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IN THIS ISSUE: January-March 2012 6 8 10 12 Laura Letinsky is part of the MCA’s new Chicago Works series. Other exhibitions and special winter events are highlighted on page 12.

We interviewed artist Riva Lehrer, showing at Printworks, for this issue’s artist profile. Page 19.

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Openings + Gallery Receptions Your guide to this season’s gallery hopping.

Exhibiting Artists Artists currently showing around town.

Gallery Specialties Abstraction, emerging, antiques, prints + more.

What’s Happening: Interviews, News + Features • We interviewed artist Riva Lehrer, collector Deone Jackman, Israel Hernandez of Prospectus Gallery, dealer/collector William Lieberman, and Comissioner Michelle Boone.

• Art here at home: Kevin Nance considers why some Chicago collectors don’t buy work by Chicago artists; Mary DeYoe checks out the latest in the city’s alternative art spaces.

Creative Things to Do This Season Winter highlights: art classes, day trips, museum late-nights, photography walks + more.

Pull-out Gallery District Maps Take our maps along when visiting galleries or navigating city + suburban art destinations.

Galleries Look up galleries by location + plan your visit.

Find contact details, exhibitions, artists + more.

Beijing artist Cui Qiang depicts daily moments, showing at Pagoda Red in Bucktown. Page 38.

25 29 32 34 37 39 Barbara Cooper at Perimeter Gallery. Page 27.

River North West Loop / Fulton Market / West Side Pilsen / Pilsen East / Hyde Park / Bridgeport Michigan Avenue / The Loop / South Loop North Side: Wicker Park / Bucktown, Ravenswood, Lincoln Park, and Beyond Suburbs + Beyond (Wisconsin, Michigan + Indiana)

Art Resources + Art Centers 42 49 Art Carton Series, Pro Pak Inc. can help with your art transportation needs.

More art services are listed on pages 42-48.

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Art Businesses, Services + Resources: Framers, Auctioneers, Appraisers + more Art Centers, Collectives + Artist Studios Extended list of museums + institutions online only Gallery Index 4

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GALLERY OPENING RECEPTIONS The winter gallery season opens Friday, January 6, kicking off new exhibitions of engaging work by emerging and seasoned artists. Seek shelter from the cold inside stimulating gallery spaces and studios, where you can plan to mix and mingle and meet artists. It’s 2012 - resolve to check out galleries and experience the arts for your new year’s resolution - it doesn’t require anything more than showing up and having an open mind. Want to see a new part of town? Check area gallery listings to see what’s happening where and when. There are new shows opening all winter, not to mention artist talks, special events, open houses, and more. See you in the galleries!

DISTRICT KEY:

• River North • West Loop / Fulton Market • Pilsen / Pilsen East + Bridgeport • Michigan Ave. / Loop / S. Loop • North Side / Bucktown / Wicker Park • Suburbs + Out of State

Opening receptions for new exhibitions take place every 6-8 weeks on the first night of a new exhibition, usually some time between 5-9 pm on Friday nights, unless otherwise noted.

Artists are often present, and the public is welcome.

A helpful pull-out map to guide you on your gallery hopping may be found on page 23.

JANUARY F, January 6 Addington Jean Albano Roy Boyd Stephen Daiter Catherine Edelman Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Jack Gallery Gallery KH Jennifer Norback Perimeter Judy A Saslow Schneider Vale Craft KM Fine Arts Art Center, Highland Park

MARCH

F, January 27 Firecat Krasl Art Center ZIA

F, March 2 Andrew Bae Catherine Edelman Woman Made Art Center, Highland Park Lakeside Legacy Elmhurst Artists' Guild Krasl Art Center

Sa, January 28 Prospectus

FEBRUARY F, February 3 Russell Bowman Zolla / Lieberman Linda Warren Lakeside Legacy

F, March 16 Jack Gallery Jennifer Norback Perimeter Printworks Linda Warren Zhou B Art Center Lubeznik Center ZIA

Sa, March 17 Prospectus F, March 23 Lillstreet Art Center F, March 30 Zolla / Lieberman Firecat Tall Grass

Sa, March 3 Hinge

F, February 10 Perimeter Printworks Chicago Arts District Lacuna Rotofugi

F, March 9 Chicago Arts District Lacuna Rotofugi Deer Path Art league

F, January 13 Packer Schopf F, February 17 Chicago Arts District Zhou B Art Center Lacuna State Street Gallery Rotofugi (RMU) Deer Path Art League Elmhurst Art Museum Lillstreet Art Center Robert T. Wright Su, February 19 Evanston Art Center Sa, January 14 (1-4pm) Hinge McCormick Th, February 23 Lubeznik Center NIU Art Museum Su, January 15 F, February 24 Evanston Art Center Addington (1-4pm) Roy Boyd Gruen Galleries F, January 20 Carl Hammer Woman Made Jack Gallery Zhou B Art Center Gallery KH Jackson Junge Jennifer Norback Elmhurst Artists' Judy A Saslow Guild Packer Schopf Tall Grass Firecat Robert T. Wright Th, January 26 President’s Gallery (HWC) (4:30-7pm)

Th, March 15 State Street Gallery (RMU)

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS A-B Adams, Jamie……...Zolla/ Lieberman Africano, Nicholas….Russell Bowman Amrhein, Justin.........................Firecat Armstrong, Steve…......Packer Schopf Baird, Daniel G..…President’s Gallery Baker, Christopher…........…Evanston Art Center Beck, Rick………......…Ken Saunders Behnke, April…...…Zolla / Lieberman Beltrá, Daniel........Catherine Edelman Benton, Fletcher…….......Jean Albano Berndt, Caity…...…Zolla / Lieberman Bernhard, Cindy…..Jennifer Norback Bluhm, Norman…….Russell Bowman Born, William Theo……..………Krasl Bortner, Bret………............…….Krasl Brammer, Jason........................Firecat Burke, Mary………………...........ZIA

C-G Cadet, France.........................Evanston Art Center Callahan, Harry………...…….…Krasl Chan, Derek….......President’s Gallery Chan, Derek……...…....Carrie Secrist Chardiet, José……...….Ken Saunders Conger, William……............Roy Boyd Cooper, Barbara…......…..…Perimeter Cronkhite, Donald…..Gruen Galleries

Columbia Exhibitions: January through March 2012 1 – C33 GALLERY

7 – THE FASHION GALLERY

33 E. Congress, 1st floor

618 S. Michigan, street-level windows

2 – AVERILL AND BERNARD LEVITON A+D GALLERY

2 3,4,& 5

Inspired: The Charles James Project Competition Exhibition Through January 13 618 S. Michigan, 2nd floor

Cannonball Press: Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston January 5 – February 11

First Generation: A Revolution in Thought March 8 – April 20

Pougialis Annual Exhibition: Grace O’Brien and Katrina Petrauskas February 16 – February 23

9 - COLUMBIA LIBRARY 624 S. Michigan, 5th floor Alumni on 5: Revolution of Self Exhibition Through March 9

10 – CENTER FOR BOOK & PAPER ARTS 1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor

3 – HOKIN GALLERY st

623 S. Wabash, 1 floor

4 – SHOPCOLUMBIA 623 S. Wabash, 1st floor

Poems and Pictures February 16 – April 7

11 – GLASS CURTAIN 1104 S. Wabash, 1st floor

5 – THE PROJECT RM 623 S. Wabash, room 416

6 – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY 600 S. Michigan, 1st floor

Black Gossamer Through February 11 Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond March 1 – April 21

Crime Unseen Through January 15 The Limits of Photography January 21 – March 25

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619 S. Wabash

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond March 1 – April 21

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Chicago Curates Columbia: Dan Devening + Fine Art January 17 – February 29

De Forest, Roy…..…Russell Bowman de Montebello, Marc.....The Schwebel Company DeAno, Dana…………Packer Schopf Desa, Mario...............................Firecat Dial, Thornton…...…Russell Bowman Dumitrescu, Teodor...................Zolla / Lieberman Dunham, Carroll……Russell Bowman Eichhorn, Stephen….............Elmhurst Art Museum Elkuss, Bronwyn…..…Jackson Junge Evans, Chaz………...............Evanston Art Center Farrell, Holly……………..………ZIA Fosberg, Lora………….Linda Warren Fraser, John…………..……Roy Boyd Frost, Steven…………......Robert Bills Furman, Christopher.............Evanston Art Center Gaines, Anne Farley………Prospectus Galloway, Julia…………...…Lillstreet Garofalo, Gian….........Gruen Galleries Gilliat, Andrew…………...…Lillstreet Goldman, Lester..........................Kamp Gonzalez, Ronald…………...…Brauer Gordon, Nicole………..Linda Warren Goya, Francisco..…NIU Art Museum Gray, Peter………….....……Lubeznik Green, Seth………..……...…Lillstreet

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS Guerin, Magalie…...Zolla / Lieberman Gullet, Jourdon…...Jennifer Norback Gurkovska, Antonia…...............Zolla / Lieberman Guston, Philip……....Russell Bowman

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Pannis, Hannis………....……….Hinge Paschke, Ed………....Russell Bowman Plensa, Jaume………….Richard Gray Plioplys, Andy……...…...…..Lubeznik Pozzi-Johnson, Janis…...….Perimeter Qiang, Cui.........................Pagoda Red H-K Hafkenscheid, Toni...…Packer Schopf Rizzo, Nina………….…Linda Warren Hartwell, David……….....Robert Bills Rogers, Jennifer...........................Krasl Harvey, Sam…………….......Lillstreet Romano, Mario……Zolla / Lieberman Holmes, Tiffany…….…........Evanston Romany, Kelly….…Zolla / Lieberman Art Center Romero-Schuler, René............Jennifer Norback Hudson, Robert….....Russell Bowman Hughes, Anne………….…....……ZIA Roper, Claudette…………...….Brauer Hutter, Sidney………....Ken Saunders Royal, Richard………...Ken Saunders Iemello, Camille……….Packer Schopf S-T Ikeda, Chinatsu……Zolla / Lieberman Itatani, Michiko………......Printworks Samanci, Ozge…….…..........Evanston Art Center Johnson, Indira…....Robert T. Wright Johnson, Karl……...Robert T. Wright Schofield, Matthew……................ZIA Keirns, Ken…………………..Rotofugi Scoon, Thomas…..…….Ken Saunders Kerrigan, Emmett….….Linda Warren Schwarz, David…..…....Ken Saunders Kleefeld, Claudia………Woman Made Seeley, Steve..…………..……Rotofugi Knep, Brian………..…………..Brauer Seigenthaler, Joseph…..Carl Hammer Kobayashi, Osamu...Zolla / Lieberman Sepulveda, Mauricio…...…Prospectus Kohnke, Joseph…….........…Evanston Shay, Art.......................Stephen Daiter Art Center Silverman, Carly…..Zolla / Lieberman Kostus, Kaitlin…………Woman Made Silverstein, Dan……..............Evanston Art Center Kuhn, Jon……......…….Ken Saunders Kumar, Molly McCracken....Elmhurst Skvara, Peter....….…...…Jean Albano Art Museum Sloan, Jeanette Pasin……….....Brauer Smith, David….…….Russell Bowman Sorochinski, Viktoria…........Catherine L-O Edelman Lehrer, Riva………..……..Printworks Spiess-Ferris, Eleanor….…Printworks Lew, Young June...……..Andrew Bae Stankard, Paul................Ken Saunders Lotfi, Nazafarin...…Zolla / Lieberman Stevens, Rick……….…….Gallery KH Lozar, Carmen………...Ken Saunders Strawberry Luna.....................Rotofugi Lucas, Loïc……….…..Judy A Saslow Stringer, Randal…….........…Elmhurst Lucas, Stephanie….….Judy A Saslow Artists Guild Lutes, Jim..................Valerie Carberry Sturgis, Will...............................Firecat Mak, Anastasia….…....Jackson Junge Tagliapietra, Lino….......Ken Saunders Maller, Brian……....Zolla / Lieberman Thiebaud, Wayne…………....…..Krasl Martin, Andrew…………......Lillstreet Tinder, Jeremy……………...Rotofugi Martin, Christopher H……….…..KM Tolchinsky, Dave…....…Evanston Art McCook, Meghan Q..............Elmhurst Center Art Museum Tomasula, Maria…..Zolla / Lieberman Musgrove, John……...........…..…ZIA Trausch, Gale……….Lakeside Legacy Natal, Judy………President’s Gallery Trausch, Thomas…...Lakeside Legacy Nedjar, Michel…...…..Judy A Saslow Netherland..............................Rotofugi V-Z Nilsson, Gladys…......…..Jean Albano Noderer, Joseph………Linda Warren Villani, Ron……………….……Brauer Nolet, Didier……State Street (RMU) Vlahakis, John……………......…..ZIA Nordfelt, B.J.O………….……...Krasl Washington, Erin…Zolla / Lieberman Notkin, Richard…...Zolla / Lieberman Weinberg, David....................Elmhurst Art Museum Nugent, Bob…...…..Perimeter Gallery Nutt, Jim…..………..Russell Bowman Weiss, Russell…………...Jean Albano Odom, Betsy..…………Woman Made Welliver, Neil…………………....Krasl Odom, Betsy……….……Jean Albano White, Wayne................Packer Schopf O’Neal, Alex………..….Linda Warren Whitehouse, Ben….…....…..Perimeter Ottmers, Carolyn…...........…Elmhurst Wiley, William T……Russell Bowman Art Museum Williams, Jeff…...State Street (RMU) Winters, Terry…...…Russell Bowman Wirsum, Karl…………....Jean Albano Check out our artists list online.

Yamano, Hiroshi……....Ken Saunders You may also email CGN at Zallman, Toby.....Evanston Art Center info@chicagogallerynews.com for a comprehensive list of artists Zviedris, Vidvuds………..McCormick represented by Chicago galleries or to find names of those who may not be currently exhibiting.

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GALLERY SPECIALTIES Chicago galleries specialize in a wide range of art.

This list indicates galleries that regularly specialize in works of art in the areas listed here.

If you are looking to find a particular type of art or want to learn more about a certain medium or art period, please start by visiting our CGN website and then contact galleries directly.

Abstract Expressionism McCormick Abstraction Jean Albano Roy Boyd Valerie Carberry Gruen Galleries Kass / Meridian

Abstraction, Cont.

Gallery KH Leigh McCormick Jennifer Norback Richard Norton Perimeter Platt Fine Art ZIA Zygman Voss

African + African American Douglas Dawson Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Ann Nathan PRIMITIVE Judy A Saslow Antiques The Golden Triangle Pagoda Red L.H. Selman Antiquities and Artifacts Douglas Dawson The Golden Triangle PRIMITIVE Artists’ Books Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Stephen Daiter Printworks Zygman Voss

Asian Andrew Bae Douglas Dawson The Golden Triangle NIU Art Museum Pagoda Red PRIMITIVE Audubon Prints Joel Oppenheimer British Hildt Ceramics Colletti Gallery Douglas Dawson Leigh Ann Nathan Perimeter Vale Craft Chicago Scenes Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

Chicago Scenes, Cont.

Emerging, Cont.

Josh Moulton Deer Path Jennifer Norback Catherine Edelman Carl Hammer Contemporary Jackson Junge Haitian kasia kay Jackson Junge Lakeside Legacy Ann Nathan Crafts Packer Schopf Vale Craft Prospectus Judy A Saslow Early 20th C. Schneider Frederick Baker, Inc. Carrie Secrist Hildt State Street Gallery R.S. Johnson (RMU) McCormick Linda Warren Platt Fine Art Woman Made Galleries Maurice ZIA Sternberg Zolla / Lieberman Zygman Voss Fiber Arts / Textiles Emerging Douglas Dawson Addington Ann Nathan Robert Bills Perimeter Roy Boyd PRIMITIVE Chicago Printmakers ZIA Collaborative

GALLERY SPECIALTIES Figurative Jennifer Norback Linda Warren Zygman Voss Film / Video + Multi-Media Robert Bills Chicago Arts District Deer Path Hinge kasia kay Fine Painting + Prints: 18th + 19th C. Frederick Baker, Inc. Hildt Galleries R.S. Johnson Platt Fine Art Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Fine Prints Contemporary Andrew Bae Frederick Baker, Inc. Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Hinge R.S. Johnson Kass / Meridian Gallery KH NIU Art Museum Perimeter Printworks Prospectus Zygman Voss Folk, Native or Outsider Russell Bowman Carl Hammer Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Linda Warren Furniture + Decorative Arts Andrew Bae Colletti Gallery Douglas Dawson The Golden Triangle Pagoda Red Poster Plus L.H. Selman Vale Craft

Glass Echt Leigh Ken Saunders L.H. Selman Impressionism Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Richard Norton Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Installations Chicago Arts District Hinge Lakeside Legacy Jewelry Leigh Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Landscape Deer Path Gallery KH Lakeside Legacy Zygman Voss Latin American Prospectus Modern Contemporary Masters Robert Bills Russell Bowman Valerie Carberry Richard Gray Kass / Meridian Jennifer Norback Richard Norton Prospectus L.H. Selman Modernism Valerie Carberry McCormick Old Masters R.S. Johnson Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss

Photography Alibi ArchiTech Stephen Daiter Deer Path Catherine Edelman Jackson Junge Perutz Printworks Prospectus Schneider ZIA Pop Jack Gallery Rotofugi Posters / Lithography Colletti Gallery Jack Gallery Poster Plus State Street (RMU) Quilts Vale Craft Sculpture Addington Robert Bills Roy Boyd Valerie Carberry Echt Richard Gray Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Hinge Jackson Junge Gallery KH Krasl Art Center Lakeside Legacy Leigh Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Perimeter Judy A Saslow Ken Saunders L.H. Selman Zolla / Lieberman Surrealism Jackson Junge Zygman Voss

POEMS & PICTURES

Wildlife / Nature Joel Oppenheimer

A RENAISSANCE IN THE ART OF THE BOOK (1946–1981) February 9–April 7, 2012 Curated by Kyle Schlesinger

bookandpaper.org From Comics #1 and #2, C Press and Boke, 1964/66

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NEWS - WHAT’S HAPPENING A new year means new exhibitions to see, artists to meet and things to learn. Most of us are homebound and at the mercy of the Chicago winter between January-March, but that’s as good a reason as any to seek shelter in stimulating spaces, where a lot is happening downtown, as well as in the suburbs. Our previews highlighted below take you from the western suburbs to the south side. You’ll learn a great deal, discover new passions, and be surprised and enlightened on each trip a wonderful way to begin 2012! Tips and stories continue online, so please visit Chicagogallerynews.com all season to stay up-to-date.

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A wild winter in Chicago: get to know the Guerrilla Girls, visit the MCA, enjoy a radical Feast Two plus Two = Jackson, Owens, Williams, and Wheatley

Chicago Works: Laura Letinsky

Feast at the Smart Museum of Art

Laura Letinsky will debut her newest body of work as the second artist in the MCA’s new Four series, Chicago Works, which replaced the ChicagoA ritual based artists long-running 12 x 12. Letinsky’s style has soul food evolved from her familiar, elegant still-life present an dinner at Theaster photographs into a new direction that incorexpansive Gates's porates reproductions of images that compliDorchester range of Project. cate the perception of space.

Incorporating art to kick Photo by actual objects, from silverware and papaya, Sara off Black Pooley. with flat images from various magazines and History We’ve all had a meal with someone we didn’t reproductions, Letinsky creates a disoriented Month in know well; the act of sharing food and drink collage within a photograph.

February. with others is a basic human function, but it’s hopefully a pleasure too. This natural coming Laura Letinsky: February 7–April 17 Joyce Owens, Life Support, 2010, together has become an enduring source of Also on view: February 11–June 3 Acrylic and collage on canvas, 30" x 40" aesthetic inspiration and a compelling artistic This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics medium for Feast: Radical Hospitality in Museum of Contemporary Art Preston Jackson, Joyce Owens, Bernard Contemporary Art, an exhibition at the Smart Williams and Rhonda Wheatley each explore www.mcachicago.org Museum, examining food as a means to spark various issues about history and humanity, encounters and perceptions that aren’t othercreating a show that is full of rich interpretawise possible within our fast-moving society. tions and multiple mediums. The exhibition New works draw on the work of past artists offers a look at history through an artistic and the evolving concept of radical hospitality. lens to analyze race, identity, and cultural issues that resonate with the very heart of Feast begins February 16. what this month is about.

Also catch: Uppers and Downers, part of the Threshold series, when the museum’s February 2–March 23 reception hall will be transformed into a Koehnline Museum of Art, at Oakton fantastical domestic landscape.

Community College in Des Plaines, IL David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art www.oakton.edu/museum Laura Letinsky, Untitled #3 (from the series Ill Form and Void Full), 2010. Yancey Richardson Gallery and Valerie Carberry Gallery. www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls, in the Artworld and Beyond at Columbia College’s A + D Gallery

public peruse the artists’ favorite love letters and hate mail. Visitors are invited to contribute their own voices to multiple interactive installations.

March 1–April 21 Columbia College A + D Gallery www.colum.edu/ADGallery/index.php

Everyone talked about the Guerrilla Girls when they were hot on the art scene in the 1980s, and many in the art world certainly still remember their core strategy and mission today. For those who have not yet encountered, or are too young to have experienced, this femme tour de force, the exhibiton at A + D Gallery sheds a historical light on the ongoing work of these highly provocative, influential artists, who were focused on feminism and social change at a time when women were still far behind their male counterparts in all areas of the art world as well as the work force. The exhibition is punctuated by documentary material, behind-the-scenes photos and secret anecdotes that reveal the Guerrilla Girls’ process. The multimedia show lets the 12

Letter from the Publisher - Chicago’s Place in the Art World Chicago has a unique reputation in the world, but does its art community need to figure out how to emulate scenes that are receiving more praise these days? Among the news I followed in 2011, I noticed an increase in attention on two other art-aligned cities, Los Angeles and Miami – destinations with sunshine and celebrities on their side, which seem to be having their art world moments.

I know Chicago isn’t L.A., and it’s not Miami, for more reasons than the warm weather and the ratio of famous people to regular folks, and Chicagoans are certainly well acquainted with comparisons to New York, having been dubbed the Second City decades ago. So, with other cities in mind, for this issue I wanted to come up with positive reasons that set us apart rather than rank us behind, and I wanted to appreciate the many assets Chicago’s cultural scene already has.

