Events

DIDIER NOLET STUDIO TOUR
Please come and enjoy a studio tour. Artist Didier Nolet will show you his recent paintings and give you an inside look at the creative process from studies to final paintings.
When: Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm
Where: 908 W. 19th Street (garden level) Chicago, IL 60608
773.470.7833 http://www.didiernolet.com/

Shows

Doug Stapleton and Karena A Karras
have a two person show entitled
"From What Are Dreams"
at the......
'Eyeporium Gallery' OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 3, 2009 - from 7-10 pm 1543 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 -
for more information pleases call - 773.782.1744

Stapleton's work consists of fantastic mixed media collage mixed media collages of hybrid bird/human characters. Stapleton holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute and is assistant curator at the Illinois State Museum. His other artistic forays revolve around performance. http://www.dougstapleton.blogspot.com/
Karras is a 3rd generation Chicago native whose work consists of stylized human/animal/plant hybrids. Alchemy, metamorphosis and mythology richly inform much of Karras's work. Karras is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute. http://www.karenakarras.com/
Exhibition - Through Friday, May 1, 2009.

James Mesple has a show up at

Printworks

311 W. Superior Street, Chicago

Opening Friday, March 27, 2009 from 5pm-7pm

Several of our breakfast members have done recent interviews:

Ken Gold has done an exciting interview discussing his art and his work with animals. Click here to check it out! http://www.strangeclosets.com/?p=2631

To read a new interview with Karena A Karras
by Italy's Claudio Parentela please go to the 'permalink' at :
http://variationsinnortherndegradations.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-karena-karras.html

"Alison" is one of eight framed works on paper by GEORGE C. CLARK

that will be featured in the Palette & Chisel Academy's Spring Cleaning Sale

Saturday, March 28, from 11:00am to 4:00pm, featuring work priced under $300.00

The Palette & Chisel Gallery Is located at 1012 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago.

Basia Krol has a new exhibition at the Vanderpoel Museum
"Circles"
artists reception Sunday, April 5th, 2pm-4pm
exhibition continues through May 5th, 2009
Vanderpoel Museum
Ridge Park field house, 96th street and Longwood drive, Chicago, IL
more info; http://www.vanderpoelartmuseum.org/ or http://www.barbarakrol.com/

A collaboration between Chicago artists

Fletcher Hayes and Kim Laurelis part of

the Finestra Art Space 2009 installation series,

"Integration = Form + Context + Concept".

Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 5-9 p.m.

Finestra Art SpaceThe Fine Arts Building

410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 516,Chicago, Illinois 60605

Tel: (847) 977-0526http://www.finestraartspace.com/

Hours: 2-6 p.m. Friday - Saturday, and by appointmentIntegrant Element Lab

Karena Karras will be one of the 14 women whose work will be shown in

Fata Morgana: The New Female Fantasists

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14th, 2009 from 8-11pm

On view March 14th-April 12th, 2009

Dabora gallery , 1080 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Helena Engel will be participating in the Pool Show in New York, NY

"Initiation"

March 6-8, 3 to 10

at 37 W 24th St, in Chelsea.

This show runs concurrently with Armory, Bridge, Scope and Fountain.
Opening is on March 6, 6-10.

Shelley Gilchrist has work in"Metamorphosis: Contemporary Statements in Encaustic,"

a juried exhibit at Haydon Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska until March 30th.

Victoria Fuller is part of a three person show at
The Sears Tower Lobby at 233 S. Wacker Dr.2
other artists featured: Gordon Powell, and Robert Hudson
Curated by Nixon Art Associates, sponsored by U.S. Equities Asset Management.
show runs Jan. 26 - April 15.

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris has the first of three upcoming exhibits"SORROW OF SWANS"

This exhibit at Elmhurst College is a Survey of Works from 1980 to 2006

The show runs form February 26-April 1, 2009

Elmhurst college is at 190 Prospect Ave.

Elmhurst, IL 60126

"Helicopter, Volk Field, Wisconsin," a photograph by GEORGE C. CLARK,

will be shown in FREEZE, a juried photography exhibit at

The Art Center

1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois

from March 6 to 29, 2009.

