West Town, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Kinzie Corridor, Humboldt Park

West Town

Wisconsin

IL • MI • IN

West Loop, Fulton Market, East Garfield Park

West Loop and West Side

Evanston, The North Shore, Northern, Western and Southern Suburbs

Suburbs

Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Rogers Park

North Side

Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, The Gold Coast, The Loop, and South Loop

Michigan Avenue

Pilsen, Bridgeport, Chinatown, plus Hyde Park, Jackson Park/Dorchester, and Bronzeville

South Side

Superior and Franklin streets, West Chicago Ave, and down to Merchandise Mart and the River

River North

Join us to celebrate the healing power of nature and the arts.&nbsp;At Ease in Nature&nbsp;features artwork created during our 2025&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://brushwoodcenter.org/initiatives/at-ease/" target="_blank">At Ease</a>&nbsp;programs, as well as work inspired by experiences in nature from members of the Military Community.Started in 2015, Brushwood’s&nbsp;At Ease: Art and Wellness for Veterans&nbsp;initiative offers programs for Veterans, Service Members, and their families designed to empower wellbeing through nature-based art, music, and photography workshops.&nbsp;At Ease&nbsp;helps build skills in creative expression and provides Veterans with access to mental health support.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://secure.qgiv.com/for/artexhibitionsandmarkets/event/ateaseinnature2025/" target="_blank">REGISTER</a> | This exhibition will open with a reception and panel discussion on November 9, at 1 pm.&nbsp;

At Ease In Nature

Timed with the release of the sequel to last year’s blockbuster film,&nbsp;Wicked,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Land of Oz: Beyond the Page&nbsp;takes visitors back to the original 1939 inspiration. The installation will be on view in two galleries on the Museum’s third floor. Curated by Laura Woolley, a memorabilia expert and consultant known for her appearances on&nbsp;Antiques Roadshow&nbsp;and her work at The Collector’s Lab,&nbsp;Land of Oz: Beyond the Page&nbsp;explores the imaginative artistry required to turn the classic children’s story into a beloved movie. Divided into three sections—Writing, Costume, and Production Design—the installation reveals how designers brought L. Frank Baum’s world to life.Highlights include a replica of Dorothy’s Ruby Red Slippers, an early draft of the script, a prototype of the iconic Flying Monkey costume, a character costume from Emerald City, and a replica of the Cowardly Lion’s Medal of Courage. Visitors will also see an original edition of the&nbsp;Wizard of Oz&nbsp;book, a historic telegram announcing the change from silver to ruby slippers, and a rare illustration of the Emerald City. Families, film lovers, and design enthusiasts alike will find something to spark their imaginations.Land of Oz: Page to Screen&nbsp;deepens the natural partnership between the Driehaus Museum and the Richard H. Driehaus Art Exhibition Lending Foundation. This&nbsp;support&nbsp;cements&nbsp;the&nbsp;Museum’s&nbsp;role&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;steward&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Richard&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Driehaus&nbsp;Collectionand&nbsp;extends&nbsp;its&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;new&nbsp;stories&nbsp;through&nbsp;exceptional&nbsp;design.&nbsp;According to&nbsp;Cynthia Van Osdol, the President and CEO of the Driehaus Trust Company, “From a young age, the Land of Oz presented a fantasy world for our founder, Richard Driehaus. He found great escape in the purpose and teamwork of its characters, and the Yellow Brick Road held a particularly vivid allure for him. As he expanded his art collection, he acquired texts, costumes, and production design originals from the 1939 film. These included, of course, our pair of Ruby Red Slippers, and a series of brilliant watercolors by Jack Smith Martin which were instrumental in the creation of the film. Equally influential is a spectacular pastel of the Emerald City, with its pair of concentric deco-styled white halos and the white light that radiates from its core. As a champion of late 19th and early 20th century architecture, it's easy to imagine why this piqued Richard's imagination. By sharing these treasures--some for the first time--we hope the public will be equally inspired. "

The Land of Oz: Beyond the Page

We are pleased to present Once upon a midnight dreary, a solo exhibition of new works by French-artist Djabril Boukhenaïssi. This show marks the artist's first solo presentation in the United States, and the first with the gallery. This presentation of engravings and paintings meditates on the Night as a space of contemplation and connection where darkness dissolves the boundaries between self and the world. Drawing from literary and philosophical references including Baudelaire, Novalis, Rilke, and Max Milner, Boukhenaïssi’s palette of deep blues and mauves activates abstraction through opacity and illumination. His canvases transform the shadows of night into a site of memory and imagination, asking what emerges under the moonlight when the visible gives way to the unseen. The exhibition will run from November 14, 2025, to January 17, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6 - 8 PM.

