DEAR INTUIT FRIENDS, A shy high school freshman found her confidence and creative voice through painting and photography. A special education teacher who felt uninspired found new art-making techniques with found materials to engage her students. A Black sixth-grader saw themselves in a Mr. Imagination paintbrush during a school field trip—and found a connection with an artist of color and their shared life experiences. Online or in-person, Intuit offers outsider art exhibitions and programs that educate, inspire and, ultimately, transform our perspectives about art and our collective search to understand humanity. Over the last 30 years, Intuit has evolved into one of the foremost museums of outsider art in the world, offering life-changing programs to students, teachers and general audiences. We are honored to co-chair the virtual Visionary Ball this year for Intuit’s 30th birthday on June 10! We’re excited to raise our glasses to Visionary Awardee Lisa Stone, the next 30 years of Intuit and, finally, you—yes, you! It’s supporters like you who ensure Intuit continues to be a place where everyone feels welcome and can experience the power of outsider and self-taught art.
T Please consider making a donation and bidding on silent auction items. All proceeds directly benefit the exhibitions, learning events and educational outreach that champion outsider art and the voices of these artists. Thank you for your commitment to incredible and inspiring outsider art programming! Sincerely, your Visionary Ball 2021 Co-Chairs, Tynnetta Qaiyim
Ralph Concepcion
INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPATE: 1. Before Thursday, June 10: • Donate to the fundraiser and bid on silent auction items at bidpal.net/intuit • Ensure you have the latest version of Zoom. (Click on download from the link at https://zoom.us) • If you purchased a Party-in-Place Package, be sure to follow any instructions to chill wine or purchase any needed cocktail ingredients like lemons or cherries.
2. On Thursday, June 10, you’ll receive the Zoom event link. • At 6:45 p.m. central, sign onto the Zoom link and you’ll automatically join your breakout room host!
3. At 7 p.m., the Zoom program will begin promptly. • After the event finishes, you’ll be directed to your Zoom breakout room for the optional after-party with Intuit friends!
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THANK YOU, SPONSORS! Platinum Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Jeanne Ruddy and Victor Keen
Jean and Lewis Greenblatt John Jerit
Gold Sponsors Janet and Craig Duchossois Ashley and Mike Joyce
Deb Kerr and Steve Thompson Jan Petry Douglas Robson Robert A. Roth JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang Janet Williams and Ralph Concepcion
ABOUT THE SPECIAL GUESTS:
Lisa Stone 2021 Visionary Awardee Lisa Stone is a member of the Vivian Society, Intuit’s lifetime trustee group. She recently retired as a senior lecturer in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned a Master of Science in Historic Preservation. Her research, teaching, writing and curating concern the preservation and interpretation of artist-built environments and the realms of nonmainstream art. Lisa was curator of the Roger Brown Study Collection (1997-2020) and currently consults for the John Michael Kohler Art Center’s Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She was co-curator, with Kenneth C. Burkhart, of Intuit’s exhibition Chicago Calling: Art Against The Flow. Photo by Gary LeBoutin
Ralph Concepcion Visionary Ball 2021 Co-Chair Ralph joined Intuit’s board in 2006 and is now a Vivian Society lifetime trustee. He is the founder and president of Ravenswood Event Services, and he’s served pivotal roles in many of Chicago’s most prominent events, including Taste of Chicago and the Chicago Marathon. Ralph and his wife, Janet Williams, are collectors of prints, folk art and outsider art.
Tynnetta Qaiyim Visionary Ball 2021 Co-Chair Tynnetta joined Intuit’s board of directors in 2020. She joined the Black Ensemble Theater and Cultural Center team as chief operating officer in 2019. Previously, Tynnetta provided strategic and operational leadership at Shedd Aquarium and served 14 years in the United States Marine Corps, traveling the world and attaining Gunnery Sergeant rank. Tynnetta has been an Intuit member and donor since 2014.
