West Town, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Kinzie Corridor, Humboldt Park

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West Loop, Fulton Market, East Garfield Park

West Loop and West Side

Evanston, The North Shore, Northern, Western and Southern Suburbs

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Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Rogers Park

North Side

Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, The Gold Coast, The Loop, and South Loop

Michigan Avenue

Pilsen, Bridgeport, Chinatown, plus Hyde Park, Jackson Park/Dorchester, and Bronzeville

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Superior and Franklin streets, West Chicago Ave, and down to Merchandise Mart and the River

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Elevated: Art Via Chicago Wright and Toomey &amp; Co. / ChicagoAuction 18 June 2025 Interested in selling works in this sale?&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:consign@wright20.com" target="_blank">Contact us today</a>&nbsp;for a free evaluation! <a style="color: rgb(67, 90, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wright20.com/elevated-art-via-chicago" target="_blank">information</a> Wright and Toomey &amp; Co. are proud to offer the only auctions dedicated to exploring and supporting the legacy of Chicago art.&nbsp;Elevated: Art Via Chicago&nbsp;features 20th century art from important Chicago collections with an emphasis on artists and movements that have shaped the Chicago art world over the last 100 years, such as the&nbsp;Chicago Imagists,&nbsp;Hairy Who?,&nbsp;Monster Roster, and&nbsp;Chicago Modernists. The sale includes highlights by&nbsp;Gertrude Abercrombie,&nbsp;Karl Wirsum,&nbsp;Miyoko Ito,&nbsp;Richard Hunt,&nbsp;Ed Paschke,&nbsp;Robert Lostutter,&nbsp;Joseph Yoakum,&nbsp;Ruth Duckworth,&nbsp;Ivan Albright, and many others.

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The First Homosexuals Film Series takes place in June 2025 Taking place at FACETS1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL $15 General Admission$5 Student Admission + ID Advance Registration Only June 18, 6:00 pm These three hilarious comedies explore what happens when gender is not quite so solid as it seems.&nbsp; •&nbsp;A Woman&nbsp;(U.S., Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 20min)•&nbsp;I Don't Want to be a Man&nbsp;(Germany, Ernst Lubitsch, 1918, 45 min.)•&nbsp;Madame Behave&nbsp;(U.S., Scott Sidney, 1925, 55 min.)Total running time: 120 min.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://e.wordfly.com/click?sid=MTQ0MV81MjczXzEwNDZfNzIwMg&amp;l=48d7fdfe-0d38-f011-a847-0050569dd3d9&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=TFHTargetFacetsOpeningNight&amp;utm_content=version_A" target="_blank">Tickets</a>

