Winter / Spring Gallery Schedule 2011-12

Gallery Schedule 2011

November: 

"LA CALACA PRESS International Print Exchange"Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos. Opening: November 5th, 6:30PM 
November 1 - 29, 2011.

December: 
"Holiday Light"
Opening: Dec. 9th and 10th Holiday Light Studio Tour.
December, 2011.

Gallery Schedule 2012

January: 
"Creative T-shirt Show"
Opening: TBA
January, 2012.

February: 
"Print Works by Claude Aimee Villeneuve"
Opening: Friday 17th
February, 2012.

March: 
"Student Works from McAllen, TX"
Opening: TBA
March, 2012.

April: 
"Current Print Works By Nicolás de Jesús"
Opening: TBA
April, 2012.

May: 

"Audrey Brown Retrospective"
Opening: TBA
May, 2012.

June: 
"Jessica Kronika Prints and Installation"
Opening: TBA
June, 2012.

July: 
Pipelines and Borderlines "Sequel" People Can't Drink Oil.
Opening: TBA

July, 2012.

Gallery Hours:

Friday – Saturday 1-4 PM or by appointment

Our gallery is run by Volunteers: Please call ahead to insure we’re open. 708-386-3552

Expressions Graphics
29 Harrison St. Oak Park, IL 60304
www.expressionsgraphics.org

Expressions Graphics is a not for profit printmaking group partially funded by the OPAAC, in partnership with the Villages of Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest, and the IAC, a state agency, also its members and Northern Trust Bank.

La Calaca Press International Print Exchange

Expressions Graphics is pleased on presenting:

"CALACAS"

La Calaca Press International Print Exchange

151 Printmakers / 20 Countries

Saturday November 5th, 6:30PM-9:30PM

Exhibit runs from November 5th through November 29th, 2011

La Calaca Press Iternational Print Exchange is a traveling exhibition and print exchange organized by Carlos Barberena - a nicaraguan printmaker based in Chicago - The main idea of this Project is promote printmaking and create connections with printmakers around the World.

 In this project are participating 151 printmakers with 150 works from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Serbia, South Africa, Spain and the United States.

  ...“The strength of this show lies not only in the quality of its prints, but also in the diversity of printmaking techniques. Fine woodcuts, lithographs, etchings, mezzotints, screenprints, and even a solar plate print are notable."

  Nancy Moyer, Professor Emerita of Art from UTPA, is an art critic for The Monitor. She may be reached at nmoyer@rgv.rr.com

 Special thanks to Expressions Graphics, Fundación Casa de los Tres Mundos and the Art House Studios.

 more information at: http://calacapress.blogspot.com

Un-Natural Disasters Exhibition

Un-Natural Disasters 
A Suite of Social Justice Themed Prints

By Dave Coulter

Un-Natural Disasters - A Suite of Social Justice Themed Prints will be opening on Friday October 21 atExpressions Graphics gallery in Oak Park. The printmakers working at Expressions Graphics have a solid tradition of bringing attention to important issues of the day.  Un-Natural Disasters promises to be one of their best exhibitions in some time. Oak Park printmaker Jill Kramer has organized the show, and I caught up with her to ask her about what made this exhibit special and timely.      

Jill has been an artist for many years and Un-Natural Disasters came about from an increased desire to use the arts as a vehicle to speak to social justice issues.  An active member of Expressions Graphics, Kramer approached the studio with her ideas about this type of exhibition.  They teamed up and invited artists to participate in this themed show.   

Apparently the concept struck a nerve: the show will feature prints from 20 artists from the Chicago area as well from other states, Mexico and Canada.  As the prints arrived Kramer was surprised to learn that many of the artists already had been working on social justice issues that resonated to them.  And the quality of the prints is outstanding.   

I asked Jill why she thought this will be an important show. So many of these concerns that swirl around society are topics of everyday conversation:  unemployment, education, the environment, hunger.  The themes of this show are accessible and immediate to us in a way that fine art in a museum may not be.  Kramer's print explores the issues of hunger and waste - a subject that to many may seem like a distant worry, but is in fact nearer to us than we care to imagine. 

Kramer was proud to announce that one portfolio of the exhibition will be shown in Taxco, Mexico. And discussions are in the works with other venues in Texas, Canada, Mexico, and Nicaragua.  

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Un-Natural Disasters will have an opening reception on Friday October 21, 2011 from 6-9 PM at Expressions Graphics. They are located at 29 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL  60304. 708-386-3552. info@expressionsgraphics.org

www.expressionsgraphics.org

Gallery Hours:

Friday – Saturday 1-4 PM or by appointment

Our gallery is run by Volunteers: Please call ahead to insure we’re open. 708-386-3552

Expressions Graphics is a not for profit printmaking group partially funded by the OPAAC, in partnership with the Villages of Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest, and the IAC, a state agency, also its members and Northern Trust Bank.

Ink on the Veins

Expressions Graphics is pleased on presenting:

"INK ON THE VEINS" by three Nicaraguan Printmakers:
Robert Barberena De La Rocha, César Barberena and Carlos Barberena

Please join us for the opening reception with the artists:
Thursday, August 18th, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM.

Exhibition runs from August 18th through September 11th, 2011.
Expressions Graphics 29 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304
www.expressionsgraphics.or​g

"INK ON THE VEINS"
Three Nicaraguan Printmakers.
*Image: "Stop" Linocut by César Barberena. 2011.

