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Item Ships From: Illinois
Émilie du Châtelet - A stroll with Voltaire
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 84" (122 x 213 cm) ARTIST STATEMENT ABOUT THE PAINTING: Émilie du Châtelet was a brilliant mathematician and physicist of the 18th century, who also ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stacked Fabric, Mandarin - Vibrant Patterns, Reflective Glass & an Orange
Located in Chicago, IL
I am interested in the abstract elements of the art work as much as the subject matter. My still life paintings are not still. I feel that my paintings are lasting over time and invite repeated exploration. –Carol Stewart...
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2010s Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Archival Paper

Apples and Oranges - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Apples and Oranges sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.50w in 31.75h x 46.99w cm JEC135 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

The Temptation of Saint Anthony - Modern Urban Interpretation, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting was inspired by my attempts to understand the feelings of young Black men who I would see on public transportation going to and from classes or jobs. I admired their fortitude in attempting to fit into a society that expresses such irrational hatred and fear of them. My "Saint Anthony" is tempted by a gun, unlike the legendary "Saint Anthony" who was tempted by sex. The destructive Clarence Thomas and George Zimmerman are lower right. We've backed Black men into a corner where drug dealing is one of the few options open for their survival. Although Blacks and Whites abuse drugs at the same rate, the so called "War on Drugs" is only enforced on Blacks. The action takes place in Millennium Park in Chicago. Part of the Plensa Fountain is reimagined as a memorial to Richard M. Daley, whose ethically dubious parking meter deal only benefits the rich, and not the city. William Krüg Temptation of Saint Anthony...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Through the Eyes of Van Gogh -Oil Painting Looking Into Van Gogh's "The Bedroom"
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
Most artists develop a basic language that they reconfigure and recapitulate in each new work. For some this basic language is formal: color, shape and texture. For some it is a system of symbols, representational or abstract. For some the basic language take the form of ideas that communicate a viewpoint or philosophy. Marcos Raya...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Every Fall's Wing - Blossom. Abstract Painting, Floral Patterns & Gold Leaf
By Suk Ja Kang
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. With Suk Ja Kang...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

The Blue Ring of Cape Fourcroy - Gyotaku Painting of Octopus on Nautical Chart
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
An octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Gold Coast 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in t...
Category

2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Without Heaviness - Close-Up Painting of Two Men Kissing, Original Oil on Panel
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Without Heaviness oil on panel 12h x 9w x 1.50d in 30.48h x 22.86w x 3.81d cm RIS040 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit acts. “It was important to me that I only represent what I know,” explains Sindt, “I identify as a man, and I am attracted to others who identify as men. I don’t believe it is my place to speak on behalf of other members of the queer community whose experiences I am unfamiliar with.” “In creating this work, I spoke with men who told me about how they hid magazines when they were a kid, took out P.O. Boxes in their small hometowns to protect their privacy, and learned how to cover their tracks on the internet. These secretive acts become necessary when the need to understand yourself is great, but your world is bereft of representation." Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Birth of the World - Miro, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Created for the show "A Retro-ish Perspective" in June 2022, this piece is modeled after the original 1925 oil on canvas painting by Joan Miro. He said it acts as "'a sort of gen...
Category

