September-December 2012 Issue of Chicago Gallery News

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IN THIS ISSUE:• EXPO CHICAGO DEBUTS

• FALL GALLERY OPENINGS

• ARTIST JAN TICHY

• CHICAGO ARTIST RESIDENCIES

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PARTICIPATING GALLERIES1301PE Los AngelesGaleria Álvaro Alcázar MadridAlexander and Bonin New YorkAmeringer | McEnery | Yohe New YorkGallery Paule Anglim San FranciscoJohn Berggruen Gallery San FranciscoGalleri Bo Bjerggaard CopenhagenDaniel Blau Munich, LondonRussell Bowman Art Advisory ChicagoGalerie Buchholz CologneValerie Carberry Gallery ChicagoCardi Black Box MilanCernuda Arte Coral GablesChambers Fine Art New York, BeijingCherry and Martin Los AngelesJames Cohan Gallery New York, ShanghaiCorbett vs.Dempsey ChicagoCRG Gallery New YorkD'Amelio Gallery New YorkStephen Daiter Gallery ChicagoMaxwell Davidson Gallery New YorkDouglas Dawson Gallery ChicagoCatherine Edelman Gallery ChicagoGalería Max Estrella MadridFleisher/Ollman PhiladelphiaGalerie Forsblom HelsinkiForum Gallery New YorkMarc Foxx Los AngelesFredericks & Freiser New YorkBarry Friedman, Ltd. New YorkFriedman Benda New YorkThe Suzanne Geiss Company New YorkGering & López Gallery New YorkGalerie Gmurzynska Zurich, St. MoritzJames Goodman Gallery New YorkRichard Gray Gallery Chicago, New YorkGalerie Karsten Greve AG

Cologne, Paris, St. MoritzKavi Gupta Chicago, BerlinCarl Hammer Gallery ChicagoHaunch of Venison New York, LondonHill Gallery BirminghamNancy Hoffman Gallery New York

Rhona Hoffman Gallery ChicagoHonor Fraser Los AngelesVivian Horan Fine Art New YorkLeonard Hutton Galleries New YorkBernard Jacobson Gallery

London, New YorkAnnely Juda Fine Art LondonPaul Kasmin Gallery New YorkJames Kelly Contemporary Santa FeSean Kelly Gallery New YorkRobert Koch Gallery San FranciscoMichael Kohn Gallery Los AngelesLeo Koenig, Inc. New YorkAlan Koppel Gallery ChicagoYvon Lambert ParisLandau Fine Art MontrealGalerie Lelong New York, Paris, ZurichLocks Gallery PhiladelphiaLOOCK Galerie BerlinDiana Lowenstein Gallery MiamiLuhring Augustine New YorkRobert Mann Gallery New YorkLawrence Markey San AntonioMatthew Marks Gallery

New York, Los AngelesBarbara Mathes Gallery New YorkGalerie Gabrielle Maubrie ParisGalerie Hans Mayer DüsseldorfThe Mayor Gallery LondonMcCormick Gallery ChicagoAnthony Meier Fine Arts San FranciscoNicholas Metivier Gallery TorontoMitchell-Innes & Nash New YorkCarolina Nitsch New YorkDavid Nolan Gallery New YorkNye+Brown Los AngelesNyehaus New YorkThe Pace Gallery New York, London, BeijingFranklin Parrasch Gallery New YorkGalería Moisés Pérez de Albéniz PamplonaP.P.O.W. New YorkRicco / Maresca Gallery New YorkYancey Richardson Gallery New York

Roberts & Tilton Los AngelesRosenthal Fine Art ChicagoSalon 94 New YorkMarc Selwyn Fine Art Los AngelesWilliam Shearburn Gallery St. LouisManny Silverman Gallery Los AngelesCarl Solway Gallery CincinnatiHollis Taggart Galleries New YorkTandem Press MadisonGalerie Daniel Templon ParisPaul Thiebaud Gallery San FranciscoTilton Gallery New YorkLeslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

New YorkVincent Vallarino Fine Art New YorkVan de Weghe New YorkWashburn Gallery New YorkDaniel Weinberg Gallery Los AngelesWeinstein Gallery MinneapolisMax Wigram LondonStephen Wirtz Gallery San FranciscoBryce Wolkowitz Gallery New YorkDavid Zwirner New York

EXPOSUREAMBACH & RICE Los AngelesBourouina Gallery BerlinClifton Benevento New YorkCRYSTAL StockholmDODGEgallery New YorkGalerie Christian Ehrentraut BerlinThe Green Gallery MilwaukeeJTT New YorkThe Mission ChicagoGalerie Tatjana Pieters GhentANDREW RAFACZ ChicagoJessica Silverman Gallery San FranciscoCristin Tierney New YorkVAN HORN DusseldorfVogt Gallery New YorkKate Werble Gallery New YorkWorkplace Gallery Gateshead

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September-December 2012Vol. 27, No. 3© 2012ISSN #1046-6185

Publisher +Executive EditorVirginia B. Van Alyea

Managing Editor +Business ManagerLaura Miller

ContributorsMary DeYoe, WriterKevin Nance, Art CriticNatalie van Straaten, Founding Publisher

InternsCarly LillwitzGenevieve Bonadonna

EXPO Chicago debuts at Navy Pier September 19-23. The fair’s striking design is the vision of Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, p. 22

Antiques + Modernism comes to Winnetka in October, p. 29. A list of other area art fairs and

expositions may be found on p. 57

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Chris Ware at Carl Hammer Gallery, p. 38

Hyde Park Art Center’s Not Just Another Pretty Face, p. 34

Several big opening nights populate the area’s fall art calendar. Details on p. 14

14 Openings + Gallery Receptions 16 Exhibiting Artists

Artists currently showing around town. 18 Gallery Specialties

Abstraction, emerging, antiques, prints + more.20-30 What’s Happening: Features + Art Interviews

• Letter from the Publisher• Artist Jan Tichy• Douglas Dawson Gallery: 30 Years• Collectors Marilyn + Larry Fields• Antiques + Modernism in Winnetka• Kevin Nance talks to Tony Karman about the debut of EXPO Chicago; Ask Natalie; Artist Residencies, by Mary DeYoe; A quick visit to the Elmhurst Art Museum

31 Pull-out Gallery District MapsTake our maps along when visiting galleries or navigating city + suburban art destinations. Also find a list of ongoing Art Tours + Walks

32-35 News + HighlightsMilestone Gallery Anniversaries: 25, 30, 40 years;Hyde Park Art Center’s Not Just Another Pretty Face starts up again this fall; A restaurant with local art on the walls; Chicago Artists Month; Artists + dealers in the news

IN THIS ISSUE: September-December 2012

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The last time I picked up a camera was May 1987, shortly before gradu-ating from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an M.F.A. inphotography. A few months before I was set to graduate, while in ahotel room recovering from eye surgery, I joked with my mother thattrying to make a living being a one-eyed photographer was probably nota good career plan. After much laughter, my mother asked me what Ithought I wanted to do and, much to my surprise, I said, “I think Ishould open a contemporary photography gallery in Chicago.”

December 2012 marks the 25 year anniversary of Catherine EdelmanGallery – a truly wonderful milestone I never envisioned. My biggestgoal in 1987 was to realize my five-year plan: to operate a gallery inChicago for five years and then transition into museum curatorial work.In 1992, at the height of the first gulf war and recession, my dream jobbecame available – to work for my mentor, Robert Sobieszek, in LosAngeles. To my disbelief, Robert told me to stay in the gallery worldand not to apply for the job. Robert passed away in 2005 and yet his

advice still resonates today. There are so many people responsible forthe longevity of the gallery, but clearly the most important people arethe artists. I owe a special thanks to the numerous photographers whohave entrusted me with their work, and, in some measure, their careers.I also want to thank the collectors and curators who have supported thegallery and our artists over the past 25 years, as well as the Chicagophotographic community, for sustaining the gallery all these years.

CEG has always sought to showcase internationally known photogra-phers alongside new and emerging talent, presenting the best livingartists who work with photography. We have introduced new initiatives– The Chicago Project, Artist Talk, Artists Profile, Ctrl + P – embracingonline technologies, video platforms and print media. We hope to con-tinue to push the boundaries of photography and introduce the public tonew and exciting work. The exhibition What I Was Thinking: 25 YearAnniversary presents more than 100 photographs from the past 25 years,showcasing more than 75 photographers. Please stop by and enjoy.

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GALLERY OPENING RECEPTIONS

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DISTRICTKEY:

• River North• West Loop + West Side

• Pilsen + Pilsen East, Bridgeport + Hyde Park

• Michigan Ave., Loop + S. Loop

• North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park

• Suburbs + Out of State: IN, MI, WI

Opening receptions for new exhibitionstake place every 6-8 weeks on thefirst night of a newexhibition, usuallysome time between5-9pm on Fridaynights, unless otherwise noted.

Artists are often present, and the public is welcome.

A helpful pull-out map to guide you onyour gallery hopping may befound on page 31.

SEPTEMBER

Th, August 30President’s Gallery, Harold Washington

F, August 31Firecat

Su, September 2Bridgeport Art Center

Th, September 6Chicago Art Source

F, September 7Addington Jean Albano ArchiTechAndrew Bae Russell Bowman Roy Boyd Echt Catherine Edelman Josef GlimerGruen GalleriesCarl Hammer Hilton | AsmusRobert JendraGallery KHAnn Nathan Jennifer NorbackPerimeter Maya PolskyPrintworksJudy A Saslow Ken Saunders Schneider Vale CraftDavid WeinbergZolla / LiebermanRobert Bills Douglas DawsonMarsPacker SchopfCarrie SecristLinda Warren LACUNA HilligossPolish Museum RotofugiLakeside LegacyLubeznikZIA

Sa, September 8Josef GlimerLACUNA Hilligoss

Su, September 9Hilligoss

Th, September 13NIU Art Museum

F, September 14LACUNA Prospectus Jackson Junge Gillock

Sa, September 15Floating World

M, September 17Lillstreet

W, September 19KM Fine Arts

F, September 21McCormick4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art CenterOnli StudiosZhou B Art CenterHilligossElmhurst Artists’ Guild

Sa, September 22Bert Green (4-7)Hilligoss

Su, September 23Stephen Daiter (10-1)HilligossEvanston Art Center

F, September 28Firecat LillstreetCollege of Lake County: Robert T. Wright

Sa, September 29William Hill

OCTOBER

F, October 5Hilton | AsmusWoman MadeRotofugi The Art Center (Highland Park)

Lakeside Legacy

Sa, October 6Bridgeport Art CenterChicago Printmakers Collaborative

Th, October 11President’s Gallery, Harold Washington

State Street

F, October 12Perimeter LACUNA Jackson JungeTall Grass Arts Assoc.

Sa, October 13LACUNA

W, October 17David Weinberg

F, October 19Printworks4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art CenterOnli StudiosProspectus Zhou B Art CenterZIA

Sa, October 20McCormick Carrie Secrist

M, October 22Lillstreet

F, October 26Roy Boyd Linda Warren Firecat

Tu, October 30Bert Green

NOVEMBER

Th, November 1President’s Gallery, Harold Washington

Chicago Art Source

F, November 2Addington Jean Albano Russell Bowman Stephen Daiter Echt Catherine Edelman Gruen GalleriesCarl Hammer Hilton | AsmusRobert JendraJennifer NorbackKen Saunders Schneider Vale Craft David WeinbergZolla / LiebermanPacker SchopfJackson Junge Lillstreet Lakeside Legacy

Sa, November 3Robert Bills Douglas DawsonBert GreenRotofugi

F, November 9Woman Made Floating WorldCollege of Lake County: Robert T. Wright

Elmhurst Artists’ Guild

Sa, November 10LACUNA

F, November 16Perimeter4Art Inc. Bridgeport Art CenterZhou B Art Center

F, November 16,Cont.

The Art Center (Highland Park)

Tall Grass Arts Assoc.

Sa, November 17William Hill

F, November 30PrintworksFirecat LillstreetZIA

DECEMBER

Sa, December 1ProspectusChicago Printmakers Collaborative (11-7)Brauer Museum of Art: Valparaiso Univ.

Su, December 2Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (11-7)

F, December 7Hilton | AsmusGruen GalleriesJennifer NorbackVale CraftLillstreet Rotofugi Lubeznik

Sa, December 8LACUNA

W, December 12Gallery KHDouglas DawsonKM Fine Arts

F, December 14Linda Warren Floating World

F, December 214Art Inc. Zhou B Art Center

F, December 28Firecat

Fall in Chicago means that everyone’s calendar is packed all season long, and September 7 is the beginning of it allin the art world, when dozens of galleries open new exhibitions. Chicago’s newest art fair, EXPO Chicago, debutsat Navy Pier September 20-23. October is Chicago Artists Month, when you can enjoy tours, talks, and exhibitionsdevoted to local creatives in dozens of neighborhoods. Also in October, Antiques + Modernism takes place inWinnetka. The 18th SOFA Chicago opens at Navy Pier in November. After that, all season long you can take partin exciting shows, artist discussions, museum events and open studios. We’ll see you in the galleries!

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A - CAardvark Letterpress..................Bert GreenAbakanowicz Magdalena........Richard GrayAgle, Josh…....................................Rotofugi Alsina, Montserrat………….......Prospectus Ames Aldrich, George…....Brauer Museum Anderson, Nikki Renee…...College of Lake

CountyAnderson, Tim……………Thomas Masters Andreu, Jose……...Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Appleton, Samantha……….Stephen Daiter Arceo, Rene.............Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Attie, Shimon………….........Block MuseumBaird, Daniel G. ……................Robert Bills Barberena, Carlos………..……..ProspectusBeast Brothers…………..……........RotofugiBecher, Bernd……………...Block MuseumBecher, Hilla…………….....Block MuseumBentley, Michael………….Gruen GalleriesBerenz, Tom………...................Robert Bills Beuys, Joseph………….......Block Museum Biles, Russell…………………….…......EchtBleem, Jerry…………......….Packer SchopfBlokhin, Nikolai...............................HilligossBosquê, Liene...........Elmhurst Art MuseumBourlier, Marc......................Judy A SaslowBower, John………...........Lubeznik Center Brammer, Jason…...............Jackson JungeBramson, Phyllis…….......Zolla / Lieberman Brantley, Hebru…………............LACUNA Brown, Roger………….....Russell Bowman Brown, Roger……….......Zolla / Lieberman Brydelsky, Tom……….......Gruen GalleriesBush, Jessica………….................AddingtonBzdak, Zbigniew……......…Polish Museum Cajandig, Catherine…...........Elmhurst Artists’

Guild Calder Alexander.....................Richard GrayCarter, Scott............................Linda Warren Castillo, Mario……………..........ProspectusChardiet, Jose…………….....Ken SaundersChihuly, Dale…………….Krasl Art CenterChueh, Luke……………............….Rotofugi Cianni, Vincent………….....Stephen DaiterCobo, Jose………………...….Maya Polsky Cole, Carolyn……………....…..Gallery KHColson, Greg…………...…….....Bert Green Conger, William………………...PrintworksConnet, Frank………...….Douglas Dawson Cooper, Barbara…..…Evanston Art CenterCorreia, Monica………......Krasl Art CenterCortez, Carlos……..…Chicago Printmakers Craig, Melissa Jay………........………..ZIA Crisman, Jeff……….........…Packer Schopf Crow, Josh……………….........State Street Cummings, Matthew……..…Ken Saunders

D - GDarboven, Hanne…….……Block Museumde Kooning, Willem................Richard GrayDeLind, Doug………….......……Vale Craft DeLind, Jody………….......……Vale Craft Denevan, Robin………........……Addington Dial, Thornton................…Russell Bowman Dine, Jim.................................Richard GrayDingilian, Jim………...…….Packer SchopfDoyle, Eric……………......................Firecat Drake, Peter…………....……Linda WarrenDugan, Jess…………..............….SchneiderDula, Rick……………….…………...…ZIADunbar, Michael……........Krasl Art CenterDurant, Garrett…………Zolla / Lieberman Elliot, Kathleen………..….Krasl Art CenterEnglish, Tamara………............…AddingtonEvans, Terry………...…Catherine EdelmanFairweather, Seth……………Ken SaundersFeder-Nadoff, Michele…...Brauer Museum Ferber, Herbert..................Valerie Carberry

Ferreyra, Roberto……............…Prospectus Fiber, J……………….…Zolla / Lieberman Finnigan, Sheila………....……Josef GlimerFogelson, Doug……………...Linda Warren Forero, Mauricio……...Harold WashingtonForsberg, Eric………….................…..Kamp Forsythe, Jeffrey…………………Perimeter Frame, Teri...............Elmhurst Art MuseumFujita, Michael..........Elmhurst Art MuseumFydryck, Walter……………...…Prospectus Garcia, Rick...........................Hilton | Asmus Garofalo, Chris.........Elmhurst Art MuseumGarcía, Erick ROHO……......…Prospectus Gerhardt, Robert……….NIU Art MuseumGiacometti, Alberto.................Richard GrayGibbs, Ewan............................Richard GrayGilbertson, Ashley………....Stephen Daiter Gniech, Charles……………......……….ZIA Gonzalez Palma, Luis……………Schneider Gorchov, Ron………….....Russell Bowman Gordon, Ron…………………….ProspectusGorg, Jurgen....................................HilligossGreene, Ellen………………..Packer SchopfGriep, Mary….Art Center (Highland Park)Guffogg, Shane………………....Bert GreenGunschel, Casey…………….Packer SchopfGursky, Andreas…..…….…Block MuseumGushchin, Vadim…….….Jennifer NorbackGuston, Philip………….....Russell Bowman

H - KHaas, Richard………………......PrintworksHall, Susan……………......Thomas MastersHalpern, Miles……....................State StreetHarris, Krista………………Judy A SaslowHatch, Jeremy..........Elmhurst Art MuseumHawk, Jason………………Jackson JungeHean, Karina……………...……………ZIA Hedges, Michael….......................Art Center

(Highland Park)Hernandez de Luna, Michael….............Carl

HammerHersh, Howard.............................AddingtonHill, William………..............….William HillHilton, Arica..........................Hilton | AsmusHockney, David......................Richard GrayHöfer, Candida……...........Russell BowmanHomo Riot……………................Bert Green Honchell, Amy…………..........Jean Albano Hronek, Joseph............................AddingtonHunt, Richard………….…Krasl Art CenterHunt, Richard………….…Brauer MuseumHutchison, Robert……..........…State StreetIannelli, Alfonso………….……...ArchiTechIda, Shoichi……………….........…PerimeterIsherwood, Jon…………..Krasl Art CenterItow, Takumi…….................Floating WorldJachna, Joseph D. …..……Stephen DaiterJackowiak, James………............…..Firecat Jacobi, Catherine…....Chicago Printmakers Jendra, Robert.......................Robert Jendra Johnson, Frankie………...Lakeside Legacy Johnson, Rashid…………..…Richard GrayKahlhamer, Brad………..Zolla / LiebermanKaplan, Shelley……...................State StreetKatz, Alex................................Richard GrayKippenberger, Martin….......Block Museum Klamen, David…………….....Richard GrayKo, Jae…...................................Andrew BaeKrepp, Sarah……....................…..Roy BoydKryeziu, Dalip.......................Hilton | AsmusKun, Shay……………………Linda WarrenKushner, Robert……………….....PerimeterKwak, Su……………….…Brauer Museum

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

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A WEALTH OFGalleries & Museumsa short trip from Chicago

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Lane, Brian…..................Chicago Art SourceLee, Jeremiah………..............Packer SchopfLetinsky, Laura………........Valerie CarberryLeving, Jeffery…………..…......William HillLichtenstein, Roy......................Richard GrayLindberg, Anne.........................Carrie SecristLoeber, Ken…………….…........…PerimeterMaier, Vivian…………........Thomas MastersManarchy, Dennis..................Hilton | AsmusMarrazzo, Cindy……..........Lakeside LegacyMarshall, Kerry James….......…..PrintworksMartinez, Alfredo………….…….ProspectusMast, Sara……………...Chicago Art SourceMcMorrow, Keelan……..….Jackson JungeMercado, Dolores….Elmhurst Artists’ GuildMessmer, Matthew….…...…Floating WorldMichelangelo......................................HilligossMiller, John……………......Brauer MuseumMocek, Betty Ann....Elmhurst Artists’ GuildMoore, Brenda………….....…Linda Warren Mortreux, Joanna.....College of Lake CountyMoulton, Josh..........................Josh MoultonMurray, Elizabeth…........…Russell BowmanNankivil, Lisa.....Art Center (Highland Park)Nelson, Mark……………..…...…ProspectusNiffenegger, Audrey…….…...….PrintworksNilsson, Gladys…………...……Jean Albano Nobell, Johan………....…Zolla / LiebermanNodjoumi, Nicky……...…Zolla / LiebermanNoyes, Connie….............Chicago Art SourceNutt, Jim………….........….Russell BowmanNutt, Jim………………....……...Printworks

O - ROnli, Turtel.................................Onli StudiosPales, Anna…………............Gruen GalleriesPardue, Meredith……....Chicago Art SourcePaschke, Ed……………......Russell BowmanPasin Sloan, Jeanette…....Jennifer NorbackPatino, Esteban…………........…..LACUNA Pearlstein, Philip………...............PrintworksPendleton, Doug……….....……William HillPicasso, Pablo....................................HilligossPlensa, Jaume…………….......Richard GrayPloughe, Susan…….............Lakeside LegacyPolke, Sigmar…………..…....Block Museum Rathje, Terry……….......….Krasl Art CenterRauschenberg, Robert..............Richard GrayRaya, Marcos………….........……ProspectusReninger, David………….......Linda WarrenRicci, Jonathan……….........................…ZIARichter, Gerhard………........Block Museum Ricketson, Jerry………….…..…Gallery KHRickey, George……………Krasl Art CenterRiley, Brent………………..................Firecat Ris, Julia………………..........Woman MadeRoberts, Darrell………................Art Center

(Highland Park)Roberts, Darrell…………..….…McCormickRobinson, Walter………................….FirecatRocca, Suellen…...........................PrintworksRomanelli, Bruno…........…….Ken SaundersRomero, Alejandro…………....…ProspectusRosenthal, Donna………..….....Jean AlbanoRoth, Jack………………...….....McCormickRothko, Mark...........................Richard GrayRousseaux, Mary……....Chicago Art SourceRoyal, Christopher………...…..……….MarsRuff, Thomas…………..........Block MuseumRyu, J*…………………........…..…Rotofugi

S - TSabraw, John.................................Art Center

(Highland Park)Saladino, Susan………........…..Jean Albano

Samnang, Khvay……...…NIU Art MuseumSansing, Max…………….……….LACUNA Santoro, John................................Art Center

(Highland Park)Sarmiento, Jeffrey………....…Ken SaundersSchmidt, Thomas.......Elmhurst Art MuseumSchneberger, Christopher….…....PrintworksSchultz, Robert……………....….PrintworksSchulze, Franz…………….....…..PrintworksSeisler, Nicole............Elmhurst Art MuseumSevener, Jeffrey…...............Lakeside Legacy Shapiro, Joel………..……..Russell BowmanSievers, Matthew……..................State Street Sinclair, Stephanie…….....…Stephen Daiter Skudera, Gail….................Zolla / LiebermanSlemmons, Kiff……............Douglas DawsonSmith, Yvette Kaiser.....Evanston Art CenterSmith, David…………..…..Russell BowmanSmith, Kiki…...................…Russell BowmanSokchanlina, Lim……...…NIU Art MuseumSommers, Sue…………......Lubeznik CenterStella, Frank..............................Richard GrayStezaker, John..........................Richard GrayStickney-Gibson, Melinda.................Thomas

Masters Stoppert, Mary…………….…Woman MadeStrommen, Jay...........Elmhurst Art MuseumStruth, Thomas…………..….Block MuseumSun Ham, Jeong………..............State Street Sutton, Bobby……...…Chicago Printmakers Svoboda, Allison…….…Chicago Art SourceSwan, Angela……….….….Lakeside Legacy Swanson, Marc…………….…Richard GraySynstelien, Ben……….......…….………MarsTest, William……………..…..........…Firecat Thiel, Ana………………….…Ken SaundersThompson, Michael…..Chicago Printmakers Thompson, Michael.....................Pagoda RedTichy, Jan……………........….Richard GrayTimmermans, Courtney…….....Jean AlbanoTinglof, Glynis………....Chicago Art SourceTogawa, Kanako………….…..Ken SaundersToubes, Xavier………..............…..PerimeterTraylor, Bill…………......…Russell BowmanTrejo, Mario…………....................Roy BoydTubbs, Jeremy…………...Jennifer NorbackTurk, Francine.........................KM Fine ArtsTurk, Francine.............................Gallery KH

U - ZValerio, James...............................PrintworksVan Gilder, Charlie…...Evanston Art CenterWalentynowicz, Janusz…………….......EchtWare, Chris……………..….…Carl HammerWarner, Rosemary…………......…SchneiderWegman, William…………Russell BowmanWegner, Dietrich...................Carrie SecristWeinberg, David..................David WeinbergWhitehead, Frances………....…..PrintworksWier, Nevada.............................................ZiaWilliams, Bernard..........................Art Center

(Highland Park)Williams, Blake Jamison...........Elmhurst Art

MuseumWolfe, Rusty…………..…….Judy A SaslowWright Rivers, Lucy Ruth......Packer SchopfWulfers, Monika……….......…….Bridgeport Yagi, Sandra…………..................Bert GreenYoakum, Joseph…..............Russell BowmanYork, Julie…...............................…PerimeterZviedris, Vidvuds………...........…Art Center

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Check out our online artists list oremail [email protected] a comprehensive list of artists represented by Chicago galleries aswell as to find names of those whomay not be currently exhibiting.

