Current
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Gwendolyn Zabicki
Enrobed November 10 - December 21, 2024 Goldfinch is thrilled to present our first exhibition with Chicago-based artist Gwendolyn Zabicki, 'Enrobed.' The exhibition features a new body of paintings that, in the artist's words, depict and explore the nature of 'things covered by other things.' “I think it was 2008 or 2009 that I noticed that everything... Read more -
Yifan Li
The Visage of Time November 10 - December 21, 2024 In Gallery II, Goldfinch proudly presents The Visage of Time, a solo exhibition of paintings from Chicago-based artist Yifan Li. The Visage of Time marks Li’s first solo exhibition at Goldfinch. In The Visage of Time, Yifan Li delves into the intricacies of memory, as inspired by Marcel Proust's panoramic,... Read more -
Online-Only Holiday Pop Up Show
Artworks $2500 and Under November 15 - December 21, 2024 A selection of artworks from our inventory and flatfiles we think will inspire wonder, creativity and delight -- all priced at $2500 and under. If you're interested in seeing a work in person and/or purchasing, click the 'inquire' button next to the artwork to send us an email, and we'll... Read more
Past
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Grace Mattingly
Sundown September 15 - October 26, 2024 Goldfinch proudly presents Grace Mattingly: Sundown, a solo exhibition of new paintings from London-based artist Grace Mattingly. Sundown marks Mattingly’s first solo exhibition at Goldfinch. Read more -
Meghan Borah
Ladylike September 15 - October 26, 2024 In Gallery I, Goldfinch proudly presents Meghan Borah: Ladylike, a solo exhibition of new paintings, ceramics, and works on paper from Chicago-based artist Meghan Borah. Ladylike marks Bor ah’s third solo exhibition at Goldfinch. In Ladylike, Meghan Borah explores self, authenticity, and performance through fresh eyes. While the work... Read more -
Jessie Mott
Pluto June 15 - July 27, 2024 In Gallery I, Goldfinch proudly presents Pluto, a solo exhibition of new oil paintings from Chicago-based artist Jessie Mott. Pluto marks Mott’s first solo exhibition at Goldfinch. Pluto sees Mott returning to painting after a period spent focusing on animation, drawing and works on paper, and ceramics. She summons the... Read more -
Overhang
Guest Curated by Roland Miller June 15 - July 27, 2024 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is excited to present Overhang, a group exhibition guest curated by Roland Miller and featuring work by Christina Ballantyne, Journie Cirdain, Mel Cook, Peter Fagundo, Madeline Jane Lounsberry, Ricardo Partida, Marina Ross, and Jennifer Sullivan. Overhang plays on the trope of over-hung, summer group shows, by... Read more -
Tsai-Ling Tseng
Piece together (times) April 28 - June 8, 2024 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is proud to present “Piece together (times)” a solo exhibition from Brooklyn-based painter Tsai-Ling Tseng. Featuring four new oil paintings, “Piece together (times)” marks Tseng’s first solo exhibition at Goldfinch. Read more -
Sherwin Ovid
Leeway April 28 - June 8, 2024 In Gallery I, Goldfinch is thrilled to present "Leeway," our third solo exhibition with Chicago-based artist Sherwin Ovid. Read more -
Andreas Fischer
Sky Hole March 9 - April 20, 2024 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is excited to announce Sky Hole, our second solo exhibition with Chicago-based painter Andreas Fischer. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 9th from 2-5pm. On Friday, April 12th , from 5-7pm, Goldfinch will host an evening “Meet and Greet” with exhibiting artists Andreas... Read more -
Leslie Baum
ordinary awe March 9 - April 20, 2024 In Gallery I, Goldfinch is pleased to announce ordinary awe, a solo exhibition by Leslie Baum featuring new paintings and watercolor drawings from Baum’s ongoing plein air painting series, in which the artist invites other people—artists and non-artists alike—to paint outdoors with her, side by side. These “painting dates” and... Read more -
G.E. Liu