2010s Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coal Yard, South Branch Chicago River - Original Oil Painting, Dramatic Sky
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
AWARDS Second Place Award for “View of Zug,” at “Urban Edge,” Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI Henry Billings Award for “Skyway,” at “71st National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Juror’s Award for “Rouge River” at “Michigan Artists Competition,” 1993 Honorable Mention at “Midwest Pastel ’88” for “Schoodic Point V,” 1988. Juror’s Award from Michael Luchs for “Mind of Flight,” pastel, at “Tunnel Vision II,” Detroit, 1981. PUBLICATIONS Art Journey America Landscapes: 89 Painters’ Perspectives by Kathy Kipp. North Light Books, 2012. Paintings of Maine by Carl Little. Down East Press, 2006. “City Lights,” The Artist’s Magazine, October 2010. “Eye on the Environment,” American Arts Quarterly, Spring 2008. “Artist wins exposure, support on Internet,” Detroit Free Press, September 1, 1996. “Michigan Artists Share Ecological Concerns,” Los Angeles Loyolan, February 7, 1996. “Imaginative art makes powerful impact,” Grand Rapids Press, September 26, 1995. “Painting from Sketches, Photographs, and Memory,” American Artist, January, 1986. Cover artist. “The two art worlds of Art Chartow,” The Daily Tribune, Royal Oak, MI, June 23, 1984. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2004 “Quiet Places,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY 2002 “At Water’s Edge,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY 1986 Rubiner Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI. MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS 2016 “80th National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 2010 “2010 Contemporary Realism Biennial,” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2008 “72nd National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 2007 “71st National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art 2002 “Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 “Scene Change,” Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 “Coming Attractions,” Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 “City Streets II,” George Billis Gallery, New York, NY 2009 “Selections,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 “Eye on the Environment,” Sherry French Gallery 2007 “Panoramas,” Sherry French Gallery. “The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery. “Poetry = Painting,” Sherry French Gallery. 2006 “The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery. Gallery and Invited Artists, Sherry French Gallery. “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery. Summer invitational, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Featured Artist, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Bangor, ME 2005 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery. 2004 “Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery. 2003 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery. “Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery. “Flowers in February,” Sherry French Gallery. 2002 “The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery. “Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery. 2001 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY. “Small Sizes, Precious Pieces,” Sherry French Gallery. “Contemporary American Landscapes: An Urban and Rural Perspective, ” M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK 1991 “Nine Views of Landscape,” Ruth Volid Gallery, Chicago, IL. Landscape show, Rubiner Gallery 1990 “LANDscape,” Ruth Volid Gallery. 1989 “Landscape,” Rubiner Gallery. 1986 “Works on Paper,” Gallery Henoch, New York, NY. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI. 2015 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI. 2008 “Urban Edge,” Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI. 2007 “Michigan Annual XXXIII,” Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. 2006 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. 2005 “45th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition,” Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI. 2002 “Land and Water,” Lobby of 717 Fifth Ave, New York, NY; Art Placement...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Jason and Medea - Greek Mythological Couple Inspired Diptych of Love and Tragedy
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
The Greek myth of Medea, the enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, obtain the magical Golden Fleece, is a classic story of betrayal and vengeance. Like many Greek myths, this one too has a tragic ending. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy and married Jason. Theirs's was a passionate beginning but when Jason found another, Medea made the ultimate sacrifice by killing the children the two shared. Jason, Medea and the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest myths of a hero's quest. Gibbons portrays the hero as a bare-chested god with a halo of roses and gold. The Heroine is portrayed with a golden crown and an aura of golden rays surrounding her. His soft features and partially opened lips and her sultry gaze add to the sensuousness of their passionate love affair. The paintings are framed in a simple walnut wooden frames measuring 21.5 x 17.5 inches each. Richard Gibbons Jason and Medea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fontainebleau - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 24.25h x 18.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy Fontainebleau sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC120 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Untitled - Surreal Chaotic Urban Café Scene, Original Oil Painting
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
Ben Duke Untitled oil on canvas 55h x 63w in 139.70h x 160.02w cm BSD033 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2002 B.F.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Summer School of Music and Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Exhibitions 2023 Ben Duke & Suk Ja Kang: New Work, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2022 This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater, Three Oaks, MI 2019 Family Reunion, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2018 Wrap It Up, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Portraits and Place: Select Works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Distortion, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 The Suburbs Eyes: Picturing the Sprawl, (invitational), Ernestine M Raclin Gallery, Indiana University, South Bend, IN 2014 21 and Counting, The Painting Center, New York City, NY A River Without Banks, Paul Collins Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI The Contemporary Figure, Ben Duke and Robert McCann, Moss-Thron Gallery of Art, Fort Hays, KS 2013 Benjamin Swallow Duke and Nathan Barnes, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT Benjamin Swallow Duke and Esther Randall, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH Thresholds, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE 2012 Sublime Rupture, Target Gallery, Catalog with Essay by Dominique Nahas, Alexandria, VA 2011 Identity In Itself, Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center, Glens Falls, NY Benjamin Duke, Tony Shumsky, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI 2010 Kuandu Museum Residency Show and Open Studio, Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO Floating, Fitton Art Center, Hamilton, OH 2009 Disrupted Particulars, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Notwishstanding, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Biennial 25, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN 2008 We Drew a Circle and Called it and Island, Garden City Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan Benjamin Duke and Teresa Dunn, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Imaginary Cities, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL Awakening, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL Above and Beyond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Darkness: World and Culture, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA Baker Arts Center 10th National Juried Exhibition, Liberal, KS Nude International, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY 2006 Launch: Graduate Thesis Show, Baltimore, MD (solo) Second Chance: Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD (solo) Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Academy 2006, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC. Opening Exhibition, Touchet Gallery, Baltimore, MD Only Human, School 33, Baltimore, MD Go Figure, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005 Emerging Artists, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD real vs. Real, City Café, Baltimore, MD Artscape Art Fair, Baltimore, MD Group Show, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2004 Clamor, Rose Wagner Center for the Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Boxing, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2003 Paintings, Finch Lane Gallery. Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Regional Show, Saint George Art Museum, Saint George, UT Show us Your Stuff, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT 2002 Trasa Urban Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Seen and Unseen, Union Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Professional Experience 2006-present Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2006-2005 Instructor, Ruriart Community Art Center, Ellicott City, MD 2004-2003 Instructor, Peterson Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT Selected Awards 2015 Alfred and Trafford Klots...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fairy Whispers, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. The photos show the painting in different light conditions. Silver drips throughout the painting , hard to capture on photo. ...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Danubia, Symbolic Painting of Two Headed Goddess Female Nude, Green Sepia Tones
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson Danubia acrylic on panel 10h x 8w in 25.40h x 20.32w cm OB0107 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his imagination and deals with a mixture of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Rising - Surreal Landscape with Row of Trees and Owl, Oil on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
The pristine, symmetrical and orderly landscape brings an unnatural stillness to John Hrehov's painting entitled "Rising". The owl is central to the sparse landscape peeking out of it's home in the tree. Straight lines and geometric patterns are used to compose a glossy concept of reality. The painting is framed in a simple dark gray wooden frame measuring 25.25 x 29.25 inches. John Hrehov Rising oil on panel 24h x 28w in 60.96h x 71.12w cm JHR012 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Solo Exhibitions 2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN. 2012 Shades from White to Black, New Drawings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2011 John Hrehov: Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. 2009 John Hrehov: A Survey 1999-2009 Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Paintings and Drawings. Seerveld Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 2004 John Hrehov: Drawings and Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2002 Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2001 Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2000 The Picture Proper. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Fearful Symmetry. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. Allegories in Contemporary Life. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1999 Paintings and Working Drawings. Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. 1998 John Hrehov. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1995 John Hrehov. Trinity Art Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 1993 John Hrehov: Selected Works 1980-1992 Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. Group Exhibitions 2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition. Reinberger Gallery at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Out Of The Closet. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 1026 West Berry Street: The Fort Wayne Art School. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. 2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition. Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. 2017 Sola Grace-Faith-Scripture: An Exhibition of Sacred Visual Art. Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Norman Bradley...
