Kayla Anderson

Kayla Anderson is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, gardener, and organizer affiliated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their work explores how culture and subjectivity intersect with technology and more-than-human encounters. Anderson teaches courses including Research Studio I and courses focused on companion species at SAIC, while also teaching art and gardening at a Chicago Public Schools high school.

Education:

• BFA + BA in Visual and Critical Studies, SAIC (2014)
• MFA, Northwestern University (2020)

Research interests span art as a non-strategic mode of thinking and communing, with specific focus on cultural representations of technology, botanical relationships, and social organizing. Their creative practice investigates how art facilitates emotional and communal connections beyond capitalist frameworks.

Awards include prestigious fellowships from Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, and leadership recognition in food system equity. Publications engage with innovative art practices across international contexts.