Alison Beyer - Columbia College Chicago

Alison Beyer

Adjunct Professor of Instruction

abeyer@colum.edu

Biography

Alison Beyer is an adjunct instructor in the Cinema and Television Arts Department who teaches Television history.  An artist who regularly exhibits, Ali’s own artwork ranges from traditional 2-dimensional paintings and drawings to installations incorporating moving and still digital imagery as well as performative aspects. In addition to exhibiting their own work, Ali is also a Freelance Preparator/ Artist Assistant who has worked on exhibitions at galleries and museums throughout the Midwest & Ali works as a Teaching Arists with K-12 youth. Ali received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Media in 2008 from Columbia College Chicago as well as attending Minneapolis College of Art & Design for post-baccalaureate studies in the Visual Arts after earning an undergraduate degree in Studio Art with a double minor in Art History & Women's Studies from Edgewood College in Madison, WI.

Instructional Areas

Television Studies

Creative Practice and Research Interests

Media Studies, Fine Arts, Art History

Degrees

B.S., Studio Art Edgewood College 1999
M.F.A., Interdisciplinary Arts Columbia College Chicago 2008