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2010s Surrealist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Chicago Portage - Serene Wooded Landscape with Stormy Skies, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Postcards From the Edge of the West My work originates from journey and travel. The process often begins with extensive historic research, followed by an epic journey into the landscape as a means of experiencing the land. The paintings document a landscape that flows between two realities: one outside the picture attempting to capture nature and one inside the material flow of abstracting the experience of space. I utilize the traditional methods of landscape painting such as the observation of light, shadows, and transparency, and try and merge that process with the emotional space held by a direct experiences in the land, memory, and history. The white border surrounding each painting suggests a card and the souvenir printed material – a postcard – sent out when on a journey; much like the journey I take part of in my artistic process. This particular painting (card) is inspired from the landscapes along the Coeur d’Alenes trail in Northern Idaho. It is a place of rugged and stark beauty barely on the old maps and outside the edge of the Louisiana Colony. It is a place that is part image and part abstraction; color field painting and rendering; a place not yet born. –Don Pollack The lush landscape in Don Pollack's "Coeur d'Alenes Trail" brings a calm serenity to the viewer. The deep green pines in the are reflected on the calm water while a moon illuminates the entire scene. A deliberate white border on the canvas "frames" the entire piece and enhanced by the simple white frame measuring 37.5 x 61.5 inches. Don Pollack Coeur d'Alendes Trail oil on canvas 36h x 60w in 91.44h x 152.40w cm DJP027 Don Pollack BIOGRAPHY Don Pollack is a Painter and Adjunct Associate Professor of Visual Communication at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work investigates among other things, the relationship between personal mythologies and representation in painting and how it may simultaneously give reference to a narrative.Working in cross disciplines has influenced his perspectives as projects begin with an epic adventure. Conceptually proceeding from the premise that all vision is historic and constructed, Pollack’s research starts with the planning of a long distance trek,– such as a 3000 mile journey via bicycle following Lewis and Clark. His work has utilized maps, documents, photography, painting, and installation.This work was routed in a previous investigation into the role of museums in the process of forming collective memory. Don studied design at the University of Illinois and painting at the Ohio State University where he received his MFA.The state of Illinois has recognized his history based work with a special bicentennial edition of the ‘Order of Abraham Lincoln’ award. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and has shown many solo shows in, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Canada. True Life Novelettes is the most recent addition to the bigger project; Crossing The Great Divide which is loosely a series of landscape and history projects I began in 2009. It explores among other things, current events and personal literary interests through the construction of large scale [48x72”] book cover paintings. I use a variety of images juxtaposed with bylines and misplaced authors in order to create new meanings. I read the print edition of the New York Times for current content and subject matter, and because I still like the feel of a large document and printed typography. Recently and with a twist of prescient irony, a found myself reading a special supplemental section of the Times declaring that “the post-text future is here!” Could that be good for painting, now that we are entering an online culture ruled by pictures! But if our information will become dominated by pictures, slogans, and emotional announcements, I do fear that the arguments driving political discourse will soon become completely supplicated by popular memes. What should the new best sellers look like? Do I have enough time to read them? Underneath all this fanfare is it possible that the discussion will also be reduced to the display of personal artifacts of material culture? In the fashion section of today’s Times the headline reads, “Can you wear Dior to the Protest March?” (Enter my books.) I first start by writing columns and mixing up the authors with made-up titles (from films and books) and looking for strange connections to create a metaphorical tension. I then look for popular images and taglines in the news, print media, and the publishing business, and search for catchy phrases from film dialog. Then I combine everything into a new design layout to form a hybrid of ‘true life novelettes’ and modern classics. Climate change denial and alt/fake news declarations become great sources for topics in the overwhelming modern noise machine too grim to bear. I cancel my cable subscription. But what are the conditions for making a painting in a world saturated with images? While the representational, abstract, and technical concerns of painting collapse into the same memory well, what are we to say especially when we have “seen all the films and seen all the pictures”? The works of Tursic and Mille have pointed me into this new direction. In order to visually reclaim myself from disappearing into the ruins, I adopt a strategy combining editorial cartooning, oil painting and graphic design. I am attracted to those handsome publisher’s design formats, especially the ones that utilize carefully-placed typography and eclectic images– such as Everyman’s Library, Penguin Books, and Barnes and Noble. There are colored stripes running along the sides of the covers identifying the modern story collections, with the authors’ names set in script fonts. These various formats also hold the space to paint a combination of historic events and contemporary imagery from popular culture. I also patrol the web and search for vintage advertising campaigns for copy. Perhaps this grimness can have an uplifting thread. However, Virginie Vuillaume in Another Girl warns, “desire leads to disaster, partly bound up with fiction but also with death and catastrophe. The fate of those who are in love with images is always tragic, desire always leads to disaster.” So now Tursic and Mille’s painting that appropriated an image of a house on fire from a scene from Andrei Tarkovski’s film The Sacrifice also becomes my subject matter for the cover of the Year of Living Dangerously. For 2017, The Year of the Eclipse, the cover takes direction from a modern classic rendition of Frankenstein, with his head screwed on backwards. Maybe the only way left to paint now is by moving things forward by the only way possible,– through other mediums. The byline lyric for Eclipse is now taken from the Youngbloods popular song of 1967, Get Together,–so come on Frankenstein, ‘Smile on Your Brother’. Don Pollack EDUCATION m.f.a. Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio b.f.a. University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Story Tellers, Don Pollack: True Life Novelettes, Chicago, Illinois 2016 Bridgeport Art Center, this land is not empty, Chicago, Illinois Carnegie Museum for Art and History, bernheim arboretum, New Albany, Indiana 2013 Perimeter Gallery, 34 days to washington, Chicago, Illinois 2011 Newzones Gallery, far from home, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, far from home, Atlanta,Georgia 2010 Perimeter Gallery, mysterious island, Chicago, Illinois Marquette University Law Library, laying the foundation [a Lincoln Portrait], Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2009 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the lincoln project, Springfield, Illinois The Union League Club, the lincoln project, Chicago, Illinois 2007 Newzones Gallery, the sheltering sky, Calgary,Alberta, canada Merwin andWakeley Galleries, IllinoisWesleyan University, american inheritance, Bloomington, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, night, Atlanta,Georgia 2006 MargaretThatcher Projects, american gothic, past imperfect, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, improvisation, Chicago, Illinois 2005 Newzones Gallery, missives, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, south of the tennessee, remains of the campaign, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 Perimeter Gallery, voyages of discovery, from the earth to the moon, NewYork, NewYork 2003 Newzones Gallery, garden of forking paths, Calgary,Alberta, canada Perimeter Gallery, a search for heroes, lincoln & the illinois landscape, Chicago, Illinois 2002 Perimeter Gallery, ancien regime, NewYork,NewYork MarciaWood Gallery, ancien regime, Atlanta,Georgia 2001 Newzones Gallery, ancien regime, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 Perimeter Gallery, between heaven and earth, Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery, preview, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1999 Newzones Gallery, north american inheritance, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, american inheritance, Atlanta,Georgia 1998 MarciaWood Gallery, entering the circle, Atlanta,Georgia 1997 Newzones Gallery, crossing the next meridian, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Peter Miller Gallery, landscape and memory, Chicago, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, mythopoeia, an american portrait, Atlanta,Georgia 1995 Elliot Smith Gallery, St.Louis,Missouri Marx-Saunders Gallery, International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois 1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, shadowlands, Chicago, Illinois 1993 Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver,British Columbia, canada Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork 1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1991 Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork Deson-Saunders Gallery, between earth and sky, Chicago, Illinois 1989 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1988 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1987 Houghton College, Houghton,NewYork SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 architectural biennial, Brininstool and Lynch, Chicago, Illinois 2014 black and white, Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2012 art miami , Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Miami, Florida Group Show, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2011 art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Group Show,Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchemont,NewYork 2010 pull, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta,Georgia memory is a metaphor, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork our kind of town, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois 2009 nature satisfies by its loveliness, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork the exquisite corpse, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois the big picture show, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2008 this just in, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta Georgia portraying lincoln, Madden Arts Center, Decatur, Illinois contemporary art institute of detroit, Curator’s Choice, Detroit,Michigan art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2007 artwork 5, Gallery 2,Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois artscapes, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville,Tennessee atlanta gallery association preview, rep: MarciaWood Gallery, Eatonton,Georgia out of the garden, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2006 states of seige, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,Rhode Island landscape x10, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada pulse, MargaretThatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork 2005 summer sensation, Thatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2004 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2003 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada contemporary landscape, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois deck the walls, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2002 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2001 departure: american contemporary landscape, Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Chicago, Illinois Miami Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 landscape x8, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1999 requiem, Nexus Contemporary Art Center Atlanta,Georgia family album, MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia 1998 the nature of landscape, South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, Indiana cornucopia, Winston-Wachter Gallery NewYork,NewYork paradise and its transformations, Georgia State University, School of Art & Design Gallery Atlanta,Georgia landscape x six, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada land, air, & sea, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri 1997 Marguerite Oestricher Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Center for the Arts Calgary,Alberta, canada Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada introductions, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1995 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada the nature of landscape, Fontbonne College St. Louis,Missouri first in flight, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1994 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver,British Columbia, canada 10th anniversary group exhibition, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1993 Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California the dreamer awakes, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois west art and the law, traveling exhibition, John B. HynesVeterans Memorial Convention Center Boston,Massachusetts/ Kennedy Gallery NewYork,NewYork/ Loyola Law School Los Angeles, California/ James R.Thompson Center Chicago, Illinois/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota pacific, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois finesse, Skokie Public Library Skokie, Illinois skillfully, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1992 Bess Cutler Gallery NewYork,NewYork Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California finesse, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois land of 100 dancers, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1991 chicago art today, Gallery of Contemporary Art University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado west art and the law traveling exhibition,American Association of Law Libraries New Orleans, Louisiana/ NewVisions Gallery of Contemporary Art Atlanta,Georgia/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota/ Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee,Wisconsin International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1990 Nature/nature, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois on nature, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois spirits in the material world, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles Art Exposition, Bess Cutler Gallery Los Angeles, California International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1989 the unconventional landscape, John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan,Wisconsin elements of style, history of the dividing line, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois west art and the law traveling exhibition, Bally’s Casino Reno,Nevada/ Arkansas State University Museum Jonesboro,Arkansas/ Robert Kahn Gallery Houston,Texas/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1988 chicago now! , Arts Center South Bend, Indiana a european celebration, Limelight Building Chicago, Illinois 1987 new works, Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois illinois 87, small painting exhibition, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1986 works, Dittmar Gallery Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois RuthVolid Gallery Chicago, Illinois national first annual wildlife and landscape exhibition, GalleryTriangle Washington,D.C. 1985 75th annual columbus exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art Columbus,Ohio 1984 shreveport national exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art Shreveport, Louisiana 1982 mid america biennial, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro,Kentucky SELECTED AWARDS 2017 enrichment grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2016 enrichment grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2015 sabbatical