Good Hearts January 14 - February 24, 2024 In Gallery 1, Goldfinch is pleased to announce 'Good Hearts,' our second solo exhibition with Taiwanese artist G.E. Liu (b. 1995, Hualien, Taiwan), featuring new and recent silk paintings and tapestries that celebrate love while satirizing the ways in which commodity culture manufactures our ideas and expectations of romantic desire.... Read more -
Jaclyn Mednicov
Beneath the Green January 14 - February 24, 2024 In Gallery II, we are pleased to present “Beneath the Green,” a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Jaclyn Mednicov. Featuring a series of luminous botanical relief paintings and a new body of glazed ceramic sculptures embossed with local flora from Oisterwijk, the Netherlands, “Beneath the Green” continues Mednicov’s exploration of... Read more -
Sofia Fernandez Díaz
y luego bailaron / and then they danced November 4 - December 16, 2023 An exhibition by the Chicago-based Mexican artist Sofía Fernández Díaz, whose mixed-media sculptures and installations are inspired by the patterns and formations occurring in nature, which the artist evokes using mediums like beeswax, fibers, glass, and organic pigments. Read more -
Madeline Gallucci
sound of my father singing November 4 - December 16, 2023 An exhibition of new paintings by Chicago-based Madeline Gallucci that explores the mirror as a site of psychological transformation. Read more -
Scott Wolniak
Crosscurrents September 10 - October 21, 2023 Goldfinch is thrilled to present its second solo exhibition with Chicago-based painter Scott Wolniak. Read more -
Carris Adams
Signs All Kinds September 10 - October 21, 2023 In Gallery 2, Goldfinch is proud to present our third solo exhibition with Carris Adams. Read more -
LaNia Sproles
Objects of Affection June 10 - July 22, 2023 Through her collages, paintings and drawings, LaNia Sproles creates spaces for representing Black femme desire and worlds wherein sex, sexuality and human expressions of self are not bound by the repressive limitations imposed by normative culture. Drawing inspiration from queer and feminist theory, Sproles depicts figures in mostly private personal... Read more -
A Summer Show
Works by Carris Adams, Iris Bernblum, Meghan Borah, Mari Eastman, Andreas Fischer, Azadeh Gholizadeh, Minami Kobayashi, Damon Locks, Sherwin Ovid, and Scott Wolniak June 10 - July 22, 2023 We are thrilled to present a summer group show of gallery artists, featuring new and recent works by Carris Adams, Iris Bernblum, Meghan Borah, Mari Eastman, Andreas Fischer, Azadeh Gholizadeh, Minami Kobayashi, Damon Locks, Sherwin Ovid, and Scott Wolniak. The exhibition is on view from June 10th through July 23rd. Read more -
Kaylie Kaitschuck
A Million Miles Away June 10 - July 22, 2023 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is excited to present “A Million Miles Away,” a solo exhibition by Michigan-born and based artist Kaylie Kaitschuck. Like a stickered skateboard or a backpack embellished with patches and pins, Kaitschuck’s embroideries balance the immediacy of everyday life with a nostalgic nod to the past.... Read more -
Iris Bernblum
Various Pleasures April 23 - June 3, 2023 Goldfinch is thrilled to present its second exhibition with Iris Bernblum, and Bernblum's first solo show with the Gallery. 'Various Pleasures' features approximately ten new watercolor, graphite and acrylic works on paper along with six new sculptures whose forms echo that of the artists' own body at various moments in... Read more -
Lovesick on the Floor
Elena Ailes, Lucy Wood Baird, Ryan M Pfeiffer + Rebecca Walz, and Heather Rowe April 23 - June 3, 2023 In Gallery 2, Goldfinch is pleased to present 'Lovesick on the Floor,' a group show curated by Iris Bernblum. 'Lovesick on the Floor is my second curatorial project. The first one, Simple Pleasures, I described as a love letter to artists that inspire me. This show is no exception. It’s... Read more -
Patrick Carroll
Dungeness April 23 - June 3, 2023 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is excited to present “Dungeness,” a solo exhibition of new knitted works by Los Angeles-based artist and writer Patrick Carroll. Stretched like paintings, but knit like garments, Patrick Carroll’s text-based pieces play with what it means to be “permanently under tension,” as the artist describes.... Read more -
Irene Wa.
