Friday, November 26, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (Turkey Weekend)

Not much, that's what. I'm going to stay home and catch up on stuff I'm behind in. If you want to look for yourself, here is a list of the places I usually check.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (11/19-11/21)

FRIDAY 11/19
BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Unstable, work by Steve Sherrell. Reception 7-10pm.

Zhou B Art Center - 1029 W. 35th St. The Immediate Mark. Reception 7-10pm.

BUCKTOWN -
FireCat Projects - 2124 N. Damen Ave. Tony Fitzpatrick: The Night Parade. Reception 7-10pm.

EAST VILLAGE -
Roots and Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Gabrielle Garland & C.J. Matherne. Reception 6-9pm.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Pentagon - 2655 W Homer St. Access, work by Hiba Ali, Natalie Brilmeyer, Woori Cho, Meg Dancy, Justus Harris, Walter Latimer, Kira Mardikes, Tilly Pelczar, Marie Socha and Vincent Uribe. Reception 7-11pm.

HYDE PARK -
DOVA Temporary - 5228 S. Harper Ave. Second Annual University-wide Juried Art Exhibition. Reception 6-8pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
Ador'n - 1414 N. Kingsbury. In The Flesh. Reception 7pm.

LOOP -
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. Studio Translations, work by Yvonne Domenge. Reception 6pm.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 37 S. Wabash. SAIC Holiday Art Sale. Reception 11am-7pm.

NORTH CENTER -
Homey Gallery - 3656 N. Lincoln Ave. Julianne Ingles. Reception 6-9pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Lillstreet Art Center - 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave. Lillstreet Holiday Show. Reception 6-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Access Living - 115 W. Chicago Ave. A Movement in Motion, work by Tom Olin. Reception 5:30-8:30pm.

Addington Gallery - 704 N. Wells St. Thomas Monaghan - New Paintings. Reception 5-8pm.

SOUTH LOOP -
Columbia College - 916 S Wabash Ave, room 214. Joe Grimm. Performance at 8pm.

Elephant Room, Inc. - 704 S. Wabash Ave. Faces of Africa, work by Ira Feldman. Reception 5-8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Kasia Kay Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen St. Time Switch, work by David A. Parker. Reception 6-8pm.

Tony Wight Gallery - 845 W. Washington Blvd. Sex, Death and God, work by Ken Fandell. Reception 5-8pm.

Western Exhibitions - 119 N. Peoria St., suite 2A. Deb Sokolow. Reception 5-8pm.

SATURDAY 11/20
EAST GARFIELD PARK -
New Capital - 3114 W Carroll Ave. Andy Ortmann: Composition for Four Motorcycles and Four Synthesizers. Reception 6-9pm.

LOOP -
Betty Rymer Gallery - 280 S. Columbus Dr. NEW BLOOD IV, performances by Andrew Barco, Nick Bastis, Victoria Eleanor Bradford, Hope Esser, Will Goss, Erica Gressman, Katya Grokhovsky, Rae Langes, Kirsten Leenaars, Remington P. Messinger, Jennifer Mills, Ziad Nagy, Stephanie Plenner, Sabri Reed, Anthony Romero, David Russell, Jaeuk Song, Hurmat Ul Ain, and Georgia Wall. Performances begin at 7pm.

RIVER WEST -
Shane Campbell Gallery - 673 N Milwaukee Ave. Drawing, work by Michelle Grabner, Joanne Greenbaum, Suzanne McClelland, William J. O’Brien, Alex Olson, Jon Pestoni, Amanda Ross-Ho, Lisa Williamson and Jonas Wood. Reception 6-8pm.

WEST LOOP -
threewalls - 119 N Peoria St, 2C. 60 x 60, performance by Christopher Preissing and Kotoka Suzuki. Reception 7-9pm.

WICKER PARK -
LVL3 - 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Goodbye Turquoise, work by Samantha Bittman, James Cooper, Racer Levan, Montgomery Perry Smith and Leslie Supnet. Reception 6-10pm.

