Reminiscing on David Vosburg’s ‘Time, Enforced’ from LOCUS: IX, December 2021 at my gallery space The Martin - which is now featured at Yes Project Space in David’s solo show which opened last night! I met Yes Project Space’s curator Dennissa doing the LOCUS project and met David with the LOCUS show in 2021 which has led to the three of us creating, showing and working together time and again. The large art world can be very small and you never know who you’re going to meet. ♥️ “ambulatory” by David Vosburg is up until April 13th at @yesprojectspace 📸 @mkjoss / @yesprojectspace
Reminiscing about last year’s New Years Eve bash and getting excited for this weekend! NYE hopefuls: tonight is the cutoff for refund requests so keep an eye out for tickets coming through today and early tomorrow! We have seen some scammers out there 👀 so as with all our events we caution you NOT to buy off anyone selling tickets other than us! We will also be allowing anyone in to our party from 12:30am - 2am (as capacity allows!) so if you celebrate the ball drop elsewhere, come through to dance with TORi the Creator. Link in bio to add yourself to the waitlist. Doors open at 8pm on Sunday & TORi kicks off at 10pm with a countdown to midnight and a bubbles toast. Let’s go 2024! 🥂 📸 @elsfolger
Last event at The Martin tonight. 💔🫶 📸 2018 📍2515 W North Ave
Tomorrow night visual artist Cay Mims brings her community focused conversation and art practice event humbleDeity to The Martin, featuring Prints! Prints! Prints! artists Jill Nahrstedt & Jessica Malatia. Designed to challenge the typical approach of an artist talk, Cay invites the audience to have an open dialogue with artists about their practice, what it means to be an artist, the art community and more. Rounding out the discussion the artists share a bit of their practice with the audience as well - uniquely transitioning all within the walls of the room to be able to also claim the moniker of artist through their knowledge and creation. This event is free to attend! Doors at 6:30pm and the event begins at 7. Link in bio to RSVP.
We have entered our final week of our gallery & the exhibitions within it. It’s been such a delight to get to sell and share so much work from the Prints! Prints! Prints! show as well as Kyle Richer’s takeover of The Robin. You can visit us today during staffed gallery hours 4-6:30pm, Wednesday during our artist talk (event dropping today!), and Thursday - Sunday of next week. Link in bio for gallery hours and to RSVP for our closing weekend. 🤍
Alongside our Prints! Prints! Prints! group exhibition we are featuring very giftable mini pottery by artist Kyle Richer in The Robin. The Robin is our mini gallery hung in our bathroom - a repurposed vintage jewelry display turned gallery. This will be The Robin’s final exhibition (at least in this space!) and Kyle has created beautiful, charming & delightful pots for you or yours. Collectors have already claimed a few of them but there’s plenty more to shop from. Stop by the next time you’re in the gallery or visit the links in our bio to see the details around the pots yet to be collected. DM or email with collection interest today!
The Martin’s final exhibition opens TONIGHT. 6-9pm - RSVP for free via the link in our bio or just stop on by. Can’t make it tonight? Check out our website for all of our upcoming staffed gallery hours through 12/10.
Head out to @themartinchicago for… Prints! Prints! Prints! @themartinchicago Gallery Open through December 10th! Check @themartinchicago website for days and hours 2500 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL A collection of over 20 printmakers and their work. I’m excited to be a part of this exhibit!✨ This will also be the final exhibition for the gallery. Framed and unframed prints are available to suit your collecting style. Big thanks to @millicentkennedystudios and @mbarnes333 for sharing info about the call for artists for this show! 🙌🏻 If you also know about upcoming gallery shows, please reach out to me via direct message. It’s always great to try new galleries. ❤️ #lemuette #printmaking #themartinchicago #printsprintsprints #galleryshow #artshow #printshow #printmakers #printmakersofinstagram #womenprintmakers #chicagoartgallery #printsonpaper
My vision for opening The Martin in June of 2018 was to solve a problem in the event landscape of Chicago that I was experiencing as a producer. I wanted a safe, flexible and affordable storefront in which artists could thrive, be seen and understood and overall: create. The deep sense of loss I felt in our sudden closure in March 2020 due to COVID-19 after almost two years of rising to that occasion was immense. To be given the opportunity to reopen in June of 2021, adjoined to Split-Rail which I had called a home away from home for years prior, was a dream I didn’t even know I had. The past two years have provided clarity, direction and inspiration for myself and our growing, changing and thriving community. Today I announce the official, final close of The Martin - a space that bears my father’s name, has grown up with me and will forever be a pillar in my artistic career and exploration in Chicago. Our final exhibitions will have their final weekend with us December 8th - 10th. Along with our closure announcement we are announcing the close of Split-Rail. I’ve been on the team at Split-Rail for six years and have been grateful for an endless amount of opportunity, growth and knowledge from the generous minds of so many - but especially Zoe and Michelle. Our vibrant, queer, events-driven cocktail lounge Dorothy will continue on and I still proudly serve as the Creative Director of the bar - getting to produce events at a rate, impact and variety I could have only dreamed of when I sought out my own business in 2018. I have found great peace and pleasure in the Curatorial field and will continue to work in many spaces with my focus always being to uplift, encourage and elevate young, queer, hungry, talented artists. You can follow me at @whitneycurates for future calls, shows and more. Our Hospitality Collective is called Drinking Policy and you can follow us @drinkingpolicy to stay in the know on where you can find us next. Thank you for believing in me, supporting my dream and loving The Martin right along with me. 🤍Whitney
