Todd Reed – Perimeters and Other Experiences of Edge

Todd Reed, Perimeters and Other Experiences of Edge September 8 – October 23, 2015 Public Reception: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 6-8pm University of St. Francis Gallery 25 East Van Buren Street, Joliet, Illinois, 60432 Todd Reed’s solo exhibition, Perimeters and Other Experiences of Edge, now on display at the University of St. Francis ...
September 29, 2015
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William Conger – Constructing Multi-Layered Ambiguity

Chicago has been described as a tough place to live. For far too many, the city symbolizes corruption, segregated communities and violence. However, on rare occasions there is that anomaly that holds a deep connection and fascination with Chicago's art community and history. Aside from university studies in New ...
September 18, 2015
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FKA twigs – M3LL155X

Featured Artist for 9/17/15: FKA TWIGS M3LL155X Young Turks 2015 In her young career, Tahliah Debrett Barnett (aka FKA twigs) has established her style and sound at a resounding speed. Upon moving from Gloucestershire to London at the age of 17, Barnett transformed her interest in dance to an adept singer, songwriter and ...
September 17, 2015
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Dan Devening – Manifestations of How and Why We Look

Through a measured and thoughtful sophistication, Dan Devening has maintained a pivotal position in the Chicago art community (and beyond) for a number of years. Since arriving in the city in 1980, Devening has participated in seminal art exhibitions at top tier institutions and directed one of the city's ...
September 10, 2015
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Michelle Keim – Beauty, Power and Masculinity

There is a definitive importance in embedding oneself in subject as an artist and photographer. This does not only create ideal image making opportunities, but cultivates a relationship that produces a clear level of authenticity. For the better part of 20 years, Michelle Keim has done just this as ...
September 8, 2015
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Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Featured Artist for 9/8/15: Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Marathon Artists/Milk! 2015 Courtney Barnett's debut album is a compulsive listen. You want to play the album over and over again. One can easily identify with the affable and entertaining Barnett. She is charming live and the ...
September 8, 2015
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Corey Gearhart – The Consummate Collaborator

Corey Gearhart left Chicago almost a decade ago. During the early 2000's, Gearhart built a prominent reputation in the city's art community for producing cerebral and evocative performances with a raw physicality. The COMP Magazine recently caught up with Gearhart to chat about his move to Michigan, his collaborative ...
August 19, 2015
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Steve Sherrell – The Referential Painter

Steve Sherrell has worked as an artist and educator for over 40 years. As he begins his final semester as a full-time Professor of Art at Joliet Junior College, we have the opportunity to look at this consummate practitioner and reflect upon his influence on generations of Joliet area ...
August 16, 2015
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Andrei Rabodzeenko – Technotropic Romance & Other Works

Working in an array of styles that utilize classical medieval traditions to hyper-modern aesthetics and technology, Andrei Rabodzeenko cultivates an intricate cosmology that navigates abstraction to narrative driven dialogues in his contemporary art practice. The work is densely layered, meticulously polished, and quite beautiful. The COMP Magazine recently caught ...
August 10, 2015
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Arthur Russell – Corn

Featured Artist for 8/7/15: Arthur Russell Corn (Reissue) Audika Records 2015 Since his untimely departure in 1992 at the age of 40, Arthur Russell and his music continues to evolve a captivating and prophetic voice. During his life, Russell collaborated with many notable artists - Bootsy Collins, Talking Heads, Phillip Glass, Jennifer Warnes, Allen ...
August 7, 2015
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