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AbstractExpressionism

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AbstractionJean Albano Roy BoydValerie CarberryChicago Art SourceGruen GalleriesGallery KHWilliam HillHilton | AsmusKM Fine ArtsLeighMcCormickJennifer NorbackRichard NortonPerimeterPlatt ZIAZygman Voss

African or African American

Douglas DawsonGruen GalleriesCarl HammerAnn NathanPRIMITIVEJudy A Saslow

AntiquesThe Golden TrianglePagoda Red

Antiquities + Artifacts

Douglas DawsonThe Golden TrianglePRIMITIVE

ArchitectureArchiTech Josh Moulton

Artists’ BooksChicago Printmakers Collaborative

Stephen DaiterPrintworksZygman Voss

AsianAndrew BaeDouglas DawsonFloating WorldThe Golden TriangleNIU Art MuseumPagoda RedPRIMITIVE

Audubon PrintsJoel Oppenheimer

BritishHildt

CeramicsBridgeport Art CenterColletti Douglas DawsonLeighLillstreet Art CenterAnn NathanPerimeterVale Craft

Chicago ScenesArchiTechArt De Triumph + Artful Framer

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Josh MoultonJennifer Norback

ContemporaryHaitian

Jackson Junge

CraftsVale Craft

Early 20th CenturyFrederick BakerHildt R.S. Johnson KampMcCormickPlattGalleries Maurice Sternberg

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Eastern EuropeanKamp Maya Polsky

EmergingAddington Robert Bills Roy Boyd Bridgeport Art CenterChicago Art Source Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

Deer Path Art LeagueCatherine Edelman Elmhurst Art Museum (EAM)

Emerging, Cont.Gillock Bert Green Carl Hammer Hilton | AsmusJackson Junge Lakeside LegacyAnn Nathan Packer Schopf Prospectus Judy A Saslow Schneider Carrie Secrist State Street Linda Warren Woman Made ZIA Zolla / Lieberman

Fiber Arts / TextilesDouglas Dawson Ann NathanPerimeterPRIMITIVEZIA

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Film / VideoHinge

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CenturyArchiTechFrederick BakerHildt GalleriesR.S. Johnson Platt Galleries Maurice Sternberg

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Posters /Lithography

Colletti Poster PlusState Street

QuiltsVale Craft

RegionalismArt De Triumph + Artful Framer

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RussianMaya Polsky

SculptureAddingtonRobert Bills Roy BoydBridgeport Art CenterValerie CarberryEchtRichard GrayBert GreenGruen GalleriesCarl HammerWilliam HillHinge Jackson JungeGallery KHKM Fine ArtsKrasl Art CenterLakeside LegacyLeighAnn NathanPacker SchopfPerimeterJudy A SaslowKen SaundersZolla / Lieberman

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Art is about to get a lot ofextra attention in Chicagothis fall, when it becomesthe center of what’s newand happening and all eyesare on the city. ThisSeptember new shows willopen, and artists, galleries,art fairs and creative ener-gy will come together to

put on a spectacular showcase of cutting edgeart and design. This year I am looking fowardto the new season even more than usual.

With all that is on our cultural horizon - thedebut of EXPO Chicago at Navy Pier (p. 22),Chicago Artists Month in October, and SOFAin November this fall is a critical time to thinkabout our arts scene’s history as well as itsfuture. For this issue I spoke with a few deal-ers who are marking major anniversaries in2012 - some are celebrating 30, even 40 yearsin business. They all agreed that much haschanged locally and globally throughout thedecades, but some of the most striking changeshave happened relatively recently. Thoughmuch of what we do still relies on human

expertise and face to face experience, most ofus now navigate business largely on the inter-net, through instant access and constant com-munication. For galleries and artists, a greatdeal also now depends on art fairs.

As we adapt and interact more quickly, welearn to be dynamic and we can give peoplemore. It is in this spirit that movers and shak-ers among us are committed to changing theways people connect to art in Chicago. Oneexample is how artist Jan Tichy has beenchanging our art experiences in surprisingplaces around the city (p. 26.) Because ofartists like him, now is the time to invite theworld to our doorstep. As collectors Marilynand Larry Fields (p. 24) pointed out to me,more people from around the world have beencoming to Chicago to see its art and architec-ture first-hand these past five years. There ismuch that impresses visitors here, and all ofthat will come together in striking ways forEXPO as our city welcomes the internationalart world back to Navy Pier where it all began.

In a time when many cities host art fairs but nosingle destination can claim to be the sole cen-

ter, the needle moves. Love them or hate them,because of art fairs, there are many centers totravel between; Chicago has long been one ofthem but its identity is about to be reimagined.Visitors to Chicago this fall have likely been toother places seeking art, but here they willmeet artists, spend time in museums, and drinkand dine while marveling at the many sky-scrapers along the lake. The vivid character ofour midwestern lakefront landscape will illumi-nate how we think about and showcase art.

Chicagoans are used to being labeled as themiddle, but the middle can in fact be the eyethat grounds the frenetic space around it. It’s aplace free from extremes. Being in the heart ofit all, where people look for the vital pulse, Isee the middle as just right.

On a separate note, I want to acknowledge that in thisissue we publish the final Ask Natalie column byfounding CGN publisher Natalie van Straaten. We are grateful to her for sharing her cheerful voiceand art world wisdom with us all theseyears. While we will certainly misshearing from Natalie in each issue, we’ll still look for her in the galleries!

Letter from the Publisher - When the middle is the heart of it all

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BY KEVIN NANCE

If anyone is ideally positioned to carry on theline of major art fairs in Chicago and restoreit to health after years of turmoil, it’s TonyKarman. He’s been involved—sometimes tan-gentially, sometimes heavily—in nearly all ofthe fairs dating back to the early 1980s, whenhe worked at the Chicago International ArtExposition as a security guard. More recent-ly, after two decades as one of the local artsscene’s busiest drum-beaters and string-pullers, he helped organize four editions ofArt Chicago at the Merchandise Mart, whichthrew up its hands last winter and canceledthis year’s event. By that time, Karman hadalready left the Mart and—with “absolutechutzpah,” he admits in an interview—announced his own fair, the InternationalExposition of Contemporary/Modern Art &Design, aka Expo Chicago, premiering Sept.19-23 at Navy Pier.

Mart executives argued that Chicago is nolonger a viable player in the art-fair market,which they claimed has “gravitated towardthe coasts.” Karman begs to differ. “I’m not acontroversial guy—I don’t throw stones—butthat statement does not hold water,” hedeclares. “This is a city that led the worldwith a great international art fair, and there’sabsolutely no reason why we can’t do itagain.”

In some ways, Karman’s playbook for ExpoChicago is not so different from the one heused with varying success at the Mart: build-ing partnerships and goodwill with the city’svisual arts movers and shakers, including topcollectors, dealers and museums (in particularthe Museum of Contemporary Art, whosebenefit preview, Vernissage, is being revivedafter an eight-year hiatus); tempting out-of-town art buyers by leveraging Chicago’sarray of cultural amenities, including itsworld-class restaurant scene; and enlistingthe support of the city, whose civic pride(and income from tourism) would suffer asignificant blow if it no longer boasted amajor art fair. “It would have been sad if

there’d been no fair this year,” says JanetAlberti, MCA’s deputy director. “We werereally sorry that the Mart made the decisionnot to move forward, but Tony’s doing thecity a great service by revitalizing the fair.”

To that end, Karman has a few new cards uphis elegantly tailored sleeve. He has pumpedExpo Chicago full of star power in the formof architect Jeanne Gang, who has designeda thoughtful new scheme for the booth con-figuration at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, andtop chefs Michael Kornick, Graham Elliot,Ryan Poli, Patricio Sandoval and RandyZweiban, who will add a touch of culinaryartistry to the paintings and sculpture. Andsmartly, Karman is mounting Expo Chicagonot in the fairs’ traditional spring time framebut in the fall, taking it out of competitionwith the year’s biggest art auctions atSotheby’s and Christie’s in New York andgetting an intuitive jump on Art Basel MiamiBeach, which has boomed in large partbecause of its host city’s famously balmy win-ter weather. “September in Chicago is ourDecember in Miami,” he says. “There’s noth-ing more beautiful than autumn in Chicago.”

Just as important, Expo Chicago is doingwhat few, if any, of its predecessors ever did:imposing strict discipline on the size of theevent. Where Art Chicago and its variouscomponents and companions grew so largeand unwieldy that some patrons were over-whelmed by the sheer acreage to be cov-ered—which also had the effect of spreadingsales too thinly among too many dealers—Karman has taken a beyond-boutiqueapproach, emphasizing quality over quantityby limiting participation to exactly 100 of theworld’s top galleries. (For the complete list,which was strategically announced a full fivemonths before the event, visitExpochicago.com/exhibitors.) That’s crucialto the gallerists, several of whom complainedof market dilution during the more-is-moreyears at the Mart. “One reason I limited thefair to 100 galleries is that there’s a betterchance they’ll see the kind of business they’relooking for,” Karman says. “If I did a showwith 200 dealers, I think we’d repeat whathappened in the past, and they would hit thatsame wall.”

Most crucial of all, perhaps, is the return toNavy Pier, home of Art Chicago in its storiedheyday in the 1980s and early ’90s. Part of itsappeal is logistical and aesthetic; unlike theMart, with its relatively low ceilings, FestivalHall allows for 12-foot booth walls (bor-rowed from Mark Lyman’s annual SOFAshow) and an airy feeling of space overhead.But especially for those with long memories,Expo Chicago’s venue is significant for rea-sons that have less to do with the height ofthe booths than with emotion and history.

“The two magic words that made this workwere ‘Navy Pier,’” Karman says. “When wewere able to secure the Pier, it allowed nos-talgia to take over and sent a massive signalto the international art world that we’rereconnecting to the legacy of the fair. Back in1980, there were three great art fairs in theworld: Cologne, Basel and Chicago. The art-fair scene has since gotten much larger, ofcourse, but the institutional memory of whatthis city meant to the international artworld—collector, curator, dealer—is undeni-able. It would be sad for them, as well as sadfor our city, not to have a fair that lives up tothat legacy and continues to raise the bar.”

Of course, its venue alone doesn’t guaranteeExpo Chicago’s success. In 2005, a newshow, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, setitself up at Navy Pier in direct competitionwith Art Chicago, which had left the Pierafter an ugly financial dispute. (In 2004,McPier sued Art Chicago owner-operatorThomas Blackman for what it claimed was$375,000 in unpaid rent. The lawsuit waslater settled out of court, and Blackman

Expo Chicago to revive Windy City's glorious art-fair legacy

Tony Karman and Jeanne Gang. Courtesy of Expo Chicago.

A view of what the fair should look like from above.

Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects.

“This is a city that led theworld with a great interna-tional art fair, and there’sabsolutely no reason whywe can’t do it again.”

- Tony Karman

Question: A friend suggested thatgallery openings are great fun,free, and a terrific scene withlots of great art on view. Isthis a good time to visit thegalleries?

Answer: Absolutely! The energy is high; artists are often present; it’s fun, comfortable,and you can cover a number of shows in one night. Openings are usually scheduled after work (most are Fridays, 5:30-8:30 pm), and you can join friends for a complimentaryglass of wine and share your reactions to the very latest art on view. It’s also a chance to buy a work of art before the red dot (indicating that it is sold) gets posted next to the one you want. Of course there is NO pressure to buy. It’s a celebration!

All that said – it is probably not the best time to fully experience the art. Opening receptionsfor popular shows can be crowded, and it maybe harder to get a good look at the work thanat a time when you can have the gallery moreto yourself. Although the artist may be at theopening to answer questions and greet people,there is nothing like a quiet day in the gallerywhen the director has time to focus on yourquestions, offer stories or explanations abouthow the work was created or add extra infor-mation about the artist. They truly are there toeducate visitors to the gallery, and to sharetheir substantial expertise about the artists andtheir work.

No doubt, though, openings are great fun andcan introduce you to artists and work youhaven’t seen before. If you are new to thegallery scene, it is a festive and comfortableway to get to know the galleries you want toreturn to later for a closer look.

For a complete schedule of opening receptions,see page 14, or find the latest updates, galleryhours and other information at www.chicagogallerynews.com

Also look through the magazine and on thewebsite for announcements of artist talks, special events, gallery tours, open houses andChicago Artist Month events in October.CGN’s free e-blasts come out twice a month,so they also provide the most up-to-date list ofopenings and art happenings each month.

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moved his fair to a tent in Butler Field. ArtChicago’s money woes continued, however,leading to the Mart’s last-minuterescue/takeover in 2006.) ChicagoContemporary & Classic, which hadannounced a long-term lease at the Pier,turned out to be short-lived.

Karman hopes to avoid the fate of CC&C,which had included exhibitors of tradition-al art and antiques as well as contemporaryand modern art, and which positioned itselfas a regional fair rather than national orinternational one. “Every fair needs toknow what its niche is,” CC&C’s IlanaVardy told me when I reported on theevent for the Chicago Sun-Times. “Chicagoneeds to serve the market in the city, thestate and the region surrounding Illinois.We’re not trying to be another Art Basel,because it’s not going to happen here thatway. There isn’t enough time on the calen-dar for collectors of that level to keepgoing to so many fairs. My goal is torebuild the Chicago fair as a Midwestshow.”

Like Vardy before him, Karman believes inthe importance of the regional market as akey element of the business strategy of thefair and its exhibitors. “The art world rec-ognizes that Chicago plays an importantrole in the ecosystem, even in this era ofpotentially too many art fairs,” he says.“My job is not necessarily to turn out thecollectors in L.A. and New York andEurope—even though I think we willbecause we’re an international city thatpeople love to visit. The dealers are reallylooking to me to turn out tertiary marketslike Tulsa and Omaha, Kansas City and St.Louis, Cleveland and Minneapolis, Dallasand Houston, places with lots of collectorswho historically come to the art fair here.Those people are just as important to thedealers as collectors in Paris or Shanghai.”

But unlike CC&C, which had relativelyfew top galleries on its exhibitor roster,Expo Chicago has gone for the crème-de-la-crème, which, in a strong vote of confi-dence, has turned out in force. “To do justa regional fair doesn’t draw the region,”Karman says. “That just doesn’t work inChicago, where any fair is always going tobe judged by the standard of our gloriouspast, by the legacy and the aspirations ofour collectors for 30 years. The only wayto do a successful fair here, I feel, is to doit on that level.”

On the other hand, Expo Chicago’semphasis on staying relatively small hashad the potential of ruffling feathersamong the local gallerists, several of whomwould have liked to participate but didn’tmeet the criteria established by Karman’sselection committee (composed ofChicago’s Rhona Hoffman, New York’sChris D’Amelio and San Francisco’sAnthony Meier). “If I were taking anygallery in, the context of exclusivity wouldbe lost, and so would the filter that assuresthe collector that this is a highly curatedshow,” Karman says. “It would never havestirred any souls, and it would never havebeen able to compete in the internationalmarketplace. That’s why I did it, andpainfully so. It’s also why we’re going tohave booth review. If they said they weregoing to bring a Rauschenberg, where’s theRauschenberg?”

Fortunately, even many local gallerists whoaren’t in Expo Chicago are pulling forKarman to succeed. “Tony has a lot of fansin this town,” says Linda Warren of LindaWarren Projects in the West Loop. “We’reall in his corner, because if hemakes this thing work, it’llbenefit us all.”

Ask Natalie

- Natalie van StraatenFounding Publisher, Chicago Gallery News

Architect Jeanne Gang has designed an aesthetic fair experience, including unusual materials such as mylar. Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects.

*Note from CGN Publisher Ginny Van Alyea: After more than 5 years, this is Natalie’s final Ask Natalie column. We thank her for sharing her wisdom and helpful insights with our CGNreaders.

The label ‘collector’ can convey the notionthat buying and acquiring art is an insularpursuit, reserved for insiders with connec-tions and expensive taste. CollectorsMarilyn and Larry Fields prove that pas-sion for collecting and living with art canbegin at any age, and their shared enthusi-asm is a lesson to anyone interested inlearning about contemporary art and theartists who create it. Their story of howthey filled their lake front high-rise homewith works by some of the greatest contem-porary artists of our time in a few breath-taking years is a unique inspiration. Theart they’ve collected complements strikingdesign pieces from the 1940s and ‘50s, fill-ing a busy life with beauty as well asmeaning. The two also have a privatehome gallery devoted to showing works fromtheir collection on a rotating basis. When Ispent time with the Fields on a rainy after-noon one day, I enjoyed keeping up with thefrenetic conversation and sharing their gen-uine passion for the art and artists whohave touched their lives. -GV

To walk into the home of Marilyn and LarryFields is to enter a tranquil expanse of art.Stepping off the elevator onto their privatefloor, I encountered a towering collage of pho-tographs assembled by Jason Lazarus – hun-dreds of images scoured from the photo-shar-ing site Flickr, all images of personal experi-ences during the Iraq war. This was just thefirst of many powerful pieces I would see. AsMarilyn told me when we sat together in theirround living room overlooking LakeMichigan, “We certainly live with [art] 24/7.It’s really become our passion.”

Married for 34 years, the Fields say they’vealways bought art. If something was visuallyappealing, they’d buy it. Larry says that at onepoint they were interested in posters and artglass, picking out a piece here or there, but headmits, “That was mostly haphazard – nothingreally made a collection.” They began to aimfor a new level in 2000 after submitting adown payment on a condo in a downtownbuilding designed by French architect LucienLagrange. They didn’t move in for five years,but in that period several decisions affectedtheir collecting savvy: they became veryinvolved with the Museum of ContemporaryArt – Marilyn joined the Women’s Board in1998, Larry became an MCA trustee around2004, and they began attending the annual artextravaganza Art Basel Miami in 2002.

The Fields’ home is a balance of art, architec-ture and contemporary design. ThoughMarilyn and Larry collect as a team, theirroles at home with the work are different.Marilyn has taken great care to develop thecharacter of the home through furniture anddesign, collecting 1950s modern furniture aswell as pieces by 1940s French designersJean-Michel Frank and André Arbus. Whenthey finally moved into their apartment in2005, Marilyn describes opening up the artand furniture as, “One of the most excitingmoments – we’d bought all of these beautifulpieces and they’d been in storage for years.”For Larry, “We looked at which pieces haddialogue with each other. It’s fun buying, butit’s even more fun installing.”

Each piece in their collection exists in relationto the others around it. According to Marilyn,“We love how every piece continues to speakto each other. We try to make it all work. Butmost important, it has to appeal to us.” Larrywants to know, “What’s the contextual idea?How is it somehow related to society today?Is it process oriented? When you meet anartist, they can open up your eyes to a wayyou haven’t seen the world.” Marilyn says:“We’ve grown tremendously and become moresophisticated collectors because of the MCA.Meeting the curators and artists, you reallytake so much more away from the art thatyou’re buying. It’s given us a different type offocus. We’ve also met so many amazing peopleand made many friends in the art world,including other collectors.”

The Fields have collected art from many citiesin many countries, but they feel a great deal ofpride for the City of Chicago, as well as anobligation to support its art community. Larryand Marilyn agree that the time seems to beright in Chicago for a boost for some artistsand galleries. Larry points to success stories ofyoung artists like Theaster Gates, RashidJohnson, Angel Otero, Nick Cave, William J.O'Brien, Kerry James Marshall, and DiannaFrid, each of whom have work in the Fields’collection. To Larry, because of the interna-tional attention these artists have received, hesuspects that people who may have been pre-viously reluctant to purchase work from aChicago gallery (instead of say, in New York)may now have more confidence buying arthere. Larry says he and Marilyn try to sup-port younger artists when they’re gettingstarted; for instance they have acquired apiece from each of Gates’ series. Larry states,“It takes a village to support artists here: gal-leries, art schools, non-profits, museums –they all work together to create a wonderfulexperience.”

The couple credits the opening of MillenniumPark and the Art Institute’s Modern Wingwith finally drawing a more international

crowd to the city. Larry explains, “I thinkAnish Kapoor’s ‘Bean’ [Cloud Gate] inMillennium Park is sort of symbolic of city-wide pride. It has drawn people to the cityjust for this kind of art experience.” Marilynadds, “That was not something that used tohappen. The amount of funding the communi-ty raised was pretty incredible. The gardens,the Jaume Plensa Crown Fountain – it’s all per-fection.” Larry hopes that what has been suc-cessful about Millennium Park could somedaybe done to update other sites in the city as artshowcases, such as the iconic Navy Pier.

Navy Pier will in fact be transformed for aweekend this September when Expo Chicagodebuts, returning an international contempo-rary art fair to a much-loved venue. Marilynrecalls that during Chicago’s art fair heydey inthe early 1980s, Vernissage was the party forthe premier contemporary art fair in theworld. As part of the MCA’s Women’s Board,which is once again hosting Vernissage onSeptember 19, she remembers, “There was ArtBasel in Switzerland, but not much else. From1982 here until it ended in 2004 it was reallyphenomenal. Galleries who came from aroundthe world were very, very disappointed whenit ended. The thought of bringing it back toNavy Pier, where everyone’s heart was, isexciting, and many of those original galleriesare coming back.” To run a successful fairnow, there is a critical place for a certainscene, and Marilyn agrees that Vernissage isan important element that will get peopleexcited about the return of the fair.

Having discussed collecting, art in Chicago,and the upcoming Expo, Larry relished theopportunity to introduce a visitor to hisfavorite works, so I made a concerted effort tokeep pace as he rattled off names of artistsand the story behind each piece. Both Marilynand Larry have personally placed each workof art, but they’ve also largely kept the experi-ence of others in mind when deciding wherecertain works should be. Certain spaces aremeant for quiet pieces, such as one of Sol

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Fall Collector Profile: Marilyn + Larry Fields

A seating area in the Fields’ private gallery is made up of significant design pieces, as well as Kendell Carter’s re-upholstered Marcel Breuer Wassily Chairs.

LeWitt’s minimalist cubic constructions placedin a window overlooking the back of theMCA. Nearby is a subtle Fred Sandbeckinstallation, as well as a work by Italianpainter Lucio Fontana. On a bench in theentryway is a commissioned book by DebSokolow featuring an amusing conspiracystory about Larry, a cattle futures trader, andsome cows mysteriously being found in awarehouse on the west side of Chicago.Marilyn calls it a clever homage to Larry.The Fields’ living room is defined by its fullview of Lake Michigan, but upon closer exam-

ination, you find several surprising works ofart and furniture around the room. A footstoolby Kendell Carter, from monique melochegallery, is made of a repurposed an egg cratethat has been painted silver, with a cushionmade from two fabric patterns: a traditionallooking neutral fabric and camoflauge. One ofMarc Swanson’s smaller rhinestone-encrustedantlers sits on one tiered wood coffee tablewith curving lines, while a small sculpture byJohn Chamberlain sits atop another tablenearby. Pointing out an unusual looking, yel-lowed floor lamp in the living room, Larry

says, “That’s aKippenblinky Light –[Martin Kippenberger]died about 10 years ago,give or take, but he didabout 10 of these lights.Each one has cigarettebutts with smokingparaphernalia in it. Healso incorporated actualMurano glass from alamp that his wife loved- he sort of replicated itand then did some edgywork on it. I like theidea of looking at some-thing very interestingthe first time, and thenwhen you go back andlook at it again, there’sanother story behind it.” Together all of these

works make everything a little less serious.

In the apartment’s tranquil entryway, mutedby opaque green glass panels, a handful oflarge-scale paintings are meant to make a dra-matic first impression. Mark Tansey is afavorite of the couple. His Utopic, in his signa-ture inky blue, looms on the wall opposite thefront door, featuring a dreamy scene fromAnna Freud’s study. Larry notes that the her-maphrodite statue pictured on the chaise actu-ally exists in the Louvre. Freud, Marx andNietzsche are looking down from inside theirportrait frames, psychoanalyzing her sexualidentity.

In the Fields’ long, open dining room, four1970s-looking photographs by Richard Princeare lined up opposite a wall of windows over-looking the Lake. Larry excitedly explainedthe placement, “When we have dinner parties,the guests at the table can pick their favoritelady. The ladies are all looking to the left, tothe east in the room. What are they lookingfor? Love. We made sure to place RobertIndiana’s LOVE sculpture at the east end of thebuffet to create a story line for everyone.”Larry tells me that they move works around inthe apartment’s private gallery about 2-3 timesa year, whereas most art in the main apart-ment space stays put. An initial impression ofthe gallery is of whimsy and interaction, exem-plified by Anish Kapoor’s target-like shinywhirlpool that draws your attention as youenter the room. Set into the wall, it gives the

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In the gallery space, a John Baldessari painting dominates. A hidden room features a closet and kitchenette covered 360° in acrylic resin. Also pictured is Eric Swenson’s sinister sculpture of a deer struggling with a shadowy cape.

Mark Bradford’s sculpture featuring a switchblade embedded in a rock recalls Sir Lancelot’s sword in the stone.

sense that you’re falling down a rabbit hole to infinity - just likehaving a private Millennium Park Cloud Gate at home.

Groupings are common in the gallery space, evidence of Larry’sfondness for curating. Marilyn explains, “He really loves delvinginto each work of art and sharing all the stories.” Larry putsworks together according to a variety of themes, such as surface,era, concept, or global geography. He enjoys seeing how things gotogether and how they speak to each other. One group focuses onan African American aesthetic, with Mark Bradford’s bags of soc-cer balls, and a flag by David Hammons, as well as pieces byRashid Johnson, Hank Willis Thomas, Lyle Ashton Harris, andKara Walker.

Towards the north end of the gallery several works by TheasterGates feature prominently. Larry first stops at one that he says isfrom Wisconsin, specifically Kohler where sinks and toilets aremanufactured. He says Gates used the porcelain from the KohlerMuseum when he was there during a residency. A dramatic slashindicates, according to Larry, that the person who created thepiece is saying “my name is product,” referring to a time whenslaves were working for owners and their names were invisible.Another work by Gates Across is a firehose wound up in a circleframed and behind glass; for the viewer, our country’s civil rightsstruggles and the treatment of blacks are neatly laid bare viaGates’s poignant way of working with a found material like a firehose.

Larry is undeniably proud of all of the works in the collection – it’s as if the artists are his children and he’s the proud parent. Artconjures up different things to different people, and as tour guideLarry offers his own insights but allows others to say how awork’s message might appear to them. He says, “I think art canleave a personal space to think about what it means to you.”

The Fields are regularly generous with their time and theirknowledge, leading tours of their home for groups interested incontemporary art. Marilyn admits that though she’s a very privateperson, “I want someone to come here and really learn, to thinkthis is it.” Larry adds, “As an art collector, I think you have aresponsibility to know the art and to also open up your home andbe able to share it and help others learn. You must know aboutthe artists and understand their work and why it’s here.” Ofcourse, the ultimate goal of collecting is appreciation and enjoy-ment. Together Marilyn and Larry agree, “It’s about not takingyourself too seriously. That’s what it’s all about – fun.”

Larry paired Maurizio Cattelan’s marble Everyone is Broke with Tony Tasset’s colored rocks. In the forefront is one of Nick Cave’s soundsuits.

Left: Anish Kapoor’s sphere hangs on a wall in the gallery.

Right: In the Fields’ living room a Kendell Carter ottoman provides a whimsical extra place to sit. One of Marc Swanson’s antlers is on the coffee table among a trio of sculptures.

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Born in Prague, artist Jan Tichy lives and works in Chicago and teaches at theSchool of the Art Institute (SAIC). This fall, several impressive projects coincide at area art institutions throughout Chicago at the Museum ofContemporary Photography (MoCP), the Museum of Contemporary Art(MCA), Expo Chicago, the Art Instituteof Chicago, and Richard Gray Gallery.CGN’s Laura Miller met with Tichy tohear about all that’s happening for theartist-educator this season.

LM: Tell me about working with the Museumof Contemporary Photography for the pastyear on a project involving their collection.JT: Last year MoCP curator Karen Irvineasked me to consider new ways of interpret-ing their collection of more than 12,000images and to create an exhibition that wouldexplore it from a different perspective. MoCP was one of the first museums toupload digital images of their collection totheir website as a way to connect with thepublic. I realized soon that the access andsearch tools are quite inappropriate for aninteraction with this amazing digital archive.So, I considered ways to improve the accessto the online collection and decided to createa think tank of Chicago MFA students(Columbia College, SAIC, UofC, UIC) thatwould bring updated perspectives on how toidentify and develop strategies for betteronline interaction. We introduced taggingapplications, web design strategies and inter-active elements that will hopefully give betteraccess to a greater community.

