Opening This Weekend (2/26-2/28)

Yup, that's some art...oh, and look, I had time to put in links this week. Hooray!

Friday 2/26 -
BRIDGEPORT:
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. Typeforce: The Annual Chicago Show of Emerging Typographic Allstars. Reception 7-11pm. 2/26-3/14.

BRONZEVILLE:
Blanc Gallery - 4455 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Father Where Art Thou: The Depletion of a Natural Resource, work by Bryant Johnson. Reception 6-9pm. 2/26-4/30.

EDGEWATER:
Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood Ave. Soundings: The Chayah Drawings, work by Michele Feder-Nadoff. Reception 6-9pm. 2/26-4/11.

LAKEVIEW:
Golden - 816 W. Newport Ave. Pamela Fraser. Reception 6-9pm. 2/26-3/27.

Robert Jeffrey Hair Studio - 3434 N. Halsted St. Shawn Stucky Solo Show. Reception 7-9pm.

LOOP:
Donald Young Gallery - 224 S. Michigan Ave. Squares and Circles and Sex and Stardust, work by Ken Fandell. Reception 5-7pm.

NOBLE SQUARE:
Roots and Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Fever Dream, work by Jacob Goudreault, Angel Otero, Simon Slater, and Max Reinhardt. Reception 6-9pm. 2/26-3/27.

PILSEN:
Pentagon - 961 W 19th St, 1F. Submission, work by Maria Jönsson, Aaron Ross, Jolie Cota Flink, Laura Boban and Jake Myers. Reception 8-11pm.

RIVER NORTH:
David Weinberg Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Alumni, work by recent SAIC grads. Reception 5-8pm. 2/26-4/10.

Gallery KH - 311 W. Superior. New Works by Gallery Artists. Reception 5-8pm. 2/26-4/13.

Judy Saslow Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Magical Thinking, work by Frank Paluch, Jordan Scott, and Bernadette Jiyong Frank. Reception 5-8pm. 2/26-4/10.

UNITED CENTER PARK:
Family Room, The - 1821 W Hubbard St. 202. Vorab Fabrik, work by Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher. Reception 7-11pm. 2/26-3/16.

Spudnik Press - 1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308. Open House Layer Make. Reception 7-10pm.

WEST LOOP:
Gallery 400 - 400 S. Peoria St. FAIR, and event with participants including Antena, AREA Chicago, Bad at Sports, CAFF, Esteban Garcia, Golden Age, Green Lantern Press, Half Letter Press, Terence Hannum, Harold Arts, Imperfect Articles, InCUBATE, Clifton Meador & Guests, David Moré, No Coast, Onsmith Dog Stew & Monkey Nudd Wine, Pros Arts Studio, Proximity Magazine, Radah & Team, Spudnik Press, Bert Stabler, threewalls and WhiteWalls. Event noon-6pm. 2/26 & 2/27.

threewalls - 119 N Peoria St. Chasing Two Rabbits, video screening and performance. Begins at 7pm. $10 donation.

WICKER PARK:
Coalition Gallery - 2010 W. Pierce Ave. Linear Thinking, work by Erin Waser and Serene Wise. 5:30-8:30pm. 2/26-3/27.

Saturday 2/27 -
ALBANY PARK:
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W. Montrose Ave. After Before, work by Daniel Baird, Sherwin Ovid, and Caleb Charland. Reception 7-10pm. 2/27-3/21.

BUCKTOWN:
Monument 2 - 2007 N Point St. A Bridge by a Hill on a Pond, work by
Isabella Ng and Millie Kapp. Reception 6-9pm.

EVANSTON:
Block Museum of Art - 40 Arts Circle Dr. New Looks: The Social Life of Art and Design in Bloomsbury, an all-day symposium. 8:30-am-4:30pm.

GARFIELD PARK:
Murphy Hill Gallery - 3333 W. Arthington St. Stories Behind the Postcards, work by Jennifer Scott. Reception 6:30-11pm. 2/24-4/3.

LOOP:
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan. Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008, work by William Eggleston. 2/27-5/23.

WEST LOOP:
Douglas Dawson Gallery - 400 N. Morgan. KNOCK-KNOCK, An Exhibition of Antique Doors. Reception 3-6pm. 2/27-3/27.

Sunday 2/28 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK:
Artists and Residents - 2620 W. Washington Blvd. Feng Shui, work by Alan and Michael Fleming. Reception 6-8pm. 2/28-3/28.

EDGEWATER:
North Lakeside Cultural Center - 6219 N. Sheridan Rd. Joseph Michaels Retrospective. Reception 1pm.

