Upcoming events.
Annual InView Members Exhibition
“Cell Block 9” will be on display in the much anticipated annual InView Member Exhibition at The Art Center of Highland Park which opens December 20 and runs through January 25.
The Opening Reception is Friday, January 10, 530-8pm.
Over 100 artists & faculty members will have work in the exhibition showcasing a diverse range of media and subject matter.
Adler Art Center Annual Member Show
“Love is a Golden Thread of Lightning” will be included in the Annual Members Exhibition at the Adler Art Center on view January 17-February 22.
The Opening Reception is January 17, 6-8pm.
The Adler Art Center maintains and interprets the historic home of architect David Adler, which is the base of its activities, and a visual image of the harmony between music, the arts, and daily life.
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Member Show
One of my new Primordial Monoliths called “Heat Map” will be included in the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Member Show to be held at the historic Bridgeport Art Center in the renowned 4th Floor Gallery. This is a big show and will feature approximately 100 pieces of wall art & sculptures created by CAVA artists.
On View January 17-March 3.
Opening Reception: January 17, 7-10pm
2nd Reception: February 21, 7-10pm during the Bridgeport Art Center 3rd Friday Open Studios Event
Robert Wright Gallery Annual Members Exhibition
On view January 21-February 13.
Opening Reception: Friday, January 25, 5-730pm
Showing “Primordial Monolith: Embers” (mixed media)
Annual Artworks Kenosha 1x1 Show
It’s the Annual 1x1 Show at Artworks in Kenosha!
I have four entries this year all related to leaves.
Blue Moon Gallery Artist Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception). On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit for guests to gather around.
This month: Opening Reception: December 21, 6-9pm
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, November 23, 6-9pm
"Celebration" Group Invitational Exhibition
Check out all the fine art, poetry & writing, plus one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at Sebastians this Fall Holiday Season!
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 10, 2-5pm
On view through January 4
A “Celebration” featuring local & regional artists! I will have two pieces in this show.
Contemporary Art Exhibition Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists + ALMA Art & Interiors
I am thrilled to have 3 pieces from my Primordial Monolith Series juried into the Contemporary Art Exhibition sponsored by the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists in collaboration with ALMA Art & Interiors — one of Chicago’s most premier galleries!
The show opens September 15 and is on view through January 1.
Opening Reception: Friday, November 8, 5-9pm
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, October 26, 6-9pm
Full Circle Juried Exhibition by Chicago Womens Caucus for Art
FULL CIRCLE Opens October 25. On View through November 9.
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 2, 5-9pm
A CWCA Juried Exhibition about CIRCLES.
I will have two pieces in this exciting show about the beauty, power, and timeless symbolism of the circle.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Regional Exibition
Two favorite pieces of mine are included in the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Regional Exhibition at the Beloit Art Center in Beloit WI -- “Cellular Landscape of an Ultramagnetic Love (Or, Love is a Golden Thread of Lightning)” (17x23 Mixed Media) and "The Presence of Absence." (20x20 Mixed Media).
WRAP provides statewide art workshops and exhibitions with the intent of encouraging creative growth for artists. Meritorious work is selected by a juror at the various regional exhibitions for inclusion in the annual state art exhibition. Artists from states that border WI are allowed to participate. I’ve never participated before and I am very excited to experience this for the first time in such a wonderful space as the Beloit Art Center.
The Opening Reception is Friday, October 4, 5-7pm. On View through October 25.
Robert Wright Gallery Annual Recent Works Juried Exhibition
I am super excited to learn that my art, called “Auric Vibration,” was accepted into the Robert Wright Gallery Annual Recent Works Juried Exhibition which opens Friday, October 4, at the College of Lake County in Grayslake IL.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 4, 5-730pm.
On view through October 31.
The Recent Works show is open to artists in 3 Chicagoland Counties (Lake, Cook, McHenry). This year there were over 350 submissions so I feel very honored and grateful to be included. Many thanks to the juror for selecting my art!
Auric Vibration (12 x 12) | Acrylic and Micron & Metallic Pens on Canvas
Robert Wright Gallery is located in the college library on the first floor of the learning resource building.
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, September 28, 6-9pm
Are You Really Winning? State of IL Touring Art Show
Are You Really Winning? State of IL Touring Art Exhibition exploring Gambling Addiction — 25 artists were selected from a state-wide competition
On View at University of Illinois Siebel Center for Design: September 13– October 4 (Full display) & September 13 – December 13. (Partial display)
Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 10am-12pm
This exhibition will also travel to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield August 8-18 and Loyola University at the Latinx Conference in Chicago on September 27.
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, August 24, 6-9pm
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Member Show
I’m so happy to be an artist member of this thriving organization that supports artists age 50+ years old.
“Cell Block 9” will be included in the Annual Member Show at the North Shore Art League August 13-September 22. The show will be presented on the 2nd Floor.
Artists Reception: Thursday, August 22, 6-8 p.m.
On View: August 13-September 22
Come see an amazing array of visual expression from all the members!
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, July 27, 6-9pm
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, June 22, 6-9pm
Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark Juried Exhibition
On View at the Brushwood Center June 8-August 16
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 8, 1-3pm
Two of my pieces — “All the Light at the End” and “Cellular Optic Aurora” have been selected for this group exhibit around the theme of metamorphosis.
