To inquire regarding availability for talks and exhibitions, please CONTACT the artist.


Current & Upcoming Exhibitions:


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The Exquisite City

Group work; 70 Chicago Artists construct a miniature city.

Will have a new downtown venue:
THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER ANNEX GALLERY

JAN-MAR 2009; events, dates and hours TBA

www.exquisitecity.com

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Presentations & Talks:

"My Experience As An Artist"

Guest Speaker, Artte Clubbe

-Galesburg Senior High School, Galesburg, IL
November 16th, 2007

 

"My Artistic Journey."

Guest Speaker, Graduate Projects Class

-University of Texas at San Antonio
May 16th, 2007

 

"Multimedia Art - How I Use 21st Century Technology to Support my 19th Century Working Methods."

Guest Speaker, Graduate Multimedia Class

-University of Texas at San Antonio
August 25th, 2006


"How and Why I Came to Make Daguerreotypes"
Guest Speaker, Graduate Photography Class-Columbia College, Chicago, IL
March 10, 2006

 

Gallery Talk: "Focal Points"
-Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
February 24, 2006

Gallery Talks for "Casting A New Light"

- Mc Lean Project for the Arts, Mc Lean, VA
January 19, 2006

-Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
October 7, 2005

 

"Techniques of the Daguerreotypist"
Photo Club: Bosphorus University
May 20th, 2004
Istanbul, Turkey

"The New Daguerreotype"
Conference on Education: Bosphorus University
May 21st, 2004
Istanbul, Turkey
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Past Exhibitions:

2nd Annual Mary Beth Cregier Photo Exhibition

Curated by Catherine Edelman
Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL

November 15 - December 20, 2008

www.aroundthecoyote.org

www.edelmangallery.com
see images and read about the WHEEL at:Wheel of Fortune

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The Exquisite City

The Viaduct Arts Center, Chicago, IL

Installation and ambient sound in a Group Work; (70 Chicago Artists construct a miniature city.)

November 7 - December 12, 2008

www.exquisitecity.com

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Samhain / Day of the Dead:
Thinking About Persephone

The Irish American Heritage Center

2 paintings in a Group Show

October 17 - November 16, 2008

www.irish-american.org

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Samhain / Day of the Dead

The Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago, IL

1 Assemblage Sculpture in Group Show

October 14 - November 11, 2007

www.irishamhc.com/

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2007 Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival

Site-specific Installation: "Archeology #1"

Blend Cafe, 1746 W. Division, Chicago, IL

October 12, 13, & 14, 2007

www.aroundthecoyote.org

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The Last Picture Show-Fine Arts Building Gallery
410 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 433, Chicago, IL

"Presence Series": 2 watercolors, 2 daguerreotypes, 4 acrylic paintings

This was the last show for the FINE ARTS BUILDING GALLERY

October 4 - 28, 2006

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"FOCAL POINTS" (One Man Show)
Assemblage Sculpture and Contemporary Daguerreotypes

14 box constructions

2 watercolors

10 daguerreotypes

-Fine Arts Building Gallery
410 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 433,Chicago, IL

February 1 - 25, 2006

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Casting A New Light:
19th Century Process & Practices in the 21st Century

(Group Show of 9 Artists / Ongoing Traveling Exhibition)

2 box constructions with paired, reflecting daguerreotypes

1 kinetic sculpture with 4 daguerreotypes

- Southwest School for Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX
Navarro Campus, August 24 - October 22, 2006 www.swschool.org

- Mc Lean Project for the Arts, Mc Lean, VA (Washington, DC area)
January 19- February 25, 2006 www.mcleanart.org

-Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
October 7-29, 2005 www.secondstreetgallery.org

-1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
September 1 - October 15, 2005 www.1708gallery.org

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Daguerreian Society Symposium Rochester, NY
October 27-30, 2005 www.daguerre.org

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The Daguerreian Niche
(Group Show of New Daguerreians)

1 box construction w/ daguerreotypes

Co sponsored by The Daguerreian Society of America and the Silver Eye Gallery Pittsburgh,PA
September 15 - October 15, 2005

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Five New Faces (inaugural show of New Gallery Members)
3 box constructions

Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL

September 7 - October 1, 2005

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Living Artists (Group Show of 33 Chicago-Area Artists)

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL

June1 - 30, 2005

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Daguerreian Society Symposium

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
, Savannah, GA
November 7th & 8th, 2003
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Chicago Art Open

1 Box Construction: kite form
Chicago, IL
October, 1993
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Flights of Imagination

1 Box Construction: kite form
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
April 19 - June 15, 2003
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the HomeWorks Show

1 Box Construction -
Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
December 11, 2002 - February 7, 2003
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Daguerreian Society Symposium

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
Sacramento CA
October 18, 2002
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Flex/Flux Show

1 Box Construction
SAIC Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
October, 1998
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Parallel Visions (group show)

2 Box Constructions
Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park IL
April 15 - May 12,1998
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Parallel Visions (group show)

2 Box Constructions
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
January 1998
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Blue Box Studio - Artists Cooperative Exhibition

10 Box Constructions
At the Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, IL
September 1996
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20 B&W Prints and 5 Box Constructions (one person show)
De Paul University, Chicago, IL
April 21 – May 11, 1995
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Premier of the 16mm film VIRIDIAN (Director of Photography, Sound Designer)
THE FILM CENTER, Chicago, IL
November 18, 1994
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9 B&W Prints
in conjunction with the premier of the film VIRIDIAN
Gordon Meyer Studio, Chicago, IL
November, 1994
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Around the Coyote Arts Festival
September, 1994
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Premier of the 16mm film DESCENT (collaborative work)
THE FILM CENTER, Chicago, IL
January 18, 1992
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22 B&W Prints
in conjunction with the premier of the film DESCENT
Gordon Meyer Studio, Chicago, IL January, 18 1992
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1 B&W Print
Memorial Exhibition, Rizzoli Bookstore, Chicago, IL
April, 1987
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20 B&W Prints
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fellowship Exhibition, Chicago, IL
May, 1986