Posts Tagged ‘The School of the Art Instititute of Chicago’


Mary Lou Zelazny

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Mary Lou Zelazny: Mary Lou Zelazny (b. 1956) is a native Chicagoian, and her work shares much of the humor often associated with Chicago painters, especially the Imagists. Her own work explores, “improvisations and…where my humor, discomfort, incomprehension, and pleasure can coexist. This indirect method appeals to [Zelazny] because of the unpredictability and technical demands Read more…

Michelle Grabner/The Suburban

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Michelle Grabner/The Suburban Michelle Grabner (b. 1962) runs probably one of the best known artist-run spaces, situated in Oak Park alongside Fraser’s He Said She Said and Tom Burtonwood’s What It Is. Run with her husband Brad Killam, The Suburban has shown many nationally and internationally renowned artists since its establishment in 1999. The Suburban Read more…