Opening in one week is Prints! Prints! Prints! - a group exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking. This exhibition featuring 20+ artists from the Chicagoland area and beyond brings a variety of print techniques to our gallery, delightfully ranging in price and scope for all levels of collectors. Each artist will feature one framed version of their available print along with unframed copies for easy take home and early holiday shopping. RSVP for our opening next Saturday night from 6-9pm via the link in our bio! ✨
Opening in one week is Prints! Prints! Prints! - a group exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking. This exhibition featuring 20+ artists from the Chicagoland area and beyond brings a variety of print techniques to our gallery, delightfully ranging in price and scope for all levels of collectors. Each artist will feature one framed version of their available print along with unframed copies for easy take home and early holiday shopping. RSVP for our opening next Saturday night from 6-9pm via the link in our bio! ✨
Opening in one week is Prints! Prints! Prints! - a group exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking. This exhibition featuring 20+ artists from the Chicagoland area and beyond brings a variety of print techniques to our gallery, delightfully ranging in price and scope for all levels of collectors. Each artist will feature one framed version of their available print along with unframed copies for easy take home and early holiday shopping. RSVP for our opening next Saturday night from 6-9pm via the link in our bio! ✨
Monday night artist Cayla Mims brought her community focused conversation series humbleDeity to The Martin, interviewing artists Lillian Heredia & Matthew Brett who are featured in the MUTED & MIGHTY exhibition. When Cay pitched the series to me I understood her passion and remained curious about breaking down the traditional artist talk along with a shared artistic practice that she sought to bring to the gallery. They all rose to the occasion and I had a special opportunity to witness artists speak about their work in an elevated but not unreachable fashion. Cay reminded us that we are all artists. And then her grandmother boldly told us to get over our fears and actually believe it. Follow @humbledeity for future gatherings. 🤍 MUTED & MIGHTY closes tonight at The Martin, 6-9pm.
Two more fantastic works hang together in our back room gallery show MUTED & MIGHTY which closes tomorrow night: Heavy is the head by Elise Blair Bagnoli & Family Gathering (2023) by Izzy Cho. Heavy is the head • 42” x 54” • Mixed media (acrylic & oil stick/paint, oil pastel, ribbon, found object) • $12,000 Family Gathering (2023) • 24” x 33” • Laser cut acrylic, hanji, mdf, spray paint • $4,000 Both works are still available for collection and you can see them tomorrow night during our closing reception from 6-9pm. The gallery is closed tonight for a private event. RSVP for our closing tomorrow via the link in our bio. DM or email with collection interest!
We are one week away from bringing this dynamic and exciting event to The Martin: Imagining the New Creative Economy brought to us by The Future of Art in America podcast led by Olivia Lilley! This event is a multi-tiered experience for those in the arts and anyone interested in future entrepreneurial efforts in the art sector. Network with professionals, listen to the stories and guidance by our panel members and even have a chance to pitch your idea to our audience for feedback, support and maybe even the pathway to making your entrepreneurial dreams achievable. Panelists include screenwriters, curators, producers, actors - all here to share their wisdom and help guide the artists who pitch their creative visions to the room. Only 10 tickets remain to next Wednesday’s event - link in bio to grab one of the remaining few.
bicatch by Mikey Mosher •13" x 16" x 8" • Letterpress drawer, metal grid, enamel spray paint, mesh, shell, zip ties •$750 You only have a few chances left to catch CONTAINER CONTINUUM by Mikey Mosher! The gallery is closed tonight for a private event but you can still see the show: • Wednesday: 5-9pm via Split-Rail • Friday: 6-9pm at our closing reception • Sunday: during Gina Cornejo’s DIRTY LAUNDRY event That’s it! Otherwise the gallery is closed for private events and then we’re on to Prints! Prints! Prints! Link in bio to RSVP to our closing reception 🤍 DM or email with any collection questions or interest. 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
It’s our final week of MUTED & MIGHTY and there are still so many great works to collect, like “Barn Light” & “Chocolate City Skies” by artists Matthew Brett & Sunnie Skiez. Barn Light by Matthew Brett • 48”x48” • Acrylic on canvas • $6,000 Chocolate City by Sunnie Skiez • 36”x36” • Aerosol and acrylics on gallery canvas • $850 Both works are still available for collection! You can see these works tonight and hear directly about Matthew’s process in humbleDeity: a community-focused conversation & art practice hosted by Cay Mims, also featuring M&M artist Lillian Heredia. Link in bio to join us for free tonight! Artists: it’s Industry Night at Split-Rail tonight so grab dinner before the event and get 50% off when you tell them you’re industry. ✨
We are one week away from Gina Cornejo’s DIRTY LAUNDRY - a night of film & immersive storytelling! DIRTY LAUNDRY the film is an intimate virtual performance from Stewart Owen Dance and Gina Cornejo, that premiered on February 12, 2022. Featuring choreography from Stewart Owen Dance and original autobiographical writing from Gina Cornejo, this cringeworthy-yet-charming film brings together seven artists to enchant viewers. As an invitation to open dialogue and passionately unearth gritty topics that are often buried, The Martin will host an evening featuring live immersive storytelling by Gina Cornejo, DIRTY LAUNDRY the film and a post show Q&A. Witness Cornejo as she unapologetically discloses the irreverent unraveling of her marriage and divorce on her path to her Queer reclamation. Time to air the dirty laundry, Chicago! Join us on Sunday November 12th for the showcase. Doors at 7pm and Gina's showcase begins at 7:30pm. Each ticket includes the performance and a complementary glass of bubbles presented during the experience. Link in bio for sliding scale tickets.