Once upon a midnight dreary

The Kim Storage Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition&nbsp;Mostly Stripes: Assemblages and Collages&nbsp;featuring Madison Artist&nbsp;Kevin Henkes.&nbsp;Kim Storage Gallery is pleased to present Mostly Stripes – Assemblages and Collages, a solo exhibition featuring a striking body of paper collages and wooden box assemblages by acclaimed artist and author Kevin Henkes. In this exhibition, stripes emerge as a recurring visual language—sometimes bold and rhythmic, other times subtle and understated. Whether appearing as cut paper elements in collages or as linear structures within wooden box assemblages, stripes anchor Henkes’s explorations of space, repetition, and variation. The title Mostly Stripes reflects both the prevalence of this motif across the works and the artist’s playful acknowledgement of its quiet insistence.Known internationally for his award-winning career as a children’s book author and illustrator, Henkes here extends his visual practice into new material realms. His collages, assembled from cut and layered papers, embody a delicate interplay of line, shape, and color. The wooden box constructions, by contrast, explore depth, texture, and spatial composition, creating intimate environments that feel at once playful and contemplative.Drawing upon a lifetime of storytelling through images and words, Henkes’s fine art reflects the same clarity, restraint, and emotional resonance that distinguish his books. Influences range from modernist abstraction and collage traditions to the narrative sensibility honed across more than four decades of bookmaking. Together, these works offer a glimpseinto the artist’s evolving exploration of form, material, and imagination.Kevin Henkes is the celebrated creator of over fifty books for young readers, spanning picture books, beginning readers, and novels. He is the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon and a Newbery Honor for Olive’s Ocean, among numerous other distinctions including Caldecott Honors, Geisel Honors, and the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. His work has been translated into many languages and cherished by generations of readers worldwide.Beyond his literary acclaim, Henkes has long pursued drawing and painting as part of his daily practice. His collages and assemblages—now presented publicly in this exhibition—extend that visual language into a new and surprising register.He lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife, Laura Dronzek, a renowned artist and illustrator.Image: Cathedral, Mixed Media, 9 x 6.75 x 2.5"

Mostly Stripes: Assemblages and Collages: Kevin Henkes

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is excited to announce the Chicago presentation of Firelei Báez, the first North American survey exhibition of the artist, running from November 15, 2025, to May 31, 2026. This landmark exhibition spans two decades of Báez’s spirited practice, showcasing her vibrant and captivating paintings and installations. Through a bold visual language that blends folklore, fantasy, mythology, and science fiction, Báez constructs layered worlds that challenge dominant historical narratives and unsettle the often-fixed categories of race, gender, and nationality. The exhibition emphasizes resilience and creative agency, especially among marginalized communities who have always found ways to create refuge and power in defiance of systems of repression. Known for her richly pigmented, multidisciplinary approach, Báez combines saturated colors, intricate patterns, and expressive figuration with abstract gestures, architectural plans, colonial-era maps, and culturally resonant symbols. Her work draws deeply from Afro-Caribbean traditions and acts as a cultural and historical crossroads for the enduring legacies of colonialism across the Americas, the African Diaspora, and the cultural nexus of the Caribbean. This major exhibition reaffirms Báez’s place as one of the most compelling and visionary artists of her generation. In addition to her dynamic paintings, the exhibition will feature one of her more immersive pieces, A Drexcyen chronocommons (To win the war you fought it sideways) (2019), which will occupy an entire gallery at the MCA. This large-scale work consists of paintings, mesh, papier-mâché, cutout tarp, and plants that transport visitors into one of Báez’s created worlds. Chicago is also highlighted in the exhibition: The trace, whether we are attending to it or not (a space for each other’s breathing) (2019) features a ciguapa (a feminine, trickster creature from Dominican folklore) bending over an architectural plan of the Illinois Central Railroad, uniting both sides of the tracks, which run between New Orleans and Chicago, to restore the divisions left by colonial trade. Firelei Báez is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and curated by Eva Respini, Deputy Director and Director of Curatorial Programs, Vancouver Art Gallery (former Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA/Boston), with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator, ICA/Boston. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presentation is organized by Carla Acevedo-Yates, former Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator and Director of Curatorial Initiatives, with Cecilia González Godino, former Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow, and Iris Colburn, Curatorial Associate.

