CHICAGO GALLERY NEWS JANUARY-APRIL 2014
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IN THIS ISSUE: • The 2014 winter art season • William J. O’Brien at the MCA • The Renaissance Society’s new director • An interview with Chicago collectors • Edward Gorey comes home • Galleries, museums, resources and more Pictured above: Sapphire Fancy Diamond Bangle Bracelet from Buccellati
C is for Cardinal, 2013, 5-color etching with acquatint
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Christopher Wool February 23–May 11, 2014
This exhibition is organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Lead sponsorship is generously provided by Liz and Eric Lefkofsky. Major support is provided by Marilyn and Larry Fields with additional funds from The Aaron I. Fleischman Foundation. Annual support is provided by the Exhibitions Trust: Goldman Sachs, Kenneth and Anne Griffin, Thomas and Margot Pritzker, the Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation, the Trott Family Foundation, and the Woman’s Board of the Art Institute of Chicago. Christopher Wool. Trouble, 1989. Collection Frances Dittmer, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago.
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The Associate Board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago invites you to The 12th annual Art in Motion benefitting Art Therapy at RIC Opening Night Awards Party: Thursday, February 6, 5:30-9:30pm Art for sale • Cocktails • Hors d’oeuvres Vernissage tickets: $150 Individual admission tickets: $60 in advance, $75 at the door Kris Cichowski: kcichowski@ric.org • 312 238 6025 www.ric.org/art-in-motion Exhibition runs February 7-13, 2014 The juried exhibit is judged by James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago Event and art sale proceeds help fund the Art Therapy program for patients at the hospital. Northwestern University Lurie Research Center, Ryan Family Atrium: 303 E. Superior (60611)
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In this issue: January-April 2014 Openings + Gallery Receptions Exhibiting Artists Artists currently showing around town. 12 Gallery Specialties Emerging, photography, prints, sculpture + more. 14 What’s Happening: Features + Interviews • Letter from the publisher • William J. O’Brien at the MCA •Collectors Eileen and Peter Broido • The Renaissance Society’s new director • Edward Gorey returns to his hometown • Artist insights: Juan Angel Chávez • Ann Nathan reflects on decades in the art world • The Block Museum reopens 25 Pull-out Gallery District Maps Take our maps along when visiting galleries. Find a list of ongoing studio tours + walks 26 Artist + Dealer News • Art world passings • Galleries new to CGN • Artists + dealers in the news 8 10
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery and Fine Art Wallpapers in the West Loop
Andy Warhol’s Polaroids are part of a new exhibition at the reopened Block Museum this winter, p 24. Andy Warhol, Carly Simon, 1980, internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid). Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.1.49. © 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Edward Gorey’s works will be on view at LUMA. Illustrations © The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. All rights reserved.
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Christopher Wool, Maggie’s Brain, 1995. Gift of Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago. On view at AIC Feb 23-May 11, 2014
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Art Businesses, Services + Resources Framers, Auctioneers, Appraisers + more Art Centers, Collectives + Artist Studios Extended list of museums + institutions online Gallery Index
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ON THE COVER: The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show This spring antiques will be abundant in the city when the Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, presented by the esteemed Palm Beach Show Group, debuts at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, April 24-28, 2014. The inaugural Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show is the latest addition to the Palm Beach Show Group’s national portfolio of ten fine art, antique and jewelry shows and will feature more than 100 of the finest and most prominent exhibitors showcasing their impressive collections of fine art, antique and estate jewelry, Asian antiquities, sculpture, textiles, American and European Silver, furniture, contemporary art and more. Included on the exhibitor list (at press time) are Buccellati, M.S. Rau Antiques, Calderwood Gallery, The Silver Fund, Steven Neckman, Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, Rehs Galleries, Thomas French Fine Art – and from the Chicago area, N. Green and Sons, Douglas Rosin Decorative Arts and Antiques, Crescent Worth Art & Antiques and Wellesley House. The Chicago Show is designed to meet the needs of galleries, antique seekers, art-buyers, interior designers and enthusiasts of all fine things. The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will kick off with a private Opening Night Preview Party, hosted by The Women’s Board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, on Thursday, April 24, offering museum patrons, high profile private collectors and elite attendees a first glimpse of the rare treasures available for purchase. Guests will be greeted with complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres while admiring remarkable collections from all corners of the globe. The show will be open to the public Friday, April 25 through Monday, April 28.
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GALLERY OPENING RECEPTIONS A new year brings a host of exciting and engaging art to the city. There are dozens of gallery openings on the weekends, and the common theme is not-to-be-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/openings 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 + Out of State: IN, MI, WI
Monthly Open Studios + Gallery Nights: • 1st Friday Jan 3, Feb 7, Mar 7, Apr 4 • 2nd Friday Jan 10, Feb 14, Mar 14, Apr 11 • 3rd Friday Jan 17, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18 • 2nd Saturday Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12 Opening receptions for new exhibitions 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 on your gallery hopping may be found on page 25.
JANUARY Sa, January 4 Perspective F, January 10 Addington Jean Albano Roy Boyd Carl Hammer Catherine Edelman Gruen Galleries Hilton | Asmus Jennifer Norback Perimeter Printworks Rangefinder Judy A Saslow Schneider Vale Craft Zolla / Lieberman Chicago Artists Coalition Packer Schopf Prospectus ARC Chicago Art Source Galerie F Rotofugi The Art Center, Highland Park Brauer Museum Sa, January 11 Rhona Hoffman Bert Green F, January 17 Woman Made 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Yale Factor Zhou B Jackson Junge College of Lake County Deer Path
F, January 24 Firecat Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Tall Grass Arts Th, January 30 Christopher Art Gallery
FEBRUARY Sa, February 1 Vertical Perspective F, February 7 Jennifer Norback Chicago Artists Coalition Galerie F Lakeside Legacy
F, February 28 Rhona Hoffman Firecat Galerie F College of Lake County Deer Path
Su, February 12 NIU Art Museum
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Th, February 13 Zolla / Lieberman ARC Christopher Art Gallery
Sa, March 1 Chicago Printmakers Vertical Perspective W, March 5 Zygman Voss
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F, March 7 Addington Catherine Edelman Jean Albano Perimeter Judy A Saslow Schneider Vale Craft Chicago Artists Coalition Woman Made ARC Jackson Junge The Art Center, Highland Park Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Lakeside Legacy
Sa, February 15 Logan Center Rotofugi
Sa, February 22 Gruen Galleries Printworks Rangefinder Zolla / Lieberman Packer Schopf Linda Warren 4Art Inc. Su, January 19 Bridgeport Evanston Art Center Yale Factor (1-4pm) Zhou B Riverside Arts Center Riverside Arts Center (3-6pm) F, February 21 Bert Green
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Su, March 9 Evanston Art Center (1-4pm) F, March 14 Prospectus Rotofugi F, March 21 Echt Ken Saunders 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Yale Factor Zhou B Cornelia Arts Building F, March 28 Logan Center Galerie F Firecat Su, March 30 Riverside Arts Center (3-6pm)
APRIL Th, April 3 Christopher Art Gallery NIU Art Museum (4:30-6pm) F, April 4 Addington Russell Bowman Carl Hammer
F, April 4, Cont. Printworks Rangefinder Zolla / Lieberman Chicago Artists Coalition ARC Lakeside Legacy Sa, April 5 Vertical Tall Grass Arts F, April 11 Linda Warren Rhona Hoffman Rotofugi College of Lake County Deer Path F, April 18 Echt Perimeter Vale Craft 4Art Inc. Bridgeport Yale Factor Zhou B Galerie F Sa, April 19 Bert Green F, April 25 Firecat Su, April 27 Perspective
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Gidwitz, Mike……..…………Firecat Gondek, Jessica…..……………ARC Gordon, Ron…………..…Prospectus Ace, Katherine……Zolla / Lieberman Goro, Michael……Jennifer Norback Abright, Oben..............................Echt Graf, Oskar...………………Lubeznik Adamji, Hass………….…Perspective Adams, Derrick….…Rhona Hoffman Allen, Noelle…Riverside Arts Center H-L Allison, Sophia Nahli…...Christopher Gallery Haight, Doug……………Perspective Antoni, Janine…………......…MoCP Hardy, Dru...............................Firecat Antonow, Piotr…...…The Art Center Harris, Anne...……Zolla / Lieberman Arcara, Arianna……………....MoCP Hashimoto, Barbara….……Lubeznik Auerbach, Tauba……...Logan Center Hedges, Michael..………McCormick Barberena, Carlos…......…Prospectus Hefuna, Susan...……Rhona Hoffman Batterton, Wall…………..Bert Green Hill-Soldner, Jeanine………Lakeside Bergeron, Jonathan……..…Rotofugi Legacy Bontempo, Marcos……Carl Hammer Himmelfarb, John……………Brauer Britton, Jeff……...………Bert Green Holmes, Holly...........................Firecat Broda, Ana Casas…….………MoCP Holmqvist, Karl…….…Logan Center Brotherus, Elina………………MoCP Hoogenboom, Andy...………Chicago Brown, Monica…………………ARC Printmakers Burtonwood, Tom……………Firecat Horvath, Robert……..Packer Schopf Canogar, Raphael……….…Lubeznik Huning, Fred…………………MoCP Carucci, Elinor…………..……MoCP Israel, Margaret Ponce....…Perimeter Charmy, Émilie……….The Arts Club Issa, Iman…………..…Logan Center Ching, Tracie………………Galerie F Isupov, Sergei......…………Perimeter Clayman, Daniel..........................Echt Izard, Laurel….……………Lubeznik Cocose, Ellen…….…Gruen Galleries Jackson, M.…………Jackson Junge Cohen, Cora……...Zolla / Lieberman James, Teresa……………Printworks Cook, Lia…………….……Perimeter Jensen, Steve…………Ken Saunders Cosnowski, Chris…….Linda Warren John 2, John……..Jennifer Norback Cramblit, Audry…….Jackson Junge Johnson, Katsy….………Perspective Cusso, Stefano………….…Schneider Jude, Ron…………………......MoCP
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Degiulio, Dana…...Zolla / Lieberman Denevan, Robin…….……Addington Engel, Edmond……...Judy A Saslow Factor, Yale………...……Yale Factor Farrell, Holly……...…Packer Schopf Feinstein, Samuel…….…McCormick Fernandez, Ana…………Christopher Gallery Ferrari, Virginio.…………Bridgeport Fogleson, Doug……………Lubeznik Fosberg, Lora…...……Linda Warren Fraser, John……………Rangefinder Frazier, LaToya Ruby……...…MoCP Fredericks, Stephen…...……Chicago Printmakers Freilicher, Jane……Valerie Carberry Fritz, Nancy…………....………ARC M-O Fritzsche, Katja............................Echt Fudong, Yang…………Logan Center Garrett-Ellis, Paula………Bridgeport Magrisso, Robert.………Christopher Gallery Gerleve, Ken………..……Printworks Marshall, Heather.……Linda Warren
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Junge, Laura Lee...…Jackson Junge Kalmanovsky, Stacee…Woman Made Kasof, Denise…Chicago Printmakers Kassal, George……….…Christopher Gallery Kerrigan, Emmett….…Linda Warren Ketner, Jeremiah……...……Rotofugi Knep, Brian…...……Brauer Museum Knezevicc, Ika…...……Logan Center Lasansky, Richie….................Chicago Printmakers Lawson, Deana….…Rhona Hoffman Ledare, Leigh…………………MoCP Loechl, Suzanne Keith………Woman Made Lorenzo, Yosiell……….……Rotofugi Lozano, David……Zolla / Lieberman Lutes, Jim...………Zolla / Lieberman
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EXHIBITING ARTISTS Scribe (D.Ross)……….……Rotofugi Sears, Sarah…..Chicago Printmakers Sentrock………...……….…Galerie F Shields, Lou………….…Christopher Gallery Simoneau, Guillaume…………MoCP Sirow, Stacey………….…Bridgeport Art Center Slagle, Rebecca…………Christopher Gallery Smith, Kristiana…..…….……Firecat Smith, Leon Polk….Valerie Carberry Sonmor, Kevin……………Addington Spitkovsky, Russ……………Chicago Printmakers Steiger, Cheryl………The Art Center Steinberg, Michael……..Rangefinder Stevens, Gayle…………….Schneider Stevenson, Jeff………….Christopher Gallery Sullivan, Michael……….Rangefinder Steinhaus, Bret…………….Elmhurst Artist Guild Taglieri, Valerie…………Christopher P-R Gallery Tanner, Bob...……………Perspective Pankau, Melanie……..…McCormick Thye, Grant William……...…Vertical ParkeHarrison, Robert…...Catherine Edelman ParkeHarrison, Shana….…Catherine U-Z Edelman Paschke, Ed..………Russell Bowman Uphues, Chris…..….…Linda Warren Phillips, Curtis……………Addington Vaid, Manvee……….……Bridgeport Piccillo, Joseph……………Perimeter Van Gilder, Charlie…...……Evanston Pinsky, Joanna……….…Christopher Vermeersch, Pieter……Logan Center Gallery Vilanova, Ramon……...Zygman Voss Rakowitz, Michael…Rhona Hoffman Waimon, Adam…….…Ken Saunders Rauhauser, Bill..………Carl Hammer Walentynowicz, Janusz...........Echt Reynaud-Dewar, Lili…Logan Center Wang, Xue………….………Rotofugi Rezman, Monica…..…Packer Schopf Wascowich, Vaughn.…………Firecat Riggs, Robin.…………Woman Made Weber, Christian……….…Schneider Rinaldi, Paul………….…Christopher Weege, William…………....Lubeznik Gallery Wolfe, Leslie………………Roy Boyd Rivera, JC…………………Galerie F Wolin, Jeffrey..…Catherine Edelman Ross, Alisa.…………………Rotofugi Wu, Reuben….……………Schneider Roth, Peter………….Gruen Galleries Yorke, Jennifer………Packer Schopf Runfola, Matthew…..The Art Center Zaatari, Akram..………………MoCP Russell, Robert…...Zolla / Lieberman Zelazny, Mary Lou…...Carl Hammer Mayhew, David…..…Jackson Junge McGinnis, Renee….……Christopher Menner, Simon…..……………MoCP Metzeli, Su.…...…………Perspective Mills, P J……………….........…ARC Moeller, Tiffany……..The Art Center Monaghan, Thomas…...…Addington Morris, Darrell………Packer Schopf Moulton, Josh…..……Josh Moulton Mr. Imagination………………Brauer Mullen, Judith………...…..Riverside Arts Center Murray, Katie…………………MoCP Nakoneczny, Michael…..…………… Zolla / Lieberman Nedjar, Michel………Judy A Saslow Netter, Lou……Chicago Printmakers Noderer, Joseph……...Linda Warren Novak, Mary Lou....................Firecat O’Brien, Ann…………...………ARC Oppenheimer, Geof...…Logan Center Oresick, David……..…………MoCP
S-T Salazar-Caro, Alfredo….Jean Albano Santese, Luca…………………MoCP Sauvin, Thomas………………MoCP Saville, Lynn………………Schneider Schutter, David.……Rhona Hoffman Schwartz, Peri….…………Perimeter
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Zollinger, Rachel……….………ARC Zuckerman-Hartung, Molly………… Zolla / Lieberman
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GALLERY SPECIALTIES Abstract Expressionism McCormick
Antiques The Golden Triangle Pagoda Red
Abstraction Jean Albano Roy Boyd Valerie Carberry Chicago Art Source Gruen Galleries Rhona Hoffman KM Fine Arts Leigh McCormick Jennifer Norback Richard Norton Perimeter David Weinberg Zygman Voss
Antiquities + Artifacts The Golden Triangle PRIMITIVE
African or African American Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Ann Nathan PRIMITIVE Judy A Saslow
Architecture Josh Moulton Project Onward Artists’ Books Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Printworks Zygman Voss Asian Andrew Bae The Golden Triangle NIU Art Museum Pagoda Red PRIMITIVE Audubon Prints Joel Oppenheimer
Early 20th Century Frederick Baker Hildt R.S. Johnson Kamp McCormick Galleries Maurice Sternberg Worthington Zygman Voss
British Hildt Ceramics Bridgeport Art Center Colletti Leigh Ann Nathan Perimeter Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery Vale Craft
Eastern European Kamp Maya Polsky
Chicago Scenes Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Josh Moulton Jennifer Norback Project Onward
Emerging Addington ARC Roy Boyd Bridgeport Art Center Chicago Art Source Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman Bert Green Carl Hammer
Contemporary Haitian Jackson Junge Crafts Vale Craft
Emerging, Cont. Jackson Junge Lakeside Legacy Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Prospectus Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery Judy A Saslow Schneider Carrie Secrist Linda Warren Woman Made Zolla / Lieberman Fiber Arts / Textiles Ann Nathan Perimeter PRIMITIVE Figurative Bert Green Gallery Pink Thomas Masters Jennifer Norback Riverside Arts Center-Freeark Linda Warren Zygman Voss
Fine Painting + Prints 18th + 19th Century Frederick Baker Hildt R.S. Johnson Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Fine Prints Contemporary Andrew Bae Frederick Baker Chicago Art Source Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Galerie F Bert Green R.S. Johnson KM Fine Arts NIU Art Museum Perimeter Printworks Prospectus Worthington Zygman Voss
Interested in art collecting or learning about Chicago artists? Join the Chartwell Collectors Circle, a dynamic event series and membership group at the Chicago Artists Coalition. Enjoy member-exclusive events such as tours of private collections, artist studio talks, and special access to the EDITION Chicago art fair. Visit chicagoartistscoalition.org to join or learn more.