Crisálida de sal March 5 - April 15, 2023 In Gallery 1, Irene Wa.’s second solo exhibition at Goldfinch, Crisálida de sal (Chrysalis of Salt) features new ceramic sculptures and drawings that spring from the Mexican artist ’ s recent study of diphonic singing (also known as overtone chanting, harmonic singing, and polyphonic overtone singing), a set of techniques... Read more -
Sarah Leuchtner
Sequential Escapes March 5 - April 15, 2023 Using painting, dye, and collage, Sarah Leuchtner's work explores memory, nostalgia, loneliness, and the visual influence of signage and symbols through a painterly lens. 'My interest in the symbolic languages of culture — such as the emoji — lead me to create my own alphabet of imagined shapes,' the Chicago-based... Read more -
Carrie Cook
Second Chakra January 14 - February 25, 2023 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is excited to present “Second Chakra,” a solo exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles- based artist Carrie Cook. This is Cook’s first exhibition in Chicago. The exhibition is on view from Saturday, January 14th through Saturday, February 25th . Using a combined visual language of... Read more -
Dove Drury Hornbuckle
What Cannot Be Said Will Be Wept January 14 - February 25, 2023 In Gallery I, Goldfinch is pleased to present “What Cannot Be Said Will Be Wept,” a solo exhibition of new ceramic works by Dove Drury Hornbuckle. The exhibition is on view from Saturday, January 14th through Saturday, February 25th . Evocative of natural formations like caves, mounds, burrows, and mountains,... Read more -
Lilac, Moonbeam, and Heavenly Blue
Curated by Dove Drury Hornbuckle January 14 - February 25, 2023 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is pleased to present “Lilac, Moonbeam, and Heavenly Blue,” a group show organized by Dove Drury Hornbuckle, featuring works by Claire Arctander, Devin Balara, Chase Barney, Patrick Carroll, Wells Chandler, Michael Cuadrado, Bobby Gonzales, Gurtie Hansell, Christalena Hughmanick, Arnold J. Kemp, James Kerley, Anwar Madhi,... Read more -
Minami Kobayashi
Somewhere Not Here November 6 - December 17, 2022 Goldfinch is thrilled to present our second solo exhibition with Minami Kobayashi, 'Somewhere Not Here,' opening on Sunday November 6th (reception 3-6pm) and on view through Saturday, December 17th. Spanning both Galleries 1 and 2, this new body of paintings by the London-based Kobayashi centers around themes of travel, and... Read more -
G.E. Liu
Purple Hearts for Virgin Wizards November 6 - December 17, 2022 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is excited to present “Purple Hearts for Virgin Wizards,” a solo exhibition by Detroit and Taiwan-based artist G.E. Liu, on view from Sunday, November 6th to Saturday, December 17. This is the artist’s first exhibition in Chicago. Liu’s satirical compositions combine influences from the ancient... Read more -
James Kao
something about grinding down, something about glittering September 10 - October 22, 2022 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is pleased to present “something about grinding down, something about glittering,” a solo exhibition of new paintings by James Kao. The exhibition is on view from September 10 to October 22. In many ways, James Kao’s painting practice begins in places outside the studio—in forests, near... Read more -
Taylor Augustine
Kiss my petals September 10 - October 22, 2022 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is pleased to present “Kiss my petals,” an exhibition of new paintings by Taylor Augustine, and the artist’s first solo presentation. The exhibition is on view from September 10 to October 22. Abstracted, quick, and appearing lightly touched, as though gently pressed onto their canvases,... Read more -
Yanique Norman
Blue to Green September 10 - October 22, 2022 In Gallery 1, Goldfinch is pleased to present Blue to Green, a solo exhibition of new multi-media works by Yanique Norman (b. 1981, Spanish Town, Jamaica). This is Norman's first exhibition in Chicago. Yanique Norman's multimedia practice constructs self-devised, fantastical and intricately layered spaces that relate to the artist's ongoing... Read more -
Woomin Kim
