Oli Watt – A Bit of Mischievousness Anyone?

The city of Chicago has a long history of mischievous creators. The enigma that is Oil Watt continues in this spirit of innovation through creating distinctly upper Midwest artworks and the running of Free Range Gallery. Through his creation of prints and sculptural works, curatorial practices, and teaching, one can ... Read more

Tim Lowly – Perhaps, a Mystical Realism

One of the traits that sticks out when I think about the studio practice of Tim Lowly is the idea of perseverance. This is a key staple that can be seen in many aspects of his life and practice. From the long standing devotion to his daughter (Temma) to ... Read more

Glenn Wexler – An Enduring Studio Practice Above & Below

On view now through December 23, 2023 at Zolla Lieberman Gallery is Glenn Wexler's Above & Beyond. This dynamic and sleek installation couples works from Wexler's Urban Sky series with images made in depopulated train stations in Seoul, South Korea, and Bangkok, Thailand. Wexler, a long practicing artist and ... Read more

Elnaz Javani – Intersecting Craft, Ideas & Parietal Art Today

Elnaz Javani has located the importance of combining adept craft with art forms and storytelling that date back over a millennium. Though rooted in the past, Javani's practice addresses a range of contemporary ideas that are highly relevant today. This week The COMP Magazine visited Javani at her studio ... Read more

Unyimeabasi Udoh – Medium-Agnostic in Image & Text

There is clear evidence that Unyimeabasi Udoh understands the interrelation of image + text + language and the implications that ensue. From a seemingly simplistic use of appropriation in typographic selection to needlework that draws upon intimate scale and tactile experience, Udoh's communications are fluid, free, open ended, and, ... Read more

Kindred Spirits: Kathie Shaw & Corey Postiglione @ USF

Kathie Shaw & Corey PostiglioneKindred SpiritsOctober 8 - November 30, 2020University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren, Joliet, Illinois, 60435 Kindred Spirits: Kathie Shaw & Corey Postiglione, exhibition announcement, October 8 - November 30, 2020. On exhibit now through November 30, 2020F Art Gallery welcomes KINDRED SPIRITS, work by ... Read more

Joe Tallarico – Spinner Racks to Inspired Portraits

There are those rare entities who examine and understand the importance of past practitioner's efforts and apply their findings in a deliberate and thoughtful strategy to advance their own practice and research. These insightful artists/researchers apply findings in a format that creates a unique voice that extends inquiry. ... Read more

Cindy Bernhard – Calling Attention to Illusionistic Form

Cindy Bernhard is in the process of establishing a solid foundation in her painting career. Through addressing topical content and experimentation, she has built a series of works that offer insight into contemporaneous modes of self-portrayal by way of humor, illusion, symbolism, and tactile technique. This week the ... Read more

Leslie Baum – Mysterious Depths and Worlds Within

An aesthetic awareness has been a part of Leslie Baum's life experience since her youth. Through consistently researching the art and culture encountered in these early rendezvous and holding an understanding of universal tenets that recur in art, Baum produces subtle meditative works and installations that initially appear aligned ... Read more

Hairy Who? 1966–1969 at AIC: a Reflection

Hairy Who? 1966–1969 September 26, 2018 through January 6, 2019 The Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 Galleries 124–27 and 268–73 Late to the show, this writing has been difficult to find fruition. The Hairy Who? 1966–1969 at the Art Institute of Chicago felt a bit dated, possibly due to ... Read more
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