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DAN ATTOE
- GROUP SHOW/New York City. Chicken or Beef? The Hole. March 6 – April 20, 2013
- 2-PERSON SHOW/New York City. "H.C. Westermann & Dan Attoe". Franklin Parrasch. January 25 - February 20, 2013
- ARTICLE: Sm3rk, "Paintallica in Vegas". October 12, 2012
- RESIDENCY: Paintallica at The Cosmopolitan in Vegas. Las Vegas, NV,
- VIDEO, "DAN ATTOE MAKES A PAINTING", a short film by Adam Kimmel and Leelee Sobieski
- INTERVIEW and pictorial, GQ Style. Peres, Javier. "Dan Attoe, Portrait of a Young American Artist", Issue 13, Autumn/Winter 2011-2012
- SOLO SHOW: "Lights Flickering in the Dark", Peres Projects, Berlin, Fall 2011
- GROUP SHOW, TenOverSix, Los Angeles, Summer 2011
- GROUP SHOW, "The Shape We're In", Zabludowicz Collection, London, Spring 2011
Elijah BURGHER
- SOLO BOOTH/ART FAIR: Volta NY, March 7-10. See here
- GROUP SHOW/Chicago, Drawer’s Drawing, curated by Carrie Gundersdorf and Eric Lebofsky, Julius Caesar and Peregrine Program, February 3 – March 3, 2013
- ARTICLE: Hyperallergic. Eler, Alicia. "Queer Art’s not Just About Gender — A Chicago Survey (Elijah Burgher)". November 15, 2012
- PUBLICATION: Elijah Burgher’s GAYHOUSE #5, Septembre éditions
- 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
- FILM SCREENING, "Like a Lantern", Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan. March 19-24
- GROUP SHOW/Chicago, Drawer’s Drawing, curated by Carrie Gundersdorf and Eric Lebofsky, Julius Caesar and Peregrine Program, February 3 – March 3, 2013
- ARTICLE: Chicago Tribune. Borrelli, Christopher. "Pinning down Chicago artist Lilli Carre". December 10, 2012
- 2-PERSON SHOW , "Where'd I Leave the Thing Itself" featuring the work of Lilli Carré and Alexander Stewart, November 30, 2012 to January 5, 2013
- SOLO SHOW: Lips and Crumbs. Desert Island, Brooklyn, NY
- GROUP SHOW: "Twelve Galleries Project presents Quarterly Site #12: EPIC SOMETHING". Hyde Park Art Center. November 18, 2012 – February 24, 2013
- GROUP SHOW: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
RYAN TRAVIS CHRISTIAN
- MUSEUM SHOW (solo). "Ryan Travis Christian—Well, Here We Aren't Again". CAM Ralaeigh, North Carolina. February 22, 2013 – June 17, 2013
- REVIEW. Associated Press . Breed, Allen. "In Artist's Show, Creation Merges With Destruction." (Ryan Travis Christian). February 22, 201
- VIDEO. Associated Press. "Art, an Act of Creation, Can Involve Destruction.(video)" (Ryan Travis Christian). February 22, 2013
- REVIEW. Indy Week. Vitiello, Chris. "At CAM Raleigh, flattened raindrops and googly eyes" (Ryan Travis Christian). March 6, 2013
- ARTICLE: ION Magazine. Khan, Aleeza. "Ones to Watch | Ryan Travis Christian". December 28, 2012
- ARTICLE: New City. "Art 50: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists". September 19, 2012
NICHOLAS FRANK
- GROUP SHOW: 19516 kilometers from Milwaukee or 12126 miles, Misako & Rosen, Tokyo, Japan
- SOLO SHOW: The Secret Choreographer: For Lost Walls (After Brätsch & UB) with NICHOLAS FRANK. Western Exhibitions. October 27 to December 8, 2012
- LECTURE. Bodies of Work (A Comprehensive Overview), with Patricia Rose. Saturday, November 17 at 6pm
- SOLO SHOW: The Secret Choreographer: Atopical Bandaids (After Calabrese), The John Riepenhoff Experience at Pepin Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, 7 July – 11 August 2012
- INTERVIEW: MKE <-> LAX." Interview with Nicholas Frank". July 2012
- REVIEW, Third Coast Digest. Moriarity, Judith Ann. "We’re in this Together: “Spiraling Jete (Up)” at Green Gallery East". April 2, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: "Spiraling Jeté (Down)", Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- REVIEW, Indyweek. White, Amy, "Nicholas Frank takes a flying leap into self-mythology at Lump". Durham, NC, March 14, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: "Spiraling Jeté (Up)" at The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, March 9 - April 15, 2012
- GROUP SHOW, "Handler by John Riepenhoff", Western Exhibitions, Dec 2011- Jan. 21, 2012
