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Isa Genzken Retrospective Apr 12– Aug 3
An exhibition ending ten years of contemporary self-portraiture. July 18 through August 9, 2014
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In this issue: May-August 2014 Openings + Gallery Receptions Gallery Specialties Emerging, photography, prints, sculpture + more. 14 What’s Happening: Features + Interviews • Letter from the publisher • Chicago Artists Coalition turns 40 • Collectors Janice Kanter and Tom McCormick • Inside the Artist’s Studio: eight artists at work • The story of René Magritte and his patron • Artist Insights: Vera Klement • Summer family art outings • Midwestern summer art fairs and festivals 25 Pull-out Gallery District Maps Take our maps along when visiting galleries. Find a list of ongoing studio tours + walks 30 Artist + Dealer News • Art world passings, moves and changes • Artists + dealers in the news • Galleries new to CGN 10 12
Kevin Nance offers a peek inside eight artist studios, p. 22. Above: Nick Cave
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Area museums offer family programming all year long. Mary DeYoe covers summer highlights, like the MCA Family Day pictured above, on page 28.
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GALLERY OPENING RECEPTIONS Summer is the season to enjoy warm, late evenings in the city and to take advantage of the best time of the year to browse galleries after work. There are dozens of gallery openings on the weekends, and the common theme is not-tobe-missed art. You’ll also find many open houses and gallery walks to attend, as so many of the city’s creative hubs offer monthly events like 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays, as well as Saturday events and open houses. The schedule is constantly being updated, so visit www.chicagogallerynews.com for the most up-to-date list this season. We’ll see you in the galleries! DISTRICT KEY • River North • West Loop + West Side • Pilsen + Pilsen East, Bridgeport + Hyde Park • Michigan Ave., Loop + S. Loop • North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park • Suburbs + Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin
OPEN STUDIOS + GALLERY NIGHTS: • 1st Friday May 2, June 6, July 4* (check if events are happening) Aug 1 • 2nd Friday May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug 8 • 3rd Friday May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug 15 Opening receptions take place every 6-8 weeks on the first night of a new exhibition, usually some time between 5-9pm, unless otherwise noted. Artists are often present, and the public is welcome. A helpful pull-out map to guide you can be found on page 25.
MAY Thursday, May 1 Mongerson Thomas Masters Block Museum Friday, May 2 Jean Albano Catherine Edelman Rangefinder ARC Jackson Junge Lakeside Legacy Lubeznik Saturday, May 3 Vertical Sunday, May 4 South Shore, Munster (1-3pm) Friday, May 9 Andrew Bae Schneider Woman Made Chicago Arts District Prospectus Ugly Step Sister Thomas Masters Saturday, May 10 Riverside Arts Center (3-6pm) Wednesday, May 14 Douglas Dawson Friday, May 16 Printworks Zolla / Lieberman 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art Center Yale Factor Logan Center Project Onward Brigitte Wolf Zhou B Art Center Columbia Manifest Festival Cornelia Arts Building Rotofugi Brauer Museum Lubeznik
Saturday, May 17 The Art Center, Highland Park Friday, May 23 Carl Hammer Linda Warren Chicago Printmakers (11-6) Galerie F College of Lake County Tall Grass Arts Carrie Secrist Gallery in the West Loop
Saturday, May 24 Chicago Printmakers (11-6)
Wednesday, June 18 Douglas Dawson
Friday, May 30 ARC Firecat Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
Thursday, June 19 Christopher Timothy Cobb Friday, June 20 Rangefinder McCormick 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art Center Yale Factor Brigitte Wolf Zhou B Art Center Rotofugi
JUNE Friday, June 6 Addington Russell Bowman Echt Josef Glimer Gruen Galleries Ann Nathan Perimeter Ken Saunders Vale Craft Rhona Hoffman Packer Schopf Project Onward Deer Path Lakeside Legacy Lubeznik
Saturday, June 21 Riverside Arts Center (3-6pm) Sunday, June 22 Ed Paschke Art Center (11-3pm) South Shore, Munster (12-3pm)
Saturday, June 7 Vertical
Friday, June 27 ARC Firecat Rotofugi College of Lake County
Sunday, June 8 Evanston Art Center (1-4pm) Friday, June 13 Chicago Arts District Logan Center Galerie F
JULY Saturday, July 5 Vertical 10
Friday, July 11 Addington Jean Albano Echt Catherine Edelman Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Printworks Vale Craft Linda Warren Woman Made Chicago Arts District Prospectus Saturday, July 12 Gallery Pink Thursday, July 17 Galerie F Friday, July 18 Perimeter Packer Schopf 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art Center Yale Factor Project Onward Brigitte Wolf Zhou B Art Center Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Sunday, July 20 South Shore, Munster (1-3pm)
Friday, July 25 ARC Firecat Tall Grass Arts Wednesday, July 30 Douglas Dawson
AUGUST Friday, August 1 Rangefinder Deer Path Lakeside Legacy Lubeznik Saturday, August 2 Vertical Friday, August 8 Chicago Arts District Friday, August 15 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art Center Yale Factor Project Onward Brigitte Wolf Zhou B Art Center Friday, August 22 Firecat Galerie F College of Lake County Friday, August 29 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
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Fine Painting and Prints 18th and 19th Century Frederick Baker Hildt R.S. Johnson Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss
Fiber Arts / Textiles Douglas Dawson Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Chicago Scenes Perimeter ArtDeTriumph & PRIMITIVE Artful Framer Studios Vale Craft Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Figurative Gallery Pink Josef Glimer Josh Moulton Thomas Masters Jennifer Norback Jennifer Norback Project Onward Maya Polsky Riverside Arts Center Contemporary Freeark Gallery Haitian Linda Warren Jackson Junge Zygman Voss
Early 20th Century Frederick Baker Hildt R.S. Johnson Kamp McCormick Galleries Maurice Sternberg Josef Glimer Zygman Voss Eastern European Kamp Emerging Addington ARC Roy Boyd Bridgeport Art Center Chicago Art Source Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman Gallery Pink Josef Glimer Carl Hammer Jackson Junge Lakeside Legacy Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Prospectus Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
Fine Prints Contemporary Andrew Bae Frederick Baker Chicago Art Source Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Galerie F R.S. Johnson KM Fine Arts NIU Art Museum Perimeter Printworks Prospectus Vertical Zygman Voss Folk, Native or Outsider Russell Bowman Carl Hammer Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Project Onward Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Linda Warren
GALLERY SPECIALTIES Furniture and Decorative Arts Andrew Bae Colletti Gallery Douglas Dawson The Golden Triangle Pagoda Red Poster Plus Glass Echt Leigh Ken Saunders Vale Craft Impressionism ArtDeTriumph & Artful Framer Studios Kamp Mongerson Richard Norton Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Installations Bridgeport Art Center Evanston Art Center Lakeside Legacy Jewelry Bridgeport Art Center Leigh River Arts on Water Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Landscape Timothy Cobb Catherine Edelman Deer Path Art League Yale Factor Lakeside Legacy Josh Moulton Zygman Voss Latin American Prospectus Minimalism Rhona Hoffman Modern Contemporary Masters Russell Bowman Valerie Carberry Richard Gray KM Fine Arts Jennifer Norback Richard Norton Prospectus
Modernism Valerie Carberry Gallery Pink Josef Glimer Kamp KM Fine Arts McCormick Mongerson Multi-Media Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman River Arts on Water Old Masters Timothy Cobb R.S. Johnson Kamp KM Fine Arts Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Photography Chicago Art Source Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman Evanston Art Center Rhona Hoffman Jackson Junge Printworks Prospectus Rangefinder River Arts on Water Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery Schneider Shot Images David Weinberg
Regionalism ArtDeTriumph & Artful Framer Studios Josh Moulton At Vertical Gallery, we focus on work influenced by urban environments, street art, pop culture, and illustration. With monthly exhibitions featuring local, national and international artists, we welcome collectors and casual viewers into the exploration and discussion of urban-contemporary art.
Russian Maya Polsky Sculpture Addington Frederick Baker Roy Boyd Bridgeport Art Center Valerie Carberry Timothy Cobb Echt Gallery Pink Richard Gray Rhona Hoffman Carl Hammer Jackson Junge KM Fine Arts Krasl Art Center Lakeside Legacy Leigh Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Perimeter Judy A Saslow Ken Saunders Zolla / Lieberman
May 3 – 31 /// Stinkfish “Savage Gaze” Stinkfish, from Columbia, is one of the most exciting street artists in the world. His murals, bursting with color, always have a stenciled portrait at their center. These portraits are taken from photos that the artist shoots during his travels. Opening reception with artist Saturday, May 3, 6 - 10pm
Street Art Galerie F Vertical
June 7 - 28 /// Transit, A Group Show A group show featuring New2, Tim Conlon, Jonathan Michael Johnson, Nick Fury, JC Rivera, Paradigm Shift, and Cope2. Collage, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed-media artwork influenced by trains, subways & bridges. Opening reception Saturday, June 7, 6 - 10pm
Surrealism Jackson Junge Zygman Voss
Plein-air Western ArtDeTriumph & Mongerson Artful Framer Studios Kamp Wildlife / Nature Joel Oppenheimer Pop River Arts on Water Galerie F Rotofugi Works on Paper Vertical Frederick Baker Russell Bowman Portraits/Portraiture Chicago Printmakers Timothy Cobb Collaborative Catherine Edelman Firecat Yale Factor Galerie F Project Onward Gallery Pink Printworks Posters / Lithography Project Onward Colletti Gallery Vertical Galerie F Zygman Voss
July 5 - 26 /// XENZ “Ethereal” The US solo show debut of British artist XENZ, who combines fine art with gritty urban decay. Rooted in graffiti, he has become known for his amazing landscape murals. The show theme is based on a paradise lost. Opening reception with artist Saturday, July 5, 6 - 10pm August 2 - 23 /// Never2501 Italian artist Never2501 returns to Chicago with a solo exhibition of his signature organic works that have a three dimensional feel through the use of lines of shapes. Opening Reception with artist Saturday, August 2, 6 - 10pm
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NEWS - WHAT’S HAPPENING Letter from the Publisher: Summer is Fleeting Well, after the winter we all had, aren’t we thrilled to be looking ahead to the summer? So much of the past few months seemed to just be about muddling through. Now, as we move into an energetic May, enjoy the warmth Image of CGN publisher of sunny June and July, Ginny Van Alyea, and end up in hot and by Barry Blitt, 2013 © The North Shore Weekend sleepy August, we will see our city and neighborhoods bloom. This summer will be like one big stretch after such a long and binding hibernation. This issue of Chicago Gallery News offers a great deal of inspiration for expanding beyond our usual horizons and discovering art in places one might not expect. Hitting the old trails is never truly old, since so many galleries and museums change their exhibitions regularly all year, but with new and blooming things on our mind, and just
in time for the warmer weather, we have gathered a list of local art fairs and festivals taking place in Chicago, the suburbs, and even in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. When you are traveling this summer to see family or if you’re in need of a spur-of-themoment road trip with friends, check out the list on page 26 and see what you’ll find for a weekend in Madison orMichigan City, or an afternoon in Winnetka or Lake Forest. There are even ways for those still learning to walk to enjoy art. Mary DeYoe investigates the many fun ways that families can enjoy area museums and parks. Morning stroller walks at the Art Institute and summer evenings spent together on the MCA terrace are best this time of year and may just help you raise a future artist or patron.
way to the gallery - we are invited in to see how the artistic process influences art as well as our appreciation of it. Nance also interviews a couple deeply involved in the process of building an art collection: Janis Kanter and Tom McCormick share their perspectives on buying and enjoying art as a couple, and they speak about the power of ‘have to have it’ when it comes to that special piece. A variation on ‘have to have it’ is ‘have to do it.’ Laura Miller spoke with a veteran painter who knew from a very young age that she just had to be an artist. Vera Klement, now 84 years old, has built a remarkable career by taking on one project one at a time.
Summer will once again pass by too quickly, but we will enjoy its offerings while we can. Whether you’re off on a gallery walk, Kevin Nance gives us a revealing peek inside attending the Magritte show at the Art Institute, joining a collector group, or eight artist studios. Seeing each of these simplying noticing the sculptures in Millenartists in their unique creative environment nium Park, embrace the season and the art. helps us understand what happens on the
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Collector Profile: Janis Kanter and Tom McCormick One of the earliest examples of this was the piece Kanter fell in love with at Navy Pier all those years ago: a photo-collage by the Scottish artist David Mach of a Chicago River scene, which now hangs in their entrance hall with a small collection of Asian ceramics beneath a chandelier of Murano glass. McCormick’s initial hesitation about the Mach piece was that it was so large, and as his wife says, “Wall space is at a premium in this house.” That’s true despite the fact that the house is a rangy 8,000 square feet. “Some people with eclectic collections display them salonstyle, but Tom and Janis don’t do that,” says Kate Lorenz, executive director at the Hyde Park Art Center and a longtime friend of the couple. “They hang things with space around them, so everything kind of breathes.”
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Janis Kanter and Tom McCormick at home in front of David Mach’s photo-collage of a Chicago River scene.
By KEVIN NANCE If the secret of a happy marriage is compromise, Thomas McCormick and Janis Kanter are one of the happiest couples on Chicago’s art-collecting scene. Despite their significantly differing tastes—he leans toward mid-20th-century abstract painting, mostly by deceased artists; she favors contemporary work by living artists in various media, photography in particular— McCormick and Kanter have blended their interests and, along the way, created one of the city’s most eclectic yet surprisingly harmonious private collections. Over their 22-year marriage, this Chicago art-world power couple—he owns the Thomas McCormick Gallery in the West Loop, while she chairs the board of directors at the Hyde Park Art Center—have learned how to negotiate with each other on their joint acquisitions. Sometimes it’s a matter of one bending a bit in the other’s direction. Other times it’s a matter of one spouse recognizing that the other’s enthusiasm for a particular work of art is so primal, so unshakable that resistance is futile. “I would say the decision-making is heavily weighted to one side of the couple,” McCormick says with a smile, pointing his chin in Kanter’s direction during an interview at their sprawling historic home, a 1904 Holabird and Roche mansion in Hyde Park that they bought and refurbished five
years ago. “One of the first expensive pieces we bought together was at the Chicago art fair at Navy Pier a while back,” McCormick recalls. “I step out into the corridor and here comes Janis walking towards me. She’s got that look, and I know I’m in trouble.” His wife doesn’t deny it. “If I don’t like it,” she says with a twinkle in her eye, “it doesn’t get very far.” “Or it goes in my man-cave upstairs,” he offers. “That’s all me, straight down the line. She walks by there on tiptoe.”
Husband and wife came by their respective collecting knowledge and practices via distinctly different routes. McCormick, who studied printmaking at the University of Kansas, is a largely self-taught collector who began acquiring (and sometimes reselling) antiques, especially furniture, oriental rugs, paintings, prints, textiles and ceramics, as an undergraduate. “If it’s not nailed down, I’ve probably bought and sold it,” he says. “I never did cars, but you never know.” By 1992, when McCormick moved from Kansas City to Chicago and married Kanter, he had narrowed his business model to dealing in paintings, but continued to collect most of the other genres he had loved as a teenager.
She, on the other hand, had grown up surrounded by art as one of three children “On occasion I walk in and go, ‘I could really in a collecting family. Her parents, Chicago do something in here,’” she says. “And then I tax attorney Burton Kanter and his wife Naomi, began with little money (“They think, ‘I need to be out of here.’” used to frame pieces of wallpaper,” their daughter recalls fondly) but, as their fortunes In all seriousness, McCormick’s willingness improved, collected work by local artists and, to accede to his wife’s judgment has grown over the years, in part because his experience eventually, blue-chip pieces by some of the biggest names in the international art world. has taught him that her more experimental Eventually the senior Kanters amassed a tastes and instincts (“I definitely like things collection of about 1,200 artworks. that are weirder,” she says) are more on target than might be initially apparent. “I’m But Burton Kanter in particular never lost a little bull-headed,” he admits. “But Janis helps me see things that I would turn a blind interest in contemporary and local artists, often developing relationships with them eye to otherwise. I would be much more that proved mutually beneficial. “He was a inward-looking, much more of an old fart about all this stuff if I weren’t married to her. patron,” his daughter says. “Artists would come to my dad and say, ‘Hey, Burt, I More often than not, what happens is that we’ll get something that I’m not crazy about, really want to do this body of work for the next year. Is there a chance that you could and then six months or a year later, I really support me for this amount of money, and love it. It grows on me.” you’ll get the first six pieces of your choice?” 16
After their father’s death in 2001 at the age of 71, Kanter and her two brothers inherited the family collection, which they have since culled down to about 500 pieces. About a third of the McCormick-Kanter collection, displayed in their homes in Hyde Park and Sawyer, Mich., is from the Kanter family legacy, and includes pieces by Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Hans Hofmann and Andy Warhol, including ten works from Warhol’s “Myths” series. Another third features works by artists represented by the McCormick Gallery, including mid-century abstract expressionists such as the 92-year-old New York painter Mary Abbott, as well as Chicago artists such as Dawoud Bey, Roger Brown, Tony Fitzpatrick, Richard Hunt, Judy Ledgerwood, Laura Letinsky, Wesley Kimler and others. The final third includes works jointly acquired by McCormick and Kanter, with the latter’s taste—her special emphasis on large-scale photography, including a series of commissioned portraits of their daughters, Tatum and Reese—a bit more apparent. Several of these works were acquired at art fairs or through the Hyde Park Art Center, often as a result of Kanter’s passionate and sometimes rather sudden attachments to them. “She tends to be pretty sure about things very quickly,” Lorenz says. “Just the other day, a show was going up in one of our galleries and she was breezing through. By the time she got to the end of the hall, she had essentially bought something. We hadn’t even put the price list down, but something shook her, and she was ready to add it to her collection.” McCormick is a more deliberative buyer and more attentive to the price of an artwork than his wife. But he is not without his own all but uncontrollable enthusiasms, including a passion for elegant Mexican serapes (McCormick has 40 of them in his man-cave, displayed on a rack system with hand-cranked dowels that he designed himself) and various artworks featuring dragons. “I’m a dragon guy,” he says helplessly, then recounts what happened one year at the Armory Show in New York, when he spotted a ceramic sculpture featuring the mythical creatures by the mid-career Chinese artist Li Lihong. McCormick had lusted after the piece since seeing it on the cover of Art + Auction magazine two weeks earlier; now, beholding it in the gleaming porcelain flesh, he could barely contain himself. Within minutes he was on the phone to his wife, who calmly told him: “Tom, just get it.”
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It’s difficult to quantify the McCormick-Kanter collection, which consists of a core group of about 150 paintings, prints and photographs divided between their two homes, plus hundreds of other objects, including collections of textiles, antique oriental rugs, Italian art glass, Asian (especially Japanese and Chinese) ceramics, salt-and-pepper shakers, Mexican and Arts & Crafts pottery, art furniture and a wide variety of sculpture. The remarkable thing about the works on display in Hyde Park is that despite the fact that they are arrayed in fairly close proximity and often grouped together in juxtaposed fashion, they cohere far more than they clash. “Janis has an eye for design, and the house itself is such a platform,” Lorenz says. “It’s an amazing house that they’ve refreshed and put a new palette on, and it holds art wonderfully. When you walk in and see an Andy Warhol next to a young photographer next to a ceramic pot, it all makes sense, because it’s all held together by the house.” It’s held together, too, by a couple who have assembled their collection the way they’ve nurtured their marriage: by knowing when to bend and blend, when to stand firm, and when to tell each other to just get it. Kevin Nance is a Chicago-based freelance writer and photographer. Twitter @KevinNance1 17
Artist Insights: Vera Klement What has sustained your creative drive throughout the years? I don’t know, but it’s never stopped. I’m I met one of Chicago’s most revered painters, amazed at the amount of work I’ve produced. Vera Klement, on a brisk day this past spring 66 years of paintings and works on paper – when the 84 year-old had just returned from an afternoon yoga class. Inspirational yet humble, a huge amount of stuff. I feel some guilt at clogging the environment with it. I work on philosophical yet witty, Klement welcomed me into her home and studio, where the high walls of one piece at a time, and when I’m lucky I get an idea for the next project as I’m working the loft were dominated by her large canvases. Over the course of a few hours, I eagerly absorbed on something else. Sometimes I have to wait until a new idea comes to me, and I live with Klement’s rich history as an artist, educator and the anxiety that the flow might stop, but so active member of Chicago’s art community. far that hasn’t happened. BY LAURA MILLER
Born in 1929 in the independent German Hanseatic city/state of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), Klement moved with her family to New York in 1938 to escape the encroaching Nazi government. She developed an interest in art and studied at Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture. In 1964 she moved to Chicago with her then-husband. She taught art at the University of Chicago for 26 years until retiring in 1995. Klement’s work is included in many prestigious collections, and her resume boasts numerous awards and recognitions. Today the artist is as prolific as ever and continues to produce engaging, thought-provoking work that references themes of historical grandeur while maintaining a certain approachability. Klement lives and works in Chicago and is represented by Zolla/Lieberman Gallery. Extended interview at chicagogallerynews.com Also visit veraklement.com LM: Do you recall your first artistic aspirations? VK: I came to New York City at the age of nine and was sent to school not knowing English. When my teacher told the class to paint a clown, I was at a loss. The last years of hiding and turmoil in Europe had made education impossible. I felt humiliated by my ignorance and went home, took a cardboard from my father’s laundered shirt and a pencil with an eraser, and I worked and re-worked the drawing until a clown appeared on the board. Three years later that gift enabled me to pass the entrance exam to the High School of Music and Art where I studied art. When I was 11 my father, an amateur artist, gave me a watercolor set and helped me make my first painting. I understood then that no one could ever take away the world I had created through paint. I knew then I would be an artist.
