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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
Image: Installation view of Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s-1980s and Beyond. Photo: Eric Bladholm
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Compiled over nine extensive humanitarian aid trips to Ukraine between 2022 and 2026, Voices From the Gray Zone documents daily life under russian aggression in some of the regions most affected by occupation and war. Presented as a timeline of photographs and video, the exhibition traces the struggles, resilience, and increasingly dangerous conditions faced by Ukrainian civilians and communities on the ground.
Bladholm's work bears witness to the people of Ukraine, giving voice to those russia has sought to silence through violence and oppression. The exhibition offers Chicago audiences a rare, firsthand visual record from an artist who has repeatedly traveled into the country during wartime, building direct relationships with the communities he photographs.
Slava Ukraini! Glory to Ukraine!
Exhibition Details:
Voices From the Gray Zone Opening Reception: Saturday, September 19, 12–4 PM
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art:
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
About Eric Bladholm:
Eric Bladholm is a Chicago-based photographer, artist, and master glassworker whose documentary work focuses on humanitarian and conflict-affected communities. Since 2022, he has made nine extended trips to Ukraine to document the human impact of the war.
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\r\n\r\nOpening Reception: Friday, February 3, 2017, 6-9pm
\r\n\r\nIn different ways, each of these four Chicago-based artists has a process of gathering images and materials --as if that media has been loosened from the world around us, and then deposited, settling within their studios and their works. In Sedimented, the artists' array of materials speaks to human relationships to the natural world, whether it be tenuous, inextricable or harmonious.
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\r\nOpening Reception: Friday, April 7, 2017, 6-9pm
\r\nFeaturing Oscar Arriola, Stephanie Burke, Linda Dorman, Harvey Hanig, Gregg Hertzlieb, Barbara Koenen, Nathan Mason and curated by Linda Dorman
In the case of these seven photographers, social media serves as a record documenting the artist/photographer’s life and interests, a natural result of experiences. The images and projects in this exhibition were not made with the formal gallery setting in mind, but rather to document ideas and inspirations made naturally, while living. Slowly and quietly these projects have been made, growing into mature and full bodies of work.
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Gregg Hertzlieb will lead participants on a 30-minute walk in the immediate area around the museum. Participants are invited to bring their cameras or iPhones. Natural Inclinations exhibit curator Linda Dorman will facilitate discussions with participants, with the goal of taking pictures of interesting sights and selecting pictures from the session that are particularly successful, formally and conceptually.
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\r\n\r\nIf you would like to present, email robin@uima-chicago.org to reserve your spot. Limit 14 presenters.
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\r\nOpening reception: Friday, June 2, 2017, 6-9pm
\r\nGallery talk: Marcos Raya and Lynne Warren, Saturday, June 24, 2pm
Chicago artist Marcos Raya has a long, established career and a varied practice, with topics that range from futurism and surrealism, to social, sexual and political commentary. In this solo exhibition, the scope of Raya’s work is narrowed to highlight some of the most poignant and resonate subjects that he explores. Raya regularly includes his own image and autobiography into his work, including some of the darker experiences from his life and the world around him. The artist approaches issues like alcoholism, illness, war, poverty and racism with understanding, criticality and astonishing insight, also imbuing these grim topics with a unique combination of wit, absurdity and strangeness.
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Marcos Raya: Night Train exhibition on view June 2-July 30
\r\n\r\nOpening Reception: Friday June 2, 6-9pm
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\r\nOpening reception: Friday August 4, 6-9pm
\r\nFeaturing Victoria Fuller, Allison Ruttan, Alberto Aguilar, Robert Burnier, Alyssa Miserendino, Lily Dithrich and curated by Victoria Fuller
Domestic Disturbances is an exhibition of work relating to the home within the context of the human condition and how our lives are reflected in what we call home. Issues represented in the artists’ works deal with what constitutes a home and how homes reflect our lives, outwardly and psychologically. These six artists approach the subject through psychological and symbolic perspectives, as well as situational ones.
\r\n\r\nPhoto courtesy of the artist and UIMA.
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\r\n\r\nAccompanies Domestic Disturbances.
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\r\n\r\nOpening reception: Friday, October 6, 2017
\r\n\r\nThe Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture present a collaborative exhibition, GALLERY Chicago, pairing artworks from UIMA’s permanent collection with works by contemporary artists involved in NMPRAC’s programming.
\r\n\r\nArt is a language that knows no nationality, and GALLERY Chicago will highlight one of the visual languages that artists of Ukrainian and Puerto Rican backgrounds share: abstraction. UIMA houses one of the most robust collections of Ukrainian Modernist abstraction from the 1950s-1970s, while NMPRAC is dedicated to the cutting edge practices of contemporary Puerto Rican artists living or working in Chicago.
\r\n\r\nIn GALLERY Chicago, these artists of two vastly different generations and ethnic heritages envelop their unique experiences within their formalism. With UIMA in the West Town/Ukrainian Village neighborhood, and NMPRAC located next door in Humboldt Park, this exhibition is also a reflection of the Ukrainian and Puerto Rican communities’ cultural legacies as neighbors.
\r\n\r\nThis exhibit is produced in partnership with the Chicago Cultural Alliance's city-wide, intercultural festival, Inherit Chicago.
\r\n\r\nFeaturing Javier Bosques, Ihor Dmytruk, Frances Gallardo, Jacques Hnizdovsky, Wasyl Kacurovsky, Peter Kolisnyk, Ronald Kostyniuk, Lialia Kuchma, Michael D. Mandziuk, Rafael Miranda Mattei, Konstantin Milonadis, Nora Maite Nieves, Josue Pellot, Aka Pereyma, Luis Rodríguez Rosario, Zilia Sanchez, Kristine Servia, Edra Soto, Mychajlo Urban, and Omar Velazquez. Curated by Robin Dluzen, Stanislav Grezdo and Bianca Ortiz.
\r\n\r\nPhoto courtesy of the artist and UIMA.
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\r\n\r\nOpening reception: Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
\r\n\r\nWith this exhibition, featuring current works by artists involved with Chicago-area based programs The Arts for Life and Esperanza Community Services, there is a recognition that the creative activities of artists who have intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities are as deeply representative of the wider community of contemporary practices that define the visual arts in the 21st century, as they are reminders of the capacity for making that is inherent in being human. Through this survey presentation of drawings, paintings, sculptures, videos, and multimedia productions, ...And A is for Artist seeks to engage both the diversity of approaches that are present within contemporary art at the current time, and to highlight the range of practices artists with developmental disabilities are engaging in, as they pursue their careers as professionals within the creative community of Chicago.
\r\n\r\nCurated by Scott Hunter
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\r\n\r\nAccompanies GALLERY Chicago, collaborative exhibit with National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture.
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\r\n\r\nOpening reception: Friday, December 1, 6-9pm
\r\n\r\nCIM is an exhibition that plays on the notion of the collective, and what cultural and ethnic topographies bind first and second generation Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian born artists from the New York City area. The word "CIM" means "seven" in Ukrainian, and this exhibition convenes seven individual experiences as a collective of artists working in a wide range of styles and media.
\r\n\r\nCIM is traveling to UIMA from the Ukrainian Museum in New York.
\r\n\r\nFeaturing Luba Drozd, Adriana Farmiga, Maya Hayuk, Roman M. Hrab, Yuri Masnyj, Christina Shmigel, and Marko Shuhan, curated by Roman Hrab.
\r\n\r\nImage: Maya Hayuk, Variable Infinity in 7 Parts, 2016, acrylic on baltic birch panel, 100” x 70”
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\r\n\r\nProduced and filmed by women, Invisible Battalion, is the first full length Ukrainian documentary film about women’s participation in ATO military operations in Ukraine. The film follows six women as they are fighting the war against Russia and explores the challenges they’ve faced over the course of their service, from evacuating casualties, to recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder, to reintegrating into civilian life. These six heroines represent a much larger group of Ukrainian women in combatant units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, calling attention to stereotypes, gender discrimination and the combatant struggle for recognition and compensation on par with men who serve.
\r\n\r\nCome and see this Chicago premiere and meet the heroines, directors and producer of this riveting Ukrainian documentary film subtitled in English.
\r\n\r\nA Q&A session will follow the documentary film.
\r\n\r\nTickets available here
\r\n\r\nView the official trailer here
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\r\n\r\nCo-curated by Stanislav Grezdo and Robin Dluzen.
\r\n\r\nLIONS is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
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\r\n\r\nThis venue is wheelchair accessible. This event is free and open to the public.
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Curated by Adrienne Kochman
Increment, at its simplest level, suggests moving forward in small, compartmentalized steps. Progress may appear slow, deliberate, conscientious, or gradual, but at its foundation lays the notion of measured change. This exhibit focuses on the work of three artists intent on drawing our attention to areas often overlooked or minimized in a world where reaching the end product directly prevails. Cooper explores the tension between nature and industry as a site of reconciliation; Macdonald ponders dislocation and \"our transient and fragile hold on earth\" through landscapes; and Park embraces the condition of not belonging as an opportunity for growth. All share an interest in the ensuing transformation.
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Curated by Robin Dluzen and Mary Lou Zelazny
In “The New UnNatural,” seven female artists examine the modern grotesque. The genre of the “grotesque” is ancient, with examples from every culture and period. Ranging from the fanciful to the hideous, hybridized figurative forms have been used by artists around the world as satire, commentary, ornamentation and ritual. For the artists in “The New UnNatural,” Laurie Hogin, Amanda Elizabeth Joseph, Renluka Maharaj, Julie Potratz, Chloe Seibert, Maria Tomasula and Mary Lou Zelazny, the attraction to rough or deformed amalgamations is both personal and political.
In embracing the unsettling, the absurd and the repulsive, the artists in this exhibition eschew the notion of the “beautiful,” not as a feminist critique of “beauty” or its representation in art; rather, the grotesque offers a means of coping with the rising anxieties and overstimulation of our times: a callous of sorts to strengthen one’s ability to withstand inescapable bombardment of stimuli.
So too does the grotesque provide a vehicle for power and self-assertion, especially in the hands of women. Through the violent, technicolor chimeras of Hogin’s paintings; Joseph’s hyperreal, emphatically flawed female bodies; Maharaj’s sensual, macabre rituals; Potratz’s exaggerated, uncanny costumed performances; Seibert’s ghastly, crudely wrought faces; Tomasula’s viscous still-lifes; and the mongrel, Frankenstein-ed figures of Zelazny’s works, each artist projects a vision of the unexpectedly terrifying that reveals a visceral female sensibility.
Image: Chloe Seibert, Mask 1, 2016, acrylic, fiberglass, latex, and plaster
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\"The New UnNatural\" is on display through March 31, 2019
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Since protests in Kyiv drove President Viktor Yanukovych from power in February 2014, eastern Ukraine has been convulsed by a separatist insurgency that evolved into a full-fledged war centered in the provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk, an industrial region known as the Donbass.
After some four years, the war grinds on, stuck in an uneasy stalemate while delivering a steady stream of death and injury. For civilians living near the line of contact or within non-government-controlled areas, conflict is like the weather, an uncontrollable fact of life that shapes one’s day-to-day existence. Everyone continues their business as best they can with a practiced sense of normalcy.
For soldiers, enthusiasm for the cause, whether fueled by propaganda or patriotism, is tempered by the toil and terror of survival.
I’ve been photographing the war, and civilian life surrounding it, since its early days in April 2014, one of very few photographers to have continually worked on both sides. My portrayal emphasizes the incongruous absurdity inherent in armed conflict, the shock of the unimaginable juxtaposed with the utterly mundane. If anything is clear, it is that war is real, and it can happen anywhere.
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Michael K. Paxton many awards include a grant from the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., New York; Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Art Award and two Professional Development Grants; Fellowships with both Air le Parc, Project and Research Center, Pampelonne, France and Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming; a Marshall University Alumni Award of Distinction; five Professional Development Grants
from Columbia College, Chicago and the documentary film “Work at Hand, Michael K. Paxton” Official Selection of the 17thAnnual Great Lakes International Film Festival. Major one-person exhibitions include Miami University Museum of Art, Oxford, Ohio; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, VA.; Heuser Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL; Laura Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He has been published in New American Paintings; featured artist/educator in issue 8 of Line Work; been the subject of both radio and television features on NPR, Chicago and WVPBS and selected and published in Art and Soul, highlighting fifty of the most noted West Virginians in the Arts.
He is an adjunct faculty member of Columbia College, Chicago since 2005 and has BA in Art from Marshall University, 1975 and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from The University of Georgia, 1979.
Image: Michael Paxton, Pillar of Dust #7
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Blue Collar is an exhibition that has its roots in construction both physically and theoretically. Labor lends to an appreciation of the result of the task at hand. It is a dedication. The act of “putting in work” results in something being built to further our progression. That “work” translates not only into the physical task but also influence, investigation, perspective and trust in understanding. The works of both Cleveland Dean and Anthony Adcock envelop themselves in history, a dedication to mastery and a result that reflects not only aesthetic enjoyment but deep contemplation.
Blue Collar will feature new works from both artists’ catalogues inclusive of painting, sculptures and installations. The works of Cleveland and Anthony have a symbiotic relation to each other in how both artists explore the outward perceptions of the same unconventional materials yet explore the presentation of such in vastly different ways.
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Join artists Cleveland Dean and Anthony Adcock for a meet and greet, and view the exhibition \"Blue Collar.\"
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Forgotten Forms is a collaborative exhibition between members of the Chicago Cultural Alliance, the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC), and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA).
Investigating seemingly everyday objects to reveal a much greater story about neighborhood identity, placemaking and city life, the exhibition highlights the work of two emerging artists, both of whom explore structural elements of urban landscapes. Edra Soto revisits Puerto Rico’s vernacular architecture through her GRAFT installations and architectural interventions, and Yhelena Hall touches on the history of Chicago and explores a marginal state of detritus becoming artifacts through her series Polished Remnants.
Yhelena Hall was born in Ukraine and studied painting and graphics at the Kharkiv State Art College when she became fascinated by iconography and folk art. In 2003-2007, she had her graphic series exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries of Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2007, Yhelena was awarded Fulbright Scholarship to obtain her MFA degree at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Concentrating in Sculpture, she developed a number of nature-based performances and process-driven sculptures, some of which were exhibited in the Samuel Dorsky Museum in New Paltz and the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City. After her graduation in 2009, she participated in several art residencies throughout the Eastern Europe. In 2011, she received Rinat Akhmetov’s Foundation Grant to execute her piece focusing on the consumer identity and Ukrainian entertainment industry. Currently, based in Chicago, Yhelena continues working with sculptural media utilizing a broad range of materials with mechanical and electric elements.
