Exhibition Archives

Current Exhibit

Sun H. Choi

4/1/2009 to 4/25/2009

Opening Reception:  Friday, 4-3-09, 6-9 pm

"Flow of Memory," mixed media

Sun H. Choi uses everyday objects such as thread, string, rice paper and dried vegetables.  Through her work, the artist states, she wants to express the way in which she makes her own order out of chaos.  Working with shadow in her installation, she wants to suggest the echo of painful memories, but also share the catharsis for healing and change.  During turbulent personal experiences, Sun came to understand the fragility of life as well as the strength that helps one strive to resolve life's struggles.

Sun H. Choi, "Crochet of my life," mixed media

Current Exhibit

Bulgarian American Heritage Center

4/1/2009 to 4/25/2009

"Pictorial expression of the Slavonic Alphabet by Bulgarian children"

Curated by artist Kina Bagovska.  Bulgarian children are introduced to their culture and language through the image of the Slavonic alphabel which was created by two brothers, Cyril and Methodius, over 1,200 years ago.  The scholar and educator respectively, created the Bulgarian Alphabet that has become the written language for all Slavic nations.    This exhibition showcases the Bulgarian children's artistic expressions of that alphabet.

image by the children of The Master Art Studio and Bulgarian schools in Chicago, "Bulgarian ARTphabet", mixed media 

Current Exhibit

Beatrice Dettmann

4/1/2009 to 4/25/2009

"Reve de Rangoon," oil on photographic reproductions of her oil paintings

The base of Beatrice's paintings is photographs of smaller diary-like sketches.  These photographs are painted on in bright colors and presented as diptychs.  They show the fantastic landscape and the spirit of Buddhism in the sub-tropic world of Indochina.  But they might be traitorous: different layers show different truths.

Beatrice Dettmann, "Ricefield" diptych, oil on canvas - detail