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

Each spring The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is pleased to present the work of the Masters of Fine Arts candidates in the&nbsp;<a href="https://art.northwestern.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(78, 42, 132);" target="_blank">Department of Art Theory &amp; Practice</a>. Th 2026 exhibition,&nbsp;We can make any two stories touch, showcases the diverse accomplishments of five international artists: Lamia Abukhadra, Pegah Bahador, Gabby Banks, naakita f.k. and Przemek Pyszczek. Reflecting the intensive research undertaken during their two-year residency at Northwestern, the thesis projects brought together in&nbsp;We can make any two stories touch&nbsp;encompass a range of material and methodological approaches, posing fresh lines of inquiry into the conditions giving shape to the present moment. The exhibition marks an early milestone in these artists' careers, and also offers a glimpse into the future of contemporary art. Opening Reception, Thursday, May 7, 5PM-8PM&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-celebration-we-can-make-any-two-stories-touch-tickets-1985590581881?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl?_eboga=false?_eboga=false" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(78, 42, 132);" target="_blank">(RSVP)</a>&nbsp;This exhibition and the associated events are co-organized by the Department of Art Theory and Practice and the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University. The Block acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council, the Norton S. Walbridge Fund, the Myers Foundations, the Jerrold Loebl Fund for the Arts, and the Alsdorf Endowment.

We can make any two stories touch: 2026 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

Please join us on Sunday, June 14th at 4pm for the next in our series of free "Perspectives on Photography" lectures. We are delighted to welcome&nbsp;<a href="https://www.janefultonalt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank">Jane Fulton Alt</a>&nbsp;to our gallery for this in-person event, titled "Threading the Needle: The Camera as Companion".After the discussion, Alt will be signing copies of her latest book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.janefultonalt.com/purchase-still-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank">"Still Life: A Photographer's Journey Through Grief and Gardening"</a>. Following the unexpected death of her husband, Howard, Alt assumed responsibility for the nascent ecosystem&nbsp;he had planted in response to his growing concern over climate change. What began as daily stewardship gradually became a source of creative focus and sustenance amid mourning."I was never a gardener," writes Alt, a statement that marks her abrupt turn toward caring for a landscape still in formation. If the garden represents new terrain, the camera remains constant,&nbsp;"a&nbsp;potent combination in adjusting to this new life." Together the photographs, and accompanying texts, form a body of work in which&nbsp;personal loss finds expression through close attention to the living world.Born in Chicago, Alt is an award-winning photographer who explores the universality of the human condition and the non-material world. Alt received a BA from the University of Michigan and an MA from the University of Chicago. She studied at the Evanston Art Center&nbsp;as well as at Columbia College and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work is held&nbsp;in numerous permanent and private collections, both&nbsp;in the US and overseas, as well as in many special library collections. She is also the author of several books. Alt resides in Evanston and,&nbsp;her beloved adopted city, New Orleans.Image:"Persian Buttercup"

Threading the Needle: The Camera as Companion

Tuesday, June 16Morning Session:&nbsp;10 – 11 amAfternoon Session:&nbsp;11 am – 12 pmTogether with your family, enjoy a guided tour of the Smart’s current exhibitions,&nbsp;Composing Color&nbsp;and&nbsp;Beyond Boundaries,&nbsp;and outdoor public art (weather-permitting).&nbsp;Free with RSVP.<a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=2c85569443&amp;e=00938adab1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register Here</a>

Tuesdays Together: Family Tours

Wednesday, June 17&nbsp;•&nbsp;4:30 PM - 7 PM Join us with Craig Bergmann to celebrate his new release, The Art of Fine Gardening. Enjoy an evening of conversation with Craig and sip a cocktail inspired by his gardens. Copies of&nbsp;The Art of Fine Gardening&nbsp;will be available for purchase. Landscape Design by Craig Bergmann &amp; Photography by Scott Shigley "Craig brought his life’s work and design philosophy to the page with the publication of&nbsp;The Art of Fine Gardening, co-authored with CBLD [Craig Bergmann Landscape Design] Director of Horticulture Russell Buvala. Equal parts monograph and practical manual, the book guides readers through a range of garden styles and offers insight into how to author a garden from initial concept through full maturity. It is an essential resource for design professionals, passionate gardeners, and anyone who loves the beauty of a well-crafted outdoor space." Read more on&nbsp;<a href="https://craigbergmann.com/meet-craig/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(54, 89, 227);" target="_blank">Craig Bergmann's website</a>...

