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Chicago non-profit contemporary art gallery

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Fall 2020/Spring 2021

  • Deadline for Double Exposure Submissions January 15th, 2021
  • Anthony Sims: Spectated Specter An installation in our Milwaukee Avenue Window Gallery December 5th, 2020 – January 10th, 2021
  • Efrat Hakimi/ Flora & Nereida Patricia/ Body Party October 23rd – November 21st, 2020
  • Dove Drury Hornbuckle: Earth, My Likeness September 11th – October 17th, 2020
  • Artists Run Chicago 2.0 at Hyde Park Art Center September 1st – November 2nd, 2020

Fall 2019/Spring 2020

  • Forget Me Not, Forgive Me Not: Caroline Liu & Moises Salazar Curated by AMFM August 1st – October 17th, 2020
  • In This House We Laugh: Chelsea A. Flowers & Jesse Meredith With Hex "Voyeur" in the Milwaukee Ave. Window Gallery March 6th – 13th, 2020
  • Beyond Reach: Selva Aparicio and Valentina Zamfirescu Curated by Anastasia Tinari January 10th – February 22nd, 2020
  • Disauders & Marorders: Julietta Cheung & Danny Floyd With Mac Do "*A Glowing Scroll Hovers In Front Of You* Do you approach? >>Yes" in the Milwaukee Ave. Window Gallery November 15th – December 15th, 2019
  • Screen Play: Katy Albert & Emily Eddy With Ariolimax di: Sarah Martino & Claire Jade Wong in the Milwaukee Ave. Window Gallery October 11th – November 9th, 2019
  • The Way You Talk: Jory Drew & QUEEN’S THROAT: Zachary Hutchinson & Caleb Yono September 6th – October 5th, 2019

Fall 2018/Spring 2019

  • Mutant Dust Bunnies Curated by CONNECT Curator-in-residence Catherine Feliz July 19th – August 17th, 2019
  • ᗡOUBLEHEADED: Andrew Bearnot & Joshua Kent With Amelia de Rudder in the Milwaukee Ave. Window Gallery May 17th – June 22nd, 2019
  • Bad Taste: Edward Cabral & Nick Van Zanten April 5th – May 11th, 2019
  • Aggregate: Sirimas Benz Amatayakul & Alex Stark March 1st – 30th, 2019
  • WAGE: Marcela Torres & Nayeon Yang January 25th – February 24th, 2019
  • Lykanthea performance January 19th, 2019
  • Total Information Objects New work by Colin Matthes & Christopher Smith November 16th – December 15th, 2018
  • An Undoing: Work by Preetika Rajgariah & Zuri Washington October 12th – November 10th, 2018
  • Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez & Darryl DeAngelo Terrell September 7th – October 6th, 2018

Fall 2017/Spring 2018

  • U.N.I.T. Curated by CONNECT resident, Hiba Ali August 3rd – 31st, 2018
  • Milanajuhui (a gathering) with Shivani Patel & Jing Ouyang July 14th, 2018
  • Mother of the Clown Work by Mel Cook & Molly Colleen O'Connell May 18th – June 23rd, 2018
  • Handkerchiefs and Flowers Work by Dan Miller & Aaron Walker April 13th – May 12th, 2018
  • To Hover Work by Cathy Hsiao & Kaveri Raina March 9th – April 7th, 2018
  • (Dis/Re)membering the Empire Featuring work by Liz Ensz and Ivan Lozano February 2nd – March 3rd, 2018
  • Damuh and Locust A one night performance by Burning Orchid January 13th, 2018
  • Moving through Walls and Floors New work by April Martin and Ruby T November 17th – December 16th, 2017
  • Flat Rate Shipping Featuring work by Jesse Malmed & Derrick Woods-Morrow October 13th – November 11th, 2017
  • It Never Really Lands Featuring work by Michael Lopez and Roni Packer; Curated by Elizabeth Lalley September 8th – October 7th, 2017

Fall 2016/Spring 2017

  • Between the Sky and the Earth Featuring works by Liza Sylvestre, Cory Imig, Karen Spiering, Preetika Rajgariah, Sue Kay Lee, Courtney Cross, and Dulcee Boehm, curated by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera July 1st – August 5th, 2017
  • Ladies Night in Lascaux Featuring work by Hope Esser & Liz McCarthy May 19th – June 24th, 2017
  • Heard Animals Featuring works by Amina Ross and Kevin Stuart April 14th – May 13th, 2017
  • Luscious Saturn Featuring works by Victoria Martinez and Yvette Mayorga March 10th – April 7th, 2017
  • Close to Me Featuring works by Mel Cook, Em Kettner, Celeste Rapone, Allison Reimus, & Ryan Richey January 27th – February 25th, 2017
  • Alejandro Jimenez-Flores & Michael Milano New work by Alejandro Jimenez-Flores & Michael Milano November 18th – December 17th, 2016
  • Best Dream Success Featuring works by Adam Farcus & Allison Yasukawa October 14th – November 12th, 2016
  • Ali Aschman & Emma Robbins Featuring work by Ali Aschman and Emma Robbins September 9th – October 8th, 2016

