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Barbara Cooper at Perimeter Gallery. Page 27.

Beijing artist Cui Qiang depicts daily moments,showing at Pagoda Red in Bucktown. Page 38.

Laura Letinsky is part of the MCA’s new Chicago Works series. Other exhibitions and

special winter events are highlighted on page 12.

6 Openings + Gallery Receptions Your guide to this season’s gallery hopping.

8 Exhibiting ArtistsArtists currently showing around town.

10 Gallery SpecialtiesAbstraction, emerging, antiques, prints + more.

12 What’s Happening: Interviews, News + Features• We interviewed artist Riva Lehrer, collector Deone Jackman, Israel Hernandez of Prospectus Gallery, dealer/collector William Lieberman, and Comissioner Michelle Boone. • Art here at home: Kevin Nance considers why some Chicago collectors don’t buy work byChicago artists; Mary DeYoe checks out the latest in the city’s alternative art spaces.

22 Creative Things to Do This SeasonWinter highlights: art classes, day trips, museum late-nights, photography walks + more.

23 Pull-out Gallery District MapsTake our maps along when visiting galleries or navigating city + suburban art destinations.

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Bridgeport Art Center (BAC) isfast becoming the focal point ofthe emerging art scene in theBridgeport neighborhood. The500,000 sq. ft. warehouse has anillustrious history, beginning in1911, when its early tenants weremeat packers for the nearbyChicago Stockyards, and laterhome to the printing, storage anddistribution of the famous SpiegelCatalogue.

Today the Bridgeport Art Centeris home to more than 50 artistswho call themselves Artists ofEastBank, a collaborative groupthat meets monthly, holds regularthemed exhibits, and shares acommon goal of creating a com-munity through the arts.

After a decade-long renovation,many of the building’s originalfeatures, such as the skylights,wood plank flooring, and timberwood posts and beams, have beensalvaged, preserving the art cen-ter’s historic industrial integrity.

A unique opportunity will soon beavailable for Chicago artists. Asmore artists continue to move into the art center, construction isunderway to provide a significantnumber of artist live/work spaces.The center will also offer studiospace and amenities for fashiondesigners and ceramicists, as wellas a sculpture garden, and accessto the Chicago River for kayakingand other water related activities.

The crown jewel of BAC is itsnewly opened, 5th floor 18,000 sq.ft. event space. Among the first tohost visitors in the space were:Friends of the River, RenaissanceSociety, Italian Chamber ofCommerce, Groupon and wed-dings of all sizes. Set against adramatic backdrop of the city sky-line and the south branch of theChicago River, and coupled withan expansive ceiling of skylights,this space is Chicago’s newesttreasure for events of all sizes andfunctions. Come see for yourself!

ON THE COVER: Bridgeport Art Center

Bridgeport Art Center1200 W. 35th StreetChicago, IL 60609

773-247-3000www.bridgeportart.com

GALLERY OPENING RECEPTIONS

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DISTRICTKEY:

• River North• West Loop /

Fulton Market• Pilsen / Pilsen

East + Bridgeport• Michigan Ave. /

Loop / S. Loop • North Side /

Bucktown / Wicker Park

• Suburbs + Out of State

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

Artists are oftenpresent, and thepublic is welcome.

A helpful pull-outmap to guide youon your galleryhopping may befound on page 23.

JANUARY

F, January 6AddingtonJean AlbanoRoy BoydStephen DaiterCatherine EdelmanGruen GalleriesCarl HammerJack GalleryGallery KHJennifer NorbackPerimeterJudy A SaslowSchneiderVale CraftKM Fine ArtsArt Center, Highland

Park

F, January 13Packer SchopfChicago Arts DistrictLacunaRotofugiDeer Path Art LeagueElmhurst Art Museum Robert T. Wright

Sa, January 14HingeMcCormickLubeznik Center

Su, January 15Evanston Art Center

(1-4pm)

F, January 20Woman MadeZhou B Art CenterJackson JungeElmhurst Artists'

GuildTall Grass

Th, January 26President’s Gallery

(HWC) (4:30-7pm)

F, January 27FirecatKrasl Art CenterZIA

Sa, January 28Prospectus

FEBRUARY

F, February 3Russell BowmanZolla / LiebermanLinda WarrenLakeside Legacy

F, February 10PerimeterPrintworksChicago Arts DistrictLacunaRotofugi

F, February 17Zhou B Art CenterState Street Gallery

(RMU)Lillstreet Art Center

Su, February 19Evanston Art Center

(1-4pm)

Th, February 23NIU Art Museum

F, February 24AddingtonRoy Boyd Gruen GalleriesCarl HammerJack GalleryGallery KHJennifer NorbackJudy A SaslowPacker SchopfFirecatRobert T. Wright

MARCH

F, March 2Andrew BaeCatherine EdelmanWoman MadeArt Center, Highland

ParkLakeside Legacy Elmhurst Artists'

GuildKrasl Art Center

Sa, March 3Hinge

F, March 9Chicago Arts DistrictLacunaRotofugiDeer Path Art league

Th, March 15State Street Gallery

(RMU)

F, March 16Jack GalleryJennifer NorbackPerimeterPrintworksLinda WarrenZhou B Art CenterLubeznik CenterZIA

Sa, March 17Prospectus

F, March 23Lillstreet Art Center

F, March 30Zolla / Lieberman FirecatTall Grass

The winter gallery season opens Friday, January 6, kicking off new exhibitions of engaging work by emerging and seasoned artists. Seek shelter from the cold inside stimulating gallery spaces and studios, where you can planto mix and mingle and meet artists. It’s 2012 - resolve to check out galleries and experience the arts for your newyear’s resolution - it doesn’t require anything more than showing up and having an open mind. Want to see a newpart of town? Check area gallery listings to see what’s happening where and when. There are new shows openingall winter, not to mention artist talks, special events, open houses, and more. See you in the galleries!

Custom Private + Group Gallery ToursCGN coordinates tours of 4-6 galleries around the city for groups of 4 to 40 people. If you are interested in going on a private tour with acorporate group, or you’d like to set up an art-filled day as a gift for aspecial occasion, we can set up the perfect outing. Receptions andtransportation can be arranged. info@chicagogallerynews.com

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS

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A - BAdams, Jamie……...Zolla/ LiebermanAfricano, Nicholas….Russell BowmanAmrhein, Justin.........................Firecat Armstrong, Steve…......Packer Schopf Baird, Daniel G..…President’s GalleryBaker, Christopher…........…Evanston

Art CenterBeck, Rick………......…Ken SaundersBehnke, April…...…Zolla / LiebermanBeltrá, Daniel........Catherine EdelmanBenton, Fletcher…….......Jean AlbanoBerndt, Caity…...…Zolla / LiebermanBernhard, Cindy…..Jennifer NorbackBluhm, Norman…….Russell BowmanBorn, William Theo……..………KraslBortner, Bret………............…….Krasl Brammer, Jason........................FirecatBurke, Mary………………...........ZIA

C - GCadet, France.........................Evanston

Art CenterCallahan, Harry………...…….…KraslChan, Derek….......President’s GalleryChan, Derek……...…....Carrie SecristChardiet, José……...….Ken SaundersConger, William……............Roy BoydCooper, Barbara…......…..…PerimeterCronkhite, Donald…..Gruen Galleries

De Forest, Roy…..…Russell Bowmande Montebello, Marc.....The Schwebel

CompanyDeAno, Dana…………Packer SchopfDesa, Mario...............................Firecat Dial, Thornton…...…Russell BowmanDumitrescu, Teodor...................Zolla /

LiebermanDunham, Carroll……Russell BowmanEichhorn, Stephen….............Elmhurst

Art MuseumElkuss, Bronwyn…..…Jackson JungeEvans, Chaz………...............Evanston

Art CenterFarrell, Holly……………..………ZIA Fosberg, Lora………….Linda WarrenFraser, John…………..……Roy BoydFrost, Steven…………......Robert BillsFurman, Christopher.............Evanston

Art CenterGaines, Anne Farley………ProspectusGalloway, Julia…………...…LillstreetGarofalo, Gian….........Gruen GalleriesGilliat, Andrew…………...…LillstreetGoldman, Lester..........................KampGonzalez, Ronald…………...…BrauerGordon, Nicole………..Linda WarrenGoya, Francisco..…NIU Art MuseumGray, Peter………….....……LubeznikGreen, Seth………..……...…Lillstreet

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COLUM.EDU/EVENTS

1 – C33 GALLERY33 E. Congress, 1st floor

Chicago Curates Columbia: Dan Devening + Fine ArtJanuary 17 – February 29

2 – AVERILL AND BERNARD LEVITON A+D GALLERY619 S. Wabash

Cannonball Press: Martin Mazorra and Mike HoustonJanuary 5 – February 11

Pougialis Annual Exhibition: Grace O’Brien and Katrina PetrauskasFebruary 16 – February 23

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and BeyondMarch 1 – April 21

3 – HOKIN GALLERY623 S. Wabash, 1st floor

4 – SHOPCOLUMBIA 623 S. Wabash, 1st floor

5 – THE PROJECT RM623 S. Wabash, room 416

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

Crime Unseen�rough January 15

�e Limits of PhotographyJanuary 21 – March 25

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

Inspired: �e Charles James Project Competition Exhibition�rough January 13

8 – THE ARCADE618 S. Michigan, 2nd floor

First Generation: A Revolution in �oughtMarch 8 – April 20

9 - COLUMBIA LIBRARY 624 S. Michigan, 5th floor

Alumni on 5: Revolution of Self Exhibition�rough March 9

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

Poems and PicturesFebruary 16 – April 7

11 – GLASS CURTAIN1104 S. Wabash, 1st floor

Black Gossamer�rough February 11

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and BeyondMarch 1 – April 21

EXHIBITING ARTISTSGuerin, Magalie…...Zolla / LiebermanGullet, Jourdon…...Jennifer NorbackGurkovska, Antonia…...............Zolla /

LiebermanGuston, Philip……....Russell Bowman

H - KHafkenscheid, Toni...…Packer SchopfHartwell, David……….....Robert BillsHarvey, Sam…………….......LillstreetHolmes, Tiffany…….…........Evanston

Art CenterHudson, Robert….....Russell BowmanHughes, Anne………….…....……ZIAHutter, Sidney………....Ken SaundersIemello, Camille……….Packer SchopfIkeda, Chinatsu……Zolla / LiebermanItatani, Michiko………......PrintworksJohnson, Indira…....Robert T. WrightJohnson, Karl……...Robert T. WrightKeirns, Ken…………………..RotofugiKerrigan, Emmett….….Linda WarrenKleefeld, Claudia………Woman MadeKnep, Brian………..…………..BrauerKobayashi, Osamu...Zolla / LiebermanKohnke, Joseph…….........…Evanston

Art CenterKostus, Kaitlin…………Woman MadeKuhn, Jon……......…….Ken SaundersKumar, Molly McCracken....Elmhurst

Art Museum

L - OLehrer, Riva………..……..PrintworksLew, Young June...……..Andrew BaeLotfi, Nazafarin...…Zolla / LiebermanLozar, Carmen………...Ken SaundersLucas, Loïc……….…..Judy A SaslowLucas, Stephanie….….Judy A SaslowLutes, Jim..................Valerie CarberryMak, Anastasia….…....Jackson JungeMaller, Brian……....Zolla / LiebermanMartin, Andrew…………......LillstreetMartin, Christopher H……….…..KMMcCook, Meghan Q..............Elmhurst

Art MuseumMusgrove, John……...........…..…ZIA Natal, Judy………President’s GalleryNedjar, Michel…...…..Judy A SaslowNetherland..............................RotofugiNilsson, Gladys…......…..Jean AlbanoNoderer, Joseph………Linda WarrenNolet, Didier……State Street (RMU)Nordfelt, B.J.O………….……...KraslNotkin, Richard…...Zolla / LiebermanNugent, Bob…...…..Perimeter GalleryNutt, Jim…..………..Russell BowmanOdom, Betsy..…………Woman MadeOdom, Betsy……….……Jean AlbanoO’Neal, Alex………..….Linda WarrenOttmers, Carolyn…...........…Elmhurst

Art Museum

P - RPannis, Hannis………....……….HingePaschke, Ed………....Russell BowmanPlensa, Jaume………….Richard GrayPlioplys, Andy……...…...…..LubeznikPozzi-Johnson, Janis…...….PerimeterQiang, Cui.........................Pagoda RedRizzo, Nina………….…Linda WarrenRogers, Jennifer...........................KraslRomano, Mario……Zolla / LiebermanRomany, Kelly….…Zolla / LiebermanRomero-Schuler, René............Jennifer

Norback Roper, Claudette…………...….BrauerRoyal, Richard………...Ken Saunders

S - TSamanci, Ozge…….…..........Evanston

Art CenterSchofield, Matthew……................ZIA Scoon, Thomas…..…….Ken SaundersSchwarz, David…..…....Ken SaundersSeeley, Steve..…………..……RotofugiSeigenthaler, Joseph…..Carl HammerSepulveda, Mauricio…...…ProspectusShay, Art.......................Stephen DaiterSilverman, Carly…..Zolla / LiebermanSilverstein, Dan……..............Evanston

Art CenterSkvara, Peter....….…...…Jean AlbanoSloan, Jeanette Pasin……….....BrauerSmith, David….…….Russell BowmanSorochinski, Viktoria…........Catherine

EdelmanSpiess-Ferris, Eleanor….…PrintworksStankard, Paul................Ken SaundersStevens, Rick……….…….Gallery KHStrawberry Luna.....................RotofugiStringer, Randal…….........…Elmhurst

Artists GuildSturgis, Will...............................FirecatTagliapietra, Lino….......Ken SaundersThiebaud, Wayne…………....…..KraslTinder, Jeremy……………...RotofugiTolchinsky, Dave…....…Evanston Art

CenterTomasula, Maria…..Zolla / LiebermanTrausch, Gale……….Lakeside LegacyTrausch, Thomas…...Lakeside Legacy

V - ZVillani, Ron……………….……BrauerVlahakis, John……………......…..ZIAWashington, Erin…Zolla / LiebermanWeinberg, David....................Elmhurst

Art MuseumWeiss, Russell…………...Jean AlbanoWelliver, Neil…………………....KraslWhite, Wayne................Packer SchopfWhitehouse, Ben….…....…..PerimeterWiley, William T……Russell BowmanWilliams, Jeff…...State Street (RMU)Winters, Terry…...…Russell BowmanWirsum, Karl…………....Jean AlbanoYamano, Hiroshi……....Ken SaundersZallman, Toby.....Evanston Art Center Zviedris, Vidvuds………..McCormick

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Check out our artists list online.You may also email CGN atinfo@chicagogallerynews.com fora comprehensive list of artists represented by Chicago galleriesor to find names of those who maynot be currently exhibiting.

GALLERY SPECIALTIES

AbstractExpressionism

McCormick

AbstractionJean AlbanoRoy BoydValerie CarberryGruen GalleriesKass / Meridian

Abstraction, Cont. Gallery KHLeighMcCormick Jennifer NorbackRichard Norton PerimeterPlatt Fine ArtZIAZygman Voss

African + African American

Douglas Dawson Gruen GalleriesCarl HammerAnn NathanPRIMITIVEJudy A Saslow

AntiquesThe Golden TrianglePagoda RedL.H. Selman

Antiquities andArtifacts

Douglas DawsonThe Golden TrianglePRIMITIVE

Artists’ BooksChicago Printmakers

CollaborativeStephen DaiterPrintworksZygman Voss

AsianAndrew BaeDouglas Dawson The Golden TriangleNIU Art MuseumPagoda RedPRIMITIVE

Audubon PrintsJoel Oppenheimer

BritishHildt

CeramicsColletti GalleryDouglas DawsonLeigh Ann NathanPerimeterVale Craft

Chicago ScenesArt De Triumph +

Artful FramerChicago Printmakers

Collaborative

Chicago Scenes, Cont.Josh MoultonJennifer Norback

ContemporaryHaitian

Jackson Junge

CraftsVale Craft

Early 20th C.Frederick Baker, Inc.HildtR.S. JohnsonMcCormickPlatt Fine ArtGalleries Maurice

SternbergZygman Voss

EmergingAddingtonRobert BillsRoy BoydChicago Printmakers

Collaborative

Emerging, Cont.Deer Path Catherine EdelmanCarl HammerJackson Jungekasia kayLakeside LegacyAnn NathanPacker SchopfProspectus Judy A SaslowSchneiderCarrie SecristState Street Gallery

(RMU)Linda WarrenWoman MadeZIAZolla / Lieberman

Fiber Arts / TextilesDouglas DawsonAnn NathanPerimeterPRIMITIVEZIA

Chicago galleries specialize in a wide range of art.This list indicates galleries thatregularly specialize in works of art in the areas listed here.

If you are looking to find a particular type of art or wantto learn more about a certainmedium or art period, please

start by visiting our CGNwebsite and then contact

galleries directly.

GALLERY SPECIALTIES

FigurativeJennifer NorbackLinda WarrenZygman Voss

Film / Video + Multi-Media

Robert BillsChicago Arts DistrictDeer Path Hingekasia kay

Fine Painting +Prints: 18th + 19th C.

Frederick Baker, Inc.Hildt GalleriesR.S. Johnson Platt Fine ArtGalleries Maurice

SternbergZygman Voss

Fine Prints -Contemporary

Andrew BaeFrederick Baker, Inc.Chicago Printmakers

CollaborativeHingeR.S. Johnson Kass / MeridianGallery KHNIU Art MuseumPerimeter PrintworksProspectusZygman Voss

Folk, Native orOutsider

Russell BowmanCarl HammerAnn NathanPacker SchopfJudy A SaslowVale CraftLinda Warren

Furniture +Decorative Arts

Andrew BaeColletti GalleryDouglas DawsonThe Golden TrianglePagoda RedPoster PlusL.H. SelmanVale Craft

GlassEchtLeighKen Saunders L.H. Selman

ImpressionismArt De Triumph +

Artful FramerRichard NortonGalleries Maurice

SternbergZygman Voss

InstallationsChicago Arts DistrictHingeLakeside Legacy

JewelryLeighJudy A SaslowVale Craft

LandscapeDeer Path Gallery KHLakeside Legacy Zygman Voss

Latin AmericanProspectus

ModernContemporary

MastersRobert BillsRussell BowmanValerie CarberryRichard GrayKass / MeridianJennifer NorbackRichard NortonProspectusL.H. Selman

ModernismValerie Carberry McCormick

Old MastersR.S. Johnson Galleries Maurice

SternbergZygman Voss

PhotographyAlibiArchiTechStephen DaiterDeer Path Catherine EdelmanJackson JungePerutzPrintworksProspectusSchneiderZIA

PopJack GalleryRotofugi

Posters /Lithography

Colletti GalleryJack GalleryPoster PlusState Street (RMU)

QuiltsVale Craft

SculptureAddingtonRobert BillsRoy BoydValerie CarberryEchtRichard GrayGruen GalleriesCarl HammerHingeJackson JungeGallery KHKrasl Art CenterLakeside LegacyLeighAnn NathanPacker SchopfPerimeterJudy A SaslowKen SaundersL.H. SelmanZolla / Lieberman

SurrealismJackson JungeZygman Voss

Wildlife / NatureJoel Oppenheimer

POEMS & PICTURESA RENAISSANCE IN THE ART OF THE BOOK (1946–1981)February 9–April 7, 2012 Curated by Kyle Schlesinger

bookandpaper.org

From Comics #1 and #2, C Press and Boke, 1964/66

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Two plus Two = Jackson, Owens,Williams, and Wheatley

FourChicago-based artistspresent anexpansiverange of art to kickoff BlackHistoryMonth inFebruary.

Preston Jackson, Joyce Owens, BernardWilliams and Rhonda Wheatley each explorevarious issues about history and humanity,creating a show that is full of rich interpreta-tions and multiple mediums. The exhibitionoffers a look at history through an artisticlens to analyze race, identity, and culturalissues that resonate with the very heart ofwhat this month is about.

February 2–March 23 Koehnline Museum of Art, at OaktonCommunity College in Des Plaines, ILwww.oakton.edu/museum

Chicago Works: Laura LetinskyLaura Letinsky will debut her newest body ofwork as the second artist in the MCA’s newseries, Chicago Works, which replaced thelong-running 12 x 12. Letinsky’s style hasevolved from her familiar, elegant still-lifephotographs into a new direction that incor-porates reproductions of images that compli-cate the perception of space. Incorporatingactual objects, from silverware and papaya,with flat images from various magazines andreproductions, Letinsky creates a disorientedcollage within a photograph.

