Every year TICA invites visiting artists from various disciplines to present their work and lead discussions regarding topics covered in the TICA workshops.













Lane Relyea
Assistant Professor, Art History, Northwestern University

Wangechi Mutu
Painter, NY, NY

Hamza Walker
Director of Education, The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago

Sally Elesby
Painter, Los Angeles, CA

Dave Muller
Painter, Los Angeles, CA

Jon Pounds
Executive Director, Chicago Public Art Group

Rika Burnham
Head of Student Programs,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Tim Rollins
Art and Knowledge Workshop, NY, NY

Glenn Ligon
Painter, NY, NY

Pepon Osorio
Installation Artist, Philadelphia, PA

Stephen Prina
Faculty, Graduate Programs,
Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA


Jenny Dubnau
Painter, NY, NY

Natalie Bookchin
Associate Professor, Art and Technology,
CalArts, Los Angeles, CA


Johanna Poethig
Professor, Institute for Visual and Public
California State University- Monterey Bay


Jessica Irish
OnRampArts.org, Los Angeles, CA

Diedre Searcy
Former Director, Street-Level Youth Media, Chicago, IL

Paul Vanouse
Assistant Professor, Art and Technology,
State University of New York at Buffalo


Dave Bailey
Artist, Los Angeles, CA

Wendy Jacob
Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, MIT

Saralyn Reese-Hardy
Director, Salina Arts Center,
Former Director of Museum and Visual Arts, NEA


Vince Michael
Chair, Historic Preservation, SAIC

Nicholas Mirzoeff
Professor of Art, State University of New York,
Stony Brook