Firelei Báez

Image: 'Mar des cierto' | Óleo sobre yute | 35 cm x 45cm 2022

Pedro Montilla

Maia Cruz Palileo&nbsp;(they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist whose paintings, installations, sculptures, and drawings navigate themes of migration and the permeable concept of home. Influenced by the oral history of their family’s arrival in the United States from the Philippines, as well as the history between the two countries, Palileo infuses these narratives using both memory and imagination. They produce paintings of dream-like quality that hover between fact and fiction. Investigating the malleable language of the medium, Palileo’s works offer a panoramic lens through which to investigate the larger questions&nbsp;pertaining to&nbsp;forgotten histories and how best to honor these stories in perpetuity. Sourcing subject matter through various photographic archives, their paintings recontextualize the stories, portraits, and images to resuscitate these figures from the exploitative gaze of the ethnographic image.&nbsp; Palileo (b.1979, Chicago, IL) received an MFA in sculpture from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY (2008) and BA in Studio Art at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (2001). Palileo has had solo exhibitions at&nbsp;David&nbsp;Kordansky&nbsp;Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2025);&nbsp;moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL (2023, 2021, 2019);&nbsp;The Cummer Museum, Jacksonville, FL (2023);&nbsp;Kimball Arts Center, Park City, UT (2022); the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA (2021); the&nbsp;Katzen&nbsp;Arts Center, Washington D.C. (2019);&nbsp;Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY (2018); Taymour&nbsp;Grahne&nbsp;Gallery, New York, NY (2017); and&nbsp;Cuchifritos&nbsp;Gallery + Project Space, curated by Jordan&nbsp;Buschur, New York, NY (2015).&nbsp;Palileo has been featured in recent group exhibitions at&nbsp;the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL (2024);&nbsp;Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2024); Sargent’s Daughters, Los Angeles, LA (2024);&nbsp;Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (2023);&nbsp;Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2023); The Nasher Museum, Durham, NC (2023);&nbsp;National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. (2022); Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (2022); San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (2022); Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2022); The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY (2018); and the Bureau of General Services Queer Division, New York, NY.&nbsp;Palileo will present&nbsp;a&nbsp;solo show&nbsp;at&nbsp;moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL&nbsp;(2025).&nbsp;&nbsp;Their work is in the collections of The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD;&nbsp;The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA;&nbsp;Cummer Museum of Art &amp; Gardens. Jacksonville, FL; The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C;&nbsp;The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC;&nbsp;The Speed Museum, Louisville, KY;&nbsp;and The&nbsp;Fredriksen&nbsp;Collection at the National Museum of Oslo, Norway.&nbsp;Palileo is a recipient of the Sharpe-Walentas&nbsp;Studio Program Award, NY (2022); NYFA Painting Fellowship (2021); Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Program Grant (2017); Rema&nbsp;Hort&nbsp;Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant (2014); Astraea Visual Arts Fund Award (2009); Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters &amp; Sculptors Grant (2008); and Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Award (2018).&nbsp;Palileo has&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME; Lower East Side Print Shop, NY; Millay Colony, Austerlitz, New York; and the Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans. They currently live and work in Brooklyn, NY.&nbsp; Image: And the Fragrant Greenery,&nbsp;2025, oil on linen, 60 x 48 in, 152.4 x 121.9 cm

Maia Cruz Palileo

SAWHORSE is pleased to present Great Mud Flood, a group exhibition featuring work by Ryan Richey, Yigit Ural, Fallon Wrede, Pedro Albertini, Amy Pearl Lang, and Jackson Daughety.