Edra Soto was born in Puerto Rico and is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, curator, and co-director of the outdoor project space THE FRANKLIN. She is invested in creating and providing visual and educational models propelled by empathy and generosity. Her recent projects are motivated by civic and social actions focus on fostering relationships with a wide range of communities. Most recently, Soto was awarded the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship and DCASE for Individual Artist Grant from the City of Chicago. Soto has attended residency programs at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (ME), Beta-Local (PR), and Ragdale Foundation (IL), amongst others. She is a lecturer for the Contemporary Practices Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she holds an MFA, and a bachelor’s degree from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico.
This exhibition is presented through DCASE’s ArtsSpace in-kind grant program and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Wild Fragility features painted works by Beth Shadur, and fiber works by Bonnie Peterson, addressing the impact of man’s footprint on natural lands. Through their research, both artists convey in image and text the fragility of various lands, our most pristine environments, threatened by climate change, industry, tourism and overuse. Shadur exhibits works from her National Park Project, while Peterson exhibits geoscience embroideries.
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Through the Lens: Unbending Life features well known Ukrainian artists Yevgeniy Pavlov (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Sergey Melnitchenko (Mykolaiv, Ukraine) and recently discovered Sophie Yablonska who traveled around the world with a camera in hand in the 1920-1930s. Three artists breaking the boundaries of accepted norms in order to connect with new and deeper insights into the human condition.
The show is a collaboration between UIMA and Rodovid press
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This exhibition brings together two artists engaged with color and the manner in which its inherent properties – hue, value, saturation, intensity for example, offer a vehicle for understanding the outside world. This is not to say color is the only visual element at play, but employed as the primary element with which to draw the viewer’s attention – the first glance. Once there, in front of the artwork/painting, we look more carefully – following how each color is contained by lines, then shifts with light upon it, and then, we notice perhaps with what shapes each artist defined/created their form. Why did the artist make these choices, for what purpose?
Yana Bystrova and Paula Henderson present two varying pathways for approaching abstraction in painting. Bystrova seeks answers to larger philosophical questions about how cultural context and perceptions of reality shape our understanding of the world we live in. As a Ukrainian artist living in Paris for almost three decades, she is keenly aware of the impact of the surrounding environment and, to that end, offers a ‘sampling’ - of landscapes, nature, organic elements using the traditional practice of en plein-airor painting outdoors. Their immediate, fresh, less calculated expression could be said to both embrace the phenomenon of ambiguity, and offer a mechanism for overcoming it, by focusing on the painting’s formal elements.
Henderson concentrates on social constructs and traditions of representation. Her series Groundwork(s)operates at the intersection of formal abstraction and social engagement, by developing patterns from the soles of shoes, encountered while walking. Found universally, on the sidewalk, imprinted into the earth, for example, their temporary existence is a reminder of change through space and time, if not hieroglyphics of our collective history. Additional works puzzle the social impact of representations of women’s bodies in commercial media. As personal narratives and identities are invited to be shaped by the promotion of desire and allure, how much do they truly distract from a truthful representation of the self and, how much do we invest in our own objectification?
Image: Yana Bystrova, Rubic’s Cube, 2018, acrylic on canvas
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Selections from our permanent collection that include aspects of Chicago. Works included from Morris Barazani, Harold Hayden, Thomas Kapsalis, Marcos Raya, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Stanley Tigerman, Gillian Wise.
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Saturday, September 26, 2020
We cordially invite you to join us for our Virtual Arts Fundraiser Gala on Saturday, September 26th at 7 pm! Mix your favorite cocktail and join us for a relaxing, entertaining evening of art, music, and friends of the Institute from all over the world PLUS some exciting surprises! Admission is free and donations are greatly appreciated as we continue to sustain our operations.
RSVP here, make a donation, or become a sponsor of the Virtual Gala of the Arts.
Tickets for opening weekend can be reserved here
Moving Forward in a time of Change: Our New Relationship to the World We Live In is a juried member exhibition addressing newfound issues generated by the pandemic. The absence of human activity has created noticeable improvements from clearer skies, breathable air quality and less noise to increased movement of wildlife into human frequented areas. Works are sought relating to how these shifts have changed our relationship to the world we live in, such as our sense of space – open and contained, the passing of time, and the un- or over-availability of some materials.
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For tickets to the Nov 7 in-person Opening Preview, visit uima-chicago.org
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) presents “The Imaginative World of Heorhii Narbut and the Making of a Brand,” a new virtual exhibition curated by Myroslava M. Mudrak, Professor Emerita of Art History at Ohio State University, Nov. 7–Dec. 15. In addition to the work of Narbut, known for designing key elements of Ukraine’s national identity (including currency and postage stamps), the exhibit will feature works by Narbut’s followers from the 1920s and 1930s, Ukrainian artists Oleh Tistol, Mykola Matsenko and other contemporary voices. The virtual exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information visit uima-chicago.org. This exhibition is made possible by a grant from the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
2020 marks 100 years since the passing of the brilliant graphic designer of Ukrainian modernism Heorhii Narbut (1886–1920), yet he is still called “the founder of the Ukrainian brand.” In 1918, just two years before his passing, Narbut was entrusted with the historical mission: after the proclamation of the independent Ukrainian National Republic, he designed Ukrainian currency, the country’s coat of arms, typefaces, stamps, and logotypes for ministries and institutions, including the stamp of the Ukrainian Academy of Art (after helping to establish it). Narbut’s designs influenced the entire 20th century and continue to be utilized to this day. The students in his workshops and the artists who followed him in various decades continued his style, debated and came up with an artistic presentation of their own design. The exhibition also encompasses the 2020 brand UkraineNOW, created 100 years after his death.
“The Imaginative World of Heorhii Narbut and the Making of a Brand” virtual exhibition is composed of four sections:
· Narbut
Inspired by native Baroque architectural detailing and the floriated design of Cossack clothing textiles, Narbut sought to heroicize the era of the Cossacks while modernizing and Westernizing Ukraine’s visual world. From 1917–1920, his style was embraced by those who, by virtue of the political circumstances and the onslaught of Bolshevik communism in Ukraine, found themselves outside of Ukraine’s borders.
· Narbut's Influence in the 20s and 30s
The 1920s proved to be the most prolific in Ukrainian-language book production, and many of the beautifully designed book covers bear all the hallmarks of the Narbutian style. This is a style that was able to flourish after Narbut’s death, despite Stalinist repressions, and in many cases served as a signal of the “Ukrainianness” of a publishing project. For the generation of Ukrainian immigrants who are making their home in Europe, Canada and American, the Ukrainian brand is widely recognized for its purpose of unifying a nation of people scattered around the globe.
· Tistol, Matsenko, and New Wave artists of the 80s and 90s
As part of the New Wave in contemporary painting, the work of Tistol and Matsenko, both born in 1960, represents some of the most compelling aspects of Ukrainian art. Theirs—combined with other artists including Holosii, Raievsky, Roitburd, Savadov, and Senchenko—reflect a new generation of Ukrainian artists seeking to find their place within the trajectory of Ukraine’s art historical currents towards the end of the 20th century. Many of these artists co-opted Baroque qualities to work through the issues of belonging and not-belonging, of national identity, and of national branding. Raised during the height of Soviet propaganda and influenced by it as children, they saw through the myths and the artifice of Soviet rhetorical tautologies, and resurrected (sometimes in a grotesque manner) the robust forms of the Ukrainian Baroque, its magnanimity of expression, its colorfulness, and its exaggerations, to create a body of work that has publicly been identified as “neo-Baroque.”
· Contemporary voices
Today, yet another generation of Ukrainian designers is seeking to find a brand design style for the post-Soviet, post-Maidan Ukraine. This generation, represented by advertising companies such as Banda Agency, is proving to be consistent in its unbounded enthusiasm and potential. Because its creators were raised in the post-Soviet era and actively participated in the Maidan revolution, their branding product presents a joyful reflection of their own hopes for the future of Ukraine as a fully integrated Western state. Significantly, they maintain a continuity with Narbut’s vision, effectively extending Ukraine’s visual existence more than a century into the past. Perhaps, in this next round of branding, the aims that Narbut epitomized will finally be fulfilled once and for all.
Opening Preview
There will be a socially distanced in-person ticketed Opening Preview featuring the director of Rodovid Press, Lidia Lykhach, a leading figure in the contemporary Ukrainian art world, Saturday, Nov. 7. Lykhach has raised the profile of Ukrainian art, especially how it is presented in the U.S. and Europe. The opening preview will also feature a film by Nadia Parfan on Narbut and \"branding,\" featuring contemporary Ukrainian designers. Screenings of the 40-minute film will take place at 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets to the Opening Preview are $20 and include a free copy of the exhibition catalog and light refreshments. UIMA allows for a capacity of 30. Masks must be worn to attend the opening.
For tickets to the Opening Preview, visit uima-chicago.org.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present Work, People, Art in partnership with the Illinois State Museum. The exhibition features 38 paintings, prints, and photographs made under the Federal Art Project (FAP) from the Illinois State Museum’s permanent collection.
During the Great Depression (1929-1939), the FAP supported out-of-work artists by providing commissions and relief programs. These efforts sought to restore America’s prosperity and hope at a time when over 20% of the American workforce was unemployed. The program employed more than five thousand artists in various art projects throughout the United States. The importance of the program went well beyond employment statistics. The FAP empowered artists to develop a diverse American aesthetic and bridged the gap between art and the American public by providing greater access to art through public art, art centers, and exhibitions. For artists, the FAP provided a weekly wage, art supplies, and exhibition opportunities in exchange for completed artwork. This arrangement permitted artists to make smaller, portable works in their studios or in workshops, which then allowed artists the freedom to experiment with a mix of realistic, the abstract, and the expressive styles, creating a hybrid of artistic styles that would inform American art history for many decades.
Most importantly, the project encouraged artists to portray the hopes and hardships of American life, giving voice and inspiration to a struggling nation during one of its darkest periods. Nearly 90 years later, these works speak to the struggles of contemporary Americans who are grappling Covid-19 pandemic, its accompanying political and economic repercussions, and an era of social upheaval.
Work, People, Art is organized by Doug Stapleton, Associate Curator of Art, from the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, IL. All works are from the museum’s permanent collection courtesy of the U.S. General Services Administration.
During the exhibition’s opening weekend, visitors will be able to reserve timed entry slots here. For any members of the press who would like to view the exhibition outside of those times, please contact UIMA’s Operations Manager, Ulyana Dmytriv, at ulyana@uima-chicago.org to set up an appointment.
Top Image: Leon Garland, (American, b. 1896, Bobruisk, Russia, immigrated to U.S. 1917, d. 1941, Chicago, IL) The Blacksmith, 1943, Oil on canvas, Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum, 1943.16/910.13, FAP/WPA Allocation
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In their two-person exhibition, Not Afraid, Janice Elkins and Gina Lee Robbins have created a symphony of canvases, sculptures and installations that render the human experience in abstracted, yet vividly emotional ways. Using bold imagery, fractured form, and rich layers of texture, Elkins and Robbins have captured an uncensored psychological response to these restrictive and bewildering times.
Both artists live and work in Oak Park, IL, and for the past decade have forged a friendship that has spilled over into an intergenerational dialogue through their art. Organic forms in Robbins’ ceramic sculpture inspire the figures in Elkins’ paintings, and vice versa. With little formal training, both of these self-taught artists have found their voices through fearless experimentation and play.
For the last 22 years, Elkins has owned and operated Gallery PINK, a mainstay in the Oak Park Arts District where she has featured many mid-career and emerging contemporary artists, as well as her own work. Her expressionist use of color and distorted figures reveal the alienation of urban and domestic life. Her work has been exhibited in locales such as University of Illinois at Chicago, Fort Wayne Art Museum, Koehnline Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, and Rockford Museum.
Robbins has been creating ceramic sculpture for over 25 years. Combining wonky hand-built ceramic forms with found and reclaimed materials like wood, leather, latex rubber and hair, she inspires a visceral reaction in even the most abstract forms. She has exhibited and curated solo, invitational and juried group shows and competitions nationwide, in locales such as Harold Washington Library, Bradley University Galleries, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Jack Olson Gallery at Northern Illinois University, Rockford Museum of Art, and University of Wisconsin Union South Gallery, among others.
During the exhibition’s opening weekend, visitors will be able to reserve timed entry slots here. For any members of the press who would like to view the exhibition outside of those times, please contact UIMA’s Operations Manager, Ulyana Dmytriv, at ulyana@uima-chicago.org to set up an appointment.
Top Image: Janice Elkins, Detour Ahead, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 36 × 36”
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Painting, including abstraction, has probably been around too long to hold surprises, at least in the area of pictorial innovation, which was its hallmark historically. This could be regarded as the current challenge for abstraction in particular. Whereas painting continues unabated with no signs of disappearing, the question remains how to make it vital, not only in terms of pictorial seduction, but also in the area of content. This is one of the particular dilemmas for abstraction.
Postiglione and Shaw's work is not only about itself and the sheer formal optical experience uncomplicated by any outside issues. Their use of abstract imagery readily embraces issues such as themes of globalization and the resultant dynamics of societal, cultural, and environmental degradation. All of this metaphoric content is represented in the language of abstract art.
Corey Postiglione and Kathie Shaw have been fortunate to share a studio, where they interact around ideas, techniques and motivations. Although different stylistically, the consequence of a shared space are essential to both artists.
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We are thrilled to welcome our community into our galleries for an in person artist talk with Corey Postiglione and Kathie Shaw in conjunction with their
current exhibition, Abstraction as Metaphor, which is now on view through June 20th. Moderated by UIMA curator Dr. Adrienne Kochman, this talk provides the opportunity to view the exhibition while also gaining context into the works and insight into the artists’ processes.
In this informal artist talk, Postiglione and Shaw will use props, such as tools from their shared studio, to give the audience a glimpse into how their works are created and the concepts that fuel them. From what it’s like to share a studio space to the metaphorical meanings of their abstract works, the discussion will cover a breadth of topics and will also welcome questions from the audience.
The works in Abstraction as Metaphor are not only about itself and the sheer formal optical experience uncomplicated by any outside issues. Postiglione and Shaw’s use of abstract imagery readily embraces issues such as themes of globalization and the resultant dynamics of societal, cultural, and environmental degradation. All of this metaphoric content is represented in the language of abstract art.
Postiglione and Shaw have been fortunate to share a studio, where they interact around ideas, techniques and motivations. Although different stylistically, the consequences of a shared space are essential to both artists.