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Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present&nbsp;Photography Now,&nbsp;a group exhibition featuring 43 works by 41 artists.&nbsp;This exhibition invited submissions that explore how women and non-binary artists use photography to engage with the pressing issues of our time. The exhibition seeks to highlight how the photographic medium—whether central or complementary to an artist’s practice—can be used to confront, question, and navigate contemporary socio-political challenges, innovative processes, and evolving technologies. Artists were encouraged to reflect on the critical dynamics of this moment, exploring photography’s role in shaping and responding to global and personal narratives.&nbsp;Exhibition EventsThe exhibition opens with a reception at Woman Made Gallery on Saturday, May 24, from 4 to 7 p.m.The exhibition concludes with a Closing Reception on Saturday, June 21, 2 – 4PM, offering a final opportunity to meet the participating artists in person. Events at WMG are free and open to the public.Exhibiting Artists:&nbsp;​Galit Aloni, Ines Bahr, Debbie Baxter, Nika Belianina, Joanna Biondolillo, Shweta Bist, Brittanie Bondie, Maria Burundarena, Airco Caravan, Grace Chialdikas, Hannah Louise Daigle, Eso Malflor, Atefeh Farajolahzadeh, Shoshana Fink, Sylvie Harrism Carlos Hernandez, Isabella Kahn, Zero Kelly Thompson, Annie Klein, Maria Macko, Megan Major, Erica McKeehen, Editha G Mesina, Gabrielle Morrison, Natasha Leonie Moustache, Jade Nguyen, Eleanor Oakes, Allison Plass, Corinne Pompéy, Liese A Ricketts, Kathryn Rodrigues, Ana M Rodriguez, Elizabeth Sarpong, Nalani Sexton, Anastasiia Terentieva, Ani Tung, Jayla Trenyce, Lynsey Weatherspoon, Madelaina Weinhardt, Chantal Zakari, Shuyuan ZhouAbout the Juror: Whitney Bradshaw&nbsp;is an artist, activist, educator, curator and former social worker living in Chicago. Her work has been shown widely across the United States including solo shows at Atlanta Contemporary, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), the DePaul Art Museum, Villanova University Gallery, the Tarble Arts Center at EIU, the Epiphany Center for the Arts, Wave Pool Contemporary Art Fulfillment Center, Photographic Center Northwest and more. The Museum of Contemporary Photography, the DePaul Art Museum, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Agnes Scott College, the Hall Art and Technology Foundation and Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell collect her work which has been published in Ms. Magazine, GIRLS Magazine, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the BRIDGE Journal and Vogue. In Fall of 2023, Bradshaw was named one of NewCity Magazine’s top 50 Chicago Artists’ Artists. Both she and OUTCRY are the subject of a documentary film titled OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage directed by Clare Major which premiered at the Frameline Film Festival in June 2024 and was shortlisted for Best Short Film by the International Documentary Association in 2024. Now curator at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, she was previously the chair of the visual art conservatory at ChiArts, an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago, and curator of the renowned LaSalle Bank Photography Collection, later Bank of America. For more information visit:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.whitneybradshaw.com/" target="_blank">https://www.whitneybradshaw.com/</a>

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Image: Willie Kohler, Keep On Rowing, 2024, oil on canvas, 52 x 48 inches

 Willie Kohler: There Are Many Nows 

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) announces its highly anticipated Annual Benefit Gala, taking place Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Institute's historic location. This elegant evening of art, culture, and community will feature a special live performance by the renowned Telnyuk Sisters, direct from Kyiv.The gala begins with cocktails at 6:00 PM, followed by the main program at 7:00 PM. Guests will enjoy an unforgettable evening that celebrates Ukrainian artistic heritage while supporting UIMA's vital mission of preserving and promoting Ukrainian art and culture. Event Highlights Include:Live Performance: The legendary Telnyuk Sisters will perform exclusively for gala attendees, bringing their celebrated artistry directly from Ukraine's capitalSilent Auction: Guests will have the opportunity to bid on unique artworks and one-of-a-kind piecesSpecial Surprises: The evening promises unexpected moments and magical experiences throughout the nightPremium Refreshments: Delicious drinks provided by Revolution Brewery will complement the sophisticated atmosphere The Annual Benefit Gala serves as a crucial fundraising event for UIMA, with proceeds supporting the Institute's ongoing efforts to preserve Ukrainian artistic traditions, showcase contemporary Ukrainian artists, and educate the public about Ukraine's rich cultural heritage.Attendees are encouraged to dress elegantly for this sophisticated evening. The event provides an excellent opportunity for art enthusiasts, cultural supporters, and community members to come together in celebration while making a meaningful impact.Sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and individuals interested in supporting UIMA's mission at a higher level. Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025Time: Cocktails at 6:00 PM, Program at 7:00 PM Location: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, ChicagoDress Code: Elegant attire For ticket information, sponsorship opportunities, or additional details about the Annual Benefit Gala, please visit&nbsp;https://uima-chicago.org/gala About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art&nbsp;The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.

