Lane Milburn – Cartooning’s Strange Cosmic Web

Sifting through childhood memories, popular culture, otherworldly experiences, and comic's seminal artists, Lane Milburn has developed a distinct literary and visual cosmology that navigates alien worlds, literature, and tomfoolery. The COMP Magazine visited Milburn's Pilsen studio early this year to discuss Twelve Gems (Fantagraphics Books, 2014), his affinity ...
April 9, 2015
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Allison Glenn – Compelling Collaborative Selections

Striking, astute and affable, Allison Glenn cultivates her interest in contemporary fine arts and urban studies while creating platforms to investigate and rejuvenate diverse communities. The COMP Magazine recently caught up with this exciting and busy young lady to discuss her curatorial practice, the terrain between non-profit and commercial ...
April 2, 2015
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Illinois Arts Educators Exhibition 2015

The University of St. Francis seeks entries for the Illinois Art Educator Exhibition: An Open Invitational 2015. Open to all Illinois Art Educators K-12 and College Faculty. Work will be exhibited June 9, 2015 – July 10, 2015 with a public reception Thursday, June 11, 2015, 6-9pm. The exhibition will ...
March 30, 2015
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Anthony Musiala – Talks Minty Fresh

Anthony Musiala has been working in the music industry for over two decades. As Managing Director of the Minty Fresh record label he has collaborated with numerous exciting talents from around the globe. Recently, USF brought Anthony in to redefine the sound and image of WCSF 88.7FM. The COMP ...
March 28, 2015
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Ian Weaver – Black Knights’ Archive

Inner-city American experience holds numerous tenets rife with possibility for interpretation. For over a decade, Ian Weaver has explored the history and memories of Chicago's African-American community in a series of thoughtful and provocative works. I was first introduced to Weaver while living over on 18th Street. His honest ...
March 15, 2015
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Spring 2015 Portfolio Review Event

Spring 2015 Portfolio Review Event Tuesday, April 7, 2015 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Art & Design Department 5 East Van Buren, 4th floor Joliet, Illinois, 60435 Phone – 815-740-3821 We welcome you to present your artwork in an informal portfolio setting and tour the Art & Design facilities. Our department offers a competitive Bachelor of ...
March 12, 2015
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Nathan Mason – Curating, Slabbies, & Squeezimals

Nathan Mason navigates curatorial practice for the Chicago Cultural Center while maintaining healthy investigations in ceramics and decorative arts. In a recent visit to his Ravenswood studio, The COMP Magazine looked at and discussed his ongoing organic figurative ceramic works, strategies for working with area artists on public exhibitions, ...
March 10, 2015
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Potter & Puckett – Seeds InService

Melissa Potter and Maggie Puckett work in a terrain that cultivates socially conscious art in an environmental and eco-feminist dialogue. The COMP Magazine recently visited these artists at the Center for Book & Paper Arts for a discussion on using organic materials to create handmade paper, seed saving, contributing ...
February 24, 2015
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Matt Siber – Consumer Desires

We live in an ultra-complex capitalist system that trains the population to over-consume. Our habits are transforming the planet in which we live at an accelerated rate. Artist Matt Siber has investigated the systems, strategies, and methods of consumption through logical progression in a series of projects over the ...
February 19, 2015
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Matthew Girson – Contemplating Libraries

Matthew Girson's paintings require the viewer to slow down, look closely, and listen carefully. Upon viewing his recent exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center I was reminded of the importance of delicate uses of light and shadow. And, how these subtleties can produce a sense of silence. The COMP ...
February 17, 2015
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