While coming to work at MoCP I realizedthat the museum itself is not really accessi-ble/visible from the street, despite its promi-nent Michigan Avenue location; manyChicagoans don’t even know about it. So, Iproposed to establish a digital gallery on theoutside of the museum. Two large monitorswill be installed on MoCP’s exterior walls atthe corner of Michigan and Harrison. Thedigital galleries will display exhibitions fromthe collection, curated specifically for thatpurpose by a wide range of curators fromaround the world. My exhibition there thisfall will explore the collection using my own

time-based tools of video and projection andwill hopefully expose some hidden jewels.

What else can we expect from you this fall?At Expo Chicago I’m really excited for theU.S. premier of Things To Come (1936-2012),a three-channel video installation made from80 seconds of never before exhibited filmfootage that László Moholy-Nagy created in1936 in London. H.G. Wells commissionedMoholy-Nagy for five and half minutes offootage for his visionary sci-fi film Things ToCome and used just above a minute, not evengiving credits. I came across the only existingfootage through his daughter HattulaMoholy-Nagy when working on an exhibi-tion design for his show at Loyola UniversityMuseum of Art three years ago. It took mesome time to realize the potential hidden inthese film snippets; using Moholy-Nagy’sanalog techniques in digital media with theinitial H.G. Wells criteria, I hope to bringnew life to it.

I have older works in group-exhibitions thisfall at the Museum of Contemporary Art andRichard Gray Gallery. For the Art Instituteof Chicago’s Ando Gallery, I’m working on asite specific installation to coincide with anexhibition of contemporary Japanese gar-ments from SAIC’s Fashion Resource Center.Outside of Chicago I’ll be participating inthis fall’s Architecture Biennale in Venice inthe Israeli Pavilion and working with NoLonger Empty in NYC.

You’ve been involved in several large-scale col-laborative projects with local college students,community members, and art institutions –2011’s powerful Project Cabrini Green,2009’s Lighting the Crown Hall at the IIT,now the MoCP project, among others. How dothese collaborations evolve?As an artist and educator I believe in a cre-ative collaboration between faculty and stu-dents as one of the models of successful arteducation, a theory that Moholy-Nagy waspracticing in Chicago 60 years ago. I alsoshare the belief, formulated and practiced bycurator and educator Mary Jane Jacobs, thatin the contemporary art world, art schoolsoffer a great platform to develop professional

art productions. Project Cabrini Green is a goodexample of how this model benefits students,the institution and the community as well asan artist and a commercial gallery. The pro-ject required huge amounts of time andinvolvement. Together with Efrat Appel wecollaborated with 25 dedicated students andfaculty from SAIC to develop and create allthe different layers of the project and workedwith over 100 teenagers from four afterschool programs in Cabrini Green to createthe content. It wouldn’t be possible withoutthe active support of Richard Gray Galleryand the administration of SAIC. Includingthe MCA and CHA there were over 200 peo-ple involved in the project.

How did you make the transition to Chicago?It was actually very easy, maybe because Imoved from Prague to Jerusalem when I was19. During my MFA studies at BezalelAcademy of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, Iparticipated in a collaborative project inHelsinki initiated by SAIC. Eventually I wasaccepted to their Sculpture program. I fin-ished my MFA at SAIC in 2009 and stayedto teach at the Department of Art andTechnology Studies. I fell for Chicago fromthe beginning, and the city was kind to me. Ihad the extraordinary opportunity to createprojects for a few signature buildings likeCrown Hall, the Hancock, Spertus,Montgomery Ward, and Cabrini Green.There are more under way (Chicago CulturalCenter in 2014.)

After living, working, and exhibiting around theworld, how do you find Chicago for art?The way Chicago is built - physically, sociallyand culturally - there’s space and opportuni-ties for many cultural activities, and plenty ofpeople want to do things. I serve on advisoryboards of ACRE and threewalls, non-profitsthat provide the local art community withaccessible spaces and rich programing. These organizations, like many other inde-pendent art spaces, apartment and pop-upgalleries, are the vital source of culture forthe community and an important spawn ofthe next generation of cultural producers.

www.jantichy.com

Artist Insights: Jan Tichy

Left: Things To Come(1933-2012), video installation, 5 hours, 20 min, Jan Tichy & László Moholy-Nagy. Photo credit Jan Tichy.

Right: CornerstoneDigital Galleries -MoCP, curated digital exhibitionsfrom the collection.Photo credit Jan Tichy.

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Douglas Dawson Gallery is a serene artdestination hidden behind a steel entry walloff of Morgan St. in the heart of the city’smeat packing district. When you walk upthe stone walkway under the cover of thewood trellis you are aware that you’reabout to enter a gallery unlike any other inChicago. The gallery turns 30 at the end ofthis year, and for the occasion gallery direc-tors and partners Doug Dawson and WallyBowling spent some time over tea one rainysummer morning to talk about running acontemporary gallery that deals in ethno-graphic art and ancient artifacts. Uniquechallenges face them as they try to reachthe next generation of collectors while man-aging new realities of sourcing and authen-ticity, but the two have relied on experienceand perspective to get them where they aretoday. -GV

Doug Dawson credits his entry into thegallery business to a potent combination ofnaïveté and terror. 30 years ago, when hemoved to Chicago from a political collective innortheast Iowa, Dawson had never been in anart gallery. He admits, “I very naïvely decidedto open one. In retrospect, it all seems likegreat strategizing, but in fact it was dumbluck.” His timing was also fortunate, since hehappened to rent a River North loft space in1983, when the area was just beginning tobubble. Dawson reflects he was delighted tofind himself suddenly in the middle of whatwas fast becoming the hot contemporary artneighborhood of Chicago.

Today, the gallery has been in the West Loopfor seven years. Dawson has seen manychanges since opening the gallery threedecades ago, but one constant has been thegallery’s focus on tribal art. When he firstopened he used a contemporary gallery modelto hold openings and complementary activitieslike lectures, as well as thematic exhibitions.Dawson credits this structure with helpinghim reach a larger, more energized audienceof contemporary collectors than just thosewho collected tribal art. The contemporaryjuxtaposition, he explains, means that some-one who encounters an ancient piece doesn’thave to have expert knowledge about BurkinaFaso; it doesn’t matter if you’ve never heard ofthe Ashanti tribe. A new context can dispelinsecurities, and, Dawson says, help fill in thegaps later.

To continue to offer new contexts and to keepthings fresh, the gallery occasionally showcas-es contemporary art, working with artists whosee the ancient work in new ways – a strategyDawson explains complements other pieces inthe gallery. He says, “As much as we need tokeep our clients interested we need to keepourselves interested. In dollars it’s a small partof the business, but in interest it generates alot. It’s harder and harder to do shows just onethnographic art, so this helps fill our open-ings calendar as well as put older works in anew light.” Many of Dawson’s collectors arealso interested in minimalism, conceptual art,even antiques, so parallels are easily found.

Dawson and Bowling cross boundaries inother practical ways as well. Dawson explains,“We participate in contemporary art fairs – we

actually prefer them to tribal art fairs. If youinterview our collectors most will tell youthey’re contemporary art collectors.”Collecting tribal art has a long and dynamichistory that surprises many people. AsDawson says, “In fact, early French artistswere collectors of this material too – theywere affirmed and inspired by it. Their ownart was ratified by it. Interestingly there hasbeen – a major paradigm change in that rela-tionship. If you look at French artists in 1915they were looking at tribal art and seeing in itissues they were dealing with in their own art.Today it’s just flipped completely - it’s under-stood and evaluated by looking first at 20thCentury art. People come in and say ‘Thatlooks just like a Giacometti’, for instance.That’s how it’s validated.”

All these overlapping interests would seem toindicate a broad audience for tribal art, butDawson admits that engaging a young audi-ence with this material can be challengingtoday. He says, “There’s less interest in non-western culture. Young people don’t travellike our generation did. There’s a kind ofambivalence now. And tribal art certainly isn’tcool. Someone can spend $200,000 on a pre-Columbian textile, for example, take it home,put it on the wall, have a party, and 98% ofthe people there will have no idea what it is,let alone how much they’ve spent. It doesn’tmake the kind of impact that contemporaryart can for people who collect by the numbers.You can’t brand it.”

Another challenge that affects Dawson’s mar-ket, as well as the antique market he says, iswhat he sees going on with interior design.“All dealers are loathe to admit that’s a reallymajor engine in the art world but it is. Trendsin interior design now seem very conservative,very corporate. We hear young people aren’treally using interior designers anymore. Theybuy a loft and a TV screen bigger than thehouse we grew up in, a Crate & Barrel sofa,and then LOTS of electronic toys. That’s kind

of it.” Dawson and I discussed how actually,many pieces that have become best sellers atthe big box stores that appeal to transientyoung people, are in fact inspired by, if notcopies of, unique pieces from far flung coun-tries or long ago eras. If people feel they canobtain an apothecary coffee table that lookslike it came from a remote village in SouthEast Asia with the click of a button, and freeshipping, why would they seek out a well-traveled dealer who’s actually gone to thetrouble to procure the real thing from a realvillage? Dealers, as well as individuals usedto have to travel more to find such treasures.But Bowling says that even if you travelledthat way, especially on your own, you would-n’t necessarily such things anymore. He says,“So it’s kind of a catch-22. When we used totravel more it was more readily available.You’d get excited about pieces in-situ. Peoplejust got excited about the third world, butnow it all looks very western. Villagers arewearing t-shirts shipped from the US. Thereare no ceramics. Instead, you see MichaelJackson’s face printed everywhere. It’s a dif-ferent perception of the world now generally.”

The number of younger collectors who fre-quent the gallery is small, but Bowling cites ahandful who are new to tribal art. He believes,“If you know you want to collect something, pre-Columbian ceramicsare amazing. A lot of people think because ofthe age, prices must be out of reach; we dohave to reflect the market, but if you look atwhat goes at the major auction houses today,these things are much less than contemporarycounterpoints, and they have some history.”

Dawson thinks any younger collector shouldfirst be curious. He advises, “Don’t expect tobuy right away, but do look and wonder onany kind of level – aesthetic, technical, histori-cal. When we were younger we used to go toso many galleries and just see and absorb.” Heis frustrated by art students who come in butdon’t really look at pieces in the gallery. He’s

Douglas Dawson Gallery: 30 Years of Tribal Art

Shibipo ceramics on display in the gallery’s main space.

lectured classes in the space, only to have noone come back, and he wonders where theyare getting their messages. “For me the idealis being curious and asking questions, won-dering about the people who made thesethings – it broadens my idea of human expe-rience. That’s what art is. I think it’s impor-tant people know about the world.”

A museum experience is naturally quite dif-ferent role than the one a gallery provides,especially in a field like tribal art. Locally,Dawson looks to the Art Institute and itsexcellent collection. He says the head of thedepartment that deals with tribal art is proba-bly the best in the United States, but it stillremains a department that has a very lowprofile in Chicago. He says, “There’s no ener-gized community around this material here.That affects business. There are some otherdealers in Chicago who are participating inthe same market that we are, but no one isdoing international shows and seeking thesame national level. I’m not demeaning any-one, but it would be nice if there were moregalleries dealing in this kind of art in order togive people something to compare.”

These awareness challenges are all the morereason that visitors should be attracted toDawson’s gallery and unique field. In thegallery visitors encounter prime examples oftribal art as well as moving insights intoworld history. Bowling, a trained architecthimself, points out that the space wasdesigned to look like the houses their clientsmight have. Small rooms and spaces allowyou to discover things. He says, “There’s anintimacy that you don’t get in a museum. Youcan look at a piece here and respond in yourown setting.” Dawson says visitors are invit-ed to come in, touch things, ask an expertquestions. It’s a rare point of access. Dawson and Bowling have gone to great dis-tances to give clients that kind of up-closeaccess, traveling the globe to art fairs andremote destinations to bring the best of theworld’s tribal art to collectors. Their specialty

also involves regularly going through hoops.One of the primary obstacles demonstrateshow recent issues of our own security haveresulted in newer challenges of dealing intribal art. Dawson says, “the Patriot Act real-ly has become sort of a nightmare in the artbusiness, where everything is suspect.Dealing with the Federal Government, theDepartment of Fish and Wildlife and U.S.Customs – to get a clarification of what youcan and cannot do, it’s almost impossible.”

Dawson and Bowling say they travel a lotless than they used to, partly because of therecession, and partly because they haven’tneeded to replace inventory as often.Bowling says the two do more internal traveland less foreign, and the foreign travel ismore for pleasure. Still, they manage to travelabout a quarter of the year, but art fairslargely dictate travel. Their recent ventureswould still fill many of us with wanderlust:South America, Asia, and throughout Africa.Trips usually involve seeing contacts, visitingmuseums, and staying up to date with othercollections.

Travel is often not when acquisitions areactually made, since as Dawson points out,acquisitions are almost never from the coun-try of origin. He explains, “The things we’dwant would be illegal to import or export inmost cases. We buy things that have impecca-ble provenance and authenticity, and to dothat we must spend a lot of time goingthrough a great deal of steps. We have a goodmuseum business, and it’s more and more dif-ficult to sell to museums now because of con-cerns about provenance and authenticity. Forinstance, we’re more likely to look to buythings from this country or Europe than weare from Mexico or Peru or Indonesia.”

Authenticity is a serious matter, particularlysince Dawson has a strong museum business.“Not long ago,” Dawson says, “we had alarge prehistoric African terra cotta figureand the head had been broken off. In thatworld of African archeological ceramics

there’s a lot of forgery - mixing of pieces andreconstructing things. The client wanted tobe sure we had the right head for the body.We sent it to McCrone Associates in subur-ban Chicago for a host of tests, like thermolu-minescence, which determines when a ceram-ic was submitted to a certain temperature.Both the head and the body came out equallycorrect in that test. Then, they ground upsamples from both parts and those came outperfectly. They x-rayed. Then, they drilledinto a point where the ceramic hadn’t gottenhot enough to carbonize organic material,and they found animal hair that had beenused as a bonding agent. These pieces are2,500 years old. They pulled a hair out of thehead, and a hair out of the body and didDNA tests. The hairs came from the samefemale goat. Ultimately they said it was“highly likely” - the most definitive statementthey’ll make - that the two parts were madeat the same time, from the same lump of clay,by the same person. We will go that far todetermine authenticity.”

Regarding their base in Chicago, Dawsonsays it’s a sort of double-edged sword: “Wedo have some second city syndrome here,where people will prefer to buy things inNew York or Paris, particularly in the artworld, since that has a sort of caché. Thatsaid we have been here for 30 years. Chicagois a great city that draws a lot of people in fornumerous events.” He admits to a familiardealer quandary, “We couldn’t survive inChicago just on Chicago. It’s because we’vedeveloped a national reputation that we cando what we do here. But I think that’s true ofeveryone. That’s what keeps everyone openin this city. Dawson says that above allthey’ve enjoyed a great run in Chicago. Mostof the obstacles they’ve faced have in factbeen in place from the beginning, and herethey still are after three decades. For ourspace, this is a protected manufacturing dis-trict, so we are able to have this sculpturegallery and to make the gallery a destination.Obviously we could not have all of this in toomany other cities.”

Ricketts textiles showcased at the entrance of the gallery

A contemporary piece by gallery artist Frank Connet

Douglas Dawson Gallerywww.douglasdawson.com 400 N Morgan (60607) • 312-226-7975

The gallery will be participating in EXPO Chicagoat Navy Pier September 20-23, 2012.

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Chicago’s Unique Artist ResidenciesBY MARY DEYOE

Sometimes what we all need is a change ofscenery or pace. It is incredible how mucheven the slightest adjustment to our every-day schedule offers new perspectives and arefreshed state of mind. Artists are ofcourse no exception to this, and the artistresidency exists almost solely to offerspace, time and resources for artists tofocus and work. This past summer, whenthinking ahead to Chicago Artists Monthin October, I looked into 10 differentChicago-area residencies and discoveredthat, despite their use of the same label,each program is defining on its own termswhat it means to be a residency.Following are individual profiles of thevarious program personalities.

Among the traditional retreat-style residen-cies you will find Ox-Bow, Ragdale andACRE, each set in an idyllic “country” envi-ronment. The impulse to escape the hustleand bustle to find a calm and quiet place isnot a new practice for artists or writers—cer-tainly that desire motivated what Monet did atGiverny and what Jackson Pollack and LeeKrasner found appealing in East Hampton.

About 30 miles north of Chicago in LakeForest, you can easily miss the entrance toRagdale as you drive down Green Bay Road.Once in the driveway every noise from thebusy road dissipates. The barn and mainhouse—the Ragdale House—were designedby Charles Van Doren Shaw in 1897 as aretreat for his family. It was formally estab-lished as a residency in 1976, and since thenmore buildings have been added, including asculpture studio in 2006—an indication ofRagdale’s efforts to welcome more visualartists (and performing artists), as the pro-gram’s greatest number of residents are writ-ers. Each group is thoughtfully planned so asto create as much harmony as possible duringthe artists’ two week stay. “The community isimportant,” said Regin Igloria, Director ofthe Artists-in-Residence Program. “We wantto make sure there is a mix of people fromvarious cities and stages in their careers.”Ragdale residents have complete freedom tomake their own schedules; they are askedonly to meet nightly for a family-style dinner.Ragdale’s peacefulness is difficult to describe,but any visitor would wish to stay awhile andadmire the sweeping landscape and brightairy studios, while residents casually passthrough the open kitchen.

Ox-Bow, located in Saugatuck, MI, is one ofthe oldest and most well-known residenciesin the region, established as both a residencyand school in 1910. Residents, primarily visu-al artists, come from around the world for 2-5weeks. In addition to receiving studio space

and time they areinvited to participatein recreational activi-ties and attend nightlylectures (during fallsessions only.) “Thecommunity is one ofthe primary benefits,”says executive direc-tor Elizabeth Chodos.“Artists [and staff—comprised primarilyof artists] bond witheach other in a waythat is difficult to doin other settings…they can let downtheir guard.”

Similarly ACRE (Artists’ CooperativeResidency and Exhibitions), as well as pro-viding time and space, offers a host of activi-ties and programs. These range from thecalm and sophisticated—wine and cheesepairing lessons, bike rides—to the raucouslyplayful—a cross-river tug-o-war—to the aca-demic. 6-10 international visiting artists meetwith residents for a single session (includingmusicians—ACRE has a fully equippedrecording studio) to share skills, lead work-shops and give lectures. Co-directors EmilyGreen and Nick Wylie feel it is important toinclude an exhibition piece, and each residenthas the opportunity to exhibit work at one often current partner galleries in Chicago.“This is a great way to extend the communi-ty,” Wylie says. This tendency to add practi-cal professional development elements to aresidency is, I discovered, very commonamong city-based residencies.

In the same professioal growth vein, theBOLT residency run by the Chicago Artists’Coalition provides 10-11 Chicago artists 24-hour access to studio space for a year, butthey do not offer living space. During theresidency artists must learn to balance theirdaily lives with their studio time. WhatBOLT lacks in living space, it more thanmakes up for in professional resources. “Theresidency acts as a holistic incubator,”explains Cortney Lederer, Director ofExhibitions + Community Outreach. In addi-tion to studio space, residents are given a soloexhibition, they meet monthly as a groupwith Lederer, and they have opportunities tomeet with and exchange ideas with artists,curators, program directors and other peoplefrom the Chicago community, such as ArtInstitute curator Lisa Dorin and formerMCA curator Tricia Van Eck.

Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) and

threewalls gallery each have residency pro-grams that focus on Chicago and the region.HPAC’s residency launches this October andis by invitation only. The goal is to look tothe Chicago arts community for inspiration.“The benefit [for the artists, many of whomare from outside of the US] is not escape,”explained Megha Ralapati, ResidencyCoordinator, “but being immersed in theChicago environment.” Kate Lorenz,Executive Director of HPAC says “Weencourage artists to take risks, and we aim to facilitate connections between artists, otherpeople and resources in the community.”

threewalls’ artist-in-research-residency alsoacts as a facilitator between artists and thecommunity. Their residency, though, is opento artists, writers, musicians, curators, critics,arts administrators, etc. Residents are provid-ed with studio space (and living space), butthat space may be used for public programs,conferences, discussion series, meetings,work-space and more. “We are looking forpeople who are interested in creating projectsin the Midwest,” said program directorAbigail Satinsky. This doesn’t mean the workis site specific, but their work/research mustbe tied somehow to the region. threewallsrecently celebrated its 10th anniversary, andalthough it has expanded to a much largerand multi-functional organization, threewallswas originally established as a residency pro-gram by graduates of the School of the ArtInstitute in an effort to keep artists living andworking in Chicago.

Anchor Graphics is tucked into a small butethereal space in a Columbia College build-ing. Bright light flows in through the floor-to-ceiling windows and the walls are coveredwith work that ranges from prints with sim-ple bold text, to pieces with fine, intricate

education, Anchor graphics, courtesy of Anchor Graphics

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Antiques are in season this fall. ThisOctober visit the north shore to take inAntiques + Modernism Winnetka, afusion of two well-known fairs with a com-bined 60-year history. Presented by TheWoman’s Board of Winnetka CommunityHouse, the pairing of Modernism withantiques makes the variety of waresoffered by participating dealers altogetherfresh and new while keeping with thetimes, as many younger collectors todayseek an eclectic mix of items for their everyday spaces. -GV

Today’s collectors, if they may even considerthemselves as such, are busy balancing chaot-ic lives. Though individual home and person-al styles are not so narrow as they might havebeen in previous times, antiques will alwayscarry a certain appeal for their historical linksand significance, as well as their durability,craftsmanship and elegance.

The appeal today of all things Modern makessense, especially when considering that thepower of design has become associated withsavvy self-expression. In many ways antiquesand modernism would seem to occupy verydifferent points on the spectrum, but thereare in fact similarities in their differences.

Antiques collectors and design aficionadosmay be drawn to different lines, materialsand concepts, but they are both in search ofquality, craftsmanship and beauty. They alsovalue rarity and detail, elements not found ineveryday purchases from big-box stores.

Antiques + Modernism will encompass peri-ods of design ranging from the 17th to mid-20th century, and esteemed dealers fromacross the country will showcase fine exam-ples of American, British, French and Asianantiques, as well as pieces from the Arts andCrafts, Art Nou veau, Art Deco and Mid-Century design movements. The exhibitionand sale will offer furniture, silver, ceramics,jewelry, garden antiques, lighting, rugs, tex-tiles, fine and folk art, architectural artifactsand more.

Proceeds from all events support the programs andservices of the Winnetka Community House, a non-tax supported organization that is dependent on abroad base of community support for its existence.

Antiques + Modernism Winnetka$15 for three day tickets to the show:Friday, October 19: 11–8Saturday, October 20: 10–6Sunday, October 21: 11–5Preview party: Thursday, October 18, 6:30–9:30 pm Tickets:$125 advance; $150 at doorCocktail Reception + Music

Antiques + Modernism in Winnetka this fall

details. The three-week residency program (which includes an apart-ment) is designed to give an experienced printmaker unlimited accessto the studio. “It’s not about the results,” says David Jones, executivedirector, “rather we encourage residents to use this time to take risks.”

Spudnik Press, like Anchor Graphics, has a residency specifically forprintmakers. Theirs, however, is geared towards the completion of aspecific project and culminates with an exhibition for the resident.Profits from artwork sold during the show go towards funding thenext resident. Unlike writers or painters who are arguably moremobile, printmakers need access to large expensive printing presses.Residencies like Spudnik’s and Anchor Graphics’ are invaluable forboth the access to professional tools and unfettered support.

Primarily a craft-based organization, Lillstreet Art Center also pro-vides tools an artist might not otherwise be able to access, such askilns and presses. During one-year residencies artists are integratedinto the organization by teaching classes and giving two public pre-sentations. When considering that our area offers a number of resi-dency programs, Emily Shroeder Willis, Director of Artist Programssays, “I think it’s important to keep an open relationship with otherresidencies. We are not in competition; we learn from one another.”

This is exactly the spirit that led leaders from several of the residen-cies to form CAARP (Chicago Area Arts Residency Programs), agroup which meets to exchange ideas and assist one another in con-tinuing to attract and support outstanding artistic talent and practice.Often, artists don’t just participate in a residency once; they will like-ly find reasons over time to apply to several and to take advantage ofmultiple programs and experiences.

The exception among these residencies with physical centers isTRANSIT, which does not exist in any one location. TRANSIT’s

motto, “helping artists go places,” reveals their mission: to facilitateopportunities for artists to work both in and out of Chicago. Artistsapply with projects in mind, and TRANSIT accomodates each artist’sneeds. Explains founder and director Meredith Winer, “We tailoreverything.”

Perhaps TRANSIT’s motto is applicable to all of the residencies.Whether physically, professionally or psychically, all of them affordartists the opportunity to go places—to make new connections, totake risks. Both by attracting new artists to the city and supportinglocal talent these residencies provide a fertile ground for new conver-sations, questions and discoveries about art.

To learn more about the residencies mentioned here, please visit thenew CAARP website www.CAARPChicago.org

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Our list of galleries new to CGN this season is a solidone, and we are pleased to welcome new spaces fromdowntown all the way to nearby Wisconsin.ArchiTech Gallery is back to announce the publica-tion of gallery owner David Jameson’s book, AlfonsoIannelli - Modern By Design. Jameson has been at workon the book about the architect for years. The fore-word is by City of Chicago Cultural Historian TimSamuelson. Elaine Erickson Gallery, in Milwaukee’shistoric Third Ward, was established in 1994 and is amember of the Milwaukee Art Dealers Association.Erickson features contemporary art in all mediums aswell as a collection of ethnographic art. Gallery ofContemporary Mosaics (GoCM) features the bestexamples of contemporary mosaic fine art. The galleryrecently relocated from the Smith Museum of StainedGlass at Navy Pier to a newly expanded space withinthe Chicago Mosaic School. GoCM is the only non-profit school dedicated solely to the mosaic arts in theUnited States. Hilligoss Galleries, long familiar tothose wandering Michigan Ave., specializes in selec-tions of original paintings by living artists, as well asfine prints by historic and 20th century masters.William Hill Gallery has opened on SouthDorchester in Hyde Park. The gallery’s grand openingexhibition featuresart by JefferyLeving thruSeptember 23.Hilton | AsmusContemporary isnew to River North.Run by Arica Hiltonand Sven Asmus, thegallery opened thissummer at Wells and Superior. The focus is on modernand contemporary paintings, limited edition graphics,glass art, sculpture and photography. Robert JendraStudio + Gallery is also new to us in River North.Robert Jendra is a photographer focused on Chicagoscenes, among other subject matter. Onli Studioscomes to us in time for Chicago Artists Month. TurtelOnli is a graphic artist who is part of the group atBridgeport Art Center. Perspective Group andPhotography Gallery, Ltd. is a not-for-profit, commu-nity-oriented cooperative based in Evanston.Perspective promotes ongoing artist exhibitions andalso offers outreach activities such as workshops,youth classes and critiques. Sherwin’s Gallery inWrigleyville is home to artist Ian M. Sherwin. Thegallery offers exhibitions, classes for kids and adults,even parties. David Weinberg Photography has a full schedule again this fall in River North. The spacewill hold openings this fall in conjunction with area

galleries.Weinberg’sexhibition Mr.Wild’s Gardenwas held atElmhurst ArtMuseum thisspring (pic-tured at left.)