- ARTICLE: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Schumacher, Mary Louise. "Making a Scene: Milwaukee's Avant-Garde." Dec. 12, 2011
- GROUP SHOW, “Dressing the Monument”, Lynden Sculpture Garden, River Hills,WI (outside Milwaukee)
- INTERVIEW: Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, “Pigeons on the Grass Alas: Contemporary Curators Talk About The Field”
- ARTICLE: Cover reproduction. "Top picks for Gallery Night & Day" by Mary Louise Schumacher. CUE Section of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
JOE HARDESTY
- GROUP SHOW, A Thousand Words and Counting, Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawai'i, August 22, 2012 - November 22, 2012
- GROUP SHOW, ""tracing paper", Charim Gallery, Vienna, Austria
- GROUP SHOW: "Text in Process". RH Gallery. New York
- PUBLICATION: Project, "The Present Group: Issue 19"
- GROUP SHOW, "Precious Paper", Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY | review
- GROUP SHOW, “in- and outside - writing", Voorkamer, Belgium, Spring 2011
- GROUP SHOW, "Heroes of Today", Graffit Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria, March 2011
RICHARD HULL
- SOLO SHOW/St. Louis, Bruno David Gallery, March 1 to 30, 2013
- PERFORMANCE: Richard Hull with Ken Vandermark quintet. DePaul Art Museum. October 10, 2012
- REVIEW: ArtSlant. Chester, Alicia. "Afterimage". September 18, 2012
- GROUP SHOW: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
- PUBLICATION: New American Paintings, NAP #101 Midwest Competition
- GROUP SHOW:"Push-Pull", curated by Karen Azarnia, Riveside Art Center, May 26 to June 30, 2012
- ARTICLE: Huffington Post. Klein, Paul. "Scads of Quality" (Richard Hull). April 20, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: Western Exhibitions, April 20 to May 16, 2012
- GROUP SHOW:"Someone Else's Dream" curated by John McKinnon, Hyde Park Art Center. January 29, 2012 – May 6, 2012
- REVIEW: New City. Aronstein, A-J, "Someone Else's Dream", Feb. 14, 2012
JOSE LERMA
- MUSEUM SHOW (solo). The Credentialist, CAM Raleigh, May 19 - September 2, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: "Jibarro Jizz", Roberto Paradise, San Juan, PR
- ARTICLE: The L Magazine. Johnson, Paddy. "The 10 Best Exhibitions of 2011", Dec. 21, 2011
- GROUP SHOW:"Handler by John Riepenhoff", Western Exhibitions, Dec 2011- Jan. 21, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: "The Lightweight", Western Exhibitions, Spring 2011, reviewed in ArtSlant
DUTES MILLER
- SOLO SHOW: "In the Garden". Western Exhibitions. December 14, 2012 to January 26, 2013
- REVIEW: artforum.com. Eler, Alicia. "Critic's Pick: Dutes Miller". January 14, 2103
- REVIEW: Huffington Post. "Artist Dutes Miller's 'In The Garden' Exhibition Imagines If Homosexuality Was The Norm". January 5, 2013
- ARTICLE: Chicago Reader. Nardi, Sarah. "It's a garden but that's no snake". (Dutes Miller). December 14, 2012
- ARTICLE: New City. Foumberg, Jason. "Imaginary Monuments" (Dutes Miller). September 7, 2011
- GROUP SHOW: "Love & Theft" at White Flag Projects, St. Louis, 2010
- SOLO SHOW: "The Ecstasyist"at Western Exhibitions, reviewed on ARTFORUM.COM
MILLER & SHELLABARGER
- REVIEW: Orlando Weekly. Young, Jessica Bryce. "The Mysterious Content of Softness (Miller & Shellabarger)". October 31, 2012
- 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 20-July 15, 2012. Images | Press: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | The Sherperd Express | Wisconsin Gazette
- ARTICLE: Art Pulse. Edwards, Jeff. "Miller & Shellabarger. Long as life, deep as as the grave, direct as a handshake." Winter 2010/11. Pages 40-43
- SOLO SHOW: "Alone Together" at The University Galleries at Illinois State University, organized by Barry Blinderman. Catalog essay
- INTERVIEW: KUHF / HPR 88.7. Hendley, Meghan. "The Front Row - Diverseworks", March 29, 2011
- GROUP SHOW: "The Mysterious Content of Softness", curated by Stefano Catalini at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington state.
