Eleven Illinois artists explore plants as conduits between humanity and the natural world. This exhibition considers the connection between the historic canon of botanical images, the plant as specimen, and contemporary practices that imbue the subject with emotive and narrative qualities. Artists in the exhibition are
Judith Brotman, Melissa Jay Craig, Stephen Eichhorn, Winifred Godfrey,
Dennis Lee Mitchell,
Carolyn Ottmers, Olivia Petrides,
Rebecca Shore, Eric West,
Scott Wolniak, and
Andrew Young. Curated by Douglas Stapleton, Assistant Curator of Art ISM Chicago Gallery. For more details click here for full Press Release.