TAC - Gallery Exhibits

Gallery Exhibits
	"Flight" at Heller Nature Center August 9th - September 20th, 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 14th from 1:00 - 3:00pm A beautiful exhibit featuring mixed media works by artist and TAC Faculty member Cheryl Steiger. This show is at TAC Outreach location Heller Nature Center, located at 2821 Ridge Road Highland Park, IL 60035. Heller Nature Center’s Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 3:00pm. Phone:(847)433-6901. Please call Heller Nature Center before coming to see the exhibit at any time other than the Opening Reception.


	Tethered to My World - Contemporary Figure Painting: Location, Chicago September 3rd - October 1st, 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11th from 6:00 - 9:00pm An exhibition organized by Phyllis Bramson, that deals with contemporary figuration in all forms, chosen from Chicago painters or artists who regularly show in Chicago. Continuing the tradition of using the figure, that began with Ivan Albright, Seymour Rosofsky, early Ellen Lanyon, Leon Golub and Peter Saul, among others showing earlier in Chicago. Using the figure as a metaphor for the human condition, rather then necessarily an exact reflection... and often that reflection, is abstracted OR IMPLIED as well. Bramson decided to arrange “Tethered to My Word, Contemporary Figure Painting: Location, Chicago”, out of a certain amount of frustration, feeling that there seemed to be little interest in following this thread these days, in terms of organized exhibitions. Choosing painters she has followed throughout the years; early Ellen Lanyon and Nicholas Africano anchor the exhibition, and their work still looks fresh and vital. The work selected varies widely - Judith Raphael’s beautiful craftsmanship is in direct opposition to David Sharpe’s almost childish, albeit very sophisticated painterly moves. Each of these artists require the figure as a reference, to chart or map the human condition, always looking for a personal connection. Often presenting multilayered situations that can induce many narrative interpretations, the work in the exhibition may walk along various lines between heartfelt sentiment, irreverence and satire. Finally, Bramson's main criteria was that the paintings communicate to the viewer. There are basic human needs we all experience: the need to be loved, the psychological consequences of being human, and the twists and turns of truth manipulated with duplicitous thinking. The artists included are genuinely intrigued by the changing and challenging peccadilloes of life. Artists included in the exhibition: Nicholas Africano, Scott Anderson, Phyllis Bramson, Peter Drake, Julie Farstad, Andreas Fischer, Vernon Fisher, Anne Harris, Ellen Lanyon, Judith Raphael, Adam Scott, David Sharpe, Elizabeth Shreve , Caleb Weintrub, Karl Wirsum and Kevin Wolff.


	Encaustic: Hot Art September 3rd - October 1st, 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11th from 6:00 - 9:00pm "Encaustic: Hot Art" is an exhibit of work by members of FusedChicago, a group of area artists whose practice involves using layers of pigmented beeswax and a heat source. Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been a resurgence of interest in this ancient medium. The exhibit showcases the wide and current variety of techniques and methods artists are using as they work in this increasingly popular medium. Artists include: Dan Addington, Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Donna Zarbin Byrne, Denise Funfsinn, Shelley Gilchrist, Ken Gold, Nikkole Huss, Tatjana Jovancevic, Catherine Keebler, Kim Keller, Dawn Korman, Jenny Learner, Barbette Loevy, Elyse Martin, Jane Michalski, Bridgette Guerzon Mills, Haley Nagy, April Nomellini, Mary Jo O'Hearn, VA de Pintor, Paul Rinaldi, Emily Rutledge, Mary Krebs Smyth, Michele Thrane, and Kathleen Waterloo. Curated by Dan Addington, Shelley Gilchrist, and Jenny Learner.


	Voices and Visions: Standing on the Bridge Between Health and Disease October 8th - October 29th, 2010 Opening Reception: Friday, October 8th from 6:30 - 9:00pm Most people can say they know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Women everywhere face the fear of diagnosis every year as they enter radiology for mammograms or doctors examinations. This is exhibit will give voice to those of us who have been touched by women's health, who may live in fear, or are previvors or survivors of women's cancers. In pulling voices and visions together, we hope to empower those of us who live on that bridge between health and disease. Click Here for more info on "Voices and Visions" Call For Entry Form


	Explicit Abstraction November 5th, 2010 - January 3rd, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday, November 5th from 6:30 - 9:00pm An exhibit featuring the meditative paintings of Chicago artist Adam Siegel.


	Bending Reality November 5th, 2010 - January 3rd, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday, November 5th from 6:30 - 9:00pm A group photography show featuring experimental and unconventional methods of manipulating images and presenting photographs. Curated by John Grantner.