RACHEL NIFFENEGGER
- MUSEUM
SHOW (group): Physical
and Virtual Bodies - ...in the name of any signification whatever
Curated by Kris Dittel and Stephanie Seidel
Museum for Modern Art in Arnhem, The Netherlands - GROUP SHOW/Chicago: Psychosexual: An exploration of the abstracted gesture, curated by Scott Hunter, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, April 6 – May 25, 2013
- GROUP SHOW/NYC: Hoochie Coochie Man, Tracy Williams, LTD, New York, NY
- GROUP SHOW: Limbodrome. De Ateliers. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- GROUP SHOW: Power of Consumption. Club Midnight, Berlin, Sept. 16 to October 20, 2012 | images
- 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
- PUBLICATION: New American Paintings, NAP #101 Midwest Competition
- GROUP SHOW , MFA Thesis Exhibition 2012, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. May 4 - June 17, 2012
- ARTICLE: Art 21 Blog. Fitzgerald, Ali. "Lives and Works in Berlin | Chicago’s Big Youth in Berlin" (Rachel Niffenegger). May 11, 2012
- GROUP SHOW: "Big Youth II" curated by John Corbett. Bourouina Gallery, Berlin
- ARTICLE, ARCADEMI Blog. de Joode, Rachel. “Rachel Niffenegger”. February 15th, 2012
PAUL NUDD
- ARTICLE: Art in Print. Ishmael, Amelia. "Onsmith & Nudd". March-April 2013, Volume 2, Number 6
- LECTURE. "Artists Connect: Paul Nudd connects with Ivan Albright". Art Institute of Chicago. December 1, 2pm
- SOLO SHOW: Bourouina Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Fall 2012
- ARTICLE: Featured Artist, Proximity Magazine. Spring 2012. V.2, Number 009. Pages 102-109
- CURATORIAL: Curated show (with Onsmith), "Eat Before We Eat You", Moprho Pop-Up Gallery, Article, art ltd. Opening Reception: Saturday June 16, 6 – 8 PM
- ARTICLE: art ltd. Yood, James. "The Chicago Attitude". (Paul Nudd). Mar/Apr 2012
- GROUP SHOW: "Apocalypse How?", Plus Gallery, Denver, CO.
JOHN PAROT
- REVIEW: Frieze. Foumberg, Jason. "John Parot". Issue 151 November-December 2012
- GROUP SHOW: Afterimage, Depaul Museum of Art, Chicago, September 13 – November 15, 2012
- SOLO SHOW: Solo show, Western Exhibitions, May 25 to July, 2012 | Review: New City
- INTERVIEW, BUTT Magazine.
