A not-for-profit arts presenter and exhibition space, Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago was founded in 1983 to exhibit and support art, design, and architecture. Over its 30-year history, the Gallery has grown into a nationally recognized institution that presents consistently acclaimed exhibitions, lectures, and artist commissions that prioritize interpretative reflection and critical inquiry and engage multiple communities.

The UIC School of Art & Art History's Department of Art is home to world-renowned artists who push the boundaries of contemporary art. We encourage intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, problem solving, and the cultivation of radical imagination.

The faculty provides students with the aesthetic and critical perspectives vital for a range of professional careers. Graduates have gone on to become artists, teachers, museum professionals, creative thinkers in industry and government, non-profit leaders, published authors and historians.

Image: BFA Thesis Show at the Great Space in AEH

The School of Art & Art History at the University of Illinois Chicago comprises of artists, scholars, museum workers, educators, and researchers, all thriving within one of the nation’s most diverse public research university. We empower students in the making, experience, study, and interpretation of art, art history, and contemporary culture and prepare them for a professional life of interdisciplinary practice.