The artist talk will be recorded in its entirety and will be posted to the UIMA YouTube page after the event.
About Corey Postiglione:
Corey Postiglione was born and raised in Chicago. He received his BFA in Studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA in Art History and Critical Theory from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Since the 1970s Corey has exhibited professionally with over twenty solo exhibitions, and numerous group shows at such institutions as The Art Institute of Chicago; the Chicago Cultural Center; Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL; Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL; The Beverly Arts Center, Beverly, IL; the Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL; and Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL. He has shown internationally in Glasgow, Scotland, Karlsruhe and Munich, Germany, and Vaishali, India.
He was honored with a retrospective exhibition of his works on paper at the Evanston Art Center in January 2008, and a retrospective of his paintings at the Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL, in February 2010. His work is represented in many corporate and private collections. He has been an active member of the American Abstract Artists in New York since 2000 and has exhibited many times with the group.
In addition to his career as a practicing artist, his critical writing has been published in Artforum, The New Art Examiner, Dialogue, and C-Magazine (Toronto). He has curated numerous exhibitions and contributed essays to many exhibition catalogues. He was a founding member of the Chicago Art Critics Association. He has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the Evanston Art Center. He was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at Columbia College Chicago from 1990 to 2015, where he taught Art History and Critical Theory as well as studio arts. He retired in 2015 and is currently Professor Emeritus.
The artist is represented by Springboard Arts, Chicago, IL., Space Gallery, Denver, CO, and Westbrook Modern Gallery, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. More of his work can be seen on these gallery websites, or at coreypostiglione.com. The artist is also listed on Wikipedia.
About Kathie Shaw:
Kathie Shaw was born and raised in rural central Pennsylvania. After receiving a BFA with an emphasis on photography from Pennsylvania State University, she traveled to Europe for six months, visiting the countries of Western Europe and Scandinavia mostly camping out of the back of a VW station wagon. Shortly after returning to the States, she moved to Chicago where she received her Master of Fine Art in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Eventually, after a number of years working in what was then known as the Oriental Department at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Jan Cicero Gallery, she decided to pursue a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois Chicago. During her time at UIC, she traveled to Japan on a National Science Foundation Summer Institute Fellowship where she researched Japanese architectural strategies to mitigate seismic activity, which is very prevalent in Japan. As part of the Rome Program at UIC, she also studied abroad in Rome and Basel, Switzerland. In addition to notable scholarships like the Carol Phelan Fellowship and a Woman’s Architectural League of Chicago Scholarship, she received an American Institute of Architects student award for the design of an Alzheimer’s Daycare Center. Upon graduating she began her study of Buddhist philosophy, ongoing to this day, as taught predominantly within the Drikung Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Her training in architecture has informed both her painting and photography. Her painting process has often relied heavily on chance followed by choosing or accentuating what chance has initially laid down. The results sometimes resemble plans, maps, topography, or landscapes and sometimes they become more abstract, moving closer to simply emphasizing the liquid quality of the paint medium itself. The impetus for her paintings often comes from current events related to the changing climate. Her titles often refer to the world of meteorology and to current unprecedented weather events. In 2020 Covid 19 provided the impetus for a series of Crayola Crayon drawings entitled Chaos, and 2021 has seen another shift in emphasis toward geometry, though these small paintings often also reference landscape and the built environment.
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In the West Gallery
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is honored to present paintings by Chicago based artist Ricardo Manuel Díaz and printed works by Nova Scotian artist
Margarita Fainshtein in The Horizon is a Circle, a two person exhibition that contemplates displacement, a sense of place, and what home means across geographic borders and cultures.
Díaz, a longtime Cuban political refugee, reflects upon the nuances and challenges associated with coping with family left behind, adjusting to a new way of life, economic distress, and degrees of acceptance.
Fainshtein, thrice transplanted from Ukraine, to Israel, to Nova Scotia invites visitors to assume active roles as an 'observer' or 'participant', paralleling conditions of the seeming acceptance of official political citizenship and the reality of cultural discrimination.
How welcome can one feel in a country tainted with disdain for those unlike the majority? How do deep-seated attitudes embedded in history continue intergenerationally and affect family? Both artists bring awareness to these and other issues as they explore what it means to bridge past and present across cultures - gathering information about how one exists in the world, what gets internalized with time, and what gets fixed in one's memory.
The Horizon is a Circle will be on view through August 22, 2021 and a catalogue will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.
Margarita Fainstein, ABSTRACT STILL LIFE, 2018, Plastic cups printed with familial documents (Jewish Birth Certificates, VISAs and etc.) via inkjet hydro dripping technique,
4 x 3 in.
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Showcased in both galleries in honor of the 50th anniversary celebrations with new perm. coll.. catalogue published -- to be available sometime in Oct.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is pleased to announce Kandinsky: The Rediscovered Bauhaus Sketchbook, an exhibition featuring 15 pages of a newly
authenticated sketchbook used by the artist Wassily Kandinsky in 1922, when he was teaching at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany. On view from October 16 through November 7, 2021, the exhibition will make available to the public the only loose pages from the 43-page sketchbook possible, without damage to the sketchbook itself. Kandinsky: The Rediscovered Bauhaus Sketchbook is presented in partnership with the National Museum “Kyiv Art Gallery” in Kyiv, Ukraine and is made possible through the generosity of the Khodorkovsky Family, the sketchbook’s owner.
Wassily Kandinsky (Moscow, 1866 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944) is one of the most noted artists of the 20th century. An artist, art theorist and educator, he is often credited as a pioneer of abstraction. Kandinsky spent his youth in Odessa, Ukraine, graduating from the Grekov Odessa Art School. He then attended the University of Moscow, where he studied law and economics, from 1886-1892. He declined a teaching position in his field in Dorpat, today Tartu, Estonia in 1896 and moved to Munich to study art, first with Anton Azbe, followed by Franz von Stuck. While in Munich, Kandinsky began to move towards abstraction. He is widely known for his work with German artist Franz Marc (1880-1916) for the publication of the Blue Rider Almanach and its related exhibitions. His 1911 treatise Concerning the Spiritual in Art continues to be an important resource explaining the inner life of the artist and its relationship to non-objective forms. His forced return to Russia at the onset of World War I in 1914 was short-lived. He returned to Germany after the war and assumed a teaching position with the Bauhaus, where he remained until its closure by the Nazi government in 1933. Kandinsky then left for France, where he remained until his death.
The sketchbook’s rediscovery corrects previous issues concerning the absence of known personal sketchbooks by the artist from 1922-1927. Provenance history suggests the existence of additional sketchbooks, as yet to be found.
For further inquiries, a book (hardback) documenting the authentication process will be available for purchase for $35 with an introduction by Nuno Viana. In addition to reproductions of all the sketches themselves, expert reports by Lisa Florman, Reinhold Heller, Dmytro Horbachev, and Maria Valyaeva, are reprinted. A technical examination and analysis report from the Conservation Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC.) is also included.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is pleased to announce the opening of Rituals on December 4th, 2021 featuring works by artists Brenton Good, Mandy Cano-Villalobos, and Marissa Voytenko who have come together for their first joint exhibition.
The present age has been defined by shirking customs, breaking traditions, and celebrating the informal. Yet it is through formal, practiced and ceremonial-like actions that contemporary artists Good, Cano-Villalobos, and Voytenko have found their expression. Though their work is varied in medium and approach, the three artists regard ritual as an integral part of their work. Hailing from Amish country in western Pennsylvania, Good’s hard-edged, checkerboard woodcut prints draw heavily from traditional quilt patterns. Meticulously planned and executed, his prints display multiple layers of historical color combinations. Cano-Villalobos honors her personal history, and our broader human history, through the collection of mementos assembled into shrine-like sculptures. Looking at these assemblages one can spot objects that connect the viewer with their own memories. With waxy encaustic paint, Voytenko creates images that are lyrically structured through the use of repeated shapes and lines.
Artist Biographies:
Brenton Good is a painter, printmaker and associate professor of art at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. His work is in collections throughout the United States as well as the UAE and Turkey.
Mandy Cano-Villalobos is an interdisciplinary artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She’s exhibited throughout the United States as well as in Berlin, Germany and Puerto Montt, Chile. She received her Master of Fine Art from The George Washington University in D.C.
Marissa Voytenko is an encaustic painter based in the Chicago suburbs. She’s represented by several galleries throughout the United States and her work has been on the covers of the American Psychologist and Comment magazine.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Naturally opening on February 5th, 2022 featuring works by Judith Roston Freilich and Lilach Schrag who have come together for their first joint exhibition.
Fascinated by forces of nature and mind, Judith Roston Freilich and Lilach Schrag examine, each in her own way, essence, energy, and evolution. Judith Roston Freilich’s works on paper and textiles were inspired by her aspirations to integrate the arts into everyday life. Throughout her life, Roston Freilich’s home and works have always centered around the cycles of life and the natural offerings of every season. The vital consequences of climate change and the COVID-19 virus have impacted the artist’s work, and aspires that her artistic creation will act as a springboard for awareness towards scientific ways that aim to heal our planet. With images and materials drawn from both her natural and domestic environment, Lilach Schrag uses organic found objects, fabric, paper, enamel, and acrylic paints, charcoal, graphite, threads, pins, and staples in making large-scale energy-packed paintings with epic figures and creatures transforming into each other and into vegetation. Layered, camouflaged, and not immediately identified, they convey a sense of awe, urgency, determination, and vulnerability. The natural materials rich with texture, meaning, and previous life sends Schrag on a fantastic flight, and at the same time keeping her grounded in this physical world.
Artist Biographies:
Judith Roston Freilich earned a BFA and merit-based scholarship award from Washington University in St. Louis. While working at Landfall Press as a printing assistant and curator, she earned a graduate degree in printmaking with Misch Kohn from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been selected for the Rockford Midwestern Biennial at the Rockford Art Museum, the Evanston and Vicinity Biennial at the Evanston Art Center, the Bradley International Print and Drawing Show. Her work is in multiple permanent collections including the Library of Congress.
Lilach Schrag graduated from Hamidrasha Art School in Israel, and holds a Master of Arts from Spertus Institute, Chicago. Her work has been featured in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, and The Jerusalem Post, and she has exhibited in solo and group shows in the United States and in Israel including: Spertus Institute, Governors State University, 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago as well as the Janco Dada Museum and the Jerusalem Biennale in Israel.
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CHICAGO, IL—- The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Naturally Artist Talk opening on March 12, 2022 featuring works by Judith Roston Freilich and Lilach Schrag who have come together for their first joint exhibition. Masks are required for attendance.
Fascinated by forces of nature and mind, Judith Roston Freilich and Lilach Schrag examine, each in her own way, essence, energy, and evolution. Judith Roston Freilich’s works on paper and textiles were inspired by her aspirations to integrate the arts into everyday life. Throughout her life, Roston Freilich’s home and works have always centered around the cycles of life and the natural offerings of every season. The vital consequences of climate change and the COVID-19 virus have impacted the artist’s work, and aspires that her artistic creation will act as a springboard for awareness towards scientific ways that aim to heal our planet. With images and materials drawn from both her natural and domestic environment, Lilach Schrag uses organic found objects, fabric, paper, enamel, and acrylic paints, charcoal, graphite, threads, pins, and staples in making large-scale energy-packed paintings with epic figures and creatures transforming into each other and into vegetation. Layered, camouflaged, and not immediately identified, they convey a sense of awe, urgency, determination, and vulnerability. The natural materials rich with texture, meaning, and previous life sends Schrag on a fantastic flight, and at the same time keeping her grounded in this physical world.
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In light of the current war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is announcing a call to voice one’s protest through various expressive mediums, such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, writing, poetry, material culture items and the like for display in UIMA’s East Gallery along with selections from their permanent collection. Beginning Sunday, March 13th, in-person submissions during UIMA’s Wednesday through Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. hours will be accepted. Paper and writing implements will also be available for walk-in and spontaneous involvement during open hours. This call is not limited to artists and creatives, and we encourage everyone who is interested and has something to say about the current state of the world to participate. Anything from sculpture to protest posters are welcome!
UIMA asks that any contributions to this special exhibition should be reflective of the current situation. Participants may not spread misinformation or implicate violence of any oppressed and marginalized groups. Artists who do not abide by these guidelines, will not be allowed to contribute. All submissions will be verified and installed by UIMA staff.
Food, adhesive strips, anything that punctures the floor, or any materials that will cause damage to the gallery are prohibited. UIMA cannot accept oversized works due to space limitations; submitted works must fit through a standard doorway. Otherwise, there are no size or material requirements.
In the event the gallery space reaches its capacity to display submitted works, UIMA will display submissions on a rotating and rolling basis as artists can submit works throughout the duration of this special exhibition.
UIMA reserves the right to post and print images of all contributions on its social media platforms, website, and other marketing efforts.
Upon submitting their work, contributors are required to fill out a contact form for proper accreditation. Those who choose to remain anonymous will still have to fill out a contact form. For questions about this exhibition, please email alex@uima-chicago.org.
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Impact: Artists in Support of Refugees from Ukraine is an arts fundraiser to be hosted by Artsy online marketplace with the institutional partnership of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago.
The art world unites for this benefit to support refugees from Ukraine in the largest arts fundraiser of its kind. It uniquely raises cultural awareness of contemporary Ukrainian artists.
The art sale features over 120 lots valuing at nearly $1 million. In a show of solidarity, many prestigious artists joined the cause, such as Samira Abbassy, Leilah Babirye, Sarah Faux, Zaria Forman, Jeffrey Gibson, Tom LaDuke, Steve ESPO Powers, Walid Raad, James Rosenquist, and Annegret Soltau. The benefit includes work from notable galleries Winston Wachter, Monya Rowe, Hesse Flatow, Victoria Miro, and Miles McEnery. The fundraiser crosses generational and representational divides to unite for humanitarian aid.
Cultural awareness and the artistic preservation of Ukrainians uniquely defines this sale, as almost half of the participating artists are from Ukraine or of Ukrainian descent. The sale represents the largest international, contemporary collection of Ukrainian artists. Artist highlights include Inka Essenhigh, Lina Condes, Open Group, who represented Ukraine at the 2019 Venice Biennale, and Nikita Kadan, who is currently taking refuge in Voloshyn Gallery in Kyiv, which has been converted back into a Soviet-era bomb shelter.
Proceeds from the sale go directly toward four respected grassroots nonprofits: Razom (direct war and refugee crisis support), Insight NGO (LGBTQ Ukrainians), Fight for Right (Ukrainians with disabilities), and The Ukrainian Art Emergency Fund (direct artist support). Artsy.net will be donating all their proceeds directly to the USA for UNHCR. The curation of this sale was made possible through the efforts of curators Katrina Majkut, Nina Mdivani, and Adrienne Kochman of UIMA and members of the Ukrainian Artists and Allies League.