To get started, we wanted to get people talking about Chicago’s reputation here and around the country. Kevin Nance, in building a case for why some Chicago collectors overlook

Chicago art (p 14), cites Pacific Standard Time, a six-month series launched in L.A. last fall that took place in over 60 institutions, as a game-changing show of support from a city for its art community. It was a serious, exclusive showing of the breadth and history of L.A. art, and the country took notice. Nance suggests that Chicago’s visual arts community needs to get past its aversion to the label of ‘Chicago artist’ and publicly unite to embrace its local roots in a manner that would generate a supportive movement for the arts in Chicago.

A Chicagoan’s response to the commonly diagnosed ‘Second City’ syndrome seems to be to pretend to not care what others think. As a result, they may abandon what ought to be espoused and overlook what resources are here. Chicago is home to talented artists like Riva Lehrer (p 19) who enjoy collaboration.

The alternative space scene here is thriving, as shown in Mary DeYoe’s interview with Tricia van Eyck and others running creative programs in unusual, often temporary, spaces (p 21). Passionate dealers run galleries here, like Israel Hernandez, who has been an artistic link between Mexico and Chicago since he moved here in the 1970s (p 18). We have devoted collectors, like Deone Jackman who counts artists

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as some of her closest friends (p 16). Chicago has ambitious, internationally renowned museums and art institutions (p 14) that operate excellent programming all year long not mainly for tourists, but for the citizens of Chicago.

In both L.A. and Miami many artists have explicitly drawn on their geographic and historical circumstances to create art that captivates collectors and art world insiders. L.A. has mined its unique style and cultural storyline to create an artistic identity it can export to the rest of the art world. Miami is quickly shaping its own visual arts landscape as well.

Both communities have been moving along the same successful trajectory and are being noticed because of it. Chicago has the potential to do the same, and much, much more.

Chicagoans accept our city’s imperfections.

We are not as sleek as our coastal counterparts, but we are substantive and remarkable, humble, yet proud – we are representative of much of America. The inherent work ethic so characteristic of Chicago art implies that it is hard to make an artistic living here, but it also means that the graceful art and poetry produced by our artists couldn’t come from anywhere else.

Do Chicago collectors overlook Chicago art?

By KEVIN NANCE

never looks here to buy,” says collage artist Tony Fitzpatrick. “Of course, it was also that A Chicago art collector was chatting with way 20 years ago. I was at the Armory Show painter Wesley Kimler not long ago, proudly [in New York] in 2003 and a guy from describing some of his recent acquisitions— Chicago bought two of my pieces there. I none of which, as it happened, were by said, ‘You live six blocks from my studio.’ artists based in the Windy City. Was the col- But his attitude was, ‘I buy in New York.’ lector, Kimler wanted to know, familiar with Collectors don’t want to be perceived as the local art scene? Did he purchase work by rubes, and they love the reflected glamour of artists from Chicago as well as from elsewalking into a gallery in Chelsea.” where? “Well,” the collector said, “I’m not into Roger Brown.” Kimler then reminded This premise is challenged, if not rejected the collector that Brown had been dead for outright, by many Chicago collectors, who quite a number of years, which brought the express little sense of obligation to support conversation to a quick conclusion. local artists but deny any bias against them in favor of their counterparts in New York or The exchange was both telling and, as Kimler elsewhere. “Collectors are looking for examand some other Chicago artists see it, madples of work by artists they like, and they’re deningly typical. In their view, many of the going to discover it and buy it wherever it city’s deep-pocket art collectors have become happens to be displayed,” says Howard increasingly disconnected from, and neglect- Tullman, who adds that nearly a quarter of ful of, the local art community since the high- his collection of several hundred works is by flying heyday of the Imagists. When these Chicago artists. “To me, it’s not about being collectors buy art, the theory goes, they look associated with a New York gallery, because to New York or Los Angeles, or to art fairs in I see interesting work coming out of New Miami or London or Basel—anywhere, it Orleans, San Francisco, Boston, Colorado, seems, but their own back yard.

London, various places in Germany, you name it. We’re in a global economy, and I “Almost none of the big collectors here buy work with galleries from everywhere. If I had anything from local artists,” Kimler asserts. my druthers, I would always buy from a “They’ll buy work by New York artists or Chicago gallery, but of course it doesn’t Los Angeles artists, but they don’t have the always work that way. Carl Hammer does a guts to support what’s here.” As for the argu- good job of occasionally bringing in an artist ment that collectors’ buying habits are simply who’s represented elsewhere, and the issue a reflection of an art world that’s become becomes where do you buy? I might buy more international and borderless, Kimler from Carl, or from some other gallery in New shrugs. “It’s the excuse that’s always given, York or L.A., depending on who’s got the but it’s a false argument. It’s totally different, best example of a certain artist’s work.” for example, in L.A., where people like Eli Broad collect internationally but also locally.

“If I had my druthers, I would They support those artists in their own home always buy from a Chicago town, and in doing so have built up the L.A. gallery, but of course it doesn’t art scene in a way that hasn’t happened here always work that way.” in Chicago over the past 20 years, which is a shame.” Gallery owner Tom McCormick - Collector Howard Tullman says, “I think in the years of yore, back in the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, it seemed like there was more Jack Guthman is even more vehement in his of a sense of place among Chicago collectors, rejection of the image of Chicago collectors a sense of pride in collecting your local as neglecting home-grown product. “I don’t artists. Now, as a general rule, I don’t see it.” subscribe to that theory whatsoever,” says Guthman, who, with his wife, Sandra, has In this way of thinking, Chicago collectors amassed a large collection by artists around are particularly attracted by the collective the world, including several from Chicago. reputation of the art scene in New York, “We’ve bought pieces by Curtis Mann, Laura which still lays claim to—and jealously Letinsky, Theaster Gates, Melanie Schiff, guards—the title of America’s most important Judy Ledgerwood and lots of others. And art center. A painting or piece of sculpture you’ve got a lot of Chicago galleries who are purchased there carries with it an implied very good about representing Chicago artists, seal of approval from the larger art world, from Rhona Hoffman and Kavi Gupta to validating the buyer’s choice by the simple Monique Meloche and Corbett vs. Dempsey. but apparently irresistible magic of associaIt’s not like Chicago artists are hidden under tion with the Big Apple. “There’s a great per- a barrel.” Asked what percentage of his colcentage of the collecting class in Chicago that lection is by local artists, however, Guthman 14

bristles. “That’s not how you judge people’s collections,” he says. “Percentages? I don’t think that’s very meaningful.”

And yet the perception of Chicago collectors bedazzled by the glitter of New York or the gleaming finish of L.A.—to the point at which they become blind to the achievements of equally fine, equally deserving hometown artists—is not entirely a figment of the artists’ imagination and/or a projection of their insecurity. “I hear it all the time, and there is a reality in the fact that collectors like to buy elsewhere,” says Catherine Edelman of the Catherine Edelman Gallery and president of the Chicago Art Dealers Association.

“There’s the cachet of saying, ‘Oh, I bought this in New York’—or L.A. or Paris or Tokyo, or wherever they may be. The collectors get really excited by this, and I can’t really fault them—it’s human nature that we like to travel, and when we travel, we like to buy things. But the phenomenon is not Chicago-specific. I was just up in Toronto at an art fair talking to another dealer, and he said the same thing.” McCormick agrees, “This is the 800 pound gorilla that we all know about—of course people like to buy in New York. It’s no big secret, and certainly nothing new, that there’s a certain type of collector who, given the choice of buying a work by an artist in a fancy New York gallery or from their local gallery in Chicago, they’re going to buy in New York. They might even be willing to pay more just for the privilege.’”

Gregory Scott, Dialogue, 2011, 32” x 48" archival digital print, silkscreen on vinyl, oil on panel, and HD video.

Ed. of 6 with 2 AP's. Courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery.

What is Chicago-specific, at least in relation to New York and L.A., is the relatively low national and international profile of the art scene here—of which Chicago collectors, with their understandable interest in who’s hot and who’s not, can’t fail to be aware.

From the late 1960s through the mid-’80s, “the Imagists were ruling the art world,” as the painter Phyllis Bramson recalls—in large part through the agency of gallerist Phyllis Kind—“and we all got a piece of that cake.”

Since then, however, the art world’s interest

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Curtis Mann (b. 1979), removal, two sides, Chemically altered chromogenic development print, 2010, 40” x 100”, unique, KGG-2004 Collection of Sandy and Jack Guthman

in Chicago artists seems to have cooled, despite the efforts of the Chicago Cultural Center (including its annual Chicago Artists Month), the Museum of Contemporary Art (through its recently retired 12 x 12 series featuring local artists), Art Chicago and other entities.

Part of this is traceable to the decline of visual art coverage in the city; as Edelman ruefully points out, neither the Chicago Tribune nor the Chicago Sun-Times currently has a staff art critic. By contrast, the New York Times maintains two full-time art critics, while the Los Angeles Times has one.

Magazines such as ARTnews, Artforum and Art in America—all based in New York— focus most heavily on the art scene in their hometown, with Chicago artists and galleries receiving relatively scant mention.

“Does a Los Angeles artist balk at being called that? Do they feel ghettoized by saying they are a Los Angeles artist?

Of course not.”

- artist Phyllis Bramson Just as artists benefit from publicity and promotion, so do art communities.

Nowhere has this been more amply demonstrated than in Los Angeles, whose artists have been blessed with a champion in Lyn Kienholz. Through her California / International Arts Foundation, founded in 1980, the unassuming networker-impresario has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of Los Angeles art and artists through exhibitions, publications and other projects around the world. As noted by Barbara Isenberg in a preface to Kienholz’s L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980, a new encyclopedia of Southern California artists, the foundation has organized exhibitions in 56 museums in 23 countries, including a show of large-scale sculpture by local artists as part of the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival (which then toured internationally) and Los Angeles: 1955-1985, an exhibition of about 350 works by 87 artists shown in 2006 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

L.A.’s other guardian angel is the Getty Foundation, which initiated (and provided more than $10 million in grants for) Pacific Standard Time, a six-month series of exhibitions at more than 60 institutions that kicked off this past fall and continues through this spring. If the larger art world had doubts about Los Angeles as a crucible of serious culture, Pacific Standard Time is determined to put them to rest.

By contrast, a campaign of this type or scale seems unlikely in the Windy City, where many artists and art-world figures are uncomfortable with, if not actively antagonistic to, the idea of promoting the concept of “Chicago art.” The push for a museum devoted to Chicago art and artists, led by Paul Klein and others a few years ago, was stymied in part by a commonly expressed fear of “ghettoizing” Chicago artists by placing them in a regional context. “I find this attitude particularly vexing,” Bramson says. “Does a Los Angeles artist balk at being called that? Do they feel ghettoized by saying that they are a Los Angeles artist? Of course not.” Adds McCormick, “There has always been a strong chauvinism among West Coast people for West Coast art, but for some reason there hasn’t ever been that kind of Midwest chauvinism. For that reason I think it’s been a mistake to try to market yourself as a Chicago artist, because the collectors here haven’t shown much of an interest in that.”

What the Chicago art scene needs, Kimler believes, is some of the collective guts and gumption of the city’s theater community, which regularly asserts itself by embracing its local roots. “If anything could unite the Chicago art scene now, it might be to follow the example of Steppenwolf and the other theater people here who have made Chicago the most important city in the world in terms of that art form,” Kimler says. “Theater here doesn’t take a back seat to New York, so why should visual art?

We should think really hard about that.”

Arty space rentals are not as unusual as you might think. Indeed they can offer creative choices for your special event, and a number of gallerists agree that their spaces are creative and beautiful places for weddings, lectures, cocktail parties or charity events. A few galleries and art centers even have detailed rental brochures.

Many museums offer event spaces as well.

Most of these unique spaces have limited capacities and/or restrictions. Some do not allow music, dancing or weddings. Only a few are receptive to hosting a showcase of artwork that is not regularly shown by the gallery. ( Those, typically, are vacant spaces or art centers.) Of course some galleries will not consider rentals at all.

The galleries that do welcome special events usually allow food, alcohol, and outside caterers for corporate, non-profit, or private parties. And a few have outdoor spaces and/or parking.

Other things to consider: Capacities differ tremendously, ranging from fewer than 25 people to as many as 2,500.

Most are large enough to seat 40 or 50; others can accommodate 100 – 150 or even 450.

(This can change based on the exhibit on view at the gallery at the time of the event.)

Rental fees can range from a few hundred dollars to as much as $10,000. Some offer non-profit rates. There often are minimum/maximum hourly time limits, including set up/clean up, and it is likely that the event needs to take place outside of regular gallery hours. There also might be special fees, such as one-day event insurance, or a refundable security deposit.

But if you’re flexible and love an arty atmosphere, your favorite gallery might be your ideal event space.

As a short-cut to finding the perfect spot, Chicago Gallery News keeps a list of galleries and facilities that offer arty space rentals.

For a copy of the most up-to-date list: email CGN at info@chicagogallerynews.com or please call 312-649-0064.

- Natalie van Straaten Founding Publisher, Chicago Gallery News

Let’s get thinking.

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Collector Conversations: Deone Jackman I drove to visit Deone Jackman at her home in Hyde Park on a perfect fall Chicago morning. Lake Shore Drive was wide open, and the lake was the perfect shade of cerulean blue, enhanced by the running shade of orange leaves still clinging to the trees along the bike bath. Hyde Park always feels like an escape from downtown to me, but until I arrived on the 9th floor of Deone’s building and stepped into her entryway, I had no idea just what awaited me. - GV Deone says she has always collected things from her travels, and judging by the many exotic artifacts and statues from far away lands placed throughout her apartment, she must have logged many miles while finding so many striking objects. “As a kid I was always cutting things out of magazines and putting them up on walls long before I had actual art to display,” she says. Deone’s entrance into serious art collecting began with two of Chicago’s most well known art stars – Roger Brown and Jim Nutt, acquisitions she remembers as ‘big, compelling, scary purchases.’ Though I had come to her apartment to talk to her about her art collection, Deone told me upfront that she still thinks the idea of being ‘an art collector’ is rather grandiose – a familiar, but somewhat vexing, topic for those who are considered by others to be collectors. Regardless of how Deone chooses to view her history of buying and living with art, there is no disputing that her Hyde Park apartment invites discovery. Deone has covered her walls with remarkable works of art I immediately recognize – works by Ed Paschke, Kerry James Marshall, Cheonae Kim, Judy Ledgerwood, Curtis Mann, Gladys Nilsson, and Jin Soo Kim – and she has filled her life with enduring relationships with many Chicago artists.

One relationship of which Deone is particularly proud is the one she’s developed with the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC). A passionate supporter of the Center, it’s clear that HPAC has given her a great deal in return. At least

a few of the artists whose works may be found throughout Deone’s sprawling home, such as Cat Chow, were discovered through HPAC’s Not Just Another Pretty Face (NJAPF) program, which pairs patrons with artists in ways that would make for a reality show better than anything else on TV today. Patrons select an artist with whom they’d like to work, they meet the artist, establish a budget and then discuss the commission to be created. The patron may be as involved as they like about the specifics of the piece, or they may choose to leave all details up to the artist. After a period of more than a year, a catalogue featuring contrasting perspectives on the experience is published, and the final works are unveiled at HPAC at a reception for the participating patrons and artists. NJAPF artists split their commission with HPAC, and the program encourages a new group of people to support contemporary artists, as well as understand the joys and possibilities of commissioning artwork. As Deone can attest, because NJAPF builds very personal bonds between patrons and artists, it can lead to long-term support for creating art in Chicago.

Deone admits she’s a bit impulsive when making some purchases, but she smiles when she confesses she sometimes has to rearrange rooms.

“That’s the joy of it,” she says.

Jackman’s inviting, round living room faces east towards Lake Michigan and overlooks the Promontory Point Field House in Burnham Park.

Deone has had the pleasure of enjoying several artistic collaborations.

After encountering a series of kite constructions by Jacob Hashimoto at a private event at the MCA Warehouse, she decided she had her own project for the artist. Deone wanted Hashimoto to expand on what he’d done at the MCA and 16

Jackman’s connecting living rooms show off a range of antiques and artifacts collected from world travel. Also featuring prominently: in nearest room, works by Jacob Hashimoto (left) and Jin Soo Kim (right corner).

create hundreds of small kites to be installed in the ceiling of her second home in Michigan.

It turned out to be a 2 ½ year project, and she ended up with about 2,000 kites to cover the entire ceiling. One can imagine how breathtaking and uplifting this result of a simple chance encounter must be.

Deone admits she’s a bit impulsive when making some purchases, but she smiles when she confesses she sometimes has to rearrange rooms. “That’s the joy of it,” she says.

Changing things up often means they don’t become part of the wallpaper, but Deone has always felt compelled to arrange objects – so much so that her late husband was always asking her to just sit down. As a visitor certain groupings become apparent, like the area in Deone’s office that she refers to as her “Wall of Women,” including works by artists such as Mickalene Thomas and Julia Fish.

But for the most part the way the collection has come together is idiosyncratic. The variety in Deone’s collection is apparent in the inclusion of quite a few striking antiques, which soften and complement the contemporary art. A wood slant front desk looks at home in the dining room by a large-scale Roger Brown, and an elegant side table beneath two works on paper by Judy Ledgerwood adds an appropriate delicacy.

More meaningful than the art works themselves are the relationships Deone has with the artists. “Any artist I collect, if it makes sense to become friends, I love to know them.

It’s incredibly important in collecting – more so than the objects.” She says she considers Chicago an accessible place to get to know artists and therefore to collect art. Deone thinks it’s partly the nature of the city, but she also believes that many artists who choose to

live and work in Chicago are inclined to build es they must make. I feel really privileged honest relationships with collectors. because it feels like a personal experience for me. Theaster is open about what it’s like, and One of Deone’s closest artist relationships I admire his willingness to share with the is with Theaster Gates, a fellow HPAC community and with me. He doesn’t make it supporter. Deone became interested in what a mysterious process.”

Gates was doing with his Dorchester Project, and she was moved by his focus on bringing “Any artist I collect, if it makes about positive, creative changes through the sense to become friends, I love arts to the Woodlawn neighborhood – an area to know them. It’s incredibly of town Deone says most Hyde Parkers had important in collecting – long been told to stay clear of because of the risk of danger. She sees Gates’s artistic, as more so than the objects.” well as geographic, choice as a compelling investment in personal life as well as urban Our tour of the apartment finished in the sitspace, and says she feels privileged to have ting room, where we could admire the view been able to watch his project take shape and of the lake and Promontory Point, almost as expand. Endeavors like the Dorchester Project, much as Deone’s two lazy cats were enjoying which began as a way to transform a poor the midday fall sun. Deone returned to her area of Chicago through reinventing abanfavorite topic, the Hyde Park Art Center, doned buildings and creating inviting, cultur- when we began to discuss why openness in al spaces while challenging notions of ecoart is so critical to the collecting process and nomics, race, and the status-quo, have helped to exposing the joy of exploring contempoDeone understand how complex the art rary art. There are some leaders in the art world can be for an artist who must balance community who are constantly striving to the dual demands to be successful while also make art accessible and to make it a living being able to do what they desire. “You learn subject. Deone says, “HPAC is such a faciliabout the pressures artists face and the choic- tator of this. They help make art understand-

able, comfortable.” It is undoubtedly her greatest art relationship.

There will always be preconceptions to combat about contemporary art and effort to put forth in order to learn and better understand, but just as a romantic relationship undergoes many progressive stages, a love of art can begin with butterflies of excitement and end as a deep and enduring companionship.

Photographic portrait of Deone by artist Ben Gest

The New Cultural Plan for Chicago What Commissioner Michelle T. Boone has planned for 2012 In May 2011 Michelle T. Boone was named Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), succeeding Lois Weisberg, Chicago’s Commissioner of Cultural Affairs who retired in early 2011. Now overseeing the 3rd largest creative economy in the United States, one of Boone’s first undertakings as commissioner is a major one – relaunching a new Cultural Plan for Chicago. CGN spoke with Boone about the City’s commitment to artists, her hopes for the new plan, and her favorite public art. - GV

lems?’ We could use creative alternatives to deliver information, build community and change how our political leaders think about the arts – ultimately it could influence policy.

You spoke this fall about how Chicagoans can support the arts by being active patrons and attendees. What are some efforts we can expect from DCASE in 2012 on the programming side?

There are programs the City coordinates all year long, such as runCGN: The city is putting together a new Cultural Plan for Chicago ning Chicagoartistsresource.org (CAR) as well as our annual Chicago - the first since Mayor Harold Washington’s administration in the Artists Month in October. We will continue our free exhibitions program at the Cultural Center, where we show Chicago artists in our 1980s. What do you expect to improve upon this time around?

MB: The plan was last updated in the mid-90s, so we thought it was Michigan Avenue galleries. Through the exhibitions and public programming we hope to make an introduction for people to see great time for a new one. We are hosting 30 meetings, varying by demowork by Chicago artists and performers. A vast City database of graphics and geography, with working artists, arts groups, business leaders, heads of major organizations, etc. We are also taking recom- Chicago artists is available to the public at Cityofchicago.org. For artists, if they register they can be included in the Chicago Public Art mendations from the community (visit Chicagoculturalplan2012.org Program’s Public Art Registry, used by DCASE to fulfill responsibilito submit input online.) We will present a new plan this May. ties to the Public Art Program of the Percent-for-Art Ordinance.

The goal is to determine how to elevate Chicago’s global visibility using neighborhood and community cultural assets. Also, now people What are some of your favorite public art works in Chicago? are interested in information and technology. That’s really interesting There are several things I like for different reasons. The new sculpto me, since at the time when the plan was first created, there was no ture at the entrance to O’Hare – The Runners – is so unexpected.

It’s a static piece but it implies movement, and it will look different in internet or social media. What role will technology play going forvarious light, times and weather. ward? We can develop solutions for issues like, ‘How can the City support artists so they will stay in Chicago and contribute creatively?’ [Jaume Plensa’s] Crown Fountain in summertime is also amazing to me because it’s just so joyous.

How do you think the city/arts relationship should ideally funcAnybody and everybody enjoys tion? Will this kind of relationship be a part of the new plan? it. You can’t help but smile One of the things selfishly that I’m looking for from the plan is how when you walk by it. to work the arts into other city departments. Such as, ‘How can arts be thought of as part of a solution to some pressing societal prob17

15 Minutes with a Dealer: Prospectus Prospectus Art Gallery remains at the heart of Chicago’s Mexican Renaissance in its original location on 18th Street in Pilsen, where the gallery opened twenty years ago. CGN’s Laura Miller met with director Israel Hernandez and learned about the gallery’s history, its strong family ties, and its mission to support contemporary and Latin American art.

