Melanee Cooper Gallery

Only ten days left to see Michelle Wasson's incredible work at

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1. “Sun King,” 72” x 96,” acrylic on raw canvas
2. “The Maker,” 13.5” x 19,” acrylic and sand on canvas
3. “Dream Work,” 13.5” x 19,” acrylic and sand on canvas
4. “Yell-O,” 9” x 12,” acrylic and sand on panel
5. “Wall of Sky,” 9” x 12,” acrylic and fiber on panel
6. “Die Vergangenheit (The Past),” 22” x 30,” 4 color lithograph of BFK reeves
7. “Die Gegenwart (The Present),” 22” x 30,” 4 color lithograph of BFK reeves
8. “Die Zukunft (The Future),” 22 x 30,” 4 color lithograph of BFK reeves @ Melanee Cooper Gallery

Don’t miss the chance to see ’s gorgeous abstract paintings at . On view through April 30th, 2019!

2. “Passing,” 15” x 14,” oil and graphite on board

2. “Aerate,” 30” x 32,” oil on board

3. “Copper Moon,” 13” x 14,” oil and graphite on board

4. “Light Tuck,” 15” x 18,” oil on canvas @ Melanee Cooper Gallery

Abstractly Speaking | April 5 – April 27, 2019
Juried by Melanee Cooper.
Thank you Val Shebeko for documenting the opening reception!

Artists pictured: Olivia Rozdolsky, @ Woman Made Gallery

Photos from the opening reception of “Abstractly Speaking,” a show I curated for Woman Made Gallery. On view through April 27th!

Abstractly Speaking | April 5 – April 27, 2019
https://womanmade.org/abstractly-speaking/
Juried by Melanee Cooper

All events are free and open to the public. Donations are always welcome and appreciated: http://womanmade.org/donate

Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport -3
Chicago, IL 60608
312-738-0400
[email protected]
www.womanmade.org

Gallery Hours: Thurs–Fri noon–6 p.m. | Sat–Sun noon–4 p.m. | Admission: Free

Enter through Parking Lot at North Entrance on 21st Street
Dial 271 on Callbox … and then press ‘Call’

Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from The Arts Work Fund; The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Ga***rd and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund; The Illinois Arts Council Agency; The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; The Joyce Foundation; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.

Thanks Val Shebeko for documenting the opening reception.

ONLY TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LEFT
OF “SOAK. STROKE. SCRATCH.”
Featuring work from: , and .wasson. Stop by before April 30th to see this fabulous, color-driven show!!! @ Melanee Cooper Gallery

Michelle Bolinger, Aerate, 2013, 30x32”, Oil on board. On view at Melanee Cooper Gallery through the end of April!

View installation shots of the exhibition I juried, “Abstractly Speaking,” below. Made Gallery

ABSTRACTLY SPEAKING
April 5 – April 27, 2019

https://womanmade.org/abstractly-speaking/

CHICAGO —Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present the exhibition ‘Abstractly Speaking’, highlighting art which is non representational and unconcerned with literal depiction, instead relying on the visual language of form, color, line, texture, mark-making and process, as a means to an end.

Exhibiting Artists: Peggy Breidenbach, Marian Carow, Carolyn Cronin Hughes, Susan Dickman, Camillia Elci, Carol Estes, Nancy Ferro, Lisa Flowers Ross, Heather Gallegos-Rex, Darcy Gerbarg, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Margie Glass Sula, Monica Goldsmith, Celia Greiner, Mille Guldbeck, Maki Hajikano, Julie Henry, Kelly Hensen, Jamie Kost, Ginny Krueger, Court Lurie, Robin Malpass, Elyse Martin, Joan McLane, Katherine Nemanich, Louise Pappageorge, Sonia Pratt, Olivia Rozdolsky, Sabine Senft, Kathie Shaw and Kathleen Waterloo.

Juror: Melanee Cooper

Cooper brings together a broad spectrum of artists who play with process and materials to create dimension and depth in their work. With 22 years of experience as a curator and gallery owner, Melanee Cooper has returned to Chicago to reopen Melanee Cooper Gallery, featuring contemporary emerging and mid career artists locally, nationally and internationally in all mediums.

Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport -3
Chicago, IL 60608
312-738-0400
[email protected]
www.womanmade.org

Gallery Hours: Thurs–Fri noon–6p.m. | Sat–Sun noon–4p.m. | Admission: Free

Enter through Parking Lot at North Entrance on 21st Street
Dial 271 on Callbox … and then press ‘Call’

Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Ga***rd and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.

“Abstractly Speaking” is on view through April 27th, 2019! Juried by Melanee Cooper

View exhibition online: https://womanmade.org/abstractly-speaking/

Artworks by Sabine Senft, Joan McLane, Court Lurie @ Woman Made Gallery

Exhibition is on view until April 27th!

Thank you Woman Made Gallery for asking me to jury “Abstractly Speaking!”

The incredible artists of “Abstractly Speaking” were selected out of a pool of over 200! Thank you to Woman Made Gallery for asking me to jury the show and for installing it so beautifully ❤️

I had an amazing time jurying Woman Made Gallery's newest exhibition, “Abstractly Speaking,” which opens this Friday, April 5th from 6-8 pm!

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1. Peggy Breidenbach, “Adaptation”

2. Carol Estes, “Walden’s Remembered”

3. Lisa Flowers Ross, “Leaf Stack #20”

4. Heather Gallegos-Rex, “Blue Notes Phase IV”

5. Nina Ghanbarzadeh, “Composition #16”

6. Margie Glass Sula, “Salt & Soul”

7. Monica Goldsmith, “Blue Mountain”

8. Louise Pappageorge, “Versailles”

9. Olivia Rozdolsky, “Untitled (Accretion #2)”

10. Kathleen Waterloo, “Wiggle Room” @ Woman Made Gallery