january-march 2011, chicago gallery news
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Our Winter/Spring 2011 issue covers January openings, receptions at the Cultural Center, and the Art Institute, interviews with artist Karl Wirsum, MCA curator Lynne Warren for the Jim Nutt exhibition, Printworks art dealers Sidney Block and Bob Hiebert, and young art collectors Jennifer and Curt Conklin. Featuring Zolla/Lieberman Gallery on the cover. Also includes an article on art world insiders' perspectives on the economy, a conversation with Chicago’s Tony Fitzpatrick and a breakdown of what to expect at spring art fairs.TRANSCRIPT
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6 Opening Receptions 8 Exhibiting Artists10 Gallery Specialties12 Calendar of Events 14 What’s Happening:
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David Kroll’s paintings reflect a deep connectionto 17th century Dutch painting as well as earlyAmerican landscape painters. They present deli-cate vessels, precariously balanced fauna, andmysterious landscapes. As Kroll himself writes:“I paint refuges, places to go to for solace. I wantmy paintings to be destinations of quiet and calm.However, this world is fragile.
The elements in the foregrounds of my paintingsare items carefully constructed, either by humansor animals. Yet, they are objects that are easilybroken or destroyed. Birds represent messengersfrom the wild. They embody beauty and fragility.
They are visitors that remind us of lands beyondwilderness. The distant landscapes in my paint-ings are remembrances of the natural past,vaguely familiar and pleasing.”
Kroll’s work has been written about in The NewYork Times, Chicago Tribune, Art Forum, Art inAmerica, and Art Papers, among others.
Selected collections include the South BendMuseum of Art, South Bend, IN; First NationalBank of Chicago, Chicago, IL; MicrosoftCorporation, Redmond, WA; MacArthurCorporation, Chicago, IL; The Gund Collection,Cambridge, MA, and Prudential InsuranceCompany, Newark, NJ.
RepertoireFebruary 18-April 30 Curated by Brian Gillham, this exhibit is a survey of affects, a gamut of artists using fundamental properties of painting, drawing,ceramic, photography and other media to convey the complexities of thought and feeling located within even the simplest range of gestures in material. Participating artistsinclude Margie Livingston, Madeline Reyna,Samantha Bittman, Sara Mast, Cheonae Kim,Rocío Rodriguez, David Lozano, Anoka Faruqee,Amy Mayfield, Josh Garber, Roxy Paine, HeidiVan Wieren, Brenden Clenaghen, Glenn Wexlerand Buzz Spector.
ON THE COVER:
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery325 W. Huron, Chicago, IL 60654
Tel 312-944-1990 www.zollaliebermangallery.com
At Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Above: David Kroll, Poppy, 24" x 18", oil on panel, 2010Cover Image: David Kroll, Vase, Flowers, and Three
Nests, 39" x 29", oil on linen, 2010
December 17, 2010 - February 12, 2011
David Kroll, Floras
JANUARY
F, January 7Addington Jean Albano Andrew Bae Russell BowmanCatherine Edelman Gruen GalleriesCarl Hammer Gallery KHGallerie MKAnn Nathan Nicole Jennifer Norback Perimeter Judy A Saslow Schneider Vale CraftDavid WeinbergRobert Bills Packer Schopf Jackson JungeThe Art Center
Highland ParkDeer Path Art League Lakeside Legacy
Sa, January 8Prospectus
F, January 14Chicago Arts DistrictFine Arts BuildingCollege of Lake
County, Robert T. Wright Gallery
Su, January 16Evanston Art Center
(1-4pm)
Th, January 20President’s Gallery,
Harold Washington College (4:30-7pm)
F, January 21Linda Warren Woman Made Zhou B Art CenterFirecat ProjectsElmhurst Artists GuildKrasl Art Center
(St. Joseph, MI)
Th, January 27Northern Illinois
University Art Museum (NIU) (4:30-6pm)
FEBRUARY
Th, February 3Ken Saunders
F, February 4Roy BoydJennifer Norback Lakeside LegacyZIA | Gallery
F, February 11Gallerie MKNicole Perimeter Chicago Arts DistrictFine Arts Building
Sa, February 12Robert Bills
Th, February 17Betty Rymer Gallery
School of the Art Institute of Chicago(4:30-7pm)
F, February 18PrintworksZolla / Lieberman Packer Schopf Zhou B Art Center
Su, February 20Evanston Art Center
(1-4pm)
W, February 23President’s Gallery,
Harold Washington College (4:30-7pm)
F, February 25Carl Hammer Firecat ProjectsCollege of Lake
County, Robert T. Wright Gallery
Elmhurst Artist’s Guild
M, February 28Krasl Art Center
(St. Joseph, MI)
MARCH
Th, March 3Ken Saunders
Fr, March 4Addington Andrew Bae Catherine Edelman Gruen GalleriesGallery KHGallerie MKJennifer NorbackJudy A Saslow Schneider Linda Warren Woman Made Lakeside Legacy
Sa, March 5Chicago Printmakers
Collaborative (12-5pm)
Th, March 10President’s Gallery,
Harold Washington College (4:30-7pm)
F, March 11Jean Albano Stephen Daiter Chicago Arts DistrictFine Arts BuildingDeer Path Art League
F, March 18Zhou B Art Center
Sa, March 19Robert BillsProspectus
F, March 25Firecat ProjectsZIA | Gallery
Gallery Opening Receptions
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• North Side / Bucktown / Wicker Park
• Suburbs & Beyond the City
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Exhibiting ArtistsA - B
Anderson, Duncan........FirecatBaker, Deborah Slabeck..........
Packer SchopfBalboni, Margeaux.....Northern
IL University Art MuseumBeck, Rick..........Ken SaundersBey, Dawoud....Stephen Daiter Bladholm, Sharon...IL Artisans
Shop / IL State MuseumBlau, Alex......................Firecat Bleem, Jerry........Evanston Art
CenterBlue, Shauna Angel.................
Linda Warren Bloomdahl, Sonja................Ken
SaundersBondgren, Rob...Linda Warren Botero, Fernando............ KMVBourque, Loretta......................
Linda Warren Bross, Suzette..........Schneider Buck, Chad...............Roy Boyd
C - G
Cambon, Gerard...................... Judy A Saslow
Castillo, Mario........ProspectusCatarina, Amy........Northern IL
University Art MuseumCefalo, Stephen....Ann Nathan Cole, Carolyn.........Gallery KHConger, William.......PrintworksCox, Priti............Woman Made Daigh, Eric..........Carl HammerDesch, Carolynn.......Evanston
Art CenterDimov, Marc.......................ZIADonner, Christa...Evanston Art
CenterDouglas, LJ.........Evanston Art
CenterDowell, John............Schneider Elsass, Mike...Gruen GalleriesEngel, Edmond.............Judy A
Saslow Erwitt, Elliott.....Stephen DaiterForst, Ken.....................PortalsFox, Ginger...................PortalsGall, Ted.......................PortalsGneich, Charles..................ZIA
H - K
Halt, Karen....................PortalsHan, Yongjin.........Andrew Bae Hayes, John...State St. GalleryHeckman, Annie........Evanston
Art CenterHerting, Nora..........Northern IL
University Art Museum (NIU)Hiltner, Alison....Evanston Art
CenterHoffman, Hans.................KMVHolleb, Joan.............Addington Hunt, Richard..........PrintworksHutchinson, Spencer................
Jennifer Norback Fine ArtItatani, Michiko........PrintworksJackson, Ethan......Northern IL
University Art MuseumJackson, Thomas C. ....Packer
Schopf Joseph, Judith..............The Art
Center Highland ParkKahn, Wolf........................KMVKahn/Selesnick...Carl HammerKatznelson, Vadim...Roy Boyd Keene, Caroline.........Lakeside
Legacy Arts Park Kendrick, Barbara F.................
Evanston Art CenterKing Mertz, Nancie........Art De
Triumph & Artful Framer Studios
Kleefeld, Claudia.........WomanMade
Klement, Vera.........PrintworksKnowles, Sabrina.................Ken
SaundersKohl-Spiro, Barbara......PortalsKohler, William Eckhardt.........
Linda Warren Kroll, David....................Zolla /
LiebermanKrueger, Deanna................ZIAKrueger, Michael...........Packer
Schopf
L - O
Lanyon, Ellen..........PrintworksLee, Jungjin..........Andrew Bae Leverkuhn, Adrian.......Thomas
MastersLotz, Tyler............Elmhurst Art
Museum (EAM)Macnamara, Peggy.......Packer
Schopf
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Dena Lyons, Jenna, oil and wax on canvas, 36” x 36”
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Exhibiting ArtistsMasters, Thomas........Thomas
MastersMcGinnis, Renee..........Packer
Schopf McKeon, Katie...........Lakeside
Legacy Arts Park Meiners, Maggie.................ZIAMonaghan, Thomas.................
Addington Moore, Debra......Ken SaundersMoore, Dominic Paul....Packer
Schopf Moulton, Josh.....................ZIAMusler, Jay........Ken SaundersMyers, Francis..........PerimeterNash, Catherine........Lakeside
Legacy Arts Park Niffenegger, Audrey.................
PrintworksNilsson, Gladys.......PrintworksNix, Lori.....Catherine EdelmanNotkin, Richard..............Zolla /
Lieberman Nudd, Paul..........Evanston Art
CenterNutt, Jim........Russell Bowman Obermeyer, Lindsay.................
Evanston Art CenterO’Briant, Michael........Thomas
MastersO’Gara, Mary..........IL Artisans
Shop / IL State MuseumOresky, Melissa...Elmhurst Art
Museum (EAM)
P - R
Park, Kwangjean...Andrew Bae Pho, Binh........College of Lake
County, Robert T.Wright Gallery
Polhman, Jenny...................KenSaunders
Powell, Gordon........Perimeter Presant, Jennifer.............Linda
Warren Provenzano, Melodie.....Carrie
Secrist Reblando, Jason....President’s
Gallery, Harold Washington College
Regier, Randy...............Firecat Rizzo, Nina.............Northern IL
University Art MuseumRoberts, Constance......PortalsRoth, Peter.....Gruen GalleriesRoyal, Richard...Ken SaundersRuffner, Ginny....Ken Saunders
S - T
Salgian, Mitzura...........PortalsSanderson, Joel...........PortalsSaville, Lynn............Schneider Schapiro, Steve........Catherine
EdelmanSchmidt, Michael Klaus...........
Elmhurst Artists’ GuildSchulze, Franz........PrintworksScobel, Jenny...............Firecat Scoon, Thomas...Ken SaundersSerrano, Pablo.......ProspectusSharpe, David.........PrintworksShee, Sam.......The Art Center
Highland ParkStanton, Monica........Lakeside
Legacy Arts Park Dole and Sage Galleries
Steinhaus, Bret.....State StreetGallery at RobertMorris University
Sterling, Lisabeth.................KenSaunders
Strommen, Jay.........Perimeter Surdo, Bruno........Ann Nathan Thomas, Jesse P. ........Robert
Bills ContemporaryThompson, Cappy...............Ken
SaundersTomlinson, Milton.........PortalsTubbs, Jeremy............Jennifer
Norback Fine Art
U - Z
Udrena, Ilma..............LakesideLegacy Arts Park
Van Cline, Mary...................KenSaunders
Vernau, Nathan.....Robert BillsContemporary
Walker, Hazel........Northern IL University Art Museum
Warhol, Andy.........Northern IL University Art Museum (NIU)
Wesa, Melanie...........LakesideLegacy Arts Park
Whitehead, Frances...Northern IL University Art Museum (NIU)
Williams, Lisa.........IL ArtisansShop / IL St Museum
Wirsum, Karl...........PrintworksWirsum, Zack......Jean Albano Woodward, Matthew.......Linda
Warren Yoshida, Ray..............Sullivan
Galleries, SAICZaslonov, Roman.............KMV
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Gallery Specialties
AbstractExpressionism
McCormick
AbstractionJean Albano Roy Boyd Valerie Carberry Gruen GalleriesRhona Hoffman Kass / MeridianGallery KHLeigh McCormick Gallerie MKJennifer Norback Richard Norton Perimeter PlattDavid Weinberg ZIA | GalleryZygman Voss
African or AfricanAmerican
Douglas Dawson Gruen GalleriesCarl Hammer Ann Nathan Nicole PRIMITIVEJudy A Saslow
AntiquesRita Bucheit, Ltd.The Golden TrianglePagoda RedPortals Ltd.
Antiquities and Artifacts
Douglas Dawson The Golden TrianglePRIMITIVE
ArchitectureArchiTech
Artists’ BooksChicago Printmakers
CollaborativeStephen Daiter PrintworksZygman Voss
AsianAndrew Bae Douglas Dawson The Golden TriangleNorthern IL University
Art Museum (NIU)Pagoda RedPRIMITIVEWalsh
Audubon PrintsJoel Oppenheimer
BritishHildt
CeramicsColletti Gallery,Antique
Posters - Fine ArtDeer Path Art LeagueDouglas Dawson Fine Arts Building
(FAB)Leigh Ann Nathan Perimeter Vale Craft
Chicago ScenesArchiTech Art De Triumph &
Artful Framer StudiosChicago Printmakers
CollaborativeMcMahonGallerie MKJennifer Norback
ContemporaryHaitian
Jackson Junge Nicole
CraftsIL State MuseumVale Craft
Early 20th CenturyFrederick BakerHildt GalleriesR.S. Johnson Fine ArtMcCormick Platt Fine ArtGalleries Maurice
SternbergZygman Voss
EmergingAddington Robert Bills Roy Boyd Chicago Printmakers
CollaborativeCoalition Deer Path Art League Catherine Edelman Carl Hammer Jackson Junge Gallerie MKAnn Nathan Packer Schopf Prospectus Judy A Saslow Schneider Carrie Secrist State Street Gallery at
Robert MorrisUniversityLinda Warren Woman Made Zolla / Lieberman
Fiber Arts / TextilesDouglas Dawson Ann Nathan Perimeter PRIMITIVE
FigurativeGallerie MKJennifer NorbackLinda Warren Zygman Voss
Film / VideoWalsh Donald Young
Fine Painting &Prints 18th & 19th
CenturyArchiTech Frederick BakerHildt GalleriesR.S. Johnson Platt Portals Ltd.Galleries Maurice
SternbergZygman Voss
Fine Prints -Contemporary
ArchiTech Andrew Bae Frederick BakerChicago Printmakers
Collaborative
Fine Prints -Contemporary, Cont.Fine Arts Building R.S. Johnson Kass / MeridianGallery KHNorthern IL University
Art Museum (NIU)Perimeter PrintworksProspectusZygman Voss
Folk, Native orOutsider
Russell Bowman Carl Hammer Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Judy A Saslow Vale Craft Linda Warren
Furniture & Decorative Arts
Andrew Bae Colletti Gallery,
Antique Posters - Fine Art
Douglas Dawson The Golden TrianglePagoda RedPortals Ltd.Poster PlusVale Craft
GlassEcht Leigh Ken Saunders
ImpressionismArt De Triumph &
Artful Framer Studios
Richard Norton Galleries Maurice
SternbergZygman Voss
InstallationsChicago Arts DistrictCoalition Walsh
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Many Chicago galleries specialize in a wide range
of art all the time, and some galleries only
occasionally have work in the following specialties.
This list indicates galleries that regularly specialize in works of art in these areas. If you are looking to find a
particular type of art, or wouldlike to learn more about a certain medium or period, contact the gallery directly
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JewelryDeer Path Leigh Judy A Saslow Vale Craft
LandscapeDeer Path Gallery KHZygman Voss
Latin AmericanProspectus
MinimalismRhona Hoffman
Modern Contemporary
MastersRobert Bills Russell Bowman Valerie Carberry Richard Gray Kass / MeridianJennifer Norback Richard Norton Prospectus Art
ModernismValerie Carberry McCormick
Multi-MediaRobert Bills Chicago Arts DistrictCoalition Deer Path Fine Arts Building
(FAB)
Old MastersR.S. JohnsonGalleries Maurice
SternbergZygman Voss
PhotographyArchiTech Coalition Stephen Daiter Deer Path Catherine Edelman Rhona Hoffman Jackson Junge PrintworksProspectus Schneider David Weinberg ZIA | Gallery
Posters /Lithography
Colletti Gallery,Antique Posters -
Fine ArtPoster PlusState Street Gallery at
Robert Morris University
QuiltsVale Craft
RegionalismMcMahon
SculptureAddington Robert Bills Roy Boyd Valerie Carberry Coalition Echt Fine Arts Building
(FAB)Richard Gray Gruen GalleriesCarl Hammer Rhona Hoffman Jackson Junge Gallery KHKrasl Art CenterLeigh Ann Nathan Packer Schopf Perimeter Portals Ltd.Judy A Saslow Ken Saunders Donald Young Zolla / Lieberman
Shona Sculpture from Zimbabwe
Nicole
SurrealismJackson Junge Zygman Voss
Wildlife / NatureJoel Oppenheimer
Opens February 10
Smart Museum of ArtThe University of Chicago5550 S. Greenwood AvenueChicago, IL 60637
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
Admission is always free.
THE TRAGIC MUSEArt and Emotion, 1700–1900
Italian Fashion for Men & Women
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PRIVATE GALLERY EVENTS
ONGOING
Luc Tuymans Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)thru January 9
Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist CaveTemples of Xiangtangshan Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago thru January 16
• Art and Faith of the Crèche: TheCollection of James and Emilia Govan• Benjamin Bergery: Epiphanies• Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy byNihad DukhanLoyola Museum of Art (LUMA)thru January 16
• focus: Richard Hawkins—Third Mind(thru January 16)• Chicago Cabinet: Views from the Street(thru January 17)Art Institute of Chicago
Mies van der Rohe’s Bruxelles Pavilion: The Building in the Middle Koehnline Museum of Art thru January 21
Mariko Kusumoto: Unfolding StoriesRacine Art Museum thru January 23
• Pushing Boundaries (thru January 23)• Kim Piotrowski: Beds and Guns (thru January 30)Hyde Park Art Center
Contested TerritoryMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA) thru February 6
• Contemporary Fiber Art: A Selectionfrom the Permanent Collection• June Wayne’s Narrative Tapestries:
Tidal Waves, DNA, and the CosmosArt Institute of Chicago thru February 7
Immergence by Patrick KilloranHyde Park Art Center thru February 13
Not Just Another Pretty Face Part IVHyde Park Art Centerthru February 20
Máximo González: Material PoemsHyde Park Art Centerthru March 5
Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits DuSable Museum of African American History thru March 6
Chicago Sculpture International Elmhurst Art Museumthru March 19
• The Precession • Philippe Durand: Rust and FlowersHyde Park Art Centerthru March 20
Chicago and the Diana: Toy Camera Images by Dan ZamudioChicago Cultural Centerthru March 27
Urban China: Informal CitiesMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA)thru April 3
Watercolor Wisconsin 2010Racine Art Museum thru April 30
Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its AudienceMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA)thru May 1
Louis Sullivan’s IdeaChicago Cultural Centerthru May 2
JANUARY
Finding Vivian Maier: Chicago Street PhotographerChicago Cultural Center January 8–April 3
Gerard Byrne: A Thing is a Hole in a Thing it is NotRenaissance Society January 9–February 27
Guy Tillim: Avenue Patrice LumumbaMuseum of ContemporaryPhotography (MoCP) January 10–March 5
When After Comes Before: Phillip Chen &Thomas Vu, Curated by Anchor GraphicsColumbia College A + D Gallery January 13–February 12
Thomas Rowlandson: Pleasures andPursuits in Georgian EnglandBlock Museum of Art January 14–March 13
The Architecture of Hope: The Treasures of IntuitIntuit: The Center for Intuitive andOutsider Art January 21–May 14
Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women & ArtChicago Cultural Center January 22–April 13
John Marin’s Watercolors: A Medium for ModernismArt Institute of Chicago January 23–April 17
Outstanding shows & events take place in our many cultural institutions. We regularly add artist talks, panel discussions, gallery walks, curator-led tours, member events, auctions, and events to our online calendar.
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Calendar of Art Events
Miri Nishri, Still from Esther—Queen of the Swamp, 2009, videoprojection, painted wall grey or black, 9.2 minutes. Courtesy of theartist. From Off the Beaten Path at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Arizona State Capital, Oasis, Phoenix, Arizona, 1957. View. Project. © 2010 Frank Lloyd WrightFoundation, Scottsdale, Arizona. At the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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Art Tours, Walks, Gallery Nights1st ThursdaysThe first Thursday of every month.
River North / West Loop Galleries Many galleries stay open late until 7pm. Chicagoartdealers.org
1st FridaysThe first Friday of every month.
Flat Iron Arts Building: Wicker Park 6–10pm1579 N. MilwaukeeFlatironartists.com
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park 5–7:30pm401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake, ILLakesideLegacy.org
MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) 6–10pm220 E. ChicagoMcachicago.org (visit site for ticket info)
2nd FridaysThe second Friday of every month.
The Chicago Arts District / Pilsen East 6–10pmS. Halsted & 18th St.Chicagoartsdistrict.org
Fine Arts Building Open Studios 4:30–9:30pm410 S. MichiganFineartsbuilding.tv
3rd FridaysThe third Friday of every month.
Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–9pmHarrison St.Shopoakpark.com/opad
Zhou B Art Center/Bridgeport Art Walk 7–10pm1029 W. 35th St. Zbcenter.org
WednesdaysRAWednesdays7–9pmRavenswood Corridor - various locations$5 suggested donation at the door.Ravenswoodartwalk.org
SaturdaysSaturday Gallery Tours Visit Chicagogallerynews.com for details• River North: 11am–12:30pm
Meet at Starbucks, 750 N. Franklin Tours run weekly, year-round
• West Loop: 1:30–3pm. Tours run every 6 weeks. Meet at first gallery on tour.
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Jim Nutt: Coming Into CharacterMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA) January 29–May 29
Stephen Lapthisophon: The Construction of a National IdentityHyde Park Art Center January 30–May 22
FEBRUARY
Clothing and Culture in South AsiaKoehnline Museum of ArtFebruary 3–March 25
American Modern: Abott, Evans, Bourke-WhiteArt Institute of Chicago February 5–May 15
The Tragic Muse: Art and Emotion, 1700-1900The Smart Museum of Art February 10–June 5
Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st CenturyMilwaukee Art Museum February 12–May 15
• Eric Gill: Iconographer• De Humanum: The Collages of Balint ZsakoLoyola Museum of Art (LUMA) February 12–May 1
Police and ThievesHyde Park Art CenterFebruary 13–May 29
Susan Philipsz: We Shall Be AllMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA)February 19–June 12
Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance FranceArt Institute of Chicago February 27–May 30
MARCH
No Waste/Zero WasteColumbia College A + D GalleryMarch 3–April 16
The Age of AquariusRenaissance Society March 13–May 1
Unfold Museum of Contemporary Photography(MoCP)March 17–April 23
ScreenologyHyde Park Art Center March 19–May 15
Conrad Freiburg: It Is What It Isn’tHyde Park Art Center March 20–June 26
Calendar of Art Events
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Letter from the PublisherAs we continue to add toCGN’s catalog of Chicago artworld profiles, a diverse pic-ture has started to form—it conveys thevibrancy, passion and dynamism of our localcommunity of artists, dealers and collectors.
