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| Be Radiant 18x18" Acrylic on Canvas by Martha A. Wade |
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Sunday, May 3
Sunday, September 7
"Made of Stardust" Exploration of Self and Our Human Potential by Martha A. Wade
Opening Reception: Friday, Sept 19 from 6-10pm
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.On view through October 12, 2014.
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ARTIST BIO
In her new body of work, Martha A. Wade creates a fantasy of humans made from stardust, who uplift our spirits by giving us a glimpse of what people can achieve at their highest potential. Her tapestry of famous and everyday people suggest that common grounds exist, where everyone is empowered to fulfill their dreams.
"We all have heroes and heathens in our lives, and most of us are both. If you look closely into our eyes, you can see the same cluster of stars and particles that exist deep in space." - Martha Wade
Martha A. Wade is a self-taught artist from Chicago. The daughter of an artist, she has always carried a deep passion for art making. Martha would watch her father paint from a young age, and longed for a canvas of her own. She began to teach herself drawing by pausing cartoons on video and copying the image. Today her paintings have a bold and vibrant style that explores mankind's potential on earth and throughout the universe.
Once fearful of the "starving artist" stereotype, Wade chose to attain her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan rather than fine art in 2000. After years of working in the financial services industry, her creative spark could no longer be squelched. Martha had no choice but to make a change and go back to school in the arts. She received her Masters of Art Management from Columbia College Chicago in 2008, where she learned the graphic design, web production, and video skills needed to begin her artistic career on her own. Martha then built her own website, and started posting images of her work. The love Wade's art received online through social media gave her the courage to show more work, and devote her life to painting nearly 5 years ago. Martha Wade’s work can be found in private collections nationally in the United States as well as internationally in Scotland, Ireland, and Sweden.
Please contact Galleryna19@gmail.com for more information on any of the work available for sale.
ABOUT GALLERYNA19
Galleryna19 is the newest addition to the trendy Oak Park Art District, the stylishly minimalist gallery exhibits emerging, mid-career and established artists creating contemporary works on paper, paintings, and fine art photography. The mission of Galleryna19 is to bridge various artist communities and provide its artists greater exposure to new markets.
Galleryna19 recognizes the necessity to provide lowbrow and outsider artists, as well as street artists a platform. In addition to the exhibition of art, the gallery plans to host annual fundraisers for local nonprofits and provide opportunities for youth to develop as artists.
Galleryna19
19 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL 60304
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In her new body of work, Martha A. Wade creates a fantasy of humans made from stardust, who uplift our spirits by giving us a glimpse of what people can achieve at their highest potential. Her tapestry of famous and everyday people suggest that common grounds exist, where everyone is empowered to fulfill their dreams.
"We all have heroes and heathens in our lives, and most of us are both. If you look closely into our eyes, you can see the same cluster of stars and particles that exist deep in space." - Martha Wade
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| "I See Forever In You", Watercolor by Martha A. Wade |
Once fearful of the "starving artist" stereotype, Wade chose to attain her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan rather than fine art in 2000. After years of working in the financial services industry, her creative spark could no longer be squelched. Martha had no choice but to make a change and go back to school in the arts. She received her Masters of Art Management from Columbia College Chicago in 2008, where she learned the graphic design, web production, and video skills needed to begin her artistic career on her own. Martha then built her own website, and started posting images of her work. The love Wade's art received online through social media gave her the courage to show more work, and devote her life to painting nearly 5 years ago. Martha Wade’s work can be found in private collections nationally in the United States as well as internationally in Scotland, Ireland, and Sweden.
Please contact Galleryna19@gmail.com for more information on any of the work available for sale.
Galleryna19 is the newest addition to the trendy Oak Park Art District, the stylishly minimalist gallery exhibits emerging, mid-career and established artists creating contemporary works on paper, paintings, and fine art photography. The mission of Galleryna19 is to bridge various artist communities and provide its artists greater exposure to new markets.
Galleryna19 recognizes the necessity to provide lowbrow and outsider artists, as well as street artists a platform. In addition to the exhibition of art, the gallery plans to host annual fundraisers for local nonprofits and provide opportunities for youth to develop as artists.
Galleryna19
19 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL 60304
Join the mailing list
Friday, July 11
Galleryna19 presents “City of Nowhere” by Chicago-based artist, Darren Pollard - July 18, 2014
Galleryna19 is pleased to present
“City of Nowhere” by Chicago-based artist, Darren Pollard. This new collection
of works marks his 1st solo exhibition at Galleryna19, and will
feature his mixed media paintings and collages from the series: City of
Nowhere. An opening reception will be
held on July 18, 2014 from 6-10pm at 19 W. Harrison St, Oak Park IL 60304. The exhibition will be on view through
August 18, 2013 and is free and open to the public.
