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Program Overview

The Visiting Artist Program enriches students' visual arts education by providing unique opportunities to engage with professional artists through gallery exhibitions, workshops, and ARTalks (artist presentations). Designed to showcase a diverse range of artists, styles, and mediums, the program offers valuable insights and inspiration throughout the school year.

Established 25 years ago by Stevenson emeritus faculty member John DePinto, the Visiting Artist Program is presented in partnership with the Stevenson Foundation and curated by Stevenson’s visual arts faculty.

Currently Featuring Sam Burzak

The Fine Arts Division welcomes visual artist Sam Burzak to the Stevenson Visiting Artist Series.

Based in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, Sam earned her BFA in Studio Art, with a focus on photography, from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in May 2024. Sam's work has been exhibited at Soho Photo Gallery in New York, NY; Chicago Fine Art Salon, Mana Contemporary, and SAIC Galleries in Chicago, IL; Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, IL; Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection + Archives in Chicago, IL; and Harper College in Palatine, IL. While at SAIC, she received both the Fred Endsley Fellowship and the Presidential Scholarship.

I Thought You Left / I Wish You Were Here is an intricate embodiment of life's essence. The series of silver gelatin lumen prints features metaphorical portraits of my late mother made with her ashes and abstract, otherworldly landscapes that connect to the natural and physical worlds. It delves into process-based photography, exploring the fundamental aspects of our existence. It reflects on life's fragile, ephemeral nature and the ever-evolving transformations inherent in our bodies and the universe.

Sam’s collection, I Thought You Left / I Wish You Were Here, is on display in the Visiting Artist Gallery through December 18th

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