Craig Bergmann Book Signing

<a href="https://tnxbinhbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-AyuHMeFW3lREHV41VYkX-HsvsKSTe-TOXRN_hhl7etEdhSUVhtYAe70g_PVPyI0vFfmz2MVVacIXQRtQtK_wXksMklY-uC4lbOEXaJeYqrTsini80rxdgP9JZxLyus684o_vaFbyfpsiAnL2xnwZ_k9-Q4qvZ-C2oxXoEwlCCdJ5fBJ3IF5TVskUoSHEDrCcSlAerCTl4-wO1VnKgWrRg==&amp;c=wB0z5d7Pqxdd7DfIDY0H4Z4sWpRZZtQl8p7vB1KMpHFESPXc1sJFxQ==&amp;ch=PH7frpLvTMZEJtLk7cZ2FuL99-6FNPA7RLlyH77WuWTTzAlef0VdAw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(44, 116, 255);" target="_blank">homeward (un)bound</a>, a three-person exhibition by 2024-26 Artist Residents&nbsp;<a href="https://tnxbinhbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-AyuHMeFW3lREHV41VYkX-HsvsKSTe-TOXRN_hhl7etEdhSUVhtYAe70g_PVPyI0yFe07UT3uphqVJ1u3870CL8eInpBZMfGfaDz_DEV0dxzTybaYiFjnn5m3iCsGCG-jhPwlN_ANpDheiu7lahv_AXVSNYWREYlxVW5sf7tRRiyLtr1El432S7PNaREMoCBi0q3AFQIHQiz90TEO-LjwscqYHjPXhDLxlYBqwxvg8cfj-hiB34faNKnJKNhe_08vm73ALPg03hxqVnL_QTgpRL41Ghmsjc1tu7E-ETs5oAhFTToEmwF62EHO24IWROMnQGOLSzkMuylqkcyf7D5hroSJM9UWQQAdc9QUoqeVsVhejwqJkNgRsrbD0P8Lwksr-OAj0i_Lq633KiuJ7nXRLMtHjug75hpSa5eXJS4tN9ScgBZc6eeaO0Uzf2IYNHV&amp;c=wB0z5d7Pqxdd7DfIDY0H4Z4sWpRZZtQl8p7vB1KMpHFESPXc1sJFxQ==&amp;ch=PH7frpLvTMZEJtLk7cZ2FuL99-6FNPA7RLlyH77WuWTTzAlef0VdAw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(44, 116, 255);" target="_blank">Maryam Faridani</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://tnxbinhbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-AyuHMeFW3lREHV41VYkX-HsvsKSTe-TOXRN_hhl7etEdhSUVhtYAe70g_PVPyI0eKweQiPtinscmzTgSMitOzVhWCeYSEKOATs4K4zql7bbSn5nJ7S-t1Tlb6Nbm_RR4a1-tp4pCOIzjrKASQGrxfICOgb2PNgZ&amp;c=wB0z5d7Pqxdd7DfIDY0H4Z4sWpRZZtQl8p7vB1KMpHFESPXc1sJFxQ==&amp;ch=PH7frpLvTMZEJtLk7cZ2FuL99-6FNPA7RLlyH77WuWTTzAlef0VdAw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(44, 116, 255);" target="_blank">Jairo Granados-Cardenas</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://tnxbinhbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-AyuHMeFW3lREHV41VYkX-HsvsKSTe-TOXRN_hhl7etEdhSUVhtYAe70g_PVPyI0aTg_hjekkcPOnbPEqrlF1G3u2UL3Dn5UAMzfDHOGT9RrpVnTirk5emY6FPxL1a7LQNY7_AbcS4rfQSP-wBhx0NdhcFqcYKoy&amp;c=wB0z5d7Pqxdd7DfIDY0H4Z4sWpRZZtQl8p7vB1KMpHFESPXc1sJFxQ==&amp;ch=PH7frpLvTMZEJtLk7cZ2FuL99-6FNPA7RLlyH77WuWTTzAlef0VdAw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(44, 116, 255);" target="_blank">Martha Osornio Ruiz</a>,curated by 2024-26 Curatorial Resident&nbsp;<a href="https://tnxbinhbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-AyuHMeFW3lREHV41VYkX-HsvsKSTe-TOXRN_hhl7etEdhSUVhtYAe70g_PVPyI0lPvnA0KwECcQmoagxOzk-mg2BEeGMSxpih3-lonaQ6Ce7VvFME2Ko2mrKQKjLoGtcQ9mkM5Hk8z6dKRgFYa8xOao89yZSzORpBSeUs143Dr0K4x7aIFKcJ-0b2cqPDY2iN1TzvIZ_H-JWk9_vA6kM3UgmFrVZs9sDNRMPprHYc1HYNrxLR-b7xjxQapc-uBqo3YjtrlGsgdBae4ZuANs-l_-j0wsVu4k62Y-z8F3rmq8kcGHjbVsHn22kmDBI9mswDjZ_mLJbCrGuZUuIPbe1W_oI6xq5CxjHJT3W3-vXOTPVln2Vw4wNv1oF7C0P1rsQDfCWFkA6e8B9Q-roC1PqLsyxa3pY39_mXAKIrOm5yRzwaI3gVgeKdJM6LvynH5Yyr_KlNfBg08=&amp;c=wB0z5d7Pqxdd7DfIDY0H4Z4sWpRZZtQl8p7vB1KMpHFESPXc1sJFxQ==&amp;ch=PH7frpLvTMZEJtLk7cZ2FuL99-6FNPA7RLlyH77WuWTTzAlef0VdAw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(44, 116, 255);" target="_blank">gordon fung</a>. Gallery Hours:Wednesdays from 11am-4pmSaturdays from 12-4pmBy advance appointment