EVANSTON:
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Mary Dritschel: Four Decades Opening. Reception 1pm. 2/28-4/4.

HYDE PARK:
Home Gallery - 1407 E 54th Pl. NOWS, work by Nathaniel Russell. Closing Reception noon-3pm.

Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S Cornell Ave. Ps & Qs Salon. Talk at 3pm.

Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis Ave. Matt Saunders. Reception 4-7pm. 2/28-4/11.

WEST LOOP:
Spoke - 119 N. Peoria. Dreams, Prayers, and Mozart: An Evening at Spoke. Event begins at 6pm. $15 donation, $10 students.

Opening This Weekend (2/18-2/21)

HOORAY ART! HOORAY BEER!

Thursday 2/18
LOOP -
(Con)Temporary Art Space - 208 S. Wabash Ave. An Evening With Your (Con)temporaries. Reception 4:30-8:30pm. 2/16-2/24.

Friday 2/19
BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective - 1029 W. 35th St. Presence-Absence, work by Sergio Gomez and Mark Zlotkowsi. Reception 7-10pm. 2/19-3/13.

BRONZEVILLE -
Gallery Guichard - 3521 S. King Dr. Soul of the Stone, work by Robert Chimungwa. Reception 5-10pm. 2/19-4/17.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Graffiti Zone - 956 N Central Park. Graffiti Zone Art Show. Reception 6-9pm.

KENWOOD -
PALL MALL - 4828 S. Kenwood Ave. An evening of interactive art, work by Mia Ruyter. Reception 6:30pm.

LAKEVIEW
Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. The Living Breast, work by Denise Milito and Josh Gormley. Reception 6-8pm. 2/19-3/4.

LOGAN SQUARE -
HungryMan Gallery - 2135 N Rockwell St. In Preparation, release party for the fifth issue of In Preparation. Reception 6-11pm.

LOOP -
Illinois Institute of Art Gallery 180 - 180 N. Wabash Ave. Alina Poroshina. Reception 5:30-7:30pm. 2/15-4/15.

NOBLE SQUARE -
65Grand - 1378 W. Grand Ave. You Can Lose Your Balance, work by Scott Wolniak. Recepetion 7-10pm. 2/19-3/20.

Corbett vs. Dempsey - 1120 N. Ashland Ave. Crime & Punishment, work by Harold Haydon & Wood & Water, work by Peter Brotzmann. Recetion 5-9pm. 2/19-3/27.

Noble & Superior Projects - 1418 W. Superior St. In Definite Space, work by Markus Hahn and Sean Ward. Reception 6-10pm. 2/19-3/23.

PILSEN -
Antena - 1765 S. Laflin St. Chris Smith: Inland Architect. Reception 6pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Carl Hammer Gallery - 740 N. Wells. Fears and Desires Magnifique, work by Elizabeth Shreve & Re-Visiting, work by Hollis Sigler. Reception 5:30-8:30pm. 2/19-3/27.

Gruen Galleries - 226 W. Superior. Janet McGreal. Reception 6-8pm.

Nicole Gallery - 230 W. Huron. William Carter, Allen Stringfellow, and Anna Tyler. Reception 5-8pm. 2/19-3/20.

Printworks - 311 W. Superior St. Hollis Sigler. Reception 5-7:30pm. 2/19-4/3.

Zolla / Lieberman Gallery - 325 W. Huron. Systems, work by Josh Garber & this and this, work by Libby Wadsworth & Mediterranean 224, work by Cheonae Kim. 2/12-4/10.

STREETERVILLE -
Richard Gray - 875 N. Michigan Ave. Painting Paintings, work by David Klamen. Reception 6-8pm. 2/19-4/3.

WICKER PARK -
Heaven Gallery - 1550 N Milwaukee Ave. UnCommon Territories, group show. Reception 7pm. 2/19-2/27.

WEST LOOP -
Kasia Kay Gallery - 1044 W. Fulton St. Duncan R. Anderson. Reception 6-8pm. 2/19-3/20.

Packer Schopf - 942 W. Lake St. Aesthetics and Content, work by Donald Cameron & Mystical Worlds, work by Stephen Warde Anderson & Sojourn, work by Diem Chau. Reception 5-8pm. 2/19-3/27.

Peter Miller - 118 N. Peoria St. Tumult, work by Steven Hudson. Reception 5-8pm. 2/19-3/27.

Rhona Hoffman - 118 N. Peoria St. Art & Language, group show. 2/19-3/27.

