In addition to the regular faculty, many visiting artists and scholars participate in the programs of the various departments offering individual critiques, workshop seminars, and formal lectures. Visiting artists and scholars in recent years have included:
- Michele Abeles
- Ricci Albenda
- David Altmejd
- Kamrooz Aram
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- Juan Astasio Soriano
- Danielle Aubert
- Ariella Azoulay
- Sonia Ben Slama
- David Bennewith
- Judith Bernstein
- Huma Bhabha
- Andrea Blum
- Anya Bokov
- Daniel Bozhkov
- Sascha Braunig
- A.K. Burns
- Tom Burr
- Felix Burrichter
- Tomaš Celizna
- Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
- Yoonjai Choi
- Leidy Churchman
- Joanna Claire
- Grace Coddington
- Fiona Connor
- Lourdes Correa
- Reginald Cox
- Liz Craft
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- David Kennedy Cutler
- Maia Cruz Palileo
- Alex Da Corte
- Jen Davis
- Sue de Beer
- Elizabeth DeVita
- Harry Dodge
- Jenny Drumgoole
- Doug DuBois
- Jarrett Earnest
- Thomas Eggerer
- Amanda Ellison
- Darby English
- Edie Fake
- Keltie Ferris
- Alexander Fleming
- Derek Fordjour
- Dennis Freedman
- Coco Fusco
- Genevieve Gaignard
- Chitra Ganesh
- Maria Gaspar
- Jackie Gendel
- Melvin Gibbons
- Sam Gilliam
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Samara Golden
- Michelle Grabner
- Francesca Grassi
- Michael Greenblatt
- Jiminie Ha
- Bruce Hainley
- Peter Halley
- Josephine Halvorson
- Geoff Han
- Stefano Harney
- John Harwood
- Berton Hasebe
- Erwin Hauer
- Richard Hawkins
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Jim Hodges
- Dana Hoey
- Roni Horn
- Susan Howe
- Anna Sew Hoy
- Whitney Hubbs
- Allyn Hughes
- Shannon Jackson
- Natasha Jen
- Paddy Johnson
- Michael Jones McKean
- Jennifer Kabat
- E Roon Kang
- Alexander Kantarovsky
- Ruba Katrib
- Angie Keefer
- Matt Keegan
- Mary Reid Kelley
- Patrick Kelley
- Patrick Killoran
- Alex Klein
- Keith Rocka Knittel
- Justine Kurland
- Hyo Kwon
- Jason Lazarus
- An-My Lê
- Margaret Lee
- Annie Leibovitz
- Laura Letinsky
- Beverly Liang
- Susan Lipper
- Natasha Marie Llorens
- Michelle Lopez
- Clara López Menéndez
- Miguel Luciano
- Richard Lytle
- Eric Mack
- Steen Madsen
- Chris Martin
- Daniel Joseph Martinez
- Elisabeth Mayer
- Park McArthur
- Marlene McCarthy
- Suzanne McClelland
- Tom McDonough
- Julie Mehretu
- Madsen Minax
- Marilyn Minter
- Naeem Mohaiemen
- Rebecca Morris
- Silas Munro
- Laurel Nakadate
- Alexander Nemerov
- Chris Ofili
- Min Oh
- Ken Okiishi
- Christine Osinski
- Genesis P-Orridge
- Daniel Palmer
- Elle Pérez
- Sondra Perry
- Ramon Persson
- Paul Pfeiffer
- Richard Prince
- Paul Pryce
- Jonathan Puckey
- Michael Rader
- Sara Greenberger Rafferty
- Yvonne Rainer
- Claudia Rankine
- Lucy Raven
- David Reinfurt
- Whitney Richardson
- Tabor Robak
- Douglas Rosenberg
- Marina Rosenfeld
- Amanda Ross-Ho
- Mika Rottenberg
- Ben Rubin
- Aki Sasamoto
- Jeffrey Schiff
- Jeffrey Scudder
- Arlene Shechet
- Erin Shirreff
- Anna Shteynshleyger
- Amie Siegel
- Amy Sillman
- Lorna Simpson
- Michael Smith
- Pamela Sneed
- Omar Sosa
- Laurel Sparks
- Lauren Beth Stein
- Joel Sternfeld
- Elaine Stocki
- Eve Sussman
- Jessica Svendsen
- Marc Swanson
- Michael Swanson
- Ilona Szwarc
- Lumi Tan
- Luz-Maria Tan
- Jalal Toufic
- Richard Tuttle
- Joep Van Lieshout
- James Welling
- Didier William
- Letha Wilson
- Terry Winters
- Sarah Workneh
- Dena Yago
- Yale Exit Players
- Carrie Yamaoka
- Yan Xing
- Anicka Yi
- Forest Young
- David Yun
- Craig Zammiello