Past Events at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Gallery
Grabado Popular: Prints for the People
March 18, 2023 through May 27, 2023
A show by Carlos Barberena, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, & CHema Skandal!
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 18, 2 - 5pm Live Printing///6-10pm Grand Opening Party
Artist Talk & Panel Discussion: Saturday, April 1, beginning at 2pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, May 27, 12 - 6pm
Regular Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 12-5 or by appointment
About the Show
Grabado Popular: Prints for the People is an exhibition featuring the work of Carlos Barberena, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, and CHema Skandal! The show explores printmaking as a popular medium and “voice of the people”. As contemporary Latinx artists, their bodies of work carry strong personal messages that are inherently political. Poignant experiences of various marginalized communities are reflected, disseminated, and made accessible through the medium of print. The show’s title pays homage to the Taller de Gráfica Popular (the People's Graphic Workshop) which was founded in Mexico in 1937. This anti-fascist arts organization allowed printmakers to collaborate on projects for socio-political causes throughout its lifespan. Modern images featuring reverent portraits of migrant laborers, tongue-in-cheek faux advertisements, and mouthy, abolitionist skeletons continue a tradition of graphic resistance in today’s Chicago.
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Popular Printmaking: Grabados para la gente es una exposición que muestra el trabajo de Carlos Barberena, Atlan Arceo-Witzl y CHema Skandal! La muestra explora el grabado como medio popular y como “voz de la gente”. Como artistas Latinx contemporáneos, su trabajo lleva fuertes mensajes personales que son inherentemente políticos. Las experiencias conmovedoras de varias comunidades marginadas se reflejan, distribuyen y se hacen accesibles a través del grabado. El título de la muestra rinde homenaje al Taller de Gráfica Popular que fue fundado en México en 1937. Esta organización artística antifascista permitió a los grabadores colaborar en proyectos para causas sociopolíticas a lo largo de su vida. Imágenes modernas con retratos que dignifican a las y los trabajadores migrantes, anuncios falsos e irónicos y esqueletos abolicionistas continúan una tradición de resistencia gráfica en el Chicago moderno.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Carlos Barberena is a Contemporary Nicaraguan Printmaker known for his satirical relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. In his art, he has consistently reflected on the cycles of repression and resistance and its relationship to the Diaspora in which he has lived, throughout dictatorship, revolution, erasure, renewal, hope, dictatorship and repression. He creates to counteract the great silence in the face of repression occurring globally, believing we are all intimately connected to it. He seeks to demystify the “foreign” experience, to bridge the distances that life across any border or wall produces, but also, the difference in the content of these experiences.
Barberena has exhibited individually in Costa Rica, Estonia, France, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and The United States of America, his work also has been shown in Art Biennials, Museums, Galleries and Cultural Centers around the world. Barberena’s work is included in public and private collections.
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Atlan Arceo-Witzl is a Mexican-American visual artist and creator whose work is concerned with everyday rituals, icons, symbols, objects, and language. In his artistic practice, the cultural production of print ephemera, craft of the sign-painting industry, redefining "American" through a Latinx lens, and documenting/ recording of events across multiple mediums/ languages are current points of focus. He is a graduate of Skidmore College with a Bachelors of Science in Studio Art with a concentration in relief printmaking and sculpture. He lives in Chicagoland, IL pursuing a career in the arts and education while enjoying the fascinating human game of communication.
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CHema Skandal! is a graphic artist, born in Mexico City, Mexico. He went to Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas (National Arts School), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (National University of Mexico) in Mexico City, where he obtained the degree in Visual Communications. Since he is very fond of Carribiean and Jamaican tunes, the artist fuses together art and music. His works are often a sociopolitical commentary on the state of the world, but with a style that is playful, colorful and full of movement, deeply influenced by a love for music and la cultura.
33rd Annual International Small Print Show & Holiday Sale
December 3-4, 2022 through January 31, 2023
Special Preview Showing: Friday, December 2nd, 12 - 5pm
Grand Opening Party: Saturday & Sunday, December 3rd & 4th, 11am - 7pm
Extended Gallery Hours: Tuesdays - Sundays, December 6 - 21, 12 - 5pm
SHOP LATE LINCOLN SQUARE event - Thursday, December 8 & 15, 5-8pm
Regular Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 12-5 or by appointment
Over 100 artists! What?!!!! Yes, you read that right. Bite sized prints from across the known universe have winged their way to Chicago, clothing the CPC walls in a visual celebration unprecedented in both scope and quality. Featuring the finest new work being done internationally and locally by CPC gallery artists and newly invited printmakers. You know the drill people. Once you're sure you're well and can leave the house, just head over, hit the hot cider, and start collecting gorgeous, affordable prints from the walls while we attempt to keep up with the mass buying frenzy. Prepare to be inspired. Bring your parents, children, friends, teachers, and favorite holiday sweater. It's basically the hottest spot on Western Avenue just north of the Lincoln/Western split in Lincoln Square. Looking forward to seeing you at our oasis of originality...! For those of you who prefer a quieter experience, skip the opening and visit us during our special extended gallery hours, or make a private appointment. For those who would rather shop in your pj's while petting the dog, visit our online store, which we are now updating weekly with brand new work!
