Gallery Address:
119 N Peoria St, 2A
Chicago IL 60607
312.480.8390
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Gallery hours:
Wednesday
thru Saturdays
11am to 6pm
January 2 to February 6, 2010
Reception is January 30, 6 to 9pm
In Gallery 1
The Power of Selection, part 1
curated by Ryan Travis Christian
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Alika Cooper, Mike Rea, Allison Schulnik,
Marissa Textor, Eric YahnkerIn Gallery 2
Suitable Video: Works from the Suitable Exhibitions Archive
curated by Scott Wolniak
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Charles Irvin, Julia Hechtman, Sterling Ruby, John Neff, Sarah Conaway,
Kirsten Stoltmann, Paul Nudd, Miller & Shellabarger, Reed Anderson & Daniel Davidson, Marc Schwartzberg, Ben Stone, and Siebren Versteeg.
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"Ready, Able" by Allison Schulnik
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"I Spill My Guts Everyday for Nothing" by Kirsten Stoltmann
WesternXeditions, the artist books and multiples wing of the gallery, check it out here
Our most recent shows:
November 20 to December 26 In Gallery 1
NICHOLAS FRANK
Reality, whatever that is
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New City | Chicago Art Magazine | ARTWRIT
OCTOBER 16 to NOVEMBER 14 In Gallery 1
MELISSA ORESKY
A Wildness of Edges
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In Gallery 2
ERIC LEBOFSKY
Superfreaks
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- John Neff in "Production Site: The Artist’s Studio Inside-Out" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, February 6 - May 30, 2010
- John Neff in Studio Myths Artists Panel: Nikhil Chopra, John Neff, and Amanda Ross-Ho, Saturday, February 6, 2010, 3 pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Dutes Miller in "Love & Theft" at White Flag Projects in St. Louis, January 9 to February 13, 2010
- Chicago Reader. “Critic’s Choice: Western Exhibitions”. (The Power of Selection, Pt. 1; Suitable Video). By Bert Stabler. December 31, 2010
- Art + Auction. "Changing of the Garde" (reproduction, John Parot). by Rachel Wolff, January 1, 2010
- Joanne Mattera Art Blog. "Fair and Fair Alike: Miami 2009. The Wrap-up Awards!". (Geoffrey Todd Smith). December 30, 2009
- Chicago Art Review. “Top Five Shows of the Year That I Went To” (Dutes Miller) by Steve Kush Ruiz. January 1, 2010
- New City. “Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2009: Art & Museums” (Fresh Hot Press) By Jason Foumberg. December 28, 2009
- New City. "Review: Nicholas Frank/Western Exhibitions" by Dann Gunn, November 23, 2009
- Chicago Art Magazine. "Reality, Whatever That Is at Western Exibitions" (Nicholas Frank) by Anna Rathman, Dec 06, 2009
- Eric Lebofsky interview on What to Wear During an Orange Alert
- Joe Hardesty in Zeigen, curated by KarinSander at the Temporary Kunsthalle in Berlin
- Nicholas Frank and Paul Nudd in Picturing the Studio, the Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago
- Gallery Talk by Joe Hardesty, at Western Exhibitions, Thursday, December 10th, 5:30pm FREE
- Paul
Nudd at the MCA Doodleganza: The Drawing Extravaganza
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6PM FREE
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago http://www.mca.org - GALLERY TALK with MELISSA ORESKY and closing party on Saturday, November 14, 4pm
- Pedro Velez lecture "Remote Control Curators" at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, this Friday, Oct. 23, 4:15, Columbus 015
- Carl Baratta-curated show at Side Car Gallery, 411 Heuhn St., Hammond, Indiana, opens this Saturday, October 24, 5 to 9pm
- Melissa Oresky open studio, this Sunday, October 25, 12 to 7pm. West Carroll Open Studios. 3200 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL
- MELISSA ORESKY in the group show "On Paper: Felix Malnig, Robyn O’Neil, Melissa Oresky, Claire Sherman" at the Galhberg Gallery at the College of DuPage
- New City. Winnermark, Eric. "Dan Attoe / Western Exhibitions", September 28, 2009
- Chicago Art Review. Ruiz, Steve Kush. "Paul Nudd @ Western Exhibitions", Sept. 2009
- Bad at Sports. Ise, Claudine. "Short Takes on the New Fall Shows: West Loop Edition", Sept 2009 (Paul Nudd and Dan Attoe)
- Huffington Post. Klein, Paul. "The Opening of the Fall Art Season; Chicago Art is KickingRead" (Paul Nudd) Sept. 2009
- Miami New Times, Carlos Suarez De Jesus. "Run, Don't Walk" (Miller & Shellabarger)
- Miller & Shellabarger, performance of Untitled (Pink Tube) at Chicago Cultural Center on Sunday, September 27, 12 to 5pm.
- Joe Hardesty and Dan Attoe in the group show "Access All Areas" curated by Arturo Herrera at Galerie Max Hetzler in Berlin
- Miller & Shellabarger solo show "Dolos" at Gallery Diet in Miami
- Dan Attoe solo show, "I'm done worrying about shit." at Peres Projects, Los Angeles
- Richard Hull in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Richard Hull in The Francis and June Spiezer Collection at the Rockford Art Museum
- Dutes Miller solo show "The Ecstasyist" reviewed on ARTFORUM.COM
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