So much is going on!

Greetings everyone! Its been awhile so please excuse the length.
I hope everyone is having a fantastic 2009. I wanted to take this time to let everyone know about a couple of events and happenings taking place featuring both myself and Jill’s work. So mark your calendars!!!

1. SUPERSTITION: new works by Jill Lanza and Gabe Lanza (postcard attached)
   

Chicago IL- Logsdon 1909 Gallery will be hosting Superstition–a solo exhibition of fictional environments with paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and installation by local Chicago artists Jill Lanza and Gabe Lanza on March 13, 2009 from 6-10pm.

Jill Lanza and Gabe Lanza create their imagery as they work through separate mediums. Combining Jill’s printmaking and textiles and Gabe’s paintings and sculptures; they address the playfulness, fragility, and constant cycle of one's environment. Superstition with open on March 13, 2009 with a range of large-scale installations to single works. The artists will be present at the opening reception.

Gathering colors and textures found in our everyday encounters, Jill’s work is built through the creation and destruction of photographs and drawings. Integrating textiles and printmaking, she is examining the textures and topography that surround us. Viewers are left to discover and experience a new, abstracted place constructed by the paths that she explores. Whether in the confines of a book, a frame, or an installation space, she is able to review the notion of one’s relation to place.

Combining features of cartoon and folk art, Gabe’s constructions are a composition of extractions and rearrangements from his drawings and sketches that explore a self-contained reality. He brings to it a distinctive liking for tightly stitched paintings, amiable art patterns and crystalline, hard-edged shapes as well as affection for found materials, tin toys and cartooning. Gabe works both big and small and in two and three dimensions, depicting emotional relations between characters with a touching, comedic sense.

http://www.logsdon1909.com

Logsdon 1909 Gallery is in association with the Chicago Arts District's "2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night”

LOGSDON 1909 GALLERY
1909 S. HALSTED ST.
CHICAGO IL 60608
312-666-8966

2. ABOUT TIME: alumni bookworks, 1991-2008

Jill Lanza will have on display her incredible book titled: LIGHT AND DARK: escaping scapes

ABOUT TIME: ALUMNI BOOKWORKS, 1991 - 2008
February 27, 2009 - March 31, 2009
Closing reception: Friday, March 27, 5:00-9:00pm

This juried exhibition is a time-line survey of artworks created by alumni of Columbia College Chicago’s Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts graduate program from 1991 - 2008. The exhibition includes artwork made during the artist’s tenure as a student, as well as work created since his/her graduation from the program. Artists include: Ben Blount, Rose Camastro-Prichett, Kerri Cushman, Kevin L. Cuasay, Stephen DeSantis, Brandon Graham, Karen Jutzi, Jenny Kim, Jill Lanza, Joseph Lappie, Suzan H. Mahal, Robin Mucha, Patricia L. O'Neal, Pamela Paulsrud, Lani Schuster, Jen Thomas, and Liz Wolf. Curated by Stephen DeSantis and Brandon Graham. Juried by Doro Boehme, Curator, Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, School of the Art institute of Chicago, and Paul Gehl, Custodian, John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing, The Newberry Library.

http://www.colum.edu/Book_and_Paper/Gallery/index.php

3. BG Magazine: Gabe Lanza feature

I’m very proud to report that I will be featured in the newest issue of BG Magazine based out of Ecuador. The magazine is beautiful and very well done! Each month is based on a theme and the next theme is SCI-FI. They featured my robot paintings and sculptures. I received an advanced copy in the mail, it’s all in spanish but looks fantastic! I know that the content will be uploaded on their website so look out for issue #40.
http://www.bgmagazine.com.ec/home.html

4. FUTURE ART FAIRS/Shows

Look for me at these Art Fairs and shows later in the year.
SOLO EXHIBITION---A.OKAY Gallery, Chicago IL May 8th 2009
OLD TOWN ART FAIR---Chicago IL June 13-14th 2009
DES MOINES ARTS FESTIVAL---DES MOINES IA, June 26-28th 2009

5.New Member of Lanza Studio (soon)

Finally, I am very pleased to announce the very soon arrival of the newest addition to Lanza Studio. For those that don’t already know, Jill and I are expecting our first child. He is due to arrive at any moment so I’m sure you’ll all meet him at our opening in March. Stay tuned.

Thank you everyone, hope to see you around!

-gabe