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GALLERY SPECIALTIES Folk, Native or Outsider Russell Bowman Carl Hammer Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Project Onward Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Linda Warren Furniture + Decorative Arts Andrew Bae Colletti Gallery The Golden Triangle Pagoda Red Poster Plus Vale Craft German Expressionism Worthington Glass Echt Leigh Ken Saunders Impressionism Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios Kamp Richard Norton Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Installations Bridgeport Art Center Gallery Pink Lakeside Legacy Jewelry Bridgeport Art Center Leigh Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Landscape 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 Worthington Modernism Valerie Carberry Kamp KM Fine Arts McCormick Mongerson Multi-Media Deer Path Art League Hilton | Asmus Kasia Kay Old Masters R.S. Johnson Kamp KM Fine Arts Galleries Maurice Sternberg Zygman Voss Photography Chicago Art Source Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman Hilton | Asmus Rhona Hoffman Jackson Junge Printworks Prospectus Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery Schneider Shot Images David Weinberg
Quilts Vale Craft Regionalism Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios Josh Moulton Russian Maya Polsky Sculpture Addington Roy Boyd Bridgeport Art Center Valerie Carberry Echt Richard Gray Bert Green Gruen Galleries Carl Hammer Rhona Hoffman Jackson Junge KM Fine Arts Krasl Art Center Lakeside Legacy Leigh Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Perimeter Richard Norton Judy A Saslow Ken Saunders Worthington Zolla / Lieberman
At Vertical Gallery, we focus on work influenced by urban environments, street art, pop culture, and illustration. By bringing together local, national and international artists in ten dynamic solo and group shows each year, we welcome collectors and casual viewers into the exploration and discussion of urban-contemporary art.
Street Art Galerie F Vertical Surrealism Jackson Junge Zygman Voss
February 1 – 22 /// SF@CHI White Walls, the nation’s leading urban-contemporary gallery, brings their roster of artists to Chicago
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March 1 – 29 /// Grant William Thye: Three Sides To Every Story Chicago artist explores three different styles of art
Wildlife / Nature Plein-air Joel Oppenheimer Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios Works on Paper Kamp Frederick Baker Russell Bowman Pop Chicago Printmakers Galerie F Collaborative Rotofugi Firecat Vertical Galerie F Portraits/Portraiture Hilton | Asmus Yale Factor Printworks Project Onward Project Onward Zygman Voss Posters / Lithography Colletti Galerie F Poster Plus
April 5 – 26 /// One Year Anniversary Group Show Come celebrate our 1 year anniversary! Opening receptions are the first Saturday of the month 6p - 10p Artist images above: Fernando Chamarelli, Casey Gray, XOOOOX
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NEWS - WHAT’S HAPPENING Letter from the Publisher: renewal in the new year
Image of CGN publisher Ginny Van Alyea, by Barry Blitt, 2013 © The North Shore Weekend
Happy new year! 2014 is upon us and I’ve been anticipating the start to this year for quite awhile. In this winter issue we are looking forward to many new exhibitions in galleries and museums around the city, and things are taking shape to make this a year of fresh takes on the issues of our day.
Recently I read a Wall Street Journal interview with the collector and philanthropist Eli Broad. When discussing his many reasons for collecting art, Broad spent quite a bit of time talking about the ever changing market and the attention on the stratospheric prices a lot of works have achieved in the past few years, but he also pointed out that what really resonates with him are “artists’ thoughts on the ‘human condition.’” I liked this point of view because it brought home to me the reason why, despite the market ups and downs and the numbers game many people follow, we really ought to pay close
attention to what artists are doing in their work and how they explain what moves them to create engaging art. What they see every day in the world and how they see it is different from how you and I do. We can read the newspaper and listen to pundits all day long, but how artists reveal their thoughts and perspectives on a range of current issues and conditions can enlighten us, enrage us, or simply make us stop and appreciate a moment. They draw from a deeper well of meaning and share their resources with the rest of us. When collectors Eileen and Peter Broido spoke with Kevin Nance for this issue, their passion for collecting recalled familiar sentiments about connecting with artists and the energetic dealers who represent them. The couple has been collecting for decades, but for them the adventure never ends. In the museum world, many starts get going in 2014. Nance interviewed Solveig Øvstebø, the Renaissance Society’s first new director in 40 years. The Norweigan Øvstebø is young and
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eager to experiment at the Ren. Continuing the spirit of a new year and new beginnings, Franck Mercurio previews the reopening of Northwestern University’s Block Museum this January. After closing last summer the museum freshened up its galleries and took the opportunity to mount two new exhibitions. Mercurio also highlights local artist William J. O’Brien’s first major survey exhibition opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art in January, which will introduce many to his work for the first time as well as surprise those familiar with his engaging, tactile sculptures. And there is still more. Illustrator Edward Gorey’s works will be celebrated at LUMA. Christoper Wool comes to the Art Institute. Two major conferences take place here this winter: the College Art Association returns in February, while the Glass Art Society arrives in March. The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show debuts in Navy Pier’s Festival Hall at the end of April. There is so much to explore in Chicago this season. Art in every form from every period will fill up our year.
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William J. O’Brien at the MCA BY FRANCK MERCURIO William J. O’Brien’s first big solo museum exhibition at the Renaissance Society in 2011 helped cement his reputation as a skilled ceramicist. Standing out from the 100 ceramic works were O’Brien’s “busts”—highly expressive, human-like heads that carry a wide range of cultural references from 19th century face jugs to rubber Halloween masks. These pieces read as engaging psychological portraits, but they also showcase O’Brien’s accomplishments in the medium of clay. So, it may be surprising to learn that the 38-year-old, Chicago-based artist is well versed in a variety of media—besides ceramics—including assemblage, painting, drawing, and metal sculpture. Examples of each genre are presented in O’Brien’s first comprehensive museum exhibition, William J. O’Brien, opening January 25 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. “The work in the studio was nothing like the stuff I saw in the [Renaissance Society] show. He had all these other incredible bodies of work,” says MCA curator Naomi Beckwith who organized the O’Brien exhibition. “What I wanted to do was to bring the breadth of his works out to the public.”
New York and the Almine Rech Gallery in Paris. The physicality O’Brien brings to his art is a constant that runs through each genre he tackles. “He has such a bodily investment in the work that he produces,” says Beckwith, “You can see him really working across the page in the drawings. You can see him wrapping, molding, reshaping, breaking and sticking things together in the assemblage work.”
Representative of the physicality of O’Brien’s process is the layering of textures in his work. His ceramic busts are heavily “Bill is clearly someone, institutionally, who textured, often we’ve been watching for some time,” says William J. O’Brien, Untitled, 2007. Collection of Dana Hirt. © William J. O’Brien. featuring knobs Beckwith. Photo: Tom Van Eynde, courtesy of the artist; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. of clay protruding from glazed surfaces, O’Brien’s current exhibition is the latest install- giving a kind of bumpy, nubby appearance. women’s work, to something that feels like Some of O’Brien’s “paintings” are assemblagment in the MCA’s “ascendant artist” series— abstraction. You see his work veering from es constructed of layers of detritus—packing which has featured such notables as Rashid quilting and textile to assemblage.” materials, old clothes, sticks—all covered in Johnson, Amalia Pica, and Paul Sietsema. As the word “ascendant” implies, these exhibitions a unifying pigment. His metal sculptures are This push-and-pull between masculine and present artists who are not quite at mid-career, created by welding a series of planar elements feminine, art and craft, high and low is evident together, giving the impression of texture but are on the brink of fame. Says Beckwith, through layering. Even O’Brien’s drawings are throughout all of O’Brien’s works. “He’s think“We’re catching people on their way up.” ing about those things that have been dropped multilayered. out of art history,” says Beckwith, “while using O’Brien is the first Chicago-based artist to be those things that have been valued by art showcased in the MCA’s ascendant artist series. A counter-balance to the “masculine physicalhistory.” ity” of O’Brien’s pieces is his interest in color, “It’s really great to feature someone located pattern, and naïve forms—qualities that are here [in Chicago], someone who’s already In September 2011 a fire almost completely often associated with feminist artists, outsider showing in New York,” says Beckwith. “It’s destroyed O’Brien’s studio and the studios of artists, and/or artists of color. nice to come home and look at the talent that’s three other artists in an Avondale warehouse. right under our noses.” Many of his works were lost. Luckily, enough “There is almost a kind of feminist gesture there,” says Beckwith, “where you see his work works survived in the galleries and in the hands In addition to being represented by the Shane of collectors that the current MCA show could moving from the decorative, associated with Campbell Gallery in Chicago, O’Brien is also still be mounted. New pieces have filled the represented by the Marianne Boesky Gallery in O’Brien first exhibited at the MCA in 2005 as part of the museum’s 12 x 12 series (now called BMO Harris Chicago Works). He was also included in the MCA’s group exhibition Phantom Limb: Approaches to Painting Today in 2012.
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gaps, including a large-scale, site specific installation that Beckwith describes as “totemic objects” exploring the idea of “monuments to feelings.” When speaking of O’Brien’s likely reception at the MCA, Beckwith stated, “He’s been teaching at the School of the Art Institute for a while. It’s going to be amazing to have his students here [at the MCA] alongside his colleagues. Clearly, he has a collection base and group of supporters here in the city. It’s nice to have what feels like a big family hug around William at this time.” Accompanying the MCA exhibition will be a monograph, William J. O’Brien, co-written by Beckwith and Trevor Smith of the Peabody Essex Museum, which will include a creative writing piece by local critic Jason Foumberg. The monograph will include a checklist of the 140 objects to be displayed in the MCA exhibition.
Pictured left: William J. O’Brien, Untitled, 2008. Collection of Larry and Marilyn Fields. © William J. O’Brien. Photo: Tom Van Eynde, courtesy of the artist; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. Right: William J. O’Brien, Untitled, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. © William J. O’Brien. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman
For more information about William J. O’Brien (both the exhibition and the monograph), visit www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/
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Collector profile: Eileen and Peter Broido By KEVIN NANCE When Peter and Eileen Broido moved from the west suburbs to a highrise condo overlooking downtown Chicago in 2004, it wasn’t the spectacular view of the Chicago River and the Loop that was the primary selling point. “It was the wall space,” Peter Broido says. “That and the size of the freight elevator.” He smiles when he says it, but he isn’t kidding. The Broidos needed plenty of room to display their impressive collection of contemporary art, which currently consists of nearly 180 paintings, sculptures and mixed-media pieces on view. (An additional 50 artworks reside at their adult children’s homes on the East Coast, with about 30 more pieces in storage.) And the freight elevator was of real concern. Early on, a recently acquired 10-foot-wide panoramic photograph by Gerard Maynard missed fitting into the elevator by a couple of inches. The building management suggested that the piece could be hoisted by crane to the Broidos’ balcony more than 30 floors above the riverbank, but in the Windy City this seemed like too much of a risk; in the end, they donated the photograph to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Another acquisition, a large painting by Chicago artist Judy Ledgerwood, made it into the elevator but couldn’t be brought through the apartment door because the corridor outside was too narrow; the painting’s frame had to be broken down and reassembled inside the apartment. Such are the adventures of one of the city’s most prolific art-collecting couples, who have spent the past 40 years in daily dialogue with art. They’ve feathered their 2,600-squarefoot nest with works by Chicago artists (Ledgerwood, Jim Nutt, Karl Wirsum, Curtis Mann, Tom Friedman, John Pittman and Stephanie Brooks, among others) and others from elsewhere in the United States (John Baldessari, Jane Hammond, Jenny Holzer, Byron Kim, Chris Martin, Bruce Nauman, Jon Pestoni, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Zak Prekop, Richard Tuttle, Kehinde Wiley, etc.). Most recently they’ve begun branching out to Europe, with emphasis on works by German artists such as Frank Nietzsche. Abstract painting dominates the collection, which also includes a smattering of mixedmedia work, notably a large painted collage on a sculpted metal and canvas substructure by the Argentine-American artist Fabian Marcaccio. A group of works on paper—including works by Nutt and Tuttle—take refuge in a bathroom, where they’re shielded from the natural light that otherwise suffuses the apartment.
Peter and Eileen Broido: “The fun for us is finding art, putting our money where our mouth is.” Photo: Kevin Nance
Most of the pieces were acquired soon after their creation and early in the artists’ careers; the Broidos collect only what they like, not what they think might appreciate in monetary value. “We don’t do it as an investment,” Peter Broido says. “The fun for us is finding art, putting our money where our mouth is, and seeing what happens. And it’s been OK.” The Broidos rarely sell their holdings (though they do sometimes trade one piece for another), instead choosing to donate to museums. Beneficiaries of their largesse include the Museum of Contemporary Art (where the Broidos are longtime supporters and members of MCA’s Merge, a collecting group), the Akron Art Museum and the Elmhurst Art Museum, which displayed several Broidodonated works this fall as part of Inventory, an exhibition of EAM’s collection. “What strikes me about Peter and Eileen’s collecting is that they’re focused on emerging artists,” says Staci Boris, EAM’s chief curator. “They like to seek out new artists, not people who have a track record or are well known. They enjoy the discovery aspect of it, the process of figuring out who is interesting and who has a future. They’re unique in their vision, and they don’t follow trends.” 18
Along the way, the Broidos have become fixtures on the Chicago art scene, mixing with artists, curators, gallerists and other collectors with an ease born of an engagement sustained over four decades. As Eileen Broido puts it with a smile, “We’re kind of part of the woodwork in Chicago.” The Broidos’ collecting journey began soon after they moved to the Chicago area in 1969. (Originally from Manhattan—where he spent much of his undergraduate years at Columbia University visiting art galleries at a time when you could pick up a Jasper Johns painting for $500—Peter Broido was a surgeon at Central DuPage Hospital for many years; his wife was a nurse.) Although they lived 30 miles west of the Loop, the young couple came into the city most weekends. “We spent a lot of time on the Eisenhower Expressway,” he recalls with a smile. One day they were walking down Michigan Avenue and turned east on Ontario, where they were met with a scene that reminded them of Disney’s Fantasia: a row of people coming out of an art gallery carrying small paintings. “It was like those walking buckets from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Peter Broido recalls. “The Phyllis Kind Gallery had had a show of Roger Brown paintings, and people were taking their pieces home with them.”
The Broidos were enchanted. They didn’t buy a Brown then—though they would do so a half-dozen times in the years to come— but they met Kind, who introduced them to the Hairy Who painters, including Wirsum, Nutt and Gladys Nilsson, along with other Imagists including Brown and Ed Paschke. “That was fun,” recalls Eileen Broido, who was so enthused that she went back to college, studying art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago and, later, the University of Chicago. In the next two decades, the Broidos amassed one of the city’s largest and most significant collections of Imagist painting, focusing on works that combined figurative and abstract elements. Over the years, however, they began to feel that the Imagists were stuck in a bit of a rut. The turning point came with a Paschke retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1989-90. “We looked at it and said, ‘Ed Paschke is repainting Ed Paschke,’” Peter Broido recalls. “We started looking critically at what we were buying, and basically all of those artists were painting the same things. They hadn’t really moved on. And we decided it was time for us to move on, too.” Although the Broidos continued to buy some work by Chicago-based artists, often from Chicago galleries (they maintain relationships with the Rhona Hoffman, Kavi Gupta and Shane Campbell galleries to this day), they began to make an increasing percentage of their acquisitions in New York, forging relationships with dealers in Chelsea and, in later years, on the Lower East Side. And while their earlier purchases had featured the figure, more and more the Broidos concentrated on purely abstract works. “Abstraction just seemed to wear better,” Peter Broido says. “If you go back and look at abstract art from the ’40s, the ’50s, it still looks pretty fresh. Hans Hofmann, my God! Those are just fabulous paintings. They still sing.” On the other hand, his wife says, “It’s just hard to find anything incredibly new with the figure.”