forever & cardinal by Mikey Mosher forever: • 12" x 18.5" x 6" • Found objects, plywood, metal grid, enamel spray paint • $1,500 cardinal: • 14" x 18" x 4.75" • Found objects, wood, pegboard, zipties, paint, metal grid, enamel spray paint • $1,650 Both works are available for collection! We are entering our final week of CONTAINER CONTINUUM along with our group exhibition MUTED & MIGHTY. It’s First Fridays in the neighborhood tonight and while we won’t be staffed, while you’re checking out art throughout West Town you can pop in and see not only the original artwork in Split-Rail but also all of our exhibitions in our gallery from 5-10pm. RSVP for our closing reception via the link in our bio for next Friday night: 6-9pm! DM or email for collection inquiries. 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
Have you taken a peek at the tiny exhibition in our mini gallery The Robin by Chicago artist Kyle Richer? His small hand built & painted vases are an easy and unique gift or collection item of your own! Ranging from $45-75/ea they’re great for all levels of collector. One vase is already sold and we feel like they’ll only be collected more and more as the holidays approach… Link in bio to check out the artwork details! DM or email with collection interest today.
I’m excited to be participating in an upcoming artist dialogue with fellow Muted & Mighty artist Lillian Heredia @lilliheredia this coming Monday, November 6 at the @themartinchicago Part intentional conversation and part art practice, we will discuss our work and see how we can bring out or enhance the artist in you. Sponsored by @humbledeity and facilitated by Cayla Mims @smimbalyac . I’ve always felt art should be accessible and available to everyone and hope to demystify the process and practice of creating art. Event is FREE but RSVP via the link in bio. Doors at 6:30pm & our event begins at 7. #themartinchicago #chicagoart #chicagogallery #events #eventspace #chicagoevents #chicagoartist #westtown #westtownchicago #instaartist #instacreatives #community #whattodoinchicago #artinchicago #chicagoartscene #eventbritechicago #artistsoninstagram
This November we have several exciting events coming up including humbleDeity - an event created by visual artist Cayla Mims to challenge the concept of a traditional artist talk. Next Monday night Cay facilitates this free event featuring MUTED & MIGHTY artists Lillian Heredia & Matthew Brett. Part intentional conversation and part art practice, actively engage with these artists and see how they can bring out or enhance the artist in you. RSVP via the link in our bio. Doors at 6:30pm & our event begins at 7.
fig 1. weblike echos [residue] by Sarah Goodermuth • Approx. 4’ x 10” x 6” • Plaster, glass beads, stretch magic, residue • NFS The beadwork on Sarah’s piece is not to be missed! While you can’t take this work home with you, coming into the gallery and getting close to this work is a must. Tonight you can see the show by stopping in through Split-Rail (5-10pm) or visit us tomorrow and Sunday during our staffed gallery hours from 1-4pm. Link in bio to see the exhibition virtually - DM or email with any questions or collection interest.
membrane by Mikey Mosher •12" x 22" x 4" •Collage, wood, found objects, zip ties, acrylic paint, eyelets • $750 Want to learn more about Mikey’s artistic practice, his process around building these works and how he approaches the world as an artist? Join us tomorrow for his Artist Talk! Starting at 6pm and led by The Martin’s Gallery Assistant Dennissa Young, come get a peek into Mikey’s brain! If you’re planning on going to Dorothy for the Freak Society’s Horror Film Fest - you have time to grab a bite at Split-Rail, catch our artist talk & head to the event! Link in bio to RSVP for the talk. 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
👋 from your friendly Curator Whitney to remind you that today is the last day to submit to The Martin’s final 2023 exhibition: PRINTS! PRINTS! PRINTS! This is our twelfth exhibition of the year (not including the additional four in The Robin) & we’re so thankful for all the submissions, trust, features, collectors and visitors who have joined us this year. Submit before midnight, end of day today. As always, free to submit. 🙏
“Bang Bang…” by Allie Ellis • 27.5” x 27.5” • Screenprint • $525 Allie Ellis returns to The Martin in our group exhibition MUTED & MIGHTY with this dynamic screen print, perfectly printed to mimic shattered glass in her multi-step creative process. This work is available for purchase and is eligible for financing! Financing helps break artwork cost down across three months - spreading payments out and relieving collectors of larger one time purchases. If you’re interested in collecting DM or email us - or stop by the gallery during staffed gallery hours (most typically Saturdays & Sundays from 1-4pm) to inquire directly. Virtual exhibition on our website!