grant, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois 2014 bernheim arboretum, artist residency, Louisville,Kentucky 2012 illinois institute of art, faculty of the year award, Chicago, Illinois 2010 marquette university law library, commission award, Milwaukee,Wisconsin sabbatical grant, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois 2009 order of lincoln, bicentennial edition, State of Illinois award, Springfield, Illinois school of the art institute of chicago, faculty enrichment grant, Chicago, Illinois illinois institute of art, faculty enrichment grant, Chicago, Illinois 2008 abraham lincoln presidential library and museum, grant, Springfield, Illinois 2003 philbrook museum of art, museum purchase Tulsa,Oklahoma 2002 illinois arts council fellowship, grant, State of Illinois Springfield, Illinois 1993,‘91,‘89 west art and the law, purchase West Publishing St. Paul,Minnesota 1983 ford foundation grant, Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa,Oklahoma Racine Museum of Art, Racine,Wisconsin Marquette University Law Library, Milwaukee,Wisconsin Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois Vedder, Price, & Kammholz, Chicago, Illinois Fidelity, Charlotte,North Carolina Republican Governors Association, Washington,D.C. Allston & Bird, Washington,D.C. Corboy, Demetrio, and Clifford, Chicago, Illinois Poco Petroleum, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Burnett, Duckworth, and Palmer, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Evans, Martin, andWilson, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Metropolitian Life Insurance Company, NewYork,NewYork AmericanTelephone andTelegraph Company, Chicago, Illinois Prudential Insurance Company, Newark,New Jersey Arthur Anderson and Company, Minneapolis,Minnesota Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, Chicago, Illinois G.D. Searle Company, Westchester,NewYork Schiff, Gorman, and Krkljes, NewYork,NewYork Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois University of Illinois, Illini Union, Urbana, Illinois Jupiter Corporation, Chicago, Illinois Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Chicago, Illinois SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Jenna Esarey, bernheim art on display at carnegie center, Courier-Journal, February 6, 2016 LaurenViera, “don pollack, mysterious island, ChicagoTribune, March 5, 2010 Jason Mojica, “don pollack: improvisation”,Time Out Chicago, February 2-9, 2006 Edward Gomez, “reimagining the landscape”,Art and Antiques,Atlanta, Georgia, October, 2003 Alan Artner, “Don Pollack”, ChicagoTribune, March 21, 2003 Anne Severson, “in the wilderness of our mind”, Fast Forward, Calgary,Alberta, Canada, December 2-8, 1999 Richard Rhodes, ed., “fast forward:a canada-wide guide to the season’s best exhibitions”,Canadian Art, Vol. 16, No. 3, , Fall/September 1999 Shelley Boettcher, “Critic’s Pick”, Calgary Herald, Gallery Guide, Calgary ,Alberta, Canada, November 18, 1999 Catherine Fox, “a convergence of landscapes”, Atlanta Constitution, October 8, 1999 Lisa A. Rundquist, “remembering beauty: the seductive & nostalgic nature of ameri - can landscape”, (Catalogue), South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, Indiana, August 8-October 4, 1998 Garrett Holg, “chicago: don pollack”,Art News, January 1997 Barbara Buchholz, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, November 8, 1996 Jerry Cullum, “old west, new myths”,Atlanta Constitution, August 23, 1996 MarciaWood Gallery, “mythopoeia, an american portrait”, (Catalogue),Atlanta, Georgia July 27-August 24, 1996 Alexandra Bellos, “symbol pleasures”, St. Louis River FrontTimes, March 22, 1995 Debra Riley Parr, “in review, don pollack”, St Louis Post Dispatch, March 9, 1995 Malcolm Parry, column,Vancouver Sun,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 20,1993 Alan Artner, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, April 19, 1992 Alan Artner, “comfortable viewing”, ChicagoTribune, February 7, 1991 Alan Artner, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, July 7, 1989 Jacqueline Hall, “league gathers forceful raw works for exhibition”, Columbus, Dispatch, June 9, 1985 Jacqueline Hall, “arcadia inspires local artists”, Columbus Dispatch, July 14, 1985 PUBLICATIONS 2013 34 days to washington, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 2012 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 2010 art chicago international exposition, Mart Center, Chicago, Illinois, catalog marquette law review, vol. 93, number 4, Marquette University, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, catalog 2009 the lincoln project,Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, Illinois, catalog design school confidential, Extraordinary Class Projects from International Design Schools, Steven Heller & LitaTalarico, Rockport Publishers, Beverly Massachusetts, (selections featured from AdvancedTypography course, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) 2003 a search for heroes, lincoln & the illinois landscape, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1996 remembering beauty: the seductive & nostalgic nature of american landscape, South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, catalog mythopoeia, an american portrait, MarciaWood Gallery,Atlanta, Georgia catalog 1995 art chicago international exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1994 private arts, nos.8&9, Chicago, Illinois, Art Consultant, magazine 1993,‘91,‘89 west art and the law,West Publishing Co., St.Paul Minnesota, catalog, traveling exhibition 1992 art chicago international exposition, Navy Pier., Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1991 10 th anniversery auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, catalog TEACHING EXPERIENCE school of the art institute of chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Adjunct Associate Professor, September 2005- present, courses: Image Studio,AdvancedTypography and Introduction toVisual Communications illinois institute of art, Chicago, Illinois, Professor, January 1995-present, courses: 2-D, and 3-D Foundation Design, Color,Typography, Corporate Identity, and Portfolio ray college of design, Chicago, Illinois, January 1986-January 1995, courses: 2-D, and 3-D Foundation Design, Color,Typography, Corporate Identity, and Portfolio ohio state university, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio, January 1983- June 1984, courses: Art 290 & 190, Drawing, painting, 2-D, 3-D design, color, creative process ohio state university, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio, GraduateTeaching Associate, September 1982 January 1983, assisted and taught, 2-D Design,Drawing TUTORIALS drawing & problems of representation, North Shore Art League,Winnetka, Illinois, January 1986-April 1986 19th century hudson river school perspectives- drawing and painting, Columbus, Ohio, June 1985- August 1985 LECTURES MLKYouth Leadership Day, Elgin Center, Elgin, Illinois,“crossing the great divide,– standing rock”, January 16, 2017 Northwestern University, Slivka College, Evanston, Illinois,“crossing the great divide”, February 1, 2016 Bronx, City College of NewYork, Bronx, NewYork, “crossing the great divide”, December 10, 2015 Fluid, Society for Literature, Science, & Art Conference, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,Texas “crossing the great divide, trying to understand the collage of my landscape”, October 9, 2014 - October 12, 2014 Postnatural, Society for Literature, Science, & Art Conference, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana “34 days to washington”, October 3, 2013 - October 6, 2013 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “34 days to washington”, April 25,May 14,& 17, 2013 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “mysterious island”, March 5, 2010 Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois, the lincoln project, June 17, 2009 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, Illinois, the lincoln project, February 6, 2009 Merwin andWakeley Galleries, IllinoisWesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, american inheritance, November, 13, 2007 University ofWisconsin,Eau Claire, cross cultural perspective of visual communication, presentation topic: Native America:Truth and Imagery”, April 20-21, 2007 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “improvisation”, February 2, 2006 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “a search for heroes, lincoln and the illinois landscape”, March 29,& April 3, 2003 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “between heaven and earth”, December 7, 2000 Newberry Library, Map Society, Chicago, Illinois, tlon, uqbar, orbis tertius: taking measure across chicago, March 18, 1999 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Faculty TrainingWorkshop, teaching strategies, July 10, 1997 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Quantitative Mathematics course, March 11, 1997 Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, landscape and memory, October 11 & 18, 1996 MarciaWood Gallery,Atlanta, Georgia, mythopoeia, an american portrait, August 1, 1996 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Advanced Painting course, February 22, 1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, October 21, 1993 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 16 & 18, 1992 Objects Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 19, 1988 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Art 190, native & american topics, April 16 & 18, 1984 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, CS 102, Religious Themes in Literature, native & american topics, November 22, 1983 INTERVIEWS MLKYouth Leadership Day, Elgin Center, JanelleWalker,“crossing the great divide,– standing rock”, January 16, 2017 FNews SAIC Magazine, by Sophie Lucido Johnson, standing ground at standing rock, January 18, 2017 ChicagoTribune, by Heidi Stevens, artist assist standing rock, January 3, 2017 KYW News Radio 1060, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taking measure across america, August 9, 2010 Fox/NBC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taking measure across america, August 9, 2010 WGRZ NBC Buffalo, NewYork, taking measure across america, July 28, 2010 WTTW, Chicago, Illinois, arts across illinois, looking for lincoln, June 19 & 21, 2009 WFLD-Fox News...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Fan - Blue Meets Red - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Portrait of Deontay Wilder - Original Oil Painting Portrait of Champion Fighter
By Caleb O'Connor
Located in Chicago, IL
Caleb O’Connor b. 1979 Honolulu, HI EXHIBITIONS 2018 BloodSport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago 2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chciago 2010 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2008 “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL “Palm Beach 3 Art Fair,” Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL 2007 “SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art)” Park Ave. Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL “Palm Beach 3 Art Fair,” Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL 2006 “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 “Caleb O’Connor: Dreams to Reality,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL “Art Chicago in the Park,” Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 “Introducing Caleb O’Connor,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL “Art Maui,” Annual Juried Exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui, HI 2003 “Rustica,” The Palazzo Bonini, Fivizzano, Italy “Group Show,” Fondatzione ARKAD, Seravezza, Italy “Facing the Real,” the Artists House, Museum of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel “20/30 Vision,” Hui Noi Au, Makawao, HI 2002 “Summer Show,” Gallery K, Washington DC 2001 “Serving Youth,” Gallery K, Washington DC (solo) “New Works,” Caleb O’Connor, School 33, Baltimore, MD (solo) “Small Works,” Gallery K, Washington DC Juried Exhibition, Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD Juried Exhibition, MICA Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2000 “The Nine from MICA,” Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD GRANTS AND AWARDS 2003 Fulbright Grant to Italy, Project: Painting and Sculpture Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Quebec, Canada 2001 Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Quebec, Canada 2000 Morris Louis 32 Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1999 Painting Department Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1996 Presidential Scholarship, Washington DC PUBLICATIONS 2002 Linda M. Grossman, “Meet an Emerging Artist, Caleb O’Connor,” American Artist Magazine “20/30 Show,” Maui News, Arts and Entertainments, October, Maui, HI 2001 Jessica Dawson, “The Beast Within,” The Washington Post, January 11, Washington DC Steve Purchase, “School 33 Opening a Great Show,” The Baltimore Guide Enterprise, MD “A Star is Born,” The City Paper, Baltimore, MD “Best Exhibition of the Year,” The City Paper, Baltimore, MD EDUCATION 2003 Studied under Israel Hershberg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Flower Power with a modern twist. Artist Rose Freymuth Frazier plays presents "Peace Cadet" - a woman clad in a space suit, shooting a pistol that has flow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Tree Talk, " Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Tree Talk," this exquisite painting by Chinese artist Ren Hui celebrates the beauty of nature with an abstracted view of a tangle of tree branches. Using a style he calls “uncomplicated and honest,” the artist creates beautiful pointillist compositions that reference the underlying dot matrix of a photograph. Full of bold colors and high-contrast imagery, Ren Hui's modern pointillism...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jenelle, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Norman Lerner
Located in Yardley, PA
Faces I am drawn to faces especially beautiful faces they make me happy! :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ar...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The map of the world 1, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media painting on the cradled wooden panel. Painting is 8"x8". The sides are 1.5" . The sides are painted black. Bold, Brave, Expressive! :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Root, " Acrylic on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Garden Trellis, Original Acrylic on Canvas Garden Landscape Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is an original acrylic on canvas garden landscape painting, 48 48 inches. Keywords: garden, spring, nature, trellis, orange, green, lush, happy, spring Arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

