Encaustic at Woman Made Gallery

The Cross-Pollination exhibit opens Friday, November 20, at Woman Made Gallery. Three of our members have work in the show: Jane Michalski, VA de Pintor and Kathleen Waterloo. The opening is 6-9 PM, and the show continues through Dec. 23rd.

Third Wax Exhibit - Roy Boyd Gallery

Roy Boyd Gallery has an interesting exhibit by wax artist Brigitte Riesebrodt.     One of her three dimensional pieces was recently shown at the Chicago Art Institute in the Case for Wine exhibit this past summer.      Also on exhibit are paintings and collages on paper - all with wax.     I particularly liked the three dimensional work and the collages.     There are three wonderful encaustic shows now in River North!

"Embedded Light" at Grosse Pointe; Waterloo's maps

The Embedded Light exhibit was held at the Grosse Pointe Art Center in Michigan, a few blocks from Lake St. Clair. Chris McCauley was the juror. The huge gallery is a converted storefront in the main shopping district. (Lemons to lemonade: all of our communities here could do something like this.) I managed to shoot everything, but, no surprise, fewer than half of the photos turned out decently. There is no preferential selection here - what you see is what was focussed enough to use!

If they had given awards for minimalism at this show, my pieces would have been a shoe-in. In The Narrows, painted flat and rectangular, the influence of my own sculptural work shows pretty clearly, as if I have come full circle:


These are some of the works that won awards:

Margo Mullen
(a Monterey artist
who is now a "show-
buddy" of mine)
Monastery Moment













Sherrie Posternak
Chromosomal Pattern of Martian









M. J. Selzer
Lucky Draw







Rodney Thompson
Basin and Range #33













Mark Lavatelli
Underground
















Among the rest of the work was a range of styles and techniques, some addressing the theme of luminescence, or embedded light, much more than others (and more than the awarded work in some cases).

Margaret Koenen
Drip






Lucia Enriquez
Untitled #2














Christine Towner
Cave Sediment






Birgit Huttemann-Holz
Sleep On













Rae Broyles
Night Barn














Gilda Snowden
Arrangements II












Twelve other artists participated in the exhibit, and it was exciting to see the variety of approaches with wax. Photos, mine in particular, just don't do these pieces justice. At the Cross-Pollination show coming up, there is sure to be another banquet of work for all of us to enjoy in person.

This Friday member Kathleen Waterloo's show Map Quest opened at Melanie Cooper Gallery. The subject matter (map routes from her studio to a variety of art museums) is presented most directly in . . .drumroll, please . . . neon. Nelson Atkins, below, might be a first as a neon/wax combo.

In other work, theme and variations abound:


Above: LACMA Below: EAM (Elmhurst Art Museum)


Joanne Mattera was at the gallery visiting both of the exhibiting artists (Julie Karabenick's show Just Around the Block was sharing the stage), taking in the new wing at the Art Institute, and topping off the weekend at SOFA. Tireless as always, she is already planning the 4th Annual Encaustic Conference. Watch her blog for extensive coverage of the Miami shows next month.

Encaustic painting wins award at Beverly Art Center

Just wanted to let the group know, my painting "Veiled Construct III", which was shown at the Fine Arts Building show, exhibited in the Beverly Art Center's 33rd Competition and won the award for Best Non-Representational Art! The opening and awards presentation took place on Nov. 6th. It was pretty exciting.

Eric Blum in Chicago

Just wanted to pass on information on a show opening next Friday at the David Weinberg Gallery, called Infuse, featuring the work of New York encaustic artist Eric Blum. It promises to be a great show.

FUSED! Art+Wax = Our first exhibit

Our exhibit opening on Friday at the Fine Arts Building was a lively event, an evening to savor after an unbelievable three-week barrage of details, e-mails and decisions. We must have set the record for mounting a 23 person exhibit. It was understandable to feel as if we were thumbing a collective nose at the weather, what with the crowds in the gallery, great food and drink and the opportunity to see our work together for the first time and feel the interactive chemistry of the pieces. IMHO, the work came together beautifully, as other artists agreed, and I think some never stopped smiling.











































Thanks to all who pitched in and worked seamless magic to make this exhibit happen and make the opening a success. This is a wonderful showcase for our art, and I hope viewers continue to come. The gallery (537 Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan) is open 12-4 on weekends, and the show is up until Oct. 30.

FUSED: Art + Wax in Chicago

Members of Fused Chicago present recent work in encaustic and mixed media(s).

Participating artists include:

Donna Byrne
Tina Elkins
Alicia Forestall-Boehm
Shelley Gilchrist
Ken Gold
Andrea Hill
Cindy Jevon
Katsy Johnson
Catherine Keebler
Dawn Korman
Jenny Lerner
Barb Loevy
Jane Michalski
Bridgette Guerzon Mills
Haley Nagy
April Nomellini
Paul Rinaldi
Emily Rutledge
Karen Tichy
Brenda Thomas
Michele Thrane
Judy Trombley
Kathleen Waterloo
Opening Reception:
Friday, October 9th from 5:00-9:00 pm

Show runs until October 30th with open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4:00 pm or by appointment. (312) 351-3939 .

Gallery 537, Fine Arts Building (FAB)
410 Michigan Ave #537
Chicago, IL