Laura Letinsky: February 7–April 17Also on view: February 11–June 3This Will Have Been: Art, Love & PoliticsMuseum of Contemporary Artwww.mcachicago.org

Feast at the Smart Museum of Art

We’ve all had a meal with someone we didn’tknow well; the act of sharing food and drinkwith others is a basic human function, but it’shopefully a pleasure too. This natural comingtogether has become an enduring source ofaesthetic inspiration and a compelling artisticmedium for Feast: Radical Hospitality inContemporary Art, an exhibition at the SmartMuseum, examining food as a means to sparkencounters and perceptions that aren’t other-wise possible within our fast-moving society.New works draw on the work of past artistsand the evolving concept of radical hospitality.

Feast begins February 16. Also catch: Uppers and Downers, part of the Threshold series, when the museum’sreception hall will be transformed into afantastical domestic landscape.David and Alfred Smart Museum of Artwww.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

NEWS - WHAT’S HAPPENING

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A new year means new exhibitions to see, artists to meet and things to learn. Most of us are homebound and at the mercy of the Chicagowinter between January-March, but that’s as good a reason as any toseek shelter in stimulating spaces, where a lot is happening downtown,as well as in the suburbs. Our previews highlighted below take youfrom the western suburbs to the south side. You’ll learn a great deal,discover new passions, and be surprised and enlightened on each trip -a wonderful way to begin 2012! Tips and stories continue online, soplease visit Chicagogallerynews.com all season to stay up-to-date.

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls, in the Artworldand Beyond at Columbia College’s A + D GalleryEveryone talked about the Guerrilla Girls when they were hot on theart scene in the 1980s, and many in the art world certainly still reme-mber their core strategy and mission today. For those who have notyet encountered, or are too young to have experienced, this femmetour de force, the exhibiton at A + D Gallery sheds a historical lighton the ongoing work of these highly provocative, influential artists,who were focused on feminism and social change at a time whenwomen were still far behind their male counterparts in all areas of theart world as well as the work force. The exhibition is punctuated bydocumentary material, behind-the-scenes photos and secret anecdotesthat reveal the Guerrilla Girls’ process. The multimedia show lets the

public peruse the artists’ favorite loveletters and hate mail. Visitors are invit-ed to contribute their own voices tomultiple interactive installations. March 1–April 21Columbia College A + D Gallerywww.colum.edu/ADGallery/index.php

Joyce Owens, Life Support, 2010, Acrylic and collageon canvas, 30" x 40"

CGN QR CodesWe’re using QR codes to solidify thelink between print and online.Wherever you see one in the maga-zine, grab the code with your smart-phone’s camera, and you’ll be taken toa corresponding link on CGN.comwhere you can read additional info, orjust have the web at your fingertipson-the-go. Be sure to also download aQR code reader app to your phone.

Laura Letinsky, Untitled #3 (from the series Ill Form and Void Full),2010. Yancey Richardson Gallery and Valerie Carberry Gallery.

A wild winter in Chicago: get to know the Guerrilla Girls, visit the MCA, enjoy a radical Feast

A ritualsoul fooddinner atTheasterGates'sDorchester

Project. Photo bySaraPooley.

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Chicago has a unique repu-tation in the world, butdoes its art communityneed to figure out how toemulate scenes that arereceiving more praise thesedays? Among the news Ifollowed in 2011, I noticedan increase in attention ontwo other art-aligned cities,

Los Angeles and Miami – destinations withsunshine and celebrities on their side, whichseem to be having their art world moments. I know Chicago isn’t L.A., and it’s not Miami,for more reasons than the warm weather andthe ratio of famous people to regular folks, andChicagoans are certainly well acquainted withcomparisons to New York, having beendubbed the Second City decades ago. So, withother cities in mind, for this issue I wanted tocome up with positive reasons that set us apartrather than rank us behind, and I wanted toappreciate the many assets Chicago’s cultural scene already has.

To get started, we wanted to get people talkingabout Chicago’s reputation here and aroundthe country. Kevin Nance, in building a casefor why some Chicago collectors overlook

Chicago art (p 14), cites Pacific StandardTime, a six-month series launched in L.A. lastfall that took place in over 60 institutions, as agame-changing show of support from a city forits art community. It was a serious, exclusiveshowing of the breadth and history of L.A. art,and the country took notice. Nance suggeststhat Chicago’s visual arts community needs toget past its aversion to the label of ‘Chicagoartist’ and publicly unite to embrace its localroots in a manner that would generate a sup-portive movement for the arts in Chicago.

A Chicagoan’s response to the commonly diag-nosed ‘Second City’ syndrome seems to be topretend to not care what others think. As aresult, they may abandon what ought to beespoused and overlook what resources arehere. Chicago is home to talented artists likeRiva Lehrer (p 19) who enjoy collaboration.The alternative space scene here is thriving, asshown in Mary DeYoe’s interview with Triciavan Eyck and others running creative pro-grams in unusual, often temporary, spaces (p21). Passionate dealers run galleries here, likeIsrael Hernandez, who has been an artistic linkbetween Mexico and Chicago since he movedhere in the 1970s (p 18). We have devoted col-lectors, like Deone Jackman who counts artists

as some of her closest friends (p 16). Chicagohas ambitious, internationally renowned muse-ums and art institutions (p 14) that operateexcellent programming all year long not mainlyfor tourists, but for the citizens of Chicago.

In both L.A. and Miami many artists haveexplicitly drawn on their geographic and his-torical circumstances to create art that capti-vates collectors and art world insiders. L.A.has mined its unique style and cultural story-line to create an artistic identity it can export to the rest of the art world. Miami is quicklyshaping its own visual arts landscape as well.Both communities have been moving along the same successful trajectory and are beingnoticed because of it. Chicago has the poten-tial to do the same, and much, much more.

Chicagoans accept our city’s imperfections.We are not as sleek as our coastal counterparts,but we are substantive and remarkable, hum-ble, yet proud – we are representative of muchof America. The inherent work ethic so char-acteristic of Chicago art implies that it is hardto make an artistic living here, but italso means that the graceful art andpoetry produced by our artistscouldn’t come from anywhere else.

Letter from the Publisher - Chicago’s Place in the Art World

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By KEVIN NANCE

A Chicago art collector was chatting withpainter Wesley Kimler not long ago, proudlydescribing some of his recent acquisitions—none of which, as it happened, were byartists based in the Windy City. Was the col-lector, Kimler wanted to know, familiar withthe local art scene? Did he purchase work byartists from Chicago as well as from else-where? “Well,” the collector said, “I’m notinto Roger Brown.” Kimler then remindedthe collector that Brown had been dead forquite a number of years, which brought theconversation to a quick conclusion.

The exchange was both telling and, as Kimlerand some other Chicago artists see it, mad-deningly typical. In their view, many of thecity’s deep-pocket art collectors have becomeincreasingly disconnected from, and neglect-ful of, the local art community since the high-flying heyday of the Imagists. When thesecollectors buy art, the theory goes, they lookto New York or Los Angeles, or to art fairs inMiami or London or Basel—anywhere, itseems, but their own back yard.

“Almost none of the big collectors here buyanything from local artists,” Kimler asserts.“They’ll buy work by New York artists orLos Angeles artists, but they don’t have theguts to support what’s here.” As for the argu-ment that collectors’ buying habits are simplya reflection of an art world that’s becomemore international and borderless, Kimlershrugs. “It’s the excuse that’s always given,but it’s a false argument. It’s totally different,for example, in L.A., where people like EliBroad collect internationally but also locally.They support those artists in their own hometown, and in doing so have built up the L.A.art scene in a way that hasn’t happened herein Chicago over the past 20 years, which is ashame.” Gallery owner Tom McCormicksays, “I think in the years of yore, back in the’60s, ’70s, ’80s, it seemed like there was moreof a sense of place among Chicago collectors,a sense of pride in collecting your localartists. Now, as a general rule, I don’t see it.”

In this way of thinking, Chicago collectorsare particularly attracted by the collectivereputation of the art scene in New York,which still lays claim to—and jealouslyguards—the title of America’s most importantart center. A painting or piece of sculpturepurchased there carries with it an impliedseal of approval from the larger art world,validating the buyer’s choice by the simplebut apparently irresistible magic of associa-tion with the Big Apple. “There’s a great per-centage of the collecting class in Chicago that

never looks here to buy,” says collage artistTony Fitzpatrick. “Of course, it was also thatway 20 years ago. I was at the Armory Show[in New York] in 2003 and a guy fromChicago bought two of my pieces there. Isaid, ‘You live six blocks from my studio.’But his attitude was, ‘I buy in New York.’Collectors don’t want to be perceived asrubes, and they love the reflected glamour ofwalking into a gallery in Chelsea.”

This premise is challenged, if not rejectedoutright, by many Chicago collectors, whoexpress little sense of obligation to supportlocal artists but deny any bias against them infavor of their counterparts in New York orelsewhere. “Collectors are looking for exam-ples of work by artists they like, and they’regoing to discover it and buy it wherever ithappens to be displayed,” says HowardTullman, who adds that nearly a quarter ofhis collection of several hundred works is byChicago artists. “To me, it’s not about beingassociated with a New York gallery, becauseI see interesting work coming out of NewOrleans, San Francisco, Boston, Colorado,London, various places in Germany, youname it. We’re in a global economy, and Iwork with galleries from everywhere. If I hadmy druthers, I would always buy from aChicago gallery, but of course it doesn’talways work that way. Carl Hammer does agood job of occasionally bringing in an artistwho’s represented elsewhere, and the issuebecomes where do you buy? I might buyfrom Carl, or from some other gallery in NewYork or L.A., depending on who’s got thebest example of a certain artist’s work.”

Jack Guthman is even more vehement in hisrejection of the image of Chicago collectorsas neglecting home-grown product. “I don’tsubscribe to that theory whatsoever,” saysGuthman, who, with his wife, Sandra, hasamassed a large collection by artists aroundthe world, including several from Chicago.“We’ve bought pieces by Curtis Mann, LauraLetinsky, Theaster Gates, Melanie Schiff,Judy Ledgerwood and lots of others. Andyou’ve got a lot of Chicago galleries who arevery good about representing Chicago artists,from Rhona Hoffman and Kavi Gupta toMonique Meloche and Corbett vs. Dempsey.It’s not like Chicago artists are hidden undera barrel.” Asked what percentage of his col-lection is by local artists, however, Guthman

bristles. “That’s not how you judge people’scollections,” he says. “Percentages? I don’tthink that’s very meaningful.”

And yet the perception of Chicago collectorsbedazzled by the glitter of New York or thegleaming finish of L.A.—to the point atwhich they become blind to the achievementsof equally fine, equally deserving hometownartists—is not entirely a figment of the artists’imagination and/or a projection of their inse-curity. “I hear it all the time, and there is areality in the fact that collectors like to buyelsewhere,” says Catherine Edelman of theCatherine Edelman Gallery and president ofthe Chicago Art Dealers Association.“There’s the cachet of saying, ‘Oh, I boughtthis in New York’—or L.A. or Paris orTokyo, or wherever they may be. The collec-tors get really excited by this, and I can’treally fault them—it’s human nature that welike to travel, and when we travel, we like tobuy things. But the phenomenon is notChicago-specific. I was just up in Toronto atan art fair talking to another dealer, and hesaid the same thing.” McCormick agrees,“This is the 800 pound gorilla that we allknow about—of course people like to buy inNew York. It’s no big secret, and certainlynothing new, that there’s a certain type ofcollector who, given the choice of buying awork by an artist in a fancy New Yorkgallery or from their local gallery in Chicago,they’re going to buy in New York. Theymight even be willing to pay more just for theprivilege.’”

What is Chicago-specific, at least in relationto New York and L.A., is the relatively lownational and international profile of the artscene here—of which Chicago collectors,with their understandable interest in who’shot and who’s not, can’t fail to be aware.From the late 1960s through the mid-’80s,“the Imagists were ruling the art world,” asthe painter Phyllis Bramson recalls—in largepart through the agency of gallerist PhyllisKind—“and we all got a piece of that cake.”Since then, however, the art world’s interest

Do Chicago collectors overlook Chicago art?

“If I had my druthers, I wouldalways buy from a Chicagogallery, but of course it doesn’talways work that way.” - Collector Howard Tullman

Gregory Scott, Dialogue, 2011, 32” x 48" archival digital print,silkscreen on vinyl, oil on panel, and HD video. Ed. of 6 with 2 AP's. Courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery.

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in Chicago artists seems to have cooled,despite the efforts of the Chicago CulturalCenter (including its annual ChicagoArtists Month), the Museum ofContemporary Art (through its recentlyretired 12 x 12 series featuring localartists), Art Chicago and other entities.Part of this is traceable to the decline ofvisual art coverage in the city; as Edelmanruefully points out, neither the ChicagoTribune nor the Chicago Sun-Times currentlyhas a staff art critic. By contrast, the NewYork Times maintains two full-time art crit-ics, while the Los Angeles Times has one.Magazines such as ARTnews, Artforum andArt in America—all based in New York—focus most heavily on the art scene in theirhometown, with Chicago artists and gal-leries receiving relatively scant mention.

Just as artists benefit from publicity andpromotion, so do art communities.Nowhere has this been more amplydemonstrated than in Los Angeles, whoseartists have been blessed with a championin Lyn Kienholz. Through her California /International Arts Foundation, founded in1980, the unassuming networker-impre-sario has worked tirelessly to raise aware-ness of Los Angeles art and artists throughexhibitions, publications and other projectsaround the world. As noted by BarbaraIsenberg in a preface to Kienholz’s L.A.Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980, a new ency-clopedia of Southern California artists, thefoundation has organized exhibitions in 56museums in 23 countries, including a showof large-scale sculpture by local artists aspart of the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival(which then toured internationally) andLos Angeles: 1955-1985, an exhibition ofabout 350 works by 87 artists shown in2006 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

L.A.’s other guardian angel is the GettyFoundation, which initiated (and providedmore than $10 million in grants for) PacificStandard Time, a six-month series of exhi-bitions at more than 60 institutions thatkicked off this past fall and continuesthrough this spring. If the larger art worldhad doubts about Los Angeles as a crucibleof serious culture, Pacific Standard Time isdetermined to put them to rest.

By contrast, a campaign of this type orscale seems unlikely in the Windy City,where many artists and art-world figuresare uncomfortable with, if not activelyantagonistic to, the idea of promoting theconcept of “Chicago art.” The push for amuseum devoted to Chicago art and artists,led by Paul Klein and others a few yearsago, was stymied in part by a commonlyexpressed fear of “ghettoizing” Chicagoartists by placing them in a regional con-text. “I find this attitude particularly vex-ing,” Bramson says. “Does a Los Angelesartist balk at being called that? Do theyfeel ghettoized by saying that they are aLos Angeles artist? Of course not.” AddsMcCormick, “There has always been astrong chauvinism among West Coast peo-ple for West Coast art, but for some reasonthere hasn’t ever been that kind ofMidwest chauvinism. For that reason Ithink it’s been a mistake to try to marketyourself as a Chicago artist, because thecollectors here haven’t shown much of aninterest in that.”

What the Chicago art scene needs, Kimlerbelieves, is some of the collective guts andgumption of the city’s theater community,which regularly asserts itself by embracingits local roots. “If anything could unite theChicago art scene now, it might be to fol-low the example of Steppenwolf and theother theater people here who have madeChicago the most important city in theworld in terms of that art form,” Kimlersays. “Theater here doesn’t take a back seatto New York, so why should visual art?We should think really hard about that.”

Let’s get thinking.

Question: Do galleries ever rent their spaces for privateevents?

Arty space rentals are notas unusual as you might think. Indeed theycan offer creative choices for your specialevent, and a number of gallerists agree thattheir spaces are creative and beautiful placesfor weddings, lectures, cocktail parties orcharity events. A few galleries and art cen-ters even have detailed rental brochures.Many museums offer event spaces as well.

Most of these unique spaces have limitedcapacities and/or restrictions. Some do notallow music, dancing or weddings. Only afew are receptive to hosting a showcase ofartwork that is not regularly shown by thegallery. ( Those, typically, are vacant spacesor art centers.) Of course some galleries willnot consider rentals at all.

The galleries that do welcome special eventsusually allow food, alcohol, and outside cater-ers for corporate, non-profit, or private par-ties. And a few have outdoor spaces and/orparking.

Other things to consider:

Capacities differ tremendously, ranging fromfewer than 25 people to as many as 2,500.Most are large enough to seat 40 or 50; oth-ers can accommodate 100 – 150 or even 450.(This can change based on the exhibit onview at the gallery at the time of the event.)

Rental fees can range from a few hundreddollars to as much as $10,000. Some offernon-profit rates. There often are mini-mum/maximum hourly time limits, includingset up/clean up, and it is likely that the eventneeds to take place outside of regular galleryhours. There also might be special fees, suchas one-day event insurance, or a refundablesecurity deposit.

But if you’re flexible and love an arty atmos-phere, your favorite gallery might be yourideal event space.

As a short-cut to finding the perfect spot,Chicago Gallery News keeps a list of galleriesand facilities that offer arty space rentals.For a copy of the most up-to-date list: email CGN at info@chicagogallerynews.com or please call 312-649-0064.

Ask Natalie

- Natalie van StraatenFounding Publisher, Chicago Gallery News

Curtis Mann (b. 1979), removal, two sides, Chemically altered chromogenic development print, 2010, 40” x 100”, unique, KGG-2004Collection of Sandy and Jack Guthman

“Does a Los Angeles artist balkat being called that? Do theyfeel ghettoized by saying theyare a Los Angeles artist?

Of course not.”- artist Phyllis Bramson

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I drove to visit Deone Jackman at her home in HydePark on a perfect fall Chicago morning. Lake ShoreDrive was wide open, and the lake was the perfectshade of cerulean blue, enhanced by the runningshade of orange leaves still clinging to the trees alongthe bike bath. Hyde Park always feels like an escapefrom downtown to me, but until I arrived on the 9thfloor of Deone’s building and stepped into her entry-way, I had no idea just what awaited me. - GV

Deone says she has always collected thingsfrom her travels, and judging by the manyexotic artifacts and statues from far awaylands placed throughout her apartment, shemust have logged many miles while finding somany striking objects. “As a kid I was alwayscutting things out of magazines and puttingthem up on walls long before I had actual artto display,” she says. Deone’s entrance intoserious art collecting began with two ofChicago’s most well known art stars – RogerBrown and Jim Nutt, acquisitions sheremembers as ‘big, compelling, scary purchas-es.’ Though I had come to her apartment totalk to her about her art collection, Deonetold me upfront that she still thinks the ideaof being ‘an art collector’ is rather grandiose –a familiar, but somewhat vexing, topic forthose who are considered by others to be col-lectors. Regardless of how Deone chooses toview her history of buying and living with art,there is no disputing that her Hyde Parkapartment invites discovery. Deone has cov-ered her walls with remarkable works of art Iimmediately recognize – works by EdPaschke, Kerry James Marshall, CheonaeKim, Judy Ledgerwood, Curtis Mann,Gladys Nilsson, and Jin Soo Kim – and shehas filled her life with enduring relationshipswith many Chicago artists.

One relationship of which Deone is particu-larly proud is the one she’s developed with theHyde Park Art Center (HPAC). A passionatesupporter of the Center, it’s clear that HPAChas given her a great deal in return. At least

a few of theartists whoseworks may befound throughoutDeone’s sprawl-ing home, such asCat Chow, werediscoveredthrough HPAC’sNot Just AnotherPretty Face(NJAPF) program, whichpairs patronswith artists inways that wouldmake for a realityshow better thananything else onTV today. Patrons select an artist with whomthey’d like to work, they meet the artist,establish a budget and then discuss the com-mission to be created. The patron may be asinvolved as they like about the specifics of thepiece, or they may choose to leave all detailsup to the artist. After a period of more than ayear, a catalogue featuring contrasting per-spectives on the experience is published, andthe final works are unveiled at HPAC at areception for the participating patrons andartists. NJAPF artists split their commissionwith HPAC, and the program encourages anew group of people to support contemporaryartists, as well as understand the joys and pos-sibilities of commissioning artwork. AsDeone can attest, because NJAPF buildsvery personal bonds between patrons andartists, it can lead to long-term support forcreating art in Chicago.

Deone has had the plea-sure of enjoying severalartistic collaborations.After encountering aseries of kite construc-tions by JacobHashimoto at a privateevent at the MCAWarehouse, she decidedshe had her own projectfor the artist. Deonewanted Hashimoto toexpand onwhat he’ddone at theMCA and

create hundreds of small kites to be installedin the ceiling of her second home in Michigan.It turned out to be a 2 ½ year project, and sheended up with about 2,000 kites to cover theentire ceiling. One can imagine how breath-taking and uplifting this result of a simplechance encounter must be.

Deone admits she’s a bit impulsive when mak-ing some purchases, but she smiles when sheconfesses she sometimes has to rearrangerooms. “That’s the joy of it,” she says.Changing things up often means they don’tbecome part of the wallpaper, but Deone hasalways felt compelled to arrange objects – somuch so that her late husband was alwaysasking her to just sit down. As a visitor cer-tain groupings become apparent, like the areain Deone’s office that she refers to as her“Wall of Women,” including works by artistssuch as Mickalene Thomas and Julia Fish.But for the most part the way the collectionhas come together is idiosyncratic. The vari-ety in Deone’s collection is apparent in theinclusion of quite a few striking antiques,which soften and complement the contempo-rary art. A wood slant front desk looks athome in the dining room by a large-scaleRoger Brown, and an elegant side tablebeneath two works on paper by JudyLedgerwood adds an appropriate delicacy.