Fall 2015/Spring 2016

  • Care, a rehearsal for a performance Featuring work by: Valentina Desideri, Stuart Hordener, Carolyn Lieba Francois-Lazard, Jaimes Mayhew (with Macon Reed and Risa Puleo), Park McArthur, Lynne McCabe, Carmen Papalia, Harriet Sanderson, Sarah Sudhoff, and Constantina Zavitsanos July 30th – August 27th, 2016
  • CULTURE Curated by R&C all star interns: Marcel Alcalá, Arend deGruyter Helfer, Kate Ruggeri, & Lauren Taylor; Featuring work by: Lex Brown, Sara Condo, Olivia Coran, Chelsea Culprit, Brandon Drew, John Edmonds, Kirk Faber, Cullen Faber, Anneli Henriksson, Brook Hsu, Dani Levine, & Elle Perez June 25th – July 23rd, 2016
  • Hand of Mouth Featuring works by Erin Washington and Ron Ewert May 20th – June 18th, 2016
  • tide/tithe New work by Alexandria Eregbu & Rami George April 15th – May 14th, 2016
  • Perspiration Glitz New work by Tegan Brace & Bobbi Meier March 11th – April 9th, 2016
  • ROOTS 10 Years at Roots & Culture Pt. 1 With 40000, artLedge, duchess, & Green Lantern February 12th – March 5th, 2016
  • Late to the Party A performance and exhibition by Milad Mozari & Peter Speer January 29th – February 26th, 2016
  • Kate O’Neill & Montgomery Perry Smith November 20th – December 19th, 2015
  • Blood Moons Featuring works by Madsen Minax and Macon Reed October 16th – November 14th, 2015
  • Alex Bradley Cohen & Steve Ruiz September 5th – October 10th, 2015

Fall 2014/Spring 2015

  • ANX / XV Works by Joshua Johnson, Adrienne Miller, Allen Moore, Stuart Snoddy, & Marcy Thomas July 10th – August 8th, 2015
  • That’s What She Said New work by Jessica Campbell & Etta Sandry May 30th – July 4th, 2015
  • Magalie Guerin & Ross Normandin April 24th – May 23rd, 2015
  • Spine, Crack, Transfigure Featuring works by Ben Seamons & Daniel Luedtke March 20th – April 18th, 2015
  • Mossy Cloak Curated by Third Object; Featuring works by Samantha Bittman, Drew Broderick, Liz Ensz, Kiam Marcelo Junio, Tim McMullen, Laura Hart Newlon February 6th – March 14th, 2015
  • Golden Rut New work by Alexander Herzog & Justin Witte December 5th, 2014 – January 10th, 2015
  • Kate Ruggeri & Hannah Tarr October 24th – November 22nd, 2014
  • go/figure New work by Daniel Giles & Eliza Myrie September 12th – October 18th, 2014

Fall 2013/Spring 2014

  • Black Cauliflower New work by Corkey Sinks & Jamie Steele June 14th – July 19th, 2014
  • We Love War New work by Ali Chitsaz & Jacob Goudreault May 9th – June 7th, 2014
  • Love to Love You New work by Sara Condo & Oli Rodriguez March 28th – April 26th, 2014
  • The Call is Coming From Inside the House Featuring work by Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, Pat Egger, Rachel Mesplay Helm, Danni Parelman, & Matt Roche February 21st – March 22nd, 2014
  • Dial Prince With Matt Mancini, Mike Rubin, & Dom Smith January 24th – February 15th, 2014
  • Balcony New work by Holly Murkerson & Neal Vandenbergh December 6th, 2013 – January 11th, 2014
  • Dream Feeder & Dream House Work by Rusty Shackleford & Katie Torn October 18th – November 23rd, 2013
  • Of This Place, Or Thereabouts New work by Robert Chase Heishman & Megan Schvaneveldt September 13th – October 12th, 2013