A linocut print by Catherine Cajandig part of the portfolioBestiary y Nahualesexhibited at the El Paso Museum of Artl Arts FestivalPlaza El Paso, TX.from March to September of 2009

Our annual Show!

Hey Everyone it's time for our annual show! A special thanks to Rebecca Jones for offering all her selfless hard work and time to make this show possible!

click on image to enlarge

Caffeine III‭

Opening Reception Saturday,‭ ‬April‭ 4‬th‭ ‬2008‭ ‬7pm‭ ‬-‭ ‬11pm

Closing Reception Sunday,‭ April 26‬th‭ ‬2008‭ ‬3pm‭ ‬-‭ 6 ‬pmGallery Hours:‭ ‬Saturdays‭ & ‬Sundays‭ ‬3PM‭ ‬-‭ ‬6PM‭ o‬r by appointment, as well as during performances (check calendar)

Peter Jones Gallery

1806 W. Cuyler Ave.

Chicago, IL

About the Exhibition:

‭Caffeine III is the third annual group exhibition produced by the Artists Breakfast Group. The show features ‬33 participating artists working in a wide variety of styles and media, and ranging in age from late 20s to early 80s.
The gallery reception on April 4th will feature a dance and multi media performance by Marianna Buchwald, a temporal sculpture performance by Alan Emerson Hicks, and music by Banana Street Blues band.

‭Participating Artists:
Victoria Szilagyi,Alan Emerson Hicks,Sandra Reibscheid,Julia Oehmke,Kenneth Gold,Eric Steele,Ruyell Ho,Marianna Buchwald,Sandy Holubow,Myrna Knepler,Deirdre Fox
Pauline Silberman,Kathy Weaver,Jackie Moses,Laura Cerf-Dahl,Michelle Stone,Richard J. Maltz,Jim MacRoberts,George C. Clark,Joan Minsky,Sari Maxfield,Peter Jones,
Judith Roth,Catherine Cajandig,Barbara Yaross,Fletcher Hayes,Kim Laurel,Liz Tuckwell,Joe Sikora,Sandra Swidler,Ricardo Blanco-Gonzalez,Meela Bindu and Bonnie Peterson!!!

Shows

click on images to enlarge

Basia Krol has a new exhibition at the Vanderpoel Museum

"Circles"

artists reception Sunday, April 5th, 2pm-4pm

exhibition continues through May 5th, 2009

Vanderpoel Museum

Ridge Park field house, 96th street and Longwood drive, Chicago, IL

more info; http://www.vanderpoelartmuseum.org/ or http://www.barbarakrol.com/

A collaboration between Chicago artists Fletcher Hayes and Kim Laurel
is part ofthe Finestra Art Space 2009 installation series,
"Integration = Form + Context + Concept".Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 5-9 p.m.
Finestra Art SpaceThe Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 516,Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: (847) 977-0526http://www.finestraartspace.com/
Hours: 2-6 p.m. Friday - Saturday, and by appointment
Integrant Element Lab

Karena Karraswill be one of the 14 women whose work will be shown in
Fata Morgana: The New Female Fantasists
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14th, 2009 from 8-11pm
On view March 14th-April 12th, 2009
Dabora gallery , 1080 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Helena Engel will be participating in the Pool Show in New York, NY
Initiation
March 6-8, 3 to 10
at 37 W 24th St, in Chelsea.
This show runs concurrently with Armory, Bridge, Scope and Fountain.

Opening is on March 6, 6-10.

Shelley Gilchrist has work in
"Metamorphosis: Contemporary Statements in Encaustic,"
a juried exhibit at Haydon Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska until March 30th.

Victoria Fuller is part of a three person show at

the Sears Tower Lobby at 233 S. Wacker Dr.2

other artists featured: Gordon Powell, and Robert Hudson

Curated by Nixon Art Associates, sponsored by U.S. Equities Asset Management.

show runs Jan. 26 - April 15.