prism by Mikey Mosher • 10” x 14” x 4” • Found objects, wood, pegboard, zip ties, plastic lens • $800 Curious about Mikey’s approach and process to his art and the creation of CONTAINER CONTINUUM? Join us on October 26th for an artist talk with Mikey supported by our Gallery Assistant Dennissa. Free to RSVP & attend! Doors at 5:30pm & the talk begins at 6pm. Link in bio to RSVP. Not able to come to the talk but want to see the work? Stop by during Split-Rail’s operational hours or check out our events link on our website for gallery hours. 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
PANOPTES (WITNESS) by Lillian Heredia • 12’ x 4’ x 1’ • Maternity ward sheets, cotton thread, nylon rope, brass grommets • $1,000 Lillian’s powerful large scale work hangs beautifully in MUTED & MIGHTY - our back room gallery show. While we don’t have formal gallery hours the next few days, you can see the gallery shows by entering in through Split-Rail next door during their operational hours: until 9pm today & 4-9pm Monday & Tuesday! Link in bio for our virtual exhibition & DM or email with any collection questions or interest.
“a seat at the table” by Mikey Mosher • 14" x 24" x 3.5" • Found objects, pegboard, paint, cloth, metal grid, enamel spray paint, zip ties • $800 Thanks for another great opening weekend last night for MUTED & MIGHTY! Both M&M and CONTAINER CONTINUUM get to settle in to the gallery for the next few weeks. We have artist talks coming your way and gallery hours - plenty of chances to see and collect the work. We don’t have our standard gallery hours this weekend due to the Dock6 showcase but you can stop by and see the gallery today and tomorrow via Split-Rail! Split-Rail debuted a bunch of new brunch and dinner items this week plus a vintage happy hour - so plan your stop by! DM or email with collection interest. 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
Tonight we open MUTED & MIGHTY and tomorrow you can catch The Martin’s team and many artists who have featured in our gallery at the very epic Dock6 Art & Design 15! The Martin’s Gallery Assistant Dennissa has curated in a huge group of artists including Whitney LaMora, The Martin’s founder and curator. You can find Whitney on the 2nd floor in her first 1:1 theatrical immersive experience since 2019 called DIMENSION. Each 15 minute conversation will explore parallel dimensions, relationships, identity and regret. Throughout the rest of the building tons of artists will be showing including previously featured artists such as: margo Santiago, MaryLu E. Herrera, David Vosburg, Katie Carpenter & Lauren Grudzien. Attendance is free tomorrow from 2-8pm at 2100 N Major Ave. Link in bio for more information about Whitney’s performance!
Opening tomorrow night: MUTED & MIGHTY: a group exhibition! Eight artists come together with their large scale works with muted palettes in our back room gallery. Varying in medium and price point - these works pack a punch in size and quality. A must see! Featured artists: Elise Blair Bagnoli Matthew Brett Izzie Cho Allie Ellis Sarah Goodermuth Lilian Heredia Yutian Liu Sunnie Skiez Curated by The Martin’s Whitney LaMora - RSVP for free via the link in our bio. 🤍
EDIT: this event has been postponed! SoFar Sounds was one of the first regular event programs we had at the original Martin storefront at 2515 W North Ave - and we’re so stoked to share they’ll be back featuring with us this Sunday! SoFar Sounds is a music lovers dream - a mystery location & mystery musical acts come together for one powerful night of music and performance. Sunday night doors open at 7:30pm and our show starts at 8pm! Tickets are still available via the link in our bio. Come early for a cocktail & a great seat in the house. 🎶
Thank you to everyone who helped make CONTAINER CONTINUUM a successful opening night! If you joined us and peeked into the restroom or popped in for your crucial Martin selfie - you were the first to see our final takeover in The Robin for 2023 by Kyle Richer! Kyle Richer is an illustrator and graphic designer in Chicago, IL. His work is inspired by his passion for color, texture, whimsy, and repurposing the old into something new. These mini pots brought to you by Kyle are not only charming but they’re collectible at a beautiful price point for all. Ranging from $45-75, consider collecting a small pot of joy today. This collection is up for the remainder of the year! See pricing breakdown on our website or stop in today to see the works in person. We’re holding staffed gallery hours today & tomorrow from 1-4pm. We’ll be closed to the public tonight unless you’re in for the Messy Misfits event. DM or email today with collection opportunities!