MORE HAPPY, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
Because we need more happy. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Sign...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Embalming - Civil War Surgical Re-Enactment Painting of Injured Soldier on Table
By William Blake (b. 1991)
Located in Chicago, IL
"During a battle reenactment At the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg, I helped carry a soldier from the field to the hospital. This painting depicts that soldier as his leg is amputated. Clara Barton...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Northern, cold wax, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Two paintings, each is 11"x14". Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Every Fall's Wind (Shadow) II - Abstract Painting with Gold Leaf, Black & White
By Suk Ja Kang
Located in Chicago, IL
Swirls of gold coil upwards, leaving their mark on the black background. The gold leaf and small swaths of bright pink add to the overall aesthetic of this unique abstract painting by Suk Ja Kang...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

"A Year of Love III", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for looking at my artwork. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic with gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, bu...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

SLIPPING AWAY, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
A lazy afternoon is slipping away on a warm breeze. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Ye...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Norie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Norman Lerner
Located in Yardley, PA
One day I saw a lady with white makeup and the only color on the face was the red lips and the sunglasses. I recreated the scene using a friend. The painting is executed on one and a...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Duet -Original Oil Surreal Painting of Man with Tree Growing Out of His Head
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mythical tree of life extrudes from the body of a Christian tortured by the thought that pagan religions, represented by the double-headed snake may hold some truth. The tree is playing Brahms's Lullaby in an attempt to calm the subject's troubled mind during his epiphany - discovering the other religion is his. Christopher A. Klein The Duet oil on panel 13.50h x 11.50w in 34.29h x 29.21w cm CK0001 Christopher A. Klein b. 1954, Washington DC Christopher Klein...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