There’s been grumbling for years in Chicagoabout the state of its art criticism - the writingisn’t critical; it’s too negative; there’s notenough; there is enough but no one reads it.At the end of the day, what’s the goal andwhat’s the impact of writing about and pro-moting the visual arts? One truth is that forthe general public, as well as the art world, tobenefit from the uniqueness of Chicago’s cre-ative community, individuals must pay atten-tion on many levels and be engaged so theydon’t miss what’s happening right now.
It’s simple to read an interview in a magazine,but CGN tries to let readers know that thereare more spontaneous conversations outthere waiting to be started. I like to note theobvious topic of New Year’s resolutions forour January issue, so I want to encouragepeople in 2011 to speak up. Ask questions.Go on tours. Send letters to the editors ofnewspapers, art magazines, and websites.Leave comments and share feedback onblogs and online forums. Take note of yourown thoughts; tell us whom you think CGNshould interview in our art community.
Our conversations continue online, since wemaintain a blog on chicagogallerynews.com.The blog fits in nicely with two panel discus-sions we held in 2010—at Art Chicago and atthe Hyde Park Art Center—about art worldsocial networking. As there are more chan-nels for communicating and gathering infor-mation there is also a wealth of new informa-tion and perspectives to mine and a need tokeep up with new media and resources.
While everyone feels vulnerable in the cur-rent economy, we can be open to new ideas,questions, and conversations. We’d rathersee things continue and grow than wither anddisappear, which is why we’ve asked someart world insiders to share their perspectives,as well as some history, this issue. No mat-ter what level of artist or collector you are, orhow long you’ve run your gallery or space,now is the time to see what others have tosay. By talking you’ll be providing critical fuelto what can become an enduring fire.
- Ginny Berg
News - What’s HappeningAs we begin 2011, we celebrate a year of learning! There are manymuseums and art institutions we hope you visit this winter in betweenyour gallery hopping; please see our calendar of events, attend artisttalks and discussions, and catch exhibition highlights on our art blog.
We present several stellar profiles of Chicago artists, dealers, and collectors this issue. There is much to learn from those around us,including quite a bit of Chicago art history; we are always pleased thatthese generous people share their stories here so that you may oneday be inspired to share your own.
Chicago and the Diana:Toy Camera Images byDan Zamudio at theCultural Center
The Diana Camera was first marketedto be an inexpensive novelty gift inthe 1960s, followed by the Holga, and other plastic-bodied cameras.Although production ended in the1970s, the lo-fi, dreamy images thatDiana cameras produced establisheda cult following among artists. Theresurgence of interest in these vintage cameras has spawned a new run of the original turquoise and black design, not to mention several apps available for purchasefor smartphones.
Dan Zamudio, one of Diana’s manyadmirers, uses the “toy” camera tocapture historic architectural elementsaround Chicago. His small, hand-printed, nostalgic, black and whiteimages look like snapshots from anaging photo album. Neon signsaround the city serve as vanishinglinks to the past; multiple exposuresimpart ghostly movement. Zamudio’slayered cityscapes recall the shad-owy, dramatic look of film noir fromthe 1940s and 1950s, offering a lookat a long-gone Chicago, glimpsedagain through the buildings of today.
The opening reception is on January 7,5:30-7:30 pm. Zumudio will lead agallery tour and speak about his workon February 24 at 12:15 pm.
At the Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington (60602) through March 27, 2011.
Kings, Queens, andCourtiers: Art in EarlyRenaissance France at the Art Institute
Expansion by the ambitious Frenchkings Charles VIII and Louis XIIbrought Italian Renaissance art backto France in the 16th century, fusingits influence with Northern EuropeanGothic styles. The Art Institute ofChicago brings together this uniquemoment of cultural and political tran-sition through painted altarpieces,tapestries, manuscripts, monumentalsculpture, stained glass windows, portrait medals and exquisite gold-smithing. Much of the art, producedfor the kings, reflects issues of royalpatronage and divine devotion.
The exhibit'saccompany-ing catalogwill be thefirst fullexaminationof the subject inEnglish.
At the Art Institute of Chicago111 S. Michigan (60603) Regenstein Hall February 27–May 30, 2011
Chicago Exhibitions to Visit This Winter
Dan Zamudio, Next Stop, 2008, silver gelatin print, "Toy Camera Photograph." Courtesy of the photographer.
Jean Hey. TheAnnunciation, 1490/95.Mr. & Mrs. Martin A.Ryerson Collection.
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Chicagoans may encounter legendary artistKarl Wirsum riding the El downtown,socializing at School of the Art Instituteevents, attending gallery openings, or offer-ing his point of view in a panel discussion.Wirsum is a familiar presence in our artcommunity for several reasons, the mostsignificant being the volume of his distinc-tive work that surrounds us in galleries,museum collections, and public art.
At 71, Wirsum is still looking ahead andenjoying his life as an active artist. Herecently had a solo show in New York forthe first time in two decades, and he has afull schedule in Chicago; last fall duringChicago Artists Month, the ChicagoDepartment of Cultural Affairs presentedthis year’s Ruth Horwich Award to Wirsumin recognition of his enduring career.Wirsum’s work may be seen in the collec-tions of major museums around the coun-try, including the Art Institute of Chicago,the Museum of Contemporary Art, and theWhitney Museum of American Art in NewYork, where Wirsum also participated in the1968 Whitney Biennale.
Raised in Chicago, Wirsum was hospital-ized for a month when he was just a boy.To help his son with the boredom duringhis long stay, Wirsum’s father created aseries of narrative images of elves, drawnin sequential situations that told a continu-ous story. The wonderful distraction influ-enced Wirsum’s entire creative life. Not yet6 at the time of his hospital stay, he beganto create drawings of his own fantasies;eventually the doctor approached Wirsum’smother and suggested that she enroll herson in free Saturday classes for children atthe Art Institute. There, Wirsum benefittedfrom the stimulating programs, a little cre-ative homework, and the inspirational expe-rience of being in a museum.
Wirsum became a member of the wild-childgroup the Hairy Who in the 1960s, aftergraduating from The School of the ArtInstitute in 1961. He reflects that within the group of artists, whose nameswe still recognize today, each had theirown endeavors to pursue, but together theybrainstormed, installed works, designedand produced catalogues–the relationshipwas truly collaborative.
How the Hairy Who got its quizzical nameis a long story, according to Wirsum. Theartists working together at the time lookedto music groups, as well as art historicalperiods, for catchy, yet mysterious nameinspiration during an evening of brainstorm-ing at the home of artists Jim Nutt andGladys Nilsson. The name of the art criticHarry Bouras kept coming up. Bouras hada weekly radio program, and the groupfound his pronouncements humorous.Continually referenced throughout theevening, and being the only one in thedark, Wirsum’s curiosity got the better ofhim, so he blurted out, "Harry Who?" Thegroup responded, “That’s it!” and the namestuck. Harry became Hairy, and thegroup’s collective identity was solidified.
The Hairy Who’s rise to prominence beganin the late 1960s when Hyde Park ArtCenter (HPAC) organized several key exhi-bitions that introduced audiences to thevibrant young group. The first, entitledHairy Who, presented works by six artists,including Wirsum, and set the tone for whatwas to come in future presentations at theCenter. HPAC, and in particular its director,artist Don Baum, were critical to Wirsum’sartistic development for a handful of happyyears. Wirsum remembers being surround-ed by creative friends and like-mindedcompanions at the time. Working individu-ally towards a collective artistic missionwas radical, and a sociable departure fromthe classic scenario of the isolated artist.
A close friend of Wirsum’s was his contem-porary, Ed Paschke. He describes theirtime together “like working on a comedyroutine.” In 1961, Wirsum, Paschke, andBurt Phillips ventured to Mexico afterPaschke and Phillps won travel fellow-ships. They picked Mexico because it wasa country next door, they could get there bybus, and Phillips knew a woman who need-ed house sitters for an extended stay.
The country’s ancient arts, as well as thefolk arts and pervasive murals, captivated
Wirsum. Paschke and Phillips stayed for 2months; Wirsum was there for nearly 6.Inspired by the area’s mural works, Wirsumcovered the house owner’s walls while shewas away. She returned to Mexico to findWirsum still in residence, and she wasdelighted by her new, colorful surround-ings. The characteristics of Mexico’s streetand indigenous art stayed with Wirsum;vivid palettes, energetic, bold lines and anemphasis on the figurative are qualitiesviewers recognize as distinctly his today.
Humor plays a prominent role in Wirsum’swork. Viewers see figures that have exag-gerated, comic-like features, neon colors,and loud personalities in world of wonderand imagination; aggressive lines andwhimsical shapes disrupt any surroundingseriousness. Wirsum’s creative perspec-tive may emanate from a darker place, buthe explains that in his art he turns ideasaround and presents them with a humorousnote. He doesn’t use humor for humor’ssake, instead he takes something common,like a jack-o-lantern and tries to achieve acertain gaiety in his representation, whilealso playing up its strange associations.
Wirsum has had relationships with two gal-leries in all this time. He exhibited at PhyllisKind Gallery for years and then in 1998 hebegan showing with Jean Albano Gallery inRiver North. Of working with Jean, Wirsumsays, “She has a high level of integrity, andshe’s worked hard on my behalf. Overall,between galleries and artists, it’s all abouthuman relationships.”
Wirsum’s enthusiasm for his work has notdiminished over time, but he also doesn’tput stock in looking back. "I do not dwellon self-reflection. I prefer to look forward.”He says his approach to his work has beena "continuum of refinement" rather than asearch for breakthrough moments. Thoughhe likes to collaborate, he ultimatelyprefers to work alone. Wirsum explains heknows his time is limited, and he wants tomake the most of it.
Artist InsightsCGN spent some time talking with Karl Wirsum about his long career as a Chicago artist and as a member of the famous Hairy Who artist group from the 1960s. He shared what sparked his artistic interest as a child,the multiple influences on his work throughout his life, and the advantages of looking forward, not back.
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Karl Wirsum, Curbside Explicative, 2009, colored pencil on paper, 17”x14”
Hollow Swallow, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 20 1/2 x 35 1/2”
Since emerging in the mid-1960s, Jim Nutt and the Hairy Who group havecome to represent a style that is uniquely Chicago. This winter the MCApresents Nutt’s first major survey of artin more than a decade, and fittingly, thisshow comes at a time when the HairyWho and other artists now known as theChicago Imagists are being historicizedas a significant movement in 20th cen-tury art history.
What are some classic inspirationsfor Nutt’s work, as well as sources ofwhich the public may not be aware?Lynne Warren: Jim Nutt first showed inthe mid-1960s in Chicago; he was afounding member of the Hairy Who, agroup of six School of the Art Institutegrads. His early work was painted onthe reverse of Plexiglas using clear,bright color.
The subject matter of this work rangedfrom high-spirited to objectionable todownright disturbing, focusing on dis-torted bodies and various bodily func-tions, festooned with visual gags, off-color puns and other word play. Thiswork was influenced by various popularcultural sources of the mid-20th centu-ry. But Jim is a dedicated student of arthistory, and his work is also influencedby Northern European painting of the14th through 16th centuries, Surrealism,and Modernist masters like Miró andMatisse, as well as many other artists.
Tell us about Mr. Nutt’s exclusivefocus on painting the female head.LW: This exhibition explores how Nuttevolved this format and his inventive-ness within what would seem a narrowsubject matter. Looking back throughhis work, it seems Nutt always paintedsingle figures and female portraits in asense, focusing on the upper torso andhead in the compositions. But in themid-1980s, he began painting womenexclusively, in this traditional style ofportraiture, from the shoulders up.Regarding painting as a format that hefound intriguing, I believe it was his wayof exploring the nature of line, color andother formal interests. As each humanface is unique, the subject matter of theface allows for a lot of latitude. Theworks are squarish in dimension, so adynamic relationship occurs betweenthe image and the frame, which Nutt
generally paints as well–this type of “artist frame” is a long-time characteristic of Nutt’s work.
Nutt has had exhibitions in Chicago,as well as around the world foryears; what will visitors to the MCAsee for the first time in Coming IntoCharacter?LW: Nutt hasn’t had any exhibitionsrecently in Chicago. The last solo exhi-bition here was at the MCA in 1999. Hismost recent Chicago gallery exhibitionwas in 1991 at Phyllis Kind, which hasbeen closed for many years now. Mostvisitors to the MCA will have never seenthe work of the past twenty or so years,the female heads, in person.
Are there stories about Mr. Nutt andthe MCA that you can share with us?LW: Jim Nutt was featured in the MCA’svery first exhibition in 1967. His firstmajor exhibition, which also traveled tothe Whitney in New York, was mountedin 1974. He created a limited editionprint portfolio with a specially designedportfolio case to help us celebrate our10th anniversary in 1977. Over theyears we have acquired and featuredhis work not only in the solo 1999 exhi-bition and other exhibitions like thefamous Don Baum Says: ChicagoNeeds Famous Artists, but in collectionshows as well. In a sense we feel likewe have grown up together!
Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character Jan 29-May 29, 2011 @ The MCA 220 E. Chicago Tel 312-397-4010Also: Jim Nutt: The Complete PrintsJanuary 7-April 9 @ Russell Bowman 311 W. Superior Tel 312-751-9500
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s relationship with Jim Nutt goes back to 1967 when the MCA featured the artist’s work as part of its first exhibition. We interviewed MCA curator Lynne Warren about Jim Nutt:Coming Into Character, taking place this winter at the museum.
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Question: Does art make a goodgift?
Answer: Unless you really know the person’staste, interests, or have a special clue –art can be a difficult (and often expensive)gift. However, there are several occa-sions where art can be a wonderful gift!
Children. Parents or grandparents canhelp build a wonderful art collection forchildren by giving them a work of art foreach birthday. Although for the first fewyears, artwork probably will be chosen forthe child, in subsequent years the youngbirthday boy or girl can get involved in theselection of their artwork - building theirappreciation of art as well as the collec-tion. By age 21, he/she will have a sub-stantial legacy, and a love of art.
Bridal Registry. An engaged couple canlet friends and family know that they havepicked out a work of art at a favoritegallery. Wedding guests can buy a por-tion of the piece – and participate in thepurchase of a very lasting gift they canvisit at the couple’s home for years tocome.
Wedding Anniversary. I know some cou-ples who select a work together as ananniversary gift for themselves. Ratherthan choosing separate gifts, they renewtheir “togetherness” each year with an art-ful celebration.
Corporate Gift. Art can be a perfect “wel-come to Chicago” present or farewell /retirement remembrance for colleaguesand clients. It works especially well if thework of art is by a Chicago artist, or thesubject of the piece celebrates the city orspecial interest of the recipient.
Gift Certificates/Memberships. For a less expensive gift for your favoriteart lovers, consider a gift certificate at agallery they regularly frequent, a museumor collector group membership, or perhaps a gift subscription and privategallery tour from Chicago Gallery News!
V.I.P. Don’t forget yourself. You deserve something for your own big birthday, promotion, or special occasion.
Ask Natalie
- Natalie van StraatenFounding Publisher, Chicago Gallery News
Jim Nutt back at the MCA
Jim Nutt, Don'tTouch Her,1969. Courtesythe artist.Photography © Museum ofContemporaryArt, Chicago.Photographer,Nathan Keay.
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The gallery has been around forever. We’d love to hear fromyou both how Printworks got started and how it came to be thelegendary place it is today. When we started the gallery back in1980 our original intent was to open up in London. We applied tothe Greater London Council to lease a space in the newly convertedCovent Garden market area, but all of the smaller spaces (similar towhat we have now) were already taken. We were offered a 3,000square foot space instead — unfortunately the price simply made itcost prohibitive. Even back then London’s rents made New York’sMadison Avenue prices seem cheap by comparison. So, at the urg-ing of Hanna (Sidney’s late wife) and other friends we opened up infall of 1980 in Chicago at 620 N. Michigan Ave. After two years therent escalated beyond our means and we decided to move to WestSuperior Street in the newly emerging River North area, where thegallery still is today.
When I think about works on paper, I think of Printworks. What was it about prints that hooked you? Both of us alwayshad an interest in works on paper—prints, drawings, and artists’books. We thought Chicago had plenty of galleries focusing onpainting or sculpture but, other than van Straaten Gallery at thetime, there was no gallery devoted solely to prints and other workson paper.
Why should beginning collectors pay attention to prints?Prints are wonderful for the beginning collector mainly because oftheir affordability. However, we also have a number of clients whocollect only prints. With some exceptions, most of our artists dotheir own printing in their studios and produce the work in relativelysmall editions. There is something quite wonderful about this aseach impression is slightly different from the next and not cookiecutter exact.
Sidney, you had a particularly arty celebration a few years agofor your 80th birthday. Can you tell us about the party, the pro-ject and some of the artists involved? My 80th birthday celebra-tion is certainly something I’ll always remember. My business part-ner (Bob) enlisted the help of almost 200 artists to make a giganticwork of art in the form of a snake. The idea was obviously inspiredby the Exquisite Corpse [created by the Surrealists, involving thecollaboration of many different artists] but in the form of the snake,so that it could be expanded as artists joined the project. JulesFeiffer created the head of the snake; Ed Paschke made the tail.The other artists were sent one of three different templates thatcomprised the snake’s body. Participating artists included Leon
Golub, Nancy Spero, Philip Pearlstein, Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson,Ellen Lanyon, Roland Ginzel, Tony Tasset, Judy Ledger-wood, JohnHenry, Nicole Hollander and Robert Lostutter among many, manyothers. It’s hard to believe that the project was kept completelysecret from me during the 14 months of its creation. The ExquisiteSnake was finally unveiled at Jean Albano Gallery on December 16,2003 (the exact date of my 80th birthday). Channel 11 (WTTW)even had their cameras rolling that evening. Subsequently thesnake made a 6-week appearance at Gallery 37, then spent amonth at the Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, andfinally it went to the Block Museum at Northwestern University.Hanna and I knew we could never show it properly in our condo andfelt it needed to have a home in the area where it could be seenoccasionally and used as an educational tool; so we gave it to theBlock Museum (no relation) for their permanent collection.
How have you celebrated the 30th anniversary of the gallery?Our 30th anniversary is a large group exhibition, Art of the BookJacket, which involves 68 artists who have been part of our history.We asked each artist to create a book jacket for a novel of theirchoice. The show opened in early December and runs throughFebruary 5. This is a longer period than most of our shows run butwe’ve done it because of the extra time and expense involved. Afull color catalog illustrating each book cover is also available.
After all these years, does anything still surprise you? If youhad to pick a defining moment for Printworks what would it be?As far as defining moments there are two: the first was in 1984when Leon Golub asked us if we would show his prints atPrintworks during the same period that he was having a retrospec-tive at the MCA. Shortly after that we contacted the artist PhilipPearlstein, and he seemed very pleased that we were interested inhaving an exhibition of his etchings and lithographs. Then, likemagic, artists who previously ignored us were knocking at the door.
The second defining moment would be a student exhibition at theSchool of the Art Institute in 1985 where we first encountered thework of Audrey Niffenegger. In one room there was this very curi-ous book entitled The Adventuress, which was deconstructed andinstalled as a wall unit. The book told this weird adult fairy taleabout a woman who was accused of murder and then thrown intoprison. In order to escape she turned herself into a butterfly andwas captured by Napoleon who was a butterfly collector (whoknew?) Later they became lovers and she gave birth to a cat. (For the end of this story you will have to come to the gallery.) We wondered, who was this extraordinary printmaker, with a dark,vivid imagination, who typeset and handbound her books? We invited Audrey to the gallery and were so sufficiently impressed that we immediately offered her a show, and as they say, “the rest is history.” We had at least 9 solo shows for her before she wrote The Time Traveler’s Wife. Many people are pleasantly surprised to discover that she is a wonderful artist, as well as a fine author.
Any words of advice for younger dealers? Advice for youngerdealers? We hardly know where to start. Running a gallery is a lot harder than it looks. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride —many lows and many highs. Be passionate about what you showand most important, treat all customers and artists with respect,because without them you have nothing.
Art dealer Thomas Masters spoke to Sidney Block and Bob Hiebert, the two friends behind Printworks, a 30year-old Chicago institution specializing in works on paper. The pair described challenges they encounteredwhen starting out, what it’s like to work with an unparalleled list of artists and friends, and the surprises andfun that have all been a part of the past three decades in Chicago’s art community.
15 Minutes with a Dealer
Printworks 312-664-9407 311 W. Superior, Chicago (60654) printworkschicago.com
Sidney and Bob at Printworks, in front of work by gallery artist Nicholas Sistler
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Many Chicagoans have passed by TonyFitzpatrick’s North Damen studio inBucktown – an area that has changedconsiderably during the 17 years heworked there. Passersby used to look inthrough large front windows and see workstations full of tools, paints, and bits andpieces of found objects intended for hisiconic, mixed-media collages. Postersand art lined the walls; several large flatfiles were filled with Fitzpatrick’s etchings–the place looked like something inbetween a very cool office and a cozy living room. As of November 2010, the1,900 square foot workspace known asBig Cat Press, which formerly functionedas Fitzpatrick’s studio, was converted to anew commercial gallery operation calledFirecat Projects.
Firecat Projects kicked off its inauguralexhibition last fall, featuring recent workby Fitzpatrick in a show called The NightParade. Fitzpatrick called the show “away of saying goodbye” to the space heworked in for so many years. He will con-tinue to produce work out of his home stu-dio, but in the future he will no longerwork so publicly on his art.
Fitzpatrick and his long-standing businesspartner, Stan Klein, have exhibitions lined up through 2011 at Firecat featuringartists from all over the country, as wellas a few Chicagoans. Klein runs the exhibition space as well as the publishingbusiness at Firecat, and says the workthey’ll feature will vary in media, and
all the artists exhibited will have soloshows. They’re all artists that Klein andFitzpatrick have always thought should be shown in a gallery. Firecat is proud ofand excited about the engaging work theywill be able to publicly share with thecommunity, in some cases for the firsttime.
