ENGAGE Artist Group Show
Closing out the season with a group exhibition, ENGAGE welcomes you to Ikigai: A Journey of Purpose to celebrate the gallery’s third anniversary! The exhibition features all the ENGAGE artists from this past year, plus a preview of what's to come in 2025. The concept of ikigai—a Japanese term meaning "a reason for being"—embodies the journey of finding purpose, reflecting on the past, and looking ahead to the future. Similarly, the close of this year and the coming of a new one marks a renewed commitment to the foundations of ENGAGE’s core mission and purposeful changes taking us in the direction we’re headed. Within our gallery walls and beyond, we have some exciting programming coming your way as we grow and change with the Chicago art community we call home. ENGAGE treasures our relationships with our artists, curators, and collectors alike, giving special thanks to the ongoing conversations with art communities all over the U.S. including Palm Beach, Chautauqua, and Ojai.
Included Artists: Aaron Spangler , Adam Daley Wilson, Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera , Chris Cosnowski, Cameron Downey, Cameron Gainer, Derrick Woods-Morrow, Edra Soto, Hương Ngô, Morgan, Margaret Welsh, Phylis Bramson, Raheleh Filsoofi, Rob Fischer, Sharon Louden
Included Artists: Aaron Spangler , Adam Daley Wilson, Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera , Chris Cosnowski, Cameron Downey, Cameron Gainer, Derrick Woods-Morrow, Edra Soto, Hương Ngô, Morgan, Margaret Welsh, Phylis Bramson, Raheleh Filsoofi, Rob Fischer, Sharon Louden
All installation photos by Jonas Muller-Ahlheim
EDRA SOTO
Dos Cuerpos 16, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in
61 x 45.7 cm
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Dos Cuerpos 16, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in
61 x 45.7 cm
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MARGARET WELSH
Who Marries the Wind, 2024
house paint on paper tarp
73 x 40 in
185.4 x 101.6 cm
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Who Marries the Wind, 2024
house paint on paper tarp
73 x 40 in
185.4 x 101.6 cm
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SHARON LOUDEN
Untitled, 2010
oil on panel
13 x 13 x 2 in
33 x 33 x. 5.1 cm
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Untitled, 2010
oil on panel
13 x 13 x 2 in
33 x 33 x. 5.1 cm
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CHRIS COSNOWSKI
Roly-Poly Side Eye, 2024
oil on panel
15 x 20 in
38.1 x 50.8 cm
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Roly-Poly Side Eye, 2024
oil on panel
15 x 20 in
38.1 x 50.8 cm
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Hương Ngô
Sundials (Tumeric), 2012-present
sunbleached natural dye on cotton
16 x 14 in
40.6 x 35.6 cm
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Sundials (Tumeric), 2012-present
sunbleached natural dye on cotton
16 x 14 in
40.6 x 35.6 cm
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PHYLLIS BRAMSON
Pinocchio's Folly, 2022
mixed media, collage, and paint on paper, mounted to panel
48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm
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Pinocchio's Folly, 2022
mixed media, collage, and paint on paper, mounted to panel
48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm
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RAHELEH FILSOOFI
BITE, 2021
ceramic object
13 x 13 in
33 x 33 cm
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BITE, 2021
ceramic object
13 x 13 in
33 x 33 cm
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AARON SPANGLER
Waxing Jet Fighter, 2024
carved pine, black oil stain
55 x 39 1/2 x 7 in
139.7 x 100.3 x 17.8 cm
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Waxing Jet Fighter, 2024
carved pine, black oil stain
55 x 39 1/2 x 7 in
139.7 x 100.3 x 17.8 cm
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RAHELEH FILSOOFI
Imagined Boundaries 2, 2017
multimedia installation
24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
62.2 x 47 cm
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Imagined Boundaries 2, 2017
multimedia installation
24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
62.2 x 47 cm
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DERRICK WOODS-MORROW
Waveform I With Disappearing Horizon Line, 2023
lint, indigo hue house paint, resin
23 x 75 in
58.4 x 190.5 cm
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Waveform I With Disappearing Horizon Line, 2023
lint, indigo hue house paint, resin
23 x 75 in
58.4 x 190.5 cm
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ROB FISCHER
Untitled, 2024
screen print ink, acrylic paint, glass, steel, and silicone
75 x 43 x 2 1/2 in
190.5 x 109.2 x 6.3 cm
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Untitled, 2024
screen print ink, acrylic paint, glass, steel, and silicone
75 x 43 x 2 1/2 in
190.5 x 109.2 x 6.3 cm
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CAMERON DOWNEY
Untitled, 2020
silver gelatin print
17 x 11 in
43.2 x 27.9 cm
framed
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Untitled, 2020
silver gelatin print
17 x 11 in
43.2 x 27.9 cm
framed
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CAMERON GAINER
Temporal Dispersion: Sonoran Landscape #1 Cave Creek, 2023
Cyanotype on hot press water color paper, trace elements of silica, plant materials, bone, scat
32.5 x 28.5 in
82.55 x 72.4 cm
framed
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Temporal Dispersion: Sonoran Landscape #1 Cave Creek, 2023
Cyanotype on hot press water color paper, trace elements of silica, plant materials, bone, scat
32.5 x 28.5 in
82.55 x 72.4 cm
framed
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ADAM DALEY WILSON
Should It Make You Think Or Should It Just Look Pretty On Your Wall, 2016
ink, enamel, spray paint
38 x 32 in
96.5 x 81.3 cm
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Should It Make You Think Or Should It Just Look Pretty On Your Wall, 2016
ink, enamel, spray paint
38 x 32 in
96.5 x 81.3 cm
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ROB FISCHER
Untitled, 2024
ceramic, telephone wire
5 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
12.7 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm
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Untitled, 2024
ceramic, telephone wire
5 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
12.7 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm
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CAMERON GAINER
Cast 3 (4,600,000,000 Years) , 2012
course octahedrite meteorites melted and recast into original form (iron and nickel-based meteorite melted and cast into its original form)
5 1/2 x 6 x 4 in
14 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
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Cast 3 (4,600,000,000 Years) , 2012
course octahedrite meteorites melted and recast into original form (iron and nickel-based meteorite melted and cast into its original form)
5 1/2 x 6 x 4 in
14 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
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