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WOMAN MADE GALLERY PRESENTS
Public/Private
Exquisite Uterus Project
Solo Show by Julia Ris
January 18 - February 21, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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Chicago, IL - January 12, 2012
Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to begin the 2013 exhibition season with "Public/Private" a group exhibition with 32 works by 29 artists. WMG is also hosting a solo show by Julia Ris, and a concurrent group exhibition of the "Exquisite Uterus Project", a collaborative art project curated by Alison Gates and Helen Klebesadel, featuring over 150 artists. The opening reception for both exhibitions is on January 18th from 6 to 9 p.m. Events include a poetry reading on February 3rd, curated by Nina Corwin.
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Public/Private
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
 | | Artwork by Anja Foerschner |
Juried by Emily Green, "Public/Private" includes painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, sound, and performance works by Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Corinna Button, Elena Dahl, Felicia Diaz, Hannah Fehrman, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Anja Foerschner, Ghislaine Fremaux, Lizeth Gamboa, Alexandra Goode, Magdalene Gorecki-Eisenberg, Leah Gose and Ashlae Shepler, Kathy Halper, Erin Rachel Hudak, Robin James, Aunia Kahn, Ruth A. Keitz, Careen Joplin Langstieh, Sioban Lombardi, Elaine Luther, Charmaine Ortiz, Jodi Patterson, Robin Snyder, Meredith Weber and Anna Trier, Jennifer Weigel, Jean Davey Winter, and Sarah B. Woods.
Jan. 18 - Feb. 21, 2013 - Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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Exquisite Uterus Project
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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The "Exquisite Uterus Project" was initiated in the Spring of 2012 in reaction to what is being called the most current 'War on Women.' Fiber artist and educator Alison Gates and Helen Klebesadel decided to offer feminists the opportunity to participate in this collaborative art project to channel some of the rage we were experiencing at the attacks on women's reproductive health in this political environment. Woman Made Gallery hosts over 100 of the 160 plus exquisite uteri created through this project.
Jan. 18 - Feb. 21, 2013 - Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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Julia Ris
The Julia Set: Working the Angles
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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Julia Ris studied art at Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan. For many years the complexities and necessities of life and a career as a marketing and digital strategy professional sidetracked her from pursuing artistic endeavors; the death of her beloved Mother in 2011 made her realize that it was time to pursue her dreams. Now, she is committed to following her need to explore and create. As first-prize winner for her painting, "Scaffold," in WMG's May 2011 "Abstractions" exhibition juried by Sandra Perlow, Julia was awarded this solo show.
Jan. 18 - Feb. 21, 2013 - Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013 / 1:30-3:30 p.m. / Free
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Nina Corwin and audience
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From the exploding popularity of reality television and celebrity culture to the U.S. government's ever-growing presence in our homes, schools, and community spaces through Patriot Act-sanctioned surveillance, the twenty-first century has seen enormous shifts in cultural and political conceptions of what is considered private and what is considered public, both in the United States and world-wide. We as individuals are losing control over what is seen and what is unseen; known and unknown; public and private. How do these shifts manifest in our daily lives? Who is most affected and why? How do poets address these changes, whether through illuminating, embracing or actively working against them?
Curated by Nina Corwin and documented by audio recordist Kurt Heintz, featured readers include Shevaun Brannigan, CM Burroughs, Hope Johnson, Sandra Marchetti, Carrie McGath, and Naomi Palagi.
Please join us for this free event on Sunday, February 3, 2012, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Woman Made Gallery.
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Woman Made Gallery (WMG) 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.
A small but hard-working staff, helpful interns and volunteers, and a dedicated group of board members and advisers are the heart and soul of the Gallery. WMG relies on membership contributions and individual donations to create the programs that support its mission.
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
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
Tammi Franke, Treasurer
Marty Bash, Secretary
Marcia Grubb,Linda Hillman
Gail Holmberg, Mary Keefe
Janet Snow-Godfrey,
Ginny Sykes,Erin Waser
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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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