old friends is an art gallery located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The gallery presents practices with increased focus on material application, supporting critical conversation through archival and communal programming.
old friends was founded by Fawn Penn and Delia Pelli-Walbert in 2024. For inquiries, please email office@oldfriendsgallery.com
The entrance is two steps below street level, off of Halsted, north of the intersection of Briar and Halsted. The main doorway is 37-1/2 inches wide; an accessible entrance is available as needed. The gallery is located off the Belmont Red and Brown line train stops and the Halsted bus line. If you need physical assistance or a virtual viewing of any of our exhibitions, please contact us at the email above.
Image: Installation view of E. Saffronia Downing: Tracks and Other Signs at Old Friends
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Please join us for a closing reception and artists’ panel on April 11th, 6-9pm, featuring a conversation with artists Ava Carney, Matthew Kaufman, and Myiesha Gordon Beales on collaboration and curation in ceramics.
The Cranbrook Academy of Art x SAIC Ceramics Department partnership was founded in the Fall of 2015 by SAIC alumni Katie Doyle and Cranbrook alumni Ebitenyefa Baralaye and has occurred annually (with a brief interruption during the COVID pandemic). This ongoing collaboration fosters cross-institutional dialogue around shared material engagements and presents an opportunity to lay groundwork for sustained connections across the greater midwestern region.
Image: TIMOTHY FOX
Risk, 2025
Ceramic
18 x 7-1/2 x 6 inches (together)
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