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Ashley January: Human | Mother | Black
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Western Illinois Universtiy Art Gallery
1 University Cir, Macomb, IL 61455
Opening Tuesday, January 31st, from 4:30PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, February 24th
Norman W. Long Artist Talk
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1 st Floor, Chicago IL, 60605
Opening Tuesday, January 31st, from 5PM - 6:30PM
On view through Friday, February 17th
HYGGE
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Artists on the Lam
Online
Opening Monday, January 30th, from 12am - 11:59PM
On view through Sunday, March 19th
In Focus Lecture Series: Sharon Hoogstraten
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St. Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, January 29th, from 3PM - 4PM
Edra Soto: The Myth of Closure / El Mito del Cierre: reception
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The Cleve Carney Museum of Art
College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Sunday, January 29th, from 12PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, March 5th
Memorial for Victims of Police Violence
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PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, January 29th, from 11AM - 1PM
Mary Porterfield: Pushing Back the Sea
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Ferguson Art Gallery, Kretzmann Hall, Concordia University-Chicago
7400 Augusta St, River Forest, IL 60305-1499
Opening Sunday, January 29th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Kintsugi Memory Workshop
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Sunday, January 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 12th
Online Screening on Renaissance TV: Curtis Miller’s ‘Dark Side of Oz, 1989’
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Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, Cobb Hall, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
On view through Sunday, January 29th
In the Mix
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Vertical Project Space
2006 W Chicago Ave, #1R, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 5th
EXPO CHICAGO: /Dialogues (April 10)
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Chicago Athletic Association
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 4PM - 6PM
Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia…ish
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Chicago Truborn
1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, February 18th
Resist! A Visual History of Protest: Talk
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, January 28th, at 1PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
The Politics of Identity in Practice
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 2PM - 4PM
MAATC Exhibition 2023
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SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Friday, February 3rd
InDialogue: Office for Urban Experiments (oux)
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CAB Studio
78 E Washington St, First Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 1PM - 2PM
Megan Eskoff: Carving Trees Out of the Sky
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Capullo Gallery
5654 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, January 28th, at 5:30PM
Millicent Kennedy Talking About Your Work: From Artist Lectures to Networking
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Dispatch Gallery
Online
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Winter Sounds
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
Roe 2.0 – It Ain’t Over Yet
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport Ave, 4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, January 28th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Spudnik Press Mini Exhibition Fundraiser with Deirdre Colgan Jones
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Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, January 27th, at 6PM
Mie Kongo: Concordance
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65GRAND
3252 W North Ave, Chicago IL 60647
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida
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Adds Donna
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
2023 Post-Baccalaureate Annual
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SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, January 27th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Friday, February 3rd
Hauntology: Ghostly Matters
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MARIANE IBRAHIM
437 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, April 1st
Healing House: Free Dance Session
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Second Floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, January 27th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, February 26th
“Are You Here?” Sound Activation
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, January 27th, from 1PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 12th
Deborah Simon: Embroidered Morphologies
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, January 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, April 23rd
Art By Artist
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iO Theater
1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, January 26th, from 10PM - 11PM
On view through Thursday, March 2nd
GRAY at 60
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Gray Warehouse
2044 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
On view through Saturday, March 11th
Maternal Perspectives
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Sonnenschein and Albright Galleries
555 N. Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60031
Opening Thursday, January 26th, from 4PM - 9:30PM
On view through Thursday, February 23rd
Perennial Hug
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Circle Contemporary North Shore
1963 Johns Dr, Glenview, IL 60025
Opening Thursday, January 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 13th
Sense and Sensibility: Poetry in Painting
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South Shore Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
On view through Friday, March 10th
Artist Panel: Horticulture Therapy
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, January 26th, from 5PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr. Evanston, IL 60208
On view through Sunday, July 9th
AnySquared Studio Day Wednesdays
@
AnySquared
2328 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Wednesday, January 25th, from 4PM - 10PM
Memorial for Victims of Police Violence
@
PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 11AM - 1PM
Frank Vega: Zero°
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Maggie Crowley: Comb
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Talk | 24-7, 365: A Roundtable on the Life and Work of Gregory Bae
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Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago)
220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 3PM - 4:30PM
EAC Studio Exhibition 2023
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, February 19th
Soundtrack | Daniel Lamar & The Storytellers
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, January 22nd, from 2PM - 3:30 PM
Melanie Wiksell: Spun Time
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Jargon Projects
3310 N Milwaukee Ave, Suite 202, Chicago, IL 60641
On view through Sunday, February 26th
Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women
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South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616
On view through Saturday, June 10th
Year of the Rabbit: Lunar New Year
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Saturday, January 21st, from 3PM - 10PM
Anne Hughes artist talk
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, January 21st, at 2PM
On view through Saturday, January 21st
Doug Fogelson: The Witness and Mac Pierce: Shall Not Be Infringed
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago IL 60603