MusCATteer - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic Original Oil Painting, Framed
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein...
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2010s Surrealist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Dogwoods, Flowering Dogwood Trees in a Wooded Landscape, Oil on Panel
By Jeff Aeling
Located in Chicago, IL
Early springtime is the subject of Jeff Aeling's photo-realistic painting entitled "Dogwoods". The tiny white flowers are just appearing on the dogwood trees as it emerges from winter's grip. Loose brush strokes and gentle dabs of paint evoke impressionist painting. The somber palette is broken with subtle white and pink flowers and a hopeful sky. The painting is framed in a heavy black frame measuring 45h x 33h inches. Jeff Aeling Red Bud oil on panel 24h x 15.50w in 60.96h x 39.37w cm Education BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL Solo Exhibitions 2016 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2016 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2015 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2015 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2014 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ 2014 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2013 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2013 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2012 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2012 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2011 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2011 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2010 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2010 Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery - Sag Harbor, NY 2010 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2009 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ 2009 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2008 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2008 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2007 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2007 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2007 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2006 Tory Folliard Gallery - Milwaukee, WI 2006 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2005 Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN 2005 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2005 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2005 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2004 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2004 William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2003 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ 2003 Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN 2003 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2002 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2002 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2002 Perimeter Gallery - New York, NY 2001 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ 2001 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2001 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2000 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2000 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2000 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 1999 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 1999 Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1999 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 1998 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 1998 Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1998 Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Gallery - Kansas City, MO 1998 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 1996 Grand Arts - Kansas City, MO 1994 Gallery V - Kansas City, MO 1993 Sean Kelly Gallery - Kansas City, MO 1991 Tribal Textile Gallery - Kansas City, MO Selected Group Exhibitions 2004 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 2004 FADA - Los Angeles, CA 2004 "5 Views of the Midwest" Traveling Museum Show 2003 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 2003 FADA - Los Angeles, CA 2002 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 2002 "Exhibition of Works from Permanent Collection," Daum Museum - Sedalia, MO 2002 FADA - Los Angeles, CA 2002 "Winter in Tucson," Medicine Man Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2001 Los Angeles Art and Antique Show 2001 Medicine Man Gallery - Santa Fe, NM 2001 FADA - Los Angeles, CA 2001 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 2000 Art San Francisco - San Francisco, CA 2000 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 2000 FADA - Los Angeles, CA 2000 "Landscape," Des Lee Gallery, Washington University - St. Louis, MO 2000 "Landscape," Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 1999 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 1998 "Going Places," Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1998 "Summer," Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1998 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 1998 "Air, Land and Sea," Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1997 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Perimeter - Chicago, IL and New York, NY 1997 "Summer Show," Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO 1994 Summer Invitational, Sean Kelly Gallery - Kansas City, MO Collections 4 Point Energy American Century Investments Art Embassies Program - Zimbabwe Biltmore Hotel - Phoenix, AZ Capri Capital - Chicago, IL Charles Schwab - Denver, CO D.S.T. Systems Daniel Taylor and Associates Exeter Oil Corporation Federal Reserve Bank - Denver, CO Federal Reserve Bank - St. Louis, MO Federal Reserve Bank -Kansas City, MO First Western Trust Bank Gates Rubber Company Grand Hyatt Denver Convention Center H&R Block Hall-Marshall Collection, Hallmark Hall-Silva Collection, Hallmark Johnson County Community College Johnson National Bank - Racine, WI Kansas City Art Institute Kansas State University Madison Dearborn Partners National Association of College Business Offices Renaissance Grand Hotel - St. Louis, MO Sprint St. Regis Hotel - Los Angeles, CA Wilmington Trust Company Museum Collections Beach Museum - Manhattan, KS Daum Museum - Sedalia, MO Denver Art Museum - Denver, CO Museum of the West - Tucson, AZ Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art - Overland Park, KS Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ Selected Bibliography 2015 Jul Westword - Denver, CO 2015 Oct Crossroads Art District 2014 Dec Western Art Collector 2014 Sep Riverfront Times - St. Louis, MO 2014 Sep St. Louis Magazine 2013 Jan Southwest Art 2013 Sep Huffington Post 2012 Sep Dan's Papers - Southampton, NY 2011 Riverfront Times - St. Louis, MO 2010 Sep American Art Collector Cover 2008 Jul Western Art Collector 2008 Sep New City Art - Chicago, IL 2006 Oct American Art Collector 2005 Sep Chicago Tribune 2003 Jul-Aug Frontier Magazine 2003 Review Magazine 2002 Aug Southwest Art 2002 Sep Artsope 2002 Chicago Tribune 2001 Feb Southwest Art 2000 Jan St. Louis Post...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Chiloé Night - Urban Street Scene at Dusk, Original Painting, Framed
By Keiko Ogawa
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Dippin' Dotopus - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Cobb Hall, Chicago, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Leon Sarantos
Located in Yardley, PA
Cobb Hall at the University of Chicago was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb, and is the oldest building on campus. Cobb modeled his designs after the Gothic style of architectu...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Myriads of Desires, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
Nathalie painted this work after a trip to Auvergne in France. This is the second painting of a series. The first one was sold at an Art Fair. The vibrant colors are the result of en...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Life, Oh Life !!!, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful painting in dark moody colors, with gold accents. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos,...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Indian Summer Glow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for looking at my artwork ! This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic with gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Starry Night 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. The photos show the painting in different light conditions. Gold drips on the top and lightly throughout the painting , hard ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Attersee Austria, Original Signed Impressionist Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Attersee Austria, Original Contemporary Impressionist Seascape Painting, 2016 24" x 36" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas Hand-signed by the artist. Somewhere between a landscape, waterscape, and still life, this work by artist Ingrid Dohm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

I Spit on Your Angst - Original Oil Painting on Panel with Nude Woman
Located in Chicago, IL
Jennifer unveils her bare breast, luring her unsuspecting rapist towards her so that she may seek her revenge. Should her morals be questioned? It makes no difference to her animal companion. This dog’s family was murdered and his response is to bite on a pair of dentures. Morality is exclusive to humanity. Nature simply carries forward. Featuring the films "I Spit on Your Grave", 1978, "High Tension", 2003 and "Angst", 1983. Georgia Hinaris I Spit on Your Angst oil on panel 28h x 56w in 71.12h x 142.24w cm GHS012 Horror films are the most profound and visceral of films, garnering the most extreme responses: vehement hatred and cultish admiration. Horror elicits a controlled neurosis while exposing the rejected weaknesses and brutalities of humanity. I embrace the power of cinema and its ability to alter perception, as it is media that is a reflection of our primordial desires. I’m fascinated by concepts involving the limits of human perception, the ambiguity of morality in relation to nature, the paradoxical nature of reality, and the human struggle to reckon with uncertainty. Humans bear the burden of being as we are, all caught in a flux of unbelievable cognitive abilities and animalistic instincts. Every painting is in its own universe and I cater to it. Nothing is precious. Chaos is embraced. Georgia Hinaris, b. 1993, Chicago, Illinois Education 2019 MFA Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 2015 BFA Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Exhibitions 2020 Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY Summer Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY 2019 Di Donna Gallery, New York, NY AXA Art Prize, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Richard Gray...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