homeward (un)bound

LIVE AUCTION&nbsp;18 JUNE 2026 10 AM PT<a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=f186002ed8&amp;e=d509e17cc6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INFORMATION</a><a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=38c846adda&amp;e=d509e17cc6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VIEW LOTS</a>

Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art

LIVE AUCTION&nbsp;18 JUNE 2026 11 AM CT<a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=800bf59387&amp;e=d509e17cc6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INFORMATION</a><a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=e5d6c5faa4&amp;e=d509e17cc6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VIEW LOTS</a>

Early 20th Century Design

Interested to hear Kathryn discuss her work? Here's an excellent opportunity. Join us on Thursday, June 18th at 7 PM. Register&nbsp;<a href="https://perspectivegallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04a588cae42ffc5c2d944d823&amp;id=3d9cddeeb0&amp;e=d73170d386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for the Virtual Artist's Talk.Homesick&nbsp;utilizes the performative self-portrait as a feminist act of claiming space, rewriting boundaries, and reimagining what it means to belong. Begun over five years ago,&nbsp;Homesick&nbsp;examines the contrast of Rodrigues’ multinational, transient upbringing with her current life parenting in a Chicago suburb. The images embody a spectrum of emotions: dark humor, maternal frustration, yearning, and hopefulness. They reveal both comfort and discomfort, acknowledging the contradictions of domesticity as both refuge and constraint. Ultimately, this work celebrates the moments of rootedness Rodrigues attempts to build after a lifetime of movement.Homesick&nbsp;is open through Sunday, June 28, 2026.Again, the Virtual Artist’s Talk will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7 PM. Register now for the talk,&nbsp;<a href="https://perspectivegallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04a588cae42ffc5c2d944d823&amp;id=7689dea7f9&amp;e=d73170d386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>!