Opening Saturday, January 21st, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, March 24th
CHICAGO CHIQUITO
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Bridgeport Art Center
200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 3rd
For Those Without Choice
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Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 15th
Roscoe Mitchell: Keeper of the Code: Paintings 1963-2022
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 7PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, March 11th
Jared Brook: Sacrifice and Revelations
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FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, February 20th
The Promised Land
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South Side Community Art Center
3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 26th
Ceyó
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Unit B, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, March 3rd
Project Onward Annual Art Clearance
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, 4th Fl, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, January 27th
Paul Erschen: Trunyun
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Cleaner Gallery + Projects
1856 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Kelly Reaves: Dream Demon
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Cleaner Gallery + Projects
1856 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Biennial Art + Design Faculty Exhibition
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NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, Building E
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
On view through Friday, February 17th
Gifted Wings
@
Jude Gallery
629 W Cermak Rd, Unit 240, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 5th
Environment/s/tallation
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Bridgeport Art Center
200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 3rd
Joanne Aono: Prairie Passage
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Geneva Center for the Arts
321 Stevens St, Suite Q, Geneva, IL 60134
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, February 9th
Friends of ALMA Benefit Auction
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Alma Art and Interior
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5 PM - 8 PM
Different Names (for the same thing)
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
Heather Kai Smith And Ali Feser: Pawing the Ground in Place
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Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60 St, 1st Floor Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 6 PM - 8 PM
On view through Sunday, March 5th
Jeffrey Sanderson: Collected Pauses
@
Alma Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, March 1st
Julie Cowan and Julie Meridian: Lincoln and Alice: Artist Talk
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Perspective Gallery
1310-1/2B Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201
Opening Thursday, January 19th, at 7PM
On view through Sunday, January 29th
LLC Start-Up Workshop
@
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Online
Opening Thursday, January 19th, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Art By Artist
@
iO Theater
1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, January 19th, from 10PM - 11PM
On view through Thursday, March 2nd
Writing Without Words: Artist Talk with Michiko Itatani
@
Wrightwood 659
Online
Opening Thursday, January 19th, at 6PM
On view through Saturday, December 17th
AnySquared Studio Day Wednesdays
@
AnySquared
2328 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Wednesday, January 18th, from 4PM - 10PM
PO Box Poetry Reading Series
@
PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, January 18th, at 7:30PM
Assaf Evron: Collage for the Arts Club
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Thursday, February 23rd
Wolf’s Clothing: Imagism from the Collection
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University Galleries of Illinois State University
103 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL 61761
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Anna Von Mertens: Glass, Metal, Thread: Building Our Observable World
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University Galleries of Illinois State University
103 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL 61761
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Avantika Bawa: simplenothingsimplesomething
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University Galleries of Illinois State University
103 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL 61761
On view through Thursday, March 2nd
3rd Monday Fiber Nights
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Monday, January 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
MLK Day 2023: Southside Stories
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Monday, January 16th, from 11AM - 3PM
Memorial for Victims of Police Violence
@
PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, January 15th, from 11AM - 1PM
Intersection
@
Chicago Sculpture International Project Space
1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, February 24th
Dove Drury Hornbuckle: What Cannot Be Said Will Be Wept
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Goldfinch
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Carrie Cook: Second Chakra
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Goldfinch
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Don’t Get Cute With Me
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The Latent Space
4150 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 18th
Even So and Abraham: Being Mickey Receptions
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 21st
Artist Talk with Brian Divis – Closing for In High Regard
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OS Projects
601 Sixth Street, Racine, WI 53403
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 2PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, January 14th
CJA Artist Alley
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CJA Artist Alley
346 N Justine St. Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 1PM - 6PM
A Colossal Workshop: Hand-Embroidered Botanical Sculptures with Amanda McCavour
@
Colossal
Online
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 1PM - 3PM
Family Day | Inspire
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, January 14th, from 11AM - 3PM
El Noa Noa: A Tribute to Juan Gabriel
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, January 14th
Life After Death Row: The Road to Death Penalty Abolition and Beyond in Illinois
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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
Lora Fosberg: Smoke Show
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Welcome to Winter Art Land
@
Jean Albano Gallery
215 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, February 4th
Gallery Artist Group Show
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Carl Hammer Gallery
740 N Wells St. Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Living Vivid
@
Purple Window Gallery
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 28th
Reckless Rolodex
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, March 18th
Stacy Arezou Mehrfar: The Moon Belongs to Everyone
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, February 24th
Movement Language: Lens Stories Part II
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Parlour And Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL. 60608
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, February 10th
Ullrpaaaiiillllgggrrrrrhrhekoko
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The Plan
600 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
Warriors of the Apocalypse
@
House of the Apocalypse
1837 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
On Mending
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 6060
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, January 28th
D. Lammie-Hanson: DARED TO BE BLACK & SHINING
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, January 28th
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