SUNDAY 11/21
EVANSTON -
Noyes Cultural Arts Center - 927 Noyes St. Presence Absence, work by Sergio Gomez and Mark Zlotkowski. Reception 3-5pm.

HYDE PARK -
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Not Just Another Pretty Face Part IV. Reception 3-5pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Dream On Hair Salon: Heraclitian Topologies of Value, work by Chelsea Culp. Reception 4-8pm.

Roxaboxen Exhibitions - 2130 W 21st St. Thorne Brandt and Elisa Harkins: Pocahontas vs Predator. Reception 7-10pm.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (11/12-11/14)

FRIDAY 11/12
BRIDGEPORT -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. Drawing from Lives & Lise Haller Baggesen: Chronic Youth. Reception 7-10pm.

HYDE PARK -
Cochrane Woods Art Center - 5440 South Greenwood Ave. Sharon Hayes. Reception 4-5:30pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. Perspective From The PASTure, work by Jason Brammer. Reception 6pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
Rotofugi Gallery - 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. The Wrong 'Uns. Reception 7-10pm.

LOOP -
Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan. 2nd Fridays at the Fine Arts Building. Receptions 4:30-9:30pm.

Finestra - 410 S. Michigan Ave., #516. Tokonoma: Visions of Home, work by Denise Laurin. Reception 5-9pm.

Nicole Villeneuve Gallery - 410 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 629. Transition States, work by Damon Shell, Nina Pagano, and Tory Sommerfeldt. Reception 5-9pm.

Sullivan Galleries - 33 S. State. Touch and Go: Ray Yoshida and his Spheres of Influence. Reception 6-8pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
65Grand - 1369 W. Grand Ave. Big Sky, work by Jerome Acks. Reception 7-10pm.

Noble and Superior Projects - 1418 W Superior St, 2R. YOU ARE LOOKING AT ART ABOUT LOOKING AT ART, work by Joseph Grigely, Eric Fleischauer, Jason Lazarus, and Anonymous. Reception 6-10pm.

PILSEN -
2ND FLR Gallery - 903 W 19th Street 2nd Flr. 2nd Flr by (ƒ)utility projects. Reception 6pm.

Chicago Art Department - 1837 South Halsted. DRESSES AND SKIRTS, work by Teresa Albor. Reception 6pm.

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

RAVENSWOOD -
Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood Ave. The Star-Faced One, work by Brian Harnetty. Reception 6-9pm.

ROSCOE VILLAGE -
1901 Gallery Theatre - 1901 W. Belmont Ave. SCORPIO - November Zodiac Dark & Erotic Art Gallery Show. Reception 8pm.

SOUTH LOOP -
C33 Gallery - 33 E. Congress. At Close Distance. Reception 5-8pm.

UPTOWN -
smartgallery - 4717 N Clark St. WINTER NOWSTORM, work by Rachel Slotnick, Ingrid Dabringer, Diana Kolb, Emily Rutledge, Linny Freeman, and Marc LeBlanc. Reception 7pm.

WEST LOOP -
Dubhe Carreño Gallery - 118 N. Peoria St., 2nd fl. 2D/3D, work by Ruth Borgenicht. Reception 5-8pm.

Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St, 2D. Bruit de Fond Release Party, work by Asako Narahashi, Lydia Anne McCarthy, Jacob Wolf Miller, Thobias Fäldt, Jon Feinstein, Jeff Otto O’Brien, Seth Fluker, Jeremy Liebman, Oto Gillen, Daniel Everett, Yann Gross, Honet and Wulfran Patte, Jesper Ulvelius, Shane Lavalette, Chad Muthard, Peter Sutherland, Jennilee Marigomen, Daniel Augschoell, Jo-ey Tang, Pedro Ramos, Charles Negre, Sarah Pickering, Whitney Hubbs, Ola Rindal, Bill Sullivan, Pierre Le Hors, Kalle Sanner, Coley Brown, Nicholas Gottlund, Ozant Kamaci, Mårten Lange, Gordon Nicholas, Stéphanie Gygax, Raia Al Souliman, Aimee Brodeur, Grant Willing, Ann Woo, Erin Jane Nelson, Leon Batchelor, Miranda Lehman, Jeff Lucker, Jessica Hans, Alexander Binder, Sean Stewart, Audrey Corregan and Jimmy Limit. Reception 6-9pm.