As the Broidos developed their taste in art—they rarely disagree; “After 45 years of marriage, we’re pretty much the same person,” Peter Broido says—they also established patterns in the manner of their collecting. They often visit art fairs—they’re regulars at Art Basel Miami and NADA, and say they have enjoyed the first two years of Expo Chicago at Navy Pier—but almost never buy at the fairs. “What I find art fairs most useful for is making connections with dealers I’ve never met before and seeing work that we haven’t seen,” Peter Broido says. “I probably will never buy anything out of a fair, because we don’t like making snap decisions.” For similar reasons, the Broidos tend to avoid making studio visits with artists with whom they have no prior relationship, because of what they experience as an implicit pressure to buy. “I like talking to artists, because I think they’re terrific people,” he says. “But I really don’t want to go to their studios, because you feel pressured. It isn’t even overt. It’s subtle, but I just don’t want to be in that position. If we went out on a tour with 100 people, I’d be thrilled to go to artists’ studios, but I don’t want to be there one-on-one.” “We do sometimes go after we’ve purchased a
piece,” his wife adds. “We were just in Berlin and went to Frank Nietzsche’s studio. His dealer said, ‘You’re here, Frank’s here, why don’t you stop by and say hi?’ We did, and it was interesting to meet him. But there was no pressure, because we had already bought a piece from him.” The gregarious Broidos especially enjoy discovering new artists by talking with gallerists—which explains their increasing preference for smaller and emerging galleries on New York’s Lower East Side. “Nowadays if you go into the galleries in Chelsea, and if the dealers are there, they’re certainly not out where you can see them,” he says. “On the Lower East Side, the owners are there. They’re young and energetic and enthusiastic and intelligent, and they really enjoy telling you about their art, which is the way it used to be when I was younger. It’s fun to see that.” And so for the Broidos, the fun continues. The day after their interview with Chicago Gallery News, they were off to Miami for another round of art-fair visits, combing the aisles in search of new artists to collect. Fortunately for them, they still have a few square feet of open wall space.
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In the 1990s, photography and conceptual art came to the forefront of the art world, but the Broidos largely stuck with painting. Conceptual art they found “a little boring,” Eileen Broido says. And photography? “The problem with photography is in some ways the same thing that’s true with figurative art,” her husband says. “What are you going to do with it that’s different today? You need to make your mark in some way, and another sunset isn’t going to do it.”
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Franco Bellucci, Giocartollo, 2005, Mixed media, 10.5 x 16 x 14 inches, ©MADmusée Collection, Liège, Belgium
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Solveig Øvstebø Arrives at the Renaissance Society BY KEVIN NANCE When Solveig Øvstebø first received a phone call from The Renaissance Society in Chicago about the possibility of her becoming the institution’s new executive director—replacing Susanne Ghez, who was retiring after 40 years in the position—the timing could hardly have been worse. For one thing, Øvstebø had recently accepted a new term as director of Norway’s Bergen Kunsthall, which she had led for nearly a decade and which was expanding with additional gallery space and a new office for her. For another, she was three days away from giving birth to her daughter, Ella. As she recalls now with comic understatement, “It was not a time when I was looking for a new job.” But the Ren, as the renowned art space on the University of Chicago campus is known, was persistent. Six weeks after the first call, a second one came. “We had a very short list of people we wanted for the job, and Solveig was on the top of that list,” says Canice Prendergast, the member of the Ren’s search committee who took the lead in communicating with Øvstebø. “It’s a very difficult job to fill, because we need to have one of the best curators of avant-garde art in the world who also happens to be very good at running an institution like ours. It’s rare to find someone with both qualities; the group of people who do is very, very small. The new director also has very big shoes to fill, since Susanne essentially created the Renaissance Society and turned it into a world-class institution. But given Solveig’s track record, we thought she was the ideal person to fill those shoes.”
Øvstebø is right at home in her new role as executive director of The Renaissance Society. Photo by Kevin Nance
from Ghez last fall. “They convinced me that this is a place where art comes first.” In her new job, Øvstebø says she plans to increase the Ren’s profile locally by expanding its outreach efforts, which could include a satellite gallery to supplement the institution’s smallish 3,200-square-foot exhibition space in Hyde Park. (She has no plans, however, to support a move away from the University of Chicago campus in search of larger permanent quarters. “That’s not on my to-do list,” she says, “and I have a big to-do list.”) She also wants to publish exhibition catalogs and other publications on a larger scale and within the timeframe of the exhibition in question (as opposed to the current practice of publishing some catalogs after-the-fact).
“This institution is not just a passive space where we show artworks that have been seen elsewhere,” Øvstebø explains. “Instead of picking artworks that have been shown in museums or biennials or galleries, I am asking the artists to present works that they are producing with us, that are completely new, that maybe are based on ideas that the artist hasn’t been able to try out yet. This is a place where they can experiment with new ideas, and so in dialogue with us, new works can come about.”
Although it was not a factor in her decision to accept the new job, there was an additional circumstance that made Øvstebø’s move This time around, Øvstebø found herself to Chicago seem, in hindsight, somehow intrigued. She knew of the Renaissance inevitable: She was born here. In 1972, her Society’s high regard on the international art parents moved to the Windy City, where her scene, having hosted some of the same artists father, a professor of theology, served a twoIn addition to her duties overseeing the Ren’s whose work had been shown at the Ren. The administrative operations and strategy, Øvstebø year stint as pastor of the Norwegian Memorial two organizations’ structure and practice Church, also known as the Minnekirken, a is also its chief curator. Her first outings in were similar; they were both non-collecting Norwegian-speaking Lutheran congregation Chicago begin this month with a show of institutions focused on temporary exhibitions in Logan Square. The family went back to new work by the German artist Nora Schultz of cutting-edge art. Most important, the Ren’s Norway when their new daughter was 18 (January 12-February 23), followed by an search committee emphasized that she could months old, never to return. exhibition by the Canadian artist Christina concentrate on presenting art exhibitions Mackie (April 27-June 29). These will be the largely free from the complicating factors— “It’s a strange thing,” muses Øvstebø, 40. “My earliest demonstrations of Øvstebø’s vision audience and sponsor expectations, commercial of the curatorial role as closely tied to artistic daughter is now the same age I was when we and market forces, political considerations— lived in Chicago the first time, and I am now production in the early stages of the creative that plague her peers around the world. the age my mother was when we were here. process. Last year, for example, she spent And because I was born here, I am a U.S. four days in Schultz’s empty studio in Berlin “Sometimes those factors can become so citizen, but never had an American passport. in conversation with the artist, acting as a important for an institution that there’s not I thought it would be hard to get one, but I sounding board and filter for her ideas. enough space left for what’s really interesting went to the embassy and brought my birth to me, which is the art production and the certificate, and they gave me my passport, just communication with the artists,” she says in like that.” She smiles. “And here I am.” an interview at her office, where she took over 20
The Dark and Witty World of Edward Gorey BY MARY DEYOE LUMA presents two exhibitions featuring the work of Edward Gorey and highlights his connection to his hometown, Chicago In February the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) will present two concurrent exhibitions of the work by writer and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000), Elegant Enigmas: the Art of Edward Gorey and G is for Gorey - C is for Chicago: The Collection of Thomas Michalak. Well known for his illustrations colored by dark humor and wit, Gorey has worked for decades as an artist, creating book covers, magazine illustrations, and costume and set designs. While the exhibitions will display many of these examples, they will also draw heavily on Gorey’s connection to his hometown, Chicago. Even those unfamiliar with Edward Gorey the artist will recognize his idiosyncratic style. Tim Burton’s dark tales, particularly Coraline, and the work of Daniel Handler - more famously known as Lemony Snicket, are direct inheritors of Gorey’s dry wit and Edwardian-inspired designs. “Snicket admits to being a ‘complete rip off’ of Edward Gorey,” said LUMA Senior Curator Jonathan Canning. It is easy to see why Gorey’s work stays relevant and beloved. “[His] detailed drawing style draws in the eye and engages the viewer,” said Canning. His perfectly balanced compositions [also] have a cinematic quality to them. He was very influenced by film, theater, and ballet.” This love for these art forms was shared by Gorey and his college roommate, the poet Frank O’Hara. Gorey and O’Hara, who both attended Harvard on the GI Bill, were known on campus for “throwing the best parties” according to poet Donald Hall, and to essentially turning their dorm room into a literary salon. But before attending Harvard and before serving in WWII, Gorey was a student at Chicago’s Francis Parker school and for a short while attended the School of the Art Institute. G is for Gorey - C is for Chicago: The Collection of Thomas Michalak will present several items from his days as a student in Chicago, including yearbooks from Francis Parker. The Thomas Michalak Collection was recently given to Loyola University Chicago Libraries. Thomas Michalak (BS ’63) is a retired Harvard librarian and a member of the board of directors of the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. He has been collecting Gorey materials for over 35 years. The companion exhibition to G is for Gorey – C is for Chicago is Elegant Enigmas: the Art of Edward Gorey, and it was organized by the Edward
Illustrations © The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. All rights reserved.
Gorey Charitable Trust and the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The exhibition has been traveling throughout the country and will continue on when it leaves Chicago in June.
yet it is, as Gorey described much of his own work, “mildly unsettling.” Perhaps this is another reason we continue to return to his mysterious images. There is always more to the story than what appears on the surface.
One of the key points in the exhibitions is that “Gorey was a very hardworking commercial artist right up to the end of his life,” said Canning. He illustrated magazines—including numerous covers for TV Guide—and had a long-time relationship with Anchor books, which was a division of Doubleday. Gorey served as the art editor, creating the overall uniform style including the lettering, typography and design layouts. Gorey is also well known for his opening animated credits of the PBS television series Mystery!
On February 22 LUMA is hosting the Edward Gorey Birthday Bash to benefit Loyola University Chicago Libraries and LUMA. This is one of many programs and events LUMA is planning in conjunction with the Loyola University Libraries (some of the events will take place on the Rogers Park campus). Events include lectures, performances and readings of Gorey’s most beloved stories including (among many) the macabre Gashlycrumb Tinnies – a abecedarian book that tells the story of the untimely death of 26 children all of whom represent a different letter of the alphabet – and the cautionary tale of the Wuggly Ump (What is a Wuggly Ump? You’ll have to see for yourself). In addition to these events, with what one can only imagine is a hint of irony, LUMA is also co-sponsoring a blood drive with the Law School.
Illustrations © The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. All rights reserved.
Despite Gorey’s interest and work in popular culture, “We do not find that his work was at all influenced by it,” said Canning. Gorey maintained his own unique and idiosyncratic style. Children are common characters, and as in many original fairy tales, they do not always fair so well. It seems danger is often lurking around the corner. In one illustration, a small boy wearing a coat with a sailor collar peers over his shoulder. His expression is wary. Two bears more than twice his size are following close behind. There is a tenderness to it and 21
Edward Gorey’s engaging storytelling and remarkably grand characters, many of whom we see draped in fur and wearing top hats – a nod to the Edwardian details he loved, would be enough to draw visitors to the exhibition, but the personal effects from the Michalak collection – including letters from the artist to friends – offers us a much fuller look at the life of the artist, his inspiration, his lifelong dedication to the arts and the creation of his particular world full of dark-humor, wit, and playfulness. The exhibitions are on view February 15June 15, 2014 and are co-presented by Loyola University Chicago Libraries and LUMA with cooperation from the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Details can be found at luc.edu/gorey
Artist Insights: Juan Angel Chávez are you drawn to working with, and why? I view the use of materials and objects as contemporary artifacts ingrained in the quest for survival, exploration and establishment. Carpentry to me is not just construction; it represents components of methods or processes that signify shelter and navigation in the establishment for survival. It is really interesting for me to see materials that reveal an essence of history in their texture and shape.
Juan Angel Chávez, NEPTUNO, 2011, interactive sculpture. juanangelchavez.com
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Juan Angel Chávez is a passionate and active member of Chicago’s art community. The artist was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and currently lives and works in Chicago where he teaches at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). He has exhibited his work internationally and has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards from notable organizations including the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and 3Arts, just to name a few. Tell me about where you’re from and your transition to Chicago. I’m originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, and I moved to Chicago when I was 13 years old. At first I suffered from severe culture shock. I was in 7th grade, and I didn’t speak English. I came from a place where the emphasis was on farming and ranching, and my school’s agricultural curriculum focused on breeding cattle and growing apples. At first, Chicago was suffocating, and I wanted to run back to splicing fruit trees and vaccinating cattle. After a year of living in Uptown/Andersonville, I adapted and gained confidence as I explored the city. When some of my neighbors started to get involved with the Latin Kings, at my mom’s first opportunity she enrolled me in art classes. She encouraged me to apply my talents through a constructive form, and I owe a lot to her and the teachers she roped into her art class conspiracy. The real assimilation into Chicago culture happened when I discovered skateboarding, because it gave me space and freedom. It made me think of the urban space as a landscape and not confinement. I’ve grown with the city and now feel like I’m a part of Chicago. I go back to Chihuahua quite often, and I love going there,
but after a few months, I’m ready to feel the energy of the city again. Please discuss your visual arts studies and how you’ve honed your practice and technique over the years. My art studies are a bit complex. I think my mother had a lot to do with that because, aside from enrolling me in art classes, she had my high school teachers register me for SAIC’s early college programs as well. I attended SAIC for my undergrad on a scholarship, but my career was short lived when I was asked to leave the school. I had an issue with writing in English, and my scholarship was revoked. I decided to get involved in as many positive and creative endeavors as possible. I started working with the National Museum of Mexican Art, and I got involved with community public art. I took skateboarding more seriously and began to hang out with DJs, graphic designers, graffiti writers, and rave promoters. I’m partly SAIC schooled and partly street schooled. How and when did you first start exhibiting? In 2001 I was very involved in public art. I was painting murals and mosaics in schools, and I didn’t really see the value of exhibiting my work. I started putting up relief sculptures on boarded up buildings all over the city to try and change the idea of advertising space with something more whimsical. I didn’t have a goal with that series - it was just fun! Shortly after, I was nominated for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation’s Individual Artist Award, and I won it. That really changed my perspective and marked the direction of my work. Your mixed media art has many components. I particularly enjoy the carpentry elements in your large wooden pieces. Talk about the significance of the materials you use – what 22
Tell me about your studio practice. My two kids take a lot of my time, so I work out of my home studio at night. At first it was hard to adapt to working at home, but I’ve made some interesting changes and this new process has made me think in more detail about my projects. I make everything small scale now and that helps with materials, budget, labor, space – plus I don’t get stuck with storage issues. Chicago’s public art is one of my favorite things about this city. You have work on view at various CTA stations as a part of the city’s public art initiative. How do you feel about having work displayed at these locations? I’m a big fan of the public art in Chicago as well, and I’m honored to be a part of the city’s collection. The work I’ve done for the CTA has immortalized my art in the city - I love that! I would love the opportunity to make another public art piece, and I still think about making more public art, but I don’t know how my new ideas would apply. New work would be very different than VIDA SIMPLE at the pink line, for example. You are one of many commissioned artists involved in the Hyde Park Art Center’s Not Just Another Pretty Face program. (This year’s show runs thru March 30, 2014.) Would you share comments on the program? I’ve done NJAPF three times; it’s been lots of fun and great works have come out of it. Cultivating relationships between artists and patrons is an excellent idea. HPAC is not afraid to try new things and neither are their NJAPF patrons. It’s very liberating to try and reinvent the wheel when considering portraits. Are you in the middle of any big projects? I’m gearing up for larger projects this spring and summer, but this winter I’m trying to focus on the creation of smaller works with a new direction. I’ve always done very large projects that have an immediate result, but I want to try and focus on pieces that take longer to make. How do you see Chicago’s art community? Chicago is a very vibrant city, and I love being a part of its art community. Emerging artists are making really inspiring and amazing work, and the creative energy in this city is more intense because of that; it keeps me on my toes.
Ann Nathan: a constant in a changing art world
Nathan has been a fixture in Chicago’s art world for over three decades. Photo: November 2008.
BY MARY DEYOE
everyone was showing abstract work, but I was never interested When you walk into Ann Nathan’s in doing what everyone was gallery you feel like you’re floating. doing.” This perspective has freed The gallery sits about a half story Nathan to show a diverse range above street level, and when you of artists and styles. The work, stand at one of the enormous by artists from around the world, picture windows looking out ranges from the dreamy paintings at those passing by, you are in by Christina Haglid to the bold another world. I imagine that is and dynamic sculptures by the just as Nathan intended it. long-time Chicago artist Michael Gross. “Michael’s work is unique For more than 30 years in Chicago, and strange,” Nathan said. “It’s Ann Nathan has run a gallery. sculptural, functional furniture.” She began in 1980 in a 200-square This is another trend you’ll find foot space she rented from the at Nathan’s gallery. The furniture ceramicist Ruth Duckworth. pieces are always functional. In “The space was tiny. We showed fact, when we met, Nathan and I jewelry and ceramics, and we used sat and talked on two beautifully every inch of space. The pedestals carved wooden stools. opened up and doubled as storage space,” Nathan recalls. For several In regards to how the gallery years the gallery existed there and art landscape has changed in before a couple of moves, then Chicago, Nathan seems unfazed. survived a fire and relocated and “Chicago is a welcoming place, but rebuilt in her current space on every space is different.” Nathan Superior Street. “Although many believes you have to pick work galleries have since opened further you like and show what you like south and west, I think this area to show. will always survive because of its location.” The galleries are close to Nathan and her gallery staff are the L and blocks from Michigan certainly welcoming to visitors, a Avenue.” trait that has undoubtedly helped in the gallery’s success throughout When talking about how she the decades. While you explore has thrived for so many years, the work in the gallery and move Nathan admits she has always had from a gigantic charcoal portrait a simple approach. “I am open by Mary Borgman to playful, to showing what works.” This is, smiling nude sculptures by Esther though, limited to figurative art Shimazu, you feel transported, at and realism. “When we started least for a little while, to a place far away from Superior Street.