A
Detroit native currently residing in Chicago, Pollard uses several acrylic
mediums, found objects, magazine articles and sand to create a kaleidoscope of
intertwining random themes that challenge the idea that social conformity and
patterned behavior must exist for society to thrive.
“If we abandon our fears, controlling values crackle; and we emerge
from a pattern of unnecessary contextualization and manipulation to an open
field of possibilities. City of nowhere
is not about execution, perfection, or skill; it’s an artistic display of
liberation and abandonment.” – Pollard.
Darren Pollard recalls hearing stories
told by his family members about not “jumping on the Motown bandwagon”, and choosing
to chain smoke while listening to avant-garde Jazz musicians, such as Miles
Davis and John Coltrane. Those stories influenced Mr. Pollard to believe he was
“cut from a different cloth.”
At the age of 18, Darren
Pollard moved to Chicago from Detroit to attend DeVry Institute of
Technology. After a classmate sold him a
Pentax camera for fifty dollars, he dropped out and roamed the streets of
Chicago taking photographs of everything he saw. After leaving Chicago to return to school,
Pollard received a BS in Psychology from Illinois State University, and then
moved to Springfield, IL to pursue a Master’s Degree in Community Arts
Management.
After 4 years in Springfield,
Pollard moved to the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago. Pollard credits living in Wicker Park in the
mid-to-late-nineties as his first real exposure to artist who made a living
painting.
In 2002 Pollard moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area, where he refined his skills as a photographer. A year and a half later he was hired as a
photography instructor at a community college in the Bay Area, and started
exhibiting his fine art photography. Pollard also started a
photography club for kids the Mission district of San Francisco and served as
photography curator at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland, California.
In 2009 Pollard returned to
Chicago to be closer to his two children. Exposing his kids to
photography and painting inspired him to paint. His success as an
abstract painter has been somewhat surprising. In a few short years Pollard has
been included in several group shows throughout Chicago and the East Coast, and
has accumulated a list of notable collectors throughout the United States.
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Event
Information:
City of Nowhere, New Works by Darren Pollard
Opening Reception – Friday, July 18, 6-10 pm
On View Through August 18, 2014
@ Galleryna19
19 Harrison St, Oak Park, I
City of Nowhere, New Works by Darren Pollard
Opening Reception – Friday, July 18, 6-10 pm
On View Through August 18, 2014
@ Galleryna19
19 Harrison St, Oak Park, I
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Galleryna19 is the newest addition to the trendy Oak Park Art District, the stylishly minimalist gallery exhibits emerging, mid-career and established artists creating contemporary works on paper, paintings, and fine art photography. The mission of Galleryna19 is to bridge various artist communities and provide its artists greater exposure to new markets.
Galleryna19 opened its doors in 2014 in the Oak Park Arts
District; one known for its diverse culture and history. The owners, Martha
Wade And Reisha Williams, founded the space to offer a welcoming environment
for viewing the art they love. Galleryna19 recognizes the necessity to provide
lowbrow and outsider artists, as well as street artists a platform. In addition to the exhibition of art, the gallery plans to host annual fundraisers for local nonprofits and
provide opportunities for youth to develop as artists.
Oak Park, IL 60304
Saturday, January 11
ARTIST ::: David Anthony Geary
Last year I fell in love with this work "Young Blood" even before I met artist David Anthony Geary. We were both showing at a gallery in Chicago and I asked the owner "Who painted this piece? Its so good!" David told me I had an interesting face and that he wanted to paint me, and I thought it was a line. Then I realized he was serious, and that I was meeting a true visual artist. A voyeur, who can look into the soul of people and capture their essence in his unique works of art. We would soon become fast friends, sharing art tricks of the trade and helping to inspire each other when the art world felt unbearable. I am honored to have two of his original pieces in my collection.
Here are some of my David Anthony favorites.
David Anthony is an artist working in a variety of mediums. His visual training took place in New Orleans, LA at Xavier University. After finishing his studies, he remained in this uniquely attractive city to absorb as much of its great culture and heritage as he could. Communicating his perspective of the world around him through a visual language, he became fluent in many dialects of visual art.
Building a career as an artist, an educator, as well as a family in New Orleans, has greatly influenced his work both visually and conceptually. The community of Evanston and the greater Chicago-land area, which he now calls home, serves as a great source of inspiration to add to his palette. His work incorporates painting, printmaking, collage, assemblage, sculpture or photography.
To learn more about this artist, visit www.davidanthonyart.com
Thursday, August 16
MURALS ::: Rogers Park Winning Artists
Twenty artistic murals have been selected to brighten Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood and underpasses.
