/ Faculty and Staff / Colby Chamberlain
Last cache: 14-11-2025 09:47:02
public/wp-content/themes/customweb/single-institute_personnel.php
A student is standing on stage with her hands up, celebrating as she graduates.
Colby chamberlain headshot.

Colby Chamberlain

Assistant Professor

Liberal Arts

A student is showing off their work at spring show 2024.

PhD, Columbia University; BA, Williams College

Colby Chamberlain is the author of Fluxus Administration: George Maciunas and the Art of Paperwork (University of Chicago Press, 2024). His research and criticism have appeared in publications including Artforum, Art Journal, ARTMargins, Cabinet, Grey Room, October, and Triple Canopy.

Chamberlain’s scholarship focuses on neo-avant-garde and contemporary practices that engage directly with the legal and institutional structures that govern everyday life. Areas of interest include the international neo-avant-garde, global modernism, intermedia, performance, artists’ magazines, experimental film, paperwork, legal studies, media theory, feminism, queer theory, disability studies, and critical race theory.

List of Publications: cia.academia.edu/ColbyChamberlain

Direct Contact Form

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Related Faculty + Staff

Zachary Savich

Professor + Division Chair Liberal Arts Read profile

Yasu Ishida

Adjunct Faculty Liberal Arts Read profile

Whitney Porter

Adjunct Faculty Liberal Arts Read profile

Troy Neptune

Adjunct Faculty Liberal Arts Read profile
See all faculty + staff

Request More Info

Assemble Your Portfolio

Visit Campus

Apply + Enroll Today

  • Apply
  • Application Requirements
  • Request Info
  • Assemble Your Portfolio
  • Visit Campus
  • Finance Your Education
  • For Accepted Students
  • Student Work
  • Student Stories
  • Life at CIA
  • Campus
  • Career Center
  • Diversity, Equity + Inclusion
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Foundation Program
  • Majors
  • Liberal Arts
  • Pre-College
  • Real-World Experience
  • Support Services
  • Continuing Education Classes
  • Facilities + Labs
  • Interactive Media Lab
  • Fabrication Studios
  • Housing
  • Campus Life
  • Events
  • Safety + Security
  • APPLY
  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CINEMATHEQUE
  • DIRECTORY
  • College Catalog
  • Study Abroad
  • Support Services
  • Registrar's Office
  • Digital Output Center
  • Library
  • Career Center
  • Real-World Experience
  • Housing
  • Cinematheque
  • Exhibitions
  • Events
  • Title IX
  • Safety + Security
  • Finance Your Education
  • Tuition + Fees
  • Types of Aid
  • Payment Options
  • APPLY
  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CINEMATHEQUE
  • DIRECTORY
  • Cinematheque
  • Exhibitions
  • Take A Class
  • Interactive Media Lab
  • Digital Output Center
  • Library
  • Alumni Relations
  • Career Center
  • Work at CIA
  • Order Transcripts
  • Faculty + Staff Directory
  • Support CIA
  • Donate
  • Corporate + Community Partners
  • Community Impact
  • Annual Report
  • Transformation Campaign
  • APPLY
  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CINEMATHEQUE
  • DIRECTORY
  • Cinematheque
  • Exhibitions
  • Take A Class
  • Interactive Media Lab
  • Digital Output Center
  • Library
  • Work at CIA
  • Faculty + Staff Directory
  • Hire our Students + Alumni
  • Sign Up For Emails
  • Support CIA
  • Donate
  • Corporate + Community Partners
  • Community Impact
  • Annual Report
  • Transformation Campaign
  • APPLY
  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CINEMATHEQUE
  • DIRECTORY
11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA 216.421.7000
Accessibility Privacy Careers Consumer Information
© 2025 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART