january-april 2015 issue of chicago gallery news

FIRST FRIDAYSIN THE RANGEFINDER GALLERYAT TAMARKIN CAMERA

January-april 2015

IN THIS ISSUE• Richard Hunt at 80• An Architect Builds an Art Collection• Art Helps Chicago Youths• The 2015 Gallery Season

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TRY YOUTH AS YOUTH

Tirtza EvenSteve DavisSteve LissRichard Ross

February 13th– May 8th

Impact NightFebruary 12th, 6–9pm

Opening ReceptionFebruary 13th, 5–8pm

David Weinberg Photography300 W. Superior St. Suite 203 Chicago IL 60654

312.529.5090d-weinberg.com

Try youth as youth is an exhibition in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union featuring four artists dedicated to institutional reform of the juvenile justice system.

Photography by Richard Ross

JUDY A SASLOW GALLERY

300 W. Superior Chicago, IL 60654 | www.jsaslowgallery.com

Contemporary + Outsider Art

JASON ROHLF

PURSUIT, ACRYLIC / COLLAGE ON 4 CANVAS PANELS 24 X 73” 2014

mocp.org

Artist Barbara Crane to be honored with the Silver Camera Award. Co-chaired by Whitley Bouma Herbert and Susu Block

What Remains

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January 26—March 22

YOU AND MEJanuary 26—March 22

LEFT: Barbara Diener, Fire, 2012RIGHT: Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber

March 13 - April 18, 2015

Zolla/Lieberman Gallery325 W Huron, Chicago, IL 60654ph 312.944.1990 - fx 312.944.8967 www.ZollaLiebermanGallery.com

Erika RothenbergHouse of Cards

A reinstallation of the 1992Museum of Modern Art New York exhibition of 90 satirical greeting cards.

opening: March 13, 4:30 - 8:30pm

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BOYM COLOMER ELMGREEN & DRAGSET GOWER KOUMOUNDOUROS MAGID MARGREITER SIERRA TOSSIN WELLING

BAKKER CARTER CORDOVA FRAGATEIRO JUNGEN MC ELHENY MANGLANO-OVALLE ORLAINETA STARLING VISSER Conrad Bakker. Untitled Project: Eames Armchair Rocker [+ Walden] (detail), 2012

Oil paint on carved maple, 28 x 25 x 28 inches. Courtesy of the artist © Conrad Bakker

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10 Openings and Gallery Receptions

12 Gallery Specialties

Emerging, photography, prints, sculpture + more

News

14 What’s Happening: Letter from the Publisher

16 Features and Interviews

•RichardHunt:TheDeanofSculpture

•CollectorProfile:CarlosMartinez

•InterviewwithAlibiFineArt

•HowArtHelpsChicagoYouths

•FLATSSTUDIO’sUniqueMission

•TheSouthSideChicagoArtCenterTurns75

•TonyFitzpatrickMusesonArtFairsvs.Reality

25 Pull-out Gallery District Maps

OngoingArtWalksandStudioTours

26 Artist and Dealer News and Additional Features

•ArtWorldNews

•GalleriesNewtoCGN

The Galleries Lookupgalleriesbylocation+planyourvisit.

Findcontactdetails,exhibitions,artists+more.

28 RiverNorth

33 WestLoop/FultonMarket/WestSide

35 HydePark/Pilsen/PilsenEast/Bridgeport

37 NorthSide:WickerPark/Bucktown,

Ravenswood,LincolnPark,andbeyond

40 MichiganAve./Loop/SouthLoop/GoldCoast

42 Suburbs/Indiana/Michigan/Wisconsin

Art Resources + Art Centers

46 ArtBusinesses,Services+Resources

Framers,Auctioneers,Appraisers+more

53 ArtCenters,Collectives+ArtistStudios

53 GalleryIndex

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CHICAGO GALLERYNEWS

CarrollDunhamatRussellBowmanArtAdvisory.

SculptorRichardHunt’s80thbirthdayisacauseforcelebrationandmultipleexhibitions.

EricWeinsteinisoneofseveralartistsworkinginandexhibitingatthe

CorneliaArtsBuildingonthenorthside.

LUMAopensseveralshowsdevotedtoShakerArtthisyear.

InThisIssue:January-April2015

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CollectorCarlosMartinezmakesa contemporary collection at home in a

traditionalsetting.

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Above:photographbyDanTamarkinPicturedonthefrontcover,clockwisefromtop:

PhillipTawanchaya;DennisChamberlin;DavidTepper;AllenBourgeois

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First Fridays in River North are Here

Foryearsthepublichasregularlyasked,“AregalleryopeningsonFirstFridays?”Aswellknownasthephraseis,inRiverNorththerehasneverbeensuchanevent,sincemostopeningshappeneverysixtoeightweeks.TheMuseumofContemporaryArthashadsuchaprogram,andotherartdistrictsinthecityhavedesignatedmonthlypublicopeningnights,butitisinRiverNorththatthe“FirstFriday”mythhaslongpersisted.

Now,oneofthedistrict’snewestgalleriesistakingadvantageofthe“FirstFridays”nameandofthepublic’sdesireforaregularopeningnightschedule.TheRangefinderGallery’sDanTamarkinisalwaysfullofenergyandideas.Oftenbuzzingaroundthegalleryrearrangingfurnitureforthenextopeningormeetingwithartistsaboutfutureexhibitions,nowhe’ssethisentireschedulefor2015andhascommittedtohavinganopeningreceptionthefirstFridayofeverymonth(beginningJanuary9thtogiveeveryoneachancetorecuperatefromNewYear’sEvefestivities).Heanticipatesthataregularschedulewillbepopularwithhisownclients,buthealsohopesthattheenergycatchesoninotherareagalleries.Whenthewholeneighborhoodisinvolved,FirstFridayswillceasetobeamythandwillbecomeanengagingreality,givingnewlifetoanhistoricartsdistrict.

TheRangefinderGalleryispartofTamarkinCamera,thelargestLeicaCamerashowroomintheMidwest,andoneofthelargestintheworld.Thegalleryisdedicatedtoshowcasingun-retouchedfilmanddigitalphotographsfromthelegendaryLeicaMcamera.

Rangefinder’sfirstfourmonthsof2015featureavarietyofphotographers.Theprogramchangesregularly,sopleasevisitoften.See you on First Fridays!

Upcoming First Fridays: January9:At The Lake, PhillipTawanchayaFebruary6:Connected, DavidTepperMarch6:Spontaneous Relationships, AllenBourgeoisApril3:A Time That Was - Poland in the 1980s, DennisChamberlin

GALLERYOPENINGRECEPTIONS

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JANUARY

Sa, January 3Perspective

F, January 9AddingtonJeanAlbanoEcht GruenGalleriesCarlHammerAnnNathanPerimeterRangefinderValeCraftProspectusGalerieFThomasMastersTheArtCenter,HighlandParkBrauerMuseumElmhurstArtists’Guild

Sa, January 10LACUNA

Su, January 11ARC(3-6)

Th, January 15ChristopherGallery,PrairieStateNIUArtMuseum

F, January 16WomanMade4ArtBridgeportArtCenterYaleFactorZhouBArtCenterDreamBoxCollegeofLakeCounty/RobertT.WrightDeerPathArtLeague

Sa, January 17BlockMuseum(2-5)

Tu, January 20SouthShore,Munster

F, January 23JacksonJungeThomasMastersTallGrass

Sa, January 24SouthSideCommunityArtCenter(2-5)WaterStreetStudios

Th, January 29KrannertMuseum

F, January 30GalerieFFirecat

FEBRUARY

F, February 6CatherineEdelmanRangefinderKenSaundersSchneiderLakesideLegacyLubeznik

Sa, February 7Vertical Perspective

Su, February 8ARC(3-6)

Th, February 12JosefGlimer

F, February 13DavidWeinbergLUMAElmhurstArtists’Guild

Sa, February 14LACUNALizLong,ChicagoUrbanArtRetreatCenter(1-4)

W, February 18TheArtsClub

Th, February 19ChristopherGallery,PrairieState

F, February 20CarlHammerPrintworksLindaWarren

F, February 20, Cont.4ArtBridgeportArtCenterYaleFactorZhouBArtCenter

F, February 27FirecatCollegeofLakeCounty/RobertT.Wright

Sa, February 28BridgeportArtCenter

MARCH

Su, March 1SouthShore,Munster

F, March 6AddingtonJeanAlbanoAndrewBaeEcht AnnNathanPerimeterRangefinderARCGalerieFJacksonJungeThomasMastersTheArtCenter,HighlandParkDeerPathLakesideLegacy

Sa, March 7SouthSideCommunityArtCenter(2-5)VerticalPerspective

Th, March 12SouthShore,Hammond

F, March 13Zolla/LiebermanMcCormickWomanMade ProspectusTallGrass

Sa, March 14LACUNAChicagoPrintmakers(12-5)

F, March 204ArtBridgeportArtCenterYaleFactorZhouBArtCenterCorneliaArtsBuildingWaterStreetStudios

Sa, March 21ZygmanVossGallerySeven

Tu, March 24NIUArtMuseum

Th, March 26ChristopherGallery,PrairieState

F, March 27FirecatElmhurstArtists’Guild

Tu, March 31NIUArtMuseum

APRIL

F, April 3RangefinderARCDreamBoxJacksonJungeLakesideLegacy

F, April 10CatherineEdelmanCarlHammerPrintworksGalerieFFirecatThomasMastersCollegeofLakeCounty/RobertT.Wright

Sa, April 11LACUNA

W, April 15BrauerMuseum

F, April 17AddingtonGruenGalleriesPerimeterKenSaundersValeCraftLindaWarren4ArtBridgeportArtCenterYaleFactorZhouBArtCenterDeerPathArtLeagueSalonArtistsUnionStreet

F, April 24FirecatBrauerMuseum

Sa, April 25GallerySeven

Th, April 30ChristopherGallery,PrairieState

Newyear,newart!Therearedozensofgalleryopeningsontheweekendsallwinterlong,andthecommonthemeisnot-to-be-missedart.Getoutofthehouseandintothegalleries.You’llfindmanyopenhousesandgallerywalkstoattendthisseason,assomanyofthecity’screativehubsoffermonthlyeventslike1st,2ndand3rdFridays,aswellasSaturdayeventsandopenhouses.Thescheduleisconstantlybeingupdated,sovisitchicagogallerynews.comforthemostup-to-datelistthisseason.We’ll see you in the galleries!

DISTRICT KEY•RiverNorth•WestLoop+WestSide•Pilsen+PilsenEast,Bridgeport+HydePark•MichiganAve.,Loop+S.Loop•NorthSide+Bucktown+WickerPark•Suburbs+Indiana,Michigan,Wisconsin

OPEN STUDIOS + GALLERY NIGHTS:

• 1st FridayFebruary6,March6,April3• 2nd Friday January 9, February13,March13,April10• 3rd Friday January 16, February20,March20,April17

Openingreceptionstakeplaceevery6-8weeksonthefirstnightofanewexhi-bition,usuallysometimebetween5-9pm,unlessotherwisenoted.Artistsareoftenpresent,andthepubliciswelcome.

Ahelpfulpull-outmaptoguideyoucanbefoundonpage25.

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Abstract Expressionism

McCormick

AbstractionJeanAlbanoValerieCarberryChicagoArtSourceEvanstonArtCenterRhonaHoffmanKMFineArtsLeighMcCormickJenniferNorbackRichardNortonPerimeterZygmanVoss

AfricanorAfricanAmerican

DouglasDawsonCarlHammerMongersonAnnNathanPRIMITIVEJudyASaslow

AntiquesTheGoldenTrianglePagodaRed

AntiquitiesandArtifacts

DouglasDawsonTheGoldenTrianglePRIMITIVE

ArchitectureJoshMoulton

Artists’BooksChicagoPrintmakersCollaborativePrintworksZygmanVoss

AsianAndrewBaeDouglasDawsonTheGoldenTriangleNIUArtMuseumPagodaRedPRIMITIVE

AudubonPrintsJoelOppenheimer

BritishHildtGalleries

CeramicsBridgeportArtCenterDouglasDawsonEvanstonArtCenterLeighAnnNathanPerimeterRiversideArtsCenterFreearkGalleryValeCraft

ChicagoScenesArtDeTriumph&ArtfulFramerStudiosChicagoPrintmakersCollaborativeMcMahonJoshMoultonJenniferNorback

CraftsEvanstonArtCenterValeCraft

Early20thCenturyFrederickBakerHildtR.S.JohnsonKampMcCormickGalleriesMauriceSternbergJosefGlimerZygmanVoss

Eastern EuropeanKamp

Emerging AddingtonARCBridgeportArtCenterChicagoArtSourceChicagoPrintmakersCollaborativeDeerPathArtLeagueDreamBoxCatherineEdelmanFirecatJosefGlimerCarlHammerJacksonJungeLakesideLegacy

Emerging,Cont.AnnNathanPackerSchopfProspectusRiversideArtsCenterFreearkGalleryJudyASaslowSchneiderCarrieSecristVerticalWomanMadeZolla/Lieberman

FiberArts/TextilesDouglasDawsonAnnNathanPackerSchopfPerimeterPRIMITIVEValeCraft

FigurativeJosefGlimerThomasMastersJenniferNorbackMayaPolskyRiversideArtsCenterFreearkGalleryZygmanVoss

FinePainting&Prints18th&19thCenturyFrederickBakerHildtR.S.JohnsonGalleriesMauriceSternbergZygmanVoss

FinePrints-Contemporary

AndrewBaeFrederickBakerChicagoArtSourceChicagoPrintmakersCollaborativeGalerieFR.S.JohnsonKMFineArtsNIUArtMuseumPerimeterPrintworksProspectusVertical ZygmanVoss

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GALLERYSPECIALTIES

Shaker in Chicago

FEBRUARY 7–APRIL 26, 2015820 N. Michigan Avenue • Free Tuesdays

Learn more at LUC.edu/luma.

Oval Boxes, Mount Lebanon, NY and Canterbury, NH, ca. 1840. Andrews Collection, Hancock Shaker Village. Photo by Michael Fredericks. Gather Up the Fragments is organized by Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibitions at LUMA are generously supported by the American Folk Art Society, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and Terry Dowd, Inc.

Three exhibitions on Shaker faith, design, and architecture

Folk/NativeorOutsider

RussellBowmanCarlHammerIntuitAnnNathanPackerSchopfJudyASaslowValeCraft

Furniture&DecorativeArts

AndrewBaeDouglasDawsonTheGoldenTrianglePagodaRedPosterPlus

GlassEcht LeighKenSaundersValeCraft

ImpressionismArtDeTriumph&ArtfulFramerStudiosKampRichardNortonGalleriesMauriceSternbergZygmanVoss

InstallationsBridgeportArtCenterChicagoArtsDistrictEvanstonArtCenterLakesideLegacy

JewelryBridgeportArtCenterLeighJudyASaslowValeCraft

LandscapeCatherineEdelmanDeerPathArtLeagueYaleFactorLakesideLegacyJoshMoultonZygmanVoss

LatinAmericanProspectus

MinimalismRhonaHoffman

ModernContemporaryMasters

RussellBowmanValerieCarberryRichardGrayKMFineArtsJenniferNorbackRichardNortonProspectus

ModernismValerieCarberryJosefGlimerKampKMFineArtsMcCormick

Multi-MediaChicagoArtsDistrictDeerPathArtLeagueDreamBoxCatherineEdelman

OldMastersR.S.JohnsonKampKMFineArtsGalleriesMauriceSternbergZygmanVoss

PerformanceAspect/Ratio

PhotographyAspect/RatioChicagoArtSourceDeerPathArtLeagueDreamBoxCatherineEdelmanEvanstonArtCenterRhonaHoffmanJacksonJungePerspectivePrintworksProspectusRangefinderRiversideArtsCenterFreearkGallerySchneiderDavidWeinberg

Plein-airArtDeTriumph&ArtfulFramerStudiosKamp

PopGalerieFVertical

Portraits/PortraitureCatherineEdelmanYaleFactor

Posters/LithographyGalerieF

RegionalismArtDeTriumph&ArtfulFramerStudiosMongersonJoshMoulton

SculptureAddingtonBridgeportArtCenterValerieCarberryEcht RichardGrayRhonaHoffmanCarlHammerJacksonJungeKMFineArtsLakesideLegacyLeighAnnNathanPackerSchopfPerimeterJudyASaslowKenSaundersZolla/Lieberman

StreetArtGalerieFVertical

SurrealismJacksonJungeZygmanVoss

VideoAspect/Ratio

Wildlife/NatureJoelOppenheimer

WorksonPaperFrederickBakerRussellBowmanChicagoPrintmakersCollaborativeFirecatGalerieFPrintworksVertical ZygmanVoss

GALLERYSPECIALTIES

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicagomcachicago.org

Doris Salcedo Feb 21– May 24, 2015

Doris Salcedo, Untitled, 1989–90/2013. Cotton shirts, steel, and plaster. Photo: Oscar Monsalve Pino.Courtesy White Cube

NEWS-WHAT’SHAPPENINGPublisher’sLetter:BabyStepsThroughWinter

Mydaughterrecentlylearnedhowtowalk.Constantlywatchingoutforhersafetyhashelpedmeseetheworldwithanewperspective:whileInowanticipatearangeofnewdangers,Icanalsofreshlyseemorewonderintheeveryday.Toddlersareinnatelycurious;their

inexhaustabledelightinexplorationischarm-ingtoabusyadult.Shinyobjectsandnovelexperiencescanentertaingrownupstoo,butmostofusarealittlehardertotrulyimpress.

EachwinterwhenIwritethisletterforourJanuary-Aprilissue,it’satoughassignment.Howcanwegetpeopletoseethingsinanewlight?Isitpossibletobeexcitedaboutthecrueleststretchoftheyearinoneofthecoldestcitiesinthecountry?Manypeoplejustwanttofleeuntilspringarrives.Butinsteadoftryingtoforcemyenthusiasmonothers,maybethemiddleofwinterjustisn’tatimetobeallabuzz.Instead,itmaybeareprievefromthefrenzy.

Wehaveachancetorelaxandslowdown.Thecalendarisnolongerablur,andformostofus,ifwe’regoingtoventureoutside,ithadbetterbeworthit.Thisisnottosaythatnothinghappenswhenthetemperatureisbelowzero.Aswecomeoutofourpost-holidayfog,thearea’sculturalmomentumbuildseachmonth,startingwithwinterseasonopeningsandcontinuinguntilwegratefullyreachApril.Justlikeaconfidenttoddlerwhohasmasteredbabysteps,soonwe’llberunningagain.Savoringthesequietertimesisagift.Beforeweknowittimewillhavepassedusallby.

EightdecadeshavepassedforRichardHunt.Longasculpturestar,asHuntcelebrateshis80thbirthday,twoinstitutionsarereflectingonthisprolific,resourcefulartist’scareer.FranckMercuriovisitedHunt’sstudiototakealookbackandtoseewhat’snew.

What’snewcanbequiteathomeinanoldspace.KevinNancehasaconversationwitharchitectandcontemporaryartcollectorCarlosMartinez,whosecollectionbeganwithabirthdaypresentandsnowballedfromthere.

Martinezlookstoartandarchitecturetoin-spiremanyaspectsofhislife.

Arthasthepowertoinspireusall,butitcanalsoofferasafehavenforat-riskyouthsinthecity.Evenintheslowerwintermonths,thereareday-to-daydangersthatexistformanykids.Severalareaartprogramsaredesignedtoofferacreativeescape.FrankMercuriotalkstothreeChicagononprofitsmakingadifference.

WhilewearemostoftenfocusedonartatCGN,weofcourseareawarethatthereareothereventshappeningtheworld.AristTonyFitzpatrickcandidlyshareshis(strong)opin-ionsaboutartists’reponsestocurrenteventsaswellastheartfairmarketandcelebrities.

Anewyearcanbringasingularfreshnesstodiscover,nomatterwhatyourage,andevenwhenwefeelasifwecan’tbeartogooutdoors.Outthereisundoubtedlysomethingtoexploreanddelightus,justasifwe’veneverseenitbefore.Youmightjustbeimpressed.

Happynewyear!

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BYPATRICIAANDREWS-KEENAN

ThestoryoftheSouth Side Community Art Center(SSCAC)isbesttoldthroughthegallerywallsofits1892GustavHallbergdesignedbuilding.Thewallsofthemaingalleryshoweverynailholefromeveryexhibiteverhungthere.TheinauguralexhibitionoftheCenter,heldinDecember1940,featuredworksbyCharlesWhite,BernardGoss,WilliamCarter,EldzierCortor,FrankNealandArchibaldMotley,Jr..Thosefirstnailholestellastoryofacommunitycommittedtoself-improvementandthebeliefthattheartsholdatransformativepowertoenhancelives.

In2015,SSCACentersits75thyearandstandsasoneofthelastsurviving WorksProgressAdministration(WPA)FederalArtsProject (FAP)CentersandtheoldestAfricanAmericancommunityartcenterinthecountry.TodaytheCentercontinuesinitsoriginalmissiontopreserve,conserveandexhibitAfricanAmericanartandshowcaseAfricanAmericanartists.

InitsearlyyearstheCenterwasahiveofactivity,aswellasawho’swhooftheChicagoRenaissance.Inadditiontoaseriesoffrequentlychangingexhibitions,renownedartistsGeorgeNeal,WilliamSylvesterCarter,CharlesSebree,KatherineBell,JosephKerseyandSylvesterBrittontaughtartclasses.InezCunninghamStark,theeditorofPoetrymagazine,taughtapoetryclass;herstudentsincludedfuturePoetLaureateofIllinoisGwendolynBrooks,aswellasMargaretDanner,andRobertDavis.

Brooks,authorRichardWright,andWillardMotleyattendedaregularwriters’forum;onweekendsmusicallegendNat“King”Coleplayedjazz.PhotographerandfilmmakerGordonParkskeptastudioattheCenter. LessonsofferedforfreeattheCenterincludedoilpainting,drawing,composition,watercolor,sculpture,lithography,posterdesign,fashionillustration,interiordecoration,silkscreening,weaving,andhookedrugmaking.ByMarch1941,nearly13,500peoplehadattendedclasses,exhibitions,andeventsattheCenter.

SSCACevenreceivedrecognitionfromtheWhiteHousewhenfirstLadyEleanorRooseveltdedicatedtheCenteronMay7,1941inaceremonythatwasbroadcastnationwideonCBSradio.AgalacelebrationfollowedandfeaturednationalluminarieslikesingerBessieSmithandactressEthelWaters.TheFirstLadychronicledhervisittoChicagointheMay9,1941editionofhercolumn“MyDay”,Belowisaportionoftheentry:

At 3:15 (May 7, 1941) we went to the South Side Community Art Center to dedicate their building. … Chicago has long been a center of Negro art. Many Negro artists have had a hard time getting their training and have starved as many artists do, even when they have achieved a certain amount of recognition. With the aid of federal money it (The Center) has been converted to its present purposes.

ManypeoplewereinfluentialfortheCenterovertheyears.WhentheCenteropenedDr.MargaretGossBurroughswasoneofitsyoungestboardmembers;shecontinuedheractiveinvolvementinnumerouscapacitiesuntilherdeathin2010.AprolificfundraiserforSSCAC,sheisoftenrememberedforher“milesofdimes”fundraisingcampaignthatwasinstrumentalinSSCAC’spurchaseoftheBauhausremodeledbuilding.

TodaytheSSCACmaintainsitsstatusasanactivecommunityresourceundertheleadershipofExecutiveDirectorMaséquaMyers,aformerstudentofDr.Burroughs,andacommittedboardofdirectors,somewithnearly50yearsofservice.Tomarkthe75th anniversarySSCAChasdevelopedayearofprogrammingandevents,includingarevivalofOff The Wall, Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green,whichreturnstotheHarrisTheaterforMusicandDanceonApril11.Green,astudentattheArtInstituteofChicago,wasahabituéoftheCenterandcontinuesasasupporter.TheBalletisacollaborationofstillartanddanceandwasfirstconceivedbytheColumbiaCityBallet’sExecutiveandArtisticDirectorWilliamStarrettaftermeetingGreenin2002.ItdebutedinChicagoin2010duringtheSSCAC’s70thAnniversarycelebration.Asin2010,therewillbeaspecialperformanceforChicagoPublicSchoolstudents.MayorRahmEmmanuelwillserveasHonoraryChairofthis75thAnniversaryevent.

TheCenterwillalsohostits50thAnnualArtAuction,aswellasarecreationofitsstoriedArtistandModelsBall,ashowcaseofthe‘avantgarde’thatsometimesfeaturedworksonhumancanvasesandwasdubbedprovocativeforthetime.Exhibitionsfor2015willincludeBlack Comic Book Heroes,exhibitsthatpayhomagetotheCenter’sfoundersaswellasupandcomingartists,andanexhibitionpartnershipwiththeMuseumofContemporaryArt.

MyersreferstoSSCAC’s75thas“soaringtowardsourdiamondanniversary.”Shesays,“IlookforwardtobridgingSSCAC’slegacyofhistoricalexcellenceintraditionalartwiththebrillianceoftheartistsoftoday.Ourgoalistoattractartloversfromallovertheworld.”HervisionisborneoutasarthistoriansandresearchershavetraveledtoviewtheCenter’sarchivesfromasfarawayasEngland,Paris,NigeriaandCoted’Ivoire.

Tolearnmoreandsupportthecenter’sGoFundMeCampaignvisitwww.gofundme.com/dcw4pk

Historical data sourced from the SSCAC archives, ChicagoHistory.org, Wikipedia, Mapping the Stacks, WTTW.com, GWU.edu

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RenownedartistJonathanGreen,fourthfromleft,poseswithlocalstudentsinfrontofhisartworkattheSouthSideCommunityArtCenter(SSCAC)in2010whentheBalletbasedonhisartwork,Off The Wall Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green,debutedattheHarrisTheaterforMusicandDance.ItreturnstoChicagoonApril11,incelebrationofSSCAC’s75thAnniversary.

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ByFRANCKMERCURIO

OnaquietsectionofLillStreetoverlookingJonquilPark,aone-timeCTAtransformerstationstandsanonymouslyamongitsmoregentrifiedLincolnParkneighbors.Unassumingfromtheoutside,the1910structureboastsanimpressivethree-story-tallinteriorspaceilluminatedbyrowsofcathedral-likewindows.Withinthisbuilding(thatoncehousedgiantrotaryconverterspoweringLincolnAvenue’strolleycarsystem),residesthestudioofChicagosculptorRichardHunt.

HuntpurchasedtheoldtransformerbuildingfromtheCTAintheearly1970sandrelocatedhisstudiothere.Theateliercontainsadiversearrayof“stuff”bearingwitnesstoHunt’svocation.Mountainsofscrapmetalstandnexttolarge-scaleworksin-progress.DozensofmaquetteslinetabletopsalongsiderandompiecesofAfricanart.RowsofarchivalboxesandfilingcabinetsoverflowwiththememorabiliaofHunt’s60-yearartisticpractice.

Chicagoiscelebratingtheartist’slongandhighlysuccessfulcareer—andhis80thbirthday—withtwonewexhibitions:Richard Hunt: 60 Years of SculptureattheChicagoCulturalCenter(throughMarch29)andMCA DNA: Richard HuntattheMuseumofContemporaryArt(throughMay17).

Bestknownforhismonumentalworksofpublicart,Hunthascompletednumerouscommissionsthroughoutthecityandthenation.ChicagoansareperhapsmostfamiliarwithHunt’sFlight Forms(2001)atMidwayAirport, We Will(2005)onRandolphStreetneartheChicagoCulturalCenter,andEagle Columns (1989)inJonquilPark.ButHunthasalsocreatedpublicworksinnearlyadozenotherstates,includingsignificantcommissionsinMichigan,NorthCarolina,andWashington,DC.

YethisprominenceasapublicsculptoroftenobscuresHunt’sthrivingstudiopractice.“Imakethingsfromcoffeetable-sizedtoplaza-sized,”saidHuntduringarecentinterview.Indeed,thecompactexhibitionattheMCAfocusesattentiononeightoftheartist’smoremodestly-scaledworks.

“PeopleknowRichardfromhispublicprojects,butIthinkitisreallyimportanttoaddressthathehasbeenlaboringinhisstudiomakingstudioworkaswell,”saysNaomiBeckwith,MCAcurator.“Thereisthishumbler-scaled,yetnolesssignificant,practiceinhisstudiothat’songoing.”

Huntbecamefamousatanearlyagethroughthese“humbler-scaled”works.Arachne(1956)wasacquiredbytheMuseumofModernArtwhentheartistwasstillinhistwenties.Huntcreatedthisandotherearlysculpturesusingfoundobjects,suchasdiscardedautomobilepartsandotherdetritusofindustrialproduction.

“Itwasaboutcreatingsomethingfromfoundmaterialandtheindustrialwastethatwe’vebeenproducingasasociety,”explainedBeckwith.“Youhaveartistsstartingtomakethingsoutofwaste[inthe1950s].Ican’thelpbutthinkaboutitasakindofcommentaryonexcessproduction.”

Asayoungartist,Huntdisplayedatalentforimbuingobsolete,staticobjectswithlifeandmovement.“SomeoftheearliestworksthatRichardcreatedwerefigural.They’reallhumansorhumanoidsorlittlerobots,”saysBeckwith.“Andit’saboutreactivating—orliterallyreanimating—someofthisstuffthatseemedlifelessandpulledapartandwasted.”

HunthimselfcitesJulioGonzález(1876–1942)asamajorinfluenceonhisearlywork.“Gonzaleztalkedaboutsculpturebeingthemarriageofmaterialandspace—drawinginspace—youknow,thatkindofthing,”saysHunt.“Itgotmyattention.”

Gonzálezandothermodernistspursuedamore“constructed”wayofproducingsculpture,oftenassemblingorweldingseparatecomponentstogethertocreatethree-dimensionalcompositions.ItwasamethodthatinspiredHunt.“Istartedoutmodeling,butthenIsawthisconstructedstuffandwasveryexcitedbyit,”explainsHunt.“Iwantedtomoveinthatdirection.Sothat’swhatgotmestarteddoingmetalwork,firstsolderinglittlethings,thengoingontoweld.”

AlthoughHuntstillusesthistechniquetoday,theideaofmodelingisn’tentirelyabsentfromhismaturework—often,heweldstogethermodeledcomponentstocreatehissculpturalconstructions.Huntworksouthisinitialideasusingwaxslabsthatheshapesandsolderstocreatemaquettes.Guidedbytheseinitialmodels,hethenmodelslargerpiecesfromsteelorbronzeandweldsthesetogethertofabricatethefinishedwork.

RichardHunt:Chicago’sDeanofSculpture

RichardHuntinhisLillStreetstudio.Photo:ThomasMcCormick,2012.

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Thefinalproductisconsciouslyabstract,yetreflectsanunderlyingfiguralquality.Huntssculpturalcompositionssuggestwings,waves,bodyparts,andothermoving,flowing,curvilinearshapes.SaysBeckwith,“I’dalwaysbeenamazedbyhispracticethatisabstract,butborrowsfromthesekindofsurreal,biomorphicforms.”

IntheCulturalCenterexhibition,60ofHunt’ssignaturesculpturesaredisplayedfromdifferentperiodsofhiscareer,includingtwonewworksneverbeforeexhibitedinpublic.AlongwiththeMCAshow,theCulturalCenterexhibitionoffersvisitorsanopportunitytoviewsomeofthebestpiecescreatedbyChicago’sprodigiousdeanofsculpture.

At the Chicago Cultural Center ThruMarch29,2015Richard Hunt: Sixty Years of Sculpturewww.cityofchicago.org

At the Museum of Contemporary Art ThruMay17,2015MCA DNA: Richard Huntwww.mcachicago.org

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GatheringscrapinajunkyardatClybournandSheffieldAvenues,Chicago,1962.PhotocourtesyRichardHunt

Above:Left:RichardHunt,Small Hybrid,1964.CollectionMuseumofContemporaryArtChicago,GiftofMr.andMrs.MortonA.Sterling.©1964RichardHunt.Photo:NathanKeay,©MuseumofContemporaryArtChicago.Right:Eagle Columns, 1989,JonquilPark,Chicago.©RichardHunt.Photo:FranckMercurio.

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ByKEVINNANCE

TheartisticsensibilityofChicagoarchitectCarlosMartinez’scollectionisbestdescribedas“eclectic.”Withinthe3,000-square-footGoldCoastcondoheshareswithhispartner,MichaelTirrell,Martinezhasamassedasignificantmodernandcontemporaryartcollectionthatjuxtaposesabstractandfigurativework,oftenhunginpairingsthatemphasizethecontrast.Theart,inturn,existsinakindofcreativetensionwiththehighlytraditionalinteriorarchitectureofthebuilding,anupscale1897HolabirdandRocheapartmentcomplexthatwasoneofthefirstofitskindinChicago’sGildedAge.

AnativeofCubaandaresidentofChicagosince1982,MartinezisnowaprincipalatGensler,aleadingarchitecturefirm,specializingininteriordesign.Histasteformixingperiodsandstylesisevidentatthecouple’sAstorStreetcondo(which,theywerehappyto discover,wasonceoccupiedbyLászlóMoholy-Nagy,theHungarianpainterandphotographerwhofoundedtheInstituteofDesignattheIllinoisInstituteofTechnology).Richwoodpaneling,moldingandfloors,amassivemantelpieceandbookshelvesformastrikingold-worldbackdropfortheart,muchofitbyChicagoImagistsEdPaschkeandRogerBrown.

Chicago Gallery NewsrecentlysatdownforaninterviewwithMartinez,hisdogBluesnugglingbeneathablanketatourfeet.Here’saneditedtranscriptofourchat.

Q: How did you get started as a collector?

A:Itallstarted28yearsago,whichiswhenImademyfirst“serious”purchase—thefirsttimeIwentintoagalleryandboughtsomething.ItwasadrawingbyDavidKotker,ayoung,up-and-comingsculptorhereinChicagowhowasdoingsomereallybigpieces.Zolla/Liebermanhadashowofhisstudiesforthesculpture,whichwerereallywonderful,almostdeChirico-ish.AlotofDavid’spiecesweresortofperverted—thelinedrawingIboughthasakindofS&Mquality.It’sreallybeautiful.

Q: You still have it?

A:Yes.I’veneverdecommissionedasinglepiece.Andthenoneday,Daviddecidedtogetmarried,haveakid,andstopdoingart.Hewasverywell-knownatthetime—hewasadarlingoftheartcommunityhere—buthe’snotsowellknownnowbecausehequit.IthinkIpaid$600forthedrawing.

Q: Which was a lot of money then.

A:Ohyes.Butitwasabirthdaypresenttomypartner,Michael.Sofromthatpoint,foreveryChristmasandeverybirthday,Iwouldbuyanewpiece,occasionallymorethanone.We’vebeentogetherfor28years,sothat’showthecollectionhappened.

Q: Had you been single, would you still have been collecting art?

A:Yes,forsure.Iwouldhaveboughtitformyself.(Laughs.)I’vealwayslovedart.MymotherusedtosaywhenIwasakid,“Whenyougrowup,Ithinkyourhouseisgoingtobelikeamuseum.”(Laughs.)

Q: And so it is.

A:Yes,althoughIdon’tthinkofitasamuseum.(Laughs.)Theotherthing

thathappenedwasthataroundthetimeIboughtthatfirstpiece,IdidaprojecthereinChicagowithawonderfulcuratorandartconsultant,EmilyNixon.She’sextremelyknowledgeableandhasherowncompany,NixonArtAssociates.ItoldEmily,“ChristmasiscomingupandIwanttobuyapresentforMichael.HehasheardofthisguyhereinChicago,EdPaschke.CanyouhelpmegetaPaschke?”Shesaidyes,sheknewofagreatpiecebyPaschkeatagalleryinMichigan.Iwenttoseeitandlovedit,butthenshesaid,“Letmeshowyoutheseotherpiecesalso.”Theywerethesetwoblack-and-whitedrawings,“Hubert”and“Tudor”[1976].Andtheretheyare[pointstothedrawingsoverthemantelpiece].Andthenshesaid,there’sanotherpiece,whichIalsoloved.AndItoldher,“I’mgoingtobuythemall.”SothatwasthebeginningofthewholePaschkething.MichaelandIreallylovehiswork,andovertheyears,whensomething

AClassicSettingforEclecticArt

CarlosMartinezathomeinfrontofapairofEdPaschkedrawings.

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comesupatauction,Ioftenbidonit.RogerBrownwastheotherartistwhoMichaellikedinparticular.

Q: You have several pieces by both artists, I see.

A:IthinkthereareaboutadozenPaschkesandnineRogerBrowns.Wealsohaveseveralotherclassics—aMotherwell,aNevelson,acouplePicassos.There’sanEllsworthKelly,whichisoneofmyfavorites.It’sfunny,becauseeverythingiseitherhighlyabstractorcompletelyfigurative.Michaelsays,“Ifwegointoanotherroomwithfaceslookingatyou…”Paschkeisalwaysaface,youknow.

Q: What was it about Paschke’s work that appealed to you?

A:MichaelhadmetPaschke,andoneofthethingshereallylikedwashowdown-to-earthEdwas.Istartedreadingabouthim,andIlikedthestorybehindtheart.WhenEddidoneofhisearlypiecesofafemaleentertainer,hegotsomecriticismfor“exploiting”women.ThestoryIwastoldwasthatthenextyear,hecameoutwiththisseriesof“Hubert”and“Tudor”—therewasathirdpiece,whichI’mtracking—aboutmaleentertainers,someofwhomweretransgendered.Edwashavingadialoguewiththeartcommunityanditsnarrativearoundhiswork.Ithoughtthatwaswonderful.Iwasonapanelrecentlyandsomebodyaskedme,“Whatinspiresyourwork?”AsanarchitectIlooktothesocialconstructofthetime—what’shappeningintheworld,inpopularculture.ThatwasalsothelensPaschkeusedinhisart.ThefactthathewasaChicagoanwasalsoimportant,andthathewaspartofthisschool,theImagists,withRogerBrown.

Q: What was the connection with Brown? Did you meet him?

A:InevermetEdPaschke,andMichaelnevermetRogerBrown.PartofwhatwelikeaboutBrownisthatmanyofhispaintingsareaboutbuildingsandthepeopleinthem.Everybodythinks,“Oh,you’reanarchitect,soofcourseyoulikeRogerBrown.”ItwasMichaelwhowasmesmerizedbyhisdepictionsofglowingwindowsintheblack-boxbuildings.Hereallyconnectedwiththat,andIlovedittoo,becauseIloveMiesvanderRohe,andwelivedinaMiesbuildingonLakeShoreDriveatthetime.IalsolikehowBrowndepictsthesky.

Q: Those pillowy skies—

A:Pillowy,yes.Ortheylooklikedrapery.HewasevenmoreoutrageousthanPaschkewithhiscriticalcommentaries.Wewent

toaBrownshowatthePhyllisKindGalleryandsawthepiece“TheJimandTammyShow.”Ilovedit,inpartbecausehereagainwearedealingwithpopularcultureinthecontextoffineart.Ican’tsayIunderstoodit;infactIwondered,“Whatthehelldoesitmean?”

Q: You knew who Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were?

A:Yes,althoughpolitically,Ihadabsolutelynoaffiliationwiththeirmission.IshowedittoMichaelandsaid,“Weshouldgetthis,it’ssocool.”Hesaid,“ThatisthemosthorriblethingI’veeverseeninmylife.”(Laughs.)

Q: It has a camp sensibility.

A:Super-camp.It’saboutreligiousfanaticism,ofcourse,butalsothescandaltheyhad.Soaboutthreeyearsago,thatpiececameupatauction,IthinkatLeslieHindman,andIsaid,“Ihavetogetit.Iwasdestinedtohavethatpiece.”IgaveittoMichaelasaChristmaspresent.Hegotabiglaughoutofit.

Q: I see you also have a print by Le Corbusier, which makes sense given the architecture connection.

A:Yes,Iboughtabookabouthislithographsin1979whenIwasanarchitecturestudent.IboughtitattheLeCorbusierFoundationinParis,andprobablypaid$20.Thebooknowisworth$800,whichiswhatacopysoldforrecentlyatauction.Ilovedthelithographs.

Q: He’s not so well-known for those, is he?

A:No,butthey’vebecomeverycollectible.ThePeninsulaHotelhassixofthem.WhenoneofthelithographscameupforauctionatLeslieHindman,Isaid,“Ineedtohavethispiece.”Ihadabusinesstripandhadtobeoutoftown,soItoldMichael,“Couldyoupleasegototheauctionandbidonthispiece?”Thedayoftheauction,IcalledhomeandMichaelsaid,“Ifeelterrible.Igottotheauctionacoupleminuteslateanddidn’tgettobidonthepiece.I’mreallysorry.”Iwassodisappointed.Afewmonthslater,ChristmasEvecomes,andweweregoingtohavedinnerwithEmilyNixon.Wegotinthecartogotodinner,andMichaelsaid,“Iforgotsomething,”andwentbackinside.HetookalongtimeandIwasgettingupset.Finallywewenttodinnerandcamehomeandwerehavingtea.Isaid,“Waitaminute,there’ssomethingdifferent.”TherewastheLeCorbusierpiece,framedandhangingonthewall.ThatwasreallyniceofMichael.

Q: And kind of wicked, also.

A:Absolutely.

Q: Your architecturally traditional apartment sets up an interesting dynamic with contemporary art hanging on the walls.

A:Ialwayslovedtheideaofthecontrastbetweenclassicalarchitectureandmodernfurnitureandart.InSpanish,thewordforfurnitureismueble,andthewordforrealestateisinmueble.Literally,what’smovableismuebleandwhat’sfixedisinmueble.Theterminologyclarifiesthefactthatsomethingsyoutakewithyou,andotherthingsstaybehind.Tome,architectureisdesignedfortheages,butfurnitureandartreflectwhereyouareintime.Socomingtothisclassicalapartmentwasaboutcreatingatensionbetweenthetwothings.

Kevin Nance is a Chicago-based freelance writer and photographer. Twitter @KevinNance1

MartinezshowsoffworksbyPaschkeandRogerBrownalongsidevariousartifacts.

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BYFRANCKMERCURIO

Chicago’syouthartprogramshelpfillthegapsleftbyreducedornon-existentartseducationinourpublicschools.Forthecity’sunderservedyouthinparticular,extra-curricularartsorganizationsprovidehavenswherestudentscansafelysocialize,learn,anddiscovertheirowncreativepotential.Theseprogramsprovideservicesthatele-vateart-makingabovethestatusof“leisureactivity”byempoweringyouthtothinkcre-atively—notjustabouttheirart,butabouttheireducationalandlifegoals.Followingarethreeprofilesofnon-profitartorgani-zationsthataremakingadifferenceinthelivesofourcity’syoungpeoplethrougharteducation,arttherapy,andsocialservices.

Marwen

FoundedbyentrepreneurSteveBerkowitzin1987,Marwenisoneofthelongestrunning—andmostsuccessful—youthartprogramsinChicago.Theorganiza-tion(namedafterBerkowitz’sdaughters,MarcyandWendy)currentlyserves1,000students,from6ththrough12thgrades,inmorethan100artprograms.

ManystudentsreturntoMarwenasadultstoteach.“AreallyimportantaspectofMarwenisthatweaimtoworkwithkidsoverthearcofmanytermsandyears,”saysAntoniaContro,Marwen’sExecutiveDirectorforthepast20years.“Ayoungpersoncancomehereinsixthorseventhgrade,staythroughhighschoolandthencontinuethroughworkopportunitieswithourteaching-artistcommunity.”

Marwenoffersprogramsintraditionalmediumssuchaspainting,drawingand

sculpturebutalsocoursesinnewmedia,interdisciplinaryarts,anddesign,includ-ingfashiondesign.Beyondofferingawiderangeofvisualartsprograms,oneofMarwen’sgoalsistogetkidstothinkabouttheirfuturepotential,especiallycollege.

“Marwenhasafantastic,nationallyrecog-nizedcollegeplanningandcareerdevelop-mentprogram,”explainsContro.“Wehelpyoungpeopleunderstandpost-secondaryeducation,apply,andgetintocollege.”

AccordingtoContro,over90percentofMarwenparticipants—themajorityofwhomcomefromdisadvantagedback-grounds—areacceptedintohighereducationprograms.

South Chicago Art Center

AworldawayfromMarwenanditsRiverNorthgalleryneighborsistheSouthChicagoArtCenter,locatedon91stStreetneartheCalumetRiver.“It’sprettymuchaculturaldesertdownhere,”saysExecutiveDirectorSarahWard.“We’retheonlypro-gramthathasservedthisneighborhoodforthepast13years,andit’stheonlyconsistentafterschoolprogram.”

WardhasadegreeinarttherapyfromtheArtInstituteofChicago.SheseesmultipleneedsofthekidswholiveintheSouthChi-cagoneighborhoodandparticipateintheCenter’sprograms.

“Whilesomeprogramsmightfitsnugglyintoanarteducationboxorasocialservicesbox,wefill[students’]needsonaholisticlevel,”saysWard.

Inadditiontooffering29differentprograms

forelementary,middleschool,andhighschoolkids—coveringsubjectslikeart,gardening,andcooking—theCenteralsofeedsstudentsifthey’rehungryandhelpsprovidebasicnecessitieslikeclothing.Mostimportant,theCentergivesitsstudentsasafeandstableplacetogotoafterschooltoavoidSouthChicago’srandomviolence.

“They’recomingheretobeinasafeplacewherepeoplearenotonlygoingtoteachthemconceptsandart,butthey’realsogoingtoberespectedandheard,”explainsWard.“Theydon’thavetoworryaboutthethingsthataregoingonoutsideofhere.”

TheCenterrecentlypurchasedanewbuild-ingatthecornerof91stSt.andS.HoustonAve.andhaslauncheda$2.5milliondollarfundraisingcampaigntopayforthemoveandneededrenovations.LocatedacrossthestreetfromtheSouthChicagoPublicLibraryandtheSouthChicagoYMCA,thenewhomewillprovideevenmoresafetyandsecurityforitsstudents.

“Itwillgreatlyraiseourprofile,”saysWardabouttherelocationoftheCenter.“Pluswewillhaveagalleryspace,akiln,andwe’llbeopenformoreextendedhours…itwillbecomeareallykid-friendly,safespace.”

Yollocalli

Yollocallimeans“heartofthehouse”inNahuatl,theAzteclanguage.LocatedinBarrettParkinChicago’sLittleVillage,thisteenartsprogramisanoutreachinitiativeoftheNationalMuseumofMexicanArt.

Unlikemanyyouthartsprogramsinthecity,Yollocalli’scoursesarestructuredasopen-studioresidencies.

ArtOffersYouthsaCreativeSafeHaven

Picturedabove:StudentscreatingatSouthChicagoArtCenter;AgroupatYollocalli,courtesyYollocalliArtsReach

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ChicagoartistEllenLanyonpassedawayinOctober2013atage86whilework-ingonanewprintseries.Amemorialexhibitionofthosepiecesaswellasothers, Ellen Lanyon: Remem-brance and Celebration,fea-turingthefinalCambridgescreenprints,isonviewatPrintworksinRiverNorththroughFebruary14,2015.

Mr.ImaginationatIntuit

LanyonMemorialShow

ThefirstChicagoretrospectiveforMr.Imagination(GregoryWarmack,1948-2012),acelebratedartistwhosecareerspannedmorethanthirtyyears,iscomingtoIntuit.

AsthethirdofninechildrengrowinguponChicago’sSouthside,Warmackspenthisfreetimemakingsmallworksfromfoundobjectsforspendingmoney.Followinga1978muggingwhenhewasshotandlefttodie,hehadanoutofbodyexperienceduringhisrecoverythatledhimtodedicatehimselftoanewregenerativeartforthepeople.

“It’snotreallyteaching,”saysDirectorVanessaSanchezofYollocalli’sapproach,“butmorelikeamentorrelationship.”

Thestudents,inturn,collaborateontheirinstructor’sprojects.Asaprimeexample,Sanchezcitesarecentcollaborationwith96Acres,aseriesofsite-specificworksandeventsheadedbyartistMariaGaspar.StudentsworkedalongsideartiststostencilphrasesandquestionsonthewallsandsidewalkssurroundingtheCookCountyJail.Inatechniquecalled“reversegraffiti,”theparticipants“inscribed”wordsontosurfacesusingapowerwasher.

“Insteadofapplyingpainttoasurface,you’recleaningasurface,”explainsSanchez.

Inadditiontootherstreetartclasses,YollocallialsooffersuniqueprogramslikeDigitalJournalism,wherestudentsusenarrativeandstorytellinginthemannerofThisAmericanLifeorSnapJudgementtocreatetheirownpodcasts.

ToSanchez,manyofYollocalli’sbenefitsaremoreintangiblethanthepracticalskillsthatstudentslearn.“Ithinkithelpsbuildtheircharacter,”saysSanchez.“Theyalwaysletusknowhowmuchtheylovedtheirtimewithusandhowthey’vecontinuedthetraditionofgivingbacktothecommunityordoingsomethingpositiveforwhateverneighborhoodthey’refromorforthecityat-large.”

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WhileAmericaBurns...the1%GetsaTan

BYTONYFITZPATRICK

ThereisagrimironysurroundingtheartextravaganzainMiamithispastDecember.Tenor12internationalartfairscallthismeccaoftit-jobs,rhinoplasty,andspray-ontanshomeforaboutsevendayseachyear,andinthosedaystheywaltzalongCollinsAvenuesurprisingeachotherwithgreatthoughtsaboutthepresenceofMileyCyrus,JeffreyDeitch,andJay-Z.WhooHa!

IfollowedallthisonTwitterfromChicago,whereit’scoldlikeit’ssupposedtobe.Whenonereporterbreathlesslytweetedaboutbeing‘tuckedin’atonefair’snapstationbyMarinaAbramovic,Ithought,OhJoy.ThoughIsupposeit’sbettertohavehertuckyouinthantowakeupwithherstaringatyou.Thatwouldgivemethewillies.

Thehookers,maleandfemale,mustdoabrisktrade,whilethecelebritycrowdzipseverywherein‘courtesy’carsfurnishedbyAudi,orBMW,orwhomeverpaidforthefranchise.Therearealotof70year-oldstherewith30yearoldwives.I,forone,loverollinguponthoseguysandtellingthemhoweleganttheirdaughtersare,justtomakethemgetsopissed.

Andinthebooths?Thebigworldturns:

TheCluelessOafpaystheStiff-jawedFraudafortuneforameaninglessaccoutrement.

It’spromnightfortheswells,whodresstotheninesjusttowatchtheirmoneyfuckothermoney.

Meanwhile...backincivilization?TheMidwesttownofFerguson,MOburned.Agrandjury’sdecisionregardingawhitepoliceman’skillingof18year-oldMichaelBrowntorethescaboffoftheillusoryandnon-existent‘PostRacial’America.

Inanotherpartofthecountry,inNewYorkCity,fiveStatenIslandpolicemenwalkedfreeafterchoking34-year-oldEricGarnertodeathonthestreetforselling‘loosies’,orloosecigarettes.

ThecombinednationaloutrageatthesetragedieseruptedontoAmericanstreetsinawayIhavenotwitnessedsincethebloodyprotesteraoftheVietnamWar.WatchinginChicagoIwasoddlyproudofthosewhostoppedtrafficandcreatedsnarlsinorderthattheworldpaysomeattentiontotheclasswarthathasseeminglysnuckuponthem.ThatMichaelBrownandEricGarnerwerepoorshouldsurprisenobody.InAmerica?CopscanONLYgetawaywithkillingpoorpeople.

Iwasremindedthatthesewerethekindofeventsthatusedtomotivateartistsintocivildiscourse,civildisobedience,anddissent.Therewasatimewhenartistsspoketothecounty’sconscienceandwerepartofthediscourse,ratherthananothervarietyofmere‘entertainment.’

Thisiswherethemarketplacementalityhasledmanyofus.Theconversationaboutwhatartisanddoesusedtobetheintellec-tualrealestatethatartistsoccupied.

Now?EveryJerkwortheightfigureshasthepublichangingontheireveryidioticword,includingartists,andbelievingthatdollarbillsequalbrain-cells. AlloverMiamiBeachDopes,Dim-Wits,andDullardsarestaringattheiriPhones,passingbyafullgorgeousviewoftheAtlanticocean,withitsschoolsofporpoisesandflyingfish,andthey’rewatchingforthelatesttweet,text,ore-mailtoarrivewithearth-shatteringnewsofwheretheGagosianpartyis,ponderingwhichdinnercantheyinsinuatethemselvesinto?

Partofmyownproblemwiththismilieuistheworrythatthisisnowhowyoungartiststhinkthisissupposedtobedone-artcareerviasocial-suction.It’saboutwhoyouknowandallmannerofhorse-shitthathasnothingtodowithbeinganartistormakingart.Iwanttoshakethemandtellthemtowakethefuckup.Theartfaircircle-jerkisacelebrationofthemarket,nottheart.Itisanenvironmentwhereeveryoneknowsthecostofeverythingandthedefinitionofnothing.

AdmittedlymylastarttriptoMiamiwastwoyearsago;whilethereweresomeglimmersofhopeinthemarginsofthisrollinggoat-fuck,thenewsthisyearthattherewasa‘nap-station’forthosewhoweretiredfromshoppingandexchanginggreatthoughtsmademethinkaboutjusthowtweeandvacuousthiswholeenterpriseis.

Wakeup.

Tony Fitzpatrick is an independent artist, writer and actor living in Chicago. He is the author of ThisTrain and the upcoming DimeStories, to be published in June 2015 by Curbside Splendor.

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DealerProfile:LisaJanes,AlibiFineArt

BYLAURAMILLER

AlibiFineArtisayounggallerydedicatedtophotography-oneofthefewinChicagothatfocusesexclusivelyonthemedium.LocatedinRavenswoodonthecity’snorthside,AlibiisownedandoperatedbyLisaJanes.Newtogalleryownershipasofspring2014,Janescontinuestopushthephoto-centricmissionofthegalleryforwardwhileaimingtohighlighttheworkofoftenoverlookedartists.JanessharedsomeinsightwithChicago Gallery News abouthernewroleatthegalleryaswellasherowninterestinphotography. - LM

Q: Tell me about your background and your interest in art.

A:IamoriginallyfromAlaska,butIhavelivedalloverthecountrysinceIleftforcollege.IstudiedartattheUniversityofPugetSoundinTacoma,WA.AfterreceivingmyBA,IcompletedtheprofessionalphotographyprogramattheNewEnglandSchoolofPhotographyinBoston.IarrivedinChicagototakeoverthegallerylastspring.

Q: Are you an artist?

A:Iamanartistmyself,thoughIrarelyexhibitmyownwork.

Q: Alibi Fine Art was established in July 2010 by Adam Holtzman (now one of Alibi’s represented artists), and you took ownership in the spring of 2014. How did this transition come about?

A:BeforeItookownershipofAlibilastspringIwascuratingatasmallgalleryinUrbana,IL.AdamandIareoldfriendsfromschool,andIhadaskedhimtoconsignsomeofJosephSterling’sworktothegalleryforanexhibit.DuringourcollaborationhecameupwiththeideatoturnAlibiovertomebeforehemovedhisfamilybacktotheeastcoast.ItwassomethingIhadalwayswantedtodo,anditwasanopportunityIcouldnotpassup.

Q:The gallery has focused on photography. Will you continue to feature photography exclusively moving forward?

A:Iintendtocontinuetoexclusivelyconcentrateonphotography.ItisthemediumIknowandlovebest,andcurrentlythereareveryfewgalleriesinChicagodedicatedsolelytoit.ItookAlibionbecauseIlikedAdam’sselectionofartistsandthedirectionhehadtakenthegalleryinuptothatpoint.Deviationsareinevitable,especiallyasIaddnewartiststotheAlibirosterandexplorepotentialcollaborationswithotherorganizations,butIaimtomaintainthecorecharacteristicsestablishedearlyon.

Q: The CGN office regularly receives questions from artists about how they can get dealers to look at their work. Do you also get this question often, and are you open to reviewing new submissions even if you’re not seeking additional artists?

A:Idogetthisquestionfrequently,andIamsympathetictoit.UnfortunatelyIdonothavetimetorespondtothenumerousinquiriesIreceive,soIamnotopentolookingatunsolicitedart,especiallynotinperson.IjuryandreviewportfoliosthrougheventssuchasFilterPhotoFestival,andIencourageartiststotakeadvantageofsimilaropportunitiesiftheywanttheirworktobeseenbygalleristsandcurators.

Q: You recently moved the gallery from Montrose to your current Ravenswood address. How is your new space?

A:Thenewlocationisworkingoutwell.MostofAlibi’sregularshavefoundmebynow,andIhavegottenalotofnewfoottrafficfromeventssuchastheRavenswoodArtWalk.SharingspacewithManifoldChicagoprovidesgoodcross-disciplinarytrafficandthecloserproximitytoLillstreetArtCenterhasbenefitedusaswell.

Q: How important is foot traffic to you and the gallery?

A:Iplaceslightlymoreimportanceonthosewhoseekthegalleryoutbecausetheytendtobethemostloyalenthusiastsforthemedium,however,Ihavehadalotofluckwithrepeatvisitorswhobeganaswalk-ins.

Q: What new shows do you have scheduled this spring?

A:ComingupisDavidAkiba’shomagetoHarryCallahaninthespring,followedbyDanFarnum’scolorphotographsofurbanyouthinMichigan.Plansareintheworkstoparticipateinmoreartfairsin2015.FartherdowntheroadIwouldliketoworkwithartistsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundstoprovideawayforthemtoshowworkthatwouldotherwisegounseen.

Q: Do you have any big plans for the year ahead?

A:Acurrentprofessionalgoalistofindinterestingwaystospotlightmyartiststhroughsocialmedia,events,andcollaborations.

Alibi Fine Art4426N.Ravenswood(60640)Tel773-454-1512F-Sa12-6;andbyappt.www.alibifineart.com

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AninstallationviewinAlibiFineArt’snewRavenswoodlocation

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ArtBuildsCommunityinUptownFLATSBYMARYDEYOE

InUptown,oneblockofftheWilsonredlineElstop,istheoldWilsonAvenueTheatre-aformervaudevilletheatreandsiteofoneofCharlieChaplin’searlyperformances.ItwasrecentlyaTCFBank.TodayitisFLATSSTUDIO,anartscenterassociatedwithFLATSapartments,basedonasimplehopethatartcanbuildcommunity.

The grand foyer of the space has a high arched ceiling, and starkwhite walls are framed by Corinthian columns. With bare boneslighting and temporary walls that are more like large signboards,FLATSSTUDIOpossessesaraw,rusticfeelingthatstrikesanap-propriateaestheticbalancefortheneighborhood.

Uptownitselfisamixofmilliondollarhomesandrundownorabandonedspaces.YouseeaStarbucksononeblockandaDollarStoreonthenext.“Wereallywantedtousethisspace,”saidJayMichael,co-founderofFLATS,“asameansofbridgingthe gap between development and gentrification.” Since the firstshowinSeptember2014,thegalleryhasattractedadiverseaudienceincludingmembersofthecommunity,SAICprofessorsandstudents,artists, and tenants from FLATS apartments. “We did not createFLATS STUDIO for our tenants, but it has been exciting to seethemattheevents,”saidMichael.FLATSSTUDIOhostsanopeningforeachshowonthethirdThursdayofeachmonth.

Thegallery’sDecembershow,Playtime,featuredworkbyroughly10artists,allofwhomexploredadifferentapproachtotheideaofplay.Inthecenteroftheroomwasasmallplasticslideandotherplaygroundstructures.NearbywasworkbyartistandFLATSSTUDIOco-curatorEdwardMuela:twoorangepapermacherifleswitharmsandfingerspoisedinagunshape(thethumbsup)forthebarrels.Andinabackroom,onthebarsofadefunctbankvaultdoor,wasaniceblueneonlightbentintoanelegantflourish.

ThenextshowplannedforFLATSSTUDIOwillbeacollaborationwithChicagoPublicSchools,featuringworkbyhighschooljuniorsandseniors.SAICgraduateandco-curatorAudraJacothasaBachelor’s degree in sculpture and aMasters inArt andTechnol-ogy.Jacot is alsoa substitute teacher for theCPSAdvancedArtsProgram.“Iamveryexcitedaboutthisshow,andthestudentsareextremelyexcitedtoshowtheirworkoutsideoftheclassroom.”

WhileartwasnotthefocuswhenFLATSwasformed,Michaelsaidthedesiretoincorporateartintothebusinesswasnatural,“andwe’reonlymovingforward.”PriortoFLATSSTUDIO,thecompanyusedvacantgroundlevelcommercialspaceintheirbuildingsforexhibitions.Forayear,JCSteinbrunnerhostedhis SalonSeries at theFLATS1325WilsonAve. location.Beforethat,ChicagoartistandBravo’sWorkofArtcontestant,YoungSunHan,curatedpopupshowsfeaturingworkbyotherlocalartists.

ArtistsfortheFLATSSTUDIOareselectedbyanapplicationprocess.“Ingeneral,whatwearelookingforisashowtheme,”saidJacot.Alloftheartistsfeaturedarelocal,whichisimportanttoMichaelandJacot,inordertokeeptheprogramcenteredonChicago.“Wewantallaspectsofourbusinesstobehyper-local.”

InJanuarytheFLATSofficeswillmovetoUptown’sformerSalvationArmybuilding,wheretheywilldisplayphotographyfromChicago-basedCo-EditCollection,awebsitethatsellsworkby

professionalcommercialphotographers.Co-EditwasfoundedbyChicago-based photographer TimKlein. “We just let Tim takeoverthespace,”saidMichael.MichaelhasalsocuratedasectionofworkonCo-Edit’ssite.

FLATSresidentialspacesarealsofilledwithoriginalart,eachbuildingfeaturingtheworkofoneartist.At4875Magnoliaphotographs by Bob Rehak adorn the walls. In the 1970s RehaklivedandworkedinUptownandphotographedresidents.“Rehak’sworkisalmosttheprecursortothesite‘HumansofNewYork,’”saidMichael of thepopularwebsite that featuresportraits of everydaypeopleonthestreetsofNewYorkCity.HangingRehak’swork inUptownisasubtlewayofconnectingcurrentresidentswiththepast.

“Wehavehadalotoffunmeetingalloftheartists,”saidJacot,andwithsuchalargenumberofartistsapplyingtoshowinthespace,sheisexcitedaboutallofthepossibilities.

Inadditiontosupportingtheartsthroughexhibitions,FLATSoffersartistsreducedrenttoliveinthestudioapartments.Toapplyartistsmustdemonstrateacommitmenttotheirworkandbebelowacertainannual salary. “This is anotherwaywecan support the arts,” saidMichael. In the future,FLATSwill includeworkspace forartists,includingametalshop,woodworkingfacilities,andotheramenities.

FLATSSTUDIOmaynothavebeeninMichael’soriginalcompanydesign,butithascertainlymadeastrongimpression.

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Top:FLATSSTUDIOinUptown;Bottom:Co-CuratorAudraJacotandCo-founderJayMichael

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3rd Thursday

• Smart Museum of Art5:30–7:30pm•FreeExtendedeveninghourseveryThursday,10am-8pm5550S.Greenwoodwww.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

1st Friday

• Lakeside Legacy Arts Park 5–8pm•Free/donations*Note: no event in January401CountryClubRd.,CrystalLake,ILwww.lakesidelegacy.org

• Orange Dot First FridaysWickerPark/Bucktown5–10pm•Free1579N.Milwaukeewww.wickerparkbucktown.com

2nd Friday

• Chicago Arts District 6–10pm•FreeS.Halsted+18thSt.(PilsenEast)www.chicagoartsdistrict.org

• Fine Arts Building Open Studios 5–9pm•Free410S.Michiganwww.fineartsbuilding.com

3rd Friday

• Bridgeport Art Center / Artists of Eastbank6-10pm•Free1200W.35thSt.www.bridgeportart.com

•Bronzeville Trolley Tour6pm•ContactGalleryGuichardfordetails:773-791-7003

• Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–10pm•FreeHarrisonSt.www.oakparkartsdistrict.com

• Zhou B Art Center/Bridgeport Art Walk 7–10pm•Free1029W.35thSt.www.zhoubartcenter.com

2nd Saturday

• LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios12–6pm•Free2150S.Canalportwww.lacuna2150.com

• The Lost Artists ShowTheArtColonyStudioBuilding5-10pm•Free2630W.Fletcherwww.lostartistschicago.com

4th Saturday

• Oak Park/Gallery Pink11am-Noon•[email protected]•708-524-2231

Free Saturday Tours

•River North: 11am–12:30pmStarbucks:750N.Franklin.Toursrunweekly,year-round,exceptmajorholidays.Fordetailsandparticipatinggalleriesseechicagogallerynews.comor call 312-649-0064

Other

• Gallery Night and Day Milwaukee,WI.Quarterly.FreeGalleryNightXpressshuttlesJanuary16-17;April17-18F5-9andSa10-4www.historicthirdward.org

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Anniversaries: 75 and 25 in 2015

The South Side Community Art Center is celebratingits75thanniversarywithspecialexhibitionsandperformances.SSCACisoneofthelastsurviving WorkProgressAdmin-istration(WPA)FederalArtsProject (FAP)CentersandtheoldestAfricanAmericancommunityartcenterinthecountry.

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative is celebratingits25thyearwitharetrospectivesponsoredbyTheDepartmentofCulturalAffairsandSpecialEvents,thruFebruary28.50CPC-affiliatedartistsareexhibiting,andaminiworkshophasbeensetupinthegallery,whereprintmakersdemopullingetchingsandmakingscreenprints.

Schneider Gallery iscelebrating25years.

Maya Polsky Gallery alsoturns25in2015.

Moves and Changes

Schneider GalleryreopensinanewRiverNorthspaceat770N.LaSalleasofFeb1,intimetoexhibitawintergroupshowonFeb6.

Zolla/Lieberman Galleryisbackinits“new”oldspaceat325W.Huron.Thegalleryunderwentrenovationsthispastfall.

Sara Slawnik isnowtheDirectorofProgramsat3Arts.Shecomesto3ArtsfromtheChicagoArtistsCoalition.

Galleries Maurice Sternberg movedtotheGoldCoastto100E.Bellevue.Openbyappt.

The Arts Club of Chicago welcomesPaul DuricaasitsnewProgramsCoordi-nator.InMay2014hehelpedorganizethethreedayfestivalLet’s Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel.DuricaisalsothefounderofPocketGuidetoHell,aseriesoffreeandinteractivetalks,walksandreenact-mentsthatdealwithChicago’spast.

Woman Made Gallery,Chicago’sfeministcontemporaryartgallery,announcedtheappointmentofanewExecutiveDirectorClaudine Isé,whosucceedsBeateMinkovs-ki,whoretiredafter22years.Iséhasnearly20yearsofcontemporaryartexperience.

The Evanston Art Center, foundedin1929, willrelocatefrom2603SheridanRoad,theirhomesince1966,intoa20,000sq.ft.build-ingat1717CentralinEvanston.TheCenterisplanningextensiverenovationsinordertoexpanditscampusanditsofferings.

Welcome to CGN

Gallery Nine comestousfromtheWestLoopat955W.Monroe.Thegalleryspecial-izesinContemporaryfineartandcraft.

ThevenerableSouth Side Community Art Center,locatedat3831S.MichiganAve.,preserves,conserves,andpromotesthelegacyandfutureofAfricanAmericanartandartistswhileeducatingthecommunityonthevalueofartandculture.

Sarah Kaiser-Amaral isateachingArtistatTheAmericanAcademyofArtandTheEvanstonArtCenter.HerstudioislocatedatNoyesCulturalArtCenterinEvanston.

WearepleasedtowelcomeThe Arts Club of Chicago to CGN, though since they are celebratingtheircentenaryin2016,theyareoneoftheoldestinstitutionsintown.ThiswintertheyexhibittheartofPedroCabritaReis Feb18-May9 at201E.Ontario.

WewelcomebackMcMahon Studio & GalleryinanewspaceinsuburbanHighwood.ThegalleryspecializesinvariedartworksoftheMcMahonfamily:Mark,Carolyn,Franklin,Meryl,Drew,andElise.

TheBataviaArtistsAssociationatWater Street Studiosisanot-for-profitorganizationdevotedtoexpandingartinBatavia,ILandthesurroundingcommunities.Theartscenterfeatures28artiststudios,threeclassroomsandtwopremiergalleriesforshowcasingfineart.

Expanded artist and dealer news, images and links online at chicagogallerynews.com

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AtTheArtsClubofChicagothiswinter:A remote whisper (partial view) detail,PalazzoFalier,Venice,2013.CourtesytheartistandPeterFreeman,Inc.NewYork/Paris.

RembrandtsfortheRehabilitationInstituteArtoffershealingpowersinavarietyofways.InChicago,animportantgalleryexhibitionofrareetchingsbytheDutchartistRembrandtvanRijnsbenefitstheRehabilitationInstituteofChicago.

ThespecialshowatR.S. Johnson Fine Art,establishedin1955andspecializinginworksrangingfromOldMasterworksonpaperto19thand20thCenturypaintings,drawings,printsandsculpture,isgalleryowner Stanley Johnson’swaytodrawattentiontoRIC’sworkandtothanktheInstituteforhelpinghimgetbackonhisfeetfollowingastroke.

LastfallJohnsontoldfriendsinaletter,“Eighteenmonthsago,astheresultofastroke,IsuddenlywasparalyzedfromheadtofootandwasbroughtbyambulancetotheRehabilitationInstituteofChicago...Today,thankstotheRIC,Iambackonmyfeet:working,travelingtheworldandwalkingonetotwomilesdaily.”

Rembrandt - Major Graphic Works features 31worksofart,withtheexceptionoftwo,fromJohnson’sownandotherprivatecollections.TheexhibitionrunsthroughJanuary31,2015.

645N.Michigan,Ste.990(60611)•Tel312-943-1661•www.rsjohnsonfineart.com

Rembrandt,Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window (3rd State), 1648.PartofR.S.JohnsonFineArt’sRICbenefitexhibition

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“Chicago’s Steakhouse”Winner of the “Award of Excellence” from

Distinguished Restaurants of North America

Tony + Marion Durpetti – Proprietors500 North Franklin St.

(312) 527-3718

YournextvisittothevenerableAdlerPlanetariumjustgotarty.Thiswinter,stopbythestar-gazingcentertosee1940sdepictionsoftheworldbeyondourownplanet.Americanpainter,designerandillustratorChesleyBonestell’simagestransportedvisitorsintothefuturethroughhisrichimagesprintedinLifemagazineatatimewhentheconceptofspacetravelwasreallystilljustadream.ThenewtemporaryexhibitionattheAdler,Worlds of Chesley Bonestell, exploreshow,throughpopularculture,Bonestellreachedmillionsandinspiredgenerationsofastronomers,engineers,astronautsandartists.Freewithgeneraladmission.ThruApril26.www.adlerplanetarium.org

Worlds of Chesley BonestellattheAdlerPlanetarium

HolocaustPhotographyExhibitedin2015

TheIllinoisHolocaustMusuemandEducationCenterinsuburbanSkokieisalwaysconsid-eringnewandvariedwaystocommunicatethemanycomplicatedperspectivesofoneofthe20thCentury’sdefiningattrocities.AnewexhibitioncomingtothemuseumexaminesimagescapturedbySovietJewishphotojour-nalists.AlthoughWorldWarIIisoneofthemostdocumentedconflictsofthatcentury,westernaudiencesknowverylittleaboutthesephotographerswhocapturedsomeofthemostrivetingandpowerfulimagesofthewar.ThesewartimephotographerswerethefirstliberatorstobearwitnesswithcamerastoNaziatrocities,threeyearsbeforeAmericansarrivedatBuchenwaldandDachau.Photogra-phersmergeddocumentaryphotographywithavant-gardesensibilitiestocreateworksthathadaprofoundinfluenceon20thcenturyartandbeyond.Hereartmeetshistory.

Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, and the HolocaustiscuratedbyDavidShneerandLisaTamirisBecker,andisorganizedbytheCUArtMuseum,UniversityofColoradoBoulder.

February22–September7,2015www.ilholocaustmuseum.org

Worlds of Chesley BonestellfeaturesBonestell’smosticonicwork,Saturn from Titan,firstintroducedtomillionsofAmericansover70yearsagointheMay29,1944issueofLifemagazine.

EmmanuelEvzerikhin(1911-1984)Stand Until The End,1944,gelatinsilverprint,151⁄2x111⁄2inches,GiftofTeresaandPaulHarbaugh,CUArtMuseum,UniversityofColoradoBoulder,2010.13.21Photo:CUArtMuseum©EmmanuelEvzerikhin/PhotoSoyuz

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THEGALLERIESChicago Gallery Newsisorganizedbygeography,soyoucaneasilyplanyourrouteandlookupgalleriesinyourarea.Spacesmaybefoundinsurprisingspotsandcanbeinspirationfortakinglongerdrivesorexploringnewterritory.Besuretorefertoourconvenientpull-outmapsonpage25.

Refertotheselistingstoseewhatshowsaretakingplace,whichartistsareexhibiting,andinwhatareasgalleriesspecialize.Theartworldhasbecomeincreasinglyinternational,yetChicago’slocaldealersandartistsremainhospitabletoveteransandneophytesalike.

Visitouronlinecalendarofeventsforaguidetoartisttalks,lecturesandspecialhappeningsinthegalleries.

Foundedin1983 Chicago Gallery News is the onlyresourceofitskind.Tobeincludedpleasecontactus:[email protected]

704N.Wells(60654)Tel312-664-3406Tu-Sa11-6.Openingreceptionsareonshowstartdatesfrom5-8pm.dan@addingtongallery.comwww.addingtongallery.com

Contemporarypaintings+sculpturebyAmerican+Europeanartists.

January 9-March 5Space Between:Featuringworkby

DavidKidd,RobinDenevan,KarenNielsien-Fried,Molly McCracken

March 6-April 13SandraPeterson:newpaintings

April 17Spring Views: Contemporary Visions of the LandscapeFeaturingworkbyCurtisPhillips,MichaelDubina,andothers

MEMBERCHICAGOARTDEALERSASSOCIATION

River NorthAddington Gallery

DozensofgalleriesradiatefromtheintersectionofSuperior+Franklinstreets,makinguptheRiverNorthgallerydistrict.Theareaisthecity’sdensestgallerycenter,anditisalsoclosetotheMerchandiseMartandmanyareadesignstores.

River North Events•January9opensthe2015season.•FreeweeklySaturdayGalleryTours,11am-12:30pm chicagogallerynews.com

Select dining in the district•BoardingHouse:Wine-focused•French:Kiki’sBistro•Asian:SumiRobata;UnionSushi+BBQ;JaponaisbyMorimoto•Italian:ClubLago;Gene&Georgetti;CocoPazzo;PROSECCO•AmericanComfort:Farmhouse;TipplingHall•Mexican:TallBoyTacos;MercaditoCounter

Galleryopeningsoffercreativeindoorexperiencesinthewintermonths.Thefullcalendarisonpage10.

RobinDenevan,Still Currents,encausticonpanel,21”x21”

RiverNorthgallerieswillbebusyonseveralopeningnightsthisseason.Seeourfullcalendaronpage10.

Picturedabove:apackedhouseatCatherineEdelmanGalleryinNovember2014

Jean Albano Gallery

215W.Superior(60654)Tel312-440-0770Tu-F10-5;Sa11-5+byappt.info@jeanalbanogallery.comwww.jeanalbanogallery.com

Contemporarypaintings,drawingsandconstructions.

Pleasecontactgalleryorvisitwebsiteforadditionalexhibitionandopeningdetails.

January 9-February 28Baby Boom or Bust!CuratedbyJohnCain,ExecutiveDirectorofSouthShoreArts,Munster,IN. AsBabyBoomersarriveattheupperreachesofmiddleage,theexhibitiontakesafondlookbackattheiconic,ofteninnocentimagesoflifeinthenuclearage.FeaturingvintagecollectiblesfromprivatecollectionsincludingKen,HowdyDoody,PresidentialMemorabilia,andspace-themedtoysandrobots.

March 6-April 30Gallery Group Show

300W.Superior(60654)Tel312-335-8601Tu-Sa10-6info@andrewbaegallery.comwww.andrewbaegallery.com

ContemporaryAsianart,primarilywithtiestoKoreaandJapan.

PermanentgalleryartistsincludeKwangJeanPark,YoungJuneLew,YongjinHan,TetsuyaNoda,KeysookGeum,JungjinLee,JaeKo,LeeahJoo,GapchulLee.

Pleasecontactgalleryorvisitwebsiteforexhibitioninformationandupcomingopeningdates.

March 6-April 18JungjinLee,Unnamed Road, soloexhibition


River North

311W.Superior,Ste.115(60654)Tel312-751-9500Tu-Wbyappt.;Th-Sa10-5:30;Openingreceptionsheld5:[email protected]

Modern+ContemporaryMasters.Folk,Naïve,+OutsiderArt.

Thru January 31Drawings IIAfricano,Castle,Dunham,Guston,Nozkowski,Nutt,Oehlen,Paschke,Pearlstein,K.Smith,Steffen,Wiley,Wilson,Wirsum,Yoakum

February 6-March 27Gallery Selections

April 3-May 30Pleasecontactgalleryforfurtherinformation


222W.Superior(60654)Tel312-440-0288Tu-Sa11-5orbyappt.info@echtgallery.comwww.echtgallery.com

Specializinginthefinestcontemporarysculpture.

Artistsrepresentedinclude:ObenAbright,MartinBlank,DaleChihuly,DanielClayman,PearlDick,GregoryGrenon,PhilipBaldwin+MonicaGuggisberg,ShaynaLeib,MiraMaylor,CliffordRainey,JosephRossano,MarekZyga,TootsZynsky+others.

Foracompletelistingofartists+exhibitionspleasevisitourwebsite.

January 9GroupShow.OpeningFriday,January9,5-7pm

March 6NewWorksbyTootsZynsky,KathleenMulcahy,andShaynaLeib.OpeningFriday,March6,5-7pm


300W.Superior(60654)LowerLevelTel312-266-2350Tu-Sa10-5:[email protected]@edelmangallery

Contemporaryphotographyandmixedmediaphoto-basedart.

Thru January 31Sandro:Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich

February 6-April 4Identify:TaraBogart,HeatherDewey-Hagborg,JessT.DuganandGarth&PierreOpeningreceptionwithartistsFriday,February6,5-7pm

April 10-July 3YsabelLeMay:GraciaOpeningreceptionFriday,April10,5-7pm

MEMBERCHICAGOARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONMEMBERASSOCIATIONOFINTERNATIONALPHOTOGRAPHYARTDEALERS(AIPAD)

207W.Superior(60654)Tel312-787-4640Tu-Sa11-5;[email protected]

35yearsofsellingfineart.

Featuringmasterworksofthe19thand20thcenturies,includingworksbyMiro,Legrand,ChagallandZuniga,amongothers.AlsofeaturingcontemporaryartistsMiraHermoni-Levine,EllenHoltzblatt,ThomKapheim,SheilaFinnigan,LevanStepanyanandNancyWolfe.

February 12 (reception5-9pm)The Chicago Angel ProjectAnexhibitionpresentedbyThinkArtandTheArtsPalettehighlightingChicagoyouthswholosttheirlivestoviolence,featuringartbyprofessionalartistsandstudentsofUpliftCommunityHighSchool.

Andrew Bae Gallery

Russell Bowman Art Advisory Echt Gallery Catherine Edelman Gallery

JungjinLee,Unnamed Road 003,42”x81.5”,2011

Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd.

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LouisLegrand,Intermission at the Folies, 1889,31.5x25.5”,oilonboardCarrollDunham,Untitled,1988,crayonandgraphiteonpaper,227/16”x30”

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330N.Clark(60654)Tel312-755-1266M-F10-6,[email protected]

Adramaticsetting,completewithAsiancourtyardandexemplarycustomerservice.

TheGoldenTriangle’sblock-longhomeinthehistoricReidMurdochCenterfeaturesoneofthelargestcollectionsofAsian+Europeanantiques+homefurnishingsinthecountry.

Celebrating25years.

226W.Superior(60654)Tel312-337-6262M-Sa10-6;Su11-5Dir.LisaBoronlisa@gruengalleries.comEventDir.MichaelGerbermichael@gruengalleries.comwww.gruengalleries.com

LargecollectionofcontemporaryAmerican,Europeanpaintingsandsculpture.AlsoshowcasingauniquecollectionofAfricanantiquities.

Galleryavailableforspecialevents. January 9 (Opening6-8pm)AnnaPales:Landscapes,Acrylicandresinonpanel.

April 17 (Opening6-8pm)Stallman:Abstracts,Canvasonedgesculpture

740N.Wells(60654)Tel312-266-8512Tu-F11-6;Sa11-5Openingreceptions6-8pmonfirstdateofscheduledexhibitionsDir.CarlF.Hammerinfo@carlhammergallery.comwww.carlhammergallery.com

RepresentingAmerican+international contemporary artists, aswellasselectexamples/artistsfromtheAmerican“outsider”genre.

January 9-February 14Keith Kostecki: LIMNED: Found and Invented WordsArtistreceptionJanuary9,6-8pm

January 22-25ParticipatinginTheMetroShow,TheMetropolitanPavilion,125W.18thStreet,NewYork,NY

January 29-February 1ParticipatingintheOutsiderArtFair,548W.22ndSt.(FormerDiaArtFoundation),NewYork,NY

February 20-April 3GraceGraupePillard:Blast Wave, newpaintingsOpeningreceptionFriday,February20,6-8pm

March 5-8ParticipatingintheArmoryShowPier92,NewYork,NY

April 10-May 16IreneHardwickeOlivieri:newpaintings.ArtistreceptionFriday,April10,6-8pm


806N.Dearborn(60610)Tel312-640-0730Dir.LauraEllsworthalankoppel@alankoppel.comwww.alankoppel.comfacebook.com/alankoppelgallery

Pleasecontactgalleryforexhibitioninformation.

River North

222MerchandiseMartPlazaSte.1499(60654)Tel312-644-4430info@moberggallery.comwww.moberggallery.comwww.mobergeditions.com

Contemporarypaintingandsculpturefromestablishedartistsacrossthenationinawidevarietyofmediapairedwiththefinestqualityfurnishingsandaccessories.

Ourcurrentexhibitcanbeviewedonlineatmoberggalleryatdeaurora.com

212W.Superior(60654)Tel312-664-6622Tu-F10-5:30;[email protected]

Forover30years,AnnNathanGalleryhasrepresentedtheworkofestablishedandemergingartistswithafocusoncontemporaryrealisminallformats-paintings,sculptureandartist-madestudiofurniture.TheAfricanTribalartcollectionshouldnotbemissed.

January 9Art of the Self-TaughtfeaturingworkbyStephenMartin March 6JimRose,steelstudiofurniture


217W.Huron(60654)Tel773-671-5945W-Sa11-6;[email protected]

SpecializingincontemporaryartinallmediawithanemphasisonartistsworkingoutofParisandChicago.

Including:Jean-ChristopheBallot,CindyBernhard,FRESH,MichaelGoro,VictoriaLoeb,HerbertMurrie,StephenMcClymont,CathyBruniNorris,RenéRomeroSchuler,ellsworthsnyder,DouglasStapleton,JeremyTubbs,WilliamUtermohlen,VivianvanBlerk.

612MerchandiseMartPlaza(60654)Tel312-644-8855M-F9-5RichardP.NortonDir.SusanKleinBagdadeinfo@richardnortongallery.comwww.richardnortongallery.com

NotableAmericanandEuropeanImpressionistandModernpaintings,drawingsandsculpturefromthe19thandearly20thCenturies.Offeringawiderangeofservices,includingconsultation,appraisal, consignment + purchase ofartwork.

Artistsinclude:GertrudeAbercrombie,AdamAlbright,IvanAlbright,GeorgeAldrich,NeilBarrett,KarlBuehr,FrancisChapin,SergeChermayeff,GeorgesMauriceCloud,AlexanderCorazzo,ManierreDawson,JuliodeDiego,WernerDrewes,EdwardT.Grigware,HananiahHarari,HaroldHaydon,CarlHolty,GeorgeJosimovich,RichardKoppe,AlbertKrehbiel,JanMatulka,EdgarMiller,GregoryOrloff,FrankPeyraud,WilliamS.Schwartz,GerritSinclair,AnnaLeeStacey,JohnStorrs,FredericTellander,MorrisTopchevsky,R.LeRoyTurner,ClaytonWhitehill,amongothers.


Gruen Galleries

Carl Hammer Gallery

Ann Nathan Gallery

Jennifer Norback Fine Art

Richard Norton Gallery

Alan Koppel Gallery

IreneHardwickeOlivieri,Lamp Unto My FeetStallman,Solar Ray,25”x25” GraceGraupePillard,Blast

The Golden Triangle

Moberg Gallery at deAurora

210W.Superior(60654)Tel312-266-9473Tu-Sa10:30-5:30Dir.FrankPaluchperimeterchicago@perimetergallery.comwww.perimetergallery.com

Featuringcontemporarypainting,sculpture,worksonpaper,andmasterworksinceramicandfiberarts.

Openingreceptionsareheldthefirstdayofexhibitions,5-8pm.

January 9ErikWeisenburger,painting

March 6CharlesKurre,paintingNathanSlateJoseph,mixedmedia

April 17JanisPozzi-Johnson,painting


215W.Superior(60654)Tel312-440-0055Tu-F10-5;Sa10:[email protected]

Worksbyestablished,mid-career,andemerginginternationalartistswithspecialinterestinfigurativeart.

Pleasecontactgalleryforexhibitioninformation.

311W.Superior(60654)Tel312-664-9407Tu-Sa11-5andbyappt.Dirs.SidneyBlock,[email protected]

Printworksisaworksonpapergalleryspecializingincontemporaryprints,drawings,photographsandartists’books.

Openingreceptions5:30-7:30onfirstdateofscheduledexhibition.

Thru February 14EllenLanyon:Remembrance and CelebrationThefinalCambridgescreenprintsandotherworksonpaper.

February 20-April 4BillFrederick:recentpaintings

April 10-May 9NorbertFreese:newdrawings

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Perimeter Gallery

Printworks

The Rangefinder Galleryworks from the legendary camera

First Fridays in River North !

Opening receptions every month of 2015

Friday, January 9 At The Lake Phillip Tawanchaya

Friday, February 6 Connected David Tepper

Friday, March 6 Spontaneous Relationships Allen Bourgeois

Friday, April 3 A Time That Was Poland in the 1980s Dennis Chamberlin

300 West Superior, Second FloorMonday-Friday 9-5:30 - Saturday 10-2

312 642-2255 rangefindergallery.com

Maya Polsky Gallery

Schneider Gallery

[email protected]

770 N. LaSalle Dr. #401 Chicago, IL, 60654

Schneider Gallery has been dedicated to contemporary photography for 25 years.We are proud to represent established and emerging artists from around theworld. We look forward to more years ofsharing art with you at our new space!

312.988.4033Director Martha Schneider

Tuesday-Saturday 11am - 5pm

Opening February 3rd 2015

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217W.Huron(60654)Tel847-400-4626W-Sa11-6pmorbyappt.info@theprojectroompb.comwww.theprojectroompb.com

Comprehensiveprogrammingthatincludesfineartexhibitions,opendialoguewithoutstandingleaders,intimate salon gatherings, concerts andworkshops.

TheProjectRoomsupportsemerging+mid-careerinternationalartistsinallmediawhoseworkembodieswell-executedconceptualdepth.

TostayuptodateCONTACTUS;followusonFacebookandTwitterandjoinourmailinglist.

300W.SuperiorSte.202(60654)Tel312-642-2255M-F9-5:30;Sa10-2;[email protected]

Featuringun-retoucheddigitalandfilmphotographsmadewiththelegendaryLeicaMcamera.

PleasecontacttheRangefinderGalleryforupdatedexhibitioninformationandtolearnmore.

OpeningreceptionsonthefirstFridayofeverymonth(thefirstdateofeachscheduledexhibition.)

January 9-31PhillipTawanchaya:At the Lake

February 6-28DavidTepper:Connected

March 6-28AllenBourgeois:Spontaneous Relationships

April 3-24DennisChamberlin:A Time That Was - Poland in the 1980s

300W.Superior(60654)Tel312-943-0530Tu-F11-6;[email protected]

SpecializinginInternationalOutsiderArtaswellasemerging+establishedContemporaryart.

Pleasecontactthegalleryforanup-to-dateexhibition+openingsschedule.

Artistsinclude:MarcBoulier,FrançoisBurland,GerardCambon,DavidCsiscko,HenryDarger,EdmondEngel,TonyFitzpatrick,MadgeGill,KristaHarris,NancyJosephson,RebeccaKinkead,HenryMoore,Mr.Imagination,MichelNedjar,MichaelNoland,JordanScott,ChristineSefolosha,BillTraylor,RustyWolfe,PurvisYoung,


230W.Superior(60654)Tel312-573-1400Tu-Sa10:30-5:30KenSaundersgallery@kensaundersgallery.comwww.kensaundersgallery.com

Exhibitingtheworld’smostprominent+innovativeartistscreatingglasssculpture.

Pleasecheckwiththegalleryandvisitourwebsiteforinformationoncurrentexhibition.

Thru February• A Thousand Points of Light: MatthewCummings,CarmenLozar,Anne-LiseRiondSibonyandJeffreySarmiento• Big Ideas:RickBeck,Klumpar/Pavlik,RichardRoyalandThomasScoon

February 6-MarchInvisible Sun:JonKuhn,MichaelPavlik,TolandSandandStevenWeinberg

April 17Original Voices:JonGoldberg,MichelleKnox,EricCruzeandTomoSakai,SarahVaughn


River North

770N.LaSalle.,Ste.401(60654)*Note: reopening in new space February 1Tel312-988-4033Tu-F10:30-5;Sa11-5Dir.MarthaSchneiderschneidergalleryinfo@gmail.comwww.schneidergallerychicago.com

FollowusonTwitterandlikeusonFacebook!

With25yearsofexperience,Schneiderisdedicatedtotheexhibitionofcontemporaryphotography.

Weareproudtorepresentestablishedandemergingartistsfromaroundtheworld,featuringphotographersfrom:Argentina,Guatemala,Africa,China,Germany,andJapan,amongothers.

February 6 Welcome to Schneider Gallery’s New Space,groupshow


230W.Superior(60654)Tel312-337-3525Tu-F10:30-5:30;Sa11-5;Openingreceptionsonfirstdayofnewexhibitionsfrom5-8pmDir.PeterValepeter@valecraftgallery.comwww.valecraftgallery.com

Aneclecticmixofaffordable,contemporaryAmericanfinecraft.

Ongoingdisplayofceramics,decorativefiberart,glassobjects,metalsculpture,functionalart+uniquejewelry.

January 9-April 11Winter Group ShowOpeningFriday,January9,5-8pm

April 17-May 30The Elements: Earth, Air, Fire & WaterOpeningFriday,April17,5-8pm

300W.Superior,Ste.203(60654)Tel312-529-5090M-Sa10-5StudioManagerMattAvignonematt@d-weinberg.comwww.d-weinberg.com

DavidWeinbergPhotographyiscommittedtoeducatingandinformingthepubliconissuesofsocialjustice,aimingtoprovideanengagingenvironmentfordiscourseon critical contemporary issues that concernourcommunity.Joiningartistswithorganizationsinsupportandsolidarityoftheircause,weworktoproducetangiblechangeandcultivateacultureofconsciousness.

Ourgalleryistheheadquartersforinitiativestowardscommunityandeducationaldevelopment.Ourpassionforeducationdrivesadevelopingphotographicworkshopprogramwherewestrivetohelphighschoolstudentsimagetheirfuturethroughthemediumofphotography.WecontinuetohouseDavidWeinberg’spersonalphotographystudioandserveasanarchiveofhismanyprojects.

February 13-May 8try youth as youth:RichardRoss,SteveLiss,SteveDavisandTirtzaEven;exhibitionpartnerACLUofIllinois.Impactnight:Feb12,6-9pm;getticketsonline.OpeningreceptionFeb13,5-8pm

325W.Huron(60654)Tel312-944-1990Tu-F10-5:30;Sa11-5:[email protected]

ZollaLiebermanGallerypresentstheinauguralexhibitionintheirrenovatedspace:

March 13-April 18ErikaRothenberg:House of CardsAreinstallationofher1992MuseumofModernArtNewYorkexhibitionof90satiricalgreetingcards.OpeningMarch13,4:30-8:30

April 24-May 30OpeningApril24,5-8pm•JohnFraser,Interval & Ratio Worksaddressformalandmaterialconcernsandareaccumulativeinnature.Featuredmaterialsincludewood,paper,foundmaterial. •VadimKatznelson,Multi/StylisticRetrospectiveoftheartist’svaryingworksspanningthepast15years. MEMBERCHICAGOARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONANDARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONOFAMERICA

222W.Superior,Ste.1E(60654)Tel312-787-3300Tu-Sa10-5;Su+Mbyappt.art@zygmanvossgallery.comwww.zygmanvossgallery.comfacebook.com/zygmanvossgallerytwitter@zygmanvoss

Forover10yearsZygmanVossGalleryhasbeenshowcasingmuseumquality17thto20thcenturymasterssuchasPicasso,Rembrandt+Renoir.

Additionally,ZygmanVossrepresents contemporary artists MosheRosenthalis,LeonardoNierman,AlizaNahor,RamonVilanova,ElsaMuñoz,+ErrolJacobson.

March 21-April 24JeonghanandChoonhyangYunOpeningSaturday,March21,5-7pm

Schneider Gallery

David Weinberg Photography

Zolla / Lieberman Gallery

Vale Craft Gallery

Zygman Voss Gallery

JoyceRebora,Wind,mixedmedia,8”Hx51/2”Wx21/2”D

JeonghanandChoonhyangYun,Gewhi (Blossom),36”x36”

Ken Saunders Gallery

Judy A Saslow GalleryThe Project Room

The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera

AdrianFernandez,Untitled No. 31, fromtheEpilogue II series

RustyWolfe,Halphazard,mixedmediaonpanel,48”x48”

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119N.Peoria,3D(60607)Tel773-206-7354Th,F,Sa12-5Dir.JeffersonGodardjefferson@aspectratioprojects.comwww.aspectratioprojects.com

Aspect/Ratioisacontemporaryvideoartgalleryfocusedonexhibitingvideoartbyemergingandestablishedartists.

Representedartistsinclude:NickAlbertson,EinatAmir,GuyBen-Ner,GlenFogel,ChelseaKnight,MartinMurphy,CasildaSánchezandBryanZanisnik.

1230W.Jackson(60607)Tel312-243-2980M-F10-5,andbyappt.President,FrederickBakerDir.ScotCampbellinfo@frederickbaker.comfrederickbakerinc.com

SpecializinginfineAmericanandEuropeanprints,drawings,watercolors,paintings,sculptureandinterestingobjects.

IvanAlbright,ThomasHartBenton,EugeneBerman,GeorgesBraque,ByronBrowne,FelixBuhot,MarcChagall,AntoniClavé,ElaineDeKooning,JimDine,SamFrancis,KatsunoriHamanishi,S.W.Hayter,EllisonHoover,NicoJungman,EllsworthKelly,KätheKollwitz,SolLewitt,MarinoMarini,ReginaldMarsh,RobertMotherwell,LouiseNevelson,KennethNoland,MaxPechstein,JosephPennell,PabloPicasso,J.F.Raffaëlli,RobertRauschenberg,MitchellSiporin,FrankStella,J.A.M.Whistler

MEMBERINTERNATIONALFINEPRINTDEALERSASSOCIATION

215N.Aberdeen(60607)Tel312-850-0924Dir.EwaCzeremuszkininfo@ec-gallery.comwww.ec-gallery.com

ECGallery’sprimaryfocusistheintroductionandrepresentationofemergingandmid-careerartistswhosepracticestraversepainting,drawing,mixedmediaandphotomedia.

Pleasecheckwebsiteforfullexhibitiondetails.

955W.Monroe(60607)(EntranceonMorganSt.)Tel248-303-4248Tu-Sa11-6955@galleryninechicago.comwww.galleryninechicago.comfacebook.com/galleryninechicago

GalleryNinespecializesinContemporaryfineartandcraft.

118N.Peoria(60607)Tel312-455-1990Tu-F10-5:30;Sa11-5:[email protected]

Specializesininternationalcontemporaryartinallmedia,andartthatisconceptually,formally,orsocio-politicallybased.

Founded1983.

Representedartists:DerrickAdams,ToddChilton,SpencerFinch,JuliaFish,NatalieFrank,ChrisGarofalo,LuisGispert,JacobHashimoto,SusanHefuna,RobertHeinecken,DeanaLawson,JudyLedgerwood,SolLeWitt,KarthikPandian,MichaelRakowitz,RichardRezac,FredSandback,NancySpero,BrianUlrich,SiebrenVersteeg,AnneWilson

January 16New Catalogue

MEMBERARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONOFAMERICA

215N.Aberdeen(60607)Tel312-944-0408Galleryhoursduringexhibitions:Th-Sa11-5andbyappt.Officehoursyear-roundM-F11-5andbyappt.info@kasiakaygallery.comwww.kasiakaygallery.comwww.fineartwallpapers.com

Establishedandmid-careerinternationalartistsworkinginallmedia.

PleasecontactgalleryorcheckwebsiteoronlineCGNlistingforadditionalshowinformation.


1139W.FultonMarket(60607)Tel312-226-7808W12-6;Th12-7;F12-6;Sa11-5;[email protected]

Specializingincontemporaryfine,funandsophisticatedartwork.Originalpaintingsandlimitededitionprints.

Since1988Marshasbeenthemust-seehotspotoftheChicagoWestLoopartscene.

Celebrating25years

Foradditionalinformationregardingshowschedulepleaseconsultthegallerywebsite.

Aspect/Ratio

EC Gallery Mars GalleryKasia Kay Art Projects Gallery and Fine Art Wallpapers

Rhona Hoffman Gallery

West Loop + West Town Dining:•ManyWestLooprestaurantsmakegreatpost-galleryspots:Publican,Next,theAviary,Blackbird,Avec,GirlandtheGoat,Maude’sLiquorBar,PiccoloSogno,Nellcôte,Moto,AuCheval,GreenZebraandBellyQ.

Design + Culture:•TheWestsideisfilledwithdesignandvintagesourceswhereyoucanfindantiquedoorknobsandhardware,bargainfurnitureorhigh-enddesignat:StrandDesign,LeslieHindmanAuction-eers,Wright,MorlenSinoway,RandolphStreetMarket,andJan’sAntiques

West Loop, Fulton Market and West Side

TheNationalHellenicMuseumandCulturalCenteroffersregularprogrammingandexhibitionsandislocatedonSouthHalstedinGreektown,adjacent

totheWestLoopgallerydistrict.

SiobanLombardi,Perfect Land 1, painting

Gallery Nine

Frederick Baker, Inc.

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835W.Washington(60607)Tel312-226-6800Tu-F10-5;[email protected]

McCormickGalleryfeaturesbothModern+Contemporaryart,focusingprimarilyonpainting,worksonpaper+sculpture.

Werepresenttheestatesofnumerousmid-centuryAmericanpainters,withanemphasisonabstractexpressionism.

Thegalleryalsoshowsbothestablished+emergingcontemporaryartists.

Pleasecallthegalleryforexhibitioninformation.

Thru January 24BenHerr:Metamorphosis

February-March 7Pleasecontactgalleryforinformation

March 13-April 18JohnSabraw:New WorkOpeningreceptionFriday,March13,5-7pm


942W.Lake(60607)Tel312-226-8984Tu-Sa11-5:30;Openingreceptionsheldfirstnightofexhibitionfrom5-8pmDir.AronPackerpacker@packergallery.comwww.packergallery.com

Contemporaryartinallmedia.Well-knownforfolkandoutsiderart.

Pleasecontactgalleryorseeonlinelistingforexhibitiondetails.


130N.Jefferson(60661)[email protected]

ConvenientlylocatedintheWestLoop,PRIMITIVE’s30,000sq.ft.flagshipstoreisfilledwithauthentic,museum-gradefurniture,artifacts,textiles,jewelry,fashion+artworkfromtheworldover.

Discoverhowtobridgethegapbetween

LIVING+COLLECTING

Pleasecontactusforcurrentexhibition+eventschedules.

1350BlockofW.Randolph(60607)Marketstakeplaceondateslistedbelow.Hoursare10-5bothdays.www.randolphstreetmarket.com

Art,fashion,vintagetreasures,food,livemusic,andmore-allyearlong!

Visitwebsiteforadditionaldatesanddetails.

January 24-25March 28-29April 25-26

835W.Washington(60607)Tel312-491-0917Tu-F10:30-6;Sa11-5Dir.StevieGrecoinfo@secristgallery.comwww.secristgallery.com

Establishedandemergingcontemporaryartistsinallmedia.

Pleasecontactthegalleryforexhibitioninformation.

Thru January 31DOGS CHASE BALLScuratedbyNOSPACE:KatieHickman,BradfordKessler,PuppiesPuppies,JoshReames,KatSchneider

February 5-8MaterialArtFair,MexicoCityWorkbyAnneLindbergandPaulAnthonySmith

February-March RyanFenchel

327N.Aberdeen,Ste.151(60607)Tel312-432-9500Tu-Sa11-5orbyappt.Openings6-9pmonfirstdayofshowDir.LindaWarrenlinda@lindawarrenprojects.comwww.lindawarrenprojects.com

Emergingandmid-careercontemporaryartistsinallmedia.Additionalfocusoncorporatecollectionsandconsulting.

Thru February 14GalleryY:PaulaHendersonGalleryX:MeganEuker

February 20-April 11PhilipCapuano

April 17-June 6TomTorleumke


845W.Washington(60607)Tel312-480-8390scott@westernexhibitions.comwww.westernexhibitions.comfacebook.com/WesternExhibitionsTwitter@WesternExSpehInstagram@WesternExhibitions

Contactgalleryorvisitwebsiteforexhibitioninformation.

685N.Milwaukee(60642)Tel312-738-0400W-F12-7;[email protected]

Artworkinallmediaingroupandsoloexhibitions.

January 16-February 26•GroupExhibition:Document;jurorJessicaCochran•JacquelineBattalora&DianaVallera:Women, Work, and Gender Roles.OpeningreceptionFriday,January 16, 6-9pm

March 13-April 16•Groupexhibition:18th International Open;

jurorGillGatfield•Soloshow:JessicaMeuninck-GangerOpeningreceptionFriday,March13,6-9pm•GroupExhibition:ArtisanGallery,fineartsandcraftsbywomen

Randolph Street Market

PRIMITIVE

Carrie Secrist Gallery

Linda Warren Projects

Woman Made Gallery

West Loop/West Side

Packer Schopf Gallery

BarbaraKoenen,War Rug-Baluchi Drixa, spicesoncanvas,60”x40”

Western Exhibitions

PhilipCapuano,Miss Multi Verse, 2012, ceramic andmixedmedia,49”x14”x10”

McCormick Gallery

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ZhouBArtCenter1029W.35thSt.,Ste.403(60609)Tel773-254-5100Tu-Sa11-5;Openformonthly3rdFridaysartistreceptionsfrom7-10pmDir.RobinRiosrrios@4artinc.comwww.4artinc.com

Visitgallerywebsiteforexhibitionschedule.

January 16February 20March 20April 17VisittheZhouBArtCenterfor3rdFridays.Heldmonthly,7-10pm

1200W.35thSt.(60609)Tel773-247-3000M-Sa8-6;[email protected]

Thisrestored500,000sq.ft.formerSpiegelCatalogueWarehouseprovidesaffordablestudioandgalleryexhibitspaceforagrowingnumberofartists,fashiondesigners,andcreativeprofessionalsworkinginmanydifferentartformsandmedia.

Thespectacular18,000sq.ft.SkyLineLofteventspaceonthe5thfloorissetagainsttheChicagoskylineandoffersauniquevenueforweddings,exhibitions,tradeshows,fashionshowsandcorporateevents.Asecondstunningeventspacerecentlyopenedonthefirstfloorwith16,000square-feet,12-footfloor-to-ceilingwindows,andabeautifuloutdoorspaceandsculpturegarden.Framingtheentrancearetwocontemporarysculpturepiecesdesignedbyworldacclaimedsculptor,VirginioFerrari.

January 9-February 20Obsession: Nineartistswhosepaintingsandsculpturesdemonstratevariousstudiopracticesthatshareadeterminedfocusonthefabricationofcompulsivesurfacesandonapracticeofdisciplinedseriality.BarbaraBlades,JerryBleem,CarolynnDesch,BonnieKlehr,

CoreyPostiglione,TriciaRumbolz,SusanSensemann,FernShaffer,KathieShaw,LeslieWolfe.GuestcuratorSusanSensemann.

February 28-April 33rd Annual Competition Show: Juriedshowopentoartists18+withingreaterChicagoarea.Cashprizesupto$3,000awardedatopeningreception.JurorsareMonikaWulferandAmandaWilliams.Submissionswillincludepainting(oil,acrylicandwatercolor),drawings,graphics,photography,photo-basedwork,sculpturalwork,3Dwork,andmixedmedia.EntrydeadlineJanuary31,2015. OpeningreceptionFebruary28

April 17-June 51st Annual Art Educator ShowJuriedexhibitionwithupto$1,000incashawards.OpentomembersoftheNortheastCounciloftheIllinoisArtEducationAssociation(IAEA).Registeratwww.ilaea.org/register.EntrydeadlineMarch14,2015.

January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17EverythirdFridayeachmonthfrom6-10pm,BAChostsopenstudiosandoffersfreedemonstrations.AlsoopenisBAC’s5thfloorFashionDesignCenterwhereemergingandestablishedclothingandaccessorydesignersworkandpresentfashionshows.

ZhouBArtCenter1029W.35thSt.,Ste.309(60609)Tel815-762-52433rdFridays7-10pm,orbyappt.yalefactor@gmail.comwww.yalefactor.comwww.yalefactorartgallery.com

Contemporarynarrativestilllifepaintings,landscapes+prints.

January 16February 20March 20April 17VisittheZhouBArtCenterfor3rdFridays.Heldmonthly,7-10pm

5020S.Cornell(60615)Tel773-324-5520M-Th9-8;F-Sa9-5;[email protected]

Thru March 22Ground Floor:Asurveyexhibitionofmulti-mediaworkbypromisingartistswhohaverecentlyemergedfromChicago’stoplevelMFAprogramsin2013and2014.

January 11-February 21NuriaMontiel: Wxnder WxrdsResidentartist,NuriaMontiel,exhibitsherworkhighlightingherprocessandworkwithdifferentcommunitiesthroughoutChicago.