The UIMA Benefit Gala

SECRIST | BEACH is&nbsp;pleased to announce the exhibition&nbsp;Master Class: Inside the Last American Museum School with SAIC Painting Alumni.&nbsp;Master Class&nbsp;brings together artworks by over 60 former and current students who studied in the Painting and Drawing Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) between the years 2000 and 2025. This exhibition, on view from April 19 through June 21, 2025 at SECRIST | BEACH in Chicago, is guest-curated by art historian, Chair of the Department of Painting and Drawing and current faculty member Lisa Wainwright along with SAIC President Emerita, Elissa Tenny. The gallery will host an opening reception for the public on Saturday, April 19 from 5-8PM.&nbsp;In 1866 a group of 35 artists founded the Chicago Academy of Design. Their mandate was to create a free school to study “life” and “antique” drawing and to run a gallery space alongside the school. The building the original gallery space occupied was lost in the Great Chicago fire of 1871, but by 1879 a new gallery space, with the support of new board members, was born and renamed the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1882, that name was changed to&nbsp;what we know as&nbsp;the Art Institute of Chicago. Since that time, the School and the Art Institute have grown into a symbiotic dynamic that has&nbsp;greatly impacted both the Chicago scene and the larger art world&nbsp;in myriad ways.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the eve of its 160th anniversary, and little known to many, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is the last 'Museum School' in North America. In celebration of this achievement,&nbsp;Master Class&nbsp;dives into the close connection between the museum and the alums of its renowned Painting and Drawing Department from the last 25 years. On view in the gallery will be an artwork by each of the artists selected, taking up the entirety of the gallery’s 10,000 sq. ft. space. In addition to their own artwork, each artist has been asked to identify an artist and a work of theirs from the collection of the Art Institute. Didactics and a video presentation on view in our salon room will guide viewers to those works in the collection.&nbsp;&nbsp;Curating this exhibition has reminded us - and will express to viewers - the integral and generative link between the school and the museum, highlighting the long histories of public collections and art-making in Chicago. Some of the connections between the artwork on view and their chosen Art Institute collection include a Tony Lewis drawing and Stuart Davis’&nbsp;Ready-to-Wear&nbsp;(1955), Jeffly Gabriela Molina’s painting with Agnes Martin’s&nbsp;Untitled No. 12&nbsp;(1977), Minami Kobayashi’s painting and Pierre Bonnard’s&nbsp;Earthly Paradise&nbsp;(1916-1920).What becomes apparent in&nbsp;Master Class&nbsp;is the indelible impact these master artworks have provided for two and a half decades of art students. Contextually, placing these works into close proximities allows the viewer to comprehend the role a museum has in the cognitive&nbsp;and technical&nbsp;development&nbsp;of artists. Ultimately, the engaging&nbsp;pairings provide&nbsp;insight into the role of looking,&nbsp;sensorial consciousness,&nbsp;historical mapping,&nbsp;institutional awareness and other more surprising discoveries.&nbsp;This exhibition serves as a&nbsp;tangible experience for anyone interested in art history and pedagogy. CATALOGUE:&nbsp;In recognition of the importance of this monumental exhibition, SECRIST | BEACH is developing a comprehensive catalogue that will provide valuable insight regarding&nbsp;Master Class.&nbsp;Many&nbsp;participating artists&nbsp;have&nbsp;provided their own writing in which they expound on their experience as a student, their relationship with SAIC and why the master artwork they chose was impactful. A cadre of art historians, critics and academics connected to SAIC will also be contributing essays that focus on individual artists and their inspiration. Additionally, art historian and co-curator of&nbsp;Master Class&nbsp;Lisa Wainwright and artist and SAIC&nbsp;Crown Family&nbsp;professor Michelle Grabner will contribute introductory essays diving into the history of the relationship between the School and the Institute,&nbsp;and the placement of twenty-five years of production in the context of contemporary art. SCHOLARSHIP:At the conclusion of&nbsp;Master Class, Carrie Secrist and Bill Beach will be presenting a gift to The School of the Art Institute to support future students and their endeavors in learning.&nbsp; Artists featured in&nbsp;Master Class&nbsp;include:Lindsay Adams, Noelle Africh, Luke Agada, Alberto Aguilar, Latifa Alajlan, Cecilia Beaven, Aviv Benn, Samantha Bittman, Elijah Burgher, Robert Burnier, Nik Cho, Alex Bradley Cohen, Jeane Cohen, Paula Crown, Chelsea Culprit, Tavin Davis, Dana DeGiulio, Austin Eddy, Stephen Eichhorn, Peter Fagundo, Nicola Florimbi, Howard Fonda, Jae Ford, Jonathan Gardner, Magalie Guérin, Antonia Gurkovska, Efrat Hakimi, Andrew Holmquist, Mika Horibuchi, Patrick Dean Hubbell, Steven Husby, Omair Hussain, G.D. Johnson, James Kao, Em Kettner, Minami Kobayashi,&nbsp;Meredith Kopelman,&nbsp;David Leggett, Tony Lewis, MJ Lounsberry, Wangari Mathenge, Kristoffer McAfee,&nbsp;Rodney McMillian, Isabella Mellado, Emily Miller, Jeffly Gabriela Molina, Aliza Nisenbaum, Angel Otero, Ruth Poor, Kaveri Raina, Autumn Ramsey, Celeste Rapone, Josh Reames,&nbsp;Clare Rojas, Sterling Ruby, Charlotte Saylor, Claire Sherman,&nbsp;Sumakshi Singh, Cameron Spratley, Keer Tanchak, Sebastian Thomas, Alice Tippit, Orkideh Torabi, Pedro Trueba, Cody Tumblin, Omar Velázquez, Jonathan Worcester, Hiejin Yoo and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung.