Lewis Greenblatt Visionary Award 2021 Presenter Lew is senior counsel and a corporate attorney at Reef Smith LLP, a large global law firm with offices in the United States, Middle East, Europe and Asia. He and his wife, Jean, purchased the estate of artist Eugene Von Bruenchenhein in 1983 and donated the bulk of the works to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in 2019.
John Buranosky Visionary Ball 2021 Co-Host Johnny works at Shedd Aquarium as director of training and development, and his passion as a lifelong learner and performer is reflected in his involvement in artistic and theatrical processes. In many capacities, John has worked with many theater companies in and around the city in roles that include director and actor. He is grateful to be a part of the Visionary Ball Team and supporting such a great organization.
Tekki Lomnicki Visionary Ball 2021 Co-Host Tekki is the founder and artistic director of Tellin’ Tales Theatre, which shatters barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the power of personal story. She has written and performed more than 27 critically acclaimed solo performance pieces, and she’s currently working on a new full-length musical spotlighting the disability experience. Tekki loves Intuit and is thrilled to co-host this evening’s Visionary Ball with Johnny Buranosky. Photo by John Baijan
Tracy Holmes Intuit Board President Tracy serves as the president of Studio H, an interior design company, where she has been working since 1997. Previously, Tracy was the first vice president of the Home Builders Association of Illinois and has served as education committee chair of the Midwest Builders Show of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago.
Deb Kerr Intuit President and CEO Deb came to Intuit in 2014 from a 17-year career at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, where her roles included executive vice president from 19992010. She is a past board member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and past chair and instructor for its Professional Development Committee and management courses. She is a frequent guest speaker on issues related to museum relevance, teen empowerment and activating the public for social good.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: Schedule your timed-ticket entry to Intuit today at www.art.org.
Kevin Sampson (American, b. 1954). Port Wine Stains (detail), 2007. Mixed media, 48 x 48 x 36 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Cavin-Morris and Kevin Sampson, 2008.1. Photo by John Faier
TRAUMA AND LOSS, REFLECTION AND HOPE: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION On view May 28–October 31, 2021 Featuring works from the museum’s collection by artists Emery Blagdon, Hiroyuki Doi, Lonnie Holley, Dr. Charles Smith and Betty Zakoian, among others, Trauma and Loss, Reflection and Hope: Selections from the Collection represents work by artists from different cultural and social backgrounds who came to art making from various entry points. The exhibition invites audiences to reflect on our shared experiences of loss and resilience, in response to a year filled with trauma and hardships for people worldwide.
SJSA Girl’s Garage Workshop. Photo courtesy of the Social Justice Sewing Academy.
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SEWING ACADEMY: CONNECTING GENERATIONS THROUGH CLOTH On view May 28-August 22 Accompanying Trauma and Loss, Intuit is pleased to partner with the Social Justice Sewing Academy to feature banners and quilts from the program’s Community Quilt and Remembrance Project workshops in the show Connecting Generations Through Cloth. Featured in the museum’s entrance, these textiles represent social issues significant to young people across the United States.
Joseph Yoakum (American, 1886-1972). The Mounds of Pleasure/on JA Brimms Farm Near Walnut Grove…, 1970. Ink and pastel on paper, 15 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection.
CHICAGO CALLING: ART AGAINST THE FLOW Currently touring at the Outsider Art Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow explores Chicago’s history of robust recognition and acceptance of self-taught art and artists through the works of 10 Chicago artists: Henry Darger, William Dawson, Lee Godie, Mr. Imagination, Aldo Piacenza, Pauline Simon, Drossos Skyllas, Dr. Charles Smith, Wesley Willis and Joseph Yoakum. This exhibition is part of Art Design Chicago, an exploration of Chicago’s art and design legacy, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art with presenting partner The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS: Henry Darger: The Room Revealed June 11–July 18, 2021:
Darger as Reader, Writer and Bookmaker July 23–September 6, 2021:
Methods and Manipulations
September 17–October 31, 2021:
Caring for a Chicago Legacy
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Member-Exclusive Collection Tour Series As part of the museum’s 30th-anniversary celebration, Intuit brought back member-exclusive collection tours, now virtual! Upcoming tours include collectors Sue and John Lownberg (June 24); Annette and Larry Ballard (August 26); Kathi and Tom Lind (October 14), and Rich Bowen (December 2).