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Heading west from downtown mid-week, safely past the morning rushhour, is a surprisingly relaxing time to take a drive to the suburbs, and theElmhurst Art Museum (EAM) is asgood a reason as any to get out oftown for an hour or two. First, admis-sion is just $5 for adults. On Fridaysit’s free. Second, EAM was recentlynamed by Chicago magazine the bestsuburban art museum.

A visit to EAM is a cultural experi-ence, but it’s also an architectural one,particularly since the museum building is designed around and pays tribute toone of only three homes in the United States designed and built by Ludwig Miesvan der Rohe. In 1991, EAM took advantage of an opportunity to purchase theMcCormick House, one of only three homes in the United States designed andbuilt by van der Rohe. The current site, opened in September of 1997, has wonthe Chicago AIA Regional Architecture Award and was nominated for aNational Distinguished Building Award for Architectural Excellence.

While the building is certainly worthy of visitor admiration, the exhibition pro-gram is the real draw season after season. A focus on the local is critical toEAM’s purpose and identity; many area artists count showing at EAM as theirfirst museum exhibition. EAM is also a central advocate for arts and culture inthe western suburbs, bringing in dynamic exhibitions and holding a regularseries of artist lectures and discussions all year long. EAM hosts importantnational shows, such as the two recent exhibitions from the Smithsonian, wherethe museum was the only Midwest venue. Visit EAM’s website for their up-to-date fall schedule. More suburban art destinations are listed on page 51. -GV

Elmhurstartmuseum.org • 150 Cottage Hill Ave. (60126) • Closed Sunday/Monday

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Chicago Artists Month Art PicksOctober is ChicagoArtists Month.This fall, look ingalleries + studios,even online, to find unique +handmade worksby creatives hereat home.

Clockwise, top center: Justin Cooper, part of DePaul Art Museum’s Afterimage, courtesy moniquemeloche gallery; Jeremiah Lee’scigar box guitar, Packer Schopf Gallery; you can find Sara Wright’s hand printed card art at Keenly Inked on Etsy; ClarissePerrette Wander & Space, Acrylic on canvas, 44” x 44”, 2010, at the Zhou B Art Center

Elmhurst Art Museum, photo by Matthew Avignone

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Lakeside Legacy Arts Park 5–7:30pm • Free/donations401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake, ILlakesideLegacy.org

Lillstreet Art Center6:30-9pm • Free4401 N. Ravenswood lillstreet.com

Museum of Contemporary Art(MCA)6–10pm Visit website for ticket info220 E. Chicagomcachicago.org

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Chicago Arts District / Pilsen East 6–10pm • FreeS. Halsted + 18th St.chicagoartsdistrict.org

Fine Arts Building Open Studios 5–9pm • Free410 S. Michiganfineartsbuilding.tv

3rd FridayTaking place monthly

Bridgeport Art Center / Artists of Eastbank5-10pm • Free1200 W. 35th St.bridgeportart.com

3rd Friday, ContinuedOak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–9pm • FreeHarrison St.oakparkartsdistrict.com

Zhou B Art Center/Bridgeport Art Walk 7–10pm • Free1029 W. 35th St. zbcenter.org

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LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios2–6pm • Free2150 S. Canalportlacuna2150.com

The Lost Artists ShowThe Art Colony Studio BuildingCheck for times • Free2630 W. Fletcherlostartistschicago.com

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What were you doing 40 years ago thisfall? How about 30, or even 10? Did youlive in Chicago? Were you even born? Asizeable number of our city’s galleries aremarking major milestones this fall, so wetook some time to ask them about the kindof impact that longevity and leadershiphave had in our neighborhoods and in ourarts community. A multitude of develop-ments have affected art businesses hereand around the world, but when consider-ing the many industry shifts, Chicagodealers have similar responses: the internetand art fairs have turned things on theirhead when it comes to selling art, promot-ing artists and reaching collectors.Withthe benefit of hindsight, several dealers cel-ebrating significant anniversaries thisyear offered reflections on all that haschanged over the decades, as well as whatthankfully remains the same. -GV

Artists and art dealers are often pioneerswhen it comes to seeking out new neighbor-hoods in which to live as well as run a busi-ness. The vitality and popularity of Chicagoneighborhoods today, such as River Northand the West Loop, versus 10 or 20 years agois in part thanks to dealers and artists whoblazed early trails. Such geographic changeshave had long-range effects on the galleryscene that are still evident.

Prior to the 1980s the city’s established gal-leries were centered around MichiganAvenue. A few stalwarts are still located theretoday, including Richard Gray Gallery,approaching its 50th anniversary in 2013, andR.S. Johnson Fine Art, in business for over56 years. By the late ‘70s a few dealersaddressed a need for space that was not avail-able along the city’s main retail corridor.Zolla/Lieberman Gallery moved to 368 WestHuron in 1976. In 1979 Ann and Roy Boydmoved their gallery to West Superior to thesecond floor above Young Hoffman Gallery,with Jack Lemmon and Landfall Press. AnnBoyd remembers, “It was a wonderful time.There was hardly any activity during the day,but people who came to see us came for apurpose. We were all feeling pressure to havehigher ceilings, more space for art, moreelbowroom during openings. Some artiststhought we were crazy until they saw the bigspaces and recognized the sense of cama-raderie. Our insurance when we started was$1,500 a month because our agent thought allof our windows would be smashed.” By 198316 galleries had opened in what would soonbe known as River North.

Around the same time that galleries werebeginning to establish Chicago’s first gallerydistrict, in 1981 a new event on the city’s artcalendar would forever change the art busi-

ness. Art Exposition launched on Navy Pierthat year, and the resulting energy and atten-tion bouyed Chicago’s reputation as an inter-national art center; it also added fuel to therapid local gallery growth. By the end of the‘80s, over 65 galleries filled River North,while more opened around the city, includingin Wicker Park/Bucktown and beyond.

Catherine Edelman launched her namesakegallery 25 years ago after graduating from theSchool of the Art Institute, opening her doorstwo weeks before the 1987 stock marketcrash. An April 1989 fire that devastatedRiver North, along with the coinciding crashof the global art market, led to widespreadvolatility well into the early ‘90s. Some deal-ers again sought larger spaces and lowerrents, spurring a significant relocation to theWest Loop. Edelman says, “I think the ideawas that we’d all move, which at first seemedlike a viable idea, but a lot of us decided tostay. I think that split hurt the power of theChicago gallery scene. There never used to bea thought where else you’d go opening night.”

Art centers have continued to develop locally in all directions, such as in Pilsen andBridgeport where distinct neighborhood per-sonalities are evident. The ever-creative artscene now even includes pop-up galleries andinstallations, a timely result of a resourcefuleconomy. Changes in the global businesslandscape have also altered the way we allreach audiences beyond the ones at home. Inthe past 10 years, we’ve come to view web-sites, blogs, Twitter and Facebook as critical.

Douglas Dawson Gallery marks 30 years atthe end of this year, and Dawson points totechnology as being one of the most strikingdifferences since his early days, though headmits that new channels may not seem asjarring to those starting out. He says, “Forolder galleries, like ours, with an older clien-tele, and a long history of print, mailings, per-sonal contact, the evolution of technology andthe impetus to make it a valid tool of the busi-ness has been challenging.”

Social networking and the web aren’t theonly things making the art world smaller. RoyBoyd, who founded his gallery in 1972 inWestern Springs before moving downtownnear the original site of the MCA, says thatcompared to 40 years ago, “We all know artfairs have taken over. The scene isn’t justlocal anymore.” Dawson reiterated Boyd’spoint: “The changes I've seen in the art busi-ness in Chicago mirror changes nationally.When I opened in the early 1980's there wastremendous, self-sustaining energy in the art

community. Today our business is predicatedon participating in important art fairs. Wedepend on the clients we meet at those fairswho, if they do not purchase at the show,often will when they visit us in Chicago.”

Valerie Carberry, who opened her gallery 10years ago in the John Hancock Center, saysthough many see striking changes over theyears, and art now reaches many via theinternet, up close and in-person can’t be beat:“What has not changed is that the quality ofexperience for the casual visitor or the expe-rienced collector is never better than in thegallery itself, where the directors, staff, andartists are available to share their expertiseand enthusiasm in a comfortable space. Thisexperience endures alongside the many andnow vital platforms for art viewing, such asonline or at art fairs, and proves the value ofa basic pleasure.”

Running a gallery is a marathon, certainly not a sprint. Dawson says, “I think the mostimportant issue for an older gallery, as for anolder individual, is how to remain vital, rele-vant, and able to bring energized perspectivesto one's activities. Chicago is a wonderful andreceptive city to explore those challenges.” 10 years ago the Boyds hosted an intimateparty for their 30th anniversary. “This fall,”Roy says, “we’re going to just have a groupshow for our 40th anniversary. We’re lettingour artists submit their favorite old work, orthey can submit something new. We just wantto recognize the people we’ve worked so wellwith.”

For a full list of Chicago galleries celebrating 10 ormore years in business thisyear, please see page 35.

2012 Gallery Milestones: decades in the art business

Longtime friend + playwright Edward Albee with Ann + Roy Boyd while celebrating Roy Boyd Gallery’s 30th anniversary in 2002.

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Today, there are well over 150 galleries inChicago in at least a dozen differentneighborhoods. CGN launched in the win-ter of 1982/83, as the vision of foundingpublisher Natalie van Straaten, and at thetime, it consisted of just four pages listingthe original 16 galleries centered aroundSuperior and Huron Streets. Today CGNcovers five city ‘districts’ as well as thesuburbs and neighboring states likeIndiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. CGN’sown growth matches the evolution of thecity’s arts scene.

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Not Just Another Pretty Face: Artists + individuals creating together

BY CARLY LILLWITZ

The line between food and art continues toblur as Chicago eateries and cocktail loungestake interest in high-caliber art. Despite someartists’ reservations, restaurants are becomingworthy alternate exhibition venues in addi-tion to typical gallery spaces. Some restau-rants even hold opening receptions for theexhibiting artists. To change up your usualgallery hopping routine, we recommendLeopold in West Town to simultaneouslyenjoy a well-crafted meal while checking outwork by up-and-coming Chicago artists.

Local sourcing is celebrated on the walls aswell as the plate in this charming Belgian-inspired restaurant. Each turn of the seasonbrings fresh artwork and a modified menu toLeopold, all made possible by the naturalshowcasing of regional artists and farmers.“Since we like to feature small, local farmers,we thought it important to do the samethrough our art program,” says Christy Agee,owner and general manager of Leopold.Every three months, Agee partners withcurator Andrew Rafacz, of Andrew RafaczGallery in the West Loop, to produce anexhibition of around ten pieces that mirrorsthe authentic and locally grown cuisine ofChef Jeffrey Hedin (a photographer him-self.) Rafacz recalls, “I know through myown interaction with clients that taste in fineart and taste in fine cuisine regularly con-verge… Art and dining are already bound upin each other. I think, simply put, interestingart adds to the singularity of the dining expe-rience, making it more memorable.”

Leopold has demonstrated its distinctive tastein photography in its past exhibitions, show-

ing works by Laura Letinsky, ChristopherMeerdo, and Heidi Norton, all of whomboast impressive resumes. “There is a richand recent history of great photography com-ing out of the city,” Rafacz observes, “andLeopold has so far had a commitment toartists who reside here.”

Coming this season to Leopold, Rafacz brings together Chicago-based photographersClarissa Tossin and Jereon Nelemans repre-senting The Mission Projects. For Agee, alife-long lover of the arts, the harmoniouscoexistence of art and menu in Leopold has only reaffirmed an age-old foodie truism."I know this sounds cliché," she says, "butpeople really do eat with their eyes first."

Eat Local. Art Local.Chicago’s reputation as a food capital has been building for a while, and there seems to be a natural overlap between gallery-goers and foodies.As chefs and art world personalities collide, the link between food and art extends beyond just where to eat after a busy night of gallery hopping.

To comission a work ofart sounds like a loftyendeavor, but as theHyde Park Art Center’s(HPAC) Not JustAnother Pretty Face®

(NJAPF) demon-strates, the process of apatron working with anartist is uniquely satisfy-ing, and not at all out ofreach. The programreturns this fall for a

fifth run. What began in 1995 as a way to support Chicago artists andthe Art Center has garnered praise from those familiar with the con-cept, such as artists looking to collaborate and patrons looking to sup-port HPAC, as well as art enthusiasts who appreciate this genius,approachable idea.

At a glance, NJAPF is a kind of matchmaking arrangement for the art world, intended to support Chicago artists while making collectingmore accessible to a broader group of people. Through the “salons”series artists and patrons pair up, questions are answered, artists’ artwork is explored and the collaboration begins.

NJAPF involves many people, and from start to finish it can takeplace anywhere from 18 months to two years. Inititally HPAC buildsup the artist roster, where the goal is to assemble a diverse group of

At Leopold, what’s on the wall is as important as what’s on the plate.

artists, encompassing a range of cultural backgrounds, artisticmedia, styles and price points. Once artists are selected, private andpublic salons are hosted by interested patrons as well as HPAC.Artists and patrons meet and the matchmaking begins. Eventuallyparameters are established regarding finances and the nature of thecommissioned artwork. Some patrons lay down specific requests,such as a certain type of artwork or style, like a mixed media por-trait, while others may give the artist total control over the processand outcome. Works executed include painting, photography,sculpture, installation and more.

Due to the program’s dual goals, commission proceeds generated by patrons are split equally between HPAC and the artist. Finally, a comprehensive catalogue is produced and the final works areunveiled at a celebratory opening of the three-month exhibition of the work produced during the program. In many cases at theopening party is the first time a patron sees the finished workbefore taking it home to be a part of, or the start to, their collection.

NJAPF has a proven track record of bringing more awareness andsupport to Chicago artists, as well as demystifying the notion of col-lecting art. Brand new patrons as well as seasoned collectors recog-nize their sponsorship plays a direct role in supporting the arts. -LM

Upcoming public salon dates taking place this fall and spring at the Art Center:November 12 at 6 pm + February 7 at 6 pm. If you’re interested in gettinginvolved or attending a salon, please visit www.hydeparkart.org/support

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Artists + Dealersin the NewsAnniversariesThe list of anniversaries in 2012 is long and filled with major milestones. We congratulate everyone on the list below! 40 years: Roy Boyd Gallery • 35 years: Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd.30 years:Douglas Dawson Gallery • Perimeter Gallery • 25 years: Catherine Edelman Gallery • Aron Packer Gallery • 20 years: Carrie Secrist Gallery • Vale Craft Gallery • 15 years: Stephen Daiter Gallery • Pagoda Red • 10 years: Russell Bowman Art Advisory • Valerie Carberry Gallery• Gillock Gallery • Woman Made Gallery • Zygman Voss

Moves + UpdatesColletti Gallery has relocated nearby to 49 E. Oak St.Gillock Gallery has moved to 1127 Florence Ave. in Evanston.

Artist Awards + Commissions elsewhereJean Albano Gallery artist Zack Wirsum will be included inAfterimage at the DePaul Art Museum September 13–November 15,2012. Gallery artist Gladys Nilsson will be included in NarrativeImpulse at the Christopher Art Gallery, Prarie State College, ChicagoHeights, IL. October 1-November 1, 2012. Susan Saladino wasrecently included in Beyond Rodin: New Directions in ContemporaryFigurative Sculpture at the Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY.

Ann Nathan Artist Mary Borgman is having an exhibition at theNational Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, Portraiture Now: Portraits on

the Edge, November 16, 2012-August 18, 2013. The sixth installationof the Portrait Gallery’s dynamic Portraiture Now series probes theintersection between drawing, photography, painting, video, textual writing and computer technology.

Andrew Bae Galleryannounced thatThe Art Instituteof Chicago haspurchased TetsuyaNoda's 445 DiaryMarch 5, '05 inKashiwa and 453Diary April 2, '07.Noda's prints canbe viewed in theContemporary

Japanese Prints Collection and will be a part of the museum’s per-manent collection. Gallery artist Jungjin Lee was invited to joinFrederic Brenner's project in Israel, Israel: Portrait of a Work inProgress. Brenner invited photographers - including Stephen Shore,Thomas Struth and Jeff Wall - to explore Israel’s complexity andresonance for a group exhibition opening at the beginning of 2014.

ZIA|Gallery artists are busy! Rick Dula exhibited large watercolorsat the Denver Airport (DIA), honoring the Clyfford Still Museum.Internationally renowned photographer Nevada Wier is working ona book about Myanmar as well as writing A Nomadic Vision. MelissaJay Craig has been awarded residencies at the Ragdale Foundationand the Vermont Studio Center. Kathy Weaverʼs Habeas Corpus tex-tile will be exhibited in Art to Change The World at Art Prize, GrandRapids. Her Crude Explorations about the BP oil spill will be exhibit-ed in New Fibers 2012 at Eastern Michigan Univ. Dulce Pinzon’s

Superheroes book is out. She is one of only 10 international photogra-phers nominated for this year’s Prix Pictet. ZIA will host the nextfundraiser for the Heartland Alliance. Please visit CGN’s online newspages for additional news about gallery artists.

Echt Gallery is excited to have two artists, Katja Fritzsche andJanusz Walentynowicz, highlighted in the exhibition Into the Light:Illinois Glass at the Rockford Art Museum in Rockford, IL.

Congratulations to ArchiTech Gallery owner David Jameson onthe publication of his book, Alfonso Iannelli - Modern By Design.

Carl Hammer Gallery artist Chris Ware is publishing a new graphic novel, Building Stories, in October. Original pages from thenovel are part of an exhibition at the gallery opening September 7.

Donald Young (1942-2012)The international art world was saddened this spring at the passingof dealer Donald Young. He was 69. A member of the Art DealersAssociation of America, Young founded Young Hoffman Gallery inChicago in the mid-1970s with RhonaHoffman (Rhona Hoffman Gallery,Chicago). In 1983 he foundedDonald Young Gallery. The gallerywas well-known for its artists stable,its focus on minimalism and video art,and its international reach. Young'svision and support contributed great-ly to the reputation of the Chicago artscene. He will be missed. CGN inter-viewed Young for its very first 15Minutes with a Dealer profile series.

Artwork by Tetsuya Noda from Andrew Bae Gallery in River North

CGN photographed Young in 2008

September 7-October 31:• Robin Denevan, encaustic river-scapes• Howard Hersh, abstract encaustic paintings.• Sandra Dawson, new work

November 2-December 31:Jessica Bush, Tamara English +Joseph HronekMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

704 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-664-3406Tu-Sa [email protected]

Paintings and sculpture byAmerican and European artists.

Opening receptions are on showstart dates, from 5-8pm.

Addington Gallery

River North

Dozens of galleries radiate from the intersection of Superior +Franklin streets, making up the River North gallery district.The area is the city’s densest gallery center.

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Chicago Gallery News is organized by geography, so youcan plan your route or easily look up galleries in yourarea. We aim to make it simple for visitors to see asmany galleries as possible in a certain neighborhood, butdon’t limit yourself to just one district or even the citylimits - galleries may be found in surprising places, andthey can be the inspiration for long drives. Be sure touse our pull-out map on page 31.

Refer to these listings to see what shows are takingplace, which artists are showing where, and in whichareas galleries specialize. The art world is increasinglyglobal these days, but Chicago’s local dealers and artistsare friendly and helpful to veterans and neophytes alike.

All of the listings here in print may also be found onlineat chicagogallerynews.com. Visit our online calendar ofevents for a guide to artist talks and other special hap-penings in the galleries and beyond, and read our artblog to check out our latest tips and recommendations.

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• September 7 + November 2: major area opening nights

• September 20-23: Events + openings for EXPO Chicago

Dining in the district• Boarding House: Wine-focusedOpening this fall

• Coco Pazzo: Italian• Farmhouse: Midwestern• Gene & Georgetti: Italian• Kiki’s Bistro: French• Prosecco: Italian• Union Sushi + BBQ: Asian

Visit theGoldenTriangle tocheck outtheir seasonalsales and mar-kets on NorthClark St. Page 38.

Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for exhibition informationand upcoming opening dates.

September 7-October 6:Jae Ko. Opening reception September 7

MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

300 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-335-8601Tu-Sa [email protected]

Contemporary Asian art, primarily with ties to Korea,Japan and China.

Permanent gallery artists include: Kwang Jean Park,Young June Lew, Yong Jin Han,Tetsuya Noda, Keysook Geum,Jungjin Lee, Jae Ko, Leeah Joo,Gapchul Lee.

Jean AlbanoGallery

311 W. Superior, Ste. 115 (60654)Tel 312-751-9500Tu-W by appt.; Th-Sa 10-5:30Opening receptions held 5:30-8on starting date of [email protected]

Modern + Contemporary Masters

Folk, Naïve, + Outsider Art

September 7-October 27:Roger Brown: Major Paintings. In conjunction with Zolla /Lieberman Gallery.

September 19-23:Participating in EXPO Chicago

November 2-January 26, 2013:10th Anniversary Exhibition:Current offerings + highlights

from a decade of exhibitions: Brown, Dial, Gorchov, Guston, Hofer, Murray, Nutt, Paschke, Shapiro, D. Smith, K. Smith, Traylor, Wegman, Yoakum and others


Russell Bowman Art AdvisoryAndrew Bae Gallery

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739 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-642-1606Tu-Sa 10-5:30; M by [email protected]

Contemporary paintings + sculpture.

Opening receptions are on theopening dates of the exhibitions:Fridays, 5-8pm.

September 7-October 23:40th Anniversary Exhibition

October 26-December 4:• Mario Trejo: Cathartic Fury• Sarah Krepp: The Walking Drawings

December 7:Gallery Owned Inventory Sale


300 W Hubbard312.836.0900

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ArchiTech Gallery

Roy BoydGallery

215 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0770Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 + by [email protected]

Contemporary paintings, drawings, and constructions.

September 7-October 20:Gladys Nilsson: New Watercolors.Opening Fri, Sept. 7 5:30-7:30

November 2-4:Participating in SOFA Chicago

November 2-December:Objects: Featuring gallery artists,including Amy Honchell, DonnaRosenthal, Susan Saladino andCourtney Timmermans. OpeningFri., Nov. 2 5:30-7:30

730 N. Franklin, 2nd Fl. (60654)Tel 312-475-1290W-Sa 12-5Dir. David [email protected]

Chicago’s only gallery of architectural art. Designdrawings, blueprints + photographs of building +

industrial art.

Artists representedinclude Frank LloydWright, AlfonsoIannelli + DanielBurnham.

Contact ArchiTechGallery about a newbook, Alfonso Iannelli- Modern By Design,written by DavidJameson; forewordby Tim Samuelson.

September 7-December 29:Alfonso Iannelli

Gladys Nilsson, Outer View, 2012, watercolor and gouache on paper, 12” x 9”

Alfonso Iannelli, Wooden Nude Figure, 1931

Jae Ko, JK726 Black, 2012, rolled paper, sumi ink, graphite powder, and glue, 12” x 10.5” x 31”

Roger Brown, BananaRepublic Border Clash, 1974,oil on canvas, 72” x 48”

Sarah Krepp, The Walking Drawings - I,15” x 15”, metal, thread on paper

Robert JendraStudio+Gallery

215 W. Huron (60654)Tel 312-337-0111M-F 10-5; Weekends by [email protected]

International + regional photography: Chicago, globaltravel, wildlife, architectural,landscapes, nautical.

Featured artists + artworks.

Studio and location commercialphotographic + design services.Framing and large format printingservices up to 64" wide in anylength.

September 7: Opening reception from 5-8pm

November 2: Opening reception from 5-8pm

River North

Carl Hammer Gallery

Josef GlimerGallery, Ltd.

The GoldenTriangle

Hilton | AsmusContemporary

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740 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-266-8512Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5 Opening receptions 6-8pm onfirst date of scheduled exhibitions.Dir. Carl F. [email protected]

Representing American + international contemporaryartists, as well as select examples/artists from theAmerican “outsider” genre.

226 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-337-6262M-Sa 10-6; Su 11-5Dir. Lisa BoronEvent Dir. Michael [email protected]

In the heart of River North within 20,000 sq. ft., we house alarge collection of contemporaryAmerican + European painting +sculpture. We also showcase tribalAfrican ceramics, furniture +sculpture.

Gallery available for special events.

September 7: New works by MichaelBentley; Abstract SeascapesNovember 2: New works by TomBrydelsky; Encaustic LandscapesDecember 7: New works by AnnaPales; Acrylic Resin Landscapes

330 N. Clark (60654)Tel 312-755-1266M-W, F 10-6; Th 10-7; Sa [email protected]

The Golden Triangle’s block-long home in the historicReid Murdoch Center featuresone of the largest collections ofAsian + European antiques andhome furnishings in the country.

A dramatic setting, complete with Asian courtyard + exemplarycustomer service.

September 7-October 27:Chris Ware: Building Stories.Original Pages from the artist’snew graphic novel of the sametitle. The book’s release date isscheduled for October 2, 2012from Pantheon Books.

September 19-23:Participating in EXPO Chicago,Navy Pier. Booth #215.

November 2-December 29:Michael Hernandez de Luna:

new work


716 N. Wells (60654)Tel [email protected] 12-8 or by appt.

Specializing in modern + contemporary paintings, limitededition graphics, glass art, sculpture + photography.

September 7:Dennis Manarchy, METALPhotographyOctober 5:Dalip Kryeziu, DIARIES + FACESPaintings + Drawings on PaperNovember 2:Rick Garcia, COLORS OF OMPaintings + Mixed MediaDecember 7:Arica Hilton, Body + Soul,Paintings + Poetry. In collaboration with JenniferNorback Fine Art + artist RenéRomero Schuler among others

CatherineEdelmanGallery

Echt GalleryStephenDaiter Gallery

230 W. Superior4th Fl. (60654)Tel 312-787-3350W-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Paul Berlanga, Michael [email protected]

Vintage black + white photography, specializing in documentary + experimental photography: Institute of Design,Bauhaus, Photo League, etc.

Rare photography from the1920s-1960s.

September 7-October 27:Collateral Damage: The Human Face of War in the 21st Century.Samantha Appleton, VincentCianni, Ashley Gilbertson, +Stephanie Sinclair. Receptionwith artists: Sunday, September23, 10am-1pm


November 2-December 29:Joseph D. Jachna Photographs.Opening reception on Fri., Nov. 2 from 5-8pm.