Andy Bellomo and Jennifer Kernica, "Mayfly Mayhem"
Ben Bauman, "Safari Junk"
Aaron Wooten, "Chicago 1955"
Benjamin Janik, "The Public Space Project"
Brenda Barnum, "Northern Exposure"
Logan Bay, "Move on Up"
Miguel A. Del Real, "Seeing Harmony in Everyday Life"
Mitch Egly and Ben Giska, Untitled
Rodrigo (Solo) Mireles, "Trois Dames D'or"
Jeremy Pettis, "A Piece of Mind"
Keith Pollok, "Empty Hive"
Justus Roe, "Seiche"
Katherine Ross and Karen Zissis, "Seasons of Time"
Tony (Passero) Sparrow, "Monster Zoo"
Thor, "Busy Town"
Shane Treacy, "Rogers Park Shuffle"
Gwendolyn Zabicki and Ken Smith, "Greetings from Rogers Park"
Molly Zakrajsek, "Flowers in Motion"
Jeff Zimmermann, "The Long View"
Mathew Hoffman, "You Are Beautiful"
Source:
http://www.ward49.com/site/epage/136207_322.htm
Here are the finalist entries.
Aaron Wooten, "Chicago 1955"
Gwendolyn Zabicki and Ken Smith, "Greetings from Rogers Park"
Mathew Hoffman, "You Are Beautiful"
Source:
http://www.ward49.com/site/epage/136207_322.htm
Thursday, April 12
PAINTING ::: Simone's Song
24x32" acrylic on birchwood
by Martha A. Wade
available ::: via etsy
his face so soft and wondrous fair
the purest eyes and the strongest hands
i love the ground on where he stands
black is the color of my true love’s hair
oh, i love my lover and well he knows
yes, i love the ground on where he goes
and still i hope that the time will come
when he and i will be as one
black is the color of my true love’s hair
- Nina Simone
Saturday, February 4
PAINTINGS ::: The Talented Robert Colescott
Feeling His Oats
by Robert Colescott, 1988
by Robert Colescott, 1988
George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware
Page from an American History Textbook, 1975
Page from an American History Textbook, 1975
84 x 108" Acrylic on canvas
Old McWillie's Farm
A Taste of Gumbo
by Robert Colescott, 1990
End of the Trail
by Robert Colescott, 1976
Thursday, January 19
ART ::: Ferrari Sheppard is Superb
Artwork from the superbly talented, always informative, and completely cool - Ferrari Sheppard. Click the photos to view source painting on the artist's site.
Mandatory Painting of Black Musician
Black Pen on Paper Drawing
2012
by Sheppard.
Mandatory Painting of Black Musician
5 x 6ft Oil on Canvas
Black Pen on Paper Drawing
2012
by Sheppard.
Tuesday, December 13
NEW PAINTINGS ::: by Daniel Akortia
These original acrylic on canvas paintings by Nshira ::: Daniel Akortia from Ghana, Africa are for sale. To purchase an original work of art email akortiartgh@yahoo.com for details or leave a comment here!
Walk With Me
20x30" acrylic on canvas
Unframed $300
Inner Peace
20x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $350
30x40" Acrylic on Canvas Unframed $500
30x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $350 
Into the Battle30x60" Acrylic on Canvas, Unframed $500
Zebras Stand Together
24x30" Acrylic on Canvas, Unframed $300
Eye of the Tiger
40x23 Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $450
Hunting and Grazing23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $300
Singing for My Soul
23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $350
Sister Secrets
Playing From My Heart
23x40" acrylic on canvas, Unframed $350
Mother Helper$350
I Am Strong
Rock This Place30x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Framed, $400
Sleep My Village
Sounds For TruthUnframed $550
Through the Fire23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $450
NOTE: Each of the paintings above in an original acrylic on canvas works of art by Nshira. The buyer will also pay international shipping. Please contact the artist at akortiartgh@yahoo.com to inquire.
About the Artist: Nshira
Daniel Akortia signs his paintings as Nshira, which means blessing.
About the Artist: Nshira
He is a native Ghanaian and was born in 1979. After finishing secondary school in 1998, Daniel attended Art College for three years, pursuing drawing, painting, textile design and graphic design.
In his own words "I live in a world of my own, and therefore refuse to be drawn from real life. I concentrate on drawing my personal visions."
Many of Nshira's paintings can be found in private homes and collections, art galleries in Ghana. He also exhibits his work at national and international art fairs.
Daniel says "My aim is to depict the history and culture of Africa as it really is, in the true colors of nature. After completing college, I have spent all my time painting. I mainly use bright colors, and my paintings are often like decorative patterns of abstract expression."
Want More from this Artist?
View additional paintings available for canvas print via Custom Canvas Art on RedBubble.
View additional paintings available for canvas print via Custom Canvas Art on RedBubble.
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