Lightness and Being

We are thrilled with our first group show, Lightness and Being. All works in the show are wonderful, and what’s also wonderful is that they are priced at less than $1500, with half at $500 or less. Buy yourself the gift of art! Join us for a series of short Artist Talks on Sat., Jan 4 and the Closing Reception on Sat., Jan 11.

And we are on the short list in Chicago Reader’s Best of 2024! Please vote for us in two categories: Best Art Gallery and Best Art Group or Collective at https://bestof.chicagoreader.com/arts-and-culture Voting is open through Tues., Dec 31 at 11:59 pm.

See you at the gallery!

Laura Botwinick & Molly O’Donnell

Artist Speed Talks, Sat., Jan. 4 from 2-4 pm

We will host an Artists Walkthrough (short talks) featuring several artists from the group show. See the schedule below. Come at 2 pm for refreshments and stay for the talks, or come to just a few of them - only 10 minutes each! The gallery will be open from 12 - 4 that day.

Here is the schedule for the speed talks:

2:00 - 2:20 Social time
2:20 - 2:30 Anne Hughes
2:30 - 2:40 Sharon Bladholm
2:40 - 2:50 Kathy Weaver
2:50 - 3:00 Mirentxu Ganzarain
3pm - 3:10 BREAK
3:10 - 3:20 Glen Gauthier
3:20 - 3:30 Tom Robinson
3:30 - 3:40 Loralyn Kumlin
3:40 - 3:50 Antwane Lee
3:50 - 4:00 Kathleen King

Kathleen King and Kathy Weaver sent short written statements. All the other artists will be in the gallery. Come join us!

Lightness and Being - Closing Reception, Jan 11

Open through January 11, 2025, come see the wonderful artwork by all the exhibiting artists in the show and read their statements of how the work relates to the theme, Lightness and Being. Read the description of the show here. The Closing Reception is Saturday, Jan 11 from 2-4 pm. The gallery will be open from 12-4 that day. Refreshments will be served!

Exhibiting Artists: 

Pinar Aral, Sharon Bladholm, Monica J. Brown, reisling dong, Alan Emerson Hicks, Robert Fields, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Glen Gauthier, Markus Giolas, Fletcher Hayes, Anne Hughes, Ethan Hutchinson, Natalie Jackson, Damien James, Kathleen King, Pauline Kochanski, Loralyn Kumlin, Kim Laurel, Beatriz Ledesma, Antwane Lee, Michael Miller, Rosalina Perez, Corinne Peterson, Diane Ponder, Renee Robbins, Tom Robinson, Julian Sarria, Nicholas Sistler, Paul Gerard Somers, Eve Sopala, Gerardo Villarreal, Kathy Weaver, Glenn Wexler