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ARICCRAFFORD ariccrafford.com | ariccrafford@gmail.com | 864.542.6954
Born 1993 South Carolina.
Lives and works in Chicago.
EDUCATION
2015 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Photography
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015 Immediate Experience, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL, curated by
Anastasia Samoylova
SAIC Spring 2015 Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago,IL
2014 After Party, Leroy Neiman Center Gallery, Chicago, IL, co-curated by Holly Bresnahan,
Andrea Chiu, Ariel Fang, Kris Mortensen and Collin Pressler
2013 Craft Show, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Safety Seven, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Art Bash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010 Aric Crafford, Soul Flow Yoga Studio, Spartanburg, SC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Artist Talk, Immediate Experience, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL
2014 – 2015 Senior Lab Assistant, LATITUDE CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
2014 Photographer, Maybe Sunday, Chicago, IL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Student work by Aric Crafford,” tumblr.com, May
Leslie Renken, “Contemporary Art Center exhibit aims at pushing boundaries of
photography,” JournalStar,
2014 F-Stop Magazine, “Issue #67: Happy Accidents,” fstopmagazine.com, October/November
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Student work by Aric Crafford,” tumblr.com,
October
Halfstack Magazine, “Maybe Sunday – Local Love” halfstackmagazine.blogspot.com,
October
Joshua Rivers, “Aric Crafford,” Despite the Illusion, September
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Student work by Aric Crafford,” tumblr.com, May
2013 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Featured Project on SAIC Portfolios: Slithering,”
portfolios.saic.edu, November

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Featured Project on SAIC Portfolios: Slithering,”
portfolios.saic.edu, November
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Language, “Issue #2: Queer Utopias and Nihilism,” 3
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Language, March
2012 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Fiber and Material Studies Department, “Safety
Seven Catalogue,” December
School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Practices
Department, “First, Art Bash Catalogue,” May
AWARDS
2014 ArtSlant 5
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Showcase Winner
ArtSlant 4
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Showcase Winner
ArtSlant 3
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Showcase Winner
2012 Buonanno Scholarship Nominee
2011 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship Recipient