Fall 2012/Spring 2013

  • Alex Chitty & Alice Tippit June 22nd – July 27th, 2013
  • Video-Drums Work by Thorne Brandt May 24th, 2013
  • Dark Star Work by Tim Brown & Rimas Simaitis May 10th – June 15th, 2013
  • Has the World Already Been Made? x4 Featuring works by Daniel G. Baird & Haseeb Ahmed and featuring photography and film by Jeff Weber (DE) April 6th – 27th, 2013
  • How Do I Look? How Do I Look? Work by Edie Fake, Erin Leland, Aay Preston-Myint, Michael Sirianni, & Latham Zearfoss February 22nd – March 23rd, 2013
  • Fractal Semblance Work by Robert Chase Heishman, Jessica Labatte, Alistair Matthews, & Liz Nielsen; Curated by Stephanie Cristello and Allison Glenn January 19th – February 14th, 2013
  • Where’d I Leave the Thing Itself Featured work by Lilli Carré & Alexander Stewart November 30th – December 29th, 2012
  • Pink Lipstick & High Heels Work by Johana Moscoso & Julie Potratz November 17th, 2012
  • All Is As All As As Yet Or As Yet Work by Michael Milano and Luis Romero October 12th – November 16th, 2012
  • Invisible Apocalypse Work by Heather Mekkelson and Bill Berger September 7th – October 6th, 2012

Fall 2011/Spring 2012

  • Don’t Forget To Boogie Work by Andy Roche July 7th – August 5th, 2012
  • Dear Resonance and the Memory Hole Work by Bradley Biancardi and Zoe Nelson May 11th – June 23rd, 2012
  • Modern Model Work by Andy Hall & Kaylee Rae Wyant March 23rd – April 21st, 2012
  • Light Show Work by Arend deGruyter-Helfer, Brook Sinkinson Withrow, Miah Michelson-Jones, Micah Schippa, Tom Harrington, and Sara Condo March 2nd – 17th, 2012
  • Lossy Work by Jeremy Bolen, Raquel Ladensack, Christopher Meerdo, Paul Nelson January 21st – February 25th, 2012
  • An Exhibition of International Artists Works by Sze Lin Pang December 9th, 2011 – January 12th, 2012
  • Alberto Aguilar & Michelle Harris October 14th – November 12th, 2011
  • Jacob C. Hammes & Lisa Rybovich Crallé Works by Jacob C. Hammes & Lisa Rybovich Crallé September 9th – October 8th, 2011

Fall 2010/Spring 2011

  • What’s My Line? An anonymous group show organized by Justin T. Schaefer June 18th – July 16th, 2011
  • BCC Works by Frank Heath & Brendan Meara May 13th – June 11th, 2011
  • Living With Them Works by Katy Keefe & Vanesa Zendejas April 1st – 29th, 2011
  • Instruments of Resurrection Group exhibition with work by Zachary Cahill, Theaster Gates, Mathew Paul Jinks, Aspen Mays, and Cauleen Smith February 19th – March 19th, 2011
  • A Certain Ratio Work by Burgher, Fenchel, Groeneboer, Huffman, Zona January 8th – February 5th, 2011
  • Gabrielle Garland & CJ Matherne November 19th – December 18th, 2010
  • Existence Value Work by Paul Cowan and Scott Cowan October 15th – November 13th, 2010
  • John Henley & Carol Jackson September 10th – October 9th, 2010

Fall 2009/Spring 2010

  • Hey, We’re All Beginners Here! Network of cumulative art August 7th – September 4th, 2010
  • Ox-Bow Centennial: Contemporary Art Featuring: Mike Andrews, Jonah Groeneboer, SharaHughes, George Liebert, Anna Mayer, Aspen Mays, Carmen Price, Elizabeth Rupprecht, Melanie Schiff, Andrew Winship, and Nate Wolf June 26th – August 10th, 2010
  • Two Black Holes Are Better Than One Works by Carmen Price and Erin Zona May 7th – June 12th, 2010
  • Casual Object Garden & Other Material Matters Work by Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter April 2nd – 24th, 2010
  • Fever Dream With Jacob Goudreault, Angel Otero, Max Reinhardt, Simon Slater,and special guest Easton Miller February 26th – March 27th, 2010
  • We Are the World A group show curated by Liliana Lewicka; Works by Ninna Berger, Caitlin Denny, John Henderson, Parker Ito, Zachary Kaplan, Anne Guro Larsmon, Matt Momchilov, Justin Olerud, Job Piston, Melissa Sachs, Bailey Salisbury, and Justin Swinburne January 23rd – February 20th, 2010
  • Forever Vegetal Work by Brian McNearney and Edra Soto December 11th, 2009 – January 16th, 2010
  • Ghosting Work by Rob Doran and Ryan Fenchel November 6th – December 6th, 2009
  • Women Work by Craig Doty September 11th – October 24th, 2009