Doo Jip Salim June 12 - July 23, 2022 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is pleased to present Doo Jip Salim, a solo exhibition of works by Korean artist Woomin Kim. The four large textile collages on view depict images of Kim’s memory of Korea, where she is from, along with scenes of the Queens, NY landscape where she currently... Read more -
Jory Drew
Curtain Wall June 12 - July 23, 2022 In Gallery 1, Goldfinch is pleased to present Curtain Wall, a solo exhibition by Jory Drew. The exhibition is on view from June 12 to July 23. This presentation of new paintings and sculptures oscillates between abstract formalism and figurative distortions obscuring and provoking the recognition of the body, its... Read more -
Brandon Chavis
for colored queers June 12 - July 23, 2022 In the East Wing, Goldfinch is pleased to present “for colored queers,” a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist Brandon Chavis. The exhibition is on view from June 12 to July 23. Brandon Chavis’ large-scale portraits incorporate found objects, paint, and repurposed textile fragments to explore not only the subjects... Read more -
Jenny Kendler
In the Shadow of the Sundial April 24 - May 28, 2022 In Galleries 1 and 2, Goldfinch is thrilled to present “ In the Shadow of the Sundial,” a solo exhibition by multi-media artist and environmental activist Jenny Kendler. The exhibition is on view from April 24 through May 28. We will have an Open House reception on Sunday, April 24... Read more -
Noël Morical
Lollygagging April 24 - May 28, 2022 Goldfinch is pleased to present 'Lollygagging,' a new installation by Noël Morical in the East Wing. [ Humming waterloo sunset on the way out the door ] *1/// Thinking I wanted *2/// Looking at clouds *3/// Chasing cars *4/// My mother always told me only dumb people get bored meandering... Read more -
Azadeh Gholizadeh
Dawn to Dusk February 27 - April 9, 2022 Goldfinch is pleased to announce 'Dawn to Dusk,' a new solo exhibition by Azadeh Gholizadeh in Gallery 1. The exhibition is on view from February 27 through April 9. Azadeh Gholizadeh's works explore the body, landscape, and the fragmentation of memory through an examination of her own emotional connection to... Read more -
Elissa Osterland
Come Back as a Flower February 27 - April 9, 2022 Goldfinch is pleased to present 'Come Back As A Flower,' an exhibition of new work by Elissa Osterland, and the artist's first solo presentation. Elissa Osterland's practice takes many forms, from ceramics to performance, yet it remains rooted in an abiding interest in the hand and in a haptic understanding... Read more -
Holly Murkerson
syn- February 4 - April 9, 2022 Goldfinch is excited to present its inaugural show of the East Wing: 'syn-' a solo presentation of new work by Chicago-based artist Holly Murkerson. The prefix 'syn' (or 'sym') means together. While the prefix acts as a connective tissue between many things, it does not connote perfect symmetries, but instead... Read more -
Carris Adams
Get Over, Get Under, Get Easy, Get Greasy January 9 - February 12, 2022 Goldfinch is pleased to present our second solo exhibition with Carris Adams, 'Get Over, Get Under, Get Easy, Get Greasy.' The exhibition is on view from January 9 - February 12, 2022. Bright, dark, overloaded, subtracted-Carris Adams' newest paintings explore color, legibility and movement. For 'Get Over, Get Under, Get... Read more -
Diana Gabriel
Permanence January 9 - February 12, 2022 The majority of the works included in this show are made with rocks (including sea glass) of various colors, textures, and sizes, arranged and affixed to their substrates in linear compositions. Read more -
Mari Eastman
Night Life November 14 - December 19, 2021 Goldfinch is thrilled to present Night Life, our second solo exhibition of paintings by Mari Eastman. The exhibition will be on view from Sunday, November 14th (opening reception) through Saturday, December 18th, 2021. Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays, 12-4pm, and by appointment. Whimsical, romantic, and deeply engaged with modern... Read more -
Tender to the Bone
Featuring works by E. Saffronia Downing, Jory Drew, Dove Drury, Em Kettner, Minami Kobayashi, Laura Letinsky, SaraNoa Mark, Liz McCarthy, and Elissa Osterland September 12 - October 30, 2021 group ceramics exhibition Read more -
Meghan Borah