- Robert Barberena De La Rocha.
Robert is a visual artist based in his hometown Granada, Nicaragua. He Attended the school of fine Arts in Granada and the National school of Arts, Managua, Nicaragua.

He has had solo exhibitions in Costa Rica, Germany and Nicaragua. His work has been exhibiting in group exhibitions in Galleries, Art Biennials, Museums and Art Festivals in various places including Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Nicaragua, Mexico, USA and Venezuela.

He has received various awards, most notably the 1st place in the National Printmaking Contest at La Casa de los Tres Mundos in Granada, Nicaragua in 1997 and the 1st place in the National Festival of the Arts in San José, Costa Rica in 1992.
www.robertbarberena.com

- César Barberena.
He is a visual artist from Granada, Nicaragua based in Maryland. He Attended the school of fine Arts, Granada, Nicaragua, the National school of Arts, Managua, Nicaragua. He has exhibited in the Washington metropolitan area since 1990. His paintings are include in many private and public collections.

"César Barberena's subjects embody collective archetypes, symbols of the soul perpetually present, even – and particularly – in the murky confines of our most stultified urges and desires. His language is cryptic, inasmuch as it speaks to us in profound metaphors, incongruent and disturbing to the undiscerning ear. Therefore, to distill meaning from such imagery, we must first abandon life's common course and enter the dark gates of the subconscious."
(Gabriel Traversari. Fragment of "Embracing the Dream")
www.yessy.com/cesarbarbere​na

- Carlos Barberena.
He is a Nicaraguan self-taught visual artist based in Oak Park, IL.
He has had solo shows in Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and the USA.
His work has been shown in group exhibitions in various Art Fairs, Art Biennials, Museums, Galleries, Cultural Centers and Universities in many places including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Spain, The USA, and Venezuela.

His work was selected to represent Nicaragua in the XIII Art Salon: Identity Imprint: A Glance at Ibero-American Printmaking at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. The V Biennial of Caribbean with the Umbrellas Project, Dominican Republic. The III World Body Art Conference in Venezuela, The 7th, 8th, 9th Lessedra World Art Pint Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria and the 8th Triennial - Mondial de L’Estampe et de la Gravure Originale, Chamalieres, France. He also has created many installations in public spaces in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
www.carlosbarberena.com

*Their works are include in many private and public collections.

Expressions Graphics.

29 Harrison St. Oak Park, IL 60304

(708)386-3552

www.expressionsgraphics.org

Gallery Hours:

Friday – Saturday 1-4 PM or by appointment

Our gallery is run by Volunteers: Please call ahead to insure we’re open. 708-386-3552

Expressions Graphics is a not for profit printmaking group partially funded by the OPAAC, in partnership with the Villages of Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest, and the IAC, a state agency, also its members and Northern Trust Bank.

Visiting Artist Reynaldo Santiago

Expressions Graphics is Pleased on Presenting:

"Mixtographia of Sound"

by Visiting Artist Reynaldo Santiago

Opening Reception with the Artist: July 15Th, 7:oo to 9:30PM

*Stone Lithography demo at 8:00PM.

Workshops with the Artist

*Printing on Fabric.

Saturday July 9th from 1-5PM

Explore various ways to print on your own fabrics. Bring your T-shirts, bags, cotton or silk to embellish with your images.

*Screen Printing.

Tuesday and Thursday, July 12th & 14th 7-9:30PM.

No experience is necessary for this great introduction to screen printing. Come with an image ready to transfer on to a screen. All other materials will be provided.

*The cost of each workshop is $50.00

Please contact Janet Schill if you have any question about these workshops.

Expressions Graphics.

29 Harrison St. Oak Park, IL 60304

(708)386-3552

www.expressionsgraphics.org

Gallery Hours:

Friday – Saturday 1-4 PM or by appointment

Our gallery is run by Volunteers: Please call ahead to insure we’re open. 708-386-3552

Expressions Graphics is a not for profit printmaking group partially funded by the OPAAC, in partnership with the Villages of Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest, and the IAC, a state agency, also its members and Northern Trust Bank.

Laura Myntti - New Work

Expressions Graphics Gallery is pleased on presenting:

LAURA MYNTTI - NEW WORK
landscapes, oil drawings and explosives

Reception for the Artist: Friday, June 10th, 5:30 - 8:00PM

About the Artist:
Laura Myntti was born in Minnesota, USA. Live and work in Chicago and Ely, Minnesota.
Board of trustees for UNICEF
Adler Planetarium (America's First Planetarium) Women's Board.
Education:
1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Idaho; Moscow, Idaho.
1985 Universite' Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV

"The River" By Laura Myntti.

"Explosives" by Laura Myntti.

"The Bedroom" by Laura Myntti.

Expressions Graphics

29 Harrison Street,
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 447-9262
www.expressionsgraphics.org

Gallery Hours:
Friday – Saturday 1-4 PM or by appointment

Our gallery is run by Volunteers: Please call ahead to insure we’re open. 708-386-3552

Expressions Graphics is a not for profit printmaking group partially funded by the OPAAC, in partnership with the Villages of Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest, and the IAC, a state agency, also its members and Northern Trust Bank.