VISUAL STORYTELLING
A Multimedia Group Exhibition
Presented by Member Artists of the Chicago Womens Caucus for Art
Visual Storytelling is an exhibition of women’s art that tells a story.
From the rich tradition of women telling tales through quilting and needlework, bedtime fables, family history, or impressions of our community, the visual arts develop intuitive vocabulary. What are the stories that describe our lives?
Is it a narrative from literature or myth?
Or is it a combination of images, patterns, and colors that convey our emotions?
Submissions were welcome in a wide variety of media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage, assemblage, sculpture (metal, wood, found object, wire, etc.) clay, textile/fiber art, encaustic, printmaking, and photo-based art. This exhibition presents a diverse collection of fine art exploring deeply personal stories.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, May 10, 6-9pm
On view through May 31 | Open Sunday, May 11, and Saturdays, 1-4pm
Featuring art by: Joan Ackerman-Zimny, Sandie Bacon, Beth Dary, Lorette Dodt, Anne Farley Gaines, Samira Gdisis, Rosemary Giusti Dillon, Donna Goetze Bliss, Lourdes S. Guerrero, Jeanine Hill-Soldner, Lisa KC, Louie Laskowski, Bert Leveille, Lynne Mackenzie, Stacey Magliaro, Roberta Malkin, Anita Ivy Miller, Andrea Munday, Carol Myers, Kristen Neveu, Laura O’Connor, Barbara Skiba-Poniatowski
The Chicago Womens Caucus for Art is a non-profit group dedicated to supporting women in the arts and is part of a national organization started in the 1960’s. For more information visit: https://www.chicagowca.com/
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for ARTIST TALKS
Member Artists from the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art who are participating in VISUAL STORYTELLING will be presenting an informal Artist Talk about their works in the show from 1:30-3:30pm on the following dates: May 17, 24, 31.
Visitors will learn more about the specific art in the show as well as the artist’s overall inspiration for their creative vision, process and techniques, their history as an artist, and future goals. The Artist Talks are informal and conversational, allowing for questions and dialogue.
Scheduled Artists:
Saturday, May 17, 1:30pm — Anita Ivy Miller, Andrea Munday
Saturday, May 24 — Sandie Bacon, Jeanine Hill-Soldner, Rosemary Dillon (presented by Sandie Bacon)
Saturday, May 31, 1:30pm — Anne Farley Gaines, Kristen Neveu + Michelle O’Connor (also presenting artwork in the gallery)
The Fabric of Summer Dreams by Anne Farley Gaines 14x11x2 -- 3-Dimensional Watercolor $875
Where is the Gardener? by Anne Farley Gaines 14x11x2 -- 3-Dimensional Watercolor & Acrylic $875
Marching for Liberty by Donna Goetze Bliss 29x19x12 Wire, Cloth, Sculpting Epoxy, Collage & Found Objects $3500
Upstairs Tenant Saga by Anne Farley Gaines 22x30x2 --- 3-Dimensional Watercolor & Gouache $1500
The Key Question Is...? by Anita Ivy Miller 16x20 Acrylic $295
Searching In Paradise by Anita Ivy Miller 16x20 Acrylic $295
A Woman Who Ate by Andrea Munday 16x20 Acrylic on Canvas $300
Kiss by Andrea Munday 16x20 Acrylic on Canvas $300
Our Lady of Cats by Laura O'Connor 11x14 Fabric on a Wood Frame $500
Cloud Flowers: Life Stages by Joan Ackerman-Zimny 8x8x1.5 Oil $200
Cloud Flowers: Rise by Joan Ackerman-Zimny 8x8x1.5 Oil $200
Dear Diary by Beth Dary 22x14 New & Repurposed Fabric, Sashiko Thread $1000
Playful Swimmers, Hawaii by Jeanine Hill-Soldner 36x36 Oil on Canvas $1200
Suspicion by Bert Leveille 10x10 Digital Painting $420
Dad's Boat, North Carolina by Jeanine Hill-Soldner 24x24 Oil on Cradled Panel $750
Going Fishing by Jeanine Hill-Soldner 24x24 Oil on Cradled Panel $750
Inner Balance by Bert Leveille 10x10 Digital Painting $420
Prairie Storms by Lisa KC 15x32 Fabric/Thread $450
Lost Stories of Lights in Houses by Kristen Neveu 24x21 Acrylic, Watercolor, Salvaged Paper $400
Songs Shine Through the Frozen Branches by Kristen Neveu 21x17 Acrylic, Watercolor, Salvaged Paper $400
Through My Daughter's Window by Stacey Magliaro -- 9" round -- Ceramic $295
Ghost Girl by Lorette Dodt 12x18 Photographic Montage on Metalic Paper $250
Destiny's Circus by Louie Laskowski -- 36x30 Paint on Pajamas on Wood $1800
Irish Pub Hearth by Lorette Dodt 11x14 Photograph with Filters on Canvas $100
River Serpent by Lourdes Guererro 29x24 Wool $1200
Standing Connected in the Storm by Carol Myers 12.5x15.5 Graphite, Watercolor, Encaustic on Cradled Wood Panel $485
Best Friends by Carol Myers 13.5x17.5 Graphite, Watercolor, Encaustic on Cradled Wood Panel $580
Burial at Sea by Rosemary Giusti Dillon 12x24 Carved Wood Print $250
I'm Here Somewhere by Louie Laskowski 20x16 Digital Drawing $220
Delicious by Roberta Malkin 26x28 Woodcut $600
Ten Sweet Moms by Lynn Mackenzie 30x30 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas $300
Itinerary Jogging Shorts by Laura O'Connor 15ix17 Fabric on Hanger $500
Citrus Sky by Samira Gdisis 12x12x1.75 Encaustic Wax & Microbeads $352
Sea Glass by Samira Gdisis 8x8x1.75 Encaustic on Wood $176
Chrysocolla by Samira Gdisis 8x8x1.75 Encaustic on Wood $176
Manhattan by Barbara Skiba-Poniatowski -- 16x20 Acrylic on Wrapped Canvas $1200
December Afternoon at the Starline by Barbara Skiba-Poniatowski -- 11x14 Oil on Wrapped Canvas $580
Determined by Bert Leveille 10x10 Digital Painting $420
Picket Fence by Beth Dary 13x13 Monoprint with Acrylic Paint & Embroidery $250
Spring Pond by Beth Dary 13x13 Monoprint with Acrylic Paint & Cotton Floss $250
Water Foul by Roberta Malkin 34x27 Woodcut $700
Frolicking Too Far by Rosemary Giusti Dillon 20x20 Printed from a Wood Cut, Ink on Paper $250
Baby Mermaid by Rosemary Giusti Dillon 20x20 Printed from a Wood Cut, Ink on Paper $250
Journeys Past, Present and Future by Sandie Bacon 20x32 Acrylic/Collage on Canvas $1650
Portrait of a Musician by Dandie Bacon 20x32 Acrylic on Canvas $1650
Zippy the Roller-Skating Chimpanzee by Sandie Bacon 22x18 | Acrylic on Canvas $675
The Chicago Womens Caucus for Art is a non-profit group dedicated to supporting women in the arts and is part of a national organization started in the 1960’s. For more info visit: https://www.chicagowca.com/