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 & Shellabarger, Aya Nakamura, Rachel Niffenegger, Paul Nudd, Robyn O’Neil, Stan Shellabarger, Geoffrey Todd Smith, Deb Sokolow, Ben Stone.

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