Copyright 2023 by The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, Stola Contemporary Art and CWCA (Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art). The book author and artists retain sole copyright to their contributions to this book. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without prior permission in writing.
ISBN: 9798867732226
Catalog designed by Karen M. Gutfreund, www.karengutfreund.com, @karengutfreundart
Cover designed by Bert Leveille, www.bertleveille.com, @bertleveilleartist
Executive Curator: Caren Helene Rudman, www.carenhelenerudman.com, @carenhelene
Assistant Curator: Kelly Mathews, www.arrivisteart.wordpress.com, @arrivisteart
Guest Juror: Sally Edelstein, www.sallyedelsteincollage.com, @sallyedelstein
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When the World Goes Mad, the Arts Go Dada
Created in partnership between the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art at Stola Contemporary Art and The Art Center Highland Park
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5 Table of Contents About CWCA 4 About the Art Center 6 About Stola Contemporary Art 7 Remembering Helene Smith-Romer 8 Note from the Curator 9 Chicago Women's Caucus for Art Exhibition at Stola Contemporary Art 11 Installation Shots at Stola Contemporary Art 12 Artists 14 The Art Center Highland Park Exhibition 87 Installation Shots at The Art Center Highland Park 88 Artists 90 Featured Artist, Sally Edelstein 166 Artist Directory 172
The Chicago Chapter (CWCA) of the National Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) was founded in 1973 – one year after WCA.
CWCA is committed to support women in the arts.
The Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art (CWCA) represents and works to advance the concerns of women artists, art historians and museum professionals. Its goals are consistent with the policies of the National Women’s
50 years ago CWCA played a role in fighting for women’s rights, changing the exhibition landscape in Chicago and beyond. Ironically, today’s political climate once again threatens women’s rights in ways so
it has inspired us at CWCA to partner with various art groups to bring “absurdity” exhibitions to the greater Chicago community. In this way CWCA continues its 50year history of advancing women’s opportunities to develop creative solutions in the greater Chicago community.
www.chicagowca.com
@cwca_chicago
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About The Art Center
Vision Statement: The Art Center’s vision is to be a cultural destination that inspires and ignites a passion for the arts; providing a forum for self-expression, dialogue, and community engagement.
Mission Statement: The Art Center, a not-for-profit organization, is the North Shore’s home for artistic discovery and creative exploration. Through innovative programs, exhibitions, and classes designed for all levels and ages, The Art Center provides a welcoming space for our diverse communities to experience and participate in the arts.
8 1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035, (847) 432-1888, info@theartcenterhp.org, theartcenterhp.org
About the Gallery
We have an exciting curriculum planned for 2023 and beyond including readings, artist talks, workshops and thought provoking (and perhaps a bit controversial!) calls for art! The majority of the artists we work with are either Chicago based or have strong Chicago ties. Please stop by and visit to see what makes the Chicago Art scene so vibrant!
Stola Contemporary Art, 3738 W Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60618
www.StolaContemporaryArt.com
The Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art at Stola Contemporary Art
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Helene Smith-Romer
Remembering past CWCA member and board member Helene Smith-Romer, (1948-2022), who inspired the exhibition Absurdity,InDadaWeTrust.
Helene Smith-Romer, a self-proclaimed DADAIST began her Dadaist and surrealist art career at 30. Below are a few images from her CWCA “stellar” presentation a few years ago.
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You can view more at: https://vimeo.com/chicagowca or https://vimeo.com/509826821
Absurdity, In Dada We Trust.
A Festival of Absurdity in a World Gone Mad
Created in partnership between the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art at Stola Contemporary Art and The Art Center Highland Park
Racism and extremist nationalism are empowered and bullies are applauded. Women’s rights are being set back by 50 years, and the freedoms of the LGBTQ+ community are dangling by a thread as individual rights are regulated but assault weapons are not. Social media has highjacked the news and ‘alternate set of facts’ have become the norm, no longer just the brunt of jokes. The world is witnessing a new rise of insanity.
For artists, it’s a clear call to look to the past for guidance and take a stand. How? In a word: DADA. Dadaism was a movement with explicitly political overtones a reaction to the senselessness of WWI. It essentially declared war against war, countering the absurdity of the establishment's descent into chaos with its own kind of nonsense.