Polite Company June 5 - July 17, 2021 Goldfinch is happy to announce our second solo show with Meghan Borah, 'Polite Company.' The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5th and is on view in Gallery 1 through Saturday, July 17th. 'Polite Company' features new paintings and works on paper, all created in 2020 and 2021, during the solitary... Read more -
Hyun Jung Jun
by flame by fog June 5 - July 17, 2021 Goldfinch is pleased to present by flame by fog, a solo exhibition by Hyun Jung Jun in Gallery 2. The exhibition is on view from Saturday, June 5th through Saturday, July 17th. Hyun Jung Jun's work takes many forms, from temporary installations to candles to cakes, and the work often... Read more -
Damon Locks
Then X Enters April 17 - May 29, 2021 Goldfinch is thrilled to present Damon Locks' second solo exhibition with the Gallery. Then X Enters features new works on paper that are predominantly drawn and collaged. At the onset of the pandemic, away from his studio and most of his materials during lockdown, Damon Locks found himself needing to... Read more -
SaraNoa Mark
36° 15’ 43” N 29° 59’ 14” E February 27 - April 10, 2021 Goldfinch is proud to present 36° 15' 43' N 29° 59' 14' E, a solo exhibition of new sculptures by SaraNoa Mark. SaraNoa Mark's practice investigates traces left by time, as they exist in landscapes and in collective memory. Using lasting materials like carved clay and discarded stones, the artist... Read more -
Scott Wolniak
Alight February 27 - April 10, 2021 Goldfinch is proud to present Alight, a solo exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Scott Wolniak in Gallery II. The exhibition will open Saturday, February 27, 2021, and is on view through April 10, 2021. Special Opening Weekend viewing hours are Saturday and Sunday, February 27-28, 12-4pm,... Read more -
Andreas Fischer
And apologies for bringing this up January 9 - February 20, 2021 Goldfinch is proud to present Andreas Fischer: And apologies for bringing this up in Gallery 1. This is Fischer's first solo exhibition with the Gallery. Fischer's most recent paintings continue his exploration of the dynamics of power as they occur in the realms of sex, politics, race, as well as... Read more -
Liz McCarthy
Unheeding January 9 - February 20, 2021 Goldfinch is pleased to present 'Unheeding,' an exhibition of new ceramic sculptures by Liz McCarthy in Gallery II. Reminiscent of dancers and experimental movement, McCarthy's humanoid forms examine questions of wholes and parts, as they relate to the mind and body. Through the medium of clay, where chance is inextricably... Read more -
Em Kettner
Play the Fool October 24 - December 5, 2020 Goldfinch is thrilled to present Em Kettner's solo exhibition 'Play the Fool' in Gallery 1. The exhibition features 27 small-scale porcelain sculptures bound together by vibrantly graphic woven costumes decorating their exaggerated and frequently elongated limbs. 'I'm interested in how 'the fool' can topple established power dynamics by leaning fully... Read more -
Howard Fonda
the message or the messenger October 17 - December 4, 2020 Goldfinch is very proud to present Howard Fonda’s solo exhibition the message or the messenger in Gallery 2. Known for composing picture planes comprised of loose brushstrokes of varying lengths that coalesce into mesmerizing, boldly chromatic pictorial fields, Fonda makes paintings that embody principles of abstraction and representation simultaneously, in... Read more -
A mirror, a dish, a window
Featuring works by Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O’Neal, Lesley Jackson, James Kao, Minami Kobayashi, Emily Sher, and Ann Toebbe September 12 - October 17, 2020 Goldfinch is pleased to present 'A mirror, a dish, a window,' a group show of works by Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O'Neal, Lesley Jackson, James Kao, Minami Kobayashi, Emily Sher, and Ann Toebbe. Through a range of media, these six artists explore the intimate landscape of interior space. From functional objects to... Read more -
Sherwin Ovid
Breath Between Ledgers Measured July 9 - August 30, 2020 Goldfinch is pleased to present a new solo exhibition in Gallery 1 by Chicago-based artist Sherwin Ovid, on view from July 10th – August 29th. “Breath Between Ledgers Measured” is Ovid’s second exhibition with Goldfinch. Born in Trinidad, Ovid’s multi-disciplinary works explore diaspora, hybridity and the aesthetics of migration and... Read more -
Irene Wa.
