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EZRA SIEGEL
Circa Modern is pleased to announce the exhibition of new work from Chicago artist Ezra Siegel. There are 9 large scale original paintings on display.
website: Ezra Siegel Ezra Siegel: Chicago-born artist, Ezra Siegel, comes from an artistic family. His father, Arthur Siegel, a world-renowned photographer and his mother, Irene Siegel, is a multi-media artist. At an early age, Ezra took an interest in architecture. He attended Francis Parker High School in Chicago, and graduated from Vassar College, majoring in Art History and Architecture. To copy the great master drawings in the Uffizi, he moved to Italy. In 1993, he married violinist, Kathryn Shumaker. They lived in Portugal and Canada before returning to the Chicago area. These various influences have informed Ezra's art. As a self-trained artist, Ezra has spent many hours visiting museums and perusing art books. He has shown in New York, in one-man and in group exhibitions. He has also shown Internationally, both in group shows, such as Mae D'Agua, and in gallery representation. Ezra has been awarded numerous Best in Show and First Prizes in painting, and has received recognition from numerous juries such as Illinois Arts Council and Art Loop Open. Ezra currently has Gallery representation in Michigan, Massachusetts, Florida, Oklahoma, Utah, and Minnesota. His one-man show at the Lubeznik Center of the Arts, Michigan City, IN. will appear in the summer of 2016. SHOW CONTINUES: NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 30 |
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SOLO @ CIRCA
Join Gallerista Chicago and CircaModern for the second iteration of the SOLO @ CIRCA series, a collaborative exhibition program highlighting the works of independent artists living and working throughout Chicago. This bi-monthly, collaborative exhibition program provides artists exhibiting online at Gallerista with an in-person platform to showcase work with the aim to develop and reach new audiences for contemporary artists in an alternative, yet arts-adjacent venue. Featured Artist: Alexander Valentine SEPTEMBER 5 – NOVEMBER 1 OPENING RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 5 – 5:30 to 9:00 PM ALEXANDER VALENTINE lives and works in Chicago. He is the co-founder of No Coast, a publisher of artists’ editions. He teaches in the Printmedia Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2011 MFA | Printmedia | School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2007 BFA | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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SOLO @ CIRCA
Gallerista Chicago and CircaModern are pleased to announce SOLO @ CIRCA, a new exhibition program highlighting the works of independent artists living and working throughout Chicago. This bi-monthly, collaborative exhibition program provides artists exhibiting online at Gallerista with an in-person platform to showcase work with the aim to develop and reach new audiences for contemporary artists in an alternative, yet arts-adjacent venue. Our inaugural show opens with painter Allison Reimus. JUNE 20 – AUGUST 17 OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 20 – 5 to 9 PM WORKS BY ALLISON REIMUS I have always been fascinated by ornamentation and its purpose within the domestic interior. Some people consider function and usability to be the most important features of household objects, while others rely heavily on decoration for decoration’s sake. For the latter, does the purely decorative then become a necessity, making it functional, or is it strictly a psychological frivolity and how do we distinguish one from the other? My work references the domestic interior, the human psyche and the act of painting through the manifestation of such questions; not meant as a definitive answer, but a mere attempt to try and understand how painting, as act and object with intellectual and cultural purposes, fits into the scheme. Through formal and spatial considerations, I hope to simultaneously question the notions of painting as decorative object and also as an idea, capable of transforming a surface into something other than what can be defined by its physical properties. More information at http://galleristachicago.com/allison-reimus-2/ |
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8288
"Circa Modern is pleased to announce the exhibition titled ‘8288,’ featuring new works on paper by Nicholaus Jamieson and Martin Davis. Both artists are midwest natives who currently reside in New York City." On view: May 30 - June 15 Opening reception: Friday May 30, 6-9pm |
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