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Northwestern’s Block Museum Reopens in 2014 Opening in tandem with Steichen/Warhol is The Left Front: Radical Art in the “Red Decade,” 1929–1940, curated by Northwestern University PhD candidates John Murphy and Jill Bugajski. The show examines Depression-era artists who questioned the capitalist system in the face of economic catastrophe and practiced art as a form of social and political activism. “Artists were becoming activists, taking it to the streets, beyond the galleries and museums,” says Murphy, “and asking ‘What kind of art earns the name revolutionary?’ They saw themselves as soldiers in a class struggle using art as a weapon.”
Left: Edward Steichen, Actress Clara Bow for Vanity Fair, 1928, vintage gelatin silver print. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of the Hollander Family in Honor of Morton and Mimi Schapiro. 2012.10.16. Steichen / Condé Nast Archive. Steichen/ Vanity Fair; © Condé Nast. Right: Andy Warhol, Unidentified Woman wearing pearls, 1984, internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid). Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.1.17. © 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
BY FRANCK MERCURIO Last August, the staff of the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University were confronted with a near disaster. A pipe connected to the museum’s sprinkler system burst. Luckily, the collections were not damaged; but the museum needed to close its gallery spaces—for all of fall quarter—while repairs were made.
fluence of Steichen’s photography on Warhol’s portraits. “The exhibition posits an unlikely comparison between Steichen’s early glamour photography and Warhol’s late career portraits,” says the Block’s Special Projects Curator, Elliot Reichert, who organized the exhibition.
Beginning in the late 1920s, Steichen became famous for photographing Hollywood’s elite Instead of viewing the closure as a set-back, and defining the conventions of glamour phothe Block saw an opportunity to upgrade its tography during Hollywood’s golden era. facilities and focus its energies on developing Steichen/Warhol presents vintage Steichen prints a robust series of programs and exhibitions for from the Block’s permanent collection (recently winter quarter. “It really gave us a chance to do donated by Richard and Jackie Hollander), what we needed on a system wide level to bring including portraits of film stars such as us to a state-of-the-art space,” said Susy Bielak, Greta Garbo and Clara Bow. the Block’s Associate Director of Engagement. “It also gave us time to launch with a program These images had a profound effect on Warin January that we’re really quite exhilarated hol, influencing his silk-screen style portrait about.” paintings of the 1970s and 80s. Warhol began his process by snapping Polaroids of celebrities The museum’s under-utilized entry-foyer has and wealthy collectors, consciously employing been transformed into the Spot Lounge, a more some of the same photographic conventions inviting—and activated—space. Comfortable established by Steichen 50 years earlier. seating, study areas, and WiFi now attract students, professors, and university staff to this “Warhol never really intended these [Polaroids] new social hub. as art objects to be exhibited,” says Reichert, “They are pieces of his process that have been The Block’s renovated gallery spaces will be reintroduced as objects worthy of study.” celebrated officially on Saturday, January 18, with the unveiling of two new temporary The exhibition presents a range of Warhol exhibitions and a slate of public programs. Polaroids recently acquired from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, bringSteichen/Warhol: Picturing Fame features ing a fascinating new perspective on the artist’s photographs by Edward Steichen (1879-1973) creative process. Combined with 49 Steichen alongside Polaroids by Andy Warhol. It is the images, the total number of works in the exhibifirst exhibition to compare the works of the two tion is 140. artists side-by-side and to fully explore the in24
Examples in the show include over 100 prints, paintings, posters, rare books and ephemera assembled from the Block’s permanent collections, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Terra Foundation, the Smart Museum, and the Hull-House Museum. In the 1930s, printmaking was seen as a way of distributing art to the masses. Lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts—by the likes of Carl Hoeckner, Rockwell Kent and Stuart Davis— figure prominently in the exhibition. “These artists were making political gestures,” says Bugajski, “but also trying to shift the social fabric by moving art away from institutions and the upper crust and bringing it to the people as a force for change.” The Block will open The Left Front with a series of events and programs meant to engage Chicago in the question of “What is revolutionary art?” On Saturday, January 18, the museum will host what Bielak calls a “multifold opening” including performances by NU students and a presentation on “Fashion and Revolution” by Tom Mitchell, professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago. For a full roster of upcoming programs addressing “revolutionary art,” visit the Block’s website at block.northwestern.edu.
Mitchell Siporin, Workers Family, from the portfolio A Gift to Biro Bidjan, 1937, woodcut. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 1997.30.15.
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• 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 The crowd in the MCA’s atrium during a First Friday
2nd Saturday 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
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• 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
4th Saturday • Oak Park/Gallery Pink 11am-noon • Free Harrison St. jfeart@gmail.com • 708-524-2231
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Artist Ellen Lanyon died suddenly on October 7, 2013 at age 86 while traveling back to the US from a painting trip to England. According to Elizabeth Whiting, Curator at the Union League Club, “Ellen Lanyon is an icon and Chicago Image courtesy Valerie Carberry Gallery treasure who left an indelible mark on both the Chicago and New York art communities. Her paintings, prints, and collages depicting flora and fauna, birds, gears, gadgets, antique toys and tools have a distinctly Chicago flavor as they nod toward surrealism and remind us of the excitement and power of ordinary objects to endlessly fascinate us with their mystery and secret lives. For over 70 years, through her art, her teaching and mentoring, her commitment to women’s issues and artist’s causes, Ellen Lanyon was a petite but potent force whose role in Chicago’s art history is profound.” Lanyon is the recipient of the Union League’s Distinguished Artist Award in 2014 (more info below.) Lanyon was born in Chicago in 1926. She received her BFA in 1948 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in 1950 from the University of Iowa. Her work is represented in Chicago by Valerie Carberry Gallery. Dean Langworthy, a well-known sculptor and preparator died on September 29, 2013 from leukemia. He was 64. Langworthy was a senior rigging specialist for Methods & Materials from 1990 until his death, and he most recently exhibited his sculpture as part of the Chicago Sculpture International’s show on the lakefront in 2012-13. Some of Mr. Langworthy’s artwork will be shown at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery in February.
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On January 31 the Union League Club of Chicago will honor Ellen Lanyon and Theaster Gates as Distinguished Artists at its Beaux-Arts celebration. Lanyon, who died in 2013, and Gates were selected in mid2012 by vote of their peers as representatives of Chicago artists to both the visual arts and the larger community. Artist MartinJon Garcia has been producing a comic web series about the non-profit arts called Our Cultural Center. The show focuses on a fictional non-profit art center that loses its main funder, forcing the founder to work with her ex-husband, a profit driven lawyer, to keep the doors open. Episodes may be viewed at www.ourculturalcenter.com The show is dedicated to promoting local artists and aims to push contemporary arts to new and younger audiences From Zolla/Lieberman Gallery: Phyllis Bramson has been awarded a three-week residency with Anchor Graphics at Columbia College. Bramson has organized a panel, “Where Does Drawing GO/ Contemporary Drawing as an Expanded Field of Practice” to be held during the College Art Association (CAA) Conference in February. Also during CAA, the Women’s Caucus will award Bramson and four other women an Art Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014. Deborah Butterfield will be hosting A Life With Horses, a discussion on the process of art making, as part of the National Art Education Association Convention in San Diego, CA on March 30. Michael Nakoneczny has been awarded sabbatical for 20132014 from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The National Museum of Mexican Art has acquired over forty works by Dan Ramirez from the Thomas and Linda Heagy art collection. Rocio Rodriguez’s exhibition, Encounters: Rocio Rodriguez, will take place at the Huntsville Museum of Art 26
Dealer updates in Alabama from January 25-May 18, 2014. Glenn Wexler is featured in Inventory: Works from the Collection at the Elmhurst Art Museum through January 6, 2014. Xiaoze Xie is the recipient of the Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation in New York. At SCOPE Miami Beach in December VH1 and SCOPE picked one visual artist, Hebru Brantley, and one musical artist, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, to be featured in an on-air profile in which the two explored the symbiotic relationship between art, music and pop culture.
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Hyde Park Art Center is turning 75, and they’re celebrating first with a twist, featuring a guest-curated exhibition of work by two Imagist artists: Richard Loving and Eleanor Spiess-Ferris in Inside the Outside, an appropriately upended and inverted look at the Art Center’s heritage as the birthplace of Chicago Imagism, an internationally recognized movement that emerged in the 1960s through Art Center exhibitions like Hairy Who and False Image. Inside the Outside is curated by Aaron Ott. Project Onward celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014, with a series of exhibitions and special events. Visit their website and Facebook page for a complete list of activities.
Moves and changes: This past November Douglas Dawson Gallery moved from their destination space on North Morgan to Donald Young Gallery’s former space on Michigan Ave. across from the Art Institute of Chicago. Kasia Kay’s gallery is now known as Kasia Kay Art Projects & Fine Art Wallpapers. A custom wallpaper division of Kasia Kay Art Projects gallery, Fine Art Wallpapers is an exclusive, curated collection of contemporary wallpapers designed by an array of established international artists. Rich with dynamic forms, these wallpapers combine contemporary fine art with high-end design. You’ll find enigmatic details, a wide color selection, and affordable options available in standard and custom sizes and colors.
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Foursided Custom Framing Galleries recently renovated its original framing shop at 2939 N. Broadway. The group gutted the interior space and refreshed the exterior storefront. The new interior was designed by local firm, Kaper Design.
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Welcome to CGN: Project Onward, at the Bridgeport Art Center, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the career development of visual artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Operating as a studio and gallery, Project Onward provides support to artists who have exceptional abilities but face challenges ranging from autism to mental illness. Galerie F at 2381 N. Milwaukee seeks to contextualize printmaking and street art in the contemporary art scene while promoting local and international artists. CAB Fine Art, Ltd. provides cataloging, appraising and collection management services for public and private collectors of contemporary American fine art and art libraries. Restoration Division, LLC has been providing fine art conservation services to the professional community since 2004. Clients include museums, galleries, insurance companies, appraisers, and prominent collections. 27
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 in these listings, please contact us: 312-649-0064 • info@chicagogallerynews.com
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Addington Gallery
River North Dozens of galleries radiate from the intersection of Superior + Franklin streets, making up the River North gallery district. 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
• January 10 opens the winter season. Openings take place on several other nights throughout the season, including February 7 and March 7. For details see the openings page on page 8. • Free weekly Saturday Gallery Tours, 11am-12:30pm chicagogallerynews.com
Select dining in the district
• Boarding House: Wine-focused • Farmhouse: Midwestern • Kiki’s Bistro: French • Asian: Sumi Robata, Union Sushi + BBQ, Japonais • Italian: Club Lago, Gene & Georgetti, Coco Pazzo, PROSECCO
704 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-664-3406 Tu-Sa 11-6 dan@addingtongallery.com www.addingtongallery.com
215 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0770 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 + by appt. jeanalbano@aol.com www.jeanalbanogallery.com
Contemporary paintings + sculpture by American + European artists.
Contemporary paintings, drawings + constructions.
January 10-February 10: New Paintings by Gallery Artists Opening reception on Friday, January 10, 5-8pm
Please contact gallery or visit website for additional exhibition and opening details.
February 14-April 1: Amoris Natura: Contemporary landscapes by Curtis Phillips, Robin Denevan, Thomas Monaghan, Kevin Sonmor, and others. Mid-show reception on Friday, March 7, 5-8pm April 4-June 4: Encaustic Explorations: Featuring Chicago area artists that work with beeswax and mixed media. Opening reception on Friday, April 4, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Jean Albano Gallery
January 10-February 28: Winter Blues: A group show of selected work from the gallery. Opening reception on Friday, January 10 March 7-April 26: ∞REΔLITIES: New Media Works by Alfredo Salazar-Caro. Opening reception on Friday, March 7
River North Andrew Bae Gallery 300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-335-8601 Tu-Sa 10-6 info@andrewbaegallery.com www.andrewbaegallery.com
Contemporary Asian art, primarily with ties to Korea, Japan + China. Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information + upcoming opening dates. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Russell Bowman Art Advisory Permanent gallery artists include: Kwang Jean Park Young June Lew Yongjin Han Tetsuya Noda Keysook Geum Jungjin Lee Jae Ko Leeah Joo Gapchul Lee
Leeah Joo, Nihilist Golden Dream, 2013, oil on canvas, 48” x 48”
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
Thru January 3: Group Show January 10-February 15: Leslie Wolfe: PURSEverance
222 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-440-0288 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt. info@echtgallery.com www.echtgallery.com
Contemporary paintings + sculpture
February-April: Group Showings
Specializing in the finest contemporary sculpture.
Opening receptions are held on the opening dates of the exhibition, Fridays, 5-8pm, except where noted.
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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.
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, Naive, + Outsider Art.
Thru January 25: Ed Paschke Drawings February 7-March 29: Gallery Selections April 4-May 31: Pearlstein at 90 Opening reception on Friday, April 4, 5:30-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Philip Pearlstein, Model on Air Mattress with Mickey Mouse Blanket, 2012, oil on canvas, 60” x 48”
Catherine Edelman Gallery 300 W. Superior, Lower Level (60654) Tel 312-266-2350 Tu-Sa 10-5:30 info@edelmangallery.com www.edelmangallery.com Twitter@edelmangallery
Opening reception with artist on Friday, January 10, 5-8pm Artist talk on Saturday, January 11, 12pm
Contemporary photography + mixed media photo-based art.
March 7-May 3: Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison: Gautier’s Dream Series Opening reception with artists on Friday, March 7, 5-7pm
January 10-March 1: Jeffrey Wolin: Pigeon Hill: Then & Now
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For a complete listing of artists + exhibitions please visit our website. March 21-April 18: GAS Conference Spotlight: Oben Abright, Janusz Walentynowicz and Daniel Clayman Opening reception Friday, March 21, 5-8pm April 19-May 31: New Work by Katja Fritzsche Opening reception Friday April 19, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Leslie Wolfe, Red Rover, 2012, Purse/Candlestick/Casters/Cable Ties/Jingle Bells/Beads 14” x 23” x 10”
Jeffrey Wolin, Kym with Caesarean Scar, Woodland Springs Apartments, 2011
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River North Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd. 207 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-787-4640 Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt. Dir. Josef Glimer Asst. Dir. Nicole Rhoden info@josefglimergallery.com www.josefglimergallery.com 35 years of selling fine art.
Featuring masterworks of the 19th + 20th Centuries, including works by Renoir, Chagall, Picasso, Miró, and Zuniga, among others. Also featuring contemporary artists Nancy Wolfe, Thom Kapheim, Mira Hermoni-Levine, Sheila Finnigan, and Levan Stepanyan.
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 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 artifacts. Gallery available for special events. January 10: Peter Roth, New Works, Reverse Perspective paintings; mixed media on panel February 21: Ellen Cocose, Landscapes, Mixed media on panel
Sheila Finnigan, Woman in Blue, gouache on paper, 2010, 35 3/8” x 49 3/8”
Japanese Shinto Shrine, Hinoki Wood, 19th Century, 50” tall
Carl Hammer Gallery
Hilton | Asmus Contemporary 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
January 3: Bill Rauhauser: Street Beat, urban street photos from mid-20th century Detroit, Michigan. Artist reception on Friday, January 10, 6-8pm January 23-26: Participating in The Metro Show, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
Representing American + international contemporary artists, as well as select examples/ artists from the American “outsider” genre.
February 14: Marcos Bontempo: Schizophrenic Episidos, drawings on paper Artist reception on Friday, February 14, 6-8pm March 6-9: Participating in The Armory Show, Pier 92, New York April 4: Mary Lou Zelazny: New Work, painting and collage on canvas Artist reception on Friday, April 4, 6-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Top: Chris Pyle, Superfine Bottom: Mary Lou Zelazny, The Eyed Tree
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Ellen Cocose, River IV, 44”x44”
Ann Nathan Gallery
716 N. Wells (60654) Tel 312-475-1788 Tu-Sa 12-8 or by appt. info@hilton-asmus.com www.hilton-asmus.com
212 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-664-6622 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5 Nathangall@aol.com www.annnathangallery.com
Specializing in modern + contemporary paintings, limited edition graphics, glass art, sculpture + photography.
Minimal steel furniture by renowned designer creator Jim Rose.
Thru January 24: ISTANBUL BREEZE: Turkish contemporary art Opening reception Friday, January 10
Established + well known painters + sculptors in all media. Selective African Art. Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition + opening schedule. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
River North
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.
