Steve Sherrell – Digital Mashups & Remixes

Steve Sherrell Digital Mashups & Remixes February 9, 2015 through March 20, 2015 University of St. Francis Art Gallery 25 East Van Buren, Joliet, IL 60432 Public Reception: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Steve Sherrell is a career painter from the Chicago school of art. He was raised in Indiana but ...
February 13, 2015
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Lynn Sloan – Principles of Navigation

Lynn Sloan Principles of Navigation Fomite Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-937677-93-0 (paper) ISBN: 978-1-937677-94-7 (epub) Lets be honest. This is not a book review, but a plug for the recent release of Lynn Sloan’s Principles of Navigation released February 1, 2015 by Fomite Press. I remember vividly the struggles in Professor Sloan’s Bibliography & ...
February 5, 2015
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Soto & Sullivan – The Franklin

Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan run one of the more unusual and progressive art spaces in Chicago. The Franklin is an outdoor gallery and project space that rests in their backyard. No amenities, just the brisk northen winds to energize an artist's creativity. The COMP Magazine recently visited their ...
February 3, 2015
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Onsmith – Poking the Fringes

Chicago embraces and delves deeply into the fringes of comic art, music and ‘anti-high-art’ culture. This city is rife with non-conformist talent. Onsmith, a cartoonist who basks in the Midwest capital’s dialogue produces provocative, insightful, and frequently uncomfortable meditations that reflect the city’s fascination with the edges of artistic ...
January 29, 2015
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2014-15 Annual High School Art Exhibit

2014-15 High School Art Competition Description: This exhibition highlights Joliet region high school art students. In addition, students are awarded cash prizes and scholarships into the Art and Design Department Dates: December 12, 2014 through January 30, 2015 Reception: Saturday, January 17, 2014 noon to 2 p.m. Times: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-2pm + by appointment Location: ...
January 27, 2015
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Assaf Evron – Image Space Philosophy

This autumn, The COMP Magazine visited Assaf Evron’s Mana studio. During the session, a range of topics was discussed, including: the process of photographic portraiture, revisiting the work of early 20th century artists and the significance of philosophy in the art-making process. In this Q&A interview, Assaf Evron, a ...
January 25, 2015
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Phyllis Bramson – Affectionate Arbitrary Anecdotes

Phyllis Bramson’s oeuvre addresses sexuality, gender issues and stereotypes of “good behavior” in complex narrative-based mythologies layed out upon canvas. The COMP Magazine recently visited Bramson’s Greek Town studio to discuss her affinity with the Windy City, romantic nature, thoughtful and sometimes irrelevant meditation, and why painting is still ...
January 23, 2015
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Susan Coolen – Scavenger Aesthetics

Working with found natural and discarded debris, Canadian artist Susan Coolen creates elaborate collections that reflect a myriad of interpretations. The COMP Magazine caught up with this longtime friend in the New Year to speak about the role of the artist as scavenger, her “LITTER-ARTI” projects, and why what ...
January 19, 2015
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Kirsten Leenaars – Fictionalized Real Experience

Kirsten Leenaars choreographs visual and sound narratives through directing persons and place to create fictionalized realities. The COMP Magazine recently visited Leenaars’ Humboldt Park studio to discuss making art in a new country, how collaboration is essential to being human and why play should be something not lost in ...
January 15, 2015
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Anna Kunz – Invitations & Reflections

Anna Kunz produces experiential works that invite the viewer to immerse her or himself into a space that intersects formal complexity in thoughtful rhythmic arrangements. The COMP Magazine recently visited her East Garfield Park studio to discuss her affinity with performance and painting, the relevance of early 20th c. ...
January 9, 2015
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