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WOMAN MADE GALLERY PRESENTS
Group and Solo Exhibitions
March 2 - April 26, 2012
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Artwork by Jennifer Moore |
Chicago, IL - February 23, 2012 Woman Made Gallery (WMG) presents a group exhibition with works by 33 artists, juried by Linda Warren, and solo exhibitions by Claudia Kleefeld and Kaitlin Kostus. The opening reception is on March 2 from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Juried by Linda Warren, the 15th International Open includes painting, sculpture, fiber, photography, mixed media, installation, and video works. Warren is the founder and director of Linda Warren Gallery in Chicago. She exhibits emerging, up-and-coming, and mid-career contemporary artists from around the country who work in all media. In addition to providing work for both private and corporate collectors, Linda Warren participated in Art LA in 2005 and served as a juror for the Chicago Art Open, the Beverly Art Center Open, and the Community Artist Assistance Program.
Artists represented in this exhibition are Karen Appleton, Patti Bartelstein, Angelique Brickner, Cat Del Buono, Catherin Colaw, Renee Couture, Pat Dumas-Hudecki, Sebrina Fassbender, Alexandra Fritz, Amanda Greive, Amy Guidry, Zoe Hawk, Edith Hillinger, Ellen Holtzblatt, Aran Illingworth, Pamela Johnson, Kay Knight, Mie Kongo, Sioban Lombardi, Jennifer Moore, Anna Pamasa, Silvana LaCreta Ravena, Janet Roberts, Clare Rosean, Sausan Saulat, Carrie Schumacher, Soo Shin, Beverly Y. Smith, Allison Svoboda, Camille Swift, and Susan Smith Trees.
March 2 - April 26, 2012 - Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 4, 6-9 p.m.
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Patterns of Nature: The Spiral and Interconnectedness
Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 6-9 p.m.
Artist's Talk: Sunday, March 4, 1-3 p.m.
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Artworks by Claudia Kleefeld |
Woman Made Gallery (WMG) presents a solo show with select works by New Mexico artist Claudia Kleefeld. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, installation, writings and found nature objects, all inspired by the form of the spiral.
Claudia Kleefeld has exhibited internationally in Beijing, China; Budapest, Hungary; and Vancouver, Canada, and nationally at the Los Angeles County Art Museum; Harwood Museum; New Mexico Museum of Art; Holter Art Museum, among others. She received degrees in art from UCLA, and The Byam Shaw School of Art in London. A selection of this body of work will travel to Los Angeles, California for an exhibition at LA Artcore in December 2012.
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Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 6-9 p.m.
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Artwork by Kaitlin Kostus |
Kaitlin Kostus presents a body of work that draws on Baltic Pagan mythology to explore her connections to Baltic cultures through her ethnic background (Lithuanian), and her culture gained through marriage (Latvian). Stories, symbols, and deities from these Baltic countries are re-interpreted through her contemporary viewpoint. Artificial neon colors collide with images of nature, while real deer antlers do so with semi-natural materials like industrial wood and jute twine.
Kostus received her BFA in painting from the University of Illinois-Chicago and is presently a thesis candidate in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. Her master's work focuses on the tensions between Eastern European ethnic identity and nostalgia for moments that never existed. Her work has been shown previously at ARC Gallery Chicago, Woman Made Gallery, and at the 1st Printmaking Triennial of ULUS in Belgrade, Serbia. Her publications are featured in the libraries of the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, as well as on the Chicago Publishes blog.
March 2 - April 26, 2012 - Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 6-9 p.m.
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Artist's Talk by Claudia Kleefeld
Sunday, March 4, 1-3 p.m / Free
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In conjunction with her solo show Claudia Kleefeld will talk about her work inspired by the form of the spiral.
Utilizing practices similar to the Surrealists, the spiral emerged as the primary focus of her work over three years ago, based on received information from her conscious and subconscious mind.
"The spiral symbolizes, and recalls, the source of all energy. Internalizing and externalizing the spiral illuminates the spirit within all of us. There is a direct correlation between people, introspection and self-discovery, the creation of energy, action and interaction, which exists in the individual and the universal on a scientific level both physically and ethereally. The spiral unfolds as being one of the most potent forms in nature's patterns."
For more information visit www.kleefeldart.com/spiral-catalog.html.
Please join us on Sunday, March 4 at 1 p.m. This event is open and free to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
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Woman Made Gallery Welcomes Women Who Write:
Strong Words, Strong Voices
Saturday, March 3, 2012 / 3-5 p.m. / Free
This year Woman Made Gallery celebrates 20 years of supporting the creative endeavors of women around the world. Literature has been prominently featured among gallery programs, including poetry readings, often organized around the themes of the concurrent art exhibit.
Honoring Women's History Month, we bring together five seasoned poets with distinctive voices, vision and presence: Kim Addonizio, Brenda Cardenas, Nina Corwin, Patricia Spears Jones and Patricia Smith.
Books will be available at the event. The reading will be followed by a conversation and celebration hosted by six prominent women's literary organizations from around the country.
Women Write Books @ Women Made Art Gallery:
A Conversation and Celebration Hosted by Six Prominent
Women's Literary Organizations
Saturday, March 3, 2012 / 5-7 p.m. / Free
VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change, She Writes, Women Review of Books, A Room of Her Own, Kentucky Womens Writers Conference. What do these enterprising literary organizations have in common? Each was founded to support women's writing.
Please join us for a reception at which these respective organizations discuss their contributions to the literary community, the specific programs they offer, and how you can become involved. We'll provide the drink and nosh. You provide your presence, questions, and know-how.
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Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to support, cultivate, and promote the diverse contributions of women in the arts through exhibitions and other programs that serve, educate and enrich our community.
Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; a CityArts Program II grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs; the Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a donor-advised fund of the Chicago Community Trust; the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.
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Woman Made Staff
Beate C. Minkovski, Executive Director
Ruby Thorkelson, Gallery Coordinator
Emanuel Aguilar, Exhibition Preparator
Volunteer Staff
Emanuel Aguilar, Marketing Support
Mary Ann Anthony, Exhibition and Fundraising
LuEllen Joy Giera, Her Group
Mary King, Exhibition Layout
Marty Bash & Melanie Deal, Editing Support
Audrey Godwin, President
Kathleen Waterloo, Vice President
Tammi Franke, Treasurer
Marty Bash, Secretary
Shannon Downey, Marcia Grubb
Linda Hillman, Mary Keefe
Janet Snow-Godfrey, Ginny Sykes
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Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
Memberhip: www.womanmade.org/membership.html
Call for Art: www.womanmade.org/entryform.html
Gallery Hours
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday noon-7 p.m.
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