2008
Selected Shots by Young Artists
May 4 – July 20, Gallery 5
Our second-annual exhibition of photography by Chicago-area high school students.
David Lozano: Queer Interiors and Phthalo Blue
May 18 - November 18, 2008, Foyer Project Space
Queer Interiors and Phthalo Blue, a series of new site-specific wall paintings by David Lozano, will enliven the foyer of the Art Center for the summer. The title references the electric color phthalo blue or Phthalocyanine, a synthetic pigment that…
Videodance: works from the Centre Pompidou
June 21 - July 20, 2008 Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery & Black Box Gallery
The US premiere of over 30 video works from the Centre Pompidou’s collection blending cinematography and movement by some of the world’s most important dancers, choreographers and visual artists.
Clothesline
June 21, 2008
A one day uncurated open art exhibition featuring work by dozens of chicago area artists.
Kiss on the Cheek: Portraits by Dale Washington
July 6 - September 28, 2008, Gallery 4
A new series of portraits in a variety of media documenting the personalities in the current moment in Chicago’s art collecting community on the South Side.
Are We There Yet?
July 20 - September 28, 2008, Gallery 1
Work by Howard Henry Chen, Alan Cohen, Christine DiThomas, Aron Gent, Rula Halawani, Surendra Lawoti, Curtis Mann, Oscar Palacio, and Adriana Rios. Curated by Dawoud Bey.
Monica Herrera: Strings
July 27 – October 12, 2008 The Cleve Carney Gallery
An interactive sound installation by Chicago-based Mexican artist, Monica Herrera.
GLOW: work by photographers on faculty
August 3 – October 19, Gallery 5
Photography by Katherine Lion, Adam Ekberg, Ollie Dantzler, Krystal Meisel, and Anna Reesman. Curated by Karen Irvine.
2009
Mary Lou Zelazny: The Perfect Non-Sequitur
February 1 - April 12, 2009, Gallery 1
A mid-career retrospective of Chicago painter, Mary Lou Zelazny
Close Encounters
November 8, 2009 -January 24, 2010
Participating Artists: Daniel du Bern (NZ), Tania Bruguera (US/Cuban), Walter Hood (US), Truman Lowe (US), Maddie Leach (NZ), Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (US), Lisa Reihana (NZ), Wayne Youle (NZ)