Master Class: Inside the Last American Museum School with SAIC Painting Alumni 

Join Art Encounter's Joanna Pinsky for an expertly-guided Saturday morning tour of exhibitions at GRAY Chicago and Corbett vs. Dempsey in West Town, two of the city’s premier galleries.Beginning with Apparitions at GRAY Chicago’s immense space, we’ll delve into paintings and sculptures by world-renowned artists who have pushed the boundaries of representation over the past century. Whether invoking a spiritual realm, physical decay, or fleeting time, the artists have pursued traditional and inventive mediums to create a liminal space between what vanishes and what continues to exist. Among the 20 artists exhibited, we'll see works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Theaster Gates, Alberto Giacometti, Susan Rothenberg, Kara Walker, Ana Mendieta, Jean Dubuffet, and Rashid Johnson.Next, at Corbett vs. Dempsey, we’ll discuss multimedia works by Rosa Barba, an Italian artist who uses cinematic film as a basis for sculptures, installations, and performances that address a range of themes from environmental to the mythological. This futuristic artist has exhibited world-wide including a large installation at MOMA. At the same gallery, we’ll jump back in time to view works by important Chicago artists of the 1950’s and 60’s who exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center. Link to Register: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artencounter.org/weekend-art-walk" target="_blank">https://www.artencounter.org/weekend-art-walk</a>

Weekend Art Walk: West Town Galleries

June 21, 2025Driehaus Museum Birthday CelebrationCelebrate 17 with 17% (off)! It's our birthday and we're celebrating with a gift to you! Join us for a day of dance, a book signing, and discounts throughout the Museum. Dance Performance: The SeldomsSaturday, June 21Three performances on the hour starting at 1:00 pm and concluding at 3:00 pm. Throughout the afternoon, the Chicago dance company, The Seldoms, will perform a short excerpt from&nbsp;Superbloom, their full-length dance work about wildflowers, wildness, and radical beauty.&nbsp; Performance Times:1-1:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium)2-2:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium)3-3:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium) Carrie Hanson, choreographer, dance educatot, and the Founding Artistic Director of The Seldoms, will join the dancers on stage to offer brief remarks about their work. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://driehausmuseum.org/programs/detail/driehaus-17th-birthday-celebration?mc_cid=dd544eea25&amp;mc_eid=d1db3f815c" target="_blank">MORE INFORMATION + RESERVE FREE TICKETS</a>

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Laura Larson is an artist, writer, and curator who works in documentary photography and with 19th&nbsp;century photographic archives to create narratives that overlap personal and social histories. Photographs from her personal collection that she interpreted in her&nbsp;Hidden Mother&nbsp;book (Saint Lucy Books, 2017) are on view in this exhibition.This program is in partnership with 21c Museum Hotel Chicago

