Unique View of Chicago Artists
Unique View of Chicago Artists was on view at the Hyde Park Art Center January 17, 1975 – February 8, 1975 Partial list of artists exhibited includes: Cosmo Campoli, Seymour Rosofsky, […]
Aldo Piacenza
Aldo Piacenza was on view at the Hyde Park Art Center November 12, 1971 – December 18, 1971. The exhibition was curated by Roger Brown, M.F.A. Art Institute of Chicago. […]
The Body
“The Body” was a juried exhibition of works by Chicago artists. The show consisted of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and mixed media works all concerned with representations of the human […]
David Schalliol: Mining Basin (Hauts-de-France)
January 7, 2018 – April 22, 2018The two lens-based artists David Schalliol (Chicago/Minneapolis) and Justine Pluvinage (Paris) individually present their work resulting from a two-year international residency exchange project in collaboration with the Centre régional de la photographie Nord—Pas-de-Calais (CRP) located in the North of France.
Justine Pluvinage: Amazons
January 7, 2018 – March 4, 2018The two lens-based artists David Schalliol (Chicago/Minneapolis) and Justine Pluvinage (Paris) individually present their work resulting from a two-year international residency exchange project in collaboration with the Centre régional de la photographie Nord—Pas-de-Calais (CRP) located in the North of France.
DEBORAH BOARDMAN: PAINTER, &
November 11, 2018 – February 24, 2019Through drawings, paintings, artists’ books, installation and media works, this survey exhibition curated by Jessica Cochran will consider and contextualize Deborah Boardman’s vibrant career as an artist primarily working in Chicago over three decades.
Mycelial: Street Parliament
July 13, 2018 – August 26, 2018Inspired by the first revolution led on social media, Arab Spring (2010), Mycelial is a new performance that questions the existence of kinetic empathy through technology platforms. Using data captured from twitter feeds (# Egypt, #Yesallwomen & #BlackLivesMatter) during the social uprising, Chicago-based artist Erica Mott translates the rate, rhythm, emotional affect and spacialization of this feed through algorithmic analysis into choreography for 4 dancers (2 from Egypt, 2 from the US).
The Art of Being Dangerous
August 19, 2018 – October 28, 2018Hyde Park Art Center is proud to present the sixth annual exhibition of work from participants in The Center Program, the Art Center’s flagship artist professional development initiative. Led by Director of Education Mike Nourse, this six-month program is designed for a group of artists who create new works, connect with peers, present to visiting professionals, and culminate with an exhibition.
The Whole Yadig?!
April 29, 2018 – July 22, 2018New paintings, drawings, photography, prints, and collages demonstrate the intense study by teens participating in Hyde Park Art Center’s in-house arts mentorship programs: ArtShop, Writer’s Block, and Youth Art Board.
Ground Floor 2018
September 9, 2018 – November 11, 2018Hyde Park Art Center is proud to announce the return of Ground Floor, the fifth iteration of a biennial exhibition that features artwork by some of Chicago’s most promising emergent talent.
Dorian Sylvain: Embedded
January 28, 2018 – July 29, 2018The rhythmic poetry of Don L. Lee (Haki Matabuti) and Bill Walker’s murals embedded across Chicago’s Southside in the 1960s greatly influenced artist Dorian Sylvain growing up. For this exhibition, she creates an 80 foot long temporary mural to reimagine how racial unity and pride appear in Black communities today.
Anna Kunz: Color Cast
March 11, 2018 – June 24, 2018Painter Anna Kunz takes on the physicality of color and light in a large-scale installation. Manipulating screens, transparency, free-standing board, fabric and paint, Kunz asks the viewer to experience abstract painting through their movement, sight and sound.
Fugitive Narratives
April 22, 2018 – August 5, 2018Stories of all kinds are more important than ever to our society and inside of the contemporary art world. But sometimes important narratives can be hidden inside of abstract works. These narratives can often drive the creative process while carrying larger messages that can be overlooked. Fugitive Narrative curated by Mike Nourse, will bring stories to the forefront, by featuring Chicago artists whose works are driven by abstracting narratives.
Edward Hines National Forest
November 12, 2017 – February 11, 2018Chicago-based artist Sara Black and Aotearoa New Zealand artist Raewyn Martyn transform Hyde Park Art Center’s Gallery 1 into an immersive built landscape constructed in response to the far-reaching timber [...]
Bill Walker: Urban Griot
November 5, 2017 – April 8, 2018Hyde Park Art Center brings renewed attention to the masterful drawings and paintings by one of the forefathers of Chicago’s mural movement in Bill Walker: Urban Griot, curated by Juarez Hawkins. [...]
Sheri Rush: Portals of Discovery
October 15, 2017 – December 17, 2017Sheri Rush’s first solo exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center, Portals of Discovery, features large-scale paintings which address the diminishing experience of nature, and specifically, the layers through which landscape [...]
O.L.A.F.T.
October 15, 2017 – December 10, 2017Established during artist Doug Fogelson’s 2015-2016 residency with Openlands, one of the oldest metropolitan conservation organizations in the nation, the Open Land Art and Fact Team (O.L.A.F.T.) conducts research which [...]
Children of the Wall Murals
September 10, 2017 – March 1, 2020Wall of Now: Children of the Wall is a dynamic mural project inspired by the 50th Anniversary of the Wall of Respect , an iconic mural that presented portraits of African-American heroes on [...]
Materials Decoded
September 10, 2017 – January 7, 2018In partnership with the Chicago Architecture Biennial, visual artist, trained architect and Art Center board member Amanda Williams invited two promising young architects to join the Jackman Goldwasser Residency program [...]
Disclosed/ Undisclosed: New Curators X New Works
August 2, 2017 – August 27, 2017Hyde Park Art Center presents new curatorial projects by 7 participants enrolled in the Curatorial Practices course, a component of the Visual Arts Certificate Program offered by the University of [...]
Front & Center 2017: Center Program Final Exhibition
July 30, 2017 – October 1, 2017Front & Center is the culminating show from our Professional Development offering, Center Program, offering the unique opportunity over six months for artists to evolve their practice. The program includes feedback [...]
Virtue of the Vicious
July 16, 2017 – October 22, 2017Hyde Park Art Center presents Virtue of the Vicious, an examination of the current political climate from the perspective of eight contemporary American artists working in sculpture, painting, photography, and [...]
Corinna Button: Interfaces
May 14, 2017 – July 30, 2017Hyde Park Art Center presents Corinna Button’s solo exhibition Interfaces in the Cleve Carney Gallery and Gallery 2. Highlighting the relationship between printmaking and ceramic processes, this exhibition will showcase new work in both clay and print that combine the techniques of each medium to represent the multifaceted condition being a woman.
Art for an (Un)Common Public
April 30, 2017 – July 16, 2017New paintings, drawings, photography, art installations, and performances demonstrate the intense study by teens participating in Hyde Park Art Center’s courses on Art & Restorative Justice and Photography, in addition [...]