Glenn Wexler: Transit 2 February 1, 2009 – September 27, 2009 A photograph-based installation of lightboxes capturing the blur of traveling to other countries and experiencing other cultures.
Altogether Mutable: The work of Mary Lou Zelazny February 1, 2009 – April 12, 2009 A mid-career retrospective of Chicago painter, Mary Lou Zelazny
Ancillary Ancestry: An ulterior genealogy by Chris Garofalo January 18, 2009 – March 29, 2009 A ceramic installation creating a canopy of sculptural creatures floating in our glass stairwell.
Abandoned Demolition: New painting by Andy Paczos January 18, 2009 – May 24, 2009 Andy Paczos paints local abandoned industrial sites that are being re-inhabited in unexpected ways.
Broad Shoulders and Brotherly Love January 18, 2009 – March 29, 2009 Anchor Graphics at Columbia College and Philagrafika choose an outstanding variety of work from the other's residency program or invitational portfolio collection demonstrating the experimental trends in printmaking today.
Jose Ferreira: Anatomy of an Archive December 20, 2008 – February 28, 2009 Resident artist, Jose Ferriera uses the studio space to develop his current project concerning colonialsim in South Africa.
Stan Shellabarger November 23, 2008 – April 12, 2009 Stan Shellabarger gives the Art Center's north entrance a prickly makeover by creating a two-story installation comprised entirely of pine needles.
Elke Claus: As Above, So Below November 2, 2008 – February 1, 2009 New silkscreen prints and etchings made by artist and educator Elke Claus.
Omar Vera: Cold Eels and Distant Thoughts October 26, 2008 – October 27, 2008 New sculpture and animated video work intersecting history, current popular culture, and 20th century American design by emerging artist, Omar Vera.
Mark Booth: Spanish Still Life or A Large List of Merged Animals October 26, 2008 – January 4, 2009 An audio and visual installation by Chicago-based artist Mark Booth inspired by a still life painting by 17th Century artist, Juan Sanchez Cotan.