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A showing of painting, drawing, photography,sculpture, art furniture & performance

What brings artists and their work together? 

A very  varied show of nine artists brought together by the sensibility of artist/curator Tom Robinson in his new studio/gallery; a collection containing a wide variety of media but a certain consistency of workmanship and concern.

The show is participating in this year’s Chicago Artists Month and will also be part of this fall’s Around the Coyote.

Opening Reception
Friday, October 12 5-10 pm
2416 W. North Ave
773.227.3144

 
Artists
Jane Fulton Alt Photograph
Jane Fulton Alt
Alt’s photographs explore universal issues of humanity, reflecting an interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask us to consider issues of love, loss, and spirituality, which transcend all notions of race, religion and culture. ... —››
Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson
I believe in perceptual process. A process that is an on-going, simultaneous, multi-layered, multi-dimensional, ever-changing, attempt at normality. This existential – phenomenological aesthetic balances a linear-lateral approach to thinking: a subjective discovery of the commonplace, the ordinary, the obviousness ... —››

Janet Jaffke Bird

Janet Jaffke
Four years ago in a dream, I received a very powerful message. “Make paintings of birds to raise money for starving children in Africa”. The experience was so profound and intense; I flew upright and was wide-awake., my poor dog almost flew off the bed. It was hard to believe, but the direction was clear and I vowed ... —››

Robin Kappy Robin Kappy
Robin Kappy is an artist in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in a number of galleries and venues, most recently in the National Juried Show and the Salon Show for the Organization of Independent Artists. During the 80's she was commissioned as an illustrator for ... —››
John Krieghauser
John Kriegshauser
My furniture originates in the specific circumstance of each piece.  Circumstances include the functional requirements of the piece, the context the piece will reside in and the materials of which it is to be made.  Consequently, instead of being an extension of an ongoing body of work, each piece I do represents ... —››
Loralyn Kumlin

Loralyn Kumlin
Loralyn Kumlin’s paintings are dramatic narratives using objects to evoke both fantasy and often disturbing realities. She graduated with an architectural degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and began pursuing oil painting soon after.  ... —››

Christine Perri Sculpture


Christine Perri
I’m a self-taught artist, and when I started making art I thought I would stick to drawing and painting, two-dimensional arts.  I did, for many years.  But after I moved from paper and canvas to wood panel and then decided to carve into the wood panel, my work evolved into full-blown wood carving and construction ... —››

Tom Robinson Mosaic Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson -- artist, curator, competition founder ,innovator -- has been a force in the Chicago art scene for over 30 years. ... —››

 

Joe Mazza  Performance

Joe Mazza
Joe Mazza is a playwright, performer and puppet creator. His first play, The Ubi Complex, was produced at The New Ehrlich Theater, Boston, in 1991, followed by The Package Deal in 1996 at the Little Flags Theater, Cambridge. New England’s Bay Windows called The Package Deal “hilariously over the top… a broad, ferocious satire of the American Dream." ... —››