Kathryn Rodrigues: Virtual Artist's Talk

Woman Made Gallery is pleased to announce&nbsp;Bodies Luminous&nbsp;is a group exhibition bringing together 27 women and non-binary artists whose work was inspired by Diamond Forde's poem&nbsp;"Fat Girl Dances with a Stranger at a Block Party."Curated by Madeline McConico, Sarah Peecher, and Ren Buchness, the exhibition also features six artist-poet collaborations creating installations that explore our complex, evolving, and deeply personal relationships to our bodies. Embracing expressions of joy,&nbsp;Bodies Luminous&nbsp;fosters a space where all bodies are seen, celebrated, and luminous.<ul><li>Opening Reception on Saturday, May 23, from 6–8 p.m.,</li><li>Closing Reception &amp; Artist Walkthrough on Saturday, June 20, from 2–4 p.m.</li></ul>All events are free and open to the public.Exhibiting Artists:&nbsp;Julieta Beltran Lazo, Maura Benson, Molly Borth, Liya Du, Sarah Gerbasi, Julie Glass, Erin Gleason, Amy Hanks, London Heist, Hippo Artz, Anke Huyben, Mia Johnson, Lili Jones, Dahye Jung, Yuliya Klochan, Laurie LeBreton, Teresa Magana, Glenda Mah, Kathie Foley-Meyer, Mercury.N, Jacqueline W. Nuzzo, Kayla D. Smith, Daun Suh, Susanne Swanson Bernard, Skye Terry, Jennifer Warren, Leni Mae WiegandArt and Poetry Pairs:&nbsp;Izzy Cho &amp;&nbsp;Dawn Angelicca Barcelona,&nbsp;Xakilah Daniel &amp;&nbsp;Deanna Whitlow,&nbsp;Nitya Mehrotra &amp;&nbsp;Tanya Leon-Moreno,&nbsp;Kinsey Nelson &amp;&nbsp;Kala Wahl,&nbsp;Mariana Noreña &amp;&nbsp;Alyx Chandler,&nbsp;Emi O’Brochta &amp;&nbsp;Bea Forkan<a href="https://womanmade.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77610ec6940e4a7c0d652a863&amp;id=cd697e8d4e&amp;e=a3993dd90f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SEE THEIR WORK AND STATEMENTS</a>

Bodies Luminous

Our spring show, New Works: A Group Show, opens today! Stop in to see a dynamic collection of new works by several of our gallery artists, including Pamela Crady, Ruth Hamill, Takefumi Hori, Fontaine Scarelli, Charles Shotwell and Cat Tesla.New Works will be on view through June 20th.

New Works: A Group Show

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Magicana in the Golden Age

Opening Saturday, June 6, "A Modest Pile" marks&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehway/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thehway</a> return to Chicago Truborn with a focused presentation of new work that blends Renaissance painting, street culture, found objects, and a dry sense of humor into something entirely his own. Born and based in Chicago, Hannaway is known for transforming ornate rococo mirrors from the 1960s into richly layered paintings. At first glance, the work carries the weight of classical portraiture and religious iconography. Spend a little more time with it, however, and the jokes begin to reveal themselves. Headlines, advertisements, fragments of contemporary culture, and subtle visual gags are embedded throughout the paintings, creating a tension between reverence and irreverence that feels uniquely Hannaway. "A Modest Pile" is also an exciting new format for Chicago Truborn. For the first time in the gallery's history, this exhibition will run for only two weeks!! ✨&nbsp; The presentation is intentionally concise, featuring an exclusive and highly curated selection of works that rewards up close looking.&nbsp; Join us June 6, from 2–6 PM for the opening reception and experience a show that is equal parts masterful painting, cultural remix, and deadpan comedy. Sign up for the collectors preview now by dming your email address...These. Will. Sell. Out.&nbsp; A Modest PileSean Patrick Hannaway Opening Reception: Sat, June 6 2–6 PMOn View Through June 20 Chicago Truborn 1741 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL4d