More meaningful than the art works them-selves are the relationships Deone has withthe artists. “Any artist I collect, if it makessense to become friends, I love to know them.It’s incredibly important in collecting – moreso than the objects.” She says she considersChicago an accessible place to get to knowartists and therefore to collect art. Deonethinks it’s partly the nature of the city, but shealso believes that many artists who choose to

Collector Conversations: Deone Jackman

Jackman’s connecting living rooms show off a range of antiques and artifacts collected from world travel. Also featuring prominently: in nearest room,

works by Jacob Hashimoto (left) and Jin Soo Kim (right corner).

Deone admits she’s a bit impulsivewhen making some purchases, butshe smiles when she confesses shesometimes has to rearrange rooms.“That’s the joy of it,” she says.

Jackman’s inviting, round living room faces east towards Lake Michigan and overlooks the Promontory PointField House in Burnham Park.

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live and work in Chicago are inclined to buildhonest relationships with collectors.

One of Deone’s closest artist relationships is with Theaster Gates, a fellow HPAC supporter. Deone became interested in whatGates was doing with his Dorchester Project,and she was moved by his focus on bringingabout positive, creative changes through thearts to the Woodlawn neighborhood – an areaof town Deone says most Hyde Parkers hadlong been told to stay clear of because of therisk of danger. She sees Gates’s artistic, aswell as geographic, choice as a compellinginvestment in personal life as well as urbanspace, and says she feels privileged to havebeen able to watch his project take shape andexpand. Endeavors like the Dorchester Project,which began as a way to transform a poorarea of Chicago through reinventing aban-doned buildings and creating inviting, cultur-al spaces while challenging notions of eco-nomics, race, and the status-quo, have helpedDeone understand how complex the artworld can be for an artist who must balancethe dual demands to be successful while alsobeing able to do what they desire. “You learnabout the pressures artists face and the choic-

es they must make. I feel really privilegedbecause it feels like a personal experience forme. Theaster is open about what it’s like, andI admire his willingness to share with thecommunity and with me. He doesn’t make ita mysterious process.”

Our tour of the apartment finished in the sit-ting room, where we could admire the viewof the lake and Promontory Point, almost asmuch as Deone’s two lazy cats were enjoyingthe midday fall sun. Deone returned to herfavorite topic, the Hyde Park Art Center,when we began to discuss why openness inart is so critical to the collecting process andto exposing the joy of exploring contempo-rary art. There are some leaders in the artcommunity who are constantly striving tomake art accessible and to make it a livingsubject. Deone says, “HPAC is such a facili-tator of this. They help make art understand-

able, comfortable.” It is undoubtedly hergreatest art relationship.

There will always be preconceptions to com-bat about contemporary art and effort to putforth in order to learn and better understand,but just as a romantic relationship undergoes

many pro-gressivestages, alove of artcan beginwith butter-flies ofexcitementand end asa deep andenduringcompanion-ship.

The New Cultural Plan for ChicagoWhat Commissioner Michelle T. Boone has planned for 2012In May 2011 Michelle T. Boone was named Commissioner of the Departmentof Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), succeeding Lois Weisberg,Chicago’s Commissioner of Cultural Affairs who retired in early 2011. Nowoverseeing the 3rd largest creative economy in the United States, one of Boone’sfirst undertakings as commissioner is a major one – relaunching a newCultural Plan for Chicago. CGN spoke with Boone about the City’s commit-ment to artists, her hopes for the new plan, and her favorite public art. - GV

CGN: The city is putting together a new Cultural Plan for Chicago- the first since Mayor Harold Washington’s administration in the1980s.  What do you expect to improve upon this time around?  MB: The plan was last updated in the mid-90s, so we thought it wastime for a new one. We are hosting 30 meetings, varying by demo-graphics and geography, with working artists, arts groups, businessleaders, heads of major organizations, etc. We are also taking recom-mendations from the community (visit Chicagoculturalplan2012.orgto submit input online.) We will present a new plan this May.

The goal is to determine how to elevate Chicago’s global visibilityusing neighborhood and community cultural assets. Also, now peopleare interested in information and technology. That’s really interestingto me, since at the time when the plan was first created, there was nointernet or social media. What role will technology play going for-ward? We can develop solutions for issues like, ‘How can the Citysupport artists so they will stay in Chicago and contribute creatively?’

How do you think the city/arts relationship should ideally func-tion? Will this kind of relationship be a part of the new plan?One of the things selfishly that I’m looking for from the plan is howto work the arts into other city departments. Such as, ‘How can artsbe thought of as part of a solution to some pressing societal prob-

lems?’ We could use creative alternatives to deliver information, buildcommunity and change how our political leaders think about the arts– ultimately it could influence policy.

You spoke this fall about how Chicagoans can support the arts bybeing active patrons and attendees.  What are some efforts we canexpect from DCASE in 2012 on the programming side?  There are programs the City coordinates all year long, such as run-ning Chicagoartistsresource.org (CAR) as well as our annual ChicagoArtists Month in October. We will continue our free exhibitions pro-gram at the Cultural Center, where we show Chicago artists in ourMichigan Avenue galleries. Through the exhibitions and public pro-gramming we hope to make an introduction for people to see greatwork by Chicago artists and performers. A vast City database ofChicago artists is available to the public at Cityofchicago.org. Forartists, if they register they can be included in the Chicago Public ArtProgram’s Public Art Registry, used by DCASE to fulfill responsibili-ties to the Public Art Program of the Percent-for-Art Ordinance.

What are some of your favorite public art works in Chicago?  There are several things I like for different reasons. The new sculp-ture at the entrance to O’Hare – The Runners – is so unexpected. It’s a static piece but it implies movement, and it will look different invarious light, times and weather.[Jaume Plensa’s] Crown Fountainin summertime is also amazing tome because it’s just so joyous.Anybody and everybody enjoysit. You can’t help but smilewhen you walk by it.

Photographic portrait of Deone byartist Ben Gest

“Any artist I collect, if it makessense to become friends, I love to know them. It’s incrediblyimportant in collecting – more so than the objects.”

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Prospectus Art Gallery remains at the heart ofChicago’s Mexican Renaissance in its original loca-tion on 18th Street in Pilsen, where the galleryopened twenty years ago. CGN’s Laura Miller metwith director Israel Hernandez and learned aboutthe gallery’s history, its strong family ties, and its mission to support contemporary and LatinAmerican art.

LM: Tell me about the history ofProspectus Art Gallery. IH: I was born in Zacatecas, Mexico andcame to Chicago with my family in 1972. Iworked in the produce business and becauseof that was able to establish the gallery withmy family in 1991. Prospectus was the firstformal gallery in Pilsen and we’ve remainedat our original location while watching thisarea change a lot over the years. I want tothank my family for their participation andthe business suppliers that have made all thispossible.

Why did you want to open the gallery? I grew up in Pilsen, and this was a rougharea during the ‘70s. My family and I want-ed to create something positive to help enrichthe area, particularly for the young people inthe community. There are several schoolsnear the gallery, so we always see a lot ofyounger people in the neighborhood andbelieve it’s important for them to have art andcreativity in their lives.

Tell me about your exhibition process.Shows are planned about 8 months out, andwe tend to deal with relevant, current topicsin our choice of subject matter and showtitles, i.e. economic, social, political issues.People are interested in what’s happening inthe world and we showcase work thataddresses those hot-button topics.

We’re proud to show prominent Chicago andLatino artists like Mario Castillo, AlejandroRomero, Hector Duarte, Marcos Raya. I’min touch with a lot of Mexican artists andpeople from Latin America. We’ve alsoshown some of Chicago’s top artists includingRoger Brown, Ed Paschke, Carlos Cortezand Richard Hunt.

Are you an artist or art collector?I did some artwork in my childhood, while inMexico but wouldn’t consider myself a prac-ticing artist. I do collect artwork; that’ssomething I’d like to do more of.

How would you describe the Pilsen andSouth Side art community?It’s growing. Historically, Pilsen was astrong artistic center before other currentlyknown gallery districts were even formed.Unfortunately, a large number of studios inthe area have been affected by commercial-ism. Larger building projects have takenover studio spaces, which makes it more andmore difficult for artists to afford workspace.That being said, there is still a large numberof artist studios, galleries and alternativespaces in the area; some offer youth and adultart classes as well as community programs toget the neighborhood involved in the arts.

We always look forward to Pilsen OpenStudios, held each October. The event featuresprogramming in over 50 artist studios,spaces, galleries and restaurants aroundPilsen. It’s an exciting, busy event that drawsin a lot of younger people, students, andthose interested in art. We estimate around4,000 people participated last fall.

What do you find to be the most excitingpart of running the gallery?Being able to share artwork from anunknown artist with the public. HaroldAllen’s ’96 photography exhibition is a classicexample. Allen’s show was only the secondin his career, following one previous exhibi-tion at The Art Institute of Chicago in ’84.Allen taught photography at The School ofthe Art Institute of Chicago for three decadesand was 80 years old at the time of his showat Prospectus. He was very humble and notexpecting much from his show during instal-lation, but it ended up being hugely success-ful. The show also garnered praise from theChicago Tribune art critic at the time, AlanArtner. The public’s strong, positive responseto Allen’s work was a thrilling experience,and we feel that same excitement for our cur-rent shows and artists.

What’suniqueaboutChicago’sart scene? Art Expo’searly yearswere game-changing for Chicago.Everyonehad beeneyeing NewYork andEurope, andthis brought deserved attention to Chicagoand showed the city’s potential. Chicago hassuch a wide range of outstanding artistic pro-grams, gallery/art spaces and museums, but ithas a big problem with the lack of art criti-cism and regular art critics. There used to be more writing, more interest; now that islacking.

What has been your favorite thing aboutChicago’s art world?I love seeing the city’s artistic history aroundtown in the relics of murals on buildings andbridges. Sadly, many are disappearing or arein need of conservation. The city lacks a pro-gram to protect them. I remember seeingmurals when I was young on my way to andfrom school. They had an impact on me andplayed a role in my opening the gallery. Mybrother did murals when we were younger,and I always liked and encouraged that. Ialso enjoy the National Museum of MexicanArt. They consistently do good work andhave proper funding. We were happy to col-laborate on a show with the museum in 2009.

Do you have any 2012 new year’s resolutions for the gallery?We’d like to continue supporting LatinAmerican and other contemporary art. Webelieve this allows for a fusion of excitingpossibilities to come. Also, we did an exhibi-tion in Mexico a few years ago, partneringwith a local business to display artwork.We’d like to do another larger exhibition likethat in Mexico again.

We’ve established a relationship with thecommunications media and look to extendthat into Spanish networks. We want toreach out to the Latin American businesscommunity, inviting their participation in ourinformative exhibitions. It’s important thatthose in positions to support local art and cul-tural programs do so. After all, this is home.

15 Minutes with a Dealer: Prospectus

Carlos Barberena, Calavera Cañera after Posada

Director Israel HernandezProspectus Art Gallery1210 W. 18th St. (60608) • Tel 312-733-6132

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Artist Riva Lehrer is known for her striking, detailedportraits of what may lie beyond first impressions.She has held many solo exhibitions, overseen a vari-ety of curatorial projects, been the subject of countlessarticles and documentary films, been a ChicagoArtists Month featured artist, and received numerousawards, including a 3Arts Foundation Award and aRegional Visual Arts Fellowship Award from theNational Endowment for the Arts. She is currentlyan Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department ofPainting and Drawing at the School of the ArtInstitute of Chicago. Lehrer’s latest solo exhibition,Mirror Shards opened at Printworks this pastDecember. CGN spoke with Lehrer about empathy,animals, and the beauty of failure. - GV

CGN: Tell us about your work that's part of Mirror Shards. What are your currentinspirations and influences? What's differ-ent from, or built upon, previous shows?RL: Though most of my work has been con-cerned with disability issues, the work here isstill different from previous exhibitions. I’minterested in how the mirror relates to trans-formation, but I also wanted to explore howpeople survive a difficult life. What is theirsense of self? There’s a lot to explore regard-ing empathy as opposed to sympathy or pity.I am really interested in the lives of others.Lately that's led to a focus on empathy, andhow it is built and maintained.

How is empathy presented to children? Inkids’ books, many stories are depicted throughanimals. When children are little, they have aslowness of relating to other/unfamiliar gen-ders – animals make an impossible place easierthan a real relationship. When everything isthrown in and made weird on purpose, empa-thy can help you step into transitional space –the unfamiliar stops being ‘the other’.

On a technical level, all of the recent workscombine drawing with dimensional and intri-cate collage. TIM/OWL incorporates charcoaldrawing with Japanese, Mexican, and Indianpapers, wire, glass, metal, twigs, Bible pages.

Can you share some of the personal signifi-cance of disability as a muse in your art? There’s always a thru-line in my work – I con-sider how the influence of the body we areborn into affects how we go through life.

Disability can be like a great big billboard –It magnifies the human condition so that wecan see how we are affected by the nature ofour bodies. Everyone is. But in disability, it'sjust very visible. My next project will beabout the imaginary body – the portraits willhave to be life size. I’ll ask others – with andwithout a disability – about their own ‘If’ body.

Women in particular are bombarded with mes-sages that their body is unacceptable. Ourculture keeps changing its standards, and wecan’t keep up. In the hyena piece in MirrorShards, the animal represents the fact that gen-der can be a sort of state you put on and takeoff. Hyenas are often associated with tricksterfigures - seen as sort of immoral and unreli-able. They’re notoriously hard to identify asmale or female because their sex is visuallyidentical, so male and female genitalia can't betold apart on the surface. They look very mas-culine, and canine but are closer to feline andhave a matrilineal pack structure. Hyenas arealso seen as scavengers, but it’s not true –they’re hunters. They stand in well for entitieswho seem to be one thing but are really another.

How do you determine which animals pairwell with your subjects? I look for animals that have a strong presencein language, then I think about animals as cos-tumes – sort of in a shamanistic way. Meta-phors are a source of inspiration. In language,metaphors are the first step outside of stability,and animal metaphors are some of the oldest.

A lot of the time it turns out to be eerie whenpairing a subject with an animal. For instancewhen I was first talking to Tim about his ani-mal, he blurted out "owl," which did not makesense to me at the time. Then I realized thathis daughter Temma, who is severely disabled,was his owl. He thinks about the nature ofwisdom through their relationship. TIM/OWLbecame a double portrait. Tim, who is apainter, has thought deeply about what itmeans to be human through his own extensiveportraiture of Temma. He is partly clad in thecostume, a wing strapped to one arm. Asmetaphors, owls are avatars of wisdom - wisdom that’s often cryptic and delivered inobscure terms. Temma allows Tim to thinkoutside the boundaries of his own body andconsider what humanity means in abstract,spiritual, wordless realms of being.

I want people to think about how animals helpus understand ourselves, how we relate tothem, especially now that we are killing off theanimals – think about when these animals aregone. Like broken mirror shards, once they’rebroken they never reflect the same way again.

How do you find Chicago as a placeto work as an artist?It’s mixed. Generally, I love it. My career hasbeen reasonable. I have friends who do won-derful work, but there’s not quite a largeenough collector base to sustain a career. It’s achallenge. The change in the art world statushere awhile back hurt Chicago. We used to dowell when people came specifically to see whatwe did. Now is the scariest economic time tohave a show. It’s a challenge to do work aboutdisability, and there are only so many seriousfigurative art collectors. I try to stay positive,and I am trying to raise my game. Sid andBob [at Printworks] are wonderful. I haveloyal followers, for whom I’m eternally grateful.

How much of your work is self-portraiture? All of my subjects are real, and my process isreally collaborative. I have very strong ethicsabout representing people, especially peoplewith a disability since many have been totallymisrepresented. I’m committed to makingsure my subjects have control over what hap-pens in the art. All of the work in the show isinterview based, so each piece can take weeksor months. It makes me so happy that peoplewill go through that process with me.

When I do self-portraits I can take more liber-ties representating myself. I don't have toworry so much about hurting someone inad-vertently through my decisions or lack of skill. We are surrounded by figure portraits that areideal and acceptable. The history of portrai-ture is about making the subject as attractiveas possible. People used to see more real,naked bodies in their daily lives. It's hard toknow, these days, what aging looks like. Nowwe try to eradicate all signs of history. Humanvariation is the absolute core of beauty – notyanking bodies into bland erasure.

Lately I’ve been talking to people about fail-ure, and how beautiful I think it is. It’s reallyhow we are unique.

Artist Insights: Riva Lehrer

COLORING BOOK (self-portrait)

Mirror Shards: thru Feb. 4 at PrintworksRivalehrer.com • Printworkschicago.com

TIM/OWL

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Many art collectors, artists and dealers in Chicago know William Lieberman,director at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, as an art dealer and passionate advocatefor his artists. We found out only recently that he also has his own very person-al passion for art collecting. Lieberman’s unique story is one that involves manypeople, places, times, as well as setbacks. Through it all he maintained hiscuriosity and enthusiasm. - GV

If you have met Lieberman, you know he must have been a veryenergetic and curious child. He was interested in collecting from anearly age because his father was in the plush toy business, providinghim with the source of his earliest collecting passion. Eventuallywhile living in Wrigleyville, he became obsessed with baseball cards.

In college Lieberman majored in ceramic art, and in 1980 he began tomodel for drawing and sculpture classes. Seeing an opportunity tocollect work by the artists in the class, he traded his own modelingtime for art, quickly amassing over 40 drawings and training his owneye by comparing others’ techniques and interpretations.

By 1984 Lieberman was working at Zolla/Lieberman, his mother'sgallery, maintaining his own studio in the East UkrainianVillage, andcontinuing to trade pottery and collect ceramics. Part of his year-endsalary at the gallery was paid in art – the first piece he ever selectedas his annual payment was by British sculptor David Nash.

On April 1, 1989, Lieberman moved his entire personal collection tothe gallery. Two weeks later, tragically not quite a decade after start-ing his burgeoning collection, nearly everything in his collection wasdestroyed in the infamous 1989 River North fire. The devastationimpacted many art world figures in the neighborhood. Some galleriesclosed for good. One artist lost his life’s work. Lieberman still getsemotional talking about the fire today. He says he used the insurancemoney he received for his collection for a down payment on an smallhouse in East Ukrainian Village, and he took his time rebuilding hiscollection from scratch with the new, painful, perspective of someonewho’d previously lost a loved one.

Setting out to create a new home, Lieberman knew he wanted ahouse that was appropriate for showing art. He managed to live infour different places during 15 months while the construction wasbeing done, at one point, he says, living in the stacks at the gallery.Along with the house, Lieberman wanted to get his collection startedagain. Several artists generously traded or donated work toLieberman to get things going. That generosity gave Lieberman theconfidence to build a new collection so soon after losing his first, andit’s that sprit that touches Lieberman most today, over 22 years later.

Lieberman’s entire home is an artful surprise, and around every cor-ner you find art: in the living room - Deborah Butterfield, HarrisDeller, Stephen De Staebler, Josh Garber, Jin Soo Kim, David Krolland Michelle Stewart. In the hallway: John Buck, Martin Puryearand Buzz Spector. Lieberman’s own pottery may be found in his bed-room, and creative installations are placed all over the house –Lieberman says he likes to keep everything appropriate for art, buthe leaves room to be daring and to have fun. There is a mural paintedon the ceiling, and a twisting light installation by Glenn Wexler hasbeen placed inside and above the kitchen cabinets. The downstairsbathroom, an ode to Zolla/Lieberman Gallery artists, is done in thestyle of a red brick, graffitied building, featuring names of artists whohave come and gone from the gallery spray painted on the wall.

Lieberman says he would rather buy art than appliances and furni-ture, so the periodic addition of new art work tends to be his ownkind of home improvement, and he regularly likes to rearrange worksthroughout the house to create a new point of view.

Leading me through the house like I was taking a Saturdaymorning gallery tour, Lieberman put me on the spot a few times toask which piece in his collection was my favorite, and which was myleast favorite. My answers kept changing, but the challenge to choosebetween the many works made me remember the lively personality ofthe collection, and the collector, long after I’d left.

A Lifelong Passion for Art

Paintings by Su-en Wong and a collection of eleven ceramic bowls by Jay Strommen.

Lieberman's living room is ready for a visitor's discovery, and Lieberman tells each piece's story enthusiastically.Works visible, left to right: Stephen De Staebler, David Kroll, Deborah Butterfield, Josh Garber, Jin Soo Kim.