Inspired by Helene Smith Romer, CWCA member and self-proclaimed DADAIST, The Art Center Highland Park and the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art built a coalition to fight against the current trend toward insanity. Understanding that the original shock of the Dada Movement could not be replicated, the theme was broadened to include the concept of Absurdity.
We live in a divided world, a divided country, and a divided city. Therefore, the collaboration set out to combine our efforts by inviting other art institutions, theatre companies, filmmakers, dance companies, writers, musicians, and creatives to participate in our cooperative movement/exhibit, Absurdity: In Dada We Trust.
Our mission is to unite Chicago and the surrounding cities through a common exhibition theme, bring arts organizations together, and strengthen our coalition, connections, and community. This event is more than an exhibition but rather it is an ongoing movement with art centers and galleries taking on the theme with differing iterations, curating their spaces how they see fit, from selected artists to call for entry exhibitions.
Confirmed participants include: Woman Made Gallery, Oliva Gallery, Beverly Art Center, 116Gallery, and AIR Studio + Gallery More are welcome to join in our goal of empowering the arts to bring our communities together!
Caren Helene Rudman
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The Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art at Stola Contemporary Art
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Installation shots of The Chicago Women's Caucus for Art at Stola Contemporary Art
Ruth Andrews
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NotWhatIMeantWhenISaidDisarm , 2022, Watercolor, 26 x 20.5 inches
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SuperEgoBattlesIdforSupremacyintheStudio , 2023, Watercolor and ink, 30 x 22 inches
Ruth Andrews
Sandie Bacon
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HearNoEvil , 2023, Acrylic on masonite, 30 inches diameter
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2023,
on masonite, 24 inches diameter
Sandie Bacon SeeNoEvil ,
Acrylic
Sandie Bacon
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SpeakNoEvil , 2023,
24 inches diameter
Acrylic on masonite,
Clarisse Casalino
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AChicWoman , 2023, Mixed paper, 12 x 10 inches
Clarisse Casalino
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FiveYearOldWoman , 2023, Mixed paper, 10 x 10 inches
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Clarisse Casalino
TreatmentTeam , 2023, Mixed paper, 10 x 10 inches
Clarisse Casalino
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PillHead , 2022, Mixed paper, 14 x 10 inches
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Laura
Cerf-Dahl NoRhymeorReason , 2011, Permanent colored markers on bristol vellum, 14 x 17 inches
Laura Cerf-Dahl
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NoReasonorRhyme , 2011, Permanent colored markers and pencil on bristol vellum, 14 x 17 inches
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Rosemary
Giusti Dillon
Cubed- miniature , 2023, Wood frame, wood forms, frame and acrylic paint, 10 x 12 x 5 inches
Sally Edelstein
WhenWorldsCollideFeminismandFemininity, 2021
Mixed media collage appropriated images, pencil paint, print, 15 x 25 inches
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Diana Leviton Gondek
PiecesofHer , 2019, Mixed media on canvas , 22 x 28 inches
Lourdes S Guerrero
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, 2023,
ItIsAllNothing(TodoEsNada)
Crocheted cotton lace on painted unstretched canvas, 27 x 43 inches
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Jeanine Hill-Soldner
Confusion , 2022, Oil on cradled panel, 24 x 24 inches
Jeanine Hill-Soldner
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CapturedChaos , 2022, Oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
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Deborah Hirshfield
AChild'sFirstMobile , 2023, Dyed, molded, sewn silk organza, plastic, musical motor, 36 x 36 x 49 inches
Deborah Hirshfield
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InTheWomb , 2022, Dyed, molded, sewn silk organza, wire, embellishments, 14 x 14 x 18 inches
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Deborah Hirshfield
EmptyHeads , 2022, Dyed, molded, sewn silk organza, metal, 10 x 8 x 8 inches
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Josephine Hyde
Individual#1,Woman,Man,Camera,TV , 2020, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 24 inches
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, 2023, Water-based media on
12 x 12 inches
Cynthia Ryan Kelly ThePlan
panel,
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Cynthia Ryan Kelly
TheLaunch , 2023, Water-based media on panel, 12 x 12 inches
UnaccountabilityNested:ChallengingIncubationsofImpunity , 2023
Synthetic hair extensions, false eyelashes, nail-polished bullets, bird's nest, grass seeds, 12 x 12 x 6 inches