A Modest Pile: Sean Patrick Hannaway

Vibrance is an exhibition illuminated by movement, identity, and the electric pulse of human connection. Featuring four Chicago based artists, photography, paintings, and neon glass sculptures transform the gallery into a living atmosphere, one saturated with color, rhythm, intimacy, and unapologetic presence. Presented during Pride Month, Vibrance serves as both celebration and declaration: an affirmation of life, visibility, and the triumphs continually forged through collective resilience and self-expression. Spencer Gale constructs abstract neon sculptures that bend light into emotional architecture. His luminous and organic forms activate the surrounding environment, dissolving the boundary between object and observer.&nbsp;Photographer Francisco Malave turns his lens toward the nightlife culture. Navigating the dim corners of clubs and gay bars, Malave captures fleeting moments often hidden from public memory. His photographs reveal beauty within spaces society deems to remain unseen, preserving the spirit of nightlife not as spectacle, but as sanctuary. Painter Devon James approaches the human form as both landscape and language. Through fluorescent palettes, layered patterns, and intertwined humanoid figures, the work explores intimacy, coexistence, and the beauty found within human connection. Bodies merge and interlock within surreal compositions, suggesting the fragile yet powerful ways individuals influence and shape one another. Interdisciplinary artist Connor Young, presents paintings from his ongoing series, Killer Queen, a response to the right wing’s legislative attacks on Drag performers, queer spaces and forms of expression. In response to this, Young leans into the stereotypes that conservatives project onto Drag performers, depicting drag queens and queer icons in bright, saturated colors, with exaggerated, and often humorous poses and features.&nbsp; Together, these artists construct a bright dialogue centered on visibility, liberation, and communal energy. Vibrance explores the conditions that allow individuals to express themselves most freely, while honoring the cultural spaces, histories, and creative communities that make such expression possible. Rooted within the spirit of Chicago, the exhibition invites viewers into a world where light becomes language, color becomes emotion, and difference becomes connection.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vibrance

My biomorphic imagery in this exhibition hinges on the comic with its gestural, voluminous – yet ambiguous forms. It is an inner world that is dreamlike – you know what it might be, but you’re not sure. The narratives are riddles with no clearly defined answer, allowing the interpretation of the viewer to be singular and as correct as the next.I have included a variety of sizes of panels in this exhibition to not only show my range, but also because I like the rhythmical play created by the juxtaposition of works. Viewers may also notice a cohesive thread of color between all the paintings. This was achieved by working on several works at the same time – carrying over colors from one panel to the next.-Denise PresnellMy current work contains two series: “Unrestrained Ambiguity” and “Extreme Makeovers – Painting Edition. Both series share some common threads, such as color palette, biomorphic forms, gestural lines, and a strong sense of motion. The subject matter is up for grabs – it’s all in the eye of the beholder. I’ve learned that what I see as a ‘horse’ is a ‘kitty’ to others. I am okay with the open interpretation. I like offering an open invitation for the viewer to explore the work from their imagination.Using a limited palette ties one work to another. I’ve developed a deeper relationship with color as a powerful vehicle of emotion. I’ve taken cues from the masters of color- Rothko, Matisse, Bonnard, and many more. Equally powerful in my method is the use of automatic, gestural line. Compositions are found through the automatic lines without a preconceived image or plan. Working from this standpoint has been extremely freeing for me.I enjoy working on panels that have many older paintings under them, leaving something from the older work in the newest iteration. It’s a family of paintings. I like using oil and cold wax on panel because of the ability to dig down through the painted surfaces. My love for tactile surfaces harkens back to my years of intaglio printmaking.Denise&nbsp;is a painter originally from Nebraska, currently living in Sheboygan, WI. She earned a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Nebraska and an MFA in Painting from the Pennsylvania State University. Graduate school was followed by a career of teaching art on the college level. Denise’s artwork has been exhibited in over 300 exhibitions, which include solo, invitational, group, and juried exhibitions in the United States, Tokyo, Botswana, Kenya, and Shanghai. Her work is in numerous private collections in the United States and abroad. GALLERY HOURS &amp; VISITOR INFORMATIONThis exhibition will be held in the Second Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Masks are optional but strongly recommended for students, visitors, and staff.Gallery HoursMonday–Thursday: 9am–6pmFriday: 9am–5pmSaturday–Sunday: 9am–4pmHOW TO PURCHASE ARTWORKArtwork sale proceeds benefit both the artist and the Evanston Art Center.&nbsp;If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact&nbsp;Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development and Exhibitions, at&nbsp;egudewicz@evanstonartcenter.org&nbsp;or (847) 475-5300 x 102.This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.Image Credits: Denise Presnell, "Sparks Are Flying," oil and cold wax on panel