POV: you walk into CONTAINER CONTINUUM opening tonight! Mikey Mosher brings us ten unique containers filled with wild and wonderful objects that are a delight to explore. Come by tonight: 6-9pm to celebrate with the artist! You can also take an early peek at our back room gallery show MUTED & MIGHTY and our new takeover in The Robin. It’s ALSO First Fridays in the neighborhood! 🥳 Take a look at the guide on West Town’s account @westtownchicago & plan your gallery hopping evening. Link in bio to RSVP for tonight or just stop on by! 👋 📸 @mikeymosher_photo
The Martin’s final call for submissions for 2023 is PRINTS! PRINTS! PRINTS! a celebration of the art of printmaking. We seek submissions of prints of all designs and sizes for this group exhibition that will close out our year and make for easy and fantastic holiday gifts. Artists may submit up to five works to be considered and must be able to provide one framed and hang ready copy of their print along with a minimum of four and maximum of 20 unframed prints additionally for sale. For this exhibition The Martin is not accepting any works that are not for sale. The Martin is accepting any submissions from artists outside of Chicago as long as they are able to ship to and from the gallery. Submissions are free and open now until October 23rd. Link in bio for our submission form. Questions? [email protected] ⭐️✨
The team behind the Messy Misfits Club have been gracious enough to host ALL of their zine releases with us - and this Saturday night you can come and celebrate the release of zone no. 5! Messy Misfits Club’s publications focus on queer stories, community and each edition centers on a theme. Edition five’s focus is GROWTH. Join us Saturday night for live performances, community connection and of course go get your hands on their latest beautiful copy. Link in bio! ✨
CONTAINER CONTINUUM has landed. 💥 Mikey’s magical containers and all the mystical things within them are officially hung and ready for you to explore this Friday. If you’re a collector who wants an early sneak peek and a chance to get your hands on a work first (pun *intentended*), DM us or email to set up a preview walk through. Otherwise: link in bio to RSVP for Friday night’s opening reception: 6-9pm!
I’m excited to announce I’ll be participating in MY FIRST group exhibition at @themartinchicago: MUTED & MIGHTY! This large scale, muted palette-focused work will takeover their back room gallery from October 13-November 10. I pretty much work exclusively in black and white and could not be happier to be sharing the space with these other talented artists. Please join me for the opening reception on October 13 from 6-9. RSVP for free via the Eventbrite link in my bio. Stop by @splitrailchicago for a drink before or after. If you can’t make the opening reception, the exhibit runs through November 10. #themartinchicago #chicagoart #chicagogallery #events #chicagoevents #chicagoartist #instaart #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #instacreative #instacreatives #artinchicago #chicagoartscene #chicagolgbtq #mutedandmighty #exhibitionopening #artopening
Muted & Mighty Group Exhibition at @themartinchicago Opening reception October 13th from 6pm-9pm. Link for Free RSVP tickets in Bio.
Thank you to everyone who made the closing weekend of MIRROR, MIRROR a delight! We loved seeing your faces along the West Town Art Walk and for our two artist talks yesterday afternoon. The gallery is closed today and this week as we uninstall the show, paint and prep and install Mikey Mosher’s CONTAINER CONTINUUM & our next group exhibition MUTED & MIGHTY. Our next call for work for our final show of the year is dropping this week - make sure to join our mailing list (link in bio) if you haven’t already. RSVP for Mikey’s opening next Friday night from 6-9pm. See you then! 🔴🔵💛
The Martin is proud to announce our next group exhibition: MUTED & MIGHTY! This large scale, muted palette-focused work will takeover our back room gallery from October 13th - November 10th. Hanging alongside Mikey Mosher’s solo exhibition CONTAINER CONTINUUM, we are delighted to bring you eight artists and their works. Join us for the opening reception on October 13th from 6-9pm. RSVP for free via the events link in our bio. 🤍
The Martin is proud to announce our next group exhibition: MUTED & MIGHTY! This large scale, muted palette-focused work will takeover our back room gallery from October 13th - November 10th. Hanging alongside Mikey Mosher’s solo exhibition CONTAINER CONTINUUM, we are delighted to bring you eight artists and their works. Join us for the opening reception on October 13th from 6-9pm. RSVP for free via the events link in our bio. 🤍
The Martin is proud to announce our next group exhibition: MUTED & MIGHTY! This large scale, muted palette-focused work will takeover our back room gallery from October 13th - November 10th. Hanging alongside Mikey Mosher’s solo exhibition CONTAINER CONTINUUM, we are delighted to bring you eight artists and their works. Join us for the opening reception on October 13th from 6-9pm. RSVP for free via the events link in our bio. 🤍
It’s here!!! West Town Art Walk weekend + the closing weekend of MIRROR, MIRROR. Tonight we kick things off with open gallery hours from 5-8pm and then we’re open all day tomorrow from 12-8pm alongside over 40 businesses in our neighborhood in celebration of artists and their work. On Saturday we’re also holding two one hour FREE artist talks featuring six artists from the MIRROR, MIRROR exhibition about their work in the show, practice overall and what comes next for them. Link in bio to RSVP or just stop by this weekend and enjoy the work!