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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, Dale Chihuly,Daniel Clayman, Pearl Dick,Matt Eskuche, Bella Feldman,Gregory Grenon, Philip Baldwin+ Monica Guggisberg, ShaynaLeib, Mira Maylor, CliffordRainey, Joseph Rossano + others.

For a complete list of artists +exhibitions please visit our website

September 7-October 20:Exhibiting new work by ceramic artist Russell Biles.Opening reception with the artiston Friday, Sept. 7, 5-8pm

November 2-December 31:Solo exhibition with Illinois-basedglass + mixed media artist Janusz Walentynowicz. Opening reception with the artist on Friday, Nov. 2, 5-8pm


300 W. SuperiorLower Level (60654)Tel 312-266-2350Tu-Sa 10-5:[email protected] @edelmangallery

Contemporary photography +mixed media photo-based art.

September 7-October 27:Terry Evans: Overview


November 2-December 29:What I Was Thinking: 25 year anniversary exhibition

MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DEALERS (AIPAD)

207 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-787-4640Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt.Dir. Josef GlimerAsst. Dir. April [email protected]

35 years of selling fine art.

Featuring contemporary artistsNancy Wolfe, Thom Kapheim, Mira Hermoni-Levine, Brian Divis + Sheila Finnigan.

Also featuring masterworks of the 19th + 20th Centuries, includ-ing works by Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, Picasso, Miró,Rivera, + Zuniga, among others.

September 7 + 8: Sheila Finnigan:Metamorphosis, new work. Openingreceptions September 7 + 8

GruenGalleries

SheilaFinnigan,Untitled,mixed mediaon paper,2012, 22.5”x 30.75”

Karen Tribe, Bronze Rain Drum, NorthernThailand, mid 1800s, 21” W x 21” D x 16”

Anna Pales, No. 252, acrylic resin, 48” x 48” Chris Ware, Building Stories

Lauren E. Simonutti: Birthday Girl, 2008, 5” x 4”, toned gelatin silver print

Dennis Manarchy

Ann NathanGallery

Gallery KH

311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-642-0202Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5; and by appt.Shannon R. [email protected]

Find us on Twitter @GalleryKHFind us on Facebook

Contemporary abstract + realistpaintings, fine prints + sculpture.

Thru September 2:Jerry Ricketson: New American Landscapes

September 7-November 26:Carolyn Cole: New Abstracts.Opening reception on Fri., Sept. 7 from 5-8pm.

December 12-January 1, 2013:Francine Turk: 12-12-12Opening reception on Wed., Dec. 12.

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River North

612 Merchandise Mart Plaza(60654)Tel 312-644-8855M-F 9-5Richard P. NortonDir. Susan Klein [email protected]

Notable American + EuropeanImpressionist + Modern paintings,drawings + sculpture from the19th + early 20th Centuries.

Offering a wide range of services,including consultation, appraisal,consignment + purchase of art-work.

Artists include: Ivan Albright, George Aldrich,Claude Bentley, Karl Buehr,Francis Chapin, AlexanderCorazzo, Manierre Dawson,Werner Drewes, John Enneking,Frederick Fursman, HananiahHarari, George Josimovich,Thomas Kapsalis, Rockwell Kent,Richard Koppe, Walter Krawiec,Albert Krehbiel, Jonas Lie, Jan Matulka, Edgar Miller, Tina Modotti, Pauline Palmer,Frank Peyraud, William S.Schwartz, Gerritt Sinclair, JohnStorrs, Frederic Tellander, MorrisTopchevsky, Vaclav Vytlacil, Carl Woolsey, among others.


215 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0055Tu-F 10-5; Sa 10:[email protected]

Works by contemporaryAmerican, European + Russian artists with special interest in figurative painting.

Please contact gallery for exhibition information.

September 7:Jose Cobo: New Sculptures.Opening reception on Friday, Sept. 7, 5-7:30pm.

210 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-266-9473Tu-Sa 10:30-5:30Dir. Frank Paluchperimeterchicago@perimetergallery.comwww.perimetergallery.com

Perimeter Gallery features contemporary painting, sculpture,works on paper, + master worksin ceramic + fiber arts.

Opening receptions are held thefirst day of exhibitions, 5-8pm.

September 7-October 6:Robert Kushner + Shoichi Ida:paintings

October 12-November 10:• Julie York, Xavier Toubes: ceramics• Ken Loeber: jewelry

November 16-December 29:Jeffrey Forsythe: sculpture + painting


217 W. Huron (60654)Tel 773-671-5945Tu, Th 12-5; F, Sa 12-6; or by [email protected]

Featuring contemporary artists,including: Jean-ChristopheBallot, Michael Goro, HerbertMurrie, Stephen McClymont,Rene Romero Schuler, ellsworthsnyder, Jeremy Tubbs, WilliamUtermohlen, Vivian van Blerk.

Please contact gallery for upcoming exhibition schedule.

September 7:Vadim Gushchin: CulturalTreasures, photographs

October:Jeremy Tubbs:Duct Tape and Multimedia

November 2:Jeanette Pasin Sloan: Back to Chicago

December 7:René Romero Schuler, Body & Soul. In collaboration withHilton | Asmus Contemporaryand artist Arica Hilton

212 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-6622Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa [email protected]

Minimal steel furniture byrenowned designer creator Jim Rose.

Established + well known painters + sculptors in all media.

Selective African Art.

Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date exhibition + opening schedule.

September 7:Opening reception from 5-8pm; contact gallery for show details.

November 2-4:Participating in SOFA Chicago2012, Navy Pier


JenniferNorback Fine Art, Inc.

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PerimeterGallery

“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

Maya PolskyGallery

Carolyn Cole, 61202, mixedmedia on canvas, 41” x 41”

David Weinberg PhotographyVale CraftGallery

Zygman VossGallery

Zolla /LiebermanGallery

KenSaundersGallery

Judy A Saslow Gallery SchneiderGallery

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230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-573-1400Tu-Sa 11-5Ken [email protected]

Exhibiting the world’s mostprominent + innovative artistscreating glass sculpture.

Please check with the gallery +visit our website for informationon current exhibition.

September 7-October 26:Original Voices: Featuring Matthew Cummings, Seth Fairweather, BrunoRomanelli, Jeffrey Sarmiento,Ana Thiel, + Kanako Togawa

November 2-December 31:José Chardiet


311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-9407Tu-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Dirs. Sidney Block, Bob [email protected]

Printworks is a works on paper gallery specializing in contemporary prints, drawings,photographs and artists’ books.

Opening receptions 5:30-7:30 onfirst date of scheduled exhibition.

September 7-October 13:Robert Schultz: New Drawings

October 19-November 24:Christopher Schneberger:Glimmer: The Haunting of theGraham House, new color photographs.

November 30-February 2, 2013: Special Group Exhibition: New Self-Portraits by 44 Artists.Susanna Coffey, William Conger,Richard Haas, Kerry JamesMarshall, Audrey Niffenegger,Jim Nutt, Philip Pearlstein,Suellen Rocca, Franz Schulze,James Valerio + FrancesWhitehead, + many more. Seeonline listing or visit website forfull artist list.

September 7-October 27:Marc BourlierKrista HarrisRusty WolfeOpening reception on Sept. 7from 5-8pm.


300 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-943-0530Tu-F 11-6; Sa [email protected]

Specializing in InternationalOutsider Art as well as emerging+ established Contemporary art.

230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-988-4033Tu-F 10:30-5; Sa 11-5Dir. Martha Schneiderschneidergalleryinfo@gmail.comwww.schneidergallerychicago.comTwitter @SchneiderCPG

Contemporary Photography

September 7-October 27:Jess Dugan: Solo show. Opening reception on Sept. 7 from 5-7:30pm.

November 2-December 29:• Luis Gonzalez PalmaRetrospective• Rosemary WarnerOpening reception on Nov. 2 from 5-7:30pm.


300 W Superior, Ste. 2032nd Level (60654)Tel 312-529-5090M-Sa 10-5 Studio Manager: Matt [email protected]

Follow us on Facebook:Facebook.com/davidweinbergphotography

Contemporary Photography fromemerging artists to the collectionof David Weinberg.

September 7-October 15:David Weinberg: Spent Portraits of the Exhausted. Opening reception September 7.

October 17:Light - A Juried PhotographyExhibition, in partnership withthe Filter Photo Festival.Opening reception October 17.

November 2:• The Coat Check: A new series of exhibitions featuring the work of up-and-coming + emerg-

ing fine art photogra-phers (back galleries.)Opening receptionNovember 2.

• David Weinberg: Spent Portraits of theExhausted (in the frontgallery.)

Please contact galleryfor an up-to-dateexhibition + openingschedule.

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 of ceramics, decorative fiber art,glass objects, metal sculpture,functional art + unique jewelry.

Vale Craft Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary in November.

September 7-October 27:Doug DeLind + Jody DeLind:Raku-fired ceramicsNovember 2-December 1:20th Anniversary RetrospectiveDecember 7-January 5: Holiday Group Show

Printworks

325 W. Huron (60654)Tel 312-944-1990Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:[email protected]

September 7-October 27:Opening reception for both shows on September 7, 5-8pm• Roger Brown: Major Paintings, in conjunction with Russell Bowman Art Advisory. • Garrett Durant: A sight for sore eyes. In the office gallery.

November 2-December 27:Opening reception for both shows on November 2, 5-8pm• Image/Clot:A group exhibition curated by Dan Mills, with work by J. Fiber (a.k.a. James Esber + Jane Fine), Brad Kahlhamer, Johan Nobell, Nicky Nodjoumi, Gail Skudera. • Phyllis Bramson: Works on paper. South gallery.

MEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

222 W. Superior, #1E (60654)Tel 312-787-3300Tu-Sa 10-5; Su and M by [email protected]

Featuring 17th-20th century masters, museum quality-works.

Contemporary artists Moshe Rosenthalis, LeonardoNierman + Aliza Nahor.

Ongoing: Recently acquired, fantastic Miró collection. Come see ournewest collection of whimsical +playful Mirós that will be sure toput a smile on your face.

November 18:10th Anniversary Celebration

Marc Bourlier, Jeudi le 9 Février 2012, 2012, drift wood and linen string, 27” x 15” x 4”

DougDeLind,Totem 2, Raku-fired ceramic, 22” x 14”

Joan Miró, L’enfance D’ubu, color lithograph, signed in pencil

David Weinberg, Spent (2012) Archival Pigment Print, 24” x 36”

DouglasDawsonGallery

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 American + European Prints, drawings + watercolors.

Featuring works by: Arms, Bellows, Benton, Buhot,Burchfield, Chagall, Chahine,Crawford, Degas, Hayter, Kent,Kloss, Lewis, Lipchitz, Miró,Pennell, Renoir, Rouault,Schlemmer, Seligman, Simon,Tanguy, Tissot, Villon, Whistler,Wood, Zorn + many others.

MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERSASSOCIATION

West Loop / SideFulton Market

222 N. Desplaines, lower levelOn Desplaines at Lake (60661)Tel 312-234-9091Th-F 11-5; Sa 12-5bob@robertbillscontemporary.comwww.robertbillscontemporary.com

Robert Bills Contemporary is dedicated to finding + introducing artists in all media whose work embodies well-executed conceptual depth.

September 7-October 27:Tom Berenz

November 3-December 29:Daniel G. Baird

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310 N. Peoria (60607)Tel 312-730-0611M-Sa 10-6, by [email protected]

Showing painting, sculpture +mixed media by a talented group oflocal + national artists.

Studio sessions + art classes taughtevery Wednesday + Saturday.

Please check website for full exhibition details.

400 N. Morgan (60642)Tel 312-226-7975Tu-Sa 9:30-5:30Dirs. Douglas Dawson, Wallace [email protected]

Ancient + historic ethnographic art from Africa, Asia + the Americas. Since 1983.

September 7-October 13:EXPOSED: Gallery HighlightsSeptember 19-23:EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier

October 19-25: International FineArt and Antique Dealers Show,Park Avenue Armory, NYC

November 1-30: Frank Connet:Semblance. Reception Nov. 3, 7-9pm

December 5-9: Art Miami,Midtown Arts District, MiamiDecember 12-January 12, 2013:Kiff Slemmons: The White Work.Reception Dec. 12, 6-8pm.


215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-850-0924Dir. Ewa [email protected]

EC Gallery’s primary focus is the introduction + representationof emerging + mid-career artistswhose practices traverse painting,drawing, mixed media + photomedia.

Please check website for full exhibition details.

Robert BillsContemporary

The West Side includes the West Loop,West Town, Fulton Market, RandolphStreet + more. Expect lots of activity inthe area during EXPO Chicago, Sept.20-23. Free shuttles run all weekend.

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Dining in the district• A few of Chicago’s hottest favorites:Publican, Next, Blackbird, Avec, Girl + the Goat, Maude’s Liquor Bar,Piccolo Sogno, Nellcôte, Moto

District design:• Unique areadesign + antiquesources: MorlenSinoway Atelier,Wright, Jan’sAntiques, LeslieHindman, andStrand Design.

EC Gallery

FM* Gallery

Mars Gallerykasia kay art projectsgallery

Hinge Gallery RhonaHoffmanGallery

1955 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-291-9313Sa 11-5; + by appt.Opening receptions held firstnight of exhibition from 6-9pmDir. Holly [email protected]

Hinge Gallery’s mission is to support emerging contemporaryartists of the highest quality fromChicago as well as around theworld.

Hinge Gallery is a commercialexhibition space featuring paint-ing, mixed media, prints, sound,video, sculpture, and installation.

215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-944-0408W-Sa 11-5; Tu by appt. and by [email protected]

Established + mid-career international artists working in all media.

Please contact gallery or checkwebsite or online CGN listing foradditional show information.


1139 W. Fulton Market (60607)Tel 312-226-7808W 12-6; Th 12-7; F-S 12-6; Su + Tu by appt.Dir. Barbara [email protected]

Specializing in contemporary fine, fun + sophisticated artwork. Original paintings + limited edition prints.

Since 1988 Mars has been themust-see hot spot of the ChicagoWest Loop art scene.

For info regarding show scheduleplease consult the gallery website.

September 7: Dry, New paintingsby Ben Synstelien + mixed mediaby Christopher Royal. Openingreception Friday, Sept. 7, 6-9pm.

BenSynstelien,CandyCigarette, acrylic oncanvas

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Fall Gallery Openings

118 N. Peoria (60607)Tel 312.455.1990Tu–F, 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:[email protected]

September 14-October 20:Jacob Hashimoto: super-elastic collisions (origins, and distant derivations)

September 19-23:Participating in EXPO Chicago at Navy Pier. Booth #403

October 26-December 1:Luis Gispert

Tony WightGallery

Woman MadeGallery

130 N. Jefferson (60661)Tel 312-575-9600M-Sa [email protected]

Conveniently located in the WestLoop, PRIMITIVE’s 30,000 sq.ft. flagship store has become atrue Chicago destination.

Come + experience 4 floors ofmuseum gradefurniture, arti-facts, textiles,jewelry + fashion fromessentially theworld over. The collectionsare authentic +exclusive.

You’ll feel likeyou have justbeen around theworld yourself!

Please contactus for currentexhibition +event schedules.

327 N. Aberdeen, #151 (60607)Tel 312-432-9500Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt.Openings 1st day of show 6-9pmDir. Linda [email protected]

Emerging + mid-career contemporary artists in all media.Additional focus on corporate collections + consulting.

September 7-October 20:• Gallery Y: Brenda Moore: Between Tragedy and Frivolity• Gallery X: David Reninger: Animal TalesOctober 26-December 8:• Gallery Y: Peter Drake• Gallery X: Scott CarterDecember 14-January 26, 2013:• Gallery Y: Shay Kun• Gallery X: Doug Fogelson


PRIMITIVE

845 W. Washington, 2nd Fl.(60607)Tel 312-492-7261Dir. Tony [email protected]

Please contact us or visit our website for exhibition informationand schedule.

West Loop / West Side

685 N. Milwaukee (60642)Tel 312-738-0400W-F 12-7; Sa-Su [email protected] us on Facebook

Thru September 27:• Group Show: Inspired By... Celebrating Illinois Women ArtistsJuror: Mary Stoppert• Solo Exhibition: Mary StoppertOctober 5-31:• 20 Neighborhoods - Group show• Collaborative Art Projects• Julia Ris, Reception Oct. 5, 6-9pmNovember 2-4:Participating in SOFA at Navy Pier. Artists: Sarah Chapman,Carmen M. Perez, Elizabeth RhoadsRead, Mary StoppertNovember 9-December 23:• State of gRace• Sapphire and Crystals — 25 Years,curated by Joyce Owens• 20 Years Strong: Women Working in Clay, curated by Linda Hillman• Fine arts + crafts by women

Linda WarrenProjects

942 W. Lake (60607)Tel 312-226-8984Tu-Sa 11-5:30Dir. Aron [email protected]

Contemporary art in all media. Well-known for folk/outsider art.

September 7-October 20:• Casey Gunschel: Ritual Union: A Fairy Story, elaborate hand tooledcowhides• Jim Dingilian: Smoke Drawings,smoke inside empty glass bottles• Jeremiah Lee*: Deco-Sonic, handcrafted cigar box guitars* Lee is a featured artist duringChicago Artists Month.

October 13, Saturday:• Casey Gunschel artist talk, 1pm• Cigar Box Guitar Concert, 3pm

November 2-4:Participating in SOFA Chicago,

November 2-December 29:• Jerry Bleem: In Lieu of Other Formsof Aggression, reused materials• Lucy Ruth Wright Rivers: Bead Party, bead tapestries• Ellen Greene: Invisible Mother’sMilk, tatoo inspired paintings on vintage women’s gloves• Jeff Crisman: Tattoo Jungle, black + white vintage prints, contemporary color portraitsMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Packer SchopfGallery

835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-226-6800Tu-F 10-5; Sa [email protected]

McCormick Gallery features both Modern + Contemporary art,focusing primarily on painting,works on paper + sculpture.

We represent the estates ofnumerous mid-century Americanpainters, with an emphasis onabstract expressionism.

Carrie SecristGallery

ThomasRobertelloGallery

The gallery also shows bothestablished + emerging contemporary artists.

September 7-October 13:Jack Roth: Works from the estateOpening reception Sept. 21, 6-8pm

September 19-23:Participating in EXPO Chicago at Navy Pier.

October 20-December 8:Darrell Roberts: New WorkOpening Oct. 20, 4-7pm


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McCormick Gallery

27 N. Morgan (60607)Tel 812-345-1886Dir. Thomas [email protected]

Contemporary West Loop gallery featuring emerging +established artists.

Gallery artists: Jason Robert Bell, Patrick Berran, SamanthaBittman, Jonathan Dankenbring,John Delk, Adam Ekberg, Laura Fayer, Sarah Hicks, Peter Allen Hoffmann, Noelle Mason, Lilly McElroy,Michael Nudelman, Troy Richards, Bret Slater, Molly Springfield, and Meow Wolf.

Please visit our website for exhibition information, or see our online CGN listing.

835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-491-0917Tu-F 10:30-6; Sa 11-5Dir. Stevie [email protected]

Established + emerging contemporary artists in all media.

For additional informationregarding the show schedule,please contact the gallery.

September 7-October 13:Anne Lindberg, sustaining pedal

October 20-December 1:Dietrich Wegner


VirginiaScotchie, Green KnobObject from“Around theWorld,”Ceramic

Brenda Moore, Rite of Passage, 2011,encaustic, 18" x 18"

Darrell Roberts(b. 1972)City of Blingoil on canvas, 2012, 10” x 10”signed, dated and titled verso

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Hokin Honors ExhibitionNovember 1 – January 11

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91st Art Directors Club Annual Awards ExhibitionNovember 15 - December 15

3 – HOKIN GALLERY623 S. Wabash, 1st floor

4 – SHOPCOLUMBIA623 S. Wabash, 1st floor

Holiday MarketDecember 7-8

5 – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY600 S. Michigan, 1st floor

Peripheral Views: States of AmericaThrough September 30

Jan TichyOctober 12 – December 23

6 – THE FASHION GALLERY618 S. Michigan, street-level windows

7 – THE ARCADE618 S. Michigan, 2nd floor

2012 Albert P. Weisman Award ExhibitionSeptember 4 – October 19

8 – COLUMBIA LIBRARY624 S. Michigan, 5th floor

Alumni on 5September 5 – Spring 2013

9 – THE PROJECT RM916 S. Wabash

10 – CENTER FOR BOOK & PAPER ARTS1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor

Druckworks: 40 Years of Books and Projects by Johanna DruckerSeptember 6 – December 7

Spotlight Exhibition: AfterimageSeptember 6 – December 7

11 – GLASS CURTAIN1104 S. Wabash, 1st floor

Machinations: Kinetic Sculpture in the Age of Open SourceSeptember 6 – November 3

Embracing The FARB: Modes of ReenactmentNovember 15 – February 9

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ProspectusArt Gallery

Onli Studios

1210 W. 18th St. (60608)Tel 312-733-6132Dir. Israel Hernandez

Latin American + other contempo-rary Art. Including Chicago mastersMario Castillo, Walter A. Fydryck,Alejandro Romero + Ron Gordon.

September 1-October 6: Alfredo Martinez: The Taste of Music.Reception Friday, September 14.Special musical performance by John Dorman on saxophone.

October 19-November 24: Made in Pilsen VII: Internationallyknown artists. Reception Friday,October 19 with special performancewith members of Chicago Sinfonietta

December 1-January 11, 2013:Walter Fydryck: Strange Relationships

Liz Long Galleryat Chicago UrbanArt Retreat Center

William HillGallery

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Bridgeport Art Center1200 W. 35th St. (60609)4th Fl., #43040Turtel OnliContact for appt.Tel 773-726-1610artofonli.blogspot.com

September 21-October 19: Turtel Onli: No Evils, Rhythmisticoils + acrylics on canvas. Paintings explore the wisdominspired by ancient Chineseadvice of not hearing, speaking or seeking evil.

Onli's work is included in thetraveling Cool Globes Public ArtCollection + part of Bench Mark atthe Chicago Children's Museum.Limited edition autographed catalogs with written musings for sale for $25. Opening recep-tion Sept. 21, 5-10pm. Closingreception Oct. 19, 5-10pm.

Please see our ad on page 45.

6436 S. Dorchester (60637)Tel 312-351-0573M-F by appt. only; Sa-Su [email protected]

Thru September 23:Jeffery Leving: Floating Spaces

September 29-November 3:Doug Pendleton: Inner Landscapes

November 17-January 5, 2013:William Hill: Still Life in Postmodern Culture

2150 S. Canalport (60608)Tel [email protected]

The New Premiere Upscale LoftAttraction in Chicago’s Art District

Upscale, trendy, loft work space ina growing artist community.Located in what was once theworld’s largest macaroni factory +conveniently located in the PilsenArt District. Offering comfortable,stylish work + event space forestablished artists + professionals.

The building is opening its doorsfor an artist in-residency program,the first of its kind at the establish-ment, which offers free work spacefor 6 months to up-and-cominginternational artists. *Now acceptingapplications for the NEXT artist in residency program!

• Premiere event spaces from1,800 - 20,000 sq. ft. avail.• Short + longterm work loft leases • Utilities incl: Heat, A/C, Elec. • Free Wi-Fi access• Community kitchen• Exposed brick walls• Original timber wood style beams + hardwood floors

• Large open hallways, high ceilings• Updated lighting + electrical• 24-hour access• Secured entry + in-house mgmt.• 1 freight + 2 passenger elevators• On-site parking• 6,000+ sf. roof-top deck: skylineview + custom-built bench seating

September 8, October 13,November 10, December 8:Second Saturdays: 2-6pm. LACUNAopens its doors to the public everymonth for this all-building, open-studio event featuring painters,sculptors, photographers, fashiondesigners/retailers/distributors,multi-media designers, music + food

September 7 + 8:New artists in residency opening exhibitions: • Esteban Patino: Incomplete Transition• Max Sansing: Out of Avalon

October 12 + 13:• Hebru Brantley: Brothers of TheRobbing Hood; main artist in resi-dency presents his 2012 collection• Chicago Artists’ Month:Expansion: Expand your mind toencompass arts, music, + fashion.LACUNA opens its doors to thepublic for a 2-day art extravaganza

1957 S. Spaulding (60623)@ 21st St. Kedzie El stop on CTA Pink Line Tel 773-542-9126Sa 11-4; and by [email protected]

Twitter.com/urbanartretreat facebook.com/urbanartretreat

Non-profit art gallery featuringunder-represented artists.

Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for exhibition informationand full schedule.

LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios

4Art Inc.Gallery

Zhou B. Art Center1029 W. 35th St., Ste. 403(60609)Tel 773-254-5100Tu-Sa 10-6; Open for monthly 3rd Fridaysartist receptions from 7-10pmDir. Robin [email protected]

Visit gallery website for exhibitionschedule.

September 21, October 19,November 16, December 21:Visit the Zhou B Art Center for3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Hyde Park, Pilsen /Pilsen E., BridgeportSouth of the city center gallery + artist communities are expanding in areas likePilsen East in the Chicago Arts District,and in Pilsen along 18th St. as well as theLacuna Artist Lofts on Canalport. InBridgeport you’ll find the Zhou B ArtCenter and Bridgeport Art Center, home todozens of studios + galleries. In Hyde Parktwo University of Chicago affiliated muse-ums are the David + Alfred Smart Museumof Art and the Renaissance Society. Alsonearby is the Hyde Park Art Center.

Special ongoing district events:• 2nd Fridays, Chicago Arts District• 2nd Saturdays, Lacuna Artist Lofts• 3rd Fridays, Bridgeport (Zhou + BAC)

Dining in the district• Nightwood, Nana’s, Acadia, Medicion 57th, Three Aces, Moon Palace,Nuevo León, Mundial Cocina Mestiza

Bridgeport ArtCenter (BAC)

1200 W. 35th St. (60609)Tel 773-247-3000M-Sa 8-6; Su by appt.Crystal MoodyTel [email protected]

September 21, October 19,November 16: Artists of EastBankMonthly 3rd Fridays Open Studios,6-10. Special hours Oct. 19-21: F 6-10, Sa 12-6, Su 12-5

September 7-23: DistinctiveFurniture Show - Chicago FurnitureDesigners Assoc. Reception: Sept.2., 6-10. Hours by appt.: F 6-10, Sa 12-6, Su 12-5; (312-560-9251)

October 1-November 5: • Artists of EastBank Where WeLive. Reception: Oct 19, 6-10• Monika Wulfers Light Sculpture/TVCulture ExhibitionReception: Oct 6, 6-10• 12 Local Artists -Will to PowerExhibit & Treasure Hunt. Reception:Oct 6, 6-10. Also Oct. 6: Jon Lowenstein Will & Power toCreate Discussion: 2:15-4

October 14: Artists of EastBank: The Big DrawChicago 2012, 11-3:30

December 8-9: Artists of EastBank 4th AnnualHoliday Sale, Sa + Su, 12-6

Top: Chicago Sinfonietta performing at ProspectusBottom: Alfredo Martinez, Symphony Cafe

Zhou B Art CenterTheRenaissanceSociety

The David +Alfred SmartMuseum

The Zhou B Café

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.