Unrestrained Ambiguity | Denise Presnell

Louis De Guzman (b. 1989) is a Filipino-American award-winning visual artist and designer who creates artwork that merges his past with his present. Over the last decade, De Guzman has proved himself as a true multidisciplinary artist by blending both traditional and experimental techniques in his work. His signature geometric abstraction style often blends together images and stories that represent his family's immigrant journey, as well as his own experience as a second-generation Filipino American. De Guzman's career has led him to create well-received original bodies of work as well as interpretations of licensed intellectual property.“The idea for this exhibition stems from the sentiment that as individuals, we all carry ideas within our core memories. I wanted to share visual anecdotes—specifically from our studio—for attendees to walk into a space to get a glimpse into ambience that the team and I are surrounded by each and every day. Each piece carries over a story, a memory, and a notch in the timeline from where it all started, where it’s been, and where it’ll all ultimately lead.”This exhibition will be held in the Second Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Masks are optional but strongly recommended for students, visitors and staff.Gallery HoursMonday–Thursday: 9am–6pmFriday: 9am–5pmSaturday–Sunday: 9am–4pmArtwork sale proceeds benefit both the artist and the Evanston Art Center.&nbsp;If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact&nbsp;Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development and Exhibition Manager, at&nbsp;egudewicz@evanstonartcenter.org&nbsp;or (847) 475-5300 x 102.This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Excerpts of Imagination | Louis De Guzman

“I start with a line–anywhere. A desire to open the space to uncover the reality living deep within.”&nbsp;-Barbara Nessim&nbsp;Since the 1960s, Barbara Nessim (b. 1939) has developed a unique visual language in painting and drawing that challenges traditional gender norms. As one of the first women to gain prominence in the male-dominated world of commercial art and illustration, Nessim’s work confronts stereotypes about femininity and sexuality, while also celebrating the agency of women. In every facet of her work—whether as a visual artist, illustrator, designer, teacher, or archivist—Nessim’s practice is guided by an insatiable curiosity, driving her to continually explore new ideas, techniques, and mediums. A pioneer in computer art during the 1980s, Nessim has had an impact far beyond the art world, including fashion, advertising, and pop culture. By consistently challenging norms and pushing the boundaries of artistic expression, Nessim continues creating work that is as relevant and resonant today as it was when she first began her career.&nbsp;Barbara Nessim’s solo exhibition at DePaul Art Museum—her first one in Chicago—includes paintings, drawings, computer art prints, a site specific installation, with special emphasis on the artist’s sketchbooks or her “forever books,” as she calls them, which have been instrumental to her creative process. “The books tell the story, they see it all, the good parts, the bad, and the ugly. Nothing escapes. Nothing edited. It’s the rule [...] It must have a beginning and an end, just as I live my life.”&nbsp;Barbara Nessim: My Compass Is the Line&nbsp;is organized by DePaul Art Museum and curated by Ionit Behar, PhD.&nbsp;Image: Barbara Nessim,&nbsp;Women with Mask,&nbsp;1966. Photo by David Smith.&nbsp;

Barbara Nessim: My Compass Is the Line

What is the difference between “looking” and “seeing”? How is meaning made and how do forms signify? These questions have concerned Chicago-based artist Alice Tippit (b. 1975) for more than a decade. Her paintings and works on paper generate multiple layers of meaning through poetic techniques like metaphor, serving as indirect references rather than clear, straightforward representations. The images in Tippit’s paintings float between the familiar and the enigmatic––recognizable forms and shapes are removed from any clear context or obvious meaning. Included in this exhibition are a selection of Tippit’s works from the past ten years as well as new commissioned works.&nbsp;This exhibition is Alice Tippit’s first museum solo presentation and is accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalog published by DePaul Art Museum, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, designed by Omnivore, with essays from Ionit Behar, Johanna Fateman, and Mary Simpson.Alice Tippit: Rose Obsolete&nbsp;is organized by DePaul Art Museum and curated by Ionit Behar, PhD. ​<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://patrongallery.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe9966abed200e47655a01bab&amp;id=18119f4d8e&amp;e=9e3563b61b" target="_blank">More Information</a> Image: ALICE TIPPIT, Fool, 2022, Oil on canvas, 13" x 10" x 1"

Alice Tippit: Rose Obsolete

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Tuesdays Together: Family Smart Find

Opening Reception: June 5, 2026 · 5–8:00 PM, Lawrence Schiller will be in attendance.&nbsp;<a href="https://hiltoncontemporary.com/exhibitions/lawrence-schiller-motion-pictures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank">Motion Pictures</a>Lawrence SchillerPhotography and cinematic storytelling through the lens of Lawrence Schiller.<a href="https://hiltoncontemporary.com/exhibitions/lawrence-schiller-motion-pictures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Details</a>