WICKER PARK -
Coalition Gallery - 2010 W. Pierce Ave. Light and Air, work by Robin Dluzen, Zach Mory, and Connie Wolfe. Reception 5:30-8:30.

Eyeporium Gallery - 1431 N. Milwaukee Ave. Float, work by Debra Kayes and Stacza Lipinski. Reception 6-9pm.

Heaven Gallery - 1550 N Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Fl. More Betterer, work by Jacob Goudreault, Easton Miller, Matt Nichols, Max Reinhardt and Simon Slater. Reception 7-11pm.

SATURDAY 11/13
EAST ROGERS PARK -
iceberg projects - 7714 N Sheridan Rd. The Fold, work by Sarah Conaway. Reception 6-9pm.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Monique Meloche Gallery - 2154 W. Division St. New Work. Reception 4-7pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Saki - 3716 W. Fullerton. Emily Flake. Reception 6-9pm.

OAK PARK -
What It Is - 1155 S Lyman Ave. Katya Grokhovsky, Mara Baker and Rafael E. Vera. Reception 5-9pm.

SUNDAY 11/14
OAK PARK -
Shane Campbell Gallery (Oak Park) - 125 N Harvey Ave. William J. O’Brien. Reception 2-4pm.

The Suburban - 125 N Harvey Ave. Ethan Breckenridge and Sean Dack. Reception 2-4pm.

OLD TOWN -
Old Town Triangle Art Center - 1763 N. North Park Ave. Watercolor Interpretations, work by Tom Francesconi. Reception 2-5pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Art of the Material, work by Justin Block. Reception 4-8pm.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (11/5-11/7)

Friday 11/5 -
EVANSTON -
Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery - 1999 Campus Dr. Intense Brightness, work by Licha DeLaPena. Reception 6-8Linkpm.

HIGHLAND PARK -
The Art Center Highland Park - 1957 Sheridan Road. Adam Siegel: Eastern. Reception 6:30pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
Woman Made Gallery - 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. Girl: Please!; Mothers. Reception 6-9pm.

LOOP -
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. The God Particle, work by Jeff Zimmermann. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

NORTH PARK -
Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery - 5500 N. Saint Louis Ave. Leo Segedin: A Retrospective 1951-2010. Reception 6-9pm.

OLD TOWN -
Thomas Masters Gallery - 245 W. North Ave. Paint + Solitude, work by Melinda Stickney-Gibson. Reception 6-9pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Avram Eisen Gallery - 5202 N. Damen Ave. Shared Dreams, work by Vassilen Vasevski and Alexander Telalim. Reception 5-9pm.

Fill in the Blank Gallery - 5038 N. Lincoln Ave. Territorial Markers, work by Mark Porter. Reception 7-11pm.

Morpho Gallery - 5216 N. Damen Ave. Amorphic: Pondering Non-Specific Geometry. Reception 6-9pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Catherine Edelman Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Smoke & Mirrors, work by Elizabeth Ernst. Reception 5-8pm.

David Weinberg Gallery - 300 W. Superior St., #203. Jordan Eagles & Dylan Vitone. Reception 5-8pm.

Gallery KH - 311 W. Superior St. Layers and Dimensions, work by Mark Dickson and Richard Taylor. Reception 5-8pm.

Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Inc. - 217 W. Huron, Lower Level. Vivian van Blerk, "Heliograms: Deconstructed Gastronomy" Reception 5pm.

