2025 CGN Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2: Galleries
By CGN Staff
This season, we’re highlighting some of our favorite places to find artful, meaningful gifts — all while supporting Chicago’s independent galleries and cultural institutions. Part 2 here focuses on museum stores and markets offering unique objects, books, prints, memberships and curiosities.
Part 1 spotlights museum stores and area markets.
These sources offer gifts and works of art for even the toughest gift recipients on your list and buying art or shopping at local institutions also supports artists and other members of the cultural community. Of course it's wonderful to enjoy and buy art any time of year, not just during the holidays!
You can also purchase a copy of CGN"s new 2026 Arts Guide or share an annual gift subscription with someone!
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McCormick Gallery
McCormick gallery hosts its Annual Holiday Sale with 50 works and terrific discounts, up to 50% through December 19
Pictured above is a work by Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), As I Opened Fire...color offset lithograph on heavy wove paper, 1966. Full price is $6,000. Sale Price $4,000.
You can visit the gallery's website for the complete list of available deals and pricing.
Kim Storage Gallery
Kim Storage in Milwaukee's Third Ward is hosting a holiday sale and exhibition through December 20.
Pictured above is a piece by Hector Acuna, 12/30, Egg tempera on panel, 5 x 4”, $200. You can visit the gallery's website for the complete list of available deals and pricing.
Bunnie Reiss, Flower Magic, $450
Joy Machine
This gallery's name makes it a happy place to find an artful gift. it's not too late to stop by General Strike, their inaugural matchbox show, up through December 20!
If you're looking for a special gift this holiday season, the gallery has several works under $500 to make a certain recipient extremely excited. Scroll down to see the collection. And don't forget, they also have a selection of phenomenal silkscreen prints available in conjunction with The Jaunt.
Oliva Gallery
The Logan Square gallery's Timeless Bodies Holiday Gift Party is set for Friday, Dec 19, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Timeless Bodies interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories, or cultural history? Artists were encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.
The Grove Gallery
This gallery in Evanston just celebrated their first anniversary and is celebrating with a Small Works Holiday Show thru Dec 22
Celebrate the holidays by shopping for unique, affordable, small works of art handmade by local artists. This curated selection of paintings, drawings and prints range from abstraction, Impressionist landscapes, interiors and figurative work. Made to fit any budget. The gallery is collaborating with Evanston Made, a local arts nonprofit which celebrates community.
Woman Made Gallery
Woman Made Gallery's (WMG) 2025 Small Works Members Show is an annual exhibition celebrating the creativity and achievements of WMG’s vibrant community of artists. Curated by Astrid Houzé de l’Aulnoit and Mary King, this year’s exhibition features an exceptional selection of small-scale works by 107 member artists. Artworks measure under 20 inches, showcasing the power of intimate expression across diverse mediums—including painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, fiber, and photography. All works are priced at $400 or less, offering an ideal opportunity for art lovers and new collectors to acquire original pieces from local and regional artists.
Closing Reception: December 20, 2025 | 2–4 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
EAC's 23rd Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo is on through Dec 20. The Winter Arts & Crafts Expo includes original, handmade works of jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal, glass, painting, photography, mixed media, and more. All proceeds from the Expo will benefit the ongoing exhibition, education, and outreach programs at the Art Center. The Winter Expo is also the perfect opportunity for families to shop for everyone on their holiday gift list.