Richard Norton Gallery 612 Merchandise Mart Plaza (60654) Tel 312-644-8855 M-F 9-5 Richard P. Norton Dir. Susan Klein Bagdade info@richardnortongallery.com www.richardnortongallery.com Notable American + 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.
January 10: Michael Goro: The City in Color, watercolors
Artists include: Gertrude Abercrombie, Adam Albright, Ivan Albright, George Aldrich, Karl Buehr, Francis Chapin, Georges Maurice Cloud, Alexander Corazzo, Manierre Dawson, Julio de Diego, Werner Drewes, Briggs Dyer, John Enneking, Hananiah Harari, Harold Hayden, William Jacobs, George Josimovich, Richard Koppe, Albert Krehbiel, Jonas Lie, Jan Matulka, Edgar Miller, Gregory Orloff, Frank Peyraud, William S. Schwartz, Zoltan Sepeshy, Gerritt Sinclair, John Storrs, Morris Topchevsky, R. LeRoy Turner, Rudolph Weisenborn, among others. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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 January 10
People on the Bus
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Faces of the World
April 4
Evidence
Michael Sullivan Michael Steinberg John Fraser
February 7: John John 2: Negro Clock, in honor of Black History Month
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The Rangefinder Gallery Perimeter Gallery 210 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-266-9473 Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30 Dir. Frank Paluch perimeterchicago@perimetergallery. com www.perimetergallery.com Featuring contemporary painting, sculpture, works on paper, + master works in ceramic + fiber arts. Opening receptions are held the first Friday of exhibitions, 5-8pm.
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. Please contact gallery for exhibition information.
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. Opening receptions 5:30-7:30 on first date of scheduled exhibition.
January 10-February 28: Joseph Piccillo: drawings Peri Schwartz: paintings March 7-April 12: Margaret Ponce Israel: painting & sculpture Sergei Isupov: ceramics
The Project Room January 10-February 15: Collaborations II: Expanding the Boundaries of Creative Thought, collaborative works by artistic couples: Nicholas Sistler + Sam Marts David Sharpe + Anne Abrons Nancy Barnes + Robert Barnes Carole Harmel + Arthur Lerner David Jones + Marilyn Propp Paula + Scot Campbell Anna + James McGarrell Karl Wirsum + Lorri Gunn Judith Raphael + Tony Phillips Linda Kramer + Mary Kennedy Steve Carelli + Louise LeBourgeois Eleanor-Spiess Ferris + Umberto Tosi Corey Postiglione + Kathie Shaw Jim Koss + Kate Leonard February 21-March 29: Ken Gerleve: As Above, So Below, new works
April 18-May 30: Liz Cook: weaving
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. To stay up to date on upcoming events + exhibitions, CONTACT US; like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, + join our mailing list.
April 4-May 10: Teresa James: The Fellowship of Grace and Glory, new etchings with photogravure
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Adrian Fernandez, Untitled No. 31, from the Epilogue II series
River North The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera
Judy A Saslow Gallery
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
300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-943-0530 Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5 jsaslow300@gmail.com www.jsaslowgallery.com
Featuring un-retouched digital + film photographs made with the legendary Leica M camera.
Specializing in International Outsider Art as well as emerging + established Contemporary art.
Please contact The Rangefinder Gallery for updated exhibition information and to learn more.
Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition + openings schedule + gallery location.
January 10-February 14: Michael Sullivan: People on the Bus Opening reception on Friday, January 10
Artists include: Marc Boulier, Francois Burland, Gerard Cambon, Henry Darger, Edmond Engel, Tony Fitzpatrick,
Ken Saunders Gallery
Schneider Gallery
Lee Godie, Krista Harris, Matt Lamb, Henry Moore, Mr. Imagination, Michel Nedjar, Jordan Scott, Bill Traylor, Rusty Wolfe, Joseph Yoakum, Purvis Young, Carlo Zinelli
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
January-February: Group Show of Contemporary and Outsider Art
Exhibiting the world’s most prominent + innovative artists creating glass sculpture.
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March-April: Edmond Engel and Michel Nedjar
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March 21-April 30: Original Voices: Featuring the work of Steve Jensen, Adam Waimon and more. Opening reception on Friday, March 21, 5pm
February 21-March 28: Michael Steinberg: Faces of the World Opening reception on Friday, February 21
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April 4-April 25: John Fraser: Evidence Opening reception on Friday, April 4
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. January 3-April: Street Level Project Space: Stefano Cusso: Arson January 10-February 22: Lynn Saville and Reuben Wu Opening reception on Friday, January 10, 5-7:30pm March 7-April 26: Christian Weber and Gayle Stevens Opening reception on Friday, March 7, 5-7:30pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Michael Noland, After the Garden, oil on canvas, 36” x 60”
Vale Craft Gallery 230 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-337-3525 Tu-F 10:30-5:30; Sa 11-5 Dir. Peter Vale peter@valecraftgallery.com www.valecraftgallery.com An eclectic mix of affordable, contemporary American fine craft. Ongoing display of ceramics, decorative fiber art, glass objects, metal sculpture, functional art + unique jewelry.
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
Contemporary photography from the archive of David Weinberg to works of emerging artists in The Coat Check project.
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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
222 W. Superior, #1E (60654) Tel 312-787-3300 Tu-Sa 10-5; Su and M by appt. art@zygmanvossgallery.com www.ZygmanVossGallery.com
January 10-February 8: • Katherine Ace: Tales • David Lozaro: Disparate Idioms and Desires. Opening reception on Friday, January 10, 5-8pm
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February 13-February 15: STUDIO PEDAGOGIES: Curatorial project for CAA Annual Conference, Chicago. Opening reception February 13, 5-8pm
Opening Receptions on first date of exhibitions, 5-8pm
February 21-March 26: • Michael Nakoneczny: On the House: Wood Constructions and Drawings • Robert Russell: Incandescent: The Collected Works of Robert J. Russell Opening reception on Friday, February 21, 5-8pm
January 10-March 1: Winter Group Show March 7-April 12: Midwestern Glass and Clay April 18-May 31: House and Garden Theme
Zygman Voss Gallery
For over 10 years Zygman Voss Gallery has been showcasing museum quality 17th to 20th century masters such as Miró, Picasso, Rembrandt + Renoir. Additionally, Zygman Voss represents contemporary artists Moshe Rosenthalis, Leonardo Nierman, Aliza Nahor, Ramon Vilanova + Elsa Muñoz. March 5-April 5: Ramon Vilanova: Latidos Artist reception on Wednesday, March 5, 5-7pm
April 4-May 3: Making Space: Featuring work by Cora Cohen, Dana Degiulio, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Jim Lutes, Anne Harris and more. Curated by Susanne Doremus. Opening reception on Friday, April 4, 5-8pm MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Steve Rebora, Bluebird House, acrylic paint on wood, 14” x 5.5” x12”
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Ramon Vilanova, Una luz dormida a esa hora de la tarde, oil on canvas, 47” x 46”
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West Loop, Fulton Market + West Side The West Side includes West Loop, West Town, Fulton Market, Randolph Street, Ukranian Village + more. Free West Loop tours run every 6 weeks: chicagogallerynews.com 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 St. Market Festival
From Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Sale 270 Lot 99, December 2013, A Group of Four Bill Tice Multicolor Robes, circa 1970, comprised of a multicolor stripe dress and three multicolor print dresses, all with a zip down front. All labeled: Bill Tice for Royal. Estimate $ 200-400. Property from the Estate of Virginia H. Rogers, Chicago, IL.
1230 W. Jackson (60607) Tel 312-243-2980 M-F 10-5, and by appt. President, Frederick Baker frebak@aol.com Dir. Scot Campbell Scot_fbi@hotmail.com www.frederickbakerinc.com Specializing in fine American and European Prints, Drawings and Watercolors Albright Bellows Benton Blampied Braque Buhot Cadmus Campigli Chagall Clave Delatre Dubuffet Francis Hamanishi Hayter Hoover Kelly Kollwitz Lee Music Nevelson Pennell Raffaelli Stella Wengenroth Whistler MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION
EC Gallery
Rhona Hoffman Gallery
215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-850-0924 Dir. Ewa Czeremuszkin info@ec-gallery.com www.ec-gallery.com
118 N. Peoria (60607) Tel 312-455-1990 Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:30 contact@rhoffmangallery.com www.rhoffmangallery.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.
Specializes in international contemporary art in all media, and art that is conceptually, formally, or socio-politically based.
Please check website for full exhibition details.
Represented artists: Vito Acconci, Mel Bochner, New Catalogue, Todd Chilton, Spencer Finch, Julia Fish, Chris Garofalo, Luis Gispert,
Founded 1983.
Chicago Artists Coalition 217 N. Carpenter (60607) Tel 312-491-8888 Openings 6-9pm first night of show cortney@chicagoartistscoalition.org www.chicagoartistscoalition.org January10-30: HATCH Projects, Release Show, a six-person exhibition featuring artists Jesse Butcher, James T. Green, Christopher Meerdo, Kasia Houlihan, Ryan Peter Miller and Rebecca Parker. Curated by Teresa Silva. February 7-27: • HATCH Projects, Feeling is Mutual, a three-person exhibition featuring Mothergirl, Jake Myers, and Latham Zearfoss. Curated by Happy Collaborationists • BOLT Residency, PREVIEW, an annual exhibition featuring the work of 11 BOLT Residents. March 7-27: • HATCH Projects three-person exhibition. Curated by JGV/WAR (collaboration between Gibran Villalobos and William Ruggiero) • BOLT Residency solo exhibition featuring Marissa Lee Benedict April 4-24: • HATCH Projects three-person exhibition. Curated by Alexandria Eregbu • BOLT Residency solo exhibition featuring Reut Avisar
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery and Fine Art Wallpapers
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 Thru May 24: Susan Hefuna; David Schutter
215 N. Aberdeen (60607) Tel 312-944-0408 Gallery hours during exhibitions: F and Sa 11-5 and by appointment. Office hours year-round: M-F 11-5 and by appointment. info@kasiakaygallery.com www.kasiakaygallery.com www.fineartwallpapers.com
Established and mid-career international artists working in all media. Please contact gallery or check website or online CGN listing for additional show information. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
January 11-February 22: Michael Rakowitz: The Breakup February 28-April 5: Derrick Adams; Deana Lawson MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Michael Rakowitz, The Breakup, 2010ongoing, installation detail. On view at Rhona Hoffman Gallery January 11February 22, 2014
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Still Couture, wallpaper design by Sandra Bermudez. Available as single or double roll in various widths and colors
West Loop/West Side Mars Gallery 1139 W. Fulton Market (60607) Tel 312-226-7808 W 12-6; Th 12-7; F 12-6; Sa 11-5; + 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.
McCormick Gallery 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. The gallery also shows both established + emerging contemporary artists. Please call the gallery for exhibition information. Thru January 25: • Michael Hedges, new work • Melanie Pankau, new work
Packer Schopf Gallery 942 W. Lake (60607) Tel 312-226-8984 Tu-Sa 11-5:30 Opening receptions held first night of exhibition from 5-8pm Dir. Aron Packer packer@packergallery.com www.packergallery.com
PRIMITIVE 130 N. Jefferson (60661) Tel 312-575-9600 M-Sa 10-6 info@beprimitive.com www.beprimitive.com
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
Contemporary art in all media. Well-known for folk and outsider art.
LIVING + COLLECTING
January 10-February 15: • Robert Horvath: painting, sculpture • Monica Rezman: drawing, construction • Jennifer Yorke: collage
Please contact us for current exhibition + event schedules.
February 21-April 5: • Darrell Morris: embroidery, drawing • Holly Farrell: painting MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
March 14-April 26: Samuel Feinstein: Works from the Estate MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Peter Mars, Dillinger
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 Please contact the gallery for exhibition information March 15-April 26: Derek Chan
Woman Made Gallery
Linda Warren Projects
327 N. Aberdeen, Ste. 151 (60607) Tel 312-432-9500 Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt. Openings 1st day of show 6-9pm 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 February 15: • Gallery Y: Lora Fosberg • Gallery X: Emmett Kerrigan February 21-April 5: • Gallery Y: Chris Cosnowski • Gallery X: Chris Uphues Opening reception Friday, February 21, 6-9pm
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.
January 17-February 27: • Women’s Caucus of Art National Show - Equilibrium: Art for a Changing World. Jurors: Beate Minkovski + Mary Stoppert • American Made - paintings by Suzanne Keith Loechl + Robin Riggs Opening reception January 17, 6-9pm. WCA Opening reception February 14, 6-9pm
April 11-May 17: • Gallery Y: Joseph Noderer • Gallery X: Heather Marshall Opening reception Friday, April 11, 6-9pm
March 7-April 17: Group exhibition: 17th International Open Juror: Myra Greene Solo exhibition by Stacee Kalmanovsky Opening reception March 7, 6-9pm
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Lora Fosberg, The View from Down Here, 2013, carved plaster, pigment and wax on panel, 54” x 72”
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Robin Riggs, The Three Food Groups, oil on panel, 60” x 48”
Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Pilsen, and South Side South of the city center, gallery + artist communities are expanding 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 10-6; Open for monthly 3rd Fridays artist receptions from 7-10pm Dir. Robin Rios RRios@4artinc.com www.4artinc.com Visit gallery website for exhibition schedule. January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18: 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
Yale Factor Gallery Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., #309 (60609) Tel 815-762-5243 3rd Fridays 7-10pm, or by appt. yalefactor@gmail.com www.yalefactor.com www.yalefactorartgallery.com Contemporary narrative still life paintings, landscapes + prints. January-April: Maps and Charts January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18: Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm
Yale Factor, Beyond the Beyond, oils on canvas, 2’ x 3’
Hyde Park Art Center
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. Sky Line Loft event space located on the 5th floor 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. Thru January 10: Continuing Experience: Virginio Ferrari at Bridgeport: Internationally
Logan Center Gallery at the University of Chicago
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 January 12: • Oli Watt: Here Comes a Regular • A Study in Midwest Appropriation
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.
Thru March 30: Not Just Another Pretty Face: A Hyde Park Art Center signature program featuring new commissioned work by a broad range of Chicago-based artists.
Bridgeport Art Center
Now Online: TELEVISIONISM A program of 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/television
Thru February 16: The Fifth Dimension: An exhibition which unfolds over time involving a diverse group of international artists including Tauba Auerbach, Karl Holmqvist, Iman Issa, Ika Kneževicc, Geof Oppenheimer, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, and Pieter Vermeersch February 28-March 30: Yang Fudong: The Fifth Night: Seven-screen video installation coinciding with UChicago’s Envisioning China: A Festival of Arts & Culture. Co-curated by Wu Hung and Monika Szewczyk
Geof Oppenheimer, The Modern Ensemble (2010-11), courtesy the artist + Ratio 3, San Francisco
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renowned sculptor, Virginio Ferrari, presents new work in addition to a large collection of existing works. January 17-February 28: BINDU: NOWARTINDIA and Deccan Footprints: Indian + Indian inspired works on paper, traditional folk + contemporary prints, accompanied by sensorial objects explicit to the Indian experience; Paula GarrettEllis, Manvee Vaid, Stacey Sirow January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18: Every third Friday of each month 6-10PM, BAC hosts open studios and offers free demonstrations. Also, please stop by our Fashion Design Center on the 5th Floor. March 8-April 18: Second Annual Bridgeport Art Center Competition: The juried show is open to all artists age 18+ within the Greater Chicago area. $3,000 in prizes including $1,000 Best of Show award. Last year hundreds of artists submitted work ranging from painting (oil, acrylic, and watercolor), drawings, graphics, photography, photo-based work, sculptural work, 3D work, and mixed media. 500+ guests came to view the 60 finalists. See BAC website for application and details.
Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center 1957 S. Spaulding @ 21st St.; Kedzie El stop on CTA Pink Line (60623) Tel 773-542-9126 Sa 11-4; and 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.
Pilsen, Hyde Park, Bridgeport Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College 600 S. Michigan (60605) Tel 312-663-5554 mocp@colum.edu www.mocp.org Founded by Columbia College Chicago in 1984 as the successor to the 1976 Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography, the museum collaborates with artists, photographers, communities, and institutions locally, nationally, and internationally.
Project Onward Gallery
Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th Street, 4th Floor (60609) Tel 773-940-2992 info@projectonward.org www.projectonward.org Project Onward is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the career development of visual artists with mental and developmental disabilities.
Operating as a studio and gallery, Project Onward provides support to artists who have exceptional abilities but face challenges ranging from autism to mental illness. Project Onward celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014, with a series of exhibitions and special events. Visit our website and Facebook page for a complete list of activities.