This weekend: come in and take a peek at our show! Today & tomorrow we hold staffed gallery hours from 1-4pm. That means Dennissa will be here holding it down to answer any questions, show you around and even help you become a collector. If you’ve been meaning to check out MIRROR, MIRROR but haven’t made it over yet - now’s the time! This is our second to last weekend with the show. Come on over! 🪞
We’re in our final two weeks with MIRROR, MIRROR in our gallery! Join us next weekend for our closing receptions alongside the West Town Art Walk. The West Town Art Walk is a yearly invitation for galleries in our neighborhood to open their doors together all weekend to further highlight our area as a top tier location for artists and their work. We’ll be open for the entirety of the walk on Friday the 29th from 5-8pm & Saturday the 30th from 12-8pm! On Saturday, The Martin’s Gallery Assistant Dennissa will lead six artists participating in MIRROR, MIRROR in an artist talk about their work and the show. RSVP for free via the link in our bio to the weekend’s festivities including the talks at 4pm & 6pm on Saturday.
The Martin is proud to announce our final solo exhibition of 2023: Mikey Mosher’s CONTAINER CONTINUUM. Container Continuum is a reflection on the relationship between objects and their containers. Coming out of a convergence of interests in religious objects and collage, Mikey Mosher’s latest body of work explores how the process of designing containers and then collecting and arranging objects to live within them can be a contemplative and revealing practice. By building these simple and materially humble enclosures, Mikey attempts to create a space for modular divination with found objects to find permanent homes for them and create a harmony of symbolic associations with their surroundings. This arranging process opens doors between compartmented versions of the self, past and present, imagined and real, intellectual and intuitive, physical and psychological. Join us for the opening night of CONTAINER CONTINUUM at The Martin from 6-9pm on Friday October 6th. The opening coincides with West Town's First Fridays, so stop by other galleries in the neighborhood for an art experience that expands all through West Town! 🔵 Link in bio to RSVP. 🔵
The Martin is proud to announce our final solo exhibition of 2023: Mikey Mosher’s CONTAINER CONTINUUM. Container Continuum is a reflection on the relationship between objects and their containers. Coming out of a convergence of interests in religious objects and collage, Mikey Mosher’s latest body of work explores how the process of designing containers and then collecting and arranging objects to live within them can be a contemplative and revealing practice. By building these simple and materially humble enclosures, Mikey attempts to create a space for modular divination with found objects to find permanent homes for them and create a harmony of symbolic associations with their surroundings. This arranging process opens doors between compartmented versions of the self, past and present, imagined and real, intellectual and intuitive, physical and psychological. Join us for the opening night of CONTAINER CONTINUUM at The Martin from 6-9pm on Friday October 6th. The opening coincides with West Town's First Fridays, so stop by other galleries in the neighborhood for an art experience that expands all through West Town! 🔵 Link in bio to RSVP. 🔵
The Martin is proud to announce our final solo exhibition of 2023: Mikey Mosher’s CONTAINER CONTINUUM. Container Continuum is a reflection on the relationship between objects and their containers. Coming out of a convergence of interests in religious objects and collage, Mikey Mosher’s latest body of work explores how the process of designing containers and then collecting and arranging objects to live within them can be a contemplative and revealing practice. By building these simple and materially humble enclosures, Mikey attempts to create a space for modular divination with found objects to find permanent homes for them and create a harmony of symbolic associations with their surroundings. This arranging process opens doors between compartmented versions of the self, past and present, imagined and real, intellectual and intuitive, physical and psychological. Join us for the opening night of CONTAINER CONTINUUM at The Martin from 6-9pm on Friday October 6th. The opening coincides with West Town's First Fridays, so stop by other galleries in the neighborhood for an art experience that expands all through West Town! 🔵 Link in bio to RSVP. 🔵
CALL FOR ART: submissions are open for our 2024 artists to takeover The Robin, our mini gallery! The Martin seeks four artists who will hold mini-residencies in The Robin space for three months at a time next year. Artists must work within the confines of the vintage jewelry display turned mini gallery and provide proposals for exhibitions that grow or change over their three month takeovers. Submissions are free and open until October 15th. All mediums are encouraged to apply. Artists outside of Chicago are welcome to apply as long as they’re able to bring or ship work to the gallery. Swipe through to see some dynamic takeovers from the past two years - then find the link in our bio to apply!
