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Archive of Selected Past Events:
Summer Group
Show 2021
Flower Power
2021
20/20
Visions
Please enjoy our group exhibition, 20/20 Visions.
The show highlights depictions of faces and
figurative art in a variety of materials
including ceramics, fiber, painting, and mixed
media sculpture. Featured artists include Doug DeLind, Laura Foster Nicholson, Corkie Neuhaus,
Anthony Pack, Joyce Rebora, Adam Rebora, Steve
Bines, and Peter Vale.
Winter Group
Show
Opening
Reception:
Friday January
10th
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Discover an eclectic collection of
ceramics, glass, jewelry, and mixed media
sculpture primarily by Chicago and Midwestern
artists. Look for new work by Lindy Ihrman,
Gina Szulkowski, Dennis Robert, Stephen Palmer,
Irene Newman, and many others.
27th Anniversary Show
November 1 - January 4
Holiday Show of Fine Craft
Now through January 4th
Open until 7:00 pm
on Friday, December 6th
Color and Texture:
Randy O'Brien Ceramics &
Boisali Biswas Fiber/ Mixed Media
September 6 through November 3
Opening reception: Friday,
September 6, 5-9 pm
Please join us at Vale Craft Gallery on Friday,
September 6 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm for the opening
reception of our show Color and
Texture featuring fiber art by Boisali Biswas
and ceramics by Randy O'Brien. Using bold color
and innovative textures, both Randy O'Brien and
Boisali Biswas create distinctive work in their
respective mediums.
The exhibition continues through November 3.
Randy O'Brien's ceramic vessels and wall pieces
feature a vivid three-dimensional glaze surface
inspired by the mineral formations, mudflats and
lichens of southern Arizona. It took over 15
years for the artist to develop this unique
"crawl" glaze.
The fiber assemblages by Boisali Biswas include
mixed media weavings incorporating strips of
textured wallpaper painted by the artist, as
well as a new installation of hanging pieces.
Originally from India, Boisali combines the rich
colors of her cultural heritage with
contemporary forms, techniques, and materials in
her work.
Summer Group Show
Midwestern Metal
May 3 through July 6
Opening reception with artists: Friday, May 3,
5-8 pm
Winter Group Show 2019
January 11-February 23
Opening reception with artists:
Friday, January 11, 5-8 pm
Rene
Murray: Dwellings in Clay
Sherie Presta: Jewelry Trunk
Show
Wendy Franklin: Fiber
September 7 through November 4
Wendy Franklin: Fiber
Opening reception with the
artist:
Friday, September 7, 5:00-9:00 pm
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Please join us at
Vale Craft Gallery (230 W. Superior) on Friday,
September 7 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
for the opening
reception of an exhibition featuring fiber wall
pieces by Wendy Franklin. The artist
layers hand-dyed
wool and silk using a felting technique to
create beautiful abstract art with luminous
colors.
Vale Craft
Gallery's opening launches a new season in
conjunction with the River North Design
District's
Fall Gallery Walk
featuring artwork in 18 design showrooms, as
well as an array of exhibition openings
in 20 galleries
centered at Superior and Franklin. Wendy
Franklin's artwork will also be on view for a
month at
Lightology (215 W. Chicago) in a special
vignette designed by Jasmin Reese Interiors.
Summer Group Show,
2018
Opening reception:
Friday, July 13 from 5 to 8 pm for the
Please join us
at Vale Craft Gallery on Friday, July 13 from 5
to 8 pm for the opening reception of our Summer
Group Show. The exhibition will feature
ceramics, glass,
fiber art,
sculpture, paintings, and jewelry by over 50
artists. Among the highlights
will be new work by
Rene Murray, Linny Coale Freeman, Melissa Z.
Monroe, Boisali
Biswas, and
Chickenscratch.
Our Summer Group Show is dedicated to the memory
of James Carl Aschbacher, a
beloved Vale Craft Gallery artist for the past
23 years, who passed away April 25
at
the age of 66. James' exuberant joie de vivre
lives on in his whimsical paintings
that
are treasured by his many friends, collectors,
and community.
We invite you to raise a glass and say "Cheers!"
(as James liked to do) to
celebrate an artistic life, and a life well
lived.
May 4 through July 7
Opening reception with
artists:
Friday, May 4, 5:00-8:00 pm
May 4 through
July 7
A
Flower Show
Opening reception with artists:
Friday, May 4, 5:00-8:00 pm
Please join
us at Vale Craft Gallery on Friday, May 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for the
opening reception of A
Flower Show. The exhibition highlights functional and decorative
artwork with a floral theme including vases, ceramic sculpture, paintings,
and jewelry. The show features mostly Chicago area artists including Nancy
Gardner, Melissa Z. Monroe, Mary Alexis Fox, Michele Friedman, Peter Vale,
Corkie Neuhaus, Joyce Rebora, and Bonnie Shopper.
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March 2 -
April 28
Opening
reception with artists: Friday, March 2,
5-8 pm
Please join us at Vale Craft Gallery on
Friday, March 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for
the opening reception of our group show
"On the Edge". This invitational
exhibition includes ceramics, mixed
media sculpture, and whimsical paintings
that literally or figuratively express
the theme. The show will highlight
organic works in which the materials
literally hang on the edge of a piece,
as well as figurative works that express
the mood of anxiety prevalent in society
today. Featured artists include Mark
Inskeep, Randy O'Brien, Anthony Pack,
Stephen Palmer, Adam Rebora, Joyce
Rebora, and Dennis Robert.