Motion Pictures: Lawrence Schiller

This sale encompasses Hollywood, sports, and music memorabilia; as well as toys, comics, and pop culture collectibles. Highlights include a Walt Disney letter from a newly discovered trove of material belonging to actor Chester Morris; a pair of cast and crew mugs gifted by John Wayne; an original Charles Addams cartoon published in&nbsp;The New Yorker; and a complete Harlem Globetrotters player-issued uniform.&nbsp; Place your bids now at&nbsp;<a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTlMpvd2axwZTvc5s4Oz2NRU7Oh0eZgvyu-2FMgZ1o1EWkkKyrQB6ha7ctrjwBCZf3ucOFMl8Fq57-2FGXj73yh8suV8LSTN6YpuoOMNTM6eyXvZf74HgF4wiEhAt8NVZfQ-2B5A-3DUkJ3_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4Ds34VMwGtZzMt3oeOUL54hkQeaaRmd4jwXTE7T2Vtxg-2BfAIFsmpz2x6gC-2B-2FnvNOcmK5U9Y7i3ti9StHk67CEuwPcPyFiR9tnAfGZ-2FahiwaUHnFDGf48jl5Ult2wO3Qfhr9y1-2FS8K3NnYxhQKccM6c119um-2FfPhht3Xwg8JstIoXelJ6-2BguWXBjbpCNMgdX5hoqc9PgxFk2Jj6TO1v6RrAEi3HvixOf-2B6Md6wzPEMgMs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">POTTERAUCTIONS.COM</a><a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8y5Skx7M5G-2B4Pgmfgpym8LjQ-3D-3DuxIV_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4Ds34VMwGtZzMt3oeOUL54hkQeaaRmd4jwXTE7T2Vtxg-2BfAIFsmpz2x6gC-2B-2FnvNOcjuWu0KvXMUlv8Z4nC9D9Dx3RGEMxAY5cTK5uiYS6pW3Ot-2FvdVZwBUne3C-2FM-2BUQidSR3o3TQxeyqVMLC-2BaKAJkAD2wWBVa4AwIU9OjOY-2Bz9EXKYuhY97ImJsAN5orXvuyRQmwEgJWIriuSNN3Nxns4wl6qnKqZVofuJ-2FvNWVu97E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register now</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8ysLJDk6xWcmZMLAkQMEZtkA-3D-3DXvkq_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4Ds34VMwGtZzMt3oeOUL54hkQeaaRmd4jwXTE7T2Vtxg-2BfAIFsmpz2x6gC-2B-2FnvNOcuCTKRnGZtLBV-2FcO0VV7vqMPFtn64PPOGqU1C9w6bulwqizcc-2Fls5BITTa-2BBOtAbJiW49GsMz1Wv-2FKbwr-2BfXPRWApw-2BGPMjcAFS0YxpCW6qCwjzoHe7eG5fdNmttEFqQGvCAYdxrGMKTd81BK21Px3PpieNd2Jkawlp6QJT29jGL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign in</a>&nbsp;below.&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@potterauctions.com?subject=&amp;body=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMAIL</a>&nbsp;us or call 773.472.1442 to leave phone or absentee bids.

Hollywood, Pop Culture, & Collectibles

The International Museum of Surgical Science and Stephanie Sack present a one-night-only screening of David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Experience David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers in one of Chicago’s most unforgettable screening locations: the Hall of Immortals at the International Museum of Surgical Science. A master of body horror, psychological dread, and the messy relationship between flesh, identity, and technology, David Cronenberg has spent his career turning the human body into a site of transformation, terror, and desire. With Dead Ringers, his 1988 masterpiece, Cronenberg created one of his most elegant and disturbing visions: a film where medicine, desire, and obsession collapse into one another with surgical precision. Co-presented by the International Museum of Surgical Science and local programmer Stephanie Sack, this ultra-rare Chicago presentation brings Dead Ringers to a setting that feels almost uncannily designed for the film. Surrounded by imposing statues honoring major figures in medical history, audiences will encounter Cronenberg’s work not simply as a screening, but as a site-specific experience where twentieth-century cinema and millennia of medical history collide. The evening invites only 50 lucky attendees to consider flesh as subject, mystery, and battleground, and to confront the long, complicated history of women’s bodies inside medical spaces: examined, interpreted, pathologized, desired, surveilled, and controlled. Inside the Hall of Immortals, Dead Ringers becomes more than a film about twin doctors unraveling. It becomes a confrontation with the legacies of medical power and the bodies that power has claimed to know. A rare film. A singular venue. One night only. Dead Ringers at the International Museum of Surgical Science will be an unforgettable evening of scenery, cinema, and cervixes. Tickets are available in advance for $15 general admission, $10 for students with code STUDENT, and $10 for IMSS members with code IMSSMEMBER. At-the-door tickets will be $20 general admission and $15 for students and IMSS members.

