<p>Art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is more important than the finished art object.&nbsp;</p>

Conceptual / Performance

<h3>Developed during the Italian Renaissance, primarily for aesthetics or beauty, the highest art was that which allowed the full expression and display of the artist's imagination.</h3>

Fine Prints & Painting – Pre 18th Century

<h3>Graphic Art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional. It includes calligraphy, photography, painting, typography, computer graphics, and bindery.&nbsp;</h3>

Graphic Art

<p>Works of art that utilize the form of the book. They are often published in small editions, though they are sometimes produced as one-of-a-kind objects.</p>

Artists' Books

<p>The exploration of video art and music or sound set, including visual music, abstract film, audiovisual performances and installations.</p>

Video / Sound

<p>The objects produced by shaping pieces of clay that are then hardened by baking, or the skill of making such objects.</p>

Ceramics

<p>An artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are carved, modeled, casted, and constructed into a three-dimensional art object.&nbsp;</p>

Sculpture

<p>The process of creating artworks by printing, typically on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints that have an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting.</p>

Printmaking

<h3>Something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality.</h3>

Antiques and Artifacts

<p>Imagery where the subject matter centers around a view or depiction of Chicago.&nbsp;</p>

Chicago Scenes & Regionalism

<p>Old Masters refer to any painter of skill who worked in Europe before about 1800.</p>

Old Masters

<p>Socio-Political art is used to help the public understand a particular social or political issue.</p>

Socio-Political

<h3>The attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, or implausible, exotic, and supernatural elements.</h3>

Realism

<h3>Artwork (particularly paintings and sculptures) that is clearly derived from real objects and is representational.</h3>

Figurative

<h3>Individual works of art that are substantially or wholly made of glass. Glass art ranges in size from monumental works and installation pieces, to wall hangings and windows, to works of art made in studios and factories, including glass jewelry and tableware.</h3>

Glass

<h3>Artwork that often deals with Rococo, the Enlightenment, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism.</h3>

Fine Prints & Painting – 18th & 19th C.

<p>From the Tate Museum's website: Modernism refers to a global movement in society and culture that from the early decades of the twentieth century sought a new alignment with the experience and values of modern industrial life. Building on late nineteenth-century precedents, artists around the world used new imagery, materials and techniques to create artworks that they felt better reflected the realities and hopes of modern societies.</p>

Modernism

<h3>Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that continue to challenge boundaries.</h3>

Fine Prints & Painting – Contemporary

<h3>Art that is concerned with the design and decoration of objects that are chiefly prized for their utility, rather than for their purely aesthetic qualities including, ceramics, glassware, metalware, furniture, textiles, clothing, and more.</h3>

Furniture & Decorative Arts

<h3>Emerging art is work by artists who are still building their artistic careers and have not yet reached a more established and widely recognized status.&nbsp;</h3>

Emerging

<h3>Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labour on the part of the artist as part of the works' significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility.</h3>

Fiber Arts / Textiles

<p>The quality of dealing with ideas rather than events. Freedom from representational qualities in art.</p>

Abstraction

<h3>Art by African-American artists.</h3>

African-American

<h3>The art and science of designing and making buildings, or the style of a building.</h3>

Architecture

<h3>Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, an emphasis on light and its changing qualities, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience.</h3>

Impressionism

<p>From the Tate Museum's website: Abstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s. It is often characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.</p>

Abstract Expressionism

Numismatics

<p>Relating to Africa or people of African descent.</p>

African

<p>Eastern European art is a product of recent history. It can be traced to the division of Europe into the Western and Soviet spheres of influence of the allied victory over Germany in World War two.</p>

Eastern European

<p>Considered one of the most influential periods of art, featuring movements including Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.</p>

Early 20th Century

<p>Skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects by hand.</p>

Craft

<h3>The skill of making plans, drawings, or arrangements to show how a building or product is made.</h3>

Design

<p>Asian art is diverse and rich, spanning thousands of years and dozens of countries. It is known for its ritual bronzes, beautiful ceramics, calligraphy, jades, textiles, painted landscapes, garden design, pagodas and stupas, and woodblock prints.</p>

Asian

<h3>An artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.</h3>

Installations

<p>An art form that combines visual art with dramatic performance.</p>

Performance

<p>Some of the most prominent, highly influential artists, who challenged preconceptions and pushed the limits of visual art, shaping the art world of our time.</p>