We were mutually supportive, and showed whatever we wanted. No one was there to deny work that was considered unsellable. When Artemisia opened it changed the climate of the city. We invited artists and critics from NYC and L.A., and it opened up this claustrophobic place. I was with Artemisia for about three years until Marianne Deson, a gallery that showed contemporary, international art, picked me up.
You’ve been an active member of Chicago’s art scene since the ‘60s. How has the How was your transition from New York landscape changed over the years? to Chicago? I think it became more open, aided by the Very hard. I was married to the composer formation of three cooperative galleries: Ralph Shapey. We had a 4-year old son and N.A.M.E. and the two feminist galleries, little money. When my husband received an Artemisia and ARC, as well as the New Art offer from the University of Chicago to teach Examiner. At the time, in the ‘70s, there was and conduct a group to play contemporary a major (silly) argument in the art world bemusic, we came here. As an artist I found tween Imagism and Abstraction. There were myself on someone else’s turf. I was labeled a panels; discussions and the New Art Examiner “New York painter” in a community hostile stirred the pot of controversy. I can’t tell to New York. I thought I’d be able to trans- you what fervor there was about that. It was fer my early success in New York to Chicagreat fun, like putting a grain of sand into an go but instead found myself in Hyde Park oyster to produce a pearl. It created a sense working in silence for my first 7 years here. of community that was lost when corporations began to buy art and each artist turned Two things saved me: through Participating to their own career. It’s difficult now. I’m forArtists of Chicago (PAC), a loose group of tunate to still be exhibiting in a climate that looks to discover emerging artists – I’m not about 100 artists that held exhibitions in store fronts and college hallways, I met two emerging. I’m rather submerging. It’s hard to artists, Larry Salomon and Martin Hurtig, be an old artist in a novelty-seeking culture. who also felt their work was incompatible Your paintings are typically large scale, with the current Chicago taste. We decided to form a group and added Ted Argeropooften with multiple panels. Do you enjoy the physical aspect of building your blank lous and the architect Laurence Booth. We formed The FIVE. We worked together for slates? Do you have help? about seven years and had annual exhibitions I’ve never had a studio assistant. I used to enjoy making my own stretchers because it of huge site-specific works in the lobbies of helped me imagine the space I had to work Chicago’s great buildings. I was the designated writer for the group and wrote a with. But it’s getting hard. I now have somemanifesto for our first show’s announcement, one else build them for me, and I’ve had the in which we decried the regional climate last few canvases stretched as well, but I still here. Franz Schulze wrote a page-long feel the need to prime them myself. article in the Daily News about our manifesto and we became notorious for that, but no one My large scale comes from New York. In the responded to the work itself. late ‘40s to early ‘50s, it was thought that the canvas size should relate to the human body, How did you first start exhibiting in Chicago? one-on-one. You had to be able to extend the I’ll tell you what started it: the feminist full length of your arm to make a gesture. movement - which was the second thing that Once I did that, there was no shrinking back. saved me. There was a call for women artists to form a feminist, cooperative gallery. The The first show for The FIVE was in a beauturnout was so great that two groups formed: tiful Mies van der Rohe building on the UC one became Artemisia Gallery, the other campus. I planned a 10’ x 20’ painting to ARC. We did things that society said women relate to the lobby wall and then realized it couldn’t do – carpentry, business, and wouldn’t fit through the door. It would have making decisions. That was a fabulous time. to be broken up into sections, so I decided to 18
use the breaks as part of the formal concept, the way bar-lines function in a musical score. That painting consisted of eight pieces that could be bolted together and taken apart for transportation. I built everything myself even though I’m not a very good carpenter – the holes for the bolts had to line up perfectly. I liked the new complexity of the breaks so much that I kept that format even when I no longer needed it for size or space reasons. In time, that morphed into separate canvases. I realized that a single seamless fiction on canvas couldn’t represent my experience of life, which is abrupt, disjointed and fragmentary. Compare your earlier and recent work. That’s hard, because I follow a strict rule I made for myself in order not to paint by rote
or crank out a brand product. If I paint, let’s say, a tree, which is one of my favorite icons, I’m not allowed to paint another tree for at least a year. Nor can I repeat other elements: color relationships, formal resolutions, etc., so, each work is different. I’m happy with that. I have a small vocabulary of icons that I paint in different combinations. They follow another rule: they must be recognizable to everyone, and they can’t be time-bound no telephone, or clothing, for example. Your art often references other artists, poets, and musicians – what inspires you? My ideas come from artists of the past whom I admire, and my work pays homage to them. Ideas also stem from poetry, music and literature. Unfortunately I’ve lived beyond
the time that formed me, so younger groups may not know my references. I’m attracted to Renaissance artists, ecstatic saints. Intense emotion. The first icon I painted after I left abstraction was a vessel. I chose it as a female image, it is a fecund shape; it contains and nurtures. It’s round, like a pregnant belly; like the world. It was likely the first art object formed, probably by women kneeling in the mud on a riverbank. What are you drawn to working with? I like oil paint because it’s an old medium, and it doesn’t call attention to itself, unlike unconventional or new media. Oil paint, charcoal, pastel and graphite become invisible and subservient to the idea even as they create it.
Vera Klement, Sibelius, triptych, 84” x 180”, oil and paper on canvas, 2007/2010. Collection of New York University. (Artist’s note: Sibelius was the single greatest composer of Finland in the 20th century.)
Life After Art School: Disappointments and Future Plans BY MEGAN BONKE
direction you are headed, because art will not be the easy option. His message: if art is what you live and breathe and you can’t function without it, then art school is where you belong.
What happens after art school? We all become famous and earn loads of money from making and creating. It’s really fulfilling, right? Well, that would be nice. I’m just over a year out of undergraduate school, and I can still come up with a dozen answers to the question, “What you do you want to be when you grow up?” Developing a convincing platform to explain my less than stable career choice can be rather stressful. Still, artists get by somehow. In search of real answers, I sought to talk to some artists who might answer questions for the class of 2014 (and their nervous parents.)
With these words in my head, I contacted several other artists, some recent graduates like myself as well as some art world veterans who seem, to me, to have figured it out. The interviews I conducted and the sentiments that artists shared with me are all posted online on chicagogallerynews.com, CGN’s brand new website. It was illuminating as well as comforting to hear from other artists. They candidly shared their greatest lessons learned from art school, as well as disappointments, the biggest misconceptions, and even future plans. Please scan the QR code above to read the stories from these artists. If you have your own experience to share, please find us on Twitter @ChiGalleryNews and post under #LifeAfterArtSchool
First I wanted to know why other people go into the arts. What drives us towards an unstable paycheck and a murky career path? For many artists, it isn’t as much choice as something resembling a divine direction, or at least a calling. I remember the retiring president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) making a speech on the first day of my orientation. In so many words, he said, if you have a backup plan outside of the arts, then that’s the 19
Chicago Artists Coalition Takes a Bite Out of 40 BY FRANCK MERCURIO
Forty years ago, a group of Chicago artists banded together to make a difference. They sought a better working environment for themselves and their colleagues. They demanded—and received—greater support from local government. They created programs and institutions that helped to advocate on their behalf. Today, the Chicago Artists Coalition still thrives. As times have changed, the organization’s focus has shifted from political activism to creating a more entrepreneurial environment for artists. But the Coalition’s core mission remains: building community around artists and other creative types and connecting that community to professional opportunities. A host of new programs and events have helped raise the profile of the Coalition in recent years. As the organization celebrates its fortieth year, preparations are underway for one of its more popular events: the Starving Artist benefit scheduled for Saturday, June 21. By all accounts, last year’s Starving Artist was a great success. Some 600 attendees enjoyed cuisine by celebrity chefs, sipped signature cocktails and rubbed shoulders with Chicago’s art world luminaries. This year’s event promises more of the same. “This is not your mother’s fundraiser,” says Sara Slawnick, the Coalition’s interim director. “It’s not a typical sit-down gala.” Starving Artist 2014 will feature four Chicago artists paired with four chefs and four mixologists. Each artist will create an immersive installation that guests can move through and experience. The chefs and mixologists will then craft food and drink to complement each installation. “We want guests to really enjoy and experience these artists and these chefs and get a sense of the dynamism of Chicago’s creative scene,” says Slawnick. The line-up of artists includes Luftwerk, Diana Gabriel, Alexandra Noe, and Edyta Stepien. Chefs include Matthias Merges of Yusho, Johnny Anderes of Telegraph and Reno, Chris Pandel of Bristol and Balena, and Sieger Bayer of Leghorn. The mixologists include Revae Schneider of Femme du Coupe and Jason Brown from Kinmont.
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“The fortieth anniversary will be present throughout the whole evening in subtle or less subtle ways,” says Slawnick. “It will be clear that the people who are there are supporting and honoring the CAC’s legacy of the past 40 years and helping to build its future.”
“I’m super interested in that ‘inception moment’ when artists collectively decided that this was an absolute essential thing for Chicago,” says Slawnick. “It was 1974. It was such a ripe period for activism and advocacy at a very grassroots level.”
That legacy includes an impressive roster of achievements. The Coalition was instrumental in establishing the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. It was also directly involved in the creation of Arts Alliance Illinois and Chicago Artists Month. The Coalition successfully lobbied for the city’s Percentfor-Art Ordinance, which was passed in 1978 and became a model for other public art programs across the country.
But as time passed, so did some of the organization’s momentum. By the new millennium, the Coalition was ready for new leadership and a renewed sense of purpose. In 2010, the Coalition’s board hired Carolina Jayaram to shake things up and serve as its new director. (Jayaram left CAC in early 2014 to become the President & CEO of United States Artists, which announced the move of its headquarters from LA to Chicago in spring 2014.)
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“When Carolina took over this organization in 2010 she had such a huge mountain to climb, just turning the organization around. To her credit, she did it, and then some,” says Slawnick. “Now that we’ve established ourselves and stabilized the finances, it’s time to tie that evolution back to our history.”
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Underlying that history is one constant: community building. The Coalition has developed several programs in recent years to strengthen its commitment to connecting artists to each other and to other arts professionals. The BOLT and HATCH residency programs are two successful examples.
Taking the idea of community building to a whole new level is the Chicago Artists Resource website. Known simply as “CAR,” the website was founded and developed by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs in 2003. Ownership and management of CAR was transferred to the Coalition in 2012.
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Artists at Work: Studios as Laboratories Fascinatingly, the level of neatness (or its opposite) of his or her workspace is typically reflected in the artist’s creative process and, to a remarkable degree, the work itself. There’s also often a correlation between the scale of the studio and that of the work created there. Kimler’s vast paintings are produced in a cavernous West Side warehouse, for example, while Fitzpatrick’s small drawingcollages are cooked up at his kitchen table in Ukrainian Village. Some of these artists, including Cave and Dzine—who both work in large industrial buildings on the South Side—employ substantial teams of assistants and fabricators, while others (including Conger, Krepp, Lehrer and Owens, all on the North Side or Evanston) largely go solo.
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If a man’s home is his castle, an artist’s studio is his or her laboratory—a place of experimentation, trial-and-error, research and development. Cooking metaphors come to mind: throwing things at the wall to see what (literally!) sticks; the shrouded mystery of sausage-making. Far from the pristine galleries where their finished pieces are displayed, some artists labor in smudged, messy spaces crammed with works-in-progress, materials and tools arrayed in minimally organized chaos; others are more compartmentalized and precise. Here’s a glimpse into eight such environments, occupied by leading Chicago artists Nick Cave, William Conger, Dzine (a k a Carlos Rolon), Tony Fitzpatrick, Wesley Kimler, Sarah Krepp, Riva Lehrer and Joyce Owens.
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Family Friendly Art in the City This Summer BY MARY DEYOE Chicago summers are, quite arguably, why we endure Chicago winters. With the lake, street fairs, farmers markets, concerts and just plain warm weather, there is always a reason to be out enjoying the city and the sun. Summer is also a great time to take outings with your family to explore the phenomenal art the city has to offer. From stroller tours to hands-on art making Chicago’s museums offer wonderful programs and events designed to entertain and inspire the entire family. “The word ‘family,’ to us, doesn’t just mean ‘kid,’ said Liz Baill, Media Relations Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). “‘Family’ is kids, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters. So we like to think of family as simply ‘person,’ and we design many of our events to be engaging for people at these various stages in their lives.” On May 10, the MCA is hosting the next of their Family Days, which occur throughout the year. The theme of the event is “dream,” and it will include art-making inspired by authentic works of art in the museum. Local artists will help guide guests through the museum and through the activities. “It is creative, quality time.” The Art Institute of Chicago offers similar events for the entire family. In addition to a wide selection of workshops developed specifically for parents and children of certain ages, the museum’s Bank of America Family Festival (June 7) and 19th Annual Kaleidoscope event (July 19) offer art-making and tours for families with kids of all ages – Kaleidoscope is even popular with teens, and includes events and activities run by some of the museum’s cultural arts partners from outstanding organizations around the city. But what about parents with infants? Even these parents and caregivers have some great options. The Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute, and the Chicago History Museum all offer stroller tours. While the content is geared towards adults, the environment is welcoming to small children. Chicago History Museum tours are led by Josh Eisenberg, a public historian and stayat-home dad. On the tours you’ll explore Chicago’s parks, with a focus on their history and significant architecture and sculpture. Tours are offered throughout the summer and include visits to West Town’s Union Park, Millennium Park and Lincoln Park. At the MCA, stroller tours are a “safe place,” said Baill. These tours offer adults the
opportunity to meet and talk with other adults about contemporary art. Guides design the tours to be accomondating to parents who may need to pause to tend to their children. In other words there is no need to worry if your baby starts to fuss—you are in understanding company. If families want to have a less structured event or tour, there are a lot of ways to go at your own pace. Self-guided tours, scavenger hunts and audio tours are a great way to let your family explore at the pace that’s right for them. The Family Room at the Art Institute’s Ryan Education Center offers “mini-tour” maps that will lead your family throughout the building. The Education Center is also the site of changing exhibitions geared for children and teens, offering a unique perspective on the museum’s collections. This summer the MCA will offer maps of the museum designed by a local artist. Available at the front desk, the maps are interactive guides. Some of the galleries are shown empty, and guests are encouraged to draw and populate the spaces with art, people, or whatever their imagination desires. Without outlines or instructions it’s a sort of “uncoloring” book. And what about kicking back and relaxing? There are ways to do that too. The MCA’s Tuesdays on the Terrace, a weekly summer favorite for many adults, is also a great family activity. Every Tuesday evening, the museum hosts a jazz concert on the back patio. Families can set up picnics on the lawn, alongside Sol LeWitt’s grass installation, and listen to music and socialize. The event is free, and food is available for purchase at Puck’s Café just inside the museum. These events are attended by guests of all ages, making for a very welcoming and relaxed environment. Simple art making activities are available, but sometimes it’s enough just to sit in the grass and enjoy the city in its best time of year.
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Museum’s monthly trolley tours. Geared towards families with children in kindergarten through sixth grade, the tours visit unique sites around the city, each exploring a different theme, such as sports or Chicago’s waterways. So, whether you are caring for an infant or bringing the entire extended family out for the day, there are numerous ways to enjoy Chicago’s magnificent art. At the end of the day, what all of these events and programs create is a space to be engaged and inspired and to bring the family closer together.
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1st Thursday • At the Threshold at the Smart Musuem of Art 5–7:30pm • Free 5550 S. Greenwood www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
1st Friday Lakeside Legacy Arts Park 5–7:30pm • Free/donations *Note: no event in January 401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake, IL www.lakesidelegacy.org Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) 6–10pm • Visit web for ticket info 220 E. Chicago www.mcachicago.org • Orange Dot First Fridays Wicker Park / Bucktown 5–10pm • Free 1579 N. Milwaukee www.wickerparkbucktown.com
2nd Friday • Chicago Arts District 6–10pm • Free S. Halsted + 18th St. (Pilsen East) www.chicagoartsdistrict.org • Fine Arts Building Open Studios 5–9pm • Free 410 S. Michigan www.fineartsbuilding.com
3rd Friday • Bridgeport Art Center / Artists of Eastbank 6-10pm • Free 1200 W. 35th St. www.bridgeportart.com
• Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–10pm • Free Harrison St. www.oakparkartsdistrict.com • Zhou B Art Center/ Bridgeport Art Walk 7–10pm • Free 1029 W. 35th St. www.zhoubartcenter.com
2nd Saturday • LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios 12–6pm • Free 2150 S. Canalport www.lacuna2150.com • The Lost Artists Show The Art Colony Studio Building Check for times • Free 2630 W. Fletcher www.lostartistschicago.com
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JUNE 20-22 One of America’s top ten art festivals • 170 juried artists from across the nation • All displays in our weatherproof 60,000 sq. ft. tent and in the Museum • Bring the kids for special entertainment and art projects • Admission includes Kandinsky: A Retrospective • Enjoy a day of great art, music, food and fun - just an hour away on Milwaukee’s Lake Michigan shore!
June 7-8 • Hyde Park 67th Annual 57th Street Art Fair
57th Street in Hyde Park, Between Kenwood and Woodlawn Saturday, 11-6; Sunday, 10-5 Admission is free. 250+ Exhibitors www.57thstreetartfair.org
June 14-15 • Old Town 65th Annual Old Town Art Fair Old Town Triangle 1763 N. North Park Ave. Saturday and Sunday 10-6 $7 admission 250 Exhibitors www.oldtownartfair.com
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May 17 • Oak Park What’s Blooming on Harrison Street Art Festival Harrison Street, between Highland and Taylor Saturday 10-8 90 Artists www.oakparkartsdistrict.com
May 17-18 • Riverside Riverside Arts Weekend
Central Business District E. Quincy St., inside Goethe Park Saturday 10-5; Sunday 10-4 70 artists in all media RiversideArtsWeekend.org A cultural weekend in this national historic landmark community. Art, well-known musicians, a fashion show, art projects for all ages.
June 21-22 • Downtown Gold Coast Art Fair
June 21-22 • Winnetka Art in the Village Fine Art Fair
July 11-13 • Downtown 23rd Annual Chicago Tribune North Michigan Avenue Art Festival
June 28-29 • Evanston 35th Annual Evanston Fountain Square Art Festival
Grant Park’s Butler Field, corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive. Saturday and Sunday 10-6 350 artists www.amdurproductions.com
Downtown, Pioneer Court 435 N. Michigan Ave. in front of the Tribune Tower Friday and Saturday 10-6 Sunday 10-5 200 Artists www.artfestival.com
Downtown Winnetka - Lincoln & Elm. Sponsored by North Shore Art League. Saturday 10-6; Sunday, 10-5 80+ Exhibitors www.northshoreartleague.org
Sherman Ave. and Church St. Saturday and Sunday 10-6 225 exhibitors
SUBURBS May 10-11, June 7-8, July 12-13, August 9-10 • Grayslake Zurko Grayslake Antique Markets
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July 3-6 • Crystal Lake 35th Annual Lakeside Fest
401 Country Club Rd. Thur 4–11, Fri and Sat 12–11, Su 12-10 (Fireworks at Dusk) www.lakesidelegacy.org Live bands, food, carnival, family activities, beverage garden. All proceeds benefit Lakeside Legacy Foundation and support the arts, historic preservation and community events and programs.
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Lakefront Festival of the Arts is one of several summer art destinations in Milwaukee, WI
Historic Market Square and Western Ave. next to train station Sunday and Monday 10-5 170 Exhibitors Free admission, free parking Sponsored by the Deer Path Art League www.deerpathartleague.org
MICHIGAN July 12-13 • St. Joseph, MI Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff along Lake Michigan July 11 kick-off party 5-9 Saturday 10-6; Sunday 10-5 216 Artists www.krasl.org
This juried fair overlooks Lake Michigan, giving you a visually enthralling vista filled with creative works of art. Run by the Krasl Art Center you will see artists in a setting they love in the heart of the art fair season.