Great Mud Flood

Andy will be in the gallery on Friday, November 21st from 6-8 pm.&nbsp;Newman’s journey to professional artistry is as compelling as his paintings. After spending over 15 years practicing law in Washington, D.C., he discovered his true calling when a friend gifted him painting tools. The choice became clear: he much preferred creating art to office life. At 36, Newman made the leap to become a full-time artist.Working primarily in oil while also exploring pastels, acrylics, and colored pencils, Newman specializes in landscapes, abstracts, and figures—often combining them in striking and creative ways. His artistic vision draws from diverse influences spanning 19th and 20th century American and European masters, including Giorgio Morandi, Edward Hopper, and Maurice de Vlaminck, alongside classical Baroque pioneers Georges de La Tour and Caravaggio. Represented in over ten galleries across Europe and North America, Newman maintains his studio at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, Massachusetts.&nbsp;Whether you’re seeking your first gallery piece or adding to a growing collection, or looking for the best holiday gift ever, these small wonders remind us that profound beauty can come in small proportions. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Bright Lights, Small Treasures

25 Years: Art + Design Alumni, 2000–2025, showcases the breadth of creativity and talent that emanates from the Department of Art + Design at Eastern Illinois University. As a quarter-century survey, the exhibition welcomes back former students and families to reflect on and celebrate what it means to have "bled blue"—on canvas, in the round, or anything in between or beyond—while inviting current and prospective students and community members to see what is possible after graduation.&nbsp;

25 Years: Art + Design Alumni, 2000–2025

The&nbsp;Community ⇄ Members’ Show&nbsp;is a cherished celebration of local art and talent. Whether you’re an artist or an art lover, this exhibition is a must-see, offering a rich experience of creativity in our community. Mark your calendar for the Public Preview Party on November 21, 2025 from 6 - 8 PM and join us in celebrating the vibrant artistic talent that makes our region shine. The exhibition will be on view from November 22, 2025 to January 11, 2026. Ending on our annual Pizza with the Artist event on January 11, 2026 from&nbsp;﻿4 - 6 PM.For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sfpwlrdab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HIHBgKWmfZFsj0uHJ8VS6FYkXzlFj1PARabvKe9x6XrZh5wDwqoWvtixSV_KM9xNOhFAk0Eq0O0DZzQD_BVu0gksqKFqx4NaE1jJqHTmI3S6PEIQqABLG_SOgW7guNLw4SGU5KlRTgyOZXEK78x_B2ulQNaviEeZ&amp;c=50MTjcCJ5tDmXgKjPU21Qy_xlB1XX3MATKetvAKehRF50lfOQVCU3g==&amp;ch=9wQzHSEWPOeXK11nDqeX7IBDdcQBIg92SboG0_lYCtouAIT8l5ynVQ==" target="_blank">www.krasl.org</a>.

2025 Community ⇄ Members’ Show

Faceted Fiber, curated by Marci Rubin, showcases art involving diverse discourse and techniques of fiber or textile-based artworks. Focusing on the materials and process as part of the artworks’ significance, this exhibition emphasizes the artistic and aesthetic value of a fiber-based project over its utility.By reclaiming and celebrating textile arts in the 1970’s, feminist artists challenged the established art/craft binary. These inspiring artists employed techniques and actions such as sewing, quilting, macrame, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, rug-making, and basket weaving into their work, thrusting them into the realm of fine art. Artists such as Sheila Hicks, Bisa Butler, Judy Chicago, Faith Ringold, and Magdalena Abakanowicz, paved the way for the acceptance of non-traditional artistic practices and perspectives.Image: Lacy Bohannon – White Bird, Cotton, Polyester, Embroidery Thread, 36 x 24, 2024