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Chopin Theatre and Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art will bring together some of Chicago’s biggest music names for a special, one-night-only event to raise funds for the people of Ukraine. All of the proceeds from ticket sales and all donations collected will be contributed to the National Bank of Ukraine for humanitarian aid.
The concert will include performances by many renowned musicians, including Orbert Davis, trumpet; Leandro Lopez Varady, piano; Marlene Rosenberg, bass; Steven Eisen, tenor saxophone; Josh Ross, drums; Lynne Jordan, vocals; Raymond Glower, keyboard; Mike Jackson, saxophone; Grazyna Auguscik, vocals; Ivan Shmilo, bandura; Olga Tsvyntarna, vocals; Trioda, vocals, and others.
Beyond financial aid, the concert will spread a message of hope and support for the victims of the ruthless unprovoked Russian war in Ukraine.
“It was a defining moment for us. We didn’t want to be absent. We performed in Kyiv years ago at Independence Square to a welcoming audience of thousands and we want to share our support for our friends,” said Orbert Davis, Emmy Award winning composer, trumpeter, and band leader.
Lynne Jordan, beloved for her soaring voice in blues, jazz, funk, rock, and great storytelling, said, “I will be singing to bring hope to every child and mother and all those who are forced to flee their homes, and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine of every ethnic, racial and religious background. We are one human race.”
Tickets are on sale online here. Space is limited, and early ticketing is recommended. There will be a free light reception following the concert. Donations are made payable to UIMA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law.
For any questions or more information, please contact Marta Farion at marta@farion.org. Full link to purchase tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-legends-for-ukraine-tickets-301568709127
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce a new group exhibition titled Wanting it Both Ways, featuring mixed media works by Bill Conger, Tanya Hastings Gill, Mie Kongo, and Jennifer Mannebach.
Before it became synonymous with a defect or shortcoming, the etymology of the word “flaw” related to a fragment, splinter, or piece of something, and was closely associated with the idea of a stray ember. A fragment or “flaw” as a spark, a glowing ember, is an incendiary condition quite different from the more typical notion of a fragment as a leftover or remnant.
These insistent fragments may preserve a fleeting moment or memory; something that is not embalmed in time but is a flickering touchstone to revisit and find more–more permutations, more iterations, and more potentialities. These artists contend with the desire to capture a sense of the fugitive, often manifesting in fragmented forms that speak to the interdependence of things. They are acutely aware of how small altercations can shift things substantially, looking at the interplay of material identities, as well as the relationship between the maker and the materials.
This practice of working with forms and ideas can result in work that can feel like a temporary capture— revealing the desire to have it both ways, to hold still for a moment in time, just long enough to see what gathers at the edges before releasing it into another recombinant state.
Artist Bios
Bill Conger is Chief Curator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and is formerly the Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at University Galleries of Illinois State University. Beginning in 1993, he taught painting, drawing, and color theory at both Illinois Central College, Bradley University, and Illinois State University where he also received a Masters of Fine Arts in painting.
A practicing artist for over thirty years, Bill’s painting and sculpture has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as Germany, Poland, Ireland and New Zealand. He has presented numerous lectures on his work at venues including Drake University, Southern Illinois University, the Herron School of Art, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Brigham Young University, and Golden Parachutes Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
Tanya Gill is a multimedia artist whose work explores mental constructs, adaptation, and restoration. Gill’s work shifts between the political, social and personal realms, endeavoring to articulate and reverberate feelings we all share.
Gill has been a Fulbright-Nehru scholar, as well as Artist in Residence at McDowell, Haystack Mountain School of Craft and The Ragdale Foundation. She received her BFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and earned her MFA in painting at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Gill calls Northern California, Northern India, and Chicago home. Currently she is nestled in Chicago, IL where she is a Community Artist in Residence at Hyde Park Art Center.
Mie Kongo grew up on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, and now lives and works in Evanston, IL, where she makes multidisciplinary work. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including recent exhibitions at 65Grand, Audible Gallery at Experimental Sound Studio, Seerveld Gallery at Trinity Christian College, Devening Projects + Editions, Arts and Literature Laboratory, 4th Ward Project Space, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, and Hyde Park Art Center. She has completed residencies at Shigaraki Ceramics Cultural Park and European Keramic Work Center. She is a recipient of Joan Mitchell Fellowship in 2021. She received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She is Associate Professor, Adj. in the Ceramics department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jennifer Mannebach’s work addresses remnants, boundaries, and transition. She has exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center, Flatfile Gallery, Jack Olson Gallery and others, nationally and internationally. In 2006 she was a visiting artist at The American Academy in Rome. Mannebach received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she subsequently taught for 6 years. She is an adjunct professor at Concordia University, an Artist/Researcher with CAPE, and advocates for artists at Little City Foundation where she was an art facilitator for over a decade. Awards include the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, CAAP grants, IAC grants, and the Governor’s International Arts Exchange Grant. Recent exhibits include You Never Held It at the Right Angle at the Evanston Art Center, and an exhibit at Governor’s State University. This summer she is looking forward to embarking on an art and science residency at PLAYA in Oregon.
Image Credit: Bill Conger, Night Book 8, 2020, Framed sketch book, ink on paper, 6 x 12 in.
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SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022
2:00 PM
UIMA
$20 SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR
Please Join Us In Supporting Local Young Talent Within Our Community! Come and See These Rising Stars For Yourself…
Performances By: Volodymyr Kyyak (vocals & guitar), Christian Tsikhun (flute), Elizabeth Romanyuk (piano), Dmytro Zvyntarnyj (viola), Elizabeth Romanyuk (violin), Myroslav Mykhailenko (piano), Julia Perekhozhuk (violin).
The proceeds from this showcase will donated to Ukrainian Relief Efforts
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce a career survey exhibition titled Michel Andreenko: Revisited, featuring paintings, drawings, sketches, and archival documents from the Drs. Alexandra and Andrew Ilkiw collection in its West gallery.
The exhibition focuses on noted Ukrainian modernist Michel [Mychajlo] Andreenko (1894-1982), 43 years after his last exhibition at UIMA. Andreenko: An Exhibition of Works - Oils and Gouaches was organized in 1979, featuring 50 works from the Drs. Alexandra and Andrew Ilkiw collection. Now amassing some 97 paintings, gouaches, watercolors, and prints, in addition to over 250 preparatory sketches and documents, the collection is the largest in the United States. It represents a testament to their life-long commitment to Andreenko himself, who expressed his wish to them that a survey collection of his entire oeuvre be held by Ukrainians, in this country and beyond Soviet reach.
Andreenko's own place in history was threatened by the Soviets, when approached by a Russian cultural official asking him to be a spokesperson for Russian artists in Paris–Ukrainians included. Well aware of the pattern of subsuming Ukrainian accomplishments and identity under a Russian cultural lens during Soviet times, the artist declined, and was told his place in history would disappear. He already knew that a number of his paintings were destroyed among some 728 works removed from the Lviv National Museum in 1952, under a 'special operation' designed to eliminate artistic evidence incompatible with Soviet ideology, including a sculpture from the Ma series by Alexander Archipenko.
Michel Andreenko: Revisited offers an opportunity to reignite interest in an artist whose legacy is incomplete. Theatrical set designs and non-representational work from the 1920s, surrealistic naturalism, his Vanishing Paris series–scenes of city areas disappearing to urban redevelopment, and his return to non-representation in the 1950s will be among the works on view.
The exhibition was postponed two years due to the pandemic. A catalogue of the exhibition is published and available at UIMA and through the website.
A tandem exhibition Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris highlights Andreenko and work by a selection of his contemporary Ukrainian peers with whom he crossed paths over the course of his 60-year residency as a refugee in Paris. Pulled from the permanent collection, they include work by Alexis Gritchenko, Sophia Zarytska [-Omelchenko], Severyn Borachok,
Mykola Hlushchenko, Mykola Butovych, Mykhailo Moroz, Andriy Solohub, Liuboslav Hutsaliuk and Themistocle Wirsta.
Andreenko arrived in Paris in 1923, among the largest influx of artists coming from the former Russian Empire and Eastern Europe, primarily World War I refugees. Reported to be home to some 40,000 artists in the 1920s, the city's refugees were primarily poor or impoverished, having lost family, income and belongings. The exhibition reveals the idiosyncratic styles and artistic concerns of artists whose work was highly individualized, many of whom were displaced by the war. Serious exhibition opportunities with commercial potential with which to promote their work, and gain recognition in a competitive environment prevailed.
Both exhibits are curated by Adrienne Kochman, UIMA curator.
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This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes. Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?
In the atmospheric paintings of Cindy Bernhard, we can see imaginary interiors with pop culture elements, food, and motifs from lifestyle blogs. In her works, she humorously critiques the nature of artifice and creates a vision of home as she wants to remember it. There are always pets, a small dog or cat, to add to the domesticity of the image.
Ellen Greene is looking back at domesticity and motherhood and the time when children are starting to assert their independence and leaving home years later. Some of her oil paintings depict the artist and her daughters. In others, figures are absent; what remains is a respectable floral wall-papered pattern interrupted with childhood vandalism.
Ann Toebbe's paintings are reminiscent of architectural or design drawings, but she fills them with personal objects worth a closer look. In these obsessively crafted paintings, we see representations of the resident's individuality and aesthetic choices. In each work, furniture selections, plants, carpets, knick-knacks, and items are left around, representing a home that cannot be replicated even if one wants to. These unfolded rooms are based on living spaces of the artist's family, friends, and acquaintances, recreated from memories or photographs.
In the works of Gwendolyn Zabicki, intimate images of everyday life are quietly captured; brushing teeth, drying hair, or sleeping. These simple rituals happen every day, unobserved or remembered. These events can only occur in the comfort and privacy of our homes.
The exhibition is curated by Stano Grezdo and Linda Dorman.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection. This exhibition highlights abstract, non-representational works in UIMA’s Permanent Collection alongside Owen McHugh’s most recent works from 2017 to the present. Artists exhibiting from the Permanent Collection include Corey Postiglione, Kathie Shaw, John Hoyland, Alexander Hunenko, Martin Hurtig, Lida Petruniak-Colucci, Michael Mandziuk, Irma Osadsa, William Pura, David Samila and Jerzy Nowosielski.
Owen McHugh is a local Chicago Artist deeply rooted in Abstraction throughout his career. He maintained his M.F.A from Northern Illinois University, and he taught Two-Dimensional Design as well as painting and drawing courses at Columbia College Chicago for over forty years. His work is in many permanent collections including the National Museum of American Art, State of Illinois Collection, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
While many abstract artists gravitate to working within one stylistic approach in abstraction, geometric or gestural, McHugh attempts to bridge the two together. This ambiguous configuration of conflict, becomes a metaphor of existence for McHugh. In his most recent years, McHugh developed his own personal process in which he began an arrangement of organic forms that then underwent a transfiguration through repeated overlays and spattering, modifying coloration and organic shapes in his beginning formations.
Image: John Hoyland, New York Suite (Light Blue on Gray on Orange on Green), 1971, Screenprint on paper, 40.5 x 28.125 inches, Gift of Dr. Pellayo and Mrs. Carolina Cabrera
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FREE ADMISSION | RSVP HERE
Please join us for a conversation on Chicago craft in the 1970s-80s with some of the city's long-standing artists and activists, including Lourdes Guerrero, artist and educator; Indira Freitas Johnson, artist, educator and community activist; Arlene Raconcay, former director of the Chicago Artists Coalition; Fern Shaffer, artist and former director of Artemisia Gallery. Starts at 1pm Sunday October 30th at UIMA. Masks optional. The program is generously supported by the Terra Foundation Art Design Chicago.
We'll be discussing the barriers marginalized artists faced and had to break through; the city's art scene; craft's increased attention, the importance of 'making a difference' to society, How are these issues connected to current art practices as makers, crafters and artisans? How are they different?
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Over the past year, everyone including UIMA, has been affected by the war in Ukraine. Since February, the Institute has shifted focus to providing mutual humanitarian aid through fundraising and educational initiations, while still honoring our core mission of bridging cultural diversity through artistic expression.
To maximize the fundraising efforts we've been functioning off of our operational reserve funds as a result of our Ukrainian aid efforts. We are asking for your help now, to support us as we venture into the new year and hope to continue serving the Ukrainian community.
Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by buying a ticket, or making a donation. Along with an exceptional program for the evening featuring acclaimed Ukrainian-American artist Ola Rondiak as the keynote speaker, Serhiy FOMA Fomenko, a Ukrainian fusion folk singer from the band Mandry, as a special musical guest.
Along with cocktails and dinner, an online auction will be held, featuring pieces from our archive as well as an Ola Rondiak original.
Support UIMA :
UIMA depends on donations and community support to preserve and display its internationally renowned permanent collection and to offer exciting exhibitions and other events for the benefit of our community. Interested in learning more about a donation or ways to support UIMA? Click Here
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This December, we are thrilled to host our second Maker’s Market for creators of all backgrounds, experience levels & mediums. This market will platform emerging & established creators to sell their work, grow their business, and join our community. It will be a celebration of all the forms that art takes!
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Curated by Margot McMahon
West Gallery
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East Gallery
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is honored to host an exhibition titled Children of War, featuring children’s art works from Ukraine that will be on view from December 17, 2022 to February 12, 2023. The opening will take place on Saturday, December 17 at 12 p.m. CT. It will be attended by children from the local school, and by leaders from the Ukrainian community, ethnic communities affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine, and key individuals from the Chicago area.
Children in Ukraine were caught in the midst of missile attacks on civilian targets and the horrors of Russian occupation. While many were killed or kidnapped and taken from their families by force to Russia, others were hiding in bomb shelters or escaped to the West. They witnessed the killing of their loved ones, the destruction of their homes, and other unimaginable horrors of war. By experiencing trauma, horror, loss of life, and loss of innocence, many children developed post-traumatic stress that prevented them from communicating or feeling safe.
Beginning in March 2022, Lviv artist and art teacher Nataliia Pavliuk and her daughter Yustyna began an art therapy program in Lviv, a city in Western Ukraine, where many refugees settled. They held classes in orphanages, hospitals, community centers, and art galleries. The word spread about the Pavliuk’s art therapy program and refugee children sought them out wherever they went.