INDIANA August 16-17 • Michigan City, IN 33rd Annual Lubeznik Center for the Arts Lakefront Art Festival Washington Park 115 Lake Shore Dr. Saturday 10-6; Sunday, 10-5 110 Exhibitors www.lubeznikcenter.org
WISCONSIN June 20-22 • Milwaukee, WI Lakefront Festival of the Arts
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A Mysterious Partnership: Magritte at the Art Institute BY FRANCK MERCURIO
One party makes art. The other buys it. That’s the standard relationship between artist and collector: a business transaction between producer and consumer. But a new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938, re-examines this arrangement and presents a more collaborative relationship between Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte (1898–1967) and British art patron Edward James (1907–1984). To be clear, the exhibition doesn’t focus exclusively on Magritte’s and James’ unusual association. Their creative partnership is just one story within a larger narrative that covers Magritte’s formative years, a time when Magritte matured as an artist and became widely known as a Surrealist. Co-organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Menil Collection, the exhibition features over 100 paintings, collages, drawings, and objects, along with a selection of photographs, periodicals, and commercial work from this period in Magritte’s career. Writing in the exhibition catalog, Art Institute of Chicago curator, Stephanie D’Alessandro describes Edward James as an “eccentric poet, arts patron, and collector of Surrealist art.” He first became acquainted with Magritte in 1936 at the International Surrealist Exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries in London. By 1937, James had commissioned the artist to create three largescale paintings for his London townhouse. “The project represented the promise of an artistic and professional turning point for Magritte,” writes D’Alessandro. “It was the first major commission he had ever received.” The commission evolved into a collaboration between Magritte and James; Magritte created the artwork while James arranged a site-specific display space for the paintings in the ballroom of his townhouse. At the heart of the installation were three Magritte paintings: Le Modèle Rouge (or The Red Model), La Jeunesse illustré (or Youth Illustrated), and Au seuil de la liberté (or On the Threshold of Liberty). The third of these three paintings now resides in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Top: René Magritte. The False Mirror, 1929. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2014 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
All three works were seamlessly integrated into the décor of the ballroom and presented in a dramatic fashion. The canvasses were set into the walls and displayed as a kind of
Bottom: René Magritte. Time Transfixed, 1938. The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection. © 2014 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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triptych behind two-way mirrors. With the flip of a switch, the space behind the mirrors was lit, and the paintings were instantly revealed to the viewer. In true Surrealist fashion, the reflected image of the viewer vanished, mysteriously replaced with Magritte’s pictures. “Mirrors became windows,” writes D’Alessandro, “but those windows offered views onto a place that was familiar, strange, sensational, and disequiliberating.” Magritte was not the only artist that James collaborated with. He also partnered with Salvador Dali to create such iconic objects as Lobster Telephone (1936) and Mae West Lips Sofa (1937) for the same London townhouse. According to D’Alessandro, “The London residence was, from the outside, indistinguishable from other homes in the neighborhood. Once inside, however, it was like no other, merging antique and modern furnishings with art in a style known as ‘fantasy’ or ‘fantastic modern.’”
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Magritte’s paintings stayed in James’ personal possession until 1964 when his art collection was transferred to the Edward James Foundation. In 1972 the Foundation auctioned off much of the collection—including the Magritte paintings—presumably to help finance West Dean College, one of the Foundation’s initiatives. On the Threshold of Liberty eventually made its way into the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. The other two paintings are now in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. The current exhibition at the Art Institute reunites all three works. In addition to the James’ ballroom triptych, the exhibition will also present new scientific research on an iconic Magritte painting: Time Transfixed. The work—originally owned by James and now residing at the Art Institute—was recently X-rayed and photographed using infrared technology. The photos revealed a completely different image hiding under the surface: a figure of a reclining man, perhaps a study or a variation of Magritte’s Spring Eternal. “This is what we love to find in conservation,” says Allison Langley, Associate Conservator of Paintings at the Art Institute. “There’s nothing more exciting than finding another painting underneath such an iconic image.” Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938. June 24–October 13, 2014. For more information, visit the Art Institute of Chicago’s website: www.artic.edu
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timelinetheatre.com René Magritte. The Secret Player (Le Joueur secret), 1927. Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Belgium, Brussels. © Charly Herscovici – ADAGP – ARS, 2014.
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Artists Elsewhere + Dealer Updates After 22 years of dedicated service, Beate Minkovski, the co-founder of Woman Made Gallery announced her retirement as Executive Director. Under Minkovski’s leadership at the non-profit gallery, more than 7,500 women artists have exhibited their work and WMG has hosted 378 exhibitions, including group and solo shows, artisan gallery exhibitions, and off-site shows. Carolina Garcia Jayaram resigned as Executive Director of the Chicago Artsits Coalition. Sara Slawnik is the Interim Executive Artist Margaret Wharton Director until the search for the next Executive Director is complete. Jayaram is now the Chief Passings Executive Officer of United States Artists (USA), one of the nation’s largest grant-making Jean Albano Gallery artist Margaret and advocacy organizations. USA, a non-profit Wharton died in January of complications funding organization that administers the annurelated to COPD. Wharton had a long al USA Fellows program, which has distributed career of deconstructing, reconstructing and unrestricted grants of $50,000 each to a diverse Tony Fitzpatrick, Bird Drawings reimagining everyday objects, which could be spectrum of artists, is moving its headquarters whimsical, witty, or thought provoking. The School of the Art Institute’s Mary Jane Jacob from Los Angeles to Chicago. Artist Tony Fitzpatrick received a book said, “Margaret was a consummate artist who deal for an upcoming project centered on his Terry Dowd, Inc. has merged with Mana envisioned everyday items - frequently wood recent Bird Drawings. The book will be called Contemporary. The new company is now chairs - as having another life.” She was born The Secret Birds and will be published by ChicaMana-Terry Dowd, LLC. Terry Dowd in Virginia, educated at the University of go’s own Curbside Splendor in March 2015. Maryland and SAIC, and she lived in Chicago remains President of the newly expanded comsince 1970. She was a founder of Artemesia and pany and is excited to expand the scope and Zolla/Lieberman Gallery artist Josh Garber’s geographical reach of services that the company work will be featured in Calder: Exhuming Each was always interested in women’s issues. provides while maintaining the same high level Influence through May 22 at Elgin Community of museum quality service to all their clients. College. Dan Mills is having a show at the UniAnniversaries versity of New England: Making a New Whole: Alibi Fine Art has a new home, just a few The Art of Collage, Portland, ME. Project Onward marks 10 years advancing blocks from the former location, now at June 26-September 28. careers of professional visual artists with 4426 N. Ravenswood, adjacent to Manifold. mental and developmental disabilities. The gallery also has a new leader, Lisa Janes. The Denver Art Museum acquired a major The move marks the beginning of a dynamic painting from the 1950s by McCormick Chicago Printmakers Collaborative will mark plan to extend beyond brick and mortar as Gallery artist Mary Abbott (b. 1921) — its 25th year with a huge retrospective exhibiAlibi increases its online presence, and All Green was included in the summer 2013 tion, sponsored by The Department of Cultural participates in national art fairs. Founder Adam McCormick Gallery exhibition Mary Abbott: Affairs and Special Events to be held at Expo Holtzman is now signed on as an artist at Alibi. Island Works. For several years in the ‘50s 72 in November. A complimentary exhibit at Abbott and her husband spent winters traveling Prairie State College will also be mounted in to Haiti and St. Croix. All Green may be viewed Awards and Exhibitions Elsewhere honor of Chicago’s longest running indepenas a summary of that experience. Abbott’s work dent print workshop. will be featured in a major traveling exhibition Valerie Carberry Gallery announced the of female abstract expressionist painters that Josef Glimer Gallery marks its 35th anniveropening of Ponies and Psychos, an exhibition of will open at the Denver Art Museum in 2016. sary with a special exhibition opening June 6, recent paintings by Jim Lutes (b. 1955). The featuring an array of specially selected pieces show is the first solo exhibition of Lutes’ work Chicago was well represented at the 2014 by gallery artists.The exhibit will premiere new in New York in over 20 years and is produced Whitney Biennial, hosted by the Whitney bronze works by local artist Thom Kapheim, in collaboration with Wright, at the auction who has a 30-year relationship with the gallery. house’s new, second location at 980 Madison Ave. Museum of American Art, New York, including over a dozen artists who call Chicago home. Kavi Gupta artist Tony Tasset created Chicago Artists Coalition is celebrating Jean Albano Gallery artist Zack Wirsum a large-scale outdoor sculpture titled The Artists 40 years! Read all about it on page 20. exhibited as part of Chance Aesthetics: Monument for the Biennial. Tasset’s sculpture, Zack Wirsum & Clarence Morgan, thru May 3, at installed in Hudson River Park, celebrates H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College Moves and Changes the act of creation, diversity of artists, and an in Kenosha, WI. egalitarian spirit, placing famous artist names College of Lake County Robert T. Wright from history alongside names of little known Ann Nathan artist Ahzad Bogosian is featured Gallery gallerists Steven Jones and Jane artists from today. Other Biennial participants in the Landscapes from the Wells Fargo Collection Ellefson are retiring in August. A farewell exincluded Dawoud Bey, Doug Ischar, hibit, Steven Jones & Jane Ellefson: Hanging It Up, at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, Carol Jackson and Pedro Vélez. Lexington, KY, May 18-August 17. will feature still-life paintings by both artists. 30
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Welcome to CGN We welcome back the Chicago Arts District in Pilsen East, host of 2nd Fridays and home to many working artists in Chicago. Ugly Step Sister Gallery on South Union in Pilsen also returns to CGN this issue. DreamBox Gallery at 2415 W. North Ave. comes to us from Ukrainian Village. The gallery’s neighbor, Tom Robinson Studio/Gallery, is located at 2416 W. North Ave. Making a big splash this summer, the Ed Paschke Art Center at 5415 W. Higgins kicks off Paschke in the Park on June 22, which would have been the late artist’s 75th birthday. Up at 4041 N. Milwaukee you’ll find the National Veterans Art Museum, dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of art inspired by combat, created by veterans. All artwork is made by veterans. Looking east, South Shore Arts in Munster, IN brings more than 20 exhibitions filling four South Shore Arts’ galleries each year, showcasing regional, national and international artists and cultures. On the other side of Chicago, you’ll find new spaces and destinations along the north shore and into Wisconsin. The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University reopened in Evanston this past winter after extensive renovations. In Wisconsin, Timothy Cobb Fine Arts specializes in European and American Paintings of the 16th-21st centuries, sculptures, and decorative arts in the Marshall Building in Milwaukee. River Arts on Water Gallery in Prairie du Sac, WI is a beautiful space on the banks of the Wisconsin River where people can explore, celebrate and enjoy the arts. We welcome GB Fine Art, run by Gretchen Burch. Burch has extensive experience appraising personal property and liquidating estates as well as cataloging large collections, researching provenance, and authenticating artwork. U.S.Art Company, Inc., a fine art handling company opening a Chicago location this fall, specializes in museum quality transportation, crating, installation, storage and international customs services.
Dealers in the news President Thomas J. Haas and the Board of Trustees of Grand Valley State University announced that William Lieberman, of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from West Michigan’s premiere educational institution, Grand Valley State University in April. Lieberman graduated from Grand Valley in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Through Lieberman’s connections with influential Chicago collectors and artists, more than 50 works of art have been donated to Grand Valley’s growing and impressive art collection, which numbers more than 11,000. Lieberman continues his unwavering support of the GVSU Art Gallery and the Art and Design Department. 31
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THE GALLERIES Chicago Gallery News is organized by geography, so you can easily plan your route and look up galleries in your area. We aim to make visiting galleries simple, but don’t restrict yourself to just one district or even to the city limits - spaces may be found in surprising spots and can be inspiration for taking longer drives or exploring new territory. Be sure to refer to our convenient pull-out maps on page 25. Refer to these listings to see what shows are taking place, which artists are showing where, and in what areas galleries specialize. The art world has become increasingly international, yet Chicago’s local dealers and artists remain hospitable to veterans and neophytes alike. All of the listings here in print may also be found at chicagogallerynews.com. Visit our online calendar of events for a guide to artist talks, lectures and special happenings in the galleries. Chicago Gallery News is the only resource of its kind. To be included please contact us: 312-649-0064 info@chicagogallerynews.com
Packer Schopf Gallery in the West Loop. Photo: Laura Miller
Addington Gallery
River North Dozens of galleries radiate from the intersection of Superior + Franklin streets, making up the River North gallery district. The area is the city’s densest gallery center, and it is also close to the Merchandise Mart and many area design stores.
River North Events
• June 6 opens the summer in River North. Openings take place on several other nights throughout the season, including July 11. For details see the openings page on page 10. • Free weekly Saturday Gallery Tours, 11am-12:30pm chicagogallerynews.com
704 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-664-3406 Tu-Sa 11-6. Openings 5-8pm on first night of new exhibition. dan@addingtongallery.com www.addingtongallery.com Contemporary paintings + sculpture by American + European artists. Thru June 4 Material Witness: Featuring Chicago area artists that work with beeswax and mixed media.
June 6-July 5 Summer Group Exhibition: Newly created work by gallery artists. July 11-August 30 Curtis Phillips: Vanishing Point, large scale landscapes that evoke the sublime and light on the cusp of change MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Curtis Phillips, Cloud Cover (detail), oil and wax on panel, 48” x 60”
River North Jean Albano Gallery
Andrew Bae Gallery
215 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0770 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 + by appt. jeanalbano@aol.com www.jeanalbanogallery.com
300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-335-8601 Tu-Sa 10-6 info@andrewbaegallery.com www.andrewbaegallery.com
Contemporary paintings, drawings + constructions.
Contemporary Asian art, primarily with ties to Korea, Japan + China.
Please contact gallery or visit website for additional summer exhibition and opening details.
Permanent gallery artists include: Kwang Jean Park, Young June Lew, Yongjin Han, Tetsuya Noda, Keysook Geum, Jungjin Lee, Jae Ko, Leeah Joo, Gapchul Lee
May 2-June 21 Zack Wirsum: Paintings Opening reception Friday, May 2
Russell Bowman Art Advisory
Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information + upcoming opening dates. May 9-June 21 Redefining the Multiple: 13 Japanese Printmakers Curated by Sam Yates and Hideki Kimura of the Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Opening reception Friday, May 9, 5-8pm
311 W. Superior, Ste. 115 (60654) Tel 312-751-9500 Tu-W by appt.; Th-Sa 10-5:30 Opening receptions held 5:30-8 on starting date of exhibition info@bowmanart.com www.bowmanart.com Modern + Contemporary Masters. Folk, Naïve, + Outsider Art.
Thru May 31 Pearlstein at 90 June 6-August 16 Aspects of Outsider Art - Eddie Arning, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Josephus Farmer, S.L. Jones, Simon Sparrow, Jimmy Lee Suddeth, Bill Traylor, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Scottie Wilson, and Joseph Yoakum. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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July 11-August 22 Rotating Gallery Group Show. Contact gallery for additional information. Opening reception Friday, July 11
Scottie Wilson, Untitled. C. 1940s, ink and watercolor on paper, 15” x 11”
Toshinao Yoshioka, Place of Water 1, 2004, lambda print, 35.5” x 35.5”
Roy Boyd Gallery
Echt Gallery
739 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-642-1606 Tu-Sa 10-5:30; M by appt. roy.boyd@sbcglobal.net www.royboydgallery.com
222 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0288 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt. info@echtgallery.com www.echtgallery.com
Contemporary paintings + sculpture
Specializing in the finest contemporary sculpture.
May-August Summer group shows of gallery artists MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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 + others. For a complete listing of artists + exhibitions please visit our website. Thru May 24 Katja Fritzsche: New work
Catherine Edelman Gallery
Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd.
300 W. Superior Lower Level (60654) Tel 312-266-2350 Tu-Sa 10-5:30 info@edelmangallery.com www.edelmangallery.com Twitter @edelmangallery
207 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-787-4640 Dir. Josef Glimer Asst. Dir. Nicole Rhoden Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt. info@josefglimergallery.com www.josefglimergallery.com
Contemporary photography + mixed media photo-based art.
35 years of selling fine art.
May 2-July 3 Elizabeth Ernst: Mirror Mirror Opening reception with artist on May 2, 5-7pm Artist talk in the gallery on May 3, noon
Also featuring contemporary artists Nancy Wolfe, Thom Kapheim, Mira Hermoni-Levine, Sheila Finnigan + Levan Stepanyan. June 6 35th Anniversary Special Exhibition, with new bronze works by Thom Kapheim
Featuring masterworks of the 19th + 20th Centuries, including works by Miró, Helleu, Chagall, Picasso, + Zuniga, among others.
July 11-August 30 FRAMED: Rotating Gallery Artists Opening reception Friday, July 11, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ART DEALERS (AIPAD)
June 6-July 3 Selection of Gallery Artists Opening reception June 6, 5-7:30pm July 11-August 2 New work by Guggisberg & Baldwin Opening reception July 11, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Levan Stepanyan, Crowd Control, 2013, oil on canvas, 54.5” x 46.5”
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River North The Golden Triangle 330 N. Clark (60654) Tel 312-755-1266 M-F 10-6, 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 + European antiques + home furnishings in the country.
A dramatic setting, complete with Asian courtyard, + exemplary customer service.
Gruen Galleries 226 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-337-6262 M-Sa 10-6; Su 11-5 Dir. Lisa Boron; Event Dir. Michael Gerber lisaboron@me.com www.gruengalleries.com
Carl Hammer 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
In the heart of River North within 20,000 sq. ft., we house a large collection of contemporary American + European painting + sculpture. We also showcase Tribal African antiquities.
Representing American + international contemporary artists, as well as select examples/artists from the American “outsider” genre.
Gallery available for special events.
Thru May 17 Mary Lou Zelazny: New Work, painting and collage on canvas.
May 7-10 Participating in The Outsider Art Fair, Center 548 548 W 22nd Street, New York, NY May 23-July 2 CJ Pyle: Saints and Sinners, pencil, colored pencil and pen on the backside of LP album covers. July 11-August 29 Group Show of Gallery Artists MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
June 6 Michael Bentley, Seascapes, watercolor on guache July 11 Summer group show
Japanese Shinto Shrine, Hinoki Wood, 19th Century, 50” tall
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 Established and well known painters and sculptors in all media. Jim Rose - much admired and sought after for his unique taste, touch and skill at design and ability to create steel furniture for home, office or wherever your heart leads you.
Ongoing: *Mary Borgman - Newly returned after a full year’s exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. It’s not over yet— just trot over for private showing of Mary’s outstanding work!
CJ Pyle, MotherMayI, 2013, pencil, colored pencil, ink on found paper, 12” x 18”
Jennifer Norback Fine Art 217 W. Huron (60654) Tel 773-671-5945 W-Sa 11-6; or by appt. Jennifernorback@gmail.com www.jennifernorbackfineart.com Specializing in contemporary art in all media with an emphasis on artists working out of Paris and Chicago. Including: Jean-Christophe Ballot, Michael Goro, Herbert Murrie, Stephen McClymont, Rene Romero Schuler, ellsworth snyder, Douglas Stapleton, Jeremy Tubbs, William Utermohlen, Vivian van Blerk.
Selective African Art. Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition and opening schedule.
Richard Norton Gallery 612 Merchandise Mart Plaza (60654) Tel 312-644-8855 M-F 9-5 Richard P. Norton; Dr. Susan Klein Bagdade info@richardnortongallery.com www.richardnortongallery.com Notable American + European Impressionist + Modern paintings, drawings + sculpture from the 19th + early 20th Centuries. Offering a wide range of services, including consultation, appraisal, consignment + purchase of artwork.
Artists include: Gertrude Abercrombie, Adam Albright, Ivan Albright, George Aldrich, Karl Buehr, Francis Chapin, Serge Chermayeff, Georges Maurice Cloud, Alexander Corazzo, Manierre Dawson, Julio de Diego, Werner Drewes, John Enneking, Hananiah Harari, Harold Haydon, Carl Holty, George Josimovich, Richard Koppe, Albert Krehbiel, Jan Matulka, Edgar Miller, Gregory Orloff, Frank Peyraud, William S. Schwartz, Zottan Sepeshy, Gerritt Sinclair, Anna Lee Stacey, John Storrs, Frederic Tellander, Morris Topchevsky, R. LeRoy Turner, Clayton Whitehill, among others. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Thru May Mary Jones, Rarin’ to Go June 6 Gallery opening MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Mary Borgman, Portrait of Tomiwa with Arms Crossed*, charcoal on mylar, 80.5” h x 41.5 w
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River North
210 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-266-9473 Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30 Dir. Frank Paluch perimeterchicago@ perimetergallery.com www.perimetergallery.com
Thru May 30 • Lia Cook, weaving • In the lower gallery: Mark Mulhern, paintings
Featuring contemporary painting, sculpture, works on paper, + master works in ceramic + fiber arts.
