What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 12pm - 5pm

Gallery 400

The contemporary art gallery at the University of Illinois Chicago.

As the Gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary, we continue to pursue our mission of presenting and supporting the leading edge of contemporary art, architecture, and design through compelling exhibitions, dynamic programs, and multifaceted support for arts practitioners. An integral part of both the University of Illinois at Chicago's and the city of Chicago’s vibrant contemporary arts scene, Gal

lery 400 is uniquely poised to offer innovative programming that connects the art of today to scholarship and debate. Gallery 400 has presented more than 1,000 artists in its exhibitions and programs since its founding in 1983. In so doing, we strive to make complex works and ideas accessible to a broad spectrum of the public, advance and cultivate a variety of cultural and intellectual perspectives, and foster an interdisciplinary understanding of the visual arts.programming that connects the art of today to scholarship and debate.

09/02/2026

Announcing our Fall 26 Voices Lecture Series!

On Thurs., Sept. 17, 5–6:30 p.m., in partnership with the Center for Native Futures () and the UIC Native American Support Program (), Dakota Mace expands on the ways Diné philosophy appears within her photographs, installations, and sculptures.

On Wed., Nov. 4, 5–6 p.m., Antwerp-based duo Carla Arocha and Stéphane Schraenen (.schraenen) discuss their shared practice rooted in perceptual tension.

On Tues., Nov. 17, 5:30–6:30 p.m., New York City-based artist Aliza Nisenbaum presents () on the ethical dynamic between her observational painting practice and her sitters.

Images:
Carla Arocha and Stéphane Schraenen, Spinning Rumours, 2026. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Grimalt de Blanch.
Dakota Mace, Dáda’ak’ehgo Litso (there are yellow fields all around), 2024. Courtesy the Driehaus Museum. Photo by BOB.
Carla Arocha and Stéphane Schraenen, Landscape (Antwerp), 2026. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Pieter Huybrechts.
Aliza Nisenbaum, Pedacito de Sol (Vero y Marissa), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Anton Kern Gallery. Photo by Thomas Barratt.

09/01/2026

Announcing our September events!

Join us Fri., Sept. 11, 6–8 p.m. for the opening reception of our fall exhibition 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 & 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍: 𝑨 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑. Enjoy refreshments and meet some of the exhibiting artists as we celebrate the life and legacy of master printmaker Robert Blackburn and the radically inclusive printshop he founded.

On Thurs., Sept. 17, 5:30–6:30 p.m., in partnership with the Center for Native Futures () and the UIC Native American Support Program (), Dakota Mace discusses her interdisciplinary practice, which draws from her Diné heritage.

On Sat., Sept. 19, 12:30–4:30 p.m., in partnership with Chicago Exhibition Week (), Chicago Printers Guild members Gabe H***e () and Eric Von Haynes () lead a printmaking workshop exploring risography, relief printing, and monotype. Preceded by a brief tour of 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 & 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍.

On Thurs., Sept. 24, 5:30–6:30 p.m., 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 & 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍 co-curator Shameekia Shantel Johnson, Mark Pascale () and Eric Von Haynes discuss the ongoing influence of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and the history of printmaking in Chicago.

Free and open to all. Learn more via the link in our bio.⁠

Images:
Charles White, John Brown, 1949. Courtesy the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.
McArthur Binion, Driving Through Mississippi in Chicago, 2009. Courtesy the DePaul Art Museum and the artist.

08/28/2026

Our fall exhibition, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 & 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍: 𝑨 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 surveys the origins, collaboration, and technical innovation of the US’s oldest and continuously operating cooperative workshop.

Join us for the opening reception Fri., Sept. 11, 6–8 p.m. Celebrate this rich history with food, drinks, and some of the exhibiting artists. Free and open to all.

Images: Ron Adams, Blackburn, 2002. Courtesy DePaul Art Museum.
Eldzier Cortor, L'Abbatoire No. VI (The Slaughterhouse No. VI), c. 1955. Courtesy Kenkeleba House, New York. Image courtesy the Museum of Modern Art.
Camille Billops, I am Black, I am Black, I am Dangerously Black, 1973. Courtesy the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.

08/08/2026

The last chance to see our summer exhibition 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 is today, Sat., Aug. 8.

