Goldfinch

12/12/2024

Reminder: Last two weeks to see our current exhibitions! Gwendolyn Zabicki: "Enrobed" and Yifan Li: "The Visage of Time", on view through Saturday December 21st. Please join us at the Closing Reception & Artist Talks on Saturday, December 21 from 1-4pm! Artist talks begin at approximately 1:30pm. Our Regular Gallery hours are Fridays & Saturdays, 12-4pm, and by appointment.

https://mailchi.mp/goldfinchgallery/closing-reception-zabicki-li

12/10/2024

"Dusk at the Lake," 2024, is one of two striking paintings by Gwendolyn Zabicki available now via Artworks $2500 and Under sale, featuring a special selection of works by some of Platform's favorite artists. "Dusk at the Lake" offers cozy summer vibes via a moody view of three figures gathered around a small charcoal grill at dusk near Lake Michigan. Check out more views of this painting via our bio links!

12/10/2024

We often get inquiries from artists who want to learn about exhibition spaces in Chicago that accept applications for potential exhibitions and the superb is always at the top of our recommendations list. Roots & Culture is now accepting applications for their two person "Double Exposure" exhibitions and we strongly encourage our Chicago artist friends to apply if they are interested! Details below!

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12/10/2024

Yifan Li's solo exhibition "The Visage of Tiime" is on view for two more weeks through December 21st. The subtle color and delicately expressive marks make Yifan's paintings something that must be seen in person, so please come visit during our Fri/Sat 12-4pm open hours or by advanced private appointment! We will also have an artist talk with Yifan Li and Gallery 1 exhibiting artist Gwendolyn Zabicki during our Closing Reception on Saturday, December 21st, from 1-4pm.

12/09/2024

Posted • "as romance goes" -- Below, Yifan Li shares some thoughts on what this painting, currently on view in Yifan's solo show "The Visage of Time," means to her....
view through Saturday December 21st, with a Closing Reception and Artist Talks on Dec 21 from 1-4pm!

a friend once asked me if i believed in love — a strange question but understandable after some drinks — i said yes. this painting is a proof. it started two years ago from a photo of us kissing (i would give anything to relive that moment, even just for a second) and went through many stages but never felt right, till now.

‘love lasts by not lasting,’ jack gilbert’s line has stayed with me and witnessed everything. what i believe is not the form of affection, but something deep down, the thing threading two persons together no matter how the relation changes. i believe in the changing as its eternity.

i sent pics of it to my mom — i never tell her titles or what my paintings are about — and she said it reminded her of playing hide and seek when she’s little, once looking up from a hole in the ground, wide open field, after harvest, stems and leaves sprawling, wind-dried, sky. who says it’s not the same feeling: a game, the pursuing and the pursued, heart racing loud in a fugitive quietude, and the almost unbearable but perhaps the most essential part of playing/loving — not knowing if you’ve found a shelter or set yourself a trap.

it’s all just about how the heart beats.

on view at till 12/21

11/26/2024

We wish you peace this upcoming holiday weekend!
Please note: We will be closed on Fri 11/29 and open Sat 11/30 from 12-4pm for our regular hours.

Pictured: Gwendolyn Zabicki, Birthday Cake, 2023, oil on canvas, 23 x 15 inches (58.4 x 38.1 cm)

11/23/2024

News from Goldfinch: Jessie Mott Joins the Gallery; Lady Painter Party & Holiday Pop-Up Show! - https://mailchi.mp/goldfinchgallery/gallery-news-november-2024

11/19/2024

This Sunday from 12-2pm we're hosting a "Lady Painter Party" in honor of 's current solo exhibition "Enrobed." The highlight of these gatherings are the painting swaps, so if you'd like to participate, please bring a painting to swap and you'll receive one in return! **Everyone is welcome** - just be "lady friendly" in whatever way that means to you! :) :)

11/15/2024

Now open! "The Visage of Time," an exquisite first solo show of paintings by Yifan Li in Gallery II, inspired by the Chicago-based Chinese artist's efforts to understand time, memory, and a concerted present through meditative mark-making. As with all the paintings we show, these need to be experienced in person, so if you are local please visit us during our Fri/Sat, 12-4pm gallery hours or make an advanced private appointment.