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists: LATER IMPRESSIONS Juried Exhibition
“Floral Language of Cellular Healing” has been juried into the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Later Impressions Juried Exhibition — On View June 2-July 12 — in the Elmhurst Artist Guild Gallery (located inside the Elmhurst Art Museum). This is gpoing to be a fantastic multi-media show featuring members of the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists.
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 15, 6-8pm
Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery Hours
Wednesday–Thursday
12:00 noon–5:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m
Many thanks to the Jurors: John Nester, Adjunct Instructor, Elmhurst University, and Marci Ruben, Curator, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, May 25, 6-9pm
Beloit Art Center
Very honored to be included in a Spring/Summer Members Group Show in the Beloit Art Center’s new designated space for member artists. The space will feature rotating dislays of member’s art. I have 5 pieces in this group show including Cellular Arrowhead, Cellular Blanket Midwest Vista, and three Cellular Blankets: Orange Sky, Earth Flow, and Friendship Love.
On view through July 12
Art Center Hours: Sun Closed, Mon 10-2, Tues/Wed/Thurs 10-5, Fri 12-5, Sat 10-2
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall. Guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, April 27, 6-9pm
Blue Moon will be celebrating their 5th Anniversary!
EXPRESSIONS: Art + Verse 2024
EXPRESSIONS:
ART & VERSE 2024
"Love Into the Ether" will be included in the upcoming EXPRESSIONS: ART & VERSE 2024 Exhibition at the Addison Center for the Arts (ACA) in Addison IL. The show runs February 23-March 16.
EXPRESSIONS: ART & VERSE 2024 is ACA's 4th collaboration between Illinois artists & the Illinois State Poetry Society.
ISPS poets juried the show by choosing their favorite image from candidates’ submitted entries.
The Opening Reception is on February 24 from 1-4pm in which ISPS poets recite ekphrastic poems they’ve written about their selected piece of art. The public is invited to enjoy the art exhibit in the gallery and then attend the poetry recital by members of the ISPS in the adjacent studio theater.
This is going to be a super cool melding of two art forms — poetry & visual art!! Very exciting, interesting, and DIFFERENT!
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Juried Winter Exhibition
“Love is a Golden Thread of Lightening” (17h x 23w) (Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, acrylic pens, micron pens, and metallic pens on watercolor paper) has been juried into the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Annual Winter Exhibition. The Opening Reception is January 19 from 7-10pm at the renowned Zhou B Art Center in Chicago IL.
The exhibition runs through March 3.
Additional Title: “Cellular Healing Landscape of an Ultramagnetic Love”
Adler Art Center Annual Member Exhibition
“Healing Blanket: Cellular River Bank” (14.5h X 13.5w) (Watercolor Pencils, Colored Pencils, Paint Pens, Ink & Graphite on Watercolor Paper) will be included in the Adler Art Center Annual Member Exhibition January 12-March 3.
The Opening Reception is January 19 from 6-8pm.
This is a beautiful venue — a historic home with carriage house and outbuildings in a wooded setting — perfect to showcase so many talented artists from the community.
Robert T Wright Gallery of Art Annual Member Show
Cellular Healing Blanket: Water & Light will be shown in the Annual Members Exhibition of the Robert T Wright Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake IL starting January 19 through February 25.
The Opening Reception is January 19 from 5-7:30pm.
1x1 Tiny Works Show
I will have four TEENY TINY cellular works in the Annual 1x1 Show at Artworks in Kenosha this year! This is my first time participating. The Opening Reception is Saturday, January 13, 6-9pm.
All of the art in this show will be no larger than a one-inch square!
Refreshments will be served.
Fall Exhibition at RED OAK
I will be showing 9 of my colorful cellular-inspired artworks at the RED OAK Farm-to-Table Restaurant this Fall starting October 21 through Christmas!
This is a lovely setting in the beautiful Wisconsin vistas of farms and fields. Organic locally sourced cuisine, including farm fresh meats and produce, artisanal cheeses, and desserts — plus lots of support for local artists!
SPECIAL FALL PRICING for all of the works in this show. This is a great opportunity to get a wonderful piece of art from my collection!
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Receptions
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL — this month the reception is on the 3rd Saturday from 6-9pm. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, December 16, 6-9pm
InView Member Exhibition
My piece “The Presence of Absence” (17x17 Mixed Media) will be included in the upcoming annual InView Member Exhibition at The Art Center Highland Park starting December 15 through January 20. Over 140 pieces are in the exhibition showcasing the amazing talent of the TACHP artistic community.
The Opening Reception is Friday, December 15, 530-8pm.
There will also be a fundrasier for the Israeli Red Cross where artists decorated a 12" wooden mannequin for sale at $100 each. Mine is called "Cellular Healer."
This is going to be a great event and a wonderful show of beautiful fine art in a wide array of mediums!
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL — this month the reception is on the 3rd Saturday from 6-9pm. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, November 18, 6-9pm
Blue Moon Gallery Monthly Reception
I show my art at monthly Artist Receptions at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake IL on the 4th Saturday from 6-9pm. The gallery is also open on weekends Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm (except for the night of the Opening Reception).
On chilly nights the gallery has a fire pit and in the spring, summer, and fall guests are encouraged to enjoy the arts and live music “tail gate” style — guests can bring lawn chairs, coolers, drinks, snacks, etc. and enjoy an evening of socializing and supporting artists and their art.
This month: Opening Reception — Saturday, October 28, 6-9pm