Exhibitions will change monthly. TheDecember 2010 exhibition continues intoJanuary, and it features the work ofRandy Regier. A resident of Maine,Regier creates provocative sculpturalpieces that resemble seemingly familiarchildren’s toys, but upon closer inspectionthey reveal deeper, conceptual connota-tions. In February, an exhibition by NewYork artist Jenny Scobel will featuremixed media portraits; in March Chicago’sDuncan Anderson will exhibit his drawingsand sculptures - works that often exudehumor, sadness and sarcasm.
Firecat operates under an alternate modelfrom conventional gallery standards: thegallery remains a for-profit entity, butexhibiting artists will fully profit from sales– there is no dealer commission, a highlyunusual arrangement in the traditionalgallery system. Fitzpatrick and Klein saytheir goal with this concept is to take themiddleman out of the art-selling equation,empower their exhibiting artists by doingso, and perhaps create a new model forwhat the gallery and the artist can accom-plish. Ideally, potential collectors willbenefit from deeper, more direct contactwith the artists producing the work, sinceartists will be expected to be involved insales. Firecat will produce promotionalmaterials, prints, posters, and will hostopening receptions for new exhibitions.As Fitzpatrick puts it Firecat “will be sell-ing popcorn at a movie theater” and “willbe a non-commission, for-profit business,”and the artists and their work will be themain attraction.
This gallery model will undoubtedly ignitenew conversations and debates. Thisunconventional concept, like its creator,stands apart from the norm, which is whyFitzpatrick wanted to do it.
Chicago’s diverse art community is com-prised of many different personalities,levels, and missions, so there is hopefullya great deal of room for new ideas andmessages. Firecat could be the kind ofgallery model that fits in well in Chicago,it could occupy a space between the vari-ous alternative spaces run by recent art
school graduates, and established gal-leries that have operated for years andworked with some of the most recogniz-able artists of the past and present.Fitzpatrick has had his own thoughtsabout dealers and galleries for manyyears, and those who know him, know heis not shy about sharing his point of view.Firecat will allow his voice, and the voicesof the exhibiting artists, to be heard in amore formal way.
Fitzpatrick has established a reputation asa strong, gritty, and prolific Chicago artistwho is devoted to his city and to theartists he mentors. As a writer, actor andvisual artist, his work has been featured inexhibitions and collections nationwide.He currently has plans for an upcomingtheater performance titled Stations Lost, afollow-up to This Train, a play he wroteand performed last year at The 16thStreet Theatre in Berwyn and at theSteppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. StationsLost will be a continuum, answering ques-tions about the concept of “home” andwho we are as Americans in the world, aswell as including touching and humorousbits of personal history and stories fromthe artist. A new book of Fitzpatrick’swork including excerpts, poetry and artfeatured in the performances is availableat Firecat, along with many other printedmaterials and artwork.
Firecat Projects 2124 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60647M-Sa 10-5 Tel 773-342-5381 tonyfitzpatrick.comtonyfitzpatrick.wordpress.com
He’s Chicago’s own –he writes, draws, paints, acts, mentors and opines–now Tony Fitzpatrick is taking a fewmore artists under his wing in a gallery where his studio used to be. He talked to CGN’s Laura Miller aboutopening Firecat Projects with business partner Stan Klein, and what he hopes will come next.
Tony Fitzpatrick’s New Gig: Firecat Projects
Tony Fitzpatrick, The Winter Tiger, drawing-collage, 2010
At the opening of Firecat Projects, fall 2010. Photo Credit: Kris Brailey
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At Curt and Jennifer Conklin’s WickerPark home, art reigns. As I walk in, I amgreeted by Scott Stack’s Di, 2005, alarge-scale green-tinted highway sceneon two panels. It hangs across from threephotographs by Tamar Halpern, entitledLoneliness, Florida, and Venus (all 2008),photos that look like layers of colors andshapes splintered with shards of light. Inthe kitchen and the living room we findthe collection of works on paper, the cou-ples’ newest endeavor. With more than100 pieces in a collection that spans allmedia—drawing, painting, photographyand video—Curt and Jennifer boast animpressive array of art, including works byLaura Letinsky, David Shrigley, KehindeWiley, Peregrine Honig, Saul Chernick,Marcel Dzama, Howard Fonda, CatherineOpie and Cat Chow, just to name a few.
What is the focus of your collection?Curt: The focus of the collection changesas I learn. When I first was trying to cre-ate a warm place to live, I was interestedin works that had a decorative feel—theytended to be geometric abstractions, andto me they matched my personality, andthat’s what drew me to them. Over time ithas changed—we went through a periodwhere we were really interested in figura-tive photography, and you’ll see a lot ofthat through the house. In the past fewyears it has been works on paper. I wasan illustrator when I was younger, and Iwas trained through college. At the end of school I thought I might end up doingsomething along those lines, and I contin-ued to work towards that until I was 30.When I decided to try something else, I coincidentally started collecting art.
Now, I feel like I’m goingback to what interestedme about art from thestart - the quality of theline. But if you look at ourcollection, in general youwill find all of the piecesare beautiful objects witheither a conceptual orhumorous foundation.
What first interested you in collecting?Curt: My mother was a crafter and we didregional craft fairs from when I was ababy to the time I left home, so I wasalways exposed to the idea of purchasingobjects made by other people. I startedbuying bigger, more expensive pieceswhen I had a home and actually hadwalls to fill and a desire to communicatean aesthetic. That was 10 years ago, rightaround when Jennifer and I met, in 1999.
So do you two collect together?Jennifer: Collecting was more of a passion of his, and more of a learningexperience for me the first few years.Curt: I didn’t have much knowledge—she just thought I did. [Laughs]Jennifer: You faked it well. [Laughs]Curt: I think that I know a fairly smallamount, and I use that as my startingpoint. I don’t have a background in art his-tory, though I took a lot of fine art in col-lege. I learned a lot of formal things, mydrawing skills were honed, but that does-n’t really come into play. I consider myselflearning every single time I encounter awork of art.Jennifer: Every piece in the house is partof Curt and me—it’s like the clothes wewear. They change and shift as we do; it’s very personal. The pieces we connectwith are the ones that we tend to collect.For me, it begins as a visceral and visualexperience, and then it becomes person-al; something develops a story.
How do you decide what to buy?Jennifer: We find pieces we both like,and then we discuss them. A lot is basedon an aesthetic. Once we find something,we get to know the artist and the gallerist,then we see if it fits into the collection.
Tell me about the works on paper. This one looks like a Marcel Dzama. Curt: This is by Robyn O’Neill, entitled And They Were Upon Him, 2004. Wehave Marcel Dzama as well, but I don’tthink it’s an intellectual connectionbetween the two—just a stylistic one. Thescale is the same as Dzama’s, howeverO’Neil is basing this piece in art history—
a Hieronymus Bosch perspective. You see these little guys and you’re notsure what they’re doing; then you see oneguy running off the page because the oth-ers are throwing stones at him. And thenyou see this phallic tree in front of themand wonder, what’s this doing here? It’sstanding up, but at a distance—we arejust voyeurs watching this story unfold,while hidden from view.
Do you have a favorite piece?Curt: I mentioned before that somepieces in the collection have a humorousfoundation; to me one of the funniestpieces we have is by Rivane Neuensch-wander, a German-born Brazilian sculptorand conceptualist, called As Yet Untitled,2007. It’s a fully functioning clock with allthe numbers rendered to zero. Each timeit clicks, it tells you nothing. It totally doeseverything the inventor and the manufac-turer meant it to, but it tells you nothing.Jennifer: Scott Stack’s Di—the largescale is part of it. Every time I see it, itshocks me. It’s a painting of wherePrincess Diana died, as seen in nightvision; it is a haunting depiction to me.You see cars on one side of the highway,and a complete absence of life on theother; the viewer has to wonder what happened. It’s images of both sides of thetunnel, taken straight from a TV newsbroadcast. By using night vision, Stackretells the story of Princess Di’s deaththrough an eerier lens than if he hadpainted this same image in full color.
Writer Alicia Eler spent some time getting to know collectors Curt and Jennifer Conklin, their 3-year-olddaughter Claudi, and of course their expansive art collection. The young couple discussed who caught theart bug first, and what they’re most interested in collecting now.
Collector Conversations
Scott Stack, Di
Curt andJenniferConklin
Robyn O’Neill, And They Were Upon Him, 2004
Rivane Neuenschwander, As Yet Untitled, 2007
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Artists & Dealers in the News• AnniversariesIntuit: The Center for Intuitive andOutsider Art turns 20 in 2011. Cheers to the next 20! We wish congratulations toNicole Gallery on 25 years! Thegallery’s anniversary exhibition runs fromFebruary 11-March 31. Printworks cele-brated 30 years this past December.Their anniversary exhibition, Art of theBook Jacket, runs through February 12.
• Moves and UpdatesAfter 14 years Portals Ltd. has movednext door to its original River North loca-tion and is now at home at 744 N. Wells.Habatat Galleries is now Echt Gallery.The gallery still specializes in glass andthe finest contemporary sculpture. The
group at the gallery, Karen Echt, Michael,and Emily, made the change in fall 2010.
David Weinberg will close the gallery inFebruary, but David will continue to showhis own photograpy in the space at 300W. Superior.
• CGN WelcomesNew to our River North section is GallerieMK, featuring work by emerging localartists. Slaymaker Gallery + Framingreturns to our north side, offering theirexpansive space and multiple operations.Also returning is Coalition Gallery, a pro-ject of the Chicago Artists Coalition. Thegallery exhibits 14 juried members peryear. Alibi Fine Art, a new space on thenorthside, is run by two youngChicagoans, also of Stephen Daiter
Gallery: Lucas Zenk and Adam Holtzman.Artist Tony Fitzpatrick and right-hand manStan Klein have opened a gallery, FirecatProjects, located in Tony’s old Bucktownstudio space on Damen. Liz LongGallery at Urban Art Retreat joins usfrom the south side. U.A.R. offers safe,violence-free space where everyone iswelcome. KMV Gallery is the newestgallery resident in the John HancockBuilding, exhibiting Modern, Postwar, andContemporary American and EuropeanArt. ZIA | Gallery has opened inWinnetka, featuring a roster of familiarlocal artists and hosting regular openingreceptions. McMahonartgallery.comfeatures the very recognizable Chicagoscenes painted by Mark McMahon.Finally, the Deer Path Art League offersexhibitions, classes, and workshops fromits location in suburban Lake Forest.
Jean Albano Gallery artist Gladys Nilsson is included in a showat San Jose State University, Chicago Imagism(s). It can be seenat the Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery thru January 15.
Carl Hammer Gallery artist duo Kahn and Selesnick (January 7-February 19 at the gallery) will be featured in Chicago’s Museumof Contemporary Photography during the same time period.
The Chicago Art Dealers Association presented the first CADAAward, a monetary award given to a Chicago educational or pub-lic program selected by CADA membership. In October the CADApresented $2,000 to 826CHI, a nonprofit dedicated to supportingstudents ages 6-18 with creative and expository writing skills.
Judy A Saslow Gallery is exhibiting in the New York Outsider ArtFair, Feb 11–13, showing new works by Francois Burland,Edmond Engel, Michel Nedjar, and Christine Sefolosha. Galleryartist Burland is exhibiting a new photography series UncertainLandscapes/Gardens at the Sophie Gaury in France from May 27-June 19. Sefolosha is included in Animal Instinct Allegory,Allusion and Anthropomorphism: at the John Michael Kohler Artcenter in Sheboygan, Wisconsin thru June 5. Nedjar’s paintingsand sculptures are in the permanent collection of the new LAMmuseum in Lille, France. Gerard Cambon has a new book enti-tled Dreams for Later, to be printed this fall and available in book-shops, libraries and schools in France. Mr. Imagination is showcased as one of five artists at the Musee International D’ArtModeste (MIAM) in Sete, France. The show, Les territories de l’artmodeste, celebrates the museum’s 10th anniversary.
Andrew Bae Gallery artist Tetsuya Noda exhibits rare worksthrough January 9 at the newly expanded Japanese wing at theArt Institute of Chicago as part of a special exhibition of Mr. JackBeem's collection.
Art de Triumph’s Nancie King Mertz is holding two off-site, soloshows: one at the office of Maria Pappas in Chicago’s City Hallbuilding, January 7-February 18. King Mertz will also show at theMetropolitan club, March-April 2011
Multiple faculty accomplishments come from the School of theArt Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The Instructions, a novel byfaculty member Adam Levin, has been named Rolling Stonemagazine’s “Hot Debut” (issue 1115), and Levin himself has beenlisted as one of just seven Names to Know in 2011 by Harper’sBazaar. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presentedthis year’s Ruth Horwich Award to SAIC faculty member KarlWirsum. Named in honor of one of Chicago’s most steadfast artssupporters, the award was created to recognize the enduringcareer of an esteemed Chicago artist. Faculty member CarlosMartinez was awarded the Journey of Leadership ExcellenceAward by the International Interior Design Association. RachelWeiss has been named an advisor to the Berezdivin Collection inSan Juan Puerto Rico, a leading collection of contemporaryCuban and Latin American art. Faculty member James Elkins isnow a columnist on the widely read HuffingtonPost.com.Lorraine Peltz was included in New American Paintings #89,released this fall. The artist was selected by Lisa Dorin, AssistantCurator of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago.
Zolla/Lieberman artists have been busy, as usual. John Buck'straveling show, John Buck: Iconography, will be at the Crocker ArtMuseum, Sacramento, CA March 12-May 15. The exhibition, fromthe collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer & his Family Foundation,covers four decade and includes woodblock prints, sculpture andthree-dimensional wood panels. Deborah Butterfield’s exhibitionat the Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, Deborah Butterfield:Noble Steeds, runs through April. January 28-February 25 DanMills’ work is featured in The Aesthetics of War & Reconciliationat Moreau Art Galleries, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN.Union College recently purchased a painting from Mills’ solo showat the university. Adam Fung’s solo show at The DraewellGallery at Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, will open in February.This winter he will be teaching drawing at North Park University inChicago. MULTiMEDiA III, an alumni show, opens in January atthe Performing Arts Center Art Gallery at Grand Valley StateUniversity in Allendale, MI. William Lieberman, of Zolla /Lieberman Gallery is a contributing writer for the accompanyingcatalog, published by Blurb.com and available for sale.
Artist Awards, Commissions & Exhibitions Elsewhere
Chicago’s Gallery Districts
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RIVER NORTHA high concentration of galleries in Chicagocan be found in River North—many within ablock or two from the intersection of Superior& Franklin Sts. The general boundaries are:Chicago on the north; Merchandise Mart onthe south; west to Orleans & east to Dearborn.
WEST LOOP & WEST SIDEThe West Side “district” incorporates the WestLoop, Fulton Market, West Town & other nearWest locations. Accepted boundaries general-ly are: Division on the north; Halsted on theeast, Roosevelt Rd. on the south. The largestgallery “district” centers are near the intersec-tion of Peoria & Washington, & on FultonMarket, Carpenter & Lake.
MICHIGAN AVENUE • GOLD COAST • THE LOOP • SOUTH LOOPApproximately 25 galleries can be foundalong the “Magnificent Mile” from Oak St. tothe River & south near The Art Institute andMillennium Park. Spaces are steps fromMichigan Avenue, or an elevator ride abovethe city. Also included in the this area areThe Museum of Contemporary Art, LUMA,Spertus Museum, the Chicago CulturalCenter, and Navy Pier.
PILSEN • PILSEN EAST • HYDE PARK • BRIDGEPORTThis map covers a vast part of the city fromRoosevelt Rd. south to the Indiana border;Central Ave. on the west & east to LakeMichigan. Neighborhoods include Pilsen,Hyde Park, Chinatown & Bronzeville. Thelargest concentration of galleries in the area isin Pilsen East’s Chicago Arts District, nearHalsted & 18th Sts. Other major south side artdestinations include: the Museum Campus,Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, DuSableMuseum, & both the University of Chicago’sSmart Museum & The Renaissance Society.The Zhou B Art Center is located just west ofUS Cellular Field on 35th Street, in the heartof the Bridgeport Neighborhood. Monthly 3rdFriday events take place at the Center, andthe neighborhood is one of Chicago’s bur-geoning art communities.
NORTH SIDE • WICKER PARK/ BUCKTOWNLINCOLN PARK • LAKEVIEW & BEYONDThe North Side covers a broad geographicalarea, including a number of neighborhoodssuch as Bucktown, Wicker Park, Lakeview,Lincoln Park and Old Town. The north sidealso includes streets surrounding theNorth/Milwaukee/Damen intersection, &scores of artists living & working in Chicago.
SUBURBS AND BEYOND Beyond the city limits, the Chicago art scenecontinues in galleries and university spaces.Some are in Evanston—just 5 miles north ofthe city near Northwestern University; othersare in Oak Park near the Frank Lloyd WrightHome & Studio; many can be found in nearbysuburbs and neighboring states.
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300 W. Superior (60654) Tel 312-335-8601 Tu-Sa [email protected] www.andrewbaegallery.com
Contemporary Asian art primarily with ties to Korea,Japan and China.
Permanent gallery artistsinclude Kwang Jean Park,Young June Lew, TetsuyaNoda, Keysook Geum, GapchulLee, Jungjin Lee, Jae Ko,Myungkeun Koh, Leeah Jooand Katsunori Hamanishi.
730 N. Franklin2nd Fl. (60654)Tel 312-475-1290W-Sa 12-5Dir. David [email protected]
Chicago’s only gallery of archi-tectural art. Design drawings,blueprints and photographs ofbuilding and industrial art.
Artists represented includeFrank Lloyd Wright, AlfonsoIannelli, and Daniel Burnham.
215 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0770Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 & by [email protected]
Contemporary paintings, drawings, and constructions.
january 7-march 5:Zack Wirsum
march 11:Group Show
january 7:Thomas Monaghan: The Lake Series, oil on canvas
march 4:Joan Holleb: oil paintings on copper
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704 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-664-3406Tu-Sa [email protected]
Paintings and sculpture byAmerican and European artists. Opening receptions are onshow start dates, from 5-8pm.
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Addington Gallery
311 W. SuperiorSte. 115 (60654)Tel 312-751-9500Tu-W by appt.Th-Sa 10-5:[email protected]
Thomas Monaghan, Lake House View, oil on canvas, 60 x 60”
Andrew Bae Gallery
Modern & Contemporary worksof art; Self-taught masters.
january 7-april 9:Jim Nutt: The Complete Prints
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River North
Dozens of galleries radiate from the inter-section of Superior & Franklin streets,making up the River North gallery district;general boundaries are: Chicago Avenueon the north, the Merchandise Mart on thesouth, west to Orleans, east to Dearborn. A former manufacturing area, many gal-leries were drawn to the neighborhoodfirst in the 1980s because of its industrialhistory and its large, dynamic spaces.
Events in the Area:January 7: Winter gallery season opening receptionsthroughout River North
Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries
are open ‘til 7: Chicagoartdealers.org• Free Weekly Saturday Morning GalleryTours, 11-12:30: Chicagogallerynews.com
Jim Nutt, Twixt, 1997,etching andaquatint, 74/80, edition of 80, 27-5/8” x 20-3/8”
Russell Bowman Art Advisory
Please contact gallery or visit website for exhibition information and upcomingopening dates.
january 7-february 5:Stone and Wind: Yongjin Han and Jungjin Lee
march 4-april 2:New Works: Kwangjean Park
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ArchiTechGallery
Yongjin Han, Two Stones, 8" x 8" x 40-1/2", Pennsylvania Blue stone
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230 W. Superior4th Fl. (60654)Tel 312-787-3350W-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Paul Berlanga, Michael [email protected]
Vintage black and white photography, specializing indocumentary and experimentalphotography: Institute ofDesign, Bauhaus, PhotoLeague, etc. Rare photographyfrom the 1920s-1960s.
january 7-february 26:Elliott Erwitt: Mostly Small and Serious
march 11-april 30:Dawoud Bey: Early Portraits
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449 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-527-4080M-Sa 9-6Rita Bucheit, [email protected]
Exceptional European antiquesand fine art.
739 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-642-1606Tu-Sa 10-5:30; M by [email protected]
Contemporary paintings andsculpture.
Opening receptions are on the opening dates of the exhibitions: Fridays, 5-8pm.
Participating in First Thursdaysfrom 5-7pm on January 6,February 3, and March 3.
thru january 29:Vadim Katznelson: Seeing White
february 4-march:Chad Buck: Survey of Workfrom 1998-2010
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222 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0288Tu-Sa 11-5 or by [email protected]
Specializing in the finest contemporary sculpture.
Artists represented include:Oben Abright, Martin Blank,Christina Bothwell, DaleChihuly, Daniel Clayman, Pearl Dick, Matt Eskuche, Bella Feldman, GregoryGrenon, Philip Baldwin &Monica Guggisberg, ShaynaLeib, Mira Maylor, CliffordRainey, Joseph Rossano,among others.
For a complete listing of artistsand exhibitions please visit ourwebsite.
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300 W. SuperiorLower Level (60654)Tel 312-266-2350Tu-Sa 10-5:[email protected]
Contemporary photographyand mixed media photo-basedart.
january 7-february 26:Lori Nix: The City
march 4-april 30:Steve Schapiro: Taxi Driver
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Rita Bucheit,Ltd.
Echt GalleryRoy BoydGallery
Stephen DaiterGallery
CatherineEdelmanGallery
Gruen Galleries
Thom Kapheim, Mira Hermoni-Levine, BrianDivis and Sheila Finnigan.
Also featuring masterworks ofthe 19th and 20th Centuries,including works by Renoir,Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall,Picasso, Miró, Rivera, andZuniga among others.
The Golden Triangle’s block-long home in the historic ReidMurdoch Center features oneof the largest collections ofAsian and European antiquesand home furnishings in thecountry.
A dramatic setting, completewith Asian courtyard, andexemplary customer service.
207 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-787-4640Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt.Dir. Josef GlimerAsst. Dir. Emily [email protected]
32 Years of selling fine art.Featuring contemporary artists
330 N. Clark (60654)Tel 312-755-1266M-W, F 10-6; Th 10-7; Sa [email protected]
226 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-337-6262M-F 11-5; Sa 10-6; Su and evenings by appt.Dir. Lisa BoronEvent Dir. Samantha [email protected]
In the heart of River North within 20,000 sq. feet, wehouse a large collection of contemporary American andEuropean painting and sculpture.
We also showcase tribalAfrican ceramics, furniture and sculpture.