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Cynthia Kerby
Itala Langmar
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MyDadaManifesto , 2023, Acrylic on canvas with decorations and words, 24 x 24 inches
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Lezlie Lenz
FirstCoffee , 2023, Watercolor on Arches paper, 8 x 10 inches
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Lezlie Lenz
BigBug , 2023, Acrylic, 12 x 12 inches
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Lezlie Lenz
DadaCollageAngel , 2022, Found papers and acrylic paint, 12 x 12 inches
Bert Leveille
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fractal1 , 2023, mixed media, wire, pvc, wrap, plastic, metallic and acrylic paint, 38 x 42 x 5 inches, left
fractal2 , 2023, mixed media, wire, pvc, wrap, plastic, metallic and acrylic paint, 80 x 60 x 4 inches, right
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Bert
Leveille
absurdityxrealfractals,2023, video,2:30minutes,viewableat:https://vimeo.com/835248719
Zephyr Lynn
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Untitled(redball) , 2023, Acrylic on Masonite board, 20.5 x 34 inches
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Roberta Maklin
BirdMan,Ceramic, mixed media, 20 x 10 x 10 inches, left
Boatman , Ceramic, mixed media, 16 x 12 x 4.25 inches, right
Roberta Malkin
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Yum , Ceramic, mixed media, 18.5 x 6 x 5 inches
Crystal Marie
IHaveaDream:AnAmericanAnathema , 2023
Salvaged canvas, paper, vintage wallpaper, concrete, plaster, paint, cold wax , 24 x 24 x 2.5 inches
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Karena Massengill
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MidnightVoices , 2020, Stainless steel, glass, aluminum, and resin, 12 x 13 inches
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Karena Massengill
BallsofFire , 2020, Fabricated stainless steel, wood, oils, glass and resin, 12 x 12 inches
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Kelly Mathews
Volunteer , 2023, mixed media, 20 x 16 inches
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WhoOwnsThis , 2018, Mixed media, 24 x 24 each
Kelly
Mathews
Angela McElwain
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FunHouse , 2017, Wood, paper, piano parts, dried flora, photograph, metal, glass, charms, light, 52 x 18 x 24 inches
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Jeane Kat McGrail
EyePortalI:RestorationSpheres , 2023, Piezo on archival paper, 20 x 16 inches
Jeane Kat McGrail
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EyePortalII:RestorationSpheres , 2023, Piezo on archival paper, 20 x 16 inches
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Lynn Merel
BeachDream , 2019, Acrylics and magazine photo, 8 x 10 inches
Anita Ivy Miller
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Stop!2018, Giclee print, 20 x 16 inches
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Anita Ivy Miller
Reality=Disfunction , 2013, Acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 16 inches
Carol Morris
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BettyCrock , 2020, Multimedia on paper, 12 x 9 inches
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Morris
Carol
Androgeny , 2023, Multimedia collage on vintage record album cardboard piece, 9 x 6 inches
Carol Morris
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GiantFloweringGirlinItaly , 2022, Multimedia collage, 8 x 9 inches
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Ponder
Diane
FaireandWilde , 2023, Paper, 8.5 x 11 inches
Colleen Quinn
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TheScreamers , 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
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Alice Revelski
Empty , 2023, Canvas and leather, 48 x 10 inches
Cindy Robin
NEVERENOUGH , 2023, Vintage German clocks, vintage English wooden clock, metals, smalti, slate, gears, bicycle tire, 21 x 17 x 6 inches
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Celia Rose
they'reahandful01 , 2023, Acrylic yarn, elastic, 16 x 16 inches
Celia Rose
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they'reahandful02 , 2023, Acrylic yarn, elastic, 24 x 18 inches
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ReadAllAboutLosingourFreedom , 2023, Mixed media on plexiglass, 12 x 12 inches
Caren Helene Rudman
Caren Helene Rudman
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WhatisHappening?2023, Mixed media on plexiglass, 12 x 12 inches
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Caren Helene Rudman
BirdsFlyFree-erthanMe , 2023, Mixed media on plexiglass, 12 x 12 inches
CM Sears
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POBOX45 , 2022, Paper, foamcore backing, wire, ephemera, original poetry, 16 x 12 inches
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CM Sears
SHRINE , 2023, Wood, animal skin and fur, plastic, velvet, found wood and metal items, paint, gemstones, paper, 14 x 20 x 20 inches
Heather Sepanik
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DadaisYours , 2023, Oil, 20 x 24 inches
