American conceptual artist Matt Mullican attended Cal Arts and is known as a member of the ‘Pictures Generation’. Working with bulletin boards, banners, tapestry and computer generated images, he considers ideas of communication through a common pictorial language and the potential for visual signifiers to surpass the verbal. Mullican has exhibited internationally since the 1970s. He has taught at Columbia University, New York; The London Institute and Chelsea College of Art and Design, London.