The Lamar Dodd School of Art is proud to announce that two alumni are making headlines in national publications like the Chicago Tribune for their accomplishments relating to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Alissa Eckert (2004) and Dan Higgins (1993), medical illustrators at the CDC, are responsible for creating the image that is now in the minds of people across world. Eckert and Higgins researched the structure of the virus and created the illustration.
James Enos, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Art and Design, and Annie Simpson, Doctor of Design (DDes) from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, have been collaborating since 2020 on a dialogical practice that examines polycrisis and planetary urban critique. Their shared projects have ranged from passenger-traveler accounts through watersheds of energy transition to fieldwork
The Lamar Dodd School of Art proudly presents INCANDESCENCE: BFA Fall 2025 Capstone Exhibition. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 21, from 5 to 7 pm in the Dodd Galleries of the school's Main Art Building on East Campus. The exhibition will be on view through December 4th.
If you are seeking state-of-the-art facilities and a vibrant, tight-knit community enhanced by exhibitions and a robust line-up of visiting artists and scholars, look no further. The Lamar Dodd School of Art is now accepting applications to graduate programs in studio art, art history, and art education for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The Dodd Galleries present Aidan Koch’s (American, b. 1988) solo exhibition Mountain Tongue, curated by the Lamar Dodd School of Art's Lindsey Reynolds, Associate Director of Research and Graduate Studies and Art Librarian.
