Dr. Michelle Grabner

Professor

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Biography

Michelle Grabner is an artist, writer, and corresponding editor for X-tra Art US. Her writings have been published in prestigious art magazines including Artforum, Modern Painters, Frieze, Contemporary, X-tra, Art Press, and Teme Celeste. She is a faculty member and the Chair of the Painting and Drawing Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Grabner is also the founder and director of Suburban, an artist-run project space in Oak Park, Illinois, where for the past ten years, she has hosted projects featuring numerous major emerging artists. Along with her husband Brad Killam, she runs Poor Farm, a kunsthalle in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Grabner has exhibited her work extensively in various renowned institutions including the Musée d'art Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg, Stadtgalerie in Kiel, Kunsthalle in Bern, and Daimler Contemporary in Berlin, among others. Her exhibitions span across cities such as Minneapolis, London, Milwaukee, New York, and Chicago.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
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