THE ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE: SELECTED VIEWS

Paintings and Works on Paper

Community Gallery of Art College of Lake County March 4 - April 10, 1994

on the cover: Harold Gregor Looking Toward Carlock, 1989 oil& acrylic on canvas Courtesy Richard Gray Gallery, Chica

THE ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE: VIEWS

The works in this exhibition to the farthest north-eastern county of Illinois, vistas from aro\.md the state. The artists

arc either in the process, or have themselves with their of the Illinois

The exhibition docs not attempt to be It as the title

views; thirteen artists [rom various locals. However di ('[erent each artist's all renceL

a profound love of the land.

These

area.

The area has been

James D. Butler. also all art at ISU, IS wellllOled lor

his rendered like Winter Morning and for Ihe realism of his oils on paper. Former ISU James Winn, Rlehanj and Michael Dubina also the open expanse of Lile Midwestern Winn's Thunderheads #7 his concern for dramatic, iridescent skies.

llU"""",,, by the artists around the Chicago area are often derived from woodlands, wet lands, and bounded fields.

this accounts for the marked difference of scale and space of these works with the above mentioned. Daniel L Ziembo's Pathway Righi directs our attention to the lush

a trail in a Lake forest preserve. Martin Hronek's miniature Series-Tree focuses on the

or tr()e bark. The suburban lS

represented Susan Kraut's v. ork where the bluffs of Lake are framed by a room interior.

captures this very

Steven An Gallery Curator

James D. Butler Bloomington,

MFA, University Nebraska, Lincoln; Illinois State

Normal. solo exhibits: Gallery, 1989 and Evansville Museum

Art, Evansville, IN, 1988. exhibited: The Landscape: Subject ofRenewed Scrutiny, U niversi ty 1992. Heartland Artists, Stmve Gallery, Chicago, 1991. collections: Smithsonian Washington, DC; St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO. awards: NEA, Artist Fellowship Award, 1979-80 1985-86.

Cloud Patterns/Shifting Light, 1990 oil on paper

x 38 in. Courtesy Stmve Gallery, Chicago

Icy Winter Morning, 1989

James D. Butler Cloud Patterns/Shifting Light, 1990

Michael Dubina Normal, IL

BFA, lllinois State University, Normal, IL; solo shows: Dumonde Gallery, New York, NY, 1992; Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Lo uis, MO, 1991; Jayne H. Baum Gallery, New York, NY, 1990. exhibited: Contemporary American Realism, Art Du Monde Gallery, Kyoto, Kobe & Tokyo, Japan, 1993. collections: Citibank of New York, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tx. represented: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO.

Pink and Violet Panorama, 1992 watercolor on paper 4 x 6 in.

Crepuscular Prairie Fires, 1992 watercolor on paper 4 x 6 in.

Wheat Field, 1993 watercolor on paper 4 x 6 in.

Facing the Storm, 1993 watercolor on paper

4 x 6 in.

Michael Dubina Pink and Violet Panorama, 1992

Yale Factor De Kalb,

MFA, State University; of Northern Illinois University, De Kalb,

solo exhibits: Museum of Art, CA, 1979; Mitchell Museum of

An, Mt. Vernon, 1 Art Evanston, IL, 1 H. collections:

Wright Art Museum, WI. awards: Award of Flora '90 & Flora Chicago Botanic Gardens, IL. represented: 1 Gal Chicago.

Limbo, 1992 oil on canvas 36x66in.

A Tribute to Vincent, 1990 oil on canvas 36 x 66 in.

The Season of the Witch, 1991 oil on canvas 24 x 54 in.

Yale Factor A Tribute for Vincent, 1990

Herbert Fink Rockland, ME

MFA, Yale University ; emeritus Professor of Art , Southern Illinoi s University-Carbondale . solo exhibits: SI. Boltolf Club , Boston, MA, 1994; Republic of China (circulated amoncr

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unJ.versItIes), 1986; State of Illinois Building, Chicago, n.., 1986; Farnsworth Mu seum Rockland, ME, 1982. collections: Art ' Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Library of Congress . awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1965-66; Visual Artist of the Year, State of Illinois, 1986.

Oaks and Hickories etching/engraving on paper 16x20in.

Crab Orchard Lake etching/engraving on paper 16 x 20 in.

Sowhern Illinois Landscape etching/engraving on paper 16 x 20 in .

Herbert Fink Oaks and Hickories

Harold Gregor Bloomington, IL

PhD, Ohio State University (painting, an history); distinguished Professor of Painting & Art History, Illinois State University, Normal. solo exhibits : retrospective, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford , IL, 1993­94; Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, 1993-94; Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, 1993. exhibited: Contemporary American Realism Since 1960, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine An, 1981. collections: Filipacci Collection, Paris, France; Xerox Collection, Stanford, CT; Chicago Board of Trade. awards: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award, 1993.

