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”
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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”
Purple Window Gallery Collective
Featured image: Fuzz, 2023 Installation: Works by 54 fiber and textile artists. Documentation by Amy Shelton. Curated by Lauren Iacoponi and Naomi Elson. Linda Marcus Don’t be surprised if when you visit Purple Window Gallery inside Mana Contemporary in Chicago, Illinois, you won’t find the color purple and there’s no window. The name functions now moreContinue reading “Purple Window Gallery Collective “
Sarah Leuchtner: Processing Skies Past at OS Projects
Submitted Racine, Wisconsin – OS Projects is pleased to present Processing Skies Past featuring work by Chicago artist Sarah Leuchtner. The exhibit opens May 11, 2024, and continues through July 13, 2024. Sarah Leuchtner’s work explores memory, loss and transformation through a painterly lens while reflecting on what it means to be an artist inContinue reading “Sarah Leuchtner: Processing Skies Past at OS Projects”
Assaf Evron: Vision and Landscapes
Artist Assaf Evron. Article written by Linda Marcus. What we see, how we see, and how we understand what we see is the basis of Assaf Evron‘s art. His conceptual practice spans from sculpture to photography with a variety of mediums. He says it’s one of his biggest challenges, how to “package” or explain whatContinue reading “Assaf Evron: Vision and Landscapes “
José Santiago Pérez: Space for Freedom. Written by Linda Marcus.
Featured image: José Santiago Pérez working in his studio. Photo Credit: Lunder Institute for American Art. José Santiago Pérez’s artwork focuses on the body, time, and memory. Pérez is constantly investigating the relationship between materials and what it means to be human. His current body of work centers on baskets, their form and function. According toContinue reading “José Santiago Pérez: Space for Freedom. Written by Linda Marcus.”
Jordan Martins: Camouflage and Concealment
Linda Marcus Playing and exploring is what Jordan Martins wants viewers to do when they encounter his work. The Chicago based artist, curator, musician and educator works in collage and pushes photography and painting in unexpected ways to propel collage in new directions. Martins says, “I wanted to create a painting that is on the brinkContinue reading “Jordan Martins: Camouflage and Concealment”
Diane Christiansen: Feeling Paint
Linda Marcus The “vibrations” emanating from Diane Christiansen’s paintings are palatable. The known, yet unknowable shapes and colors beckon the viewer to come closer and join in on the conversation. The Chicago based painter, singer and therapist says creating these linkages is vital not just to her art but to living. “That’s where I startContinue reading “Diane Christiansen: Feeling Paint”
Vol 33: Anna Kunz – Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space
Frank Juárez I met Anna Kunz at the Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art (TICA) at SAIC in 2008. She was one of two program facilitators. I was one of several secondary art educators selected to participate in this national residency program that provided us the opportunity to return to our studio practice, network, and participateContinue reading “Vol 33: Anna Kunz – Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space”