Hidden Histories of Photography Lecture with Laura Larson

Celebrate the culminating thesis projects of 2025 MFA candidates at Northwestern's Department of Art, Theory, and Practice.Daniel Dobrow, bree gant, Breanna Robinson, Renee Royale, José Taymani — 2025 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates — present their thesis projects and conclude their residencies in the<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://art.northwestern.edu/?mc_cid=a75727937e&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID" target="_blank">&nbsp;Department of Art, Theory, and Practice at Northwestern University.</a>This exhibition and the associated events are co-organized by the Department of Art, Theory, and Practice and the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University. Support provided by the Norton S. Walbridge Fund; the Myers Foundations; the Jerrold Loebl Fund for the Arts; and the Alsdorf Gallery Endowment.Exhibition Opening CelebrationMay 8, 2025, 5PM – 8PM,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-celebration-a-new-state-of-matter-tickets-1316600380179?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl?_eboga=false&amp;mc_cid=a75727937e&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID" target="_blank">RSVP</a> The Block Museum of Art and the Department of Art, Theory, and Practice celebrate the 2025 MFA thesis exhibition, A NEW STATE OF MATTER. Join us for an opening reception in the lobby of the museum and experience the work of artists Daniel Dobrow, bree gant, Breanna Robinson, Renee Royale, and José Taymani. Open to all; we appreciate an RSVP!

2025 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

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<h3>Essential Design</h3> Wright / Chicago Auction 24 June 2025Interested in selling works in this sale?&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:consign@wright20.com" target="_blank">Contact us today</a>&nbsp;for a free evaluation! <a style="color: rgb(67, 90, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wright20.com/essential-design" target="_blank">information</a> Multiple times a year,&nbsp;Essential Design&nbsp;brings an exciting mix of our favorite designs to auction. From classic mid-century works&nbsp;to innovative&nbsp;contemporary pieces, the collection travels the globe to present&nbsp;works&nbsp;at a variety of price points to add something special to any interior.

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I paint my experiences of the world and its inhabitants with color, composition and texture through a filter rooted in memory&nbsp;and the echo of emotional characteristics related to those individuals alongside past events, situations and relationships. I explore and decipher how those interactions have shaped my life and have contributed to my personal growth and how my understanding informs my everyday actions. “Affect the Effect” is a series of paintings that act as a direct reflection of my experiences and my desire to share the truth about the power we possess to overcome doubt and express ourselves in ways that&nbsp;are both&nbsp;unique and universal at the same time. We are the creator and we truly can “Affect the Effect” in and of our lives and sculpt them into that which we desire. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.arcgallery.org/exhibitions-archive/margaret-archambault" target="_blank">https://www.arcgallery.org/exhibitions-archive/margaret-archambault</a>

Margaret Archambault:  Affect the Effect

For Dear Life grapples with and makes light of the perils of daily life. Inspiration is derived from domestic spaces—a space that can be hauntingly dull as well as safe and protective. I look for comparisons and rely on the uncanny, such as a flushed baby swing mechanism moving a broom to sweep the floor, referencing the monotony and ingenuity of motherhood. Many of the domestic structures are stressed or bent, referencing strain of one in a supporting role; however, in their altered form, they become visible and accomplish new feats, such as a shelf standing up on its own. I translate the push and pull of my own experience through tethered movements, contingent forms, reaching objects, and broom bristles. The absurd hints toward the profound while acknowledging struggle. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.arcgallery.org/exhibitions-archive/lisa-walcott" target="_blank">https://www.arcgallery.org/exhibitions-archive/lisa-walcott</a>

