Artdose is pleased to announce its 10 artists to watch in 2026. Artists are Bryana Bibbs, Geornica Daniels, Melissa Scherrer Paré, Brandom Terres-Sanchez, Lillian Supanich, Kaden Van De Loo, Kushala Vora, Michael Ware, Cassandra Xiong, and Carina Yepez. 10 artists to watch in 2026 was curated by the Artdose team. Bryana Bibbs Bryana Bibbs isContinue reading “10 Artists to Watch in 2026”
Tag Archives: April Behnke
Where Language Fails: The Art of James Kao
Feature image: James Kao. Photo Credit: Brennan Witt. By April Behnke James Kao’s paintings and drawings inhabit the space between perception and imagination. Shapes of trees, mountains, and water surface recede, emerging through soft layers of color and mark-making. Edges blur; forms appear and dissolve. His images seem to capture not the world as it is,Continue reading “Where Language Fails: The Art of James Kao”
A Year in Review 2025
Feature image: Logo for the new project space called A. Designed by Sally Carson. Frank Juárez 2025 was a successful year for Artdose. We dipped our toes in writing reviews on exhibitions and events, sponsored the inaugural Door County Contemporary Art Fair, continued our partnership with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, organizing an emergingContinue reading “A Year in Review 2025”
In Review: Jacqueline Surdell at Secrist | Beach
Feature image: Jacqueline Surdell, Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto), 2024, nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel chain, and meat hooks, 165 (body) x 252 (pole to pole) x 7 inches at Secrist | Beach, Chicago, IL. Photo: April Behnke. Written by April Behnke If you even glanced at the listContinue reading “In Review: Jacqueline Surdell at Secrist | Beach”
Staying Relevant in a Changing Art Market: Lessons from Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
feature image: Installation view of Purvis Young’s exhibition, Messenger of Salvation & Liberation, at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery from January 31 – March 8, 2025. Courtesy of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery. Written by April Behnke It’s not often you find a gallery about to celebrate half a century in business. Longevity in the art world is rare, yet Chicago’sContinue reading “Staying Relevant in a Changing Art Market: Lessons from Zolla/Lieberman Gallery”
Arts of Life Builds Community and Breaks Barriers for Artists with Disabilities
Featured image: Arts of Life West Town location studio interior. Courtesy of The Arts of Life. Written by April Behnke It’s the first time I’ve visited Arts of Life, but I know exactly where I am. The nonprofit, which works to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through art, is in Chicago’s West Town neighborhoodContinue reading “Arts of Life Builds Community and Breaks Barriers for Artists with Disabilities”
Switch Grass Paper Offers Chicagoans an Innovative Take on an Ancient Medium
Featured image: Aya Nakamura and Megan Diddie cooking kozo and mitsumata fibers. Courtesy of Switch Grass Paper. Written by April Behnke During many long drives to and from Fresh Press Paper, the papermaking studio at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-based artists Megan Diddie and Aya Nakamura dreamed of a place to make paper closerContinue reading “Switch Grass Paper Offers Chicagoans an Innovative Take on an Ancient Medium”
Milwaukee Gallery Night & Day Spring Edition
Frank Juárez Lately, Wisconsin has been getting some decent weather hovering around 50 degrees. A heat wave for us, Wisconsinites. Yesterday the Historic Third Ward kicked off its spring gallery night & day, which spreads throughout four areas: Around Town, East Town, Historic Third Ward,, and Walker’s Point. Over 50 venues hosted exhibitions and eventsContinue reading “Milwaukee Gallery Night & Day Spring Edition”
The Davis Street Drawing Room Offers Opportunity to Learn, Reflect, and Create
April Behnke Among the picturesque homes on a quiet, tree-lined street in Evanston, Illinois is an extraordinary contemporary art project: The Davis Street Drawing Room. The endeavor launched in the fall of 2022, with artists Anne Wilson and Sofía Fernández Díaz – also its project manager – at the helm. Knowledge of and participation in theContinue reading “The Davis Street Drawing Room Offers Opportunity to Learn, Reflect, and Create”