Collectors’ Colloquium 2012We already accomplished our new year’s res-olution of forming a new art collectors groupin Chicago! Together with Next Art Chicago,Chicago Gallery News is presenting an ongoingseries about collecting art. The 6-sessionseries began in late November, but 4 sessionstake place in 2012, ending at the opening ofNext Art Chicago at the Mart, April 26-29.

The series addresses topics of interest to any-one who is curious about the art world andwould like expert knowledge about where tofind art resources and how to think aboutcollecting as a lifelong passion.

The group meets monthly in Chicago, butpeople outside of the city, or those who can’tattend the physical sessions, can still partici-

pate online. Just make sure to travel toChicago April 26-29 for Next Art Chicago!

Upcoming dates and topics: • On the Block: January 31, 6PM• Eye for Hire: February 28, 6PM• Art as Investment: March 27, 6PM• (Art) Fair Game: April 27, 6PM

Artchicago.com/information/collectors-colloquium/

William Lieberman’s creative journey of starting over.

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A Tradition of Community in Non-traditional SpacesBy MARY ELIZABETH DEYOE

On one of the first truly cold days of whathad been a mild fall, as people rushed to endtheir work days and the last daylight in theloop was fading, I was confused about whereI was and certain I had the address complete-ly wrong. Finally I noticed Tricia Van Ecksitting at a colorful desk behind a street levelwindow at 23 E. Madison. Her gallery, I soonlearned, was previously a Halloween partystore. That explained the white paneled wallsdesigned for instant shelving. When I walkedinside, I saw that the perimeter of the roomwas lined with tap shoes, and Tricia, wearinga pair herself, invited me to put some on.Moments later, I had shed my jacket, gloves,hat and boots and was click-click-clickingacross the tile floor. This was going to be fun.

The tap shoes (Tapping into Happiness, byAmber Ginsberg and Lia Rousett) and otherartwork in this space—including an enor-mous group finger painting designed byChelsea was part of a larger exhibition calledThe Happiness Project that Van Eck launchedafter leaving her long-time post as a curatorat the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA).The Happiness Project, presented in emptystorefronts throughout Chicago’s neighbor-hoods in November 2011, asked ‘What doeshappiness look like to you, and others in thecity?’ This type of alternative use of space, inspite of its ephemeral nature, is an extremelyexciting and thriving practice in Chicago.

Alternative gallery spaces take many forms,though they are frequently non-commercialexhibition/performance spaces not driven bysales. In most cases, if any art is sold at all, itis secondary to the presentation and donedirectly between buyer and artist. Often runby artists themselves, spaces are repurposedfrom what the original architecture intend-ed—for instance an apartment, a storefront, agarage, or even, as in the case of theRoxaboxen cooperative, a former funeralhome—coffin chute still in tact.

For several years author, artist and GreenLantern Press founder, Caroline Picard, usedher 1,500 square foot apartment as the site ofthe Green Lantern Gallery, which opened in2005. Caroline lived in the back of the apart-ment and used the front 600 square feet asgallery space. In breaking down the typicallystrict boundaries between public and privateor domestic and commercial space, “apart-ment galleries really play with people’s expec-tations,” Picard said. People behave different-ly when they are a guest in someone’s houserather than in a traditional gallery. “In thespace, art served as a vehicle for community,

like food at a dinner party,” she added, “andas a result people were almost always morerelaxed and willing to talk with one another.”

At Roxaboxen in Pilsen, “there is a verystrong sense of the communal,” explained LizMcCarthy, a resident artist at the cooperative,which serves as a studio/exhibition/perfor-mance/program/living space. “We encourageand invite members from diverse communitiesoutside of the cooperative to program in thespace. Our model really cuts out the intimida-tion sense of a traditional gallery. It’s veryopen and programming happens naturally —there could be a show going on upstairs,while artists are coming in and out of theirbasement studios covered in plaster.”

When I visited the Roxaboxen residents werehosting an opening for Mind and Reality, aninternational print exchange between Chicagoand Sydney, Australia. The only guidelinesgiven to the 32 professional artists were thatthey had to produce an 11x15 inch print in aneditionable medium on a stable archivalground. The results were a stunningly diverseset of images ranging in style from journalis-tic, to psychedelic to whimsical.

In talking to the people behind each gallery,

I could glean a sense of strong mutual sup-port within this community. The people run-ning these spaces want others like them tosucceed as well. The more places I visited, Istarted to piece together an exciting web ofprojects going on throughout the city. Butkeeping track of all these spaces presents aproblem. Some alternative spaces may bearound for five years, or sometimes theyappear for a month or, in other cases, only aday. An ephemeral nature is part of a space’senergy. As Brian Gallagher of Roxaboxenexplained, “we don’t want to force the spaceto live on as something it isn’t just to keep itgoing.” That said, while a space does exist it’snice to know where to find it, and there aresome excellent resources available to do justthat—most notably The Phonebook*, which isproduced by threewalls. This exhaustive pub-lication, now in its third edition, is a directoryof independent art spaces, programming, andprojects throughout the country, as well as acollection of essays written by the people whoare involved in the creation and managementof these evolving and innovative spaces.

Some alternative galleries are built on a plat-form intended to last for years. This is thecase of Mary Croteau’s Art on Armitage.Situated on the corner of Armitage andKedvale (just west of Pulaski), Art onArmitage presents mini-exhibitions in a raisedwindow box. Because Croteau owns thebuilding (she lives upstairs and her studio ison the first floor) she can essentially keep thegallery running for as long as she has artiststo show, and she is currently booked over ayear in advance. The appeal for artists toshow in her street gallery, Croteau explained,is in many ways, the same for the audience—they love it because it’s unexpected. This par-ticular corner is nowhere near a gallery ormuseum, so “it surprises people, and becausethe shows are often fun and engaging, theyspark conversations among the people whowalk by.” One show by Kimmy Nunan tookthis idea further. She arranged a dining roomtable and chairs in the window and invitedtwo people nightly to bring and eat their din-ner there for one hour. Neighbors started tobring their own chairs to sit on the sidewalkand discuss the work, creating a twist on thetradition of the dinner-table conversation.

It would be a challenge to visit all of the city’salternative spaces, but in a way that is thebeauty of them—the community expands andshifts organically. The constants are the sup-port and collaboration between the creators,and the element of surprise for everyone else.

*Order copies of Phonebook 3 here: www.three-walls.org/programs/phonebook/

Sophia Cara-dixon, Rachel Ettling, and Young Joon Kwak (AKA Lil Elote), The Witches Cradle, University of Chicago MFA group show, May 2010.

Often run by artists themselves,spaces are repurposed from whatthe original architecture intend-ed—for instance a former funeralhome—coffin chute still in tact.

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Two lively art centers on theNorth Shore offer activities foryou to participate in all winter.

The Evanston Art Center offers arange of classes and workshops,for people of all ages and levels ofexperience, taught by professionalartists. Register online for winterclasses that begin January 9.Classes match any interest, fromlearning to make a cocktail hat,experimenting with lithography,exploring digital design, or navi-gating the business of art: market-ing, ceramics, fashion, painting,and metal sculpture. Evanstonartcenter.org

The Art Center in HighlandPark also offers classes and work-shops in the visual arts, and theyhost regular gallery exhibitions,special events and performancesfor class members and faculty, aswell as local artistic talent.Theartcenterhp.org

Our topsy-turvy world these days seems to make people wantto have a party. New, stunningevent spaces are popping up allover town, and a few offeruniquely artistic spaces in build-ings that were once a part of thecity’s industrial history.

The Bridgeport Art Center offersa "Skyline Loft", an 18,000 sq. ft.space that defines raw urban ele-gance. With 1911 architectural ele-ments still in place, timber con-struction, exposed brick, soaringceilings, the only thing that’schanged is the view of the skyline,since the city has grown up aroundBAC quite a bit in 100 years.

BAC handles gatherings for 50 or galas for 800; the top floor loftspace is a blank canvas. Get cre-ative and start planning in 2012. For more info contact: • Jim Boardman: 312.543.9020,

jim@bridgeportart.com • Phil Kidder: 773.405.5175,

phil@bridgeportart.comAdditional event ideas on page 15.

BACK TO SCHOOL + PARTY WITH ART

Party Rentals in Bridgeport at BACArt Workshops on the North Shore

GET CREATIVE! THINGS TO SEE + DO

Learn! Take a Class at LillstreetTake up art this winter and successfully com-plete a new year’s resolution. Lillstreet wel-comes everyone of all levels and experience.Adult classes include painting, ceramics, tex-tile, printmaking, jewelry/metal work, glass,digital art, and more. Kidstreet classes offerglass bead making, painting, and cartoondrawing. There are engaging toddler classesand family workshops too. Lillstreet.com

Go Dark at The Art InstituteSee the Modern Wing in a new light! Take special nighttime tours of the currentexhibition and rock out to DJs and live performances. Complimentary appetizers +cash bar. $20 members + students; $25 gen.admission. 9pm-midnight on select nights thiswinter. Artic.edu/aic/calendar/after_dark/

Get it Wright: Chicago’s First ‘Starchitect’Many of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famousdesigns are in our backyard! Tour Wright’shome + studio in Oak Park, or see the RobieHouse in Hyde Park and the Rookery down-town. Self-guided tours available. Concertsalso offered on various days. GoWright.org

Treasure Hunt at the Randolph St. MarketThese Wonderful Winter Markets are an antiquesand design lover’s paradise. Browse or buy.1340 W. Washington • Feb 4-5 + Mar 24-25Randolphstreetmarket.com

Discover Outsiders at the Roger Brown StudyCollection in Lincoln Park: Most Chicagoans have heard of Roger Brown,but a visit to the unique study collection ofoutsider art, packed from floor to ceiling, is anunforgettable experience. Located on N.Halsted in Lincoln Park + open to the publicby appt., based on staff availability. To sched-ule a visit: rbsc@saic.edu or 773.929-2452Saic.edu/webspaces/rogerbrown/brown/index.html

Play at the Old Town School of Folk MusicTake dance and music classes at the coolestconcert space in town. Make sure to admirethe colorful mural in the lobby by Chicago’sown Tony Fitzpatrick. Oldtownschool.org

Study how to be a Nature Photographer at theChicago Botanic Gardens in GlencoeEscape tothe green-housesand baskin thehumidityof thetropics,smell thefragrancesof tropicalplants. Or,embrace winter by walking the outdoor gar-dens and catching views from the DwarfConifer Garden and the Malott JapaneseGarden. On the first Saturday of each monthwalk through the garden with a professionalphotographer. Meet at the Alsdorf Auditoriumat 9am for a brief talk before setting out todiscover what’s in season. Chicagobotanic.org

Find New Inspiration at MCA First FridaysWith a new theme each month, tickets include,admission, live entertainment and complimen-tary Wolfgang Puck hors d’oeuvres. Doors areopen 6-10pm, with a cash bar until 9:30pm.Guests must be 21 or older. Mcachicago.org

Class is in session at EAC Endless space to plan the party of your dreams

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MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) 6–10pm • Visit website for ticketinfo220 E. ChicagoMcachicago.org

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

Fine Arts Building Open Studios 4:30–9:30pm • Free410 S. MichiganFineartsbuilding.tv

2nd Friday, Continued Lacuna Artist Lofts6–10pm • Free2150 S. CanalportLacuna2150.com

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Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) 6–9pm • FreeHarrison St.Shopoakpark.com/opad

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Artists, Dealers + Fairs in the NewsMoves + Updates: Linda Warren Projects moved around thecorner in the West Loop to 327 N. Aberdeen.Kamp Gallery is still in Winnetka but nowopen at 996 Green Bay Road. HildtGalleries is now on Walton in the DrakeHotel arcade. The Mary and Leigh BlockMuseum of Art has a new director, LisaGraziose Corrin, a former director of theWilliams College Museum of Art.

Galleries New to CGN:We welcome several new galleries and museums to our pages for 2012. The BrauerMuseum at Valparaiso University offersdynamic exhibitions in Valparaiso, IN. ArtistJosh Moulton has opened Josh MoultonFine Art Gallery, in Lincoln Park. ThePolish Museum of America, on MilwaukeeAve., announces The Stephen and ElizabethAnn Kusmierczak Art Gallery, presenting apermanent exhibition of Interwar Period art.Bridgeport Art Center is busy and happen-ing at 35th and Racine. Studiofront comesto us from 3013 W. Armitage. Brigitte WolfStudio / Gallery is open in the Zhou B. ArtCenter. Pritzker Military Library launchesa program offering archival reproductions ofhistoric military posters.

Some new businesses to CGN offer a range ofhelpful art services and resources. RobertJohn Anderson specializes in real estate,from an artistic perspective. JK Imaging &Craft can help with reproduction of fine art,and they also offer retail and online sales ofcustom handcrafted items.

(Art) Fair Game:One show has a new name, and another willdebut at a storied Chicago art venue this fall.There’s been a lot of talk, and there still willbe many surprises this year. What does 2012have in store for our art fairs?

The team behind expoChicago, led by TonyKarman and debuting September 20-23 atNavy Pier, unveiled a heavy-hitting list ofannouncements this past November:

• Vernissage... The arty party to benefit theMuseum of Contemporary Art was once indemand, and now the party days are back.Start figuring out a way to get an invitation.

• International art world players havealready gotten on board: David Zwirner,Richard Gray, Galerie Karsten Greve, theMayor Gallery, and Rhona Hoffman (one of3 super powers on the selection committee)

• Good looks, great food: Chicago'Starchitect' Jeanne Gang (of the famousAqua Tower) will design the fair environmentand experience. MK chef Michael Kornickwill oversee the fair’s menu offerings.

The art fair season kicks off this spring whenyou’ll encounter new changes over in theMerchandise Mart. Art Chicago and NEXThave merged and are now one fair known asNext Art Chicago (NAC). The fair will takeplace on a single floor in the Mart April 26-29. Staci Boris was named the new directorin 2011; a former curator, she comes to thefair from Spertus Museum and the MCA.Speaking of which, the museum will be thefair’s opening night preview beneficiary.

NAC began efforts a few months ago to con-duct arts programming all year long in aneffort to engage local art collectors and sup-porters, they’re distributing a handy newslet-ter about art world goings-on and hostingprograms such as the new Collectors’ Colloqiumwith CGN. Details are on page 20.

CGN believes the adage that ‘a rising tide liftsall boats’ and we believe that to be the casehere for collectors, galleries, our multiple artfairs, artists, and of course our civic pride.Certainly, the more, the merrier in Chicago!

A few of Jean Albano Gallery’s artists have made it to Michigan forArt of Collecting at the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Exhibitingartists include Karl Wirsum, Valerie Beller and Jim Waid.

Deborah Maris Lader, Director of Chicago PrintmakersCollaborative, won first prize for her etching On Thin Ice from theGreat Lakes Forever/Diversity Project Art Competition sponsored byBudweiser. On Thin Ice also won a distinction award from the NYSociety of Etchers International Print Competition.

ZIA|Gallery artist Matthew Schofield was a 2011 finalist for the BPPortrait Prize in London, UK. He is also a finalist for the KingstonPrize for Portraiture in Canada. One of artist Holly Farrell's FireKing series was purchased by BMO Financial Group.

From Zolla/Lieberman we hear that: Essence: The Horses of DeborahButterfield will be exhibited at the Frederik Meijer Gardens &Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI January 27-April 29. SusanneDoremus will be participating in the School of the Art Institute ofChicago’s faculty sabbatical exhibition at the Sullivan Gallery, 33 S.State St., January 26-February 18. A retrospective, Matter + Spirit:Stephen De Staebler, runs at San Francisco’s de Young MuseumJanuary 14-April 22. A major monograph will accompany the exhibi-tion (UC Press, January 2012). Xiaoze Xie will be participating inAcross the Divide, a traveling exhibition of contemporary Chineseartists currently working in academia across the US. The exhibit will

be on view at The Visual Art Center at the University of Texas atAustin, February-March 2012. Rocio Rodriquez was recentlyawarded $15,000 from Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue.

Catherine Edelman Gallery artist Kelli Connell's book Double Lifewas named one of 'The Best Photo Books of 2011 by American Photomagazine.

Artist Tony Fitzpatrick unveilled a large-scale installation at Keefer’son Kinzie St. on November 1, 2011 in honor of the restaurant’s 10thanniversary. The Necklace of Stars was conceived by Fitzpatrick as ajewelry-like adornment to Keefer’s distinctive, circular dining roomwall. Each star has meaning and a story uniquely related to Chicago.

Artists Phyllis Bramson and Anne Wilson will be inducted into theUnion League Club of Chicago’s Distinguished Artists Program at

the Club’s biennialBeaux-Arts Celebrationon Friday, January 20,2012 at 65 W. JacksonBlvd. Bramson andWilson are being recog-nized for their contribu-tions to Chicago’s cul-ture and support of thearts.

Artist Awards, Commissions + Exhibitions Elsewhere

Phyllis Bramson Anne Wilson

300 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-335-8601Tu-Sa 10-6info@andrewbaegallery.comwww.andrewbaegallery.com

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

Permanent gallery artists include:Kwang Jean Park, Young June Lew, Tetsuya Noda,Keysook Geum, Gapchul Lee,Jungjin Lee, Jae Ko, Myungkeun Koh, Leeah Joo and Katsunori Hamanishi.

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

January 18-22: Participating in L.A. Art Show

March 2-April 14:Young June Lew: Everyday Saints

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215 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0770Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5 & by appt.jeanalbano@aol.comwww.jeanalbanogallery.com

Contemporary paintings, drawings, and constructions.

January 6-March 3:Oldie But Goodie and Something NewGroup show curated by EmanuelAguilar. Including: GladysNilsson, Karl Wirsum, FletcherBenton, Russell Weiss, BetsyOdom and Peter Skvara

March: Contact gallery for details

January 6-February 22:Group Exhibition: Sight Lines:Paintings that investigate ourvisual perception of space

February 24:TBA. Contact gallery for details

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Paintings and sculpture byAmerican and European artists.

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

Jean AlbanoGallery

Addington Gallery

311 W. Superior, Ste. 115(60654)Tel 312-751-9500Tu-W by appt.; Th-Sa 10-5:30info@bowmanart.comwww.bowmanart.com

Modern and Contemporary ArtMasters.

Folk, Naive, and Outsider Art.

Michael Hoffman, Summer in Tangiers, 2011, oil and metallic pigment on panel, 45” x 45”

Thru January 28:RespectThornton Dial and Gee’s Bend

February 3-April 21:Drawings: Nicholas Africano,Norman Bluhm, Carroll Dunham,Roy De Forest, Philip Guston,Robert Hudson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, David Smith,William T. Wiley, Terry Winters

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River North

Dozens of galleries radiate from the intersec-tion of Superior + Franklin streets, making upthe River North gallery district. Generalboundaries are: Chicago Ave. on the north,the Merchandise Mart on the south, west toOrleans, east to Dearborn. A former manu-facturing area, many galleries were first drawnto the neighborhood in the 1980s because of itsindustrial history + large spaces.

January 6: Galleries are open in River North for theopening of the winter gallery season. Get outand about in the district after the new year tosee the latest shows and meet the artists.

Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries

are open until 7pm: Chicagoartdealers.org• Free Weekly Saturday Morning Gallery Tours,

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Terry Winters, Red Group II, 2005, gouache on paper, 22-1/4” x 30”

Russell Bowman Art AdvisoryAndrew Bae Gallery

Young June Lew, Everyday Saints; 1 of set of 7, 2011,

mixed media on canvas, 80” x 24”25

Roy BoydGallery

739 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-642-1606Tu-Sa 10-5:30; M by appt.roy.boyd@sbcglobal.netwww.royboydgallery.com

Contemporary paintings andsculpture.

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

Participating in First Thursdaysfrom 5-7pm on: January 5February 2March 1

January 6-February 21:John Fraser: The Built Form

February 24-April 10:William Conger: New Paintings

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325 W. Huron, Ste. 315 (60654)Tel 312-266-5999M-F 11-4 (by appt.); Also weekends by appt.gallery@kassmeridian.comwww.kassmeridian.com

Contemporary American andmodern European prints by internationally established artistsand contemporary paintings andsculpture.

Contemporary prints: Josef Albers, Charles Arnoldi,Alexander Calder, Christo, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Sam Francis, HelenFrankenthaler, Robert Indiana,Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella,Donald Sultan, Victor Vasarelyand Andy Warhol.

Modern Master prints: Georges Braque, Bernard Buffet,Le Corbusier, Marino Marini,Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso.

Paintings and Sculptures: Romero Britto, John Henry, Tom Holland, Nissan Engel,Robert Natkin and JosephStabilito.

River North

Kass /Meridian

Carl HammerGallery

The GoldenTriangle

GruenGalleries

Joseph Seigenthaler, CELT, ceramic,epoxy, latex, paint

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

Jack Gallery

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226 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-337-6262M-Sa 10-6; Su 11-5Dir. Lisa BoronEvent Dir. Michael GerberGruenGalleries.Cole@gmail.comwww.gruengalleries.com

In the heart of River North within 20,000 sq. feet, we house alarge collection of contemporaryAmerican + European painting +sculpture.

