This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show’s premise is about the artist’s exploration of … Read more
Opening Reception: Friday, February 21, 2020, from 6 – 9 pm
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming solo exhibition Elnaz Javani: Your Residue ته مانده تو, which centers around the Iranian born artist’s fabric-based objects and installations. Created … Read more
“Down by Line” highlights the work of four Chicago-based artists with well-established practices independent of artworld trends. While Tony Davis, Jason Lamantia, Paul Lamantia and Tom Torluemke create in many mediums, “Down by Line” focuses on their works on paper. … Read more
Opening reception December 13, 2019 6-9pm
One After 909 is pleased to present Reminiscence, a group exhibition celebrating the first eighteen months of the gallery’s existence. Artists Cindy Bernhard, Patty Carroll, Salvador Dominguez, Hale Ekinci, Michiko Itatani, Jeroen Nelemans, … Read more
One After 909 is pleased to present solo exhibition Michiko Itatani: Cosmic Codes. Created between 2005 and 2019, the oil paintings range in size from monumental to miniature. They are a continuation of the personal and humanistic work that … Read more
One After 909 is honored to present Caution! Freedom: Contemporary Art from Russia in collaboration with Julia Gelman of Gelman Gallery.
In 1990 the Soviet Union was already dying but had not yet collapsed completely. Julia and Marat Gelman opened … Read more
One After 909 is delighted to showcase work by Cindy Bernhard, Phyllis Bramson, and Hale Ekinci in Serious Vanity. At first glance, the materiality of their art practices is apparent in each stitch, sequin, and scrap of fabric used … Read more
Chicago artists’ group exhibition features mixed media works imbued with spirituality through process and creation.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 14, 2019 6-9pm
One After 909 is thrilled to present work by Gunjan Kumar, Rhonda Wheatley, and Stacia Yeapanis in Manifestations… Read more
Chicago artist’s solo exhibition features epic paintings that examine contemporary American society and politics through layers of horrific and humorous detail.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 26, 2019 6-9pm
One After 909 is proud to present Born in the USA, … Read more
One After 909 is proud to present I Am? – The Insecurity of Divinity, a solo exhibition by Cleveland Dean. As a multidisciplinary artist, Dean manipulates unconventional materials to create richly textured mixed media works that embody emotional dualities … Read more
One After 909 is thrilled to present Phantasmagoria, a solo exhibition by Paul Lamantia. The title refers to a form of horror theatre popular in the Victorian era, which was designed to shock and scare audiences through supernatural optical … Read more
One After 909 is pleased to present OPEN / ABIERTO, a solo exhibition by Salvador Dominguez. With his multimedia work, Dominguez engages the audience in a conversation about cultural assimilation through the shared language of retail. Viewers walk into a … Read more
One After 909 features artist Art Paul in a solo exhibition entitled, “RaceFace.” The show displays drawings on paper of fictional portraits based on Paul’s observations. Paul created these drawings throughout the 1990’s after his 1982 retirement from Playboy magazine, … Read more
One After 909 highlights photographer Patty Carroll in a solo exhibition entitled, Anonymous Women. In the first variations of this decade-long series, Anonymous Women playfully explored the intricacies of homemaking and femininity, while the most current work depicts their … Read more
The inaugural exhibition, “Elephant with an Attitude,” features four Chicago-based artists engaging with notions of absurdity, contemporary surrealism, and the uncanny.
In the paintings of Omar Velazquez, signifiers sourced from his life as a musician and his Caribbean roots … Read more
