Opening Night Lecture Artist Suzanne Chamlin, interviewed by Marice Rose, PhD, Thursday April 4, 5 p.m. at Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room, and streaming on the quicklive.com In this exhibition of recent work, Chamlin explores ideas about color theory and light through a series of landscape and interior stills. Since 2012, the artist has carefully […]

Opening Reception Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color Bellarmine Hall, Great Hall and Bellarmine Hall Galleries with Live Music In this exhibition of recent work, Chamlin explores ideas about color theory and light through a series of landscape and interior stills. Since 2012, the artist has carefully charted her paints using the Munsell color system, which […]

Join curatorial fellow Madeline Murphy Turner for a dynamic exploration of political art from Latin America and beyond since the 1960s, including works by artists from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and the United States. Turner will focus on such topics as reframing historical narrative, the photographic portrait, abstraction, and public intervention. We will also consider the […]

Lecture: Material Evidence in Ancient Greek and Roman Painting Giovanni Verri, PhD, Conservation Scientist, Art Institute of Chicago Annual Vincent J. Rosivach Lecture in Ancient Mediterranean Studies, presented by the Program in Classical Studies Co-sponsored by FUAM, the Arts Institute, and the Science Institute DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room Image: The Stele of the Three Brothers, […]

In this year’s Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, curator emerita at the British Museum, will share the story of a clash of empires. From the beginning of the first century BCE, Parthia and Rome were rivals, both attempting to gain territorial and economic superiority of the region around the river Euphrates in […]

Jonathan Lyndon Chase (b. 1989, Philadelphia, PA) is an interdisciplinary artist who works in painting, video, sound, and sculpture to depict queer Black love and community. Rendered through layers of bright, visceral paint, make-up and glitter, Chase’s figures are suspended in various forms of articulation amidst the backdrop of urban and domestic spaces. These dynamic compositions […]

Art In Focus: Christy Rupp, The Goldfinch (after Carel Fabritius), 2017 Join us on Thursday, April 11, 11 a.m. in the Walsh Gallery. Presented in conjunction with Streaming: Sculpture by Christy Rupp (Walsh Gallery, January 19–April 27). Christy Rupp, The Goldfinch (after Carel Fabritius, 1654), 2017, plastic net bags, steel, plastic, fishline and paint. © […]

Join curatorial fellow Cambra Sklarz for a discussion about 20th-century artist R.K. Cook’s series of carved wood panels depicting the presentation and signing of the Declaration of Independence. This talk places Cook’s work in conversation with another carved work from 16th-century Spain. Led by: Cambra Sklarz, Diane and Michael Maher Curatorial Fellow of American Art, […]

With Love Notes, Kurt Erickson embarks on a creative journey that transcends conventional artistic communication. By relinquishing reliance on words and symbols, he harnesses the combined power of gesture, line, and color to craft an evocative visual language. This shift allows him to communicate in a more abstract yet deeply personal manner, inviting viewers into an […]

Focusing on the theme of preserving memory and loss, Syrian American artist Mohamad Hafez will speak about his profession and artistic career in light of changing political conditions—both in the United States and in the Middle East—over the last two decades. Speaker: Mohamad Hafez, Artist and Architect Free admission, but seating is limited and available […]

Gallery Talk: Suzanne Chamlin Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries In this exhibition of recent work, Chamlin explores ideas about color theory and light through a series of landscape and interior stills. Since 2012, the artist has carefully charted her paints using the Munsell color system, which analyzes colors in terms of hue (the color itself), […]

Syrian American artist and architect Mohamad Hafez encapsulates in his art memories of his homeland and its turmoil. Working with a combination of found objects, paint, and scrap metal, Hafez creates surrealistic Syrian streetscapes that are architectural in appearance and politically charged in content. During this hands-on, multisensory workshop, you will explore Hafez’s architectural creations, while taking […]