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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Fall 2014 Undergraduate Exhibition
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Sullivan Galleries
33 S. State St., 7th floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, October 31st, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Friday, November 14th
PUPPIES PUPPIES: Gollum / Toilet
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CourtneyBlades
1324 West Grand Avenue. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, October 31st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 14th
Live Barely Alive Among Various Nameless
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DOMUS
653 W 28th st Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, October 31st, from 8PM - 12AM
Here, There, Everywhere
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, October 31st, at 5PM
On view through Saturday, December 13th
A Spooktacular, For Carol
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Sandcastle Gallery
2313 N Albany Ave. #2, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, October 31st, from 9PM - 1am
On view through Saturday, November 1st
Embodiment
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Center for Gender/Race Studies
Room 105, 5733 S. University Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, October 30th, at 4:30PM
HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN: Good Stock on the Dimension Floor: An Opera (Screening)
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Logan Center Performance Hall
915 E. 60th St, Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, October 30th, at 6PM
Samhain
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Defibrillator Gallery
1136 N. Milwaukee St., Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, October 30th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, October 31st
Anda Korsts: Video Metropolis
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 30th, at 6PM
Aaron James Draplin (Artist Lecture)
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Film Row Cinema, Columbia College Chicago
1104 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60605, 8th floor
Opening Thursday, October 30th, at 6PM
Robin Dluzen (artist talk)
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Lillstreet Loft
4437 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
Opening Tuesday, October 28th, from 7PM - 8PM
Sara Tabatabaie-Raissi & Trace Krug: flamingo clouds and blue
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PEREGRINEPROGRAM
3311 W. Carroll Ave. #119 Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Sunday, October 26th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, November 23rd
Nicole Dyer & Matt Hilvers: Open Mic Night
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South of the Tracks
319 N. Albany Ave
Opening Sunday, October 26th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, December 7th
Halls
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ADDS DONNA
4223 W Lake St
Opening Sunday, October 26th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, November 30th
Survival AIDS
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, October 25th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 22nd
Megan Sterling: Thresh/hold
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Roman Susan Annex
1637-1643 West Howard Street, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, October 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, October 29th
The City Lost and Found
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Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing
159 E Monroe Street
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, January 11th
Andrew Barco: Imminence & Eddie Breitweiser: b/w
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Threewalls
119 N Peoria #2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6 PM - 9 PM
On view through Saturday, November 29th
Ultra-Deep Field
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Rockford University Art Gallery
5050 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61108
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, November 14th
Paul Germanos
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Antena
1755 S. Laflin Street, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, November 22nd
No-Fi
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, November 13th
Olivia Coran: Club Sapphire
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Night Club
2017 W. Moffat St. #1, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, November 3rd
Nicholas Schutzenhofer: Caprice
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Fernwey
916 N Damen Ave. Chicago, IL. 60622
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, November 16th
Kate Ruggeri & Hannah Tarr
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 22nd
Greg Stimac: Middle Gray
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Document
845 w Washington Blvd. 3F
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 6th
A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
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Aspect/Ratio
119 N Peoria St #3D, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 29th
Stan Shellabarger
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Western Exhibitions
845 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 6th
Daniel Arnold: Goodbye Stranger
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Paris London Hong Kong
845 W. Washington Blvd. #2R, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, December 12th
Aubrey Manson & Betany Porter: Recollection Jones
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The Carl
1957 W Cullerton, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 7PM - 10PM
Andrew Barco: Imminence & Edward Breitweiser: b/w
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threewalls
119 N. Peoria #2C, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 29th
Cao Fei: Haze and Fog
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 23rd, at 6PM
Book Launch: Pope.L: Showing Up To Withhold
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave., Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418, Chicago Illinois 60637
Opening Sunday, October 19th, at 3PM
Latham Zearfoss: SPEECH! SPEECH!! SPEECH!!!
