Western Exhibitions is a contemporary art gallery that shows thought-provoking, and visually innovative artists who work across most media, with an emphasis on personal narratives and cosmologies; LGBTQ+feminist artists and issues; pattern, decoration and surface concerns; works on paper; and artist books. Western Exhibitions presents unique artist projects, curated group shows and maintains a specific inventory of artist books and multiples, gathered together as a sister entity and store, WesternXeditions. Artists represented:Dan Attoe, Marshall Brown, Elijah Burgher, Lilli Carré, Jessica Campbell, Ryan Travis Christian, Courttney Cooper, Edie Fake, Nicholas Frank, Julia Schmitt Healy, Richard Hull, Jessica Labatte, Dutes Miller, Miller &amp; Shellabarger, Aya Nakamura, Rachel Niffenegger, Paul Nudd, Robyn O’Neil, Stan Shellabarger, Geoffrey Todd Smith, Deb Sokolow, Ben Stone.&nbsp;Image: Courttney Cooper, Cincinnati Map, 2018. Ink on collaged bond paper, 72h x 93w in. Cooper’s solo show at Western Exhibitions Chicago is on view January 5–February 17, 2024

Gallery 1Stan Shellabarger presents new artist books and collages made from cyanotypes produced during full moons, summer and winter solstices, autumnal and vernal equinoxes and a solar eclipse.&nbsp;Image: Untitled (Winter Solstice 2017), artist book: cyanotypes on paper, archival tape, arches covers. 7 x 5 inches closed, 7 x 50 inches open. Unique edition of 2.

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