Another Iliad: In Collaboration with Carole Harmel
printworks gallery
311 W Superior, Suite 105
Chicago, IL 60654February 19 - March 16, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, February 19, 5-8 pmThis exhibition, a followup to Carole's earlier collaborative exhibition Chicago Odyssey, again brings together 24 artists who have used Carole's photographs from the actual site of Troy as the basis for their interpretations of various passages from the Iliad.
Each artist was handed a selection of Carole's photographs, which they could use in any way they saw fit, altering them with a wide variety of media.
Return of the Exquisite Corpse
printworks gallery
311 W Superior Street, Suite 105
Chicago, IL 60654December 4 - February 13, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 2015, 5-8pmThis is the second time printworks has undertaken bringing the Exquisite Corpse to life. "For the Surrealists, Exquisite Corpse was a perfect parlor game, involving elements of unpredictability, chance, unseen elements, and group collaboration," as quoted from the Museum of Modern Art website.
Over 100 artists are included in the exhibition. An exhibition catalogue with essay by Lynne Warren is available.
Obsessions: Once Is Not Enough
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th Street
Chicago, ILJanuary 9 - February 20, 2015
Opening reception: January 16, 2015, 7 - 10 pmCurated by Susan Sensemann
Susan writes: If obsession means fixation, the artists in this exhibition are guilty of maintaining a fascination with art that relies on the repetition of mark and material as a meditative process. I have gathered nine artists whose paintings and sculptures demonstrate studio practices that are varied in terms of concept, but share a determined focus on the fabrication of compulsive surfaces and on a practice of disciplined seriality.
"Tango Celebration" at Thomas Masters Gallery
My one-person show, entitled "Tango Celebration," opens Friday, November 8th, 5-7 pm. The show continues until December 4th.
"The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often
tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration."
--Jorge Luis BorgesThis group of work continues my exploration of geometry as a metaphor for relationship.
*Collaborations II*
Kathie Shaw and I are taking part in "Collaborations II," an exhibition at printworks, Suite 105, 311 W Superior Street, Chicago, IL. The show features collaborative work by artists who are also partners.
The exhibition opens January 10th and continues through February 15th.