Gallery space is now availablefor special events.
january 7:Peter Roth: New Work, oil on panel
march 4:Mike Elsass: New Works,acrylic and mixed media on steel
Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd. The Golden Triangle
Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet with Original Red Lacquer over Elm Wood. Beijing, Early 1700s, 43”W x 23”D x 43”T
Mira Hermoni-Levine, Girl in Red, 2009, oil on canvas
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River North
Opening receptions from 5:30-8:30pm on the first date of scheduled exhibitions.
january 7-february 19:Kahn and Selesnick: Mars: Adrift on the HourglassSea. Conceptual art/photogra-phy on panoramic inkjet prints
february 25-april 9:Eric Daigh: We Have One ConversationNew work: mixed-media portraits on board
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325 W. Huron, Ste. 315 (60654)Tel 312-266-5999M-F 11-4 by appt.Weekends by [email protected]
Contemporary American andmodern European prints byinternationally establishedartists and contemporary paintings and sculpture.
Contemporary prints: JosefAlbers, Charles Arnoldi,Alexander Calder, Christo, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, SamFrancis, Helen Frankenthaler,Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly,Roy Lichtenstein, RobertMotherwell, Frank Stella,Donald Sultan, Victor Vasarelyand Andy Warhol.
Modern Master prints: GeorgesBraque, Bernard Buffet, LeCorbusier, Marino Marini, JoanMiró and Pablo Picasso.
Paintings and Sculptures:Romero Britto, John Henry,Tom Holland, Nissan Engel,Robert Natkin and JosephStabilito.
Representing American and international contemporaryartists, as well as select examples/artists from theAmerican “outsider” genre.
740 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-266-8512Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5Dir. Carl F. [email protected]
Carl Hammer Gallery Kass /Meridian
Left: Eric Daigh, Tim Below: Kahn and Selesnick, Boat
ManyRiver North
galleries stay openlate until 7pm on thefirst Thursday of the
month for FirstThursdays. Gatheryour friends for a
night out!
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Ann NathanGallery
Gallerie MK
Gallerie MK is River North’snewest addition to Chicago’spreeminent art district.Exclusively carrying estab-lished and emerging Chicagoartists, Gallerie MK adds alocal flavor to the area as wellas affordable prices. GallerieMK participates in regularmonthly gallery walk nights forthe River North art district, sodrop in and see what Chicagoartists have to offer.
311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-642-0202T-F 10-5; Sa 11-5Shannon [email protected]
Contemporary abstract andrealistic paintings, fine printsand sculpture.
750 N. Franklin, Ste 105 (60654)Tel 312-643-5545W-Sa 12-6Su-T by appt. onlyOwner: Mei-Ku Huang [email protected]: Jamieson M. [email protected]
january 7-march 1:By the Light of Night: A Group Show
march 4-april 12:Carolyn Cole: Evoking Memory
212 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-6622Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa [email protected]
Established and emergingpainters and sculptors in allmedia.
Minimal “Shaker-in-steel” furniture by Jim Rose.
Selective African tribal art.
Contact gallery or visit websitefor full winter exhibition schedule and details.
january 7:Bruno Surdo and StephenCefalo
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Gallery KH
Carolyn Cole, Red 60813, mixed media on canvas, 37” x 37”
Nicole Gallery
217 W. Huron (60654)Tel 773-671-5945Tu, Th 12-5; F, Sa 12-6; or by [email protected]
Featuring contemporary artistsincluding, Jean-ChristopheBallot, Michael Goro, HerbertMurrie, Stephen McClymont,ellsworth snyder, JeremyTubbs, William Utermohlen,Vivian van Blerk.
january 7:Group Show: Gallery Artists
february 4:Spencer Hutchinson & JeremyTubbs: New Media
march 4:Chicago! Images of Our City
311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-9407Fax 312-664-8823Tu-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Dirs. Sidney Block, Bob [email protected]
Printworks is a works on papergallery specializing in contem-porary prints, drawings, photographs and artists’ books.
thru february 12:Art of the Book Jacket: 30th anniversary exhibition featuring 68 artists from thegallery's history: Richard Hunt,Ellen Lanyon, Vera Klement,Gladys Nilsson, Michiko Itatani,Audrey Niffenegger, KarlWirsum, William Conger, David Sharpe, & others
february 18-march 26:Franz Schulze: Drawings
612 Merchandise Mart Plaza(60654)Tel 312-644-8855M-F 9-5Dir. Richard P. NortonDir. Susan Klein [email protected]
Notable American & EuropeanImpressionist & Modern paint-ings, drawings & sculpture from19th & early 20th C. The galleryoffers a wide range of services:consultation, appraisal, consign-ment & purchase of artwork.
Artists include: Gertrude Aber-crombie, Walter Burt Adams,Karl Buehr, Copeland Burg,Francis Chapin, AlexanderCorazzo, Manierre Dawson,Werner Drewes, Frederick FraryFursman, Hananiah Harari,Miyoko Ito, George Josimovich,Thomas Kapsalis, Medard Klein,Richard Koppe, Walter Krawiec,Albert Krehbiel, Jan Matulka,Tina Modotti, Gregory Orloff,Pauline Palmer, Abbott Pattison,Frank Peyraud, Romolo Robe-rti, Richard Alan Schmid, GerrittSinclair, Mitchell Siporin, MorrisTopchevsky, Vaclav Vytlacil,Carl Woolsey among others.
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210 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-266-9473Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30Dir. Frank Paluchperimeterchicago@perimetergallery.comwww.perimetergallery.com
Perimeter Gallery features con-temporary painting, sculpture,works on paper, and masterworks in ceramic and fiber arts.
january 7-february 5:Gordon Powell, wood sculptureFrancis Myers, photography
february 11-march 12:Jay Strommen, wood-firedceramics
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230 W. Huron (60654)Tel 312-787-7716Tu-Sa 11-5:30; Su-M by appt.Owner Nicole [email protected]
Contemporary Haitian, Africanand African American arts.
Shona sculpture fromZimbabwe.
Please visit our website formore exhibition and event information.
january 7-february 5:Group Exhibition
february 11-march 31:Special 25th AnniversaryExhibition
JenniferNorback Fine Art, Inc.
Richard NortonGallery
PerimeterGallery
Printworks
Voy Madeyski, Sears Tower at Sunset, 48” x 60”
325 W. Huron (60654)Tel 312-944-1990Tu-Sa 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:[email protected]
Established and emerging contemporary artists in allmedia.
For information on the gallery’scurrent exhibitions, please referto the essay on page 5 of themagazine.
thru february 12:David Kroll: FlorasNew oil paintings
Richard Notkin: ThePersistence of Folly
february 18-april 30:Repertoire: Group exhibitionfeaturing gallery selectedabstraction works
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230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-337-3525Tu-F 10:30-5:30; Sa 11-5Dir. Peter [email protected]
An eclectic mix of affordable,contemporary American finecraft. Ongoing display ofceramics, decorative fiber art,glass objects, metal sculpture,functional art and uniquejewelry.
january 7-march 31:Winter group show of fine craft
300 W. SuperiorSte. 203 (60654)Tel 312-529-5090Tu-F 10-5:30, Sa 10-4Dir. Aaron [email protected]
With the exhibition of emergingand high profile artists, DavidWeinberg Gallery creates anenvironment where collectors,both new and experienced, areengaged and educated in thedevelopment, direction andmanagement of their acquisi-tions.
january 7-february 18:The Collective - final show atthe David Weinberg Gallery
Salon Exhibition featuring 21gallery artists: Eric Blum, DavidBurdeny, Helen MaureneCooper, Jordan Eagles, BobEmser, Amanda Friedman,Joseph Ivacic, Yvette Kaiser-Smith, Beverly Kedzior, DanielKim, Kelly McCormick, RobertMcGuire, Jennifer ScottMcLaughlin, ElizabethOpalenik, Michael Parker,Michael Ratulowski, TriciaRumbolz, Stephanie Serpick,Dylan Vitone, David Weinberg,Rhonda Wheatley
222 W. Superior, #1 E. (60654)Tel 312-787-3300Tu-Sa 10-5; Su and M by appt.Dirs. Nancy Voss, Ahron [email protected]
Featuring 17th to 20th C. mas-ters. Museum quality works ofart including Rembrandt,Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir,Whistler, Cassatt, Pissarro,Picasso, Chagall, Dalí, Miróand Calder. Contemporaryartists include MosheRosenthalis & Aliza Nahor.
Please contact gallery for exhibition & presentation information
thru february 1: Maitres del’Affiche (Masters of the Poster)
Vale CraftGallery
Installation shot from a previous show, Structure and Space
Zygman VossGallery
Zolla /LiebermanGallery
David Weinberg Gallery
Mark Brown, Robot Girl, recycled materials, 13.5” H x 11” W x 3” D
ToulouseLautrec, La RevueBlanche
Judy A SaslowGallery
SchneiderGallery
Ken SaundersGallery
River North
300 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-943-0530Tu-F 11-6; Sa [email protected]
Outsider Art and art byEuropean, national and localartists.
january 7:Project Onward, The Nathanand Kiyoko Lerner Foundation,El Valor, and Esperanza.These four organizations sup-port the creative growth ofChicago visual artists withmental and developmental dis-abilities by providing space andprofessional guidance in aworkshop environment.
march 4:Edmond Engel and GerardCambon. The Swiss Outsiderartist Edmond Engel will dis-play pieces from his new col-lection of work alongside self-taught French artist GerardCambon who creates cleversculptures composed primarilyof found materials.
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744 N. Wells (60654)*Note new addressTel 312-642-1066Tu-F 10:30-5; Sa [email protected]
Specializing in contemporaryart and sculpture. “Magical realism.”
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january-march: Group exhibitfeaturing new works by Portalsartists at our new location: Barbara Kohl-Spiro, paintings;Constance Roberts, “WhistleLady”; Ginger Fox, acrylic oncanvas; Karen Halt, fibersculpture; Ken Forst, glaze onglass; Mitzura Salgian, oil onlinen; Milton Tomlinson, blownglass / iron sculpture; TedGall, bronze sculpture; JoelSanderson, steel sculpture.
230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-573-1400Tu-Sa 11-5Ken [email protected]
Exhibiting the world’s mostprominent and innovative artistscreating glass sculpture.
thru january: Sculptors: Rick Beck, Jay Musler, Richard Royal, Thomas Scoon
february 3-26: Seeing Red
march 3-april 5: Women ArtistsWorking in Glass and Living inSeattle. A community of artists,using a variety of techniqueswith vastly different results, whoare there for each other. AsDebra Moore said, "It's a cele-bration of being able to worktogether in a supportive andnon-competitive environment."
Sonja Bloomdahl, Debra Moore,Jenny Polhman and SabrinaKnowles, Ginny Ruffner,Lisabeth Sterling, CappyThompson, Mary Van Cline
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230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-988-4033Tu-F 10:30-5; Sa 11-5Dir. Martha SchneiderAsst. Dir. Rose Licavolischneidergalleryinfo@gmail.comschneidergallerychicago.com
National and internationalContemporary photography.
january 7-february 26:Suzette Bross & Lynn Saville
march 4-april 23:John Dowell
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Ted Gall, Escaping Jester, bronze, 26” x 9” x 9”
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Robert BillsContemporary
FrederickBaker, Inc.
1230 W. Jackson (60607)Tel 312-243-2980M-F 10-5, and by appt.President, Frederick BakerDir. Scot [email protected] [email protected]
Specializing in Fine Americanand European Prints, Drawingand Watercolors.
Featuring works by: Arms,Baumann, Bellows, Benton,Bonnard, Buhot, Chagall,Chahine, Cook, Hassam, Kent, Kloss, Lewis, Lozowick,Marsh, Matisse, Miró, Pennell,Picasso, Renoir, Rouault,Simon, Sloan, Tissot,Toulouse-Lautrec, Villon,Vlaminck, Whistler, Wood, Zorn and many others
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222 N. Desplaines, Lower Level; on Desplaines at Lake St.Tel 312-234-9091 Tu-F 11-5; Sa 12-5pm Dir. Emma Stein [email protected] robertbillscontemporary.com
Robert Bills Contemporary is a contemporary art gallerylocated in Chicago’s WestLoop. We are dedicated toexhibiting emerging and inter-nationally recognized artists.
january 7-february 5:Jesse P. Thomas
february 12-march 12:Nathan VernauTBA
march 19-april 16:Solo Show TBA
West Loop/Side Fulton Market
The West Side includes West Loop, WestTown, Fulton Market, Randolph Street &more. Typical boundaries: Division on thenorth, east to Halsted, south to Roosevelt.The area’s largest gallery centers arearound Peoria & Washington, & alongFulton Market between Peoria & Racine.Lots of activity buzzes on opening nights!
Events Taking Place in the Area:January 7: Winter gallery season opening receptionsthroughout the West Loop / Fulton Market
Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries
stay open ‘til 7pm: Chicagoartdealers.org
• Free Saturday Gallery Tours every six weeks, 1:30-3: Chicagogallerynews.com
400 N. Morgan (60642)Tel 312-226-7975Tu-Sa 9:30-5:30Dirs. Douglas Dawson,Wallace [email protected]
Ancient and historic ethno-graphic art from Africa, Asiaand the Americas. Since 1983.
Please contact gallery for additional event and exhibitioninformation.
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DouglasDawsonGallery
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Mars Gallery
1139 W. Fulton Market (60607)Tel 312-226-7808W 12-6; Th 12-7; F-S 12-6; Sun & Tu By appt.Dir. Barbara [email protected]
Specializing in contemporaryfine, fun and sophisticated artwork. Original paintings and limited edition prints.
Since 1988 Mars has been themust-see hot spot of theChicago West Loop art scene.
For additional informationregarding show scheduleplease consult gallery website.
118 N. Peoria (60607)Tel 312-455-1990Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:[email protected]
Specializes in international contemporary art in all media,and art that is conceptually, formally, or socio-politicallybased.
Founded 1983.
january 7:Judy Ledgerwood: ChromaticPatterns for Chicago & BlobPaintings
Anne Wilson: Rewinds
MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-944-0408W-Sa 11-5; Tu by appt. and by [email protected]
Established and mid-careerinternational artists working inall media.
Contact gallery or visit websitefor additional show information.
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
213 N. Morgan#3C (60607)Tel 312-772-3021W-Sa 12-6, or by appt.Sara Ebers, Dominic Paul Moorewww.ebersmoore.com
EBERSMOORE featuresemerging and establishedartists in all media.
Please contact gallery or visitour online listing for exhibitioninformation and schedule.
215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-850-0924Dir. Ewa [email protected]
The primary focus at ECGallery is the introduction andrepresentation of emerging andmid-career artists whose prac-tices traverse painting, drawing,mixed media and photo media.
Please visit our website forshow schedules and details.
EBERSMOORE EC Gallery RhonaHoffmanGallery
kasia kay art projectsgallery
Peter Mars, America’s Big Boy
835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-491-0917Tu-F 10:30-6; Sa 11-5Natalie Schuh, [email protected]
Established and emerging contemporary artists in allmedia.
For additional informationregarding the show scheduleand opening receptions, pleasecontact the gallery.
thru january 29:Melodie Provenzano
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
118 N. Peoria2nd Fl. (60607)Tel 312-829-3312Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30;Opening receptions: 5-9 pmDir. Julie [email protected]
Contemporary Asian art.
Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for exhibition schedule.
thru february 26:MONUMENTAL: A Show of Epic Proportions Painting, sculpture, installationor photography by artists fromChina, India, Korea andIndonesia, including YueMinjun, Subodh Gupta, AtulDodiya, Jitish Kallat, RongRong and inre, Zhang Dali,Chen Wenbo, ZhuWei, Kim Joon, Han SeokHyun, Ravinder Reddy, the Gao Brothers and HeriDono. The show also includes works by Chicagoartists Indira Johnson and Von Kommanivanh.
1052 W. Fulton Market (60607)Tel 312-432-9500Tu-Sa 11-5Dir. Linda [email protected]
Emerging and mid-career con-temporary artists in all media.
thru january 15:Matthew Woodward: A LossLike the Rome of WaitingProject Space: JenniferPresant: Surface Tensionjanuary 21-february 26:William Eckhardt Kohler:WalkingProject Space: Shauna AngelBlue, Concrete Village: Ruinmarch 4-april 9:Solo Exhibitions: LorettaBourque & Rob Bondgren
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PRIMITIVE
845 W. Washington, 2nd Fl.(60607)Tel 312-492-7261Dir. Tony Wight; Dir. John [email protected]
Please contact gallery or visitour online listing for exhibitioninformation and schedule.
West Loop / West Side
685 N. Milwaukee (60642)Tel 312-738-0400W-F 12-7; Sa-Su [email protected]
Artwork in all media in groupand solo exhibitions.
january 21-february 24:Group Exhibition: The American Dream: A Juxtaposition; Juried byCatherine Blackwell Peña march 4-april 28:• Group Exhibition: 14th International Open; Juror: Laura Anderson Barbata• Solo Exhibitions: Priti Cox andClaudia Kleefeld• Artisan Gallery: fine arts andcrafts by women
Linda WarrenGallery
Walsh GalleryCarrie SecristGallery
Tony WightGallery
Woman MadeGallery
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Conveniently located in theWest Loop, PRIMITIVE’s30,000 sq. ft. flagship store has become a true Chicagodestination.
Come andexperience 4floors of muse-um grade furni-ture, artifacts,textiles, jewelryand fashionfrom essentiallythe world over.
The collectionsare authenticand exclusive.
You’ll feel likeyou have justbeen aroundthe world yourself!
407 N. Elizabeth (60642)Tel [email protected]
Contemporary paintings, sculpture and works on paperby established and emergingnational and internationalartists.
Representing Nellie Durand,Stan Edwards, Linda RandallPowles, Arthur Stern andBarbara Young.
835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-226-6800Tu-F 10-5; Sa [email protected]
The McCormick Gallery features both modern and contemporary art, focusing primarily on painting, works on paper and sculpture.
We represent the estates of numerous mid-centuryAmerican painters with anemphasis on abstract expressionism.
The gallery also shows bothestablished and emerging contemporary artists.
Please call the gallery for exhibition information.
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
The MB Gallery
942 W. Lake (60607)Tel 312-226-8984Tu-Sa 11-5:30Dir. Aron [email protected]
Contemporary art in all media.Also well-known for folk andoutsider art.
january 7-february 12:• Michael Krueger, drawings • Dominic Paul Moore, drawings and paintings• Lower Level: DeborahSlabeck Baker, embroidery
february 18-march 28:• Peggy Macnamara, watercolor• Renee McGinnis, painting• Lower level: Thomas C.Jackson, ink drawing
The McCormickGallery
Packer SchopfGallery
130 N. Jefferson (60661)Tel 312-575-9600M-Sa [email protected]
Loretta Bourque, Untitled, 2009, oil on canvas, 36” x 48”, diptych Susan Lenz, Illegal Immigrant Decision
portrait series, mixed media fibers, 31” x 21”
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Colletti Gallery, Antique Posters • Fine Art
78 E. Washington (60602)Tel 312-744-6630M-Th 8-7; F 8-6; Sa 9-6; Su 10-6. Closed holidays.www.explorechicago.org
thru march 27Chicago and the Diana: Toy Camera Images by Dan Zamudio
thru may 2Louis Sullivan’s Idea
january 8-april 3Finding Vivian Maier: ChicagoStreet Photographer
january 22-april 13Off the Beaten Path: Violence,Women & Art
102 E. Oak (60611)Tel 312-664-6767M-Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Dir. Russell [email protected]
Colletti Gallery features a worldclass collection of antique
posters from the 1890s BelleEpoque and Art Nouveau erasthrough the 1920s & 30s ArtDeco and Modern eras.
Works by Mucha, Cherét,Cappiello, and Cassandre areamong the master poster artistsincluded, plus an exceptional
selection of the original printsand posters of Henri deToulouse-Lautrec.
Also featured are turn of thecentury ceramics by Amphora,Massier, and Zsolnay in addition to Art Nouveau and Art Deco furnishings.
Dir. Neysa Page-Lieberman Tel 312-369-7663www.colum.edu/deps
The Department of Exhibitions& Performance Spaces(D.E.P.S) at Columbia College.
The collective of gallery & performance spaces atColumbia College.
The D.E.P.S. consists of 3 art galleries, 3 event spaces,performance spaces, & ShopColumbia, the student art store.
• The Arcade618 S. Michigan
• C33 Gallery 33 E. Congress
• Conaway Center1104 S. Wabash
• Glass Curtain Gallery 1104 S. Wabash
• Hokin Center and Quincy Wong Gallery623 S. Wabash
• Stage Two 618 S. Michigan, 2nd Fl.
• StageColumbia 623 S. Michigan
Examples of Leonetto Cappiello, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Jules Cherét
Over 20 galleries can be found along the “Magnificent Mile” fromOak St. to the Chicago River, and south near Millennium Park.Galleries occupy dynamic ground floor spaces steps fromMichigan Ave. as well as high above the city in some ofChicago’s most recognizable skyscrapers.
The area includes many of the nation’s finest museums, includ-ing the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art(MCA), Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), SpertusMuseum, Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), aswell as top art schools: the School of the Art Institute of Chicago(SAIC), and Columbia College. Nearby, Navy Pier is host tomajor art fairs like SOFA.
Events in the Area:• Ongoing: Fine Arts Building’s monthly 2nd Fridays:
410 S. Michigan, 4:30-9:30pm. • Thru March 27: Chicago and the Diana: Toy Camera Images
by Dan Zamudio, the Chicago Cultural Center• March 3-April 16: No Waste/Zero Waste,
Columbia College A + D Gallery
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2510John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-397-9990M-F 10-5, Sa 11-5Dir. Valerie CarberryAsst. Dir. Susan [email protected]
Modern and Postwar Americanart: painting, sculpture andworks 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,Ellen Lanyon, Jim Lutes, andEvelyn Statsinger
Visit gallery website for moredetails.
thru january 29:James Brooks: Paintings andWorks on Paper from the 1940sCatalog available with essay byStephen Westfall.
MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Valerie Carberry GalleryMichigan Avenue, The Loop,& The South Loop
ColumbiaCollege D.E.P.S.
The ChicagoCulturalCenter
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Richard GrayGallery
Ferrari Studios The Fine Arts Building (FAB)
Virginio Ferrari, Being Born, 1983, stainless steel, 25’ x 25’ x 20’,Intersection of Ohio & Orleans Streets, City of Chicago Public Art Collection
412 S. Wells, 3rd Fl.* The studio is moving. Please contact us for new infoTel 312-922-2993info@ferraristudios.comwww.ferraristudios.comwww.virginioferrarisculptor.com
Contact: Virginio Ferrari, sculptor; Marco Ferrari, video artist
also:Ferrari Studios - Verona Al MagroVia Bellavista n.80 Custoza (37060) VR, ItalyTel 39/045/859.9008 Fax 39/045/51.67.21
410 S. Michigan (60605)Tel 312-335-3000W-Sa [email protected]/www.fineartsbuilding.tv/
The Fine Arts Building, an his-toric artists’ haven since 1898,continues to draw local inspira-tion. The National Landmark’smotto, “All passes - Art aloneendures” permeates the halls.