As the leading photography museum in the Midwest, presenting projects and exhibitions and acquiring works that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the museum offers students, educators, research specialists, and general audiences an intimate and comprehensive visual study center. January 20-April 6: Archive State April 18-July 13: Home Truths: Photography and Motherhood
James Hall, untitled drawing from Worlds Apart: Imaginary Cities & Mythical Kingdoms
Prospectus Gallery 1210 W. 18th St. (60608) Tel 312-733-6132 Dir. Israel Hernandez 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. January 10-February 28: Ron Gordon: Landscapes, photography Opening reception Friday, January 10, 5-10pm
The Renaissance Society University of Chicago 5811 S. Ellis Avenue, Cobb Hall, #418 (60637) Tel 773-702-8670 Tu-F 10-5; Sa-Su 12-5; Closed Mondays info@renaissancesociety.org www.renaissancesociety.org
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago 5550 S. Greenwood (60637) Tel 773-702-0200 Tu, W, F, Sa, Su 10-5; Th 10-8; Closed Mondays Smart-musuem@uchicago.edu www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu Admission is always free.
Zhou B Art Center
Thru July 20: Judy Ledgerwood: Chromatic Patterns February 13-June 15: • Performing Images: Opera in Chinese Visual Culture • Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video
Admission is always free. January 12-February 23: Nora Schultz: ParrottreeBuilding For Bigger Than Real
Thru March 16: Interiors and Exteriors: Avant-Garde Itineraries in Postwar France
March 25-June 15: Imaging/Imagining: The Body in Art
1029 W. 35th St. (60609) Tel 773-523-0200 M-F 10-5; Sa 12-5 info@zbcenter.org www.zbcenter.org The Zhou B Art Center presents a vibrant mix of galleries, artist studios, and special event spaces, in addition to the Zhou B Cafe + Art Lounge. Our 3rd Friday openings are eclectic and enthusiastic events featuring gallery openings and open studios for all our in-residence artists, from Chicago and abroad.
March 9-April 13: Teen Paranormal Romance
January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18: 3rd Fridays: Monthly eclectic + enthusiastic events featuring gallery openings + open studios for all our in-residence artists. 7-10pm.
April 27-June 29: Christina Mackie
March 14-May 4: Carlos Barberena: In Greed We Trust, recent prints. This exhibition is a celebration of a recent national printmaking award that the artist received in Nicaragua (First Prize, 2012). Opening reception Friday, March 14, 5-10pm. Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), leaf from Album of 100 Portraits of Personages from Chinese Opera, 19th century, Album of 50 double leaves; ink, color, and gilt on silk. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of 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 Ave. (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 which 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
1966 W. Montrose (60613) Tel 773-454-1512 F-Sa 11-6; + by appt. Adam Holtzman 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 for information: art.org The Cornelia Arts Building hosts open studios during the year.
ARC Gallery 2156 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-252-2232 W-Sa 12-6; Su 12-4 info@arcgallery.org www.arcgallery.org January 8-February 1: • Nancy Fritz: paintings, installation • Ann O’Brien: mixed media • P J Mills: painting. Opening Friday, January 10, 6-9pm. February 5-March 1: National Women’s Caucus for Art WCA Best of 2014 Exhibition at ARC, Solidarity between Generations: Korean Feminists. Opening Thursday February, 13 6-9pm
ArtDeTriumph + Artful Framer Studios March 5-29: Fractured Yet Rising: Open call and member exhibition on violence. Granite Amit, curator Panel discussion: Barbara Engel, moderator. Opening Friday, March 7, 6-9pm April 2-26: • Jessica Gondek: mixed-media • Rachel Zollinger: sculpture • Monica Brown: mixed-media Opening Friday, April 4, 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.
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 Chicago Art Source Gallery represents a wide array of local + national artists.
We offer a vast inventory of contemporary art with a focus on painting, mixed media + photography. January 10-March 31: New Works by Gallery Artists Spring Gallery Show TBA. Check chicagoartsource.com for updates
Original oil and pastel paintings of Chicago and the World by awardwinning 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 this double-storefront, which includes design services. Painting commissions are welcome. Much of the artwork featured in Chicago-based television dramas is created by Nancie King Mertz. See our framing listing in the art services section. Nancy Fritz, Evelyn
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Krista Harris, Starting from Scratch, acrylic, collage + crayon on canvas, 36” x 48”
North Side Chicago Printmakers Collaborative 4642 N. Western (60625) Tel 773-293-2070 F-Sa 12-5; + by appt. Dir. Deborah Maris Lader info@chicagoprintmakers.com www.chicagoprintmakers.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. Artists Incude: Hiroshi Ariyama, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Dan Grzeca, Phineas Jones, Ryan Kapp, Amos Kennedy Jr, Deborah Maris Lader, Ray Maseman, Jillian Nickell, Dennis O’Malley, Megan Sterling, Shawn Stucky, Scott Westgard + others.
Thru February 15: 24th Annual International Small Print Show and Holiday Sale Small, affordable prints by over 70 artists from all over the world March 1-April 26: New Work New York: Prints from the NY Society of Etchers Open house, etching demos, and reception: Saturday, March 1, 12-6pm. Stephen Fredericks, Russ Spitkovsky, Denise Kasof, Andy Hoogenboom, Richie Lasansky, Sarah Sears, Lou Netter + others
Cornelia Arts Building Where art works 1800 W. Cornelia (60657) info@corneliaartsbuilding.com www.corneliaartsbuilding.com Twitter @CorneliaArts Facebook.com/CorneliaArtsBuilding Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest all-artist-studio buildings on Chicago’s Northside. 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. Please visit our website for more information: corneliaartsbuilding. com
Galerie F
2381 N. Milwaukee (60647) Tel 773-819-9200 galeriefchicago@gmail.com www.galerief.com Tu-Su 11-6 Openings held from 6-10 on first night of new exhibitions Contact: Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff, Billy Craven, Allie Whalen Find us on Facebook + Twitter
February 7-23: The Beauty & the Beast - Group art exhibition focused on motorcycle and tattoo culture; curated by John Otterbacher
The gallery seeks to contextualize printmaking and street art in the contemporary art scene while promoting local and international artists. Exhibitions change monthly.
March 28-April 11: Well Read - designer Tracie Ching’s solo printmaking exhibition on famous literature
January 10-February 2: The Bear v the Bird: Art War Chronicles Dual exhibition of street artists JC Rivera and Sentrock
February 29-March 23: Toy Stories - Group printmaking + toy exhibition on all things childhood.
April 18-May18: Amuse 126 and Eden Leavy present a collection of new works on graffiti and street photography.
March 21 and May 16: Spring 2014 Open Studios, 6-10pm
Jason Messinger, Fame, ceramic, glaze, 24” x 20” x 11”
Firecat Projects 2124 N. Damen (60647) Tel 773-342-5381 M-Sa 10-4 Stan Klein vitodklein@aol.com info@firecatprojects.org www.firecatprojects.org Opening receptions for the artist take place from 7-9pm on the first night of the exhibition. December 27 Please Help Us, Help You, Help Us, fundraising show for Firecat. Past artists donated work to support Firecat
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
Thru January 12: O’ Good Lord - A modern look at spiritual imagery; group exhibition January 17-March 2: David Mayhew: Eternal Skies, photography - Opening reception January 17, 6-9pm March 7-April 27: DUET: A Symphony of Texture and Abstraction Sculpture by Audry Cramblit Paintings by M. Jackson Opening reception March 7, 6-9pm
Custom framing on site.
January 24 Dialogues on the New Plastic: Tom Burtonwood, Holly Holmes
3306 N. Halsted (60657) Tel 773-472-1865 Open Daily 11am-6pm, closed Tu Jean Leigh theleighgallery@comcast.net www.theleighgallery.com Find us on Facebook + Twitter 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.
Oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching, pastel, sculpture, bronze, glass, jewelry, pottery, wood, marquetry, photography, encaustic + much more. Representing over 80 artists, including: David Mayhew, Darren Jones, Armando Pedrosa, Mel Thompson, Michael McKee, Robert Koch, Roger Heide, Thom Bierdz, Joey Wozniak, Jimmy Newton, Ann Powell, Sharon Stelter, DonEllen Glass Design, John Garrison, Barbara Pihos, Elvin Griffin, Turtle Bay Glass, Scott Fullmer, Amy Husinga, Jagoda Lane, Rochelle Weiner, Jean Leigh, Barry Reithmeier, Ancizar Marin
February 28 Kristiana Smith, Dru Hardy, Mary Lou Novak March 28 Precious Paper: Mike Gidwitz April 25 Photography from Texas: Vaughn Wascowich
David Mayhew, Eternal Skies, limited edition photograph
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Ann Powell, Twisted Sky, oil, 36” x 48”
North Side Thomas Masters Gallery
Morpho Gallery
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.
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.
Please contact gallery or check website for exhibition + opening reception details. MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Please contact gallery or check website or online CGN listing for additional show 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.joshmoulton.com Artist Josh Moulton’s stunning urban landscapes, familiar images of Chicago neighborhood + architectural scenes, + richly detailed rural vistas transport you from urban environs. They reflect the city’s industrial roots, integral business district, skyscrapers, + waterways significant to Chicago’s iconic aesthetic.
Pagoda Red
1714 N. Damen (60647) Tel 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 with an expansive collection of Shanxi furniture, lanterns in the Ming manner, ancient limestone sculpture and tables, unexpected scholars’ objects, textiles, unusual blue and whites, Shanghai deco cabinets and chairs and Nickols & Central Asian carpets.
The gallery also represents emerging Chinese + Asian-inspired artists. To mark the gallery’s 15th anniversary, Pagoda Red celebrates the exciting wave of design emerging out of China today with a showcase of contemporary Chinese design. A limited edition Lucite collection fashioned after traditional Ming examples by July Zhou is currently featured. The collection bridges the old with the new and communicates the beauty of the classical forms free and clear of traditional wood material. Pagoda Red has galleries in Chicago + Winnetka and is an internationally recognized go-to source for collectors, designers and others with a taste for incredibly unusual and beautiful things.
Moulton produces commissioned works for clients. His paintings are in many corporate collections, including those of Deloitte & Touche, NMH Prentice Women’s Hospital + more.
See also our suburban CGN listing for our Winnetka location + visit our website for information about exhibitions + special events.
Josh Moulton, Through the Street, acrylic on canvas, 34” x 50”
Rotofugi
Galleries Maurice Sternberg
2780 N. Lincoln (60614) Tel 773-868-3308 11-7 daily. Openings held 7-10pm on first day of new exhibition. Dir: Kirby Kerr Curator: David van Alphen rotofugi@rotofugi.com www.gallery.rotofugi.com
3000 N. Sheridan (60657) Tel 312-642-1700 By appt. M-F, 10-5 hpool@galleriesmauricesternberg. com susan@galleriesmauricesternberg. com www.galleriesmauricesternberg.com
Quality work by both established + emerging artists in fields of modern pop, illustration art + character design.
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.
Partner/adjunct to Rotofugi Designer Toy Store. We show artists well-known in the designer toy community, but don’t limit ourselves to designer toy creators. Please join our gallery preview email list: Previews.rotofugi.com for first opportunity to purchase pieces from most exhibits.
Please contact the gallery for exhibition schedule.
July Zhou, Mirage Stool
Vertical Gallery 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 Find us on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter. 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.
Worthington Gallery February 1- 22: SF@CHI White Walls, the nation’s leading urban contemporary art gallery located in San Francisco, is bringing their roster of artists to Vertical Gallery in Chicago. With work from Word to Mother, Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman, Casey Gray, C215, Augustine Kofie, Hush, Meggs, Max Rippon (RIPO), Robert Larson, REKA and more. Opening reception Saturday, February 1, 6-10pm March 1- 29: Grant William Thye: Three Sides To Every Story Chicago-based artist brings his three different styles of art into one space for his only solo show in Chicago for 2014: abstract art, landscapes and collages. Opening reception Saturday, March 1, 6-10pm April 5-26: One Year Anniversary Group Show April 2014 will celebrate the gallery’s one year anniversary. This group show will feature a few returning artists and some new international artists showing in Chicago for the first time. Full line up will be announced early 2014. Opening reception Saturday, April 5, 6-10pm
January 10-February 9: Jeremiah Ketner; Yosiell Lorenzo February 15-March 9: Circus Posterus March 14-April 6: Jonathan Bergeron; Xue Wang April 11-May 11: Scribe (D.Ross) + Alisa Ross 39
Tel 773-248-7700 By appt. worthingtonart@aol.com worthingtongallerychicago.com Founded in 1970 One of the leading galleries in the USA and internationally, Worthington Gallery sells, buys, and curates art by the German Expressionists, Blauer Reiter, and New Objectivity artists. Specializing in building collections for private clients and museums the gallery has organized international traveling exhibitions, published important catalogs and hunted fakers. Artists represented: Barlach, Beckmann, Campendonck, Corinth, Dix, Feininger, Grosz, Heckel, Kandinsky, Kanold, Kirchner, Klee, Kokoschka, Kollwitz, Macke, Marc, Meidner, Nolde, Pechstein, Schiele, SchmidtRottluff, Tappert, Ury, Zille. Also, Horst Janssen, Michael Triegel. MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION
The Arts Club of Chicago
Downtown, Michigan Ave., The Loop, South Loop
201 E. Ontario (60611) Tel 312-787-3997 M-F 11-6 office@artsclubchicago.org www.artsclubchicago.org
Over 20 galleries can be found along the “Magnificent Mile,” from Oak Street to the Chicago River, south near Millennium Park, + down past Congress Parkway. Galleries occupy spaces steps from Michigan Avenue, as well as in some of Chicago’s most iconic skyscrapers.
January 14-February 15: 86th Exhibition of Professional Members February 27-May 17: Émilie Charmy
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. Navy Pier hosts two international contemporary art fairs: EXPO CHICAGO in September + SOFA CHICAGO in November. Also at Navy Pier and new this spring is the Chicago International Art, Jewelry & Antique Show taking place in Festival Hall in April.
Valerie Carberry Gallery 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 Modern and Postwar American art: painting, sculpture and works on paper from 1915-1965. 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 details.
Top: The work of Edward Gorey comes to the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) this spring. Bottom: A range of antiques, like this Tiffany lamp, will be on display at the new Chicago International Art, Jewelry & Antique Show at Navy Pier. Flowering Dogwood Tiffany Lamp, Tiffany Studios, Circa: 1900, 18 1/2” D x 25 1/2” H, Shade Signed: Tiffany Studios New York, Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 359
Thru January 11: Leon Polk Smith: Space Considered January 18-March 15: Jane Freilicher MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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 January 12: Paint Paste Sticker: Chicago Street Art Exhibit Hall Thru January 19: Regina Mamou, City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower at 806 N. Michigan
Colletti Gallery • Antique Posters • Fine Art
49 E. Oak (60611) Tel 312-664-6767 M-Sa 11-6, Su 12-5 Dir. Russell Colletti info@collettigallery.com www.collettigallery.com
Douglas Dawson Gallery 224 S. Michigan, Ste. 266 (60604) *Note new location Tel 312-226-7975 info@douglasdawson.com www.douglasdawson.com Ancient + historic ethnographic art from Africa, Aisa + 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.
Thru January 25: Scaled Down: the power of small January 22-26: Metro Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th, New York, NY
Also featured are turn of the century ceramics by Amphora, Massier, and Zsolnay in addition to Art Nouveau and Art Deco furnishings.
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Michigan Ave., the Loop and South Loop Richard H. Driehaus Museum 40 E. Erie (Nickerson Mansion) (60611) 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.
Richard Gray Gallery 875 N. Michigan, Ste. 3800 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-642-8877 M-F 10-5:30; Sa by appt. Directors: 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. The gallery offers exceptional works by masters such as Picasso, Matisse and Miró and also represents some of the most exciting artists working today, including Jaume Plensa, David Hockney, Jim Dine, and Alex Katz. Please contact gallery for up to date exhibition information.
Bert Green Fine Art 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. January 11-February 22: Jeff Britton: Paintings Opening reception Saturday, January 11 Closing reception Saturday, February 22; Artist talk at 6pm during closing reception
Hildt Galleries 140 E. Walton Drake Hotel Arcade (60611) 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
March 8-April 19: Wall Batterton: Assemblages Opening reception Saturday, March 8 Closing reception Saturday, April 19
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. MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION
MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Thru June 29: Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
KM Fine Arts 875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515 John Hancock Center (60611) Tel 312-255-1202 chicago@kmfinearts.com www.kmfinearts.com Modern, Post War + Contemporary works by masters including: Baselitz, Bluhm, Botero, Brooks, Calder, Chagall, Chamberlain, Dine, Frankenthaler, Goldberg, Haring, Hofmann, Indiana, Kahn, Marin, Mehretu, Miró, Motherwell, Picasso, Poons, Rauschenberg + Warhol.
Mongerson Gallery 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 Asst. Dir. Sarah Jamison 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, and African American works. Recently launched, the gallery’s e-catalogue features Western, Wildlife and Sporting selections. Please inquire for further information.
Top: Federico Uribe, Struggle, 2013, color pencils, 48” x 12” x 48” Bottom: Alexander Yulish, Sitting Outside in the Sun, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 75”
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Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.
