RECENT NEWS:

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Benefit Auction:

Roots and Culture Annual Spring Benefit Bash
Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center
1034 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
Opens Sat April 28, 7-11 pm

with work from:

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Group Exhibition:

Electric Darkness
SÍM Gallery
Hafnarstræti 16
101 Reykjavík, Ísland 
Show Opens:  Feb 10, 2012

Featuring the work of Abdolreza Aminlari, Margo Dooney, Fionnuala Doran, Niko Economidis, Verena Faisst, Aurèle Ferrier, Vera Hofmann & Sabine Schründer, Sarah Kaur, Keiko Kurita, and Christopher Meerdo

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Group Exhibition:

FAX >>>>
DeVos Art Museum
Marquette, MI
Show Runs:  Jan 13 – Feb 26, 2012

Curated by João Ribas; co-organized with The Drawing Center, New York and Independent Curators International, New York.

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Group Exhibition:

Lossy: Bolen/Ladensack/Meerdo/Nelson >>>>
Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center
1034 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
Opens Friday Jan 20, 6-9 pm
Show Runs:  Jan 20 – Feb 19, 2012 - SHOW EXTENDED till Feb. 25

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Work featured on Make Space Blog >>>>

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Interview in California Printmaker Magazine >>>>
Order a copy>>>>

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Solo Exhibition:

Christopher Meerdo: Stalemate >>>>
Roxaboxen Exhibitions
2130 W. 21st St.
Chicago, IL
Opens Sunday Dec 11
Show Runs:  Dec 11 – Dec 25, 2011

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Works on view at Leopold >>>>

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Gallery 400's File Type exhibition reviewed on Art 21 Blog >>>>

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Cipher featured on I heart photograph's blog >>>>

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Group Exhibition:

Mouthing (the sentient limb) >>>>
Curated by Kelly Kaczynski
Hyde Park Art Center
Dates:  July 17 – October 16, 2011
Gallery 1 and The Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery

Artists include: Cameron Crawford, David Gracie, Rachel Herman, Yun Jeong Hong, Julia Klein, Dani Levanthal, Todd Mattei, Christopher Meerdo, Chris Naka, Erin O'Brien, Steve Reinke, Melanie Schiff, Amy Sillman

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Group Exhibition:

File Type>>>>
Curated by Chaz Evans and Lorelei Stewart
June 17 - July 30
Opens - June 17 - 5-8 pm
Gallery 400
400 S. Peoria St
Chicago Illinois, 60622

Featuring the work of Mike Andrews, Jon Cates, Channel TWo, Anthony Discenza, Constant Dullaart, Eric Fleischauer, Patrick Lichty, Ei Jane Janet Lin & Miao Jiaxin, Todd Mattei, Jesse McLean, Chris Meerdo, Casey Reas, Steve Ruiz, and Siebren Versteeg.

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Group Exhibition:

HANG IN THERE >>>>
Curated by Jason Lazarus
June 17 - July 2
Opens - June 17 - 7-10 pm
Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219-21 South Morgan Street
Chicago Illinois, 60608

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Almost Legal: 17 from UIC MFA @ MDW FAIR >>>>
Geolofts
3636 S Iron Street, Chicago 60609
Booth #224
Sat 4/23 1-10 pm
Sun 4/24 1-6 pm

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UIC MFA Thesis Exhibition
Reception - Friday 4/22 - 5-8 pm
Artist Talks - Thursday 4/21 - 5:30-7 pm
Exhibition Runs 4/19 - 4/23
Gallery 400
400 S. Peoria St.
Chicago IL 60622

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New collective website for MFA candidates at UIC-Chicago:

http://uicartmfa.biz/

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University of Illinois at Chicago - MFA Open Studios
Friday October 29, 2010 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm
UIC School of Art and Design Hall
400 S. Peoria St.

Artists include:
Mark Aguhar / Sebastian Aguirre / Claire Arctander / Melina Ausikaitis / Daniel Baird / Nina Barnett / Rebecca Beachy / Jeremy Bolen / Paul Cowan / Michael Gibisser / Mary Helena Clark / Kasia Houlihan / Mark Kent / Anthony Koerner / Raquel Ladensack / Andrew Mausert-Mooney / Brendan Meara / Christopher Meerdo / Marianna Milhorat / Paul Nelson / Tim Nickodemus / Aay Preston-Myint / Michael Radziewicz / Nicholas Rummler / Min Song / Stephanie Tisza / Neal Vandenbergh / Gwendolyn Zabicki / Latham Zearfoss