Faceted Fiber

Arts of Life is pleased to announce our next exhibition&nbsp;Hail Mary,&nbsp;guest curated by&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 112, 168);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://margaretcrowley.com/" target="_blank">Margaret Crowley</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 112, 168);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/brozgold/?hl=en" target="_blank">Tim Callahan</a>.Hail Mary&nbsp;is an exhibition about sport. It examines the complexity and inherent spirituality of participating, watching and being a fan of any sport. James Naismith’s Guiding Principles of Basket-Ball, 1891(Glossed by Dave Hickey)1)&nbsp;&nbsp;There must be a ball; it should be large.(This in prescient expectation of Connie Hawkins and Julius Erving, whose hands would reinvent basketball as profoundly as Jimi Hendrix’s hands reinvented rock-and-roll.)2)&nbsp;There shall be no running with the ball.&nbsp;(Thus mitigating the privileges of owning portable property. Extended ownership of the ball is a virtue in football. Possession of the ball in basketball is never ownership; it is always temporary and contingent upon your doing something with it.)3)&nbsp;No man on either team shall be restricted from getting the ball at any time that it is in play.(Thus eliminating the job specialization that exists in football, by whose rules only those players in “skill positions” may touch the ball. The rest just help. In basketball there are skills peculiar to each position, but everyone must run, jump, catch, shoot, pass, and defend.)4)&nbsp;Both teams are to occupy the same area, yet there is to be no personal contact.(Thus no rigorous territoriality, nor any rewards for violently invading your opponents’ territory unless you score. The model for football is the drama of adjacent nations at war. The model for basketball is the polyglot choreography of urban sidewalks.)5)&nbsp;The goal shall be horizontal and elevated.(The most Jeffersonian principle of all: Labor must be matched by aspiration. To score, you must work your way down court, but you must also elevate! Ad astra.)&nbsp;Margaret Crowley&nbsp;(b. Ottawa, IL) is an artist&nbsp;living and working in Chicago. Crowley founded Produce Model Gallery in 2016.Timothy Callahan&nbsp;(b. Chicago, IL) co-organized Produce&nbsp;Model Gallery with Crowley from 2020 to 2024.

Hail Mary

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to our 23nd Annual Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo. The Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo will be held in our Main Floor Gallery from&nbsp;November 21 – December 20, 2025.The&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/news/21st-annual-winter-expo" target="_blank">Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo</a>&nbsp;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.9am-6pm Monday – Thursday, 9am-5pm Friday, 9am-4pm Saturdays &amp; Sundays (closed Thanksgiving)The Winter Arts &amp; 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. General Shopping&nbsp;–&nbsp;November 22nd – December 20th, 2025, 9am-6pm Monday – Thursday, 9am-5pmFriday, 9am-4pm Saturdays &amp; Sundays (closed Thanksgiving) Preview Party&nbsp;– November 21st, 6-9pm Shop before the general public!Tickets&nbsp;are&nbsp;$40 for early registration and $50 at the door Silent Auction&nbsp;– November 21st – November 23rd, closes at 4pmFeaturing artworks donated by participating Expo artists EAC Student Expo&nbsp;–&nbsp;December 7th – December 20thHandcrafted items made by our very own Art Center students! The Winter Expo is free and open to the general public from November 22nd – December 20th, 2025. Evanston Art Center, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences. The Art Center offers extensive and innovative instruction in broad areas of artistic endeavor through classes, exhibitions, interactive arts activities, and community outreach initiatives. Evanston Art Center is located at 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL. Evanston Art Center Gallery Hours:9am–6pm, Monday – Thursday; 9am–5pm Friday; and 9am–4pm, Saturday &amp; Sunday. First and Second Floor Gallery spaces are handicapped accessible. Limited free parking is available.For more information please visit us online at&nbsp;www.evanstonartcenter.org&nbsp;or contact Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development &amp; Exhibitions, at (847) 475-5300. Visit the Evanston Art Centeron Facebook:&nbsp;www.facebook.com/evanston.art, follow us on Twitter:www.twitter.com/#!/evartcenter, or on Instagram: @EvanstonArtCenter.

23rd Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo

Thoughtfully designed, One of a Kind Art Gifts

Gallery Seven Holiday Gift Show

Nov 22 - Jan 2026: Ellen Lustig

Ellen Lustig

Begins Dec 5: Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez

Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez

Online Nov 29-Dec 5, In Person: Dec 6-7

Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market

Dec 6 &amp; 7, 11am-7pm: opening of 36th Annual Small Print Exhibition &amp; Holiday Sale

36th Annual Small Print Exhibition & Holiday Sale

Now in its 59th year,&nbsp;Watercolor Wisconsin&nbsp;was started in 1966 to honor the depth and breadth of watercolor in the state.Jurors Jessica Cochran and Peggy Macnamara will select work for the 2025 exhibition. Jessica Cochran is the Deputy Director of the Renaissance Society, an independent contemporary art museum on the University of Chicago campus. She has worked as a curator, administrator, consultant, and educator in the realm of contemporary art for 20 years. Peggy Macnamara has served as the Artist-in-Residence at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History since 1990 and as an Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 2001. Image: Carlotta Miller, Soaring Renovation, 2024, Watercolor, 34 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches, Racine Art Museum, Helen Rusk Memorial Purchase Award from&nbsp;Watercolor Wisconsin 2024, Photography: Tyler Potter

Watercolor Wisconsin 2025

Dec 10 - Jan 4, 2026: Luminous Mosaics, Taiwanese&nbsp;Artist Kai-Chun Chiang

Luminous Mosaics, Taiwanese Artist Kai-Chun Chiang

The Art Center's Annual Members and Faculty Exhibition.