The International Museum of Surgical Science and Stephanie Sack Present David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers

Juror for Body Sovereignty: Danni O’BrienSolo artist: Audrey Yang

Body Sovereignty (Front/Group) & Solo (Back)

You are cordially invited to&nbsp;BAC's14th Annual Art Competition.&nbsp;This competition was created to showcase the exceptional talents and abilities of Chicago area artists.

14th Annual Juried Art Competition

The body has always been contested territory. Legislated, pathologized, fetishized, disciplined—the body and its desires have rarely been left in peace, let alone in the control of the people who inhabit them. With this perennial conflict in mind, and on the occasion of Pride Month, ARC Gallery is pleased to present Body Sovereignty, a group exhibition of works that collectively investigate questions of bodily autonomy, and how that autonomy—or lack thereof—impacts corporeal and sexual expression. Curated by Danni O’Brien (she/they), a queer, interdisciplinary artist based outside Baltimore, Body Sovereignty brings together nearly 40 artists’ works that claim radical ownership over sexuality, desire, and bodily identity. This exhibition showcases art that refuses to be tamed; work that finds the erotic in the accidental, the absurd, the domestic, and the discarded; work that borrows the visual language of instruction and mechanism only to subvert it; work that is bold in its irreverence, polymorphic in its affect, and unafraid to blur lines between innocence and perversion, function and fantasy, the handmade and the found. The art included in Body Sovereignty spans mediums, including art assembled from cultural cast-offs, scavenged and repurposed into something fantastical and alive. Art that is cheeky and meditative in equal measure. Art that takes months to resolve what was gathered intuitively, that which arrives slowly at something unsettling and true. In these artists' hands, the body isn’t treated as mere subject matter, but as a site of survival. Body Sovereignty is not about shock. It is about depth of feeling, and about understanding, as Audre Lorde wrote nearly 50 years ago: “The erotic is a measure of our most expansive sense of self.” Exhibiting Artists: Sarah Barnett, Patrick Bell, Neb Berry, Harley Burns, Daisy Canaan, Ollie Caplin, Jana Cariddi, Kelly Clare, Genevra Daley Bell, Stephanie Dishno, Elizabeth Folk, Henry Gepfer, C Hancock, Brooks Harris Stevens, Yani He, Anna Henson, Jamie Ho, Benjamin Hunt, Ali Hval, Erin Juliana, Lauren Kalman, Ariana Leon, Aida Lodge, Maria Macko, Thomas McIntyre, Shug Munic, Matthew Nicholas, M.A. Papanek-Miller, Emily Peca, Emmett Ramstad, Mia Rose, Brooke Schuh, Emma Schwartz, Ivette Spradlin, Leah Tacha, Jean "J.C." Villalon, Kenzie Wells, Melissa Wilkinson, and Isabel Zeng. About the Curator: Danni O’Brien Danni O’Brien (she/they) is a queer, interdisciplinary artist based outside Baltimore, MD. Through scavenging and collecting, O’Brien builds enigmatic sculptures and reliefs from found objects, vintage patent diagrams, handmade paper pulp, ceramics, and the cast-offs of consumer culture. Her work grapples with queer identity, dystopian survival, and conspicuous consumption — playful and absurd on the surface, deeply meditative underneath. O’Brien has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Asya Geisberg Gallery, Hamiltonian Gallery, and the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, and has held residencies with The Wassaic Project, Baltimore Clayworks, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Byrdcliffe Colony, and Stove Works, among others. She is the recipient of Individual Artist Grants from the Belle Foundation for Cultural Development and the Maryland State Arts Council. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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