Join us for the opening reception for Bold Ventures’ latest exhibition featuring Chicago artists Aïsha Lehmann and Reevah Agarwaal!

Bold Ventures is a strategic advisory firm guiding bold racial equity in philanthropy. Their newly aquired storefront at 1448 W Montrose Ave engages in the curatorial services by Whitney LaMora, filling their space with rotating, original artwork matching the ethos of their every day work.

Aïsha and Reevah together are featuring sixteen works, currently on display through December of this year. Come and meet the artists, peruse the artwork and stay for their walking tour / artist talk that starts at 7pm – led by curator Whitney LaMora.

Doors at 6pm! Artist talk starts at 7pm and the space will be available after until 8:30pm. Any works not sold are available to be purchased – payment plans available.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS & CURATOR

Aïsha Lehmann is a Chicago-based artist and Sociology doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Originally from Utah, she completed Brigham Young University’s Studio Art BFA program, minoring in Sociology and Africana Studies. As a social scientist, Lehmann’s research interests include racial identity formation and categorization, in particular their ability to shape resource allocation and mobility. Her art practice builds on these same themes, visualizing the components and essences of social constructions and their lovely, or contrarily, detrimental real-life manifestations. Her illustrative metaphors employ quotidian objects, patterns, and the human figure, utilizing drawing, collage, and printmaking techniques. @aishalehmann.art

Reevah Agarwaal is a multi-disciplinary artist from New Delhi, India, currently based in Chicago, IL. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2024. Her work delves into domestic dualities, exploring love and violence, power and shame, and isolation and centrality by weaving rich narratives in quilts and collage works. Inspired by aesthetics of girlhood, she uses feminine palettes and decorative elements as well as repurposed sentimental objects. She aims to elevate the narratives of women and girlhood, shedding light on stories often overlooked in patriarchal hegemony. The transformation and activation of personal archives in her work symbolize a reclamation of feminist history from a history of exclusion, intergenerational trauma, hierarchies, and internalized misogyny. Her work has appeared in various shows including Stainless Gallery (New Delhi), Woman Made Gallery, Research House for Asian Art, Zhou B Art Center, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Purple Window Gallery, Color Club, South Asia Institute, FLXST Contemporary, Free Range, and The Martin (Chicago). She also has permanent public artwork on view in South Chicago which was funded by Chicago Public Art Group and South Chicago Parents and Friends. Recently she received the New Futures Award from The Other Art Fair and is currently a resident at the Chicago Artists Coalition. @reev.art

Whitney LaMora is a home and hospitality curator, producer and immersive performer. She believes in bringing original artwork into spaces and lessening the financial gap between art showcasing and ownership. She works diligently to highlight LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC artists and their work, not only in her curatorial practice but as an events producer in the city. She lives and works in Ukrainian Village with her wife and their nice and naughty pets. @whitneycurates

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