Smell of Awakening Soil March 15 - June 10, 2020 Irene Wa.'s sculptures, ceramics and video performance visually recall the Italian arte povera movement's reliance on humble, everyday materials and intuitive and unusual methods. 'My work is about process,' Wa says. 'Constructing by layers, adding, removing and adding again: nothing is permanent. Moving away from the quick aesthetic of the... Read more -
Soo Shin
Paths Between Two Steps March 15 - June 10, 2020 'My current art practice is mostly sculptural. I work with wood, metal, ceramic, and other materials. I love the slow labor of woodworking and welding. The natural property of the material¬- such as rigidity, texture, and color-delivers a specific mood in the object. Those objects are imbued with a presence... Read more -
Anne Harris
Thirty-nine Eyelids January 19 - February 29, 2020 Goldfinch is thrilled to announce its first exhibition of the new decade: Thirty-nine Eyelids, a solo exhibition by Anne Harris occupying Galleries I and II. The show features a new body of paintings and a series of drawings, all of which are rooted in-yet deviate imaginatively from-traditions of self-portraiture. The... Read more -
The International Boutique for Middle-Aged Ladies
Featuring works by Sammie Anselmo, Michel Auder, Olivia Booth, Tonna (Anna Sew Hoy + Tony Marsh), Caitlin Lonegan, Jason Meadows, Matt Morris, Gail Chadell Nanao, Jasmin Shokrian, Margaux Williamson November 10 - December 14, 2019 Guest curated by Mari Eastman, The International Boutique for Middle-Aged Ladies opens at Goldfinch on Sunday, November 10th from 3-6pm and runs through Saturday, December 14th. Eastman, whose own paintings draw heavily from the worlds of fashion, music, beauty and popular culture, has selected an array of paintings, photographs, ceramics,... Read more -
Jordan Martins
Plant Strategies September 15 - October 26, 2019 Plant Strategies, Jordan Martin's first solo exhibition at Goldfinch, features new paintings that build from Martins' ongoing Phenotypes, an ever-expanding series of monoprints that create a feedback loop between assemblages-photographs-collages-scans and inkjet prints, with the final output always being a unique archival pigment print. Martins' new paintings extend the feedback... Read more -
Animal Tactics
Featuring works by Devin Balara, David Heo, Kelly Kristin Jo September 15 - October 26, 2019 Guest curated by Jordan Martins, Animal Tactics brings together works by Devin Balara, David Heo, Kelly Kristin Jones and João Oliveira, whose sculptures, paintings, and photographs ponder animal behavior as a means of understanding perceptual relationships embedded within landscapes, human activities, territorial marking, and visual structure. Through a variety of... Read more -
An Archive of Touch
Featuring works by Yesenia Bello, Dana DeGiulio, Andreas Fischer, Alejandro Jiménez-Flores, Joyce Lung, SaraNoa Mark, and Kellie Romany. June 30 - August 3, 2019 Goldfinch is very proud to present An Archive of Touch, a group show of works by Yesenia Bello, Dana DeGiulio, Andreas Fischer, Alejandro Jiménez-Flores, Joyce Lung, SaraNoa Mark, and Kellie Romany. The exhibition will open on Sunday, June 30th with a reception from 3-6pm, and will be on view through... Read more -
Carris Adams
Double-Talk May 11 - June 22, 2019 In Gallery I, Goldfinch is very pleased to present 'Double-talk,' a solo exhibition by Carris Adams and her first exhibition with the Gallery. The exhibition will open on Saturday, May 11 with a reception from 3-6pm, and will be on view through Saturday, June 22nd. A conversation between Carris Adams... Read more -
Kate Conlon
Book That Is Also a Bookend May 11 - June 22, 2019 In Gallery II, Goldfinch is pleased to present BOOK THAT IS ALSO A BOOKEND, a solo exhibition by Kate Conlon organized by Gallery assistant director Elizabeth Lalley. Kate Conlon's multi-media work exists in a space between research, making, and speculative thinking, driven by the artist's desire to simply 'figure something... Read more -
