SoNa CHICAGO Contemporary Art
Lightness & Being group exhibition
Nov. 8, 2024 - Jan. 11, 2025
Opening Reception - West Town/Wicker Park
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, 6 - 9 pm
1527 N Ashland, Chicago, IL 60622
Gallery hours
F 5-7 pm
Sa 12-4 pm
LIGHTNESS & BEING
How do we maintain serenity and peace within when forces outside of us are ambiguous and even tumultuous? How do we feel joy, share love, work, and create in times of uncertainty? What does it mean to “be” when we may feel apprehension about the future. This group show explores how artists interpret and express the idea of lightness and being. The artists selected for the show reflect on time, memories, and what lies ahead. They convey their wonderment at life, nature, spirituality, and our connections to each other. Light streams through the sky, through glass, or from an object. Lightness is interpreted through form, color, and texture. Silence, stillness, and meditation on spaces is conveyed in some of the artwork. Other artists reflect on hardship and how to move through it. The artists make statements with their work that are profoundly positive, and generative. They connect to nature, humanity, and creativity as forces that fill us and can impact society. Questions of what it means to be and how lightness can imbue our consciousness and senses are explored through various media.
Exhibiting Artists:
Pinar Aral, Sharon Bladholm, Monica J. Brown, reisling dong, Alan Emerson Hicks, Robert Fields, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Glen Gauthier, Markus Giolas, Fletcher Hayes, Anne Hughes, Ethan Hutchinson, Natalie Jackson, Damien James, Kathleen King, Pauline Kochanski, Loralyn Kumlin, Kim Laurel, Beatriz Ledesma, Antwane Lee, Michael Miller, Rosalina Perez, Corinne Peterson, Diane Ponder, Renee Robbins, Tom Robinson, Julian Sarria, Nicholas Sistler, Paul Gerard Somers, Eve Sopala, Gerardo Villarreal, Kathy Weaver, Glenn Wexler
“Fairy Ring”, Acrylic on canvas, 14”x16”, 2024
My work reflects the diverse world and the power of nature by creating awe and a sense of wonder. By paying closer attention to our surroundings, we can experience our world with lightness and a deeper awareness of being human in our environment. The work invites us to see magical energy in everyday visual experiences.
Thanks so much to directors Laura and Molly for a fantastic show! Check out all the amazing pieces in the show on the gallery website. They put together a great online viewing experience in addition to the in person show.
