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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Lincoln never ate anything yellow, AKA: Tendencies will define you. New work by Shane Ward
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Happy Collaborationists
1254 N Noble St
Opening Saturday, March 31st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, April 14th
Escape Into the Briar Patch
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slow
2153 W 21st Street
Opening Saturday, March 31st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 21st
John Cage, Toko Shinoda, Yozo Hamaguchi
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Floating World Gallery
1925 N. Halsted St.
Opening Saturday, March 31st, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Artist Talk: Mark Aguhar, Sebastian Aguirre, Jon Chambers, and Andrew Mausert-Mooney
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Gallery 400 Lecture Room
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Saturday, March 31st, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Torch Song: 2012 UIC Art MFA Thesis Exhibition 2
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Gallery 400
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Friday, March 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 31st
Splatter Platter: 2012 UIC Art MFA Thesis Exhibition 2
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Gallery 400
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Friday, March 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, March 31st
For the Wild Rabbit
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Murdertown Gallery
2351 N. Milwaukee Ave
Opening Friday, March 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, April 30th
Ari Marcopoulos: Midway
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Kavi Gupta Gallery
835 W. Washington
Opening Friday, March 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Ari Marcopoulos: Midway
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Kavi Gupta Gallery
835 W. Washington
Opening Friday, March 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, May 6th
Patrick Lichty: Ex Nihilo / Improbable Objects
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What It Is
23 E. Madison, Chicago, IL, 60602
Opening Thursday, March 29th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 28th
Mickalene Thomas
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
118 North Peoria Street Chicago, Illinois 60607
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Artist Talk: Dana Carter
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Gahlberg Gallery / McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Wednesday, March 28th, from 11am - 12PM
Brent Green: Musical Perforamnce, Lecture and Screening
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium
230 S. Columbus Dr.
Opening Wednesday, March 28th, from 5:45PM - 7:30PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Art-Zine/Chicago: Spring Fling
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Peanut Gallery
1000 N. California Ave., Chicago
Opening Sunday, March 25th, from 5PM - 9PM
Matt Austin & EJ Hill: Slow Dance
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ACRE Projects
1913 w 17th Street
Opening Sunday, March 25th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 26th
Trial Myriad
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North Branch Projects
3550 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, March 24th, from 6 PM - 12 am
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Zachary Buchner
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Andrew Rafacz Gallery
835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago IL 60607
Opening Saturday, March 24th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Tim Nickodemus: Megatheria
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Alderman Exhibitions
1138 W Randolph
Opening Saturday, March 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, April 23rd
The Physical Impossibility of a Hangover in the Mind of Someone Drinking
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TheHills Esthetic Center
128 N. Campbell Ave Chicago, Illinois
Opening Saturday, March 24th, from 6PM - 12am
Modern Model: Andy Hall & Kaylee Wyant
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Roots & Culture
1034 N. Milwaukee Ave
Opening Friday, March 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 21st
Rebecca Shore: All in One
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Corbett vs Dempsey
1120 N Ashland
Opening Friday, March 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Evil Is Interesting
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Antena Gallery
1765 S. Laflin, St.
Opening Friday, March 23rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, April 21st
Jesus Mejia: The Fidelity of Instruments
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The Plaines Project
1822 S Des Plaines Street, Chicago 60616
Opening Friday, March 23rd, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 30th
Andrew Martin & Sam Harvey: Formal Engagement
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood
Opening Friday, March 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, March 23rd
Sabina Ott: to perceive the invisible in you
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SXU Gallery
3700 West 103rd Street
Opening Tuesday, March 20th, from 2:30PM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, April 4th
Warrenville Inspired
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Warrenville Historical Society
3S530 Second Street, PO Box 311 Warrenville, IL 60555
Opening Sunday, March 18th, from 1PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, April 22nd
ARTE NO ES FÁCIL
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Links Hall
3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Sunday, March 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, March 18th
Brandy Fisher: A System of Relations
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ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th St
Opening Sunday, March 18th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 19th
Yto Barrada: Riffs
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, March 18th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, April 22nd
Holly Holmes: Transcription
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Terrain Exhibitions
704 Highland Ave. Oak Park, IL
Opening Sunday, March 18th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Friday, April 13th
Artist Talk: Mary Helena Clark, Tiffany Funk, Anthony Koerner, Nicholas Rummler, and Gwendolyn Zabicki
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Gallery 400 Lecture Room
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Saturday, March 17th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, March 17th
Mark Jackson: Darkness and Light
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N. Sheridan Rd.
