Senior Adjunct Faculty
Established scholars, critics, curators, artists, and arts administrators add greatly to the range and variety of courses in modern and contemporary art and theory offered by the department. Adjunct Full Professors have a long-standing relationship with the department and regularly contribute courses to the curriculum and to graduate student thesis research.
Alan Cohen
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
Patricia Erens
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
Kathryn Hixson
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
James Hugunin
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
Debra Mancoff
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
Charles Stuckey
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
and Program in Arts Administration + Policy
James Yood
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism

Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 S. Michigan Ave. (office: 605)
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312.345.3788 phone
312.345.3789 fax
for information contact
Shay DeGrandis
Director of Academic Programs, Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism
sdegra@saic.edu
Administrative and general questions about the Department. Current student inquiries about courses, TAs, scheduling, and registration.
Kymberly Pinder, Associate Professor
Chair
Department of Art History, Theory + Criticism
kpinde@saic.edu
David Getsy, Assistant Professor
Graduate Director
Master's Program in Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory, & Criticism
dgetsy@saic.edu
Applicant inquiries (specific) about expectations for admission to the graduate program. For general questions or inquiries about application procedures, contact Admissions (below) and see Frequently Asked Questions under 'Programs' at left. Current student queries about curricular requirements, thesis committees, and other issues for the graduate program.
David Raskin, Associate Professor
Undergraduate Director
BFA with an emphasis in Art History, Theory, & Criticism
draskin@saic.edu
Applicant inquiries (specific) about transfer credit information for admission to the BFA with an emphasis in Art History, Theory + Criticism. For general questions or inquiries about application procedures, contact Admissions (below). Current student questions and issues for the undergraduate program.
SAIC Admissions Office
admiss@saic.edu
312.629.6100