These 3 spaces are in one room adjacent to our gallery space on the 4th floor of the Preston Bradley Center (home of the Uptown Arts Center) Visual artists have numerous opportunities for… Continue reading
3 hour drawing session with a focus on portraiture
Colette Wright Adams often uses her observation of a neighborhood to create works of art. Many times nature in the city is represented. “A neighborhood is not a static, physical location nor only… Continue reading
Jessica Stanfill 2016 MFA in Painting & Drawing, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago 2014 Post-Baccalaureate in Painting & Drawing, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago 2006 BA Studio Art,… Continue reading
Sarah Bastress is a painter from West Virginia who now lives in Chicago. Her paintings often quote queer or rural tropes from painting history, pop culture, or her own childhood that stir up… Continue reading
Tongyu “Toni” Zhao 趙彤宇 b. Hubei, China, 1993. Tongyu Zhao is an artist based in her guts, she thinks about material encounters and lived experiences. In an often chaotic expression, Tongyu intends to… Continue reading
Kateryna is an artist from Ukraine. She has been in Chicago for a little over 3 months. She received a baccalaureate in painting and teaching from Kharkiv Art college in 2002 She also… Continue reading
Lowell Thompson is an artist/writer and creative catalyst who uses media and mediums to provoke thought about issues most Americans would rather not see. He calls himself a “recovering adman” because he spent… Continue reading
Our 3rd profile of Artists of Uptown Arts Center: Elizabeth Hipwell
