SCOTT SPEH GALLERY
Gallery Address:
845 W Washington Blvd
2nd Floor
Chicago IL 60607
312.480.8390
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NEWS: Western Exhibitions has moved. Our new address is 845 W Washington Blvd., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Opening on September 7:
In Gallery 1
In Gallery 2
Gallery News:
- DEB SOKOLOW was named a grantee at the $15,000 level for Chicago grant cycle by ARTADIA: The Fund for Art and Dialogue. Richard HULL was also a finalist.
- Group
show: Afterimage,
Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012,
includes:
Lilli CARRÉ, Richard HULL, Geoffrey Todd SMITH and John PAROT | Review: ArtSlant. Chester, Alicia. "Afterimage". September 18, 2012
- New
American Paintings, NAP
#101 Midwest Competition features:
Ryan Travis CHRISTIAN, Richard HULL and Rachel NIFFENEGGER
Artist News:
Elijah BURGHER
- Publication: GAYHOUSE # 5
- Group show: All Good Things Become Wild and Free, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 11-Nov. 17, 2012
- Group show: The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics. Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL. August 25–November 10 | Review: New City.Lilli CARRÉ
- Group show: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012Ryan Travis CHRISTIAN
- Article: New City. "Art 50: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists". September 19, 2012
- Group show: The John Riepenhoff Experience presents RTC Collaborates. Pepin Moore. Los Angeles. May 26 to June 30, 2012
- Review, Frieze. Foumberg. Jason. "Ryan Travis Christian" (review). March 2012
- Solo show: Something, Something, Black Something, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, NY, Spring 2012.
Nicholas FRANK
- Solo show: The Secret Choreographer: For Lost Walls (After Brätsch & UB) with NICHOLAS FRANK, Western Exhibitions. October 27 to December 7
- Solo show: The Secret Choreographer: Atopical Bandaids (After Calabrese), The John Riepenhoff Experience. Pepin Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, July – August 2012
- Solo show, "Spiraling Jeté (Down)", Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC | Press: Indyweek
- Solo show, "Spiraling Jeté (Up)" at The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, March 9 - April 15, 2012 | Press: Third Coast Digest
Joe HARDESTY
- Group show: A Thousand Words and Counting, Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawai'i, August 22, 2012 - November 22, 2012
Richard HULL
- Review: ArtSlant. Chester, Alicia. "Afterimage". September 18, 2012
- Group show: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
- Solo show, Western Exhibitions, April 20 to May 16, 2012 | Press: Huffington Post.
- Group show, "Push-Pull", curated by Karen Azarnia, Riveside Art Center, May 26 to June 30, 2012
- Group show, "Someone Else's Dream" curated by John McKinnon, Hyde Park Art Center. January 29, 2012 – May 6, 2012
MILLER & SHELLABARGER
- Article: Chicago Tribune Magazine. Daley, Bill. “The Art of Home”. Fall 2012
- Group show: The Mysterious Content of Softness. Cornell Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL. September 15 - December 30, 2012
- interview: Exploring Human Relationships: A Dialogue with Miller & Shellabarger, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 by Danielle Jackson
- Solo show, "Miller & Shellabarger: Hiding in the Light, Institute of Visual Art, Milwaukee, WI, April -July. Press: Journal Sentinel | Sherperd Express | Wisconsin Gazette
- Solo show, "Alone Together" at The University Galleries at Illinois State University, organized by Barry Blinderman. Catalog essay
Rachel NIFFENEGGER
- Group show: Power of Consumption. Club Midnight, Berlin, Sept. 16 to October 20, 2012
- Group show: Ground Floor, Hyde Park Art Center, August 19, 2012 – November 11, 2012 | Review: Chicago Tribune
- Residency: DE ATELIERS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. September 2012 to May 2013
- Group show, "Big Youth II" curated by John Corbett. Bourouina Gallery, Berlin
Paul NUDD
- Solo show: Bourouina Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Fall 2012
- Featured Artist, Proximity Magazine. Spring 2012. V.2, Number 009. Pages 102-109
- Article, art ltd. Yood, James. "The Chicago Attitude". (Paul Nudd). Mar/Apr 2012
John PAROT
- Group show: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
- Solo show: Excavations, Western Exhibitions, May 25 to July, 2012 | Review: New City
Stan SHELLABARGER
- Group show: Falling Through Space Drawn by the Line, UB Galleries, University of Buffalo, New York, Sep 20 - Dec 8 2012
- Group show: Paper, the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Nice, France, June 30 to September 30, 2012
- Article, New American Paintings Blog. Smith, Matthew. "The Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair at BMA". May 2, 2012
Geoffrey Todd SMITH
- Solo show: LOOKER, Western Exhibitions, September 7 to October 20, 2012 | Article: Brophy Arts.
- Group show: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
- Interview, Make Space. Judd, Jason. "Other Investigations: Geoffrey Todd Smith". May 17, 2012
- Solo show,"FEEL HARDER", Nudashank, Baltimore, MD. April 2012
- Group show, "The John Riepenhoff Experience presents RTC Collaborates". Pepin Moore. May 26 to June 30, 2012
Deb SOKOLOW
- Solo show: Solo show: “Deb Sokolow: All Your Vulnerabilities Will Be Assessed” October 13 – December 8, 2012, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia
- Group show: And Then She's Like/ And He Goes, A+D Gallery, Columbia College Chicago. August 9 – September 15
- Article, Art 21 Blog. Polson, Jamilee. "Painting with Words, Writing with Pictures* (Take One)". April 9th, 2012
Mark WAGNER
- Group show: Thenceforward, and Forever Free, Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, August 29, 2012-January 5, 2013
- Solo show: Voting with Your Pocketbook. Western Exhibitions. October 27 to December 8, 2012
Art Fairs
NADA New York fair, May 4-7: Western Exhibitions showed John RIEPENHOFF's sculptures holding work by by Nicholas FRANK, Jose LERMA, Rachel NIFFENEGGER, Geoffrey Todd SMITH, Deb SOKOLOW, Ben STONE. Press: The New York Times | Artinfo
Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair, April 28-29, at the Baltimore Art Museum. | Press: Printeresting | New American Paintings Blog
Our most recent shows:
July 7 to August 18, 2012 In Gallery 1
INDIRECT OBSERVATION
Sally Agee
Courttney Cooper
Andy MooreIn Gallery 2
Twelve Galleries Project presents
Line-of-Site
Curated by:
Alicia Chester, Karolina Gnatowski, Kate Ruggeri
Featuring artworks by:
Sarah Belknap & Joseph Belknap
Christalena Hughmanick & Sarah JonesMay 25 to June 30, 2012 April 20 to May 19, 2012 In Gallery 1
RICHARD HULL
info | images | press: Huffington Post | New CityIn Gallery 2
LILLI CARRÉ
info | images | press: New City
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