Kuras & MacKenzie
2001 Annual Meeting March 17 - April 27, 2019 Goldfinch is excited and proud to announce 2001 Annual Meeting, a solo exhibition by Kuras & MacKenzie. The exhibition's opening reception will take place on Sunday, March 17 from 3-6pm, and the show runs through Saturday, April 27, 2019. Christian Kuras and Duncan MacKenzie have been collaborating on art projects... Read more -
Meghan Borah
I’d Rather be a Hammer than a Nail March 17 - April 27, 2019 Goldfinch is very pleased to announce I'd Rather be a Hammer than a Nail, the first solo exhibition of paintings by Meghan Borah. The exhibition's opening reception is on Sunday, March 17, and the show will run through Saturday, April 27th, 2019. Meghan Borah's paintings combine oil paint with the... Read more -
Minami Kobayashi
A Park at Lunar Surface January 13 - February 23, 2019 Goldfinch is pleased to present A Park at Lunar Surface, a solo exhibition by Minami Kobayashi. Charged with a sense of magical realism, Kobayashi's figurative paintings combine intimacy and mystery through their depictions of ordinary people, animals, and places that seem vaguely surreal and ever so slightly off-kilter. Using fast-drying... Read more -
Chiffon Thomas
Fractured Reality January 13 - February 23, 2019 In Gallery II, Goldfinch proudly presents Fractured Reality, an exhibition of embroidered mixed media paintings by Chanel Thomas (born 1991, Chicago, IL, currently lives and works in New Haven, CT). The narrative imagery in Thomas' richly textured pieces is sourced from family archives, personal memories, and cultural references from the... Read more -
Bill Conger
something like leaving November 4 - December 15, 2018 Goldfinch is pleased to present something like leaving, a solo exhibition by Bill Conger. Conger (not to be confused with Chicago painter William Conger) is known for working with found objects and materials, which the Peoria, IL-based artist poetically reconfigures by recontextualizing them in gallery settings. Many of the objects... Read more -
Esau McGhee
Untitled (How Does It Feel) September 9 - October 20, 2018 Goldfinch is pleased to present Untitled (How Does It Feel), a solo exhibition by Chicago artist Esau McGhee. The opening reception is Sunday, September 9 from 3-6pm and the exhibition is on view through Saturday, October 20, 2018. Esau McGhee's works on paper steadfastly refuse acts of classification by any... Read more -
I am the horse
Lise Haller-Baggesen and Iris Bernblum June 3 - July 14, 2018 I am the horse I am the horse people should bet on I am the person who will likely save you from a fire I am the person who is black smoke And blows black smoke in your eyes I am the squeaky noise at night I am the tables,... Read more -
Dianna Frid and Monika Müller
The Registers April 8 - May 19, 2018 Goldfinch is pleased to present The Registers, a two-person exhibition of works by Dianna Frid (Chicago, IL) and Monika Müller (Lucerne, Switzerland). The exhibition opens Sunday April 8th with a reception from 3-6pm, and will be on view through Saturday May 19th. An artists' talk with both Frid and Müller... Read more -
Cathy Hsiao
Movement 1, Bloom February 18 - March 24, 2018 Opening Reception: Sunday, February 18, 3-6pm, with sound performance 'Drone for Bloom, Drone for Blue,' featuring Cathy Hsiao, Akosuen, and Rebecca Himelstein, from 5-6pm. Goldfinch is pleased to present Movement 1, Bloom, the first solo exhibition of sculptural works by Chicago-based artist Cathy Hsiao. In Movement 1, Bloom, Hsiao translates... Read more -
Damon Locks