Feels like a cute time to remind you we do private events like weddings, dinners, showers, celebrations, dance parties - you name it! With food & drink options from Split-Rail next door, your own dedicated entry and private restroom and party options from 10-60 guests - let’s dream something up together. DM with questions or email us today - info in bio! ✨ 📸 @rianehumanphoto
The Martin is honored not only to be added to Timeout Chicago’s Best Galleries list - but also get the cover photo slot! 😍 Photo by Riané Human of Gonzalo Guzman’s solo exhibition: “Portrait of My Grandfather” from this spring! Thrilled to be on this list of vibrant art-forward spaces in Chicago. Since we reopened in 2021 with a gallery focus we’ve learned so much & have grown thanks to everyone who submits with us, collects the art we showcase and join in on community with us - so, thanks! Link in bio for the full list. ✨
This weekend we have FOUR staffed gallery hour opportunities for you to see our vibrant, immersive & semi-interactive show: MIRROR, MIRROR: • Tonight: 5-8pm along with West Town’s First Fridays in the neighborhood! Don’t forget to visit the other participating galleries: Intuit Art Center, ARC Gallery, Living Room Realty & A Very Serious Gallery • Saturday & Sunday: 1-4pm • Monday: 3-6pm! We’ll be open alongside Split-Rail’s Summer Sendoff event with live music on their patio by Chicago singer/songwriter Briana Bower. It’s a great weekend to see art! ✨
One of our works in the show was made possible by a generous collaboration from an incredible art resource we have here in Chicago: Latitude! LATITUDE is a nonprofit community digital lab in Chicago that maintains a digital lab with high-end printing and scanning equipment, C41 film processing, operates an artist-in-residence program, and organizes ongoing arts programming. They gladly welcome all members of the public, including artists, photographers, students, educators, and enthusiasts. Latitude assisted in making an artist proof of Tim Cooper’s “Who Cares” work for our show as you see framed here - a perfect print that he can replicate time and again at Latitude specifically! Latitude has SO many resources, classes and a talented staff to guide any questions or needs. In the early days of her curatorial practice, our Curator even took their how to hang artwork class which led to the knowledge she uses and teaches in the gallery today. Latitude’s Artist in Residency call for 2024 is open now - applications close on August 31st. Interested in purchasing a print of Tim’s work- supporting not only the artist but Latitude itself? DM or email today or stop by and ask how.
ICYMI we started a merch store for all the businesses at 2500 W Chicago - link in bio to get all your Split-Rail, The Martin, Dorothy, Fruit Salad & Lust for Life goods. More to come! 💚
Koa Victorian is our 3rd quarter artist for our mini gallery, The Robin & they’ve just transformed the space for the second month of their feature! This version titled: “In Dreams: Passing” includes the impactful fiber art in the center of the space along with beautifully made zines titled “Passing” & charms and sea glass to round out the exhibition. The zines & sea glass are collectible and for sale, the center work is not. As you can see from the second slide and video someone already scooped up a zine before we got all of our documentation in - so if you’re interested in collecting - reach out or visit today! Dennissa is holding gallery hours today (8/26) & tomorrow from 1-4pm. Stop in and ask her about this work, our larger exhibition and the work featured next door in The Martin today! 🐟
Tomorrow night we’re opening up the gallery for visitors & hosting our friend margo as they snap portraits of folks in our immersive alcove installation by Maria Burundarena! Dennissa will be hanging out from 6-9pm and you can pop in for an on the spot Polaroid by margo until 8pm - or hit up their DMs for longer portrait time slots while they last! Monday nights are Industry Night in the building for folks in the art & restaurant industries: in Dorothy you can enjoy 50% off our cocktail menu from 6-7pm and in Split-Rail you can get 50% off dinner from 5-9pm! See you tomorrow! 👋
Our gallery is dog friendly & sometimes the artwork is, too! 🙃 Come see MIRROR, MIRROR this weekend! Saturday & Sunday we have staffed gallery hours with Dennissa from 1-4pm both days - otherwise you can pop in via Split-Rail as they’re open for dinner & brunch. Link in bio to see the exhibition virtually and collect from afar! 🪞
Our next call for art is open and we’re going BIG: submit today for Muted & Mighty for our group exhibition in our back room gallery from October 13th - November 10th. Muted & Mighty seeks large works with muted tones & color palettes. Due to the large scale nature of what we’re looking for we are only accepting submissions for works that can be dropped off at the gallery between October 1st - 5th. This exhibition will run alongside a solo show by Mikey Mosher in our front room gallery - details announced soon! Submissions are free and open now through September 8th. Link in bio for details. 🤍
It’s a great day to see some art & catch up in our gallery! Monday night is Industry Night in our building with 50% off our cocktail menu in Dorothy from 6-7pm and 50% off our dinner menu at Split-Rail from 5-9pm! Our gallery will be open all night for viewing - just stop in through Split-Rail to see the show. 📸 @motuesday
Tomorrow night we’re opening up for 2500 W Chicago industry night and inviting in our friend - The Traveling Typist! Kro, aka The Traveling Typist, is a full-time on-demand typewriter poet and creative facilitator. Since 2021 they have brought typewriter magic to the Midwest & beyond at EXPO Chicago, NeoCon, and NBC5’s Chicago Today, among others. Kro teaches creative typewriting and unblocking workshops and hosts the Traveling Typewriter Lounge. Additionally, they are the author of Prayer Wheel. They received their MA in linguistics (2016) and are a creative writing MFA student at DePaul (2025). The Martin's current exhibition, MIRROR, MIRROR will be on view for you to interact with, enjoy and even collect work from! Chat with our Gallery Assistant Dennissa about the work and becoming a collector when you stop by. If you’re in the arts or restaurant industries - stop by Dorothy from 6-7pm for 50% off our cocktail menu and then have a bite at Split-Rail with 50% off our dinner menu until 9pm! RSVP via the link in our bio.
