UIC MFA Fall 2011 Final Critiques Open to the Public

The UIC MFA Fall 2011 Final Critiques take place from December 5th-9th 2011 and are free and open to the public. All students and faculty will be present to showcase and discuss work from the current semester. Come watch things get REAL!

All locations in Art & Design Hall, 400 S. Peoria St., are abbreviated as follows:
GS Great Space, room 530
SG South Gallery, room 560 (within Great Space)
NG North Gallery, room 570 (within Great Space)
GBU Student Gallery, room 510
SR Screening Room, room 3226


Monday Dec. 5
Guest Critic: Nicolas Collins
9:00 Courtney Prokopas (SG)
9:45 Lauren Anderson (GS)
break
10:45 Tina Tahir (GBU and 3104 ADH)
11:30 Mark Kent (GS)
Lunch 12:15 - 1:15
1:15 Paul Cowan (SG)
2:00 Kera MacKenzie (GBU)
break
3:00 Ben Keddy (CVRA A&A 845 W. Harrison Rm. 3304)


Tuesday Dec. 6th
Guest Critic: Kelly Kaczynski
9:00 Daniel Bennett (SG)
9:45 Ben Murray (GS)
break
10:45 Anthony Koerner (NG)
11:30 Cameron Gibson (SR)
Lunch 12:15 - 1:15
1:15 Nina Barnett (SG)
2:00 Brendan Meara (GBU)
break
3:00 Tiffany Funk (NG)
3:45 Mark Aguhar (SG)


Wednesday Dec. 7th
Guest Critic: Natasha Egan
9:00 Daniel Shea (SG)
9:45 Jeremy Bolen (NG)
break
10:45 Josh Albers (GBU)
11:30 Mary-Helena Clark (SR)
Lunch 12:15 - 1:15
1:15 Lauren Edwards (SG)
2:00 Alex Rauch (4th floor crit space)
break
3:00 Ian Curry (SR)


Thursday Dec. 8th
Guest Critic: Jonathan Rosenbaum
9:00 Jesus Duran (SG)
9:45 Macon Reed (SR)
break
10:45 Daniel Tucker (SR)
11:30 Drew Mausert-Mooney (SR)
Lunch 12:15 - 1:15
1:15 Marianna Milhorat (SR)
2:00 Nick Rummler (NG)
break
3:00 Sebastian Aguirre (GBU)


Friday Dec. 9th
Guest Critic: Naomi Beckwith
9:00 Chaz Evans (SG)
9:45 Jon Chambers (GBU)
break
10:45 Neal Vandenbergh (NG-GS)
11:30 Andrew Reinke (GBU)
Lunch 12:15 - 1:15
1:15 Gwen Zabicki (GS)
2:00 Lilianna Angulo (GS)
break
3:00 Kasia Houlihan (NG-SG)

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My two person show at Robert Bills Contemporary got a very nice write up on Artlog.com


http://www.artlog.com/posts/14 Art Log



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My paintings will be in a two person show at Robert Bills Contemporary on July 8th, 2011 to August 2nd.

http://www.robertbillscontempo The Exceptional Ordinary


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Some of my paintings will be at the Rainbo Club until the end of May. Go check 'em out if you're in Chicago around Damen and Division.


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I'm a finalist for the 2011 Union League Civic & Arts Foundation Visual Arts Competition.

Hooray!


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Boy am I fancy! I was interviewed for Tasty Spoonful!

Tasty Spoonful

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Chicago Artists Month launches this Friday, October 1st, from 6pm to 10pm with an exhibition organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Arts District and Gapers Block. The exhibition will also be open from noon to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. Visit it at the Chicago Arts District space at 2003 S. Halsted Street.


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April 16th, 2010

Thanks to the ladies of Spoke Gallery, my Hagia Sophia piece got lots of attention.

http://onthemake.org/2010/04/1 onthemake.org

http://www.artslant.com/chi/ev artslant.com

http://chicagoartreview.com/20 chicagoartreview.com

http://chicagoartmagazine.com/ chicagoartmagazine.com

http://badatsports.com/tags/gw badatsports.com

http://chicago.timeout.com/eve chicago.timeout.com


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April 11th to April 17th
Closing Reception: Saturday, April 17th, 6 to 9pm (free drinks!)
Hours: By appointment, contact spokechicago@gmail.com

The Hagia Sophia basilica, in Istanbul, Turkey, is famous for its history, beautiful dome, and the mystical quality of light that reflects inside of it. Built in 330AD, it withstood no fewer than 17 sieges between the time it was founded and 1204 when it finally fell to the Christians of the west (the Normans). In its long history, the Hagia Sophia has been home to Pagans, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and is currently a museum.

Saturday, April 17th from 6 to 9pm, Spoke will be home to a miniature version of the Hagia Sophia. Complete with gold dome, marble floors, and 168 windows, this recreation is just big enough to seat one adult inside. Hear about its colorful history, and enjoy the warm golden light of seasonal affective disorder therapeutic lamps housed inside its walls.

This project is supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts
Council, a state agency.

at SPOKE
119 N Peoria #3D
Chicago, IL 60607
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The Hagia Sophia was just accepted into the GLOW show at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden in Maryland! Yay! Anybody want to help me drive out there and install it?

http://www.annmariegarden.org

Annmarie Garden is a thirty acre sculpture park and arts center located in scenic Solomons, Maryland. Enjoy an exquisite collection of outdoor sculpture, much of it on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.


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October 2009

Girls On the Wall is having its premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival. It is a documentary about girls in prison who decide to put on a musical. I was the run-and-gun sound mixer for this film when it was shot about five years ago. It was my first job out of art school and now it's finally done and ready to be seen by the world. I will be at both screenings. Here's the info:

Girls on the Wall:
Sunday, October 11 at 1:30pm
Friday, October 16 at 3:30pm

Location: AMC River East 21, 322 East Illinois Street.

You can buy tickets at the theater or in advance here:

http://www.chicagofilmfestival


The film will go on to screen at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (dates forthcoming).

And in January 2010, GOTW will make its broadcast premiere on PBS! Air dates to be announced in December.

There is also a snazzy new trailer! Enjoy it on YouTube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Roger Ebert gives Heather's film a shout-out in his preview of the festival! http://rogerebert.suntimes.com

GIRLS ON THE WALL follows a group of incarcerated teenage girls who get a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical. As the girls write and stage their play, they're forced to relive their crimes, reclaim their stories, and take a first step toward breaking free of the prison system.

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I won a CAAP grant! I'm going to use the money to buy super toxic oil paints hand ground by a guy in Brooklyn. Yay!

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My Hagia Sophia is in the 12th International Art Open at the Women Made Gallery in Chicago, IL from March 6 - April 16, 2009.

Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60642


Women Made Gallery

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That Art on Track show I was in and its creator were mentioned in the New York Times!

Read it here

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One of my paintings is going to be at the Chicago Art Open at the Merchandise Mart October 3rd-19th.


http://www.caconline.org/defau


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On August 30th, I was in Art On Track, an 8 car CTA train converted into a mobile gallery.


http://www.chicagoartontrack.c


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