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Introduction
Woman Made Gallery had its first juried art exhibit in July 1992 titled "Women Do Women". Nineteen artists depicted images and iconography of all things female. Since then the gallery hosts on the average eight group exhibitions per year with approximately 30 artists per show and a wide variety of themes.
Calls for Art for upcoming shows are found on our
Entry Form Page.
For Jury Results please go to
What's New to find out who was recently accepted into an exhibition.
General Information
All group exhibitions are open to women and are juried by artists, curators or other professional women whose involvement brings a new and challenging perspective to an exhibition. WMG makes conscious efforts to provide leadership roles such as curating and jurying positions to women of color, lesbian women and older women artists. Artists are not required to be members in order to exhibit at the gallery, with the exception of an annual Member's Show. Men who are members of WMG are welcome to participate in the annual Member's Show. Some of the themes that were open to male artists in the past included a show on Healing juried by Hollis Sigler, "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary" with images & iconography of the Virgin Mary, "Jack & Jill" a show on gender issues and "Prejudice", which was on exhibit from January 19 to February 22, 2001.
All group exhibitions are open to entries from around the world. If accepted, the work must be at the gallery by delivery date for the particular exhibit. All shipping, handling and/or custom fees including insurance during transit are the responsibility of the artist. Artists from outside the United States must pay any fees with Visa, Mastercard or with an International Money Order. Our bank will not accept personal checks from countries outside the USA in foreign currency!!!
Call for artists are placed in all major art publications at least three months prior to entry deadlines. WMG charges each artist a twenty-four dollar entry fee or $25.00 if the artist chooses to contribute to the scholarship fund. This fund enables artists who can't afford the entry fee to enter an exhibit free of charge. The money that is collected from entry fees helps to offset costs for printing invitations, postage, signage, publicity, website work, opening night expenses, rent, utilities, insurance and salaries. Once accepted, all artists who ship their work must pay a $10.00 administrative fee and also include the correct shipping fee to cover return shipping. WMG will not return artwork where shipping and administration fees have not been prepaid. Artists who drop off their work do not have to pay the administration fee.
All entry and shipping/handling fees may be paid from our Secure Page.
WMG sends out monthly publicity announcements and press releases, listing the upcoming exhibition and all other events and their dates of occurrence to numerous publications in the Chicago area and by email to large online venues. In addition invitations for each show are sent to approximately 1500 people on our mailing list. Accepted artists receive about 10-15 show announcements and copies of any publicity written about the exhibition is sent to artists after the show comes down.
Viewing of the art exhibition is free to the public. WMG also welcomes small groups to visit and see the current art exhibits. The directors introduce the artwork and engage the group in discussions. We have given tours to students and to groups such as the Women's Bar Association and the Women's Architectural Society. If groups wish to come outside regular business hours a fee is negotiated.
(above left) 'Tomatillo', video still by Pamela Turner.
(right) 'Wound', fabric art by Cybele Moon from the 2000 Members' Show.
Present & Upcoming Exhibitions
The following is a list, along with a brief description, of exhibitions we will be hosting in the coming months.
If you are interested in submitting your artwork for any of these exhibitions, you may download an entry form by clicking on the PDF icon below each exhibition. The entry form in PDF format is on two pages and can only be opened if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for FREE from their web site. Click here if you want to download Adobe Acrobat Reader now. If you are unable to do so, you may use our Generic Entry Form and fill in the name of the WMG exhibition you are entering. Make sure you read the tips & submission Guidelines as well as the respective dates and deadlines provided below. You may enter work with digital files instead of slides and all information about that is here: Entry Forms. By submitting their work to exhibitions, all artists agree to allow reproduction of their slides, photographs and/or digital files taken of their art for educational, publicity, and archival purposes.
Entries will not be accepted after the exhibition entry due date!
For the most recent Jury Results please go to What's New and scroll down to the exhibition you are interested in.
(right) Partial view of 'The Whole Ball of Wax' exhibition
Clay and Fiber (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)
Juror(s): Dorothy Hughes
Dorothy Hughes is an accomplished clay, fiber and mixed media artist. After receiving her training from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and the University of Illinois at Champaign, Hughes taught Fiber at various institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Evanston Art Center and Wolverhampton College of Art and Design in England. Her works are located in both private and public collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. Recently, Hughes completed a large-scale mixed media installation for Shure, Inc., Niles, IL that is on her website www.dorothyhughes.com. Hughes maintains a studio in Chicago and teaches Clay classes at ArtScapeChicago for Harold Washington College.