July 18-August 29 • Greg Murr, watercolors • John Goodman, paintings
Opening receptions are held the first day of exhibitions, 5-8pm.
June 6-July 12 Elana Gutmann, paintings
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Maya Polsky Gallery 215 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0055 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 10:30-5 mayapolsky@aol.com www.mayapolskygallery.com Works by contemporary American, European + Russian artists with special interest in figurative painting.
The Rangefinder Gallery works from the legendary
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300 West Superior, Second Floor Monday-Friday 9-5:30 - Saturday 10-2 312 642-2255 rangefindergallery.com Featuring un-retouched digital & film photographs
Please contact gallery for exhibition information. May
Faces & Places portraits from in & around New Orleans by David Spielman
June
Conversations with Strangers recent photographs by Virgil DiBiase
August
Lies recent photographs by Bob Palmieri
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The Rangefinder Gallery Neil Goodman installation, 2012, cast bronze, dimensions vary
Printworks 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 Printworks is a works on paper gallery specializing in contemporary prints, drawings, photographs and artists’ books.
The Project Room Thru May 10 Teresa James: The Fellowship of Grace and Glory, new etching with photogravure May 16-July 4 Leon Golub & Nancy Spero: Selected Works on Paper July 11-August 16 Summer Group Exhibition: Selected artists
Opening receptions 5:30-7:30 on first date of scheduled exhibition. The gallery will be closed for vacation August 17 through Labor Day.
Leon Golub and Nancy Spero, They Will Torture You, My Friend, from the portfolio, Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness, 1971, Color screenprint on ivory wove paper, Edition of 150, Sheet/image: 18” x 24”
217 W. Huron (60654) Tel 847-400-4626 W-Sa 12-6pm or by appt. info@theprojectroompb.com www.theprojectroompb.com The Project Room is committed to comprehensive programming that includes fine art exhibitions, open dialogue with outstanding leaders, intimate salon gatherings, concerts and workshops. The Project Room supports emerging + mid-career international artist in all media whose work embodies well-executed conceptual depth.
The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera 300 W. Superior, Ste. 202 (60654) Tel 312-642-2255 M-F 9-5:30; Sa 10-2; or by appt. focus@rangefindergallery.com www.rangefindergallery.com Featuring un-retouched digital + film photographs made with the legendary Leica M camera.
May 2-June 14 David Spielman: Faces & Places. Portraits of New Orleans musicians, Southern writers, and images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For images: www.davidspielman.com
Please contact the Rangefinder Gallery for updated exhibition information and to learn more.
June 20-July 26 Virgil DiBiase: Conversations with Strangers August 1-30 Bob Palmieri: Lies
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Adrian Fernandez, Untitled No. 31, from the Epilogue II series
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Opening receptions on first date of scheduled exhibitions.
David Spielman
River North Judy A Saslow Gallery 300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-943-0530 Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5 jsaslow300@gmail.com www.jsaslowgallery.com Specializing in International Outsider Art as well as emerging + established Contemporary art. Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition + openings schedule.
Artists include: Marc Bourlier, Francois Burland, Gerard Cambon, David Csiscko, Henry Darger, Edmond Engel, Tony Fitzpatrick, Madge Gill, Krista Harris, Nancy Josephson, Rebecca Kinkead, Henry Moore, Mr. Imagination, Michel Nedjar, Michael Noland, Jordan Scott, Christine Sefolosha, Bill Traylor, Rusty Wolfe, Purvis Young. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Ken Saunders Gallery
Schneider Gallery
230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-573-1400 Tu-Sa 10-5 Ken Saunders gallery@kensaundersgallery.com www.kensaundersgallery.com
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
Exhibiting the world’s most prominent + innovative artists creating glass sculpture.
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With over 20 years of experience, Schneider is dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary photography. We are proud to represent established and emerging artists from around the world, featuring photographers from: Argentina, Guatemala, Africa, China, Germany, and Japan, among others. May 9-June 28 • Sherry Karver: A Likely Story • Gallery 2: Patty Carroll, Anonymous Women: Draped Opening reception Friday, May 9, 5-7:30pm
Please check with the gallery + visit our website for information on current exhibition. Thru May Original Voices - New Art, New Artists June 6-July Richard Royal: Solo exhibition Opening reception Friday, June 6
May 9-August 31 Street Level Project Space: Zack Sabin
August Group Show of Gallery Artists MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Patty Carroll, Stripes
Krista Harris, Remembering the Smokies, acrylic, glazes, crayon on canvas, 48” x 68”
Vale Craft Gallery 230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-337-3525 Tu-F 10:30-5:30; Sa 11-5 Opening reception on first day of new exhibition from 5-8pm. Dir. Peter Vale peter@valecraftgallery.com www.valecraftgallery.com An eclectic mix of affordable, contemporary American fine craft. Ongoing display of ceramics, decorative fiber art, glass objects, metal sculpture, functional art + unique jewelry. Thru May 31 City in a Garden
David Weinberg Photography 300 W. Superior, Ste. 203 (60654) Tel 312-529-5090 M-Sa 10-5 Studio Manager Matt Avignone matt@d-weinberg.com www.d-weinberg.com www.thecoatcheckgallery.com
Zolla / Lieberman Gallery 325 W. Huron (60654) Tel 312-944-1990 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:30 zollalieberman@sbcglobal.net www.zollaliebermangallery.com
May 16-August 21 Deborah Butterfield Opening reception Friday, May 16. Catalogue available. Zolla / Lieberman Gallery has represented Deborah Butterfield for 38 years.
Zygman Voss Gallery 222 W. Superior, #1E (60654) Tel 312-787-3300 Tu-Sa 10-5; Su + M by appt. art@zygmanvossgallery.com www.zygmanvossgallery.com Facebook.com/zygmanvossgallery Twitter @zygmanvoss
Follow us on Facebook For over 10 years Zygman Voss Gallery has been showcasing museum quality 17th to 20th century masters such as Miró, Picasso, Rembrandt + Renoir.
Contemporary photography from the archive of David Weinberg to works of emerging artists in The Coat Check project. Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition + opening schedule.
Additionally, Zygman Voss represents contemporary artists Moshe Rosenthalis, Leonardo Nierman, Aliza Nahor, Ramon Vilanova + Elsa Muñoz.
June 6-July 5 Laura DeLind prints from The Unauthorized Audubon July 11-August 30 Summer Group Exhibition
Joyce and Steve Rebora, City in a Garden, acrylic paint on wood, 24” x 21” x 4”
Deborah Butterfield, Untitled (#4253), 2014, original wood to be cast in bronze, 91” x 102” x 55”
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Joan Miró, The Arms of Sleep, acquatint and carborundum, 48” x 44”
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West Loop, Fulton Market + West Side The West Side includes West Loop, West Town, Fulton Market, Randolph Street + more. West Loop + West Town Dining: • Many of Chicago’s favorite restaurants make great post-gallery hop spots: Publican, Next, the Aviary, Blackbird, Avec, Girl + the Goat, Maude’s Liquor Bar, Piccolo Sogno, Nellcôte, Moto, Au Cheval, Green Zebra and BellyQ District Design: • This part of the city is filled with unique design + vintage sources where you can find antique doorknobs and hardware, bargain furniture or high-end design at places like: Morlen Sinoway, Wright, Jan’s Antiques, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Strand Design, and Randolph Street Market
Rhona Hoffman Gallery 118 N. Peoria (60607) Tel 312-455-1990 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:30 contact@rhoffmangallery.com www.rhoffmangallery.com Specializes in international contemporary art in all media, and art that is conceptually, formally, or socio-politically based. Founded 1983. Represented artists: Vito Acconci, Mel Bochner, New Catalogue, Todd Chilton, Spencer Finch, Julia Fish, Chris Garofalo, Luis Gispert, Leon Golub, Jacob Hashimoto, Susan Hefuna, Robert Heinecken, Judy Ledgerwood, Sol LeWitt, Robert Overby, Karthik Pandian, Richard Rezac, Fred Sandback, Nancy Spero, Brian Ulrich, Siebren Versteeg, Anne Wilson
1230 W. Jackson (60607) Tel 312-243-2980 M-F 10-5, and by appt. President, Frederick Baker Dir. Scot Campbell info@ frederickbakerinc.com www.frederickbakerinc.com Specializing in fine American and European prints, drawings, watercolors, paintings, sculpture and interesting objects. Ivan Albright, Thomas Hart Benton, Georges Braque, Felix Buhot, Paul Cadmus, Massimo Campigli, Marc Chagall, Antoni Clave, Jim Dine, Sam Francis, Katsunori Hamanishi, S. W. Hayter, Ellison Hoover, Ellswoth Kelly, Kathe Kollwitz, Sol Lewitt, Marino Marini, Reginald Marsh, Zoran Music, Louise Nevelson, Max Pechstein, Joseph Pennell, J. F. Raffaelli, J.A.M Whistler
EC Gallery 215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-850-0924 Dir. Ewa Czeremuszkin info@ec-gallery.com www.ec-gallery.com EC Gallery’s primary focus is the introduction and representation of emerging and mid-career artists whose practices traverse painting, drawing, mixed media and photo media. Please check website for full exhibition details.
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Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
Mars Gallery
McCormick Gallery
and Fine Art Wallpapers 215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-944-0408 Gallery hours during exhibitions: F-Sa 11-5 and by appt. Office hours year-round M-F 11-5 and by appt. info@kasiakaygallery.com www.kasiakaygallery.com www.fineartwallpapers.com Established and mid-career international artists working in all media.
1139 W. Fulton Market (60607) Tel 312-226-7808 W 12-6; Th 12-7; F 12-6; Sa 11-5; and 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. Celebrating 25 years For additional information regarding show schedule please consult the gallery website.
835 W. Washington (60607) Tel 312-226-6800 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 gallery@thomasmccormick.com www.thomasmccormick.com McCormick Gallery features both Modern + Contemporary art, focusing primarily on painting, works on paper + sculpture. We represent the estates of numerous mid-century American painters, with an emphasis on abstract expressionism.
Please contact gallery or check website or online CGN listing for additional show information.
The gallery also shows both established + emerging contemporary artists.
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Please call the gallery for exhibition information. May 2-June 14 • Gallery one: Perle Fine: Works on Paper • Gallery two: Lisa Nankivil: New Paintings
Thru May 31 • David Schutter: What is Not Clear is Not French • Susan Hefuna: NOTATIONS
June 20-August 16 • Gallery one: Bernard Williams: New Works • Gallery two: Richard Schemm: New Paintings Reception Friday, June 20, 5-7pm
June 6-August 15 • Paula Hayes • Richard Rezac Opening reception Friday, June 6, 5-7:30pm MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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Peter Mars, David Bowie
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West Loop/West Side Packer Schopf Gallery 942 W. Lake (60607) Tel 312-226-8984 Tu-Sa 11-5:30; Opening receptions held first night of exhibition 5-8pm Dir. Aron Packer packer@packergallery.com www.packergallery.com Contemporary art in all media. Well-known for folk and outsider art. Thru May 31 Two Solo Shows: • Aero Dynamisms: Sculpture by Ian Schneller / Specimen Products; premiering new music by Glenn Kotche from his new release Adventureland featuring eighth blackbird and Kronos Quartet •Anthony Adcock: Con·Struct, painting
PRIMITIVE
June 6-July 12 • Michael Dinges: Lifeboat: The Wreck of the Invisible Hand, sculpture • Victoria Fuller: Nature², mixed media • Geoffrey Smalley: Past Time, mixed media • Karen Savage: The Widow, collage
130 N. Jefferson (60661) Tel 312-575-9600 M-Sa 10-6 info@beprimitive.com www.beprimitive.com
Randolph Street Market Conveniently located in the West Loop, PRIMITIVE’s 30,000 sq. ft. flagship store is filled with authentic, museum-grade furniture, artifacts, textiles, jewelry, fashion + artwork from the world over. Discover how to bridge the gap between
July 18-August 22 • Lucy Slivinski, sculpture • Ann Worthing, painting • Robert Agne, painting
LIVING + COLLECTING
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Please contact us for current exhibition + event schedules.
1350 Block of W. Randolph (60607) Plumber’s Hall www.randolphstreetmarket.com Monthly: Sa 10-6; Su 10-5 Art, fashion, vintage treasures, food, live music, and more - all year long! Visit website for additional upcoming dates + details. Summer markets are indoor and outdoor. May 24 + 25 June 28 + 29 July 26 + 27 August 30 + 31
Michael Dinges, Poppies, Dead Laptop Series, 2013, engraved plastic and acrylic paint, 9.25” x 11.25” x 9.75” (variable)
Carrie Secrist Gallery 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 Established and emerging contemporary artists in all media. Please contact the gallery for exhibition information.
Woman Made Gallery
Linda Warren Projects
327 N. Aberdeen, Ste. 151 (60607) Tel 312-432-9500 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt. Openings 6-9pm first day of show Dir. Linda Warren linda@lindawarrenprojects.com www.lindawarrenprojects.com Emerging and mid-career contemporary artists in all media.
Additional focus on corporate collections and consulting. Thru May 17 • Gallery Y: Joseph Noderer • Gallery X: Heather Marshall. May 23-July 5 • Gallery Y: William Eckhardt Kohler • Gallery X: Judith Mullen July 11-August 16 Gallery Y and X: Loretta Bourque and Rob Bondgren MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
William Eckhardt Kohler, Weather, 2013, oil on canvas, 36” x 24”
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685 N. Milwaukee (60642) Tel 312-738-0400 W-F 12-7; Sa-Su 12-4 gallery@womanmade.org www.womanmade.org Find us on Facebook Artwork in all media in group and solo exhibitions.
May 9-June 26 • Group exhibition: Mutations of Otherness Juror: Shoshanna Weinberger • Solo Show by Shoshanna Weinberger Opening reception on Friday, May 9, 6-9pm July 11-August 21 • Group exhibition: texttexttext Juror: Monika Szewczyk • Group exhibition: Contained Juror: Carolina Caycedo Opening reception Friday, July 11, 6-9pm
Michelle Acuff, Surrogate, polystyrene, steel, porcelain, 72” x 72”
Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Pilsen, and South Side South of the city center, gallery + artist communities may be found in areas like Pilsen along 18th St., in the Chicago Arts District along Halsted, as well as in LACUNA Artist Lofts and the new Mana Contemporary. In Bridgeport you’ll find the Zhou B Art Center + Bridgeport Art Center. In Hyde Park there are three University of Chicago affiliated museums: the Smart Museum of Art, the Renaissance Society, + the Logan Center. Also nearby: Hyde Park Art Center and South Side Community Arts Center.
4Art Inc. Gallery Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., Ste. 403 (60609) Tel 773-254-5100 Tu-Sa 11-5; 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. May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15 Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm
Special ongoing district events: • 1st Thursdays, Hyde Park (Smart Museum) • 2nd Fridays, Chicago Arts District • 2nd Saturdays, Lacuna Artist Lofts • 3rd Fridays in Bridgeport at Zhou B Center + Bridgeport Art Center Dining in the district • Nightwood, Nana’s, Acadia, A10, Medici on 57th, Three Aces, Moon Palace, Nuevo León, Mundial Cocina Mestiza
Chicago Arts District 1945 S. Halsted (60608) Tel 312-738-8000 x108 info@chicagoartsdistrict.org www.chicagoartsdistrict.org Since the late 1960’s, Halsted St. near 18th Street has been home to a large number of artists living and working in the mixed-use artists’ community known as the Chicago Arts District. Over the last 30 years, this cluster of street-level art galleries and studios put the Pilsen neighborhood on the map as a go-to art destination.
Yale Factor Gallery
Bridgeport Art Center (BAC) 1200 W. 35th St. (60609) Tel 773-247-3000 M-Sa 8-6; Su by appt. info@bridgeportart.com www.bridgeportart.com This beautifully restored 500,000 sq. ft. former Spiegel Catalogue Warehouse provides affordable studio and gallery exhibit space for a growing number of artists, fashion designers and creative professionals working in many different art forms and media. In addition, the spectacular 18,000 sq. ft. 5th floor Sky Line Loft event space is set against the Chicago skyline and offers a unique setting for weddings, exhibitions, trade shows, fashion shows and corporate events. A second one of a kind event space recently opened on the first floor with 16,000 square-feet, 12-foot floor to ceiling windows, and a beautiful outdoor space with repurposed granite grounds. Framing the entrance are two handsome 12-foot french doors leading to a lovely sculpture garden and outdoor seating. May 2-June 13 ARTEMISIA AFTER 40 - a showcase of work by artists who were members of the first women’s
Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell (60615) Tel 773-324-5520 generalinfo@hydeparkart.org www.hydeparkart.org
915 E. 60th St. (60637) Tel 773-702-2787 Tu-Sa 9-8; Su 11-8 arts.uchicago.edu/logan/gallery
Thru July 13 Ross Sawyers: Model Pictures
Contemporary narrative still life paintings, landscapes + prints.
Thru August 3 John Preus: The Beast
Free contemporary art programming at the Logan Center Gallery and throughout the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago.
May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15 Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm
May 18-August 31 Fast Forward : Rewind : Play
August 24-November 23 The Chicago Effect: Redefining the Middle. HPAC’s 75th Anniversary concludes with a focus on the value of the middle in contemporary art production
*NOTE: Please check the Bridgeport Art Center’s website for updates and times.
Now Online: TELEVISIONISM. Conversations about art, context, and possibilities featuring Naomi Beckwith, Michelle Grabner, George Lewis, Faheem Majeed, Haki R. Madhubuti, Megha Ralapati, David Schutter, Catherine Sullivan, and Hamza Walker, among others. Watch: arts.uchicago.edu/ content/televisionism
May 16-23 Tina University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Featuring Sophia Rhee and Nick Raffel Reception Friday, May 16, 6pm
Outside of 2nd Fridays, most studios have weekend hours or are available by appointment. See our website for additional information www. chicagoartsdistrict.org May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8 2nd Fridays
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May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15 Third Friday Open Studios each month 6-10pm. Also, please stop by our 5th Fl. Fashion Design Center
Thru May 9 Funeral for Ortolan University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Featuring dado, Danny Volk, Tucker Rae-Grant, Jinn Bronwen Lee, and Ramyar Vala.
May 25-August 9 ArtShop: FaceTime
Yale Factor, The Orchard, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’
June 20-August 1 GESTOS GRÁFICOS: René Arceo & Friends - Chicago printmaker Rene Arceo’s work constitutes the main body of this exhibition and represents a selection of gestural prints (Gestos Graficos) created in the last decade. Included are relief prints, lino-cuts, serigraphs, collographs and woodcuts. Additionally, Arceo has invited a group of amazing print makers who have collaborated in the past with Arceo Press’s print portfolios.
Logan Center Gallery at the University of Chicago
Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., #309 (60609) Tel 815-762-5243 3rd Fridays 7-10pm, or by appt. yalefactor@gmail.com wwww.yalefactor.com www.yalefactorartgallery.com
Innovative spaces abound, and on the second Friday evening of each month 25 artists open their studio doors to the public for 2nd Fridays Gallery Night 6-10pm, which features interpretive dance, installation, music, sculpture, both visual and performance art.
Chicago artists cooperative, Artemisia Gallery. From 1973- 2003, Artemisia played an essential role in supporting and nurturing the careers of over 150 women artist members, their mentees and exhibiting guest artists, who made their mark on the Chicago art scene and beyond. Celebrate the legacy of these influential and groundbreaking women 40 years later.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, image by Danny Volk
May 29-June 15 33% more free University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts 2014 BA Thesis Exhibition. Featuring Valia O’Donnell, Alex Gordon, Sarah Manocherian, Jane Fentress, Ryan Ho, Adam Dunlavy, Nicole Cherry, and Lida Wu. Reception Friday, June 13, 6pm
Pilsen, Hyde Park, Bridgeport Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center 1957 S. Spaulding (60623) @ 21st St.; Kedzie El stop on CTA Pink Line Tel 773-542-9126 Sa 11-4 + by appt. contact@urbanartretreat.com www.urbanartretreat.com Twitter @urbanartretreat Facebook.com/urbanartretreat Non-profit art gallery featuring under-represented artists. Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information and full schedule.
Project Onward Gallery
Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th St., 4th Fl. (60609) Tel 773.940.2992 info@projectonward.org www.projectonward.org FREE & open to Public Tu–Sa 11-5 Project Onward is a nonprofit studio and gallery dedicated to the career advancement of professional visual artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Celebrating 10 years this summer!