Illinois Landscape #126, 1993 oil & acrylic on canvas 36 x 82 in. Courtesy Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Over the Farm I, 1990 acry lic on canvas 18 x 24 in. Courtesy Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Looking Toward Carlock, 1989 oil & acrylic on canvas 8.5 x 27.75 in. Courtesy Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Harold Gregor Illinois Landscape #126, 1993

Edward W. Herbeck IL

of NOLTe instructor, North Central College, Naperville, solo exhibitions: Chicago for the Prim, 1990 & 1991; National Institute Health, Bethesda, MD, 1993; Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL, 1988. collections: Bank Program, Dept., Washington, Standard Oil Indiana, Chicago,IL; ADM Corp., honors: Watercolor USA Honor represented: Chicago for the Print.

Later Too, 1994 on canvas

36 x 48 in.

Early to Rise, graphite on 30 x 43 in.

Edward W. Herbeck Early to Rise, 1993

Joseph Martin Hronek Mundelein,

MFA, University Arizona; instructor, of County, IL. solo

exhibition: Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 1988. exhibited: Small/Large Works, Limner Gallery, York, NY, 1993; Variations on the

Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI, 1992; Illinois Landscape Large & Smail, Neville-Sargent Chicago, 1991. awards: Cheekwood National Competition, Nashville, TN, 1 & 1993;

Landscape Series - Tree, 1992 oil on panel/wood 7.25 x 7.25 in. Courtesy Gallery, Chicago

Landscape Series Pruned Bush, 1992 oil on panel/wood

x in. Courtesy Neville-Sargent Chicago

Landscape Series River Bend, 1 oil on panel/wood 12.25 x 11 In.

Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago

Joseph Martin Hronek Landscape Series - Tree, 1992

Susan Kraut Evanston,

MFA, School the adjunct associate professor, School of the Art Institute-Chicago. solo exhibit: Deson­Saunders Gallery, Chicago, 1993. exhibited: From America's Studio, Betty Gallery,

.I.C., 1992; Kienholz Chicago An Show, Museum Art, Chicago, 1985. collections: Art Print & Drawing Dept.; Illinois Museum, Springfield, represented: Deson-Saunders Gallery,

Michigan Still I, 1990 oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.

Windmill Intaior, II, 1989 oil on canvas 36x In.

Still Life, Vll, 1991 oil on canvas 24 x 30 in.

Susan Kraut Lake Michigan Still Life, I, 1990

Barbara Pihos Hampshire,

exhibited: Portrait - Art in Springfield, 1991;

International Prints J/, Silvermine Galleries, Canaan, 1988; North American Exhibition, Boston Printmakers,

Brockton, MA, 1988. collections: IMC Corp., Northbrook, IL; McDonalds Oakbrook, IL; Illinois

View of Somme Prairie, 1992

Snow in the 1991 on paper

x 34 in.

After the Rain, 1993 etching on paper

x In.

Barbara Pihos View ofSomme Prairie, 1992

Nina Weiss Chicago, n...

MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison. instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; exhibited: The Pastel Landscape, Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago, 1992; Artists for AR.T. , J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, LTD., Chicago; Landscapes, Ruth Volid Gallery, Chicago. collections: Aetna Insurance Co., Chicago; McDonalds Corp., Oakbrook, IL; Mary Kay Cosmetics, Dallas, Tx. represented: Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago.

Following Autumn, 1993 pastel on paper 25 x 39 in.

Sliver Reflection, 1993 pastel on paper 53 x 42 in.

Nina Weiss Following Autumn, 1993

James Winn

Illinois U niversi ty, IL; solo exhibits: Struve Gallery, 1989; Sherry Gallery, York, NY, exhibited: Today, National Academy of Design, York, NY, 1 American Realism: Precise Image, Isetan Museum of Art, Japan and Daimary Museum, Osaka, Japan. collections: Art Institute Chicago, Baxter Travenol, Illinois State Museum.

Old Road, 1990 acrylic on paper

x

Courtesy Struve Gallery,

Thunderheads #7, acrylic on

x 50 Struve Gallery, Chicago

James Winn Thunderheads #7, 1992

Daniel L. Ziembo Lake Villa, IL

MFA, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; Professor, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL. solo exhibits: Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, 1983, 87, 90, 92; exhibited: From Concept to Completion: The Art Work Commission Process, Gallery at Home Savings Tower, Los Angeles, CA, 1989; Four Brothers Press, 1980-87, University of l11inois at Chicago, 1988. commissions: Abbott Laboratories; IBM, Rochester, NY; IBM, Charlotte, NC; Savings of America, Morton Grove, IL.

Pathway Right, 1993 acrylic on canvas 18 x 36 in . Courtesy Mr. & Mrs. James V. Davis

Mac Lace, 1993 acrylic on canvas 18 x 36 in. Courtesy Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago

Daniel L. Ziembo Pathway Right, 1993

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to thank art

following to this exhibition:

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Chicago V.

Richard Gallery, Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago

Gallery,

the Community Gallery

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