Fall 2008/Spring 2009

  • NAH POP NO STYLE Curated by Michael Thibault & Hugh Zeigler; Featuring new works from young artists from Baltimore and Providence July 11th – August 8th, 2009
  • My News is Bad News Work by Ryan Duggan, Alex Valentine, and Carrie Vinarsky June 13th – July 3rd, 2009
  • Frozen Smoke Work by Sabine Gruffat and Vanesa Zendejas May 8th – June 5th, 2009
  • I Don’t Believe You Work by Lauren Anderson, Jamisen Ogg and Oli Watt March 27th – May 2nd, 2009
  • The End of Analog Curated by Eric Fleischauer; Featuring: Alexander Stewart + George Monteleone, Robert Snowden + Carson Salter, Todd Simeone, Jon Satrom, Rebecca Gordon, Brandon Alvendia February 20th – March 21st, 2009
  • Suspend Paintings by Michelle Bolinger, Clare Grill, Stacey Johnson, Aliza Morell, and Kimberley Trowbridge January 16th – February 14th, 2009
  • Between Thought and Feeling Paintings by Howard Fonda December 13th, 2008 – January 11th, 2009
  • Built According to an Arrangement of Domestic Functions Which Has Now Reached the Final Stage of an Old Concept Sculpture by Mike Andrews and paintings by Kaylee Rae Wyant October 25th – November 22nd, 2008
  • Six More Miles Paintings by Isak Applin September 19th – October 18th, 2008
  • Fresh Cuts Paintings by Ben Seamons in the Noble St. Gallery September 19th – October 18th, 2008

Fall 2007/Spring 2008

  • Off the Wall Work by Stephanie Dotson, Rick Mallette, and Andrew Winship May 23rd – June 20th, 2008
  • Feral Children Work by Carmen Price & Kristen VanDeventer April 19th – May 17th, 2008
  • A Real Mother For You New work by Becca Baldwin & Brian McNearny March 21st – April 12th, 2008
  • Around, Inside, and Round Again New work by Ryan Fenchel & Brendan Meara February 15th – March 15th, 2008
  • Malleable Sky Curated by Elizabeth Chodos; Works by Lisa Rybovich Cralle and Maria Perkovic, and in the conference room gallery: Noah Berlatsky December 1st – 22nd, 2007
  • Show [Titles to be Determined by Symbols Not Yet Rendered] Three days of on-site live practice with Aline Cautis, Sabine Gruffat, Dylan Mira, Megan Palaima, and Bruce Wiest with Adelheid Mers November 23rd – 25th, 2007
  • Domestic Struggle Part Two: Eking Out Grassy Midwestern Social Fabrics and Prairie Land Continuities Curated by The Network of Cumulative Art (Mike Wolf and friends) October 27th – November 17th, 2007
  • There Has Always Been Something Exasperating About My Gifts Work by Yevgeniya Baras and Dana Deguilio with Ian Hokin October 6th – 20th, 2007
  • Britt, Hoard, Stevens, Williamson Installations by Tyler Britt, Wiley Hoard, Leroy Stevens and Videos by Lisa Williamson September 9th – 29th, 2007

Fall 2006/Spring 2007

  • Brown River Curated by Albert Stabler July 4th – 21st, 2007
  • Intimate Aim Curated by Andrea Peterson May 18th – June 23rd, 2007
  • Spring Break 2007 Curated by artLedge; Featuring work by Isak Berbic, Juliette Blightman, Aline Cautis, Jeff DeGolier, Vincent Dermody, Julia Hechtman, Harold Mendez, Sze Lin Pang, John Phillips, Melanie Schiff, Michael Thibault, and Kristen VanDeventer April 20th – May 12th, 2007
  • Mr. Softy Soft sculpture and textile work by Mike Andrews, Loo Bain, Josh Faught, Julie Potratz, Kathryn Scanlan, and Carrie Vinarsky March 16th – April 14th, 2007
  • Another Saturday Morning Tragedy Collaborative Prints by Oli Watt & Andrew Winship February 16th – March 10th, 2007
  • Transcraft John Patrick Walsh III (Busters Magazine) and Daniel Luis Pineda C (Trading Post: A Perpetual Trade Performance Zone) and "Trashmaster", collages by Michael Henderberg December 15th, 2006 – January 14th, 2007
  • Explore Your World Isak Applin, Carl Baratta, Justin Greene, Kate Gronner, David Ingenthron, Carmen Price, Jeremy Somer, Jessica Williams, and Nate Wolf November 4th – December 4th, 2006

Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center
1034 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60642

773.580.0102

info@rootsandculturecac.org

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