Judy Saslow Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Laurie Rubin and Nicholas Battis. Reception 5-8pm.

Russell Bowman Art Advisory - 311 W. Superior St., #115. Chicago! Chicago! Reception 5:30-8pm.

Schneider Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. Culture & the Body, work by Liu Bolin, Victor Vasquez, Magdalena Campos-Pons, and Ian van Coller. Reception 5-7:30pm.

Stephen Daiter Gallery - 230 West Superior St. 4th Fl. After a Fashion: Classic, Humorous, Subversive..., work by Peter Hujar, Willem Diepraam, Herbert List, Gyorgy Kepes, Helmut Newton, Martin Parr, Irving Penn, Herbert Matter. Recpetion 5-8pm.

Vale Craft Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. Masters of Contemporary Woodworking. Reception 5-8pm.

UPTOWN -
Las Manos Gallery - 5220 N. Clark St. Geometrically Composed. Reception 7-10pm.

WEST LOOP -
ebersmoore - 213 N Morgan St, 3C. Michael Rea. Reception 6-9pm.

Kasia Kay Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen St. Kattywampus, work by Joseph Ravens. Reception 6:30pm.

Packer Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake St. Heavenward, work by Bebe Krimmer; Improvised Landmarks and Temporary Structures, work by Steven Carrelli; Somewhere Between, work by Louise LeBourgeois. Reception 5-8pm.

Threewalls - 119 N. Peoria St., #2A. Things to Be Next To, work by Alberto Aguilar, Peter Fagundo, Warren Rosser, and James Woodfill. Reception 6-9pm

West Loop Studio - 17 N. Elizabeth St. Faces of Sauk Prairie, work by Steve Ewert. Reception 5-8pm.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N Milwaukee Ave. I Don’t Feel at Home in this World, Drew Griffith and Matthew Whiting. Reception 7-11pm.

Saturday 11/6 -
BUCKTOWN -
OhNo!Doom Gallery - 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave. Rust, Fur, & Jelly, work by JCW, James Demski Jr., and Shawn Roberts. Reception 6-10pm.

EAST GARFIELD PARK -
New Capital - 3114 W Carroll Ave. Maria Jönsson and Greg Stimac. Reception 7-10pm.

LAWNDALE -
Murphy Hill Gallery - 3333 W. Arthington St. 5 Decades of the Fantastic. Reception 6-10pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
HungryMan Gallery - 2135 N. Rockwell St. Metratron's Roof, work by Jacob C Hammes. Reception 6-11pm.

Monument 2 Gallery - 2007 N. Point St. Sangho Choi and Christopher Gatton. Reception 6-10pm.

The Exhibition Agency - 2351 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd fl. Violence. Reception 7-10pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Perspective Group and Photography Gallery - 1310 1/2 Chicago Ave. Bob Tanner and Mark Kaufman. Reception 5pm.

PILSEN -
Ben Russell Gallery - 1716 S. Morgan St. Nurses, work by Jacob Ciocci, Christa Donner, Ben Fain, Peter Hoffman, and Andy Positive and his Dissonant Riders. Reception 6-9pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Josef Glimer Gallery - 207 W. Superior St. Resume, work by Mira Hermoni-Levine. Reception 7pm.

STREETERVILLE -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E Chicago Ave. 12 x 12 - Derek Chan.

WEST LOOP -
Andrew Rafacz Gallery - 835 W Washington Blvd. Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep, work by Jennifer Reeder. Reception 4-7pm.

Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St, 2D. Cries and Whispers From the Salt Song Trail Release Party, work by Derek Chan. Reception 6-9pm.

Sunday 11/7 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK -
ADDS DONNA - 4223 W Lake St, 422. Ornament and Crime (and Crime), work by Brandon Alvendia. Reception 3-7pm.

Julius Cæsar - 3144 W Carroll Ave, 2G. Scrying, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung. Reception 4-7pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Walking at Night, work by Aliza Morell. Reception 4-8pm.