About the Show
Featured Artists:
Grazvyda Andrijauskaite (Lithuania), Joanna Anos, Atlan Arcea-Witzl, Hiroshi Ariyama, Colleen Aufderheide, Coco Berkman, Matt Bodett, George Bodmer, Liz Born, Eric Bremer, Bright (Thailand), Margaret Buchen, Karen Butler, Corinna Button (UK), Sanchai Chaiyanan (Thailand), Jill Chittenden, Temjai Cholsiri (Thailand), Elke Claus, Jeanine Coupe-Ryding, Cathie Crawford, Alberto Cruz (Mexico), L J Douglas, Tony Fitzpatrick, Dianne Fogwell (Australia), Christine Gendre-Bergere (France), Bryn Gleason, Susan Hall, Anna Hasseltine, Eric Hoffman, Mirka Hokkanen, Carrie Iverson, Teresa James, Eric Johnson, Srijai Kantawang (Thailand), Melissa Keller, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., Jon Keown, Scott Kiefer, Mel Kolstad, Damon Kowarsky (Australia), Shin Koyama (Japan), Jill Kramer, Tyler Krasowski, Karen Kunc, Ammarin Kuntawong (Thailand), Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Carrie Lingscheit, Amornthep Mahamaet (Thailand), Dave Martin, Maddie May, Michelle McCoy, Hannah McMaster, Bert Menco, Andrew Mullally, Maria Mungai, Ali Norman, Kumi Obata (Japan), Duffy O’Connor, Dennis O’Malley, Mary O'Shaughnessy, Painted Tongue Press, Sage Perrott, Nick Phan, Puridon Pimsan (Thailand), Steve Prince, Nicole Purdie (UK), Jaco Putker (Netherlands), Artemio Rodriguez (Mexico), Ishbel Rodriguez, Jay Ryan, Genevieve Sachs, Justin Santora, Jeff Sippel, Yuttana Sittikan (Thailand), CHema Skandal!, Jack Spector-Bishop, Sarah Smelser, Starshaped Press, Raychel Steinbach, Megan Sterling, Jerawit Surtsit (Thailand), Narit Tananon (Thailand), Sanon Tempiem (Thailand), Octavia Thorns, Kitikong Tilokwattanotai (Thailand), Stephanie Toral, Thuong Tran, Kouki Tsuritani (Japan), Nicola Villa (Italy), Suttipong Vongson (Thailand), Carl Voss, Art Werger, Scott Westgard, Stephen Wiggins, Cleo Wilkinson (Australia), Eric Wilson, Catherine Winings, Nele Zirnite (Latvia) and others.
TONY FITZPATRICK | THE YEARS: 3 Decades of Etching
Opening Friday September 23rd 2022, 5-8pm. This exhibition runs through November 5th, 2022.
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative is thrilled to present a retrospective of etchings by prolific Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick's work is inspired by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children's books, tattoo designs, and folk art. This exhibition includes 30 years of etchings, many of which were printed by Fitzpatrick at the Collaborative.
Tony writes,
"It is an odd juncture to survey 30 years of doing anything. I've actually been making etchings for 5 or 6 years longer than that! I remember how much I loved the reveal with that first one I made, when you finally pull the paper off the plate.
Etching rewarded the way I drew. I was formed by comics, cartoons, Mad Magazine, and early Marvel. Nobody ever told me they were 'Art'. The etchings, very early on, were my auto-biographical device; veiled in the imagery I'd carried with me since childhood.
Art writers ask me if I've ever done a self-portrait– these are all self-portraits. They are where I go to hide in my own story.
Enjoy,
Tony Fitzpatrick"
CPC Cash ‘N Carry $20 Sale
Opening Saturday August 6th, 11-6pm. This exhibition runs through August 30th.
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative presents the infamous $20 Cash ‘N Carry Print Sale! Join us for a mid-summer bash featuring incredible deals on all kinds of printed goods! Stop by for the main event on Saturday, August 6th from 11 - 6 p.m. We will have stacks of quality prints to discover and enjoy. Bring your cash, and carry them out!
Featured Artists:
Amos Kennedy
Dan Grzeca - Ground Up Press
Dan Macadam - Crosshair
Deborah Maris Lader
Delicious Design League
Dennis O'Malley
Jay Ryan - The Bird Machine
Jen Farrell - Starshaped Press
Justin Santora
Maddie May
CPC Collected Prints & Ephemera
... and more!
About the Show
Jay Ryan
Justin Santora
Dan McAdams (Crosshair Press)
Delicious Design League
Glenn Doherty
Maddie May
Dan Grzeca
Body Rhythms
Exhibition Dates: May 28 - July 30, 2022 Gallery Hours: Friday + Saturday 12-5pm and by appointment Closing Reception: Friday, July 29th 5-8pm
Named after a series of pressure prints by the artist, Body Rhythms is a collection of recent works by artist and storyteller Junli Song. Ranging from printmaking to ceramics, the works on display are constantly undulating. Figures move in wave-like motions while translucent colors lay smoothly on top of one another in both ink and glaze.
Inspired by the ancient Chinese cosmography, Shanhaijing, Song reinterprets tradition through a feminist, diasporic lens. With the ongoing construction of an imaginary world, Song explores how liminality can be a space for liberation. Countering the Western use of perspective, Song utilizes flatness as an Eastern artistic convention and negative space as an opening—a threshold to cross over and into. These moments of transformation, of seeing through, of absence embodied, reflect how in-betweenness can be expansive, rather than limiting.
Raised in Oak Park, Illinois, Junli Song is an artist and storyteller with a rather unusual background. In addition to her Master’s in children’s book illustration, Song studied economics at the University of Chicago and international development at the University of Oxford. She is currently pursuing an MFA with a concentration in printmaking at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. To learn more about Junli, visit her website and follow her on Instagram.
This exhibition was organized by Vic Barquin
About the Show
La Danse, 2021, Pochoir (stencil), 22 x 30 inches
Moondance, 2021, Pochoir (stencil), 22 x 30 inches
The Discovery, 2021, Pochoir (stencil), 30 x 42 inches
