| Portrait Commissions | |
| Individual | |
| Children | |
| Couples | |
| Family | |
| Fantasy | |
| Price list | |
| Classes | |
| Current Schedule | |
| Next Term | |
| Private Consultations | |
| Gallery | |
| "Dark Times" | |
| Studio Nudes | |
| Reviews / Media Coverage | |
| Résumé | |
| Contact Me |
Résumé
download a printable pdf versionExhibitions |
|
|---|---|
| Humanity and the Divine Imprint, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago | 2009 |
| Women Imaging Women: A Study of Female Portraiture, Robert Morris College, Chicago | 2009 |
| Samhain/Day of the Dead...thinking about Persephone, Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago |
2008 |
Artist Members Show, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN |
2008 |
Portraiture, Gillock Gallery, Evanston, IL |
2007 |
| Dedication, Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago | 2006 |
| Spring Group Show, Gallery Vitál, Chicago | 2005 |
| Art to Fear, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, Best of Show | 2004 |
| Portraits, Gillock Gallery, Evanston, IL | 2004 |
| Mysticism, Gillock Gallery, Evanston, IL | 2003 |
| The Figure & the Landscape, Gillock Gallery, Evanston, IL | 2003 |
| * Wm A. Koehnline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL (catalog) | 2002 |
| * Davis Art Gallery, Stevens College, Columbia, MO | 2002 |
| The Face of Courage, Montcalm Community College, Sidney, MI | 2002-2004 |
| Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, AR | 2002 |
John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, Boston |
2002 |
| 323 West Gallery, New York City (in conjunction with the Elizabeth Foundation) | 2002 |
| Cornell Museum of Art, Del Ray Beach, FL | 2002 |
| Ronald Regan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. | 2002 |
| Mount Wachusetts Community College, Gardner, MA | 2002 |
| Montcalm Community College, Sidney, MI | 2002 |
| Indian Hills College, Ottuma, IA | 2002 |
| Chesapeake Performing Art Center, Wye Mills, MD | 2002 |
| Baltimore World Trade Center, Baltimore, MD | 2002 |
| Chesapeake Gallery, Hartford Community College, Bel Air, MD | 2002 |
Home Works, Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
2002 |
| 5th Annual CAC Open, 847 W. Jackson, Chicago | 2002 |
| Wish You Were Here, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago | 2002 |
| * William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL | 2001 |
| Small Packages, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago | 2001 |
| Snow Globe Invitational, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago | 2001 |
| Art Scene Chicago, the Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL | 2001 |
| Rockford Midwestern Juried Exhibition, Rockford, IL, juror James Yood | 2001 |
| New Works: Nine States, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, juror Muriel Magenta | 2000 |
| 50th Annual Quad State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL | 2000 |
| Noir, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL, juror Ed Paschke | 2000 |
Wise Women: Issues on Aging, Brickton Gallery & Art Center, Park Ridge, IL |
2000 |
| Women's Works 2000, Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock. IL | 2000 |
| * Wood Street Gallery. Chicago | 1999 |
| NOMADcentral, Friends of the Arts, Chicago | 1999 |
| ARTwork, Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1999 |
Women's
Works 1997, Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL, 2nd
Prize and People's |
1997 |
| Generations, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago | 1996 |
| Air and Water Show, Wood Street Gallery | 1996 |
| NOMADcentral, Chicago | 1994 |
| Faculty Exhibits, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL | 1985-1994 |
| The Artists' Quadrant, Beverly Art Center, Chicago | 1994 |
| Catholic Charities Annual, Lake Forest, IL | 1994 |
| Portraits/Chicago, Mid-America National Bank, Chicago | 1993 |
| Portrait Who's Who, Portraits/Chicago at East/West Gallery, Chicago | 1991, 1992 |
| Introspections, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL | 1991 |
| * Touchstone Theater, Woodlands Academy, Lake Forest, IL | 1986 |
Portraits/Chicago, On Chicago Gallery, Chicago |
1986 |
| Two-person Show, 1st National Bank of Evanston, IL | 1986 |
| * Kemper Insurance Group, Long Grove, IL | 1985 |
| * Drake Theater, Barat College, Lake Forest, IL | 1984 |
| 34th Annual Tri-State Art Show, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL | 1984 |
| Men & Women
in the Arts VIII. West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, West Bend,
WI, Prize Winner |
1984 |
| Recent Works, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL | 1984 |
| The Gathering, Laguna Beach, AC, Visting Artist | 1984 |
| 3rd Women in Art Annual, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL | 1984 |
| * Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL | 1983 |
| Three-person Show, The Gallery Restaurant, Lake Forest, IL | 1983 |
| Arthur Rubin Gallery, Highland Park, IL | 1981 |
| Press and Media | |
"Portraiture at Gillock Gallery", by Lawrence Smith, www.gillockgallery.org/show35 |
Mar. 2007 |
| "Musica Antiqua Koln", poster for concert of Marian music, Cologne, Germany | Jan. 2006 |
