Chicago-based artist, educator, and writer Graham Livingston delves into the complex
intersections between the digital and physical realms.
Currently teaching new media art at the University of Illinois at Chicago,
his art practice seeks to understand how our perceptions of objects, environments,
and people are shaped by their digital representations.
Through his transmedial practice, which encompasses objects, installations,
and performances, Livingston creates multifaceted perspectives on his subjects,
spanning spatial, physical, and digital platforms. His recent work has investigated
themes such as computational periscopy, urban screen ecologies, and the geography
of the internet. Each project underscores the pervasive and evolving nature of digitality in our contemporary world.
contact: studio(@)grahamlivingston.com
CV
Education
2021:
MFA University of Illinois at Chicago
2017:
BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Teaching
Current:
Adjunct Professor for Creative Coding, University of Illinois Chicago
2020:
Guest Critic for Architecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019:
Digital/Physical Studio Teacher, Northwestern AWE program
Arts Educator, The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago, IL
2017:
TA: Architecture Construction and Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Publications
2019:
“Postcommodity Centers Optimism and Indigenous Philosophies in a New Site-Specific Installation” - Hyperallergic
“A Biennial Navigates Indigenous Cultures Around the Globe” - Hyperallergic
Group Exhibitions
2021:
Sidelong Glances Gallery 400, Chicago IL
2020:
Open Shed used for What? The Franklin, Chicago IL
Http: HyperTransferProtocal - Database as Symbolic Form Online, https://newart.city/show/http
Cyborgs: Imagining & Performing The Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
2019:
Three Hands Clapping Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
Audio Visual Night I Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
Terrain Biennial Terrain Biennial, Chicago IL
Drawing Rally Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago IL
2018:
Transfiguration Museum of Ideas, Lviv Ukraine
Object and Image The Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
30 under 30 Viridian Artist Gallery, New York City NY
Residencies / Awards
2019:
Art Department Scholarship University of Illinois at Chicago
2018:
CatenArt Residency MC6, Lviv & Kiev, Ukraine
Artist in Residence The Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
Artist in Residence The Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
Post-graduate Fellowship John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago IL
1st prize ArtSlant Prize Showcase, ArtSlant Magazine
2015:
Presidential Merit Scholarship School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Curatorial
2020:
Intercontinental Biennale of the Indigenous Arts Organizing Committee Member
2019:
Togetherism: @ Co-Prosperity Sphere assistant curator