Exhibition Dates: April 4 - May 15, 2008
All Manner of Glass (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)
Juror(s): Artisan Gallery Committee
Exhibition Dates: April 4 - June 19, 2008
Her Mark 2009
Juror(s): Art: Julie Rodrigues Wildholm, Associate Curator, MCA; Poetry: Kathleen Kirk and Orick Peterson
Exhibition Dates: August 1 - 28, 2008
Tradition and Transformation: Art by Jewish Women (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)
Juror(s): Beth ShadurBeth Shadur is an artist who has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. She has created over 125 large public murals in both the United States and Great Britain. She is an Artist-in-Education for the Illinois Arts Council in Chicago, IL and has taught and served as a visiting artist at many colleges and universities. Shadur’s work appears in numerous publications and she has curated several national exhibitions, including ‘The Poetic Dialogue Project’, which originated at ARC Gallery in Chicago, and has traveled throughout the United States.Recently, Shadur presented at the International Conference on Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, and her Poetic Dialogue Project will be published in the International Journal on Arts In Society. Shadur has been a Ragdale Fellow and a Thomas Watson Fellow from Brown University, and served as Executive Director of ARC Gallery, Chicago. In her juror's statement Beth Shadur reflects: "I was intrigued by the variety of approaches by these artists influenced by the impact of Judaism on their works. Judaism has as one of its major tenets an interest in “tikkun olam,” addressing individual responsibility to “heal” and take care of the world, therefore directing Jews to embrace social responsibility, but also values equally “teshuvah,” the concept of personal renewal, which allows for individuals to embrace transformation on a daily, weekly and yearly basis. The artworks included reflected artists’ deep embrace of Jewish values in addressing both inner needs, understanding and emotions, and yet outer connections to a more global world. I valued in these works the tender and the tough, the dichotomy of personal and social, and their embrace of the Jewish spirit that approaches the world with a holistic outlook."
Exhibition Dates: May 23 - June 19, 2008 - Opening Reception: Sunday, May 25 / 4-7pm
A Minyan Without Men (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)
Juror(s): Julie Foreman
Exhibition Dates: May 23 - June 19, 2008 - Opening Reception: Sunday, June 1 / 2-5pm
Drawing on Experience
Juror(s): Nancy Charak
Nancy Charak is a native Chicagoan who studied photography and design at the University of Illinois at Chicago and acquired an MFA in painting and drawing at Northern Illinois University. The current work of Nancy Charak can be seen at The Nines Gallery in Holland, Michigan. She is an affiliate member of the ARC Gallery of Chicago, Illinois, one of the oldest women’s art cooperatives in the country.
Exhibition Dates: June 27 - July 24, 2008
The Secret
Juror(s): Artisan Gallery Committee
Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 28, 2008
Annual Member’s Show
Juror(s): Corinne D. Peterson is a Chicago artist who divides her time between studio work, commissions, teaching, and community public art. Her primary medium is clay, but she also uses bronze, encaustic, and found objects. She exhibits her work nationally in solo and group exhibitions. Awards include ‘Hopes and Dreams,’ 2004 Skyline Award: grand prize for tile design, Chicago Tile Institute of the International Masonry Institute and ‘Hopes and Dreams’, Public Art Award, Chicago Bar Association: Young Lawyer's Section Creative Arts Committee, 2003. Peterson’s work is shown at Lillstreet Art Gallery and Perimeter Gallery in Chicago. For more information visit: www.cdpeterson.com.
Exhibition Dates: August 1 - August 28, 2008
One Planet, One Experiment
Juror(s): Leslie Sobel & Lynda Cole Lynda Cole received a B.S. in Textiles and Clothing Design from Michigan State University after which she lived and worked in New York City. She attended the University of Michigan to study Botany. From 1976 to 1990 she ran her own landscaping company. From 1990 to 1995 she lived in England experimenting with 3-D forms made of new materials and developing her art. She shows work nationally and is a member of WSG Gallery in Ann Arbor, MI. Visit www.lcole.com for more information. Leslie Sobel is an artist working with her relationship to the natural world. She is interested in the intersection between artistic, personal understanding and scientific knowledge. Her work incorporates data and scientific visualization alongside painting, words and mixed media. She exhibits her work nationally and has most recently curated H2O, a digital & mixed media group exhibition. She is one of the founders of the Art Alchemists, a collective of artists who use digital technology in some aspect of their art making. Visit www.lesliesobel.com for more information.
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 2, 2008
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