[open in new window] Yolanda Green The best way to find out who’s making a good impression in the art community is to look towards the artists themselves. I asked painter and assistant professor of art and design at UIC Pamela Fraser about some of the artists she likes and who we might need to [...]
[open in new window] Marissa Perel How would it be possible to tell that 35 years ago there was a deli on Grand Ave. in Streeterville run by a maniac that would yell at customers like a drill sergeant? Surrounded by cops, hippies, businessmen, laborers, Jerry would grab a customer by the arm and scream, [...]
[open in new window] Be in Charge of Your Career – Enable your art to take care of you Get information directly from Experts Learn how the art world functions Appreciate the essence of the artist as a business Discover why collectors collect Know what museum curators are looking for Find out what art dealers [...]
[open in new window] -Sponsored Post- <!– <!– ABOUT WET PAINT 2011 Under the watchful eye of a technology driven society, online social networking and cyber interaction communities, a group of young artists have been evolving and redefining one of the oldest mediums of art. The National Wet Paint MFA Exhibition is an outlook and [...]
[open in new window] “Best of Chicago Art Magazine” series. Originally appeared on the site 9/01/2010 Roxanne Samer Intro This article is not a roundup of Puerto Rican artists. It’s not about Puerto Rican identity art. This article is about prominent, talented artists that exhibit art in self-identified Puero Rican exhibition spaces, or in similarly themed [...]
[open in new window] Everyone is doing it, so I’ll jump in and just pick one piece that stood out about the rest. I forced myself to not dig through the archives, I had to go by memory. Charles Steffen (American, 1927-1995), The White Rose Garden, 1994, 17 x 23 inches, on paper grocery bag.
[open in new window] “Best of Chicago Art Magazine” re-post. Originally published on 9/29/2010 Jeff Huebner Now 30 years old, Prevent World War III might be seen as a relic of the Chicago-born community mural movement, but it is a vintage guerilla “People’s Art” piece whose powerful message about the threat of nuclear, environmental, and [...]
[open in new window] Gallery Spotlights are posts about randomly selected* art venues in Chicago Rina Steinberg Art Institute of Chicago by E.J. Paprocki Within the walls of the historic Tree Studios Complex is a charming family-owned gallery known as the Hildt Gallery, which specializes in 19th and early 20th century oil and watercolor paintings. [...]
[open in new window] -Sponsored Post- Mark Dickson, Untitled, 64×62, oil on canvas. Chicago, IL- November 5, 2010 – January 4, 2011 – Gallery KH Mark Dickson & Richard Taylor: Layers & Dimensions Opening cocktail reception: Friday, November 5, 2010 5-8PM Gallery KH is pleased to present Layers & Dimensions, a new collection of abstract [...]
[open in new window] They say that good things come in small packages. This time it’s true for both the artist and the art! One of Chicago’s best studio art jewelry makers is the diminutive Ala Jaron. Once again, Ala will host a holiday trunk show in her studio at 1236 N Paulina, Chicago, 60622 [...]