We also showcase tribal Africanceramics, furniture + sculpture.

Gallery space is now available forspecial events.

January 6:Donald Cronkhite: Clouds; Oils on Linen

February 24:Gian Garofalo: Resin Abstracts

330 N. Clark (60654)Tel 312-755-1266M-W, F 10-6; Th 10-7; Sa 10-5info@goldentriangle.bizwww.goldentriangle.biz

The Golden Triangle’s block-longhome in the historic ReidMurdoch Center features one ofthe largest collections of Asianand European antiques and homefurnishings in the country.

A dramatic setting, complete withAsian courtyard, and exemplarycustomer services.

Featuring contemporary artistsNancy Wolfe, Thom Kapheim,Mira Hermoni-Levine, BrianDivis and Sheila Finnigan.

Also featuring masterworks of the19th + 20th Centuries, includingworks by Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, Picasso, Miró,Rivera, + Zuniga, among others.

Ongoing exhibition ofgallery artists.Please contact usfor details.

740 N. Wells (60654)Tel 312-266-8512Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5Opening receptions 6-8pm onfirst date of scheduled exhibitions.Dir. Carl F. Hammerhammergall@aol.comwww.hammergallery.com

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

January 6-February 18:Surveying Landscapes: Group showfeaturing gallery artists

January 18-22:Participating in The MetropolitanShow, New York, NY

February 24-April 7:Joseph Seigenthaler: New Work

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740 N. Franklin, Ste. 110 (60654)Tel 312-943-8500M 10-5; Tu-F 10-6; Sa 10-4kwilson@s2art.comwww.jackgallery.com

Jack Gallery exhibits paintings,works on paper, and meticulouslycrafted hand-signed lithographsby both renowned and emergingartists.

Meticulously crafted from hand-drawn plates on rare 19thCentury Marinoni Voirin direct-lithography presses, each litho-graph produced at Jack Gallery’satelier is a work of art in itself.

Artists represented include: Michael Babyak, Dellorco, Prince Duncan-Williams, Tom Everhart, Ileana Grimm, Al Hirschfeld, Jota Leal, Stanley Mouse, Chris Nibbio,Ziggy O'Leary, Rafal Olbinski,Matt Rinard and others.

January 6, February 24, March 16: Opening receptions; please contact gallery for exhibitiondetails.

Josef Glimer GalleryStephenDaiter Gallery

CatherineEdelmanGallery

Echt Gallery

Nancy Wolfe, Y, 2011, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”

230 W. Superior, 4th Fl. (60654)Tel 312-787-3350W-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Paul Berlanga, Michael Welchinfo@stephendaitergallery.comwww.stephendaitergallery.com

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

Rare photography from the1920s-1960s.

January 6-February 25:Art Shay and the Documenting ofMid-Century AmericaOpening reception with the artistJan 6, 5-8pm

March:TBA, please contact gallery fordetails

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222 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-440-0288Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt.info@echtgallery.comwww.echtgallery.com

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, amongothers.

For a complete listing of artistsand exhibitions please visit ourwebsite.

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300 W. SuperiorLower Level (60654)Tel 312-266-2350Tu-Sa 10-5:30info@edelmangallery.comwww.edelmangallery.comFollow us on Twitter @edelmangallery

Contemporary photography andmixed media photo-based art.

January 6-February 25:Viktoria Sorochinski: Anna & Eve

March 2-April 28:Daniel Beltrá: Spill

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207 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-787-4640Tu-Sa 11-5; or by appt.Dir. Josef GlimerAsst. Dir. Courtney R. Thompsoninfo@josefglimergallery.comwww.josefglimergallery.com

33 Years of selling fine art.

Ann NathanGallery

MetropolitanCapital Bank

Gallery KH

311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-642-0202T-F 10-5; Sa 11-5; and by appt.Shannon R. Stoeltinginfo@gallerykh.comwww.gallerykh.com

Find us on Twitter @GalleryKHFind us on Facebook

Contemporary abstract and realist paintings, fineprints and sculpture. Opening receptions take placefrom 5-8pm.

January 6-February 20:Landscapes: A Group Show

February 24-May 1:Rick Stevens: New Work

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River North

217 W. Huron (60654) Tel 773-671-5945 Tu, Th 12-5; F, Sa 12-6; or by appt. jennifernorback@gmail.com www.jennifernorbackfineart.com

Featuring contemporary artists,including: Jean-ChristopheBallot, Michael Goro, HerbertMurrie, Stephen McClymont,ellsworth snyder, Jeremy Tubbs,William Utermohlen, Vivian vanBlerk.

January 6-28: René Romero Schuler

February 24: Group Show featuring Chicagoartists

March 16: In Parallel: Jourdon Gullet andCindy Bernhard, figure paintings

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

Featuring contemporary painting,sculpture, works on paper, masterworks in ceramic + fiber arts.

January 6-February 4:• Barbara Cooper (fiber)• Bob Nugent (painting)February 10-March 10:Ben Whitehouse (painting + video)March 16-April 17:Janis Pozzi-Johnson (painting)

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612 Merchandise Mart Plaza(60654)Tel 312-644-8855M-F 9-5Richard P. NortonDir. Susan Klein Bagdadeinfo@richardnortongallery.comwww.richardnortongallery.com

Notable American and EuropeanImpressionist and Modern paint-ings, drawings and sculpture fromthe 19th and early 20th Centuries.

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

Artists include: Ivan Albright,George Aldrich, Karl Buehr,Francis Chapin, AlexanderCorazzo, Manierre Dawson,Werner Drewes, John Enneking,Frederick Fursman, HananiahHarari, George Josimovich,Thomas Kapsalis, Richard Koppe,Walter Krawiec, Albert Krehbiel,Jonas Lie, Jan Matulka, EdgarMiller, Tina Modotti, PaulinePalmer, Lawton Parker, FrankPeyraud, William S. Schwartz, Gerritt Sinclair, John Storrs,Augustus Tack, MorrisTopchevsky, Robert Vonnoh,Vaclav Vytlacil, Carl Woolsey,among others.

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212 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-6622Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5Nathangall@aol.comwww.annnathangallery.com

Minimal steel furniture byrenowned designer creator Jim Rose.

Established and well knownpainters and sculptors in allmedia.

Selective African Art.

Please contact the gallery for anup-to-date winter exhibition andopening schedule.

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9 E. Ontario (60611)Tel 312-640-2313www.metcapbank.com

Metropolitan Capital Bank deliv-ers creative and complex solutionsin private banking, commercialbanking and investment banking.

We are dedicated to continuingthe tradition of exhibiting Chicagoart in our historic Tree Studioslocation and to fostering a greaterappreciation of Chicago’s visualarts and art community by sup-porting our city’s artists and gal-leries.

Please visit MetCap’s online CGNlisting for details about upcomingevents and receptions this winter.

JenniferNorback Fine Art, Inc.

RichardNortonGallery

PerimeterGallery

Rick Stevens, Between Heaven & Earth, oil on linen, 36" x 36"

“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

Barbara Cooper

Vale Craft Gallery

Deb LeAir, Red Fern, ceramic, 14” x 6”

Zygman VossGallery

Zolla /LiebermanGallery

Miró

SchneiderGallery

Judy A Saslow Gallery

The SchwebelCompany

KenSaundersGallery

Michel Nedjar, Untitled,Darius 1998, mixed mediaon paper, 25” x 20”

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230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-573-1400Tu-Sa 11-5Ken Saundersgallery@kensaundersgallery.comwww.kensaundersgallery.com

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

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

Thru January 30:Hiroshi Yamano: Scenes of JapanCarmen Lozar: Tailored Objects

January 19-23:Art Palm Beach, West PalmBeach Convention Center, WestPalm Beach, FL

February-March:Group Show featuring: Rick Beck, José Chardiet, Sidney Hutter, Jon Kuhn,Richard Royal, David Schwarz,Thomas Scoon, Paul Stankardand Lino Tagliapietra

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311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-664-9407Tu-Sa 11-5 and by appt.Dirs. Sidney Block, Bob Hiebertinfo@printworkschicago.comwww.printworkschicago.com

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

Thru February 4:Riva Lehrer: Mirror Shards, newportraits. Read the CGN interviewon p 19.

February 10-March 10:Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: new gouaches

March 16-April 21:Michiko Itatani: CTRL-Home/Echo, new works

January 6-February 18:Far Out: Group exhibition of out-sider and contemporary artistsfrom far and near.

January 26-29:Participating in the New YorkOutsider Art Fair. More info atSanfordsmith.com

February 24-April 7:Lucas, Lucas + Nedjar:Paintings and new works

from three French artists: Michel Nedjar, Loïc Lucas andStephanie Lucas.

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300 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-943-0530Tu-F 11-6; Sa 11-5Dir. Will OdomJsaslow300@gmail.comwww.jsaslowgallery.com

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 bylocal as well as internationalartists.

January 6-February 25:China Revisited

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230 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-337-3525Tu-F 10:30-5:30; Sa 11-5Dir. Peter Valepeter@valecraftgallery.comwww.valecraftgallery.com

An eclectic mix of affordable, contemporary American fine craft.

Ongoing display of ceramics, decorative fiber art, glass objects, metal sculpture, functional art and unique jewelry.

January 6-April 7:Winter group show of fine craft.Opening reception January 6, 5-8pm.

222 W. Superior, # 1E (60654)Tel 312-787-3300Tu-Sa 10-5; Su and M by appt.Dirs. Nancy Voss, Ahron Zygmanart@zygmanvossgallery.comwww.ZygmanVossGallery.com

Featuring 17th to 20th Centurymasters, museum-quality works.

Contemporary artists MosheRosenthalis, Leonardo Niermanand Aliza Nahor.

Ongoing:New Miró Collection; upcoming Rosenthalis exhibit

325 W. Huron (60654)Tel 312-944-1990Tu-F 10-5:30; Sa 11-5:30zollalieberman@sbcglobal.netwww.zollaliebermangallery.com

Thru January 21: • Jamie Adams: jeanniejig• Richard Notkin: Two New Teapots

February 3-March 17:The Question of Their Content:Group show curated by CarlySilverman.

Featuring April Behnke, CaityBerndt, Antonia Gurkovska,Chinatsu Ikeda, Nazafarin Lotfi,Mario Romano, Kelly Romany,Carly Silverman, ErinWashington, Osamu Kobayashi,Magalie Guerin + Brian Maller

March 30-April 28:• Maria Tomasula: new paintings • Teodor Dumitrescu: Fire Season

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311 W. Superior (60654)Tel 312-280-1998M-F 9-5 or by appt.Todd Schwebeltschwebel@aol.comwww.theschwebelcompany.com

Thru January 31:Special Holiday Show: Marc de Montebello, Monotypes

Printworks

Riva Lehrer, Alison Bechdel

Marc de Montebello, Route 5, Southern California, I

Marc de Montebello, Path on a Hillside, Rajasthan, I

DouglasDawsonGallery

FrederickBaker, Inc.

1230 W. Jackson (60607)Tel 312-243-2980M-F 10-5, and by appt.President, Frederick BakerDir. Scot Campbellfrebak@aol.com scot_fbi@hotmail.comwww.frederickbakerinc.com

Specializing in fine American and European Prints, drawingsand 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, and many others.

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

Robert Bills Contemporary isdedicated to finding and introducing artists in all mediawhose work embodies well-executed conceptual depth.

Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for full winter exhibition schedule.

Thru January 14: Joint Disassembly: Steven Frostand David Hartwell

West Loop / SideFulton Market

The West Side includes West Loop, WestTown, Fulton Market, Randolph Street +more. Typical boundaries: Chicago Ave. onthe north, east to Desplaines, south toRoosevelt. The area’s largest gallery centersare around Peoria + Washington, + alongFulton Market between Morgan + Racine.Lots of activity buzzes on opening nights!

February 4: Tour of 4 Fulton Market galleries forCGN’s free Saturday tours. 1:30-3pm.Visiting Mars Gallery, EC Gallery, PackerSchopf Gallery, and Linda Warren Projects.Meet at Mars Gallery by 1:30pm.

Ongoing: • Monthly 1st Thursdays: Many galleries

stay open ‘til 7pm: Chicagoartdealers.org• Free Saturday Gallery Tours every 6 weeks,

1:30-3pm: Chicagogallerynews.com

400 N. Morgan (60642)Tel 312-226-7975Tu-Sa 9:30-5:30Dirs. Douglas Dawson, Wallace Bowlinginfo@douglasdawson.comwww.douglasdawson.com

Ancient and historic ethnographicart from Africa, Asia and theAmericas. Since 1983.

January 14-February 10:Winter Exhibition of Gallery Artists

February 15-March 17:Masterworks: Traditional Ceramicsfrom Southern Africa

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Mars Gallery

835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-226-6800Tu-F 10-5; Sa 11-5gallery@thomasmccormick.comwww.thomasmccormick.com

The McCormick Gallery featuresboth Modern and Contemporaryart, focusing primarily on paint-ing, works on paper and sculp-ture.

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

The gallery also shows both established and emerging contemporary artists.

Please call the gallery for exhibition information.

January 14-February 25:Vidvuds Zviedris: New Works

March 3-April 14:Please call the gallery for exhibition information

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215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-944-0408W-Sa 11-5; Tu by appt. and by chanceinfo@kasiakaygallery.comwww.kasiakaygallery.com

Established and mid-career international artists working in allmedia.

Contact gallery or visit websitefor additional show information.

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1139 W. Fulton Market (60607)Tel 312-226-7808W 12-6; Th 12-7; F-S 12-6; Su & Tu by appt.Dir. Barbara Gazdikmarsgallery@aol.comwww.marsgallery.com

Specializing in contemporary fine,fun and sophisticated artwork.Original paintings and limitededition prints.

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

For info regarding show scheduleplease consult gallery website.

215 N. Aberdeen (60607)Tel 312-850-0924Dir. Ewa Czeremuszkininfo@ec-gallery.comwww.ec-gallery.com

The primary focus at EC Galleryis the introduction and represen-tation of emerging and mid-careerartists whose practices traversepainting, drawing, mixed mediaand photo media.

Please visit our website for showschedules and details.

1955 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-291-9313W-Th 12-7; F 2-7; Sa-Su 12-6Opening receptions held firstnight of exhibition fom 6-9pm.Dirs. Holly Sabin, and Gretel Garcia Cubainfo@hingegallery.comwww.hingegallery.com

The mission of Hinge Gallery isto support emerging contempo-rary artists of the highest qualityfrom Chicago as well as aroundthe world.

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

January 14-February 25:Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists:Featuring painting and sculptureby a selection of gallery artistswith a special performance byHannis Pannis.

March 3-May 5:What it is at Hinge: An exhibition curated by Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes of What it is

Robert BillsContemporary

EC Gallery Hinge Gallery kasia kay art projectsgallery

TheMcCormickGallery

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open until 7pm forFirst Thursdays.Visit: chicagoart

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Peter Mars, Blackbird, acrylic on canvas.

670 W. Hubbard, 1st Fl. (60654)Tel 312-563-9500 x 302Tu-Sa 11-5sam@thinkartsalon.comwww.thinkartsalon.com

An international art gallery andpolicy salon working with estab-lished & emerging contemporaryartists, now in a new public spacein the West Loop.

Launched in 2006 by Laurie R.Glenn, Th!nkArt is a fusion of art+ politics + serves as a portal tothe world of ideas + social changeby engaging collectors + artists ina dialogue through paintings,sculptures, photography, workson paper, film, theatre, dance,music + poetry.

Th!nkArt partners with galleries,museums, art centers, culturalcenters, + collectors to create arthappenings + experiences withinthe arts.

Thru January:A Selection of Works on Paper

327 N. Aberdeen, Ste. 151(60607)*Note new addressTel 312-432-9500Tu-Sa 11-5 or by appt.Dir. Linda Warrenlinda@lindawarrenprojects.comwww.lindawarrenprojects.com

Emerging and mid-career contemporary artists in all media,with additional focus on corporatecollections and consulting.

Thru January 28:Gallery Y: Emmett Kerrigan:Grand AveGallery X: Lora Fosberg: FallibleMemories and Wayward Fictions

February 3-March 10:Gallery Y: Alex O’Neal: Delta Donuts, Migraine WeatherGallery X: Nicole Gordon:Asylum

March 16-April 21:Gallery Y: Joseph NodererGallery X: Nina Rizzo

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PRIMITIVE

845 W. Washington, 2nd Fl. (60607)Tel 312-492-7261Dirs. Tony Wight, and John Hendersoninfo@tonywightgallery.comwww.tonywightgallery.com

Please contact us or visit ourwebsite for exhibition informationand schedule.

West Loop / West Side

685 N. Milwaukee (60642)Tel 312-738-0400W-F 12-7; Sa-Su 12-4gallery@womanmade.orgwww.womanmade.org

Artwork in all media in group andsolo exhibitions.

January 20-February 23:• Group Exhibition: Twenty in Their Twenties Juror: Betsy Odom

• Solo exhibition by Betsy Odom

March 2-April 26:• Group exhibition:15th International OpenJuror: Linda Warren

• Solo exhibitions by Claudia Kleefeld + Kaitlin Kostus

• Group exhibition: Artisan Gallery, fine arts and crafts by women.

Woman MadeGallery

Th!nkArt Linda Warren Projects Tony WightGallery

835 W. Washington (60607)Tel 312-491-0917Tu-F 10:30-6; Sa 11-5Dir. Stevie Grecoinfo@secristgallery.comwww.secristgallery.com

Established and emerging contemporary artists in all media.

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

Thru January 15:Derek Chan

January 21-February 25:TBA

March 3-April 7:TBA

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942 W. Lake (60607)*Open during Lake Street construction Tel 312-226-8984Tu-Sa 11-5:30Dir. Aron Packerpacker@packergallery.comwww.packergallery.com

Contemporary art in all media.Also well-known for folk and outsider art.

January 13-February 18:• Wayne White:

Text on found paintings• Toni Hafkenscheid: Relics of the Future, new photographs

• Steve Armstrong: Keychain, wood sculpture

February 24-March 31:• Camille Iemello: Secret Society,

mixed media/installation• Dana DeAno: Field Dressing,

mixed media on paper/sculpture

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130 N. Jefferson (60661)Tel 312-575-9600M-Sa 10-6info@beprimitive.comwww.beprimitive.com

Packer SchopfGallery

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

Come and experience 4 floors ofmuseum grade furniture, artifacts,

textiles, jewelryand fashion fromessentially theworld over. Thecollections areauthentic andexclusive.

You’ll feel likeyou have justbeen around theworld yourself!

Please contact us for currentexhibition + special eventschedules.

Carrie SecristGallery

ThomasRobertelloGallery

27 N. Morgan (60607)Tel 812-345-1886Dir. Thomas RobertelloDir. Emma Gersteininfo@thomasrobertello.comwww.thomasrobertello.com

Contemporary West Loop gallery featuring emerging andestablished artists.

Please check website or CGNfor full exhibition schedule.

Emmett Kerrigan, Grand and the River, 2011, oil on canvas, 72" x 84"

Betsy Odom, Doc, 2010, tooled leather,bent birch, silicone rubber, fabric, grommets, thread

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thru January 28:Gallery Y: Emmett Kerrigan: Grand AveGallery X: Lora Fosberg: Fallible Memories and Wayward Fictions

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1957 S. Spaulding (60623) @ 21st St. Kedzie El stop on CTA Pink Line Tel 773-542-9126Sa 11-4; or by appt.Dianna C. Longcontact@urbanartretreat.comwww.urbanartretreat.com

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Non-profit art gallery featuringunder-represented artists.

Please contact gallery or visitwebsite for exhibition informationand winter schedule.

1945 S. Halsted, Ste. 101 (60608) Tel 312-738-8000 x 108 2nd Friday info booth at: 1821 S. Halsted info@chicagoartsdistrict.org www.chicagoartsdistrict.org

One of Chicago’s most vibrantand well-established creative com-munities, the Chicago ArtsDistrict hosts 2nd Fridays gallerynights.

Don’t miss the action at SouthHalsted and 18th Streets, as 30 independent galleries, andartist-run creative spaces, opennew shows the 2nd Friday of eachmonth. Dates listed at right.

The Chicago Arts District coordinates the annual Pilsen EastArtist’s Open House each fall, aswell as other special programsthroughout the year.

Visit chicagoartsdistrict.org forinfo on events, news and more.

For exhibition space rental, creative residential and retailspace, contact us to find out howyou can become part of theChicago Arts District.

January 13, February 10,March 9:2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night, 30+ galleries/creative spaces, open 6-10pm

2150 S. Canalport (60608) Tel 773-609-LOFT info@lacunachicago.com www.Lacuna2150.com

The New Premiere Upscale LoftAttraction in Chicago's ArtCommunity.

Located in what was once theworld’s largest macaroni factory,and conveniently located in Pilsen.Come experience the buzz and seethe growing artist community thateveryone is talking about. It’s aplace like no other.