Poster Plus
410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1 The Wrigley Building (60611) Tel 312-642-5300 M-Sa 10-6 Joppen@audubonart.com www.audubonart.com
30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603) Tel 312-461-9277 M-F 10-6 Dir. David Gartler dgartler@posterplus.com www.posterplus.com
The nation’s premier gallery of art from the Golden Age of Exploration for four decades.
Since 1969, Poster Plus has offered an extensive selection of original posters from the 19th + 20th Centuries. Topics include advertising, art exhibitions, circus, Chicago festivals, literary, propaganda, + travel (airline, railroad, steamship).
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.
Particularly noteworthy are Chicago railroad posters of the 1920s + World’s Fairs: the Columbian Exposition of 1893 + the Century of Progress 1933-34. Though we have closed our familiar gift gallery on Michigan Ave., we continue to carry Chicago related posters, Giclées + gifts in our new location + on our website. Over 40 years of experience providing poster conservation, restoration + framing services. MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE POSTER DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC.
collaboration and revelation
Exhibiting 40 years of art created in a factory setting
M a r c h 2 3 –a u g u s t 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 Arts/Industry resident Deborah Fisher pictured in the Kohler Co. Pottery.
The Art Center
Suburbs and Beyond Chicago
(Highland Park)
Our vibrant art scene extends beyond the city + art destinations exist in all directions, including Indiana, Michigan + Wisconsin. Short trips offer chances to explore the western suburbs + the North Shore. Evanston, home to Northwestern, is just 5 miles from downtown. Traveling along Sheridan Rd. + Highway 41 you’ll encounter galleries all the way up to Wisconsin. Visit 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. Directional Key to Suburban Galleries:
• North/Northwest • South/Southwest • West • Out of State Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin
1957 Sheridan Rd. Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-432-1888 M-Sa 9-4:30 info@theartcenterhp.org www.theartcenterhp.org Classes and workshops in the visual arts, gallery exhibitions, and special events. January 10-February 1: Opening Jan 10, 6:30-9pm • Art is Alive in Highland Park: Fourth annual contest and juried exhibition of local artistic talent, co-sponsored by the Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission. • In View: Annual Member & Faculty Exhibition: Annual showcase of work by over 150 teachers and members of the Art Center community
Many suburban art centers, like the Evanston Art Center, pictured above, offer classes and workshops, in addition to on-site installations like this one from 2013.
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Cheryl Steiger, The Thinker, oil, 24” x 30”
February 7-27: February Youth Art Month District 113: Feb 7-16; District 112: Feb 19-27 Students of North Shore School Districts 112 + 113 display work throughout TAC’s galleries March 7-April 1: Opening March 7, 6:30-9pm • Primal Awareness: Piotr Antonow, Tiffany Moeller, Matthew Runfola, Cheryl Steiger. This show brings people on a journey of consciousness. Curated by artist and educator, Cheryl Steiger. • Encaustic Nature in Art - Juried Exhibition: The beauty and nature reflected in art, inspired by the mystery and wonder of the natural world; Juror – Jenny Learner. Call for entries open to encaustics, due 2/1/14; prospectus available at theartcenterhp.org
Brauer Museum of Art
Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) Valparaiso University 1709 Chapel Dr. Valparaiso, IN (46383) Tel 219-464-5365 Tu, Th, F 10-5; W 10-8:30; Sa + Su 12-5 CST Academic recess hours: (Mar 4-16) 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 IN through exhibitions of regional, national + international importance. All Brauer Museum shows + events are free + open to the public; donations welcome. January 7-April 6: Reception Friday Jan 10, 7pm • Wehling + McGill Galleries: Trucks: Recent works by John Himmelfarb. • Gallery 1212: Mr. Imagination, Chicago self-taught artist. • Education Room: Modern Vision: Japanese Prints from the Ruth A. Ruege Collection
The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery Elmhurst Art Museum Building 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-279-1009 Tu-Th, Sa-Su 10-5; F 10-8 info@elmhurstartistsguild.org www.elmhurstartistsguild.org Contemporary artworks by local + invited artists in all media + styles. Thru January 17: Deviant Pop January 21-February 28: Winter Members Show: Featuring artwork by 50+ local artists. Reception Friday, Jan 24, 7-9pm March 4-April 11: Bret Steinhaus: Glimpses - Expressions in Color: Award winning watercolors depict typical, everyday scenes uniquely infused with a dynamically saturated color palette. Reception Friday, March 7, 7-9pm
Bret Steinhaus, Going Places 47th & 7th Ave, watercolor, 24” x 30”
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. January 6-30: Convergence: Faculty show featuring works by Paul Rinaldi, Lou Shields, Jeff Stevenson, Rebecca Slagle, George Kassal and Valerie Taglieri. Closing reception January 30, 4:30-7pm February 10-March 6: Metaphorical: Works by Renee McGinnis, Ana Fernandez, Sophia Nahli Allison, Robert Magrisso and Joanna Pinsky. Opening reception February 13, 4:30-7pm March 17-April 3: Annual High School Juried Exhibition, closing reception April 3, 4:30-7pm
Evanston Art Center
College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery (Grayslake)
Deer Path Art League (Lake Forest)
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
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
Committed to displaying the works of Illinois artists + increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.
Gallery hosts bimonthly thematic exhibits representing varied media by local as well as national artists, both established + emerging.
January 17-February 23: Members Exhibition: A diverse group show of all fine art media by over 100 Lake County, IL artists. Opening reception Friday, January 17, 7-9pm
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. Opening receptions held first day of exhibitions from 5-8pm. January 17-February 14: Faculty Show February 28-March 21: Emerging Artists April 11-May 23: Spring Fever
February 28-April 6: Embellished Surface: Image and Pattern on Clay: A national, invitational exhibition featuring prominent ceramic artists selected for the various ways that they approach form and surface. Opening reception Friday, February 28, 7-9pm April 11-May 16: College of Lake County Student Art Competition: A juried exhibition featuring a variety of media by current art students. Opening reception Friday, April 11, 7-9pm
Gallery Pink
Kamp Gallery
(Oak Park)
(Winnetka)
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
149 Harrison St. Oak Park (60304) Tel 708-524-2231 Sa-Su 1-5; + by appt. Third Fridays 6-9pm Dir. Janice Elkins Tel 708-648-3131 jfeart@gmail.com www.gallerypink-elkinsstudio.com www.janiceelkinsart.com
January 19-February 16: EAC Student Exhibition: Featuring works by 80 artists in painting, photography, sculpture, metal works and ceramics
Featuring established + emerging artists. Upcoming shows include fiber art, installations, group shows, sculpture and photography.
March 9-April 6: Abstract Dialog: Featuring works by abstract artists
Email jfeart@gmail.com for details on upcoming exhibitions.
Loyola Stop, featured in EAC’s student exhibition
Janice Elkins, Untitled (Bliss), acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30”
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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. This year, we will continue to have an “open gallery” policy, but in order to better serve your specific art collecting interests, we highly advise an appointment for painting conservation, historical framing and fine art appraisal services. If you don’t know about Kamp Gallery, you should visit us. And if you think you do know, visit again as we are always changing! Kamp Gallery, The Rare Art Center: Old Master to Modern.
Michigan Ave., the Loop and South Loop 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 January 31-April 20: Works on Paper from the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art. David Driskell calls the Kelley Collection “one of the finest that has been assembled tracing the history of African American art.” Sixty-nine artworks will be on view dating from 1899-1902. Exhibition organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions.
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries
(Crystal Lake)
The Listening Room concerts and events in an intimate performance venue. Visit website for box office information and to purchase tickets now. Comedy, Jazz/Blues, singer songwriters, and much more.
101 W. 2nd St. Michigan City, IN (46360) Tel 219-874-4900 M-F 10-5; Sa-Su 11-4 CST artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org www.lubeznikcenter.org
Studio space available for creative artists + musicians. Culinary studio + event space available.
January 31: District 155 student exhibition showcasing the talents of local high school artists
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.
Call for Artist for June 2014-December 2014! Visit website for application. First Fridays: Art show, gallery openings, music, appetizers + cash bar. 5-8pm. Free and family friendly. Donations appreciated. No First Friday event in January.
February 7: First Friday 2/7 • Sage: Jeanine Hill-Soldner, Eight Years: Beyond the Studio • Dole: Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art March 7: First Friday 3/7 Creative Arts, Inc. School of Fine Art April 4: First Friday 4/4 Art in Action: Art and music of Lakeside resident artists, featuring live demonstrations, studio tours + live entertainment
Jeanine Hill-Soldner, Slivers of Light
Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum
(DeKalb)
Balancing contemporary with traditional art to examine visual culture. January 7-February 15: NIU School of Art Faculty Exhibition: Biennial exhibition featuring new art work and research by current
(Michigan City, IN)
401 Country Club Rd. Crystal Lake (60014) Tel 815-455-8000 M-F 9-5 www.lakesidelegacy.org facebook.com/lakesidelegacy
April 25-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.
Altgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West End Northern Illinois University DeKalb (60115) Tel 815-753-1936 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt. Dir. Jo Burke jburke2@niu.edu www.niu.edu/artmuseum
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
full and part time faculty of the Northern Illinois University School of Art. Closing reception Wednesday, February 12, 4:30-6pm March 25-May 23: Hoarding, Amassing and Excess: Explores the psychological, sociological and artistic impulses for accumulation, horror vacui, berserk collecting, and excessive mark making. April 3-May 23: Looting, Hoarding, Collecting...: Graduate Museum Studies project explores historic and current issues of looting and repatriation related to museum collections. Reception for both Hoarding exhibitions on Th, April 3, 4:30-6pm
Left: Geoffrey Todd Smith, Nail Polish Maneuver, 2013, acrylic, enamel, gouache and ink on panel, 24” x 18” Right: Celeste Rapone, Pie Contest, 2012, oil on canvas, 66” x 66”; courtesy of the artist
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 for our Bucktown location. Visit our website for information about exhibitions + special events.
Thru February 9: • Citizen *Soldier* Citizen: Contemporary works by military veterans that showcase the ways in which soldiers returning to civilian life use the arts to heal and communicate personal experiences; curated by Tara Leigh Tappert • Theatre of Conflict: Works by William Weege, Oskar Graf, and Raphael Canogar from the LCA permanent collection that deal with political protest, revolution, and the theater of war. • Peace Paper Project: Works on handmade paper made from unserviceable military uniforms, this project gives returning military members an opportunity to tell their
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January 30, 6:30pm: • Midwest premier of On Killing, a modern documentary on combat veterans of Iraq + Afghanistan by Cpl Zach Skiles, USMC; based on Lt Col Dave Grossman’s book, On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. February 8: • Coastline Children’s Film Festival Showing picks from the New York International Children’s Film Festival Short Program Tour from 3-5 pm. Shorts for Tots will be for ages 4-8 and will run 60 minutes. Short Films Two will be for ages 8-18 and will run for 65 minutes. March 7-May 11: • What Is Left Unspoken: Hyndman Gallery Featuring 2D and 3D conceptual pieces by Barbara Hashimoto and Doug Fogleson • Embroidered Archetypes: BrinckaCross and Northview Galleries Laurel Izard, embroidered works
Perspective Group + Photography Ltd.
(Evanston)
1310-1/2B Chicago Ave. Evanston (60201) Tel 224-200-1155 Th-Sa 12-6; Su 12-5 perspectivephotogallery@gmail.com www.perspectivegallery.org A not-for-profit, communityoriented cooperative whose purpose is to promote fine art photography. In addition to ongoing member exhibitions, the gallery sponsors LENS, an international, juried photography exhibition; Student Perspectives, a Chicagoland high school student show; and Perspectives on Photography, a special speaker series. Please check the gallery website for special events and dates.
Winnetka Storefront
story by transforming uniforms into paper, and subsequently, into art.
January 3-26: Doug Haight and Hass Adamji Opening reception January 4 January 12: Perspectives on Photography Speaker Series - 4:30pm: Jane Fulton Alt, Burning with Passion: How to Find your Creative Voice March: (check website for series date) David Travis January 30-February 23: Katsy Johnson Opening reception February 1 February 27-March 23: LENS International 2014 Opening reception March 1 April 3-27: Su Metzel and Bob Tanner Opening reception on April 27
Michigan Ave., the Loop and South Loop Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
Salon Artists Gallery (Park Forest)
(Riverside)
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.
January 19-February 15: Judith Mullen: A Crooked Path Opening reception Sunday, January 19, 3-6pm February 21-March 22: Riverside Brookfield High School: AP Art 2014 Opening reception Friday, February 21, 5-7pm March 30-April 26: Noelle Allen: Osmia Opening reception Sunday, March 30, 3-6pm
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 An artist’s co-operative that began 30 years ago with 20 professional exhibiting artists, featuring monthly exhibits. 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.
Shot Images
Tall Grass Arts Association
(Niles)
(Park Forest)
A unique new art space for contemporary photography. Please see our website for exhibition information.
367 Artists Walk P.O. Box 776 Park Forest (60466) Tel 708-748-3377 Tu-Sa 11-4 Janet Muchnik tallgrass367@sbcglobal.net www.tallgrassarts.org Tall Grass Arts Association is located in downtown Park Forest Cultural Center. Visit our website for information on events, exhibitions, programs and artists. 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.
With its inaugural exhibition
Selection of Artworks from the Cleve Carney Collection Cleve Carney Art Gallery is located in the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL
630.942.3206 z cod.edu/gallery
Judith Mullen Forest Floor XIV, 2013 Oil, enamel, paper on canvas 24” x 18” x 2” Courtesy of the artist and Linda Warren Projects Photo: Tom Van Eynde
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
Opening Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014
Union Street Gallery (Chicago Heights)
PROGRAMS • Exhibits local, regional, national + international artists + culture • Classes for all ages in all media • Presents lectures + tours featuring esteemed authorities in various areas of arts + culture • Provides docent led tours + performances for school children in regional + under-served Chicago communities • Organizes an Annual Juried Art Fair featuring works by Midwest artists • Facilitates an Annual Beaux Arts Ball + art auction that supports TGAA operational fees
Thru January 12: The Holiday Show Curator Giselle Perreault January 24-March 24: Self Portraits Interpreted Opening reception January 24, 7-9pm Co-curators Tom Lanham, Jeff Stevensen, CouSandra Armstrong, Jasmine Henderson April 4-May 18: Near and Far Vantage Points: Nikkole Huss and Dick Schmidt. Opening reception April 5, 7-9pm; open house April 6 at 11am Curator Claudia Craemer
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
Tom Callahan
Gretchen Jankowski, Living with Cotton Candy
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Art Services + Resources • Auction Houses...........................................46
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....................................................47 • Art Careers, Mentoring + Residencies.......47 • Conservation / Art Restoration...................48 • Consultants / Private Dealers.....................49 • Fairs + Art Expositions...............................49
• 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........................................................50 • Guides + Tours.............................................51 • Insurance.....................................................51 • Imaging + Photography...............................52 • Video Imaging..............................................52 • Art Supplies.................................................52 • Transportation / Crating / Preparators......52
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
and upcoming auctions please call 312-280-1212
UPCOMING AUCTIONS: January 11: Palm Beach Winter Auction 13: Property from the Strawberry Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is one of Lace Inn Bed and Breakfast, Sparta, the largest full service auction houses Wisconsin (Online Only) in the nation and an industry leader 22-23: Marketplace with over 30 years of expertise and experience that has earned the February auction house an international repu- 10: Continental Furniture and tation for achieving record prices. Decorative Arts 12: English and American Furniture The firm is known as a key player in and Decorative Arts the global auction market; its team of 19-20: Marketplace professionals delivers over 40 sales a year and specializes in modern and March contemporary art; Old Master; 19th 20: Marketplace and 20th C. American and European 21: Milwaukee Spring Auction paintings, prints, drawings and sculp- 25-26: Asian Works of Art ture; fine furniture and decorative 27: Fine Books and Manuscripts arts; 20th C. decorative Arts; fine silver and objects de vertu; Asian April works of art; fine jewelry and time6-7: Fine Jewelry pieces; vintage couture and accesso- 7: Fine Timepieces ries; fine books and manuscripts. 9: Luxury Accessories + Vintage Fashion Public previews begin 2-4 days prior 11: Naples Spring Auction to each auction, and are held in the 15: 20th Century Decorative Arts West Loop gallery space. The firm 23-24: Marketplace offers complimentary auction 28: Continental Furniture and estimates for single items or entire Decorative Arts groups of property and is committed 30: English and American Furniture to excellent client services. For infor- and Decorative Arts mation on selling or buying at auction
188 E. Walton (60611) Tel 312-475-7900 www.sothebys.com • Helyn D. Goldenberg, Midwest Chairman • Gary Metzner, Senior Vice President Fine Arts • Cassie Spencer, Vice President Trust and Estates • Laura Jenkins, Assistant Vice President • Nancy Smith, Administrator Fine Arts • Carrie Reyes, Administrative Assistant • Cathy Busch, Associate Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest international auction house, began as a book auction house in London in 1744 + today has 107 offices located in 41 countries, with principal salesrooms in New York + London.