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Lee Stanton
PeaceLilyPrincess , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
Lee Stanton
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Mithra , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
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Lee Stanton
Cytherea(LadyofCythera) , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
Lisa Stavinoha
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Diversity , 2023, Canvas, 12 x 12 inches
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ATimeofAcceptanceForAll , 2023, Mixed media on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Lisa Stavinoha
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Amanda Urteaga
CommediaMask , 2020, Decoupage paste, magazine paper, plastic mask, ribbon, 5 x 10 x 5.5 inches
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Amanda Urteaga
AlotofCollateralDamage , 2022
Stretched canvas, decoupage paste, magazine paper, spray paint, resin, 28 x 22 inches
Silvia Wagensberg
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TheTouchOfJustice , 2023, Acrylic paint and markers on board, 22 x 12 inches
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Silvia Wagensberg
Seventy-SevenGullibleYearsOnPlanetEarth , 2023, Acrylic on board, 12 x 12 inches
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Kaylee Walsh
Doyouhavetheseinwomen’s?
2023, Oil pastels, 24 x 18 inches
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Kathy Weaver
Captured , 2018, Gouache on Twinrocker paper, 10 x 10 inches
Kathy Weaver
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Torture , 2019, Gouache on Twinrocker paper, 10 x 10 inches
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Michele Williams
RainbowWoman , 2015, Watercolor on paper, 24 x 18 inches
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Sandie Bacon
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JumpandGo , 2023, Found objects, acrylic paints, 12 x 36 x 36 inches
WHENCOINSWEREKING(PennyArcade)Michigan , 2023
Chromogenic color photo, scanned bleached currency, 16 x 20 inches
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David Belle
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, 2023, Digital print wood mounted, 36x45 inches
Jody Berns NoRegretting;NoRegressing
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Peter Bialecki
TheGoldenNugget , 2023, Painted Rock on a pedestal, 19 x 11 x 7.5 inches
Linda Bisberg
Targeted:7dead,48wounded , 2022, Ceramics, stain, glaze, cotton flag, 36 x 45 x 2 inches
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Marzena Bukowska
Dreamworks:BreakingtheCode, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
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Holly
Campbell LifeasYouKnowitisEvolving , 2022, Mixed-media collage on paper, 11.25 x 15.375 inches
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Annamaria Castellucci
BeingBlunt , 2022, Mixed media Collage, 17 x 14 inches
Veronica Ceci
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WhitePaintingIII , 2019, Bed sheet, mop strings, 21.5 x 12.75 inches
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Emilia Chang
Flammable , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Sara Peak Convery
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GOPSOS , 2016-2023, Latex paint, boxer shorts, canvas, plastic tubing, rope, grommets, flag pole, design marker, 60 x 60 inches
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Ellen Fishman
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howsheseesherselfandhowshereallyis , 2019, Acrylic painting with a pastel and charcoal
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Jonathan Frey
BadBoyzontheBus , 2019, Vinyl on a Dry Erase Board (interactive), 36 x 24 inches
Voytek Glinkowski
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TrojanHorseIII , 2022, Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches
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Diana Leviton Gondek
PiecesofHer2 , 2023, Mixed media on wood, 24 x 30 inches
Tom Greaves
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Haven'tWeAlreadyDoneThisAgain3 , 2023 Pigmented ink on paper, cardboard, chipboard, cotton twine, wire nails, dried flora, acrylic, 11 x 25 x 3 inches
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Haven'tWeAlreadyDoneThisAgain2 , 2023 Pigmented ink on paper, cardboard, chipboard, cotton twine, wire nails, dried flora, acrylic, 22 x 21 x 3.5 inches
Tom Greaves
Pam Gregory
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TheHavesandHaveNots , 2020
Staged photo print of bisque doll arms and encaustic covid sculptures, 12 x 13.5 x 3 inches
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Pam Gregory
TheHavesandHaveNots , 2020, Photo of staged encaustic wax and vintage bisque dolls, 11 x 14 inches
Lourdes S Guerrero
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JusticeReneged , 2011, Acrylic paint on canvas with dollar bill, 24 x 30 inches
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Gutfreund
Karen M.