About David Lee Csicsko, the artist of the Visionary Award portrait:
Portrait Gift to 2021 Visionary Awardee Lisa Stone
David Lee Csicsko is an internationally-recognized and celebrated designer and artist currently living and working in Chicago. During his 30-year career, David has engaged in a wide variety of projects; monumental projects have included work for hospitals, universities, elementary schools, churches and various private homes. David has graciously created portraits of several Visionary Awardees for Intuit over the years.
FEATURED AUCTION ITEMS: Visit www.bidpal.net/intuit to bid! The silent auction closes at 9 p.m. central time.
Sandro Miller, Desert Women Sandro Miller (American, b. 1958), Mina Regdali, Mama Alla, & Fatima Seagaoui. Desert Women. Eyes of Morocco, 2013. Photographic print, 30 x 30 in, framed. Donated by Sandro Miller.
“Inspired by Irving Penn’s ‘Small Trades’ and August Sander’s ‘Citizens Of The Twentieth Century’ I journeyed to Morocco to pursue my project—EYES of MOROCCO—a project that would consist of over 230 portraits photographed over 20 days and would
take me from the city of Marrakesh through the Atlas Mountains to the small surrounding cities of the Sahara Desert. “With the expectation of shooting all the portraits in a very controlled lighting environment, my team and I would venture into the streets and bring back the working people of Morocco to my makeshift studio set up in rented apartments, riads, mud houses and tents made of Moroccan blankets. It was there where we made friends and began to understand this country, its heritage and its people. It was there where we witnessed the effect of cultural oppression on their women, making them feel shy, shameful, unworthy, and unattractive. This was a difficult thing for me to see coming from such a free country. It was the people of the desert, however, that somehow changed me inside. They were so real, loving and truly some of the most special people I have ever had the chance to work with. It was so inspiring to see how they live so simply.” _
Sandro Miller (American, b. 1958) is a Chicago-based photographer with 30-plus years’ experience. Having photographed in Chicago since he was 16, he is one of today’s most respected commercial and fine art photographers. Visit Sandro Miller’s website: http://www.sandrofilm.com/ Follow Sandro on Instagram: @sandro_film
Jesse “Outlaw” Howard, YES. JESUS PLUCKED CORN ON THE SABBATH DAY… Jesse “Outlaw” Howard, (American, 1885-1983), YES. JESUS PLUCKED CORN ON THE SABBATH DAY..., n.d. Graphite, ink and watercolor on paperboard, 21¼ x 17¼ in. framed (acrylic, not glass). Donated by Don Howlett and Lisa Stone.
Using found materials, whitewash and house paint, Jesse “Outlaw” Howard transformed his 12-acre property near Fulton, Mo., into a provocative— and controversial—art environment dedicated to his right to free speech. What began as a simple sign for a neighbor’s annual display of antique farm equipment transformed into decades’ worth of stark but meticulously painted signs extolling Howard’s fundamentalist religious beliefs, withering political commentary and various grievances. Despite its unpopularity among his neighbors (they unsuccessfully petitioned to have Howard institutionalized), his environment became a popular roadside attraction and eventually garnered attention from the mainstream art world.
Eddie Owens Martin aka “St. EOM”, untitled (from the “Chic Sketches” series) Eddie Owens Martin (St. EOM) (American, 1908-1986), untitled (from the “Chic Sketches” series), 1980. Ink on paper, 11¾ x 8¾ in. (15½ x 12 ¾ x 1 in. framed). Donated by Carl Hammer Gallery
Over the span of nearly three decades, Eddie Owens Martin, known by the self-bestowed honorific St. EOM, transformed his seven-acre farm in rural Georgia into one of the most important art environments in the country. Inspired by a vision of otherworldly visitors, Martin created his own religion, Pasaquoyanism, expressing his faith by decorating the buildings on his property with an array of human figures and brightlycolored patterns. In addition to environment building, Martin created many watercolor drawings, most depicting gender-fluid figures in flamboyant hairdos and fashions that recall sideshow banners, science fiction movies and high-society couture. Purchased from the artist in Buena Vista, Ga.