Lisa Walcott: For Dear Life

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The First Homosexuals Film Series takes place in June 2025 Taking place at FACETS1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL $15 General Admission$5 Student Admission + ID Advance Registration Only June 25, 6:00 pm • Young women fall for their beautiful mentors in two moving dramas.&nbsp;• The Scent of Pheasant's Eye&nbsp;(Japan, 1935, 67 min)• Girls in Uniform&nbsp;(Germany, Leotine Sagan, 1931, 87 min.)Total running time: 154 min.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://e.wordfly.com/click?sid=MTQ0MV81MjczXzEwNDZfNzIwMg&amp;l=48d7fdfe-0d38-f011-a847-0050569dd3d9&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=TFHTargetFacetsOpeningNight&amp;utm_content=version_A" target="_blank">Tickets</a>

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Cover Artwork: “Ubuntu” by Russel Z. Harris 13th Annual Art Competition FinalistsTemoWeriemHolly AkkermanTony ArmendarizHeather BakerHarlan BalloggKyle BarronChristopher BeatySusan BennettSpiro BolosCheryl BooneJoan BredendickLaurie BumanGina BurriCathleen BurrillDorothy Bury ShawPaul CallahanMiguel A. CanoAshley ChappellJavier ChaviraMichael CoakesAndrea ColeAbdoulaye CondeBethany CorderoNastia CraigShkelqim DaniChantal DanylukLenin DelsolSherri DenaultMaisie DoyleMario DuarteConrad EdmondsRea Silvia EmmanouilJason FarleyJayson FateJohn FirakRobert FrankelTracy FreinMaureen GasekShelley GilchristMichael GlassmanMarco GonzalezCharlie GossClifton HenriKaren HirschLeslie HirshfieldAlan HobscheidKeira HowardJay HydeDoina IacobJames JonesJason E. JonesChristopher KillhamCherin KimErin LaRocqueKim LaurelYunkyung LeeSeonyoung LeeJean LewisDawn LiddicoattGeorge LindmarkMorgan MarshallSusan MarxCaroline McFaddenWilliam McKearnJennifer McNultyKatie MeuserRyan MillerKara MittonRosemary MorrisseyEmma MykowskiDaniel NolanGeoffrey NovelliHaven OvertonMariam PareJasmine PercellJonathan PrucLori RoderickElizabeth SarpongHoward SchwartzDavid SeligmanDavid SenJoalida SmitEva SmithDave SobotkaPatricia StewartDorothy StraughterFlannery ThompsonHarvey TillisAlexia TrzynaJeshurun TutsonLaima UrbanMadeline UsherJoanne VenaConstance VolkBruce WebberAJ WestleyRosalie WhiteBrian WildemanVeronica WoodwardXindi WuEdwige Massart Xavier WynnRebekah Younger

13th Annual Juried Art Competition

Michael Bentley, Untitled No. 111, 2024, Gouache&nbsp;on Paper, 41" x 85 1/4" Inception to Conclusion:&nbsp;The Perceivable Healing Power of Water SeriesThis will be Bentley's 7th Exhibition with Gruen Gallery

Michael Bentley |  New Works on View

GRAY is pleased to announce&nbsp;Apparitions,&nbsp;presenting the work of over twenty pioneering artists from across the last century whose interrogations of the human form and its fleeting presence have pushed boundaries of representation. Whether by dematerializing the body, imagining spirits, or making mirages, artists conjure a hallucinatory realm—a liminal space between what appears and what vanishes. Exhibited artists include Magdalena Abakanowicz, Huma Bhabha, McArthur Binion, Roger Brown, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, Ewan Gibbs, Ann Hamilton, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Rashid Johnson, Alex Katz, David Klamen, Jim Lutes, Ana Mendieta, Sandra Mujinga, Trevor Paglen, Naudline Pierre, Jaume Plensa, Susan Rothenberg, Mira Schor, Evelyn Statsinger, John Storrs, Kara Walker, and Wilmer Wilson IV. Apparitions&nbsp;will be on view at GRAY Chicago (2044 W. Carroll Ave.) from April 25 through June 27, 2025. The exhibition will open with a reception 6–8PM on Friday, April 25. Image: Kara Walker,&nbsp;Ten Opaque Micro-regressions, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Malloy Jenkins, New York

Apparitions

Born in Mexico, but raised in Colombia, Stinkfish has been honing his skills on the streets of his hometown of Bogota since an early age. He first experimented with stencils in 2003 and has since perfected his own, unique style. His murals always have a stenciled portrait at their center. These portraits are taken from photos that the artist shoots during his travels around the world. They are faces that catch his eye, but not people he approaches and talks to. Another source is found photographs; either discovered lying on the streets or bought at flea markets. He fashions large format stencils based on these photographs, which on the street are then amended by impromptu, colorful halos.