Weltschmerz , 2023, Mixed media, photography, text, acrylic, 16 x 20 inches
Fletcher Hayes
TheActivismofHerYouth?LetItNotBeforNothing , 2023
Assemblage (wood, plastic, metals, fabric, bamboo), 41 x 22 x 19 inches
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Jeanine Hill-Soldner
Uncertainty , 2021, Oil on canvas, 36 x 72 inches
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Leslie Hirshfield
BanburyCross , 2010, Oil paint on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
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, 2023, Oil on canvas, 12 x 6 feet
Josephine Hyde
TheMakingofaFiascoShowingtheDestructionofaDemocracy
Cheri Ibes
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Purse , 2021, Mixed media sculpture, purse, cutlery, foam fill, fabric, 13 x 12 x 7 inches
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Cheri Ibes
Crouch , 2021, Mixed media sculpture, boot, umbrella, rocks, 32 x 32 x 32 inches
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Indira Johnson
Struggle , 2006, Ceramic, mixed media, 20 x 20 x 30 inches
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SeekingTruth , 2014, Ceramic, mixed media, 20 x 10 x 10 inches
Indira Johnson
Yvette Kaiser Smith
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SheepfoldakaMuriel , 2002, Crocheted fiberglass, polyester resin, enamel., 95 x 85 x 9 inches
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Cynthia Kerby
TableforOne , 2023, Wool roving on a water pitcher, toile, wire, resin, burned wood, ash, oxyacetylene torch cut cutlery, 60 x 36 x 36 inches
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Jamie Kost
Untitled303 , 2023, Mixed media collage, 30 x 30 inches
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Jamie Kost
Untitled295 , 2023, Mixed media collage, 30 x 30 inches
William Krug
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IntheLandoftheFree(withphosphorousbombs) , 2019, Oil on gessoboard, 16 x 12 inches
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William
TILT-A-WHIRL , 2021, Oil on gessoboard, 18 x 14 inches
Mara Krumins
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DinnerwiththeDemocrats , 2023, Mixed media collage on paper, 8 x 10 inches
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Kim Laurel
PonyforteattheLuncheonette , 2020, Mixed media, 17 x 13.5 x 21 inches
Beth LeFauve
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WinkWink , 2023, Found objects, 12 x 8 x 5 inches
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Beth LeFauve
SticksnStones , 2021, Found objects, 13 x 9 inches
Beth LeFauve
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Chalkboard , 2022, Chalkboard, Chalk, 78 x 31 inches
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LookingforHelp , 2021, Mixed media, 16 x 20 inches
Lezlie
Lenz
Sandra Leonard
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Basking , 2022, Fabric dye on Cotton, 23 x 48 inches
TheThreeFugitiveMirósMisjudgetheSpeedofSculpture
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Lynn Mackenzie
, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 14 x 11 inches
Lynn Mackenzie
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2023,
The3FugitiveMirósHideinaRoomwithFailedDIYs ,
Acrylic on canvas, 11 x 14 inches
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Lynn Mackenzie
The3FugitiveMirósShelterintheCold , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 14 x 11 inches
Don Manderson
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Angel , 2023, Printed digital montage mounted on foam board with thin black frame, 45 x 30 inches
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Don Manderson
Alliance , 2022, Printed digital montage mounted on foam board with thin black frame, 50 x 25 inches
Angela McElwain
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ThePragmaticView , 2018, Wood, glass, paper, graphite, wire, stone, charred material, 10 x 20 inches
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Angela McElwain
Wound , 2020, Acrylic, flag remnants on canvas board, 50 x 20 inches
Dalila Mendez
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PileofSteaks , 2023, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
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Laura O'Connor
NoRightAnswer , 2023, Embroidery on cotton fabric, 14x 11 inches
Laura O'Connor
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SexReceipt , 2022, Embroidery on cotton fabric, 14 x 11 inches
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Bruce Olson