• Premiere event spaces ranging from 1,800-20,000 sq. ft. avail.

• Short + longterm work loft leases • Utilities incl: Heat, A/C, Elec.

(Some restrictions)• 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.• Large elevators• On-site parking• Sunny roof-top deck

2nd Fridays Open Studios:6-10pm. Monthly. Building-wide.Featuring over 75 participants.

February 10 + 11:Cupid Strikes Twice, Valentine’s openstudios: F 4pm-12am; Sa 12-5pm

February 24:Spring Fashion Show at Lacuna; hosted by bRloft (#5B-4),

Tenant-sponsored events:• Trunk Show & Sample Sale: Last Saturday of every month:• 2nd Fridays Sample Sale: customdesigner Sharon Boucher Designs(#4B-2). Sharonboucherinc.info• The Denim Shack (#4B-13)January 13: Salvaging Your Denim: February 5: Valentine’s Denim AffairFebruary 18: Denim Mixer • Annie Bell Fragrances + otherdesigners. (#5C-10) January 15: Shopping + Cocktail Soirée

Chicago Arts District 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 RiosRRios@4artinc.comwww.4artinc.com

Visit gallery website for exhibitionschedule.

January 20, February 17, March 16:Visit the Zhou B Art Center for3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Pilsen + Pilsen East

South of the city center are severalexpanding gallery + artist communities.Many galleries and spaces are found inPilsen East in the Chicago Arts District,near South Halsted + 18th Sts., wheremonthly 2nd Fridays happen. Galleriesare also located in Pilsen along 18th St.,and at the new Lacuna Artist Lofts onCanalport. Bridgeport’s Zhou B ArtCenter, west of US Cellular Field, ishost to monthly 3rd Fridays. The Centerhouses dozens of studios + galleries.Nearby, the Bridgeport Art Center is home to many artist studios, aswell as a spacious top-floor event space looking north to downtown.Two Hyde Park museums affiliated with the University of Chicago arethe David + Alfred Smart Museum of Art, and the RenaissanceSociety. The Hyde Park Art Center is just blocks away on S. Cornell.Other creative neighborhoods include South Loop + Bronzeville.

Ongoing Events Taking Place:• 2nd Fridays: Chicago Arts District, 6-10 • Lacuna Artist Lofts, 6-10• 3rd Fridays: Zhou B Art Center, 7-10

Bridgeport ArtCenter (BAC)

1200 W. 35th St. (60609)Tel 312-560-2180or 773-247-3000M-Sa 8-6; Su by appt.Contact: Gary LinkHal@halldoorwoodworking.comwww.bridgeportart.comwww.artistsofeastbank.com

Beautifully restored, 500,000 sq. ft. former Spiegel CatalogueWarehouse provides studio andexhibit space to a growing num-ber of artists and fashion design-ers, + 18,000 sq. ft. event spaceset against Chicago skyline andsouth branch of Chicago River.

February 2:Displaying prize-winning menusand plans of the three Chicagoevent planners/designers for$15,000 Dream Wedding You CanAfford competition.

April 20-22: Save the Date -Spring Open Studios: Fri 6-10pm, Sa 12-6pm, Su 1-5pm

Yto Barrada, Briques (Bricks), 2003/2011Courtesy of Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg/Beirut

At the Renaissance Society beginning March 18

TheRenaissanceSociety

Zhou B ArtCenter

Brigitte WolfStudio/Gallery

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

Showcasing Latin American andother contemporary Art.

Representing: Montserrat Alsina,Tim Arroyo, Miguel Cortez,Roberto Ferreyra, Eric J. Garcia,Jeff Abbey Maldonado, AntonioMartinez, Mark Nelson, EufemioPulido.

Including the Chicago mastersMario Castillo, Walter A. Fydryck,Alejandro Romero + Ron Gordon

Read the CGN interview withProspectus director IsraelHernandez on page 18.

January 28-March 2:Mauricio Sepulveda: Identity

March 17-April 27:Anne Farley Gaines: Nature and the City: A Retrospective

University of Chicago5811 S. Ellis, Cobb Hall Room 418 (60637) Tel 773-702-8670 Tu-F 10-5; Sa-Su 12-5; Closed Mondays info@renaissancesociety.org www.renaissancesociety.org

Admission is always free.

January 19-March 4:Cathy Wilkes: I Give You All My Money

March 18-April 29:Yto Barrada: Riffs

The David +Alfred SmartMuseum

University of Chicago5550 S. Greenwood (60637) Tel 773-702-0200 Tu, W, F 10-4; Th 10-8; Sa-Su 11-5 Smart-musuem@uchicago.edu www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

February 16-June 10:Feast: Radical Hospitality inContemporary Art

1029 W. 35th St. (60609)Tel 773-523-0200 M-F 10-5; Sa 12-5 info@zbcenter.org zbcenter.org

The Zhou B Art Center presents a vibrant mix of galleries, artist'sstudios, and special event spaces,in addition to the Zhou B Café +Art Lounge.

Our 3rd Friday openings are eclectic and enthusiastic eventsfeaturing gallery openings andopen studios for all our in-residence artists, from Chicago and abroad.

January 20, February 17, March 16:Visit the Zhou B Art Center for3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Prospectus Art Gallery

The Zhou B Café

Zhou B Art Center1029 W. 35th St., Studio B-1(60609)Tel 312 622 7972 or 773-472-0574By appt. Also open for monthly 3rd Fridaysartist receptions 7-10pmBrigitte Wolfbrigittewolf26@gmail.comwww.Brigittewolf.com

Visit gallery website for additionalinformation.

January 20, February 17, March 16:Visit the Zhou B Art Center for3rd Fridays. Held monthly, 7-10pm

Anne Farley Gaines, Evening Garden Delights, 3-dimensional watercolor,2010, 42” x 32”

Get intimate with art in a new way at Pilsen East’s Chicago Arts District. This stimulating environment of galleries and artists in unique live/work spaces sets the stage for a satisfying art experience. For more information on programs and properties, go to chicagoartsdistrict.org, or contact Podmajersky at 312.738.8000.

2nd Fridays

CREATIVEINTERCOURSE

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Richard GrayGallery

Virginio Ferrari, Being Born, 1983, stainless steel, 25’ x 25’ x 20’, Intersection of Ohio + Orleans Streets, City of Chicago Public Art Collection

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Colletti Gallery, Antique Posters • Fine Art

102 E. Oak (60611)Tel 312-664-6767M-Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Dir. Russell Collettiinfo@collettigallery.comwww.collettigallery.com

Colletti Gallery features a worldclass collection of antique posters

from the 1890s Belle Epoque andArt Nouveau eras through the1920s and 30s Art Deco andModern eras.

Works by Mucha, Cherét,Cappiello, and Cassandre areamong the master poster artistsincluded, plus an exceptional

selection of the original prints and posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Also featured are turn of the century ceramics by Amphora,Massier, and Zsolnay in additionto Art Nouveau and Art Decofurnishings.

412 S. Wells, 3rd Fl.*The studio is moving. Please contact for infoTel 312-922-2993info@ferraristudios.comwww.ferraristudios.com

Contact: Virginio Ferrari, sculptor; Marco Ferrari, video artist.

Also:Ferrari Studios - VeronaAl MagroVia Bellavista n.80 Custoza (37060) VR, ItalyTel 39/045/859.9008 Fax 39/045/51.67.21

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2503John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-642-8877M-F 10-5:30; Sa by appt.info@richardgraygallery.comwww.richardgraygallery.com

Founded in 1963, Richard GrayGallery is one of the leading deal-ers in modern and contemporaryAmerican and European art withlocations in both Chicago andNew York.

The gallery offers exceptionalworks by masters such as Picasso,Matisse and Miró and also repre-sents some of the most excitingartists working today, includingJaume Plensa, David Hockney,Jim Dine, and Alex Katz.

Please contact gallery for up todate exhibition information.

Thru January 20:Jaume Plensa: The Hermit

Spring 2012:Modern and Contemporary ArtHighlights

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

FerrariStudios

ValerieCarberryGallery

The ChicagoCulturalCenter

Over 20 galleries can be found along the “Magnificent Mile,” fromOak Street to the Chicago River, and south near Millennium Park.Galleries occupy dynamic ground floor spaces steps from MichiganAvenue, as well as in some of Chicago’s most famous skyscrapers.

The area includes many of the nation’s finest museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, theMuseum of Contemporary Art (MCA),Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA),Spertus, the Museum of ContemporaryPhotography (MoCP), as well as some of the country’s top art schools: the School ofthe Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), andColumbia College Chicago. On the lakefrontNavy Pier hosts major art fairs in its soaringFestival Hall, where SOFA takes place eachNovember; in September 2012 expoChicagodebuts.

• Ongoing: MCA First Fridays, 6–10pmMcachicago.org (visit site for ticket info)

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2510John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-397-9990M-F 10-5, Sa 11-5Dir. Valerie CarberryAsst. Dir. Susan Beagleyinfo@valeriecarberry.comwww.valeriecarberry.com

Modern and Postwar Americanart: painting, sculpture and workson paper from 1915-1965.

Blaine, Bolotowsky, Brooks, de Rivera, Diller, Drewes, Ferber,Ferren, Gallatin, Gordin, Gottlieb,Greene, Hofmann, Howard,Kelpe, Matulka, Merrild, Morris,Roszak, Rothschild, Shaw, Smith,Storrs, Survage, Tobey, Tworkov,Vytlacil, Walkowitz, and Xceron.

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

Visit gallery website for details.

Thru January 28:Jim Lutes: Dumb Country, featur-ing four paintings + one sculpture.

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

Thru January 11:Lost in Thought:Works on Paper by C.M. Fogerty

Thru April 29:Write Now: Artists and Letterforms

January 28-July 8:Morbid Curiosity:The Richard Harris Collection

Downtown: Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop

Vera Klement, War Monody (Autumn), 2004The Limits of Photography, January 21––March 25 at

the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)

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R.S. Johnson Fine ArtHildtGalleries

140 E. WaltonDrake Hotel Arcade (60611)*Please note new addressTel 312-255-0005Tu-Sa 11-5Hildtg@ameritech.netwww.hildtgalleries.com

Hildt Galleries showcases fineoriginal 19th and 20th CenturyBritish, European and Americanoil paintings and watercolors.

Artists include: Montague Dawson, Evert Pieters, Bernard Pothast, and EJ Paprocki

645 N. Michigan (60611)Tel 312-943-1661M-Sa 9-5:30RS_Johnson@msn.comwww.rsjohnsonfineart.com

Established in 1955, R.S. Johnson Fine Art specializesin museum quality works of artranging from Old Master workson paper to 19th and 20thCentury paintings, drawings,prints and 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.

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JOHN BRILL

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RHONA SHAND

DOUG STAPLETON

mocp.org600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 312.369.7104

THE LIMITS OF PHOTOGRAPHYJANUARY 21–MARCH 25, 2012

John Brill, Untitled, 1991, Sulfide-toned silver print. Courtesy of the artist and Kent Fine Art, NY

Michigan Avenue, The Loop, South Loop

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401 S. State (60605)Tel 312-935-4088M-Th 10-6, F 10-5Gallery Coordinator: Xhengis Aliuxhaliu@robertmorris.eduwww.robertmorris.edu

The State Street Gallery atRobert Morris University is an outlet for art education andcultural enrichment. It exists tomaintain and promote exposure tothe fine arts for the University’sstudents, employees and extendedRMU community.

Thru January 30:• Jeff Williams: Paintings with atouch of vintage style presentedthrough the artist’s mix of colors.

Thru January 30:• Didier Nolet: Romantic landscapes reflect the artist’s realities, an amalgam of vistas ofhis native France, the AmericanSouthwest and the Midwest

January 31-March 5:Southwest Suburban Conference- High school student art exhibit.Opening reception February 17

March 6-April 16:Robert Morris University’sInstitute of Art and Design SeniorExhibit 2012 - Graphic designwork from Robert MorrisUniversity’s graduating Bachelor’sDegree students and alumni.Opening reception March 15

Didier Nolet, L’Hiver #2, 2011, oil on canvas, 60” x 80”

State Street Gallery at RobertMorris University (RMU)

JoelOppenheimer,Inc.

410 N. Michigan, Ste. 1The Wrigley Building (60611)Tel 312-642-5300M-Sa 10-6Joppen@audubonart.comwww.audubonart.com

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

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

The gallery also is home to a widevariety of works by other notableNatural History Artists such asPierre-Joseph Redouté, John Gould and Basilius Besler.

In addition to being an incredibleart resource, the gallery providescustom archival framing andnationally recognized conserva-tion and restoration services forworks of art on paper, paintingson canvas and photographic mate-rials. The facility services muse-ums, collectors and dealersthroughout the nation.

30 E. Adams, Ste. 1150 (60603)Tel 312-461-9277Tu-Sa 10-6 and by appt.Dir. David Gartlerdgartler@posterplus.comwww.posterplus.com

Since 1969, Poster Plus hasoffered an extensive selection oforiginal posters from the 19th +20th centuries. Topics includeadvertising, art exhibitions, circus,Chicago festivals, literary, propa-ganda, and travel (airline, rail-road, 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 famil-iar gift gallery on MichiganAvenue, we continue to carryChicago related posters, Gicléesand gifts in our new location andon our website.

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

MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE POSTER DEALERS ASSN, INC.

30 E. Lake, Room 1105 (60601)Tel 312-553-5738M-F 10-5 and by appt.Vanessa Smith, Interim Curatorvsmith50@ccc.eduwww.pedestrianproject.org

The President’s Gallery at HaroldWashington College highlightsartists from the Chicago area.

Please contact gallery or visit ourwebsite for exhibition details andmore information.

January 16-March 2:Speak Forward, featuring artists:Derek Chan, Daniel G. Baird,Judy Natal. Artist's Reception:Th, January 26, 4:30-7. Pleasecheck website for more details.

104 S. Michigan (60603)Tel 312-374-9333info@pritzkermilitarylibrary.orgwww.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org

Mission: to acquire and maintainan accessible collection of materi-als and develop appropriate pro-grams focusing on the CitizenSoldier in the preservation ofdemocracy.

Thru January 22:Memories of World War II:Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press. More than100 photos from all theaters ofthe war and the home front, fromJoe Rosenthal’s classic Iwo Jimaflag raising in 1945 to pictures notseen for decades.

Opening February 10:Don’t Be a Dope: Training Comics inWorld War II and the Korean War

Opening February 14:The 2012 Midwest Air Force ArtistsExhibition

410 S. Michigan, #207 (60605)The Fine Arts BuildingTel 800-538-0766M-F 9-5; Sa + Su by appt. onlyinfo@selman.comwww.selman.com

As a gallery and auction house,we have the largest display ofglass paperweights found any-where in the world. Recognizedworldwide for our expertise anddelight in helping both novice andexperienced collectors.

We seek to buy, or take on con-signment, individual paperweightsor complete collections.

February 17-March 5:50th Glass Paperweight AuctionFeaturing over 380 antique + contemporary glass paperweights.Auction begins February 17 withthe last day for bids on March 5.Please call Alexis at 312.583.1177

to order your fullcolor auction

catalog + price guide.

Poster Plus

President’sGallery, HaroldWashington College

PritzkerMilitaryLibrary

L.H. SelmanGallery andAuction House

Andrew Byers, New Zealand

Christopher H. Martin, Ara Macao, 2011, acrylic on acrylic, 48’’ x 120’’

KM Fine Arts

875 N. Michigan, Ste. 2515John Hancock Center (60611)Tel 312-255-1202chicago@kmfinearts.comwww.kmfinearts.com

Modern, Post War, andContemporary works in all mediaby Master, mid-career, andemerging artists.

Featuring:Botero, Cabellut, Chagall,Chamberlain, Dine,Frankenthaler, Gottlieb, Haring,Hofmann, Indiana, Kahn,Kapoor, Marin, Mehretu,Motherwell, Picasso,Rauschenberg, Scharf, Steichen,Tamayo, Warhol.

January 4-March 24:Christopher H. Martin: FlowArtist in attendance for January 6 opening reception, 6-9pm.

4642 N. Western (60625)Tel 773-293-2070F + Sa 12-5, and by appt.Dir. Deborah Maris Laderinfo@chicagoprintmakers.comwww.chicagoprintmakers.com

Featuring affordable fine artprints and works-on-paper bylocal and international artists.Located in Chicago’s longest-run-ning fine art printmaking work-shop, where gallery visitors min-gle with print artists as they cre-ate on the presses.

Artists Incude: Hiroshi Ariyama, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro,Dan Grzeca, John Himmelfarb,Kathleen Judge, Amos Kennedy,Kim Laurel, Ray Maseman,Dennis O’Malley, Artemio Rodriguez, Scott Westgard and others.

Thru January 31:22nd Annual International SmallPrint Show

February 11-March 31:Gallery Artists

North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park

2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038Open 7 days a weekM-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5Nancie King MertzNancie@NancieKingMertz.comwww.NancieKingMertz.com

This warm and inviting Lakeviewgallery is packed full of originals,Giclée prints and fine art cards ofChicago and the world.

Thirty-one years of expert fram-ing makes this shop a most popu-lar one for all your framing needs.

Please also view our Framing listing in CGN’s Art Services section on page 45.

Painting classes are offered at ourgallery for all levels in oil, pasteland watercolor.

Alibi Fine Art

The city’s north side is broadly comprised ofa number of areas, including: Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Bucktown,Wicker Park, Lakeview, Andersonville,Ravenswood, Rogers Park.

Regular art events, hosted by neighborhoodgroups such as I AM Logan Square, the FlatIron Artists Association (FIAA), and RAWWednesdays in Ravenswood, take place each month, since many artists live + workin studios on this side of the city. Explorealternative spaces + collectives in HumboldtPark + beyond. Details about open studionights + more are on our website, so checkour calendar of events regularly.

Ongoing:• Monthly 1st Fridays at the Flat Iron ArtsBuilding, 6-10pm. Flatironartists.org• RAW Wednesdays, 2nd Wednesday of eachmonth, 6-10pm. Ravenswoodartwalk.org

ArtDeTriumph + ArtfulFramer Studios

ChicagoPrintmakersCollaborative

1966 W. Montrose (60613)Tel 773-454-1512F 6-8, Sa + Su 11-6, and by appt.Adam Holtzman + Lucas Zenkinfo@alibifineart.comwww.alibifineart.com

Alibi Fine Art is a contemporarygallery in the Ravenswood /Lincoln Square area. Our goal isto promote new, overlooked andmid-career artists. The gallery’sprimary focus is on photography,with other media represented aswell.

Please visit our website for exhibition details.

December 30-January 21:Will Sturgis

January 27-February 18:Justin Amrhein

February 24-March 24:Jason Brammer

March 30-April 21:Mario Desa

April/Spring: Tony Fitzpatrick, American etchings

JacksonJunge Gallery

1389 N. Milwaukee (60622) Tel 773-227-7900 Tu-Sa 11-8; Su 12-5 support@J2gallery.com www.J2gallery.com

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

Paintings, sculpture and photog-raphy. Original art, limited edi-tion reproductions, and Giclées.

Custom framing on site.

Thru January 15: Angelicies: A Look at the Modern DayAngel, group exhibition

January 20-February 26:Revolution 2012, group exhibition

February:Bronwyn Elkuss: Hanging by aThread, new works in fiber

March-April:Anastasia Mak: Through the Lens ofVertical Skies, paintings

Firecat Projects

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

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

Tony Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic City Moth, etching, 2011

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The LeighGallery

Lillstreet ArtCenter

3306 N. Halsted (60657)Tel 773-472-1865W-M 11-6Jean Leightheleighgallery@comcast.netwww.theleighgallery.comFind us on Facebook + Twitter

Representing over 80 artists. The majority are local Chicagoartists. Offering a diverse andinnovative selection of originalartwork in all media.

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching,pastel, sculpture, glass, jewelry,pottery, wood, marquetry, photography, encaustic and much more.

Gift certificates available.

Featuring: David Mayhew,Darren Jones, Armando Pedrosa,Mel Thompson, Michael McKee,Robert Koch, Roger Heide, Thom Bierdz, Joey Wozniak,Grace Cole, Jimmy Newton, Ann Powell, Sharon Stelter,DonEllen Glass Design, Barbara Pihos, Jean Leigh andmany more.

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

Session Dates:Winter classes begin January 9, 2012

January 27-February 26:Anointed: Ritual vessels by Julia Galloway, Andrew Gilliatand Seth Green. ReceptionFebruary 17

March 2-April 1:Formal Engagement: Andrew Martin and Sam HarveyReception March 23

North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park

2780 N. Lincoln (60614)Tel 773-868-330811-7 daily. Openings held 7-10pmon first day of new exhibition.Dir: Kirby KerrCurator: David van Alphenrotofugi@rotofugi.comwww.gallery.rotofugi.com

Focused on showing quality workby both established + emergingartists in the fields of modernpop, illustration art + characterdesign.