Over sixty artists have recentlyflocked to one of the fewremaining Chicago buildingsdesigned specifically for work-ing artists.
Bronze case elevator doorsand ornate clocks are amongthe building’s original features.Murals painted by residentartists in the early twentiethcentury still circle the tenthfloor atrium. A Venetian
courtyard garden can be viewed from manyartist’s studios.
january 14, february 11, march 11: 2nd Friday open studios each month,4:30-9:30pm
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2503John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-642-8877M-F 10-5:30; Sa by [email protected]
Founded in 1963, Richard Gray Gallery is one of the leading dealers in modern andcontemporary American andEuropean art.
The gallery offers exceptionalworks by masters such asPicasso, Matisse and Miró andalso represents some of themost exciting artists workingtoday, including Jaume Plensa,David Hockney, Jim Dine, AlexKatz and MagdalenaAbakanowicz.
Please contact gallery for up to date winter exhibition information.
Also located in New York.
MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
617 N. State (60654)Tel 312-255-0005Tu-Sa [email protected]
Located in the Historic Tree Studios, Hildt Galleries showcases fine original 19th and 20th Century British,European and American oilpaintings and watercolors.
Artists include MontagueDawson, Bernard Pothast andEvert Pieters.
Hildt Galleries
Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop
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Illinois Artisans Shop / Illinois State Museum
100 W. RandolphJames R. Thompson Center, Ste. 2-200 (60601)Tel 312-814-5321Kerry Schneider, Program Asst. [email protected]/artisans
A sales gallery featuring juriedwork of over 500 Illinois arti-sans. Jewelry, art glass, bas-kets, ceramics, wearables,painting, photography andmore fine craft is on view andfor sale. Representing Mary &Spencer Watson, RichardKowal, Michele Friedman, KateStrong, and more.
Monthly thematic Art Sprees inJames R. Thompson CenterAtrium from 10am-3:30pm featuring twelve artisans.
Meet Illinois Artisans featuresfour artisans at the ChicagoWater Works Visitor InformationCenter from 1-5pm.
january: Sharon Bladholm,Ceramics (Chicago)january 24-28:Exhibition in James R.Thompson Center Atrium
february: Lisa Williams, jewelry (Chicago)february 2-4: Valentine’s Art Spree
february 13-14:Meet IllinoisArtisans
march: MaryO’Gara, painting(Winnetka)march 12-13:Meet IllinoisArtisansmarch 17-18:Spring Art Spree
Bracelet, Lisa Williams
Looking for an Artist in Chicago?
As you can see in the pages of this magazine,Chicago is home to dozens of galleries,
museums, creative spaces, studios, and more.
Chicago Gallery News lists exhibiting artists in each issue, so that you can
easily see who is showing where during the current season. Galleries hold
anywhere from 5-12 exhibitions per year;some are solo shows, and some are group.
And most galleries represent a regular stable of artists who may or may not
be currently exhibiting.
The CGN office maintains and updates a com-prehensive list of nearly all artists representedby Chicago-area galleries. If you are looking
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KMV Gallery JoelOppenheimer,Inc.
Poster PlusR.S. JohnsonFine Art
645 N. Michigan (60611)Tel 312-943-1661M-Sa 9-5:[email protected]
Established in 1955, R.S.Johnson Fine Art specializes inmuseum quality works of artranging from Old Master workson paper to 19th and 20thCentury paintings, drawings,prints and sculpture.
Our clients include more than50 museums worldwide.
Featured artists: Dürer,Rembrandt, Piranesi, Goya,Degas, Cassatt, Guillaumin,Raoul Dufy, Toulouse-Lautrec,Matisse, Gleizes, Villon,Masson, De Chirico andPicasso.
MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERSASSOCIATION
410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1The Wrigley Building (60611)Tel 312-642-5300M-Sa [email protected]
The nation’s premier gallery ofart from the Golden Age ofExploration for four decades.
Located in the historic WrigleyBuilding, the gallery specializesin rare antique Natural HistoryArt and limited-edition Fine ArtPrints, with particular emphasison the works of John JamesAudubon.
The gallery also is home to awide variety of works by othernotable Natural History Artistssuch as Pierre-JosephRedouté, John Gould andBasilius Besler.
In addition to being an incredi-ble art resource, the galleryprovides custom archival fram-ing and nationally recognizedconservation and restorationservices for works of art onpaper, paintings on canvas andphotographic materials. The facility services museums,collectors and dealers throughout the nation.
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515John Hancock Center (60611)Tel [email protected]
Also located in Houston.
Offering the very best inModern, Postwar, andContemporary American andEuropean Art and Sculpture, ina museum quality setting.
Artists include: FernandoBotero, John Chamberlain,Rico Eastman, HelenFrankenthaler, Gottlieb, HansHoffman, Wolf Kahn, AnishKapoor, Julie Mehretu, EdwardSteichen, Andy Warhol, RomanZaslonov, Zhou Brothers
january, february: Botero, Hoffman, Kahn
march: Roman Zaslonov. Contactgallery for late March opening reception details.
200 S. Michigan (60604)Tel 312-461-9277M-Sa 10-6; Su 11-6www.posterplus.com
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Poster Plus islocated across from the ArtInstitute on Michigan Ave.
The gallery’s unconventionalapproach blends new and old,including: 19th and 20th C. artand design; popular and masterartists; Chicago photographyand event posters; art relatedbooks, cards, clothing and gifts;and a separate original vintageposter gallery.
Examples of original Europeanand American lithographposters from the last 100 years include those of Chicagorailroads of the 1920s, theColumbian Exposition, theCentury of Progress, art exhibitions and propaganda.
Poster restoration, conserva-tion, and framing services alsoavailable.
made in illinoisfine craft M. WATSON
L. SHAMAN
J. SWEITZER
metal, jewelry , paintings, ceramics, textiles, and more!
IllinoisIllinois
THOMPSON CENTER 100 W. RANDOLPH 2ND FLOOR 312.814.5321 HOURS: MON - FRI 9AM - 5PM www.museum.state.il.us/artisans
ILLINOIS ARTISANS PROGRAM
Roman Zaslonov, Dans sa robe,Drawing on Paper, 51” x 51”
RomanZaslonov, La Robe d’architecteRouge, Oil 77” x 52”
Donald YoungGallery
GalleriesMauriceSternberg
875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2520John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-642-1700M-Sa 11-5; and by [email protected]@galleriesmauricesternberg.comwww.galleriesmauricesternberg.com
A fine art dealer in Chicagosince 1945, the galleries offer“Sternberg Traditional,”19th/early 20th CenturyAmerican and European paint-ings, and “SternbergContemporary,” which featuresthe work of a distinguished listof contemporary artists fromaround the world.
Please contact us regardingadditional upcoming winterexhibitions.
thru january:American and EuropeanPainting: 1860-1960
thru january 27:Around Each Corner:Expressions in Color:Watercolor paintings, by artistBret Steinhaus, that capture theambiance and vistas of bothcityscapes and landscapeswhile exploring energetic colorpalettes.
On the Other Side: Works byJohn Hayes: Mixed Mediaabstract paintings that explorethe energy of shape and linewith their use of vivid color andtexture.
march 3-april 14:BAS Institutional andAlumni Exhibition: Graphicdesign work from RobertMorris University’s gradu-ating Bachelor’s Degreestudents and alumni.
401 S. State (60605)Tel 312-935-4088M-Th 10-6Dir. Marissa [email protected]
The State Street Gallery atRobert Morris University is anoutlet for art education and cultural enrichment. It exists to maintain and promote exposure to the fine arts for the University’s students,employees and extended RMU community.
224 S. Michigan, Ste. 266In the Santa Fe Building(60604)Tel 312-322-3600Tu-F 9:30-5:30; Sa 11-5:[email protected]
Modern and contemporary art.
Please contact for additionalexhibition information andschedule.
january:Jeanne Dunning
MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Sullivan GalleriesThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Bret Steinhaus, Summer in theCity, 2010, watercolor, 24” x 30”
Betty Rymer GalleryThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
30 E. Lake, Room 1105 (60601)Tel 312-553-5738M-F 10-5 and by appt.Vanessa Smith, Interim [email protected]/hwgallery/
The President’s Gallery atHarold Washington Collegehighlights artists from theChicago area. Please contactgallery for exhibition details.
thru january 14: FacultyBiennial Exhibition. Artistsinclude Alberto Aguilar; JessBader and Heather Coffey;Michelle Bolinger; HelenMaurene Cooper; MaxAlexander, Davy Bisaro andBalta Pena; Jessica TaylorCaponigro; Turtel Onli; RichardRepasky; Felicity Rich; GalinaShevchenko & Phylum Sinter;Ivanhoe Tejeda; Joseph Trupia;Vassi Vasevski; Craig Yu
january 20-february 19:Jason Reblando: Recent documentary photography fromthe Youth Boxing series
february 23-march 4: AnnualDistrict-wide Student Exhibition
march 10-april 14: TBD, contact for details
280 S. Columbus (60603)Tel 312-629-6635Tu-Sa 11-6www.saic.edu/exhibitions
The Betty Rymer Gallery showcases a range of fresh exhibitions featuring students,faculty, and guests of theSchool of the Art Institute ofChicago (SAIC)
thru january 7:Faculty Projects:Features select projects by faculty at SAIC who are returning from their sabbaticalleaves.
Participants include KenFandell, Dan Gustin, TiffanyHolmes, Michael K. Meyers,John Phillips, Gordon Powell,Hennie Reynders, ChristineTarkowski, and Mary LouZelazny. Special lectures andscreenings are presentedthroughout the semester inconjunction with this exhibition.
january 29-march 15:Reception: F, Feb 17, 4:30-7THE SIMULATIONISTS:Mixed Reality Performance: An interdisciplinary exhibitionand event series exploring theperformative expression ofpresence in our digitally medi-ated and networked culture.
Through gallery installationsand live and online perfor-mances, THE SIMULATION-ISTS addresses the impact ofnetworks, computer code,avatars, and virtual environ-ments on our understanding ofperformance.
Artificial realities and real bod-ies, and in turn, artificial bodiesand real environments, inter-penetrate and transform oneanother. While the Simulation-ists may be choreographers,performance artists, cineastes,writers, engineers, or someimprecise melding betweenthese, they all transform spacethrough the hybridization of dig-ital and physical processes.They are world-builders, tres-passers, escape artists, data-bodies, avatar dancers, andpoets of code and language.
33 S. State, 7th Fl. (60603)Tel 312-629-6635Tu-Sa 11-6www.saic.edu/exhibitions
The largest space devoted tocontemporary art in Chicago’sLoop. The galleries fill 32,000sq. ft. on the 7th floor of LouisSullivan’s design for theCarson Pirie Scott departmentstore, a National HistoricLandmark constructed in 1899.
thru january 22:Text Off the Page and VideoInstallation: New works developed in fall2010 semester classes in theDepartment of Writing and theDepartment of Film, Video,New Media, and Animation.
Curatorial Practice Exhibition:Student-curated exhibition thatexplores the often moving concrete emotional attach-ments and residues that arelocated in commonplace items.
Current Projects: Projects by current SAIC students as selected by SAIC’sFaculty Exhibitions Committee.
thru february 12:Touch and Go: Ray Yoshidaand his Spheres of Influence:Over the course of a half-centu-ry, Ray Yoshida (1930–2008,SAIC BFA class of 1953) wasone of the most vital Americanartistic figures to emerge fromthe Midwest. This exhibitionexamines Yoshida’s oeuvreand its relation to his life in thiseducational institution, whileplacing it historically at the cru-cial juncture of mid-centuryChicago.
march 19-april 8:Undergraduate Exhibition:Nearly 230 talented SAIC stu-dents completing undergradu-ate degrees this spring exhibittheir innovative work.
State Street Gallery at Robert Morris University
President’sGallery, HaroldWashington College
Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop
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1945 S. Halsted, Ste. 101(60608)Tel 312-738-8000 x1082nd Friday info booth at: 1821 S. [email protected]
One of Chicago’s most vibrantand well-established creativecommunities, the Chicago ArtsDistrict hosts 2nd FridaysGallery Nights.
Don’t miss the action at SouthHalsted and 18th Streets, as 30 independent galleries, andartist-run creative spaces, opennew shows the 2nd Friday ofeach month.
The Chicago Arts District alsocoordinates the annual PilsenEast Artist’s Open House eachfall, as well as other specialprograms throughout the year.
Please see our website,chicagoartsdistrict.org,for information on events,news, exhibition spacerental, creative residen-tial and retail space; findout how you can becomepart of the Chicago ArtsDistrict.
january 14, february 11,march 11:2nd Fridays GalleryNight. 30 + galleries /creative spaces open 6-10pm
Chicago Arts District
4Art Inc. Gallery
3219-21 S. Morgan (60608)Tel 773-837-0145By apptCo-Directors: Ed Marszewski;Rachael MarszewskiCoprosperity.org
An experimental cultural centerlocated in Bridgeport, TheCommunity of the Future. TheSphere is a public platform forart and ideas and is an advo-cate for emerging art in all itsforms.
We produce exhibitions, social-ly engaged projects, criticalpublications and community ini-tiatives. The C-PS hosts exhibi-tions, screenings, presenta-tions, installations, festivals,meetings, classes and perfor-mance programs in its 5,000+square foot complex.
Zhou B. Art Center1029 W. 35th St., Ste. 406(60609)Tel 312-307-7824Showroom open 3rd Fridays 6-10pm & by appt.Christine Simpson Forniwww.floatinggem.com
Contemporary jewelry & fine art.
1932 S. Halsted (60608)www.chicagoartsdistrict.org
In this historic former clothingmanufacturing building you willmeet the new breed of creativeentreprenuers now filling thespaces–artists! You'll find a bitof everything on five floors: fine art, fashion, photography,glasswork, painting, artisancrafted jewelry, and an authen-tic loft elevator to assist in yourrise to the top!
#101 - Studio 101
#200 - Orlando Espinoza
#206 - Alex Fedirko
#208 - Angela Komperda
#402 - Xavier Nuez Gallery
#406 - Brainforest Gallery
#406 - Pretty Bird; “Wearable Juju”
#500 - Thomas Tonc Studio
#502 - Brian Mancl
Floating GemThe Co-ProsperitySphere (C-PS)
Zhou B. Art Center1029 W. 35th St., Ste. 403(60609)Tel 773-254-5100Tu-Sa 10-6; Open for monthly 3rd Fridaysartist receptions from 6-10pmDir. Robin [email protected]
Visit gallery website for exhibi-tion schedule. Please also seeour framing listing on page 44in CGN’s Art Service section.
The Chicago ArtDepartment(CAD)
FountainheadLofts Building
Pilsen / Pilsen East,Bridgeport, and Hyde Park
South of the city center are several expanding gallery and artistcommunities. The largest concentration of galleries in Pilsen is inthe Chicago Arts District, near South Halsted & 18th Streets, wheredozens of artists participate in monthly 2nd Fridays. Galleries andspaces are also located throughout Pilsen along 18th St., as wellas in other neighborhoods such as South Loop and in Bronzeville.The Zhou B Art Center in Bridgeport, west of US Cellular Field,hosts monthly 3rd Fridays from 7-10pm.
Two well-known Hyde Park museums affiliated with the Universityof Chicago are the David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art, and theRenaissance Society. The Hyde Park Art Center is on SouthCornell, just blocks from the Museum of Science and Industry.
Events Taking Place:• Thru March 6: Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African AmericanPortraits, at the DuSable Museum of African American History
• Ongoing: Chicago Arts District’s monthly 2nd Fridays Gallery Night, 6-10pmZhou B Art Center’s monthly 3rd Fridays Gallery Night, 7-10pm
Photo by Andrew Steiner
1837 S. Halsted (60608)Tel 312-725-4CADmike@chicagoartdepartment.orgwww.chicagoartdepartment.org
For the past 5 years TheChicago Art Department hasbeen committed to providingopportunities for Chicago’semerging artists.
Gallery hours vary outside ofexhibition openings and specialevents. Please feel free tomake an appointment.
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Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)
Prospectus Art GalleryLiz Long Galleryat URBAN ARTRETREAT
Zhou B Art Center
5020 S. Cornell (60615)[email protected]
thru january 30:Kim Piotrowski: Beds and Guns
thru february 13:Immergence by Patrick Killoran
thru february 20 :Not Just Another Pretty FacePart IV
thru march 5:Máximo González: MaterialPoems
thru march 20:• The Precession, Mark Jeffreyand Judd Morrissey• Philippe Durand: Rust andFlowers
january 30-may 22:Stephen Lapthisophon: The Construction of a National Identity
february 13-may 29:Police and Thieves, work byFaisal Abdullah, John “Zender”Estrada, Amitis Motevelli, ShizuSaldamando, Andrew Tosiello,Arnoldo Vargas, and others.
march 13-june 12 :Betsy Odom: Sis Boom Bah
march 19-may 15:Screenology
march 20-june 26:Conrad Freiburg: It Is What ItIsn’t
Pablo Serrano, The Iraq War as a Tragic Example of U.S. Imperial Foreign Policy,10’x 18’, acrylic on canvas, 2009
Pilsen / Pilsen East, Bridgeport, Hyde Park
The RenaissanceSociety
The David andAlfred SmartMuseum
1957 S. Spaulding Ave (60623)Tel 773-542-9126Sa 11-4 or by [email protected]
Please contact gallery or visitour online listing for exhibitioninformation and schedule.
1210 W. 18th (60608)Tel 312-733-6132Dir. Israel Hernandez
Showcases Latin Americanand other Contemporary Art.
Representing: MontserratAlsina, Tim Arroyo, MiguelCortez, Roberto Ferreyra, EricJ. Garcia, Jeff AbbeyMaldonado, Antonio Martinez,Mark Nelson, Eufemio Pulido;
Including the Chicago mastersMario Castillo, Walter A.Fydryck and Ron Gordon.
january 8-february 25:Pablo Serrano: Connections,mixed media. In collaborationwith the Chicago Sinfoniettaand Arte y Vida Chicago
march 19-may 6: Mario Castillo, AncestralTraces, mixed media
University of Chicago5811 S. Ellis, Cobb Hall Room 418 (60637)Tel 773-702-8670Tu-F 10-5; Sa & Su 12-5; Closed [email protected]
Admission is always free.
january 9-february 27:Gerard Byrne: A Thing is aHole in a Thing it is Not
march 13-may 1:The Age of Aquarius
University of Chicago5550 S. Greenwood (60637)Tel 773-702-0200Tu, W, F 10-4; Th 10-8Sa & Su [email protected]
february 10-june 5:The Tragic Muse: Art andEmotion, 1700-1900
1029 W. 35th (60609)773-523-0200M-F 10-5; Sa [email protected] www.zbcenter.org
The center offers many spacesfor private events of any size.Please contact our office orvisit our website for details and options.
january 21, february 18,march 18:Come visit for 3rd Fridays at the Zhou B Art Center -Bridgeport Art Walk Held each month from 7-10pm
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4642 N. Western (60625)Tel 773-293-2070F, Sa 12-5, and by appt.Dir. Deborah Maris [email protected]
Featuring affordable fine artprints and works-on-paper bylocal and international artists.Located in Chicago’s longest-running fine art printmakingworkshop, where gallery visi-tors mingle with print artists asthey create on the presses.
Artists Incude: Hiroshi Ariyama,Charles Cohan, ChristineGendre-Bergere, Misha Goro,Dan Grzeca, Stephen Hazard,John Himmelfarb, AmosKennedy, Kim Laurel, RayMaseman, Dennis O’Malley,Artemio Rodriguez, MeganSterling and others.
thru january 30:21st Annual International Small Print Exhibition
march 5-april 30:New Work / New Gallery ArtistsOpen house and reception,March 5 from 12-5pm
North Side/Bucktown + Wicker Park
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2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038Open 7 days a weekM-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Nancie King [email protected]
This warm and invitingLakeview gallery is packed fullof originals, Giclée prints andfine art cards of Chicago andthe world. Thirty-one years ofexpert framing makes this shopa most popular one for all yourframing needs.
Please also view our Framinglisting in CGN’s Art Servicessection on page 44.
Painting classes will begin atour gallery in early January forall levels in oil, pastel andwatercolor.
january 7-february 18:Nancie King Mertz: One-personshow at the office of MariaPappas in City Hall/CountyBuilding
march-april:Nancie King Mertz: One-personshow at the Metropolitan Club
Alibi Fine Art
The city’s expansive North Side, broadlycomprised of a number of areas such as:Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Bucktown,Wicker Park, Lakeview, Andersonville,Ravenswood, Rogers Park & beyond.
Many artists live & work in studios here.Also located in the area are historic cityart centers & landmark studio buildingslike the Flat Iron Arts Building. Explorealternative spaces & collectives inHumboldt Park & beyond. Details aboutopen studios & more are always on ourwebsite, so check our calendar regularly.
Events in the Area:• January 21-May 14: The Architecture
of Hope: The Treasures of Intuit, curated by Roger Manley
• Ongoing: Monthly1st Fridaysat the Flat Iron Arts Building, 6-10pm
ArtDeTriumph & Artful FramerStudios
ChicagoPrintmakersCollaborative
1966 W. Montrose (60613)Tel 773-454-1512F 6-8; Sa-Su 11-6 and by [email protected]
For winter exhibition detailsvisit our online listing.
North Side & Bucktown + Wicker Park
5202 N. Damen (60625)Tel 773-271-3088Tu-W 10-5; Th-F 10-7; Sa 12-5; Su 12-4Dir. Avram [email protected]
Fine art & custom framing.
1579 N. Milwaukee (60622)www.flatironartists.com
Flat Iron Artists’ Associationpresents Wicker Park /Bucktown First Fridays eachmonth from 6-10pm. january 7,february 4, march 4
Flat Iron ArtsBuilding
Firecat Projects
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245 W. North Ave. (60610)Tel 312-440-2322W-F 12-6; Sa 11-6; Su [email protected]
Contemporary artwork.
Please contact gallery and check website for exhibitionand opening reception details.
january:Collaborative paintings andmusic by Adrian Leverkuhn and Thomas Masters
CD release: The Shape of theWater
march:New Paintings by MichaelO'Briant
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
3306 N. Halsted (60657)Tel 773-472-1865W-M 11-6Jean [email protected]
Representing over 80 artists.The majority are local Chicagoartists. Offering a diverse andinnovative selection of originalartwork in all media.
Gift certificates available.
Featuring Michael McKee,Thom Bierdz, Darren Jones,Barbara Pihos, Roland Kulla,Grace Cole, Roger Heide,Michael Bonfiglio, Jean Leigh,Robert Koch, Ann Powell, CraigDresang, Janet Wickham,Sharon Stelter and many more.