Are you an artist or art collector?

I did some artwork in my childhood, while in Mexico but wouldn’t consider myself a practicing artist. I do collect artwork; that’s something I’d like to do more of.

What’s unique about Chicago’s art scene?

Art Expo’s How would you describe the Pilsen and early years South Side art community? were gameIt’s growing. Historically, Pilsen was a changing strong artistic center before other currently for Chicago.

LM: Tell me about the history of known gallery districts were even formed.

Everyone Prospectus Art Gallery.

Unfortunately, a large number of studios in had been IH: I was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and the area have been affected by commercialeyeing New came to Chicago with my family in 1972. I York and worked in the produce business and because ism. Larger building projects have taken Carlos Barberena, Calavera Cañera after Posada over studio spaces, which makes it more and Europe, and of that was able to establish the gallery with more difficult for artists to afford workspace. this brought deserved attention to Chicago my family in 1991. Prospectus was the first That being said, there is still a large number and showed the city’s potential. Chicago has formal gallery in Pilsen and we’ve remained of artist studios, galleries and alternative such a wide range of outstanding artistic proat our original location while watching this spaces in the area; some offer youth and adult grams, gallery/art spaces and museums, but it area change a lot over the years. I want to art classes as well as community programs to has a big problem with the lack of art critithank my family for their participation and cism and regular art critics. There used to the business suppliers that have made all this get the neighborhood involved in the arts. be more writing, more interest; now that is possible.

We always look forward to Pilsen Open lacking.

Studios, held each October. The event features programming in over 50 artist studios, What has been your favorite thing about spaces, galleries and restaurants around Chicago’s art world?

Pilsen. It’s an exciting, busy event that draws I love seeing the city’s artistic history around in a lot of younger people, students, and town in the relics of murals on buildings and those interested in art. We estimate around bridges. Sadly, many are disappearing or are 4,000 people participated last fall. in need of conservation. The city lacks a program to protect them. I remember seeing What do you find to be the most exciting murals when I was young on my way to and part of running the gallery? from school. They had an impact on me and Being able to share artwork from an played a role in my opening the gallery. My Why did you want to open the gallery? unknown artist with the public. Harold brother did murals when we were younger, I grew up in Pilsen, and this was a rough area during the ‘70s. My family and I want- Allen’s ’96 photography exhibition is a classic and I always liked and encouraged that. I also enjoy the National Museum of Mexican ed to create something positive to help enrich example. Allen’s show was only the second Art. They consistently do good work and the area, particularly for the young people in in his career, following one previous exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago in ’84. have proper funding. We were happy to colthe community. There are several schools Allen taught photography at The School of laborate on a show with the museum in 2009. near the gallery, so we always see a lot of the Art Institute of Chicago for three decades younger people in the neighborhood and Do you have any 2012 new year’s believe it’s important for them to have art and and was 80 years old at the time of his show at Prospectus. He was very humble and not resolutions for the gallery? creativity in their lives. expecting much from his show during instal- We’d like to continue supporting Latin lation, but it ended up being hugely success- American and other contemporary art. We Tell me about your exhibition process. ful. The show also garnered praise from the believe this allows for a fusion of exciting Shows are planned about 8 months out, and possibilities to come. Also, we did an exhibiwe tend to deal with relevant, current topics Chicago Tribune art critic at the time, Alan Artner. The public’s strong, positive response tion in Mexico a few years ago, partnering in our choice of subject matter and show to Allen’s work was a thrilling experience, with a local business to display artwork. titles, i.e. economic, social, political issues. and we feel that same excitement for our cur- We’d like to do another larger exhibition like People are interested in what’s happening in rent shows and artists. that in Mexico again. the world and we showcase work that addresses those hot-button topics.

We’ve established a relationship with the communications media and look to extend We’re proud to show prominent Chicago and that into Spanish networks. We want to Latino artists like Mario Castillo, Alejandro reach out to the Latin American business Romero, Hector Duarte, Marcos Raya. I’m community, inviting their participation in our in touch with a lot of Mexican artists and informative exhibitions. It’s important that people from Latin America. We’ve also those in positions to support local art and culshown some of Chicago’s top artists including tural programs do so. After all, this is home.

Roger Brown, Ed Paschke, Carlos Cortez and Richard Hunt.

Prospectus Art Gallery Director Israel Hernandez 1210 W. 18th St. (60608) • Tel 312-733-6132 18

Artist Insights: Riva Lehrer Artist Riva Lehrer is known for her striking, detailed portraits of what may lie beyond first impressions.

She has held many solo exhibitions, overseen a variety of curatorial projects, been the subject of countless articles and documentary films, been a Chicago Artists Month featured artist, and received numerous awards, including a 3Arts Foundation Award and a Regional Visual Arts Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is currently an Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lehrer’s latest solo exhibition, Mirror Shards opened at Printworks this past December. CGN spoke with Lehrer about empathy, animals, and the beauty of failure. - GV

COLORING BOOK (self-portrait)

Disability can be like a great big billboard – It magnifies the human condition so that we can see how we are affected by the nature of our bodies. Everyone is. But in disability, it's just very visible. My next project will be about the imaginary body – the portraits will have to be life size. I’ll ask others – with and without a disability – about their own ‘If’ body.

Women in particular are bombarded with messages that their body is unacceptable. Our culture keeps changing its standards, and we can’t keep up. In the hyena piece in Mirror Shards, the animal represents the fact that gender can be a sort of state you put on and take off. Hyenas are often associated with trickster figures - seen as sort of immoral and unreliable. They’re notoriously hard to identify as male or female because their sex is visually identical, so male and female genitalia can't be told apart on the surface. They look very masculine, and canine but are closer to feline and have a matrilineal pack structure. Hyenas are also seen as scavengers, but it’s not true – they’re hunters. They stand in well for entities who seem to be one thing but are really another.

CGN: Tell us about your work that's part of Mirror Shards. What are your current inspirations and influences? What's different from, or built upon, previous shows?

RL: Though most of my work has been concerned with disability issues, the work here is still different from previous exhibitions. I’m interested in how the mirror relates to transformation, but I also wanted to explore how people survive a difficult life. What is their sense of self? There’s a lot to explore regarding empathy as opposed to sympathy or pity.

I am really interested in the lives of others.

Lately that's led to a focus on empathy, and how it is built and maintained.

TIM/OWL

How do you find Chicago as a place to work as an artist?

It’s mixed. Generally, I love it. My career has been reasonable. I have friends who do wonderful work, but there’s not quite a large enough collector base to sustain a career. It’s a challenge. The change in the art world status here awhile back hurt Chicago. We used to do well when people came specifically to see what we did. Now is the scariest economic time to have a show. It’s a challenge to do work about disability, and there are only so many serious figurative art collectors. I try to stay positive, and I am trying to raise my game. Sid and Bob [at Printworks] are wonderful. I have loyal followers, for whom I’m eternally grateful.

How do you determine which animals pair well with your subjects?

I look for animals that have a strong presence in language, then I think about animals as costumes – sort of in a shamanistic way. Metaphors are a source of inspiration. In language, How much of your work is self-portraiture? metaphors are the first step outside of stability, All of my subjects are real, and my process is and animal metaphors are some of the oldest. really collaborative. I have very strong ethics about representing people, especially people A lot of the time it turns out to be eerie when with a disability since many have been totally pairing a subject with an animal. For instance misrepresented. I’m committed to making when I was first talking to Tim about his anisure my subjects have control over what hapmal, he blurted out "owl," which did not make pens in the art. All of the work in the show is sense to me at the time. Then I realized that interview based, so each piece can take weeks his daughter Temma, who is severely disabled, or months. It makes me so happy that people How is empathy presented to children? In was his owl. He thinks about the nature of will go through that process with me. kids’ books, many stories are depicted through wisdom through their relationship. TIM/OWL animals. When children are little, they have a became a double portrait. Tim, who is a When I do self-portraits I can take more liberslowness of relating to other/unfamiliar genpainter, has thought deeply about what it ties representating myself. I don't have to ders – animals make an impossible place easier means to be human through his own extensive worry so much about hurting someone inadthan a real relationship. When everything is portraiture of Temma. He is partly clad in the vertently through my decisions or lack of skill. thrown in and made weird on purpose, empa- costume, a wing strapped to one arm. As We are surrounded by figure portraits that are thy can help you step into transitional space – metaphors, owls are avatars of wisdom ideal and acceptable. The history of portraithe unfamiliar stops being ‘the other’. wisdom that’s often cryptic and delivered in ture is about making the subject as attractive obscure terms. Temma allows Tim to think as possible. People used to see more real, On a technical level, all of the recent works outside the boundaries of his own body and naked bodies in their daily lives. It's hard to combine drawing with dimensional and intriconsider what humanity means in abstract, know, these days, what aging looks like. Now cate collage. TIM/OWL incorporates charcoal spiritual, wordless realms of being. we try to eradicate all signs of history. Human drawing with Japanese, Mexican, and Indian variation is the absolute core of beauty – not papers, wire, glass, metal, twigs, Bible pages.

I want people to think about how animals help yanking bodies into bland erasure. us understand ourselves, how we relate to Can you share some of the personal signifi- them, especially now that we are killing off the Lately I’ve been talking to people about failcance of disability as a muse in your art? animals – think about when these animals are ure, and how beautiful I think it is. It’s really There’s always a thru-line in my work – I con- gone. Like broken mirror shards, once they’re how we are unique. sider how the influence of the body we are broken they never reflect the same way again. Mirror Shards: thru Feb. 4 at Printworks born into affects how we go through life.

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A Lifelong Passion for Art William Lieberman’s creative journey of starting over.

Many art collectors, artists and dealers in Chicago know William Lieberman, director at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, as an art dealer and passionate advocate for his artists. We found out only recently that he also has his own very personal passion for art collecting. Lieberman’s unique story is one that involves many people, places, times, as well as setbacks. Through it all he maintained his curiosity and enthusiasm. - GV If you have met Lieberman, you know he must have been a very energetic and curious child. He was interested in collecting from an early age because his father was in the plush toy business, providing him with the source of his earliest collecting passion. Eventually while living in Wrigleyville, he became obsessed with baseball cards.

Lieberman's living room is ready for a visitor's discovery, and Lieberman tells each piece's story enthusiastically.

Works visible, left to right: Stephen De Staebler, David Kroll, Deborah Butterfield, Josh Garber, Jin Soo Kim.

In college Lieberman majored in ceramic art, and in 1980 he began to model for drawing and sculpture classes. Seeing an opportunity to collect work by the artists in the class, he traded his own modeling time for art, quickly amassing over 40 drawings and training his own eye by comparing others’ techniques and interpretations.

Setting out to create a new home, Lieberman knew he wanted a house that was appropriate for showing art. He managed to live in four different places during 15 months while the construction was being done, at one point, he says, living in the stacks at the gallery.

Along with the house, Lieberman wanted to get his collection started again. Several artists generously traded or donated work to Lieberman to get things going. That generosity gave Lieberman the confidence to build a new collection so soon after losing his first, and it’s that sprit that touches Lieberman most today, over 22 years later.

By 1984 Lieberman was working at Zolla/Lieberman, his mother's gallery, maintaining his own studio in the East UkrainianVillage, and continuing to trade pottery and collect ceramics. Part of his year-end salary at the gallery was paid in art – the first piece he ever selected as his annual payment was by British sculptor David Nash.

Lieberman’s entire home is an artful surprise, and around every corner you find art: in the living room - Deborah Butterfield, Harris Deller, Stephen De Staebler, Josh Garber, Jin Soo Kim, David Kroll and Michelle Stewart. In the hallway: John Buck, Martin Puryear and Buzz Spector. Lieberman’s own pottery may be found in his bedroom, and creative installations are placed all over the house – Lieberman says he likes to keep everything appropriate for art, but he leaves room to be daring and to have fun. There is a mural painted on the ceiling, and a twisting light installation by Glenn Wexler has been placed inside and above the kitchen cabinets. The downstairs bathroom, an ode to Zolla/Lieberman Gallery artists, is done in the style of a red brick, graffitied building, featuring names of artists who have come and gone from the gallery spray painted on the wall.

On April 1, 1989, Lieberman moved his entire personal collection to the gallery. Two weeks later, tragically not quite a decade after starting his burgeoning collection, nearly everything in his collection was destroyed in the infamous 1989 River North fire. The devastation impacted many art world figures in the neighborhood. Some galleries closed for good. One artist lost his life’s work. Lieberman still gets emotional talking about the fire today. He says he used the insurance money he received for his collection for a down payment on an small house in East Ukrainian Village, and he took his time rebuilding his collection from scratch with the new, painful, perspective of someone who’d previously lost a loved one.

Lieberman says he would rather buy art than appliances and furniture, so the periodic addition of new art work tends to be his own kind of home improvement, and he regularly likes to rearrange works throughout the house to create a new point of view.

Leading me through the house like I was taking a Saturday morning gallery tour, Lieberman put me on the spot a few times to ask which piece in his collection was my favorite, and which was my least favorite. My answers kept changing, but the challenge to choose between the many works made me remember the lively personality of the collection, and the collector, long after I’d left.

Paintings by Su-en Wong and a collection of eleven ceramic bowls by Jay Strommen.

Collectors’ Colloquium 2012

The series addresses topics of interest to anyone who is curious about the art world and We already accomplished our new year’s reswould like expert knowledge about where to olution of forming a new art collectors group find art resources and how to think about in Chicago! Together with Next Art Chicago, collecting as a lifelong passion.

Chicago Gallery News is presenting an ongoing series about collecting art. The 6-session The group meets monthly in Chicago, but series began in late November, but 4 sessions people outside of the city, or those who can’t take place in 2012, ending at the opening of attend the physical sessions, can still particiNext Art Chicago at the Mart, April 26-29.

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pate online. Just make sure to travel to Chicago April 26-29 for Next Art Chicago!

Upcoming dates and topics: • On the Block: January 31, 6PM • Eye for Hire: February 28, 6PM • Art as Investment: March 27, 6PM • (Art) Fair Game: April 27, 6PM Artchicago.com/information/collectors-colloquium/

A Tradition of Community in Non-traditional Spaces

By MARY ELIZABETH DEYOE On one of the first truly cold days of what had been a mild fall, as people rushed to end their work days and the last daylight in the loop was fading, I was confused about where I was and certain I had the address completely wrong. Finally I noticed Tricia Van Eck sitting at a colorful desk behind a street level window at 23 E. Madison. Her gallery, I soon learned, was previously a Halloween party store. That explained the white paneled walls designed for instant shelving. When I walked inside, I saw that the perimeter of the room was lined with tap shoes, and Tricia, wearing a pair herself, invited me to put some on.

Moments later, I had shed my jacket, gloves, hat and boots and was click-click-clicking across the tile floor. This was going to be fun.

The tap shoes (Tapping into Happiness, by Amber Ginsberg and Lia Rousett) and other artwork in this space—including an enorSophia Cara-dixon, Rachel Ettling, and Young Joon Kwak (AKA Lil Elote), The Witches Cradle, University of Chicago MFA mous group finger painting designed by group show, May 2010.

Chelsea was part of a larger exhibition called The Happiness Project that Van Eck launched like food at a dinner party,” she added, “and after leaving her long-time post as a curator as a result people were almost always more at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). relaxed and willing to talk with one another.”

The Happiness Project, presented in empty storefronts throughout Chicago’s neighborOften run by artists themselves, hoods in November 2011, asked ‘What does spaces are repurposed from what happiness look like to you, and others in the the original architecture intendcity?’ This type of alternative use of space, in spite of its ephemeral nature, is an extremely ed—for instance a former funeral exciting and thriving practice in Chicago.

home—coffin chute still in tact.

Alternative gallery spaces take many forms, though they are frequently non-commercial exhibition/performance spaces not driven by sales. In most cases, if any art is sold at all, it is secondary to the presentation and done directly between buyer and artist. Often run by artists themselves, spaces are repurposed from what the original architecture intended—for instance an apartment, a storefront, a garage, or even, as in the case of the Roxaboxen cooperative, a former funeral home—coffin chute still in tact.

For several years author, artist and Green Lantern Press founder, Caroline Picard, used her 1,500 square foot apartment as the site of the Green Lantern Gallery, which opened in 2005. Caroline lived in the back of the apartment and used the front 600 square feet as gallery space. In breaking down the typically strict boundaries between public and private or domestic and commercial space, “apartment galleries really play with people’s expectations,” Picard said. People behave differently when they are a guest in someone’s house rather than in a traditional gallery. “In the space, art served as a vehicle for community,

At Roxaboxen in Pilsen, “there is a very strong sense of the communal,” explained Liz McCarthy, a resident artist at the cooperative, which serves as a studio/exhibition/performance/program/living space. “We encourage and invite members from diverse communities outside of the cooperative to program in the space. Our model really cuts out the intimidation sense of a traditional gallery. It’s very open and programming happens naturally — there could be a show going on upstairs, while artists are coming in and out of their basement studios covered in plaster.”

When I visited the Roxaboxen residents were hosting an opening for Mind and Reality, an international print exchange between Chicago and Sydney, Australia. The only guidelines given to the 32 professional artists were that they had to produce an 11x15 inch print in an editionable medium on a stable archival ground. The results were a stunningly diverse set of images ranging in style from journalistic, to psychedelic to whimsical.

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I could glean a sense of strong mutual support within this community. The people running these spaces want others like them to succeed as well. The more places I visited, I started to piece together an exciting web of projects going on throughout the city. But keeping track of all these spaces presents a problem. Some alternative spaces may be around for five years, or sometimes they appear for a month or, in other cases, only a day. An ephemeral nature is part of a space’s energy. As Brian Gallagher of Roxaboxen explained, “we don’t want to force the space to live on as something it isn’t just to keep it going.” That said, while a space does exist it’s nice to know where to find it, and there are some excellent resources available to do just that—most notably The Phonebook*, which is produced by threewalls. This exhaustive publication, now in its third edition, is a directory of independent art spaces, programming, and projects throughout the country, as well as a collection of essays written by the people who are involved in the creation and management of these evolving and innovative spaces.

Some alternative galleries are built on a platform intended to last for years. This is the case of Mary Croteau’s Art on Armitage.

Situated on the corner of Armitage and Kedvale (just west of Pulaski), Art on Armitage presents mini-exhibitions in a raised window box. Because Croteau owns the building (she lives upstairs and her studio is on the first floor) she can essentially keep the gallery running for as long as she has artists to show, and she is currently booked over a year in advance. The appeal for artists to show in her street gallery, Croteau explained, is in many ways, the same for the audience— they love it because it’s unexpected. This particular corner is nowhere near a gallery or museum, so “it surprises people, and because the shows are often fun and engaging, they spark conversations among the people who walk by.” One show by Kimmy Nunan took this idea further. She arranged a dining room table and chairs in the window and invited two people nightly to bring and eat their dinner there for one hour. Neighbors started to bring their own chairs to sit on the sidewalk and discuss the work, creating a twist on the tradition of the dinner-table conversation.

It would be a challenge to visit all of the city’s alternative spaces, but in a way that is the beauty of them—the community expands and shifts organically. The constants are the support and collaboration between the creators, and the element of surprise for everyone else. *Order copies of Phonebook 3 here: www.three-walls.org/programs/phonebook/

GET CREATIVE! THINGS TO SEE + DO Learn! Take a Class at Lillstreet Take up art this winter and successfully complete a new year’s resolution. Lillstreet welcomes everyone of all levels and experience.

Adult classes include painting, ceramics, textile, printmaking, jewelry/metal work, glass, digital art, and more. Kidstreet classes offer glass bead making, painting, and cartoon drawing. There are engaging toddler classes and family workshops too. Lillstreet.com Go Dark at The Art Institute See the Modern Wing in a new light!

Take special nighttime tours of the current exhibition and rock out to DJs and live performances. Complimentary appetizers + cash bar. $20 members + students; $25 gen. admission. 9pm-midnight on select nights this winter. Artic.edu/aic/calendar/after_dark/

Study how to be a Nature Photographer at the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe Escape to the greenhouses and bask in the humidity of the Treasure Hunt at the Randolph St. Market These Wonderful Winter Markets are an antiques tropics, smell the and design lover’s paradise. Browse or buy. fragrances 1340 W. Washington • Feb 4-5 + Mar 24-25 of tropical Randolphstreetmarket.com plants. Or, embrace winter by walking the outdoor garDiscover Outsiders at the Roger Brown Study dens and catching views from the Dwarf Collection in Lincoln Park: Most Chicagoans have heard of Roger Brown, Conifer Garden and the Malott Japanese Garden. On the first Saturday of each month but a visit to the unique study collection of outsider art, packed from floor to ceiling, is an walk through the garden with a professional photographer. Meet at the Alsdorf Auditorium unforgettable experience. Located on N. at 9am for a brief talk before setting out to Halsted in Lincoln Park + open to the public by appt., based on staff availability. To sched- discover what’s in season. Chicagobotanic.org ule a visit: rbsc@saic.edu or 773.929-2452 Saic.edu/webspaces/rogerbrown/brown/index.html Find New Inspiration at MCA First Fridays With a new theme each month, tickets include, Play at the Old Town School of Folk Music admission, live entertainment and complimenTake dance and music classes at the coolest tary Wolfgang Puck hors d’oeuvres. Doors are concert space in town. Make sure to admire open 6-10pm, with a cash bar until 9:30pm. the colorful mural in the lobby by Chicago’s Guests must be 21 or older. own Tony Fitzpatrick. Oldtownschool.org Mcachicago.org Get it Wright: Chicago’s First ‘Starchitect’ Many of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous designs are in our backyard! Tour Wright’s home + studio in Oak Park, or see the Robie House in Hyde Park and the Rookery downtown. Self-guided tours available. Concerts also offered on various days. GoWright.org

BACK TO SCHOOL + PARTY WITH ART Art Workshops on the North Shore Two lively art centers on the North Shore offer activities for you to participate in all winter.

The Art Center in Highland Park also offers classes and workshops in the visual arts, and they host regular gallery exhibitions, The Evanston Art Center offers a special events and performances range of classes and workshops, for class members and faculty, as for people of all ages and levels of well as local artistic talent. experience, taught by professional Theartcenterhp.org artists. Register online for winter classes that begin January 9.

Classes match any interest, from learning to make a cocktail hat, experimenting with lithography, exploring digital design, or navigating the business of art: marketing, ceramics, fashion, painting, and metal sculpture.