Opening Saturday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, April 15th
Light Show
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Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622
Opening Saturday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 17th
Autumn Space Presents: Sean Ward
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Autumn Space Gallery
1700 Irving Park #207
Opening Saturday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Look at Me: 2012 UIC Art MFA Thesis Exhibition 1
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Gallery 400
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, March 17th
Sirianni/Lane
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NEW CAPITAL
3114 W. Carroll St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, April 6th
Power Lines
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Chicago Artists' Coalition
217 N Carpenter Street
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, April 5th
Gwynne Johnson: This Doubtful Paradise
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Chicago Artists' Coalition
217 N. Carpenter
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, April 5th
Megan Born: Dirt
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The Graham Foundation
Madlener House 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Heroes & Icons
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Yollocalli Arts Reach
1401 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, April 6th
Black Thorns in the White Cube / Elijah Burgher
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Western Exhibitions
119 N Peoria St, Suite 2A Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, March 16th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 14th
Triple Canopy: Publication in the Expanded Field
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Columbia College Chicago, Interdisciplinary Arts Department
600 South Michigan Avenue
Opening Thursday, March 15th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Jen Heaslip: New Paintings
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1220 Chicago IL 60603
Opening Thursday, March 15th, from 5 PM - 7 PM
On view through Saturday, April 14th
Downcast Eyes
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Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Opening Monday, March 12th, from 6PM - 8PM
Marilyn Minter Visiting Artists Program Lecture
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium
230 S. Columbus Dr.
Opening Monday, March 12th, from 5:45PM - 7:30PM
A Line Describing Eternity // new works by Joseph Rynkiewicz
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ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th St
Opening Sunday, March 11th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 12th
Nostalgia: Artist Discussion & Group Show
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Happy Collaborationists Exhibition Space
1254 N Noble
Opening Saturday, March 10th, from 4PM - 6PM
R&D
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Manifold
4426 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago Ave., IL 60640
Opening Saturday, March 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 26th
The Failure of Rational Thought, new paintings by Christian Rieben
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The Bike Room
1109 W. North Shore Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, March 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Dissolution
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Eel Space
1906 S Throop St
Opening Friday, March 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, April 1st
Sans
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219-21 S Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 16th
Form Fit: John Opera
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Gallery 400 Lecture Room
400 South Peoria Street
Opening Friday, March 9th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Alan and Michael Fleming
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Threewalls
119 North Peoria Street Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Friday, March 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 21st
PechaKucha Night Chicago presents Volume 21
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Martyrs'
3855 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Tuesday, March 6th, from 8PM - 10:30PM
Force Majeure
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DEFIBRILLATOR and NEW CAPITAL
1136 N Milwaukee Ave.
Opening Sunday, March 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 4th
I’M WATCHING THE SUN COME UP NOW
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ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th Street, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Sunday, March 4th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, March 5th
Reality Slips: Veronica Bruce, Brian McNearney, and Morgan Sims
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Robert Bills Contemporary
222 N. Desplaines St., Lower Level, Chicago
Opening Saturday, March 3rd, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 14th
Domain and Range
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Jenny's Common
1637 West Byron Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, March 3rd, from 7PM - 10:30PM
On view through Saturday, March 10th
‘They Wore Faces of Red Clay’
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SideCar
411 Huehn St., Hammond, Indiana, 46327
Opening Saturday, March 3rd, from 5 PM - 10 PM
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Is it What?
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Hinge Gallery
1955 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 3rd, at 6PM
On view through Saturday, May 5th
Stuck Up: A Selected History of Alternative & Pop Culture Told Through Stickers
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Maxwell Colette Gallery
908 N Ashland Ave, Chicago Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, March 3rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, March 3rd
various small abstractions
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D Gallery
room 717 D, 623 S. Wabash
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 12PM - 1PM
On view through Tuesday, April 3rd
Nazafarin Lofti
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Tony Wight Gallery
845 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago IL 60607
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 14th
Benjamin Bellas and Oli Watt: That thing in that old Groucho Marx movie…
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Kirk's Apartment
3710 N Marshfield, 1E
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 30th
TUNDRA: body in performance
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S&S Project
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, March 3rd
Every now and then I fall apart
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The Plaines Project
1822 S DES PLAINES STREET CHICAGO, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 9th
Alan Cohen: Revisited Exposures
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Document
845 W Washington Blvd 3f
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 14th
Alleys & Ruins
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Schneider Gallery
230 West Superior St., Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, April 28th
notwithstanding
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DOVA Temporary
5228 S. Harper Ave. Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 7th
Wow-house
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Johalla Projects
1821 West Hubbard Street, Suite 110
Opening Friday, March 2nd, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 25th
Judith Hladik-Voss
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Chicago Public LibraryLincoln/Belmont branch
1659 W. Melrose, Chicago, IL 60657
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Rim Lee
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kasia kay art projects gallery
215 N. Aberdeen St.
Opening Thursday, March 1st, from 1 March 2012 - 31 March 2012
On view through Saturday, March 31st
Dana Carter: Letter to the Night
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Gahlberg Gallery/McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
On view through Saturday, April 7th
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