Opening This Weekend! (1/28-1/30)

Friday 1/28 -
Pilsen -
The New Gallery - 1344 W. 18th Pl. ACRE Exhibitions: Zak Arctander. Reception 6-9pm.

West Loop -
Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St. #2D. Twice Removed. Reception 6-9pm.

Saturday 1/29 -
Evanston -
Block Museum of Art - Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive. Printpalooza Print Fair, work from Drive By Press, Cannonball Press, Eric Fuertes, Joseph Velasquez, Greg Nanney, MARTIN MAZORRA, and Spudnik Press. Event open from noon-4pm.

Humboldt Park -
Pentagon - 2655 W Homer St. (Fig. 4), work by Anthony Creeden, Bret Schneider, Liam Murtaugh and Xavier Jimenez. Reception 7-10pm.

Lakeview East -
Golden Gallery Auxiliary Space - 3319 N. Broadway. The Frugal Genius, work by John Henderson. Reception 6-9pm.

Streeterville -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. Coming Into Character, work by Jim Nutt; Seeing Is a Kind of Thinking: A Jim Nutt Companion.

West Loop -
Thomas Robertello Gallery - 939 W. Randolph St. Thomas Robertello Gallery Closing. Last open day, from noon-5pm.

Wicker Park -
Happy Collaborationists Exhibition Space - 1254 N. Noble St. SWWMYOSBL Hall of Fame, work by Erik L. Peterson.

moniquemeloche - 2154 W Division St. Winter Experiment: Ben Fain and Shannon Straton. Artist talk at 1pm.

Sunday 1/30 -
Evanston -
Noyes Cultural Arts Center - 927 Noyes St. A Family Portrait, work by the Turner family. Reception 2-4pm.

Pilsen -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Critical of Tan, work by Erin Leland. Reception 4-8pm.

Hyde Park -
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell. Artist Talk with Kim Piotrowski. Artist talk at 3pm.

University of Chicago - Room 106 @ 1025 E 58th St. Donald Judd: Artist, Critic, Designer, Activist, Curator. Reception 2pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.

Opening This Weekend! (1/21-1/23)

FRIDAY - 1/21
Bridgeport -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Displacement, work by Emilie Crewe, Brookhart Jonquil, Wang Yefeng, and Lee Xie. Reception 7-10pm.

Zhou B Art Center - 1029 W. 35th St. National Wet Paint Exhibition. Reception 7-10pm.

Bucktown -
Firecat Projects - 2124 N. Damen Ave. Jenny Scobel. Reception 7-9pm.

Elmhurst -
Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery - 150 S Cottage Hill. American Islamic Art, work by Michael Klaus Schmidt. Reception 7-9pm.

Hyde Park -
DOVA Temporary - 5228 S Harper Ave. Our Demons. Reception 6pm.

Lakeview -
Gallery Swarm, LLC - 2902 N. Clark. Angles of the Swarm, work by Jim Schneider and Cedric Michael Cox. Reception 6-9pm.

Loop -
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington. Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women & Art. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Illinois Institute of Art Gallery 180 - 180 N. Wabash Ave. Photo '11. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

North Park -
Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery - 5500 N. Saint Louis Ave. Studio Art Faculty Exhibition. Reception 6-9pm.

Pilsen -
National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 W. 19th St. Cabeza de Barro, work by Nicole Marroquin and Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves; La Nación Huichol: From the Sea to the Desert; La Vida Sobre Papel, work by Judithe Hernández. Reception 6-8pm.

River West -
Intuit - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. Architecture of Hope, work by Grace and Clarence Woolsey, Howard Finster, and more. Reception 5-8pm.

Woman Made Gallery - 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. The American Dream: A Juxtaposition; Outside America. Reception 6-9pm.

University Village -
African-American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago - Addams Hall, 800 S. Halsted St. Of Muses, Mentors, and Masquerade, work by Garland Martin Taylor. Reception 5pm.

West Loop -
EC Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen. 5-10-15, work by Paul Kowalow. Reception 6-8pm.

Linda Warren Gallery - 1052 W. Fulton Mkt. Concrete Village: Ruin, work by Shauna Angel Blue; Walking, work by William Eckhart Kohler. Reception 6-9pm.

Threewalls - 119 N. Peoria St., #2C. Subtitles 1: Doves and Crocodiles. Reception 6-9pm.

Wicker Park -
Coalition Gallery - 2010 W. Pierce Ave. B-Sides. Reception 6:30-9pm.

Jackson Junge Gallery - 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago A.D. (After Daley). Reception 6-9pm.

Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave. Matt Siber. Reception 7-11pm.

SATURDAY - 1/22
Albany Park -
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W. Montrose Ave. A Healthy Skepticism, work by Joshua Abelow, Carl Baratta, and Josh Reames. Reception 6-9pm.

Oak Park -
Shane Campbell Gallery - 125 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park. Chris Bradley. Reception TBA.

River West -
Shane Campbell Gallery - 673 N. Milwaukee Ave. Like a Rare Morel, work by Michelle Grabner. Reception 3-5pm.

