CHICAGO – Woman Made Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its juried group show, And You Think That’s Funny? Juried by Sylvia creator Nicole Hollander, the exhibition brings together the work of 39 artists from around the country and runs concurrently with Nicole Hollander’s solo exhibition It’s Enough to Make a Cat Laugh. The exhibition is on view from January 23 to February 26, 2009.
Exhibiting Artists: Heather Ault, Isabella Bannerman, Ellen Benson, Cathi Borushek, Linda Diane Brown, Irene Christensen, Mary Ellen Croteau, Deborah Rustin Cyr, Ellen Zak Danforth, Henrietta DuBois, Josephine Ferorelli, Beatrice Fisher, Linda Rudin Frizzell, Janet Gerske, Darlene Graeser, Rebecca Hamlin, Sarah Hauser, Leslie Holt, Sarah Kaiser, Linda Kelen, Mary King, Sheri Klein, Heather Klinkhamer, Judy Langston, Sherilyn McElroy, Quincy Neri, Bev Overton, Louise Pappageorge, Rena Patterson, Kathy Pruyn, Jennifer Reis, Elaine Ricklin, Cynthia Rogers, Clare Rosean, Libby Rowe, Kristin Skees, Kelli Snively, Eden Stern, Kathy Weaver
About the Juror: Nicole Hollander is a cartoonist best known for her nationally syndicated comic strip Sylvia, distributed by Tribune Media Services and appearing in more than 50 newspapers. Hollander has also published numerous cartoon collections, including, My Cat’s Not Fat He’s Just Big Boned and The ABC of Vice with Regina Barreca. She has illustrated the children’s books I’m So Mad; I’m All Dressed; I Love Messes; and I’m Not Sleepy by Robie Harris. She has written two musicals: Sylvia’s Real Good Advice and Female Problems. Her most recent book is Tales Of Graceful Aging from the Planet Denial, published by Broadway Books. Hollander earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a M.F.A. degree from Boston University.