January 18-April 19 MelikaBass:The Latest Sun is Sinking Fast

March 1-April 19ArtShop:AnexhibitionofstudentworkbytheHydeParkArtCenter’sArtShopprogramcultivatingcreativetalentinaselectgroupofteenagersfromSouthSideareahighschools.

2150S.Canalport(60608)Tel773-609-LOFT(5638)[email protected]

Upscale,trendy,loftworkspaceinagrowingartistcommunity.Locatedinwhatwasoncetheworld’slargestmacaronifactory+convenientlylocatedinthePilsenArtDistrict.Custom,stylishwork+eventsspaceforestablished+up-and-comingartistsandprofessionalsthroughoutChicago.

NO pets. Commercial only. We do not offer live-in work space.

CoinedChicago’spremiereventspacewithrentalaccommodationsforweddings,socials,meetings,networking,celebrity-focusedevents+more!LACUNAisatrulyuniquevenue.Ourspacesrangefrom1,200-20,000sq.ft.,aswellasa6,000sq.ft.roof-topdeck.

[email protected].

•Short/longtermworkloftleases•Utilitiesincluded:heat,a/c,electric(*somerestrictions)•FreeWi-Fi•Communitykitchen•Gallery/exhibitionarea•Exposedbrickwalls•Originaltimberbeams+hardwoodfloors,highceilings•Largeopenhallways•Updatedlighting+electric•24-houraccess•On-sitesecurityguard•Securedcodedentry•In-housemanagement•1freight+2passengerelevators•Free+abundanton-siteparking•Roof-topdeck:exquisiteskylineview+custom-builtbenchseating

1957S.Spaulding(60623)KedzieElstoponCTAPinkLineTel773-542-9126Sa11-4+byappt.sophiebella@sbcglobal.netwww.urbanartretreat.com

[email protected]/urbanretreat

Non-profitartgalleryfeaturingunder-representedartists.

Pleasecontactgalleryorvisitwebsiteforexhibitioninformationandfullschedule.

February 14Women of Many ColorsWomenfromaroundtheworldexhibittheirartatLizLongGallerytoshowwhatourworldislike.OpeningreceptionSaturday,February14,1-4pm

Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Pilsen and South Side

Southofthecitycenter,gallery+artistcommunitiesmaybefoundinPilsenalong18thSt.,intheChicagoArtsDistrictalongHalsted,aswellasinLACUNAArtistLoftsandManaContemporary.

InBridgeportyou’llfindtheZhouBArtCenterandBridgeportArtCenter.InHydeParktherearethreeUniversityofChicagoaffiliatedmuseums:theSmartMuseumofArt,theRenaissanceSocietyandtheLoganCenter.Alsonearby:HydeParkArtCenterandSouthSideCommunityArtCenter.

Special ongoing district events:•3rdThursday,HydePark(SmartMuseum)•2ndFriday,ChicagoArtsDistrict•2ndSaturday,LacunaArtistLofts•3rdFriday,BridgeportatZhouBArtCenterandBridgeportArtCenter

Dining in the district•Nightwood,Nana’s,Acadia,A10,Medicion57th,ThreeAces,MoonPalace,NuevoLeón

4Art Inc.Gallery

Bridgeport Art Center (BAC)

Hyde Park Art Center

YaleFactor,Lawrence, watercoloronArches,14”x11”

Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center

Yale Factor Gallery

LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios

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UniversityofChicago915E.60thSt.(60637)Tel773-702-2787Tu-Sa9-8;Su11-8arts.uchicago.edu/logan/gallery

January 9-March 15Lands End

April 3-13BA Thesis Exhibition

1210W.18thSt.(60608)Tel312-733-6132Dir.IsraelHernandez

ShowcasingLatinAmericanandothercontemporaryart.

Representing:MontserratAlsina,TimArroyo,HectorBarron,RobertoFerreyra,JeffAbbeyMaldonado,AlfredoMartinez,AntonioMartinez,MarkNelson,EufemioPulido.

January 9-March 1Urban Flashback AlfonsoPilotoNievesRuiz (www.anrstudios.com) andRicardoSantosHernández (www.ricardochicanindio.com)OpeningreceptionFriday,January9,5-10pm

March 13-May 1Duo DeporteLessieVenardoDixonandErickROHOGarciaOpeningreceptionFriday,March13,5-10pm

UniversityofChicago5811S.EllisCobbHall,Ste.418(60637)Tel773-702-8670Tu-F10-5;[email protected]

Admissionisalwaysfree

Thru February 8MathiasPoledna

February 22-April 19VardaCaivano

UniversityofChicago5550S.Greenwood(60637)Tel773-702-0200Tu,W,F,Sa,Su10-5;[email protected]

Admissionisalwaysfree.

February 12–June 14Objects and Voices: A Collection of Stories

3831S.MichiganAve.(60653)Tel773-373-1026M,TuClosed;W-F12-5;Sa9-5;[email protected]

SSCACpreserves,conserves,andpromotesthelegacyandfutureofAfricanAmericanartandartistswhileeducatingthecommunityonthevalueofartandculture.

SSCACisthebridgethatlinksthehistoryandfutureofvisualartsthroughcreation,preservation,education,conservationandexhibition.Throughitsmissionandrichhistory,SSCACseekstoinfusehistoryintothefutureofart.

January 24-February 28Celebrating Past and Present African American Heroes. OpeningreceptionandartisttalkJanuary24,2-5pm

March 7–April 18A Woman’s Palette OpeningreceptionandartisttalkMarch7,2-5pm

April 11BalletFundraiseratHarrisTheater- Off the Wall & Onto The Stage, Dancing the Art of Jonathan GreenTicketsatharristheaterchicago.org

1029W.35thSt.(60609)Tel773-523-0200M-Sa10-5info@zhoubartcenter.comwww.zhoubartcenter.com

Zhou B Art Center Celebrates 10 Years of Art Innovation

TheZhouBArtCenterisoneofChicago’spremierartdestinationswithavibrantmixofgalleries,artiststudios,specialeventspacesandthenewlyrenovatedCenterLineCafé.

January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17Third Friday Openings,7-10pm

Thru April 11Feeling is Liberty, ZhouBrothersSoloExhibition

January 16-February 14I Am American

February 22-March 14Illinois High School Art Exhibit

March 20-April 11NIU MFA Show

April 17-May 9Immortality and Vulnerability

Prospectus Gallery

Zhou B Art Center

Pilsen, Hyde Park, Bridgeport

Smart Museum of Art

The Renaissance Society

Logan Center

South Side Community Art Center

TICKETS HARRISTHEATERCHICAGO.ORG

South Side Community Art Center

AndreasSiqueland

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1513N.Western(60622)Tel312-617-5168W-Sa12-4orbyappt.PerryCasalinowww.adventurelandgallery.com

AdventureLandGalleryisaChicagoexhibitionspacethatseekstocelebrateyoungtalentandactasaservicetoartistsintheChicagoarea.Thegallerywillhelpemerging,young,andupcomingartistsbyprovidingalocationtodisplaytheirworkandanetworkbywhichtheycanconnecttotheartpatronsofChicago.

Recognizingthedifficultiesyoungartistsface,renownedlocalartistTonyFitzpatrickhashelpedcreatethisnewgalleryinconjunctionwithFirecatProjectstohelpartistsselltheirworkwithminimalfees.

Visitthewebsiteforexhibitioninformationandopeningdates.

4426N.Ravenswood(60640)Tel773-454-1512F-Sa12-6;[email protected]

AlibiFineArtisacontemporarygalleryintheRavenswood/LincolnSquarearea.

Ourgoalistopromotenew,overlookedandmid-careerartists.

Thegallery’sprimaryfocusisonphotography,withothermediarepresentedaswell.

Pleasevisitwebsiteforexhibitiondetails.

2156N.Damen(60647)Tel773-252-2232W-Sa12-6;[email protected]

January 7-31•RabbiGoldhamer,paintingsanddrawings•WesCarson,photographyOpeningreceptionSunday,January 11, 3-6pm

February 4-28•EllenRothDeutsch,fiber

•MeredithDytch,oil•JessicaGondek,mixedmediaReceptionSunday,February8,3-6pm

March 4-28•RosemaryDes-Plas,paintingsandhairdrawingsFused:juriedencausticexhibitionReceptionFriday,March6,6-9pm

April 1-25OpenWallsExhibition:You Lookin’ at Me?,selfexaminationsReceptionFriday,April3,6-9pm

2938N.Clark(60657)Tel773-832-4038Open7daysaweek.M-F11-7;Sa10-6;Su12-5NancieKingMertzNancie@nanciekingmertz.comwww.NancieKingMertz.comwww.ArtDeTriumph.comwww.ArtfulFramerStudios.com

Celebrating11yearsonClarkStreetinLakeviewEastand35yearsofexperton-siteframing. ThetopframingfavoriteonYelp.

OriginaloilandpastelpaintingsofChicagoandtheworldbyawardwinningartistNancieKingMertz.Gicleeprintsoncanvasandpaperareavailableofhersoldwork,sizedtoyourspecificationsandprintedin-housebyRonMertz.Fineartcardsandgiftsarenumerousinthedouble-storefront,whichincludesdesignservices.Commissionsarewelcome.

MuchoftheartworkfeaturedinChicago-basedtelevisiondramasiscreatedbyNancieKingMertz.

SeeacollectionofnewMertzoilsandpastelsofTuscanyandChicago.In2014,shereceivedthecoveted“Master”signaturestatusofthePastelSocietyofAmerica,InternationalAssociationofPastelSocieties,andPastelPaintersofChicago.

1871N.Clybourn(60614)Tel773-248-3100M-F10-6;Sa10-5;andbyappt.JackiePernotart@chicagoartsource.comwww.chicagoartsource.com

SituatedintheheartoftheClybournCorridor,theChicagoArtSourceGalleryoffersadiversecollectionofartwork,knowledgeablestaffandwelcomingenvironmentforbothfirst-timebuyersandseasonedcollectors.

Viewtheirvastinventoryofcontemporary art online at chicagoartsource.com

Winter ShowNewworksbygalleryartists

Spring ShowPleasecontactfordetails

Pleasevisitchicagoartsource.com/eventsforinformationoncurrentandupcomingshows.

North Side NeighborhoodsThecity’sNorthSideisbroadlycomprisedofanumberofareas,includ-ingLincolnPark,OldTown,LincolnSquare,Bucktown,WickerPark,UkrainianVillage,Lakeview,Andersonville,RavenswoodandRogersPark.

Specialartevents,hostedbyneighborhoodgroups,suchasIAmLoganSquare,RavenswoodArtWalk,LillstreetArtCenter,andtheFlatIronArtistsAssociation(FIAA),takeplaceoncertainweekendsduringtheyear,sincemanyartistsliveandworkinstudiosonthissideofthecity.

CheckoutneighborhoodgemslikeIntuit:TheCenterforIntuitiveandOutsiderArt,theonlynonprofitintheU.S.whosesolepurposeistopresentself-taughtart.Alsoexplorenewgalleries,alternativespacesandcollectivesthathavebeenpoppingupthroughoutUkrainianVillage,HumboldtParkandbeyond.

•Cornelia Arts Building: regular openhousestakeplaceduringtheyear.Visitwebsitefordatesanddetails:corneliaartsbuilding.com

•Intuit: the Center for Outsider Art hostsregulareventsandworkshopsallyear.Visitart.orgforinformation.

ArtDeTriumph + Artful Framer Studios

AdventureLand Gallery

Alibi Fine Art

Chicago Art Source GalleryARC Gallery

EllenRothDeutsch,Targeted

Welcome to the World of Mr. Imagination is on view at Intuit

January 9–April 25, the

artist’sfirstcareerretrospectiveinChicago

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4642N.Western(60625)Tel773-293-2070F-Sa12-5;+byappt.Dir.DeborahMarisLaderinfo@chicagoprintmakers.comwww.chicagoprintmakers.com

Featuringaffordablefineartprints+works-on-paperbylocal+internationalartists.LocatedinChicago’slongest-runningfineartprintmakingworkshop,wheregalleryvisitorsminglewithprintartistsastheycreateonthepresses.

Artistsincude:HiroshiAriyama,ChristineGendre-Bergere,SanyaGlisic,JacoPutker,ArtemioRodriguez,MattBodett,MishaGoro,DanGrzeca,EricHoffman,RyanKapp,AmosKennedyJr,DamonKowarsky,DeborahMarisLader,DavidDriesbach,RayMaseman,StarshapedPress,JillianNickell,DennisO’Malley,KimLaurel,MeganSterling,ScottWestgard+others.

Thru February 28OffsiteExhibition:Expo72,72E.Randolph(60601)ROLLED, STONED, & INKED: 25 years of Chicago Printmakers Collaborative presentedbytheDepartmentofCulturalAffairsandSpecialEvents.Ongoingdemonstrationsofprintmakinginthegallery:50artistsaffiliatedincludingTonyFitzpatrick,AaronColeman,ChristineGendre-Bergere,CatherineJacobi,JeanineCoupeRyding

Thru February 2825th Annual International Small Print ShowAffordable,intimatelysizedprintsfeaturing60+artistsincludingJayRyan,SagePerrott,CarolLuc,CaryCochrane,CleoWilkinson,MichelleMcCoy,JustinSantora,BertMenco

March 14-May 2Spring Cleaning: CPC 25th Anniversary Studio SaleAfter25yearsofhoarding,it’stime.Artwork,frames,furnitureandsupplies.ReceptionSaturday,March14,12-5pm

1800W.Cornelia(60657)[email protected]

Establishedin1986,theCorneliaArtsBuildingisoneofthelargestall-artist-studiobuildingsonChicago’sNorthside.

Originalartworkfromthestudiosofover40artists.Plus,livemusic,foodtrucksandguestartists!EventsareFREEandopentothepublic.

Pleasevisitourwebsiteformoreinfo:corneliaartsbuilding.com

Spring Open StudiosFriday,March20,6-10pmFriday,May22,6-10pmSaturday,May23,1-5pm

2415W.North(60647)Tel773-292-0419Sa1-5;andbyappt.IwonaBiedermanndreamboxgallery@gmail.comwww.dreamboxgallery.com

Specializingincontemporaryartwithhighlightsonphotography.

January 16-31• LINE and LANDPhotographybyMichalPawelMarkowski• ESSAY. IMAGE. FICTIONReadingfromDAY on EARTHTravelingProseat7pmfollowedbyabooksigningandopenreceptionFriday,January16,6:30-9:30pm

April 3-30IrenaSiwek:Point of View, worksonpaperReceptionwiththeartistFriday,April3,6-9pm

2381N.Milwaukee(60647)Tel773-819-9200Tu-Su11-6;Openings6-10onfirstnightofnewexhibitionsOwnerBillyCraven;[email protected]

VotedBestEstablishedGalleryandBestGalleryExhibitbyChicago Reader.

January 9-25Street Textures, PennyPinch,NstJ,Mosher,andABCKills.

January 30-March 1Stinkfish presents anewbodyofworkinthissoloexhibition.

March 6-April 5In the Centerfold:LarsKrause,Germany-baseddesigner/printmaker;firstAmericansoloexhibition.

April 10-26Urban Vinyl DailyteamsupwithGalerieFtoexhibitacollectionofcustomvinyltoyscreatedbylocalandnationaltoyartists.

2124N.Damen(60647)Tel773-342-5381M-Sa10-5StanKleininfo@firecatprojects.orgwww.firecatprojects.org

Openingreceptionsfortheartisttakeplacefrom7-9pmonthefirstnightoftheexhibition.

January 30DavidCriner

February 27FrankSpidale

March 27EricDoyle

April 24JonathanLaurence

756N.Milwaukee(60642)Tel312-243-9088Tu-Sa11-6;Th11-7:[email protected]

Intuitwasestablishedin1991andiscurrentlytheonlynonprofitorganizationintheU.S.whosesolepurposeistopresentself-taughtart.

January 9–April 25Welcome to the World of Mr. Imagination. ThefirstChicagoretrospectivefortheartist,whosecareerspannedmorethan30years,willtellthestoryofMr.Imagination’slifeinChicagobutalsoasanationallyrecognizedpublicartist.Intuitisproudtopresentearlyexperimentalpieces,carvedsandstonesculpturesandhissignaturebottlecapwork,amplifiedbyphotographsdocumentinghiscareer.Theshow’stitleistakenfromahand-paintedsignthathungintheartist’sstudioandreflectsthecurator’sintentiontopresentMr.Imagination’sworld.CuratedbyMarthaHenry.

1389N.Milwaukee(60622)Tel773-227-7900M-Sa11-8;Su12-5Receptionsfirstnightofexhibitionfrom6-9pmsupport@J2gallery.comwww.j2gallery.com

Exhibitingartists:DavidMayhew,LauraLeeJunge,M.Jackson,AudryCramlit

Paintings,sculpture+photography.Originalart,limitededitionreproductions,+Giclées.Customframingonsite.

January 23-March 1Naked & Not Afraid:Groupexhibition.

February 6-March 1AndreaMistretta:Mardi Gras Jubilee

March 6-April 26The Notion of Motion:Groupshow.

April 3-26BrianMorgan:The Faces of the Streets

3306N.Halsted(60657)Tel773-472-1865Opendaily11-6,closedTuJeanLeightheleighgallery@comcast.netwww.theleighgallery.com

SetintheheartofLakeview/Wrigleyville/Boystown.Offeringinnovativeselectionsoforiginalartworkinallmedia.Dedicatedtoexhibitingqualityartatreasonableprices.

Oil,acrylic,watercolor,etching,pastel,sculpture,bronze,glass,jewelry,pottery,wood,marquetry,photography, encaustic + much more.Representingover80artists.

245W.North(60610)Tel312-440-2322W-F12-6;Sa11-6;Su12-5thomas@thomasmastersgallery.comwww.thomasmastersgallery.com

Contemporaryartwork.

Pleasecontactgalleryforexhibitionandopeningreceptiondetails.

Thru January 31TeresaGetty

January 9RandiRusso(Chicago/NewYork),paintingsSpeciallivemusicperformancewithRandiRusso,SteveDorockeandThomasMastersduringreceptiononFriday,January9,6-9pm

January 23ThodosDanceandTMGcollaborativeperformanceFriday,January23,6-9pm

March 6GlenLasio(Milan),newmixedmediapaintingsReceptionFriday,March6,6-8pm

April 10TimAnderson(Chicago),paintingsReceptionFriday,April10,6-8pm


Cornelia Arts BuildingWhere art works

DreamBox Gallery

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

Thomas Masters Gallery

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

Firecat Projects

North Side

Galerie F

Jackson Junge Gallery

The Leigh Gallery

EricWeinstein,The J,penandpencilon paper

IrenaSiwek,Point of View Series, inkonpaper,23”x25,”2014

LauraLeeJunge,Vintage Vino,oiloncanvas KenReif,An Autumn DayMr.Imagination’sHorse.Photo©DimitrePhotographyInc.

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5216N.Damen(60625)Tel773-878-4255F-Sa1-6pm;[email protected]

MorphoGalleryfeaturesavarietyofmediums,includingphotography,jewelry,glass,mixedmediaandpainting. Wespecializeinlithography,etchingsandworksonpaperfromChicago-basedartists.

Pleasecontactgalleryorcheckwebsiteforexhibitioninformation.

2218N.Clark(60614)Tel773-592-3434Opendaily.M-W11-4;Th11-2;F1-7;Sa12-5;[email protected]

ArtistJoshMoulton’sstunningurbanlandscapes,familiarimagesofChicagoneighborhood+architecturalscenes,+richlydetailedruralvistastransportyoufromyoururbanenvirons.Theyreflectthecity’sindustrialroots,integralbusinessdistrict,skyscrapers,+waterwayssignificanttoChicago’siconicaesthetic.

Moultonproducescommissionedworksforclients.Hispaintingsare in many corporate collections, includingthoseofDeloitte&Touche,NMHPrenticeWomen’sHospitalandmore.

4041N.Milwaukee,2ndFl.(60641)[email protected]@nvam.orgwww.nvam.org

Dedicatedtothecollection,preservationandexhibitionofartinspiredbycombat.NVAMinspiresgreaterunderstandinganddialogueaboutwarthroughtheveterans’artisticexpression.Allartworkismadebyveteransandhelpsboththeindividualandtheircommunitiesprocessthewarexperienceinapositiveandself-healingway.

Thru May 15MattMitchell:The 100 Faces ProjectAcrosssectionoftheAmericanswhohavegonetothewarsinIraqandAfghanistan.

5415W.Higgins(60630)Tel312-533-4911M-Su10-7VesnaKStelcerinfo@edpaschkecenter.orgwww.edpaschke.org

TheEdPaschkeArtCenterpreservesandprovidespublicaccesstotheworkofthelegendaryEdPaschke;servesasaneducationalresourceforyouth,adults,artistsandacademics;andfunctionsasanaccessibleplatformforartiststoshowcasetheirwork.

TheCenterfeatures2,800square-feetofgalleryspaceand1,700square-feetofeducationalspacethatalsoincludesarecreationofPaschke’s2004studio.

Thru January 18Specialexhibition:SteveSchapiroPhotography.ImagesofWarhol,ReedandBowie.

2216W.Chicago(60622)Tel773-661-2578W-Sa12-6&byappt.hello@regardsgallery.comwww.regardsgallery.comfacebook.com/regardsgallery

AnewgallerylocatedinUkrainianVillage.

Pleasevisitwebsiteoronlinelistingforcurrentexhibitiondetails.

