Current Exhibitions

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Kay Rosen: Don't Look Back

A site-specific wall painting that rewards those who explore the Art Center’s architecture.

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Bibiana Suárez: Memoria (Memory)

A major series of new paintings by Puerto Rican/Chicago-based artist Bibiana Suárez that reveals the shifting nature of memory, place, and identity, particularly within the latino community.

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Kit Wise: Arcadia

A high definition large-scale animation created by English artist, Kit Wise for the Jackman Goldwasser Gallery.

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Stylish Breed

Work by Elaine Bradford and Megan Greene.

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Someone Else's Dream

Works on paper by Arturo Herrera, Richard Hull, José Lerma, Héctor Madera-González, Martin McMurray, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Christina Ramberg, Peter Saul, and T.L. Solien curated by John McKinnon

Upcoming Exhibitions

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The Hairy Blob

Work in a variety of media by Becky Alprin, Nadav Assor, Deborah Boardman, Ashley Hunt, Sarah FitzSimons, Judith Leemann, Kirsten Leenaars, and Faheem Majeed curated by Adelheid Mers.

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Melissa Oresky: Trail

The exhibition highlights the Chicago artist's explorations in the medium of animation and painterly collage since 2005.

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Ground Floor

A  survey exhibition of multi-media work by promising artists who have recently emerged from Chicago's top level MFA programs in 2011 and 2012. 

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Two Histories of the World

Sculpture, painting, and installation by Mara Baker, Sara Black, Laura Davis and Mike Schuh curated by Karsten Lund.