September 23-December 16:Danh Vo - The work of thisVietnam-born, Berlin-based artistwill be on display.

University of Chicago5550 S. Greenwood (60637)Tel 773-702-0200Tu, W, F 10-4; Th 10-8; Sa + Su [email protected]

Admission is always free.

October 4-January 20, 2013:Awash in Color: French andJapanese Prints

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JEFFERY LEVINGFLOATING SPACESSEPTEMBER 1 - 23by appointment only

W I L L I A M H I L L G A L L E R YWILLIAMHILLGALLERY.COM | [email protected]

Jeffery Leving, Floating Spaces #7, 24” x 36”, enamel & acrylic on canvas

6436 SOUTH DORCHESTER AVE | CHICAGO, IL 60637 | 312.407.6843

All profits donated to the Fatherhood Educational Institute (http://Fatherhood-edu.org),a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

ONLI STUDIOSAT THE BRIDGEPORT ART CENTERTURTEL ONLI: “NO EVILS” COLLECTIONSEPTEMBER 21 - OCTOBER 19, 2012

1200 W. 35th Street, 4th Floor #43040, Chicago, IL 60609773.726.1610 | artofonli.blogspot.com

1029 W. 35th St. (60609)Tel 773-523-0200M-F 10-5; Sa [email protected]

The Zhou B Art Center presents a vibrant mix of galleries, artist’s studios + special event spaces, in addition to the Zhou B Cafe + Art Lounge.

Our 3rd Friday openings are eclectic + enthusiasticevents featuring gallery openings + open studios.

September 21, October 19, November 16, December 21:Visit the Zhou B Art Center for 3rd Fridays, 7-10pm

September 21-October 6:Zhou Brothers, new work. Special live painting per-formance with Chicago Sinfonietta Sept. 28.

October 5: Chicago Artists Month kick-off event

October 9-13: Latino Fashion Week

October 19-21: Chicago Artists month, Bridgeport Artwalk, JAWAChic, Bustes en Rose

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Colletti Gallery, Antique Posters • Fine Art

49 E. Oak (60611)*Please note new addressTel 312-664-6767By appt. onlyDir. Russell [email protected]

Colletti Gallery features a worldclass collection of antique postersfrom the 1890s Belle Epoque +Art Nouveau eras through the1920s + 30s Art Deco + Moderneras.

Works by Mucha, Cherét,Cappiello, + Cassandre are amongthe master poster artists included,

plus an exceptional selection ofthe original prints + posters ofHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Also featured are turn of the century ceramics by Amphora,Massier, + Zsolnay in addition to Art Nouveau + Art Deco furnishings.

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2503John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-642-8877M-F 10-5:30; Sa by [email protected]

Founded in 1963, Richard GrayGallery is one of the leading dealers in modern + contemporaryAmerican + European art withlocations in Chicago + New York.

The gallery offers exceptionalworks by masters such as Picasso, Matisse + Miró + alsorepresents some of the most exciting artists working today,including Jaume Plensa, DavidHockney, Jim Dine, + Alex Katz.

September 18-December 1:Muse: Exploring Inspiration.Magdalena Abakanowicz,Alexander Calder, Willem deKooning, Jim Dine, AlbertoGiacometti, Ewan Gibbs, David Hockney, Rashid Johnson,Alex Katz, David Klamen, Roy Lichtenstein, Jaume Plensa,Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Marc Swanson, John Stezaker,Jan Tichy

MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

8 S. MichiganSte. 1220 (60603)Tel 312-434-7544W-F 11-6; Sa 12-5; or by appt.Dir. Bert [email protected] @bgfa

BGFA relocated to Chicago from Los Angeles in 2012 +exhibits emerging + mid-careerartists in various media.

September 12-October 20:• Shane Guffogg: New Paintings• Prints + Drawings by GregColson, White Wings Press +Aardvark Letterpress. Artist'sReception Sa, September 22, 4-7 pm. Closing ReceptionSaturday, October 20 4-7pm

October 30:• Dame Darcy: Show of drawings + book release party for Handbookfor Hot Witches. Opening receptionOct. 30, 5-8pm. One night event.

November 3-December 22:• Sandra Yagi: Chimerical paintings• Homo Riot: Los Angeles Queer

Examples of Leonetto Cappiello, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Jules Cherét

Richard GrayGallery

ValerieCarberryGallery

The ChicagoCulturalCenter

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 + Postwar American art:painting, sculpture + works onpaper 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, + Xceron.

Also representing contemporaryartists of national stature: JudithBelzer, Susanna Coffey, EllenLanyon, Laura Letinsky, JimLutes, + Evelyn Statsinger

September 14-November 3:Laura Letinsky: Ill Form and Void Full

November 9-January 26, 2013:Herbert Ferber: Painting +Sculpture

MEMBER ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMEMBER CHICAGO ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

78 E. Washington (60602)Tel 312-744-6630M-Th 8-7; F 8-6; Sa 9-6; Su 10-6Closed holidays.www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Thru September 9:Zachary Cahill: USSA 2012: The People's Palace's Gift Shop

Thru September 19:The People's Palace: James Hall and the Chicago Cultural Center

Thru September 23Dan Mills: US Future States

Thru September 30:• Igor Kozlovsky & MarinaSharapova: The Walkers• Patty Carroll: Anonymous Women

Thru January 6, 2013:Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth

October:Chicago Artists Month: ongoingexhibitions, tours, programs +events take place all month longat the Cultural Center as well asthroughout the city. Please visitchicagoartistsmonth.org fordetails.

Downtown: Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop

Oak St. (1000 N.)

Michigan Ave.

Grand Ave. (500 N.)

Madison St. (0 N.)

Congress Pkwy. (500 S.)

Over 20 galleries can be found along the“Magnificent Mile,” from Oak Street to theChicago River, + south near Millennium Park, + down past Congress Parkway. Galleries occupyspaces steps from Michigan Avenue, as well as insome of Chicago’s most iconic skyscrapers.

The area includes the Art Institute of Chicago,the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA),Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA),Spertus, the Museum of ContemporaryPhotography (MoCP), as well as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) + Columbia College Chicago. Navy Pier hosts two international art fairs: EXPO Chicagoin September + SOFA in November

At the MCA: Martin Creed, Work No. 845(THINGS), 2007. Collection of TobyWebster, Glasgow, Scotland. Courtesy ofthe artist and Gavin Brown's enterprise.

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R.S. JohnsonFine Art

HilligossGalleries

HildtGalleries

140 E. WaltonDrake Hotel Arcade (60611)Tel 312-255-0005Tu-Sa [email protected]

Hildt Galleries showcases fineoriginal 19th + 20th CenturyBritish, European + American oilpaintings + watercolors.

Artists include: Montague DawsonEvert PietersBernard PothastEJ Paprocki

520 N. Michigan (60611)Tel 312-755-0300M-Sa 10-6; Su [email protected] us on Facebook Twitter @HilligossArt

Founded in 1991, HilligossGalleries is the largest gallery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.The gallery represents some of the world’s greatest contemporary oil painters. Additionally, Hilligosshas acquired master works by legends such as Monet, Picasso,Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, + eventhe very rare Caravaggio.

September 7-9:German artist, Jurgen GorgSeptember 21-23:Picasso master works + Picasso andthe Secret Muse book release November:Russian artist, Nikolai Blokhin,Chicago Landscape Show November-December:Michelangelo Holiday Show

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 + 20th Centurypaintings, drawings, prints +sculpture.

Our clients include more than 50 museums worldwide.

Featured artists: Dürer, Rembrandt, Piranesi,Goya, Degas, Cassatt,Guillaumin, Raoul Dufy,Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse,Gleizes, Villon, Masson, De Chirico and Picasso.

MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERSASSOCIATION

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515John Hancock Center (60611)Tel [email protected]

Modern, Post War, +Contemporary works by masters including: Baselitz,Botero, Brooks, Calder, Chagall, Chamberlain, Dine,Frankenthaler, Goldberg, Haring, Hofmann, Indiana,Kahn, Kapoor, Marin,Mehretu, Miró, Motherwell,Picasso, Poons, Rauschenberg,+ Warhol.

Thru September 15:PAPER from Baselitz to Warhol

September 19-November 17:Modern and Contemporary MastersReception Sept 19, 7-9pm

December 12:Francine Turk: 12.12.12.Artist reception Dec. 12, 7-9pm

KM Fine Arts

Top: JoanMiró, Untitled,ink, pencil,watercolor onpaper, 1981Right: GeorgBaselitz, Mannmit gestrecktmArm, 1980, double sideddrawing

410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1The Wrigley Building (60611)Tel 312-642-5300M-Sa [email protected]

The nation’s premier gallery of art from the Golden Age ofExploration for four decades.

Located in the historic WrigleyBuilding, the gallery specializes in rare antique natural history art+ limited-edition fine art prints,with particular emphasis on theworks of John James Audubon.

The gallery also is home to a wide variety of works by othernotable Natural History Artistssuch as Pierre-Joseph Redouté,John Gould + Basilius Besler.

In addition to being an incredibleart resource, the gallery providescustom archival framing + nation-ally recognized conservation +restoration services for works of art on paper, paintings on canvas + photographic materials.The facility services museums,collectors + dealers throughoutthe nation.

30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603)Tel 312-461-9277Tu-Sa 10-6 and by appt.Dir. David [email protected]

Since 1969, Poster Plus hasoffered an extensive selection of original posters from the 19th + 20th Centuries. Topics includeadvertising, art exhibitions, circus, Chicago festivals, literary,propaganda, + travel (airline, railroad, steamship).

Particularly noteworthy areChicago railroad posters of the1920s and World’s Fairs; TheColumbian Exposition of 1893 +the Century of Progress 1933-34.

Though we have closed our familiar gift gallery on MichiganAve., we continue to carryChicago related posters, Gicléesand gifts in our new location + onour website.

Over 40 years of experience providing poster conservation,restoration + framing services.

MEMBER INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE POSTERDEALERS ASSOCIATION INC.

30 E. Lake, Room 1105 (60601)Tel 312-553-5738M-F 10-5 and by appt.Vanessa Smith, Interim [email protected]

The President’s Gallery at Harold Washington College highlights artists from the Chicagoarea. Contact gallery or visit ourwebsite for exhibition details +more information.

Thru October 5:The Language of Roses: ConstantineCosta, Radiana Christova, GloriaDimchev, Kostadin Gueorguiev,Grigor Malinov, TatianaNikolova, Alex Petkov, EvgeniaPetrov, Milena Pramatarova,Atanaska Tassart, Vassi Vasevski,Lubo Velkov, Ralitza Vladimirov,Ivaylo Yoshovski.

October 11-26:Juried Student Exhibition:A selection of outstanding HaroldWashington College studentworks, juried by Chicago-basedartist Fereshteh Toosi.

November 1-January 4, 2013:Mauricio Forero: Recent sculpture + drawings.

401 S. State (60605)Tel 312-935-4088M-Th 10-6; F 10-5www.robertmorris.edu

The State Street Gallery atRobert Morris University is anoutlet for art education + culturalenrichment. It exists to maintain +promote exposure to the fine artsfor the University’s students,employees + extended RMU community.

Thru October 1:• Jeong Sun Ham: Acrylics, ink, gel medium, matte medium, glossmedium, modeling paste, +watered graphite powder createtextures with collaged tissuepaper, tracing paper + maskingtape.

• Josh Crow: Paintings reflectingan arcane realism, achieved by abstract + impressionist oilpainting techniques.

October 2-November 19:• Miles Halpern: Halpern’s art expresses the emotions of hope and fear +how they affect the human spirit. • Matthew Sievers:Sievers exaggerates the beautifulcolors all around us in anunorthodox combination of side-by-side oil + acrylic paint.

November 20-January 12, 2013:Robert Hutchison and Shelley Kaplan:Joint show by a couple that is very fond of the arts. Each one brings a unique style to theaudience.

JoelOppenheimer,Inc.

Poster Plus President’sGallery, HaroldWashington College

State Street Gallery at RobertMorris University (RMU)

Matthew Sievers

Michigan Ave., Oak St., S. Loop + Loop

ChicagoPrintmakersCollaborative

September 6-October 27:New Perspectives: Featuring BrianLane, Sara Mast, Allison Svobodaand Glynis Tinglof. Openingreception: September 6, 5-8pm

November 1-December 31:Exhibition featuring ConnieNoyes, Meredith Pardue + Mary Rousseaux. Opening reception: November 1, 5-8pm

4642 N. Western (60625)Tel 773-293-2070F-Sa 12-5; + by appt.Dir. Deborah Maris [email protected]

Featuring affordable fine art prints+ works-on-paper by local + inter-national artists. Located inChicago’s longest-running fine artprintmaking workshop, wheregallery visitors mingle with printartists as they create on the presses.

Artists: Hiroshi Ariyama, ChristineGendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic,Misha Goro, Dan Grzeca, JohnHimmelfarb, Amos Kennedy Jr.,Kim Laurel, Ray Maseman, DennisO’Malley, Megan Sterling, ShawnStucky, Scott Westgard + others.

September 15-November 3:Danse Macabre: Death and the Printer,curated by Maria Sanchez.Featuring Carlos Cortez, MichaelThompson, Bobby Sutton,Catherine Jacobi + others. Sa, Oct. 6: Open house + demos12-5pm; reception 5-7pm

December 1-January 26, 2013:23rd Annual International Small PrintShow and Holiday Sale. Open house +reception: Sa-Su, Dec. 1-2, 11-7.Check website for holiday hours.

FirecatProjects

Gallery ofContemporaryMosaics (GoCM)

Chicago Art Source Gallery

1871 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-3100M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; and by appt.Jackie [email protected]

Chicago Art Source Gallery represents a wide array of local +national artists. We offer a vastinventory of contemporary artwith a focus on painting, mixedmedia + photography.

2124 N. Damen (60647)Tel 773-342-5381Stan Kleininfo@firecatprojects.orgwww.firecatprojects.orgwww.tonyfitzpatrick.wordpress.com

Opening receptions for the artisttake place from 7-9pm on the firstnight of the exhibition.

August 31: Brent Riley

September 28: James Jackowiak

October 26: Eric Doyle

November 30: Walter Robinson

December 28: William Test

1806 W. Cuyler (60613)Tel 773-975-8966Sa-Su 10-4; + by appt.Sue Coombs, [email protected] us on Facebook

GoCM features the best examplesof the burgeoning contemporarymosaic fine art world. Both local+ international artists are repre-sented in this stunning gallery,recently relocated from the SmithMuseum of Stained Glass at NavyPier to a newly expanded spacewithin the Chicago MosaicSchool.

GoCM is the only nonprofitschool dedicated solely to themosaic arts in the United States.

Exhibitions held throughout theyear offer a unique opportunity toview up close the very best exam-ples of this visually + texturallystimulating art form that is beingcreated around the world today.

Brian Lane: 5797, photograph; Sara Mast: Bruised Sky, encaustic painting on paper

2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Nancie King [email protected]

This inviting Lakeview gallery is packed full of originals, Gicléeprints + fine art cards of Chicago+ the world by Nancie KingMertz. Nancie’s husband Ronprints her sold work in sizes-to-order on canvas or paper. The2938 N. Clark storefront is theirgallery / frame studio. 33 years ofexpert framing makes this shop amost popular one for all yourframing needs.

Their south-connecting space at2936 N. Clark is the new studioof Gregory Jennings Design. Theconcept features newer paintingsby Nancie in a residential setting,as Greg offers stunning art + mir-rors combined with furniture +accessories. His history as a pre-mier designer makes their show-room a one-stop destination fordesign, cabinetry, art + framing.

Commissioned paintings for corporate + private collections arescheduled with the artist/owner.

Please also see our framing listingin CGN’s art service section, p. 57

1966 W. Montrose (60613)Tel 773-454-1512F-Sa 11-6; + by appt.Adam [email protected]

Alibi Fine Art is a contemporarygallery in the Ravenswood /Lincoln Square area.

Our goal is to promote new, overlooked + mid-career artists.

The gallery’s primary focus is on photography, with other mediarepresented as well.

Please visit CGN website for exhibition details.

Alibi Fine Art

The city’s north side is broadly comprised of a number of areas, includ-ing: Lincoln Park, Old Town, Lincoln Square, Bucktown, WickerPark, Lakeview, Andersonville, Ravenswood + Rogers Park.

Regular art events, hosted by neighborhood groups such as I AM Logan Square, the Flat Iron Artists Association (FIAA) +RAW Wednesdays in Ravenswood, take place each month, sincemany artists live + work in studios on this side of the city. Explorealternative spaces + collectives in Humboldt Park + beyond.

Ongoing open studios + events:• Monthly 1st Fridays at the Flat Iron Arts Building, 6-10pm.Flatironartists.org• RAW Wednesdays, 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-10pm.Ravenswoodartwalk.org• Complimentary seminars at FloatingWorld Gallery in LincolnPark. See gallery listingor website for details. Listing is on p. 49

ArtDeTriumph + ArtfulFramer Studios

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The Ravenswood ArtWalk Tour of Arts & Industry runs September 29-30,stretching along the historic Ravenswood Industrial Corridor. The walkshowcases fine art, hand-made crafts, performances, architecture + design.

TonyFitzpatrick,Red HoneyCreeper, drawing collage, 2012

North Side

North Side: Lincoln Park, Old Town, Lakeview, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ravenswood

JacksonJunge Gallery

Floating World Gallery

The LeighGallery

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2218 N. Clark (60614)Tel 773-592-3434Open daily. M 4-7; Tu 3-8; W 1-6; Th 11-5; F 4-7; Sa + Su [email protected]

Artist Josh Moulton’s stunningurban landscapes, familiar imagesof Chicago neighborhood + archi-tectural scenes, + richly detailedrural vistas transport you fromyour urban environs. They reflectthe city’s industrial roots, integralbusiness district, skyscrapers, +waterways significant toChicago’s iconic aesthetic.

Moulton produces commissionedwork for clients. His paintings are in many corporate collections,including those of Deloitte &Touche, NMH Prentice Women’sHospital, + many more.

The gallery receives new monthly shipments of large, matted + framed prints of paint-ings. Over 40 different images, all numbered + signed, plus over120 framed prints to choose from,all for $200 each.

3306 N. Halsted (60657)Tel 773-472-1865Th-M 11-6Jean [email protected] us on Facebook + Twitter

Representing over 80 artists. Themajority are local Chicago artists.Offering a diverse + innovativeselection of original artwork in allmedia.

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching,pastel, sculpture, glass, jewelry,pottery, wood, marquetry, photog-raphy, encaustic + much more.

Gift certificates available.

Featuring: David Mayhew, Darren Jones,Armando Pedrosa, MelThompson, Michael McKee,Robert Koch, Roger Heide, ThomBierdz, Joey Wozniak, GraceCole, Jimmy Newton, AnnPowell, Sharon Stelter, DonEllenGlass Design, Barbara Pihos,Jean Leigh + many more.

4401 N. Ravenswood (60640)Tel 773-769-4226M-Th 10-7:30; F-Sa 10-6; Su 10-5gallery@lillstreet.comwww.lillstreet.comwww.lillstreetgallery.com

Fall Session Dates:• Session I starts Sept. 10• Session II starts Oct. 22

September 15-16:Sam Chung Workshop

September 17: The Perfect Plate

September 28: Chicago SculptureInternational Showcase

October 22: Lillstreet StudentMember Show

November 2-25: Graphic Noise: Gig Posters from Members of theChicago Printers Guild

November 30: Let there be Light

December 1: Holiday Open House

December 7:1st Fridays: live music, food, smallexhibitions + open studios, 6:30-9

245 W. North Ave. (60610)Tel 312-440-2322W-F 12-6; Sa 11-6; Su [email protected]

Contemporary artwork.

Please contact gallery or checkwebsite for exhibition + opening reception details.

September:Vivian Maier

October:Susan Hall

November:Melinda Stickney-Gibson

December:Tim Anderson


Suharu Fukami (b. 1947) Time of Serenity, 2011 porcelain with celadon glaze10 1/4” x 33 1/2”

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Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery

1925 N. Halsted (60614)Tel 312-587-7800Tu-Sa 1-5; and by appt.Dir. Elias [email protected]

Specializing in Japanese fine art.

Please contact gallery or checkwebsite for details on exhibitionopenings + complimentary seminars.

September 15-October 26:Japanese Spirit: The WoodblockPrints of Takumi Itow. Openingreception Saturday Sept 15, 6pm

October 6:Seminar, 1-3pm: A Break From the Past: The Sosaku Hanga Movement

November 9-December 14:Unexpected Consequences: New Works by Matthew MessmerOpening reception Nov. 9, 6pmClosing reception Dec. 14, 6pm

December 1:Seminar, 1-3pm: Bright Lights, Big City: The Art of Modernism inJapanese Woodblock Prints

1389 N. Milwaukee (60622)Tel 773-227-7900M-Sa 11-8; Su [email protected]

Features the work of Laura Lee Junge + other contemporary Chicago artists.

Paintings, sculpture + photography. Original art, limited edition reproductions, + Giclées.

Custom framing on site.

September 14-October 28:Apocalypse 2012: Genesis 2013;Group Exhibition. Openingreception Sept. 14, 6-9pm.

September 27-October 28:Off the Streets; Group Exhibition.Opening reception Oct. 12, 6-9pm.

November 2-January 6:Jason Brammer, Jason Hawk + Keelan McMorrow. Openingreception Nov. 2, 6-9pm.

Josh Moulton, North Pond

North Side: Lincoln Park, Old Town, Lakeview, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ravenswood

RotofugiGallery

GalleriesMauriceSternberg

Studiofront Rebecca ZemansSculptural Designs in Jewelry

936 W. Roscoe (60657)Tel 773-935-ARTS M-W 8:30-6; Th-F 8:30-7; Sa 10-7; Su [email protected]

Featuring the United States’largest collection of contemporary+ traditional fine art on paper +canvas from artists across NorthAmerica + Europe.

The Slaymaker collection consists of 8,000 original paintings including pastels,intaglio collagraphs, watercolors,monotypes, encaustics, acrylics,oils, collage + mixed media works.

Slaymaker is one of the only government contractors in thenation authorized to sell originalart + picture framing to theUnited States Government

Free parking + delivery is available.

1224 W. Grace (60613)Tel 773-840-8122www.sherwinsgallery.com

A clever collaboration of Art +Education.

Located in Lakeview, Sherwin'sGallery features art + instructionby Field Museum artist + Schoolof the Art Institute Chicago graduate Ian M. Sherwin.

After losing sight in one eye +struggling to regain his craft,Sherwin relearned how to draw.Artistic elements that drew newattention are reflected in his art.

When not creating art, Sherwincoordinates art + science programsespecially for children at the FieldMuseum, where he's a contractartist. In the Lakeview studio, he teaches a variety of art classes.

The gallery offers the following:• Original art by Ian M. Sherwin• Adult Wine + Painting classes• Childrens mixed media classes• Private Events + Parties• Kids Art Camps• Oragami Program• Custom Portraits

Visit gallery website for event +class schedule, + to view Sherwin’s art. See ad on page 25.

3000 N. Sheridan (60657)Tel 312-642-1700By appt. M-F [email protected]@galleriesmauricesternberg.comwww.galleriesmauricesternberg.com

A fine art dealer in Chicago since1945, the galleries offer“Sternberg Traditional,”19th/early 20th Century American+ European paintings, +“Sternberg Contemporary,” which features the work of a distinguished list of contemporaryartists from around the world.

Please contact the gallery forexhibition schedule.

3013 W. Armitage (60647)Tel 773-965-1341Call for appt.Dennis [email protected] us on Facebook

Studiofront is a gallery + paintingstudio featuring urban landscapespaintings, drawings + works onmetal by Dennis Johnson.

Lillstreet Art Center4401 N. Ravenswood, #304-C(60640)Tel 312-636-5557T-Sa open by appt. Dir. Rebecca [email protected] us on Facebook: Rebecca Zemans JewleryTwitter: @Jewelry_RZ

Featuring sculptural jewelry using precious metals + stones.

Commissions welcome.

Polish Museumof America(PMA)

984 N. Milwaukee (60642)Tel 773-384-3352F-W 11-4www.polishmuseumofamerica.org

September 7-October 14:Zbigniew Bzdak: Pilgrims. Exhibitof documentary photography byBzdak, Chicago Tribune journalist.He documented religious prac-tices in diverse immigrant com-munities in Chicago for the CITY 2000, a millennium project. He also photographed the annualreligious pilgrimage of PolishCatholics from Chicago to theShrine of Our Lady ofCzestochowa in Indiana. Openingreception Friday, Sept. 7, 7pm.

October 14:A special presentation of photog-raphy and lecture by ZbigniewBzdak, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1pm

2780 N. Lincoln (60614)Tel 773-868-330811-7 daily. Openings held 7-10pmon first day of new exhibition.Dir: Kirby KerrCurator: David van [email protected]

Quality work by established +emerging artists in modern pop,illustration art + character design.

Partner/adjunct to RotofugiDesigner Toy Store. We showartists well-known in the designertoy community, but don’t limit ourselves to designer toy creators.

Please join our gallery previewemail list: Previews.rotofugi.comfor first opportunity to purchasepieces from most exhibits.

September 7-30:• Luke Chueh: paintings• J*Ryu: paintings + figural workOctober 5-28:• Beast Brothers: paintings + figural work• Lucha Group Exhibition: paintings + drawingsNovember 3-December 2:Coarse: sculpture + mixed mediaDecember 7-January 6, 2013:Josh Agle (Shag): paintings

1714 N. Damen (60647)Tel 773-235-1188M-Sa [email protected]

World-class collection of unusual18th-19th C. Chinese furniture +artifacts, as well as Chinese con-temporary art by emerging artists.See our suburban CGN listing onp. 53 for our Winnetka location.Visit our website for informationabout exhibitions + special events.

Featuring kites by MichaelThompson. Thompson’s struc-turally complex kites are createdwith bamboo frames + collagedwith disassembled kimonos, obis,scrolls + other Asian ephemera he

collects onworldadventures.The result-ing work isa wonderfulabstractionof Asian life+ history.

1747 W. North (60622)Tel 773-309-1747M, W, F-Sa 11-6; Th 11-8; Su [email protected] @ParkSchreck Facebook.com/parkschreckgallery

Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for exhibition details.

561 W. Diversey, Ste. 213(60614)Tel 773-281-2500Tu-Sa 10-6 and by [email protected]

19th + 20th C. American paint-ings, fine prints + works on paper.