1389 N. Milwaukee (60622)Tel 773-227-7900Tu-Sa 11-8; Su [email protected]
Features the work of Laura LeeJunge and other contemporaryChicago artists.
Paintings, sculpture and pho-tography. Original art, limitededition reproductions andGiclees. Custom framing onsite.
january 7-february 27:Chicago A.D. (After Daley),mixed media by Chicago artists
Jackson JungeGallery
2124 N. Damen (60647)Tel 773-342-5381Stan Kleintonyfitzpatrickno.9@gmail.comtonyfitzpatrick.wordpress.comtonyfitzpatrick.com
Opening receptions take placethe first night of each exhibi-tion, from 7-9pm.
thru january 16:Randy Regier
january 21-february 20:Jenny Scobel
february 25-march 20:Duncan Anderson
march 25-april 24:Alex Blau
Pagoda Red
CoalitionGallery
Avram Eisen GalleryFine Art & Custom Framing
The LeighGallery
ThomasMastersGallery
2010 W. Pierce (60622)Tel 773-772-2386Tu-Fr 12-5; Sa [email protected]/coalition-gallery/
Cooperative Gallery of theChicago Artists Coalition
The gallery represents 14 juriedmembers who will be exhibitingfor a one year period. CuratorSusan Aurinko has put togethera series of visually provocativeexhibitions showcasing theexceptional talent and diversityof the artists.
Please contact gallery or visitour online listing for exhibitioninformation and schedule.
1714 N. Damen (60647)Tel 773-235-1188M-Sa 10-6; Su 12-5www.pagodared.com
A world-class collection ofunusual 18th-19th CenturyChinese furniture and artifactsas well as Chinese contempo-rary art by emerging artists.
See also our suburban listingon page 39 for our Winnetkalocation. Visit our website forinformation about exhibitionsand special events.
561 W. DiverseySte. 213 (60614)Tel 773-281-2500Tu-Sa 10-6 and by [email protected]
19th and early 20th CenturyAmerican paintings, fine printsand works on paper with anemphasis on Impressionism,Post-Impressionism,Modernism, WPA, SocialRealism, Regionalism andearly Abstraction.
Platt Fine Art
Mabel Dwight (1876-1955), Railway Station, lithograph, 1939
North Side & Bucktown + Wicker Park + Suburbs
19351 W. Washington St.Grayslake (60030)Tel 847-543-2240M-Th 9-9; F-Sa 9-4:30; Su 1-4:30; College break hrs varyDir. Steven [email protected]
The Robert T. Wright Gallery is committed to displaying theworks of Illinois artists &increasing the visibility ofnationally known artists in LakeCounty.
january 14-february 20:Members ExhibitionA diverse group show of all fineart media by over 100 LakeCounty Illinois artists.
february 25-april 10:Binh Pho: Wood TurnerBinh Pho escaped his nativeVietnam after the Communisttakeover and now resides inthe Chicago Area. He createsfigurative and abstract imageryon delicately pierced and paint-ed wood vessels.
400 E. Illinois Rd.Lake Forest (60045)Tel 847-234-3743M-F 10-4, Sa by appt.Dir. Vickie [email protected]
The Deer Path Art League fea-tures thematic exhibits repre-senting varied media by local,emerging and national artists.
The League also offers classesand workshops as well as out-reach art programming in areaschools through our YoungArtist Enrichment Program.
january 7-february 25:Whimsy
march 8-april 1: Student ArtExhibit Grades K-8 CelebratingNational Youth Art Month
Our art scene extends beyond the city insuburban art centers and in multiple uni-versity galleries and spaces. Many shorttrips offer chances to explore the WesternSuburbs as well as the North Shore.
Northwestern & Evanston are just 5 milesfrom downtown. Visit Oak Park to tour theFrank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, or seeWright’s Robie House in Woodlawn. Artdestinations exist in all directions, includ-ing neighboring Wisconsin, Michigan,Indiana.
Events in the Area:• Ongoing: Monthly1st Fridays
at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 5-7:30pm
• Thru March 19: Chicago SculptureInternational, Elmhurst Art Museum• January 14-March 13: ThomasRowlandson: Pleasures and Pursuits inGeorgian England, at the Block Museum
Suburbs & Beyond Chicago
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The Art Center
(Highland Park)
College of LakeCounty, WrightGallery (Grayslake)
Deer Path Art League (Lake Forest)
Th!nkART
936 W. Roscoe (60657)Tel 773-935-ARTS (2787)M-W 8:30-6; Th-F 8:30-7; Sa 10-7; Su [email protected]
Featuring the United States’largest collection of contempo-rary and traditional fine art onpaper and canvas from artistsacross North America andEurope.
The Slaymaker collection consists of 8,000 original paintings including pastels,intaglio collagraphs, watercolors, monotypes,encaustics, acrylics, oils, collage and mixed mediaworks.
Slaymaker is one of the onlygovernment contractors in thenation authorized to sell origi-nal art and picture framing tothe United States Government
Free parking and delivery isavailable.
2858 W. Montrose (60618)Su 1-5pm; and by appointmentDir. Liz Nielseninfo@swimmingpoolprojectspace.comswimmingpoolprojectspace.com
1530 N. Paulina, Ste. F (60622)Tel 773-252-2294By appt.: M-F 10-5; Sa by appt. [email protected]
An international art gallery and policy salon working with established & emergingcontemporary artists.
Launched in 2006 by Laurie R. Glenn, Th!nkArt engagescollectors & artists in a dia-logue of ideas through paint-ings, sculptures, photography,slates, works on paper, film,music and poetry.
Th!nkArt partners with gal-leries, museums, art centers,cultural centers, & collectors tocreate art happenings & experi-ences within the visual arts.
Th!nkArt is a fusion of art andpolitics and serves as a portalto the world of ideas and socialchange.
SwimmingPool ProjectSpace
SlaymakerGallery andFrame Shop
1957 Sheridan Rd.Highland Park (60035)Tel 847-432-1888M-F 9-4, Sa [email protected]
The Art Center offers classes &workshops in the visual arts,gallery exhibitions, and specialevents and performances.
january 6-31: In View: The ArtCenter Annual Member &Faculty Showcase. Over 80TAC Members and Facultyexhibit their work in The ArtCenter’s Main Gallery spaces.
february 4-28:February Youth Art MonthThe fantastic work of local student artists, ages K-12, isexhibited all month at TAC.
march:• Exhibition of TaiwanesePainter and Sculptor Sam Shee• The Owing Project: ArtistJudith Joseph seeks to engagethe public in a dialogue aboutthe debts we owe, both person-ally and as a society.
Deer Path Art League, Photo by Shirley Antes
Archival, Conservation + ContractSame-day framing availableCustom mirrorsInstallation serviceLocal pick-up + deliveryArt leasing options
Custom Framing
25+ artists on displayFine art + prints + mirrorsPrint-on-demand service on our website
Gallery Showroom
Easy train access + free parking773.290.1112
www.bbirdgallery.com
4428 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Lakeside Legacy Arts ParkDole and Sage Galleries(Crystal Lake)
Krasl Art Center(St. Joseph, MI)
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Suburbs & Beyond
Elmhurst Art Museum Building150 Cottage Hill Ave.Elmhurst (60126)Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F [email protected]
Featuring contemporary art-works by established andemerging local and invitedartists in all media and styles.
thru january 7:Winter Member’s Show
january 9-february 11:Michael Klaus Schmidt:American Islamic Art
february 19-march 30:National Art PremiereJuried works of various mediaby artists from the US andCanada
150 Cottage Hill Ave.Elmhurst (60126) Tel 630-834-0202 Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8 www.elmhurstartmuseum.org
Contemporary art from mid-century modern thru 21stCentury. EAM presents emerg-ing & mid-career artists fromChicago, the US, & around theglobe. Public programs includeguest lectures, art classes &workshops. Only 15 miles westof Chicago, & easy walking dis-tance to Metra.
thru march 20:Chicago Sculpture InternationalInvitationaljanuary 15-march 20:Solo: Outstanding Artists -Melissa Oresky & Tyler Lotz
The Elmhurst Artists’ GuildGallery
Evanston Art Center
2603 Sheridan Rd. (60201)Tel 847-475-5300M-Th 10-10; F-Sa 10-4; Su 1-4Opening receptions held firstday of exhibition from [email protected]
january 16-february 6:EAC Faculty Exhibition:Featuring over 70 entries
february 20-april 17:Physiotasmagorical: Curated by Susan Sensemann& Barbara Blades. FeaturingJerry Bleem, Carolynn Desch,Christa Donner, LJ Douglas,Annie Heckman, Alison Hiltner,Barbara F. Kendrick, PaulNudd, Lindsay Obermeyer
Kamp Gallery
(Winnetka)
563 Lincoln Ave.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-441-7999M-Sa 10-5:[email protected]
Kamp Gallery began in 1976with the purpose of exploringthe contributions of Midwesternartists from its beginnings dur-ing the Western Americanexpansion of the 19th centurythrough the 20th century to themany rediscovered masterssuch as Oscar Thalinger,Mabel Wheelock, AlfredJanson and Herman Peterson.These artists have been vastlyunder appreciated during theirlifetime are now avidly soughtby collectors.
We also delight in exploringthe earlier European tra-ditions of English andContinental paintings,including contemporaryRussian post-impression-ists, mid-20th centuryFrench and German mod-ernists, and 19th centuryromantic landscapists.Even an occasional OldMaster has hung on ourwalls!
The Winnetka gallery, openedin 1990, is the third reincarna-tion of Kamp Gallery. We prideourselves on the continuationof professional standards in theconversation, framing, and sell-ing of quality works of art.
This February, Kamp Gallery ispleased to sponsor the first twoof a three-part lecture seriestitled Search & Restitution of“Nazi” Art by Ruth Ann Kalish,PhD. The first lecture, UntoldCrimes of the Holocaust; WhatSix Million Left Behind, willbegin Wednesday, February16th at 6:30pm, at theWinnetka location; pleaseRSVP. Refreshments will beserved prior to talk. The sec-ond lecture will follow the nextWednesday, February 23rd,also at 6:30 pm.
707 Lake Blvd.St. Joseph, MI (49085)Tel 269-983-0271M-W, F, Sa 10-4; Th 10-9; Su 1-4Donna G. Metz, ExecutiveDirectorwww.krasl.org
Opening receptions held firstday of exhibition, 5:30-7:30pm
january 21-february 13:Inspired: Krasl Art CenterFaculty & Student Exhibition
january 24:Winter classes begin
february 18-april 24:Windows to Heaven: Treasuresfrom the Museum of RussianIcons
401 Country Club Rd.Crystal Lake (60014)Tel 815-455-8000 M-F 9-5 www.lakesidelegacy.org
Located on the shores ofCrystal Lake, home to theHistoric Dole Mansion, 2expansive galleries, 24 residentpartner artists, the McHenryCounty Youth Orchestra, arecording studio, & culinary studio.
Our galleries showcase nation-al, regional and local exhibits.Additional services includeevent, program space & visualand performing artist studiorentals.
First Fridays:The public is welcome on the1st Friday of each month fortours, art, music, food & winefrom 5-7:30pm. Free; donations appreciated.
january 3-28: 1st Friday 1/7• Dole: Carol Keene works inoil, acrylic & watercolor: carolkeen.com• Sage: Students of Studio 320& works by instructor & LLFResident Artist Melanie Wesa;celebration of the importance ofart and music schools through-out a child’s life.• Lobby: Katie McKeon, featuring works in oil; katemckeon.net1st Friday Music: East Street Combo
february 1-25: 1st Friday 2/4• Dole: Fine Art PhotographyIlma Udrena• Sage: Catherine Nash & theLakes Regional Water ColorGuild: watercolorguild.com• Lobby: LLF Resident ArtistMonica Stanton: starglobal.netMusic by Together Again
march 1-25: 1st Friday 3/4Galleries featuring Art inAction, works from LakesideLegacy’s resident partnerartists. Opening reception fea-turing artist demonstrations anddiscounts off art classes.Music by LLF resident partnermusicians.
Elmhurst ArtMuseum (EAM)
Melissa Oresky, Swept, 2010, acrylic &collaged canvas, 16” x 20” Michael Klaus Schmidt, A Fanciful Flying Machine, 2009, acrylic on board, 24” x 16”
Lindsay Obermeyer, Multiply and Divide, 2009, needle felting, 5” diameter, photo by Larry Sanders
Gerald Leake, The Maiden’s Dream, 1910
Puryear, Hunt and Mary Miss. Programs and activitiesenhance visitors’ understandingof the work and its setting.
Paths in the park are perfect forcross-country skiing and areopen dawn until dusk throughthe winter months.
thru october 31:Solo Exhibition Series: Neil Goodman in the Park, aninstallation of five large-scaleworks by the Chicago artistcontinue on view. Sponsoredin part by Harris Bank
1 University ParkwayUniversity Park (60484)Tel 708-534-4486Open daily, dawn until duskFree AdmissionDir. Geoffrey [email protected]/sculpture
Located one hour by rail fromMillennium Park (35 milessouth of the Loop), the NMSPoffers 27 sculptures carefullysited across 100 acres ofrolling prairie.
Highlights include importantworks by diSuvero, Nauman,
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Pagoda Red
Tel 847-295-2604Mark [email protected]
Please contact gallery or visitour website for exhibition infor-mation and to view works.
Northern Illinois UniversityAltgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West EndDeKalb (60115) Tel 815-753-1936 Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt. [email protected]/artmuseum Dir. Jo Burke
Balancing contemporary withtraditional art to examine visualculture.
january 25-march 11:Best Face Forward: ThePresented View. Public per-sona is explored via the seem-ing artifice of studio portraiture.Including work by Nora Hertingand Polaroids by Andy Warholculled from NIU’s collection.
Frances Whitehead:Documents, Proposals,Installations. Chicago artistFrances Whitehead is interna-tionally recognized for her con-ceptual work and serves as anembedded artist with the city ofChicago. She shares formativeworkings of her creative/collab-orative art process via maps,documents, project proposals.
In/VISIBLE:Contemporary artists explorethe nature of place as both aphysical presence and anevocative mood. Artistsinclude: Amy Catarina, EthanJackson, Hazel Walker,Margeaux Balboni, and NinaRizzo. Curated by KarenBrown.
902 Green Bay Rd.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-784-8881Tu- Sa 10-5www.pagodared.com
Rare and unusual Chinesefinds and a Chinese scholars’garden are not to be missed.
See also our Northside listingon page 36 for our Bucktownlocation. Visit our website forinformation about exhibitionsand special events.
Northern Illinois University (NIU)Art Museum
367 Artists Walk, P.O. Box 776Park Forest (60466)Tel 708-748-3377Tu-Sa 11-4Janet [email protected]
Tall Grass Art School: Tel 708-283-1251
Tall Grass Arts Association islocated in downtown ParkForest Cultural Center.
MISSION: To promote publiceducation and appreciation ofthe arts; to encourage artists;and to support high quality artthrough exhibitions, sales,classes and special programsavailable to people of all ages.
thru january 16:Presents: Small works for theHolidays. Curated by theGallery committee
january 21-february 6:The Happening: This exhibitrepresents seven years of workfrom the Life Drawing class ofTall Grass Arts Association,meeting every other Sundaythroughout the year. TheHappening, on January 28, isan open invitation to comesketch gestures of a live modelin the gallery.
*The gallery will be closedbetween shows from February6-25 for painting.
february 25-may 8:Half the Sky: CelebratingWomen’s History Month.Curated by Janet Muchnik,Faye Zalecki, SevenaMerchant, Peter Wilhelm,Robin Joyce and MarikayWitlock. Invitational show.
Tall Grass Arts Association
548 Chestnut St.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-446-3970M-Su 10-5Anne Hughes, Gallery [email protected]
ZIA | Gallery specializes in contemporary American photography, painting andworks on paper.
Suburbs & Beyond
(DeKalb)
(Winnetka)
ZIA | Gallery
(Winnetka)
McMahonartgallery.com
(Park Forest)
Nathan Manilow Sculpture ParkGovernors State University
Representing Mary Burke,Anne Hughes, John Vlahakis,Kathy Weaver, Marc Dimov,Josh Moulton, Roland Kulla,Maggie Meiners, CharlesGniech, Deanna Krueger, and Bob Krist.
thru january 29:Josh Moulton
february 4-march 19:Maggie Meiners, CharlesGneich, Deanna Krueger
march 25-april 30:Marc Dimov
(University Park)
The park’s paths offer cross country skiers a unique opportunity to experience the collection (and are open dawn until dusk.) Nora Herting, Precious (detail), photograph Nina Rizzo, Thaw, oil on panel
Winnetka Storefront Roland Kulla
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Switching Stations Artists Lofts15 S. Homan (60624) [email protected]
Zhou B Art Center1029 W. 35th (60609) • 773-523-0200www.zbcenter.org
NORTH SIDE / HUMBOLDTPARK / BUCKTOWN /
WICKER PARK
Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces858 W. Armitage #354 (60614)312-514-1802www.anatomicallycorrect.org
Art on Armitage4125 W. Armitage (60639)773-235-8583www.artonarmitage.com
Audible Gallery at Experimental Sound Studio5925 N. Ravenswood (60660) 773-769-1069www.experimentalsoundstudio.org
Center on Halsted Visual Arts Gallery3656 N. Halsted (60613)773-472-6469www.centeronhalsted.org
Coalition GalleryCooperative Gallery of the CAC2010 W. Pierce, Unit 101 (60622)773-772-2386chicagoartistscoalition.org
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative4642 N. Western (60625)773-293-2070www.chicagoprintmakers.com
Dayton Street Studios1456 N. Dayton (60642) • 312-404-2726
devening projects + editions3039 W. Carroll, 3rd Fl. (60612) 312-420-4720www.deveningprojects.com
Firecat Projects2124 N. Damen (60647)www.tonyfitzpatrick.com
Flat Iron Arts Building (50+ studios in landmark building)1579 N. Milwaukee (60622)www.flatironartists.com
Friends of The Arts (FoTA)1800 W. Cornelia (60657)Thomas E. Frerk; Richard E. Langewww.fota.com
Greenleaf Art Center1806 W. Greenleaf (60626)773-465-4652www.greenleafartcenter.com
Heaven Gallery1550 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Fl. (60622)www.heavengallery.com
Julius Cæsar3311 W. Carroll (60624)www.juliuscaesarchicago.com
Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood (60640)773-769-4226www.lillstreet.com
Lloyd Dobler Gallery 1545 W. Division, 2nd Fl. (60642)312-961-8706www.lloyddoblergallery.com
Mess Hall6932 N. Glenwood (60626)www.messhall.org
NNWAC Acme Art Works 2215 W. North (60647) • 773-278-7677www.nnwac.org
Noble and Superior Projects 1418 W. Superior, 2R (60642)nobleandsuperior.blogspot.com
Peanut Gallery 1579 N. Milwaukee (Flat Iron Building)Room 345peanutgallerychicago@gmail.compeanutgallerychicago.wordpress.com
The Ravenswood ArtWalk4147 N. Ravenswood (60613)C/o Angel Sales, Inc. • 773-883-8858www.ravenswoodartwalk.org
Swimming Pool Project Space2858 W. Montrose (60618)www.swimmingpoolprojectspace.com
SUBURBS & BEYOND
Expressions Graphics29 Harrison St., Oak Park (60304)708-386-3552www.expressionsgraphics.org
he said-she said216 N. Harvey, Apt. 1, Oak Park(60302)708-310-2607 http://hesaid-shesaid.us
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake(60014)815-455-8000www.LakesideLegacy.org
Open Studio Project903 Sherman Ave., Evanston (60202)847-475-0390www.openstudioproject.org
The Suburban125 N. Harvey, Oak Park (60302) 708-763-8554www.thesuburban.org
Tall Grass Arts Association367 Artists Walk, P.O. Box 776Park Forest (60466) • 708-748-3377www.tallgrassarts.org
Art Centers, Alternative Spaces, Collectives & Studios
WEST LOOP / WEST SIDE
65GRAND1369 W. Grand (60642) 312-719-4325www.65grand.com
Albany-Carroll Arts Building319 N. Albany (60612)www.albanycarroll.com
Extension 625 N. Kingsbury (60654) 773-742-0983www.extensiongallery.us
Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034 N. Milwaukee (60622)773-235-8874www.rootsandculturecac.org
Spoke119 N. Peoria, #3D (60607)[email protected]
ThreeWalls119 N. Peoria, #2D (60607)312-432-3972
www.three-walls.org
Woman Made Gallery685 N. Milwaukee (60642) 312-738-0400www.womanmade.org
PILSEN / CHICAGO ARTS DISTRICT / HYDE PARK
Antena1765 S. Laflin (60608) 773-344-1940www.antenapilsen.com
Artisans 21 Gallery1373 E. 53rd (60615)773-288-7450www.21stcenturyartisans.org
Chicago Art Department 1837 S. Halsted (60608)www.chicagoartdepartment.org
Chicago Arts District (office)1945 S. Halsted (60608) 312-738-8000www.chicagoartsdistrict.org
Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 2229 S. Halsted, Ste. 202 (60608)www.chicagourbanartsociety.org
Energy Up Jorge Del Busto 1825 S. Halsted (60608)www.jorgedelbusto.com
Fountainhead Lofts Building (FHL)1932 S. Halsted (60608)*See page 33 for a listing of studios
Mambo Marilyn’s Studio 731 W. 18th (garden entrance) (60608)[email protected]
Pilsen Open StudiosWestern Ave - May St. (annually in Oct.)16th-24th Sts. (60608)www.pilsenopenstudios.org
Larry Roberts Studio 1838 S. Halsted (60608) 312-243-3052www.larryrobertsstudio.com
Rooms Productions 1835 S. Halsted (60608) 312-733-1356www.roomsgallery.com
Underscene Warehouse2215 S. Union (60616) www.theunderscene.com
Ven Sherrod Studios 1906 S. Halsted, 1F (60608)www.vensherrod.com
MICHIGAN AVE. / SOUTH LOOP / BRIDGEPORT
Co-Prosperity Sphere3219-21 S. Morgan (60608) 773-837-0145www.coprosperity.org
Fine Arts Building (FAB) Studios 410 S. Michigan (60605)http://fineartsbuilding.tv/
Elephant Room Inc.704 S. Wabashwww.elephantroomgallery.com
Beyond its mainstream galleries, Chicago has a diverse art community of collectives, studios, art centers, alternative spaces and apartment galleries.The following is a sample of these spaces, from small,avant-garde studios to large-scale centers housed inhistoric buildings. Listings are color-coded to match our gallery district color key. Info is correct as of presstime but changes frequently. We recommend you callstudios & artists prior to visiting.
