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Steve Seeley: Right Back At It Again

Interdisciplinary artist Cecilia Beaven creates mystical environments and narratives through her large graphic wall paintings. Her paintings and sculptures first appeared at the Art Center in&nbsp;Ground Floor&nbsp;(2020) and continued to develop on site during a Radicle Residency (2021). This exhibition will feature a new temporary mural, drawings, and small clay sculptures and tiles by Beaven featuring the women-centered worlds she has been illustrating over the past five years.Flickering Cocoon&nbsp;is the companion exhibition to<a href=https://oq8cplyab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TBL0wigJGYcgrL3_2cl3AzDVOz2hkGlMHx_Vs8GHyKBmEfi2QV7a2q0mEcI0jNI7mSnelpwiYUfNjd4T-8zpDFnvkFsuspRfK108vqtZYkJmz4RdUIta6i5yfLW9X8YShuO5PEVMDsUJJDlX4ZblhpNs0_VkSBsgr_tCDPyOxEyRfQjfNPOlUjKo-WDvitzdKtfgp-q2MmJyklZyOWgevrQ-eXSoYgRRNIf4cN83QxQ=&amp;c=bAru49XNkKobVHqXchnjzrvx6q9wYUdrjIOA9jZCXGY_AXMq1QWCzA==&amp;ch=_1bN4_zu52St-L5tvuiVkpa--UuTHKpS9-gjoWpclqjCmnk4gMIXLg==>&nbsp;Semilla&nbsp;</a>concurrently on view in the Xicágo Gallery at the National Museum of Mexican Art from October 26, 2024 until March 30, 2025.<a href=https://oq8cplyab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TBL0wigJGYcgrL3_2cl3AzDVOz2hkGlMHx_Vs8GHyKBmEfi2QV7a2q0mEcI0jNI7TBRL-55QGRV-aRdQaByc6amT7GXAAu8HSN95B6SkvQ-J3PC5uescm4Zhm0c1RtoLH3Yde9j3U5KybNyV5lcJHbGu8sX2XX1y8XKqY1nC9jh3_9UIGvfv3wWvptKi_7bqN7aUSIFLHjll-vI9wbd1fm5jtpDH0rtiPEr2hpEJrmY=&amp;c=bAru49XNkKobVHqXchnjzrvx6q9wYUdrjIOA9jZCXGY_AXMq1QWCzA==&amp;ch=_1bN4_zu52St-L5tvuiVkpa--UuTHKpS9-gjoWpclqjCmnk4gMIXLg==>Read More</a>&nbsp;Image:Installation view of the exhibition Cecilia Beaven:&nbsp;Flickering Cocoon