Saturday 2/20
ALBANY PARK -
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W Montrose Ave. Room-a-Loom. Reception 6-10pm.

EVANSTON -
Northwestern University - 629 Colfax St, Evanston. Northwestern MFA Open Studios. Studios open at 12pm.

GOLD COAST -
Join the Lewis Family - 1300 North State Parkway, Suite 301. Hurmat & Rabbya, curated by Tang Zehui. Reception 7-9:30pm.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
MVSEVM - 1626 N California Ave. Exhibition 5.02202010. Reception 6pm.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE -
Floor Length and Tux - 2332 W Augusta Blvd, #3. FLAT 5, work by Bj Vogt, Brett Williams, Catie Olson and EC Brown. Reception 7-10pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Nightingale, The - 1084 N Milwaukee Ave. Editing Aesthetics, video work by SAIC students. $5. Begins at 8pm.

Sunday 2/21
PILSEN -
Slow - 2153 W 21st St. language is my second language, work by James Kubie and Jinn Bronwen Lee. Reception 4pm.

Opening This Weekend (2/12-2/14)

CAA's in town this weekend, so be prepared for pedagogical antics of the highest degree! Get yo' ass out there!

Thursday Bonus! (2/11)

UIC MFA Open Studios - 400 S. Peoria St.

Come see work by Michael Radziewicz, Stephanie Tisza, Rebecca Grady, Mike Morris, Orson Panetti, Claire Arctander, Kristen VanDeventer, Aay Preston-Myint, Olivia Ciummo, Latham Zearfoss, Raychael Stine, Allison Yasukawa, Michael Sirianni, Tim Nickodemus, Erin Leland, Paul Nelson, Christopher Meerdo, Michael Gibisser, Maria Jonsson, Nick Harvey, Melina Ausikaitis, Min Song, Erik Peterson, Raquel Ladensack, Nicholas Wylie, Rebecca Beachy and Daniel Baird, in situ. Held in conjunction with a reception for the College Art Association conference at Gallery 400.

Friday 2/12
BOWMANVILLE -
Morpho - 5216 N. Damen Ave. 4th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibit. Reception 6-10pm. 2/12-2/26.

BRIDGEPORT -
Medicine Cabinet - 3216 S Morgan St. Non-Prescription, work by Christa Donner. Reception 7-11pm.

Second Bedroom Project Space - 3216 S Morgan St. By George, work by Jim Zimpel.

EAST ROGERS PARK -
Mess Hall - 6932 N. Glenwood Ave. Open House. Opens at 5pm.

EVANSTON -
Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery - 1999 Campus Dr. AfriCOBRA and the Chicago Black Arts Movement, member show. Reception 6-8pm. 2/12-3/17.

LINCOLN PARK -
Intuit - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. The Treasure of Ulysses Davis. Reception 5-8pm. 2/12-5/15.

Notebaert Nature Museum - 2430 N. Cannon Dr. The Birth of Coffee. 2/12-5/9.

LOOP -
Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan Ave. FUSED 2: art + wax in Chicago. Reception 5pm.

Gallery Uno - 410 S. Michigan Ave., #541. Efflorescene, work by Amanda Joy Calobrisi. Reception 4:30-9pm. 2/9-3/4.

President's Gallery - Harold Washington College, Room 1105, 30 E Lake St. Artist talk with Helen Maurene Cooper. Talk from 11am-12pm.

Sullivan Galleries - 33 S. State St. Picturing the Studio. Reception 6-8pm.

PILSEN -
Chicago Art Department - 1837 S. Halsted. Cultural Excavation, work by Christopher Piatt, Ben Valentine, Wayne Bertola, Virginia Broersma, Allison Rae Butkus, Seth Gershberg, Jennifer Hines, Jennifer Jackson, Sarah Leitten, Amanda Paulson, Aaron Wooten and others.

Chicago Arts District - 1945 S. Halsted, Ste. 101. 2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night. Receptions 6-10pm.

Logsdon 1909 - 1909 S. Halsted St. Desire.10, group show. Reception 6-10pm. 2/12-3/6.

National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 West 19th St. Translating Revolution: U.S. Artists Interpret Mexican Muralists. Reception 6-8pm. 2/12-8/1.

PlayfulZen - 2147 S. Lumber St. Form and Structure, group show. Reception 6-10pm. 2/12-3/3.

ROOMS Gallery - 645 W 18th St. ORACLE:CHANNELING, with Marrakesh & Todd Frugia. Performance from 8-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Addington Gallery - 704 N. Wells. Carl Linstrum, New Mixed Media Paintings. Reception 5-8pm. 2/12-3/4.