Modern Contemporary Masters

<p>Created in accordance with the vision of the artist as a photographer, using photography as a medium to bring something to life that only lives in the artist's mind.</p>

Photography

<p>The design movement in interior, product, graphic design, architecture, and urban development from roughly the 1930's to 1965.</p>

Mid-Century

<p>A movement in art and literature that flourished in the early 20th-century. Surrealism aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control.&nbsp;</p>

Surrealism

<p>An innovative discipline which seeks to unify a large range of art forms. This is creatively achieved by combining an array of artistic insights and crafts such as film, literature, performance, music and sound, drama, visual arts, or design.</p>

Multi-Media

<h3>The depiction of landscapes in art—natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.</h3>

Landscape

<p>Plein air is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look.</p>

Plein-air

<p>Printed 2-D artwork which is designed to be affixed to a vertical surface, may consist exclusively of images, or images and text.</p>

Poster / Lithography

<h3>A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.</h3>

Portraits / Portraiture

<h3>These works are often stunningly beautiful, and encourage the viewer to engage with the rich history of research and experimentation that led to the piece’s conception.</h3>

Scientific

<h3>The Art of the American West is defined by geographical subject, consists of historic and contemporary works of art which focus on varying expressions of individuals, landscapes, ideals, and myths of the American West.</h3>

Western (The American West)

<h3>Borrowed from Wikipedia: In visual arts, music, and other mediums, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s. Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt, and Frank Stella. It derives from the reductive aspects of modernism and is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and a bridge to postminimal art practices.</h3>

Minimalism

<h3>Occupying the space between fine art and the everyday, functional art refers to aesthetic objects that serve utilitarian purposes. The genre is remarkably inclusive, it encompasses everything from furniture and lighting to dishes and even books.</h3>

Functional Art - Jewelry / Fashion

<p>A range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works.</p>

Wildlife / Nature

Watches & Timepieces

Sports Collectibles

3-Dimensonal

Rare Books / Manuscripts

<p>Western European art represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition from antiquity until the present time. Until the mid-19th century it was primarily concerned with representational and Classical modes of production. After the mid-19th century modern, abstract and conceptual forms gained favor.</p>

Western European

<h3>Artistic expression of Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, as well as Latin and Hispanic Americans living in other regions. Latin American art has roots in the many different indigenous cultures that inhabited the Americas before European colonization in the 16th-century.</h3>

Latin American and Hispanic

Comics

Large Scale (over 6')

<p>Visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. Common forms and media include spray paint graffiti, stencil graffiti, poster art, sticker art, street installations, and sculpture.</p>

Pop / Street Art / Graffiti

Medieval / Renaissance 

Non-Western

<h3>Art produced by self-taught or naïve art makers. Typically, those labeled as outsider artists have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. In many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. Often, outsider art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds.</h3>

Folk / Outsider / Self Taught

American Regionalism

Literary Arts

Mosiac

<p>Includes manuscripts, prints, drawings, collages, and paintings on paper.</p>

Works on Paper

Prints and Drawings

<p>Lily Pad | West is a contemporary art gallery that presents artwork from over 70 artists. We showcase a wide range of artwork from photorealism to abstract art in our virtual and in-person exhibitions.&nbsp;</p><p>Visit our website to view more information and our full exhibition schedule.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Lily Pad | West is a participant in 2024 Gallery Night MKE:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>January 19 &amp; 20</p><p>April 19 &amp; 20</p><p>July 19 &amp; 20</p><p>October 18 &amp; 19<br><br>&nbsp;</p>

Lily Pad | West

<p>Located in Chicago’s River North Arts District, the gallery specializes in modern and contemporary paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and mixed media work with a special focus on photography. Hilton Contemporary showcases internationally recognized artists from the United States, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean Region, and the Middle East.</p><p>Representing: David Yarrow, Paul Nicklen, Christina Mittermeier, Christian Voight, Blake Ward, Terry O’Neill, Jack Perno, Hugh Collier, Sophia Collier.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hilton-asmus-contemporary-bridgeport">Also in Bridgeport 3622 S. Morgan Chicago, IL 60609</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Image: David Yarrow, <i>Don't Worry Darling</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Hilton Contemporary