Cecilia Beaven: Flickering Cocoon

Admission to the Museum is free for all guests. For more information on hours of operation, exhibits and special events, visit&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 39, 65);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/" target="_blank">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>. ﻿The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is delighted to announce a solo exhibition with artist Clarissa Tossin, a native of Brazil living and working in Los Angeles.&nbsp;Clarissa Tossin: All That You Touch, You Change&nbsp;will feature moving-image, sculpture, drawing, weaving, and installation works. A highlight of the exhibition is the film installation&nbsp;Mojo'q che b'ixan ri ixkanulab / Antes de que los Volcanes Canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing, which marks the first collaboration between Tossin and guest curator Jared Katz,&nbsp;former associate curator of the Americas and Africa at the Museum. The installation was&nbsp;recently featured in the 2024 Whitney Biennial in New York.&nbsp;The title of the exhibition is drawn from Octavia Butler’s novel&nbsp;Parable of the Sower, which opens with the verses, “All that you touch / You change. / All that you Change / Changes you. / The only lasting truth / Is Change.” The verses encapsulate Tossin’s belief in our capacity to influence Earth’s ecological future. Within this exhibition, the artist explores how legacies of colonialism lead to harmful appropriative practices, rampant consumption, and destruction of Earth’s life-sustaining biodiversity, as well as the attempted privatization of, and extraction from, sovereign celestial bodies. Working in diverse mediums, she cautions<s>&nbsp;</s>that we are already experiencing climate crisis.&nbsp;Throughout Tossin’s work, she encourages people to join together to move away from our consumeristic behaviors in order to create lasting change. The exhibition brings together three bodies of Tossin’s work. The first comprises her reflections on Maya revival architecture, including two films—Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab / Antes de que los Volcanes Canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ch’u Mayaa—as well as a series of sculptures on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art. She recontextualizes Maya revival buildings, an architectonic style realized primarily by United States-based architects who borrowed motifs from a variety of Mesoamerican cultures at the beginning of the twentieth century. Tossin’s work imbues these colonized spaces with performances inspired by ancient Maya musical instruments, depictions of dance, and contemporary Maya poetry to reclaim this contentious revivalist architecture for Maya-descendant communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;The next body of work explores the impact of extraction and consumerism on the environment in works such as&nbsp;Encontro das Águas&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rising Temperature Casualty. Tossin places traditional Amazonian weaving practices in conversation with digital technology and consumeristic waste, primarily that of corporate Amazon delivery boxes and envelopes; she&nbsp;emphasize how this global corporation is harming the very environment and peoples after which it is named<s>.</s>&nbsp;Finally, the artist considers the impact of expansionist and extractive colonial mentalities that are embedded in our approaches to the privatization of space exploration and mining. Works such as&nbsp;Maritime Arrivals,&nbsp;Future Geography, and new commissions by the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art address how celestial bodies are recognized as sovereign under international law and are sacred to many cultures worldwide. Tossin views current international space law insufficient to regulate private corporations, the very ones<s>&nbsp;</s>that are primary contributors to global climate change. Her exhibition reveals how legacies of colonialism continue to have a profound impact on people, the planet, and now, space.&nbsp;This exhibition is organized by Jared Katz, former Associate Curator of the Americas and Africa at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, and is made possible by the Duncan Family Endowment, with additional support from the Kathleen and Richard Champlin Endowment, and the Friends of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, Charter membership. Clarissa Tossin&nbsp;(b. 1973, Porto Alegre, Brazil; lives in Los Angeles) has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle (2023), the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (2022), and La Kunsthalle Mulhouse, France (2021), among others. Her work has been exhibited in numerous notable group exhibitions, including at the Whitney Biennial, New York (2024); Prospect 6 Triennial, New Orleans (2024);&nbsp;Shanghai Biennale (2023); Chicago Architecture Biennial (2023); Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh (2020); Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2018); and the Hammer Museum’s&nbsp;Made in L.A., Los Angeles (2014). She is the recipient of numerous awards, grants, and fellowships, including those from the Smithsonian Institute (2023), Graham Foundation (2020), Foundation for Contemporary Arts (2019), Artadia (2018), and Harvard Radcliffe Institute (2017–18). Tossin’s work is included in permanent collections of major institutions throughout the United States and Brazil. Tossin holds an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and a BFA from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil. Image: Clarissa Tossin&nbsp;(Brazilian,1973, lives and works in Los Angeles)Corso del fiume delle Amazzoni fino a Marte, 2023&nbsp;Archival ink on used&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>&nbsp;envelopes23.5 x 20.5 in. (60 x 52 cm)Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.&nbsp;Photo: Brica Wilcox&nbsp;

Clarissa Tossin: All That You Touch, You Change

Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM&nbsp;Exhibition Dates: May 2, 2025 – June 1, 2025&nbsp;&nbsp;Oliva Gallery is honored to present&nbsp;Osamenta, a powerful photographic exhibition by Herminio Rodríguez that explores the landscapes of decay and resilience across Puerto Rico. Rodríguez’s work captures a profound narrative of socioeconomic hardship, offering audiences a deep look into the often-overlooked aftermath of economic recession, governmental debt, and natural disasters on the island. In Osamenta, Rodríguez shares the results of a six-year journey through Puerto Rico’s seventy-eight municipalities and its islands, Vieques and Culebra. During this time, he documented abandoned industrial sites, deserted commercial properties, and once-thriving government buildings left to deteriorate. Each photograph is an intimate study of desolation, revealing the effects of Puerto Rico’s prolonged economic struggles under U.S. Tax Code 936, a series of hurricanes, and the ongoing debt crisis. Through his lens, Rodríguez examines the haunting beauty in these relics of economic ambition, now neglected and fading. Herminio Rodríguez: A Journey of Discovery and Reflection Rodríguez’s approach goes beyond mere documentation; it is a personal and introspective search to understand Puerto Rico’s landscape in the face of its current economic realities. From large industrial facilities once governed by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) to private commercial properties that fell victim to the island’s economic downturn, each structure he photographs stands as a silent witness to Puerto Rico’s complex history. His dedication to photographing interiors reveals a layered narrative of decline, abandonment, and an eerie beauty that resonates with similar histories in places like Detroit, where economic collapse has left entire districts forsaken. Rodríguez’s exhibition is further enriched by personal notes and reflections that accompany each image. These brief texts serve as a diary of his journey and experiences, capturing the social, physical, and technical challenges he faced. Each entry offers viewers a more personal insight into Rodríguez’s journey, inviting them to see through his eyes and feel the weight of the story behind each space.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733774707/op2epbvw5zl4nmfe3eho.jpg">