Nine year old Maria from Donetsk was in a Lviv Children’s Hospital painting a cat using only pink colors. When asked if she had sisters, her answer was shocking. She said, “Yes, I have... I had a sister, she was on a bus when a missile hit and she was burned to death.” Veronica, 10 years old, is the sole survivor of her family who was attacked by a tank that destroyed their home. Despite the horrors she endured, Veronica becomes relaxed and smiles when she paints in bright colors. Renat from Severodonetsk was injured from shelling at the train station while trying to evacuate. He paints his favorite places back home before the war. Two brothers, ages five and three, lost their father. The five year old continuously paints tanks with Ukrainian flags, with a black heart surrounded by a red border.
Nataliia Pavliuk commented, “These children saw ‘hell’ in the true sense of the word, but they continue to live as children, with hope and love in their hearts. We will continue these art therapy sessions as long as they are needed.” Nataliia and her daughter brought the works of these children for the exhibit in Chicago. The works will be available for sale, as humanitarian help for the children undergoing treatment in Lviv.
UIMA is proud to exhibit these children’s inspiring works of resilience and joins the efforts to help the children through this humanitarian crisis. These children are reaching out to us through their works as art is humanity's most essential, most universal language.
Contact UIMA Marketing Consultant Alexandra Senycia at alex@uima-chicago.org to set up a private viewing of the exhibition, to schedule interviews, or with any questions.
Natalia Pavliuk Biography
Natalia Pavliuk was born in Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine. She graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts in 2001, and became an artist and faculty member at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute.
Pavliuk founded her Art Studio in Lviv where she has been teaching art for many years. As an artist, she participated in numerous art exhibitions in Lviv and Kyiv in Ukraine, Lodz in Poland, in \"Biennale Europea d'Arte Fabbrile\" in Stia, Italy.
Since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine in February 2022, Pavliuk switched her focus to help children evacuated to Lviv from central and eastern Ukraine, who witnessed the horrors of war. She founded the program Art Therapy for Children. The art lessons take place in orphanages, hospitals, community centers, and art galleries. The program helps children express their feelings and communicate while dealing with post-traumatic stress.
Pavliuk brought these children’s works from Ukraine for an exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago, to show the talent and resilience of children during a war that has completely disrupted their lives.
The exhibit is available for viewing from December 17, 2023 through February
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Please join us Sunday, January 15th at 1:00 pm for the debut concert by the talented Mykhailenko Brothers. The concert will consist of music of Classical and Ukrainian composers. This event is not to be missed!
All proceeds will go to Help Heroes of Ukraine.
Learn more here.
Please join us for a conversation on Chicago craft in the 1970s-80s with some of the city's long-standing artists and activists, including Lourdes Guerrero, Lialia Kuchma and Ani Afshar.
Starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 21st at UIMA. The program is generously supported by the Terra Foundation Art Design Chicago.
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Please join us on Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 p.m. for a conversation between Margot McMahon, daughter of Chicago artist Frank McMahon, and UIMA curator Dr. Adrienne Kochman in conjunction with our current exhibition Resist!: A Visual History of Protest.
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Ebti is a multidisciplinary artist, a self-taught photographer and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco. She received her MFA in Fine Art from the California College of the Arts in 2021. Her practice is informed by languages, theater, literature, music and her family’s making-traditions she never got to learn. Through this multi- faceted, dislocated lens she looks at the ideas of home, belonging, and attachment. Though her work is rooted in photography, she is constantly looking for new materials and methods that will best translate her ideas. Once she starts working on a project, she embraces notions of accident and failure. Her practice is ever-evolving and is influenced by her restlessness.
Cassidy Early (b. 1994, Worcester, MA) is a nonbinary Scottish American artist living and working in Chicago, IL. They graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a MFA in Painting in 2020 and received their BFA from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts in 2016. Early’s work has been featured in a solo exhibition with Lauren Powell Projects, (Los Angeles, CA), a three person exhibition with Olympia (New York, NY), and larger group exhibitions with La Loma Projects (Pasadena, CA), Green Gallery (Milwaukee, WI), The Salon at The Wing Chicago (Chicago, IL), and in I Like Your Work, Podcast. Their work has been published alongside Garth Green- well’s essay Making Meaning: Against Relevance in Art in Harper’s Magazine (Nov. 2020), and as the LVL3 Artist of the Week (Nov. 2020).
Brianna L. Hernández is a Chicana artist, curator, educator, and death doula guided by socially-engaged values. In developing as an artist, Brianna credits her late mother, Sylvia D. Hernández, as her most significant mentor. Brianna’s studio practice focuses on end-of-life care, grieving processes, and mourning rituals based on lived experience, cultural research, and collaborations with peers. In addition to formal artworks, she offers
workshops or viewers to self-educate on grief and end-of-life planning through the safety of the creative process. As a curator, Brianna works with artists to make socially-charged topics publicly accessible in order to create opportunities for education and empathy. She also collaborates with community health researchers to incorporate the arts into public health projects through curatorial consulting. Brianna proudly serves as Director of Curation and Board Secretary at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York.
Linda b. Marcus (b. 1961, Los Angeles, California) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drawing on her long history as a storyteller in journalism and fashion, Marcus now focuses on fiber, sculpture and photography. Marcus’s work has been exhibited widely in Wisconsin including the Museum of Wisconsin Art, The Trout Museum, the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and fiber arts and the Charles Allis Museum as well as numerous galleries and in several publications. Marcus is currently pursuing her MFA at the School of The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Marcus has been awarded several residencies including on at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Currently, Marcus is the creative director for the Saint Kate Arts hotel in Milwaukee where she continues to push the limits of contemporary art and provide a platform for other artists.
Jessica Meuninck-Ganger’s prints, artist’s books and large-scale hybrid media works have been exhibited in museums and both experimental and commercial galleries regionally, nationally and internationally. Her art is included in several private and public collections, including the Weisman Museum of Art, Marcus Corporation (Saint Kate Arts Hotel), Northwestern Mutual, Target Corporation, and in contemporary publications, such as Andrea Ferber’s, Sustenance: Contemporary Printmaking Now, Richard Noyce’s, Printmaking Beyond the Edge, and Nathaniel Stern’s, Interactive Art and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance. Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and MFA in Studio Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently the Print and Narrative Forms Area Head and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee. She had lived in India, South Korea, and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty-two years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally, and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including Graduate of The Decade from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Raja received the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for individual artists for the year 2020 and the Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year 2022 award from the Milwaukee Arts Board. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. She is a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network’s mentorship program. She periodically curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. Raja is represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee.
Anders Zanichkowsky is a transgender artist from the Midwest. They have had residencies with The Arctic Circle sailing expedition in Svalbard, Røst AiR in Sápmi/Norway, and the Chicago Park District’s Cultural Asset Mapping Project. Their work has been exhibited across the United States, Europe, and Australia, including the Wisconsin Film Festival. Anders has received awards for their studio practice, public art projects, and international research, including a SPARK grant from the Chicago Artists Coalition and a Temkin Award for their MFA thesis show, You Are Running Into Danger. Anders has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019) and a BA from Hampshire College (2008).
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Join us for a rally at 6:30 pm St. Volodymyr and Olha Cathedral Square at 739 N Oakley blvd, Chicago IL 60612
7:30 PM - Followed by Candlelight prayer/requiem at St. Nicholas Cathedral at 835 N Oakley blvd, Chicago IL 60622
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Anders Zanichkowsky is an artist, weaver, and the owner of Burial Blankets. Part of the group show \"Aesthetics of Loss\" (February 18 - April 16) \"for G\" is a memorial for their first love, made of handwoven cloth and an audio piece created from cell phone recordings addressing him in death as a way to mourn. The live performance is a chance to experience the work in an intimate gathering that may feel like a cross between a wake and a late-night phone conversation
Learn more here.
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On Sunday, March 19, 2023 Maciej Olchawa will present the topic: \"Can Poland and Ukraine Unravel the Russian Empire?” Let's show our support to Poland and our Polish friends, as Poland is the first NATO member to carry out President Zelensky's request for warplanes to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russians.
Come and listen to this interesting presentation.
Learn more here.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is thrilled to host our new exhibition Art Kleinman Structure and Chaos: A Delicate Balance featuring paintings by Art Kleinman. With a career that has spanned over 50 years, Kleinman has worked though several styles: from action painting, system driven abstraction, geometric abstraction, figurative portraiture, political satire, to his current works which incorporate elements of all his styles that came before. Since 2016, Kleinman. has revisited geometric abstraction of the 1980s that transitioned from utilizing the grid as a foundation to incorporating many angles, curvature, flexuous lines in which allows each painting to create their own visual language. Kleinman relies on his intuition and instincts to make the right stylistic choices. He finds this process creates a tension between structure and chaos.
“The exhibition isn’t billed as a travel industry trade show, but, with these paintings, Kleinman clearly invites us to take adventuresome trips. The routes and the sights are not for the faint of heart. His daring use of visual language asks us to gamble, too. Our chips are bought with time. The journey I describe is one that I found in Art’s work. Of course, Kleinman put it there for me to discover. There is not a single bit of color, line, or shape that the artist has not deliberately placed where it is in order for us to find the paths I did, or the paths you will. There are many paths through each of these paintings and they all have to work together simultaneously. Kleinman has considered each route to make sure none lead to dead-ends, much as a sculptor considers that a viewer must receive a rewarding visual experience, no matter from what vantage point.”
Excerpt from the catalogue essay written by John Himmelfarb, an American artist who has been exhibiting nationally since 1968.
Catalogues for the exhibition are available for purchase at the museum and online here.
If you are interested in arranging a visit outside of our regular hours (Wednesday-Sunday, 12-4 p.m.) reach out to our Marketing Consultant Alexandra Senycia at alex@uima-chicago.org.
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I use color symbolically, focusing on value and temperature analysis to establish a mood in my paintings. Form and content are interconnected; I experiment with abstract patterns to convey emotional weight. Against familiar cultural signifiers of the Soviet era like faded wallpaper and fake Persian tapestries, human figures emerge from the debris left by destruction, with their forceful gestures lost in the void. I use reductive and additive paint applications to project an antagonistic relationship in my visual representations, which embody the lives of generations of Ukrainian families living in the shadow of Soviet dominance. My brushwork is influenced by modern painters such as Kathe Kollwitz, Paula Rego, Richard Diebenkorn, and Anselm Kieffer, who inspire me to seek painterly expressions of rebellion against the old Soviet academic style. This theme is a revaluation of my past and an integration of my old and new selves.
Although my cultural roots in Ukraine will remain forever, as an American by choice I am a member of this multicultural and inclusive society. This happened by fate, not only because the sharp contrast of my two worlds has given me a unique perspective, but also because my art allows me to portray a traumatic experience in pictorial form to initiate a public dialogue. Acclimating to American culture has motivated me to deepen my art research. Despite the turmoil and wars in my home country, my identity as an immigrant artist has allowed me to reconcile the past and the present, taking my search for self-identity in a new direction.
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The landscape paintings encompass all four seasons, featuring scenes from Torluemke’s own home where he draws the landscapes on-site. He then brings the drawings back to his studio where he uses his memory and imagination to convey the color and mood through paint. This exercise forces Torluemke to be aware of his surroundings and to capture posterity’s modern landscapes as impending climate change looms ahead.
Similarly, through his portrait series, Torluemke captured the feeling of spending time with family and friends despite the isolation of the pandemic. During this time when he could not be with his subjects as he painted, he invited them to send a “selfie” image of themselves along with a picture of their favorite place in or around their home. Torluemke then painted a portrait of each person with an urgency and emotion to lovingly capture their likeness, using the photos they sent as a guide. This love and care is emphasized by the hand-carved and painted frames made to fit each subject’s personality as well as the unique shape of their portrait. The frames are made to resemble larger than life hand mirrors, implying reflection.
The conversations between the portraits and landscapes are layered and nuanced as the subjects of the portraits are rendered in places where they are comfortable and the flora and fauna in the landscapes are struggling to survive in their own natural environment. The gallery installation emphasizes this dichotomy with the portraits hung on one wall and the landscapes on the opposite. Visitors will be given hand mirrors to experience feelings of reflection, seeing their own face with the painted landscapes or portraits behind them. This concept takes the portrait and landscape from their traditional roles and turns them into an interactive experience, invoking an empathetic and intellectual response and discourse about social and environmental issues.
About Tom Torluemke:
Tom Torluemke (he/him) is an Indiana-based, contemporary American artist. He is known for his powerful, no-holds-barred approach to subject matter relating to socio-political, ethical, and humanistic themes. His practice spans forty years and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, and installations.
Solo and group exhibition highlights include “Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth” at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago; “After Glow” at The Chicago Cultural Center; “The Inland See: Contemporary Art Around Lake Michigan,” curated by James Yood; “Critic’s Choice” at Jan Cicero Gallery in Chicago; “In the Company of Strangers” at the Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, Indiana; “Bounce” at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art in South Bend, Indiana; “Peace in the Arts” at the Baíhai International Peace Conference in San Francisco; “The Alabama Watercolor Society Exhibition” at the Birmingham Museum of Art; and the “In Indiana” series at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Torluemke was a featured speaker at TEDxPurdueU at Purdue University, a winner of the Great Ideas Competition of the Arts Council of Indianapolis, and a recipient of the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, awarded by the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Torluemke’s more than thirty public art commissions throughout the Midwest serve as a testament to the relevance and scope of his ideas and his ability to present them in a meaningful context within their communities.
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The textile artists in this exhibition created new works of art based on selected poems by Ukrainian and English language poets. But the true language of the exhibit is the art the poetry inspired. The artists come from diverse backgrounds such as Ukraine, U.S., Colombia and the Philippines, their work connected through their use of fiber and textile techniques that give the poetry volume in space.
THREADS was conceived by Virlana Tkacz and Olena Jennings. They chose poems they thought would be inspiring from work by Yara Arts Group and Poets of Queens. They presented their idea to textile artists they knew and the artists in turn suggested other artists. Ged Merino organized the first exhibitions at his Bliss on Bliss Art Projects and Flux Factory in Queens, NY that included outdoor readings, as well as in Bogota Columbia at Maleza Proyectos curated by Alejandra Fonseca, with involvement of local artists. He introduced the project to Carlos Quijon, Jr. who curated the show in Manila, Philippines at Drawing Room Contemporary Art.
