In this hands-on masterclass, Han Dai-Yu (Figurative Artist) and Renée Reizman (Artist and founder of Disability Drawing Club) guided participants through the process of creating figurative portraits using pencil. Exploring concepts of inclusion and universality, the class worked with a model with a disability as the subject. No experience was required.

Amanda Lechner led our first-ever Artist Opportunity Swap: A Reciprocal Cyclic Exchange.

In this active, participatory workshop, artists gathered to share opportunities and build reciprocal connections. Practicing artists at different stages of their careers—including early-career artists, junior faculty preparing for promotion, and established artists looking to reinvigorate their practice—were invited to arrive with at least one opportunity to offer and to leave with at least one new opportunity in return.

Below are photographs from Embodied Creative Practices: A Calligraphy and Meditation SAC Masterclass with Han Dai-Yu, held during the CAA Annual Conference. I am so proud of our Services to Artists Committee (SAC) team for leading such thoughtful and important programming.

I had the pleasure of introducing two incredible artists during the 114th CAA Annual Conference Annual Artist Interviews!

For the second year in a row, the Services to Artists Committee hosted the 2026 CAA Portfolio Review and Industry Advice for Artists. Emerging and established artists across all media received valuable feedback, guidance, and professional insights from leading industry professionals. Participants brought portfolios, writing samples, and questions to this drop-in event, building connections and advancing their practices. We were able to offer around 80 portfolio review sessions!

This month at Kid's Creativity Club, young artists explored painting, sculpture, and mixed media through two hands-on projects: Egg Carton Animal Portraits and Salt Snowflakes. Using recycled egg cartons, we created playful 3D animal portraits and experimented with texture and watercolour to make shimmering salt snowflakes.

The recordings of the 2026 Annual Artist Interviews from the College Art Association 113th Annual Conference are now live and available to watch. Hosted by the CAA Services to Artists Committee, the event featured artists Wendy Red Star and Martha Rosler in two engaging conversations. I had the pleasure of introducing the speakers, and the discussions that followed were thoughtful exchanges that are well worth revisiting.

So proud of my SAC team for leading this important conversation on The Agency of Artists: Through and Beyond Books at CAA this February
Kelly E. Chorpening University of Nevada, Reno and Matthew L. Conboy Slippery Rock University

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-4 (Hybrid)

So proud of my SAC team for leading this important conversation at CAA this February
Gina T. Washington, Renée Lynn Reizman, Alexander Bostic and Tamryn L. McDermott

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-4 (Hybrid)

Excited to be introduce Shaun Leonardo  during the CAA 114th Annual Conference Annual Artist Interviews!
Shaun Leonardo will be in conversation with Dawit Petros.

So proud of my team leading masterclasses during the CAA 114th Annual Conference.
Sign up now for SAC Figurative Master Class with Alex Bostic and Renée Reizman

Excited to be a reviewer for the 2026 CAA Portfolio Review and Industry Advice for Artists, hosted by Services to Artist Committee,

Excited to be introduce Joyce Kozloff  during the CAA 114th Annual Conference Annual Artist Interviews!
Joyce Kozloff will be in conversation with Nancy Princenthal .

So proud of my team leading masterclasses during the CAA 114th Annual Conference.
Sign up now for Embodied Creative Practices: A Calligraphy and Meditation SAC Masterclass with Han Dai-Yu

So proud of my team leading masterclasses during the CAA 114th Annual Conference.
Sign up now for Embodied Creative Practices: A Calligraphy and Meditation SAC Masterclass with Han Dai-Yu

Looking forward to being a CAA Co-Chair for SAC panel The Politics of AI as a Medium of Art with Lorelei d'Andriole, Michigan State University and Julian Haladyn, OCAD

Looking forward to presenting Michel Foucault’s Picture Object: Lighting, Perception, and the Modern Viewer on Lighting the Artwork: Sensory Perception and Shifting Contexts of Displays at CAA 2026.

The CAA Services to Artists Committee (SAC) is now accepting submissions for Parallel Worlds, an exhibition during the CAA 114th Annual Conference in Chicago.

Happy to be among the An (Incomplete) List of Artists Shown at the Trianon