<p>Founded in 2000, Richard Norton Gallery offers a diverse selection of notable American and European Impressionist and Modern paintings, drawings and sculpture from the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The gallery provides a wide range of services, including consultation, appraisal, consignment and purchase of artwork.</p><p>Artists include: Gertrude Abercrombie, Egon Adler, George Aldrich, Macena Barton, William Carter, Claude Bentley, Egon Adler, Karl Buehr, Francis Chapin, Georges Maurice Cloud, Alexander Corazzo, William Dalziel, Eugene Dana, (William) Davenport Griffen, Manierre Dawson, Werner Drewes, Hananiah Harari, Harold Haydon, Margo Hoff, Carl Holty, Richard Hunt, George Josimovich, John A. Knudsen, Richard Koppe, Albert Krehbiel, Kenn Kwint, Jan Matulka, Edgar Miller, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Rudolph Pen, Frank Peyraud, Rolph Scarlett, William S. Schwartz, Gerrit Sinclair, John Storrs, Morris Topchevsky, R. LeRoy Turner, Clayton Whitehill, among others.</p><p>Annual participant in EXPO CHICAGO</p><p>Caption:&nbsp;George H. Cohen (Am. 1913-1980), Symbiosis, Casein on board, 18” x 18”&nbsp; (Framed: 24” x 24”), Signed <i>George Cohen</i>, lower right; Signed and titled on reverse</p>

Richard Norton Gallery

<p>Founded in 2001, Anne Loucks Gallery specializes in contemporary American painting, photography and works on paper by emerging and mid-career artists in a range of styles and mediums.&nbsp; Celebrating our 23rd year, the gallery curates twelve exhibitions annually and offers art advisory, framing and installation services.</p><p>Represented artists include: Tracey Adams, Victoria Adams, March Avery, Liz Barber, Rodger Bechtold, Charlie Bluett, Pegan Brooke, Jamie Brunson, David Burdeny, Hannah Bureau, Brian Coleman, Madeline Denaro, Stephen Dinsmore, Lori Glavin, Lyle Gomes, Bernd Haussmann, Stephanie Henderson, Scott Ingram, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Sherry Karver, Laurie Victor Kay, Richard Kooyman, Yaz Krehbiel, Sara MacCulloch, Cheryl Maeder, John McCormick, Maggie Meiners, Sally Michel, Eleanor Miller, Grace Munakata, Jenny Nelson, Marshall Noice, Mary Jo O’Gara, Sandy Ostrau, Melanie Parke, Lisa Ridgers, Maura Segal, Stephen Seinberg, Adam Siegel, Hunt Slonem, Rodney Smith and Leslie Wu.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also located at 564 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, IL 60093</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Image: Sally Michel, Snow Decked Trees, 1977, oil on canvas, 42" x 50"</p>

Anne Loucks Gallery

<p>Located in the heart of the River North Gallery District for over two decades, Addington Gallery focuses on dynamic contemporary painting, both abstract and representational, with many of the gallery’s artists staking their claim somewhere in between categories. Process and materials play a large role with most of the artists represented, who work in a wide range of contemporary styles, subjects, and media. The gallery offers a full range of services, including installation, painting restoration and conservation, framing consultation, and corporate curating.</p><p>Receptions are <i>typically</i> held on the first Friday of every other month: January, March, May, July, Sept, Nov. Please check CGN listing or website for specific dates.&nbsp;</p><p>Visit our website and sign–up for our mailing list to receive news about upcoming exhibitions.</p><p>Image: Joan Holleb, Tread Lightly, 41x41, oil and patina on copper, framed</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Addington Gallery

<p>Perspective Group and Photography Gallery is a not-for-proﬁt, community-oriented cooperative whose purpose is to promote ﬁne art photography. In addition to monthly featured artist exhibitions, the gallery offers monthly artist talks, a guest speaker lecture series, an annual national juried exhibition, an annual invitational show, an annual juried exhibition of local artists, and an annual juried show for Chicago-area high school students.</p><p>The member artists of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery bring a rich blend of experience and focus to the gallery. Their work has been shown at galleries, museums, colleges, libraries, publications and in juried local, national and international exhibitions. Their photographic mediums include digital, traditional ﬁlm, alternative processes, mixed media, collage and encaustic art.</p><p>Opening receptions are generally the first Saturday evening of the month. Information about artist talks and other events may be found on <a href="www.perspectivegallery.org">www.perspectivegallery.org</a></p><p>Image: Monica Kass Rogers, <i>High Summer </i>Image: Dianne Kittle, <i>Lens on the World</i></p>