Herminio Rodríguez: Osamenta

Meet the artist at:Gallery Night Friday 4/11 5-9 pmGallery Day Saturday 4/12 11 am- 6 pm Impression &amp; Enchantment: The Artwork of Samir Sammoun and Yana Movchan is a dual exhibition featuring the extraordinary talents of Samir Sammoun and Yana Movchan. This collection explores the captivating interplay between memory, nature, and imagination. Samir Sammoun's vibrant oil paintings celebrate movement and warmth, capturing the beauty of nature through his unique impasto technique. His works, infused with nostalgia, invite viewers into shimmering landscapes shaped by his early experiences on an olive plantation in Lebanon. After immigrating to Canada and pursuing degrees in engineering, Samir fully embraced his artistic calling, debuting at ArtExpo in New York in 1996. In contrast, Yana Movchan transports us to a realm where hyperrealistic figures intertwine with nature, creating powerful symbolic narratives. Her meticulously crafted works combine classical techniques with surrealistic elements, inviting reflection on themes of innocence and transformation. A graduate of the Ukrainian Art Academy, Yana has exhibited her award-winning art across Europe and Canada, now residing in Halifax. Sammoun and Movchan present a striking mix of impressionism and magical realism. "Impression &amp; Enchantment: The Artwork of Samir Sammoun and Yana Movchan," showcases their unique artistic visions, offering an inspiring journey through nature and imagination. Don't miss the chance to explore their captivatingworlds! Both artists will be in the gallery for Gallery Night and Day. Top image: Yana Movchan, Rabbit and Poppies, 12 x 16"

Expression & Enchantment: The Artwork of Yana Movchan

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://potterauctions.com/auctions/upcoming" target="_blank">Contemporary, Fine, Folk and Outsider Art Auction</a> June 5, 2025 Our&nbsp;Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and&nbsp;Outsider&nbsp;Art sale features works from&nbsp;all time periods and categories. Contemporary highlights include works by Hans Hofmann, Woodrow Blagg, Hans Bellmer and Tony Fitzpatrick. In Fine Art we offer works by Samuel A. Kilborne, Louis Kronberg and Samuel Huyghe.&nbsp;In Folk Art we have exceptional&nbsp;early 20th century&nbsp;examples of a monumental battleship, an impressive hook and ladder fire engine, and a later Folk Art Circus complete with many rides, wagons, and concession stands. Rounding out the event with Outsider Art we present many stellar artists such as Elijah Pierce, Lee Godie, Mose Tolliver, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Minnie Adkins and William Dawson.&nbsp;

Contemporary, Fine, Folk and Outsider Art Auction

Michi Meko

Robell Awake

Tony Tasset

Fox River Arts Ramble

Faheem Majeed (b. 1976) is an artist, curator, educator, and non-profit administrator whose work focuses on institutional critique and centers collaboration as a tool to engage communities in meaningful dialogue. He received his BFA from Howard University and an MFA from the University of Illinois Chicago, where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Art. He is the recipient of the Field and MacArthur Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago Award, the Joyce Foundation Award, and the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant, and has been recognized as a Harpo Foundation Awardee. Majeed served as the Executive Director of the South Side Community Art Center from 2005 to 2011 and currently serves as the Co-Director and Founder of the Floating Museum, an arts collective and non-profit that creates new models to explore relationships between art, community, architecture, and public institutions. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Centre Pompidou, Highline, and the Hyde Park Art Center. Majeed’s sculpture highlights marginalized objects, histories, people, and places into powerful narratives that challenge and recontextualize their value, fostering dialogue and broader social change. Image: Faheem Majeed,&nbsp;Constellation - John Henry's 11th Hour, 2024-2025 (detail).&nbsp;Cedar, steel, and nails; 47 1/8 x 33 7/8 x 5 in.

Faheem Majeed

Door County Contemporary Art Fair

Sports Memorabilia <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hindmanauctions.com/auctions/6350-sports-memorabilia?page=1&amp;per=48&amp;tab=overview" target="_blank">Details</a> Jun 12, 2025&nbsp;10:00AM CT Timed Online / Chicago

