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Introduction
WMG exhibits art made by and about women, educates the public about women’s art, and advocates for the equal treatment and recognition of women’s artistic accomplishments. WMG provides a multifaceted space for women artists. These women are not less advantaged in terms of their talent; they remain, however, disadvantaged in their access to exhibit their work in a professional, high-quality, committed space that provides the safety of artistic expression and recognizes the value of traditionally devalued art. Our exhibit topics have ranged in themes from domestic violence and religious freedom to stylistic themes such as the still life and surrealism.
Woman Made Gallery had its first juried art exhibit in July 1992 titled "Women Do Women". Nineteen artists depicted images and iconography of all things female. Since then the gallery hosts on the average eight group exhibitions per year with approximately 30 artists per show and a wide variety of themes. WMG has shown the work of more than 6500 women artists since 1992.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
The following is a list, along with a brief description, of juried group shows that are currently on display, or those that we will be hosting in the coming months.
If you are interested in submitting your artwork for any of these exhibitions, you may download an entry form by clicking on the PDF icon below each exhibition. The entry form in PDF format is on two pages and can only be opened if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for FREE from their web site. Click here if you want to download Adobe Acrobat Reader now. If you are unable to do so, you may use our Generic Entry Form and fill in the name of the WMG exhibition you are entering. Women artists may enter work online with digital files instead of slides, and all information about that is here: Entry Forms. By submitting their work to exhibitions, all artists agree to allow reproduction of their slides, photographs and/or digital files taken of their art for educational, publicity, and archival purposes.
(right) Installation by Jessica Witte. Photo by AJ Kane - www.ajrjphotography.com
Twenty in Their Twenties (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)
Juror(s): Betsy Odom
Betsy Odom is an artist living in Chicago. She received her MFA from Yale University in 2007 in sculpture, and a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2002. She has been in numerous group and solo exhibitions both locally and nationally. Her most recent solo shows, ‘Registry’ at ThreeWalls Gallery and ‘Sis Boom Bah’ at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago explored the ways gender is embedded within materials and within ways of making. For more information visit www.betsyodom.com.
Exhibition Dates: January 20 - February 23, 2012
15th International Open
Juror(s): Linda Warren
Linda Warren is the founder and director of Linda Warren Gallery in Chicago. She exhibits emerging, up-and-coming, and mid-career contemporary artists from around the country who work in all media. In addition to providing work for both private and corporate collectors, the Linda Warren Gallery participates in art fairs around the country, such as Art Chicago. Linda Warren participated in Art LA in 2005 and served as a juror for the Chicago Art Open, the Beverly Art Center Open, and the Community Artist Assistance Program. She was a panelist at the CAA and other forums. www.lindawarrengallery.com.
Exhibition Dates: March 2 - April 26, 2012
Consumer Culture
Juror(s): M.E. Ware
M.E. Ware is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. She employs irony and humor in her art to expose the deficiencies of modern ideology and social discourse with regard to the human desire for “meaning” and a purposeful life.
Ware is Associate Professor and the head of Sculpture at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, where she teaches a wide variety of studio and critical theory courses. In 2009, Ware was Artist-in-Residence at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. She is committed to research and teaching and conducts lectures, presentations and workshops at national conferences, seminars and universities. www.mewsculpture.com
Exhibition Dates: May 4 - June 21, 2012
Inspired By... Celebrating Illinois Women Artists and Artisans
Juror(s): Mary Stoppert
After earning her MFA in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Stoppert taught at Northeastern Illinois University for thirty years, chairing the art department for two years, and serving as gallery director for fifteen years. Stoppert’s lengthy exhibition history includes the New Museum in New York, The Art Institute and Museum of Contemporary in Chicago, and nearly all points between. Stoppert was a founding member of Artemisia Gallery and also the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art. She is the recipient of many awards, including an NEA grant, the Art Institute of Chicago’s John G. Curtis Prize and the Frank G. Logan Award. Her work is in many private and public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Cincinnati Museum of Art, and the State of Illinois. In addition, Stoppert has served as an instrumental advisor, curator, and mentor to Woman Made Gallery and gallery staff since its inception. www.marystoppert.com
Exhibition Dates: August 24 - September 27, 2012
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