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

Please join our gallery previewemail list: Previews.rotofugi.comfor the first opportunity to pur-chase pieces from most exhibits.

January 13-February 5:• Strawberry Luna: Serigraphs• Netherland: Collage + acrylic

paintings

February 10-March 4:• Jeremy Tinder: Acrylic paintings• Steve Seeley: Acrylic paintings

March 9-April 1:Ken Keirns: Oil paintings

3013 W. Armitage (60647) Tel 773-965-1341 Call for appt. Dennis Johnson dennis@johnson-studio.com www.johnson-studio.com

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Lillstreet Art Center4401 N. Ravenswood, #304-C(60640)Tel 312-636-5557Open by appt, and for First Fridays 6-9pm Dir. Rebecca Zemansraz@rebeccazemans.comwww.rebeccazemans.com

Facebook: Rebecca Zemans Jewlery

Twitter @Jewelry_RZ

Featuring sculptural jewelry usingprecious metals and stones.Commissions welcome.

Platt Fine Art

Rebecca ZemansSculptural Designs in Jewelry

3000 N. Sheridan (60657)Tel 312-642-1700Fax 773-248-7454By appt.hpool@galleriesmaurice

sternberg.comsusan@galleriesmaurice

sternberg.comwww.galleriesmauricesternberg.com

A fine art dealer in Chicago since1945, the galleries offer“Sternberg Traditional,”19th/early 20th CenturyAmerican and European paintings, and “SternbergContemporary,” which featuresthe work of a distinguished list ofcontemporary artists from aroundthe world.

Please contact the gallery forexhibition schedule.

Polish Museumof America(PMA)

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

The PMA proudly announces theopening of The Stephen andElizabeth Ann Kusmierczak ArtGallery, presenting a permanentexhibition of world-class InterwarPeriod art, including the Art Décopaintings, sculptures, prints, andhandicraft arts originally shown atthe New York World’s FairPolish Pavilion in 1939-1940.

ArminLandeck(1905-1984),ManhattanVista, drypoint,1934

2218 N. Clark (60614)Tel 773-592-3434Open daily. See website for hoursjosh@joshmoulton.comwww.joshmoulton.com

Artist Josh Moulton uses colorschemes, compositions, and socialcommentary to produce stunningurban landscapes, striking famil-iar images of Chicago neighbor-hood and architectural scenes,and richly detailed rural vistas.

245 W. North Ave. (60610)Tel 312-440-2322W-F 12-6; Sa 11-6; Su 12-5Thomas@thomasmastersgallery.comwww.thomasmastersgallery.com

Contemporary artwork.

Please contact gallery or checkwebsite for exhibition and open-ing reception details.

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Pagoda RedJosh Moulton Fine Art GalleryThomasMastersGallery

Moulton’s pieces reflect the city’sindustrial roots, integral businessdistricts and skyscrapers, and waterways significant toChicago’s iconic aesthetic.

There’s accessible art for everyprice point and personal style.

Moulton also produces commissioned work for clients.

1714 N. Damen (60647)Tel 773-235-1188M-Sa 10-6info@pagodared.comwww.pagodared.com

A world-class collection of unusual 18th-19th CenturyChinese furniture and artifacts aswell as Chinese contemporary artby emerging artists.

See also our suburban listing forour Winnetka location. Visit ourwebsite for information aboutexhibitions and special events.

Featuring artist Cui Qiang.

Inspired by the vibrant culture of China’s public parks wherepeople have gathered for years tosocialize, exercise, practice tai chi,play badminton, ping pong anddance, Beijing artist Cui Qiangdepicts daily moments through hispainted pastel colored lens.

561 W. Diversey, Ste. 213 (60614)Tel 773-281-2500Tu-Sa 10-6 and by appt.info@plattfineart.comwww.plattfineart.com

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

Visit Platt Fine Art at theseupcoming art fairs:

February 23-26:Maryland Antiques Show of HuntValley, Baltimore Crown Plaza

April 27-30:Merchandise Mart Antiques Show,Chicago

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Josh Moulton, The Kinzie St. Railroad Bridge Cui Qiang, Social Dancing, 39.5” diameter

Zakopane School, Man Looking to the Sky,1930s, wood, h: 52 cm., The PMA Collection

Dennis Johnson, Street Level 4, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"

Our vibrant art scene extends beyond the city, and art destinations exist in all directions, including Indiana, Michigan +Wisconsin. Short trips offer chances toexplore the region, as well as the westernsuburbs and the North Shore. Evanston ishome to Northwestern, just 5 miles fromdowntown. Travel along sheridan road to41 and you’ll encounter galleries on yourway up to Wisconsin. On a Fridayevening you can visit the Oak Park ArtsDistrict (OPAD), or for a weekend after-noon, you can visit Oak Park to tour theFrank Lloyd Wright Home + Studio.

Directional Key to Suburban Galleries:

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

1957 Sheridan Rd.Highland Park (60035)Tel 847-432-1888M-F 9-4:30info@theartcenterhp.orgwww.theartcenterhp.org

The Art Center offers classes andworkshops in the visual arts,gallery exhibitions, and specialevents and performances.

January 6-30:In View: Annual Member and FacultyShow: Annual showcase of workby over 150 teachers and members of The Art Center community

January 6-30:Art is Alive in Highland Park:Second annual contest and juriedexhibit of local artistic talent, co-sponsored by the Highland ParkCultural Arts Commission

February 3-24:February Youth Art Month:Students of North Shore SchoolDistricts 112 + 113 display workthroughout TAC’s galleries

March 2-April 6:Arts of Nepal: Featuring Nepaliartists, living both locally andabroad, working in both contem-porary and traditional styles

Suburbs + Beyond Chicago

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The Art Center

(Highland Park)

Manish Lal Shrestha, Arya Maun, acrylic on canvas, 2008, 60” x 60”.Part of Arts of Nepal.

Valparaiso University1709 Chapel Dr.Valparaiso, IN (46383)Tel 219-464-5365Tu, Th, F 10-5; W 10-8:30; Sa + Su 12-5 CSTDir. Gregg Hertzliebghertzli@valpo.eduwww.valpo.edu/artmuseum

The Museum aims to educate +inspire the campus + communitywith original works of Americanart + international religious art +to bring distinction to ValparaisoUniversity + Northwest Indianathrough exhibitions of regional,national + international impor-tance.

Thru March 18:• Ron Villani: Mindless Mayhem.Curated by Gregg Hertzlieb • Brian Knep: Healing Pool.Curated by Robert Sirko• Jeanette Pasin Sloan. Curatedby Gregg Hertzlieb + Gloria Ruff • Claudette Roper: Other State,video installation. Curated byElizabeth Wuerffel

March 28-April 15:Secondary School Showcase

March 28-May 13:Valparaiso University Art FacultyExhibition

19351 W. Washington St.Grayslake (60030)Tel 847-543-2240M-Th 9-9; F-Sa 9-4:30; Su 1-4:30; College break hours varyDir. Steven Jonessjones@clcillinois.edugallery.clcillinois.edu

The Robert T. Wright Gallery is committed to displaying theworks of Illinois artists andincreasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.

January 13-February 19:Members Exhibition: A diverse group show of all fineart media by over 100 LakeCounty, Illinois artists. Fundsfrom artist memberships supportthe Robert T. Wright Gallery.

February 24-April 8:Nature’s Duality: Karl + IndiraJohnson have developed their artwhile living together in India,Sweden and the US. Indira’ssculpture incorporates discardedobjects. Karl’s paintings incorpo-rate the rhythm, beauty + chaosfound in nature and the sciences.

Northwestern University40 Arts Circle Dr.Evanston (60208)Tel 847-491-4000Tu, Sa + Su 10-5; W, Th, F 10-8block-museum@northwestern.eduBlockmuseum.northwestern.edu

Facebook.com/nublockmuseumTwitter.com/NUBlockMuseum

The Mary and Leigh BlockMuseum of Art is the fine artsmuseum of NorthwesternUniversity, serving the academicand cultural needs of theNorthwestern community and theChicago area through thought-provoking exhibitions, a rich anddiverse permanent collection,original scholarship, dynamic edu-cation and cultural programs, andhighly regarded film series atBlock Cinema.

January 17-April 8:Prints and the Pursuit of knowledge inEarly Modern Europe examines howcelebrated Northern Renaissanceartists contributed to the scientificdiscoveries of the 16th century

Elmhurst ArtMuseum(EAM)

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, 5-8pm.Vickie Marasco, Gallery Dir.info@deerpathartleague.orgwww.deerpathartleague.org

The Gallery hosts bimonthly thematic exhibits representingvaried media by local as well asnational artists, both establishedand emerging.

Gift Shop in the Gallery. The non profit League also offersclasses, workshops and outreachprogramming.

January 13-February 24:Art is... A Journey

March 9-April 2:Youth/Student Exhibit (K-College) Deer Path Art League celebratesNational Youth Art Month

Mary + LeighBlock Museum of Art (Evanston)

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

Deer Path Art League

(Lake Forest)

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

Contemporary art from mid-cen-tury modern through the 21stCentury. Emerging + mid-careerartists. Public programs: guestlectures, art classes + workshops.Only 15 miles west of Chicago +easy walking distance to theMetra West Elmhurst stop.

January 13-March 24:• David Weinberg: Mr. Wild’s Garden• Carolyn Ottmers: Splice• Molly McCracken Kumar: Blooming Atmosphere

• Meghan Q. McCook: In the Terra Hive

• Stephen Eichhorn: Floral Burst

Deer Path Art League, photo by Shirley Antes

DavidWeinberg, Mr.Wild’sGarden

Brauer Museum of Art(Valparaiso, IN)

Pagoda Red

(Winnetka)

Winnetka Storefront

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

Rare and unusual Chinese findsand a Chinese scholars’ gardennot to be missed.

See also our Northside listing forour Bucktown location.

Visit our website for informationabout exhibitions and specialevents.

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Suburbs + Beyond

Lakeside Legacy Arts ParkDole and Sage Galleries(Crystal Lake)

707 Lake Blvd.St. Joseph, MI (49085)Tel 269-983-0271M-W, F, Sa 10-4; Th 10-9; Su 1-4Executive Dir. Julia Gourleywww.krasl.org

Opening receptions held first day of exhibition, 5:30-7:30pm;the public is welcome.

Thru January 8:Main Galleries: FlowIn the artlab: Jennifer Rogers

January 27-February 26:The Krasl Art Center Member’s Show:In 3D. Every artist in the exhibition will receive a specialchallenge to acknowledge andexperiment in 3D for this display.

March 2-April 29:Form: Essence & Simplicity inProduct DesignA Thirty Year Retrospective of BretBortner Design, Ltd.

101 W. 2nd St.Michigan City, IN (46360)Tel 219-874-4900Tu-F 10-5; Sa, Su 11-4 CSTartinfo@lubeznikcenter.orgwww.lubeznikcenter.org

Five galleries; an outdoor art collection; a gallery shop, classes,and after-hours events.

January 14-March 11:• Earth from Space: Dramaticlarge-scale images are compli-mented by digital video globedisplay and OnCell audio tour.Organized by the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling ExhibitionService, in collaboration with theSmithsonian National Air and SpaceMuseum. Made possible by GlobalImagination, with additional supportby the U.S. Geological Survey and theSmithsonian Women's Committee.• Andy Plioplys + Peter Gray:Informatika. Science as art. Work emerging from the cuttingedge of medical imaging.

March 16-May 20:Ladies & Gentleman, Children Of AllAges, Step Right Up! Original circussideshow banners from 1940’s,50’s + 60’s.

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

CALL FOR ARTISTS! AcceptingExhibition applications now for theDole and Sage galleries, andInstallation space at LakesideLegacy Foundation at the HistoricDole Mansion in Crystal Lake, IL.

We are accepting/reviewing nowfor 2012 + 2013. Reviewing forFeb, April + June-December. For an application, please email:awashington@lakesidelegacy.org or call 815-455-8000. Visit our website for more information.

First Fridays: Art, music, food +cash bar from 5-7:30pm.Free; donations appreciated. Note no 1st Friday Jan. 6th

Thru January 26:• Sage: Artists & Students of ThomasTrausch: Impressions in Light + Color,"In the Footsteps of the Masters"putting artists "into the skin" of theoriginal masters.• Dole: Side by Side by Thomas +Gale Trausch. Trauschfinearts.com

February 3-24: (First Friday Feb. 3)Submit an application to exhibit inthe Dole and Sage Galleries today!

March 2-30: (First Friday March 2)Art in Action! Dole + Sage Galleriesfeaturing the works of LLFResident Partner Artists.

Mediums include but not limit-ed to: mixed media, oil, acrylic,water color and works fromemerging students to profes-sional art! The Arts come alivewith live art demonstrations,music, studio tours and artsales! Meet LLF’s residentpartner artists, learn aboutupcoming classes, art sales andprivate lessons.

Lakeside Legacy Foundation, home to the Sage Gallery, Dole Founders Gallery, artiststudios and the Historic Dole Mansion. Image by LLF Intern Jessica Dvoracek

Lubeznik Centerfor the Arts (Michigan City, IN)

Krasl ArtCenter(St. Joseph, MI)

Elmhurst Art Museum Building150 Cottage Hill Ave.Elmhurst (60126)Tel 630-279-1009Tu, W, Th, Sa 10-5; F 10-8info@elmhurstartistsguild.orgwww.elmhurstartistsguild.org

Featuring contemporary artworksby established and emerging localand invited artists in all mediaand styles.

Thru January 13:Winter Members Show: Group show featuring artworksby 40+ EAG members

January 17-February 17:Randal Stringer: Polychromatic,Mixed media artworks based in photography, enhanced withtraditional and digital painting.Opening reception Friday, January 20, 7-9pm

February 21-March 28:National Art Premiere:Annual juried groupexhibit open toartists nationwide.Opening receptionFriday, March 2, 7-9pm

Evanston ArtCenter

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.org

January 15-February 5:EAC Members Show: Featuringwork of 80 EAC Members whoare currently taking classes.

February 19-April 15:Crossing Wires: Technology and Play:featuring Christopher Baker,France Cadet, Chaz Evans,Christopher Furman, TiffanyHolmes, Ozge Samanci, JosephKohnke, Dave Tolchinsky andDan Silverstein, Toby Zallman;Curated by Barbara Blades andDebra Tolchinsky

5300 N. River Rd.Rosemont (60018)Tel 847-544-5300Accessible 24 hrs, dailyPatrick Cook: pcook@icohare.comIcohare.comFacebook.com/icohare Twitter.com/icohotel

A unique experience differentfrom anything in the hospitalityindustry. The ‘Art Museo’ show-cases the hotel’s embrace of thearts - sculpture, canvas, architec-ture, photography, music - fuelingguests’ passion for culture.

Visitors are immersed in the artis-tic 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, beginning January 10.Complimentary tours available.

996 Green Bay Rd.*Note new addressWinnetka (60093)Tel 847-441-7999 M-Sa 10-5:30 kampgallery@gmail.com www.kampgallery.com

Fine American + European paintings from the 19th + 20thCenturies, particularly RegionalImpressionists (1890-1930) +Contemporary American artists.

January-February:The New Fauves and Neo-Modernist Lester Goldman(1942-2005)

March-April:Spanish Masters

Kamp Gallery

(Winnetka)

Christopher Baker: HPVS (Human Phantom Vibration Syndrome)

Lester Goldman, Untitled (PC198), 38" x 32", ca. 1980

InterContinentalChicago O’Hare, Art Museo

Wesley Kimler painting at ICO Art Museo

Pottery by Bret Bortner Design, Ltd.

The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery

Randal Stringer, Beyond One’s Capacity, mixed media

45 Harrison St.Oak Park (60304)Tel 847-525-3485steve@flavorcitystudios.comwww.flavorcitystudios.com

130 Harrison St.Oak Park (60304)Tel 708-383-2602pam@pamelapenney.comwww.pamelapenney.com

331-B Harrison St.Oak Park (60304)By luck or appt.Sallie Wolf: 708-848-1385salwolf@comcast.netwww.salliewolf.comJeanette Durand: 708-829-6382arts@jeanettedurand.comwww.jeanettedurand.com

21 Harrison St.Oak Park (60304)Tel 708-358-1950Lisa Nordstromlisa@artgeckoltd.comwww.artgeckoltd.com

17 Harrison St.Oak Park (60304)Tel 708-308-4602Elizabeth GaylordLiz@harrisonworks.comwww.HarrisonWorks.com

Altgeld Hall, 1st Fl., West EndNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb (60115)Tel 815-753-1936Tu-F 10-5; Sa 12-4; Group tours by appt. *Closed thru January 9, 2012Dir. Jo Burkejburke2@niu.eduwww.niu.edu/artmuseum

Balancing contemporary with traditional art to examine visualculture.

Winter exhibitions showcaseFaculty, Collection, and Critique.

January 10-February 25:NIU School of Art Faculty BiennialNew to the Collection

January 10-March 10:The New Art Examiner, “Chicago’sIndependent Voice of the Visual Arts,1973-2002” Symposium January 28, NIU School of Music

Spring exhibitions will explorethe graphic novel as an art form.

March 20-May 25:Francisco Goya: Satirical CapricesGraphic Novel Realism: Backstage atthe Comics

7430 N. Lehigh Ave.Niles (60714)Tel 847-507-9415M-F 10-5, and Sa by appt.Dir. Simon Perutzsimon@nimlok.comperutzprojects.com

A unique new art space for contemporary photography.

Please see our website for exhibition information.

367 Artists Walk, P.O. Box 776Park Forest (60466)Located in the Downtown ParkForest Cultural CenterTel 708-748-3377Tu-Sa 11-4Janet Muchniktallgrass367@sbcglobal.netwww.tallgrassarts.org

Tall Grass Art School:Tel 708-283-1251

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

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

January 20-March 18:African Art Reconsidered:Curated by Arthur Bourgeoisand Thomas Lanham; An Exhibit of African sculptures from several promi-nent collectors.

March 30-May 27:Data, Screens, Machines:Curated by Joe Pankowski;Invitational exhibit of newmedia arts

ZIA | Gallery

Suburbs + Beyond

(Winnetka)

PerutzProjects (Niles)

Art Gecko, Ltd. Flavor CityStudios

Pamela PenneyTextile Arts

Calypso MoonStudio

Harrison Works

Tall Grass Arts Association

Diana Lynch, Lady Ella B, printmaking, color wood relief

John Vlahakis, West Creek, NJ

(Park Forest)

Northern Illinois University(NIU) Art Museum(DeKalb)

Zebadiah Arrington

Thomas Skomski, Unknown with Priapus,glass, water, steel, wax, 1992, 30” x 21” x 6” Cover of New Art Examiner, October, 1989

Oak Park Arts District

Oak Park is one of Chicago’s nearest suburbs. The suburb’s art history mayhave started with Frank Lloyd Wright, but it doesn’t end there. Today, manygalleries line downtown’s Harrison Street. Get to know area businesses +restaurants, and stop in for monthly Third Fridays to see what’s new in areagalleries and studios. Oak Park is a terrificdestination for an afternoon, and it’s an insiderspot to show to out of town visitors. Visit Oakparkartsdistrict.org for info.

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548 Chestnut St.Winnetka (60093)Tel 847-446-3970M-Sa 10-5Anne Hughes, Gallery Manageranne@ziagallery.netwww.ziagallery.netFind us on Facebook!

ZIA | Gallery specializes in contemporary photography,painting and works on paper.

Representing: Mary Burke, Clyde Butcher, Melissa JayCraig, Michael Cutlip, Rick Dula, Holly Farrell, Charles Gniech,Karina Hean, Anne Hughes, Bob Krist, Deanna Krueger,

Roland Kulla, Maggie Meiners,Julie Meridian, Zoriah Miller,John Musgrove, Jonathan Ricci,Matthew Schofield, John Vlahakis, Kathy Weaver,Nevada Wier, Carl Wilen, Beverly Zawitkoski.

Thru January 21:3Painters: Holly Farrell, JohnMusgrove and Matthew Schofield

January 27-March 10:John Vlahakis Photographs

March 16-April 28:Mary Burke and Anne Hughes

Auction HousesAppraisers

1012 Timber TrailDixon (61021)Tel 815-652-4196Marianne Hubertellapple@yahoo.com

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 and evaluation of yourpre-Columbian, Native Americanand other tribal art.

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

At New World, we suggest updatesin insurance appraisals every fiveyears. Ms. Huber has been activein following new discoveries in trib-al art for over twenty years. In1996 she became a candidate mem-ber of the American Society ofAppraisers, 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 ofthe US Appraisal Foundation andthe code of ethics of the AmericanSociety of Appraisers.