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris has the first of three upcoming exhibits
"SORROW OF SWANS"
This exhibit at Elmhurst College is a Survey of Works from 1980 to 2006
The show runs form February 26-April 1, 2009
Elmhurst college is at190 Prospect Ave.Elmhurst, IL 60126

"Helicopter, Volk Field, Wisconsin," a photograph by GEORGE C. CLARK, will be shown in FREEZE, a juried photography exhibit at
The Art Center
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois
from March 6 to 29, 2009.

A linocut print by Catherine Cajandig part of the portfolio
Bestiary y Nahualesexhibited at the El Paso Museum of Artl Arts Festival
Plaza El Paso, TX.
from March to September of 2009

Bonnie Peterson, Kim Laurel, James Meslpe and Shelley Gilchrist are part of
The Collaborative Vision - The Poetic Dialogue Project
includes works by 31 visual artists paired with 31 poets in collaborative works.
Many thanks to Beth Shadur for all her fabulous work and great vision.

Events

JK Chicago Spring Equinox Party
1800 W. Cuyler Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

Saturday, March 21st from 7pm to 12am!

Featuring the works of found object sculptor Alan Emerson Hicks
Furniture by guest artist Christine Boulin and her students
Music by the Rust Belt Ramblers

Join the Food Drive! JK Chicago, a leader in environmentally sustainable woodworking, will be hosting a food drive to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository. We will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items at the JK Chicago Workshop at 1800 W. Cuyler Ave., Chicago, IL 60613 on the following dates and times:March 21 2009 8am-5pm
Donors to our March Food Drive will be entered in our Spring Equinox raffle - the prize is a $300 gift certificate redeemable towards woodworking classes at JK Chicago!
The items most needed are: Peanut Butter, Canned Vegetables, Pasta, Rice, Cereal, Chili, Soup, Tuna, Beans, Canned Fruits.

Shows

A collaboration between Chicago artists Fletcher Hayes and Kim Laurel

is part ofthe Finestra Art Space 2009 installation series,

"Integration = Form + Context + Concept".
Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 5-9 p.m.

Finestra Art SpaceThe Fine Arts Building

410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 516,Chicago, Illinois 60605

Tel: (847) 977-0526http://www.finestraartspace.com/

Hours: 2-6 p.m. Friday - Saturday, and by appointment

Integrant Element Lab

Karena Karraswill be one of the 14 women whose work will be shown in

Fata Morgana: The New Female Fantasists

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14th, 2009 from 8-11pm

On view March 14th-April 12th, 2009

Dabora gallery , 1080 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Helena Engel will be participating in the Pool Show in New York, NY

Initiation

March 6-8, 3 to 10

at 37 W 24th St, in Chelsea.

This show runs concurrently with Armory, Bridge, Scope and Fountain. Opening is on March 6, 6-10.

Shelley Gilchrist has work in

"Metamorphosis: Contemporary Statements in Encaustic,"

a juried exhibit at Haydon Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska until March 30th.

Beth Kamhi's Secret Life of... Travel was awarded by Judge Jeremy Biles* Award of Merit. National Art Premiere 2009 showing at The Elmhurst Art Muesum,
Elmhurst, Illinois. 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst, IL 60126
The show runs from Friday Feburary 14th through March 18th, 2009

Victoria Fuller is part of a three person show at
the Sears Tower Lobby at 233 S. Wacker Dr.
2 other artists featured: Gordon Powell, and Robert Hudson
Curated by Nixon Art Associates, sponsored by U.S. Equities Asset Management.
show runs Jan. 26 - April 15.

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris has the first of three upcoming exhibits

"SORROW OF SWANS"

This exhibit at Elmhurst College is a Survey of Works from 1980 to 2006

The show runs form February 26-April 1, 2009

Elmhurst college is at190 Prospect Ave.Elmhurst, IL 60126

"Helicopter, Volk Field, Wisconsin," a photograph by GEORGE C. CLARK, will be shown in FREEZE, a juried photography exhibit at

The Art Center

1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois

from March 6 to 29, 2009.