Please join us
at Vale Craft Gallery on Friday, January 5th
from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for the opening
reception of
our Winter Group Show. The exhibition will
feature new work from local artists working
in a wide range
of media. Among the highlights will be Janet
Kelman's pāte de verre glass, Linny
Coale Freeman's
paintings on silk, Matthew Urban's blown
glass, and Ed Lazzeroni's paintings on
Through December 30th
25th Anniversary Holiday Show
Open until 7 pm on Friday, Dec. 1
Stop by Vale Craft Gallery during
the holiday season to browse our selection of
fine crafts for
gift-giving by over 80 local and
national artists. We are featuring an
affordable collection of
functional ceramics, beautiful
glass objects, whimsical sculpture, and unique
jewelry. Find
the perfect handcrafted gift for
a loved one or yourself while supporting local
artists!
Trees Group
Exhibition
Opening reception: Friday, May
5th, 5-8 pm
May 5 through July
8 Trees Group Exhibition
Opening reception:
Friday, May
5th, 5-8 pm
Please join us at
Vale Craft Gallery on Friday, May 5th from
5:00 to 8:00 pm for
the opening reception of a group show of
artwork celebrating
trees. This invitational exhibition includes
functional and
decorative ceramics, kiln-formed glass, wood
sculpture,
paintings, collage, and mixed media wall art
inspired
by trees in a range
of styles from abstract to impressionistic to
whimsical.
Featured gallery artists include Paul Messink,
Lenore
Lampi, Ed Lazzeroni,
Joyce Rebora, Steve Rebora, Michelle Sales,
Chet Geiselman,
Peter Vale, and Judy Petacque.
This exhibition is
dedicated to the memory of
Judy Petacque, a
beloved Vale Craft Gallery artist
since 2009, who
passed away on April 20. Judy's
positive energy and
creative spirit live on in her
joyful paintings
and collage that are treasured
by her many friends
and collectors.
Wendy Franklin:
Fiber
March 3rd through
April 29th
Opening reception,
Friday, March 3rd, 5:00-8:00 pm
Please join us at Vale
Craft Gallery on Friday, March 3rd from 5:00 to
8:00 pm
for the opening reception of an exhibition of
Wendy Franklin's fiber art.
The show will feature the artist's abstract wall
pieces created using a wet
felting process that layers hand-dyed silk and
merino wool. Wendy Franklin
is becoming well known in the contemporary fiber
world for her innovative use
of materials combined with strong color,
texture, and design.
January 6th through
February 28th
Winter Group Show
Winter Group Show
January 6 through February 28
Opening reception: Friday, January 6th, 5-8 pm
Please join us at Vale Craft Gallery on Friday,
January 6th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for the
opening reception of our Winter
Group Show. The exhibition will feature new
work from
local artists working in a wide range of media.
Among the highlights will be Kristin
August's ceramics, James Kimbler's enamel
jewelry, Dennis Robert's metal and stone
wall pieces, and Linny Coale Freeman's paintings
on silk.
December 2nd - December 31st
Holiday Group Show
Summer Group Show
June 3rd - September 3rd
Figuratively Speaking
April 1st - May 28th
Opening reception: Friday, April 1st, 5-8 pm
Kiln Formed Glass II
September 11th -
November 8th
Please join us for our
second exhibition of innovative kiln-formed
glass by five artists: Janet Kelman, Richard
Parrish,
Steve Immerman, Robin Kittleson, and Alice
Benvie Gebhart. Also known as fused glass,
kiln-formed glass is
created from sheet glass
that is cut and fit together, then fired in a
kiln to about 1500 degrees until it fuses.
The show will include
freestanding and wall hung panels, as well as
bowls and trays, in styles ranging from
Holiday Show of Fine Craft
December 7th through January 5th
20th Anniversary Show
November 2nd through December
1st
Doug and Jody DeLind
September 7th through October
27th
2012 Summer
Group Show
June 1 through July 7
Green Man: Ceramics by
Peter Vale
Opening
reception: Friday, June 1st, 5:00-8:00 pm
Doug and Jody
DeLind
Raku Ceramics
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Sublime Connections:
Mixed Media Fiber Art by Boisali Biswas
September 10th - November 7th, 2010
Clockwise from top:
Boisali Biswas,
Reminiscing Rajasthan I and II, woven
linen and
hand-painted wallpaper, 27"H x 21"W $800 each;
Illuminations (Triptych), woven linen
and hand-painted
wallpaper on hand bleached velvet, 33"H x 58"W,
$2500
The show will feature 15 to 20 of
Boisali Biswas’ contemporary fiber wall hangings
inspired by the
art and culture of India . Blending modern and
traditional techniques and materials, the artist
creates vibrantly colored weavings combining
dyed linen with strips of hand-painted, textured
wallpaper. The exhibition will feature both
abstract designs and architectural subject
matter
inspired by the artist’s recent travels in India
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April 16 - May
29, 2010
Spring Group Show
of Fine Craft
Attached images: Joyce Rebora, The
Reader (detail), painted
wood and found object sculpture; Chickenscratch,
Fruitful
Pin, brass with paint & patina; Harold
Siefert, Home Body
Series: Quality Time, bronze with patina;
Doug DeLind,
Untitled wall piece (detail), raku-fired
ceramic tiles
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