The Martin opened MIRROR, MIRROR last night and I am absolutely tickled by how it all came together! Having Dennissa on the team now opens up the possibility of doing bigger and more immersive takeovers and builds - we’re dreaming big for next year and I can’t wait to see what we come up with. It was a dream to get to visit my opening and then leave everyone to it - feeling #blessed in this new chapter of growth and opportunity. Go see the show! It’s open through 9/30 and is very very cool. 🪞 📸 @zoeschor 🎨 @mariaburundarena 📍 @themartinchicago
MIRROR, MIRROR opens tonight from 6-9pm! 17 artists come together with their works that all have a reflective element to them. We’ll be here serving drinks and art so RSVP for free in our bio or just stop by! Make Split-Rail & Dorothy a part of your night for a full 2500 W Chicago experience. 🪞♥️
Vengo de un barrio donde el delivery no llega, de una infancia y adolescencia marginalizadas por no diagnosticar mi autismo a tiempo, de una familia disfuncional y la muerte de mi viejo a los diez, del abuso de sustancias y de pasar días en la cama con la persiana baja. Estar exponiendo en Chicago con una galería como @themartinchicago es un sueño hecho realidad, una prueba de que se puede, y un guiño a mi yo de años anteriores. Gracias @themartinchicago por confiar en mí y en ver algo en mi trabajo, y gracias por elegirme. Hoy de 18 a 21 hs (horario de Chicago) se inaugura 💞
Last week The Martin’s Curator Whitney and Gallery Assistant Dennissa paid a visit to The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - an incredible museum just on the other side of Western Avenue on Chicago from where The Martin lives. The staff was kind enough to invite us in to tour their two galleries currently showcasing Yulia Gasio’s “Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present” & an exhibition of the museum’s permanent collection chosen by their staff. Tomorrow night our shared neighborhood of West Town hosts First Fridays, encouraging galleries in our vibrant neighborhood to stay open late to welcome in art fans across our corner of this city. When you come to visit us for MIRROR, MIRROR’s opening we encourage you to plan your visit around stopping by UIMA (open until 8pm). We’re lucky to have such an amazing institution so close to us and are thankful to be connected! West Town: best town.
We are thrilled to announce the artists behind our next group exhibition opening Friday night: MIRROR, MIRROR. These 18 artists bring us works of reflection - spanning mediums such as sculpture, photography, installation and of course: mirrors! Our opening exhibition is Friday night from 6-9pm. Free to RSVP and free entry - we can’t wait to open this show and see everyone’s reactions to these works - and hopefully gain some new collectors! Link in bio to RSVP to meet your new favorite artist and their work. 🪞
We are thrilled to announce the artists behind our next group exhibition opening Friday night: MIRROR, MIRROR. These 18 artists bring us works of reflection - spanning mediums such as sculpture, photography, installation and of course: mirrors! Our opening exhibition is Friday night from 6-9pm. Free to RSVP and free entry - we can’t wait to open this show and see everyone’s reactions to these works - and hopefully gain some new collectors! Link in bio to RSVP to meet your new favorite artist and their work. 🪞
We are thrilled to announce the artists behind our next group exhibition opening Friday night: MIRROR, MIRROR. These 18 artists bring us works of reflection - spanning mediums such as sculpture, photography, installation and of course: mirrors! Our opening exhibition is Friday night from 6-9pm. Free to RSVP and free entry - we can’t wait to open this show and see everyone’s reactions to these works - and hopefully gain some new collectors! Link in bio to RSVP to meet your new favorite artist and their work. 🪞
“5” that we commissioned from Kat Sampson has found a home in our bathroom where we get to enjoy all the good cheer you left us. 🥰 Come see it on Friday with the opening of MIRROR, MIRROR - link in bio to RSVP.
🪞 Install prep begins today! 🪞 RSVP for our opening night on Friday from 6-9pm. Link in bio! ✨
Have you seen Koa Victorian’s takeover from The Robin has expanded? 🖐🏽🦶🏽 “In Dreams: It has hands and feet” has indeed sprouted…hands and feet! The small hanging appendages are also collectible at $50/ea and are all currently available. Koa also swapped out the small print for sale on the right side of the gallery - also collectible at $10/ea. Our gallery will be closed until next Friday’s opening of MIRROR, MIRROR - but make sure to stop by the bathroom when you do to see Koa’s takeover as it goes into its second month with us!
Our final artist of our 5 Year Show - last but never ever least is Samuel Schwindt - celebrating his *fifth* feature with us for the five year show! Yes, Sam has been a part of our lives since September 2019 where he first featured in LOCUS: II! He then joined us for the Return exhibition in June 2021, took over The Robin in January 2022 and featured again in the Midnight Things group exhibition in December 2022. We love Sam’s sculptural work and seeing it grow! “Explicit Decoy (For David and Nancy)” featured in this exhibition features leather, copper & pipe - and has been sold! Join us tonight to see Sam’s work and the rest of the exhibition during our closing reception from 6-9pm. Free RSVP via the link in our bio! ✨