1016N.Western(60622)Tel773-697-3846Tu-Sa11-6;Su-Mbyappt.;Openingreceptionsheldfirstdateofscheduledexhibitions,6-10pmDir.PatrickHullinfo@verticalgallery.comwww.verticalgallery.comFacebook,Instagram+Twitter

VerticalGalleryisdedicatedtourban,contemporaryandstreetart.LocatedinUkrainianVillage,thegalleryfocusesonworkinfluencedbyurbanenvironments,streetart,popculture,andillustration.Exhibitionshighlightlocal,nationalandinternationalartists.

February 7-28NateOtto:Cities, Towns, and Color FieldsAnexhibitionwithChicagoartistNateOtto.Showwillincludelargescalepaintingsrenderedinacrylic,spraypaint,andacrylicink,anextensionandevolutionofNate’sillustrativeworksonsmallpanels.

March 7-28Heroes & Villans Group ShowEightartists’uniqueinterpretationofcomiccharacters.Newworkfrom:ChrisCunningham(Dublin),Cept(London),SteveSeeley(Chicago),Parlee(London),GregoireGuillemin(Paris),AdamLister(NewYork),Cieu(Paris),andELEE(Chicago).

RegardsNational Veterans Art Museum

Morpho Gallery

Vertical Gallery

Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery

JoshMoulton,Next Stop, acrylic on canvas,30”x40”

North Side

Ed Paschke Art Center

ART.ORG

JANUARY 9 - APRIL 25, 2015

WELCOMETO THE WORLD OF MR. IMAGINATION

Martha Henry, Curator

MattMitchell,fromThe 100 Faces Project

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78E.Washington(60602)Tel312-744-6630M-Th9-7;F-Sa9-6;Su10-6;Holidays10-4www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Visitwebsiteforanup-to-dateexhibitionschedule.

Thru February 28Rolled, Stoned and Inked: 25 Years of the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Expo72

Thru March 29Richard Hunt, Sixty Years of Sculpture

224S.Michigan,Ste.266(60604)Tel312-226-7975Tu-Sa10-5:[email protected]

DouglasDawsonGalleryhasbeenspecializinginancientandhistorictribalartsince1983.

Forover30yearsthegalleryhasplacedimportantethnographicartinmostmajorAmericanmuseumsandinmanyprivatecollectionsintheChicagoareaandaroundthenation. Thegalleryhasmountednumerousthematicexhibitionsoftextiles,ceramics,metalworkandsculpturerepresentingtraditionalnon-Westernculturesfrompre-ColumbianAmerica,AsiaandAfrica.Thegallerywelcomesenthusiastsnewtotheworldofethnographicartaswellascuratorsandcollectorsalreadyfamiliarwiththerichandvariedworldoftraditionaltribalart.

ThegalleryisopentothepublicandlocatedindowntownChicago’shistoricsouthLoop,acrossthestreetfromtheArtInstituteofChicago.

January 22-25ParticipatingintheMetroShowNYC,MetropolitanPavilion,NYC


40E.Erie(60611)NickersonMansionTel312-482-8933Tu-Su10-5Please Note: The Museum will be closed January 5-16, 2015 for annual repairs and deep-cleaning of the historic [email protected]

TheMuseumisopenforself-guidedvisitationduringregularhours.GuidedtoursofMuseumhighlightsareofferedfourtimesdaily.Advancereservationsnotrequired.

TheRichardH.DriehausMuseumimmersesvisitorsinoneofthegrandestresidentialbuildingsof19th-centuryChicago,theGildedAgehomeofbankerSamuelMayoNickerson.ChicagophilanthropistRichardH.DriehausfoundedthemuseumonApril1,2003withavisiontoinfluencetoday’sbuiltenvironmentbypreservingandpromotingarchitectureanddesignofthepast.

February 14Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry Morethan250exemplaryworksofartjewelrybetweenthelateVictorianEraandWWI

875N.Michigan,Ste.3800JohnHancockCenter(60611)Tel312-642-8877M-F10-5:30;Sabyappt.Dirs.PaulGray;JenniferRohrinfo@richardgraygallery.comwww.richardgraygallery.com

Foundedin1963,RichardGrayGalleryisoneoftheleadingdealersinmodernandcontemporaryAmericanandEuropeanartwithlocationsinbothChicagoandNewYork.

ThegalleryoffersexceptionalworksbymasterssuchasPicasso,MatisseandMiróandalsorepresentssomeofthemostexcitingartistsworkingtoday,includingJaumePlensa,DavidHockney,JimDine,andAlexKatz.

Pleasecontactgalleryforuptodateexhibitioninformation.MEMBERARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONOFAMERICAMEMBERCHICAGOARTDEALERSASSOCIATION

8S.Michigan,Ste.620(60603)Tel312-434-7544W-F11-6;Sa12-5;[email protected]@bgfa

Emerging+mid-careercontemporaryartistsinvariousmedia.

Pleasevisitwebsiteorseeonlinelistingforexhibitionschedule.

Downtown, Michigan Ave., Gold Coast, Streeterville, The Loop, South Loop

Richard H.Driehaus Museum

The Chicago Cultural Center

201E.OntarioChicago(60611)Tel312-787-3997information@artsclubchicago.orgwww.artsclubchicago.org

February 18-May 9PedroCabritaReisPublicopeningFebruary18,6-7pm

875N.Michigan,Ste.3860JohnHancockCenter(60611)Tel312-397-9990M-F10-5,Sa11-5Dir.ValerieCarberryAsst.Dir.SusanBeagleyinfo@valeriecarberry.comwww.valeriecarberry.com

ModernandContemporarypainting, sculpture, photography andworksonpaper.

AmericanModernandPostwarartistsshownandrepresented:Brooks,DeRivera,Diller,Ferber,Gottlieb,Hofmann,Howard,Kelpe,Lanyon,Merrild,PolkSmith,Pousette-Dart,Resnick,Roszak,Rothschild,Smith,StorrsandTworkov.

Contemporaryartistsrepresented:JudithBelzer,SusannaCoffey,LauraLetinsky,JimLutes,EvelynStatsingerandScottWolniak.

Visitgallerywebsitefordetails.

Thru January 10JackTworkov:Drawing the Figure

January 16-March 15DorothyDehner:Wood Sculpture and Drawings of the 1970s

MEMBERARTDEALERSASSOCIATIONOFAMERICAMEMBERCHICAGOARTDEALERSASSOCIATION

The Arts Club of Chicago

Bert Green Fine Art

Richard Gray Gallery

Douglas Dawson Gallery

Manygalleriescanbefoundalongthe“MagnificentMile,”fromOakStreettotheChicagoRiver,southnearMillenniumParkanddownpastCongressParkway.GalleriesoccupyspacesstepsfromMichiganAvenue,aswellasinsomeofChicago’smosticonicskyscrapers.

TheareaincludestheArtInstituteofChicago,theMuseumofContemporaryArt(MCA),LoyolaUniversityMuseumofArt(LUMA),andtheMuseumofContemporaryPhotography(MoCP),amongothers.

NavyPierhoststwointernational contemporary artfairsatthelakefront:EXPOCHICAGOinSeptemberandSOFACHICAGOinNovember.

DorisSalcedo,Untitled,2003.Ephemeralpublicproject,8thInternationalIstanbulBiennial,Istanbul,2003.Photo:SergioClavijo.Reproducedcour-tesyoftheartist;AlexanderandBonin,NewYork;andWhiteCube.Atthe

MusuemofContemporaryArtChicago,February14–May31,2015

Valerie Carberry Gallery

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820N.Michigan(60611)Tel312-915-7600Tu11-8(freeadmission);[email protected]/luma

LUMAisdedicatedtoexploring,promoting,andunderstandingartandartisticexpressionthatilluminatestheenduringspiritualquestionsofallculturesandsocieties.LUMAdisplaystheMartinD’Arcy,S.J.Collection,oneofthefinestcollectionsofmedieval,Renaissance,andBaroqueEuropeanartanddecorativeartsintheMidwest.

Through January 4Art and Faith of the Crèche: The Collection of James and Emilia Govan.

February 7-April 26•Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection.•As It Is in Heaven: The Legacy of Shaker Faith and Design. •Order in All Things: Community and Identity in Shaker Architecture. OpeningreceptionFriday,February13,5:30–7:30pm

875N.Michigan,Ste.2520JohnHancockCenter(60611)Tel312-943-2354M-F10-5;Sa12-5Pres.TylerMongersonDir.MargotMacheinfo@mongersongallery.comwww.mongersongallery.com

Since1971MongersonGalleryhasspecializedinpaintingsandsculpturefromtheUnitedStates’WestwardExpansion,featuringartistsFredericRemington,CharlesMarionRussellandHarryJackson.

ThegalleryalsoexhibitsnotableModern,Regionalist,ContemporaryandAfricanAmericanworks.

Pleaseinquireforfurtherinformation.

410N.Michigan,Ste.1(60611)TheWrigleyBuildingTel312-642-5300M-Sa10-6joppen@audubonart.comwww.audubonart.com

Thenation’spremiergalleryofartfromtheGoldenAgeofExplorationforfourdecades.

LocatedinthehistoricWrigleyBuilding,thegalleryspecializesinrareantiquenaturalhistoryart+limited-editionfineartprints,withparticularemphasisontheworksofJohnJamesAudubon.

ThegalleryalsoishometoawidevarietyofworksbyothernotableNaturalHistoryArtistssuchasPierre-JosephRedouté,JohnGould+BasiliusBesler.

Inadditiontobeinganincredibleartresource,thegalleryprovidescustomarchivalframing+nationallyrecognizedconservation+restorationservicesforworksofartonpaper,paintingsoncanvas+photographicmaterials.Thefacilityservicesmuseums,collectors+dealersthroughoutthenation.

100E.Bellevue(60611)Tel312-642-1700Byappt.susan@galleriesmauricesternberg.comwww.galleriesmauricesternberg.com

AfineartdealerinChicagosince1945,thegalleriesoffer“SternbergTraditional,”19th/early20thCenturyAmerican+Europeanpaintings,+“SternbergContemporary,”whichfeaturestheworkofadistinguishedlistofcontemporaryartistsfromaroundtheworld.

Pleasecontactthegalleryforexhibitionschedule.

Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA)

Galleries Maurice Sternberg

R.S. Johnson Fine Art

140E.Walton(60611)DrakeHotelArcadeTel312-255-0005M-Sa11-5:[email protected]

HildtGalleriesshowcasesfineoriginal19th+20thCenturyBritish,European+Americanoilpaintings+watercolors.

Artistsinclude:AntoineBouvardMontagueDawsonConstantinKlugeEvertPietersBernardPothastEJPaprockiAlanWolton

645N.Michigan,Ste.990(60611)Tel312-943-1661M-Sa9-5:[email protected]

Establishedin1955,R.S.JohnsonFineArtspecializesinmuseumqualityworksofartrangingfromOldMasterworksonpaperto19thand20thCenturypaintings,drawings,printsandsculpture.

Ourclientsincludemorethan50museumsworldwide.

Featuredartists:Dürer,Rembrandt,Piranesi,Goya,Degas,Cassatt,Guillaumin,RaoulDufy,Toulouse-Lautrec,Matisse,Gleizes,Villon,Masson,DeChiricoandPicasso.

Thru January 31Rembrandt - Major Graphic Works

MEMBERINTERNATIONALFINEPRINTDEALERSASSOCIATION

43E.Oak,Ste.B(60611)Tel312-255-1202T-W11-6;Th-Sa11-7;[email protected]

SpecializinginthefinestAmericanandEuropeanartistsofearlymodernism,postwarandcontemporaryart. Thegalleryhasalsorecentlylaunchedanexcitingnewcontemporaryartsprogramthatfocusesonemerging-levelartists.

Thegalleryprogramincludesworksbymastersincluding:GeorgBaselitz,NormanBluhm,FernandoBotero,JamesBrooks,AlexanderCalder,JohnChamberlain,MichaelGoldberg,HansHofmann,RobertIndiana,WolfKahn,JoanMiró,PabloPicasso,RobertRauschenberg,andAndyWarholalongwithcontemporaryartistsCaroleFeuerman,KimGottlieb-Walker,VictorMatthews,BrendanMurphy,RuthPastine,ColeSternberg,andBernieTaupin.

Hildt Galleries

Mongerson Gallery

Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.

Michigan Ave., the Loop and South Loop

KM Fine Arts

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1957SheridanRd.HighlandPark(60035)Tel847-432-1888M-Sa9-4:[email protected]

Classesandworkshopsinthevisualarts,galleryexhibitions,andspecialeventsandperformances.

January 9-31OpeningreceptionFriday,January9,6:30-9pm• In View: Annual Member & Faculty Exhibition• Art is Alive in Highland Park

February 6-26February Youth Art MonthStudentsofNorthShoreSchool

Districts112&113displayworkthroughoutTAC’sgalleries

March 6-April 4OpeningreceptionFriday,March6,6:30-9pm • Art Shay: His Life and Love: Aworldclassphotographerfocusesonhisworkofthelast70years.• Finding Latitude: Natural andfoundobjectsconstructedbyDougDeWittandencaustic paintings byGinnyKrueger.

40ArtsCircleDr.,Evanston(60208)Tel847-491-4000Tu,Sa-Su10-5;W,Th,F10-8;FreeadmissionLisaGrazioseCorrin,TheEllenPhilipsKatzDirectorblock-museum@northwestern.eduwww.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu

TheMaryandLeighBlockMuseumofArtisthefineartsmuseumofNorthwesternUniversity,servingtheacademicandculturalneedsoftheUniversityandcommunitythroughthought-provokingexhibitions,arichand

diversepermanentcollection,originalscholarship,anddynamiceducationalandculturalprograms.TheBlockisalsohometoBlockCinema,presentingclassicandcontemporarycinemafromaroundtheworld.

January 13-April 19• Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of Kashmir and Its Legacies.PublicreceptionJanuary17,2-5pm•Toulouse-Lautrec Prints: Art at the Edges of Modernity

January 13-April 17Collecting Culture: Himalaya through the Lens

200S.MidlandAve.Joliet(60436)Tel815-919-4861Hoursbyappt.bullet@bulletfineart.comwww.bulletfineart.com

Specializinginthe‘GraphicFineArt’worksofartist/designer/photographer‘Bullet’.Bullet’sworkisanamalgamationofdrawing,graphicdesignandphotography.Worksforsaleorcommission.

Pleasevisitwebsiteformoreinformationandtoviewavailableworks.

Suburbs, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin

BeyondthecitylimitsChicago’svibrantartsceneextendsinalldirections.Destinationsexistnotjustinbustlingsuburbancommunitiesanduniversi-tytowns,butthroughouttheregion,inIndiana,MichiganandWisconsin.Themidwestishometoarichartscene,andweareintheheartofitall.

Evanston,hometoNorthwestern,isjust5milesfromdowntown.TravelingalongSheridanRd.andHighway41you’llencountergalleriesallthewaynorth.TaketheElwesttoOakParkonweekendstocheckoutallthegalleriesonHarrisonSt.,ortourtheFrankLloydWrightHomeandStudio.Southofthecityyou’llfindmanyartsnon-profitsaswellasrenownedsculptureparks.ManyshorttripswithinIllinoisofferchancestoexplorethewesternsuburbs,theNorthShore,anddownstatetoJoliet,Champaign,andbeyond.

AreavacationdestinationsinIndianaandMichiganareattractive,inspiringdestinationsforartiststospendtheirtimeandexhibittheirwork.

Northoftheborder,Wisconsinoffersarangeofmuseums,artcenters,festivalsandgalleries.

The Art Center

(Highland Park)

TheKrannertArtMuseumandKinkeadPavilionattheUniversityofIllinoisinChampaignfeaturesanextensivecontemporarycollection.Picturedabove:

JosiahMcElheny,Island Universe,2005–2008.Highdefinitionvideo,18min8sec.

Courtesyoftheartist©JosiahMcElheny

Bullet Fine Art

(Joliet)

Batavia, ILWater Street Studios

Champaign, ILKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

Chicago Heights, ILChristoper Art Gallery at Prairie State College Union Street Gallery

Crystal Lake, ILLakeside Legacy Arts Park

DeKalb, ILNorthern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum

Elmhurst, ILThe Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery

Evanston, ILMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Evanston Art CenterSarah Kaiser-AmaralPerspective Group and Photography Gallery, Ltd.

Grayslake, ILCollege of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery

Highland Park, ILThe Art Center

Highwood, ILMcMahon Studio & Gallery

IndianaBrauer Museum of ArtLubeznik Center for the ArtsSouth Shore Arts

Joliet, ILBullet Fine ArtGallery Seven

Lake Forest, ILDeer Path Art League

Winnetka, ILKamp GalleryPagoda Red

Park Forest, ILSalon Artists GalleryTall Grass Arts Association

Riverside, ILRiverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery

Geographic list of galleries

SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WESTNORTH/NORTHWEST OUT OF STATE

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University(Evanston)

ArtShay,Florence on a Working Vacation,LasVegas,1961

CrownedBuddhaShakyamuni,KashmirornorthernPakistan,8thcentury,Brasswithinlaysofcopper,silver,andzinc,AsiaSociety,Mr.andMrs.JohnD.Rockefeller3rdCollectionofAsianArt,1979.044

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ElmhurstArtMuseumBuilding150CottageHill,Elmhurst(60126)Tel630-279-1009Tu,W,Th,Sa10-5;F10-8,[email protected]

January 6-February 6Winter Members ShowContemporaryartworksbyEAGmembersinavarietyofmediaReceptionFriday,January9,7-9pm

February 10-March 20Charlotte Cziperle: ContemplationAtmosphericabstractsandimpressionistlandscapesbyaward-winningartistfeaturedinSouthwest Artand American Art CollectorReceptionFriday,Feb13,7-9pm

March 24-May 1Spring Members ShowReceptionFriday,March27,7-9pm

2603SheridanRd.Evanston(60201)Tel847-475-5300M-Th9-10;F9-6;Sa9-4;Su1-4.Openingreceptionsheldonfirstdayofexhibitionfrom1-4pmwww.evanstonartcenter.orgfacebook.com/EvanstonArtCentertwitter.com/evartcenter

Galleryexhibitionsarefreeandopentothepublicandfirstfloorgalleryspacesarehandicappedaccessible.

Checkoutourwebsiteforupdatedinformationandexhibitiondetails.

116N.ChicagoSt.,Ste.102Joliet(60432)Tel815-483-4310M-F10-4;[email protected]

January 2-March 1912GallerySevenmemberartistsfeaturingvariousmediums

March 20-April 17Metamorphosis: SydneyKreiger,silk:wearablearttoinstallationOpeningreceptionSaturday,March21,6-8pm

April 20-May 15Branch and Feather: EveJenson,graphite,oilandmixedmediumOpeningreceptionSaturday,April25,6-8pm

NoyesCulturalArtCenter927NoyesSt.,Studio#220(Evanston)[email protected]

SarahKaiser-AmaralisateachingArtistatTheAmericanAcademyofArtTheEvanstonArtCenter

996GreenBayRd.Winnetka(60093)[email protected]

FineAmericanandEuropeanpaintingsfromthe19thand20thCenturies,particularlyRegionalImpressionists(1890-1930)andContemporaryAmericanartists.

ThisyearbeginsKampGallery’s38thanniversaryasoneoftheMidwest’smostesteemedpurveyorsofhistoricalandcontemporaryfineartpainting.WehaveanestablishedexpertiseinsellingartofqualityandraritybyartistswhopursuedtheircareerseitherinpartorwholeintheMidwestandwhoseworkwithstandscomparisontomanyofthemostwell-knownAmericanandEuropeanartists.

KampGallery,TheRareArtCenter:OldMastertoModern.

The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery

Evanston Art Center

1709ChapelDr.Valparaiso,IN(46383)Tel219-464-5365Tu,Th-F10-5;W10-8:30;[email protected]/artmuseum

AllBrauerMuseumshows+eventsarefree+opentothepublic;donationswelcome.

January 9-April 5OpeningreceptionFriday,January9,7pm• WehlingandMcGillGalleries:Inner Visions: Sacred Plants, Art and Spirituality; curatedbyLuisEduardoLuna•Gallery1212&EducationRoom:ErnöKoch:Everything is Possible (only how to do?)

February 4StudentCoffeeHourwithcollectorKarlBrenner,7pm

March 25InnerVisionsSymposium

April 15-May 10• WehlingandMcGillGalleries:Valparaiso University Art Student Exhibition • FergusonGallery:AndyWarholscreenprintsfromtheBrauerMuseum’spermanentcollection,curatedbyValparaisoUniversitystudentsKaylaNomina&KevinSimonsen• EducationRoom:Greek&RomanTabletsfromtheBrauerMuseum’spermanentcollection,curatedbyValparaisoUniversitystudentsEmilyCurosh,ElizabethAlmasyandJennaTurpinOpeningreception&awardceremonyforstudentexhibitionWednesday,April15,7pm

April 15-August 9Gallery1212: The Preposthumous Works of Harry Brown OpeningreceptionFriday,April24,7pm

202S.HalstedSt.ChicagoHeights(60411)Tel708-709-7738M-Th9-3;extendedhrsW,Th5-7pmDir.BethShadurbshadur@prairiestate.eduwww.prairiestate.edu/artgallerywww.facebook.com/southsuburbanartscene

Featuringfiveyearlyexhibitionsbyartistsworkinginallmedia,andthreestudentshowsperyear.ArtistshaveincludednationallyacclaimedandMidwesternrenownedartists.