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Roots & Culture
1034 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Sunday, October 19th, at 7:30PM
Detritivore meets Smooth Times
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The Franklin
3522 West Franklin Blvd. Chicago IL 60624
Opening Sunday, October 19th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
SCIENCE/FICTION // new works by REUVEN ISRAEL, KIMBERLY KIM, NOA DOLBERG, & RYAN THOMPSON
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ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th Street, Chicago IL
Opening Sunday, October 19th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, November 10th
Poppy Jackson
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Defibrillator
1136 N. Milwaukee St., Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, October 18th, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, October 18th
Chicago Printers Guild 5 Year Anniversary Exhibition
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard
Opening Saturday, October 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, November 26th
Tate Foley: Horrifically Obvious
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Spudnik Press
1821 W. Hubbard St. Suite 302
Opening Saturday, October 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, November 20th
If They Mated
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The Honey Hole
1656 S. Throop St.
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 7 PM - 10 PM
On view through Friday, October 17th
Pink Days and Blue Days
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Hyperlink Gallery
1029 W. 35th St., Lower Level Studio #015, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, November 20th
Carl Diehl: An Internet of Things that Go Bump in the Night
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Tritriangle
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., Floor 3, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 17th, at 7PM
On view through Thursday, October 30th
Ryan Lowry: Two Years
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Front Room
1839 W Thomas, Apartment No. 3
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
FLATspace Residency Launch Party
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FLAT Space gallery-in-residence at CUAS
Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Throop Street. 4th/5th Floors, Chicago, 60608
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 18th
Hide and Seek
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HomeBody Gallery
3662 S. Marshfield Ave. Chicago, Il 60609
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
Meghan Grubb: Long Fall & Peter Hammar: Resistant Structures
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd floor
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, November 30th
Chad Kouri: No Wrong Answers
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Johalla Projects
1821 W Hubbard St, #209 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, November 30th
Multiples
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Multiples. Chicago
2605 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 17th, from 5PM - 1am
On view through Sunday, October 19th
The New [New] Corpse
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, October 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, December 11th
Propeller Fund 2014 Award Ceremony and Fultonia Now Opening Reception
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Mana Contemporary Chicago
2233 S. Throop St. Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, October 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, January 23rd
Jordan Martins (Artist Talk)
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N. Carpenter St., Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, October 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
Book Sale
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave., Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418, Chicago Illinois 60637
Opening Thursday, October 16th, from 10AM - 6PM
Josef Strau (Hamza Walker, Exhibition Tour)
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave., Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418, Chicago Illinois 60637
Opening Thursday, October 16th, from 6PM - 7PM
Wade Guyton (Artist Talk with Susan Tallman)
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Rubloff Auditorium
230 S. Columbus Dr. Chicago IL, 60603
Opening Wednesday, October 15th, at 6PM
Manifest (Panel Discussion)
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Gallery X
Room 117, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago IL
Opening Tuesday, October 14th, from 12PM - 1PM
Erin Washington: Always in the Dark & Cameron Harvey: Abundant Gesture
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Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
32 E. Quincy St. Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Sunday, October 12th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, November 8th
Michael Milano: Smooth Times
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The Franklin
3522 W. Franklin Blvd. Chicago IL 60624
Opening Sunday, October 12th, from 3PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, November 2nd
Every house has a door & Ilie Paun Capriel: Caesar’s Bridge
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Julius Caesar
3311 W Carroll Ave. Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Sunday, October 12th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, November 2nd
Andrew Falkowski: Light/Industry/Coating (Artist Talk with Lane Relyea)
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Paris London Hong Kong
845 W Washington Blvd, 2R, Chicago, IL
Opening Sunday, October 12th, from 2PM - 4PM
Kim Piotrowski (Artist Talk)
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Linda Warren Projects
327 N. Aberdeen, Ste 151, Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, October 11th, from 3PM - 4PM
Lise Haller Baggesen: Motherism Storytime
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Editions Kavi Gupta