Visit Platt Fine Art at theseupcoming art fairs:

September 28-30:Cleveland Print Fair

October 19-21:Antiques + Modernism, Winnetka

MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERSASSOCIATION (IFPDA); CONFEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES NEGOCIANTS EN OEUVRES D’ART (CINOA); ANTIQUES COUNCIL

Platt Fine ArtPagoda Red Park SchreckGallery

Dennis Johnson: Elston #1, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 48”

Michael Thompson, Calcutta Ruins, 33” x 55”

Sherwin’sGallery

SlaymakerGallery &Frame Shop

Max Arthur Cohn, Coal Tower, 1940,gouache on board

Zbigniew Bzdak: South Shore Drive,Chicago, 2002

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Our vibrant art scene extends beyond the city, + art destinations exist in all directions, including Indiana, Michigan + Wisconsin. Short trips offer chances to explore the western suburbs + theNorth Shore. Evanston is home toNorthwestern, just 5 miles from down-town. Traveling along Sheridan Rd. +Highway 41, you’ll encounter galleries allthe way up to Wisconsin. Visit Oak Parkon weekends to check out all the gallerieson Harrison St., or take a tour of theFrank Lloyd Wright Home + Studio.

Directional Key to Suburban Galleries:

• North/Northwest• South/Southwest• West• Out of State(Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin)

In the Marshall BuildingHistoric Third Ward207 E. Buffalo St., Ste 218, 2nd FlMilwaukee, WI (53202)Tel 414-643-1732Th-Sa 12-5; + by appt.Open some Sundays thru Oct., Please call ahead.Dir. Judith [email protected]

Contemporary art focusing on abstraction, gestural, conceptual, light + space, nature-inspired works in all media.

Located in the Historic ThirdWard of Milwaukee.

Receptions eight times per year on quarterly gallery nights, +Marshall Building Open Houseart events. Schedule of exhibitionson website.

1957 Sheridan Rd.Highland Park (60035)Tel 847-432-1888M-F 9-4:[email protected]

Classes + workshops in the visualarts, gallery exhibitions, + specialevents + performances.

Thru October 1:Fresh Abstraction: The McCormickGallery is pleased to present aselection of painting + sculpturefrom its contemporary program,composed of artists from Chicago+ the Midwest: Michael Hedges,Lisa Nankivil, Darrell Roberts,John Sabraw, John Santoro,Bernard Williams, VidvudsZviedris

Suburbs + Beyond Chicago

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The Art Center

(Highland Park)

Gallery 218

(Milwaukee, WI)

Northwestern University40 Arts Circle Dr.Evanston (60208)Tel 847-491-4000Tu, Sa + Su 10-5; W, Th, F 10-8block-museum@northwestern.edublockmuseum.northwestern.eduFacebook.com/nublockmuseum Twitter.com/NUBlockMuseum

The Mary and Leigh BlockMuseum of Art is the fine artsmuseum of NorthwesternUniversity, serving the academic+ cultural needs of theNorthwestern community + the Chicago area throughthought-provoking exhibitions, a rich + diverse permanent collection, original scholarship,dynamic education + cultural programs, + highly regarded filmseries at the Block Cinema.

blockmuseum.northwestern.eduhas related programs + events.

September 21-December 9:DeNatured: German Art from JosephBeuys to Martin Kippenberger,Selections from the James KeithBrown and Eric Diefenbach Collection. In the late 20th C., artists work-ing in both the former East +West Germany were findingmeaningful ways to address both

the past + the present in their artworks. German art created 20to 60 years after the end of WorldWar II has been informed by aclimate of political division (until1989) + the specter of history. De-Natured presents the varied workof the 21st C. Including a varietyof media, the exhibition bringstogether diverse works by JosephBeuys, Gerhard Richter, SigmarPolke, Bernd and Hilla Becher,Martin Kippenberger, AndreasGursky, Hanne Darboven,Thomas Ruff + Thomas Struth.

September 21-December 9:Shimon Attie: The Neighbor NextDoor. During the 1990s Americanartist Shimon Attie presented aseries of temporary installations in European cities that dealt withabsence + legacies of theHolocaust. For The Neighbor Next Door (1995), Attie projectedarchival film footage from WorldWar II onto Amsterdam side-walks. The films, which had been taken by people driven intohiding by the Nazis, suggestedwhat life on the street might havelooked like to someone livingclandestinely. The BlockMuseum, in collaboration withthe artist, is re-envisioning theproject for gallery installation.

October 5-November 10:Voices and Visions: Standing on theBridge between Health and Disease:Caren Helene Rudman curatesthe third annual art exhibitionin honor of Breast CancerAwareness Month, giving a platform for creativity + community to those affected by women’s health issues.

November 16-December 30:The Anastylosis Project:Minnesota-based, internationallyexhibited artist Mary Griep creates large scale, intricatelydetailed drawings based on 12th century buildings fromaround the world.

Valparaiso Univ., 1709 Chapel Dr.Valparaiso, IN (46383)Tel 219-464-5365Tu, Th, F 10-5; W 10-8:30; Sa + Su 12-5 CSTDir. Gregg [email protected]/artmuseum

Original works of American art +international religious art.

Thru November 16: • The Art of George Ames Aldrich,curated by Michael WrightThe following curated by GreggHertzlieb + Gloria Ruff:• John Miller: Digital Images,Paintings, and Drawings• Richard Hunt: Sculpture• Southwestern Art: Selected Works

December 1-March 17, 2013: • Su Kwak: Light Journey: An Odyssey in Paint, curated by Dr. Jungsil Lee• Michele Feder-Nadoff: ein sof[without end], curated by GreggHertzlieb + Gloria Ruff• Two Legs, Four Legs, No Legs:Figures, Animals, and Ghosts from theRuth A. Ruege Collection of JapanesePrints, curated by Dr. Sandy Kita• The Influence of J.R.R. Tolkien andhis Writings: Memorabilia from thePersonal Collection of Dr. Brad Eden,Dean of Library Services, ValparaisoUniversity, curator Dr. Brad Eden.

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 Gallery is committed to displaying the works of Illinoisartists + increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.

Thru September 23:Transformative Visions: Nikki Renee Anderson + Joanna Mortreux. Chicago artistAnderson, explores the feminineexperience thru ceramic sculptures. Australian artistMortreux paints mystical animalson aluminum.

September 28-November 4:Recent Works: A Juried Competition:This 32nd annual competitionincludes all fine art media + isopen to all artists who reside orwork in Lake County.

November 9-December 9:CLC Art Faculty Exhibition: TheCollege of Lake County’s full-time+ adjunct faculty will present theirworks in this triennial exhibition.

Mary + Leigh Block Museum of Art (Evanston)

College of LakeCounty, Robert T.Wright Gallery(Grayslake)

Deer PathArt League (Lake Forest)

400 E. Illinois Rd.Lake Forest (60045)Tel 847-234-3743M-F 10-4, Sa by appt.Receptions take place the firstnight of new exhibitions, [email protected]

Gallery hosts bimonthly thematicexhibits representing varied mediaby local as well as national artists,both established + emerging.

Gift Shop in the Gallery.

The nonprofit League also offers classes, workshops + outreach programming and hoststhe Annual Art Fair on the Square,Labor Day Weekend, in HistoricLake Forest Market Square.

September 2-3:58th Annual Art Fair on the SquareHistoric Market Square, Lake Forest, IL. 10am-5pm each day.

Brauer Museum ofArt Valparaiso Univ.(Valparaiso, IN)

Vidvuds Zviedris, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 2012, 44” x 68”Judith Hooks, Tachyon Dance, oil, mixed media on panel, 48" x 48"

Gillock Gallery

101 W. 2nd St.Michigan City, IN (46360)Tel 219-874-4900-204Tu-F 10-5; Sa, Su 11-4 [email protected]

5 galleries; outdoor art collection;gallery shop, classes + events.

Thru November 18:• X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out: Digital x-rays of fish. Organizedby the Smithsonian’s NationalMuseum of Natural History + theSmithsonian Institution TravelingExhibition Service (SITES);inspired by Ichtyho: The Architectureof Fish (Chronicle Books, 2008),by Stephanie Comer + DeborahKlochko, essay by Jean-MichelCousteau, Daniel Pauly + LynneR. Parenti + X-rays by Sandra J.Raredon. Sponsorships pending:Indiana DNR, Michigan CityEnrichment Corporation, NIPSCO,Bulk Transport, MetLife• Sue Sommers: Fish Tales

November 30-February 24, 2013:• Iconoclastic! Iconic imagery isrepurposed and given new meaning—creating discoursethrough the artist’s vision.• John Bower: The Common GoodContemporary black + white photographs of Indiana’s past heritage + landscapes

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Suburbs + Beyond

*Please note new address1127 Florence Ave.Evanston (60202)Tu 3-6; Th/F 4-6; Sa 3-6Hours for opening receptions: 7-9pmDir. Connie [email protected]

Celebrating 10 years.

September 14:Portrait exhibition. Opening reception 7-9pm

5300 N. River Rd.Rosemont (60018)Tel 847-544-5300Accessible 24 hrs, dailyPatrick Cook: [email protected]/icohareTwitter.com/icohotel

A unique experience differentfrom anything in the local hospi-tality industry. The ‘Art Museo’showcases the hotel’s embrace ofthe arts - sculpture, canvas, archi-tecture, photography, music - fuel-ing its guests’ passion for culture.

Visitors are immersed in the artistic ambiance + encouraged toroam the hotel to admire originalworks, from local rising art starsto world-famous art masters, mostavailable for sale. SAIC studentswill be featured in the new exhib-it, Chicago: Rich Source of YoungArtists. Complimentary toursavailable.

996 Green Bay Rd.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-441-7999Tu-Sa 10-5:30; Su-M + eveningsby appt. Appts. recommended. [email protected]

19th + 20th C. Fine American +European paintings. RegionalImpressionists (1890-1930) +Contemporary American artists.

Thru September 30:Marine paintings by Eric Forsberg: Oil on canvas works of Chicago +Midwestern vistas featuring shipsof trade + yachts of pleasureOctober + November:Refocus on oil paintings of the early20th century: Twilight of the Academy,birth of Modernism, Post Impressionism,German Secession and the origins ofanti-art. Examples will be present-ed from each decade of the firsthalf of the last century from a mul-titude of “isms” schools + stylesDecember: Oil paintings; what thecollector collects, and why

707 Lake Blvd.St. Joseph, MI (49085)Tel 269-983-0271M-W, F, Sa 10-4; Th 10-9; Su 1-4Opening receptions held first dayof exhibition, 5:30-7:30pm. Executive Dir. Julia Gourleywww.krasl.org

September 12-November 4:• Sculpture Here: The Krasl Art CenterPermanent Collection: Since openingits doors in 1980, the KAC has col-lected contemporary sculpture.Artists include George Rickey,Richard Hunt, Michael Dunbar,Jon Isherwood + Dale Chihulyamong others• In the artlab: Terry Rathje +Monica Correia: Tentacle HouseNovember 30-January 13, 2013:• Kathleen Elliot: The Natural and Imaginary• Primal Inspirations from HabatatGalleries: Glass sculpture by pre-miere artists celebrates 50thanniversary of studio glass inAmerica

Evanston ArtCenter

Lubeznik Centerfor the Arts (Michigan City, IN)

Krasl ArtCenter(St. Joseph, MI)

150 Cottage Hill Ave.Elmhurst (60126)Tel 630-834-0202Tu-Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8 (free)www.elmhurstartmuseum.org

September 8-January 5, 2013:No Rules: Contemporary Clay. Artists:Teri Frame, Michael Fujita, ChrisGarofalo, Jeremy Hatch, ThomasSchmidt, Nicole Seisler + LieneBosquê, Jay Strommen + BlakeJamison Williams. Exhibition con-centrates on nonfunctional clay-based work, including large +small-scale sculpture, community-based walks, + performance +video. Work underscores artists’enduring relationship with clay +its contemporary adaptability

September 8:Sa, 2pm: City Souvenirs Walk withNicole Seisler + Liene Bosquê

November 2: Fri, 6:30pm: Medusa: A Performance(live) by Teri Frame

Elmhurst Art Museum Building150 Cottage Hill Ave.Elmhurst (60126)Tel 630-279-1009Tu-Th, Sa 10-5; F [email protected]

Featuring contemporary artworks by established + emerging local + invited artists in all media + styles.

Thru September 14:Summer Members Show

Elaine EricksonGallery

September 18-October 26:Fall Members Show: Group showfeaturing artworks in variousmedia + styles. Reception Friday, Sept. 21, 7-9pm

October 30-December 14:Under Mexican Light: Artworks by Rene Arceo, Jose Andreu,Catherine Cajandig, DoloresMercado, + Betty Ann Mocek,created under light of theMexican print making tradition. Reception Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9pm

December 18-January 18, 2013:Winter Members Show: Group show featuring artworks in various media by 40+ local artists. Reception Friday, Jan. 4, 7-9pm

207 E. Buffalo St.Milwaukee, WI (53202)Tel 414-221-0613T-F 11-5; Sa 11-4; or by [email protected]

Established in 1994 the galleryfeatures contemporary art in all mediums + also regularlyexhibits an exquisite collection of ethnographic art.

Located in the arts district of the Historic Third Ward neardowntown Milwaukee.

MEMBER MILWAUKEE ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

2603 Sheridan Rd.Evanston (60201)Tel 847-475-5300M-Th 10-10; F-Sa 10-4; Su 1-4Opening receptions held on firstday of exhibition from 1-4pmPdanoff@evanstonartcenter.orgwww.evanstonartcenter.orgfacebook.com/evanston.arttwitter.com/evartcenter

September 23-November 4:Con Templum: Curated by MaryO’Shaughnessy. Artists include:Barbara Cooper, Yvette KaiserSmith + Charlie Van Gilder. Eachof the artists have concentratedtheir attentions either in nature,math, or pattern, creating diverseintricate sculptures.

November 16-December 19: 2012 Winter Arts + Crafts Expo:

PreviewParty:November16, 6-9pm.Tickets: $35

Kamp Gallery

(Winnetka)

InterContinentalO’Hare, Art Museo

The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery

WesleyR. Baker,Broken Lands,acrylic on board

(Evanston)

Karl Jahnke, Mad Charlie, oil oncanvas, 72” x 28”

(Rosemont)

Wesley Kimler painting at ICO Art MuseoEric Forsberg, Pride in Chicago, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”

Gail mally-mack, Young Flight, Silver Beach inSt. Joseph, MI, KAC Permanent Collection

Elmhurst ArtMuseum (EAM)

Photo Credit: Jeremy Hatch, Treehouse

(Milwaukee, WI)

BarbaraCooper,Fragment, 1999, wood and glue,18” x 24” x 24”

Jessica Keiser, The Wedding, charcoal on paper, 36” x 36”

Pagoda Red

(Winnetka)

401 Country Club Rd.Crystal Lake (60014)Tel 815-455-8000M-F 9-5www.lakesidelegacy.org

Studios for visual artists, graphics,musicians + writers. Also eventrentals and historic tours.

Family-Friendly First Fridays:Art for sale, music, food + cash bar5-7:30pm. Free/donations accepted.

September 4-28: (First Friday 9/7)• Collection of watercolors + oils. • Angela Swan: photography +sculptureOctober 2-26: (First Friday 10/5)• Dole + Sage: Jeffrey Sevener:Atomic Life: Life through lens ofmid-century America’s transitionfrom deprivation to prosperity • Crystal Lake: Modernizing Historyon view in Lobby; J7arts.comOctober 14: Run + Roll for the DoleDuathlon: 2 mi. run, 20k bike, 2 mi.run. Support arts + historic preser-vation. Register: lakesidelegacy.org

October 20:• Murder at the Mansion: Direct fromthe Dole: 1940s on-air murder mys-tery dinner theatre. Poke aroundthe mansion + discover clues tosolve the crime.November 1-30: (First Friday 11/2)• Dole: Cindy Marrazzo: The Heart+ Soul of the Craftsman, oils.MarrazzoArt.com• Sage: Community Partners forMental Health Awareness. Celebratingexpression + talent of individualswho have / had mental / behavioralhealth challenges to expand aware-ness + reduce stigma.December 4-January 25: (No First Friday)• Dole: Oils by Frankie Johnson,owner Mainstreet Art Center, LakeZurich; frankiejohnsonartstudio.com• Sage: Oils by Susan Ploughe;susanploughe.comDecember 7:• Christmas at the Dole: Cocktails,hors d’oeuvres, music + dance; artfor sale. Tickets: lakesidelegacy.org

Altgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West EndNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb (60115)Tel 815-753-1936Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt.Dir. Jo [email protected]/artmuseum

Balancing contemporary with traditional art to examine visualculture.

Fall exhibitions, offered in con-junction with two internationalconferences on the NIU campus,focus on Southeast Asia.

Thru November 17:Opening reception: September 13: 4:30-6pm• Music for the Divine: Musicalinstruments + traditions of Burma• Transnational Identity: PerformingArts of Southeast Asia• Current Views and Actions:Photography and PerformanceDocumentation from Phnom Penh:Khvay Samnang, Lim Sokchanlina• Karen, A People on the Border:Documentary photographs byRobert Gerhardt

902 Green Bay Rd.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-784-8881Tu-Sa 10-5www.pagodared.com

Rare + unusual Chinese finds, plus a Chinese scholars' gardennot to be missed.

See also our Northside listing onp. 50 for our Bucktown location.

Visit our website for informationabout exhibitions + special events.

ZIA | Gallery

Suburbs + Beyond

(Winnetka)

Perspective Group+ Photography Ltd.(Evanston)

Tall Grass Arts Association

(Park Forest)

Northern Illinois University(NIU) Art Museum(DeKalb)

Shot Images

(Niles)

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548 Chestnut St., Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-446-3970M-Sa 10-5Anne Hughes: [email protected] us on Facebook!

Contemporary American photogra-phy, painting + works on paper.Representing: Mary Burke, ClydeButcher, Melissa Jay Craig, MichaelCutlip, Marc Dimov, Rick Dula,Holly Farrell, Charles Gniech,Karina Noel Hean, Anne Hughes,Bob Krist, Deanna Krueger, RolandKulla, Richard Laurent, Tim Liddy,Maggie Meiners, Zoriah Miller,John Musgrove, Dulce Pinzon,Jonathan Ricci, Matthew Schofield,Fumiko Toda, John Vlahakis, KathyWeaver, Nevada Wier, Carl Wilen,Beverly Zawitkoski.

September 7-October 12:• Rick Dula: Painting • Nevada Wier: PhotographyOctober 19-November 24:• Charles Gniech + Karina Hean:Painting + mixed media on paperNovember 30-January 12:• Melissa Jay Craig + JonathanRicci: Installation, homemade papersculptures + painting

Visit our website for informationon even, exhibitions, programsand artists.

Thru October 7:Luminosity: A showing of worksfrom our Juried Tall Grass ArtistCurators Janice Pratt, FayeZalecki + CouSandra Armstrong

October 12-November 11:Spirits, Saints and Souls: CuratorsSergio Gomez + Roger Paris

November 16-January 13, 2013:An Artful Presence: Our holidayshow with curators GisellePerreault + Michael Weis

367 Artists WalkP.O. Box 776Park Forest (60466)Located in downtown Park ForestCultural Center.Tel 708-748-3377Tu-Sa 11-4Janet [email protected]

Tall Grass Art School: Tel 708-283-1251

MISSION: To promote public education + appreciation of the arts; toencourage artists; + to supporthigh quality art through exhibi-tions, sales, classes + special programs available to the publicof all ages.

7430 N. Lehigh Ave.Niles (60714)Tel 847-507-9415M-F 10-5; Sa by [email protected]

A unique new art space for contemporary photography.

Please see our website for exhibition information.

1310-1/2B Chicago Ave.Evanston (60201)Tel 224-200-1155Th-Sa 12-6; Su [email protected]

Please visit our website for exhibition + event information.

Winnetka Storefront

Lakeside Legacy Arts ParkDole and Sage Galleries(Crystal Lake)

Jeff Sevener:Sun in Shades,acrylic, spraypaint

Left: Khvay Samnang, Untitled, 2011, digital C-print, 80 x 120cm, courtesy Khvay Samnagand SA SA BASSACRight: LOKANAT (detail), Burma/Myanmar, Mandalay Period, Carved wood, lacqueredand gilded. Full: h. 46-1/2”, w. 18-3/4”, d. 18-3/4”, BC87.01.07 Burma Art Collection,NIU. Gift of Konrad and Sarah Bekker

Jazz Spurgeon

Robert Mongeau,Leaving China 1871“Cutty Sark leadingAriel” Rick Dula, Walla Walla I, acrylic on panel, 48”x76”

Auction HousesAppraisers

1012 Timber TrailDixon (61021)Tel 815-652-4196Marianne [email protected]

Don’t know what it is? Don’t know what it’s worth? Call Marianne

Tribal art collectors, protect yourvaluable assets. Good collectionmanagement requires clear knowl-edge of current values.

Call Marianne Huber for expertidentification + evaluation of yourpre-Columbian, Native American +other tribal art.

Ms. Huber’s clear, accurate + carefully researched reports arefully accepted for any legal situa-tion, including IRS appraisals.Appraisals are required to estimatecurrent value for insurance, estateplanning + settlement, possibleresale, non-cash charitable donation+ division of assets.

At New World, we suggest updatesin insurance appraisals every fiveyears. Ms. Huber has been active infollowing new discoveries in tribalart for over twenty years. In 1996she became a candidate member ofthe American Society of Appraisers,Chicago chapter.

New World also works closely withthe Appraisers’ Association ofAmerica, based in New York.

All of Ms. Hubers’ reports adhereto the 2010 edition of the UniformStandards of Appraisal Practice of the US Appraisal Foundation +the code of ethics of the AmericanSociety of Appraisers.

1338 W. Lake (60607)Tel 312-280-1212M-F [email protected] S. Hindman, President andCEO

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is oneof the largest full service auctionhouses in the nation + an industryleader with over thirty years ofexpertise + experience that hasearned the auction house an inter-national reputation for achievingrecord prices.

The firm is known as a key playerin the global auction market; itsteam of professionals delivers up toforty sales a year + specializes inmodern + contemporary art; OldMasters; 19th + 20th CenturyAmerican + European paintings,prints, drawings, + sculpture; finefurniture + decorative arts; Asianworks of art; fine jewelry + time-pieces; vintage couture + acces-sories; + fine books + manuscripts.

Previews begin 2-4 days prior toeach auction, are held in the WestLoop gallery space + are open tothe public.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneersgallery boasts 30,000 square feetfeaturing: a dedicated auctionroom, three spacious exhibitionrooms, a drive-in receiving area,attractive executive offices + con-ference rooms + outstanding stor-age facilities. Complimentary park-ing is available in the 8,000 sq. ft.lot across the street from the mainentrance.

The firm offers complimentary auction estimates for single items or entire groups of property + is committed to excellent client services. For more information onselling or buying at auction + forinformation on upcoming auctionsplease call 312.280.1212.

Auction information for all categories is available online atlesliehindman.com.

Please check our website, as dates+ times 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, Assistant Vice President

• Jennifer Dybsky, Administrator Fine Arts

• Carrie Reyes, Administrative Assistant

• Cathy Busch, Associate

Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest inter-national auction house, began as abook auction house in London in1744 and today has 107 offices locat-ed in 41 countries, with principalsalesrooms in New York + London.

Sotheby’s Chicago operates as anextension of New York with anexperienced + dedicated staff of spe-cialists ready to facilitate consigning+ purchasing needs of Midwestclients. The Chicago office evaluatesproperty in a wide range of fine +decorative arts, as well as jewelry,for sale at Sotheby’s internationalauction centers. Sotheby’s Chicagomaintains a vigorous presence in theMidwest market through uniqueexhibitions, seasonal lectures, specialevents + community projects.

New World Art ServicesNative American and Tribal Art Evaluation

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Sotheby’s Chicago

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Art Careers + Mentoring + Residencies.........................55

Counsel / Legal Services ................................................55

Conservation / Art Restoration ..........................................56

Consultants / Private Dealers..........................................57

Fairs + Art Expositions ..................................................57

Framing ......................................................................57-58

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Insurance....................................................................59-60

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Beyond the galleries, scores of professionals offer a variety of art-relatedservices. Consult the following pages tofind the many individuals + businesses thatprovide valuable resources for a range ofart needs:

• How to manage an existing collection • How to sell art on the secondary market• How to evaluate + insure art • How to properly package, transport, frame or repair works in your collection

• How to find a career in the art world• Where to tour the gallery districts + when to visit the latest art exposition

Beyond Chicago: Museum shows in Indiana, Michigan + Wisconsin

AuctionHouses

900 S. Clinton (60607)Tel [email protected]

SUSANIN’S has become one ofthe largest auction companies inthe United States, selling morethan $100 million in fine art,antiques, decorative art, silver,Asian Art, rugs, collectibles, coins +fine jewelry.

Our 40,000 sq. ft. salesroom + galleries are located in downtownChicago with free parking + convenient loading docks.

SUSANIN’S auctions are worldwide events, attracting global audiences who are willing to pay top prices. Live on-line bidding takes place during all auctions. Telephone bids + absentee bids are also accepted +executed by SUSANIN’S.

Catalogues are available on-linewith full color illustrations +descriptions at www.susanins.com

Public previews begin one weekbefore an auction, M-F 10am-5pm

www.caarpchicago.org

Chicago Area Artists ResidencyPrograms. Working together tosupport artists’ creativity.

CAARP consists of the followingarea artist residencies:• Anchor Graphics• Chicago Artists’Coalitions/BOLT Residency• Hyde Park Art Center• Lillstreet Art Center• The Ragdale Foundation• Rebuild Foundation/DorchesterProjects• Spudnik Press• TRANSIT

Tel [email protected]

Klein Artist Works is a post-graduate bootcamp that delivers the knowledge, tools + connections necessary for a successful art career.

Today’s artists must drive theirown careers. Klein Artist Works is a course that provides group sessions + one-on-one counseling to introduce artists to powerfulinformation + an array of theworld’s top art professionals.

Besides 25 live webinars + in-person sessions, all enrolledartists get free access to the “Best of” archive of over 60 recorded webinars given by previous experts.

The course demystifies how successful artists market theirwork, find gallery representation,win commissions, + pursue opportunities that are not readily known by most artists.

Paul Klein, the creator of thecourse, leads dynamic sessions with experts; curators, dealers,accomplished artists, art publicists,art consultants, accountants,lawyers + more. Paul Klein writes for Huffington Post andArtLetter, + he ran his own cuttingedge Chicago gallery, Klein ArtWorks, for 25 years.

SUSANIN’SAuctions

Klein Artist Works / Paul KleinCAARPArtist Residencies

Art Careers, Mentoring + Residencies

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213 W. Institute Pl., Ste. 403(60610-3125)Tel 312-649-4111www.law-arts.org

Lawyers for the Creative Arts is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, whichprovides pro bono legal services to qualifying individuals + organi-zations in the arts, including the visual, literary + performing arts, + provides educational programs aswell.

Since its inception in 1972, LCAhas provided legal services + educa-tional programming to tens of thou-sands of artists + cultural organiza-tions, including many who are nowamong the most prominent in thearea.

LCA is the only pro bono providerof legal services in the Chicagometropolitan area limited to, +expert in, the arts.