Perspective Photo Gallery

<p>Our gallery exhibits and sells work in a wide range of media with a focus on painting, mixed media, photography and sculpture. We represent over 100 diverse artists, both established and emerging from across the US and around the world.&nbsp;</p><p>Gallery 1871 mounts six themed exhibitions each year and is open to the public five days a week.</p><p>Opening receptions are generally held on the first night of an exhibition from 5–7pm.</p><p>Image: Installation view of Spring show 2023</p>

gallery 1871

<p>Founded in 2017, Gallery Victor exhibits compelling contemporary art in a variety of media by both established and emerging artists. Gallery Victor brings over 20 years of experience creating relationships with artists, collectors and institutions and builds on a reputation for promoting thought-provoking figurative art, museum quality works of Realism and Studio Furniture of exacting detail.<br><br>The gallery also provides outreach to the community in the form of educational and social events designed to further the relationship between artist and audience.<br><br>A section of the gallery called “The Studio” is dedicated to the creative process featuring an artist’s formative works and drawings, as well as the work of emerging artists. Art is accessibly priced and presented to encourage the formation of an art collection for new viewers or those who wish to expand their collection.</p><p><i>The work of renowned steel furniture maker Jim Rose is always on view. &nbsp;</i></p><p><i>We offer consulting services, artwork on approval, and financing options.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><strong>2024 Opening Receptions to take place on the following dates with other River North Galleries:&nbsp;</strong></i></p><p><strong>March 15</strong></p><p><strong>May 10</strong></p><p><strong>July 12</strong></p><p><strong>September 6</strong></p><p><strong>November 8</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Image: Bruno Surdo, <i>A Selfie, A Pink Unicorn, Paparazzi! What Does It Take To Get Noticed?, </i>oil on canvas, 79 H x 108 W in.</p>

Gallery Victor 

<p>Blue Moon Gallery is an intimate, fun, and exciting contemporary art space with a friendly service-oriented vibe nestled in the heart of majestic Lake County.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Known for award-winning artists and creative exhibitions, the gallery is a go-to destination for beautiful, original fine art created by outstanding professional artists from the Chicagoland area and Southeastern Wisconsin. The gallery proudly offers a variety of styles, genres, and price points including oil &amp; acrylic, watercolor, drawings, metal art, photography, collage, and assemblages at multiple affordability levels. &nbsp;</p><p>We bring joy and positive emotions to others through the excitement of experiencing fine art and host fun events so that artists and art lovers can connect. Monthly exhibitions on 4th Saturdays from 6-9pm usually feature 50+ works of art. Stunning art, lively conversation and networking, inspiration and beauty, plus interacting with the artists are the hallmarks of our receptions and make for a memorable experience for art collectors and patrons. We are also open on most weekends. We look forward to sharing our amazing artists with you.</p><p>Image: Rob Kight of Rob’d Arts</p>

Blue Moon Gallery

<p>Vivid Art Gallery showcases fine art in the Hubbard Woods Design District of Winnetka. We feature primarily paintings, works on paper, photography and ceramics from emerging and established artists. Our focus is on local and Midwest artists. Vivid presents a new exhibit each month, with First Friday openings.&nbsp;</p><p>We provide a warm, welcoming, non-intimidating atmosphere where both new and experienced collectors can feel comfortable asking questions, pricing is transparent, and browsing is encouraged.&nbsp;</p><p>Vivid is a full-service gallery, offering art consultation as well as delivery, framing and installation.&nbsp;</p><p><i>First Friday openings 5-7pm. (Second Friday in July)&nbsp;</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Image by Mikey Mosher</p>

Vivid Art Gallery

<p>Located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, the Kim Storage Gallery is a vibrant space celebrating the creativity of Wisconsin and beyond. This gallery features a diverse mix of museum-quality artwork, ranging from innovative pieces by emerging local talents to esteemed works by established artists. It's a dynamic hub where art enthusiasts can explore the evolving landscape of contemporary art in an inviting and accessible environment. Artists represented include: Amanda Acker, Hector Acuna, Tim Anderson, Michael Banning, April Behnke, Dana Falconberry, Jeff Faust, Megan Woodard Johnson, Richard Kooyman, Paul Krainak, Melanie Parke, Jean Roberts-Guequierre, Maggie Robertson, Jordan Scott, Alyssa Smith, and Kathleen Waterloo</p><p>Image: Kim Storage Gallery - Installation View</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Landscape

The depiction of landscapes in art—natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.

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