Evanstonartcenter.org Class is in session at EAC

Party Rentals in Bridgeport at BAC Our topsy-turvy world these days seems to make people want to have a party. New, stunning event spaces are popping up all over town, and a few offer uniquely artistic spaces in buildings that were once a part of the city’s industrial history.

The Bridgeport Art Center offers a "Skyline Loft", an 18,000 sq. ft. space that defines raw urban elegance. With 1911 architectural elements still in place, timber construction, exposed brick, soaring ceilings, the only thing that’s changed is the view of the skyline, since the city has grown up around BAC quite a bit in 100 years.

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BAC handles gatherings for 50 or galas for 800; the top floor loft space is a blank canvas. Get creative and start planning in 2012.

For more info contact: • Jim Boardman: 312.543.9020, jim@bridgeportart.com • Phil Kidder: 773.405.5175, phil@bridgeportart.com Additional event ideas on page 15.

Endless space to plan the party of your dreams

ART TOURS, WALKS, GALLERY NIGHTS RAW Wednesdays 2nd Wednesday of each month 7–9pm • $5 suggested donation.

Ravenswood Corridor Ravenswoodartwalk.org

CHICAGO GALLERY NEWS PULLOUT MAP Bring your map with you on opening nights, weekend gallery visits or to other special art events.

1st Thursday Taking place monthly River North / West Loop Galleries Many galleries open until 7pm Chicagoartdealers.org

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1 Friday Taking place monthly Flat Iron Arts Building: Wicker Park 6–10pm • Free 1579 N. Milwaukee Flatironartists.com Lakeside Legacy Arts Park 5–7:30pm • Free 401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake, IL LakesideLegacy.org Lillstreet Art Center 5–7:30pm • Free 4401 N. Ravenswood Lillstreet.com MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) 6–10pm • Visit website for ticket info 220 E. Chicago Mcachicago.org

Lacuna Artist Lofts 6–10pm • Free 2150 S. Canalport Lacuna2150.com

3rd Friday Taking place monthly Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–9pm • Free Harrison St. Shopoakpark.com/opad Zhou B Art Center/ Bridgeport Art Walk 7–10pm • Free 1029 W. 35th St. Zbcenter.org

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• River North: 11am–12:30pm Meet at Starbucks, 750 N. Franklin.

Chicago Arts District / Pilsen East Tours run weekly, year-round 6–10pm • Free South Halsted + 18th St. • West Loop: 1:30–3pm Chicagoartsdistrict.org Tours run every 6 weeks.

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Fine Arts Building Open Studios See Chicagogallerynews.com 4:30–9:30pm • Free for upcoming dates 410 S. Michigan + meeting locations.

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Artists, Dealers + Fairs in the News Moves + Updates:

Some new businesses to CGN offer a range of helpful art services and resources. Robert John Anderson specializes in real estate, Linda Warren Projects moved around the corner in the West Loop to 327 N. Aberdeen. from an artistic perspective. JK Imaging & Craft can help with reproduction of fine art, Kamp Gallery is still in Winnetka but now and they also offer retail and online sales of open at 996 Green Bay Road. Hildt custom handcrafted items.

Galleries is now on Walton in the Drake Hotel arcade. The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has a new director, Lisa Graziose Corrin, a former director of the Williams College Museum of Art. One show has a new name, and another will debut at a storied Chicago art venue this fall.

There’s been a lot of talk, and there still will be many surprises this year. What does 2012 have in store for our art fairs?

We welcome several new galleries and museums to our pages for 2012. The Brauer The team behind expoChicago, led by Tony Museum at Valparaiso University offers Karman and debuting September 20-23 at dynamic exhibitions in Valparaiso, IN. Artist Navy Pier, unveiled a heavy-hitting list of Josh Moulton has opened Josh Moulton announcements this past November: Fine Art Gallery, in Lincoln Park. The Polish Museum of America, on Milwaukee • Vernissage... The arty party to benefit the Ave., announces The Stephen and Elizabeth Museum of Contemporary Art was once in Ann Kusmierczak Art Gallery, presenting a demand, and now the party days are back. permanent exhibition of Interwar Period art.

Start figuring out a way to get an invitation.

Bridgeport Art Center is busy and happening at 35th and Racine. Studiofront comes • International art world players have to us from 3013 W. Armitage. Brigitte Wolf already gotten on board: David Zwirner, Studio / Gallery is open in the Zhou B. Art Richard Gray, Galerie Karsten Greve, the Center. Pritzker Military Library launches Mayor Gallery, and Rhona Hoffman (one of a program offering archival reproductions of 3 super powers on the selection committee) historic military posters.

(Art) Fair Game:

Galleries New to CGN:

• Good looks, great food: Chicago 'Starchitect' Jeanne Gang (of the famous Aqua Tower) will design the fair environment and experience. MK chef Michael Kornick will oversee the fair’s menu offerings.

The art fair season kicks off this spring when you’ll encounter new changes over in the Merchandise Mart. Art Chicago and NEXT have merged and are now one fair known as Next Art Chicago (NAC). The fair will take place on a single floor in the Mart April 2629. Staci Boris was named the new director in 2011; a former curator, she comes to the fair from Spertus Museum and the MCA. Speaking of which, the museum will be the fair’s opening night preview beneficiary.

NAC began efforts a few months ago to conduct arts programming all year long in an effort to engage local art collectors and supporters, they’re distributing a handy newsletter about art world goings-on and hosting programs such as the new Collectors’ Colloqium with CGN. Details are on page 20.

CGN believes the adage that ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’ and we believe that to be the case here for collectors, galleries, our multiple art fairs, artists, and of course our civic pride.

Certainly, the more, the merrier in Chicago!

Artist Awards, Commissions + Exhibitions Elsewhere A few of Jean Albano Gallery’s artists have made it to Michigan for Art of Collecting at the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Exhibiting artists include Karl Wirsum, Valerie Beller and Jim Waid.

be on view at The Visual Art Center at the University of Texas at Austin, February-March 2012. Rocio Rodriquez was recently awarded $15,000 from Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue.

Deborah Maris Lader, Director of Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, won first prize for her etching On Thin Ice from the Great Lakes Forever/Diversity Project Art Competition sponsored by Budweiser. On Thin Ice also won a distinction award from the NY Society of Etchers International Print Competition.

Catherine Edelman Gallery artist Kelli Connell's book Double Life was named one of 'The Best Photo Books of 2011 by American Photo magazine.

ZIA|Gallery artist Matthew Schofield was a 2011 finalist for the BP Portrait Prize in London, UK. He is also a finalist for the Kingston Prize for Portraiture in Canada. One of artist Holly Farrell's Fire King series was purchased by BMO Financial Group.

Artist Tony Fitzpatrick unveilled a large-scale installation at Keefer’s on Kinzie St. on November 1, 2011 in honor of the restaurant’s 10th anniversary. The Necklace of Stars was conceived by Fitzpatrick as a jewelry-like adornment to Keefer’s distinctive, circular dining room wall. Each star has meaning and a story uniquely related to Chicago.

Artists Phyllis Bramson and Anne Wilson will be inducted into the From Zolla/Lieberman we hear that: Essence: The Horses of Deborah Union League Club of Chicago’s Distinguished Artists Program at Butterfield will be exhibited at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & the Club’s biennial Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI January 27-April 29. Susanne Beaux-Arts Celebration Doremus will be participating in the School of the Art Institute of on Friday, January 20, Chicago’s faculty sabbatical exhibition at the Sullivan Gallery, 33 S. 2012 at 65 W. Jackson State St., January 26-February 18. A retrospective, Matter + Spirit: Blvd. Bramson and Stephen De Staebler, runs at San Francisco’s de Young Museum Wilson are being recogJanuary 14-April 22. A major monograph will accompany the exhibinized for their contribution (UC Press, January 2012). Xiaoze Xie will be participating in tions to Chicago’s culAcross the Divide, a traveling exhibition of contemporary Chinese ture and support of the artists currently working in academia across the US. The exhibit will Phyllis Bramson arts.

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Addington Gallery

River North Dozens of galleries radiate from the intersection of Superior + Franklin streets, making up the River North gallery district. General boundaries are: Chicago Ave. on the north, the Merchandise Mart on the south, west to Orleans, east to Dearborn. A former manufacturing area, many galleries were first drawn to the neighborhood in the 1980s because of its industrial history + large spaces.

704 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-664-3406 Tu-Sa 11-6 dan@addingtongallery.com www.addingtongallery.com Paintings and sculpture by American and European artists.

Opening receptions are on show start dates, from 5-8pm.

January 6-February 22: Group Exhibition: Sight Lines: Paintings that investigate our visual perception of space February 24: TBA. Contact gallery for details MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Jean Albano Gallery 215 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0770 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 & by appt. jeanalbano@aol.com www.jeanalbanogallery.com Contemporary paintings, drawings, and constructions.

January 6-March 3: Oldie But Goodie and Something New Group show curated by Emanuel Aguilar. Including: Gladys Nilsson, Karl Wirsum, Fletcher Benton, Russell Weiss, Betsy Odom and Peter Skvara March: Contact gallery for details

January 6: Galleries are open in River North for the opening of the winter gallery season. Get out and about in the district after the new year to see the latest shows and meet the artists.

Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries are open until 7pm: Chicagoartdealers.org • Free Weekly Saturday Morning Gallery Tours, 11-12:30: Chicagogallerynews.com Michael Hoffman, Summer in Tangiers, 2011, oil and metallic pigment on panel, 45” x 45”

Andrew Bae Gallery 300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-335-8601 Tu-Sa 10-6 info@andrewbaegallery.com www.andrewbaegallery.com Contemporary Asian art, primarily with ties to Korea, Japan and China.

Permanent gallery artists include: Kwang Jean Park, Young June Lew, Tetsuya Noda, Keysook Geum, Gapchul Lee, Jungjin Lee, Jae Ko, Myungkeun Koh, Leeah Joo and Katsunori Hamanishi.

Russell Bowman Art Advisory 311 W. Superior, Ste. 115 (60654) Tel 312-751-9500 Tu-W by appt.; Th-Sa 10-5:30 info@bowmanart.com www.bowmanart.com Modern and Contemporary Art Masters.

Folk, Naive, and Outsider Art.

Thru January 28: Respect Thornton Dial and Gee’s Bend February 3-April 21: Drawings: Nicholas Africano, Norman Bluhm, Carroll Dunham, Roy De Forest, Philip Guston, Robert Hudson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, David Smith, William T. Wiley, Terry Winters

Roy Boyd Gallery 739 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-642-1606 Tu-Sa 10-5:30; M by appt. roy.boyd@sbcglobal.net www.royboydgallery.com Contemporary paintings and sculpture.

Opening receptions are on the opening dates of the exhibitions: Fridays, 5-8pm.

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Participating in First Thursdays from 5-7pm on: January 5 February 2 March 1

Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information and upcoming opening dates.

January 6-February 21: John Fraser: The Built Form

January 18-22: Participating in L.A. Art Show

February 24-April 10: William Conger: New Paintings

March 2-April 14: Young June Lew: Everyday Saints

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Young June Lew, Everyday Saints; 1 of set of 7, 2011, mixed media on canvas, 80” x 24”

Terry Winters, Red Group II, 2005, gouache on paper, 22-1/4” x 30”

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River North Stephen Daiter Gallery 230 W. Superior, 4th Fl. (60654) Tel 312-787-3350 W-Sa 11-5 and by appt.

Paul Berlanga, Michael Welch info@stephendaitergallery.com www.stephendaitergallery.com Vintage black and white photography, specializing in documentary and experimental photography: Institute of Design, Bauhaus, Photo League, etc.

Rare photography from the 1920s-1960s.

January 6-February 25: Art Shay and the Documenting of Mid-Century America Opening reception with the artist Jan 6, 5-8pm March: TBA, please contact gallery for details

Echt Gallery 222 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0288 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt. info@echtgallery.com www.echtgallery.com Specializing in the finest contemporary sculpture.

Catherine Edelman Gallery 300 W. Superior Lower Level (60654) Tel 312-266-2350 Tu-Sa 10-5:30 info@edelmangallery.com www.edelmangallery.com Follow us on Twitter @edelmangallery

Josef Glimer Gallery 207 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-787-4640 Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt.

Dir. Josef Glimer Asst. Dir. Courtney R. Thompson info@josefglimergallery.com www.josefglimergallery.com

Featuring contemporary artists Nancy Wolfe, Thom Kapheim, Mira Hermoni-Levine, Brian Divis and Sheila Finnigan.

Also featuring masterworks of the 19th + 20th Centuries, including works by Renoir, ToulouseLautrec, Chagall, Picasso, Miró, Rivera, + Zuniga, among others.

33 Years of selling fine art.

Artists represented include: Oben Abright, Martin Blank, Christina Bothwell, Dale Chihuly, Daniel Clayman, Pearl Dick, Matt Eskuche, Bella Feldman, Gregory Grenon, Philip Baldwin + Monica Guggisberg, Shayna Leib, Mira Maylor, Clifford Rainey, Joseph Rossano, among others.

For a complete listing of artists and exhibitions please visit our website.

Contemporary photography and mixed media photo-based art.

Ongoing exhibition of gallery artists.

Please contact us for details.

January 6-February 25: Viktoria Sorochinski: Anna & Eve March 2-April 28: Daniel Beltrá: Spill MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DEALERS (AIPAD)

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Nancy Wolfe, Y, 2011, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”

The Golden Triangle 330 N. Clark (60654) Tel 312-755-1266 M-W, F 10-6; Th 10-7; Sa 10-5 info@goldentriangle.biz www.goldentriangle.biz The Golden Triangle’s block-long home in the historic Reid Murdoch Center features one of the largest collections of Asian and European antiques and home furnishings in the country.

A dramatic setting, complete with Asian courtyard, and exemplary customer services.

Gruen Galleries 226 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-337-6262 M-Sa 10-6; Su 11-5 Dir. Lisa Boron Event Dir. Michael Gerber GruenGalleries.Cole@gmail.com www.gruengalleries.com In the heart of River North within 20,000 sq. feet, we house a large collection of contemporary American + European painting + sculpture.

We also showcase tribal African ceramics, furniture + sculpture.

Gallery space is now available for special events.

January 6: Donald Cronkhite: Clouds; Oils on Linen February 24: Gian Garofalo: Resin Abstracts

Carl Hammer Gallery

Jack Gallery

740 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-266-8512 Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5 Opening receptions 6-8pm on first date of scheduled exhibitions.

Dir. Carl F. Hammer hammergall@aol.com www.hammergallery.com

740 N. Franklin, Ste. 110 (60654) Tel 312-943-8500 M 10-5; Tu-F 10-6; Sa 10-4 kwilson@s2art.com www.jackgallery.com

Representing American and international contemporary artists, as well as select examples/artists from the American “outsider” genre.

January 6-February 18: Surveying Landscapes: Group show featuring gallery artists January 18-22: Participating in The Metropolitan Show, New York, NY February 24-April 7: Joseph Seigenthaler: New Work MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Jack Gallery exhibits paintings, works on paper, and meticulously crafted hand-signed lithographs by both renowned and emerging artists.

Meticulously crafted from handdrawn plates on rare 19th Century Marinoni Voirin directlithography presses, each lithograph produced at Jack Gallery’s atelier is a work of art in itself.

Artists represented include: Michael Babyak, Dellorco, Prince Duncan-Williams, Tom Everhart, Ileana Grimm, Al Hirschfeld, Jota Leal, Stanley Mouse, Chris Nibbio, Ziggy O'Leary, Rafal Olbinski, Matt Rinard and others.

January 6, February 24, March 16: Opening receptions; please contact gallery for exhibition details.

Karen Tribe, Bronze Rain Drum, Northern Thailand, mid 1800s, 21” W x 21” D x 16”

Joseph Seigenthaler, CELT, ceramic, epoxy, latex, paint

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Kass / Meridian 325 W. Huron, Ste. 315 (60654) Tel 312-266-5999 M-F 11-4 (by appt.); Also weekends by appt. gallery@kassmeridian.com www.kassmeridian.com Contemporary American and modern European prints by internationally established artists and contemporary paintings and sculpture.

Contemporary prints: Josef Albers, Charles Arnoldi, Alexander Calder, Christo, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella, Donald Sultan, Victor Vasarely and Andy Warhol.

Modern Master prints: Georges Braque, Bernard Buffet, Le Corbusier, Marino Marini, Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso.

Paintings and Sculptures: Romero Britto, John Henry, Tom Holland, Nissan Engel, Robert Natkin and Joseph Stabilito.

River North Gallery KH 311 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-642-0202 T-F 10-5; Sa 11-5; and by appt.

Shannon R. Stoelting info@gallerykh.com www.gallerykh.com

Contemporary abstract and realist paintings, fine prints and sculpture. Opening receptions take place from 5-8pm.

Find us on Twitter @GalleryKH Find us on Facebook

February 24-May 1: Rick Stevens: New Work

“Chicago’s Steakhouse”

January 6-February 20: Landscapes: A Group Show

Winner of the “Award of Excellence” from Distinguished Restaurants of North America Tony + Marion Durpetti – Proprietors 500 North Franklin St. (312) 527-3718

Rick Stevens, Between Heaven & Earth, oil on linen, 36" x 36"

Metropolitan Capital Bank 9 E. Ontario (60611) Tel 312-640-2313 www.metcapbank.com Metropolitan Capital Bank delivers creative and complex solutions in private banking, commercial banking and investment banking.

We are dedicated to continuing the tradition of exhibiting Chicago art in our historic Tree Studios location and to fostering a greater appreciation of Chicago’s visual arts and art community by supporting our city’s artists and galleries.

Please visit MetCap’s online CGN listing for details about upcoming events and receptions this winter.

Ann Nathan Gallery 212 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-664-6622 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5 Nathangall@aol.com www.annnathangallery.com Minimal steel furniture by renowned designer creator Jim Rose.

Established and well known painters and sculptors in all media.

Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Inc. 217 W. Huron (60654) Tel 773-671-5945 Tu, Th 12-5; F, Sa 12-6; or by appt. jennifernorback@gmail.com www.jennifernorbackfineart.com Featuring contemporary artists, including: Jean-Christophe Ballot, Michael Goro, Herbert Murrie, Stephen McClymont, ellsworth snyder, Jeremy Tubbs, William Utermohlen, Vivian van Blerk.

Selective African Art. Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date winter exhibition and opening schedule.

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January 6-28: René Romero Schuler February 24: Group Show featuring Chicago artists March 16: In Parallel: Jourdon Gullet and Cindy Bernhard, figure paintings

Richard Norton Gallery 612 Merchandise Mart Plaza (60654) Tel 312-644-8855 M-F 9-5 Richard P. Norton Dir. Susan Klein Bagdade info@richardnortongallery.com www.richardnortongallery.com Notable American and European Impressionist and Modern paintings, drawings and sculpture from the 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Offering a wide range of services, including consultation, appraisal, consignment + purchase of art.

Artists include: Ivan Albright, George Aldrich, Karl Buehr, Francis Chapin, Alexander Corazzo, Manierre Dawson, Werner Drewes, John Enneking, Frederick Fursman, Hananiah Harari, George Josimovich, Thomas Kapsalis, Richard Koppe, Walter Krawiec, Albert Krehbiel, Jonas Lie, Jan Matulka, Edgar Miller, Tina Modotti, Pauline Palmer, Lawton Parker, Frank Peyraud, William S. Schwartz, Gerritt Sinclair, John Storrs, Augustus Tack, Morris Topchevsky, Robert Vonnoh, Vaclav Vytlacil, Carl Woolsey, among others.

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Perimeter Gallery 210 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-266-9473 Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30 Dir. Frank Paluch perimeterchicago@ perimetergallery.com www.perimetergallery.com Featuring contemporary painting, sculpture, works on paper, master works in ceramic + fiber arts.

January 6-February 4: • Barbara Cooper (fiber) • Bob Nugent (painting) February 10-March 10: Ben Whitehouse (painting + video) March 16-April 17: Janis Pozzi-Johnson (painting) MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Barbara Cooper

River North Printworks

Ken Saunders Gallery

Judy A Saslow Gallery

311 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-664-9407 Tu-Sa 11-5 and by appt.

Dirs. Sidney Block, Bob Hiebert info@printworkschicago.com www.printworkschicago.com

300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-943-0530 Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5 Dir. Will Odom Jsaslow300@gmail.com www.jsaslowgallery.com

Printworks is a works on paper gallery specializing in contemporary prints, drawings, photographs and artists’ books.

Specializing in International Outsider Art as well as emerging + established Contemporary art.

January 6-February 18: Far Out: Group exhibition of outsider and contemporary artists from far and near.

January 26-29: Participating in the New York Outsider Art Fair. More info at Sanfordsmith.com February 24-April 7: Lucas, Lucas + Nedjar: Paintings and new works from three French artists: Michel Nedjar, Loïc Lucas and Stephanie Lucas.

Thru February 4: Riva Lehrer: Mirror Shards, new portraits. Read the CGN interview on p 19.

February 10-March 10: Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: new gouaches

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March 16-April 21: Michiko Itatani: CTRL-Home/Echo, new works

230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-573-1400 Tu-Sa 11-5 Ken Saunders gallery@kensaundersgallery.com www.kensaundersgallery.com Exhibiting the world’s most prominent and innovative artists creating glass sculpture.

Please check with the gallery and visit our website for information on current exhibition.

Thru January 30: Hiroshi Yamano: Scenes of Japan Carmen Lozar: Tailored Objects

Schneider Gallery 230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-988-4033 Tu-F 10:30-5; Sa 11-5 Dir. Martha Schneider schneidergalleryinfo@gmail.com www.schneidergallerychicago.com Twitter: @SchneiderCPG Contemporary photography by local as well as international artists.

January 6-February 25: China Revisited MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

January 19-23: Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL February-March: Group Show featuring: Rick Beck, José Chardiet, Sidney Hutter, Jon Kuhn, Richard Royal, David Schwarz, Thomas Scoon, Paul Stankard and Lino Tagliapietra MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Michel Nedjar, Untitled, Darius 1998, mixed media on paper, 25” x 20”

Riva Lehrer, Alison Bechdel

The Schwebel Company

Zolla / Lieberman Gallery

Vale Craft Gallery

311 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-280-1998 M-F 9-5 or by appt.

Todd Schwebel tschwebel@aol.com www.theschwebelcompany.com

230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-337-3525 Tu-F 10:30-5:30; Sa 11-5 Dir. Peter Vale peter@valecraftgallery.com www.valecraftgallery.com

Thru January 31: Special Holiday Show: Marc de Montebello, Monotypes

An eclectic mix of affordable, contemporary American fine craft.