In View 2026

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/" target="_blank">Hyde Park Art Center</a> announces&nbsp;Mutuality, a group exhibition of new works culminating the Art Center’s biennial&nbsp;Center Program, a professional development program for the elevation of emerging and mid-career artists, now in its 11th edition. Curated by writer, curator, and art administrator&nbsp;Teresa Silva, this exhibition will occupy the entire first floor galleries from&nbsp;December 12, 2025 – March 8, 2026, featuring works by twenty artists from Center Program’s 2025 cohort.The&nbsp;Mutuality&nbsp;exhibition brings together artists whose diverse works were created in a rigorous and continual context of self-reflection and dialogue over the course of nearly a year:&nbsp;Bethany Cordero,&nbsp;Amethyst J. Davis,&nbsp;Caitlyn Doran,&nbsp;Josué Esaú,&nbsp;Richard Gessert,&nbsp;Jalen Hamilton,&nbsp;Juan Molina Hernández,&nbsp;Amay Kataria,&nbsp;Millicent Kennedy,&nbsp;Deborah Kraft,&nbsp;Dawn Liddicoatt,&nbsp;Charlotte Mays,&nbsp;Kelly McKaig,&nbsp;Gabriel Moreno,&nbsp;Vida Sačić,&nbsp;Carlos Salazar-Lermont,&nbsp;Eugene I-Peng Tang,&nbsp;Carina Vargas-Nuñez,&nbsp;Frank Vega, and&nbsp;Katie Vota. Artworks in the exhibition represent a multitude of disciplines ranging from painting and drawing to sculpture and installation to photography and video to fiber and printmaking to performance and sound.The exhibition defines mutuality as demonstrating mutual care and interest as artists and people to think about how intentions, works, and practice impact the world. Throughout the program, mutuality guided the weekly presentations and conversations among the artists to take their work to a new level. The exhibition gives shape and form to mutuality as a creative process, emphasizing that dialogue and connection drive inspired development.&nbsp;About the curatorTeresa Silva&nbsp;is the Chicago co-director of the national artist-run cooperative, Tiger Strikes Asteroid. In 2020, Silva curated&nbsp;Luis A. Sahagun: Both Eagle and Serpent,&nbsp;the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition, at the Chicago Cultural Center. Other recently curated exhibitions were presented at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Mana Contemporary, and 6018North. Her curated exhibitions have received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Art Design Chicago, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Silva has won wide praise for her art leadership, having served as a Visual Arts Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in 2020; and, lauded in 2019 and 2022 in Newcity’s&nbsp;Art 50: Chicago’s Visual Vanguard&nbsp;for her influence and contributions to the city’s art and culture. Previously, Silva was the Director of Exhibitions and Residencies and subsequently the Executive and Artistic Director at the Chicago Artists Coalition, from 2014-2022. About Center ProgramA long-time professional development program for Chicago artists who are ready to raise their practice to the next level, Center Program offers the unique opportunity to develop new work, receive feedback from art professionals in the field, and work towards an exhibition at the Art Center. Over the course of a year and half, a supportive peer network, guest artists, gallerists, critics, and professionals push artists to answer tough questions and evolve their practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;About Hyde Park Art CenterHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering, production, and exhibition space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of artists to establishing a strong legacy of risk-taking and experimentation, emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. Today, the Art Center offers a diverse suite of programs for artists and art lovers of all backgrounds, ages, and stages in their careers including: contemporary art exhibitions in six galleries; an open-access community-based school with 2,000 annual enrollments; weekly arts education to 1,000 elementary school students in public schools; weekly and summer teen programs for 100 teen artists; professional-advancement programs for artists; a local and international artist residency; and public programs that connect residents with Chicago art and artists. The Art Center’s Oakman Clinton School + Studio is the nation’s first fully contribute-what-you-can visual art school for all ages. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for creative voices of today and tomorrow, providing the space to cultivate new work and connections. For more information, visit<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/" target="_blank">&nbsp;www.hydeparkart.org</a>.&nbsp;

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