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. The Chicago office evaluates property in a wide range of fine + decorative arts, as well as jewelry, for sale at Sotheby’s international auction centers + maintains a vigorous presence in the Midwest market through unique exhibitions, seasonal lectures, special events + community projects.
900 S. Clinton (60607) Tel 312-832-9800 Sean E. Susanin, President info@susanins.com www.susanins.com For 20 years, Susanin’s Auctioneers and Appraisers has become an auction market leader in Chicago and throughout the world. Susanin’s holds over 15 auctions a year, featuring: American, English and continental furniture; decorative arts; rugs and carpets; Asian arts; prints and sculptures; mid-century modern furniture and design; silver; fine jewelry and timepieces; couture 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 a client’s estate, appraisal, or valuation service. Schedule an appt with an appraiser or member of the consignment staff. Bid live in the gallery, by phone, or online.
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Appraisers CAB Fine Art, Ltd.
Cataloging + Appraising Bibliothecas
Careers, Mentoring + Residencies New World Art Services Native American and Tribal Art Evaluation
Tel 917-697-4416 Camille Ann Brewer, MFA, MLIS camille@cabfineart.com www.cabfineart.com Twitter @cabfineart
1012 Timber Trail Dixon (61021) Tel 815-652-4196 Marianne Huber tellapple9712@yahoo.com
Based in Chicago, Illinois, CAB Fine Art provides cataloging, appraising and collection management services for public and private collectors of contemporary American fine art and art libraries.
New World Art Service’s expertise is in the areas frequently referred to as Tribal Art. Marianne Huber’s particular interests are pre-Columbian 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.
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 Since 1999, we have been assisting of art, Ms. Huber can help you. Her individual collectors and corporate company, New World Art Services, clients catalog and appraise signature is a member of the American Society fine art collections. We design and Marianne Huber is an expert in tribal of Appraisers and the Appraisers’ develop custom collection manart. She has appraised and consulted Association of America. agement systems for clients based for fine private collectors and museon Library of Congress metadata ums in the United States and Europe All of Ms. Huber’s’ appraisal reports standards for art objects and other since 1982. Her clear, accurate, and adhere to the 2012-2013 edition of art-related materials. carefully researched reports are the Uniform Standards of Appraisal fully accepted for any legal situation, Practice of the US Appraisal All fine art appraisals are prepared, among them, IRS appraisals for Foundation and the code of ethics of in accordance with the Uniform charitable donation, estate settlement, the American Society of Appraisers. Standards for Professional Appraisal market situations, and division of Practice (USPAP), for insurance, assets. tax donation, and estate planning purposes. Employing professional industry standards, CAB Fine Art strives to tailor a personalized set of services the suits the needs of each client.
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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, oneyear artist studio residency program offering contemporary emerging artists the opportunity to engage the Chicago arts community + 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 Administrative Office: (mailing address) 36 S. Wabash, Ste. 1425 12th Floor Chicago, IL 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 BOLT is structured to provide artists Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow offers with myriad resources + support to one and two-week courses for credit create, build upon + sustain a longand non-credit for beginning, interterm career in the arts. mediate, and advanced students.
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
The Conservation Center
Broken Art Restoration in Chicago is open weekly.
The studio is located in a beautifully restored church built 1893, located in 400 North Wolcott (60622) Tel 312-944-5401 Momence, Illinois. M-F 9-5 by appt. Chicago’s oldest established studio Heather Becker, CEO specializing in the professional resto- Free consultation and fixed price info@theconservationcenter.com ration of porcelain, pottery, ceramics, quotes are available on all objects. www.theconservationcenter.com wood, ivory, metal, and stone art Broken Art has been seen on ABC, objects. Museum-quality invisible As the largest private art conservarepair; missing parts replaced. CBS, WGN, HGTV; and seen in Chicago Home, Chicago Journal, Chicago tion laboratory in the nation, The Center has provided care for some of Michelle and William Marhoefer, Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily M.F.A., along with their personally Journal, + Lake and Victoria Magazine. the country’s most prestigious museums, galleries, corporations + private trained staff, have restored well over Broken Art Restoration was the featured restoration studio in Chicago collectors since 1983. 20,000 art objects since 1980 for art and antique dealers, collectors, galleries, museums, and designers nationwide.
Magazine, October 2009.
With over twenty conservators 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 fee of climate controlled + specialized storage capabilities, + disaster response.
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), Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC), The Chicago Area Conservation Group (CACG), National New Deal Preservation Association (NNDPA), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), + Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE Status), among others.
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
Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.
2650 W. Montrose (60618) Tel 773-478-2825 skkellar@sbcglobal.net
410 N. Michigan (60611) Tel 312-642-5300 www.audubonart.com
www.scottkkellar.com
Restoration and conservation. See complete Michigan Ave. listing.
Full range of book and paper conservation; archival enclosures. Custom designed portfolio cases for photographs, prints, matted work, etc.
Parma Conservation 1100 W. Cermak, Ste. C-203 (60608) Photography and x-ray imaging Tel 312-733-5178 available. info@parmaconservation.com www.parmaconservation.com On-site services include conservation of murals and architectural artwork, Parma is a full service conservation consultation and assessments, disaster laboratory that provides nationwide planning and disaster response. services for both private and public art collections. Director is a Professional Associate of the American Over 25 years experience. Institute for Conservation (AIC).
Die stamping available.
Poster Plus
Restoration Division
Conservation services address cleaning and repair of damage caused by fire, water, mishandling, or the natural course of age of an artwork.
MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI) WWW.CONSERVATION-DESIGN.COM PICKUP IMAGE / CAPTION
30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603) Tel 312-461-9277 www.posterplus.com Vintage poster restoration, conservation.
Please contact us for an appointment or to schedule a pick-up. 773-754-6080 main line 773-383-2401 after hours info@restorationdivision.com www.restorationdivision.com Restoration Division, LLC has been providing fine art conservation services to the professional community since 2004. Our clients include museums, galleries, insurance companies, appraisers, and prominent collections. We are happy to extend 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. Our services also include complimentary pick-up and delivery throughout the Chicagoland area, nationwide pick-up and delivery, and expert installation. We offer complimentary examinations and detailed treatment proposals.
See complete Michigan Ave. listing.
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 microscopy, 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
Joy Horwich Whether you have a single room or an entire facility in need of artwork, our consulting professionals are equipped to execute your project seamlessly from concept to completion.
Enrich Life, Collect Art. Contact Susan to schedule a consultation.
We are a comprehensive art View resources, details + job consultation service established portfolios at chicagoartsource.com over a decade ago to better serve businesses, designers, and homeowners in need of a sophisticated, full-service source for artwork.
Tel 773-327-3366
Isobel Neal Tel 312-664-8181 By appt.
Call for details. Private art dealer and consultant. After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts “Joyous Jaunts� within and outside of Chicago. See also listing for Joyus Jaunts under Art Tours.
We are the largest art and custom framing business in the country, yet we still source our artwork personally from around the world.
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 Chicago International Art, Jewelry & Antique Show
EXPO CHICAGO
Randolph Street Market Festival
SOFA CHICAGO
Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand, Entrance 2 (60611) www.chicagospringshow.com
Visit website for the full exhibitor list as well as dates, times + ticket information.
Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand, Entrance 2 (60611) www.expositionchicago.com
1350 Block of W. Randolph Sa 10-6; Su 10-5 www.randolphstreetmarket.com
Navy Pier, Festival Hall 600 E. Grand, Entrance 2 (60611) www.sofaexpo.com
The finest and most prominent exhibitors showcasing collections of fine art, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, furniture, contemporary art and more.
April 25-28: Opening Preview Party, Thursday evening, April 24
Leading international contemporary, modern + design galleries.
Art, fashion, vintage treasures, food, live music, and more.
Sculpture Objects and Functional Art.
Visit website for full exhibitor list as well as dates, times + ticket information.
All year long!
October 31-November 2: Opening Preview Party, Thursday, October 30
September 18-21: Vernissage benefiting the MCA will be held at Navy Pier on Thursday, September 18
Visit website for additional 2014 dates + details. January 25 + 26 March 29 + 30 April 26 + 27
Photo by Grace Willis
David Webb Bracelet from Nally Jewels
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Framing Artists Frame Service
Creativo Framing
2938 N. Clark (60657) Tel 773-832-4038 or 773-477-3990 M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 Nancie King Mertz Nancie@ArtDeTriumph.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
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 www.twitter.foursided.com www.facebook.com/foursided
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
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
Artful Framer Studios + Art De Triumph
Original oil and pastel paintings of Chicago and the world by awardwinning artist Nancie King Mertz. Giclee prints on canvas + paper are available of her sold work, sized to your specifications and printed inhouse by Ron Mertz. Fine art cards and gifts are numerous in this double-storefront, which includes design services. Painting commissions are welcome. Much of the artwork featured in Chicago-based television dramas is created by Nancie King Mertz. See listing in gallery services.
Selected Chicago’s Best Framer by Chicago Magazine, we are proud to be called a Chicago institution and to count artists, designers, curators, galleries among our loyal, long time customers. We passionately and personally source thousands of exclusive picture frames from around the world. Because we have over a million feet of moulding in stock, we can return your artwork to you in one week.
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 Custom Framing Galleries
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, muOur team of over 50 talented framing seum, corporate and personal picture professionals is dedicated to nothing framing. Matting, mounting, and but picture framing. Read about them canvas stretching also available. and our broad range of services at the new artistsframe.com.
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 is 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, pick-up and delivery, and installation services.
The Great Frame Up
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 imLocally owned + operated since 1971, ported Italian + metal frames. The Great Frame Up believes that when a customer is part of the art, it We offer dry mounting up to 4’ x 8’, enhances not only their buying expe- canvas stretching, pick-up + delivery rience but also increases appreciation of art, custom-designed shadowbox + multiple-object presentations, readyfor each finished piece. made frames, framed + unframed The Great Frame Up was the first artwork, + preservation-quality art + picture framing store to offer materials. Do-It-Yourself framing to customers, Corporate framing services are availenabling us to offer same-day service. We continue to offer this “fast, able in addition to The Sign Shop for trade graphics + signage. fun + frugal” service at all 5 of our locations, as well as our quality-guaranteed custom work, all completed on 41 years of quality, service, selection our stores’ premises. + expert design await you. 2905 N. Broadway (60657) Tel 773-549-3927 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 mklitzky@lifeissimplyart.com www.lifeissimplyart.com
Incentives are available for designers, architects, artists and galleries. MEMBER ASID
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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 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5
831 N. Lessing* (60642) 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
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After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults priFree weekend gallery tours organized CAF offers boat, walking, bus/trolley, vately, curates exhibits, and conducts by Chicago Gallery News. “L” train, bike and Segway tours of “Joyus Jaunts” within and outside architectural sites all year long. of Chicago. A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery Contact Joy for specific details and roster + tour leader change weekly + upcoming tours and events. conversation centers on the exhibits + artists on view. May 20-21: River North Tours: Two-day overnight trip to Springfield, IL. The group will visit Every Saturday 11am-12:30pm Meet at 750 N. Franklin, inside the new IL State Capitol Building, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Chicago Ave. corner Starbucks. Library and Museum, the Dana-Thomas House, an artists West Loop/Fulton Market Tours: Every six weeks on a Saturday home for demonstrations and 1:30-3pm. Important: Meet by 1:30 reception, and more. Contact Joy for rates, details and reservations. at the first gallery on tour. If you miss the group, catch-up at the 2nd gallery listed, etc. See online schedule for details. Tours are free + 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
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Reli-On, Inc. Tel 847-397-1001 relion@relionservices.com www.relionservices.com Reli-On is a family-owned business with 30 years experience providing local repeat-delivery service to the Chicagoland area. 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.
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Harold Jeffries, “Stained Glass”
22” x 28”, Acrylic, paint marker, marker on paper
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4Art Inc. Gallery…………………35 Addington Gallery………….....…28 Adventureland Gallery………..…37 Jean Albano Gallery………….…28 Alibi Fine Art………………….....37 ARC Gallery………………......…37 The Art Center (Highland Park)….....................42 Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios………....37 The Arts Club of Chicago.............40 Andrew Bae Gallery…………..…29 Frederick Baker, Inc.……………33 Russell Bowman Art Advisory.….29 Roy Boyd Gallery………………..29 Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University…….…43 Bridgeport Art Center…………...35 Valerie Carberry Gallery………...40 Chicago Art Source Gallery…..…37 The Chicago Cultural Center……40 Chicago Printmakers Collaborative……………...........38 Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College……...…43 Colletti Gallery • Antique Posters • Fine Art………………...........…40 College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Gallery……...43 Cornelia Arts Building…………..38 Douglas Dawson Gallery..............40 Deer Path Art League………...…43 EC Gallery………………….........33 Echt Gallery……………….......…29 Catherine Edelman Gallery……..29 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery………………….............43 Evanston Art Center……….……43 Yale Factor Gallery…………...…35 Firecat Projects………………..…38 Galerie F……………….............…38 Gallery Pink……….......…………43 Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd.………30 The Golden Triangle…………..…30 Richard Gray Gallery……………41 Bert Green Fine Art…………..…41 Gruen Galleries………………..…30 Carl Hammer Gallery……………30 Hildt Galleries…………………....41 Hilton | Asmus Contemporary..…30 Rhona Hoffman Gallery…………33 Hyde Park Art Center...................35 Jackson Junge Gallery……….…38 R.S. Johnson Fine Art………..…41 Kamp Gallery………………….....43 Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery and Fine Art Wallpapers……...........33 KM Fine Arts……………….....…41
Krasl Art Center…………………44 Lubeznik Center for the Arts……44 Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries…….…44 The Leigh Gallery……………..…38 Logan Center Gallery at the University of Chicago..…35 Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center……..........…36 Loyola University Museum of Art(LUMA)………………....…23 Mars Gallery…………………......34 Thomas Masters Gallery………...39 McCormick Gallery……………...34 Mongerson Gallery………………41 Morpho Gallery………………….39 Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery………………..39 Museum of Contemporary Photography…………………...36 Ann Nathan Gallery…………..…30 Northern Illinois University Art Museum (NIU)…………..……44 Jennifer Norback Fine Art…...…31 Richard Norton Gallery…………31 Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.……….…41 Packer Schopf Gallery………..…34 Pagoda Red…………………..39, 44 Perimeter Gallery…………..……31 Perspective Group + Photography Gallery, Ltd.….…44 Maya Polsky Gallery………….…31 Poster Plus……………….........…41 PRIMITIVE………………......…34 Printworks…………….........……31 Project Onward Gallery…………36 The Project Room……………......31 Prospectus Art Gallery………..…36 The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera…………...32 The Renaissance Society………...36 Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery……………...…45 Rotofugi Gallery…………………39 Salon Artists Gallery…………….45 Judy A Saslow Gallery………….32 Ken Saunders Gallery…………...32 Schneider Gallery……………..…32 Carrie Secrist Gallery……………34 Shot Images…………………........45 Smart Museum of Art………...…36 Galleries Maurice Sternberg…….39 Tall Grass Arts Association……...45 Union Street Gallery………….…45 Vale Craft Gallery……………..…32 Vertical Gallery………………..…39 Linda Warren Projects………..…34 David Weinberg Photography…..32 Woman Made Gallery…………...34 Worthington Gallery……….……39 Zhou B Art Center………………36 Zolla / Lieberman Gallery…….…32 Zygman Voss Gallery……………32
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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
Roots + Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034 N. Milwaukee (60622) 773-580-0102 www.rootsandculturecac.org threewalls 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
Center on Halsted Visual Arts Gallery 3656 N. Halsted (60613) 773-472-6469 www.centeronhalsted.org
Chicago Art Department East: 1932 S. Halsted (60608) West: 1732 W. Hubbard (60622) www.chicagoartdepartment.org
Chicago Printmakers Collaboration 4642 N. Western (60625) 773-293-2070 www.chicagoprintmakers.com
Chicago Arts District (office) 1945 S. Halsted (60608) • 312-738-8000 www.chicagoartsdistrict.org
Cornelia Arts Building 1800 W. Cornelia www.corneliaartsbuilding.com Flat Iron Arts Building 1579 N. Milwaukee (60622) 312-566-9800 www.flatironartsbuilding.com Friends of The Arts (FoTA) 1800 W. Cornelia (60657) www.fota.com Greenleaf Art Center 1806 W. Greenleaf (60626) 773-465-4652 www.greenleafartcenter.com Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee (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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Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 600 W. Cermak, Unit 1B (60616) www.chicagourbanartsociety.com LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios 2150 S. Canalport (60608) 773-609-LOFT www.Lacuna2150.com Mana Studios 2233 S. Throop (60608) • 312-850-8301 www.manafinearts.com Pilsen Open Studios (October 2013) Western Ave - Halsted St. 16th-24th Sts. (60608) www.pilsenopenstudios.net
MICHIGAN AVE. / SOUTH LOOP / BRIDGEPORT 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