January 5-February 5Construction/DeConstruction: FeaturingMargaretWharton,MicheleStutts,MelissaJayCraigandShailaChristoffersonReceptionTh,Jan15,4:30-7pm

February 16-March 18Obsession:JordanScott,workmadefrompostagestamps;ReginaldBaylorandMaryEllenCroteauReceptionTh,Feb19,4:30-7pm

March 26-April 9District High School Art ShowReceptionTh,March26,5-7pm

April 27-May 21GraduateexhibitionfeaturingPSCstudentswhohavecompletedaportfolioforgraduationReceptionTh,April30,12-2pm

19351W.WashingtonSt.Grayslake(60030)Tel847-543-2240M-Th8-9;F8-4:30;Sa9-4:30;Su1-5;Collegebreakhrsvarywww.gallery.clcillinois.edu

CommittedtodisplayingtheworksofIllinoisartists+increasingthevisibilityofnationallyknownartistsinLakeCounty.

January 16-February 22Members ExhibitionOpeningreceptionFriday,January16,7-9pm

February 27-April 5DeannaKrueger:ShimmerOpeningreceptionFriday,February27,7-9pm

April 10-May 16The College of Lake County Student Art CompetitionOpeningreceptionFridayApril10,7-9pm

400E.IllinoisRd.LakeForest(60045)Tel847-234-3743M-F10-4,Sabyappt.Receptionstakeplacethefirstnightofnewexhibitions5-8pminfo@deerpathartleague.orgwww.deerpathartleague.org

Giftshopinthegallery.

ThenonprofitLeagueoffersclasses,workshops,outreachprogramming+hosts the Annual Art Fair on the Square, LaborDayWeekendinHistoricLakeForestMarketSquare.

Thru February 28Art Fair on the Square artists registration;apply:zapplication.org

January 16-February 20Sumi-e Midwest

March 6-April 3Emerging Artists

April 17-May 29Awakening

College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery(Grayslake)

Deer Path Art League(Lake Forest)

Gallery Seven

(Joliet)

CharlotteCziperle,The Heart of the Matter, oilandcoldwaxoncradledpanel, 36”x24”

Kamp Gallery

(Winnetka)

Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College(Chicago Heights)

RobKuehnle,Approaching Storm,infraredphoto

Sarah Kaiser-Amaral(Evanston)

Brauer Museum of ArtValparaiso University(Valparaiso, IN)

Pagoda Red

(Winnetka)

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UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignCollegeofFineandAppliedArts500E.Peabody,Champaign(61820)Tel217-333-1861;Tours217-333-8218M-Sa9-5;[email protected]

KrannertArtMuseum(KAM)isthesecond-largestgeneralfineartsmuseuminthestateofIllinois,hosting15temporaryexhibitionseveryyearandmaintainingsevenpermanentgalleriestoexhibittheuniversity’sartcollection.

KAM’scollectioncontainsover10,000worksofartfromaroundtheglobe,spanningsixmillennia,fromca.4,000BCEtothepresent.Significantworksofartby:FransHals,BartoloméEstebánMurillo,JohnSingletonCopley,CamillePissarro,WinslowHomer,BertheMorisot,HenriToulouse-Lautrec,GabrieleMünter, HansHofmann,BereniceAbbott,YvesTanguy,MarkRothko,WalkerEvans,LouiseBourgeois,SolLeWitt,AndyWarhol,EdPaschke,BarbaraKruger,WoseneWorkeKosrof,WilliamKentridge,HuanYan,MagdaleneOdundo,andCarrieMaeWeems.

Thru May 17With the Grain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Postwar Years; curatedbyAnneBurkus-Chasson

January 30-March 28MetaModern; curatedbyJudithHoosFoxandGingerGreggDugganOpeningreceptionTh,January29:5-6pmprivatereceptionformuseummembers;7-9pmpublicopening

January 30-May 2• Speculative Versions of Pragmatic Architecture;and Erik Hemingway Modernism;curatedbyJeffPoss• Versions and Revisions; curatedbyKathrynKocaPolite

January 30-July 25Artists Including Me: William Wegman;curatedbyWilliamWegman

401CountryClubRd.CrystalLake(60014)Tel815-455-8000M-F9-5;FirstFridays5-8pm.www.lakesidelegacy.orgwww.facebook.com/lakesidelegacy

Donationsappreciated.ArtSales.

CallforArt!Soloandgroupexhibitions–2exquisitegalleriesinMcHenryCountyandaninstallationspaceinthe1865historicDoleMansion.Foranapplicationvisitlakesidelegacy.org

January 16-30:Crystal Lake District 155 High School Student Showcase;closing1/30

February 6-26: First Friday 2/6CallforArt!

March 6-26:First Friday 3/6•Dole:CreativeArts,Inc.Process Art:theexploration,developmentandactionofcreatingart,featuringdrawing,painting, sculpting, fiberanddigitaldesign.•Sage:CallforArt!

April 3-23:First Friday 4/3Art in Action:worksbytheresidentpartnerartistsofLakeside;openstudiosandliveartdemonstrations.

101W.2ndSt.MichiganCity,IN(46360)Tel219-874-4900M-F10-5;[email protected]

LocatedatMichiganCity’sLakefrontDistrict,thearchitecturallyiconicLubeznikCenterfortheArtsoffersafullexhibitionscheduleinfivegalleries;anoutdoorartcollection;agalleryshopfeaturinghand-craftedartisanitems;plusclasses,performancesandafter-hoursevents.

February 7-April 18OpeningFebruary6,5-8pm• Steamroller Printmaking Project: OrganizedbyWalnutInkProjectsinMichiganCity,INinthesummerof2014.Using3x7’woodentemplatescarvedandinkedby13localartists,thesetemplateswerethenlaiddownonFranklinSt.anddrivenacrossbyanindustrialsteamroller,imprintingthecarvedimageontoapieceofcanvas.•Work Local: Speak Global: Unitinglocalartists,craftsmenandgraduatestudentsfromIITChicagowithlocalproducersofmaterials,productsand/orservices.CuratedincollaborationwithPaulPettigrew,architectandprofessoratIITChicago.

51HighwoodAve.Highwood(60040)Tel847-295-2604W-Sanoontoearlyevenings;orbyapptMarkMcMahonMcmahonart@aol.comwww.mcmahonartgallery.comwww.mcmahongallery.com

ThegalleryspecializesinthevariedartworksoftheMcMahonfamily.Artists:Mark,Carolyn,Franklin,Meryl,Drew,andEliseMcMahon

NorthernIllinoisUniversityAltgeldHall,1stFl.,WestEndDeKalb(60115)Tel815-753-1936Tu-F10-5;Sa12-4;[email protected]/artmuseum

Balancingcontemporarywithtraditionalarttoexaminevisualculture.

January 6-February 21Local Visions: Selections from Area CollectionsWhatinspiresindividualstoselectandarrangetheartandobjectsaroundthemintheirhome?Curatedbyartist/collectorsMichaelBennettandPeterOlson.PublicreceptionThursday,January15,4:30-6pm

March 24-May 22• Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou YamaguchiOrganizedbytheUniversityArtMuseumatCaliforniaStateUniversityLongBeachinconjunctionwithDr.KendallH.Brown.MajorsupporthadbeenprovidedbytheMcLeodFamilyFoundationandagrantfromInstructionalRelatedActivitiesatCSULB.PublicreceptionTuesday,March24,6-8pm•Amerimanga! Convention and ExpressionAmericancomicartistsinspiredbyJapaneseManga.CuratedbyKerryFreedmanandJoshElder.PublicreceptionTuesday,March31,4:30-6pm

911GreenBayRd.Winnetka(60093)Tel847-784-8881Tu-Sa10-5www.pagodared.com

PagodaRedisthepremiersourceforexemplary18th&19thC.ChinesefurnitureandartwithanexpansivecollectionofShanxifurniture,lanternsintheMingmanner, ancient limestone sculpture andtables,unexpectedscholars’objects,textiles,unusualblueandwhites,ShanghaidecocabinetsandchairsandNickols&CentralAsiancarpets.

ThegalleryalsorepresentsemergingChinese+Asian-inspiredartists.

Tomarkthegallery’s17thanniversary,PagodaRedcelebratestheexcitingwaveofdesignemergingoutofChinatodaywithashowcaseofcontemporaryChinesedesign.

Lakeside Legacy Arts ParkDole and Sage Galleries(Crystal Lake)

Lubeznik Center for the Arts(Michigan City, IN)

Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum(DeKalb)

Suburbs and Beyond Chicago

Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Univ. of IL(Champaign)

EdgarOrlaineta,Narcissus, 2002, TwoLCWchairs(CharlesandRayEames,1946,forHermannMiller,reproduction),steelcables;CourtesySaraMeltzer,NewYork©EdgarOrlaineta

McMahon Studio & Gallery(Highwood)

DoleGallerysculpturalinstallationbyKipPasta

Detailfromprivatecollection,DeKalb,IL

BidouYamaguchi,Delphic Sibyl,mask,2007,Japanesecypress,seashell,naturalpigment,Japaneselacquer,8.46”x6.69”x3.66”;ImagecourtesyoftheartistandCSULB

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1310-1/2BChicagoAve.Evanston(60201)Tel224-200-1155Th-Sa12-6;Su12-5perspectivephotogallery@gmail.comwww.perspectivegallery.org

Not-for-profit,communitycooperativepromotingfineartphotography.

January 1-25JeffChirchirilloandHassAdamjiOpeningJanuary3,5-8pm

January 18Speaker:BillO’Donnell,4:30pm

February 5-March 1HowardHartandMarkKaufmanOpeningFebruary7,5-8pm

March 5-29LENS2015 Annual International Photography Competition. JurorPaulBerlanga,Dir.,StephanDaiterGallery.OpeningMar7,5-8pm

March 29Speaker:JeffWolin,4:40pm

32E.Quincy,Riverside(60546)Tel708-442-6400Tu,W,F,[email protected]

Thru January 10AltoonSultanandLindseyHook

January 25-February 21All In:DianaGabriel,MagalieGuerin,AlexanderHerzog,JohnPhillips,MelodySaraniti,ChrisSmith,ScottStack;curatedbyKarenAzarnia

February 27-March 28AP Art 2015: RiversideBrookfieldHighSchool

April 12-May 9El Material Normal Monumental: AlbertoAguilar,MariaGaspar,JorgeLucero,VictoriaMartinez,EdraSoto,RafaelVera.GuestcuratedbyIsraelAlejandroGarciaandAlbertoAguilar

294MainSt.ParkForest(60466)Tel708-833-5108or708-703-7806T-W10-4;Sa10-4;F1:30-4PatriciaMooreBevSzatonbgszap2@gmail.comwww.salonartistsgallery.com

Anartist’sco-operativethatbegan30yearsagowith20professionalexhibitingartists,featuringmonthlyexhibits.

TheSalonArtistsGallerypridesitselfonmentoringnewartistsaswellasprovidingaco-operativestageforartisansfeaturingpainters,potters,jewelers,woodworkers,photographersandglassartists.

Pleaseseeonlinelistingorvisitourwebsiteforadditionalinformation+exhibitions.

1040RidgeRd.Munster,IN(46321)LocatedattheCenterforVisualandPerformingArtsTel219-836-1839M-F10-5;Sa10-4;Su12-4ExecutiveDir.JohnCain;Dir.LauraCutlerlaura@southshoreartsonline.orgwww.southshoreartsonline.org

We champion the artistic identity of the South Shore.

• South Shore Arts Gallery, MunsterThru January 25The Complete Frida Kahlo: Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story. OrganizedbyGlobalEntertainmentProperties,LosAngeles,CA. VIPreception&winetastingTuesday,January 20, 6-8pmFebruary 8-April 12Steel and Bones: Sculptures by Sarah Barnhart Fields & Sharon Gilmore;curatedbyLauraCutler.ReceptionSunday,March1,1-3pm

• Atrium Gallery, MunsterJanuary 16-March 29The Artist as Scientist: Works by Orie Shafer.ReceptionSunday,March1,1-3pmApril 3-June 21Flags of My Disposition: The Prints of Eugene Larkin.ReceptionSunday,June14,1-3pm

• Crown Point BranchJanuary 23-April 4Farms, Factories and Culture: Indiana Artisan Group ExhibitApril 10-June 27Transportation Transformations: Photography by Kathleen Hocker

• Substation No. 9, Hammond BranchJanuary 9-March 21Icons and Intuition: New Works by Thaddeus C.;ReceptionThursday,March12,5-8pm

367ArtistsWalkParkForest(60466)Tel708-748-3377Tu-Sa11-4JanetMuchniktallgrass367@sbcglobal.netwww.tallgrassarts.org

TallGrassArtsAssociationislocatedindowntownParkForestCulturalCenter.Visitourwebsiteforinformationonevents,exhibitions,programsandartists.

Thru January 10Annual Holiday Show

January 23-February 28Journeys, Passages, Retreats: WorksbyartistsoftheMidwestCollageSociety’s25members.CuratorClaudiaCraemer.OpeningFriday,January23,7-9pm.OpenhouseSaturday,January24.

March 13-April 18A Sense of Place:JayBorsmaandMaryBookwalter.CuratorRogerParis.OpeningreceptionFriday,March13,7-9pm;OpenhouseSaturday,March14.

1527OttoBlvd.ChicagoHeights(60411)Tel708-754-2601W,Th12-5;F12-6;Sa11-4;Tubyappt.Dir.JessicaSegalunionstreetart@gmail.comwww.unionstreetgallery.orgFindusonFacebookTwitter@unionstgallery

UnionStreetGalleryisanot-for-profitartcenter+contemporarygalleryhousedinabeautifulthreestoryhistoricalbuildinginChicagoHeights,IL,withtwofloorsofgalleryspace+artstudiosonthethirdfloor+throughoutthebuilding.

Thegalleryandstudiosareopentothepublicfreeofcharge.

Pleaseseeouronlinelistingorvisitourwebsiteforadditionalinformation+exhibitions.

160S.WaterSt.,Batavia(60510)Tel630-761-9977JenEvans,CreativeDir.j.evans@waterstreetstudios.comwww.waterstreetstudios.comfacebook.com/waterststudiostwitter.com/waterststudiosinstagram.com/waterstreetstudios

January 24-March 7MeganMoeBeitiks:Observations of Final States in InteractionsGuestcuratorRossJordanOpeningreceptionSaturday,January 24

March 20-May 2Artists as Visionaries: Climate Crisis: SolutionsGuestjurorJimJenkinsOpeningreceptionFriday,March20,6-9pm

Salon Artists Gallery(Park Forest)

Tall Grass Arts Association

(Park Forest)

Union Street Gallery

(Chicago Heights)

Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery (Riverside)

Perspective Group + Photography Gallery(Evanston)

Suburbs and Beyond Chicago

South Shore Arts

(Munster, IN)

Water Street Studios(Batavia)

JerriReimen

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4ArtInc.Gallery………................35AddingtonGallery…….............…28AdventureLandGallery……....…37JeanAlbanoGallery……….........29AlibiFineArt……...............…23,37ARCGallery…......................……37TheArtCenter(HighlandPark)......................21,42ArtDeTriumph&ArtfulFramerStudios……….......................37,50TheArtsClubofChicago.......17,40Aspect/Ratio..................................33AndrewBaeGallery…..........……29FrederickBaker,Inc.…….......…33MaryandLeighBlockMuseumofArt,NorthwesternUniversity.…42RussellBowmanArtAdvisory..…29BrauerMuseumofArtatValparaisoUniversity……......…43BridgeportArtCenter…….....21,35BulletFineArt……...................…42ValerieCarberryGallery………...40ChicagoArtSourceGallery……..37ChicagoCulturalCenter….......…40ChicagoPrintmakersCollaborative………....................38ChristopherArtGalleryatPrairieStateCollege……........…43CollegeofLakeCountyRobertT.WrightGallery………43CorneliaArtsBuilding……......…38DouglasDawsonGallery…..…....40DeerPathArtLeague……….......43DreamBoxGallery………............38RichardH.DriehausMuseum….40ECGallery…….........................…33EchtGallery…….......................…29CatherineEdelmanGallery...........29ElmhurstArtists’GuildGallery…43EvanstonArtCenter……….........43YaleFactorGallery..…...........35,36FirecatProjects……..................…38GalerieF………............................38GalleryNine..................................33GallerySeven…….....................…43JosefGlimerGallery,Ltd............29TheGoldenTriangle….....…….....30RichardGrayGallery…........……40BertGreenFineArt………..........40GruenGalleries………..................30CarlHammerGallery…........……30HildtGalleries………....................41RhonaHoffmanGallery………....33HydeParkArtCenter……….......35Intuit:TheCenterforIntuitiveandOutsiderArt..........................38,39JacksonJungeGallery…….....…38R.S.JohnsonFineArt……......…41SarahKaiser-Amaral.....................43KampGallery……….....................43KasiaKayArtProjectsGalleryandFineArtWallpapers…............…33AlanKoppelGallery…..........……30KMFineArts……….....................41KrannertArtMuseumandKinkeadPavillion……............7,44

LACUNAArtistLofts&Studios...35LakesideLegacyArtsParkDoleandSageGalleries……..…44LubeznikCenterfortheArts……44TheLeighGallery………..............38LizLongGalleryatChicagoUrbanArtRetreatCenter…...…35LoganCenterGalleryattheUniversityofChicago……......…36LoyolaUniversityMuseumofArt(LUMA)................................12,41MarsGallery………......................33ThomasMastersGallery......IFC,38McCormickGallery…........….......34McMahonStudio&Gallery.........44MobergGallery………..................30MongersonGallery……............…41MorphoGallery……….................39JoshMoultonFineArtGallery…39AnnNathanGallery…..........……30NationalVeteransArtMuseum…39NorthernIllinoisUniversityArtMuseum(NIU)……..............…44JenniferNorbackFineArt……...30RichardNortonGallery……....…30JoelOppenheimer,Inc.…...……41PackerSchopfGallery…......……34PagodaRed……..................….....44EdPaschkeArtCenter…….....…39PerimeterGallery……..............…31PerspectiveGroup+PhotographyGallery,Ltd.……....................…45MayaPolskyGallery…….........…31PRIMITIVE…......................……34Printworks…….........................…31TheProjectRoom………..............32ProspectusArtGallery……......…36TheRangefinderGalleryatTamarkinCamera…..........9,31,32Regards……..............................…39RenaissanceSociety.......................36RiversideArtsCentetr,FreearkGallery............................45SalonArtistsGallery…….........…45JudyASaslowGallery…….....4,32KenSaundersGallery……….......32SchneiderGallery……........…31,32CarrieSecristGallery……........…34SmartMuseumofArt…...............36SouthSideCommunityArtCenter....................................36SouthShoreArts………...............45GalleriesMauriceSternberg….…41TallGrassArtsAssociation…...…45UnionStreetGallery…….........…45ValeCraftGallery……..............…32VerticalGallery………..................39LindaWarrenProjects……......…34WaterStreetStudios........................45DavidWeinbergPhotography....4,32WesternExhibitions……..............34WomanMadeGallery……….......34Zolla/LiebermanGallery….....7,32ZygmanVossGallery………........32ZhouBArtCenter……................36

NORTH SIDE

Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces858W.Armitage#354312-514-1802www.anatomicallycorrect.org

The Art Colony Studio Building2630W.Fletcherwww.lostartistschicago.com

Art on Armitage 4125W.Armitage(60639)773-235-8583www.artonarmitage.com

Center on Halsted Visual Arts Gallery3656N.Halsted(60613)773-472-6469www.centeronhalsted.org

Chicago Printmakers Collaboration4642N.Western(60625)773-293-2070www.chicagoprintmakers.com

Cornelia Arts Building1800W.Corneliawww.corneliaartsbuilding.com

Flat Iron Arts Building 1579N.Milwaukee(60622)312-566-9800www.flatironartsbuilding.com

Friends of The Arts (FoTA)1800W.Cornelia(60657)www.fota.com

Greenleaf Art Center1806W.Greenleaf(60626)773-465-4652www.greenleafartcenter.com

Heaven Gallery1550N.Milwaukee(60622)773-342-4597www.heavengallery.com

Lillstreet Art Center 4401N.Ravenswood(60640)773-769-4226www.lillstreet.com

WEST LOOP / WEST SIDE

Albany-Carroll Arts Building319N.Albany(60612)www.albanycarroll.com

Chicago Artists Coalition217N.Carpenter(60607)312-491-8888www.chicagoartistscoalition.org

Fulton Street Collective2000W.Fulton(60612)www.fultonstreetcollective.com

Roots + Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034N.Milwaukee(60622)773-580-0102www.rootsandculturecac.org

threewalls119N.Peoria(60607)312-432-3972www.three-walls.org

PILSEN/HYDEPARK/SOUTHSIDE

Beverly Arts Center2407W.11th(60655)773-445-3838www.beverlyartcenter.org

Chicago Art Department East:1932S.Halsted,#100(60608)West:1932S.Halsted,#101(60608)www.chicagoartdepartment.org

Chicago Arts District (office)1945S.Halsted(60608)312-738-8000www.chicagoartsdistrict.org

Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 600W.Cermak,Unit1B(60616)773-951-8101www.chicagourbanartsociety.com

LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios2150S.Canalport(60608)773-609-LOFTwww.Lacuna2150.comlMana Contemporary2233S.Throop(60608)312-850-8301www.manacontemporary.com

MICHIGAN AVE. /SOUTH LOOP / BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport Art Center 1200W.35th(60609)773-247-3000www.bridgeportart.com

Co-Prosperity Sphere3219-21S.Morgan(60608)773-837-0145

Fine Arts Building (FAB) Studios 410S.Michigan(60605)312-566-9800fineartsbuilding.com

Zhou B Art Center1029W.35th(60609)773-523-0200www.zbcenter.org

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