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior. Don Pollack: Painting. 2/12-3/13.

RIVER WEST -
Women Made Gallery - 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. From the Center: Now! Reception 6-9pm.

SOUTH LOOP -
Elephant Room, Inc. - 704 S. Wabash Ave. 1000 Miles Shy, work by Jay Lawrence Pearson. Reception 6-10pm. 2/8-3/24.

WEST LOOP -
Ebersmoore - 213 N. Morgan, #3C. ANTEXPAGNA, work by Ryan Travis Christian. Reception 6-9pm. 2/12-3/13.

Packer Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake St. Jason Lahr's "Words for Paintings" Book Release Event. Reception 5-8pm.

Spoke - 119 N. Peoria, Unit 3D. Reclaimed: Clybourn Place Bridge, work by Amber-Carla-Lia, Luke Boehnke, Kim & Zach DeBord, Kazuki Guzman, Andy Hall, Scott Jarrett, Kevin Kaempf, Heather Mullins. Reception 6-8pm. 2/12-2/27.

Thomas Robertello Gallery - 939 W. Randolph. Troy Richards: The Perfect View. Reception 5-8pm. 2/12-4/3.

Walsh - 118 N. Peoria St., 2nd fl. Personal Codes, work by Michiko Itatani. Reception 5-8pm. 2/9-4/17.

WOODLAWN -
DOVA Temporary Gallery - 5228 S. Harper Ave. Masquerade, A Retrospective, work by Emma Bee Bernstein. Reception 5-8pm. 2/5-2/27.

Saturday 2/13
BUCKTOWN -
OhNo!Doom - 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave. The Following Are Pages Torn From Our Most Favorite Imaginary Books. Reception 6-10pm. 2/13-2/28.

GARFIELD PARK -
Julius Caesar - 3311 W. Carroll Ave. Studio Art Open Session on Painting: work by Thomas Lawson, Scott Reeder, Carrie Moyer, Michelle Grabner. Reception 5-7pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Concertina Gallery - 2351 N Milwaukee Ave. X420X, Damian Abraham. Reception 6-8:30pm.

Gallery Provocateur - 2125 N. Rockwell St. Femme Divine, work by Carrie Leigh, Derek Gores, Jeffrey David Cohn, and more. Reception 8pm-12am. 2/13-5/9.

PILSEN -
No Coast Exhibitions and Editions - 1500 W. 17th St. Look Into the Light, work by Danimal and Jes Seamans. Reception 6-9pm. 2/13-3/7.

SOUTH LOOP -
Film Row Cinema - Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash. MFA Film Screenings. Screening runs from 12:30-2pm.

WEST LOOP -
Rowley Kennerk Gallery - 119 N Peoria St, #3C. Studio Art Open Session on Painting: Varda Caivano, Mary Heilmann, Rebecca Morris, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung. Reception 7-10pm.

Shane Campbell Gallery - 1431 W. Chicago Ave. Studio Art Open Session on Painting: Ann Craven, Peter Halley, Jon Pestoni. Reception 6-8pm.

Western Exhibitions - 119 North Peoria Street, #2A. Studio Art Open Session on Painting: Anoka Faruqee, Judy Ledgerwood, Sabina Ott, Susanna Coffey. Reception 7-10pm.

WICKER PARK -
LVL3 - 1542 N Milwaukee Ave. Maybes. Reception 6-11pm.

Sunday 2/14
BEVERLY -
Beverly Arts Center - 2407 W. 111th. Drawing the Line, work by members of the Jewish Women Artists' Network. Reception 12:30-2pm. 2/5-2/28.

HYDE PARK -
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell. Opening receptions for five new exibitions: Ghost Town, Notes to Nonself, Flow Interrupted, Aspen Mays: From the Office of Scientists, and Stan Chisholm: ThingsThatNeverReallyHappened. Opening reception 3-5pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Lillstreet - 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave. Monster Movie Seminar! Seminar from 6-8pm.

Opening 2/5-2/7

You know, as a dirt poor, I-just-got-out-of-grad-school-fuck-how-am-I-going-to-pay-my-loans kid landing on my ass in the mud of a recession, I was really worried the art world of Chicago that I love so much was really going to take a nose dive in to the shitter. And in a way, I suppose it has a bit, but ya know what, just about every weekend this year there has been a shitload of stuff going on. Not all of it good, but happening none the less. Soldier on brave Chicago art people, I'm right here with ya! Ok, now for the weekend:

Fri 2/5 -
BUCKTOWN -
360See - 1924 N. Damen Ave. Metal v. Wood, work by Brian Mock and Matthew Hoffman & Moon Men, work by Alejandro Chavetta. Reception 7-9pm. 2/5-3/11.

