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Exhibitions

Current Exhibition

Robleto

Robleto

January 27-July 9, 2023

The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto

American artist Dario Robleto (b. 1972, San Antonio) explores the empathetic nature of technology in the exhibition, The Aorta of an Archivist, a multisensory encounter between art and science.

January 27 - July 9, 2023The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto

Upcoming Projects

September 20-December 3, 2023

Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera

For her series Facing the Camera (2008–18), Favell photographed Indigenous members of arts communities in North America and Australia, producing 500 photographs.

September 20 - December 3, 2023Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera

Blackburn

September 20-December 3, 2023

For One and All: Prints from The Block’s Collection

For One and All: Prints from The Block’s Collection celebrates prints and printmaking by bringing together a diverse range of artwork from the permanent collection. The exhibition will consider print production through various lenses layering complex histories of reproduction, circulation, collecting, and social activism.

September 20 - December 3, 2023For One and All: Prints from The Block’s Collection

Lake at sunrise

Lake at sunrise

January 24-July 13, 2025

Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland (working title)

We are forming the exhibition Woven Being through Indigenous curatorial methodologies that prioritize collaboration, reciprocity, and sustained dialogue with an expanding, intergenerational community of Indigenous knowledge sharers and non-Indigenous allies

January 24 - July 13, 2025Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland (working title)

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions from past years