Join us Tuesday, March 10th at 11am in the Belushi Auditorium for a special lecture by Chair-ish artist NORMAN TEAGUE!

Norman Teague is a designer, educator, and community advocate whose practice reclaims the overlooked histories of Black labor, craft, and innovation in American design. Inspired by trailblazers like Chuck Harrison, he centers cultural memory and community engagement in projects that elevate everyday narratives. His 2024–25 MoMA solo exhibition Designer’s Choice: Jam Sessions reimagined iconic objects through generative AI and Black craft traditions, while his contribution to the 2023 U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale transformed discarded plastics into vibrant vessels inspired by Ghanaian basketry and Afro-Futurist aesthetics.

A co-founder of blkHaUS studios, Teague has completed projects across Chicago and Nigeria for clients including Solange Knowles and the MCA.

He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Design and holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Teague’s collaborative work with Alex Chitty is currently on view in the Cleve Carney Museum of Art in Chair-ish: Alex Chitty | Norman Teague. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Date: Tuesday, March 10

Time: 11am - noon

Cost: Free

Location: Belushi Performance Hall 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 60137

Cleve Carney Museum of Art 425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 United States