325 W. Huron (60654) Tel 312-944-1990 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:30 zollalieberman@sbcglobal.net www.zollaliebermangallery.com Thru January 21: • Jamie Adams: jeanniejig • Richard Notkin: Two New Teapots February 3-March 17: The Question of Their Content: Group show curated by Carly Silverman.

Ongoing display of ceramics, decorative fiber art, glass objects, metal sculpture, functional art and unique jewelry.

Marc de Montebello, Route 5, Southern California, I

Featuring April Behnke, Caity Berndt, Antonia Gurkovska, Chinatsu Ikeda, Nazafarin Lotfi, Mario Romano, Kelly Romany, Carly Silverman, Erin Washington, Osamu Kobayashi, Magalie Guerin + Brian Maller

January 6-April 7: Winter group show of fine craft.

Opening reception January 6, 5-8pm.

Zygman Voss Gallery 222 W. Superior, # 1E (60654) Tel 312-787-3300 Tu-Sa 10-5; Su and M by appt.

Dirs. Nancy Voss, Ahron Zygman art@zygmanvossgallery.com www.ZygmanVossGallery.com Featuring 17th to 20th Century masters, museum-quality works.

Contemporary artists Moshe Rosenthalis, Leonardo Nierman and Aliza Nahor.

Ongoing: New Miró Collection; upcoming Rosenthalis exhibit

March 30-April 28: • Maria Tomasula: new paintings • Teodor Dumitrescu: Fire Season MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Marc de Montebello, Path on a Hillside, Rajasthan, I

Deb LeAir, Red Fern, ceramic, 14” x 6”

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West Loop / Side Fulton Market The West Side includes West Loop, West Town, Fulton Market, Randolph Street + more. Typical boundaries: Chicago Ave. on the north, east to Desplaines, south to Roosevelt. The area’s largest gallery centers are around Peoria + Washington, + along Fulton Market between Morgan + Racine.

Lots of activity buzzes on opening nights!

February 4: Tour of 4 Fulton Market galleries for CGN’s free Saturday tours. 1:30-3pm.

Visiting Mars Gallery, EC Gallery, Packer Schopf Gallery, and Linda Warren Projects.

Meet at Mars Gallery by 1:30pm.

Douglas Dawson Gallery

Frederick Baker, Inc.

Robert Bills Contemporary

1230 W. Jackson (60607) Tel 312-243-2980 M-F 10-5, and by appt.

President, Frederick Baker Dir. Scot Campbell frebak@aol.com scot_fbi@hotmail.com www.frederickbakerinc.com

222 N. Desplaines, lower level On Desplaines at Lake (60661) Tel 312-234-9091 Th-F 11-5; Sa 12-5 Dir. Hannah Klemm bob@robertbillscontemporary.com www.robertbillscontemporary.com

400 N. Morgan (60642) Tel 312-226-7975 Tu-Sa 9:30-5:30 Dirs. Douglas Dawson, Wallace Bowling info@douglasdawson.com www.douglasdawson.com

Robert Bills Contemporary is dedicated to finding and introducing artists in all media whose work embodies well-executed conceptual depth.

Ancient and historic ethnographic art from Africa, Asia and the Americas. Since 1983.

Specializing in fine American and European Prints, drawings and watercolors.

Featuring works by: Arms, Bellows, Benton, Buhot, Burchfield, Chagall, Chahine, Crawford, Degas, Hayter, Kent, Kloss, Lewis, Lipchitz, Miró, Pennell, Renoir, Rouault, Schlemmer, Seligman, Simon, Tanguy, Tissot, Villon, Whistler, Wood, Zorn, and many others.

Please contact gallery or visit website for full winter exhibition schedule.

Thru January 14: Joint Disassembly: Steven Frost and David Hartwell

January 14-February 10: Winter Exhibition of Gallery Artists February 15-March 17: Masterworks: Traditional Ceramics from Southern Africa MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

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Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries stay open ‘til 7pm: Chicagoartdealers.org • Free Saturday Gallery Tours every 6 weeks, 1:30-3pm: Chicagogallerynews.com

EC Gallery 215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-850-0924 Dir. Ewa Czeremuszkin info@ec-gallery.com www.ec-gallery.com The primary focus at EC Gallery is the introduction and representation of emerging and mid-career artists whose practices traverse painting, drawing, mixed media and photo media.

Please visit our website for show schedules and details.

Hinge Gallery 1955 W. Chicago (60622) Tel 312-291-9313 W-Th 12-7; F 2-7; Sa-Su 12-6 Opening receptions held first night of exhibition fom 6-9pm.

Dirs. Holly Sabin, and Gretel Garcia Cuba info@hingegallery.com www.hingegallery.com The mission of Hinge Gallery is to support emerging contemporary artists of the highest quality from Chicago as well as around the world.

kasia kay art projects gallery 215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-944-0408 W-Sa 11-5; Tu by appt. and by chance info@kasiakaygallery.com www.kasiakaygallery.com Established and mid-career international artists working in all media.

Contact gallery or visit website for additional show information.

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Hinge Gallery is a commercial exhibition space featuring painting, mixed media, prints, sound, video, sculpture, and installation.

Many galleries stay open until 7pm for First Thursdays.

Visit: chicagoart dealers.org

Mars Gallery 1139 W. Fulton Market (60607) Tel 312-226-7808 W 12-6; Th 12-7; F-S 12-6; Su & Tu by appt.

Dir. Barbara Gazdik marsgallery@aol.com www.marsgallery.com Specializing in contemporary fine, fun and sophisticated artwork.

Original paintings and limited edition prints.

Since 1988 Mars has been the must-see hot spot of the Chicago West Loop art scene.

For info regarding show schedule please consult gallery website.

The McCormick Gallery 835 W. Washington (60607) Tel 312-226-6800 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 gallery@thomasmccormick.com www.thomasmccormick.com The McCormick Gallery features both Modern and Contemporary art, focusing primarily on painting, works on paper and sculpture.

We represent the estates of numerous mid-century American painters, with an emphasis on abstract expressionism.

The gallery also shows both established and emerging contemporary artists.

Please call the gallery for exhibition information.

January 14-February 25: Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists: Featuring painting and sculpture by a selection of gallery artists with a special performance by Hannis Pannis.

January 14-February 25: Vidvuds Zviedris: New Works March 3-April 14: Please call the gallery for exhibition information

March 3-May 5: What it is at Hinge: An exhibition curated by Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes of What it is

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Peter Mars, Blackbird, acrylic on canvas.

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West Loop / West Side Packer Schopf Gallery 942 W. Lake (60607) *Open during Lake Street construction Tel 312-226-8984 Tu-Sa 11-5:30 Dir. Aron Packer packer@packergallery.com www.packergallery.com

PRIMITIVE 130 N. Jefferson (60661) Tel 312-575-9600 M-Sa 10-6 info@beprimitive.com www.beprimitive.com

Thomas Robertello Gallery Conveniently located in the West Loop, PRIMITIVE’s 30,000 sq. ft. flagship store has become a true Chicago destination.

Come and experience 4 floors of museum grade furniture, artifacts, textiles, jewelry and fashion from essentially the world over. The collections are authentic and exclusive.

Contemporary art in all media.

Also well-known for folk and outsider art.

January 13-February 18: • Wayne White: Text on found paintings • Toni Hafkenscheid: Relics of the Future, new photographs • Steve Armstrong: Keychain, wood sculpture

27 N. Morgan (60607) Tel 812-345-1886 Dir. Thomas Robertello Dir. Emma Gerstein info@thomasrobertello.com www.thomasrobertello.com

835 W. Washington (60607) Tel 312-491-0917 Tu-F 10:30-6; Sa 11-5 Dir. Stevie Greco info@secristgallery.com www.secristgallery.com

Contemporary West Loop gallery featuring emerging and established artists.

Established and emerging contemporary artists in all media.

Please check website or CGN for full exhibition schedule.

For additional information regarding the show schedule, please contact the gallery.

Thru January 15: Derek Chan

You’ll feel like you have just been around the world yourself!

January 21-February 25: TBA

Please contact us for current exhibition + special event schedules.

February 24-March 31: • Camille Iemello: Secret Society, mixed media/installation • Dana DeAno: Field Dressing, mixed media on paper/sculpture

Carrie Secrist Gallery

March 3-April 7: TBA MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

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Th!nkArt 670 W. Hubbard, 1st Fl. (60654) Tel 312-563-9500 x 302 Tu-Sa 11-5 sam@thinkartsalon.com www.thinkartsalon.com An international art gallery and policy salon working with established & emerging contemporary artists, now in a new public space in the West Loop.

Launched in 2006 by Laurie R. Glenn, Th!nkArt is a fusion of art + politics + serves as a portal to the world of ideas + social change by engaging collectors + artists in a dialogue through paintings, sculptures, photography, works on paper, film, theatre, dance, music + poetry.

Linda Warren Projects 327 N. Aberdeen, Ste. 151 (60607) *Note new address Tel 312-432-9500 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt.

Dir. Linda Warren linda@lindawarrenprojects.com www.lindawarrenprojects.com Emerging and mid-career contemporary artists in all media, with additional focus on corporate collections and consulting.

Tony Wight Gallery

Thru January 28: Gallery Y: Emmett Kerrigan: Grand Ave Gallery X: Lora Fosberg: Fallible Memories and Wayward Fictions February 3-March 10: Gallery Y: Alex O’Neal: Delta Donuts, Migraine Weather Gallery X: Nicole Gordon: Asylum

845 W. Washington, 2nd Fl. (60607) Tel 312-492-7261 Dirs. Tony Wight, and John Henderson info@tonywightgallery.com www.tonywightgallery.com Please contact us or visit our website for exhibition information and schedule.

March 16-April 21: Gallery Y: Joseph Noderer Gallery X: Nina Rizzo

Woman Made Gallery 685 N. Milwaukee (60642) Tel 312-738-0400 W-F 12-7; Sa-Su 12-4 gallery@womanmade.org www.womanmade.org Artwork in all media in group and solo exhibitions.

January 20-February 23: • Group Exhibition: Twenty in Their Twenties Juror: Betsy Odom • Solo exhibition by Betsy Odom March 2-April 26: • Group exhibition: 15th International Open Juror: Linda Warren • Solo exhibitions by Claudia Kleefeld + Kaitlin Kostus • Group exhibition: Artisan Gallery, fine arts and crafts by women.

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Th!nkArt partners with galleries, museums, art centers, cultural centers, + collectors to create art happenings + experiences within the arts.

Thru January: A Selection of Works on Paper

Winter Gallery Openings

Emmett Kerrigan, Grand and the River, 2011, oil on canvas, 72" x 84"

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Betsy Odom, Doc, 2010, tooled leather, bent birch, silicone rubber, fabric, grommets, thread

Alex O’Neal, DeltaCityJail, 2011, oil and pastel on paper, 18” x 24”

thru January 28: Gallery Y: Emmett Kerrigan: Grand Ave Gallery X: Lora Fosberg: Fallible Memories and Wayward Fictions February 3 - March 10 Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 2012 from 6-9pm Gallery Y: Alex O'Neal: Delta Donuts, Migraine Weather Gallery X: Nicole Gordon: Asylum

Visit our new location 327 north aberdeen, suite 151 | chicago, illinois 60607 p. 312.432.9500 | www.lindawarrenprojects.com

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Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Pilsen + Pilsen East South of the city center are several expanding gallery + artist communities.

Many galleries and spaces are found in Pilsen East in the Chicago Arts District, near South Halsted + 18th Sts., where monthly 2nd Fridays happen. Galleries are also located in Pilsen along 18th St., and at the new Lacuna Artist Lofts on Canalport. Bridgeport’s Zhou B Art Center, west of US Cellular Field, is Yto Barrada, Briques (Bricks), 2003/2011 host to monthly 3rd Fridays. The Center Courtesy of Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg/Beirut At the Renaissance Society beginning March 18 houses dozens of studios + galleries.

Nearby, the Bridgeport Art Center is home to many artist studios, as well as a spacious top-floor event space looking north to downtown.

Two Hyde Park museums affiliated with the University of Chicago are the David + Alfred Smart Museum of Art, and the Renaissance Society. The Hyde Park Art Center is just blocks away on S. Cornell.

Other creative neighborhoods include South Loop + Bronzeville.

4Art Inc. Gallery Zhou B. Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., Ste. 403 (60609) Tel 773-254-5100 Tu-Sa 10-6; Open for monthly 3rd Fridays artist receptions from 7-10pm Dir. Robin Rios RRios@4artinc.com www.4artinc.com Visit gallery website for exhibition schedule.

January 20, February 17, March 16: Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Bridgeport Art Center (BAC) 1200 W. 35th St. (60609) Tel 312-560-2180 or 773-247-3000 M-Sa 8-6; Su by appt.

Contact: Gary Link Hal@halldoorwoodworking.com www.bridgeportart.com www.artistsofeastbank.com Beautifully restored, 500,000 sq. ft. former Spiegel Catalogue Warehouse provides studio and exhibit space to a growing number of artists and fashion designers, + 18,000 sq. ft. event space set against Chicago skyline and south branch of Chicago River.

February 2: Displaying prize-winning menus and plans of the three Chicago event planners/designers for $15,000 Dream Wedding You Can Afford competition.

April 20-22: Save the Date Spring Open Studios: Fri 6-10pm, Sa 12-6pm, Su 1-5pm

Ongoing Events Taking Place: • 2nd Fridays: Chicago Arts District, 6-10 • Lacuna Artist Lofts, 6-10 • 3rd Fridays: Zhou B Art Center, 7-10

Chicago Arts District 1945 S. Halsted, Ste. 101 (60608) Tel 312-738-8000 x 108 2nd Friday info booth at: 1821 S. Halsted info@chicagoartsdistrict.org www.chicagoartsdistrict.org One of Chicago’s most vibrant and well-established creative communities, the Chicago Arts District hosts 2nd Fridays gallery nights.

Don’t miss the action at South Halsted and 18th Streets, as 30 independent galleries, and artist-run creative spaces, open new shows the 2nd Friday of each month. Dates listed at right.

The Chicago Arts District coordinates the annual Pilsen East Artist’s Open House each fall, as well as other special programs throughout the year.

Visit chicagoartsdistrict.org for info on events, news and more.

For exhibition space rental, creative residential and retail space, contact us to find out how you can become part of the Chicago Arts District.

January 13, February 10, March 9: 2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night, 30+ galleries/creative spaces, open 6-10pm

LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios 2150 S. Canalport (60608) Tel 773-609-LOFT info@lacunachicago.com www.Lacuna2150.com The New Premiere Upscale Loft Attraction in Chicago's Art Community.

Located in what was once the world’s largest macaroni factory, and conveniently located in Pilsen.

Come experience the buzz and see the growing artist community that everyone is talking about. It’s a place like no other.

• Premiere event spaces ranging from 1,800-20,000 sq. ft. avail.

• Short + longterm work loft leases • Utilities incl: Heat, A/C, Elec.

(Some restrictions) • Free Wi-Fi access • Community kitchen • Exposed brick walls • Original timber wood style Beams + hardwood floors • Large open hallways, high ceilings • Updated lighting + electrical • 24-hour access • Secured entry + in-house mgmt.

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2nd Fridays Open Studios: 6-10pm. Monthly. Building-wide.

Featuring over 75 participants.

February 10 + 11: Cupid Strikes Twice, Valentine’s open studios: F 4pm-12am; Sa 12-5pm February 24: Spring Fashion Show at Lacuna; hosted by bRloft (#5B-4), Tenant-sponsored events: • Trunk Show & Sample Sale: Last Saturday of every month: • 2nd Fridays Sample Sale: custom designer Sharon Boucher Designs (#4B-2). Sharonboucherinc.info • The Denim Shack (#4B-13) January 13: Salvaging Your Denim: February 5: Valentine’s Denim Affair February 18: Denim Mixer • Annie Bell Fragrances + other designers. (#5C-10) January 15: Shopping + Cocktail Soirée

Liz Long Gallery at URBAN ART RETREAT 1957 S. Spaulding (60623) @ 21st St. Kedzie El stop on CTA Pink Line Tel 773-542-9126 Sa 11-4; or by appt.

Dianna C. Long contact@urbanartretreat.com www.urbanartretreat.com Twitter.com/urbanartretreat Facebook.com/urbanartretreat Non-profit art gallery featuring under-represented artists.

Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information and winter schedule.

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Get intimate with art in a new way at Pilsen East’s Chicago Arts District. This stimulating environment of galleries and artists in unique live/work spaces sets the stage for a satisfying art experience. For more information on programs and properties, go to chicagoartsdistrict.org, or contact Podmajersky at 312.738.8000.

Prospectus Art Gallery 1210 W. 18th St. (60608) Tel 312-733-6132 Dir. Israel Hernandez

Including the Chicago masters Mario Castillo, Walter A. Fydryck, Alejandro Romero + Ron Gordon

Showcasing Latin American and other contemporary Art.

Read the CGN interview with Prospectus director Israel Hernandez on page 18.

Representing: Montserrat Alsina, Tim Arroyo, Miguel Cortez, Roberto Ferreyra, Eric J. Garcia, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Antonio Martinez, Mark Nelson, Eufemio Pulido.

The Renaissance Society University of Chicago 5811 S. Ellis, Cobb Hall Room 418 (60637) Tel 773-702-8670 Tu-F 10-5; Sa-Su 12-5; Closed Mondays info@renaissancesociety.org www.renaissancesociety.org

January 28-March 2: Mauricio Sepulveda: Identity

Admission is always free.

March 17-April 27: Anne Farley Gaines: Nature and the City: A Retrospective

January 19-March 4: Cathy Wilkes: I Give You All My Money March 18-April 29: Yto Barrada: Riffs

The David + Alfred Smart Museum

Brigitte Wolf Studio/Gallery Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., Studio B-1 (60609) Tel 312 622 7972 or 773-472-0574 By appt.

Also open for monthly 3rd Fridays artist receptions 7-10pm Brigitte Wolf brigittewolf26@gmail.com www.Brigittewolf.com Visit gallery website for additional information.

January 20, February 17, March 16: Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St. (60609) Tel 773-523-0200 M-F 10-5; Sa 12-5 info@zbcenter.org zbcenter.org The Zhou B Art Center presents a vibrant mix of galleries, artist's studios, and special event spaces, in addition to the Zhou B Café + Art Lounge.

Our 3rd Friday openings are eclectic and enthusiastic events featuring gallery openings and open studios for all our in-residence artists, from Chicago and abroad.

January 20, February 17, March 16: Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

University of Chicago 5550 S. Greenwood (60637) Tel 773-702-0200 Tu, W, F 10-4; Th 10-8; Sa-Su 11-5 Smart-musuem@uchicago.edu www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu Anne Farley Gaines, Evening Garden Delights, 3-dimensional watercolor, 2010, 42” x 32”

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The Zhou B Café

Downtown: Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop Over 20 galleries can be found along the “Magnificent Mile,” from Oak Street to the Chicago River, and south near Millennium Park.

Galleries occupy dynamic ground floor spaces steps from Michigan Avenue, as well as in some of Chicago’s most famous skyscrapers.

Blaine, Bolotowsky, Brooks, de Rivera, Diller, Drewes, Ferber, Ferren, Gallatin, Gordin, Gottlieb, Greene, Hofmann, Howard, Kelpe, Matulka, Merrild, Morris, Roszak, Rothschild, Shaw, Smith, Storrs, Survage, Tobey, Tworkov, Vytlacil, Walkowitz, and Xceron.

Colletti Gallery features a world class collection of antique posters

Works by Mucha, Cherét, Cappiello, and Cassandre are among the master poster artists included, plus an exceptional

78 E. Washington (60602) Tel 312-744-6630 M-Th 8-7; F 8-6; Sa 9-6; Su 10-6 Closed holidays. www.explorechicago.org Thru January 11: Lost in Thought: Works on Paper by C.M. Fogerty Thru April 29: Write Now: Artists and Letterforms January 28-July 8: Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection

Visit gallery website for details.

Vera Klement, War Monody (Autumn), 2004 The Limits of Photography, January 21––March 25 at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)

from the 1890s Belle Epoque and Art Nouveau eras through the 1920s and 30s Art Deco and Modern eras.

The Chicago Cultural Center

Also representing contemporary artists of national stature: Judith Belzer, Susanna Coffey, Ellen Lanyon, Laura Letinsky, Jim Lutes, and Evelyn Statsinger

Colletti Gallery, Antique Posters • Fine Art 102 E. Oak (60611) Tel 312-664-6767 M-Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Dir. Russell Colletti info@collettigallery.com www.collettigallery.com

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2510 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-397-9990 M-F 10-5, Sa 11-5 Dir. Valerie Carberry Asst. Dir. Susan Beagley info@valeriecarberry.com www.valeriecarberry.com Modern and Postwar American art: painting, sculpture and works on paper from 1915-1965.

The area includes many of the nation’s finest museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Spertus, the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), as well as some of the country’s top art schools: the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and Columbia College Chicago. On the lakefront Navy Pier hosts major art fairs in its soaring Festival Hall, where SOFA takes place each November; in September 2012 expoChicago debuts.

• Ongoing: MCA First Fridays, 6–10pm Mcachicago.org (visit site for ticket info)

Valerie Carberry Gallery

selection of the original prints and posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Also featured are turn of the century ceramics by Amphora, Massier, and Zsolnay in addition to Art Nouveau and Art Deco furnishings.

Thru January 28: Jim Lutes: Dumb Country, featuring four paintings + one sculpture.

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Ferrari Studios

Richard Gray Gallery

412 S. Wells, 3rd Fl. *The studio is moving.

Please contact for info Tel 312-922-2993 info@ferraristudios.com www.ferraristudios.com

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2503 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-642-8877 M-F 10-5:30; Sa by appt. info@richardgraygallery.com www.richardgraygallery.com

Contact: Virginio Ferrari, sculptor; Marco Ferrari, video artist.

Founded in 1963, Richard Gray Gallery is one of the leading dealers in modern and contemporary American and European art with locations in both Chicago and New York.

Also: Ferrari Studios - Verona Al Magro Via Bellavista n.80 Custoza (37060) VR, Italy Tel 39/045/859.9008 Fax 39/045/51.67.21

The gallery offers exceptional works by masters such as Picasso, Matisse and Miró and also represents some of the most exciting artists working today, including Jaume Plensa, David Hockney, Jim Dine, and Alex Katz.

Please contact gallery for up to date exhibition information.

