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Noelle Africh
Noelle Africh

Our Current Artist in Residence (AiR)

Noelle Africh


Noelle Africh is a painter and educator based in Chicago. They received an MFA in Painting and Drawing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Their work has been exhibited at Secrist | Beach (Chicago, IL); Twelve Ten Gallery (Chicago, IL); Slow Dance (Chicago, IL); Galerie Gisela Clement (Bonn, Germany); Ruschwoman (Chicago, IL); Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL); Stasias Gallery (Chicago, IL); The Plan (Chicago, IL); SHED Projects (Cleveland, OH); The Green Gallery – West (Milwaukee, WI); Switch-Hook Projects (Chicago, IL); Patient Info (Chicago, IL), among others. Noelle is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Painting and Drawing department. They are currently working towards their second solo exhibition, called Signal, which will open in April 2026 at Twelve Ten Gallery in Chicago.

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Fall 2024

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Fall 2023

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Ruhee Maknojia

Spring 2024

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Jeanette Mundt

Spring 2025

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Mónica Palma

Fall 2022

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Curtis Santiago

Spring 2022

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Warith Taha

Spring 2023

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Zahar Vaks

Fall 2021

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