May 9–July 5 (Reception May 16) Mom, Baseball & Apple Pie June 6–August 9 (Reception Jun 6) Best in Show: Pets on Parade July 11–August 9 (Reception Jul 18) Shake, Rattle and Roll August 1–Sept 13 (Reception Aug 15) Welcome to the Tour August 15–Sept 13 (Reception Aug 15) Made In Chicago: Site-specific Sculpture
Ruby Bradford, Superman and Supercat
Prospectus Gallery
The Renaissance Society
1210 W. 18th St. (60608) Tel 312-733-6132 Dir. Israel Hernandez
University of Chicago 5811 S. Ellis Cobb Hall, #418 (60637) Tel 773-702-8670 Tu-F 10-5; Sa-Su 12-5 info@renaissancesociety.org www.renaissancesociety.org
Showcasing Latin American and other contemporary Art. Representing: Montserrat Alsina, Tim Arroyo, Hector Barron, Roberto Ferreyra, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Alfredo Martinez, Antonio Martinez, Mark Nelson, Eufemio Pulido. May 9-June 27 Ginny Sykes: Continuum, selected work from 1993-2013 Opening reception Friday, May 9, 5-10pm July 11-August 1 Remembrance: Group exhibition. Posthumous homage to Alejandro Nava. Opening reception Friday, July 11, 5-10pm
Admission is always free Thru June 29 Christina Mackie: Colour drop
Smart Museum of Art
Ugly Step Sister Gallery 1750 S. Union (60616) Tel 312-927-7546 Sa-Su 12-6, or by appointment uglystepsister@yahoo.com www.uglystepsisterartgallery.com Thru July 6 Kieran McGonnell: Round Trip Ticket A major 3-month exhibition showcasing the 20+ year span body of work created by this late prolific artist. The first exhibition focuses on his early works, which were heavily influenced by Celtic Mythology. The second installment focuses on his mid-career and later works that he was well-known for: concentric circles, pop icons and vibrant use of color. Second Installment reception is Friday, May 9, 6-10pm
Brigitte Wolf Studio/Gallery Zhou B. Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., #306 (60609) Tel 312-622-7972 By appt. Open for monthly 3rd Fridays artists receptions 7-10pm brigittewolf26@gmail.com www.brigittewolf.com Visit gallery website for additional information. May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15 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 www.zhoubartcenter.com The Zhou B Art Center presents a vibrant mix of galleries, artist’s studios, and special event spaces. May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug15 3rd Fridays: Monthly eclectic + enthusiastic events featuring gallery openings + open studios for all in-residence artists. 7-10pm. Ongoing Zhou Brothers: American Period A selection of works from the 1990’s
University of Chicago 5550 S. Greenwood (60637) Tel 773-702-0200 Tu, W, F, Sa, Su 10-5; Th 10-8 smart-musuem@uchicago.edu www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
May 16-June 10 Gaze & Dialogue II A Photography Exhibition about viewing the world through Tenglong Cave and Mammoth Cave. Opening: May 16, 7-10pm
Admission is always free.
June 20: Opening from 7-10pm
Thru June 15 • Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video • Performing Images: Opera in Chinese Visual Culture
July 18-August 9 Curator’s Choice: 10th Annual National Self-Portrait. Ten years of contemporary self-portraiture. Opening: July 18, 7-10pm
Thru June 22 Imaging/Imagining: The Body as Art
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North Side Neighborhoods
AdventureLand Gallery
The city’s North Side is broadly comprised of a number of areas, including Lincoln Park, Old Town, Lincoln Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Lakeview, Andersonville, Ravenswood + Rogers Park.
1513 N. Western (60622) Tel 312-617-5168 W-Sa 12-4 or by appt. Perry Casalino www.adventurelandgallery.com
Regular as well as special art events, hosted by neighborhood groups such as I Am Logan Square and the Flat Iron Artists Association (FIAA) take place on certain weekends during the year, since many artists live + work in studios on this side of the city.
AdventureLand Gallery is a newly founded Chicago exhibition space that seeks to celebrate young talent and act as a service to artists in the Chicago area. The gallery will help emerging, young, and upcoming artists by providing a location to display their work and a network by which they can connect to the art patrons of Chicago.
Check out neighborhood gems like Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, the only nonprofit in the U.S. whose sole purpose is to present self-taught art. Also explore new galleries, alternative spaces and collectives that have been popping up throughout Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park + beyond. • Cornelia Arts Building: semi-regular open houses take place during the year. Visit website for dates and details: corneliaartsbuilding.com
Recognizing the difficulties young artists face, renowned local artist Tony Fitzpatrick has helped create this new gallery in conjunction with Firecat Projects to help artists sell their work with minimal fees.
Alibi Fine Art
4426 N Ravenswood (60640) *Note new address Tel 773-454-1512 F-Sa 12-6; + by appt. Lisa Janes 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 website for exhibition details.
Visit the website for exhibition information and opening dates.
• Intuit: the Center for Outsider Art hosts regular events and workshops all year. Visit website Above: at Intuit this summer, May 9-August 30: Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna. Free Opening for information: art.org Reception: May 9, 5-8pm. Curated by Jeff Phillips.
ARC Gallery 2156 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-252-2232 W-Sa 12-6; Su 12-4 info@arcgallery.org www.arcgallery.org Thru May 24 • Esther Charbit, acrylic painting • Nicole Jacquard, mixed media • Letting in the Light, Memorial Exhibition, mixed media Reception Friday, May 2, 6-9pm
ArtDeTriumph + Artful Framer Studios May 28-June 21 • Shelley Gilchrist, encaustic • Joe Steiner, painting Reception Friday, May 30, 6-9pm June 25-July 19 • Red Head Gallery (group show from Toronto, Ontario) • Heroes and Villains: Call for entries, digital Reception Friday, June 27, 6-9pm July 23-August 16 • Carolyne King, painting/collage • Tiffany Pascal, watercolor • Lynn Kelly, mixed-media Reception Friday, July 25, 6-9pm
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 www.NancieKingMertz.com www.ArtDeTriumph.com www.ArtfulFramerStudios.com Celebrating 10 years on Clark Street in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, and 34 years of expert on-site framing. The top framing favorite on Yelp. Original oil and pastel paintings of Chicago and the world by award winning artist Nancie King Mertz. Giclee prints on canvas and paper are available of her sold work, sized to your specifications and printed in-house by Ron Mertz. Fine art cards and gifts are numerous in the double-storefront, which includes design services.
Chicago Art Source Gallery 1871 N. Clybourn (60614) Tel 773-248-3100 M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; and by appt. Jackie Pernot art@chicagoartsource.com www.chicagoartsource.com
welcoming environment for both first-time buyers and seasoned collectors. Their vast inventory of contemporary art focuses on painting, mixed media, and photography.
Situated in the heart of the Clybourn Corridor, the Chicago Art Source Gallery offers a diverse collection of artwork, knowledgeable staff and a
Thru June 14 Organic Abstraction: Susan Davidoff, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Allison Svoboda June 20-August 30 New Works by Gallery Artists: featured artist Bassmi Ibrahim
Painting commissions are welcome. Much of the artwork featured in Chicago-based television dramas is created by Nancie King Mertz.
Esther Charbit, Dream
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Jennifer Falck Linssen, Impart (detail), hand carved paper + metal sculpture, 9” x 16” x 16”
North Side Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
Cornelia Arts Building Where art works
4642 N. Western (60625) Tel 773-293-2070 F-Sa 12-5; + by appt. Dir. Deborah Maris Lader info@chicagoprintmakers.com www.chicagoprintmakers.com
1800 W. Cornelia (60657) info@corneliaartsbuilding.com www.corneliaartsbuilding.com
Featuring affordable fine art prints + works-on-paper by local + 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.
Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest all-artist-studio buildings on Chicago’s Northside.
Artists Incude: Hiroshi Ariyama, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Dan Grzeca, Eric Hoffman, Ryan Kapp, Amos Kennedy Jr, Damon Kowarsky, Deborah Maris Lader, Andrea Lauren, Ray Maseman, Jillian Nickell, Dennis O’Malley, Megan Sterling, Scott Westgard + others. May 23-June 21 Annual Ginormous $20 Cash ‘N Carry Sale Opening weekend May 23-24, 11am-6pm
Twitter @corneliaarts Facebook.com/corneliaartsbuilding
DreamBox Gallery 2415 W. North Ave. (60647) Tel 773-292-0419 Iwona Biedermann dreamboxgallery@gmail.com www.dreamboxgallery.com Gallery open by appointment. Located in Ukrainian Village.
Galerie F
2381 N. Milwaukee (60647) Tel 773-819-9200 Tu-Su 11-6; Opening receptions 6-10pm on first night of new shows Owner Billy Craven; Dir. Allie Whalen galeriefchicago@gmail.com www.galerief.com Thru May 18 Practical Geometry: Mathematics inspired graffiti group exhibition
Original artwork from the studios of over 40 artists. Plus, live music, food trucks and guest artists! Events are FREE and open to the public.
May 23-June 10 A Grimm Fairy Tale: Shawn Knight and John Vogl celebrate the 200th anniversary of Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Please visit our website for info: corneliaartsbuilding.com
June 13-July 13 Farewell PFC: A farewell exhibition to Chicago based graffiti crew PFC
May 16 Spring 2014 Open Studios, 6-10pm
July 17-August 17 Galerie F 2nd Anniversary: New works by Grammy Award winning poster artist Rob Jones
Firecat Projects 2124 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-342-5381 M-Sa 10-4 Stan Klein info@firecatprojects.org www.firecatprojects.org Opening receptions for the artist take place from 7-9pm on the first night of the exhibition. Thru May 18 Amuse 126 and Eden Leavy May 30 Greta van Campen June 27 Wildwood Press July 25 Ellen Campbell August 22 Lou Beach
August 22-September 7 Martellus Bennett - new body of illustrations, drawings, screenprints.
June 28-August 31 Gallery Artists Doug Birkenheuer, Burn Through, 2014, photograph
Jackson Junge Gallery 1389 N. Milwaukee (60622) Tel 773-227-7900 M-Sa 11-8; Su 12-5 support@J2gallery.com www.j2gallery.com Exhibiting artists: David Mayhew, Laura Lee Junge, M. Jackson, Audry Cramlit Paintings, sculpture + photography. Original art, limited edition reproductions + Giclées.
The Leigh Gallery
Morpho Gallery
3306 N. Halsted (60657) Tel 773-472-1865 Open daily 11-6, closed Tu Jean Leigh theleighgallery@comcast.net www.theleighgallery.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter
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
5216 N. Damen (60625) Tel 773-878-4255 F-Sa 1-6pm; all other days by appt. morphogallery@gmail.com www.morphogallery.com
Contemporary artwork.
Set in the heart of Lakeview/ Wrigleyville/Boystown. Offering innovative selections of original artwork in all media. Dedicated to exhibiting quality art at reasonable prices.
Please contact gallery or check website for exhibition + opening reception details.
Morpho Gallery features a variety of mediums, including photography, jewelry, glass, mixed media and painting. We specialize in lithography, etchings and works on paper from Chicago-based artists.
Custom framing on site. May 2-July 6 WHAT’S YOUR ADDRESS: mixed media paintings by Joey Knox. Reception Friday, May 2, 6-9pm
Thomas Masters Gallery
Oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching, pastel, sculpture, bronze, glass, jewelry, pottery, wood, marquetry, photography, encaustic + much more. Representing over 80 artists.
May 1-15 • Progetto Milano, works on paper created in 2013 at Upiglio Atelier, Milan • Gallery 2: Italian artists Glen Lasio and Sylvia Makita; Chicago artists Meredith Sands, Adrian Leverkuhn and Thomas Masters. Opening reception May 1, 5-8pm
Please contact gallery or check website for exhibition information.
Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery 2218 N. Clark (60614) Tel 773-592-3434 Open daily. M-W 11-4; Th 11-2; F 1-7; Sa 12-5; Su by appt. josh@joshmoulton.com www.joshmoultonfineart.com Artist Josh Moulton’s stunning urban landscapes, familiar images of Chicago neighborhood + architectural scenes, + richly detailed rural vistas transport you from your urban environs. They reflect the city’s industrial roots, integral business district, skyscrapers, + waterways significant to Chicago’s iconic aesthetic.
May 9-June 5 Susan Hall, new paintings Opening reception May 9, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Joey Knox, Have a Nice Day, mixed media
Diane Campion, Silent Dusk, acrylic, 23” x 28”
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Josh Moulton, Kinzie Street Bridge, acrylic on canvas
North Side National Veterans Art Museum
4041 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Fl. (60641) Tel 312-326-0270 Tu-Sat 10-5 Destinee Oitzinger doitzinger@nvam.org info@nvam.org www.nvam.org Dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of art inspired by combat, created by veterans. The museum inspires greater understanding and dialogue about war through the veterans’ artistic expression. All artwork is made by veterans and helps both the individual and their communities process the war experience in a positive and self-healing way.
May-November: Surrealism and War: Work by combat veterans involved in the Surrealist Movement. The focal point of this exhibition, The Earth Lies Screaming, is the seminal work by Jim Leedy, a Korean War Veteran. Mr. Leedy was one of only two Americans invited to participate in the largest surrealist exhibitions ever assembled at the Retretti Art Center, which included his work alongside that of Miró, Dali, and DuChamp
Pagoda Red
1714 N. Damen (60647) 773-235-1188 M-Sa 10-6 info@pagodared.com www.pagodared.com Pagoda Red is the premier source for exemplary 18th + 19th c. Chinese furniture + art.
2416 W. North Ave. (60647) Tel 773-477-7913 or 773-227-3144 Sa 1-4 + anytime by appt. Sunday life drawing group 1-4 tom@tomrobinsonartist.com www.thomrobinsonartist.com Located in Ukrainian Village. Contact gallery for additional information.
5415 W. Higgins (60630) Tel 312-533-4911 M-Su 10-7; free admission Vesna K. Stelcer Vesna@therabbfamilyfoundation.org www.edpaschke.org facebook.com/edpaschkeartcenter Twitter @EdPaschkeArtCtr instagram.com/edpaschkeartctr
The gallery also represents emerging Chinese + Asian-inspired artists.
The Ed Paschke Art Center features 2,800 square feet of gallery space and 1,700 square feet of educational space, which also includes a recreation of Paschke’s 2004 studio. June 22 Paschke in the Park kicks off the Center’s grand opening on June 22, which would have been the artist’s 75th birthday. The event is free and runs from 11 am to 3 pm. For details, visit www.edpaschke.org
A limited edition Lucite collection fashioned after traditional Ming examples by July Zhou is currently featured. Pagoda Red has galleries in Chicago + Winnetka and is a go-to source for collectors, designers and others with a taste for incredibly unusual and beautiful things.
July Zhou, Mirage Stool
Tom Robinson Studio/Gallery
Ed Paschke Art Center
Rotofugi 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.rotofugi.com/gallery Quality work by both established + emerging artists in 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.
Galleries Maurice Sternberg
© Ed Paschke, Guitao, 1978, oil on linen, 46” x 74”
Vertical Gallery
3000 N. Sheridan (60657) Tel 312-642-1700 By appt. M-F, 10-5 susan@galleriesmaurice sternberg.com www.galleriesmauricesternberg.com
1016 N. Western (60622) Tel 773-697-3846 Tu-Sa 11-6; Su-M by appt. Dir. Patrick Hull info@verticalgallery.com www.verticalgallery.com
A fine art dealer in Chicago since 1945, the galleries offer “Sternberg Traditional,” 19th/ early 20th Century American + European paintings, + “Sternberg Contemporary,” which features the work of a distinguished list of contemporary artists from around the world.
Find us on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter.
Please contact the gallery for exhibition schedule.
Please join our gallery preview email list: Previews.rotofugi.com for first opportunity to purchase pieces from most exhibits.
Vertical Gallery is a new gallery dedicated to urban, contemporary and street art located in Ukrainian Village. The gallery focuses on work influenced by urban environments, street art, pop culture, and illustration. New monthly exhibitions highlight local, national and international artists. You may view and purchase past and current work either in the gallery space or online.
Thru May 11 Scribe (D.Ross) and Alisa Ross
Opening receptions held on first date of scheduled exhibitions, 6-10pm
May 16-June 14 mr clement June 20-22 Special Event TBA June 27-August 3 Jay Ryan 43
May 3-31 Stinkfish: Savage Gaze A solo show with the Columbian artist - one of the most exciting street artists in the world. Stinkfish’s works are based off images that he has captured and then overlaid with a multitude of beautiful color and patterning. June 7-28 Transit: A Group Show Seven artists explore the world of subways, bridges and trains through collage, photography, sculpture, painting, and more. Featuring New2, JC Rivera, Tim Conlon, Nick Fury, Jonathan Michael Johnson, Paradigm Shift, and Cope2. July 5-26 XENZ A solo show with the British artist who combines fine art with gritty urban decay. Rooted in graffiti, Xenz merges fantasy with reality in amazing depth and illusion. August 2-23 Never2501 Italian artist Never2501 returns to Chicago, this time with a solo exhibition of his signature organic works that have a three dimensional feel though the use of lines of shapes.
Downtown, Michigan Ave., Gold Coast, Streeterville, The Loop, South Loop
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 3860 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
Over 20 galleries can be found along the “Magnificent Mile,” from Oak Street to the Chicago River, south near Millennium Park and down past Congress Parkway. Galleries occupy spaces steps from Michigan Avenue, as well as in some of Chicago’s most iconic skyscrapers.
Modern and Postwar American art: painting, sculpture and works on paper from 1915-1965.
The area includes 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 the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) + Columbia College Chicago. Summer opportunities to enjoy the arts outdoors along Michigan Ave. and in several lakeside parks are abundant. Navy Pier hosts two international contemporary art fairs by the lakefront: EXPO CHICAGO in September + SOFA CHICAGO in November. Also at Navy Pier in the spring is the Chicago International Art, Jewelry & Antique Show.
The Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington (60602) Tel 312-744-6630 M-Th 8-7; F 8-6; Sa 9-6; Su 10-6. Holidays 10-4 www.chicagoculturalcenter.org Thru May 25 Mecca Flat Blues Visit website for an up-to-date summer exhibition schedule.
Valerie Carberry Gallery
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. Also representing contemporary artists of national stature: Judith Belzer, Susanna Coffey, Ellen Lanyon, Laura Letinsky, Jim Lutes, and Evelyn Statsinger Visit gallery website for more details.
On view at the MCA June 7–November 2: Simon Starling: Metamorphology Above: Simon Starling, Kichiji - A Gold Merchant/James Bond from Project for a Masquerade (Hiroshima), 2010-2011. Rennie Collection, Vancouver. Mask maker: Yasuo Miichi, Osaka. Photo: Ruth Clark.
Colletti Gallery • Antique Posters • Fine Art
49 E. Oak (60611) Tel 312-664-6767 M-Sa 10-6, Su 12-5 Dir. Russell Colletti info@collettigallery.com www.collettigallery.com
Thru May 31 Scott Wolniak: Fields MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Douglas Dawson Gallery 224 S. Michigan, Ste. 266 (60604) Tel 312-226-7975 Tu-Sa 10-5:30 info@douglasdawson.com www.douglasdawson.com Ancient + historic ethnographic art from Africa, Asia + the Americas.
Colletti Gallery features a world class collection of antique posters from the 1890s Belle Epoque and Art Nouveau eras through the 1920s and 30s Art Deco and Modern eras.
Since 1983. Please contact gallery or check website for full exhibition details.
Works by Mucha, Cherét, Cappiello, and Cassandre are among the master poster artists included, plus an exceptional selection of the original prints and posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
May 14-June 14 Stone Opening reception Wednesday, May 14, 6-8pm June 18-July 19 Warren Frederick + Catherine White: Ceramics Opening reception Wednesday, June 18, 6-8pm
Also featured are turn of the century ceramics by Amphora, Massier, and Zsolnay in addition to Art Nouveau and Art Deco furnishings.
July 30-August 30 Larry Snider: Photography Opening reception Wednesday, July 30, 6-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Michigan Ave., the Loop and South Loop Richard H. Driehaus Museum 40 E. Erie (60611) Nickerson Mansion Tel 312-482-8933 Tu-Sa 10-5; Su 12-5 info@driehausmuseum.org www.driehausmuseum.org The Museum is open for self-guided visitation during regular hours of operation (see above). Guided tours of Driehaus Museum highlights are available daily at 11 and 2 Tu-Sa, and 1:30 and 3 on Su. Advance reservations are not required. The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago, the Gilded Age home of banker Samuel Mayo Nickerson. Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus founded the museum on April 1, 2003 with a vision to influence today’s built environment by preserving and promoting architecture and design of the past. Thru June 29 Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
Richard Gray Gallery 875 N. Michigan, Ste. 3800 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-642-8877 M-F 10-5:30; Sa by appt. Dirs. Richard Gray; Paul Gray; Jennifer Rohr info@richardgraygallery.com www.richardgraygallery.com 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.