"In consecutive mark-making, the vicissitude of time is reenacted, memory stirs -- be it a face, a dream, or a dissolved romance, I try to see it through, see beyond my sentiments, beyond transient particularities, and uncover its bare existence, rid of temporal contingencies." -- Yifan Li

Pictured:
As Romance Goes, 2024
Oil on canvas
48 x 50 inches
121.9 x 127 cm

11/15/2024

Now open, with gallery hours today/Friday 12-4 and tomorrow/Saturday 12-4pm -- Gwendolyn Zabicki's gallery I solo show "Enrobed," which features new and recent paintings inspired by the artist's observations of "things covered by other things." Come by the gallery to view these paintings in person!

"“I think it was 2008 or 2009 that I noticed that everything at the grocery store was "enrobed" in chocolate. Not "dipped" or "dunked" or simply "covered" anymore, now everything had this great, fanciful word attached to it. Enrobed. The word just stuck around in my mind for a while. What else was enrobed and why?"--Gwendolyn Zabicki

Pictured:
Too Hot, 2024
Oil on canvas
22 x 15 inches
55.9 x 38.1 cm

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11/14/2024

Damon Locks performance and lecture this Friday at 7pm, Rubloff Auditorium at The Art Institute of Chicago! Full info below: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Friday, 15 November 2024, 7:00 pm CST • Art Institute of Chicago

The American Musicological Society is proud to present an unforgettable performance & lecture by Chicago musician/artist Damon Locks. As the leader of the critically acclaimed Black Monument Ensemble. At this event, Locks will explore how his studies of 1970s Afrofuturist styles influences his music, art, and philosophy. He will share his results from research in the archives of Sun Ra and other legendary Black American musicians and demonstrate how he recreates their performance styles, costumes, and sounds in his music and art. Throughout the evening, members of Black Monument Ensemble will perform both old-favorites and new works. Join us at the Rubloff Auditorium at the Art Institute of Chicago for this special opportunity to hear about Locks’ method and enjoy his music!

Event Details:
Open to the public
Friday, 15 November 2024, 7:00pm
$15

Rubloff Auditorium
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603

11/13/2024

LAUNCHING TODAY: GWENDOLYN ZABICKI ON PLATFORM - https://mailchi.mp/goldfinchgallery/gwen-zabicki-platformart

11/11/2024

What a beautiful opening we had for Yifan Li's first solo show at the gallery!! Thank you to the many folks who came out to support Yifan's work and see these stunning paintings in person! We are grateful to all who showed up with so much warmth, enthusiasm and curiosity. If you missed the opening come see the show during its run! Yifan Li's The Visage of Time is on view through December 21, and gallery hours are Friday and Saturday 12-4pm and by private appointment.

11/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out for the opening reception of 's Gallery I solo show "Enrobed." Last week was a challenging week for many and it was heartwarming to have such a big turnout filled with warmth and support of Gwendolyn's work. The show is open through December 21, our hours are Friday and Saturday from 12-4pm and by private appointment, and if you want to see additional works by Gwendolyn Zabicki also check out , where two beautiful paintings by Gwendolyn are included in their upcoming showcase of artworks under $2500--going live on Wednesday!!

11/08/2024

Yifan Li: The Visage of Time | Opening Reception Sunday November 10 - https://mailchi.mp/goldfinchgallery/yifan-li-opening-reception-reminder

11/08/2024

⬇️⬇️⬇️ Tonight!! 4-7pm!! Love to Love you Baby, a beautiful show by collaborators and opens ! On view

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Please join and me tonight at for our show Love to Love you Baby from 4-7pm

11/08/2024

Thank you Block Club Chicago and writer Leen Yassine for this wonderful article and preview of Gwendolyn Zabicki's Gallery I solo show "Enrobed," opening this coming Sunday November 10th from 2-5pm! Read on for more information about the exhibition, some sneek peeks at some of the paintings in the show, and a conversation with Gwendolyn about her inspiration for the imagery in this body of work and her approach to her painting practice as a whole.

Gwendolyn Zabicki’s work takes inspiration from chocolate-covered snacks and other "fanciful and decadent" things. Her exhibit opens Sunday at Goldfinch Gallery in East Garfield Park.

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween Everyone!

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Pictured: Gwendolyn Zabiki, Bike Ride (Drunk), 2024, Oil on canvas (30 x 24 inches) 76.2 x 61 cm.

See this and other new paintings by at the opening reception of her solo show "Enrobed" + that of Yifan Li's Gallery II solo exhibition "The Visage of Time" on Sunday, November 10 from 2-5pm.