Sports Memorabilia

Ukrainian Artist in Residence, Nina Murashinko

The Richard J. Abrahamson Collection

The Richard J. Abrahamson Collection

A Concert Series on the Lincoln Landing200 West 8th Street Lockport, IL 60441

Friday in the Park - June

Bert Green Fine Art&nbsp;is pleased to present our first solo show by Pennsylvania-based artist&nbsp;Dan Barry, and our second show by Chicago artist&nbsp;Mikey Mosher. Both artists will have limited edition prints in the BGFA booth #352 at&nbsp;EXPO Chicago 2025. Mikey Mosher&nbsp;intersects materials and techniques which are not normally combined; he is using carpentry, CNC routing, sewing, found materials, symbolic objects, and textiles to reference multiple historical styles of art making which are rarely ever seen together: Op Art, assemblage, quilting, fabric arts, and abstraction. Taking advantage of contemporary access to all kinds of materials and historical knowledge, Mosher is synthesizing compositions which would have been improbable in earlier eras. All gallery events are free and open to the public. Additional information found at the gallery website at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bgfa.us./" target="_blank">https://bgfa.us.</a>&nbsp;Please forward to any interested parties. Mikey Mosher, Recalibration, Poplar, fabric, acrylic paint, 21 x 20”, 2025

Mikey Mosher: Crossroads

Lindsay Adams: On Solid Black Ground June 21 - June 14 

We hope you'll join us for an evening of arresting art, light refreshments and engaging conversation. All are welcome and there is always free parking in our open lot across the street and just to the north on Clybourn (look for the sign that says Jayson Home, Artists Frame Service and Chicago Art Source). What Dreams May Come&nbsp;will be on view in the gallery through June 14th and the virtual exhibition can be viewed&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagoartsource.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1d50c8e60a2b190ac05b35b9&amp;id=1f59700307&amp;e=dea8511fc1" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

What Dreams May Come: Featuring Fontaine Scarelli, Krista Harris and Peter Kuttner

Reception: May 16, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.A group show featuring artists represented by Victor Armendariz of Gallery VICTOR. In celebration of The Art Center's 65th&nbsp;anniversary.&nbsp;&nbsp;Every year, The Art Center holds an art show to go along with its annual Spring Benefit. This year, TAC has invited Chicago gallerist Victor Armendariz to curate a new show titled&nbsp;Our Time.This exhibition will celebrate art and legacy, commemorating 65 years of The Art Center Highland Park being the North Shore's home for artistic discovery.

Gallery VICTOR Presents: Our Time

Bert Green Fine Art&nbsp;is pleased to present our first solo show by Pennsylvania-based artist&nbsp;Dan Barry, and our second show by Chicago artist&nbsp;Mikey Mosher. Both artists will have limited edition prints in the BGFA booth #352 at&nbsp;EXPO Chicago 2025. ﻿Dan Barry&nbsp;combines found objects, ephemera, and vintage frames with mark making and text to produce artworks densely layered with meaning and textural complexity. Tending toward smaller sizes, they engage the viewer on an intimate scale, and invite a dialogue with the work through close inspection. For this exhibition, BGFA has published a limited-edition archival pigment print of a reproduction of one of his earlier works. Dan Barry, As Funny As It May Seem, Found paper, graphite, cotton thread, antique frame, 13.5 x 10.5”, 20 x 16”, 2025

Dan Barry: As Funny As It May Seem

A Springtime Group Show

...May Flowers

As art forms, collage and assemblage are most closely associated with the modern era—particularly the early twentieth century. However, as a technique, collage—with its root word&nbsp;coller&nbsp;meaning to stick together or glue—has been practiced for centuries. While both collage and assemblage involve piecing together materials, collage describes two-dimensional compositions while assemblage generally characterizes three-dimensional works. Often, although not exclusively, collage and assemblage feature found or non-traditional art media. Many modern and contemporary artists even draw attention to their usage of various, often unexpected materials. Rather than disguising the multiple components of collage and assemblage, they explore ways of combining and expanding the information visually to create a unified whole made of bits and pieces of other things. Artists often engage elements that reflect modern life or larger themes—for example, found and recycled materials, or socially or politically charged images. Focused on the breadth of two- and three-dimensional work in RAM’s collection, this exhibition includes sculpture, collage, jewelry, quilts, and art to wear compiled from or appearing as a variety of individual pieces. In addition to being an exploration of artist process and material exploration,&nbsp;Pieces&nbsp;underscores the ability of some artists to recontextualize the marginalized or overlooked and to imbue the ordinary with something extraordinary. With an emphasis on repurposed and found materials, this exhibition supports RAM’s Zero Waste Art Initiative, an ongoing and multi-faceted project encouraging reconsideration of consumption habits and creative solutions for reuse. As outlined by RAM’s Education Department, this initiative “is working to establish partnerships with local businesses and manufacturing plants to reduce their waste and keep it out of landfills by turning these materials into educational, eco-art.” <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ramart.org/exhibit/pieces-collage-and-assemblage-from-rams-collection/" target="_blank">Details</a> Image: ErmanJacket, ca. 1995Found fabric and thread31 x 42 inchesRacine Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Victor WhitmanPhotography: Jarvis Lawson

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