ELMHURST -
Elmhurst Artists Guild - 150 Cottage Hill. National Art Premiere 2010. Reception 7pm. 2/5-3/3.

HYDE PARK -
Smart Museum of Art - 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. The Ruin as Souvenir with Verity Platt. Tour at 12pm.

LAKEVIEW EAST -
Looseleaf Lounge - 2915 N. Broadway. William Estrada. Reception 6:30pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
New Wave Coffee - 2557 N. Milwaukee Ave. Critical Mass Bike Art Show. Reception 6-11pm. 2/5-2/26.

LOOP -
Chicago Photography Collective - 29 E. Madison. Ron Gordon and Sandra Steinbrecher. Reception 6-8pm. 2/5-2/28.

PILSEN -
The Warming Center - 1843 South Halsted St. STREET LEVEL. Reception 7-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Ken Saunders Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. Her Story, work by KeKe Cribbs, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, Vladimira Klumpar, and others. Reception 5-7pm. 2/5-3/31.

Instituto Cervantes - 31 W. Ohio St. Resilience, group show. Reception 6pm. 2/4-3/31.

Stephen Daiter Gallery - 230 West Superior St. Martin Parr. Reception 5-8pm.

RIVER WEST -
ARC - 832 W. Superior #204. Conversations, work by Rine Boyer & Off Center. Reception 6-9pm. 2/3-2/28.

STREETERVILLE -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. UBS 12 x 12: Aspen Mays. Reception 6-10pm. 2/6-2/28.

UKRANIAN VILLAGE -
Darkroom - 2210 W. Chicago. Matthew G. Hollis and Bryna Faye Shields. Reception 8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Black Walnut - 220 N. Aberdeen. Group Show, work by Eduardo De Soignie, John Pugh, Youngmee Roh, and Renzo Oliva. Reception 6-9pm. 2/1-2/28.

WICKER PARK -
Eyeporium - 1543 N. Milwaukee. Lush Life, work by Joey Wozniak. Reception 7-10pm. 2/5-2/27.

Flat Iron Arts Building - 1579 N. Milwaukee. First Fridays at the Flat Iron. Reception 6-10pm.

Gallery 203 - 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Alice Brozofsky. Reception 6-10pm. 2/5-2/27.

Sat 2/6 -
EVANSTON -
Simply Chicago Art - 1318 Oakton St. Chicago Life and Beyond, work by Megan Harrigan Cox. Reception 1pm. 2/6-2/28.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Monument 2 Gallery - 2007 N. Point St. There's Always Someplace Else, work by Austin Eddy. Reception 6-9pm. 2/6-2/28.

HYDE PARK -
Home Gallery - 1407 E. 54th St. Nows, work by Nathaniel Russell. Reception 6-9pm. 2/6-2/28.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Revolution Tattoo - 2221 N. Western Ave. La Loteria, work by Chito Tena. Reception 8-11pm. 2/6-3/13.

LOOP -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan. In the Vernacular, work Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Richard Misrach, and Andy Warhol. 2/6-5/31.

STREETERVILLE -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. Production Site: The Artist's Studio Inside-Out, work by Nikhil Chopra, Justin Cooper, Tacita Dean, and Amanda Ross-Ho. 2/6-5/30.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE -
Ukrainian National Museum - 2249 W. Superior St. To Ukraine With Love, work by Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna. Reception 7pm. 2/6-2/28.

WEST LOOP -
Andrew Rafacz - 835 W. Washington Blvd. Greg Stimac & Scott Wolniak. Reception 4-7pm. 2/6-3/13.

Gallery 400 - 400 S. Peoria St. Workers from The Greenhouses of Hope at the Pacific Garden Mission. Come learn about WORMS AND DIRT!!! 2-5pm.

Kavi Gupta - 835 W. Washington Blvd. Buildings and Gestures, work by Susan Giles. Reception 4-7pm. 2/6-3/13.

Sun 2/7 -
BUCKTOWN -
Robin Richman - 2108 N. Damen Ave. Love Cover Project, group show. Reception 2-6pm. 2/7-2/14.

OAK PARK -
He Said She Said - 216 North Harvey Ave, Apt 1. Nikhil Chopra: One Night Only. Reception 5-7pm.