Specializing in the finest American and European artists of early modernism, postwar and contemporary art. The gallery has also recently launched an exciting new contemporary arts program that focuses on emerging-level artists.
8 S. Michigan, Ste. 1220 (60603) Tel 312-434-7544 W-F 11-6; Sa 12-5; or by appt. Dir. Bert Green inquiry@bgfa.us www.bgfa.us Twitter @bgfa Emerging + mid-career contemporary artists in various media. Please visit website or see online listing for exhibition schedule.
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.
Hildt Galleries 140 E. Walton (60611) Drake Hotel Arcade Tel 312-255-0005 M-Sa 11-5:30 Hildtg@ameritech.net www.hildtgalleries.com Hildt Galleries showcases fine original 19th + 20th Century British, European + American oil paintings + watercolors. Artists include: Antoine Bouvard Montague Dawson Constantin Kluge Evert Pieters Bernard Pothast EJ Paprocki Alan Wolton
R.S. Johnson Fine Art 645 N. Michigan, Ste. 990 (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. MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Please contact gallery for up to date exhibition information. June 12-September 27 New works by Jaume Plensa MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCAITION OF AMERICA MEMBER CHCIAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Mongerson Gallery
KM Fine Arts 875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-255-1202 chicago@kmfinearts.com www.kmfinearts.com
Bert Green Fine Art
The gallery program includes works by masters including Georg Baselitz, Norman Bluhm, Fernando Botero, James Brooks, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Michael Goldberg, Hans Hofmann, Robert Indiana, Wolf Kahn, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol along with contemporary artists Carole Feuerman, Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Dana Louise Kirkpatrick, John Rusnak, Cole Sternberg, Federico Uribe, and Alexander Yulish. KM Fine Arts is honored to be included in the TOP 500 GALLERIES in the world list by Modern Painters/Blouin Media for 2013.
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2520 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-943-2354 M-F 10-5; Sa 12-5 Pres. Tyler Mongerson Dir. Margot Mache info@mongersongallery.com www.mongersongallery.com Since 1971 Mongerson Gallery has specialized in paintings and sculpture from the United States’ Westward Expansion, featuring artists Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell and Harry Jackson. The gallery also exhibits notable Modern, Regionalist, Contemporary and African American works. Please inquire for further information. May 1-June 12 Carl Titolo, Passeggiata: An Italian Journey Opening reception with the artist May 1 5:30-7:30pm
Left: Carole Feuerman, Next Summer, 2012, oil on resin, 39” x 54” x 50”, Edition 2/6 Right: Alexander Yulish, The Empty Chair, 2014, acrylic, ink on canvas, 77” x 109”
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Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. 410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1 (60611) The Wrigley Building Tel 312-642-5300 M-Sa 10-6 joppen@audubonart.com www.audubonart.com The nation’s premier gallery of art from the Golden Age of Exploration for four decades. Located in the historic Wrigley Building, the gallery specializes in rare antique natural history art + 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 + Basilius Besler. In addition to being an incredible art resource, the gallery provides custom archival framing + nationally recognized conservation + restoration services for works of art on paper, paintings on canvas + photographic materials. The facility services museums, collectors + dealers throughout the nation.
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership 610 S. Michigan (60605) Tel 312-322-1773 Su-W 10-5; Th 10-6; Fri 10-3 Closed Saturdays and Jewish/secular holidays bgomberg@spertus.edu www.spertus.edu Spertus Institute offers public and academic programming, rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Public programs, including films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits, are offered at the Institute’s innovative, award-winning facility (itself a work of art), designed by Krueck + Sexton Architects. Thru August 24 Collecting Local: 10 New Acquisitions Ground floor vestibule gallery. Important new additions to the Spertus Institute collection include a monumental abstract painting by Vera Klement. View a video interview with her online at spertus.edu/exhibits/collecting-local
Suburbs, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin
Geographic list of galleries
Beyond the city limits Chicago’s vibrant art scene extends in all directions. Destinations listed here exist not just in bustling suburban communities and university towns, but throughout the region, in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST NORTH/NORTHWEST
Short trips within Illinois offer chances to explore the western suburbs, the North Shore, and downstate. Evanston, home to Northwestern, is just 5 miles from downtown. Traveling along Sheridan Rd. + Highway 41 you’ll encounter galleries all the way up. Take the El out to Oak Park on weekends to check out all the galleries on Harrison St., or take a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home + Studio. South of the city you’ll find arts non-profits as well as renowned sculpture parks. Area vacation destinations in Indiana and Michigan are attractive places for artists to spend their time and exhibit their work. North of the border, Wisconsin offers a full list of museums, art centers, festivals and galleries. Discover art everywhere on your Midwestern travels this summer!
Crystal Lake
Brauer Museum of Art
Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN)
(Highland Park) May 8-July 12 Opening Reception Saturday, May 17, 6:30-9pm • Vivian Maier: A Photographic Journey Extraordinary black and white images of Chicago, Highland Park, and urban America during the 1950’s & 60’s. Photographs courtesy of Jeffrey Goldstein / Vivian Maier Prints, Inc. • Vietnam Re-Scene David E. Dallison recently spent 5 months traveling and painting throughout Vietnam creating a major body of new watercolors.
1709 Chapel Dr. Valparaiso, IN (46383) Tel 219-464-5365 Tu, Th, F 10-5; W 10-8:30; Sa + Su 12-5 CST; Summer hrs + academic recess: Tu-Su 12-5 Dir. Gregg Hertzlieb gregg.hertzlieb@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. All Brauer Museum shows + events are free + open to the public; donations welcome.
Vivian Maier, Evanston, IL (Self Portrait, Expressions), 1968, silver gelatin print, 12” x 12”
May 16-August 10 Opening reception Friday, May 16, 7pm • Wehling and McGill Galleries: Parallel Pursuits: Tom Brand - Finding Form, Carole Stodder - Shaping Space • West Gallery: New Acquisitions • Gallery 1212: Drawings by Fred Frey Gallery talk with artists Tom Brand and Carole Stodder on Wednesday, July 16, 7pm 46
Niles
Shot Images
Winnetka
Kamp Gallery Pagoda Red
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Oak Park DeKalb
Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum
Elmhurst
The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery
Evanston
Evanston Art Center Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Grayslake
College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery
Gallery Pink
Park Forest
Salon Artists Gallery Tall Grass Arts Association
Riverside
Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery
Indiana
Brauer Museum of Art Lubeznik Center for the Arts South Shore Arts
Michigan
Krasl Art Center
Highland Park The Art Center
Deer Path Art League
The Art Center
Classes and workshops in the visual arts, gallery exhibitions, and special events and performances.
Christoper Art Gallery at Prairie State College Union Street Gallery
Lake Forest
The Deer Path Art League’s Art Fair on the Square takes place in Lake Forest’s Market Square over Labor Day weekend. Photo courtesy Deer Path Art League, 2013
1957 Sheridan Rd. Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-432-1888 M-Sa 9-4:30 info@theartcenterhp.org www.theartcenterhp.org
Chicago Heights
WEST OUT OF STATE
Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (Chicago Heights)
202 S. Halsted St. Chicago Heights (60411) Tel 708-709-7738 M-Th 9-3; extended hours on W, Th 5-7pm Dir. Beth Shadur bshadur@prairiestate.edu www.prairiestate.edu/artgallery Facebook.com/ southsuburbanartscene Gallery features five exhibitions yearly by artists working in all media, and three student shows per year. Artists have included nationally acclaimed and Midwestern renowned artists. June 9-July 24 Material Associations: Iris Goldstein, Laurie LeBreton, Laura Anne Cloud and Donna Hapac. These artists respond in their creative practice to the use of a wide range of materials to define their work and image. Opening reception Thursday, June 19, 4:30-7pm
Wisconsin
Timothy Cobb Fine Arts Gallery 218 River Arts on Water Gallery
Timothy Cobb Fine Arts (Milwaukee, WI) Historic Third Ward Marshall Building Lobby 207 E. Buffalo St. Milwaukee, WI (53217) Tel 414-255-8166 or 414-271-4150 Tu, W, F, Sa 11-4:30; or by appt. tim@timothycobbfinearts.com www.timothycobbfinearts.com Facebook: Timothy Cobb Fine Arts Featuring European and American Paintings of the 16th - 21st centuries, sculptures, and decorative arts. Thru June 1 • Outsider Art of Bernard J. Roberts • Paintings of Hsin-Lin Chiao June 19-September 6 Canvas and Stone: Sensual Symbiosis in Space and Time • Patricia Frederick, oil paintings • Susan Falkman, marble and limestone sculptures. Opening reception Thursday, June 19, 5-8 pm
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 hrs vary Dir. Steven Jones sjones@clcillinois.edu www.gallery.clcillinois.edu Committed to displaying the works of Illinois artists + increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County. Thru May 16 College of Lake County Student Art Competition
Deer Path Art League (Lake Forest) 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 info@deerpathartleague.org www.deerpathartleague.org Gallery hosts bimonthly thematic exhibits representing varied media by local as well as national artists, both established + emerging. Gift shop in the gallery.
The nonprofit League also offers classes, workshops + outreach programming + hosts the Annual Art Fair on the Square, Labor Day Weekend in Historic Lake Forest Market Square. Thru May 23 Spring Fever June 6-July 18 Chicago August 1-September 12 Member’s Exhibition August 31-September 1 Art Fair on the Square, Labor Day Weekend in Historic Lake Forest Market Square; 10am-5pm Sunday and Monday
May 23-June 27 Paula Palmer and Michael Brown: Digital Photography Palmer composes disparate images that reference the four elements; Brown creates “lenticular” images that change with the viewer’s vantage point. Opening reception Friday, May 23, 7-9 pm
August 11-September 29 Esperanza Gama: Chicago based artist’s work has been shown throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Reception Fri, August 22, 7-9 pm
Elmhurst Art Museum Building 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-279-1009 Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8, Su 12-5 info@elmhurstartistsguild.org www.elmhurstartistsguild.org Thru May 23 Spring Members Show May 27–July 3 Wes Baker, Peter Steeves & Randal Stringer: Triplicity. 3 Artists, 3 Styles, Common Canvases. Reception Friday May 30, 7-9pm July 15–Aug 22 Summer Members Show Reception Friday July 18, 7-9pm Aug 26–Oct 3 R.M. Proce: 30 Years Retrospective. Paintings include the portrait series “50 over 50” and other award winning paintings by this modern Renaissance style artist. Reception Friday Aug 29, 7-9pm
Working
May 16 – Aug. 17, 2014
This special exhibition features a selection of dozens of legendary photographer Art Shay’s finest scenes of work, labor and pictures “made of fellow and sister laborers.”
June 27-July 25 Steven Jones and Jane Ellefson: Hanging It Up. Still-life paintings. Farewell exhibit for retiring CLC gallerists. Reception June 27, 7-9 pm
The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery
Art Shay:
G r o h m a n n M u s e u m • 1 0 0 0 N. B r o a d w a y M i l w a u k e e , WI • w w w. m s o e . e d u / m u s e u m
Evanston Art Center 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 facebook.com/evanston.art twitter.com/evartcenter May 17 EAC Art Auction Gala, 6:30pm Tickets: $100; 35 and under: $75 June 8-July 20 2014 Evanston and Vicinity Biennial: Featuring 50 selected works. Jurors: Allison Peters Quinn, Hyde Park Art Center; Sergio Gomez, Owner/Director of 33 Contemporary at Zhou B Art Center
Gallery 218
Gallery Pink
Kamp Gallery
(Milwaukee, WI)
(Oak Park)
(Winnetka)
In the Marshall Building 207 E. Buffalo St., Ste. 218 Milwaukee, WI (53202) Tel 414-643-1732 Fri 1-6; Sa 12-5 + by appt. Open some Sundays, please call ahead Dir. Judith Hooks director@gallery218.com www.gallery218.com Twitter: @gallery218 Facebook: Judith Hooks Contemporary art focusing on abstraction, conceptual, light + space, nature-inspired work in all media. Located in the Historic Third Ward. Receptions are held eight times a year on quarterly Third Ward Gallery nights and on Marshall Building Third Friday Late Art Nights events. Schedule of exhibitions on website and online listing.
149 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 708-524-223 or 708-648-3131 Sa-Su 1-5; + by appt. Third Fridays 6-9pm Dir. Janice Elkins jfeart@gmail.com www.gallerypink-elkinsstudio.com www.janiceelkinsart.com Upcoming shows include fiber art, installations, group shows, sculpture and photography. Email jfeart@gmail.com for details on upcoming exhibitions. Thru June In One’s Element: Group show Reception Sat, April 26, 3-6pm July 5-August Hot Sensibilities: 3-D group sculpture show Reception Sat, July 12, 3-5pm
996 Green Bay Rd. Winnetka (60093) Tel 847-441-7999 By appt. kampgallery@gmail.com www.kampgallery.com Fine American and European paintings from the 19th and 20th Centuries, particularly Regional Impressionists (1890-1930) and Contemporary American artists. This year begins Kamp Gallery’s 38th anniversary as one of the Midwest’s most esteemed purveyors of historical and contemporary fine art painting. We have an established expertise in selling art of quality and rarity by artists who pursued their careers either in part or whole in the Midwest and whose work withstands comparison to many of the most well-known American and European artists. Kamp Gallery, The Rare Art Center: Old Master to Modern.
R.M. Proce, Wine and Cheese, acrylic on panel, 16” x 16”
Frances Cox
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Ruyell Ho, Pizza Suite #5, 2013, marker and oil pastel on cardboard, 16” x 16”
Suburbs and Beyond Chicago Krasl Art Center
(St. Joseph. MI)
707 Lake Blvd. St. Joseph, MI (49085) Tel 269-983-0271 M-W, F, Sa 10-4; Th 10-9; Su 1-4; Opening receptions held first day of exhibition, 6-8pm Executive Dir. Julia Gourley www.krasl.org Thru June 22 Krasl Art Center Biennial Sculpture Invitational and Ken Thompson: The Krasl Art Center celebrates its 10th Biennial Sculpture Invitational. Visit 25 outdoor sculptures by a selection of the finest and most creative sculptors working today.
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries
(Crystal Lake)
401 Country Club Rd. Crystal Lake (60014) Tel 815-455-8000 M-F 9-5 www.lakesidelegacy.org facebook.com/lakesidelegacy Studio space available for creative artists + musicians. Culinary studio + event space available. Call for artists, Aug-Dec 2014! Mini-exhibit submissions for August Salon Showcase – theme of architecture, form, and landscape – all mediums encouraged. Visit our website for application. First Fridays: Art, music, appetizers + cash bar, 5-8pm. Entrance donation appreciated. No First Friday in July. The Listening Room live concerts featuring local and national talent. Visit website for info and tickets.
June 6-27 First Friday 6/6 • Dole: Watercooler Sisters - 8 artists: watercolor, oil, and pastel; curated by Lynn Miller, lynnmillerartist.com • Sage: Lakes Region Watercolor Guild, Color Splash: Evoking summertime pleasures. watercolorguild.com July 3-6 35th Annual Lakeside Fest; sponsored by Sage Products, Inc. Live bands, food, carnival, family activities, beverage garden. All proceeds benefit Lakeside Legacy Foundation and support the arts, historic preservation and community events and programs. August 1-28 First Friday 8/1 Call for mini-exhibit, submissions for August Salon Showcase - theme of architecture, form, and landscape all mediums encouraged. Visit website for application.
Lubeznik Center for the Arts (Michigan City, IN) 101 W. 2nd St. Michigan City, IN (46360) Tel 219-874-4900 M-F 10-5; Sa-Su 11-4 CDT artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org www.lubeznikcenter.org Located in Michigan City’s Lakefront District, the architecturally iconic Lubeznik Center for the Arts offers a full exhibition schedule in five galleries; an outdoor art collection; a gallery shop featuring hand-crafted artisan items; plus classes, performances and after-hours events. May 2 First Fridays: Poetry Slam: Poetry Slam hosted by J.W. Baz. Sign up by emailing jbloch@lubeznikcenter.org 5-8pm (CDT) Free May 16-July 26 Reception, May 16, 6-8pm. • Material Possessions - an intimate group show of celebrated contemporary fiber artists of the highest artistic practice in their discipline: Frank Connet, Karen Gubitz, Aram Han, John Paul Morabito, Lisa Lee and Clifford Peterson. • Ignorance with Wings: Michael Bill Smith.
May 2-27 First Friday 5/2 Student works of Crystal Lake District 47 schools + the City of Crystal Lake Centennial Stamp designs inspired by the city’s 100 years. May’s First Friday presented by the McHenry County Community Foundation.
June 6 First Friday: LOK Foundation, South Shore Dance Alliance; 5-8pm (CDT); Free July 12 ArtBash 2014 Benefit: Proceeds benefit ARTreach programs for children and adults. Featuring interactive arts experiences, food specialties and creative libations, dazzling entertainment, auction action and unexpected delights. August 2-October 18 Invasive Species... The Art of Upcycling A resurgence in the “ready-made” art practice made popular by Dada artists Duchamp and Man Ray, upcycling makes a use of discarded materials and transforms them into beautiful objects. First Friday and opening reception August 1, 5-8pm August 16-17 Lakefront Art Festival at Washington Park, Michigan City Featuring 100+ fine artists and crafts people from around the country, artist demos, beachfront food court, children’s activity tent, free offsite parking and shuttle, free admission for children under 12.
Postage Stamp Project, created by students at West Elementary School
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University (Evanston)
Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston (60208) Tel 847-491-4000 Tu, Sa-Su 10-5; W, Th, F 10-8; Free admission Lisa Graziose Corrin, The Ellen Philips Katz Director block-museum@northwestern.edu blockmuseum.northwestern.edu The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art is the fine arts museum of Northwestern University and Chicago’s North Shore, serving the academic and cultural needs of the University and community through thought-provoking exhibitions, a rich and diverse permanent collection, original scholarship, and dynamic educational and cultural programs.
Thru June 22 The Left Front: Radical Art in the “Red Decade,” 1929-1940 May 1-June 22 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Department of Art Theory & Practice Opening reception & program Thursday, May 1, 5pm May 14 Art Theory and Practice Visiting Artist Talk: Kerry Tribe Wednesday, May 14, 6pm May 17 An Artists’ Congress: 1pm, with social to follow May 21 Art Theory and Practice Visiting Artist Talk: Lucía Sanromán Wednesday, May 21, 6pm
Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum
(DeKalb)
Northern Illinois University Altgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West End DeKalb (60115) Tel 815-753-1936 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt. Dir. Jo Burke jburke2@niu.edu www.niu.edu/artmuseum Balancing contemporary with traditional art to examine visual culture. Thru May 23 • Hoarding, Amassing and Excess: Explores the psychological, sociological and artistic impulses for accumulation, horror vacui, berserk collecting, and excessive mark making.
• Looting, Hoarding, Collecting... Repatriation and Museums: Graduate Museum Studies project explores historic and current issues of looting and repatriation as they relate to museum collections. August 26-November 15 • Dressing Difference: Exploring Gender and Ethnicity in Modern Burma: Curated from the Burmese art collections of Dension University and NIU • Manly Men, Girly Girls and Everybody in Between: A multicultural, multi-era exploration of gender depiction in the arts
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, plus a Chinese scholars’ garden not to be missed. See also our Northside listing on page 43 for our Bucktown location. Visit our website for information about exhibitions + special events.
The Block is also home to Block Cinema, presenting classic and contemporary cinema from around the world.
Left: Matt Davis, Half Brother (Pack), 2008, wax, hair and backpack hung with carabineer and rope, variable dimensions. Image courtesy of Matt Davis; photographed by Clare Britt Right: Martina Nehrling, Through a Purple Patch (detail), 2007, acrylic on canvas, 42” x 252”. Image courtesy of Zg Gallery, Chicago
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Winnetka Storefront
Suburbs and Beyond Chicago River Arts on Water Gallery
Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
(Prairie du Sac, WI)
(Riverside)
590 Water St. Prairie du Sac, WI (53578) Tel 608-643-5215 Tu-Sa 10-5 Lindsey Giese, Executive Dir. info@riverartsinc.org www.riverartsinc.org River Arts on Water is a beautiful space on the banks of the Wisconsin River in Prairie du Sac, WI, where people can explore, celebrate and enjoy the arts. Devoted to the cultural and ecological vitality of the community, it is a retail gallery, concert, workshop and gathering place. Find unique pieces of art created by local and regional artists. A variety of mediums are represented including pottery, fine art cards,
watercolors, oil paintings, sculptures, furniture, jewelry, woodcarvings, quilts, clothing, mosaics, and much more. With artworks starting at only $5, it’s truly possible for everyone to have his or her very own beautiful art collection! Other popular area attractions include Wollersheim Winery, the first Culver’s Restaurant and their only Blue Spoon Cafe, Devil’s Lake State Park, Devil’s Head Ski Resort, and home to hundreds of Bald Eagles November-March. Just 25 miles from Madison, Wisconsin Dells, and Spring Green, please make River Arts on Water Gallery part of your vacation this year!