Originally limited because of the pandemic, contact between the poets and artists has flourished now. Isabella Lopez connected with Pichchenda Bao. Isabella’s piece “Monumento a una pérdida” shows a family. The weft is removed in one section to portray a missing father, a father whose stories are relayed in Pichchenda’s poem. Ged Merino connected with Sherese Francis. Sherese eventually responded to his piece “Self Portrait en Desplazamiento” with another poem. In this way, the poets continue their connection to the artists and exhibit. There are layers of connection and dialogue. Aze Ong created a piece “Boundaries” based on Wanda’s poem “Womb Dreams.” Then, she went on to create a performance piece in which she interacted with her own artwork to the sound of Wanda reading her poem. Waldemart Klyuzko uses traditional weaving techniques with nontraditional materials such as police hazard tape. He uses his woven pieces to cover the balcony of his own apartment in Kyiv and makes a coat out of it. Serhiy Zhadan’s poem “How Did We Build Our Homes?” inspires Waldemart’s art pieces. Waldemart even writes out the English translation of the Zhadan poem on the hazard tape and films it for his installation. His art is part of his “Home East” projects responding to the Russian war on Ukraine.
THREADS brings together textiles and text to reveal their individual texture and unique materiality. The poems are part of the exhibit and are presented in different ways, from text on the wall to readings and performances on video.
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Featured in Ukrainian Weekly here.
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present Don’t Close Your Eyes, a collection of work by 26 artists responding to the war in Ukraine. How do artists depict war? It is one thing to photograph the scene before you, but another to sift through information at a distance. The brutal irrationality of violence, and destruction. How does one convey the massacre in Bucha through a drawing that impacts the audience? What forms, colors, images does the artist use?
Some of the artists represented in this room, such as Inga Levi, have been documentarians of the daily events that come with war. Inga, who worked on/created comic books, adapted the specialized style to her depictions of the war, as her complex, layered compositions evoke curiosity in the viewer. Halyna Andrusenko has turned to a meditative depiction of monuments in Lviv, which are draped in cloth to be protected from falling bombs. Halyna also created a video in which she wraps her parents in cloth as an act of protection. Rydoslav Riaboshtan bases his spontaneous graphite drawings on the instruments of war and the scenes of battlefields by referencing photographs of the conflict. Danylo Movchan, an icon painter by practice, juxtaposes vibrant colors with tragic imagery to create the conflict of emotions evoked when listening to Chopin’s Prelude in D-flat Major, Op 23: No 15 “Raindrop”. Ilya Yarov seduces and horrifies us in his painting “Tulips.” We see helicopters in the distance from the perspective of a bed of colorful tulips to remind us of the beauty and fragility of all living things.
It is difficult to not react to the raw emotion of Valeriia “T” Rybchenko';s self portrait \"Loud\" swallowing a tank. Ksenia Datsiuk uses her body and face to portray the heavy emotions and anxiety that settles into our beings/bodies when we think about the war. Evgen Klimenko captures the immediate shock of viewing destroyed building in his sketches. Olga Zaremba’s “Mutilated” depicts a pink deer that is wounded and looking at us with helpless dark eyes. Rostyslav Luzhetskyy’s pinkish red painting “Anxious City” conveys a feeling of wounded flesh, with dark gashes reminding us of all the suffering people have endured during the war. Olena Shtepura’s weeping women transform classical paintings into dissolving images that change before our eyes into sorrowful images. Natalie Kursonova’s series of ”vytinanki” (cut-outs) are inspired by traditional Ukrainian paper cutting folk art. At the beginning of the war, she started making vytynanky firanky (cut out curtains) because the artist said she” could no longer draw, just cut due to the constant bombing all over Ukraine.”
Artists present to us their view of reality, which is necessarily different from what soldiers and other victims of war have experienced. Each artist’s perspective and method of artistic communication is unique. Each piece tells its own story. Each is an attempt by the artist to touch viewers like you, thousands of miles from where these events continue to unfold. They are asking you to stand with them. In return, they promise to stand with you.
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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present our next exhibition Unbreakable: Ukrainian Contemporary Art. The exhibition features works created during the russian-Ukrainian war (2022-2023) and were brought directly from Ukraine.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, October 28th from 12 -4 p.m., including a performance by Khrystyna Chemeris.
Chemeris was born on June 11, 2015 in Lviv, where she currently lives. She studies in the 3rd grade of the Lviv Music School named after V. Stus. Since 2022, she has been studying at the Lviv State Children's Music School #1 named after A. Kos-Anatolsky in the class of piano and solfege. Since the age of 3.5 years she has been singing in the studio \"Golden Voice\" and at the age of 8 she is already a laureate of All-Ukrainian and International festivals where she received 1 prize. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she has been singing at charity concerts and festivals in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
She dreams of studying and living in a free and independent Ukraine! She loves his homeland and constantly repeats: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Nation!! Ukraine!
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Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by coming to our event, or making a donation, so that we can continue guarding and preserving Ukrainian culture and heritage.
Learn more here.
Buy tickets here.
As Russia’s barbaric war enters its second year, and despite tremendous loss of life, infrastructure, as well as eradication of culture, the Ukrainian nation continues to show an indomitable spirit of resistance, courage and resilience. Ukraine is truly fighting this war for all Western nations.
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art stands in solidarity with Ukraine by promoting our national heritage and culture. This sends a powerful message and refutes Russian disinformation that seeks to deny Ukraine’s unique culture and sovereignty.
As a significant cultural landmark in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, we are reaching out to you foryour generous support of UIMA and its programs. Please join us at our annual gala fundraiser, The Art of Resilience, on November 11, 2023. We will host an exceptionally riveting program, cocktails, dinner, and an online auction, including musical performances by Flautist Anastasia Squires and pianist Stephen Squires, Liza Romanyuk, and Ukrainian-American artist and educator Yulia Gasio, keynote speaker.
Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by coming to our event, or making a donation, so that we can continue guarding and preserving Ukrainian culture and heritage.
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This December, we are thrilled to host our third Maker’s Market for creators of all backgrounds, experience levels & mediums.
This market will platform emerging & established creators to sell their work, grow their business, and join our community. It will be a celebration of all the forms that art takes!
If you or anyone you know is interested in applying for a booth, please fill out the form here. We are accepting applications through Friday, September 30, 2023.
Learn more here.
Apply here.
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Due to snow the opening has been rescheduled from January 13 to the 20th
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present our first exhibition of 2024, titled Immense Journeys: Art, Nature, Science and Beyond, featuring works by Melissa Jay Craig, Lisa A. Frank, and Anne Hughes. These artists lead lives rich in creative experiences informed by nature. Day by day, art practice and the natural world awaken shoots of imaginative reflections and actions. This exhibition brings together varied, visual art forms to stand on their own and resonate off the others through surprising interconnections (just like nature itself). A purposeful confluence provides many pathways into appreciation of process and range. It allows for thoughtful exploration of the infinite ways in which nature affects our lives and we affect nature. Presented here are works by three artists who, over decades, have embraced the wonders of nature and witnessed results of human actions and inactions. Deepfelt desires, to share their personal artworks and stir the passions of others to engage, reside at the heart of this exhibition. There is no one-way in. Creativity and nature inspire, confound, amaze, and amuse.
Melissa Jay Craig approaches her work with wry humor and thrilling, fresh expression. She is recognized for tough-fibered, sculptural works of hand-made paper that cleverly allude to many levels of communication. Born out of her own life’s challenges, her art practice exemplifies the power of libraries and nature to act as nurseries for expansive growth, revealing amazing complexities.
Lisa A. Frank comes to pattern-in-nature through textile design and hours spent observing her world behind the lens of a camera. She approaches photography much as a painter. Multitudes of individually captured images serve as raw materials. She then chooses, from her thousands, to layer, compose, and ultimately unify into stunning photographs.
Energy and imagination abound in works by Anne Hughes. She ponders how everything is connected by natural systems functioning throughout our world and beyond. Hughes puts marks and colors to surface and allows those elements to guide her into magical compositions. She values exploration and searches for the moments when parts unite into a wondrous whole where the push and pull of positive and negative space interchange.
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Experience the enchanting melodies of flute and piano as they come together in perfect harmony, creating an unforgettable evening of musical.
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Majkut's artwork challenges traditional notions associated with domestic craft, particularly hand-stitched samplers, historically associated with marriage and markers of domestic skill. Rejecting the stereotypical functionality of samplers, Majkut's works confront the lack of representation of women's health and autonomy within this textile practice.
Through her artwork, Majkut delves into the complex intersections of gender, politics, and reproductive health. She highlights the historical significance of birth control and its impact on women's lives, shedding light on the systemic inequalities that persist in access to healthcare and reproductive rights.
The artworks, presented as straightforward still lives, juxtapose the objective commercial packaging of products related to women's health against their politicized underpinnings. Majkut's creation process, rooted in intersectional feminism, narrative storytelling, and collaboration, aims to broaden perspectives and challenge societal norms.
In Control transcends traditional boundaries of the thread medium by incorporating observational painting techniques and found objects, elevating the craft to a platform for political and artistic discourse.
Join us at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art as we explore the multifaceted narratives of women's experiences and the enduring struggle for reproductive rights through the lens of contemporary art.
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In this exhibition, Krueger and Northup showcase mixed-media works that explore personal memory, human existence, and material encounters. Through a blend of natural elements and human-made artifacts, the artists blur the boundaries between organic and synthetic, inviting viewers to contemplate the interplay of these elements.
Krueger's lifelong fascination with the wonders of the natural world informs her artistic journey. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, she metaphorically expresses her own inner world through her paintings. Using the encaustic medium—a blend of beeswax, damar crystals, and pigment—Krueger crafts vibrant works on wood panels. Each painting is a medley, a melded place where the gritty and sublime converge.
Northup utilizes collected single-use plastic and found objects to blur the lines between appetizing consumables, biological dissection, and everyday waste to highlight the role plastic plays in global climate crisis. His sculptures and wall reliefs offer abstracted glimpses of microscopic cell interactions and molecular-level contamination, inviting viewers to contemplate the profound impact of human-made materials on living systems.
Together, Krueger and Northup create a captivating dialogue on memory, materiality, and the environment in SECRET INGREDIENTS.
Ginny Kreuger Artist Statement: Since childhood, I have been fascinated with the wonders of life found in the natural world. As a painter, I find that the natural world reflects my inner world, and so I use nature metaphorically, to express my personal experience. The seasons, and the palette of each, hold significance for me.
I paint on wood panel using the encaustic medium; a mixture of beeswax, damar crystals, and pigment. This is my primary medium. The hot, liquid wax mixture is painted, then fused to the wood with a propane torch. Many layers are put down and fused atop the first. Sometimes I collage, sculpt, and scribe into the work. This medium suits me because it has a warm aroma, a lush, sensuous touch, and an unrivaled luster. I envision each painting as a medley, a melded place, where both the gritty and sublime.
In the summer, I often work in other media, including sculpture, printmaking, and glass casting.
No matter what, I am driven to make art that is elemental and evocative.
Bryan Northup Artist Statement: Using collected single-use plastic and found objects from the waste stream as art medium, I attempt to blur the lines between appetizing consumables, biological dissection and everyday \"waste\", to explore layers of meaning in an age where toxic materials of our own creation has saturated our environment and penetrated our species—both biologically and culturally—to the cellular level.
My sculpture and wall relief works depict abstracted glimpses of microscopic cell interactions, molecular-level contamination, a cross-section of interconnectedness, in an attempt to imagine how this very human-made material is interacting with living systems at the deepest level.
While always thinking about organic forms and textures that allude to perishables, I explore the dichotomy of decay and timelessness with a material that will never decompose. I am recording a material fingerprint, a time capsule, that implicates contemporary social values and attitudes surrounding environmental conservation, consumption, waste and how these affect our own bodies.
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Please join us for another unforgettable evening at UIMA, filled with elegance, entertainment, and a chance to connect with friends and new acquaintances.
Get your tickets by June 1 on Eventbrite!
UIMA depends on donations and community support to preserve and display its internationally renowned permanent collection and to offer exciting exhibitions and other events for the benefit of our community. Interested in learning more about a donation or ways to support UIMA? Click Here
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This is the first comprehensive English-language history of Ukraine, covering its emergence following the collapse of the Soviet Union up to the current Russian invasion.
Ukraine expert Adrian Karatnycky presents an eyewitness account of the modern Ukrainian state's history, covering the tenures of the six presidents since the USSR's collapse, including Volodymyr Zelensky. Karatnycky highlights how, despite the influence of corrupt oligarchs, Russian pressures, and the remnants of Soviet rule, an inclusive and united Ukrainian nation has emerged. This nation stands as an inspiration to the world, defending the principle that states and peoples have the right to national sovereignty.
Book will be available for sale.
Donation: $10
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to present our next exhibition The Ground of Things, featuring works by Aleksander Najda and Vasyl Savchenko. We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, July 12th from 5 p.m. through 9 p.m..
This is a new iteration of an ongoing project staged at the Walbrzych Gallery of Art, Poland. Najda is a part-time Chicago resident. Savchenko, originally from Ukraine, teaches art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. The exhibit explores the relationship between word and image, art and life, each creator responding to the work of the other in a new artistic form.
At UIMA, Najda writes poems in English to Savchenko’s graphic images, a reverse response from the first iteration in Walbrzych in which Savchenko created graphics to Najda’s poems, written in Polish. Najda looks to the work of iconic writers, philosophers, artists, etc. of the past, including Ezra Pound, Heraclitus, Francis Bacon the artist, St. Peter, as he ponders the world and his experiences in it. Savchenko’s abstract graphics are often as simple as a brushstroke, simple and nuanced as he marks a moment or the passage of time.
We are seeking donor support for our upcoming exhibition, Aleksander Najda and Vasyl Savchenko: The Ground of Things. Slated to open July 12-August 30, 2024, this is an opportunity for contributions to directly support the work of these artists. All donations over $250 will be recognized as sponsors in our exhibition materials.
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The exhibition highlights how Chicago artists navigated a landscape shaped by economic barriers, limited access to formal education, and evolving gallery systems. Many artists turned to alternative spaces, such as art fairs and DIY venues, which offered more exposure and financial viability compared to traditional galleries. Focusing on craft, class, and cultural context, the exhibition explores how accessibility and economic constraints influenced artistic production. For many, the cost of art education and the commitment required were significant barriers. In response, artists embraced DIY approaches, innovating with traditional materials and breaking away from New York-centric standards.
Chicago's cultural and political climate of the 1970s and 1980s—marked by activism, the women’s movement, and civil rights efforts—also shaped the art scene. Government programs like the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) encouraged creativity, even as funding remained limited. This spurred artists to assert their agency and make their voices heard.
The exhibition also addresses tensions in Chicago's art community between maintaining high production values and resisting conformity to norms. Early debates in the New Art Examiner capture this dynamic, with artists advocating for originality and new forms of expression.