La Scomparsa - Ancient Architectural Arched Doorways Leading to Lush Landscape
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
Meticulously rendered stone archways lead to a marsh complete with water birds in Carol Pylant's stunning architectural painting entitled "La Scomparsa". The pristine space suggest inner solitude and peace. This calm continues through the archway and into the misty landscape beyond the walls tricking the viewer into questioning what exactly they are observing. The artist often combines imagery from her travels to Italy, Spain and throughout Europe with memories of her childhood home in North Carolina. The artwork is framed in a silver wooden frame measuring 32 x 32 inches. Carol S. Pylant La Scomparsa oil on panel 30h x 30w in 76.20h x 76.20w cm CSP043 Resume Artist / Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Education 1979 M.F.A. Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1977 B.F.A. Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Academic Appointments 1996 - 2011 Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1991-96 Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987-91 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1985 Instructor, Simmons College, Boston, MA 1984 Instructor, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA 1984 Instructor, DeCordova Museum and School, Lincoln, MA 1984 Instructor, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA 1982-84 Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach, CA 1978-82 Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI International Teaching 2011 Professor, UW- Madison, Villa Corsi Salviati, Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy 2006,7 Visiting Affiliate Professor, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy International Artist Residencies 2017 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 2015 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 2002 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 1990 The Tyrone Guthrie Center, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 1990 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus,Schwandorf/Fromberg, West Germany 1987 Rockefeller Foundation Residency Fellowship, Bellagio, Italy 1987 The Karolyi Foundation, Vence, France International Research Awards 2010 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Villa di Livia Frescos, Museo Nazionale, Rome, Italy" 2005 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Romanesque Art in France" 2004 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings Inspired by Romanesque Art in France" 2002 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Pagan or Christian, Romanesque Art in Spain" 1998 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Neolithic Monuments in Brittany" 1996-7 Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin System, "Paintings of Prehistoric Stone Circles, Ireland and the British Isles 1995 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Celtic Ceremonial Sites in Ireland and the British Isles" 1993 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Egg Tempera Paintings in Florence, Italy" 1992 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Ireland" 1990 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Environment: Ireland" 1989 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Environment Painting: Germany" 1988 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Landscape Painting: Umbria, Italy" Other Awards 2008 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 2007 Sabbatical, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2006 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 2002-3 Emily Mead Baldwin-Bascom Named Professorship, University of Wisconsin 2000 Alumni Arts Achievement Award, Wayne State University Dept. of Art & Art History, Detroit, MI 2000 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 1999 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Past /Present: Paintings based on Celtic Imagery" 1999 Sabbatical, University of Wisconsin 1998 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowship 1993 Faculty Development Grant, "Figurative Sculpture" University of Wisconsin System 1991,93 Visual Arts Development Grant, The Wisconsin Arts Board 1989 Visual Arts Fellowship for Painting, The Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison, WI 1988 National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Arts Fellowship, Arts Midwest 1986 Residency, Yaddo Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY 1985 Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY 1985 Residency, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA 1985 Milton and Sally Avery Award for Painting, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH 1984,5,6 Residency, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH International Exhibitions 2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center, Gallery VICTOR 2019 SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago 2010 Handmade Artist's Journals, Villa Corsi Salviati, Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy 2008 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany 1995-99 Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland 1994 "Exquisite Corpse" Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland 1992 "Faces and Places of Ireland" Ulster Bank, Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland 199l "Ardara Annual Show" Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland 1988 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf/Fromberg, West Germany 1988 "Art .... Made in USA" Stadische Galerie, Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, Regensberg, West Germany 1987 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, Italy One and Two Person Exhibitions 2019 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2005 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2000 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 1999 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (with John Sayers) 1998 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 1997 Barbara Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak, MI 1993 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 1993 Carey Gallery, Rochester, MI (with Jo Powers) 1993 J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, N.Y. 1990 Pennsylvania School of Art and Design Art Gallery, Lancaster, PA (with Dan Gihooley) 1990 Hobe Sound Gallery, Brunswick, ME 1990 Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston, MA 1989 Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 1985, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA 1982 Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI Selected Group Exhibitions 2015 "Exquisite Corpse" Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 "Non-Stop" Invitational, Train Depot, Madison, WI 1989-2014 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 "Invitational Alumni Exhibition", Elaine Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2002-10 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 Chapman Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, NC 2007 Carthage College, Kenosha, WI 2007 Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC 2007 "Real and Imagined" Elaine Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2003-7 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 "The Exquisite Snake" Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 2002 Sonyia Zaks Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 1994 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI 1993 Madison Art Center, Madison, WI 1993 New York Arts Club, New York, N.Y. 1993 "Previews of l993" J. Cacciola Galleries, NY 1992 "Small Painting Exhibition" J. Cacciola Galleries, NY 1992 "Women in the Bowdoin Collection" Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, MA 1992 Steibel Modern, New York, NY 1984-91 Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston, MA 1986-7 Portraits Inc., New York, NY 1985-6 Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York, NY 1981-4 Frumkin and Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1984 All California '84" Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA 1983 "Western States Figurative Realism" Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA 1982 "Atlas Building Artists" Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI 1981 "Michigan Artists 80-81" Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI 1981 Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI 1979 Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, MI Public Collections Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Gallifa/Barcelona, Spain American Express Corporation, New York, New York Ulster Bank, Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin The Block Museum of Northwestern University Malden Public Library, Malden, Massachusetts Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf/Fromberg, Germany Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, Kansas Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, Virginia University of Wisconsin, The Graduate School, Madison, Wisconsin Carol Pylant Bibliography 2019 Portal Paintings, 2009-2019, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago 2017 M is for Math, Museum and Manhattan Kansas, by Natasha Rozhkovskaya, Publisher: Tamara Rozhkovskaya Novosibrisk 2015 Exquisite Corpse, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL. (Exhibition catalogue) 2013 "Remarkable Women Exhibit" by Mary Louise Schumacher, Journal Sentinel, online, Milwaukee, WI, June 25 2012 "Peltz Gallery Celebrates Remarkable Women" by Peggy Sue Dunigan, The Sheperd Express, Milwaukee, WI, July 7 2008 "Teachers Who Can, UW Faculty..." by Jacob Stockinger, The Capital Times, Madison, WI, February 2007 "Art in Nature" by Bill Robbins, Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI, September 14 2004 "Ambition clothes 'Remarkable Women'" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 7 2004 "Waxing enthusiastic over 'Colors'" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 18 2003 "Remarkable Women Celebrated" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2003 "Art Lesson" by Jennifer Smith, Isthmus, Madison, WI, February 21 2003 "Installation Appreciation" by Kevin Lynch, The Capital Times, February 7 2001 "Pylant unites sketches with classical style" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 12 2001 "WSU Exhibit shows figurative painting" by Keri Guten Cohen, The Detroit Free Press, February 18 1999 "On Art" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel October 12 1999 "School of Art quadrennial exhibition" by John Aehl, The Wisconsin State Journal, January 24 1999 "Something old, something new" by C.R. Gabriel, Isthmus, February 5 1999 "Honoring our Own" Madison Magazine, January 1998 "The Madison Fifty" Madison Magazine, November 1997 "Back in the Game" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Nov. 26 1997 "Three artists will charm at local shows" by Joy Hakanson Colby, The Detroit News, May 8 1997 "At the Galleries" by Keri Guten Cohen, The Detroit Free Press, April 27 1997 "Talent not gender, is focus at show", by James Auer, Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, December 11 1996 "Remarkable Women Exhibition" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Jan 14 1994 "In Art, these 20 made an impression in '93" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, Jan 9 1994 "Window to the World" by Michelle Grabner, Milwaukee Magazine, Guide to the Arts, February 1994 "Art of Love: ..." by Elby Frieda Abbe, Milwaukee Sentinel, Let's Go. February issue 1993 "Variations on a theme", by Paul Pace, Rochester Clarion, Rochester, Mi, December 9 1993 "Work of women holds surprises in summer show", by Janice T. Paine, Milwaukee Sentinel, June 4 1993 "Remarkable Women has merit with or without it's gender theme", by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, June 13 1993 "Irish Landscape" Cross Country, Country Living Magazine, March (feature article) 1993 "Ireland's Wild West" On the Road, Country Living Magazine, March 1993 "Short List SoHo Gallery Exhibitions, The New Yorker, February 14 & 22 1993 "SoHo Exhibitions", Gallery Listings, New York Magazine, February 7 1993 Gallery Listings, The New York Times, January 31 1993 Tandem Press: Five years of Collaboration by Drew Stevens, University of Wisconsin Press 1992 "From the World's Hot Spots to Ardara", by Michael McHugh, The Donegal Democrat, Co. Donegal, Ireland, August 6 1992 "Exhibits spotlight women", by Janice T. Paine, Milwaukee Sentinel, June 5 1992 "Women's show proves a strong one", by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, May 24 199l "Tandem Press foster diverse printmaking styles", by John Carlos Cantu, Ann Arbor News, December 1 1991 "Quadrennially yours...U W art faculty exhibit show vital, vibrant", by Katherine Rogers, Wisconsin State Journal, January 6 1991 Who's Who in the Midwest 23rd Edition, A.N. Marquis, MacMillian Directory Division, Wilmette, Illinois 1990 "Impressive Art on a Small Scale", by Nancy Stapen, The Boston Globe, December 20 1990 "View from the Tower", by James Rhem, The Isthmus, December 21 1990 "NEA Survives but Artists Shiver", by Bill Moore...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bachelor Trek
By Nancy Merkle
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the landscape of Central Oregon near Mount Bachelor. The mountain stands proud against the rocky foothills that surround it.

