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Margy Stover

Chair • Visual Arts

Margy Stover has taught at The Academy since 2003 and has been Visual Arts Department Chair since 2008. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute and Master of Fine Arts from SUNY Buffalo.

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An Emard

Faculty • Visual Arts

An Emard graduated with an MFA from the Art Theory Practice program at Northwestern University and with a BA from Bennington College. They have exhibited artwork in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, among others.

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Brenda Moore

Faculty • Visual Arts

Brenda Moore is a Chicago-based visual artist exhibiting at Linda Warren Projects. She has been teaching at The Chicago Academy for the Arts since 2003.

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David Sprecher

Faculty • Visual Arts

David Sprecher graduated with a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2006 and an MFA from the Art Theory and Practice program at Northwestern University in 2016. He's published writing in The Brooklyn Rail and has exhibited work in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Berlin, and Sapporo.