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Christopher Meerdo: Reiteration
August 23 – September 24, 2010
Harper College Exhibition Space >>>
Palatine, IL

Artists Talk, Wednesday, September 15, 1:15 pm
Reception, Wednesday, September 15, 2:15 pm - 5 pm

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ArtPrize
September 22 – November 20, 2010
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts >>>
41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
Grand Rapids, MI

Opening Day, Wednesday, September 22, 6pm - 9pm

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Union League Civic Arts Foundation
Reception, Thursday, May 20, 5pm - 7pm
65 W. Jackson St., Chicago, IL

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UIC @ NEXT

Show Hours:
Thursday, April 29th: Previews Night
Friday, April 30: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, May 1: 11am - 7pm
Sunday, May 2: 11am - 6pm
Monday, May 3: 11am - 4pm
NEXT Art Fair - 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza - Chicago, IL 60654

UIC MFA GOLD: The public university sneaks into the marketplace.

New works by: Claire Arctander Melina Ausikaitis Daniel Baird Rebecca Beachy Olivia Ciummo Michael Gibisser Nick Harvey Maria Jonsson Raquel Ladensack Erin Leland Christopher Meerdo Rebecca Mir Mike Morris Paul Nelson Tim Nickodemus Orson Panetti Erik Peterson Aay Preston-Myint Michael Radziewicz Michael Sirianni Min Song Raychael Stine Stephanie Tisza Nicholas Wylie Allison Yasukawa Latham Zearfoss

Tentative booth locations: 7-9121, 7-9123, 7-9122, and 7-9224

NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art April 30 - May 3, 2010 More than an art fair,

NEXT is a showcase for the world’s talents and an adventure in cutting-edge culture. An opportunity to redefine the relationship between art and its public, NEXT is a portal to seeing contemporary art in new, innovative, eye-opening ways. NEXT will include works from both commercial and non-commercial arts organizations--galleries, project spaces, art publications and key private contemporary collections from around the world.

Reception, Friday, June 26, 5 pm - 7pm

 

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Aspect Ratio
December 4-18, 2009,
The Plaines Project - 1822 S. Desplaines St.

Artists include: Melina Ausikatis, Joe Baldwin, Olivia Ciummo, Kelli Evans, Allyson Gibbs, Michael Gibisser, Rebecca Grady, Nicolas Harvey, Sarah Higgins, Audra Hubbell, Jillian Lindner, Christopher Margelis, Christopher Meerdo, Paul Nelson, Julio Rubio Obelleiro, Joseph Pankowski, Brittany Ransom, Min Song, Perrin Stamatis, Stephanie Tisza, Jeremy Tubbs, Pei Chi Yang

Reception, Friday, June 26, 5 pm - 7pm

 

 

 

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University of Illinois at Chicago - MFA Open Studios
November 19, 2009 - 7-9:30 pm
Art & Design Building - 400 S. Peoria St.

Artists include: Michael Radziewicz Stephanie Tisza Rebecca Grady Mike Morris Orson Panetti Claire Arctander Kristen VanDeventer Aay Preston-Myint Olivia Ciummo Latham Zearfoss Raychael Stine Allison Yasukawa Michael Sirianni Tim Nickodemus Erin Leland Paul Nelson Christopher Meerdo Michael Gibisser Maria Jonsson Nick Harvey Melina Ausikaitis Min Song Erik Peterson Raquel Ladensack Nicholas Wylie Rebecca Beachy Daniel Baird

 

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Chicago Gardens: Past and Present
June 17 – August 16, 2009
Chicago Tourism Center

Artists include Cathryn Bouzide, Danny Mansfield, Christopher Meerdo, Carolyn Ottmers, Brad Temkin and Andrew Young.

Reception, Friday, June 26, 5 pm - 7pm

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Response: Art and the Art of Criticism
April 24 – May 30, 2009
I space Gallery >>>

Featured artists and critics include Fred Camper and Adelheid Mers; Janina Cziezadlo and Silvia Malagrino; Alicia Eler and Carrie Schneider; Jason Foumberg and Carol Jackson; Claire Wolf Krantz and Claire Prussian; Corey Postiglione and Duncan MacKenzie with Christian Kuras; Lane Relyea and Conrad Bakker; Polly Ullrich and Christopher Meerdo; Lori Waxman and Dianna Frid.

Panel Discussion: May 4, 1-2:30 pm

The Chicago Art Critics Association and I space present a panel discussion at Art Chicago located in the Merchandise Mart Conference Center.

Conversation with Polly Ullrich and Christopher Meerdo >>>

Exhibition Catalog >>>