STAN SHELLABARGER
- GROUP SHOW: Falling Through Space Drawn by the Line, UB Galleries, University of Buffalo, New York, Sep 20 - Dec 8 2012
- ARTICLE: The Girl Who Knew Too Much. Coleman, Caryn. "Sinister walls: representation and repetition" (Stan Shellabarger). October 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
- ARTICLE: Accordion Publications. Perkins, Stephen. "Stan Shellabarger, Dragging Book, 2009." December 4, 2011
- SOLO SHOW: Editions | Artist Books Fair, November 3-6. New York, NY | review in Artnet | Printeresting
- SOLO SHOW: Western Exhibitions, September 2011
- REVIEW: ArtPractical. Miller, Randall. "From Chicago: Stan Shellabarger". Issue 3.1. September 21, 2011
- REVIEW: Chicago Tribune. Waxman, Lori. "The humanity of footsteps and foliage" (Stan Shellabarger). September 15, 2011
GEOFFREY TODD SMITH
- SOLO SHOW:LOOKER, Western Exhibitions, September 7 to October 20, 2012 | press: NAP | The Seen | Flavorpill | 60 Inches from Center
- 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
- GROUP SHOW:"The John Riepenhoff Experience presents RTC Collaborates". Pepin Moore. May 26 to June 30, 2012
- 2-PERSON SHOW: Flavorpill. Ritchie, Abraham. "Geoffrey Todd Smith and Mike Rea: Sharks, Dicks, and Drugs". April 14, 2012
- ARTICLE: Brown Paper Bag. Barnes, Sara E. "Nudashank // Sophiajacob // Gallery Four". (Geoffrey Todd Smith). May 4.2012
- SOLO SHOW: "FEEL HARDER", Nudashank, Baltimore, MD. April 2012
- GROUP SHOW: "R & D", curated by Britton Bertran, Manifold, Chicago
DEB SOKOLOW
- MUSEUM SHOW (solo). MATRIX 166: Some concerns about the candidate. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. February 7 – June 30, 2013
- REVIEW: New York Times. Schwendener, Martha. "An Installation of Dirty Politics and Illusion" (review, Deb Sokolow). March 8, 2013
- REVIEW. Hartford Courant. Dunne, Susan. "Atheneum Showcases Art Of Politcal Paranoia: MATRIX Gallery Exhibits Deb Sokolow's Some Concerns About the Candidate." February 7, 2013
- SOLO SHOW/Chicago. Deb Sokolow. March 15 to April 20.
- ARTICLE: Art Ltd. Yood, James. "Critic's Picks: Chicago (Deb Sokolow)". March 2013
- INTERVIEW. Holland, Richard. Bad at Sports. March 15, 2013
- GROUP SHOW/NYC. How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man,’ Invisible-Exports. February 1 to March 10, 2013
- REVIEW. artforum.com. Lee, Nathaniel. "How I Wrote Elastic Man". March 7, 2013
- GRANT: ARTADIA: The Fund for Art and Dialogue| Article: Gallerist NY
- SOLO SHOW: “Deb Sokolow: All Your Vulnerabilities Will Be Assessed” October 13 – December 8, 2012, Levy Gallery for the Arts, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia
- REVIEW: The Art Blog. Arthurs, Maegan. "Hilarious paranoia in Deb Sokolow’s All Your Vulnerabilities Will Be Assessed at Moore". November 15, 2012
- GROUP SHOW: "Twelve Galleries Project presents Quarterly Site #12: EPIC SOMETHING". Hyde Park Art Center. November 18, 2012 – February 24, 2013
BEN STONE
- GROUP SHOW: "Painted" curated by Tyson Reeder. The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
- SOLO SHOW:Western Exhibitions, September 2010 reviewed in Art in America by Susan Snodgrass, Time Out Chicago and ArtSlant.
- ARTICLE: Cover story in New City by Pedro Velez
- GROUP SHOW: "Police and Thieves" curated by Mario Ybarra Jr., Hyde Park Art Center, reviewed in Time Out Chicago.
- GROUP SHOW: "All Alone Beweep My Outcast State", curated by Katie Kahn, Kruger Gallery, Chicago, Spring 2011
- PERFORMANCE: "Bernie Circuits", Club Nutz at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
MARK WAGNER
- SOLO SHOW: Voting with Your Pocketbook. Western Exhibitions. October 27 to December 8, 2012
- GROUP SHOW: Thenceforward, and Forever Free, Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, August 29, 2012-January 5, 2013
- SOLO SHOW: Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY, Summer 2011
- GROUP SHOW:"Size Does Matter", curated by Shaquille O'Neal at Flag Art Foundation, reviewed on artnet