Lawyers for theCreative Arts

Counsel/Legal

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Conservation / Art Restoration

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2501 W. Armitage (60647)Tel [email protected]

DPR Art Rescue specializes in disaster planning + response services for artwork, sculpture,works on paper, objects, antiques,+ fine furniture.

Our professional team providesimmediate action to emergency situations including fire, flooding,or accidental damage, + ensuresaccurate inventory, safe evacuation,transportation, + storage whilemaintaining maximum security +climate control.

DPR offers professional art conservation + disaster responseplanning. The company’s clientsinclude insurance firms, museums,corporate + private collections, artdealers, + disaster response compa-nies nationwide.

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI)WWW.CONSERVATION-DESIGN.COM

1841 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-226-8200or 815-472-3900By [email protected]

Chicago’s oldest established studiospecializing in the professionalrestoration of porcelain, pottery,ceramics, wood, ivory, metal, +stone art objects. Museum qualityinvisible repair; missing partsreplaced.

Michelle + William Marhoefer,M.F.A., along with their personally trained staff, haverestored well over 20,000 artobjects since 1980 for art + antiquedealers, collectors, galleries, muse-ums, + designers nationwide.

Free estimates.

Broken Art has been seen on ABC,CBS, WGN, HGTV; + seen inChicago Home, Chicago Journal,Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune,Daily Journal, Lake and VictoriaMagazine.

Broken Art Restoration was thefeatured restoration studio inChicago magazine, October 2009.

* Please note new address400 N. Wolcott (60622)Tel 312-944-5401M-F 9-5 and by appt.Heather Becker, [email protected]

As the largest private art conserva-tion laboratory in the nation, TheCenter has provided care for someof the country’s most prestigiousmuseums, galleries, corporations, +private collectors since 1983.

With over twenty conservators onstaff, The Center has nine areas ofspecialty + four service depart-ments: paintings, murals, works ofart on paper, photographs, rarebooks, textiles, sculpture, frames +gilded objects, antique + fine furni-ture, clocks, custom framing, trans-portation + installation, 35,000square feet of climate controlled +specialized storage capabilities, +disaster response.

Examinations are offered at $20 per item. Please call to schedule anappointment.

2650 W. Montrose (60618)Tel [email protected]

Full range of book + paper conser-vation; archival enclosures. Customdesigned portfolio cases for pho-tographs, prints, matted work, etc.

Die stamping available.

410 N. Michigan (60611)Tel 312-642-5300www.audubonart.com

Restoration + conservation.

See complete Michigan Ave. listing on p. 47.

Photography + x-ray imaging available.

On-site services include conservation of murals + architec-tural artwork, consultation +assessments, disaster planning +disaster response.

Director is a Professional Associateof the American Institute forConservation (AIC).

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (CDI)WWW.CONSERVATION-DESIGN.COM

30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150(60603)Tel 312-461-9277www.posterplus.com

Vintage poster restoration, conservation.

See complete Michigan Ave. listingon p. 47

Louis Frederick Berneker (1876-1937); before and after cleaning of the painted surfaceBefore After

The Conservation Center

Parma Conservation

Broken Art Restoration, Inc.

Joel Oppenheimer, Inc.

Scott K. KellarBookbinding + Conservation

Poster Plus

DPR Art Rescue

1100 W. CermakSte. C-203 (60608)Tel [email protected]

Parma is a full service conservationlaboratory that provides nationwideservices for both private + publicart collections.

Over 25 years experience.

Conservation services addresscleaning and repair of damagecaused by fire, water, mishandling,or the natural course of age of anartwork.

Conservation / Art Restoration

When do I need to hire a conservator?

Art may be composed ofdelicate materials that needcare over time. Workingwith a reputable restorercan help you maintain your piece for years.

Sculpture Objects + FunctionalArt, together with The Intuit Showof Folk and Outsider Art.

Complimentary shuttles will berunning between the fair, the MCA

and River North all weekend. Visitchicagogallerynews.com for details.

November 2-4:Opening Preview Party: November 1Tickets may be purchased inadvance online.1350 Block of W. RandolphVisit website for additionalseasonal dates + hours.www.randolphstreetmarket.com

Art, fashion, vintage treasures,food, live music, + more.

Art Advisory Ltd. Chicago Art Source Joy Horwich Isobel Neal Byron Roche

Art Consultants + Private Dealers

Tel 773-671-8624By appt. onlySusan [email protected]

Enrich Life, Collect Art.

Contact Susan to schedule a consultation.

1871 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-3100M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; + by appt.Felice [email protected]

We are a comprehensive art consultation service establishedover a decade ago to better servebusinesses, designers + homeown-ers in need of a sophisticated full-service source for artwork.

We are the largest art + customframing business in the country,yet we source personally fromaround the world.

Whether you have a single room or an entire facility in need of artwork, each of our consultingprofessionals is uniquely equippedto execute your project seamlesslyfrom concept to completion.

View details + job portfolios atchicagoartsource.com.

Tel 773-327-3366

Call for details.

After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits,+ conducts “Joyous Jaunts” withinand outside of Chicago.

See also listing for Joyus Jauntsunder Art Tours on p. 59

+ museums. He has advised arts pro-fessionals, organizations, art clubs,colleges + individuals about art col-lecting, navigating the gallery world,operating an art gallery + other artworld issues.

Byron is also a singer + guitar player+ performs in clubs, coffee houses, colleges, house concerts, art galleries+ other venues. Please visit musicwebsite listed above for upcomingperformances + booking information.

Navy Pier, Festival Hall600 E. Grand (60611)Director Tony Karmanwww.expositionchicago.com

A new fair in 2012. LeadingInternational Contemporary,Modern + Design Galleries.

Visit website for full exhibitor list

as well as dates, times + ticketinformation.

Complimentary shuttles will berunning between the fair, the MCAand the gallery districts all week-end. Visit chicagogallerynews.comfor details.

September 20-23:Vernissage, to benefit theMuseum of Contemporary Art

for all your framing needs.

Their south-connecting space at2936 N. Clark is the new studio ofGregory Jennings Design. The con-cept features newer paintings byNancie in a residential setting, asGreg offers stunning art + mirrorscombined with furniture + acces-sories. His history as a premierdesigner makes their showroom aone-stop destination for design, cabinetry, art + framing.

Commissioned paintings for corporate + private collections arescheduled with the artist/owner.

Please also view our gallery listing inCGN’s North Side section, p. 481867 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-2800M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5; Su [email protected]

Also in Highland Park: 225 Skokie Valley RoadCrossroads Shopping CenterHighland Park (60035) Tel 847-831-0003M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5;Closed Sunday

Selected Chicago’s Best Framer byChicago magazine, we are proud to

Tel 312-664-8181By appt.

Private art dealer + consultant.

Artful Framer Studios+ Art De Triumph

Artists Frame Service

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Now all year long!

Festival Hours: Saturdays: 10am-6pm Sundays: 10am-5pm

September 29-30:Indoors + outdoors

October 20-21: Modern Vintage Chicago

Fall Fashion & Jewelry Explosion.Indoors - fashion only

November 17-18: December 15-16: The 6th Annual Holiday MarketIndoors2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Nancie King [email protected] www.ArtDeTriumph.comwww.NancieKingMertz.com

This inviting Lakeview gallery is packed full of originals, Gicléeprints + fine art cards of Chicago +the world by Nancie King Mertz. Nancie’s husband Ron prints hersold work in sizes-to-order on can-vas or paper. The storefront at 2938N. Clark is their gallery / frame stu-dio. 33 years of expert framingmakes this shop a most popular one

Fairs + Art Expositions Framing

EXPO Chicago2012

Merchandise MartAntiques Fair 2013

Randolph StreetMarket Festival 2012

P.O. Box 267870 (60626)Tel 312-654-0144byronroche@sbcglobal.netwww.byronroche.comwww.byronroche.com/MUSIC.html

With 16 years experience as thedirector + owner of Byron RocheGallery (1994-2010) in Chicago,Byron is now available as a privateart dealer. Please visit website forgallery history + artist information.Member of Chicago Art DealersAssociation from 1996-2010.

Byron works as an art consultant, artadvisor, curator + speaker. His publicspeaking experience includes presen-tations to private + corporate organi-zations about starting or building anart collection. He has served as jurorof visual arts for various organizations

SOFA Chicago 2012Sculpture Objects + Functional Art

(MCA) September 19. The Merchandise Mart8th Fl. (60654)www.merchandisemartantiques.com

Spring Antiques Fair:April 26-29, 2013

More than 120 of the world’s topdealers of antiques + fine art.

Navy Pier, Festival Hall600 E. Grand (60611)[email protected]

• The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City• Warriors, Beasts and Spirits: Early Chinese Artfrom the James Conley CollectionMilwaukee Art Museum (WI)thru September 11

Field of Vision: Artists Explore PlaceRacine Art Museum (WI)thru October 2

Way of the Dragon: The Chinoiserie Style, 1710-1830Milwaukee Art Museum (WI)thru November 6

Michael Peterson: Evolution/RevolutionRacine Art Museum (WI)thru November 13

• Henry Diltz Rock 'n' Roll Photography:Woodstock and Friends• Damned: Sculpture by Ronald GonzalezBrauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University (IN)thru November 18

Brian McCutcheon: Out of this WorldIndianapolis Museum of Art (IN)September 9-March 4, 2012

Chicago ImagistsMadison Museum of Contemporary Art (WI)September 11-January 15, 2012

Sculpture Today: New Forces, New FormsFrederik Meijer Gardens + Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI)September 21-December 31Manet to Van Gogh: Impressionism on PaperMilwaukee Art Museum (WI)October 15-January 1

Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the CrossroadsRacine Art Museum (WI)October 21-February 5

Art of the American Indians: The Thaw CollectionIndianapolis Museum of Art (IN)December 2-February 12, 2012

A day trip from Chicago or a short weekend break will take you to art centers beyond our borders. Many interesting exhibitions takeplace this fall, so get on the road, get to know your midwestern neighbors, and broaden your cultural horizons.

Spotlight on Madison:

What does an art consultant do?

Consultants help yougrow or manage a col-lection. They also

assist businesses withcorporate collectionsand exhibitions.

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Foursided CustomFraming Galleries

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

Vernon Hills (60061)278 Hawthorn Village CommonsTel 847-680-1880M-Th 10-9, F 10-7, Sa 10-6, Su 12-55061 N. Clark (60640)(Gallery Location) Tel 773-506-8300M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su [email protected]/foursidedFacebook.com/foursided

Also: 2939 N. Broadway (60657)Tel 773-248-1960M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su 11-5

Foursided has one of the largestmoulding selections in Chicago,

currently over 5,000 available.

Our professional consultants haveart degrees + over 20 years of experience. Services include museum quality materials, acid-freemat boards, all glass types, + allmounting + hinging techniques that best protect artwork.

Foursided shows artists monthly in Foursided Custom Framing galleries, featuring oil paintings,drawings, assemblage, photography+ textiles.

Visit our blog: www.foursidedonline.blogspot.com1809 W. Webster (60614)Tel 773-862-1010Tu-F 10:30-7; Sa 9-5:30; Su 12-5www.framefactory.com

The Frame Factory on Webster, in West Lincoln Park, is yoursource for custom framing. Withover 40 years of experience, ourstaff of artisans are there to helpyou create a perfectly framed piece.

Also:Frame Factory on Pulaski3400 N. Pulaski (60641)Tel 773-427-1010M-F 9-5:30

The Frame Factory on Pulaskihouses our production facilities.Both of our locations are just off of the Kennedy Expressway andoffer parking, pick-up + delivery,and installation services.

Incentives are available for design-ers, architects, artists + galleries.

MEMBER ASID

831 N. Lessing* (60642)Tel 312-666-3880

*Note location: from Chicago Ave.,we are two blocks west of Halsted(turn north under the viaduct ontoN. Lessing.) 936 W. Roscoe (60657)Tel 773-935-ARTSM-W 10-6; Th-Sa 10-7; Su 12-5Woody Slaymaker, [email protected]

We SLAY the trees & MAKE yourframes.

We provide quality custom pictureframing, creative design + personalatmosphere to families, artists,designers + businesses nationwide.From posters, sports memorabilia,fine art + heirlooms, we ensure

complete satisfaction. Trained professionals use archival materialsto create perfect project solutions.

Competitive pricing, creativedesigns, quality + customer satisfac-tion will have you coming back.Stop by for framing experiencesyou’ll always cherish.

Slaymaker is one of the only government contractors in thenation authorized to sell original art + picture framing to the U.S.government.

Free Parking and delivery is available.Q: I’m preparing to move to anew home. What do I need to consider regarding my artwork?

A: No one wants to worry aboutthings like insurance or how muchbubble tape to use when you’re in ahurry to pack, but such considera-tions can be critical to protectingyour works of art. When it comestime to think about moving them,checking out your options is part ofproper collection management.

First, we recommend that you havean up-to-date appraisal done so you

be called a “Chicago institution,”endorsed by artists, designers,curators, galleries + long time cus-tomers.

We passionately + personallysource thousands of exclusive pic-ture frames from around the world.Because we have over a million feetof moulding in stock, we can returnyour artwork to you in one week,or we’ll deliver + install it!

Our team of over 50 talented fram-ing professionals is dedicated tonothing but picture framing. Readabout the team + our broad rangeof services at artistsframe.com4428 N. Ravenswood (60640)Tel 773-290-8617or 773-562-4164www.bbirdframing.com

Find us on Facebook + Yelp!

FREE PARKINGFREE LOCAL DELIVERY

Blackbird Gallery + Framingbrings you over 18 years of industry experience.

We now offer art restoration.

All custom framing is done in-house.

Services include:• Art + photo restoration• Custom print art to fit any wall • Oversize mat cutting:

48” x 96” + bigger• Professional installation• Same day framing

750 N. Franklin, Ste. 208 (60654)Tel 312-255-1100M-Th 10-6; F 9-3Rudy [email protected]

Serving Chicago artists + collectors for over 15 years.

Creativo Framing offers custom,museum, corporate + personal pic-ture framing. Matting, mounting +canvas stretching also available.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 not onlytheir buying experience but alsoincreases appreciation for each finished piece.

The Great Frame Up was the firstart and picture framing store tooffer Do-It-Yourself framing tocustomers, enabling us to offersame-day service. We continue tooffer this “fast, fun + frugal” service at all 7 of our locations, as well as our quality-guaranteedcustom work, all completed on ourstores’ premises.Industry-certified professionalsoffer creative solutions for all your framing needs, evolving withindustry technology + customerexpectations. We manufacture ourown hand-crafted moulding + offer

a selection of imported Italian +metal frames.

We offer drymounting up to 4’ x 8’, canvas stretching, pick-up + delivery of art, custom-designedshadowbox + multiple-object presentations, ready-made frames,framed + unframed artwork, +preservation-quality materials.

Corporate framing services are available in addition to The Sign Shop for trade graphics +signage.

35 years of quality, service, selection + expert design await you.Other Locations:

Chicago (60610)21 W. Elm St.Tel 312-482-8811M-Th 10-9, F-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5

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Framing

The Great Frame Up

Slaymaker Galleryand Frame Shop

Seaberg PictureFraming, Inc.

Frame Factory’sFraming Design Center

Blackbird Gallery +Framing

Creativo Framing

FAQs

Questions for theCGN Office

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know what your pieces are worth.Then, get in touch with your insur-ance agent to see if you need a spe-cial rider policy for your art + othervaluables, or if you’re coveredunder your homeowner’s policy.Ask what your agent recommendsfor transportation. A capable trans-portation expert will build crates ifnecessary, as well as reliably keeptrack of your art during a move.They will also be able to handle allworks gently + professionally.Should anything happen during amove, your next call, after talkingto your insurance agent again,should be to a reputable conserva-tor who can help repair your piece.927 Noyes St.Evanston (60201)Tel 847-328-9222Joanna Pinsky, Artistic [email protected]

Let us guide you through theChicago art scene with in-depthartist-led tours of exclusive privatecollections, artists’ studios + galleries. We are the official tourguide for EXPO Chicago,September 20-23, 2012.

We feature personalized

international travel programs that explore contemporary art + culture. Create customized artprograms for your business, organi-zation, school or senior facility.

Join us for exciting trips toBrazil in October 2012, Cuba inMarch 2013 + South Africa inFall 2013.

Please contact us or visit our website for more information:www.artencounter.org/travel.html

All programs help support our outreach for Chicago area schoolchildren, the elderly + individuals with disabilities.Tel [email protected]

After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits,and conducts “Joyus Jaunts” within and outside of Chicago.

Contact Joy for specific details + upcoming tours + events.Tel 312-649-0064info@chicagogallerynews.comwww.chicagogallerynews.com

Free weekend gallery tours organized by Chicago Gallery News.

River North Tours:Every Saturday 11am-12:30pm.Meet at 750 N. Franklin, insideChicago Ave. corner Starbucks.

West Loop/Fulton Market Tours:

artist/craftsman collaboration + the finest digital museum typesetup for photographing art, we canguarantee a superb product.

We price our services to clientneeds + budgets + offer the lowestquantity order pricing in the area.

All files are stored off site withmaster files given to clients forarchiving. We will prep your files for web, show + publicationuse upon request.

Come in and see our samples +some beautiful artwork.

Call for appointment.150 N. Wacker

Ste. 2120 (60606)Tel 312-819-6821Valerie A. Smith, Vice [email protected]

From its inception in 1899, DeWittStern has held fast to its philosophyof bringing exemplary service toindividuals + businesses.

DeWitt Stern has, for decades,developed innovative approaches toinsuring risk. Whether it is a cost-sensitive program for internationalcorporations, gallery owners or themost discerning fine art collectors,our brokers consistently designinsurance solutions to fit the client. With offices in New York, New Jersey, Chicago + Los

Photo SourceOsio-Brown EditionsJK Imaging & Craft DeWitt Stern Group, Inc.

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Gallery Guides + Tours

Free CGN SaturdayGallery Tours

Art Encounter Joy Horwich / Joyus Jaunts

Every six weeks on a Saturday1:30-3pm. Meet at first gallery ontour - see online schedule fordetails.

A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster and tour leaderchange weekly + conversation centers on the exhibits and artistson view.

Tours are free + run rain or shineevery weekend of the year, excepton major holiday weekends.

No reservations are required. Forprivate group or corporate tours,please call CGN at 312-649-0064. 1319 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-243-9355Tu-Sa 10-6Joanne + Ken [email protected]

www.jkimagingcraft.com

Reproduction of fine art, photography, graphic art + architectural drawings.

Retail + online sales of customhandcrafted items.

• Photo Reproduction of Fine Art• Head Shots + Portraits• Authentic Giclée print processing • Digital scans from original art to file/CD

• Wide format scanning up to 43”• Large format printing up to 44”• Prints can be produced on archival paper, presentation matte + premium photo

549 Spring Rd., Elmhurst (60126)Tel 630-461-4525M-F 9-5; Sa by appt.Adam [email protected]

Osio-Brown Editions is Chicagoland’stop art reproduction studio, specializ-ing in the Giclée process.

We are a group of artists whounderstand the time constraints,marketing challenges + costs otherartists face in reproducing theirwork.

Our state-of-the-art imaging equip-ment ensures the highest qualityfrom capture to print + enables usto provide you with Giclée printsthat will far exceed your expecta-tions, with customer service + pric-ing that cannot be beat.

• Artists Serving Artists• Museum Quality Archival Printing• High Resolution Image Capture• Highest Quality Film Scanning• Expert Color Matching• Excellent Customer Service + Pricing

Call for additional information + toreceive free samples 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 + related services.

By combining 40 years of experience in producing exhibitionquality prints with one-on-one

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Chicago Loop42 S. State (corner of State & Monroe) Tel 312-920-0300

School of the Art Institute (SAIC) Campus Store280 S. Columbus Drive Tel 312-443-3923

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1574 N. Kingsbury (Red line North/Clybourn stop) Tel 312-573-0110Evanston1755 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

Tel 800-397-7069By appt. onlywww.propakinc.com

40 years of pragmatic packing +worldwide shipping. We developedthe world’s first state of the artpackaging software, resulting inuncompromising methods of packing to ensure safe arrival of your precious artwork, artifacts+ antiquities.

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Celebrating our 25th year,Callahan Art & Associates is theonly fine art services resource inChicago which provides all the

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Art Centers, Collectives, Studios

GALLERY PAGE

Gallery 218………...........................514Art Inc. Gallery………..................44Addington Gallery………...............36Jean Albano Gallery………........9, 37Alibi Fine Art……….......................48ArchiTech Gallery………................37Art Center (Highland Park)....……51Art De Triumph + Artful Framer Studios…….............................48, 57

Atelier Coakes..................................43Andrew Bae Gallery………............37Frederick Baker, Inc………............41Robert Bills Contemporary…….....41Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art……….................................51

Russell Bowman Art Advisory…....37Roy Boyd Gallery………..........17, 37Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University…….......…51

Bridgeport Art Center………...19, 44Valerie Carberry Gallery……...…..46Chicago Art Source Gallery………48The Chicago Cultural Center…..…46Chicago Printmakers Collaborative…..............................48Colletti Gallery, Antique Posters - Fine Art……….............................46

College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery..............................51

Columbia College Chicago..............43Stephen Daiter Gallery………........38Douglas Dawson Gallery…...IFC, 41

Deer Path Art League……….........51EC Gallery........................................41Echt Gallery…….......................…..38Catherine Edelman Gallery…...13, 38Elmhurst Art Museum (EAM)…...52The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery……...................................52

Elaine Erickson Gallery.....………..52Evanston Art Center………............52Firecat Projects………....................48Floating World Gallery……......…..49FM*Gallery………..........................41Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics (GoCM)...........................…...48, 49

Gillock Gallery…….....................7, 52Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd………...38The Golden Triangle………............38Richard Gray Gallery………..........46Bert Green Fine Art……….............46Gruen Galleries………....................38Carl Hammer Gallery……........…..38Hildt Galleries………......................47Hilligoss Galleries............................47William Hill Gallery……....…..44, 45Hilton | Asmus Contemporary...10, 38Leslie Hindman Auctioneers……...54Hinge Gallery……….......................41Rhona Hoffman Gallery..................41InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Art Museo……….........................52

Jackson Junge Gallery……......…..49Robert Jendra Studio + Gallery...35, 38R.S. Johnson Fine Art………........47Kamp Gallery……….......................52

kasia kay art projects gallery……...41Gallery KH………...........................39KM Fine Arts………...................3, 47Krasl Art Center…….................…..52LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios…44Lakeside Legacy Arts ParkDole + Sage Galleries……….......53

The Leigh Gallery………................49Lillstreet Art Center……….............49Liz Long Gallery at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center………............44

Lubeznik Center for the Arts…......52Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park...21Mars Gallery……......................…..41Thomas Masters Gallery…….…2, 49McCormick Gallery……….......15, 42Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery…..49Ann Nathan Gallery……...........…..39Northern Illinois University Art Museum (NIU)……….................53

Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Inc..…39Richard Norton Gallery……….......39Onli Studios...............................44, 45Joel Oppenheimer, Inc………..47, 56Packer Schopf Gallery……….........42Pagoda Red………....................50, 53Park Schreck Gallery………...........50Perimeter Gallery……….................39Perspective Group + Photography Gallery, Ltd……….......................53

Platt Fine Art………........................50Maya Polsky Gallery…….........…..39The Polish Museum of America (PMA)………...............................50

Poster Plus………......................47, 56President’s Gallery, Harold Washington College…........……..47

PRIMITIVE……….........................42Printworks……..........................…..40Prospectus Art Gallery………........44The Renaissance Society……….....45Thomas Robertello Gallery……….42Rotofugi Gallery………...................50Judy A Saslow Gallery……......…..40Ken Saunders Gallery………..........40Schneider Gallery……….................40Carrie Secrist Gallery………..........42Sherwin’s Gallery.......................25, 50Shot Images………..........................53Slaymaker Gallery + Frame Shop.........................................50, 58

The David + Alfred Smart Museum…….............................6, 45

State Street Gallery at Robert Morris University….....................47

Galleries Maurice Sternberg…...…50Studiofront………............................50Tall Grass Arts Association……….53Vale Craft Gallery………................40Linda Warren Projects………........42David Weinberg Photography....6, 40Tony Wight Gallery……….............42Woman Made Gallery…….......…..42Rebecca Zemans Sculptural Designs in Jewelry......................................50

Zhou B Art Center……...............5, 45ZIA | Gallery………........................53Zolla / Lieberman Gallery…….…..40Zygman Voss Gallery………..........40

Gallery Index

NORTH SIDE

Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces858 W. Armitage #354312-514-1802www.anatomicallycorrect.org

The Art Colony Studio Building2630 W. Fletcherwww.lostartistschicago.com

Art on Armitage 4125 W. Armitage (60639) • 773-235-8583www.artonarmitage.com

Center on Halsted Visual Arts Gallery3656 N. Halsted (60613) • 773-472-6469www.centeronhalsted.org

Chicago Printmakers Collaboration4642 N. Western (60625) • 773-293-2070www.chicagoprintmakers.com

Flat Iron Arts Building 1579 N. Milwaukee (60622) • 312-335-3000www.theflatironproject.com

Friends of The Arts (FoTA)1800 W. Cornelia (60657)www.fota.com

Greenleaf Art Center1806 W. Greenleaf (60626) • 773-465-4652www.greenleafartcenter.com

Heaven Gallery1550 N. Milwaukee (60622) • 773-342-4597www.heavengallery.com

Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood (60640) • 773-769-4226www.lillstreet.com

WEST LOOP / WEST SIDE

Albany-Carroll Arts Building319 N. Albany (60612)www.albanycarroll.com

Coalition Gallery217 N. Carpenter (60607) • 312.491.8888www.chicagoartistscoalition.org

Roots + Culture Contemporary Art Center 1034 N. Milwaukee (60622) • 773-235-8874www.rootsandculturecac.org

threewalls119 N. Peoria (60607) • 312-432-3972www.three-walls.org

MICHIGAN AVE. / S. LOOP / BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th (60609) • 773-247-3000www.bridgeportart.com

Co-Prosperity Sphere3219-21 S. Morgan (60608) • 773-837-0145www.coprosperity.org

Fine Arts Building (FAB) Studios 410 S. Michigan (60605) • 312-566-9800fineartsbuilding.tv

Zhou B Art Center1029 W. 35th (60609) • 773-523-0200www.zbcenter.org

PILSEN / CHICAGO ARTS DISTRICT / HYDE PARK

Chicago Art Department East: 1932 S. Halsted (60608)West: 1732 W. Hubbard (60622) www.chicagoartdepartment.org

Chicago Arts District (office)1945 S. Halsted (60608) 312-738-8000 x108www.chicagoartsdistrict.org

Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 600 W. Cermak, Unit 1B (60616)www.chicagourbanartsociety.org

Lacuna Artist Lofts2150 S. Canalport (60608) • 773-609-LOFTwww.Lacuna2150.com

Pilsen Open Studios (October 2012)Western Ave - Halsted St. 16th-24th Sts. (60608)www.pilsenopenstudios.net

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September-December 2012 Issue of Chicago Gallery News