Our nonprofit & museum listings are online only. Visit chicagogallerynews.com for more info,
including tour, reception, & artist lecture listings.
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Transportation / Crating / Preparators ....Page 47
Beyond the galleries, scores of
professionals offer a variety of art-related
services. Please consult the following
pages to find the many individuals and
businesses that provide valuable
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Auction Houses
Auction HousesAppraisers
1012 Timber TrailDixon (61021)Tel 815-652-4196Fax 815-652-3750Marianne [email protected]
Don’t know what it is? Don’t know what it’s worth?Call Marianne
Tribal art collectors, protect yourvaluable assets. Good collec-tion management requires clearknowledge of current values.
Call Marianne Huber for expertidentification and evaluation ofyour pre-Columbian, NativeAmerican and other tribal art.
Ms. Huber’s clear, accurate andcarefully researched reports arefully accepted for any legal situ-ation, including IRS appraisals.
Appraisals are required to esti-mate current value for insurance,estate planning and settlement,possible resale, non-cash chari-table donation, and division ofassets.
At New World, we suggestupdates in insurance appraisalsevery five years. Ms. Huber hasbeen active in following new dis-coveries in tribal art for overtwenty years. In 1996 shebecame a candidate member ofthe American Society ofAppraisers, Chicago chapter.
New World also works closelywith the Appraisers’ Associationof America based in New York.
All of her reports adhere to the2010 edition of the UniformStandards of Appraisal Practiceof the US Appraisal Foundationand the code of ethics of theAmerican Society of Appraisers.
1338 W. Lake (60607)Tel 312-280-1212Fax 312-280-1211M-F [email protected] Leslie S. Hindman, President
and CEO- Kate Pettenati, Director,
Estates and Appraisals
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers isone of the largest full serviceauction houses in the nation andan industry leader with over thir-ty years of expertise and experi-ence that has earned the auctionhouse an international reputationfor achieving record prices.
The firm is known as a key play-er in the global auction market.Its team of professionals deliversup to forty sales a year and spe-cializes in modern and contem-porary art; Old Master; 19th and20th Century American andEuropean paintings, prints, draw-ings, and sculpture; fine furnitureand decorative arts; Asian worksof art; fine jewelry and time-pieces; vintage couture andaccessories; and fine books andmanuscripts.
Previews begin 2-4 days prior toeach auction, are held in theWest Loop gallery space and areopen to the public.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’gallery boasts 30,000 squarefeet featuring: a dedicated auc-tion room, 3 spacious exhibitionrooms, a drive-in receiving area,attractive executive offices andconference rooms and outstand-ing storage facilities.
Complimentary parking is avail-able in the 8,000 sq. ft. lotacross the street from the mainentrance.
The firm offers complimentaryauction estimates for singleitems or entire groups of proper-ty and is committed to excellentclient services. For more infor-mation on selling or buying atauction and for information onupcoming auctions please call312.280.1212.
Auction information for all categories is available online atlesliehindman.com. Pleasecheck our website, as dates andtimes are subject to change.
188 E. Walton (60611)Tel 312-475-7900www.sothebys.com
- Helyn D. Goldenberg, Midwest Chairman
- Gary Metzner, Senior Vice President Fine Arts
- Cassie Spencer, Vice President Trust and Estates
- Laura Jenkins, Senior Manager- Jennifer Leutner, Administrator
Fine Arts- Cathy Busch, Associate
Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest inter-national auction house, began asa book auction house in London in1744, today 107 offices are locat-ed in 41 countries; principal sales-rooms in New York & London.
Sotheby’s Chicago operates as anextension of New York with anexperienced & dedicated staff ofspecialists ready to facilitate con-signing & purchasing needs ofMidwest clients. The Chicagooffice evaluates property in a widerange of fine & decorative arts, aswell as jewelry, for sale atSotheby’s international auctioncenters. Sotheby’s Chicago main-tains a vigorous presence in theMidwest market through uniqueexhibitions, seasonal lectures,special events & community projects.
900 S. Clinton (at Taylor)(60607)Tel 312-832-9800M-F [email protected]
SUSANIN’S Auction is Chicago’soldest & largest fine auction firmwith more than $70 million worthof fine art, antiques and jewelrysold.
SUSANIN’S attracts internationalclients, from private collectors &homeowners to interior designers& dealers. Live & online auctionsare held monthly at our 35,000sq. ft. facility.
Auctions feature: English,American, Continental, andAsian furniture, Decorative items,Paintings and Prints, Drawingsand Sculptures, Jewelry, Rugs,Silver, and Collectibles.
Open to the public for previewbeginning one week before anauction, M-F 10am-5pm; extend-ed viewing until 7pm Thursdaybefore auction.
SUSANIN’S is a full-service auc-tion house offering every servicefrom tax appraisals to cleanout.
SUSANIN’S offers an AntiquesRoadshow-style service twice
monthly, providingfree market-valueappraisals to items orphotographs of items,for evaluation and/orconsignment to auc-tion.
Free parking andconvenient loadingdocks are availablefor our clients.
400 E. Randolph, Ste. 1524(60601)Tel 312-650-5566
Tracey King, Senior Associate;Geri Thomas, [email protected]@artstaffing.comwww.artstaffing.com
With offices in Chicago and NewYork City, Thomas & Associates,Inc. is an innovative firm thatoffers staffing, consulting, andprofessional development work-shops for museums, galleriesand arts and culture businessesnationwide and internationally.
The company has recentlylaunched its career services divi-sion to address the needs of artsand culture professionals every-where.
For employment opportunitiesand to subscribe to the quarterlynewsletter, Art Career News,visit www.artstaffing.com
New World Art ServicesNative American and Tribal Art Evaluation
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Sotheby’s Chicago
SUSANIN’S Auctions
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2501 W. Armitage (60647)Tel [email protected]
DPR Art Rescue specializes indisaster planning and responseservices for artwork, sculpture,works on paper, objects,antiques, and fine furniture.
Our professional team providesimmediate action to emergencysituations including fire, flooding,or accidental damage, andensures accurate inventory, safeevacuation, transportation, andstorage while maintaining maxi-mum security and climate con-trol.
DPR offers professional art con-servation and disaster responseplanning. The company’s clientsinclude insurance firms, muse-ums, corporate and private col-lections, art dealers, and disas-ter response companies nation-wide.
DPR is a member of Conservation & Design International (CDI)www.conservation-design.com
424 N. Oakley (60612)Tel 312-243-5669stan@bernackiconservation.comwww.bernackiconservation.com
Bernacki & Associates is one ofthe most respected conservationfirms in the Chicago area. Thecompany offers conservationand restoration of wooden arti-facts and furniture from all peri-ods and styles.
Services include consolidation,veneer restoration, gilding,upholstery, French polishing,natural resin finishes, leathertooling and structural restoration.
A wide array of conservation ser-vices are offered to privateclients, museums, collectors andinsurance specialists.
Bernacki & Associates is a member of Conservation & Design International (CDI)www.conservation-design.com
1841 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-226-8200or 815-472-3900 By [email protected]
Chicago’s oldest established studio specializing in the profes-sional restoration of porcelain,pottery, ceramics, wood, ivory,metal, and stone art objects.Museum quality invisible repair;missing parts replaced.
Michelle and William Marhoefer,M.F.A., along with their personal-ly trained staff, have restoredwell over 20,000 art objectssince 1980 for art and antiquedealers, collectors, galleries,museums, and designers nation-wide. Free estimates.
Broken Art has been seen onABC, CBS, WGN, HGTV; andseen in Chicago Home, ChicagoJournal, Chicago Sun Times,Chicago Tribune, Daily Journal,and Lake and Victoria Magazine.
Broken Art Restoration was thefeatured restoration studio inChicago magazine, October2009.
730 N. Franklin, Ste. 701 (60654)Tel 312-944-5401M-F 9-5 and by appt.Heather Becker, [email protected]
As the largest private art conser-vation laboratory in the nation,The Center has provided care forsome of the country’s most pres-tigious museums, galleries, cor-porations and private collectorsover the past 26 years.
With over twenty conservators onstaff, The Center has nine areasof specialty and three servicedepartments: Paintings, Murals,Works of Art On Paper,Photographs, Rare Books,Textiles, Sculpture, Frames &Gilded Objects, Antique & FineFurniture, Clocks, CustomFraming, Transportation &Installation, and DisasterResponse.
Examinations are offered at nocharge. Please call to schedulean appointment.
329 W. 18th St., Ste. 701(60616)Tel 312-738-2657Fax 312-738-3125By appt. only
Specializing in the full servicerestoration and conservation ofall art on paper including:prints, drawings, watercolors,pastels, maps, posters, blue-prints, wallpaper, globes, col-lectible items and memorabilia.
Our international clienteleincludes private collectors, deal-ers, and public collections. Ourteam of conservators is led bytwo Professional Associates ofthe American Institute ofConservation (AIC).
Please contact us for more infor-mation on our company.
2650 W. Montrose (60618)Tel [email protected]
Full range of book and paperconservation; archival enclo-sures. Custom designed portfo-lio cases for photographs, prints,matted work, etc.
Die stamping available.200 S. Michigan (60604)Tel 312-461-9277www.posterplus.com
Vintage poster restoration, conservation. See completeMichigan Ave. listing.
1100 W. CermakSte. C-203 (60608)Tel [email protected]
Parma is a full service conserva-tion laboratory that providesnationwide services for both pri-vate and public art collections.
Over 25 years experience.Conservation services addresscleaning and repair of damagecaused by fire, water, mishan-dling, or the natural course ofage of an artwork.
Photography and x-ray imagingavailable.
On-site services include conser-vation of murals and architectur-al artwork, consultation andassessments, disaster planningand disaster response.
Director is a ProfessionalAssociate of the AmericanInstitute for Conservation (AIC).
Parma Conservation is a member ofConservation & Design International (CDI)www.conservation-design.com
Louis Frederick Berneker (1876-1937); before and after cleaning of the painted surfaceBefore After
The Chicago Conservation Center
Parma Conservation
Conservation / Restoration
Broken ArtRestoration, Inc.
Scott K. KellarBookbinding & Conservation
GraphicConservation
Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.
DPR Art Rescue Bernacki &Associates, Inc.
410 N. Michigan (60611)Tel 312-642-5300www.audubonart.com
Restoration and conservation.See complete Michigan Ave. listing.
Poster Plus
Art Advisory Ltd. Ayres Steinmetz, Ltd.
407 N. ElizabethSte. 101B (60642)Tel 312-751-1300Kathy [email protected]
Corporate Art Source is anestablished and well-known artconsulting firm offering the finestin choice, service and price.
CAS has been meeting theneeds of its corporate and publicsector clients for 30 years. Ourprojects have been featured onnational television, radio and innational and international news-paper articles.
CAS has been retained by majorU.S. cities to conduct city-wideart inventory and assessmentresulting in the discovery of hun-dreds of lost and forgotten worksof art.
Our expertise lies in the processof identifying, creating, present-ing and managing an art collec-tion for our clients. We under-stand the importance of collabo-ration in finding solutions to chal-lenges met along the road tobuilding a collection and imple-ment our proven talents to arriveat successful conclusions.
Chicago Art Source Corporate ArtSource
Joy Horwich
Isobel Neal Byron Roche Lawyers for theCreative Arts
Consultants / Private Dealers
Tel 773-671-8624Fax 773-588-8498By appt. onlySusan [email protected]
Enrich Life, Collect Art.
Contact Susan to schedule aconsultation.
213 W. Institute Pl.Ste. 310 (60610)Tel 312-951-0035M-F 9-5Ann [email protected]
Art consultation firm establishedin 1990, easily adapts to the artneeds of many different kinds ofprojects. Its strength is in sortingthrough thousands of availablepossibilities, and presenting asmall collection of appropriatepieces from which to choose.
Expertise extends to the place-ment of artwork — new work aswell as existing pieces. In addi-tion, they have an excellent to-the-trade (read 25% discount)frameshop for superb framingoptions, reframing, refurbishingand restoring as needed.
No project is too large or toosmall. Their level of involvementis always tailored to suit eachclient’s needs.
1871 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-3100M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; and by appt.Lisa Boumstein [email protected]
A comprehensive art consulta-tion service established over adecade ago to better serve busi-nesses, designers and home-owners in need of a sophisticat-ed source for artwork. We arethe largest art and custom fram-ing business in the country.
Chicago Art Source hires experi-enced consultants with art anddesign backgrounds, provideslegendary client service andsources artwork from around theglobe.
Whether you have a single roomor an entire facility in need of art-work, our consulting profession-als are fully equipped to executeyour project from concept tocompletion.
View select job portfolios atwww.chicagoartsource.com.
Tel 773-327-3366Call for details.
After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curatesexhibits, and conducts “JoyusJaunts” within and outside ofChicago.
See also listing for Joyus Jauntsunder Art Tours on page 47.
P.O. Box 267870 (60626) Tel 312-654-0144 Contact Byron [email protected] www.byronroche.com
With 16 years of experience asthe director and owner of ByronRoche Gallery in Chicago, ByronRoche is now available as a pri-vate art dealer.
Please visit the website for infor-mation on artists represented.
Byron is able to work with clientsas an art consultant, art advisor,curator and speaker. His publicspeaking experience includespresentations to private and cor-porate organizations about start-ing and building an art collec-tion. He has been invited tospeak to university art classesabout career development in thearts, and to artists and artistgroups about navigating thegallery world and other artistissues. He has also served as ajuror of visual arts for variousorganizations & museums. Hehas advised arts professionalson gallery startup & operation.
MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION
213 W. Institute Pl., Ste. 403(60610-3125)Tel 312-649-4111www.law-arts.org
Lawyers for the Creative Arts isa not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) taxexempt organization, which pro-vides pro bono legal services toqualifying individuals and organi-zations in the arts, including thevisual, literary and performingarts, and provides educationalprograms as well.
Since its inception in 1972, LCAhas provided legal services andeducational programming to tensof thousands of artists and cul-tural organizations, includingmany who are now among themost prominent in the area.
LCA is the only pro bonoprovider of legal services in theChicago metropolitan area limit-ed to, and expert in, the arts.
Consultants / Dealers
2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038or 773-477-3990M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5;Evenings by appt.Framers: Marcy O’Boyle &Nancie King Mertzron@artDeTriumph.comwww.ArtDeTriumph.comwww.nanciekingmertz.com
Expert custom and ready-madeframing of museum pieces toposters. Since 1979.
Featuring Plein-Air Originals,Giclées & Fine Art Cards ofChicago & Europe by award-winning Chicago painter,Nancie King Mertz.
Mertz’s work is in collectionsworld-wide, and she was desig-nated as the “Official Artist of theChicago Convention & TourismBureau” for 2 terms: 2005-2007.
This inviting gallery, open 7 daysa week, also offers corporatecommissions, gifts, event space,and expert framing.
Rotating exhibits feature otherChicago artists also working in arepresentational style.
270 E. Pearson, Unit 1102(60611)Tel 312-664-8181Fax 312-274-1969By appt.
Private art dealer and consultant.
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Zhou B. Art Center 1029 W. 35th St., #403(60609)Tel 773-254-5100T-Sa 10-6, call for [email protected]
Artist owned and operated since2003.
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Creativo Framing
2905 N. Broadway (60657)Tel 773-549-3927M-Th 10-9; F-Sa 10-7; Su [email protected]
Locally owned & operated since1971, The Great Frame Upbelieves that when a customer ispart of the art, it enhances notonly their buying experience butalso increases appreciation foreach finished piece.
The Great Frame Up was thefirst art and picture framing storeto offer Do-It-Yourself framing tocustomers, enabling us to offersame-day service. We continueto offer this “fast, fun and frugal”service at all 7 of our locations,as well as our quality-guaran-teed custom work, all completedon our stores’ premises.
Industry-certified professionalsoffer creative solutions for allyour framing needs, evolvingwith industry technology andcustomer expectations. We man-ufacture our own hand-craftedmoulding and offer a selection ofimported Italian and metalframes.
We offer drymounting up to 4’ x 8’, canvas stretching, pick-up & delivery of art, custom-designed shadowbox and multi-ple-object presentations, ready-made frames, framed &unframed artwork, and preserva-tion-quality materials.
Corporate framing services areavailable in addition to The SignShop for trade graphics and sig-nage.
35 years of quality, service,selection and expert designawait you.
Other Locations:
Chicago (60610)21 W. Elm Tel 312-482-8811M-Th 10-9, F-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5
Evanston (60201)2814 Central St. Tel 847-869-9130
Northbrook (60062)51 Skokie Blvd. Tel 847-480-0400
Arlington Heights (60004)1310 Rand Rd.Tel 847-398-8238
Buffalo Grove (60089)765 S. Buffalo Grove Rd.Tel 847-808-1955
Vernon Hills (60061)278 Hawthorn Village CommonsTel 847-680-1880M-Th 10-9, F 10-7, Sa 10-6, Su 12-5
831 N. Lessing* (60642)Tel 312-666-3880
*Note location: from ChicagoAve., it’s two blocks west ofHalsted (turn north under theviaduct onto N. Lessing)
936 W. Roscoe (60657)Tel 773-935-ARTS (2787)M-W 10-6; Th-Sa 10-7; Su 12-5Woody Slaymaker, [email protected]
We SLAY the trees & MAKE theframe.
We provide quality custom fram-ing, creative design & personalatmosphere to families, artists,designers & businesses nation-wide. From posters, sports mem-orabilia, fine art & heirlooms, weensure complete satisfaction.Trained professionals usearchival materials to create per-fect project solutions.
Competitive pricing, creativedesigns, quality & customer sat-isfaction will have you comingback. Stop by for framing experi-ences you’ll always cherish.
Slaymaker is one of the onlygovernment contractors in thenation authorized to sell originalart & picture framing to the U.S.government.
Free parking and delivery isavailable.
1867 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-2800M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5;Su 11-5Free [email protected]
Selected Chicago’s Best Framerby Chicago magazine. We arethe largest frame store in thecountry and are proud to becalled a “Chicago institution.”
Our talented and experiencedframing professionals have beenwith us an average of nine years.We invite you to read their pro-files at artistsframeservice.com.
We passionately and personallysource an incredible selection ofpicture frame mouldings fromaround the world, many exclusiveto us. Because our mouldingsare in stock we are committed toa one week turnaround.
Delivery & installation available.
On the North Shore visit Artists Frame Service in theCrossroads Shopping Center: 225 Skokie Valley Rd., Highland Park (60035) Tel 847-831-0003
4428 N. Ravenswood (60640)Tel 773-290-1112www.bbirdgallery.com
A destination for all your art andframing needs.
Whether you need one frame or1,000 frames for a project, we atBlackbird Gallery + Framing putour 18 years of industry experi-ence to work for you. All fram-ing is done in-house, and wehave over 30 artists, local andnational, on display.
Some of our services include:
• Local Pick Up and Delivery• Print on demand for art to fit
any room• Oversize mat cutting: 48” x 96”
and bigger • Custom Mirrors• Art Leasing Options• Professional Installation • Same Day Framing • Free Parking
Call us today for an initial con-sultation or stop in for a coffee tosee our Ravenswood showroom.
750 N. Franklin (60654)Tel 312-255-1100M-Th 10-6; F 9-3Rudy [email protected]
Serving Chicago artists and col-lectors for over 15 years.
Creativo Framing offers custom,museum, corporate and personalpicture framing. Matting, mount-ing, and canvas stretching alsoavailable.
Located in the River Northgallery district at the Brown LineChicago El stop.
5061 N. Clark(Gallery Location) (60640)Tel 773-506-8300M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su 11-5
Also: 2939 N. Broadway (60657)Tel 773-248-1960M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su [email protected]
Foursided has one of the largestmoulding selections in Chicago,currently over 5,000 available. Itsprofessional consultants have artdegrees and over 20 years ofexperience. Services includemuseum quality materials, acid-free mat boards, all glass types,and all mounting and hingingtechniques that best protect art-work.
Foursided shows artists monthlyin Foursided Custom Framinggalleries, featuring oil paintings,drawings, assemblage, photogra-phy and textiles.
Also visit our blog: foursidedonline.blogspot.com
1809 W. Webster (60614)Tel 773-862-1010Tu-F 10:30-7; Sa 9-5:30; Su 12-5www.framefactory.com Visit our website for specialoffers, coupons, and sales
The Framing Design Center, justwest of Lincoln Park, is yoursource for custom framing. Withover 30 years of experience, ourstaff of artisans is there to helpyou create a perfectly framedpiece.
The Frame Factory Warehouse3400 N. Pulaski (60641)M-F 9-5:30Tel 773-427-1010
The Frame Factory warehouselocation houses our productionfacilities. Both of our locationsare just off of the KennedyExpressway and offer parking,pick-up & delivery, and installa-tion.
Incentives are available fordesigners, architects, galleries,artists.
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1501 Woodfield Rd., Ste. 250WSchaumburg (60173)Tel 847-413-2665-181-877-ART-1314Deb [email protected]
HomeMuseum.com is a divisionof Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., anFSC certified printer.Specializing in Fine Art Gicléeand Art Book printing for muse-ums, we now offer our uniqueand reputable services to theartist community.
Choose from a variety of fea-tures to create limited editions: - Specialty Substrates- FSC Papers- Soy Inks- Wide Format Prints- Museum Gift Shop Products- Image Consultation + more
Using state of the art technology,our print directors strive to repre-sent the aesthetics of originalartworks with the best colors,tones, and textures. Call for anappointment, information, andsamples. We look forward tosupplying you with truly beauti-ful, high-quality prints.
549 Spring Rd.Elmhurst (60126)Tel 630-461-4525M-F 9-5; Sa by appt.Adam [email protected]
Osio-Brown Editions isChicagoland’s top art reproduction studio, specializingin the Giclée process.
We are a group of artists whounderstand the time constraints,marketing challenges and costsother artists face in reproducingtheir work.
Our state-of-the-art imagingequipment insures the highestquality from capture to print.This enables us to provide youwith Giclée prints that will farexceed your expectations, withcustomer service and pricing thatcannot be beat.
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Please call today for additionalinformation and to receive freesamples of our work.
1234 Sherman Ave., Ste. 105Evanston (60202)Tel 847-864-4560By appt.Paul [email protected]
Photo Source offers Fine ArtGiclée printing, prepress digitalenhancement and related ser-vices.
By combining 40 years of experi-ence in producing exhibitionquality prints with one on oneartist/craftsman collaborationand the finest digital museumtype setup for photographing art,we can guarantee a superb prod-uct. We price our services toclient needs and budgets andoffer the lowest quantity orderpricing in the area.
