Alyce Haliday McQueen
& Ravenswood Elementary
Alyce Haliday McQueen & Ravenswood Elementary

Project Overview

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  • Artist — Alyce Haliday McQueen

  • School — Ravenswood Elementary School

  • Neighborhood — Ravenswood

In the second year of Alyce’s CPS Lives residency, she centered her work on a collaborative project that explored the representation of students’ identities through objects. Female-identifying students from each grade were invited to bring personal items from home to contribute to the creation of a still-life composition. Each grade engaged in a collaborative process, collectively determining the arrangement of the objects to construct the final composition. Alyce worked closely with the students in selecting the final photograph that would serve as the representation of the female-identifying students in each grade at Ravenswood.

Meet the Artist

Alyce Haliday McQueen

Tia Mitchell, Alyce Haliday Mcqueen, CPS Lives, Chicago public schools, nonprofit, art organization, chicago students, chicago artist, photography

Portrait by Tia Mitchell

Alyce Haliday McQueen is an artist and educator in Chicago, IL. Her work delves into the concepts surrounding feminine identity and female stereotypes. She weaves between medias, incorporating photography, video, sculpture, and installation techniques. McQueen’s exhibition record includes group exhibitions at: Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL; Filter Space, Chicago, IL; Perspective Photography Gallery, Evanston, IL, and solo exhibitions at: Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA; Lillstreet Annex, Chicago, IL; Kitchen Space Gallery, Chicago, IL; and Wedge Projects, Chicago, IL. She was named an “Artist to Look Out For” by Starry Night Publications and is a two-time recipient of the Puffin Foundation Individual Artist Grant. In addition to her art practice, she enjoys cats and chocolate cake.

https://alycehaliday.com/

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Alyce Haliday McQueen is an artist and educator in Chicago, IL. Her work delves into the concepts surrounding feminine identity and female stereotypes. She weaves between medias, incorporating photography, video, sculpture, and installation techniques. McQueen’s exhibition record includes group exhibitions at: Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL; Filter Space, Chicago, IL; Perspective Photography Gallery, Evanston, IL, and solo exhibitions at: Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA; Lillstreet Annex, Chicago, IL; Kitchen Space Gallery, Chicago, IL; and Wedge Projects, Chicago, IL. She was named an “Artist to Look Out For” by Starry Night Publications and is a two-time recipient of the Puffin Foundation Individual Artist Grant. In addition to her art practice, she enjoys cats and chocolate cake.

https://alycehaliday.com/

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Tia Mitchell, Alyce Haliday Mcqueen, CPS Lives, Chicago public schools, nonprofit, art organization, chicago students, chicago artist, photography

Portrait by Tia Mitchell

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