Maria Pappas Cook County Treasurer invites you to"Lincoln Lives"

His legacy and the ManPaintings by Chicago Society of Artists

Feb. 3 to March 16

Cook County Guilding, 118 N. Clark St. Suite 112

Julia Oehmke, Catherine Cajandig, Kaathryn Gauthier, Rita Dianni-Kaleel, Sandra Halubow, Karena Karras, Gregory Mejia, James Mesple, Jacqueline Moses, Didier Nolet, Sandra Reibscheid, Pauline Silberman, Jill Specks, Eric Steele, Michelle Stone.

A linocut print by Catherine Cajandig part of the portfolio

Bestiary y Nahualesexhibited at the El Paso Museum of Artl Arts Festival

Plaza El Paso, TX.

from March to September of 2009

Bonnie Peterson, Kim Laurel, James Meslpe and Shelley Gilchrist are part of

The Collaborative Vision - The Poetic Dialogue Project

includes works by 31 visual artists paired with 31 poets in collaborative works.

Many thanks to Beth Shadur for all her fabulous work and great vision.

Calls for art

Hey everyone.....Rebecca Jones is still accepting applications for Caffeine III! Deadline is Sunday and it's filling up! Remember this is the last chance to show at Peter Jones Gallery, a great space that supported the artistic community for the last 20 years! Download an application here;

http://www.peterjonesgallery.com/CaffeineIIIapplication.htm

Also, a breakfast memeber asked me to pass this on;

Show Name: "Change"
Sponsor: Hollingsworth gallery

Description:Hollingsworth Gallery presents the group thematic exhibition, Change. The exhibition will be held at the Hollingsworth Gallery from April 18 - May 23rd, 2009.
This exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, Change.
Included are all art forms relating to or gaining inspiration from the concept, Change.
All artist interpretations of elements from the realist to the abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered. Please view the Change prospectus on the Hollingsworth Gallery website.
ELIGIBILITY: Change is open to all artists, national and international, working in any media. Maximum height is 84 inches, maximum width is 144 inches. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
ARTIST WRITTEN MATERIALS: Artists are required to send in an Artist Statement explaining the content, subject matter, and process of work. Artists are also asked to submit a gallery resume, but it is not required . With Images include an Image List: number slides or prints and list title, medium, dimensions and artist price below.

SEND MATERIALS TO:
Hollingsworth Gallery
160 Cypress Pt. Pkwy Unit 210B
Box #7
Palm Coast, FL 32137

Deadline: 03/31/09
Jury Fee: $35.00 for 4 slides. $5.00 ea. additional
Number of Images Allowed: TEN
Notification Date: 04/04/09
Work Drop Off: 04/11/09
Work Pick Up:
Show Open: 04/18/09
Show Close: 04/23/09
Years Held:
Awards: press, representation
Commission: 50%
Website: hollingsworthgallery.com
City: Palm Coast
State: FL
Country: USA

Shows

Karena Karras
will be one of the 14 women whose work will be shown in
Fata Morgana: The New Female Fantasists
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14th, 2009 from 8-11pm,
On view March 14th-April 12th, 2009
Dabora gallery , 1080 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Fata Morgana:
The New Female Fantasists
is presented byDabora Gallery, NYandPhantasmaphileDabora Gallery and Phantasmaphile's Pam Grossman are proud to usher in the spring
season with the group show "Fata Morgana: The New Female Fantasists," on view from March 14th through April 12th, 2009. It features fourteen of the most
vital and visionary women artists working in the US today.

A collaboration between Chicago
artists Fletcher Hayes and Kim Laurel, is part of
the Finestra Art Space 2009 installation series,
"Integration = Form + Context + Concept".

Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 5-9 p.m.
Finestra Art Space
The Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 516,
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: (847) 977-0526
http://www.finestraartspace.com/
Hours: 2-6 p.m. Friday - Saturday, and by appointment
Integrant Element Lab
Integration:
To make whole by joining a system of parts
Element:
An individually considered portion of a whole:
article, detail, item, particular, point.
The Lab:
Two individual artists contribute to an
experimental installation using individual
image/forms through a shared use of space.
Scale and function are used in building unique works
from diverse components to create an environmental dialog.
The unique voices of each artist simultaneous combine
and yet assert independence.
Components from preliminary stages of final works
are paired with finished works, temporal states
of finished works are tested through scale.
Fun Galore!
There is no admission charge.
Contact: Glenn Doering and Deborah Adams Doering
Tel: (847) 977-0526

Beth Kamhi's Secret Life of... Travel was awarded by Judge Jeremy Biles* Award of Merit. National Art Premiere 2009 showing at The Elmhurst Art Muesum,

Elmhurst, Illinois. 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst, IL 60126

The show runs from Friday Feburary 14th through March 18th, 2009

Jeremy Biles writes "Beth R. Kamhi's Secret Life of... Travel is like a discovery within a discovery, masterfully exploiting the tension between what's hidden and what's revealed, and playing with the audience's sense of visual desire. A hand-crafted ceramic log enfolds a decaled map; one can't help but imagine encountering such a fantastic log along a walk; the discovery is not only in the destination suggested by the map, but in the revalation of the map itself. In this sense, it's an uncanny object, both exotic and familiar, and suggests travel through physical and imagined, secret spaces. The melding of techniques is nicely matched by the level of handiwork.

*Jeremy Biles' Bio includes; a PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He resides in Chicago, where he has taught at institutions including the University of Chicago and DePaul University. He currently teaches philosophy at the Illinois Institute of Art, and is the editor of Chicago Artists' News. He is also the author of the book Ecce Monstrum: Georges Bataille and the Sacrifice of Form (Fordham University Press, 2007).Instructor, Fiber and Material Studies (2008). BA, 1994, Capital University, Columbus OH; MA, 1997, PhD, 2004, University of Chicago (Religion and Literature). Exhibitions: Gallery 350. Publications: Ecce Monstrum: Georges Bataille and the Sacrifice of Form (author); Formless: Ways In and Out of Form (contributor); Religion and Material Culture: The Matter of Belief (contributor); Re-Enchantment (contributor); Chicago Review, LVNG, Janus Head, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory, Material Religion, Journal of Religion, Chicago Art Journal, Chicago Artists' News, F Newsmagazine. Awards: Martin Marty Center Fellowship, Henry Luce Fellowship, Macleish Scholarship in Religion and Literature.

Victoria Fuller is part of a three person show at

the Sears Tower Lobby at 233 S. Wacker Dr.

2 other artists featured: Gordon Powell, and Robert Hudson

Curated by Nixon Art Associates, sponsored by U.S. Equities Asset Management.

show runs Jan. 26 - April 15.

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris has the first of three upcoming exhibits"SORROW OF SWANS"
This exhibit at Elmhurst College is a Survey of Works from 1980 to 2006
The show runs form February 26-April 1, 2009
Elmhurst college is at190 Prospect Ave.Elmhurst, IL 60126

"Helicopter, Volk Field, Wisconsin," a photograph by GEORGE C. CLARK, will be shown in FREEZE, a juried photography exhibit at The Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois, from March 6 to 29, 2009.

Everyone is invited to the opening reception on Friday, March 6, from 6:30 to 9:00pm.

Maria Pappas Cook County Treasurer invites you to
"Lincoln Lives"His legacy and the Man
Paintings by Chicago Society of Artists
Feb. 3 to March 16
Cook County Guilding, 118 N. Clark St. Suite 112
Julia Oehmke, Catherine Cajandig, Kaathryn Gauthier, Rita Dianni-Kaleel, Sandra Halubow, Karena Karras, Gregory Mejia, James Mesple, Jacqueline Moses, Didier Nolet, Sandra Reibscheid, Pauline Silberman, Jill Specks, Eric Steele, Michelle Stone.

A linocut print by Catherine Cajandig part of the portfolio
Bestiary y Nahuales
exhibited at the El Paso Museum of Artl Arts Festival
Plaza El Paso, TX.
from March to September of 2009

Bonnie Peterson, Kim Laurel, James Meslpe and Shelley Gilchrist are part of
The Collaborative Vision - The Poetic Dialogue Projectincludes works by 31 visual artists paired with 31 poets in collaborative works. Many thanks to Beth Shadur for all her fabulous work and great vision.