Stinkfish: Prickly portraits of a fragmented world

Over the years, Robin Denevan has become known as a master in the technique of encaustic painting (an ancient technique utilizing wax, resin, and pigment), forging a creative path uniquely his own. Not only does Robin create very personal, evocative imagery from these unusual and challenging materials, it is rare to even&nbsp;find&nbsp;contemporary painters creating encaustic paintings in this wide range of sizes.The textures in these paintings are visceral and evocative, the colors are bold and expressive. Everywhere, you can see the hand of an artist sure in his craft, yet welcoming the new surprises and discoveries in each piece.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Robin Denevan. Return to the River

Jackson Junge Gallery presents&nbsp;RURAL, a mini exhibition featuring the artwork of Chicago-based artist&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/pedro-igrez/" target="_blank">Pedro Igrez</a>. Known for his mixed media work using found objects and raw materials, Igrez has created an incredible new collection for&nbsp;RURAL&nbsp;that focuses on capturing the spirit of a rural landscape.The series of pieces featured in&nbsp;RURAL&nbsp;were created to invoke feelings of being immersed in the countryside, dwelling in a world where one is surrounded by both immense pastures and golden fields of grains. By adding natural elements to canvases of earth tones, Igrez attempts to recreate the beauty of pastoral poetry into physical form.&nbsp;RURAL&nbsp;provides a moment of peaceful reflection as it gives the viewer space to imagine themselves alone in the expansive, quiet world Igrez has created.Join us Friday, June 6th, 6-9pm for an opening reception for&nbsp;RURAL&nbsp;which will coincide with Wicker Park Bucktown’s monthly art walk, First Fridays. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view June 2nd&nbsp;through June 29th, 2025. RURAL is curated by Gallery Director Kaitlyn Miller and Gallery Assistant Maddie Kirmse.﻿

RURAL

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to our upcoming exhibition,&nbsp;Friends of Dorothy’s, curated by Emma Rose Gudewicz.&nbsp;The exhibition will be on display from&nbsp;May 24 - June 29, 2025, and will be free and open to the public.&nbsp;Friends of Dorothy’s&nbsp;examines what it is to be queer today, underscoring the artists’ individual experience with queerness. This exhibition seeks to uplift and highlight LGBTQIA+ voices in an uncertain world.The exhibition title&nbsp;Friends of Dorothy’s&nbsp;derives from queer slang in the mid-20th century. At a time when homosexuality was criminalized, many queer individuals used coded language to identify one another safely in public. "Are you a friend of Dorothy?" was a discreet inquiry from one queer individual to another that didn’t risk revealing a queer person’s identity to potentially dangerous people.&nbsp;Amid the regression of societal acceptance and understanding, we reflect on historical queer communities—their unity and resilience—and how their experiences shape the spaces we create today.

Friends of Dorothy’s

I'm pleased to invite you to&nbsp;Symbiotic Struggles: Lichen and Coral, a new exhibition featuring paintings by Margot McMahon and Sandra Wilcoxon that explores the fascinating parallels between two of nature's most remarkable symbiotic organisms. We'd be delighted if you could join us for the opening reception on Saturday, April 19, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. The exhibition runs through June 29, 2025. Image: Sandra K. Wilcoxon,&nbsp;Fringed Rosette Lichen 2, 2025, Physcia stellaris, Candelaria concolor,&nbsp;Hyperphyscia adglutinata, 12 x 15 in. framed, Watercolor&nbsp;

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