The World Is a Different Place January 7 - February 10, 2018 GOLDFINCH is very proud to present The World Is a Different Place, a solo exhibition of recent drawings, screen prints, digital prints, Xerox prints and a comic by Damon Locks, a Chicago visual artist, musician, sound artist, deejay, and educator whose multifarious endeavors epitomize the fluid, trans-disciplinary and socially-engaged nature... Read more -
Goldfinch Flatfiles Show
Featuring works by Kevin Blake, Stella Brown, Diane Christiansen, Bill Conger, Veronica Corzo-Duchardt, Dianna Frid, Diana Gabriel, Azadeh Gholizadeh, Daniel Hojnacki, Spencer Hutchinson, Jaclyn Jacunkski, Kate McQuillen, Nazafarin Lotfi, Victoria Martine December 10 - 22, 2017 GOLDFINCH is pleased to announce its inaugural Flatfiles Exhibition, a gallery-wide presentation of our entire Flatfiles inventory. The opening reception is Sunday, December 10 from 3-6pm, and the show will be on view through Friday, December 22nd. You can preview works in the exhibition by visiting our website - additional... Read more -
Mari Eastman
In Situ October 22 - December 2, 2017 Goldfinch is proud to present In Situ, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Mari Eastman. This is Eastman's first solo show in Chicago in a number of years, and will be accompanied by a limited edition zine-style publication based on selected pages from the artist's notebooks. Mari Eastman: In... Read more -
Kate McQuillen
Meet Me on the Astral Plane August 27 - September 30, 2017 In Meet Me on the Astral Plane, Brooklyn-based artist Kate McQuillen refers to the astral body, a projected state of being where the boundlessness of mind and spirit take precedence over the gravity of corporeal form. Here, the 'astral plane' becomes a contemporary iteration of the age-old idea of the... Read more -
Marginal Green
Featuring works by Stella Brown, Ellie Irons, Jaclyn Jacunski, and Jenny Kendler June 17 - July 22, 2017 GOLDFINCH is pleased to present Marginal Green, a group exhibition curated by Elizabeth Lalley featuring works by Stella Brown, Ellie Irons, Jaclyn Jacunski, and Jenny Kendler. The opening reception is Saturday, June 17, 3-6pm, and the exhibition will be on view through Saturday July 22nd. The artists in Marginal Green... Read more -
It will be more like scratching than writing
Featuring works by Caroline Kent, Sofia Leiby, Suzanne McClelland, and Emil Robinson May 6 - June 10, 2017 This exhibition is guest curated by Matt Morris. Within these paintings, a syntax of abstraction is examined, not only for its potential to organize into language but to question how such language is used. The paintings in this exhibition deal with surface as a site for incident, working across more... Read more -
SAD GIRLS CLUB TV
February 5 - March 18, 2017 The fact that 'post-truth' was named the Oxford English Dictionary's 2016 Word of the Year comes as no surprise to longtime reality tv fans. As Guardian writer Helen Archer argued recently, semi-scripted reality television shows like The Hills 'ushered in a new era of reality for reality tv: one where... Read more -
The Particular Poetics of Things
Featuring work by Rana Siegel, Nazafarin Lotfi, Tina Tahir and Neha Vedpathak November 13 - December 17, 2016 This exhibition is guest curated by Anastasia Tinari. GOLDFINCH is pleased to present 'The Particular Poetics of Things,' a group exhibition of works by four artists whose site-responsive practices balance an architectural command of space, form, and material with an abiding interest in surface description and the passage of time.... Read more -
Sherwin Ovid
September 18 - October 29, 2016 Goldfinch is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of work by Chicago artist Sherwin Ovid. Ovid deploys tactics of collage, bricolage, excess and ornamentation in paintings that explore cultural transmission, class aspiration, and migratory aesthetics, particularly as manifested in the domestic sphere of home decor. He received his BFA... Read more