32 E. Quincy Riverside (60546) Tel 708-442-6400 Tu, W, F, Sa 1-5 rivarts@sbcglobal.net www.riversideartscenter.com A non-profit organization dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art by emerging + established artists in all media. Closed during August; contact for schedule May 10-June 14 Margaret Wharton Opening reception Saturday, May 10, 3-6pm June 21-July 19 RAC Spotlight: Instructor Tariq Tamir Opening reception Sunday, June 21, 3-6pm
Salon Artists Gallery (Park Forest)
Shot Images (Niles)
294 Main St. Park Forest (60466) Tel 708-833-5108 or 708-703-7806 T-W 10-4; Sa 10-4; F 1:30-4 Patricia Moore Bev Szaton bgszap2@gmail.com www.salonartistsgallery.com
7430 N. Lehigh Ave. Niles (60714) Tel 847-507-9415 M-F 10-5; Sa by appt. simon@shot-images.com www.shot-images.com
An artist’s co-operative that began 30 years ago with 20 professional exhibiting artists, featuring monthly exhibits.
Please see our website for exhibition information.
A unique new art space for contemporary photography.
The Salon Artists Gallery prides itself on mentoring new artists as well as providing a co-operative stage for local artisans featuring painters, potters, jewelers, woodworkers, photographers and glass artists. Please see online listing or visit our website for additional information + exhibitions.
Tom Callahan
South Shore Arts
Tall Grass Arts Association
(Munster, IN)
(Park Forest)
1040 Ridge Rd. Munster, IN 46321 Located at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts Tel 219-836-1839 M-F 10-5; Sa 10-4; Su 12-4 Executive Dir. John Cain; Exhibits Dir. Laura Cutler laura@southshoreartsonline.org www.southshoreartsonline.org We champion the artistic identity of the South Shore. More than 20 exhibitions fill four South Shore Arts’ galleries each year, showcasing regional, national and international artists and cultures. Exhibitions have included Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and artwork from Bilbao, Spain. Our annual Salon Show, a tradition since 1944, provides artists with $10,000 in prize money. The gallery Gift Shop is the largest national retailer of South Shore Posters, promoting the artistic identity of Lake Michigan’s South Shore. • South Shore Arts Gallery, Munster Thru May 25 40th Annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibition Reception & Award Ceremony on Sunday, May 4, 1-3pm
June 15-August 31 Baby Boom or Bust! Curated by John Cain Iconic Paintings by Brian J. Sullivan and Memoriabilia from an Atomic Childhood Reception Sunday, June 22, 12-3pm • Atrium Gallery, Munster May 9-June 22 Dunes and Blooms: Pete Doherty and Joanne Markiewicz, photography June 27-August 17 Galactic Lagoons: Renee Robbins, Reception Sunday, July 20, 1-3pm
(Chicago Heights)
367 Artists Walk P.O. Box 776 Park Forest (60466) Tel 708-748-3377 Tu-Sa 11-4 Janet Muchnik tallgrass367@sbcglobal.net www.tallgrassarts.org
MISSION To promote public education + appreciation of the arts; to encourage artists; to encourage artists; + to support high quality art through exhibitions, sales, classes and special programs available to the public of all ages.
Tall Grass Arts Association is located in downtown Park Forest Cultural Center. Visit our website for information on events, exhibitions, programs and artists.
Thru May 10 Near and Far: Nikkole Huss and Dick Schmidt; Curator Claudia Craemer May 23-July 12 Identity Interpreted and Assumed: National juried exhibition of self-portraits beyond mere physical appearance; curated by Tom Lanham Reception Friday, May 23, 7-9pm. Artist talk Saturday, July 12, 11am
• Crown Point Branch May 16-July 12 FotoArt: Wiley Dummich, photography July 25-September 13 Roller Derby: Kevin Hanusin
July 25-September 20 Explosive Impressions: Annual gallery artists; curated by CouSandra Armstrong, Janice Pratt, Richard Schmidt Opening reception July 25, 7-9pm Artist talk Saturday, July 26, 11am
• Substation No. 9, Hammond Branch Thru May 31 5830: Memories of Home: Robert Johnson, paintings June 6-August 30 Summer Sizzle: Highlight on South Shore Arts Instructors Yemonja Smalls, Braidin
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Union Street Gallery 1527 Otto Blvd. Chicago Heights (60411) Tel 708-754-2601 W, Th 12-5; F 12-6; Sa 11-4; Tu by appt. Dir. Jessica Segal unionstreetart@gmail.com www.unionstreetgallery.org Find us on Facebook Twitter @unionstgallery Union Street Gallery is a not-for-profit art center + contemporary gallery housed in a beautiful three story historical building in Chicago Heights, IL, with two floors of gallery space + art studios on the third floor + throughout the building. The gallery and studios are open to the public free of charge. Please see our online listing or visit our website for additional information + exhibitions.
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Beyond the galleries, scores of professionals offer a variety of art-related services. Consult the following pages to find the many individuals + businesses that provide valuable resources for a range of art needs, such as:
• Appraisers....................................................51 • Art Careers, Mentoring + Residencies.......51 • Conservation / Art Restoration...................52 • Consultants / Private Dealers.....................53 • Fairs + Art Expositions...............................53
• Managing an existing collection • Selling art on the secondary market • Evaluating + insuring art • Find an art career or an artist residency • Touring gallery districts + visiting the latest art expositions • Properly packaging, transporting, framing or repairing works in your collection
• Framing........................................................54 • Guides + Tours.............................................55 • Insurance.....................................................55 • Imaging + Photography...............................56 • Video............................................................56 • Art Supplies.................................................56 • Transportation / Crating / Preparators......56
Auction Houses Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Susanin’s
Sotheby’s Chicago
Auctioneers and Appraisers 1338 W. Lake (60607) Tel 312-280-1212 M-F 9-5 Leslie S. Hindman, President, CEO info@lesliehindman.com www.lesliehindman.com
Public previews begin 2-4 days prior to each auction, and are held in the West Loop gallery space. The firm offers complimentary auction estimates for single items or entire groups of property and is committed to excellent client services.
188 E. Walton (60611) Tel 312-475-7900 www.sothebys.com
• Helyn D. Goldenberg, Midwest Chairman • Gary Metzner, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is one of Senior Vice President Fine Arts the largest full service auction houses For more information on selling or • Cassie Spencer, in the nation and an industry leader buying at auction and for information Vice President Trust and Estates with over thirty years of expertise on upcoming auctions please call • Laura Jenkins, and experience that has earned 312.280.1212. Assistant Vice President the auction house an international • Nancy Smith, reputation for achieving record UPCOMING AUCTIONS Administrator Fine Arts prices. • Carrie Reyes, May Administrative Assistant The firm is known as a key player 1: Property from the Ann Blakeslee • Cathy Busch, Associate in the global auction market; its Black Collection of Thimbles, team of professionals delivers over Needlework Tools and Vertu, Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest forty sales a year and specializes Venice Florida international auction house, began in modern and contemporary art; 15: Fine Prints; as a book auction house in London Old Master; 19th and 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art in 1744 + today has 107 offices American and European paintings, 16: American and European Art located in 41 countries, with principal prints, drawings and sculpture; fine 20: Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu salesrooms in New York + London. furniture and decorative arts; 20th Century decorative Arts; fine silver June and objects de vertu; Asian works 4-5: Marketplace of art; fine jewelry and timepieces; 6: Denver Summer Auction vintage couture and accessories; fine books and manuscripts. July 15-16: Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts 17-18: Asian Marketplace August 6: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sotheby’s Chicago operates as an extension of New York with an experienced + dedicated staff of specialists ready to facilitate consigning + purchasing needs of Midwest clients.
900 S. Clinton (60607) Tel 312-832-9800 info@susanins.com www.susanins.com
For 20 years, Susanin’s Auctioneers and Appraisers has become an auction market leader in Chicago The Chicago office evaluates and throughout the world. Susanin’s property in a wide range of fine + holds over 15 auctions a year, decorative arts, as well as jewelry, for featuring: American, English and sale at Sotheby’s international auction continental furniture; decorative centers + maintains a vigorous arts; rugs and carpets; Asian arts; presence in the Midwest market prints and sculpture; mid-century through unique exhibitions, seasonal modern furniture and design; silver; lectures, special events + community fine jewelry and timepieces; couture projects. and accessories; coins; ephemera and collectibles. The team of specialists and appraisers regularly meets with curators, heirs, companies and executors to evaluate property for auction or for private sale. Whether looking to sell one piece, an entire collection, or to broker a private sale, Susanin’s advises through all areas of client’s estate, appraisal, or valuation service. Schedule an appointment with an appraiser or member of the consignment staff. Bid live in the gallery, by phone, or online. May 17: Spring Premiere Auction
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Appraisers GB Fine Art Professional Fine Art Appraisals Tel 314-604-4175 Gretchen Burch, AAA, Principal gretchen@gbfineart.com www.gbfineart.com Based in Chicago and serving the greater Midwest, GB Fine Art provides expert fine art appraisal and advisory services from a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America. We prepare in-depth, customized appraisals for a variety of needs, including insurance, estate planning, charitable donation and equitable distribution, allowing you to make informed decisions about the future of your personal property. Every appraisal conforms to the guidelines put forth by Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). We have extensive experience in everything from appraising personal property and liquidating estates to cataloging large collections, researching provenance, and authenticating artwork. In addition to our expertise in American and European paintings, drawings, sculpture, and prints, we have a network of trusted professionals in other collecting areas to serve your needs. Independent of any auction house or dealer, we are an objective guide to the art market, providing advice and assistance buying and selling, as well as collection management. Visit our website or call for a free consultation.
Careers, Mentoring + Residencies New World Art Services Native American and Tribal Art Evaluation 1012 Timber Trail Dixon (61021) Tel 815-652-4196 or 917-301-6840 Marianne Huber, AAA tellapple9712@yahoo.com New World Art Service’s expertise is in the areas frequently referred to as Tribal Art. Marianne Huber’s particular interests are preColumbian art, African art, and Oceanic art, including objects from New Guinea and Indonesia. She has also done extensive work in appraising and identifying costumes and textiles. Marianne Huber is an expert in tribal art. She has appraised and consulted for fine private collectors and museums in the United States and Europe since 1982. Her clear, accurate, and carefully researched reports are fully accepted for any legal situation, among them, IRS appraisals for charitable donation, estate settlement, market situations, and division of assets.
Ms. Huber has been active in following new discoveries and new market events in pre-Columbian, African, Oceanic, and other areas included under the title, Tribal Arts. She will also recommend experts who can help you with evaluating other types of art objects. Whatever your needs or questions about tribal art and textiles, call Marianne Huber. Even if all you need is expert identification of an unfamiliar work of art, Ms. Huber can help you. Her company, New World Art Services, is a member of the American Society of Appraisers and the Appraisers’ Association of America. All of Ms. Hubers’ appraisal reports adhere to the 2013-2014 edition of the Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice of the US Appraisal Foundation and the code of ethics of the American Society of Appraisers.
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BOLT Residency 217 N. Carpenter (60607) Tel 312-491-8888 chicagoartistscoalition.org BOLT Residency, an initiative of the Chicago Artists’ Coalition (CAC) is a highly competitive, juried, one-year artist studio residency program offering contemporary emerging artists the opportunity to engage the Chicago arts community and its public in critical dialogue about contemporary art. The residency provides nine professional open-plan studios + a 500 square foot gallery space dedicated to residents. BOLT functions as an incubator program, taking a holistic approach to the development of residents’ artistic careers by providing studio work space, exhibition opportunities, professional development + creative community.
Ox-Bow Ox-Bow Campus: 3435 Rupprecht Way P.O. Box 216 Saugatuck, MI 49453 Tel 269-857-5811 Aministrative Office: (mailing address) 36 S. Wabash, Ste. 1425 12th Fl., Chicago (60603) Tel 800-318-3019 Ox-Bow offers a wide range of opportunities for artists at all stages in their career. With year-round programs that cater to degree-seeking students, professional artists and those new to the field, Ox-Bow is a protected place where creative processes break-down, reform, and mature.
As much as Ox-Bow is a place, it is also an experience. Through its affiliation with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow BOLT is structured to provide artists offers one and two-week courses for with myriad resources + support to credit and non-credit for beginning, create, build upon + sustain a intermediate, and advanced students. long-term career in the arts.
Conservation/Art Restoration Broken Art Restoration, Inc. 1841 W. Chicago (60622) Tel 312-226-8200 or 815-472-3900 By appt. info@brokenartrestoration.com www.brokenartrestoration.com 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. 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, collectors, galleries, museums, and designers nationwide.
The Conservation Center
Broken Art Restoration in Chicago is open weekly. The studio is located in a beautifully restored church built 1893, located in Momence, Illinois. Free consultation and fixed price quotes are available on all objects.
400 N. Wolcott (60622) Tel 312-944-5401 M-F 9-5 by appt. Heather Becker, CEO info@theconservationcenter.com www.theconservationcenter.com
The Center’s Disaster Response hotline is available 24/7: 312-543-1462.
Staff members belong to the following institutions: American Institute for Conservation (AIC), Broken Art has been seen on ABC, As the largest private art conservation Western Association for Art CBS, WGN, HGTV; and seen in Chicago Home, Chicago Journal, Chicago laboratory in the nation, The Center Conservation (WAAC), The Chicago has provided care for some of the Area Conservation Group (CACG), Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily country’s most prestigious museums, National New Deal Preservation Journal, Lake and Victoria Magazine. Association (NNDPA), National galleries, corporations + private Broken Art Restoration was the Association of Women Business featured restoration studio in Chicago collectors since 1983. Owners (NAWBO), + Women’s magazine, October 2009. With over twenty conservators Business Enterprise (WBE Status), among others. on staff, The Center has nine areas of specialty and four service departments: paintings, murals, works of art on paper, photographs, rare books, textiles, sculpture, frames and gilded objects, antique + fine furniture, clocks, custom framing, transportation + installation, 35,000 square feet of climate controlled + specialized storage capabilities, + disaster response.
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. DPR offers professional art conservation and disaster response planning. The company’s clients include insurance firms, museums, corporate and private collections, art dealers, and disaster response companies nationwide. MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI) WWW.CONSERVATION-DESIGN.COM
Before After Tang Dynasty Horse and Rider, restored by Broken Art Restoration
Conservation/Art Restoration Scott K. Keller Book Binding + Conservation 2650 W. Montrose (60618) Tel 773-478-2825 skkellar@sbcglobal.net www.scottkkellar.com Full range of book and paper conservation; archival enclosures. Custom designed portfolio cases for photographs, prints, matted work, etc. Die stamping available.
Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.
Parma Conservation
The Wrigley Building 410 N. Michigan (60611) Tel 312-642-5300 joppen@audubonart.com www.audubonart.com
1100 W. Cermak (60608) Ste. C-203 Tel 312-733-5178 info@parmaconservation.com www.parmaconservation.com
Restoration and conservation. See complete Michigan Ave. listing on page 45.
Parma is a full service conservation laboratory that provides nationwide services for both private and public art collections. Over 25 years experience. Conservation services address cleaning and repair of damage caused by fire, water, mishandling, or the natural course of age of an artwork.
Restoration Division Photography and x-ray imaging available.
Please contact us for an appt. or to schedule a pickup Tel 773-754-6080 main line On-site services include conservation 773-383-2401 after hours of murals and architectural artwork, info@restorationdivision.com consultation and assessments, disaster www.restorationdivision.com planning and disaster response. Restoration Division, LLC has been providing fine art conservation Director is a Professional Associate services to the professional community of the American Institute for since 2004. Our clients include Conservation (AIC). museums, galleries, insurance companies, appraisers, and prominent MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI) collections. We are happy to extend WWW.CONSERVATION-DESIGN.COM our services to private collectors. We specialize in the conservation of both traditional and contemporary paintings, works on paper (including photographs and valuable documents), Asian screens and scrolls, sculptures, objects, antique frames, and textiles. Services include complimentary pickup and delivery in the Chicagoland area, nationwide pickup and delivery, and expert installation. We offer complimentary examinations and detailed treatment proposals.
Before After Louis Frederick Berneker (1876-1937); before and after cleaning of the painted surface
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Professional photography, as well as examination using micoscopy, UV, near infrared, and X-ray imaging is available. Our average turnaround time is 10 business days. Challenging projects are welcome.
Art 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. Felice Davis consulting@chicagoartsource.com www.chicagoartsource.com
Enrich Life, Collect Art. Contact Susan to schedule a consultation.
Chicago Art Source offers a full range of corporate art services, including acquisition, consultation, custom framing, installation and complete project management. Our experts have fostered relationships with a diverse group of artists across a broad range of media, ensuring clients have access to a vast inventory, first-class sourcing and special commissions.
Joy Horwich As part of the country’s largest art and picture framing company, your entire project is handled in-house. Whether you have a single room or an entire facility in need of artwork, Chicago Art Source consultants work with clients, interior designers, architects and facilities managers to help them meet their business objectives and budget.
Isobel Neal
Tel 773-327-3366
Tel 312-664-8181
After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts “Joyus Jaunts” within and outside of Chicago.
Private art dealer and consultant.
See also listing for Joyus Jaunts under Art Tours.
View resources, details and job portfolios at chicagoartsource.com.
Art consultants offer a range of services to the individual as well as to the corporate group looking to learn about art and build a collection.
Art Fairs + Expositions American Craft Exposition The Henry Crown Sports Pavilion Northwestern University 2311 N. Campus Dr. Evanston (60208) www.americancraftexpo.org One of the country’s premier fine craft shows, the American Craft Exposition, presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals, brings together 159 superior artisans exhibiting oneof-a-kind, museum quality work. August 22-24, 2014 Benefit preview party Thursday, August 21
EXPO CHICAGO Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand, Entrance 2 (60611) www.expositionchicago.com Leading international contemporary, modern + design galleries. Visit website for full exhibitor list as well as dates, times + ticket information.
Lakefront Festival of the Arts - Milwaukee Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr. Milwaukee, WI (53202) www.lfoa.mam.org June 20–22 Celebrating Art, Food, Music, and Family Fun Tickets $10-$25 Free for kids 12 and under
September 18-21 Vernissage benefiting the MCA will be held at Navy Pier on Thursday, September 18
57th Street Art Fair
Randolph Street Market Festival 1350 Block of W. Randolph (60607) www.randolphstreetmarket.com Art, fashion, vintage treasures, food, live music, and more - all year long! Visit website for additional dates + details. Sa 10-6; Su 10-5 May 24 + 25 June 28 + 29 July 26 + 27 August 30 + 31
Old Town Triangle 1763 N. North Park (60614) www.oldtowntriangle.com
June 7-8 Admission is free. 250+ Exhibitors
June 14-15 $7 admission 250 Exhibitors
Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand, Entrance 2 (60611) www.sofaexpo.com Sculpture Objects and Functional Art. November 6-9 Opening Preview Party, Thursday, November 6
Zurko Antique + Flea Markets
Old Town Art Fair
57th Street in Hyde Park, 5631 S. Kimbark (60657) www.57thstreetartfair.org
SOFA CHICAGO
Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake Tel 715-526-9769 zurko@frontiernet.net www.zurkopromotions.com May 10-11, June 7-8, July 12-13, August 9-10 Antique markets, flea markets and specialty shows take place throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, all year long. Photo: Eric Clarke
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Framing Artful Framer Studios + Art De Triumph
Artists Frame Service
2938 N. Clark (60657) Tel 773-832-4038 M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Nancie King Mertz Nancie@nanciekingmertz.com www.artdetriumph.com
1867 N. Clybourn (60614) Tel 773-248-2800 M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 sales@artistsframe.com www.artistsframe.com
Celebrating 10 years on Clark Street in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, and 34 years of expert on-site framing. The top framing favorite on Yelp.
Also in Highland Park: 225 Skokie Valley Road Crossroads Shopping Center Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-831-0003 M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5
Original oil and pastel paintings of Chicago and the world by award winning artist Nancie King Mertz.
