Galleries Today
100 Acts of Sewing
Through May 19Galleries
Fiber artist Sonya Philip's project to make 100 dresses over the course of one year. Includes the textiles in question, plus photographs on display and for sale. Reception Fri 3/29, 6-8 PM.
Homeward Bound
Through 5/22Galleries
New sculptures from Stacey Holloway. Viewing by appointment only. Reception Fri 3/22, 6-9 PM.
The Need to Paint
4/19-5/24.Galleries
An "exhibition in four parts," with work by Phyllis Bramson, Nick Ostoff, Mario Romano, and Carly Silverman. Reception Fri 4/19, 5-8 PM.
The Circus Collages of C.T. McClusky
Through 5/25:Galleries
The complete collection of McClusky's collages, which he made from household objects and that depict his life as a traveling circus clown. Reception Fri 1/11, 5-8 PM.
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
River West
312-243-9088Monstrosity
5/10-5/25:Galleries
A group show featuring several students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, including curator Peyton Rack. Viewing by appointment only. Reception Fri 5/10, 5-10 PM.
Pictures at an Exhibition
Through 5/25:Galleries
Group show featuring "a diverse collection of selected fine art." Reception Thu 2/21, 6-9 PM.
The Jettisoned
Through 5/26Galleries
Inspired by "the tradition of the tableau vivant in painting and photography as it maps representations of identity and the bodily," Yoni Goldstein and Meredith Zielke created this experimental film installation depicting scenes of living portraiture. Part of Anatomy in the Gallery. Reception Fri 3/22, 5-8 PM.
Mirror Box
Through 5/26Galleries
Group show featuring work that examines the loss of identity that comes with losing a limb, highlighted by "Joanne Tilley’s sculptures of dolls with limb differences." Part of Anatomy in the Gallery. Reception Fri 3/22, 5-8 PM.
Reading Room
5/5-5/26:Galleries
Group show featuring multidisciplinary work that explores "reading in various fashions—leisure, research, skimming, pleasure." Reception Sun 5/5, 1 PM.
From Russia to America: Art of Three Generations by the Livchitz Family
5/3-5/28:Galleries
A tribute to what would have been Russian realist painter Chaim Livchitz's 100th birthday, this exhibit displays the work of Chicago-based, Russian-American artists whose work spans three generations. Reception Sat 5/4, 6-9 PM.
1012 N. Dearborn St.
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville
847-864-5323Flesh: Photographs by Justice Howard
Through May 31Galleries
Photographic prints that celebrate alternative sexuality. Reception Fri 2/1, 7 PM.
Joan Mitchell: At Home in Poetry
Through 5/1:Galleries
A retrospective of work Mitchell made in collaboration with noted poets, including Frank O’Hara, Bill Berkson, and Charles Hine.
I'll Never Say Never to Always
4/12-6/1.Galleries
Nostalgic paintings by Jon Waldo. Reception Fri 4/12, 6-9 PM.