835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, October 11th, at 5PM
Kailyn Perry & Traci Fowler: Observable Methods
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ArtBox, Autotelic Studios
1856 N. Richmond St. Chicago, Il 60647
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, October 30th
Zach Hobbs: Trying to Learn How to Draw
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Rational Park
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Noelle Garcia
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Flat Iron Arts Building
1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. #201 Chicago IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, October 10th
Lucie Stahl: PITS
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Queer Thoughts
1640 W 18th St
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 15th
Szalon
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The Logan Center Gallery
915 E. 60th St, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, November 23rd
Dock 6 Design + Art #8
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Dock 6 Collective
4200 W Diversey Ave. Chicago IL 60639
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 6PM - 12AM
On view through Saturday, October 11th
Ama Iromuanya & Alex Leasure: Innervated Alloy
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Outhouse Gallery
212 N. Sangamon Street, Apt 3B, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 25th
Community Area One
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Roman Susan
1224 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, October 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, October 30th
The Dead Weight Performance Series: Jesse Malmed & Carlos Martiel
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30PM
Gwendolyn Zabicki & Emmett Kerrigan
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell, Ave. Chicago
Opening Thursday, October 9th, from 6 PM - 8 PM
On view through Friday, October 31st
Andrew Lampert: Tables Turned
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 9th, at 6PM
here and there and pink melon joy (Artist Talk with Sabina Ott, Daniel Sulman, and Shannon Stratton)
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, October 9th, at 12:15PM
Half Suffocated Screening
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Gallery 400
400 S. Peoria St., Chicago IL
Opening Wednesday, October 8th, at 7PM
Nick Rummler (artist talk)
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Lillstreet Loft
4437 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
Opening Tuesday, October 7th, from 7PM - 8PM
Molly Wright Steenson: Architectures of Information (artist talk)
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Charnley-Persky House, Society of Architectural Historians
1365 N Astor St Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, October 7th, from 6PM - 8PM
Karolina Gnatowski: Soul Kitchen
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Kitchen Space
2716 N Monticello Ave Unit 1F
Opening Sunday, October 5th, from 9am - 12PM
On view through Friday, October 31st
fo wilson & (f)utility projects
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Terrain Exhibitions
704 Highland Ave. Oak Park, IL
Opening Sunday, October 5th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Thursday, October 30th
Judith Brotman & Sandra Grauel: Duty
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Loo
2153 W 21st St, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 29th
Rendering Emblems
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Lvl 3
1542 Milwaukee Ave. #3
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 6 PM - 10 PM
On view through Sunday, November 2nd
Matt Woodward & Wrekmeister Harmonies: It Ended with My Putting It On
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Comfort Station Logan Square
1879 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, November 2nd
7th Annual Spudnik Press Benefit
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard St Suite 302 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 5PM - 11PM
The ceiling caves in on Jason Dunda’s head
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slow
2153 W 21st Street, Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 25th
Ordinary Projects presents Lise Haller Baggesen, Mothernism
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Ordinary Projects @ Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St., 5th Fl. Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, November 2nd
Judith Brotman & Sandra Grauel: Duty
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Loo
2153 W 21st St, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 29th
Observe in Solitude
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5135
5135 S Kenwood Ave, Apt 603, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 9PM
Fantasy Zone: K-9 ISLAND
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Hidden Dog
2151 W 21st Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, October 24th
Surabhi Ghosh: Tiled & Looped
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Manifold
4426 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, November 7th
In Dialogue: Claire Bishop & Claire Doherty
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Rubloff Auditorium
230 S. Columbus Dr.
Opening Thursday, October 2nd, at 6PM
Esau McGhee: Indistinctly Anywhere
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The Union League Club of Chicago
65 West Jackson Boulevard
Opening Thursday, October 2nd, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, October 31st
On Big Drawings
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Averill and Bernard Leviton A+D Gallery
619 S Wabash, Chicago IL 60605
Opening Thursday, October 2nd, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, November 1st
Carol Jackson (Artist Talk)
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Threewalls
119 N Peoria #2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, October 2nd, at 7PM
500 Clown At the Threshold
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Opening Thursday, October 2nd, from 5PM - 7:30PM
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