AConservativeBench , 2023, Wood, steel, 66 x 26 x 51 inches 1936345
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Erik Jon Olson
National(ist)Uniform(ity) , 2022, Quilted plastic waste, 34 x 62 inches
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Erik Jon Olson
SelfControll , 2015, Quilted plastic waste, 32 x 38 inches
Eve Ozer
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Myth1 , 2021, Paper collage, 14 x11, framed 20 x 16 inches
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Stacy Pearl
Panton/birchtrees/heart , 2023, Acrylic on MDF, 16 x 28 inches
Larry Rockoff
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AmericanDivideI , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches
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Larry Rockoff
AmericanDivideII , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches
Larry Rockoff
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AmericanDivideIII , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches
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John Sheridan
HarryShotter , 2022, Print: paper, original: plastic, cloth, metal, 20 x 16 inches
Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-popGoestheWeasel , 2022
Print: paper, original: metal, cloth, plastic, 20 x 16 inches
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John Sheridan
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John Sheridan
JanuarySuxth , 2022, Print: paper, original: plastic, metal, cloth, paper, Print: 16 inches
Lee Stanton
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Mithra , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
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Lee
Stanton
Cytherea(LadyofCythera) , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
Lee Stanton
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PeaceLilyPrincess , 2023, Collage, 10 x 8 inches
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Sarah Umles
Lure(Catfish) , 2022, Synthetic fishing lure fibers and hair extensions, 72 x 48 inches
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Dina Walker
Red?2021, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Nathan Ward
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AngryMan , 2023, Steel and Wood, 71 h. inches
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Patrick Warren
Inferno9 , 2020, Mixed media collage, 11 x 8.5 inches
Bari Wieselman Schulman
allin , 2018, Tempera on world book dictionaries (volumes 23 + 24, 1984), 12 x 36 x 4 inches
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Debra Wright
SchoolI.D. , 2023, Readymade (paper toe tag), 2.5 inches
Mark Zanni
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Homogenized , 2022, Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
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Mark Zanni
MakingFeetforChildren'sShoes , 2022, Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
SALLY EDELSTEIN
Huntington, NY
sallyedelsteincollage.com
envisioningtheamericandream.com
retroarama.com
@sallyedelstein
Featured Artist for Absurdity,InDadaWeTrust at The Art Center Highland Park
BIOGRAPHY:
Sally Edelstein is an award-winning N.Y. collage artist and writer who considers herself a visual archeologist digging deep into American mythology, excavating and examining the social fictions we and society tell ourselves over the past 70 years. An incurable collector of vintage ephemera, she utilizes imagery found in her collection for her hand-cut collages, drawing heavily on popular culture from the 50s to the 70s and how it both informs our identities and fragments it. A nationally exhibited artist who received her BFA from School of Visual Arts, her work has been shown at Arlington Art Museum, Museum of Sonoma County, Brown University and Heckscher Museum of Art. Told through both text and illustration her blog EnvisioningtheAmericanDream probes the ways that advertising and media steer our perceptions of race, class and gender. She currently resides in Huntington, N.Y.
ABSURDITY STATEMENT:
It seemed implausible but once again Donald Trump and his delusional thinking were dominating the news and national discourse as I prepared for my second art show at The Art Center Highland Park in 2023. The last time I was in an exhibit here in 2017 I wore a Hillary Clinton white pants suit to the opening in protest to Trumps inauguration.
With the Absurdity exhibit there is not a more apt title for the times we have been living in. A world defined by absurdity has left us depleted, depleting democracy in its wake.