Thank you to Carolyn Castaño for a great exhibition and to everyone who supported us this summer. We look forward to seeing you with our fall exhibition 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 & 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍: 𝑨 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 opening Fri., Sept. 11, with a reception from 6–8 p.m.

Images by Jonas Mikosch Müller-Ahlheim.

08/06/2026

Join tonight at 3 p.m. via Zoom for a conversation between artist Jenny Kendler () and glaciologist Meghana Ranganathan.

Kendler and Ranganathan discuss the cryosphere’s role in the global climate system. The conversation takes place alongside our current exhibition 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 which pays homage to the tropical glaciers of Colombia disappearing due to the ongoing climate crisis.

Register via the link in our bio.

Image: Carolyn Castaño, Graphical Andes, 2026. Photo by Jonas Mikosch Müller-Ahlheim.

08/01/2026

Tune in via Zoom on Thurs., Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. for a dialogue on climate activism, art, and research between artist Jenny Kendler () and glaciologist Meghana Ranganathan.

Kendler’s installation 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍 (2024) features hand-blown glass instruments and pearl structures. The work illuminates the symbiotic relationship between capitalism, extraction, and the ongoing climate crisis. Working with imagery from whales and oysters, 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍 speaks to the ways in which capitalist systems are often founded upon the bodies of others.

Glaciologist and researcher at the University of Chicago Ranganathan’s interdisciplinary research focuses on ice-sheet dynamics and the role of the cryosphere in the global climate system. Her research is featured in publications such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Most recently in 2026, Ranganathan published 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝒄𝒆-𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒕, discussing the uncertain and varying factors of “flow law” in models of ice sheets.

Register via the link in our bio.

Images: Jenny Kendler, Other of Pearl installation view, 2024. Photo by Timothy Schenck.
Jenny Kendler, Other of Pearl (The Medusa Rondanini II). Photo by Timothy Schenck.
Jenny Kendler, Other of Pearl (Crouching Venus) detail, 2024. Photo by Enrique Arizmendi.

07/29/2026

Today at 6 p.m. on Zoom artists Carolyn Castaño () and Arnold J. Kemp () engage in a conversation about their art practices and the shared themes that surface in their works.

Castaño and Kemp have worked with each other for years. In this dialogue, the two friends discuss Castaño’s first solo exhibition 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 on view in the Gallery through Aug. 8.

Register via the link in our bio.

Image: Carolyn Castaño, Cumanday: El Nevado Del Ruiz, 2023. Photo by Jonas Mikosch Müller-Ahlheim.

07/28/2026

Join us Thurs., Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. on Zoom for a conversation between artist Jenny Kendler () and glaciologist Meghana Ranganathan about Earth’s cryospheres.

Aligned with the ethos of our current exhibition 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏, Kendler and Ranganathan discuss their respective interdisciplinary practices that consistently engage with concerns about the climate crisis. Kendler’s perspective is that of an artist whose work revolves around environmental activism while Ranganathan shares her own insight as a glaciologist and researcher at the University of Chicago.

This conversation blends art, science, and activism to discuss the tropical glaciers Castaño references across her own work seen in 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏. Register via the link in our bio.

Images left to right: Jenny Kendler and Meghana Ranganathan. Courtesy the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and University of Chicago.

07/23/2026

Our postponed conversation between exhibiting artist Carolyn Castaño () and Chicago-based artists Arnold J. Kemp () has been rescheduled to Wed., Jul. 29 at 6 p.m. on Zoom.

Kemp and Castaño discuss the processes, materials, ideas, and references in both our current exhibition 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 and broadly across their respective practices. They also share elements of their ongoing dialogue about artmaking, community, and navigating histories across diasporas.

Join us then virtually next week by registering via the link in bio.

Image: Carolyn Castaño, Mother Mountain, 2026. Photo by Jonas Mikosch Müller-Ahlheim.

07/17/2026

Due to staff illness, UIC Gallery 400 is closed 2:00-5:00pm today, Friday, July 17.

The Gallery will be open tomorrow Saturday with regular hours, 12:00-5:00pm.

Apologies for an inconvenience.

Address

400 S Peoria Street
Chicago, IL
60607

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+13129966114

Website

http://gallery400.uic.edu/, https://www.instagram.com/gallery400

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Gallery 400 posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Museum

Send a message to Gallery 400:

Want your museum to be the top-listed Museum in Chicago?