Thru January 20: Jaume Plensa: The Hermit Spring 2012: Modern and Contemporary Art Highlights

Virginio Ferrari, Being Born, 1983, stainless steel, 25’ x 25’ x 20’, Intersection of Ohio + Orleans Streets, City of Chicago Public Art Collection

Examples of Leonetto Cappiello, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Jules Cherét

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THE LIMITS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

mocp.org 600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 312.369.7104

JANUARY 21–MARCH 25, 2012 JOHN BRILL RANDY HAYES DANIEL HOJNACKI SALLY KETCHAM VERA KLEMENT CURTIS MANN JJ MURPHY CHRIS NAKA RHONA SHAND DOUG STAPLETON

John Brill, Untitled, 1991, Sulfide-toned silver print. Courtesy of the artist and Kent Fine Art, NY

Hildt Galleries 140 E. Walton Drake Hotel Arcade (60611) *Please note new address Tel 312-255-0005 Tu-Sa 11-5 Hildtg@ameritech.net www.hildtgalleries.com Hildt Galleries showcases fine original 19th and 20th Century British, European and American oil paintings and watercolors.

Artists include: Montague Dawson, Evert Pieters, Bernard Pothast, and EJ Paprocki

R.S. Johnson Fine Art 645 N. Michigan (60611) Tel 312-943-1661 M-Sa 9-5:30 RS_Johnson@msn.com www.rsjohnsonfineart.com Established in 1955, R.S. Johnson Fine Art specializes in museum quality works of art ranging from Old Master works on paper to 19th and 20th Century paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture.

Our clients include more than 50 museums worldwide.

Featured artists: Dürer, Rembrandt, Piranesi, Goya, Degas, Cassatt, Guillaumin, Raoul Dufy, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Gleizes, Villon, Masson, De Chirico and Picasso.

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Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.

KM Fine Arts 875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-255-1202 chicago@kmfinearts.com www.kmfinearts.com Modern, Post War, and Contemporary works in all media

by Master, mid-career, and emerging artists.

Featuring: Botero, Cabellut, Chagall, Chamberlain, Dine, Frankenthaler, Gottlieb, Haring, Hofmann, Indiana, Kahn, Kapoor, Marin, Mehretu, Motherwell, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Scharf, Steichen, Tamayo, Warhol.

January 4-March 24: Christopher H. Martin: Flow Artist in attendance for January 6 opening reception, 6-9pm.

Poster Plus

410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1 The Wrigley Building (60611) Tel 312-642-5300 M-Sa 10-6 Joppen@audubonart.com www.audubonart.com

30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603) Tel 312-461-9277 Tu-Sa 10-6 and by appt.

Dir. David Gartler dgartler@posterplus.com www.posterplus.com

The nation’s premier gallery of art from the Golden Age of Exploration for four decades.

Since 1969, Poster Plus has offered an extensive selection of original posters from the 19th + 20th centuries. Topics include advertising, art exhibitions, circus, Chicago festivals, literary, propaganda, and travel (airline, railroad, steamship.)

Located in the historic Wrigley Building, the gallery specializes in rare antique natural history art and limited-edition fine art prints, with particular emphasis on the works of John James Audubon.

The gallery also is home to a wide variety of works by other notable Natural History Artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, John Gould and Basilius Besler.

In addition to being an incredible art resource, the gallery provides custom archival framing and nationally recognized conservation and restoration services for works of art on paper, paintings on canvas and photographic materials. The facility services museums, collectors and dealers throughout the nation.

Particularly noteworthy are Chicago railroad posters of the 1920s and World’s Fairs; The Columbian Exposition of 1893 + the Century of Progress 1933-34.

Though we have closed our familiar gift gallery on Michigan Avenue, we continue to carry Chicago related posters, Giclées and gifts in our new location and on our website.

Over 40 years of experience providing poster conservation, restoration and framing services.

MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE POSTER DEALERS ASSN, INC.

Christopher H. Martin, Ara Macao, 2011, acrylic on acrylic, 48’’ x 120’’

President’s Gallery, Harold Washington College 30 E. Lake, Room 1105 (60601) Tel 312-553-5738 M-F 10-5 and by appt.

Vanessa Smith, Interim Curator vsmith50@ccc.edu www.pedestrianproject.org The President’s Gallery at Harold Washington College highlights artists from the Chicago area.

Please contact gallery or visit our website for exhibition details and more information.

January 16-March 2: Speak Forward, featuring artists: Derek Chan, Daniel G. Baird, Judy Natal. Artist's Reception: Th, January 26, 4:30-7. Please check website for more details.

Pritzker Military Library 104 S. Michigan (60603) Tel 312-374-9333 info@pritzkermilitarylibrary.org www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org Mission: to acquire and maintain an accessible collection of materials and develop appropriate programs focusing on the Citizen Soldier in the preservation of democracy.

Thru January 22: Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press. More than 100 photos from all theaters of the war and the home front, from Joe Rosenthal’s classic Iwo Jima flag raising in 1945 to pictures not seen for decades.

Opening February 10: Don’t Be a Dope: Training Comics in World War II and the Korean War Opening February 14: The 2012 Midwest Air Force Artists Exhibition

L.H. Selman Gallery and Auction House 410 S. Michigan, #207 (60605) The Fine Arts Building Tel 800-538-0766 M-F 9-5; Sa + Su by appt. only info@selman.com www.selman.com As a gallery and auction house, we have the largest display of glass paperweights found anywhere in the world. Recognized worldwide for our expertise and delight in helping both novice and experienced collectors.

We seek to buy, or take on consignment, individual paperweights or complete collections.

February 17-March 5: 50th Glass Paperweight Auction Featuring over 380 antique + contemporary glass paperweights.

Auction begins February 17 with the last day for bids on March 5.

Please call Alexis at 312.583.1177 to order your full color auction catalog + price guide.

Andrew Byers, New Zealand

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State Street Gallery at Robert Morris University (RMU) 401 S. State (60605) Tel 312-935-4088 M-Th 10-6, F 10-5 Gallery Coordinator: Xhengis Aliu xhaliu@robertmorris.edu www.robertmorris.edu The State Street Gallery at Robert Morris University is an outlet for art education and cultural enrichment. It exists to maintain and promote exposure to the fine arts for the University’s students, employees and extended RMU community.

Thru January 30: • Jeff Williams: Paintings with a touch of vintage style presented through the artist’s mix of colors.

Thru January 30: • Didier Nolet: Romantic landscapes reflect the artist’s realities, an amalgam of vistas of his native France, the American Southwest and the Midwest January 31-March 5: Southwest Suburban Conference - High school student art exhibit.

Opening reception February 17 March 6-April 16: Robert Morris University’s Institute of Art and Design Senior Exhibit 2012 - Graphic design work from Robert Morris University’s graduating Bachelor’s Degree students and alumni.

Opening reception March 15

Didier Nolet, L’Hiver #2, 2011, oil on canvas, 60” x 80”

North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park The city’s north side is broadly comprised of a number of areas, including: Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Lakeview, Andersonville, Ravenswood, Rogers Park.

Regular art events, hosted by neighborhood groups such as I AM Logan Square, the Flat Iron Artists Association (FIAA), and RAW Wednesdays in Ravenswood, take place each month, since many artists live + work in studios on this side of the city. Explore alternative spaces + collectives in Humboldt Park + beyond. Details about open studio nights + more are on our website, so check our calendar of events regularly.

Alibi Fine Art 1966 W. Montrose (60613) Tel 773-454-1512 F 6-8, Sa + Su 11-6, and by appt.

Adam Holtzman + Lucas Zenk info@alibifineart.com www.alibifineart.com Alibi Fine Art is a contemporary gallery in the Ravenswood / Lincoln Square area. Our goal is to promote new, overlooked and mid-career artists. The gallery’s primary focus is on photography, with other media represented as well.

Please visit our website for exhibition details.

ArtDeTriumph + Artful Framer Studios 2938 N. Clark (60657) Tel 773-832-4038 Open 7 days a week M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Nancie King Mertz Nancie@NancieKingMertz.com www.NancieKingMertz.com This warm and inviting Lakeview gallery is packed full of originals, Giclée prints and fine art cards of Chicago and the world.

Thirty-one years of expert framing makes this shop a most popular one for all your framing needs.

Please also view our Framing listing in CGN’s Art Services section on page 45.

Painting classes are offered at our gallery for all levels in oil, pastel and watercolor.

Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Fridays at the Flat Iron Arts Building, 6-10pm. Flatironartists.org • RAW Wednesdays, 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-10pm. Ravenswoodartwalk.org

Firecat Projects 2124 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-342-5381 Stan Klein info@firecatprojects.com www.firecatprojects.com tonyfitzpatrick.wordpress.com Opening receptions for the artist take place from 7-9pm on the first night of the exhibition.

January 27-February 18: Justin Amrhein February 24-March 24: Jason Brammer March 30-April 21: Mario Desa April/Spring: Tony Fitzpatrick, American etchings

4642 N. Western (60625) Tel 773-293-2070 F + Sa 12-5, and by appt.

Dir. Deborah Maris Lader info@chicagoprintmakers.com www.chicagoprintmakers.com Featuring affordable fine art prints and works-on-paper by local and international artists.

Located in Chicago’s longest-running fine art printmaking workshop, where gallery visitors mingle with print artists as they create on the presses.

Artists Incude: Hiroshi Ariyama, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Dan Grzeca, John Himmelfarb, Kathleen Judge, Amos Kennedy, Kim Laurel, Ray Maseman, Dennis O’Malley, Artemio Rodriguez, Scott Westgard and others.

Thru January 31: 22nd Annual International Small Print Show February 11-March 31: Gallery Artists

Jackson Junge Gallery December 30-January 21: Will Sturgis

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

1389 N. Milwaukee (60622) Tel 773-227-7900 Tu-Sa 11-8; Su 12-5 support@J2gallery.com www.J2gallery.com Features the work of Laura Lee Junge and other contemporary Chicago artists.

Paintings, sculpture and photography. Original art, limited edition reproductions, and Giclées.

Custom framing on site.

Thru January 15: Angelicies: A Look at the Modern Day Angel, group exhibition January 20-February 26: Revolution 2012, group exhibition February: Bronwyn Elkuss: Hanging by a Thread, new works in fiber March-April: Anastasia Mak: Through the Lens of Vertical Skies, paintings

Tony Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic City Moth, etching, 2011

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The Leigh Gallery 3306 N. Halsted (60657) Tel 773-472-1865 W-M 11-6 Jean Leigh theleighgallery@comcast.net www.theleighgallery.com Find us on Facebook + Twitter Representing over 80 artists.

The majority are local Chicago artists. Offering a diverse and innovative selection of original artwork in all media.

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

Gift certificates available.

Featuring: David Mayhew, Darren Jones, Armando Pedrosa, Mel Thompson, Michael McKee, Robert Koch, Roger Heide, Thom Bierdz, Joey Wozniak, Grace Cole, Jimmy Newton, Ann Powell, Sharon Stelter, DonEllen Glass Design, Barbara Pihos, Jean Leigh and many more.

Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood (60640) Tel 773-769-4226 M-Th 10-7:30; F-Sa 10-6; Su 10-5 gallery@lillstreet.com www.lillstreet.com Session Dates: Winter classes begin January 9, 2012 January 27-February 26: Anointed: Ritual vessels by Julia Galloway, Andrew Gilliat and Seth Green. Reception February 17 March 2-April 1: Formal Engagement: Andrew Martin and Sam Harvey Reception March 23

North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park Thomas Masters Gallery

Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery

Pagoda Red

Platt Fine Art

245 W. North Ave. (60610) Tel 312-440-2322 W-F 12-6; Sa 11-6; Su 12-5 Thomas@thomasmastersgallery.com www.thomasmastersgallery.com

2218 N. Clark (60614) Tel 773-592-3434 Open daily. See website for hours josh@joshmoulton.com www.joshmoulton.com

Moulton’s pieces reflect the city’s industrial roots, integral business districts and skyscrapers, and waterways significant to Chicago’s iconic aesthetic.

1714 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-235-1188 M-Sa 10-6 info@pagodared.com www.pagodared.com

561 W. Diversey, Ste. 213 (60614) Tel 773-281-2500 Tu-Sa 10-6 and by appt. info@plattfineart.com www.plattfineart.com

Contemporary artwork.

Artist Josh Moulton uses color schemes, compositions, and social commentary to produce stunning urban landscapes, striking familiar images of Chicago neighborhood and architectural scenes, and richly detailed rural vistas.

There’s accessible art for every price point and personal style.

A world-class collection of unusual 18th-19th Century Chinese furniture and artifacts as well as Chinese contemporary art by emerging artists.

19th + 20th C. American paintings, fine prints + works on paper.

Please contact gallery or check website for exhibition and opening reception details.

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Moulton also produces commissioned work for clients.

See also our suburban listing for our Winnetka location. Visit our website for information about exhibitions and special events.

Featuring artist Cui Qiang.

Inspired by the vibrant culture of China’s public parks where people have gathered for years to socialize, exercise, practice tai chi, play badminton, ping pong and dance, Beijing artist Cui Qiang depicts daily moments through his painted pastel colored lens.

Josh Moulton, The Kinzie St. Railroad Bridge

Polish Museum of America (PMA) 984 N. Milwaukee (60642) Tel 773-384-3352 F-W 11-4 Polishmuseumofamerica.org The PMA proudly announces the opening of The Stephen and Elizabeth Ann Kusmierczak Art Gallery, presenting a permanent exhibition of world-class Interwar Period art, including the Art Déco paintings, sculptures, prints, and handicraft arts originally shown at the New York World’s Fair Polish Pavilion in 1939-1940.

Rotofugi Gallery 2780 N. Lincoln (60614) Tel 773-868-3308 11-7 daily. Openings held 7-10pm on first day of new exhibition.

Dir: Kirby Kerr Curator: David van Alphen rotofugi@rotofugi.com www.gallery.rotofugi.com Focused on showing quality work by both established + emerging artists in the fields of modern pop, illustration art + character design.

Partner/adjunct to Rotofugi Designer Toy Store. We show artists well-known in the designer toy community but don’t limit ourselves to designer toy creators.

Please join our gallery preview email list: Previews.rotofugi.com for the first opportunity to purchase pieces from most exhibits.

Galleries Maurice Sternberg 3000 N. Sheridan (60657) Tel 312-642-1700 Fax 773-248-7454 By appt. hpool@galleriesmaurice sternberg.com susan@galleriesmaurice sternberg.com www.galleriesmauricesternberg.com

Cui Qiang, Social Dancing, 39.5” diameter

Studiofront 3013 W. Armitage (60647) Tel 773-965-1341 Call for appt.

Dennis Johnson dennis@johnson-studio.com www.johnson-studio.com Find us on Facebook

Please contact the gallery for exhibition schedule.

Dennis Johnson, Street Level 4, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"

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April 27-30: Merchandise Mart Antiques Show, Chicago MEMBER: INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION (IFPDA); CONFEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES NEGOCIANTS EN OEUVRES D’ART (CINOA); ANTIQUES COUNCIL

Armin Landeck (19051984), Manhattan Vista, drypoint, 1934

Rebecca Zemans Sculptural Designs in Jewelry Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood, #304-C (60640) Tel 312-636-5557 Open by appt, and for First Fridays 6-9pm Dir. Rebecca Zemans raz@rebeccazemans.com www.rebeccazemans.com

Featuring sculptural jewelry using precious metals and stones.

Commissions welcome.

February 10-March 4: • Jeremy Tinder: Acrylic paintings • Steve Seeley: Acrylic paintings March 9-April 1: Ken Keirns: Oil paintings

February 23-26: Maryland Antiques Show of Hunt Valley, Baltimore Crown Plaza

Facebook: Rebecca Zemans Jewlery Twitter @Jewelry_RZ

A fine art dealer in Chicago since 1945, the galleries offer “Sternberg Traditional,” 19th/early 20th Century American and European paintings, and “Sternberg Contemporary,” which features the work of a distinguished list of contemporary artists from around the world.

January 13-February 5: • Strawberry Luna: Serigraphs • Netherland: Collage + acrylic paintings

Zakopane School, Man Looking to the Sky, 1930s, wood, h: 52 cm., The PMA Collection

Visit Platt Fine Art at these upcoming art fairs:

Suburbs + Beyond Chicago Our vibrant art scene extends beyond the city, and art destinations exist in all directions, including Indiana, Michigan + Wisconsin. Short trips offer chances to explore the region, as well as the western suburbs and the North Shore. Evanston is home to Northwestern, just 5 miles from downtown. Travel along sheridan road to 41 and you’ll encounter galleries on your way up to Wisconsin. On a Friday evening you can visit the Oak Park Arts District (OPAD), or for a weekend afternoon, you can visit Oak Park to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright Home + Studio.

The Art Center

Mary + Leigh Block Museum of Art (Evanston)

(Highland Park) 1957 Sheridan Rd. Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-432-1888 M-F 9-4:30 info@theartcenterhp.org www.theartcenterhp.org

January 6-30: Art is Alive in Highland Park: Second annual contest and juried exhibit of local artistic talent, cosponsored by the Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission

The Art Center offers classes and workshops in the visual arts, gallery exhibitions, and special events and performances.

February 3-24: February Youth Art Month: Students of North Shore School Districts 112 + 113 display work throughout TAC’s galleries

January 6-30: In View: Annual Member and Faculty Show: Annual showcase of work by over 150 teachers and members of The Art Center community

March 2-April 6: Arts of Nepal: Featuring Nepali artists, living both locally and abroad, working in both contemporary and traditional styles

Directional Key to Suburban Galleries:

Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Dr. Evanston (60208) Tel 847-491-4000 Tu, Sa + Su 10-5; W, Th, F 10-8 block-museum@northwestern.edu Blockmuseum.northwestern.edu Facebook.com/nublockmuseum Twitter.com/NUBlockMuseum The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art is the fine arts museum of Northwestern University, serving the academic and cultural needs of the Northwestern community and the Chicago area through thoughtprovoking exhibitions, a rich and diverse permanent collection, original scholarship, dynamic education and cultural programs, and highly regarded film series at Block Cinema.

January 17-April 8: Prints and the Pursuit of knowledge in Early Modern Europe examines how celebrated Northern Renaissance artists contributed to the scientific discoveries of the 16th century

North/Northwest • South/Southwest • West • Out of State (Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin) •

Manish Lal Shrestha, Arya Maun, acrylic on canvas, 2008, 60” x 60”.

Part of Arts of Nepal.

Brauer Museum of Art (Valparaiso, IN) Valparaiso University 1709 Chapel Dr. Valparaiso, IN (46383) Tel 219-464-5365 Tu, Th, F 10-5; W 10-8:30; Sa + Su 12-5 CST Dir. Gregg Hertzlieb ghertzli@valpo.edu www.valpo.edu/artmuseum The Museum aims to educate + inspire the campus + community with original works of American art + international religious art + to bring distinction to Valparaiso University + Northwest Indiana through exhibitions of regional, national + international importance.

Thru March 18: • Ron Villani: Mindless Mayhem.

Curated by Gregg Hertzlieb • Brian Knep: Healing Pool.

Curated by Robert Sirko • Jeanette Pasin Sloan. Curated

by Gregg Hertzlieb + Gloria Ruff • Claudette Roper: Other State, video installation. Curated by Elizabeth Wuerffel March 28-April 15: Secondary School Showcase March 28-May 13: Valparaiso University Art Faculty Exhibition

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

19351 W. Washington St. Grayslake (60030) Tel 847-543-2240 M-Th 9-9; F-Sa 9-4:30; Su 1-4:30; College break hours vary Dir. Steven Jones sjones@clcillinois.edu gallery.clcillinois.edu The Robert T. Wright Gallery is committed to displaying the works of Illinois artists and increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.

Deer Path Art League

Elmhurst Art Museum

(Lake Forest)

(EAM)

400 E. Illinois Rd. Lake Forest (60045) Tel 847-234-3743 M-F 10-4, Sa by appt.

Receptions take place the first night of new exhibitions, 5-8pm.

Vickie Marasco, Gallery Dir. info@deerpathartleague.org www.deerpathartleague.org The Gallery hosts bimonthly thematic exhibits representing varied media by local as well as national artists, both established and emerging.

Gift Shop in the Gallery.

The non profit League also offers classes, workshops and outreach programming.

January 13-February 24: Art is... A Journey March 9-April 2: Youth/Student Exhibit (K-College) Deer Path Art League celebrates National Youth Art Month

150 Cottage Hill Ave. Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-834-0202 Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8 (free) www.elmhurstartmuseum.org Contemporary art from mid-century modern through the 21st Century. Emerging + mid-career artists. Public programs: guest lectures, art classes + workshops.

Only 15 miles west of Chicago + easy walking distance to the Metra West Elmhurst stop.

January 13-March 24: • David Weinberg: Mr. Wild’s Garden • Carolyn Ottmers: Splice • Molly McCracken Kumar: Blooming Atmosphere • Meghan Q. McCook: In the Terra Hive • Stephen Eichhorn: Floral Burst

January 13-February 19: Members Exhibition: A diverse group show of all fine art media by over 100 Lake County, Illinois artists. Funds from artist memberships support the Robert T. Wright Gallery.

February 24-April 8: Nature’s Duality: Karl + Indira Johnson have developed their art while living together in India, Sweden and the US. Indira’s sculpture incorporates discarded objects. Karl’s paintings incorporate the rhythm, beauty + chaos found in nature and the sciences.

Deer Path Art League, photo by Shirley Antes

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David Weinberg , Mr. Wild’s Garden

Suburbs + Beyond Evanston Art Center

The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery Elmhurst Art Museum Building 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-279-1009 Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8 info@elmhurstartistsguild.org www.elmhurstartistsguild.org Featuring contemporary artworks by established and emerging local and invited artists in all media and styles.

Thru January 13: Winter Members Show: Group show featuring artworks by 40+ EAG members January 17-February 17: Randal Stringer: Polychromatic, Mixed media artworks based in photography, enhanced with traditional and digital painting.

Opening reception Friday, January 20, 7-9pm February 21March 28: National Art Premiere: Annual juried group exhibit open to artists nationwide.