Agency: Craft In Chicago from the 1970s-80s and Beyond invites visitors to explore these themes through works that reflect Chicago’s spirit of innovation and defiance, resonating with today's artists who continue to challenge the boundaries of craft.
For media inquiries, interviews, or more information, please contact our Marketing Consultant Alexandra Senycia at alex@uima-chicago.org.
Participating Artists:
Aviva Alter, Ani Afshar, Bryana Bibbs, Eric Bladholm, Sharon Bladholm, Betty Venus Blue, June Carpenter, Gillion Carrara, Frank Connet, Salvador Dominguez, Ted Drendel, Judy Roston Freilich, Noelle Garcia, Kenya Moffet Garner, Lourdes Guerrero, Donna Hapac, Juarez Hawkins, Dorothy Hughes, Malika Jackson, Eric Jensen, Indira Freitas Johnson, David L. Johnson, Marva Lee Pitchford Jolly, Alexandra Diachenko Kochman, Jaroslava Kuchma, Christine LaRue, Melissa Leandro, Dennis Lee Mitchell, Lola Ayisha Ogbara, Chris Pappan, Yoonshin Park, Cristal Sabbagh, Utkan Salman, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Doug Stock, Kathy Weaver, Jason Wesaw, Anders Zanichkowsky, Marzena Ziejka
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art:
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
Yoonshin Park, Don’t push too hard / I am giving you the nice corner / I will have all my thoughts float in the air / Push and pull to the center of the border, 2022,v Vinyl, glitter, binder rings, 16 x 12 x 10 inches
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This screening highlights the essential role of culture, particularly film, in revealing the aggression of Putin's regime.
When the Russian Armed Forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, they murdered over 1,000 civilians in the city of Bucha, in what became known as the Bucha massacre. Yet, thanks to the bravery of activist Konstantin Gudauskas, 203 Ukrainian lives were saved. Bucha is a feature film that tells the story of Gudauskas and his heroic actions. Producer and screenwriterr Oleksandr Shchur will talk about filming in Bucha.
You can secure your tickets for $30 now, but after September 20th, ticket prices will increase to $40 per ticket.
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At the beginning of 2022, UIMA decided to create this series of markets as a way to honor those that persevered despite the difficulties that artists and small businesses faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. By hosting a diverse range of art-makers, from painters to fiber artists to graphic designers and jewelers, the UIMA Maker's Market has worked to center artists who have been able to create businesses out of their art practices.
This event series also draws direct inspiration from their current exhibition Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s-80s and Beyond, which has been years in the making. The exhibition highlights craft's transformative power as a social change and individual expression. The Maker's Market similarly celebrates the ongoing legacy of craft as a profound tool for cultural dialogue and personal identity. Market attendees will have the unique opportunity to view this exhibition while exploring the market, creating a comprehensive artistic experience. Additionally, the Institute is looking forward to further expanding their community by partnering with local businesses and artisans to introduce a new demographic of visitors into their galleries who may not be familiar with UIMA's mission. They are looking forward to welcoming in all first-time visitors as well as their loyal constituents. The market entry price of $5 and the raffle ticket sales will go toward museum operations.
Ticket prices also include complimentary water donated by Open Water and beer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery (while supplies last). Raffle prizes have been donated by All Together Now!, Anelya, California Clipper, Dark Matter Coffee, Heritage, Squasht, V olumes Bookcafe, Wolfbait, and more. Adding to the vibrant atmosphere, local DJ Stafford Hipp will provide musical accompaniment throughout the market weekend, enhancing the creative and communal spirit of the event.
The full list of makers participating in the market and tickets can be found here.
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“I experienced this oppression myself in Iran. I remember the day in the early morning when government security forces burst into my home, ransacked it and took my father to prison; my younger sister was crying on her way to school. Later my sister was denied access to university and because of her quest to understand why, was placed in solitary confinement.”
These are only a few examples of what Baha’is around Iran have and are currently experiencing. The exhibition is enhanced by artifacts belonging to imprisoned Baha'is, providing tangible connections to the ongoing struggle. Despite the gravity of its subject matter, the exhibition maintains an undertone of hope, reflecting Safajoo's belief in the possibility of positive change in Iran. The exhibition features small-scale oil paintings on linen, characterized by their deliberately tempered color palette, allowing viewers to engage with difficult subject matter through contemplation rather than shock.
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This event marks the 12th year since Russia's occupation of Crimea and parts of Eastern Ukraine, as well as the 4th year since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The concert commemorates three years of Ukraine's fight for freedom and sovereignty while raising awareness and funds for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and celebrating Ukrainian resilience and culture.
Tickets for the event are $40, with all proceeds being donated to UMANA and Revived Soldiers Ukraine. The concert will feature performances by the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra alongside Ukrainian musicians, conducted by Michael Holian. The program will highlight music of celebrated composers including Lysenko, Hulak-Artemovsky, Elgar, Skoryk, Verdi, and Webber, offering an unforgettable musical tribute to Ukraine's resilience.
Event Details:
What: \"WE STAND WITH UKRAINE\" Benefit Concert
When: Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 2 PM
Where: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, 835 N. Oakley Blvd
Admission: $40 per person
Tickets for this event can be purchased here.
We are grateful to our sponsors: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago Sister Cities International, Revived Soldiers Ukraine, UMANA Foundation, and Chicago Kyiv Sister Cities.
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Image: Sandra K. Wilcoxon, Fringed Rosette Lichen 2, 2025, Physcia stellaris, Candelaria concolor, Hyperphyscia adglutinata, 12 x 15 in. framed, Watercolor
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The gala begins with cocktails at 6:00 PM, followed by the main program at 7:00 PM. Guests will enjoy an unforgettable evening that celebrates Ukrainian artistic heritage while supporting UIMA's vital mission of preserving and promoting Ukrainian art and culture.
Event Highlights Include:
Live Performance: The legendary Telnyuk Sisters will perform exclusively for gala attendees, bringing their celebrated artistry directly from Ukraine's capital
Silent Auction: Guests will have the opportunity to bid on unique artworks and one-of-a-kind pieces
Special Surprises: The evening promises unexpected moments and magical experiences throughout the night
Premium Refreshments: Delicious drinks provided by Revolution Brewery will complement the sophisticated atmosphere
The Annual Benefit Gala serves as a crucial fundraising event for UIMA, with proceeds supporting the Institute's ongoing efforts to preserve Ukrainian artistic traditions, showcase contemporary Ukrainian artists, and educate the public about Ukraine's rich cultural heritage.
Attendees are encouraged to dress elegantly for this sophisticated evening. The event provides an excellent opportunity for art enthusiasts, cultural supporters, and community members to come together in celebration while making a meaningful impact.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and individuals interested in supporting UIMA's mission at a higher level.
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time: Cocktails at 6:00 PM, Program at 7:00 PM
Location: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago
Dress Code: Elegant attire
For ticket information, sponsorship opportunities, or additional details about the Annual Benefit Gala, please visit https://uima-chicago.org/gala
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
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Artist Talk and Q&A: Saturday, August 16, 1 - 2 p.m.
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is honored to present a new exhibition titled Entanged Expressions: Exploring the Labyrinth of Linearity, which brings together the distinctive visions of Victoria Fuller, Spencer Gale, and Deborah Newmark. Entangled Expressions is an immersive journey into the realm of meandering and undulating lines, where art converges with the intricate patterns of nature, mathematics, and human expression. This exhibition features the captivating works of three visionary artists who ingeniously navigate the complexities of lines, knots, and entanglements, each employing a unique medium to articulate their profound explorations. Within this curated space, viewers encounter a myriad of forms and textures, woven together by the common thread of meandering lines. The interplay of light and shadow dances upon the surfaces, inviting contemplation and engagement. In Spencer Gale’s work, glass and neon intertwine, casting a mesmerizing glow that illuminates the intricacies of the human experience. Gale also creates works using only argon or krypton–each type of gas affects lighting intensity and the overall glow of the light emitted. Victoria Fuller harnesses the fluidity of garden hoses, transforming ordinary objects into extraordinary sculptures that mimic the mathematical, molecular, and DNA knots found in the fabric of existence. The creations serve as tangible manifestations of the unseen forces that shape our world, inviting viewers to ponder the interconnectedness of all things.
In parallel, Deborah Newmark’s mixed media drawings and paintings feature a personal language of loose, sinewy lines and organic shapes abstracted from nature. Her creative process embraces chance, serendipity, interconnectivity of all things, becoming a metaphor for the complexity of human emotions and relationships. We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, July 12 from 12 - 4 p.m. during which time the artists will be present. The exhibition will remain on view throughSeptember 14, 2025.
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
About the Artists:
Chicago artist Victoria Fuller has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was awarded a 2019 DCASE Independent Artist Project Grant and an Illinois Arts Council CAAP Grant, in 2009. She was awarded the Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award for the Rockford Art Museum permanent collection in 2020 and was Awarded Best in Show at the 2021 Evanston and Vicinity Exhibition. An exhibition of her work about animal extinction was held at The Buffalo Museum of Science, and a solo exhibition of her work held at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA, in 2022-2023. Several of her artworks are in the collection of Artemezia Foundation Museum in Bisbee, Arizona. She also received fellowship awards from The Illinois Arts Council and from the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities. Her large-scale public sculpture “Shoe of Shoes” is in the collection of Caleres Shoes in St. Louis. Her sculptures have been commissioned by Sound Transit in Seattle, and Comed in Chicago. In 2016 she was featured in Sculpture Magazine’s May issue, as part of the show “Disruption” at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Her most recent large-scale public sculpture, titled “Canoe Fan,” is owned by the city of Ann Arbor installed along the Huron River in Gallop Park.
Spencer Gale is a neon bender and sculptor working in Chicago and southwestern Colorado. He received his BFA from the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago in 2023. He is an interdisciplinary artist examining the relationship between found object sculpture and light through neon. As a neon bender, he endeavors to always push his skills and explore the many visual phenomena in this esoteric art form.
Chicago artist Deborah Newmark, earned a BA and a BFA from the University of Illinois. Continuing education includes studies in drawing, painting, and printmaking at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Oxbow, Lillstreet Gallery, and the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Recent exhibitions include Liminal Space (2024), a two-person show with Bethany Cordero at Oliva Gallery; a solo show at Pour Evanston;Healing Through the Arts at the Zhou B Art Center (curated by Sergio Gomez); Migrations: Black & White 2.0 at the Evanston Art Center (curated by Makeba Kedem-DuBose); In Conversation with Dale Washington at Bridgeport Art Center; the 2023 RNDD Fall Gallery Walk; Earth Abundance at Oliva Gallery; Artruckish at Union in Evanston; Words Matter (2021) at The Art Center Highland Park (also curated by Kedem-DuBose); Ephemera: The Power of Impermanence (curated by Victoria Fuller); and the Evanston Made Member Shows at the Evanston Art Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Prior to 2020 Newmark was the Creative Director for Skyline Design, an award-winning Chicago-based manufacturer of decorative architectural glass. As head of product design, she created collections of patterned, printed, textured, and painted glass. These designs continue to be specified by global architectural firms such as Gensler and Perkins & Will and are installed in corporate, hospitality, and healthcare settings throughout the U.S. Her design experience remains a vital influence in her studio practice today.
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This groundbreaking show honors the legacy of pioneering artists while celebrating contemporary voices who have shaped the city's ceramic arts landscape.
The exhibition addresses a critical gap in art world recognition, as Black women artists represent less than 0.5% of museum acquisitions nationwide despite the Black population comprising 14% of the U.S. population. Black Women and Clay seeks to rectify this disparity by showcasing the exceptional talent, innovation, and cultural significance of Chicago's Black female ceramic sculptors.
Central to the exhibition's narrative is the legacy of Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly, known as a transformative force in Chicago's ceramic arts community. After transitioning from social work to ceramics in 1981, Pitchford-Jolly taught at Chicago State University and mentored numerous Black artists including Juarez Hawkins and Malika Jackson. Her founding of the art collective \"Sapphire and Crystals\" in 1986 created essential community support for Black female artists. The exhibition also pays tribute to other influential figures including Eselean Goree Henderson, known as \"The Clay Lady,\" who launched her ceramic career after retiring from teaching and studying at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1970s. The exhibition also explores how these artists draw upon rich African ceramic traditions while addressing contemporary themes of identity, community, and social justice. The exhibition traces connections from masters like Ladi Kwali and Magdalene Odundo to Chicago's vibrant contemporary ceramic scene, highlighting how cultural heritage informs modern artistic expression.
Additionally, the exhibition addresses the unique challenges faced by Black women working in ceramics, from limited access to expensive equipment and studio space to confronting racism within predominantly white ceramic studios. These artists have persevered through systemic barriers while creating spaces for authentic artistic expression that centers Black experiences and perspectives. \"My message that is good for about Black women, that is my specialty, that is somethingI want us to be about is success. We have nurtured everybody else's and not ours,\" said Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly, whose words serve as inspiration for this exhibition. The artists in Black Women and Clay work to challenge commonly held stereotypes about Black artists, demonstrating that they are not a monolithic group creating uniform art.
Instead, the exhibition showcases the rich diversity of artistic voices, techniques, and perspectives within Chicago's Black female ceramic community. United by their shared commitment to creating in comfortable, accepting environments, these artists populate the art world with figures from their lives, histories, and spiritual hearts. Many of the featured artists grew up during an era when positive representations of Black artistic life were largely absent from mainstream media, museums, television, and movies. Through their ceramic works, they create the representation they wished to see, crafting powerful visual narratives that celebrate Black identity, culture, and experience. Building on Chicago's rich tradition of community-based Black arts initiatives dating back to the 1940s and the founding of the Southside Community Art Center–the first Black art institution in the U.S.–this exhibition continues the city's legacy of supporting marginalized voices and challenging traditional art world hierarchies.
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
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Join the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in collaboration with the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture for this special Journey Chicago event as part of the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s month-long series of cross-cultural celebrations connecting Chicago’s diverse communities.
Discover the vibrant artistic heritage of both cultures through engaging hands-on workshops, including traditional Ukrainian glass painting and the beloved art of Ukrainian egg painting (pysanky). Experience the flavors that define these culinary traditions with authentic food tastings and live cooking demonstrations. Sample fresh varenyky, Ukraine's iconic dumplings, while witnessing a special cooking demonstration of Lithuanian Varsketukai by our partners at the Balzekas Museum. This cross-cultural exchange offers a unique opportunity to explore the shared histories and distinct traditions that connect these two Eastern European cultures.
Whether you're looking to learn new artistic techniques, savor traditional flavors, or simply celebrate cultural diversity, this event promises an enriching experience for visitors of all ages!
