Somewhere, Elsewhere: Eric Esper, Shay Kun, Judy Natal, Joseph Noderer, Nina Rizzo, Zach Taylor, Douglas Walker, Matthew Woodward Project Space: William Eckhardt Kohler December 5th 2008 – January 3rd, 2009 Artist Reception: Friday, December 5th, 6-9 pm Man’s interaction with his natural surroundings continues to inform and compel fascinating and fresh contemporary artworks. The eight artists on display in “Somewhere, Elsewhere” all depart from similar starting points – inspiration and utilization of the landscape and its myriad forms – to address a range of ideas and emotions. Within the confines of the gallery walls, viewers are able to journey and …

Lora Fosberg, “A Field Guide to Forgetting” Project Space: Tom Van Eynde, “A Few Flower Photos” October 17th – November 29th, 2008 Artist Reception: Friday, October 17th, 6-9 pm Linda Warren Gallery is pleased to present Lora Fosberg’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, “A Field Guide to Forgetting.” As the world’s peace of mind dangles precariously on a precipice and our collective anxiety crescendos into an emotional tsunami, Fosberg’s art mirrors the ongoing mess of our lives, at times quite literally, but always figuratively. Presented in her recent drawings, both large scale and small, are visual bombardments of chaos, …

Conrad Freiburg, “A Great Daydream” September 5th – October 11th, 2008 Artist Reception: Friday, September 5th, 6-9 pm Parlor Demonstration: Conversation Saturday, Oct. 4th, 2 pm Linda Warren Gallery is proud to kick-off the fall season with Conrad Freiburg’s second solo show at the gallery “A Great Daydream,” a timely exhibition, combining both interactive sculpture and installation that puts forth with true beauty and craftsmanship the artist’s formal and metaphorical interpretation of the Declaration of Independence. As a thinker, Freiburg is akin to both scientist and engineer, producing work that displays an extraordinary understanding of math, physics and mechanics and …

Hollis Brown Thornton, “The Earth on the Back of the Giant Turtle” Project Space: Megan Euker June 27th – August 16th, 2008 Artist Reception: Friday, June 27th, 6-9 pm Linda Warren Gallery is proud to announce the opening of “The Earth on the Back of the Giant Turtle”—Hollis Brown Thornton’s first solo exhibition in the gallery. The show’s title, which also serves as the name for each individual piece in the exhibit, references a creation myth – an explanation and belief by certain cultures (including several Native American tribes) of Earth’s origin and the nature of the universe. The turtle …

Mariano Chavez, “May Flowers” May 16th – June 20th, 2008 Artist Reception: Friday, May 16th, 6-9 pm Linda Warren Gallery is proud to present the first solo exhibition of Mariano Chavez’s career – “May Flowers.” Named most recently as one of Chicago’s 2008 “Break Out Artists” by New City’s critic Jason Foumberg, Chavez is nothing short of a strong image maker and one who believes that in our current age of mass media bombardment, where one can switch or click from horror to despair to delight in a nanosecond, one must, to grab the viewers attention and get a message …