If my work revolves around addressing the social fictions and myths that our society perpetuates there has been no greater spinner of tales than Trump. When it comes to dark fairy tales, he puts the Grimm Brothers to shame. As reckless as ever he continues to disseminate disinformation creating chaos.
Like DADA that makes a mockery of middle class materialism and nationalistic attitudes my work has always been a satirical critique of our consumer and political culture.
We are living in absurd times. Thinking the unthinkable is no longer unthinkable. It is reality. No one is immune. No one is safe.
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Women’sLib AStormsApproaching , Mixed media collage appropriated images, pencil, paint, 48 x 84 inches, 2010
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Sally Edelstein
AmbassadorofPeace:WeAreFriends, Collage appropriated images, 42 x 36 inches, 2006
OilsWellThatEndsWell
Collage appropriated images
29 x 42 inches
2009
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AmericanDiversity -Whitewash
Collage appropriated images and paint chips 25 x 21 inches, 2013
EndingGunViolence It’sAboutTime, HopeandPrayersAren’tEnough
Collage of appropriated images on canvas 20 x 20 inches, 2020
FracturedStateofOurUnion
Collage appropriated images on canvas 20 x 24 x 2 inches 2021
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Sally Edelstein
FoodLand ConstantCravings
Collage appropriated images archival print, 14 x 21 inches, 2010
ManinCharge
Mixed Media Collage, appropriated images, pencil, paint
48 x 70 inches
2012
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HowOldisOld
Sally Edelstein
Collage appropriated images
38 x 51 inches
2012
WhenWorldsCollide FemininityvsFeminism
Mixed media collage appropriated images, pencil, paint, 43 x 72 inches, 2010
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Ruth Andrews Cassopolis, MI
Facebook: bit.ly/49hbHdF
Sandie Bacon Lake Bluff,, IL sandiebaconstudio
David Belle Lincolnshire, IL Jody Berns Highland Park, IL jodyberns.com
Peter Bialecki East Dundee, IL pbialeckiart.com
Linda Bisberg Evanston, IL labrams.weebly.com
Marzena Bukowska Chicago, IL mszbukowska.com
Holly Campbell Surprise, AZ holly-campbell.com
Clarisse Casalino Chicago, IL clarissecasalino.com
Annamaria Castellucci Chicago, IL @castanna13
Veronica Ceci Austin, TX veronicaceci.com
Laura Cerf-Dahl Chicago, IL lauracerf-dahlartist.com
Emilia Chang Chicago, IL emiliaartstuff.com
ARTIST DIRECTORY
Sara Peak Convery Chicago, IL @sara.peak.convery
Rosemary Giusti Dillon Charleston, SC giustidesigns.com
Sally Edelstein South Huntington, NY sallyedelsteincollage.com
Ellen Fishman Highland Park, IL
Jonathan Frey Lewisburg, PA cargocollective.com/jonathanclydefrey
Voytek Glinkowski Buffalo Grove, IL voytekgallery.net
Diana Leviton Gondek Naperville, IL dianalevitongondek.com
Tom Greaves Washington, D.C. tomgreavesart.com
Pam Gregory Washington, D.C.
Lourdes S Guerrero Chicago, IL lourdesguerrero.com
Karen M. Gutfreund Raymond, CA @karengutfreundart
Fletcher Hayes Chicago, IL fletcherhayes.com
Jeanine Hill-Soldner Algonquin, IL soldnerfineart.com
Deborah Hirshfield Evanston, IL deborahhirshfield.com
Leslie Hirshfield Evanston, IL
Josephine Hyde Port Ludlow, WA makeartgreatagain.org
Cheri Ibes Santa Fe, NM cheriibes.work
Indira Johnson Evanston, IL indirajohnson.com
Yvette Kaiser Smith Chicago, IL yvettekaisersmith.com
Cynthia Ryan Kelly Lexington, KY cynthiaryankelly.com
Cynthia Kerby Evanston, IL evanstonmade.org/projects/cynthia-kerby/
Jamie Kost Wilmette, IL Jamiekost.com
William Krug Chicago, IL williamkrug.net
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