1338 W. Lake (60607)Tel 312-280-1212M-F 9-5info@lesliehindman.comwww.lesliehindman.com

• Leslie S. Hindman, President and CEO

• Kate Pettenati Forester, Director, Estates and Appraisals

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is oneof the largest full service auctionhouses in the nation and an indus-try leader with over thirty years ofexpertise and 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 overforty sales a year and specializes in:modern and contemporary art; Old Masters; 19th and 20thCentury American and Europeanpaintings, prints, drawings, andsculpture; fine furniture and decorative arts; Asian works of art; fine jewelry and timepieces; vintage couture and accessories;and fine books and manuscripts.

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

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’gallery boasts 30,000 square feetfeaturing: a dedicated auctionroom, 3 spacious exhibition rooms,a drive-in receiving area, attractiveexecutive offices and conferencerooms and outstanding storagefacilities. Complimentary parkingis available in the 8,000 sq. ft. lotacross the street from the mainentrance.

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

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

Please check our website, as datesand times are subject to change.

Fine Arts Building410 S. Michigan, Ste. 207 (60605)Tel 800-538-0766M-F 9-5, Sa-Su by appt.info@selman.comwww.selman.com

L.H. Selman has been buying andselling glass paperweights for over40 years and is the only auctionhouse and gallery that specializesexclusively in fine glass paper-weights. We have a substantialedge in understanding the currentmarket trends and prices.

L.H. Selman is the expert in allfacets of the paperweight salesprocess including insurance, shipping, photography, marketing,restoration and appraisal.

We are recognized worldwide forour expertise + delight in helpingnovice + experienced collectors. We actively seek to buy, or take on consignment, individual paper

weights or complete

collections.Auction info on page 36.

New World Art ServicesNative American and Tribal Art Evaluation

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers L.H. Selman Auction House

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Auction Houses..........................................................42-43

Art Careers + Mentoring.................................................43

Counsel / Legal Services ................................................43

Conservation / Art Restoration ..........................................44

Consultants / Private Dealers..........................................45

Fairs + Art Expositions ..................................................45

Framing ......................................................................45-46

Imaging / Photography ..................................................47

Insurance ........................................................................47

Real Estate + Development.............................................47

Art Supplies ....................................................................48

Tours + Guides ................................................................48

Transportation / Crating / Preparators ..........................48

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Beyond the galleries, scores of profession-als offer a variety of art-related services.Please consult the following pages to findthe many individuals and businesses thatprovide valuable resources for a range ofart needs, such as:

• How to find a career in the art world• How to manage an existing collection • How to sell art on the secondary market• How to evaluate and insure art • How to properly package, transport,

frame or repair works in your collection• Where to tour the gallery districts and

when to visit the latest art exposition

Auction Houses

188 E. Walton (60611)Tel 312-475-7900www.sothebys.com

• Helyn D. Goldenberg, Midwest Chairman

• Gary Metzner, Senior Vice President Fine Arts

• Cassie Spencer, Vice President Trust and Estates

• Laura Jenkins, Senior Manager• Jennifer Leutner,

Administrator Fine Arts• Cathy Busch, Associate

Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest interna-tional 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 evalu-ates property 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.

900 S. Clinton (60607)Tel 312-832-9800info@susanins.comwww.susanins.com

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, coinsand fine jewelry.

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

SUSANIN’S auctions are worldwide events, attracting globalaudiences who are willing to paytop prices. Live online biddingtakes place during all auctions.Telephone bids and absentee bidsare also accepted and executed bySUSANIN’S.

Catalogues are available onlinewith full color illustrations anddescriptions at susanins.com

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

Tel 312-545-6891Paul@KleinArtistWorks.comKleinartistworks.com

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

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

Besides 25 live webinars and in-person sessions, all enrolledartists get free access to the entire archive of recorded webinarsgiven by previous experts.

The course demystifies how successful artists market theirwork, find gallery representation,win commissions, and pursueopportunities that are not readilyknown by most artists.

Paul Klein, the creator of thecourse, leads dynamic sessions with experts; curators, dealers,accomplished artists, art publi-cists, art consultants, accountants,lawyers and more. Paul Kleinwrites for Huffington Post andArtLetter, and he ran his own cutting edge Chicago gallery, Klein Art Works, for 25 years.

Sotheby’s Chicago SUSANIN’S Auctions Klein Artist Works / Paul Klein

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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 anot-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) taxexempt organization, which pro-vides pro bono legal services toqualifying individuals and organi-zations in the arts, including thevisual, literary and performing arts,and provides educational programsas well.

Since its inception in 1972, LCAhas provided legal services andeducational programming to tens ofthousands of artists and culturalorganizations, including many whoare now among the most prominentin the area.

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

Lawyers for theCreative Arts

Counsel/Legal

Conservation / Art Restoration

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2501 W. Armitage (60647)Tel 1-888-377-5669info@dprartrescue.comwww.dprartrescue.com

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

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

DPR offers professional art conser-vation and disaster response plan-ning. The company’s clients includeinsurance firms, museums, corpo-rate and private collections, artdealers, and disaster response com-panies nationwide.

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGNINTERNATIONAL (CDI)www.conservation-design.com

1841 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-226-8200or 815-472-3900By appt.info@brokenartrestoration.comwww.brokenartrestoration.com

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

Michelle and William Marhoefer,M.F.A., along with their personallytrained staff, have restored wellover 20,000 art objects since 1980for art and antique dealers, collec-tors, galleries, museums, anddesigners nationwide.

Free estimates.

Broken Art has been seen on ABC, CBS, WGN, HGTV; and seen in Chicago Home, Chicago Journal, Chicago Sun Times,Chicago Tribune, Daily Journal, Lakeand Victoria Magazine.

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

730 N. Franklin, Ste. 701 (60654)Tel 312-944-5401M-F 9-5 and by appt.Heather Becker, CEOinfo@theconservationcenter.comwww.theconservationcenter.com

As the largest private art conservation laboratory in thenation, The Center has providedcare for some of the country’s most prestigious museums, galleries, corporations and privatecollectors over the past 26 years.

With over twenty conservators on staff, The Center has nine areas of specialty and three servicedepartments: paintings, murals,works of art on paper, photographs,rare books, textiles, sculpture,frames + gilded objects, antique + fine furniture, clocks, customframing, transportation + installa-tion, and disaster response.

Examinations are offered at nocharge. Please call to schedule anappointment.

2650 W. Montrose (60618)Tel 773-478-2825skkellar@sbcglobal.netwww.scottkkellar.com

Full range of book and paper conservation; archival enclosures.

Custom designed portfolio cases forphotographs, prints, matted work,etc.

Die stamping available.

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

Restoration and conservation.

See complete Michigan Ave. listing on page 36.

Photography and x-ray imagingavailable.

On-site services include conservation of murals and architectural artwork, consultationand assessments, disaster planningand disaster response.

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

MEMBER CONSERVATION + DESIGNINTERNATIONAL (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 page 36.

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. Cermak, Ste. C-203(60608)Tel 312-733-5178info@parmaconservation.comwww.parmaconservation.com

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

Over 25 years experience.

Conservation services addresscleaning and repair of damagecaused by fire, water, mishandling,or an arwork’s natural course ofageing.

Conservation / Art Restoration

1350 Block of W. RandolphTel 312-666-1200Visit web for winter dates + hours.www.randolphstreetmarket.com

Art, fashion, vintage treasures,food, live music, and more. Nowall year long!

February 4-5 + March 24-25:Wonderful Winter Markets - Saturday noon-6; Sunday 10-5

Navy Pier, Festival Hall600 E. Grand (60611)info@sofaexpo.comwww.sofaexpo.com

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

November 2-4, 2012Opening Preview: November 1

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

Consultants / Private Dealers

Tel 773-671-8624By appt. onlySusan Blackmansusan@artadvisoryltd.comwww.artadvisoryltd.com

Enrich Life, Collect Art.

Contact Susan to schedule a consultation.

1871 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-3100M-F 10-6; Sa 10-5; and by appt.Lisa Boumstein Smalleylisa@chicagoartsource.comwww.chicagoartsource.com

A comprehensive art consultationservice established over a decadeago to better serve businesses,designers and homeowners in needof a sophisticated full servicesource for artwork.

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View select job portfolios atwww.chicagoartsource.com.

Tel 773-327-3366

Call for details.

After 25 years of directing a publicgallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts “Joyous Jaunts” withinand outside of Chicago.

See also listing for Joyus Jauntsunder Art Tours on page 48.

Navy Pier, Festival Hall600 E. Grand (60611)Dir. Tony Karmanwww.expositionchicago.com

A new fair in 2012. LeadingInternational Contemporary,Modern and Design Galleries.

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The Merchandise Mart (60654)info@nextartchicago.com www.nextartchicago.com

An International Fair ofContemporary and Modern Art. Next Art Chicago is the result ofthe merger of two successful andlong-running art fairs, Art Chicagoand NEXT, The InvitationalExhibition of Emerging Art.

April 27-29, 2012Opening preview: April 26

1867 N. Clybourn (60614)Tel 773-248-2800M, Th 9-8; Tu, W, F 9-6; Sa 10-5; Su 11-5sales@artistsframeservice.comwww.artistsframeservice.com

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2938 N. Clark (60657)Tel 773-832-4038or 773-477-3990M-F 11-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5; Evenings by appt.Framers: Marcy O’Boyle + Nancie King Mertzron@ArtDeTriumph.comwww.ArtDeTriumph.comwww.nanciekingmertz.com

Expert custom and ready-madeframing of museum pieces toposters. Since 1979.

Featuring Plein-Air Originals,Giclées + fine art cards of Chicago+ Europe by award-winningChicago painter, Nancie KingMertz.

Mertz’s work is in collectionsworld-wide, and she was designat-ed as the “Official Artist of theChicago Convention + TourismBureau” for 2 terms: 2005-2007.

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P.O. Box 267870 (60626)Tel 312-654-0144byronroche@sbcglobal.netwww.byronroche.com

With 16 years of experience as thedirector + owner of Byron RocheGallery in Chicago, Byron is nowavailable as a private art dealer.

Please visit the website for information on artists represented.

Byron is able to work with clientsas an art consultant, art advisor,curator + speaker. His publicspeaking experience includes presentations to private + corporateorganizations about starting orbuilding an art collection.

He has been invited to speak touniversity art classes about careerdevelopment in the arts, and toartists + artist groups about navi-gating the gallery world, as well asother artist issues.

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Creativo Framing

2905 N. Broadway (60657)Tel 773-549-3927M-Th 10-9; F-Sa 10-7; Su 12-5mklitzky@lifeissimplyart.comwww.lifeissimplyart.com

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 to offer this “fast, fun and 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 yourframing needs, evolving withindustry technology and customerexpectations. We manufacture ourown hand-crafted moulding andoffer a selection of imported Italianand metal frames.

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Corporate framing services are available in addition to The Sign Shop for trade graphicsand signage.

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Chicago (60610)21 W. Elm St.Tel 312-482-8811M-Th 10-9, F-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5

Evanston (60201)2814 Central St. Tel 847-869-9130

Northbrook (60062)51 Skokie Blvd. Tel 847-480-0400

Arlington Heights (60004)1310 Rand Rd.Tel 847-398-8238

Buffalo Grove (60089)765 S. Buffalo Grove Rd.Tel 847-808-1955

Vernon Hills (60061)278 Hawthorn Village CommonsTel 847-680-1880M-Th 10-9, F 10-7, Sa 10-6, Su 12-5

831 N. Lessing* (60642)Tel 312-666-3880

*Note location: from Chicago Ave.,we are two blocks west of Halsted(turn north under the viaduct ontoN. Lessing)

Question:I'd like to host a private event orhold an exhibition in a local galleryor art space. What are the options?

Answer:Galleries and museums can be ter-rific, unusual spaces for small wed-ding receptions, corporate events,or charity fundraisers. Most gal-leries cannot handle very largecrowds, but some art-orientedspaces do. Contact the gallery orspace directly regarding your event.

If you are interested in a gallery foran exhibition, contact the ChicagoArts District, Bridgeport ArtCenter, Lacuna Artist Lofts, ZhouB Art Center, Fine Arts Building,or Flat Iron Arts Building, sincethey have available space and alsohost regular open studio nights thatdraw crowds of art enthusiasts.

Email info@chicagogallerynews.comfor a list of galleries that rent theirspace. Please note various capaci-ties and any listed restrictions.

Please also see the latest Ask Nataliecolumn on page 15 for more onrenting an art space for an event.

4428 N. Ravenswood (60640)Tel 773-290-8617or 773-562-4164www.bbframing.com

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730 N. Franklin, Ste. 701 (60654)Tel 312-944-5401M-F 9-5 and by appt.Heather Becker, CEOinfo@theconservationcenter.comwww.theconservationcenter.com

The Center offers extensive conservation framing services such as archival hinging, museumquality French mats, linen and silkwrapped mats, museum mounts,vitrines, and a selection of over 800custom gilded and finished frames.

The way in which a work of art ismounted and framed has tremen-dous effect on its long term preser-vation as well as the way the art isperceived. The ConservationFraming and Fabrications depart-ment is known for its expert staff,use of archival materials, and muse-um-standard techniques.

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750 N. Franklin, Suite 208 (60654) Tel 312-255-1100M-Th 10-6; F 9-3Rudy Avinarudy@creativoframing.comwww.creativoframing.com

Serving Chicago artists and collectors for over 15 years.

Creativo Framing offers custom,museum, corporate and personalpicture framing.

Matting, mounting, and canvasstretching also available.

5061 N. Clark (60640)(Gallery Location) Tel 773-506-8300M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 10-6, Su 11-5foursided2939@gmail.comwww.foursided.comwww.twitter.com/foursidedwww.facebook.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. Itsprofessional consultants have artdegrees and over 20 years of expe-rience. Services include museumquality materials, acid-free matboards, all glass types, and allmounting and hinging techniquesthat best protect artwork.

Foursided shows artists monthly inFoursided Custom Framing gal-leries, featuring oil paintings, draw-ings, assemblage, photography andtextiles.

Also visit our blog: www.foursidedonline.blogspot.com

1809 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, inWest Lincoln Park, is your sourcefor custom framing.

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Also: 3400 N. Pulaski (60641)Tel 773-427-1010M-Sa 9-5:30

The Frame Factory on Pulaskihouses our production facilities.

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1319 W. Chicago (60622)Tel 312-243-9355Tu-Sa 10-6Joanne and Ken BaileyOwners@jkimagingcraft.comwww.jkimagingcraft.com

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Photo Source offers Fine ArtGiclée printing, prepress digitalenhancement and related services.

By combining 40 years of experi-ence in producing exhibition quali-ty prints with one on oneartist/craftsman collaboration andthe finest digital museum typesetup for photographing art, wecan guarantee a superb product.

We price our services to clientneeds and budgets and offer thelowest quantity order pricing in thearea.

All files are stored off site withmaster files given to clients forarchiving. We will prep your filesfor web, show and publication useupon request.

Come in and see our samples andsome beautiful artwork.

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150 N. WackerSte. 2120 (60606)Tel 312-804-1505Valerie A. Smith, Vice PresidentVSmith@dewittstern.comwww.dewittstern.com

From its inception in 1899, DeWittStern has held fast to its philosophyof bringing exemplary service toindividuals and businesses.

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With offices in New York, NewJersey, Chicago and Los Angeles,DeWitt Stern specializes in hard-to-place risks. Each DeWitt Sternfine art team member has a clearunderstanding of what collectors,museums, dealers, auction houses,conservators and fine art packers +shippers require in their insuranceplacement.

Access to specialized fine art insur-ance markets and our commitmentto the fine art community set usapart from other brokers.

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3660 N. Lake Shore Dr.Ste. 2602 (60613)Tel 773-857-0242By appt.Director Christopher Johnsoninfo@johnsonese.comwww.johnsonese.com

Johnsonese Brokerage is a licensedand bonded, independent insuranceagency serving the fine and decora-tive arts community. We workwith art galleries, museums,framers, antique dealers, privateand corporate collections, auctionhouses, conservators, artists, artfairs, and art shippers, packers andhandlers.

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Let us guide you through theChicago art scene with in-depthartist led tours of exclusive private collections, artists’ studios, galleries, and other special exhibitions, includingSOFA and Next Art Chicago.

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After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits,and conducts “Joyus Jaunts” within and outside of Chicago.

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Reli-On is a family-owned businesswith 30 years experience providinglocal repeat-delivery service to theChicagoland area.

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GALLERY PAGE

4Art Inc. Gallery…………......32Addington Gallery……….......25Jean Albano Gallery………...25Alibi Fine Art………………...37Art Center Highland Park…..39Art De Triumph…….........37, 45Art Gecko, Ltd…………....….41Andrew Bae Gallery………....25Frederick Baker, Inc……....…29Robert Bills Contemporary.....29Block Museum of Art……13, 39Russell Bowman…………..…25 Roy Boyd Gallery…….…...9, 25Brauer Museum of Art,

Valparaiso University...........39Bridgeport Art Center.........5, 32Calypso Moon Studio……..…41Valerie Carberry Gallery….....34Chicago Arts District……32, 33Chicago Cultural Center….....34Chicago Printmakers

Collaborative………….....…37Colletti Gallery………….....…34College of Lake County,

Robert T. Wright Gallery…..39Stephen Daiter Gallery……...26Douglas Dawson Gallery…....29Deer Path Art League…….…39EC Gallery………………..….29

Echt Gallery…………….....…26Catherine Edelman……...…...26 Elmhurst Art Museum……....39 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild….......40 Evanston Art Center…….......40Ferrari Studios…………….…34Firecat Projects…………....1, 37Flavor City Studios………….41Josef Glimer Gallery………...26The Golden Triangle………....26Richard Gray Gallery……..…34Gruen Galleries……………....26Carl Hammer Gallery……......26Harrison Works……………...41Hildt Galleries………………..35Leslie Hindman Auctioneers...42Hinge Gallery………………...29InterContinental Chicago

O’Hare Art Museo………....40Jack Gallery………………....26Jackson Junge Gallery…...…37R.S. Johnson Fine Art……....35Kamp Gallery…………...........40Kass / Meridian………………26kasia kay art projects………...29 Gallery KH……………...……27KM Fine Arts…………..…3, 36Krasl Art Center…………..…40Lacuna Artist Lofts...........23, 32Lakeside Legacy Arts Park,

Dole and Sage Galleries...…40

The Leigh Gallery………...….37Lillstreet Art Center……........37Liz Long Gallery at URBAN

ART RETREAT………..….32Lubeznik Center for the

Arts…....................................40 Mars Gallery……………....…29Thomas Masters Gallery….....38The McCormick Gallery….....29Metropolitan Capital

Bank..................................2, 27Josh Moulton Fine Art

Gallery………….........……..38Ann Nathan Gallery………....27Northern IL Univ Art

Museum….................................41Jennifer Norback Fine Art….27Richard Norton Gallery…..…27Joel Oppenheimer…….....36, 44Packer Schopf Gallery…........30Pagoda Red…………...….38, 40Pamela Penney Textile Arts....41Perimeter Gallery………....…27Perutz Projects………….....…41Platt Fine Art……………...…38Polish Museum of America.....38Poster Plus………….....…36, 44President’s Gallery, Harold

Washington College……..…36PRIMITIVE……………..…..30

Printworks………….....….......28Pritzker Military Library....35, 36Prospectus Art Gallery…..18, 33Renaissance Society.................33Thomas Robertello Gallery.....30Rotofugi Gallery…………......38Judy A Saslow Gallery…..….28Ken Saunders Gallery…….....28Schneider Gallery…………....28The Schwebel Company..........28Carrie Secrist Gallery……......30L.H. Selman Gallery and

Auction House……….....36, 42Smart Museum………....…2, 33State Street Gallery, Robert

Morris University……….…36Galleries Maurice Sternberg...38Studiofront...............................38Susanin’s Art Auction..............43Tall Grass Arts Assoc. ............41Th!nkArt………………...…...30Vale Craft Gallery………....…28Linda Warren Projects......30, 31Tony Wight Gallery….............30Brigitte Wolf Gallery/Studio...33Woman Made Gallery…….....30Rebecca Zemans………......…38Zhou B Art Center……......…33ZIA | Gallery…………............41Zolla / Lieberman Gallery...…28Zygman Voss Gallery……......28

Gallery Index

NORTH SIDE

Anatomically Correct Art in Public Spaces858 W. Armitage #354 (60614)312-514-1802www.anatomicallycorrect.org

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)www.flatironartists.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, 2nd Fl. (60622)www.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, #2C (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) • fineartsbuilding.tv

Switching Stations Artists Lofts15 S. Homan (60624) • 773-826-5224dean@artspaceusa.org

Zhou B Art Center1029 W. 35th (60609) • 773-523-0200www.zbcenter.org

PILSEN / CHICAGO ARTS DISTRICT / HYDE PARK

Chicago Art Department 1837 S. Halsted (60608)www.chicagoartdepartment.org

Chicago Arts District (office)1945 S. Halsted (60608) 312-738-8000 x108www.chicagoartsdistrict.org

Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) 2229 S. Halsted, Ste. 202 (60608)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.org

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