Opening reception Friday, March 2, 7-9pm

Randal Stringer, Beyond One’s Capacity, mixed media

Krasl Art Center

Lubeznik Center for the Arts

(St. Joseph, MI)

(Michigan City, IN)

2603 Sheridan Rd. Evanston (60201) Tel 847-475-5300 M-Th 10-10; F-Sa 10-4; Su 1-4 Opening receptions held on first day of exhibition from 1-4pm Pdanoff@evanstonartcenter.org www.evanstonartcenter.org

5300 N. River Rd. Rosemont (60018) Tel 847-544-5300 Accessible 24 hrs, daily Patrick Cook: pcook@icohare.com Icohare.com Facebook.com/icohare Twitter.com/icohotel

January 15-February 5: EAC Members Show: Featuring work of 80 EAC Members who are currently taking classes.

A unique experience different from anything in the hospitality industry. The ‘Art Museo’ showcases the hotel’s embrace of the arts - sculpture, canvas, architecture, photography, music - fueling guests’ passion for culture.

February 19-April 15: Crossing Wires: Technology and Play: featuring Christopher Baker, France Cadet, Chaz Evans, Christopher Furman, Tiffany Holmes, Ozge Samanci, Joseph Kohnke, Dave Tolchinsky and Dan Silverstein, Toby Zallman; Curated by Barbara Blades and Debra Tolchinsky

Christopher Baker: HPVS (Human Phantom Vibration Syndrome)

401 Country Club Rd. Crystal Lake (60014) Tel 815-455-8000 M-F 9-5 www.lakesidelegacy.org www.facebook.com/lakesidelegacy

Opening receptions held first day of exhibition, 5:30-7:30pm; the public is welcome.

Five galleries; an outdoor art collection; a gallery shop, classes, and after-hours events.

Thru January 8: Main Galleries: Flow In the artlab: Jennifer Rogers

January 14-March 11: • Earth from Space: Dramatic large-scale images are complimented by digital video globe display and OnCell audio tour.

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Made possible by Global Imagination, with additional support by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

• Andy Plioplys + Peter Gray: Informatika. Science as art.

Work emerging from the cutting edge of medical imaging.

CALL FOR ARTISTS! Accepting Exhibition applications now for the Dole and Sage galleries, and Installation space at Lakeside Legacy Foundation at the Historic Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake, IL. We are accepting/reviewing now for 2012 + 2013. Reviewing for Feb, April + June-December.

For an application, please email: awashington@lakesidelegacy.org or call 815-455-8000. Visit our website for more information.

March 16-May 20: Ladies & Gentleman, Children Of All Ages, Step Right Up! Original circus sideshow banners from 1940’s, 50’s + 60’s.

Pottery by Bret Bortner Design, Ltd.

Wesley Kimler painting at ICO Art Museo

(Crystal Lake)

101 W. 2nd St. Michigan City, IN (46360) Tel 219-874-4900 Tu-F 10-5; Sa, Su 11-4 CST artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org www.lubeznikcenter.org

March 2-April 29: Form: Essence & Simplicity in Product Design A Thirty Year Retrospective of Bret Bortner Design, Ltd.

Visitors are immersed in the artistic ambiance + encouraged to roam the hotel to admire original works, from local rising art stars to world-famous art masters, most available for sale. SAIC students will be featured in the new exhibit, Chicago - Rich Source of Young Artists, beginning January 10.

Complimentary tours available.

Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries

707 Lake Blvd.

St. Joseph, MI (49085) Tel 269-983-0271 M-W, F, Sa 10-4; Th 10-9; Su 1-4 Executive Dir. Julia Gourley www.krasl.org

January 27-February 26: The Krasl Art Center Member’s Show: In 3D. Every artist in the exhibition will receive a special challenge to acknowledge and experiment in 3D for this display.

InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, Art Museo

First Fridays: Art, music, food + cash bar from 5-7:30pm.

Free; donations appreciated.

Note no 1st Friday Jan. 6th Thru January 26: • Sage: Artists & Students of Thomas Trausch: Impressions in Light + Color, "In the Footsteps of the Masters" putting artists "into the skin" of the original masters.

• Dole: Side by Side by Thomas + Gale Trausch. Trauschfinearts.com February 3-24: (First Friday Feb. 3) Submit an application to exhibit in the Dole and Sage Galleries today!

(Winnetka) 996 Green Bay Rd. *Note new address Winnetka (60093) Tel 847-441-7999 M-Sa 10-5:30 kampgallery@gmail.com www.kampgallery.com Fine American + European paintings from the 19th + 20th Centuries, particularly Regional Impressionists (1890-1930) + Contemporary American artists.

January-February: The New Fauves and Neo-Modernist Lester Goldman (1942-2005) March-April: Spanish Masters

Lester Goldman, Untitled (PC198), 38" x 32", ca. 1980

Pagoda Red (Winnetka) 902 Green Bay Rd. Winnetka (60093) Tel 847-784-8881 Tu- Sa 10-5 www.pagodared.com Rare and unusual Chinese finds and a Chinese scholars’ garden not to be missed.

See also our Northside listing for our Bucktown location.

Visit our website for information about exhibitions and special events.

March 2-30: (First Friday March 2) Art in Action! Dole + Sage Galleries featuring the works of LLF Resident Partner Artists.

Mediums include but not limited to: mixed media, oil, acrylic, water color and works from emerging students to professional art! The Arts come alive with live art demonstrations, music, studio tours and art sales! Meet LLF’s resident partner artists, learn about upcoming classes, art sales and private lessons.

Lakeside Legacy Foundation, home to the Sage Gallery, Dole Founders Gallery, artist studios and the Historic Dole Mansion. Image by LLF Intern Jessica Dvoracek

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Kamp Gallery

Winnetka Storefront

Suburbs + Beyond Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum

Perutz Projects

Tall Grass Arts Association

(DeKalb)

(Niles)

(Park Forest)

Altgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West End Northern Illinois University DeKalb (60115) Tel 815-753-1936 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt. *Closed thru January 9, 2012 Dir. Jo Burke jburke2@niu.edu www.niu.edu/artmuseum Balancing contemporary with traditional art to examine visual culture.

Winter exhibitions showcase Faculty, Collection, and Critique.

January 10-February 25: NIU School of Art Faculty Biennial New to the Collection January 10-March 10: The New Art Examiner, “Chicago’s Independent Voice of the Visual Arts, 1973-2002” Symposium January 28, NIU School of Music Spring exhibitions will explore the graphic novel as an art form.

7430 N. Lehigh Ave. Niles (60714) Tel 847-507-9415 M-F 10-5, and Sa by appt.

Dir. Simon Perutz simon@nimlok.com perutzprojects.com A unique new art space for contemporary photography.

Please see our website for exhibition information.

367 Artists Walk, P.O. Box 776 Park Forest (60466) Located in the Downtown Park Forest Cultural Center Tel 708-748-3377 Tu-Sa 11-4 Janet Muchnik tallgrass367@sbcglobal.net www.tallgrassarts.org Tall Grass Art School: Tel 708-283-1251

MISSION: To promote public education and appreciation of the arts; to encourage artists; and to support high quality art through exhibitions, sales, classes and special programs available to the public of all ages.

Visit our website for information on even, exhibitions, programs and artists.

January 20-March 18: African Art Reconsidered: Curated by Arthur Bourgeois and Thomas Lanham; An Exhibit of African sculptures from several prominent collectors.

March 20-May 25: Francisco Goya: Satirical Caprices Graphic Novel Realism: Backstage at the Comics

March 30-May 27: Data, Screens, Machines: Curated by Joe Pankowski; Invitational exhibit of new media arts

Thomas Skomski, Unknown with Priapus, glass, water, steel, wax, 1992, 30” x 21” x 6”

Cover of New Art Examiner, October, 1989

Zebadiah Arrington

Diana Lynch, Lady Ella B, printmaking, color wood relief

ZIA | Gallery

Oak Park Arts District

(Winnetka) 548 Chestnut St. Winnetka (60093) Tel 847-446-3970 M-Sa 10-5 Anne Hughes, Gallery Manager anne@ziagallery.net www.ziagallery.net Find us on Facebook!

ZIA | Gallery specializes in contemporary photography, painting and works on paper.

Roland Kulla, Maggie Meiners, Julie Meridian, Zoriah Miller, John Musgrove, Jonathan Ricci, Matthew Schofield, John Vlahakis, Kathy Weaver, Nevada Wier, Carl Wilen, Beverly Zawitkoski.

Thru January 21: 3Painters: Holly Farrell, John Musgrove and Matthew Schofield

January 27-March 10: Representing: Mary Burke, John Vlahakis Photographs Clyde Butcher, Melissa Jay Craig, Michael Cutlip, Rick Dula, March 16-April 28: Holly Farrell, Charles Gniech, Mary Burke and Anne Hughes Karina Hean, Anne Hughes, Bob Krist, Deanna Krueger,

Oak Park is one of Chicago’s nearest suburbs. The suburb’s art history may have started with Frank Lloyd Wright, but it doesn’t end there. Today, many galleries line downtown’s Harrison Street. Get to know area businesses + restaurants, and stop in for monthly Third Fridays to see what’s new in area galleries and studios. Oak Park is a terrific destination for an afternoon, and it’s an insider spot to show to out of town visitors.

Visit Oakparkartsdistrict.org for info.

Art Gecko, Ltd.

21 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 708-358-1950 Lisa Nordstrom lisa@artgeckoltd.com www.artgeckoltd.com

Harrison Works

John Vlahakis, West Creek, NJ

17 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 708-308-4602 Elizabeth Gaylord Liz@harrisonworks.com www.HarrisonWorks.com 41

Calypso Moon Studio 331-B Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) By luck or appt.

Sallie Wolf: 708-848-1385 salwolf@comcast.net www.salliewolf.com Jeanette Durand: 708-829-6382 arts@jeanettedurand.com www.jeanettedurand.com

Flavor City Studios 45 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 847-525-3485 steve@flavorcitystudios.com www.flavorcitystudios.com

Pamela Penney Textile Arts 130 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 708-383-2602 pam@pamelapenney.com www.pamelapenney.com

Art Services + Resources Beyond the galleries, scores of professionals offer a variety of art-related services.

Please consult the following pages to find the many individuals and businesses that provide valuable resources for a range of art needs, such as:

Appraisers........................................................................42 Auction Houses..........................................................42-43 Art Careers + Mentoring.................................................43 Counsel / Legal Services ................................................43 Conservation / Art Restoration ..........................................44

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• How to find a career in the art world • How to manage an existing collection • How to sell art on the secondary market • How to evaluate and insure art • How to properly package, transport, frame or repair works in your collection • Where to tour the gallery districts and when to visit the latest art exposition

Appraisers Native American and Tribal Art Evaluation

Don’t know what it is?

Don’t know what it’s worth?

Call Marianne

Imaging / Photography ..................................................47 Insurance ........................................................................47 Real Estate + Development.............................................47 Art Supplies ....................................................................48 Tours + Guides ................................................................48 Transportation / Crating / Preparators ..........................48

Auction Houses

New World Art Services 1012 Timber Trail Dixon (61021) Tel 815-652-4196 Marianne Huber tellapple@yahoo.com

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At New World, we suggest updates in insurance appraisals every five years. Ms. Huber has been active in following new discoveries in tribal art for over twenty years. In 1996 she became a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers, Chicago chapter.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers 1338 W. Lake (60607) Tel 312-280-1212 M-F 9-5 info@lesliehindman.com www.lesliehindman.com

• Leslie S. Hindman, President and CEO • Kate Pettenati Forester, New World also works closely with Director, Estates and Appraisals Tribal art collectors, protect your the Appraisers’ Association of valuable assets. Good collection America, based in New York.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is one management requires clear knowlof the largest full service auction edge of current values.

All of Ms. Hubers’ reports adhere houses in the nation and an industo the 2010 edition of the Uniform try leader with over thirty years of Call Marianne Huber for expert Standards of Appraisal Practice of expertise and experience that has identification and evaluation of your the US Appraisal Foundation and earned the auction house an interpre-Columbian, Native American the code of ethics of the American national reputation for achieving and other tribal art.

Society of Appraisers. record prices.

Ms. Huber’s clear, accurate and carefully researched reports are fully accepted for any legal situation, including IRS appraisals.

Appraisals are required to estimate current value for insurance, estate planning and settlement, possible resale, non-cash charitable donation, and division of assets.

Previews begin 2-4 days prior to each auction, are held in the West Loop gallery space and are open to the public.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ gallery boasts 30,000 square feet featuring: a dedicated auction room, 3 spacious exhibition rooms, a drive-in receiving area, attractive executive offices and conference rooms and outstanding storage facilities. Complimentary parking is available in the 8,000 sq. ft. lot across the street from the main entrance.

The firm offers complimentary auction estimates for single items or entire groups of property and The firm is known as a key player is committed to excellent client in the global auction market; its services. For more information on team of professionals delivers over selling or buying at auction and for forty sales a year and specializes in: information on upcoming auctions modern and contemporary art; please call 312.280.1212.

Old Masters; 19th and 20th Century American and European Auction information for all paintings, prints, drawings, and categories is available online at sculpture; fine furniture and lesliehindman.com. decorative arts; Asian works of art; fine jewelry and timepieces; Please check our website, as dates vintage couture and accessories; and times are subject to change. and fine books and manuscripts.

L.H. Selman Auction House Fine Arts Building 410 S. Michigan, Ste. 207 (60605) Tel 800-538-0766 M-F 9-5, Sa-Su by appt. info@selman.com www.selman.com L.H. Selman has been buying and selling glass paperweights for over 40 years and is the only auction house and gallery that specializes exclusively in fine glass paperweights. We have a substantial edge in understanding the current market trends and prices.

L.H. Selman is the expert in all facets of the paperweight sales process including insurance, shipping, photography, marketing, restoration and appraisal.

We are recognized worldwide for our expertise + delight in helping novice + experienced collectors.

We actively seek to buy, or take on consignment, individual paper weights or complete collections.

Auction info on page 36.

Clichy, France

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Auction Houses Sotheby’s Chicago 188 E. Walton (60611) Tel 312-475-7900 www.sothebys.com • Helyn D. Goldenberg, Midwest Chairman • Gary Metzner, Senior Vice President Fine Arts • Cassie Spencer, Vice President Trust and Estates • Laura Jenkins, Senior Manager • Jennifer Leutner, Administrator Fine Arts • Cathy Busch, Associate Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest international auction house, began as a book auction house in London in 1744 and today has 107 offices located in 41 countries, with principal salesrooms in New York + London.

SUSANIN’S Auctions 900 S. Clinton (60607) Tel 312-832-9800 info@susanins.com www.susanins.com SUSANIN’S has become one of the largest auction companies in the United States, selling more than $100 million in fine art, antiques, decorative art, silver, Asian art, rugs, collectibles, coins and fine jewelry.

Our 40,000 sq ft salesroom and galleries are located in downtown Chicago with free parking and convenient loading docks.

Art Careers + Mentoring Klein Artist Works / Paul Klein Tel 312-545-6891 Paul@KleinArtistWorks.com Kleinartistworks.com "Klein Artist Works is a post-graduate bootcamp that delivers the knowledge, tools and connections necessary for a successful art career."

Today's artists must drive their own careers. Klein Artist Works is a course that provides group sessions and one-on-one counseling to introduce artists to powerful information and an array of the world's top art professionals.

SUSANIN’S auctions are worldwide events, attracting global audiences who are willing to pay top prices. Live online bidding Sotheby’s Chicago operates as an takes place during all auctions. extension of New York with an experienced + dedicated staff of spe- Telephone bids and absentee bids cialists ready to facilitate consigning are also accepted and executed by SUSANIN’S. + purchasing needs of Midwest clients. The Chicago office evaluates property in a wide range of fine Catalogues are available online + decorative arts, as well as jewelry, with full color illustrations and descriptions at susanins.com for sale at Sotheby’s international auction centers. Sotheby’s Chicago maintains a vigorous presence in the Public previews begin one week before an auction, M-F 10am-5pm Midwest market through unique exhibitions, seasonal lectures, special events + community projects.

Besides 25 live webinars and in-person sessions, all enrolled artists get free access to the entire archive of recorded webinars given by previous experts.

The course demystifies how successful artists market their work, find gallery representation, win commissions, and pursue opportunities that are not readily known by most artists.

Paul Klein, the creator of the course, leads dynamic sessions with experts; curators, dealers, accomplished artists, art publicists, art consultants, accountants, lawyers and more. Paul Klein writes for Huffington Post and ArtLetter, and he ran his own cutting edge Chicago gallery, Klein Art Works, for 25 years.

Counsel/Legal Lawyers for the Creative Arts 213 W. Institute Pl., Ste. 403 (60610-3125) Tel 312-649-4111 www.law-arts.org Lawyers for the Creative Arts is a not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization, which provides pro bono legal services to qualifying individuals and organizations in the arts, including the visual, literary and performing arts, and provides educational programs as well.

Since its inception in 1972, LCA has provided legal services and educational programming to tens of thousands of artists and cultural organizations, including many who are now among the most prominent in the area.

LCA is the only pro bono provider of legal services in the Chicago metropolitan area limited to, and expert in, the arts.

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Conservation / Art Restoration DPR Art Rescue 2501 W. Armitage (60647) Tel 1-888-377-5669 info@dprartrescue.com www.dprartrescue.com DPR Art Rescue specializes in disaster planning and response services for artwork, sculpture, works on paper, objects, antiques, and fine furniture.

Our professional team provides immediate action to emergency situations including fire, flooding, or accidental damage, and ensures accurate inventory, safe evacuation, transportation, and storage while maintaining maximum security and climate control.

Broken Art Restoration, Inc.

The Conservation Center

1841 W. Chicago (60622) Tel 312-226-8200 or 815-472-3900 By appt. info@brokenartrestoration.com www.brokenartrestoration.com

Broken Art has been seen on ABC, CBS, WGN, HGTV; and seen in Chicago Home, Chicago Journal, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Journal, Lake and Victoria Magazine.

Chicago’s oldest established studio specializing in the professional restoration of porcelain, pottery, ceramics, wood, ivory, metal, and stone art objects. Museum quality invisible repair; missing parts replaced.

Broken Art Restoration was the featured restoration studio in Chicago magazine, October 2009.

730 N. Franklin, Ste. 701 (60654) Tel 312-944-5401 M-F 9-5 and by appt.

Heather Becker, CEO info@theconservationcenter.com www.theconservationcenter.com As the largest private art conservation laboratory in the nation, The Center has provided care for some of the country’s most prestigious museums, galleries, corporations and private collectors over the past 26 years.

Michelle and William Marhoefer, M.F.A., along with their personally trained staff, have restored well over 20,000 art objects since 1980 for art and antique dealers, collecDPR offers professional art conser- tors, galleries, museums, and vation and disaster response plandesigners nationwide. ning. The company’s clients include insurance firms, museums, corpoFree estimates. rate and private collections, art dealers, and disaster response companies nationwide.

With over twenty conservators on staff, The Center has nine areas of specialty and three service departments: paintings, murals, works of art on paper, photographs, rare books, textiles, sculpture, frames + gilded objects, antique + fine furniture, clocks, custom framing, transportation + installation, and disaster response.

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI) www.conservation-design.com

Examinations are offered at no charge. Please call to schedule an appointment.

Conservation / Art Restoration Scott K. Kellar Bookbinding + Conservation 2650 W. Montrose (60618) Tel 773-478-2825 skkellar@sbcglobal.net www.scottkkellar.com

Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. 410 N. Michigan (60611) Tel 312-642-5300 www.audubonart.com Restoration and conservation.

Full range of book and paper conservation; archival enclosures.

Custom designed portfolio cases for photographs, prints, matted work, etc.

See complete Michigan Ave. listing on page 36.

Poster Plus

Parma Conservation 1100 W. Cermak, Ste. C-203 (60608) Tel 312-733-5178 info@parmaconservation.com www.parmaconservation.com

Photography and x-ray imaging available.

On-site services include conservation of murals and architectural artwork, consultation Parma is a full service conservation and assessments, disaster planning laboratory that provides nationwide and disaster response. services for both private and public Director is a Professional Associate art collections. of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).

Over 25 years experience.

Die stamping available.

Conservation services address cleaning and repair of damage caused by fire, water, mishandling, or an arwork’s natural course of ageing.

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI) www.conservation-design.com

Before After Louis Frederick Berneker (1876-1937); before and after cleaning of the painted surface

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30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603) Tel 312-461-9277 www.posterplus.com Vintage poster restoration, conservation.

See complete Michigan Ave. listing on page 36.

Consultants / Private Dealers Art Advisory Ltd. Tel 773-671-8624 By appt. only Susan Blackman susan@artadvisoryltd.com www.artadvisoryltd.com

Chicago Art Source 1871 N. Clybourn (60614) Tel 773-248-3100 M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; and by appt.

Lisa Boumstein Smalley lisa@chicagoartsource.com www.chicagoartsource.com

Enrich Life, Collect Art. Contact Susan to schedule a consultation.

A comprehensive art consultation service established over a decade ago to better serve businesses, designers and homeowners in need of a sophisticated full service source for artwork.

Joy Horwich Tel 773-327-3366

Isobel Neal Tel 312-664-8181 By appt.

Call for details.

Private art dealer and consultant.

With 16 years of experience as the director + owner of Byron Roche Gallery in Chicago, Byron is now available as a private art dealer.

See also listing for Joyus Jaunts under Art Tours on page 48.

Please visit the website for information on artists represented.

Byron is able to work with clients as an art consultant, art advisor, curator + speaker. His public speaking experience includes presentations to private + corporate organizations about starting or building an art collection.

Chicago Art Source hires experienced consultants with art and design backgrounds, provides legendary client service and sources artwork from around the globe.

He has been invited to speak to university art classes about career development in the arts, and to artists + artist groups about navigating the gallery world, as well as other artist issues.

Whether you have a single room or an entire facility in need of artwork, our consulting professionals are uniquely equipped to execute your project from concept to completion.

He has served as a juror of visual arts for various organizations + museums + has advised arts professionals on gallery startup + operation.

View select job portfolios at www.chicagoartsource.com.

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Fairs + Art Expositions Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand (60611) Dir. Tony Karman www.expositionchicago.com A new fair in 2012. Leading International Contemporary, Modern and Design Galleries.

September 20-23, 2012 Vernissage, September 19

Merchandise Mart Antiques Fair 2012 The Merchandise Mart 8th Fl. (60654) www.merchandisemartantiques.com April 27-30, 2012 Opening preview: April 26 More than 100 of the world’s top dealers of antiques and fine art.

Next Art Chicago 2012 The Merchandise Mart (60654) info@nextartchicago.com www.nextartchicago.com An International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art. Next Art Chicago is the result of the merger of two successful and long-running art fairs, Art Chicago and NEXT, The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art.