All files are stored off site withmaster files given to clients forarchiving. We will prep your filesfor web, show and publicationuse upon request.
Come in and see our samplesand some beautiful artwork.
Call for appointment.
650 W. Lake, Ste. 240 (60661)Tel 312-265-5767M-F 9-5John [email protected]
Printmakers Chicago, a divisionof Digital Imaging Resources,Inc., offers artists & galleriescontemporary Fine ArtPrintmaking, museum-qualityphotography of original artwork,and state-of-the-art distributionall under one roof! We welcomeinquiries on experimental &multi-process printmaking.
Our sepia archival inkjet printeris unique in Chicago. We areequipped to create elegant port-folios of both 2-D & 3-D artwork.
Our digital offset press special-izes in economical, high-qualityfour-color print runs for the pro-motion of your work. Each print-ed piece may be individuallycustomized.
We invite you to experience atruly interactive process.Printmakers Chicago will helpyou realize your vision in print-making.
2 Prudential Plaza180 N. Stetson, Ste. 4475(60601)Tel 312-804-1505Valerie Smith, Vice [email protected]
From inception in 1899, theDeWitt Stern Group (DSG) hasheld fast to the philosophy ofbringing value to its clients.
With offices located in New York,New Jersey, Chicago, SanFrancisco and Los Angeles, DSGis committed to risk assessmentand management with a focus onpersonal attention.
This has attracted customersranging from international corpo-rations to the gallery owner tothe most discerning fine art col-lector.
3660 N. Lake Shore Dr.Ste. 2602 (60613)Tel 773-857-0242By appt.Director Christopher [email protected]
Johnsonese Brokerage is alicensed and bonded, indepen-dent insurance agency servingthe fine and decorative arts com-munity. We work with art gal-leries, museums, framers,antique dealers, private and cor-porate collections, auction hous-es, conservators, artists, artfairs, and art shippers, packersand handlers.
Because we are a Chicago-based, small business we knowthe local market and always pro-vide personal service. We workwith multiple insurance carriersto find the most cost-effectivecoverage for our clients.
We’re an insurance agency thatunderstands the unique needs ofthe creative community!
Consultations are always free!
Willis Tower233 S. Wacker, Ste. 2000(60606)Tel 312-288-7297Sandra R. Berlin, Sr. [email protected]
Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Speciedivision, Willis of Illinois, Inc. hasa preeminent position in theinsurance of fine art, jewelry andcollectibles.
Coverage and advice can beprovided for auctioneers, fine artpackers and shippers, dealers,galleries, private and corporatecollections, museums and exhi-bitions.
Willis’ fine art specialists pos-sess expertise needed forunique and often complex insur-ance demands covering every-thing from Han Dynasty terracotta figures to late 20th Centuryinstallation art; from Dutch OldMasters to paintings by AbstractExpressionists.
Willis provides coverage forsome of the largest private artand museum collections in theworld. Each policy is especiallydesigned to cover actual needsof clients, thus avoiding unnec-essary expenditure of premium.
“Our expertise and level of com-mitment in the world of fine art is unrivaled anywhere in the insur-ance market.”
Each DSG fine art team memberhas a clear understanding ofwhat collectors, museums, deal-ers, auction houses, conserva-tors and fine art packers & ship-pers require and expect in theirinsurance placement.
Access to and experience withspecialized fine art insurancemarkets and our commitment tothe fine art community set usapart from other fine art specialtybrokers.
Please contact us for all of yourfine art insurance needs. Wecan also be of assistance withyour property casualty businessinsurance or employee benefitneeds.
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Transportation / Crating / Preparators
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Tours & Guides
After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curatesexhibits, and conducts “JoyusJaunts” within and outside ofChicago.
Contact Joy for specific detailsand upcoming tours and events.
May 2011:Art In Israel Visit studios, new museums, andoffbeat places in Israel.
Free Weekend Gallery Toursorganized by Chicago GalleryNews.
River North Tours: Saturdays 11am-12:30pm. Meetat 750 N. Franklin, inside cornerStarbucks at Chicago Ave.
West Loop / Fulton MarketTours: Every Six Weeks on aSaturday 1:30pm-3pm. Meet atthe first gallery on the tour. Seeonline schedule for details.
A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster and tourleader change weekly, & conversation centers on theexhibits and artists on view.Gallery exhibitions changeapproximately every six weeks,so the tours are never the same.
Tours are free and run rain orshine every weekend, except onmajor holiday weekends. Noreservations are required. Forprivate group tours for up to 20people, call 312-649-0064.
Tel 800-397-7069www.propakinc.com
35 years of pragmatic packing &worldwide shipping. We devel-oped the world’s first state-of-the-art packaging software, resultingin uncompromising methods ofpacking to ensure safe arrival ofyour precious artwork, artifacts &antiquities.
Pro-Pak is the exclusive retailer ofthe Art Carton Series™, a special-ized container kit for shipping 2-Dartwork. The strength, steel stitch-ing, professional packing materialenclosed are superior to any othersystem on the market!
Exclusive services:-White glove pick up/delivery-Exhibition logistics support-Collection relocation-Estate distribution-Climate controlled storage-Packaging distributor-Spray foam-Armed security-GPS tracking
P.O. Box 477029 (60647)Office: 773-278-1111Studio: 773-533-1111callahanartandassociates.com
Celebrating our 25th yearanniversary, Callahan Art &Associates is the only fine artservices resource in Chicago,which provides all the servicesand products you need. Weserve museums, galleries andcollectors.
- Delivery- Installation- Rigging- Packing- Crating- Shipping- Storage- Restoration- Pedestals- Mounts- Catastrophe Rescue- Collection Maintenance- Appraisals- Collection Catalogue Service
2747 W. Taylor (60612)Tel [email protected]
Since 1980 The Icon Group has provided quality fine art services to museums, collectors,galleries, artists and auctionhouses.
ICON provides Air-Ride Climate-Control Transportationserving the Chicago, Midwestand Northeast regions; we offer a semi-monthly ShuttleService to New York and points-in-between, as well asExclusive Use Transport to anydestination.
Secure Climate andTemperature Controlled Storageavailable as well as CollectionManagement, Private Viewing,and Photography services.
Other services include CustomCrating, Packing as well asInstallation, Rigging and FreightForwarding.
Please call us for a free estimate.
Reli-On is a family-owned busi-ness with 30 years experienceproviding local repeat-deliveryservice to the Chicagoland area.
In addition, Reli-On has becomethe courier of choice for provid-ing the safe, on-time transportand long-distance delivery offine art, antiques, collectibles,and artifacts to over 35 Art andAntique Shows held annuallynationwide. Air-ride, climatecontrol vehicles available.
For an estimate, please contactReli-On via email, fax or tele-phone.
For our travel schedule, click onthe Where We Will Be link onour website.
2501 W. Armitage (60647)Tel 773-342-8686
4120 Brighton Blvd. B-09Denver, CO (80216)Tel [email protected]
Since 1978, Licensed profes-sionals providing packing, crat-ing and transportation of fine art.
Air-ride, climate-controlled transportation available in theMidwest and Rocky Mountainareas, and exclusive use nation-ally, as well as shipping via air,ground, and sea worldwide.
Secure climate-controlled stor-age at both locations.Installation services includingrigging provided by experiencedstaff.
927 Noyes St.Evanston (60201)Tel 847-328-9222Joanna [email protected]
Let us guide you through the Chicago art scene with in-depth artist led tours of exclusive private collections,artists’ studios, galleries, andother special exhibitions, includ-ing SOFA and Art Chicago.
We feature personalized international travel programsthat explore contemporary artand culture. Create customizedart programs for your business,organization or school.
Please call if you are interested in traveling to Cuba in mid-February, or toSouth Africa in September.
All programs help support our outreach for Chicago areaschoolchildren, elderly and individuals with disabilities.
Please contact us for more information.
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Art Carton SeriesTM
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Callahan Art & Associates
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Supplies Transportation
42 S. State (at Monroe) Tel 312-920-0300www.dickblick.com/stores
Largest selection - Lowest prices- Since 1911
Join our Preferred CustomerProgram to receive 10% off oureveryday low prices. Sign-up isFREE to teachers and students!Turn to page 41 for a coupon for30% off, good thru March 31.
OUR LOCATIONS:
• Chicago Loop42 S. State (see top of listing)• Lincoln ParkCustom Framing Design Center1574 N. Kingsbury (Red line North/Clybourn stop) Tel 312-573-0110• Evanston1755 Maple Ave. (Purple line Davis stop)Tel 847-425-9100• Schaumburg1975 E. Golf Rd. (near Woodfield Mall & Hwy 53)Tel 847-619-1115• Wheaton79 Danada Square E. (near Naperville & Butterfield Rds.)Tel 630-653-0569
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“Chicago’s Steakhouse”Winner of the “Award of Excellence” from
Distinguished Restaurants of North America
Tony & Marion Durpetti – Proprietors500 North Franklin St.
(312) 527-3718
RIVER NORTH
Brett’s Kitchen Neighborhood deli233 W. Superior • 312 664 6354
Café Iberico Authentic Spanish tapas739 N. LaSalle • 312 573 1510www.cafeiberico.com
Club Lago Neighborhood Italian331 W. Superior • 312 951 2849www.clublago.com
Coco Pazzo Authentic regional Italian300 W. Hubbard • 312 836 0900www.cocopazzochicago.com
Cyrano’s Bistro Southwestern French 546 N. Wells • 312 467 0546www.cyranosbistro.com
Delicious Neighborhood deli & pizza308 W. Erie • 312 787 8200www.deliciouschicago.com
Frontera Grill Gourmet Mexican& Topolobampo, & Xoco 445 N. Clark • 312 661 1434www.rickbayless.com
Gene and Georgetti Top steak house500 N. Franklin • 312 527 3718www.geneandgeorgetti.com
Gilt Bar230 W. Kinzie • 312 464 9544www.giltbarchicago.com
Graham Elliot Bistronomic217 W. Huron • 312 624 9975www.grahamelliot.com
Green Door Tavern Friendly pub678 N. Orleans • 312 664 5496www.greendoorchicago.com
Japonais Japanese and sushi600 W. Chicago • 312 822 9600 www.japonaischicago.com
Karyn’s Cooked Vegan and Vegetarian738 N. Wells • 312 587 1050www.karynraw.com
Kiki’s Romantic country French 900 N. Franklin • 312 335 5454www.kikisbistro.com
MK Imaginative American868 N. Franklin • 312 482 9179www.mkchicago.com
Nacional 27 Latin325 W. Huron • 312 664 2727www.n27chicago.com
Prosecco Italian Ristorante710 N. Wells • 312 951 9500www.ristoranteprosecco.com
Scoozi! Italian eatery410 W. Huron • 312 943 5900
Sunda New Asian110 W. Illinois • 312 644 0500www.sundachicago.com
Zealous Contemporary American419 W. Superior • 312 475 9112www.zealousrestaurant.com
Yolk Breakfast and brunch747 N. Wells • 312 787 2277www.yolk-online.com
WEST SIDE & FULTON MARKET
Avec Rustic Mediterranean615 W. Randolph • 312 377 2002www.avecrestaurant.com
Blackbird French Influence619 W. Randolph • 312 715 0708www.blackbirdrestaurant.com
De Cero Upscale Mexican814 W. Randolph • 312 455 8114www.decerotaqueria.com
Girl & The Goat Mediterranean. Local809 W. Randolph • 312 492 6262www.girlandthegoat.com
Green Zebra Contemporary vegetarian1460 W. Chicago • 312 243 7100 www.greenzebrachicago.com
Moto Upscale tasting menu945 W. Fulton Market • 312 491 0058www.motorestaurant.com
One SixtyBlue American1400 W. Randolph • 312 850 0303www.onesixtyblue.com
Otom Postmodern Cuisine951 W. Fulton Market • 312 491 5804www.otomrestaurant.com
Province Global Influences161 N. Jefferson • 312 669 9900www.provincerestaurant.com
The Publican Gastropub837 W. Fulton Market • 312 733 9555www.thepublicanrestaurant.com
La Sardine French111 N. Carpenter • 312 421 2800www.lasardine.com
Sepia Seasonal123 N. Jefferson • 312 441 1920www.sepiachicago.com
Sushi Wabi Contemporary Japanese842 W. Randolph • 312 563 1224www.sushiwabi.com
Veerasway Modern Indian844 W. Randolph • 312 491 0844 www.veerasway.com
West Town Tavern American1329 W. Chicago • 312 666 6175www.westtowntavern.com
PILSEN, SOUTH,BRIDGEPORT
Amelia’s Latin American bar & grill4559 S. Halsted • 773 538 8200www.ameliaschicago.com
la petite folie Classic French 1504 E. 55th • 773 493 1394www.lapetitefolie.com
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community BarArtisanal Beverages and Craft Beers (NEW)960 W 31st • 773-890-0588http://communitybar.wordpress.com
May St. Café Eclectic Pilsen café1146 W. Cermak • 312 421 4442www.maystcafe.com
Medici Casual American1327 E. 57th • 773 667 7394www.medici57.com
Mundial Mexican & Mediterranean 1640 W. 18th • 312 491 9908www.mundialcocinamestiza.com
Polo Café American3322 S. Morgan • 773 927 7656polocafe.com • bridgeportbedandbreakfast.com
Simone’s Bar and grill960 W. 18th • 312 666 8601www.simonesbar.com
Here’s a list of favorite local dining ideas for your nextevening out in the galleries, during a season opener, an art fair, or on a First Thursday or Second Friday.
Tuscan inspiredcuisine and
fine Italian wine.
300 W Hubbard312.836.0900
cocopazzochicago.com
Free Saturday Gallery Tours
River North + West Loop
Join a free Saturday tour of
4 Chicago galleries. Tours
take place rain or shine.
No reservations required.
312 649 0064 • chicagogallerynews.com
RIVER NORTH Every Sat @ 11am, 750 N. Franklin.
W. LOOP Every 6 wks @ 1:30 Check for locations
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GALLERY PAGE4Art Inc. Gallery…………....33,44Addington Gallery……….….....22Jean Albano Gallery…………..22Alibi Fine Art…………...….……35ArchiTech Gallery…………..….22Art Center Highland Park.........37Art De Triumph & Artful Framer Studios…...35,44Andrew Bae Gallery………...…22Frederick Baker, Inc.....…….....27Robert Bills Contemporary.......27Blackbird Gallery + Framing.............................................37,45Russell Bowman Art Advisory..................................................22Roy Boyd Gallery……….....…..23Rita Bucheit, Ltd. ………..........23Valerie Carberry Gallery…...…29Chicago Arts District……….….33Chicago Cultural Center…..….29Chicago Printmakers
Collaborative………………...35Coalition Gallery…………….…36Colletti Gallery, Antique
Posters - Fine Art…….....….29College of Lake County,
Wright Gallery…….…………37Columbia College D.E.P.S...…29Co-Prosperity Sphere……...….33Stephen Daiter Gallery…..…...23Douglas Dawson Gallery……..27Deer Path Art League……..…..37EBERSMOORE……….…….…27EC Gallery……………….……..27Echt Gallery…………………....23Catherine Edelman Gallery…..23Avram Eisen Gallery…………. 36Elmhurst Art Museum…………38The Elmhurst Artists’
Guild Gallery……...………...38Evanston Art Center………..…38Ferrari Studios……………….…30The Fine Arts Building……......30Firecat Projects……..…..….18,36Flat Iron Arts Building…...........36Floating Gem…………………..33Fountainhead Lofts Building....33Josef Glimer Gallery…………..24The Golden Triangle………..…24Richard Gray Gallery………….30Gruen Galleries………...……...24Carl Hammer Gallery……….…24Hildt Galleries………………….30Rhona Hoffman Gallery…….…27Hyde Park Art Center……..…..34Illinois Artisans Shop /
Illinois State Museum.….30,31Jackson Junge Gallery……..…36R.S. Johnson Fine Art…..….…31Kamp Gallery………………..…38Kass / Meridian………………...24
kasia kay art projects gallery...27Gallery KH……………….……..25KMV Gallery.............................31Krasl Art Center………………..38Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Dole and Sage Galleries…..38The Leigh Gallery……………...36Liz Long Gallery……………….34Nathan Manilow
Sculpture Park………...…….39Mars Gallery……………………27Thomas Masters Gallery…..….36The MB Gallery………………...28The McCormick Gallery……....28McMahonartgallery.com….…..39Gallerie MK……………………..25Ann Nathan Gallery……….…..25Nicole Gallery……..…………...25Northern Illinois University
Art Museum (NIU)……..……39Jennifer Norback Fine Art…….25Richard Norton Gallery ……….25Joel Oppenheimer, Inc…....31,43Packer Schopf Gallery………..28Pagoda Red………………...36,39Perimeter Gallery.……………..25Platt Fine Art……..…………….36Portals Ltd……………..……….26Poster Plus…………..……..31,43President’s Gallery, Harold
Washington College…….….32PRIMITIVE……………….……..28Printworks………..…………17,25Prospectus Art Gallery………..34School of the Art Institute
Betty Rymer Gallery………..32Sullivan Galleries.…………..32
Judy A Saslow Gallery….…….26Ken Saunders Gallery..…….…26Schneider Gallery….…………..26Carrie Secrist Gallery…...…….28Slaymaker Gallery……...….37,45Smart Museum ………………...34State Street Gallery,
Robert Morris University.…..32Galleries Maurice Sternberg….32Swimming Pool
Project Space ……………….37Tall Grass Arts Association…..39Th!nkART……………………….37Vale Craft Gallery…..………….26Walsh Gallery…..……………...28Linda Warren Gallery…..……..28David Weinberg Gallery…..23,26Tony Wight Gallery………..…..28Woman Made Gallery ………...28Donald Young Gallery….……..32Zhou B Art Center ………....34,35ZIA | Gallery……………….....9,39Zolla / Lieberman Gallery…..5,26Zygman Voss Gallery…………26
Gallery IndexMICHIGAN AVE, LOOPBistro 110 French & American 110 E. Pearson • 312 266 3110www.bistro110restaurant.com
Coco Pazzo Café Regional Italian636 N. St. Clair • 312 664 2777www.cocopazzocafe.com
Gibson’s American steak house1028 N. Rush • 312 266 8999www.gibsonssteakhouse.com
Henri (NEW) Elegant French18 S. Michigan • 312.578.0763 henrichicago.com
Joe’s Stone Crab Seafood and steak60 E. Grand • 312 379 JOESwww.joes.net
Les Nomades Elegant French222 E. Ontario • 312 649 9010www.lesnomades.net
The Signature Room Americanat the 95th (John Hancock Center)875 N. Michigan • 312 787 9596www.signatureroom.com
Spiaggia Elegant Italian& Café Spiaggia980 N. Michigan, 2nd level • 312 280 2750www.spiaggiarestaurant.com
Terzo Piano Modern Italianat the Art Institute of Chicago159 E. Monroe • 312 443 8650www.terzopianochicago.com
Tru Progressive French 676 N. Saint Clair • 312 202 0001www.trurestaurant.com
The Gage American Tavern24 S. Michigan • 312 372 4243www.thegagechicago.com
Keefer’s Bistro and steakhouse20 W Kinzie • 312 467 9525www.keefersrestaurant.com
Park Grill Contemporary AmericanMillennium Park11 N. Michigan • 312 521 PARKwww.parkgrillchicago.com
The Purple Pig Cheese, Swine & Wine500 N. Michigan • 312 464 1PIGwww.thepurplepigchicago.com
BUCKTOWN & WICKER PARK
Bin Wine Café Casual wine dining1559 N. Milwaukee • 773 486 2233www.binwinecafe.com
The Bluebird Rustic Gastropub1749 N. Damen • 773 486-2473bluebirdchicago.com
Bongo Room Seasonal breakfast, lunch1470 N. Milwaukee • 773 489 0690
The Bristol Neighborhood eatery2152 N. Damen • 773 862 5555www.thebristolchicago.com
Café Absinthe American1958 W. North • 773 278 4488www.absinthechicago.com
Club Lucky Neighborhood Italian1824 W. Wabansia • 773 227 2300www.clubluckychicago.com
Crust Organic eatery + lounge2056 W. Division • 773 235 5511www.crustorganic.com
Hot Chocolate Restaurant & dessert bar1747 N. Damen • 773 489 1747www.hotchocolatechicago.com
Le Bouchon Comme en France1958 N. Damen • 773 862 6600www.lebouchonofchicago.com
Mirai Sushi Sophisticated Japanese2020 W. Division • 773 862 8500www.miraisushi.com
Piece Pizza1927 W. North Ave. • 773 772 4422 www.piecechicago.com
Tocco Contemporary Italian1266 N. Milwaukee • 773 687 8895www.toccochicago.com
NORTH SIDEAlinea Renowned tasting menu1723 N. Halsted • 312 867 0110www.alinearestaurant.com
Boka Contemporary coastal 1729 N. Halsted • 312 337 6070www.bokachicago.com
Duke of Perth Scottish pub & whisky bar2913 N. Clark • 773 477 1741www.dukeofperth.com
The Hopleaf Seasonal. Belgian 5148 N. Clark • 773 334 9851www.hopleaf.com
L20 Modern Seafood2300 Lincoln Park West • 773 868 0002www.l2orestaurant.com
Mia Francesca Authentic Italian 3311 N. Clark • 773 281 3310 1039 W. Bryn Mawr • 773 506 9261www.miafrancesca.com
Mon Ami Gabi Classic French2300 N. Lincoln Park West • 773 348 8886www.monamigabi.com
North Pond Café Seasonal American2610 N. Cannon • 773 477 5845 www.northpondrestaurant.com
Perennial Seasonal American1800 N. Lincoln Ave • 312 981 7070www.perennialchicago.com
Riccardo Trattoria Authentic Italian2119 N. Clark • 773 549 0038www.riccardotrattoria.com
Schwa Food as art1466 N. Ashland • 773 252 1466www.schwarestaurant.com
Charlie Trotter’s Renowned tasting menu 816 W. Armitage • 773 248 6228www.charlietrotters.com
Urban Belly Asian Fusion3053 N. California • 773 583 0500www.urbanbellychicago.com
Vincent American Bistro with a Dutch accent1475 W. Balmoral • 773-334-7168 (NEW)vincentchicago.com
SUBURBSCampagnola (NEW) Neighborhood Italian 815 Chicago Ave., Evanston • 847-475-6100www.campagnolarestaurant.com
Davis St. Fishmarket Seafood501 Davis St., Evanston • 847 869 3474www.davisstreetfishmarket.com
Quince Contemporary American1625 Hinman Ave., Evanston • 847 570 8400www.quincerestaurant.net
The Stained Glass Wine bar and bistro1735 Benson Ave., Evanston • 847 864 8600www.thestainedglass.com
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