| "The Face of Courage", www.oldschoolorg/cornell.html | Aug. 2003 |
| "Review
of The Figure and The Landscape, Gillock Gallery" by
Lawrence Smith, www.gillockgallery.com |
May 2003 |
| " 'Home' is where the art is", Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun-Times | Jan. 2003 |
| "Reflections/Creations", Unitarian Universalist World, Boston, review w/color photo | Nov./Dec. 2002 |
| "Gay
Riseborough's Dark Times", OCCurrence, Oakton Community College,
by Jason Page |
July 2002 |
| "The Face of Courage", www.thefaceofcourage.com/artists | July 2002 |
| "Iz It Art?" Chicago Loop Channel 25, produced by P.Deasey, Deasey Post & Pro | July 2002 |
| "Art
Illuminates Dark Times", Pioneer Press North Shore papers, by
R. Loerzel & V. Gerst |
May 2002 |
| "Dark Times Are Here Again", North Shore Magazine, by Sharon Honaker | May 2002 |
| "Herstory", Deanna Isaacs, The Readers' Guide to Arts & Entertainment | April 2002 |
"Let It Snow", Chicago Tribune, Home & Garden Section |
Dec. 2001 |
| "Art
Scene Chicago, 2000, at the Chicago Athenaeum", ArtScope.net by
G. Jurek Polanski |
May 2001 |
| "Paintings
from Life", Pioneer Press North Shore papers and "Art Illuminates
Dark Times," Pioneer Press North Suburban papers, both by Robert Loerzel |
Mar. 2001 |
| "Artist-to-Artist", Enid Silverman, AT&T Broadband Access, greater Chicagoland area | Jan. 2001 |
| "Annual Art Competition", Artist Magazine | Dec. 2000 |
| "Art Scene Chicago 2000", Art & Life column, Evanston Round Table | Oct. 2000 |
| Class Notes column, School of Art, Washington University, color photo | Spring 2000 |
| "Chicago Art Scene 2000", Ivy Sundell, Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston IL | 2000 |
| "The Activist", Terry Van Lent, AT&T Broadband Access, Northern Illinois | April 2000 |
| "Herstory", Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY, Award of Excellence | Mar. 2000 |
Red Magazine, www.redmagazine.com, cover painting and "Dark Times" exhibit, with Review by Robert Kameczura |
Oct. 1999 |
Cover painting, "Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity & Empowerment", By Wendy Griffin, Ph.D., Altamira Press, Walnut Creek, CA |
1999 |
| "Virtual Dream Home 1999", North Shore Magazine, full page color photo | Mar. 1999 |
| "Sitting Pretty", Chicago Tribune, Your Money section, Mary Beth Klatt | Dec. 1997 |
| "Women's
Show is a Work of Art", Chicago Tribune, color photo, front page,
Lake County edition |
Mar. 1997 |
| "Women's
Works", Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, color photo, front page,
magazine section |
Feb. 1997 |
| " Gay
Riseborough, Portrait Artist", video by B.Boyer & S. Zwick for
Evanston Cable TV, archived by the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington DC |
1996 |
| "Artist's Market: Where & How to Sell Your Art", Artist's Magazine, Robin Gee | Oct. 1988 |
| "Are You Hung Up?", Chicago Tribune, author unknown | Feb. 1987 |
"From
Rosti to Sir George Solti: 10 Portrait Pages", North Shore Magazine,
author |
Mar. 1986 |
| "Portraits
Making a Comeback in Corporate Picture", Crain's Chicago Business,
by Sandra Conn |
Sept. 1985 |
| "The Eyes Have It", Pioneer Press, review of one-person show by M. Bonesteel | Apr. 1983 |
| "Facing Up to the Art of the Portrait", Pioneer Press, author unknown | Sept. 1982 |
| Cover portrait, Versus, Stanley Tigerman, published by Rizzoli, New York | 1982 |
| Honors | |
| Judge/Juror, Art-in-the-Barn, Barrington, IL | 2008 |
| Judge/Juror, Senior Artists Network, Chicago Cultural Center | 2008 |
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Shore Affiliate Studio Tour |
2002 |
| Judge/Juror, Wilmette Public Library Art Festival | 2002, 2003 |
| Evanston Arts Council Individual Artist Grant | 2001 |
| Visiting Artist & Guest Speaker, Women's History Month, Harper College, Palatine, IL | 2001 |
| Finalist, Portrait Category, Annual Art Competition, Artist Magazine | 2000 |
| Judge, Skokie Art Guild Art Festival | 1999, 2000 |
| Judge/Juror, Senior Artists Network, Chicago Cultural Center | 2008 |
| Selected Collections | |
| Bentley,
Barnes & Lynn, Chicago California State University, Long Beach, CA Connie Gillock , Evanston, IL Dr. Wendy Griffin, Long Beach, CA Dr. Dean Hamer, Washington, DC The Klefstad Companies, Northbrook, IL M. & Mme. J. Hal Lesh, Paris Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL Mount Union College, Alliance, OH Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA Northwestern University Law School, Chicago Mary K. O'Shaughnessy & Charles Van Gilder, Chicago Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Grosse Pointe, MI Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Stanley Tigerman, Chicago Mrs. Joan Young, Chicago |
|
| Representation |
|
Wood Street Gallery, Chicago |
1999-2002 |
| Portraits/Chicago, Lake Forest, IL | from 1982 |
| Education | |
BFA,
Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
|
| Teaching | |
Faculty,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
1992-2006 |
| Faculty,
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Portrait I, Portrait II, The Figure Outdoors, Figure Drawing |
1975-1984 |
| Private Teaching | from 1990 |