P.O. Box 267870 (60626) Tel 312-654-0144 byronroche@sbcglobal.net www.byronroche.com

After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts “Joyous Jaunts” within and outside of Chicago.

We are the largest art and custom framing business in the country.

EXPO CHICAGO 2012

Byron Roche

Randolph Street Market Festival 2012 1350 Block of W. Randolph Tel 312-666-1200 Visit web for winter dates + hours. www.randolphstreetmarket.com Art, fashion, vintage treasures, food, live music, and more. Now all year long!

February 4-5 + March 24-25: Wonderful Winter Markets Saturday noon-6; Sunday 10-5

April 27-29, 2012 Opening preview: April 26

SOFA Chicago 2012 Sculpture Objects + Functional Art

Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand (60611) info@sofaexpo.com www.sofaexpo.com Sculpture Objects + Functional Art, together with The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art. November 2-4, 2012 Opening Preview: November 1

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Artful Framer Studios + Art De Triumph 2938 N. Clark (60657) Tel 773-832-4038 or 773-477-3990 M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5; Evenings by appt.

Framers: Marcy O’Boyle + Nancie King Mertz ron@ArtDeTriumph.com www.ArtDeTriumph.com www.nanciekingmertz.com

Artists Frame Service, Inc. 1867 N. Clybourn (60614) Tel 773-248-2800 M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 sales@artistsframeservice.com www.artistsframeservice.com Free Parking.

Expert custom and ready-made framing of museum pieces to posters. Since 1979.

Selected Chicago’s Best Framer

by Chicago magazine. We are the largest frame store in the country and are proud to be called a “Chicago institution.”

Featuring Plein-Air Originals, Giclées + fine art cards of Chicago + Europe by award-winning Chicago painter, Nancie King Mertz.

Our talented and experienced framing professionals have been with us an average of nine years.

Read their personal profiles at artistsframeservice.com.

Mertz’s work is in collections world-wide, and she was designated as the “Official Artist of the Chicago Convention + Tourism Bureau” for 2 terms: 2005-2007.

We passionately and personally source an exclusive selection of picture frame mouldings from around the world. Because our mouldings are always in stock we can commit to a speedy one-week turnaround.

This inviting gallery, open 7 days a week, also offers corporate commissions, gifts, event space, and expert framing.

Rotating exhibits feature other Chicago artists also working in a representational style.

Delivery and installation available.

Visit our North Shore store in the Crossroads Shopping Center: 225 Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-831-0003

Framing, Continued Blackbird Gallery + Framing 4428 N. Ravenswood (60640) Tel 773-290-8617 or 773-562-4164 www.bbframing.com Find us on Facebook and Yelp!

FREE PARKING, FREE LOCAL DELIVERY Blackbird Gallery + Framing brings you over 18 years of industry experience.

We now offer Art Restoration.

All custom framing is done in-house.

Services include: • Art and Photo Restoration • Custom print art to fit any wall size • Oversize mat cutting: 48” x 96” and bigger • Professional installation • Same day framing

The Conservation Center

Creativo Framing

730 N. Franklin, Ste. 701 (60654) Tel 312-944-5401 M-F 9-5 and by appt.

Heather Becker, CEO info@theconservationcenter.com www.theconservationcenter.com

750 N. Franklin, Suite 208 (60654) Tel 312-255-1100 M-Th 10-6; F 9-3 Rudy Avina rudy@creativoframing.com www.creativoframing.com

The Center offers extensive conservation framing services such as archival hinging, museum quality French mats, linen and silk wrapped mats, museum mounts, vitrines, and a selection of over 800 custom gilded and finished frames.

Serving Chicago artists and collectors for over 15 years.

Foursided Custom Framing Galleries

Frame Factory’s Framing Design Center

5061 N. Clark (60640) (Gallery Location) Tel 773-506-8300 M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su 11-5 foursided2939@gmail.com www.foursided.com www.twitter.com/foursided www.facebook.com/foursided

The Frame Factory on Webster, in West Lincoln Park, is your source for custom framing.

Also: 2939 N. Broadway (60657) Tel 773-248-1960 M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su 11-5

With over 40 years of experience, our staff of artisans are there to help you create a perfectly framed piece.

Matting, mounting, and canvas stretching also available.

The way in which a work of art is mounted and framed has tremendous effect on its long term preservation as well as the way the art is perceived. The Conservation Framing and Fabrications department is known for its expert staff, use of archival materials, and museum-standard techniques.

Foursided has one of the largest moulding selections in Chicago, currently over 5,000 available. Its professional consultants have art degrees and over 20 years of experience. Services include museum quality materials, acid-free mat boards, all glass types, and all mounting and hinging techniques that best protect artwork.

Also: 3400 N. Pulaski (60641) Tel 773-427-1010 M-Sa 9-5:30

Please call to schedule an appointment.

Foursided shows artists monthly in Foursided Custom Framing galleries, featuring oil paintings, draw- Incentives are available for designings, assemblage, photography and ers, architects, artists and galleries. textiles.

Creativo Framing offers custom, museum, corporate and personal picture framing.

1809 W. Webster (60614) Tel 773-862-1010 Tu-F 10:30-7; Sa 9-5:30; Su 12-5 www.framefactory.com

The Frame Factory on Pulaski houses our production facilities.

Both of our locations are just off of the Kennedy Expressway and offer parking, pick-up and delivery, and installation services.

MEMBER ASID

Also visit our blog: www.foursidedonline.blogspot.com

FAQs

Framing Seaberg Picture Framing, Inc.

The Great Frame Up 2905 N. Broadway (60657) Tel 773-549-3927 M-Th 10-9; F-Sa 10-7; Su 12-5 mklitzky@lifeissimplyart.com www.lifeissimplyart.com Locally owned + operated since 1971, The Great Frame Up believes that when a customer is part of the art, it enhances not only their buying experience but also increases appreciation for each finished piece.

The Great Frame Up was the first art and picture framing store to offer Do-It-Yourself framing to customers, enabling us to offer same-day service. We continue to offer this “fast, fun and frugal” service at all 7 of our locations, as well as our quality-guaranteed custom work, all completed on our stores’ premises.

Industry-certified professionals offer creative solutions for all your framing needs, evolving with industry technology and customer expectations. We manufacture our own hand-crafted moulding and offer a selection of imported Italian and metal frames.

We offer drymounting up to 4’ x 8’, canvas stretching, pick-up + delivery of art, custom-designed shadowbox and multiple-object presentations, ready-made frames, framed + unframed artwork, and preservation-quality materials.

Corporate framing services are available in addition to The Sign Shop for trade graphics and signage.

35 years of quality, service, selection and expert design await you.

Other Locations: Chicago (60610) 21 W. Elm St. Tel 312-482-8811 M-Th 10-9, F-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5 Evanston (60201) 2814 Central St. Tel 847-869-9130 Northbrook (60062) 51 Skokie Blvd.

Tel 847-480-0400 Arlington Heights (60004) 1310 Rand Rd. Tel 847-398-8238 Buffalo Grove (60089) 765 S. Buffalo Grove Rd. Tel 847-808-1955 Vernon Hills (60061) 278 Hawthorn Village Commons Tel 847-680-1880 M-Th 10-9, F 10-7, Sa 10-6, Su 12-5

Questions from the CGN Office

Question: I'd like to host a private event or hold an exhibition in a local gallery *Note location: from Chicago Ave., or art space. What are the options? we are two blocks west of Halsted (turn north under the viaduct onto Answer: Galleries and museums can be terN. Lessing) rific, unusual spaces for small wedding receptions, corporate events, or charity fundraisers. Most galleries cannot handle very large crowds, but some art-oriented spaces do. Contact the gallery or space directly regarding your event.

831 N. Lessing* (60642) Tel 312-666-3880

If you are interested in a gallery for an exhibition, contact the Chicago Arts District, Bridgeport Art Center, Lacuna Artist Lofts, Zhou B Art Center, Fine Arts Building, or Flat Iron Arts Building, since they have available space and also host regular open studio nights that draw crowds of art enthusiasts.

Email info@chicagogallerynews.com for a list of galleries that rent their space. Please note various capacities and any listed restrictions.

Please also see the latest Ask Natalie column on page 15 for more on renting an art space for an event.

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Imaging / Photography JK Imaging & Craft

Osio-Brown Editions

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1319 W. Chicago (60622) Tel 312-243-9355 Tu-Sa 10-6 Joanne and Ken Bailey Owners@jkimagingcraft.com www.jkimagingcraft.com

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1234 Sherman Ave., Ste. 105 Evanston (60202) Tel 847-864-4560 By appt.

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Reproduction of fine art, photography, graphic art and architectural drawings.

Osio-Brown Editions is Chicagoland’s top art reproduction studio, specializing in the Giclée process.

Photo Source offers Fine Art Giclée printing, prepress digital enhancement and related services.

By combining 40 years of experience in producing exhibition quality prints with one on one artist/craftsman collaboration and • Authentic Giclée print processing the finest digital museum type • Digital scans from original art to setup for photographing art, we file / CD Our state-of-the-art imaging equip- can guarantee a superb product.

• Wide format scanning up to 42" ment insures the highest quality • Large format printing up to 44" • Prints can be produced on canvas from capture to print. This enables We price our services to client needs and budgets and offer the us to provide you with Giclée matte, premium photo and lowest quantity order pricing in the prints that will far exceed your archival paper expectations, with customer service area. and pricing that cannot be beat.

All files are stored off site with master files given to clients for • Artists Serving Artists • Museum Quality Archival Printing archiving. We will prep your files for web, show and publication use • High Resolution Image Capture upon request.

• Highest Quality Film Scanning • Expert Color Matching Come in and see our samples and • Excellent Customer Service + some beautiful artwork.

Pricing Retail and online sales of custom handcrafted items.

We are a group of artists who understand the time constraints, marketing challenges and costs other artists face in reproducing their work.

Call today for additional info + to receive free samples of our work.

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Willis Tower 233 S. Wacker, Ste. 2000 (60606) Tel 312-288-7297 Sandra R. Berlin, Senior Vice President Sandra.Berlin@willis.com www.willis.com

Johnsonese Brokerage is a licensed and bonded, independent insurance agency serving the fine and decorative arts community. We work with art galleries, museums, framers, antique dealers, private and corporate collections, auction houses, conservators, artists, art fairs, and art shippers, packers and handlers.

Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie division, Willis of Illinois, Inc. has a preeminent position in the insurance of fine art, jewelry and collectibles.

Because we are a Chicago-based, small business we know the local market and always provide personal service. We work with multiple insurance carriers to find the most cost-effective coverage for our clients.

With offices in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles, DeWitt Stern specializes in hardto-place risks. Each DeWitt Stern fine art team member has a clear understanding of what collectors, museums, dealers, auction houses, From its inception in 1899, DeWitt conservators and fine art packers + Stern has held fast to its philosophy shippers require in their insurance placement. of bringing exemplary service to individuals and businesses.

Access to specialized fine art insurance markets and our commitment DeWitt Stern has, for decades, developed innovative approaches to to the fine art community set us insuring risk. Whether it is a cost- apart from other brokers. sensitive program for international corporations, gallery owners or the Please contact us for all of your most discerning fine art collectors, fine art insurance needs. We can also advise on property + casualty our brokers consistently design insurance solutions to fit the client. business insurance and employee benefits coverage.

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Call for appointments.

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Coverage and advice can be provided for auctioneers, fine art packers and shippers, dealers, galleries, private and corporate collections, museums and exhibitions.

Willis’ fine art specialists possess expertise needed for unique and often complex insurance demands covering everything from Han Dynasty terra cotta figures to late 20th Century installation art; from Dutch Old Masters to paintings by Abstract Expressionists.

Willis provides coverage for some of the largest private art and museum collections in the world. Each policy is especially designed to cover actual needs of clients, thus avoiding unnecessary expenditure of premium.

“Our expertise and level of commitment in the world of fine art is unrivaled anywhere in the insurance market.”

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The Chicago Arts District, located along Halsted and 18th Streets in Pilsen East, is home to many artist Facebook.com/robertjohnanderson studios and galleries. Spaces Blog: www.dohmayn.wordpress.com are available in one of Chicago’s most vibrant and well-established creative communities.

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Art Supplies

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OUR LOCATIONS: Chicago Loop 42 S. State (corner of State & Monroe) Tel 312-920-0300 Lincoln Park Custom Framing Design Center 1574 N. Kingsbury (Red line North/Clybourn stop) Tel 312-573-0110 Evanston 1755 Maple Ave. (Purple line Davis stop) Tel 847-425-9100 Schaumburg 1975 E. Golf Rd. (near Woodfield Mall & Hwy 53) Tel 847-619-1115

927 Noyes St. Evanston (60201) Tel 847-328-9222 Joanna Pinsky artencounter@yahoo.com www.artencounter.org Let us guide you through the Chicago art scene with in-depth artist led tours of exclusive private collections, artists’ studios, galleries, and other special exhibitions, including SOFA and Next Art Chicago.

Joy Horwich / Joyus Jaunts Tel 773-327-3366 joyusjaunts@gmail.com After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts “Joyus Jaunts” within and outside of Chicago.

Contact Joy for specific details and upcoming tours and events.

Free CGN Saturday Gallery Tours Tel 312-649-0064 info@chicagogallerynews.com www.chicagogallerynews.com Free weekend gallery tours organized by Chicago Gallery News.

River North Tours: Every Saturday 11am-12:30pm Meet at 750 N. Franklin, inside Chicago Ave. corner Starbucks.

West Loop/Fulton Market Tours: Every six weeks on a Saturday 1:30-3pm. Meet at first gallery on tour – see online schedule for details.

We feature personalized international travel programs that explore contemporary art and culture. Create customized art programs for your business, organization, school or senior facility.

A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster and tour leader change weekly, + conversation centers on the exhibits and artists on view.

Join us for an exciting trip Wheaton to Cuba in March 2012 and 79 Danada Square E. South Africa in Fall 2012. (near Naperville & Butterfield Rds) Tel 630-653-0569 Please contact us or visit our website for more information: www.artencounter.org/travel.html

Tours are free and run rain or shine every weekend of the year, except on major holiday weekends.

No reservations are required. For private group or corporate tours, please call CGN at 312-649-0064.

All programs help support our outreach for Chicago area schoolchildren, elderly and individuals with disabilities.

Transportation / Crating / Preparators Art Carton SeriesTM Pro-PakSM, Inc. Tel 800-397-7069 www.propakinc.com 40 years of pragmatic packing + worldwide shipping. We developed the world’s first state of the art packaging software, resulting in uncompromising methods of packing to ensure safe arrival of your precious artwork, artifacts + antiquities.

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Celebrating our 25th year, Callahan Art & Associates is the only fine art services resource in Chicago which provides all the services and products you need. We serve museums, galleries and collectors.

Since 1980 The Icon Group has provided quality fine art services to museums, collectors, galleries, artists and auction houses.

• Delivery • Installation • Rigging • Packing • Crating • Shipping • Storage • Restoration • Pedestals • Mounts • Catastrophe Rescue • Collection Maintenance • Appraisals • Collection Catalogue Service

ICON provides air-ride climatecontrol transportation serving the Chicago, Midwest and Northeast regions; we offer a semi-monthly shuttle service to New York and points-in-between, as well as exclusive use transport to any destination.

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In addition, Reli-On has become the courier of choice for providing the safe, on-time transport and long-distance delivery of fine art, antiques, collectibles, and artifacts to over 35 art and antique shows held annually nationwide.

Terry Dowd, Inc. 2501 W. Armitage (60647) Tel 773-342-8686 info@terrydowd.com www.terrydowd.com 4120 Brighton Blvd. B-09 Denver, CO (80216) Tel 303-297-8686 The Standard in Fine Art Service

Since 1978, Terry Dowd, Inc. has been handling fine art, artifacts, and antiques; objects that are high in value, fragile and irreplaceable. Our crating methods have been informed by the research of the Canadian Conservation Institute, and in turn Air-ride, climate control vehicles our standards have served as a guide available. for many institutions. Our clients, Secure climate and temperature including many of the most presticontrolled storage available as well For an estimate, please contact gious museums, private collectors as collection management, private Reli-On via email, fax or telephone. and corporations in the world, reguviewing, and photography services. larly contract us for the collection, For our travel schedule, click on crating, storage and transport of Other services include custom crat- the Where We Will Be link on our individual loans or entire exhibits. ing, packing as well as installation, website. rigging and freight forwarding.

Our full service facilities in both Chicago + Denver offer fully climate Please call us for a free estimate. controlled storage with state of the art security, a fleet of air-ride, climate controlled vehicles and a project management staff that make informed packing and installation decisions based on years of experience.

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Art Centers, Collectives, Studios NORTH SIDE Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces 858 W. Armitage #354 (60614) 312-514-1802 www.anatomicallycorrect.org Art on Armitage 4125 W. Armitage (60639) www.artonarmitage.com

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

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Center on Halsted Visual Arts Gallery 3656 N. Halsted (60613) • 773-472-6469 www.centeronhalsted.org Chicago Printmakers Collaboration 4642 N. Western (60625) • 773-293-2070 www.chicagoprintmakers.com

Albany-Carroll Arts Building 319 N. Albany (60612) www.albanycarroll.com

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Coalition Gallery 217 N. Carpenter (60607) • 312.491.8888 www.chicagoartistscoalition.org Roots + Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034 N. Milwaukee (60622) • 773-235-8874 www.rootsandculturecac.org threewalls 119 N. Peoria, #2C (60607) • 312-432-3972 www.three-walls.org

Flat Iron Arts Building 1579 N. Milwaukee (60622) www.flatironartists.com

MICHIGAN AVE. / S. LOOP / BRIDGEPORT

Friends of The Arts (FoTA) 1800 W. Cornelia (60657) www.fota.com Greenleaf Art Center 1806 W. Greenleaf (60626) • 773-465-4652 www.greenleafartcenter.com Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Fl. (60622) www.heavengallery.com

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

PILSEN / CHICAGO ARTS DISTRICT / HYDE PARK

Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219-21 S. Morgan (60608) • 773-837-0145 www.coprosperity.org

Chicago Art Department 1837 S. Halsted (60608) www.chicagoartdepartment.org

Chicago Arts District (office) 1945 S. Halsted (60608) 312-738-8000 x108 www.chicagoartsdistrict.org Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 2229 S. Halsted, Ste. 202 (60608) www.chicagourbanartsociety.org Lacuna Artist Lofts 2150 S. Canalport (60608) • 773-609-LOFT www.Lacuna2150.com Pilsen Open Studios (October 2012) Western Ave - Halsted St. 16th-24th Sts. (60608) www.pilsenopenstudios.org

Gallery Index GALLERY

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4Art Inc. Gallery…………......32 Addington Gallery……….......25 Jean Albano Gallery………...25 Alibi Fine Art………………...37 Art Center Highland Park…..39 Art De Triumph…….........37, 45 Art Gecko, Ltd…………....….41 Andrew Bae Gallery………....25 Frederick Baker, Inc……....…29 Robert Bills Contemporary.....29 Block Museum of Art……13, 39 Russell Bowman…………..…25 Roy Boyd Gallery…….…...9, 25 Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University...........39 Bridgeport Art Center.........5, 32 Calypso Moon Studio……..…41 Valerie Carberry Gallery….....34 Chicago Arts District……32, 33 Chicago Cultural Center….....34 Chicago Printmakers Collaborative………….....…37 Colletti Gallery………….....…34 College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery…..39 Stephen Daiter Gallery……...26 Douglas Dawson Gallery…....29 Deer Path Art League…….…39 EC Gallery………………..….29

Echt Gallery…………….....…26 Catherine Edelman……...…...26 Elmhurst Art Museum……....39 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild….......40 Evanston Art Center…….......40 Ferrari Studios…………….…34 Firecat Projects…………....1, 37 Flavor City Studios………….41 Josef Glimer Gallery………...26 The Golden Triangle………....26 Richard Gray Gallery……..…34 Gruen Galleries……………....26 Carl Hammer Gallery……......26 Harrison Works……………...41 Hildt Galleries………………..35 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers...42 Hinge Gallery………………...29 InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Art Museo………....40 Jack Gallery………………....26 Jackson Junge Gallery…...…37 R.S. Johnson Fine Art……....35 Kamp Gallery…………...........40 Kass / Meridian………………26 kasia kay art projects………...29 Gallery KH……………...……27 KM Fine Arts…………..…3, 36 Krasl Art Center…………..…40 Lacuna Artist Lofts...........23, 32 Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, Dole and Sage Galleries...…40

The Leigh Gallery………...….37 Lillstreet Art Center……........37 Liz Long Gallery at URBAN ART RETREAT………..….32 Lubeznik Center for the Arts…....................................40 Mars Gallery……………....…29 Thomas Masters Gallery….....38 The McCormick Gallery….....29 Metropolitan Capital Bank..................................2, 27 Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery………….........……..38 Ann Nathan Gallery………....27 Northern IL Univ Art Museum….................................41 Jennifer Norback Fine Art….27 Richard Norton Gallery…..…27 Joel Oppenheimer…….....36, 44 Packer Schopf Gallery…........30 Pagoda Red…………...….38, 40 Pamela Penney Textile Arts....41 Perimeter Gallery………....…27 Perutz Projects………….....…41 Platt Fine Art……………...…38 Polish Museum of America.....38 Poster Plus………….....…36, 44 President’s Gallery, Harold Washington College……..…36 PRIMITIVE……………..…..30 49

Printworks………….....….......28 Pritzker Military Library....35, 36 Prospectus Art Gallery…..18, 33 Renaissance Society.................33 Thomas Robertello Gallery.....30 Rotofugi Gallery…………......38 Judy A Saslow Gallery…..….28 Ken Saunders Gallery…….....28 Schneider Gallery…………....28 The Schwebel Company..........28 Carrie Secrist Gallery……......30 L.H. Selman Gallery and Auction House……….....36, 42 Smart Museum………....…2, 33 State Street Gallery, Robert Morris University……….…36 Galleries Maurice Sternberg...38 Studiofront...............................38 Susanin’s Art Auction..............43 Tall Grass Arts Assoc. ............41 Th!nkArt………………...…...30 Vale Craft Gallery………....…28 Linda Warren Projects......30, 31 Tony Wight Gallery….............30 Brigitte Wolf Gallery/Studio...33 Woman Made Gallery…….....30 Rebecca Zemans………......…38 Zhou B Art Center……......…33 ZIA | Gallery…………............41 Zolla / Lieberman Gallery...…28 Zygman Voss Gallery……......28