moniquemeloche presents…

FREE EVENTS
Opening Reception - Friday, July 1, 5-8 PM (CST)
Curator Gallery Talk with ASL Interpreter - Saturday, July 9, 11:30 AM (CST)
Family Day - Saturday, October 15, 1-3 PM (CST)

moniquemeloche presents... is an exhibition showcasing artists represented by Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago.

Monique Meloche founded her gallery in Chicago’s West Loop in 2001 with an international roster of emerging artists working in all media. Their program has been diverse and inclusive since its inception, and they continue to be a trailblazer for artistic talents early or under-recognized in their careers. Taking a curatorial approach honed after Meloche’s six years at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Meloche presents conceptually challenging programming in Chicago and at art fairs internationally with an emphasis on institutional outreach.  The gallery’s focus is on discovering and fostering emerging artists – bringing them to the attention of collectors, curators, institutions and global audiences.   

“She has a real dedication to showing a very diverse program, especially an ethnically diverse program,” said Michael Darling, chief curator of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

moniquemeloche artists are in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, MCA Chicago, Smart Museum, DePaul Art Museum, Block Museum, Whitney Museum, MOMA, the Met, Guggenheim, Studio Museum in Harlem, Detroit Institute of Arts, LACMA, PAMM Miami, Nasher Museum at Duke, Birmingham Museum of Art, Kemper Museum, Smithsonian National Gallery of African American Art History and Culture, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Canada, AGO Toronto, Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Seattle Art Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Chrysler Museum Norfolk, National Gallery of Jamaica, Des Moines Art Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Art and The Ringling.

Artwork shown: Ebony G. Patterson, the of 72 project, 2012, Digital photographs on hand-embellished fabric bandanas, 73 parts, dimensions variable