Wicker Park -
Eyeporium Gallery - 1431 N. Milwaukee Ave. Side Effects, work by Bruce Riley. Reception 12pm-5pm.

Monique Meloche Gallery - 2154 W. Division St. Winter Experiment 2011: Dan Gunn & Michelle Grabner. Artist talk at 1pm.

SUNDAY - 1/23
Hyde Park -
Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis Ave. Tony Conrad. Performance from 8-10pm.

Loop -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism.

Oak Park -
The Suburban - 125 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park. Large Abstractions, work by Philip Vanderhyden, Zach Formalt, Danna Vajda and Chris Dorland. Reception 2-4pm.

Pilsen -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W 17th St. Hibernaculum, work by Drew Griffith. Reception 4-8pm.

Roxaboxen Exhibitions - 2130 W. 21st. Maze, work by Hyeon Jung Kim. Reception 7-10pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.

Opening This Weekend! (1/14-1/16)

FRIDAY 1/14 -
EDGEWATER -
Las Manos Gallery - 5220 N. Clark St. The StatiCCreep. Reception 6pm.

ELMHURST -
Elmhurst Art Museum - 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. Tangled Grounds, work by Melissa Oresky; Future Vestiges, work by Tyler Lotz. Reception 6-9pm.

EVANSTON -
Northwestern University Block Museum of Art - 40 Arts Circle Dr. Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England, work by Thomas Rowlandson; The Satirical Edge in Contemporary Prints and Graphics.

LINCOLN PARK -
Rotofugi Gallery - 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. Medium War, work by Ferg (Clay Ferguson). Reception 5-10pm.

LOOP -
Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan Ave. Retrospect, work by Brian Glenn Truex; Leah Ferrara; Retrospect, work by Brian Glenn Truex; Superimposed, work by Zoe Spirra. Reception 5-8pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
65Grand - 1369 W. Grand Ave. Declaimed, work by Nicholas Knight. Reception 7-10pm.

Living Room Gallery - 1530 W. Superior St. Ten x Ten. Reception 6-9pm.

OLD TOWN -
Thomas Masters Gallery - 245 W. North Ave. Thomas Masters and Adrian Leverkuhn. Reception 6-9pm.

PILSEN
Chicago Art Department - 1837 S. Halsted St. You’re Pushing Too Hard. Reception 6pm.

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

SOUTH LOOP -
University of Illinois at Chicago, A. Montgomery Ward Lounge - UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Imagining Mind, work by Heather Hancock. Reception 4-7pm.

STREETERVILLE -
MoCP - 600 S. Michigan Ave. The Apollo Prophecies and Mars: Adrift on the Hourglass Sea, work by Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick.

WEST LOOP -
ebersmoore - 213 N Morgan St, 3C. I’m Here, You’re There, work by Howard Fonda. Reception 6-9pm.

Peter Miller Gallery - 118 N. Peoria. Echoes, work by Stas Orlovski. Reception 5-8pm.

Rhona Hoffman Gallery - 118 N. Peoria St. Chromatic Patterns for Chicago and Blob Paintings, work by Judy Ledgerwood; Rewinds, work by Anne Wilson. Reception 5-7:30pm.

Threewalls - 119 N. Peoria St., #2C. Mindy Rose Schwartz. Reception 6-9pm.

Western Exhibitions - 119 N. Peoria St., suite 2A. Heads on Poles; Negative Litanies, work by Terence Hannum. Reception 5-8pm.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N Milwaukee Ave. Johalla Projects 2nd Annual Fundraiser, work by Nick Adam, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Ryan Duggan, Jon Gitelson, Sean Fader, Drew Griffith, Andrea Jablonski, Chad Kouri, Leo Kaplan, Jenny Kendler, Ivan Lozano, Chris Silva, Ian Whitmore and many more. Event from 7-11pm.

SATURDAY 1/15 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK -
Murphy Hill Gallery - 3333 W Arthington St., 3rd Fl. NEW SPACES. Reception 6-11pm.

EVANSTON -
iceberg projects - 7714 N Sheridan Rd. He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore, work by Jason Hanasik. Reception 6-9pm.

PILSEN -
Eel Space - 1906 S Throop St, 2F. Remake, work by Good Stuff House (Kayce Bayer and Chris Lin). Reception 6-9pm.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE -
Floor Length and Tux - 2332 W Augusta Blvd, 3F. FLAT 8, work by Christy LeMaster, Chris Hefner, Catie Olson and EC Brown. Reception 7-10pm.

WEST LOOP -
Alderman Exhibitions - 350 N Ogden Ave, 4E. Raquel Ladensack. Reception 6-9pm.

WICKER PARK -
Monique Meloche Gallery - 2154 W. Division St. Winter Experiment 2011: Ebony G. Patterson & Tumelo Mosaka. Artist talk at 1pm.

SUNDAY 1/16 -
EVANSTON -
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Faculty Exhibition. Reception 1-3:30pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W 17th St. Better Favorite, work by Alex Chitty and Bryan Lear. Reception 4-8pm.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N Milwaukee Ave. Oooopa!, work by Sean Fader. Reception 7-11pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.

