Press.

Established in 2018, through the generosity of Deborah Goodman Davis, the Deborah Goodman Davis and Gerald Davis Lecture Series brings vibrant voices to the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts and the greater university community.

Free, open to the public, and in-person only.

11/04/2025

The University of Chicago’s MFA students in the Department of Visual Arts invite members of the university community and public at large for an evening of open studios at the Logan Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 8, 6-9pm.

Come meet the artists, see their process, and tour their studios located throughout the second floor of the building!

10/27/2025

Better late than never! Welcome to DoVA MFA class of 2027! Halfway through quarter one of six 😎

05/09/2025

Come thru to the Logan Center Gallery and check out Part 1 of the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition Substitute Equal Amounts featuring Rebekka Federle-McCabe, Laveen Gammie, and Susan Jablonski. On view through May 18!

04/27/2025

Final EXPO hours! DoVA booth 252 👋

10/10/2024

The Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago invites applications from practicing artists well-versed in contemporary issues across all artistic disciplines to join the faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Applicants must upload materials to the University of Chicago’s recruitment website at https://apply.interfolio.com/156331 by 10:59pm Central Time/11:59pm Eastern Time on November 3, 2024! (Link in bio)

EOE/Vet/Disability

09/20/2024

We are so excited to welcome the MFA class of 2026!!! 👏👏👏

Address

915 E 60th Street
Chicago, IL
60637

Website

http://dova.uchicago.edu/

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