Dr. Geof Oppenheimer

Associate Professor

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Biography

Geof Oppenheimer is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. His artistic practice revolves around the negotiation of civic value and meaning in the modern world. Oppenheimer's projects often interrogate the relationship between formal and social value, questioning the structures of civic discourse. He is trained as a sculptor and works across various mediums including video productions, photography, and installation. Oppenheimer's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in venues such as the Mary Leigh Block Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the Athens Biennale. He has also contributed to significant publications including Art America and The Wall Street Journal. Oppenheimer earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and he has further studied at the Academia voor Beeldende Vorming in the Netherlands.

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Department of Philosophy