UIMA Upcoming Collaboration with the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
Join the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in collaboration with the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture for this special Journey Chicago event as part of the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s month-long series of cross-cultural celebrations connecting Chicago’s diverse communities.
Discover the vibrant artistic heritage of both cultures through engaging hands-on workshops, including traditional Ukrainian glass painting and the beloved art of Ukrainian egg painting (pysanky). Experience the flavors that define these culinary traditions with authentic food tastings and live cooking demonstrations. Sample fresh varenyky, Ukraine's iconic dumplings, while witnessing a special cooking demonstration of Lithuanian Varsketukai by our partners at the Balzekas Museum. This cross-cultural exchange offers a unique opportunity to explore the shared histories and distinct traditions that connect these two Eastern European cultures.
Whether you're looking to learn new artistic techniques, savor traditional flavors, or simply celebrate cultural diversity, this event promises an enriching experience for visitors of all ages!
Sheila Clay, Francelia Herron Cotton, Kenya Moffett-Garner, Juarez Hawkins, Malika Jackson, Christine LaRue, and Cristal Sabbagh
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents Black Women and Clay, an exhibition highlighting the remarkable yet often overlooked contributions of Black female ceramic artists in Chicago. Honoring pioneers like Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly and Eselean Goree Henderson while celebrating contemporary voices, the show traces connections to African ceramic traditions and global masters such as Ladi Kwali and Magdalene Odundo.
Despite making up 14% of the U.S. population, Black artists account for less than 0.5% of museum acquisitions, a disparity this exhibition seeks to address. The featured artists confront systemic barriers—including racism and limited access to studios—while creating work rooted in identity, community, and social justice.
Upcoming Artist Performance at UIMA
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents an afternoon Artist Performance held November 2, from 1-2 pm, featuring movement artists Cristal Sabbagh and Sharkey Zalek, and music by Julián Pujols Quall and Najee-Zaid.
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave.
The event is free and open to the public.
The exhibition showcases Lustig's multifaceted creative force spanning from childhood to the present day. The showcase includes drawing, painting, sculpture, and more. Highlights include her Surreal Tree Paintings, oil works revealing anthropomorphic qualities in nature; Abstract Illusion Paintings, spontaneous landscapes evoking music and motion; and Zofscape, a multimedia installation combining LED light sculptures, animated video, and original music composition.
A graduate of California College of the Arts in Oakland, Lustig has built a remarkable career as a caricature artist, ceramic sculptor, mural painter, and puppet maker. Her work reflects the influence of Bay Area underground comics culture and the Chicago Imagist movement, blending whimsy with deeper commentary on contemporary life. Her signature Pop Surrealism style transforms ordinary subjects into dreamlike scenarios that are simultaneously playful and profound.
About the artist: Ellen Lustig is a multi-faceted artist and composer working in variousmedia to create her dynamic installations. Ellen’s light sculptures are a fabrication of acrylic etchings enhanced by LEDs and music, producing what feels like an all-immersive voluminous 3d space. Her animation series includes digitally rendered passages that mimic the designs seen in her sculptures and also have the effect of an other-worldly landscape. A graduate of California College of the Arts in Oakland, California, Lustig has spent decades as a caricature artist, ceramic sculptor, mural painter, and puppet maker, creating unique pieces that are sought after nationwide. In addition to numerous one woman and group shows with her sculptures and paintings, she dedicates time by regularly teaching art to cancer patients and their families in hospitals and wellness centers such as Gilda’s Club of Chicago. Ellen can also be found playing blues keyboards at open mic nights in Chicago and the suburbs.
Ellen Lustig's paintings are a collection of Pop Surrealism art. Her subject matter is forever transforming as she delves into toys, nature, and abstraction. The imagery in Ellen's paintings is a combination of whimsy, pop and realism. The subjects in her paintings also vary between baby boomer toys in uncanny situations, anthropomorphic trees, or quirky abstractions.
Throughout Ellen's paintings including her early work, tree paintings, toy paintings or abstractions, Lustig creates a variety of subjects and styles. Her continuous theme is Pop Surrealism Art.
The Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow art movement originated in the 1960's with hot rod culture and underground comics. It has evolved into a vilified, vital, and exciting art movement.
Having been schooled in the Bay area for College, Ellen was definitely influenced by the comical area surrounding her. She then moved to Chicago where the Hairy Who and Imagists were prevalent in the art world which also had an effect on her subject matter. Lustig still resides in Chicago where she has made a lifelong career as a multimedia artist. Her work has been shown nationally in galleries and museums along with private collections.
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.
Sights, Seen, and Never Seen explores the imagery found in the urban environment and the representation of urban life that are often ignored or hidden. Among the rush hours and countless telephone poles, we aim to magnify the mundane, to look at the bigger picture, not for what it is, but for what makes it.
After Line, Before Form explores the moment when a point becomes a line, and a line transforms into a shape, tracing the liminal spaces between them and the threshold where line gives rise to form—where movement and perception bring form into being. Featuring works by artists from Ukraine, the Ukrainian diaspora, and other international contexts, the exhibition considers geometry as both a physical structure and an imaginative order.
Both exhibitions are curated by Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Curatorial Practicum Class. The course is led by UIMA’s Curator, Adrienne Kochman, PhD, Lecturer in the Department of Art History, Theory & Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Each exhibition is comprised from work in the permanent collection at UIMA.
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Agenda:
Exhibition viewing: 12:15 - 12:30 pm
Explanation of the program: 12:30 - 1:00 pm
Curator-led art walk around the neighborhood: 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Discussion and collection of works created on the walk, End 1:30
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Visit the Upcoming Events page on the UIMA Website for more details.
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It Will Destroy You brings together works by 23 contemporary artists who interrogate the deconstruction of systems and structures that have long governed our lives. Through painting, sculpture, installation, and video, the exhibition reflects on themes of self-preservation and reconciliation as we navigate what the curators describe as a \"crumbling socio-political landscape built on violence, greed, corruption, and brutality.\"
If the average life cycle of an empire is 250 years, the American experiment is less than two years from its demise. This exhibition invites viewers to critically examine their understanding of the Western world and the foundational beliefs that support it.
The exhibition features work by Michelle Alexander, Lauren Bertelson, Matias Brimmer, Robert Burnier, Alison Campbell, Zach Dobbins, Rea-Silvia Emmanouil, Sophia Farmer, Figwürm, Shanti Grandhi, Chloe Harthan, Sascha Huth, Melanie L. Johnson, Diada Amiri Jones, Rohen Jones, César López, Colin Martinez, Van Payne, Dylan Rabe, Austin Reilly, James Ross Servantz, Ethan Shay-Cowell, and Deb Sokolow
In a climate of uncertainty and upheaval, It Will Destroy You challenges visitors to consider alternative visions of co-existence that possess the strength to outlive any empire. The works presented spark critical conversation about not only our current moment but the future we can create together.
The journey of reconciliation with the self amidst worldly chaos is not merely an introspective one; it's a collective call to action. It is through bridging generations and uniting our collective vision that we can transform the conditions of the world.
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Moderated by curators Samiah Fulcher and Isaiah Lee
Friday, March 6, 6:30 pm
6:30 - 7:30 PM Moderated Discussion
7:30 - 8:00 PM Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 PM Exhibition Viewing
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present L.A. Woman, a memorial exhibition surveying the extraordinary life and multifaceted career of model, actress, artist, curator, and documentary filmmaker Irene Antonovych.
Spanning decades and disciplines, the exhibition brings together works from every period of Antonovych's remarkable life, from competition-winning paintings she created as a teenager to student works produced in Canada and Los Angeles. And from modeling photographs to memorabilia from her tenure as cultural coordinator at Loyola Marymount University. The exhibition also celebrates her award-winning documentary films on American art, produced for Handel Film Corporation, as well as her deeply personal film Generations: A Documentary of Ukrainians in Chicago. Perhaps most poignant are the final paintings she made during her five-year contention with Alzheimer's disease. These works are quiet, powerful testaments to an enduring creative spirit.
L.A. Woman also showcases Antonovych's personal art collection, reflecting the breadth of her artistic relationships and influences. Included are works by her private instructor, Ukrainian-Canadian portraitist Julian Butsmaniuk; her theatre design mentor, Greek luminary Peter Vakalo; California artists Nick Brigante, Peter Max, Morgan Russell, Sister Corita, and V olodymyr Ballas; and Mexican master printmaker Rufino Tamayo.
The opening reception is free and open to the public.
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The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov(1990–2024), who was killed defending his country in January 2023, only months after the publication of his debut collection. His writing, which locates tenderness and humanity amid destruction, serves as a moral and artistic touchstone for the works on view.
Between Voice and Silence takes its title Maksym’s poem “In that space between Voice and Silence” and alludes to the liminal space that defines wartime experience and the territory between what can be said and what is rendered unspeakable. The exhibition reflects on the limits and power of human agency in the face of overwhelming force. The value of humanity lies in its capacity to transcend adversity by embracing compassion and keeping empathy and human connection alive in the most oppressive darkness.
Working across distinct media and generations, the three participating artists deploy Ukrainian visual vocabularies to contest cultural erasure and affirm collective memory.
Image: Katya Lisova, Old Chestnut (Старий каштан), 2024 - 2025, 2’(W) x 3' (H)
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We are honored to announce that UIMA’s annual benefit gala will take place on May 30th. This year’s theme, “The Enduring Legacy of Ukrainian Art: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future,” carries profound meaning in this moment of history. As Ukraine’s culture is being deliberately targeted and threatened, our responsibility to preserve it, to uplift it, and to ensure it lives on becomes ever more urgent. Because culture is not only memory—it is identity, resilience, and the heartbeat of a nation.
On this special evening, both galleries will be filled with the beauty, strength, and spirit of Ukrainian art. We invite you to walk among these works, to feel their stories, and to share in a night of connection, reflection, friendship, and hope.
Visit our website for more details. Get Tickets
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The exhibition, on view since May 1, brings together Ira Bondarenko, Katya Lisova, and Matvii Vaisberg, whose works in ceramics, textiles, and printmaking reflect on resilience, cultural memory, and the endurance of Ukrainian identity amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. The closing event extends the exhibition’s themes into a living tribute, bringing together art, poetry, and personal remembrance in honor of Kryvtsov’s life and legacy.
Kryvtsov, whose debut poetry collection was published only months before his death defending Ukraine, gave the exhibition its title and its emotional core. His poetry, which finds tenderness and humanity amid devastation, threads through each artist’s work, most directly in Ira Bondarenko’s ceramic installation Boat for Maksym (2025), fourteen petal-shaped vessels inscribed with imagery and language drawn from his poems.
Program:
The event is presented with support from the Maksym Kryvtsov Foundation (Фонд імені Максима Кривцова). Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Alexandra Senycia at alex@uima-chicago.org or visit www.uima-chicago.org.
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. Founded in 1971 in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, UIMA has for more than fifty years offered an alternative exhibition space for nationally and internationally recognized artists working outside the mainstream. The Institute presents a robust annual schedule of exhibitions, concerts, literary events, lectures, and films, and is a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.
Location: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00–4:00 PM
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UIMA’s galleries into an immersive environment where sculpture, eco-dye textiles, hand papermaking, and botanical installations are integrated directly into a living landscape of plants.
Home Grown began in 2022 as a booth installation at the MdW Fair at Mana Contemporary Chicago, and returned in 2025 for a second iteration at Heaven Gallery.
For its third installment, UIMA serves as the flagship location, with new and returning artists creating work that responds to eco-friendly materials and processes — from artist-made bioplastic to sculptures grown from living mycelium.
Visitors to Home Grown (Vol. III) will encounter work that blurs the line between artwork and ecosystem. Featured artists work in mycology, natural dye, fiber, ceramic, photography, and assemblage, often incorporating organic materials that continue to grow, change, or decompose over the course of the exhibition. Highlights include Erin LaRocque’s reishi mycelium sculptures, Noelani Jones’ participatory sprouting chia-seed textiles, SK Reed’s natural pigment paintings, and Rachel Meyers Heffernan’s homestead weavings made with her sheep’s wool.
A central feature of Home Grown (Vol. III) is its roving counterpart, Unpacked Mobile Gallery, a 16-foot truck outfitted as a traveling exhibition space. Throughout the first week of the exhibition (Saturday, July 11 - Saturday, July 18) , Unpacked will bring nature-centered artwork and participatory workshops directly into public parks, cultural institutions, and community gardens across Chicago, including Comfort Station (Logan Square), Plant Chicago (Back of the Yards), Met West Community Garden (West Town), The Weaving Mill Dye Garden and Seed Library (Humboldt Park), Sand Ridge Nature Center (Cook County Nature Preserve), the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UkrainianVillage), and additional Chicago public parks. The project also partners with Jeremy Ohems of Wild World Gardens (Native plant sale with pre-order pickups), and Spudnik Press (plant sale partner and risograph residency in support of Home Grown exhibition).
Free public programming will include eco-dye and natural ink workshops, foraging presentations, native plant lectures, and plant cutting exchanges, designed for intergenerational and cross-cultural participation. Workshop facilitators include artists SK Reed and Maven Kennedy (natural pigments), Katelyn Patton (natural dye), Tulika Ladsariya (cyanotype), Allen Moore and Grace Papineau-Couture (performance), and educators from the Weaving Mill Dye Garden, and Prairie Friends Native Plant Nursery.
About Lauren Iacoponi
Lauren Iacoponi is a Chicago-based curator and Curatorial Assistant at the Ukrainian
Institute of Modern Art. She is the co-founder and director of Unpacked Mobile Gallery and the founder of Purple Window Gallery, and has curated exhibitions at venues including Elmhurst Art Museum, Heaven Gallery, and the MdW Fair at Mana Contemporary Chicago.
About the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. Founded in 1971 in
Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, UIMA has for more than fifty years offered an alternative exhibition space for nationally and internationally recognized artists working outside the mainstream. The Institute presents a robust annual schedule of exhibitions, concerts, literary events, lectures, and films, and is a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.
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The exhibition, titled 'Art, Memory and the Immigrant Experience,' brings together the work of Ukrainian American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky and the reflections of acclaimed author and journalist Howard Reich. It explores themes of migration, memory, identity, and belonging. Hnizdovsky’s art, shaped by his journey of displacement and immigration, expresses the experience of leaving home through images that are both personal and universal.
Guest speaker Howard Reich will share reflections on these themes through his own family history and career focused on culture and memory. The exhibition invites us to consider how the immigrant experience lives within us through memory, creativity, and the idea of home.
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