Opening This Weekend! (1/7-1/9)

Friday - 1/7
EVANSTON -
Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery - 1999 Campus Dr. Emotional DIY. Reception 6pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Paper Boy - 1351 W. Belmont Ave. This is the Year!, work by Britton Walters. Reception 5-8pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
Delilah's - 2771 N. Lincoln Ave. Bettye Brookfield. Reception 8pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
DreamBox Gallery - 2415 W. North Ave. Iwona Biedermann and Monika Wulfers. Reception 6-10pm.

LOOP -
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. Chicago and the Diana: Toy Camera Images, work by Dan Zamudio. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

OAK PARK -
Oak Park Art League - 720 Chicago Ave. Anything Goes! Reception 7-9pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Addington Gallery - 704 N. Wells. The Lake Series, work by Thomas Monaghan. Reception 5-8pm.

Andrew Bae Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Stone and Wind, Yongjin Han and Jungjin Lee. Reception 5-8pm.

Ann Nathan Gallery - 212 W. Superior St. Bruno Surdo and Stephen Cefalo. Reception 5-8pm.

ArchiTech Gallery of Architectural Art - 730 N. Franklin St. The Sketchbooks of Alfonso Iannelli.

Carl Hammer Gallery - 740 N. Wells St. Mars: Adrift on the Hourglass Sea, work by Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick. Reception 5:30-8pm.

Catherine Edelman Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. The City, work by Lori Nix. Reception 5-8pm.

David Weinberg Gallery - 300 W. Superior St., #203. The Collective. Reception 5-8pm.

Gallery KH - 311 W. Superior St. By the Light of the Night. Reception 5-8pm.

Gruen Galleries - 226 W. Superior. Peter Roth: New Work. Reception 5-8pm.

Jean Albano Gallery - 215 W. Superior St. Weakened Warriors: Outlines with Outlines, work by Zack Wirsum. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Ken Saunders Gallery - 230 W. Superior. Sculptors, work by Rick Beck, Jay Musler, Richard Royal, Thomas Scoon. Reception 5-7pm.

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior St. Constructions, work by Gordon Powell.

Russell Bowman Art Advisory - 311 W. Superior St., #115. The Complete Prints, work by Jim Nutt. Reception 5:30-8pm.

Schneider Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. Lynn Saville and Suzette Bross. Reception 5-7:30pm.

Stephen Daiter Gallery - 230 W. Superior. Mostly Small and Serious, work by Elliott Erwitt. Reception 5-8pm.

Vale Craft Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. Winter Group Show. Reception 5-8pm.

Zg Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Winter Group Show, work by Martina Nehrling, Justin Henry Miller, Dan Gamble, and Jackie Tileston. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

RIVER WEST -
Arc Gallery - 832 W. Superior St., #204. Bedrock, work by Audrius Plioplys; Flesh and Bone, work by Susan Crowell; Learning to Write American, work by Jennifer Drinkwater. Reception 6-9pm.

ROSCOE VILLAGE -
Morpho Gallery - 5216 N. Damen Ave. Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit. Reception 6-10pm.

WEST LOOP -
Dubhe Carreño Gallery - 118 N. Peoria St., 2nd fl. Distillation, work by Dennis Lee Mitchell. Reception 5:30-8:30pm.

Packer Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake St. Cryptogram, work by Deborah Baker; So Alone and Mystified, work by Michael Krueger; You're Partially to Blame, work by Dominic Paul Moore. Reception 5-8pm.

Robert Bills Contemporary - 222 N. Des Plaines St. Jesse P. Thomas. Reception 5-8pm.

WICKER PARK -
Jackson Junge Gallery - 1389 N. Milwaukee. Chicago A.D. (After Daley). Reception 6-9pm.

Saturday - 1/8
HUMBOLDT PARK -
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage Ave. Alan Emerson Hicks. Reception 6-10pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Roots and Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. A Certain Ratio, work by Elijah Burgher, Ryan Fenchel, Jonah Groeneboer, Shane Huffman, and Erin Zona. Reception 6-9pm.

OAK PARK -
Oak Park Public Library - 834 Lake St. Kitchen Still Lifes and American Barns, work by Timothy Lennon and Robert Mars. Reception 2-4pm.

PILSEN -
Prospectus Gallery - 1210 W. 18th St. Connections, work by Pablo Serrano. Reception 5-10pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Alibi Fine Art - 1966 W. Montrose. Family Run, work by David Gremp. Reception 6-8pm.

STREETERVILLE -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. New Chicago Comics.

WEST LOOP -
Andrew Rafacz Gallery - 835 W Washington Blvd. New Inventory, work by Ali Bailey, Zachary Buchner, Robert Heinecken, John Opera, Nancy Spero, Matt Stolle and Wendy White. Reception 4-7pm.

Tony Wight Gallery - 845 W. Washington Blvd. Talia Chetrit and Daniel Gordon; Three Specific Works, work by Matthew Metzger. Reception 6-8pm.

Sunday - 1/9
HYDE PARK -
Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis Ave., Cobb Hall 418. A Thing is a Hole in a Thing It is Not, work by Gerard Byrne. Reception 4-7pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.