As the largest picture frame store in the country, Artists Frame Service offers a breathtaking and unmatched Giclee prints on canvas and paper are selection of frame mouldings from available of her sold work, sized to all around the world. We pioneered your specifications and printed inthe one-week turnaround and house by Ron Mertz. operate our own 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, giving us Fine art cards and gifts are numerous unparalleled control over framing in the double-storefront, which quality and craftsmanship. includes design services. Selected Chicago’s Best Framer Painting commissions are welcome. by Chicago magazine, Artists Frame Service is proud to be called a Much of the artwork featured in Chicago institution and to count Chicago-based television dramas is artists, designers, curators and created by Nancie King Mertz. galleries among our long term customers. See gallery listing in North Side section on page 41 for details on a summer exhibition.
Creativo Framing
Foursided Custom Framing Galleries
750 N. Franklin, Ste. 208 (60654) Tel 312-255-1100 M-Th 10-6; F 9-3; Sa 10-2; Su by appt Rudy Avina rudy@creativoframing.com www.creativoframing.com
5061 N. Clark (60640) (Gallery) Tel 773-506-8300 M-W 11-7, Th-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5 info@foursided.com www.foursided.com twitter.foursided.com facebook.com/foursided
Serving Chicago artists + collectors for over 18 years, Creativo Framing seeks to uphold the long standing tradition of custom framing by utilizing old world techniques + craftsmanship.
Also: 2939 N. Broadway (60657) Tel 773-248-1960 M-W 11-7, Th-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5
Over the years, we have built a solid reputation for excellence + value. Owner operated for over 18 years, we offer service with a personal consultation + a smile.
Foursided has one of the largest moulding selections in Chicago, currently over 5,000 available.
Our professional creative consultants share over twenty years of industry experience, and many hold advanced art degrees. Our personal services include the use of museum quality materials, acid-free mat boards, a variety of glass types, and the best mounting and hinging techniques to protect your valuable artwork. Foursided maintains a carefully curated selection of serigraphs, prints, paintings, collage, assemblage, photography and textiles from local and national artists. The collection is continuously changing as new pieces are scouted and many are created on site by Chicago artist, Todd Mack.
Visit us in our new location (above Starbucks) at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Franklin Street, footsteps away from our old space + the Chicago Brown Line El stop. Creative Framing offers custom, museum, corporate and personal picture framing. Matting, mounting, and canvas stretching also available.
Framing Frame Factory’s Framing Design Center 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 Webster, in West Lincoln Park, is your source for custom framing. With over 40 years of experience, our staff of artisans are there to help you create a perfectly framed piece. Also: Frame Factory in Lincolnwood 3924 W. Devon (60712) Tel 773-427-1010 M-F 9-5:30 The Frame Factory on Pulaski houses our production facilities. Both of our locations are just off of the Kennedy Expressway and offer parking, pickup and delivery, and installation services.
The Great Frame Up 2905 N. Broadway (60657) Tel 773-549-3927 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; 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 + 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 + frugal” service at all 5 of our locations, as well as our quality-guaranteed custom work, all completed on our stores’ premises.
Seaberg Picture Framing, Inc. Industry-certified professionals offer creative solutions for all your framing needs, evolving with industry technology + customer expectations. We manufacture our own handcrafted moulding + offer a selection of imported Italian + metal frames. We offer dry mounting up to 4’ x 8’, canvas stretching, pick-up + delivery of art, custom-designed shadowbox + multiple-object presentations, readymade frames, framed + unframed artwork, + preservation-quality materials. Corporate framing services are available in addition to The Sign Shop for trade graphics + signage. 41 years of quality, service, selection + expert design await you.
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Other Locations: Chicago (Gold Coast, 60610) 21 W. Elm St. Tel 312-482-8811 M-F 10-7:30, Sa 10-7, Su 11-5 Evanston (Wilmette, 60201) 2814 Central St. Tel 847-869-9130 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Northbrook (Highland Park, Glencoe, 60062) 601 Skokie Blvd. Tel 847-480-0400 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Arlington Heights (Prospect Heights, 60004) 1310 Rand Rd. Tel 847-398-8238
831 N. Lessing* (60642) M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Tel 312-666-3880 *Note location: from Chicago Ave., we are two blocks west of Halsted (turn north under the viaduct onto N. Lessing)
Gallery Guides + Tours Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours 224 S. Michigan (60604) Tel 312-922-3432 info@architecture.org www.architecture.org
CGN Saturday Gallery Tours
Joy Horwich / Joyus Jaunts Tel 773-327-3366 joyusjaunts@gmail.com
After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults CAF offers boat, walking, bus/trolley, privately, curates exhibits, and “L” train, bike and Segway tours of conducts “Joyus Jaunts” within architectural sites all year long. and outside of Chicago. Contact Joy for specific details on upcoming tours and events. May 20-21 Explore Springfield, IL Two-day overnight trip to Springfield, IL. The group will visit the new Illinois State Capitol Building, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the Dana-Thomas House, an artist’s home for demonstrations and reception, and more. Contact Joy for rates, details and reservations.
Tel 312-649-0064 info@chicagogallerynews.com chicagogallerynews.com Free + open to the public weekend gallery tours organized by Chicago Gallery News. A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster + tour leader change weekly + conversation centers on the exhibits + artists on view. River North Tours Every Saturday 11am-12:30pm Meet at 750 N. Franklin, inside Chicago Ave. corner Starbucks. Tours 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.
Take a private gallery tour • Small and large groups welcome • Special occasions as well as corporate + educational outings • Visit any district in town • Plan an after party or reception • Meet your favorite artist or discover new works
The city is yours to enjoy! Contact Chicago Gallery News to arrange for your next tour. 312.649.0064 info@chicagogallerynews.com
Gallery visitors in Carrie Secrist Gallery
Insurance Chartwell Insurance Services 211 W. Wacker, Ste. 1800 (60606) Tel 312-645-1200 Rebecca Korach Woan rwoan@chartwellins.com www.chartwellins.com “Collecting is an art. Protecting what you’ve collected is an even greater art.” - William Randolph Hearst
DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. 150 N. Wacker, Ste. 2120 (60606) Tel 312-252-2157 Lori Pastore, CIC, AIS, Vice President lpastore@dewittstern.com www.dewittstern.com From its inception in 1899, DeWitt Stern has held fast to its philosophy of bringing exemplary service to individuals and businesses.
Chartwell Insurance Services has extensive experience and respected expertise in insuring fine art, jewelry, DeWitt Stern has, for decades, antiques, and other collectibles. developed innovative approaches to insuring risk. Whether it is a costWhether the insured pieces consist sensitive program for international of a few items of jewelry or an corporations, gallery owners or the extensive and evolving schedule most discerning fine art collectors, containing many and varied art forms, the insurance program should our brokers consistently design insurance solutions to fit the client. be designed to accommodate the owner’s lifestyle, usage, and purchase habits. We guide collectors on how to best catalog and appraise their collection, conserve and frame their most valuable works, and implement a disaster and recovery plan.
Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie, Willis of Illinois, Inc.
With offices in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles, DeWitt Stern specializes in hard-to-place risks. Each DeWitt Stern fine art team member has a clear understanding of what collectors, museums, dealers, auction houses, conservators and fine art packers and shippers require in their insurance placement. Access to specialized fine art insurance markets and our commitment to the fine art community set us apart from other brokers. Please contact us for all of your fine art insurance needs. We can also advise on property and casualty business insurance and employee benefits coverage.
Together with our network of professional service providers we work with our clients to help safeguard their valuable possessions. In addition to working with private individuals, we also provide insurance programs for galleries, dealers, art consultants, and art advisers. 55
Willis Tower 233 S. Wacker, Ste. 2000 (60606) Tel 312-288-7297 Sandra R. Berlin, Sr. Vice President Sandra.Berlin@willis.com www.willis.com Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie division, Willis of Illinois, Inc. has a preeminent position in the insurance of fine art, jewelry + collectibles. Coverage + advice can be provided for auctioneers, fine art packers + shippers, dealers, galleries, private + corporate collections, museums + exhibitions.
Willis’ fine art specialists possess expertise needed for unique + 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 + museum collections in the world. Each policy is especially designed to cover actual needs of clients, thus avoiding unnecessary expenditure of premium. “Our expertise + level of commitment in the world of fine art is unrivaled anywhere in the insurance market.”
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549 Spring Rd. Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-461-4525 M-F 9-5; Sa by appt. Adam Brown info@osiobrown.com www.osiobrown.com Osio-Brown Editions is Chicagoland’s top art reproduction studio, specializing in the Giclée process.
Photo Source 1234 Sherman Ave., Ste. 105 Evanston (60202) Tel 847-864-4560 By appt. Paul Lane paullanefineartprints@gmail.com Photo Source offers Fine Art Giclée printing, prepress digital enhancement and related services.
By combining 40 years of experience in producing exhibition quality We are a group of artists who prints with one-on-one artist/ understand the time constraints, craftsman collaboration + the finest marketing challenges and costs other digital museum type setup for artists face in reproducing their work. photographing art, we can guarantee a superb product. Our state-of-the-art imaging equipment ensures the highest quality We price our services to client from capture to print and enables us needs and budgets + offer the lowest to provide you with Giclée prints that quantity order pricing in the area. will far exceed your expectations, with customer service and pricing All files are stored off site with master that cannot be beat. files given to clients for archiving. We will prep your files for web, show + • Artists Serving Artists publication use upon request. • Museum Quality Archival Printing • High Resolution Image Capture Come in and see our samples + some • Highest Quality Film Scanning beautiful artwork. • Expert Color Matching Call for appointment. • Excellent Customer Service and Pricing
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MartinJon Video Production is a full service video company specializing in Join our Preferred Customer Program and receive 10%* off our working within the creative fields. everyday low prices, special mailings, Whether you’re looking for a coupons and in-store events. marketing video for your website or The Preferred Card membership is social media campaign, MartinJon Free! *Exclusions apply. See store for details. can help you tell your story to an existing audience or capture the attention of new markets. OUR LOCATIONS We capture stunning imagery integrated with interviews, custom music or voiceovers. We offer social media, web and marketing consulting for all of the work we do, and have a commitment to getting your video seen. We provide a free consultation to figure out your goals and continued support throughout production and distribution. Ask about package programs for nonprofit organizations.
Chicago Loop 42 S. State (corner of State and Monroe) Tel 312-920-0300 School of the Art Institute (SAIC) Campus Store 280 S. Columbus Drive Tel 312-443-3923
Lincoln Park Custom Framing Design Center 1574 N. Kingsbury (Red Line North/Clybourn stop) Tel 312-573-0110 Evanston Custom Framing Design Center 1755 Maple Ave. (Purple Line Davis stop) Tel 847-425-9100 Schaumburg 1975 E. Golf Rd. (near Woodfield Mall and Hwy 53) Tel 847-619-1115 Wheaton 79 Danada Square East Shopping Center (near Naperville and Butterfield Rds) Tel 630-653-0569
Call today for additional information + to receive free work samples.
Transportation/Crating Callahan art & Associates P.O. Box 477029 (60647) Office: 773-278-1111 Studio: 773-533-1111 www.callahanartandassociates.com Like us on Facebook
The ICON Group, Inc. 2747 W. Taylor (60612) Tel 773-533-1800 www.icongroup.us
Since 1980 The Icon Group has provided quality fine art services to For more than two decades, Callahan museums, collectors, galleries, artists art and Associates has been the only and auction houses. fine art resource in Chicago that ICON provides air-ride provides all the services and products climate-control transportation you need. It is with pleasure that serving the Chicago, Midwest and we serve museums, galleries and Northeast regions; we offer a collectors. semi-monthly shuttle service to • Delivery • Installation • Rigging • Packing • Crating • Shipping • Storage • Restoration • Pedestals • Mounts • Catastrophe Rescue • Collection Maintenance • Appraisals • Collection Catalogue Service
Mana-Terry Dowd, LLC 2501 W. Armitage (60647) Tel 773-342-8686 info@terrydowd.com www.terrydowd.com
Other services include custom crating, packing as well as installation, rigging and freight forwarding.
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Reli-On is a family-owned business Also: 888 Newark Ave. with 30 years experience providing Jersey City, NJ (07306) local repeat-delivery service to the Tel 800-330-9659 Chicagoland area. 4120 Brighton Blvd. B-09 Denver, CO (80216) Tel 303-297-8686 “The Standard in Fine Art Service”
New York and points-in-between, as well as exclusive use transport to any Since 1978 as Terry Dowd, Inc. continuing on as Mana-Terry Dowd, destination. LLC, we’ve been handling fine art, The 92,000 square foot concrete Icon artifacts, + antiques; objects that are high in value, fragile + irreplaceable. storage facility features the most sophisticated mechanical and security Our crating methods have been informed by the research of the systems: climate and humidity Canadian Conservation Institute and control; closed circuit television in turn our standards have served as a throughout; state of the art security guide for many institutions. and fire detection; central station monitoring 24/7; stand alone, single purpose facility with interior loading docks. An on-site 1,400 square foot white gallery space functions as a viewing and photography space. Collection management services available.
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Our clients include many of the most prestigious museums, private collectors + corporations in the world. Our full service facilities in Chicago, New York + Denver offer fully climate controlled storage with state of the art security, a fleet of air-ride, climate controlled vehicles + a project management staff that make informed packing + installation decisions based on years of experience. 56
In addition, Reli-On has become the courier of choice for providing the safe, on-time transport + long-distance delivery of fine art, antiques, collectibles, and artifacts to over 35 art + antique shows held annually nationwide. Air-ride, climate control vehicles available. For an estimate, please contact Reli-On via email, fax or telephone. For our travel schedule, click on the Where We Will Be link on our website.
U.S.Art Company, Inc. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 66 Pacella Park Dr. Randolph, MA 02368 Tel 781 986-6500 Toll Free 800 872-7826 SAINT LOUIS REGION 811 Hanley Industrial Court Brentwood, MO 63144 Tel 314 918-8684 Toll Free 866 928-7278 Coming to Chicago - FALL 2014 Chicago@usart.com www.usart.com U.S.Art is a fine art handling company specializing in museum quality transportation, crating, installation, storage and international customs services. We know that there are major differences between art handling companies, and with over sixty years of fine art handling experience, we feel that U.S.Art has the expertise to handle all of the details in the coordination of your shipments to and from anywhere in the world. Handling fine art is a major responsibility which U.S.Art confidently acknowledges and accepts. We are very proud of our people and our equipment, and we believe our commitment to quality service and excellence allows us to provide the best art handling services available anywhere in the world.
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Andy Bell, “Untitled 20”
22” x 30”, Watercolor, mixed media, collage on paper
4Art Inc. Gallery…........................39 Addington Gallery….....................32 AdventureLand Gallery.............…41 Jean Albano Gallery….................33 Alibi Fine Art….............................41 ARC Gallery…..............................41 The Art Center (Highland Park)…......................46 ArtDeTriumph & Artful Framer Studios….......41, 54 Andrew Bae Gallery…..................33 Frederick Baker, Inc….................37 Russell Bowman Art Advisory….33 Roy Boyd Gallery…......................33 Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University…..............46 Bridgeport Art Center.............27, 39 Chicago Arts District…..........29, 39 Valerie Carberry Gallery…...........44 Chicago Art Source Gallery…......41 The Chicago Cultural Center…....44 Chicago Printmakers Collaborative…............................42 Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College…................46 Timothy Cobb Fine Arts….......5, 46 Colletti Gallery...............................44 College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Gallery…........47 Cornelia Arts Building…..............42 Douglas Dawson Gallery…..........44 Deer Path Art League...............…47 DreamBox Gallery…....................42 Richard H. Driehaus Museum…..... 17, 45 EC Gallery….................................37 Echt Gallery…...............................33 Catherine Edelman Gallery…......33 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery…47 Evanston Art Center..................…47 Yale Factor Gallery…....................39 Firecat Projects…..........................42 Galerie F…....................................42 Gallery 218................................…47 Gallery Pink…...............................47 Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd. .......7, 33 The Golden Triangle…..................34 Richard Gray Gallery…................45 Bert Green Fine Art…..................45 Gruen Galleries…..........................34 Carl Hammer Gallery................…34 Hildt Galleries…............................45 Rhona Hoffman Gallery…............37 Hyde Park Art Center…...............39 Jackson Junge Gallery….............42 R.S. Johnson Fine Art..............…45 Kamp Gallery…............................47 Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery and Fine Art Wallpapers................…37 Krasl Art Center…........................48 KM Fine Arts................................45 Lubeznik Center for the Arts....…48
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries…..........48 The Leigh Gallery…......................42 Logan Center Gallery at the University of Chicago…...39 Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center….......40 Mars Gallery…..............................37 Thomas Masters Gallery…...........42 Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University.....48 McCormick Gallery...................…37 Mongerson Gallery…....................45 Morpho Gallery….........................42 Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery…42 Ann Nathan Gallery…..................34 National Veterans Art Museum…43 Northern Illinois University Art Museum (NIU)….................48 Jennifer Norback Fine Art….......34 Richard Norton Gallery…............34 Joel Oppenheimer, Inc…..............45 Packer Schopf Gallery…..............38 Pagoda Red…..........................43, 48 Ed Paschke Art Center….........9, 43 Perimeter Gallery…................27, 35 Maya Polsky Gallery….................35 PRIMITIVE…..............................38 Printworks.................................…35 Project Onward Gallery............…40 The Project Room…......................35 Prospectus Art Gallery…..............40 The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera....................…35 The Renaissance Society...........…40 River Arts on Water Gallery.........49 Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery........................…49 Tom Robinson…............................43 Rotofugi Gallery........................…43 Salon Artists Gallery….................49 Judy A Saslow Gallery….............36 Ken Saunders Gallery…...............36 Schneider Gallery…......................36 Carrie Secrist Gallery................…38 Shot Images…...............................49 Smart Museum of Art…...............40 South Shore Arts….......................49 Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership........…45 Galleries Maurice Sternberg….....43 Tall Grass Arts Association….......49 Ugly Step Sister Gallery …......4, 40 Union Street Gallery….................49 Vale Craft Gallery......................…36 Vertical Gallery…....................13, 43 Linda Warren Projects..............…38 David Weinberg Photography…..36 Brigitte Wolf Studio/Gallery….....40 Woman Made Gallery…...............38 Zolla / Lieberman Gallery….........36 Zygman Voss Gallery…................36 Zhou B Art Center…................2, 40
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Additional Galleries, Artist Studios + Alternative Spaces NORTH SIDE Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces 858 W. Armitage #354 312-514-1802 www.anatomicallycorrect.org The Art Colony Studio Building 2630 W. Fletcher www.lostartistschicago.com Art on Armitage 4125 W. Armitage (60639) 773-235-8583 www.artonarmitage.com 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
Roots + Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034 N. Milwaukee (60622) 773-580-0102 www.rootsandculturecac.org threewalls 119 N. Peoria (60607) 312-432-3972 www.three-walls.org
PILSEN / HYDE PARK / SOUTH SIDE Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 11th (60655) • 773-445-3838 www.beverlyartcenter.org Chicago Art Department East: 1932 S. Halsted, #100 (60608) West: 1932 S. Halsted, #101 (60608) www.chicagoartdepartment.org Chicago Arts District (office) 1945 S. Halsted (60608) • 312-738-8000 www.chicagoartsdistrict.org
Cornelia Arts Building 1800 W. Cornelia www.corneliaartsbuilding.com
Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 600 W. Cermak, Unit 1B (60616) www.chicagourbanartsociety.com
Flat Iron Arts Building 1579 N. Milwaukee (60622) 312-566-9800 www.flatironartsbuilding.com
LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios 2150 S. Canalport (60608) 773-609-LOFT www.Lacuna2150.com
Friends of The Arts (FoTA) 1800 W. Cornelia (60657) www.fota.com
Mana Contemporary 2233 S. Throop (60608) • 312-850-8301 www.manafinearts.com
Greenleaf Art Center 1806 W. Greenleaf (60626) 773-465-4652 www.greenleafartcenter.com
MICHIGAN AVE. / SOUTH LOOP / BRIDGEPORT
Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee (60622) 773-342-4597 www.heavengallery.com Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood (60640) 773-769-4226 www.lillstreet.com
WEST LOOP / WEST SIDE Albany-Carroll Arts Building 319 N. Albany (60612) www.albanycarroll.com Chicago Artists Coalition 217 N. Carpenter (60607) 312-491-8888 www.chicagoartistscoalition.org Fulton Street Collective 2000 W. Fulton (60612) www.fultonstreetcollective.com
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Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th (60609) 773-247-3000 www.bridgeportart.com Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219-21 S. Morgan (60608) 773-837-0145 www.coprosperity.org Fine Arts Building (FAB) Studios 410 S. Michigan (60605) 312-566-9800 fineartsbuilding.com Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th (60609) 773-523-0200 www.zbcenter.org
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