About the Artist
Nancy Merkle;s process begins with a glimpse of color, a flicker of light, a pattern, or a texture. Elements swirl in her mind for hours, sometimes days, sometimes weeks before a design clicks and is transferred to canvas. With the canvas in front of her, she works intuitively -- a mark here, a mark there, a little touch of color, a bit of texture -- until she is satisfied and declares the work finished. Currently Nancy;s work leans toward abstraction; she doesn't paint the world as it is, but as she wishes it were. Bold colors and loose brush strokes are her goal. When she;s not making art, Nancy travels the Pacific Coast with a bicycle strapped to the car and curiosity in my back pocket. Fun Fact: Nancy lived in Alaska until she was five. She had bison in the backyard, bears at the landfill, and a moose who stopped by once in a while to look for sweet grass...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Duet
By Shyun Song
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The dynamic duet of yin and yang makes everything happen. The white space represents all kinds of possibilities.

About the Artist
Painting is not m...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old King Avenged - Portrait of Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is the point at which Hamlet concentrates all of his resentment and breaks through his earlier hesitation to finally run his poisoned blade through Claudius and avenge his famil...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Half Men - Figures Cast in Shadow and Female Nude, Bold Colors, Heavy Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Two figures, cast in shadows, stand in the foreground between a nude female figure in the background. Loose brushwork, thick with expressive, bold colors and strong contrast in shadows, add to the mystery of this gathering of characters. This artwork is mounted to a wood cradle and can hang directly on the wall. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Georgia Hinaris...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

SOMETHING, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
An abstract view of the controlled chaos of every day. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang:...
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2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

True North - Equity, Surreal Sunset Over a Bridge and Highway
By Mark Bowers
Located in Chicago, IL
A sunset of explosive proportions is the subject of this surreal landscape entitled "True North - Equity". The brilliant light at the end of the end of the road illuminates the high...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Awhile, Highly Detailed Lush Landscape with Golden Field and Mountain, Framed
By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking inspiration from his surroundings in Spain, Pozas gives us this lush landscape entitled "Awhile". The verdant scene, with its golden field in the foreground and blue mountain in the background is painted with meticulous detail. Each blade of grass and every leaf is painted with precision. This oil painting is framed in a rich walnut colored wooden frame measuring 16 x 20 inches. "Pozas" René Monzón...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Lake Michigan #2 - Landscape Painting, Original Oil, Framed
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
Ahzad Bogosian Lake Michigan #2 acrylic on canvas 16h x 16w in 40.64h x 40.64w cm AZB169 Ahzad Bogosian SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2007 Landscapes, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Q...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Study for Blue Face, Blond Female with Reflective Blue Face, Oil on Panel
By Juan Barragán
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. This small portrait of a blonde female is exquisite in its execution. A blue replica is behind her which adds to the mystery of the painting. Why is this person here? Why is she painted in blue? Why are her eyes red and a red dot on her forehead? The painting is framed in a silver frame measuring 7.5h x 7.5w x 2d inches. Juan Barragán...
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2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Walk, Highly Detailed Landscape with Secluded Path Leading into Dense Woods
By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”
Located in Chicago, IL
A secluded path leads into a dense woods begging the viewer to ask the question - what is beyond the path? "The Walk" is a small scale landscape painted with painstaking detail. Each leaf and blade of grass a rendered in tiny brush strokes making the painting feel much larger than it is. This oil on panel painting is framed in a silver and black wooden frame measuring 20.5 x 15 inches. "Pozas" René Monzón...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Wave Gotik Treffen I - Original Oil Painting Goth Punk Portrait with Piercing
By Gail Potocki
Located in Chicago, IL
Gail Potocki Wave Gotik Treffen I oil on canvas 16h x 12w in 40.64h x 30.48w cm GPO004 Gail Potocki b. 1961, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Gail Potocki is an award-winning Symbolist artist utilizing the skills and techniques of the Old Masters in the 21st century. Influenced by 19th-century artists like Fernand Khnopff, Jean Delville...
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21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Embrace - Klee, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Created for the show "A Retro-ish Perspective" in June 2022, this piece is modeled after the original 1932 mixed media painting by Paul Klee. The title refers to death's embrace and ...
Category

2010s Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

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