LEADERSHIP: Host Committee Tynnetta Qaiyim, Co-chair Ralph Concepcion, Co-chair Cheri Eisenberg Tracy Holmes Debra Kerr Elizabeth Nelson Stacy Wells Michelle Woods Board of Directors Tracy Holmes, President Patrick Blackburn Rich Bowen Tim Bruce Robert Burnier Cheri Eisenberg Marjorie Freed Rob Grossett Scott Lang Rob Lentz Deiken Maloney Bonnie McGrath Elizabeth Nelson Jan Petry Tynnetta Qaiyim Benedicta Badia Nordenstahl Phyllis Rabineau Twisha Shah-Brandenburg Jerry Stefl Michael Sullivan
Bill Swislow David Syrek Stacy Wells Cleo Wilson Michelle Woods Zachary Wirsum Dana Boutin, ex officio
representing Intuit’s Young Professionals Board
Strategic Advisory Council Scott Lang, Chair Susan Baerwald Michelle Boone Russell Bowman Janet Duchossois John Jerit Victor Keen John Maizels Frank Maresca Douglas Robson Ashley Smither Langley Leslie Umberger Young Professionals Board Dana Boutin, President Shawn Grenald, Vice President
Riley Yaxley, Co-Chair of Advancement
Catherine LaMendola,
Co-Chair of Advancement
Sarah Anderson
Spencer Blaney Gabriella Bomben Teddy Braziunas Wyatt Buescher Gabrielle Christiansen Marilyn Creswell Ben Fisher Katherine Gorman Emma Kearney Katherine Lelek Lail Marmor Ilse Miller César Montenegro Sebastian Rivera Anne Marie Sticksel Emily van der Harten Jessica Wain Annaleigh Wetzel Fabiola Yep President and CEO Debra Kerr Staff Alison Amick Julie Blake Christophe Delaunay Will Deschler Claire Fassnacht Devoni Guise Tina Horton Colin Jesse
Paula Santos Christina Stavros Joshua Willis Lindsey Wurz Volunteers/Contractors Emnet Abera Angelina Almukhametova Jamie Cernek Ronit Kitei Matthew Marth Sandra Mars Alexandra Neri-Solorio Skylar Pauel Claire Renaud Jeffrey Schultz Zoe Smith Udi Urman Jennifer Bennett Walker Design: Nura Husseini Program Music: Alex Yoffe Videography: Noah Manalo
ABOUT INTUIT Intuit’s mission is to celebrate outsider art. Founded in 1991, Intuit is a premier museum of outsider and self-taught art, defined as work created by artists who faced marginalization, overcame personal odds to make their artwork, and who didn’t, or sometimes couldn’t, follow a traditional path of art making, often using materials at hand to realize their artistic vision. Each year, the museum’s exhibitions, outreach, events, publications, website and social media impact more
At the monthly workshop series Art After Work, participants are led in artmaking by a teaching artist.
than 70,000 people. Intuit’s vital programs include our exhibitions, the Teacher Fellowship Program and the IntuiTeens Summer Youth Internships. Intuit continues to engage outsider art audiences with our publication, The Outsider, and various programs, like Art After Work, aimed at youth and adults, which feature artists, scholars, authors, filmmakers, storytelling, poetry, music, dance and collaborations with service organizations.
Programs are built around each year’s exhibitions, typically 3-5 significant exhibits featuring work by outsider and self-taught artists. This year, Intuit offers Trauma and Loss, Reflection and Hope: Selections from the Collection (May 28–October 31, 2021).
FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS: Intuit thanks the following for their generous operations and program support.
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