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New work by local artists showcased in Elmhurst exhibition
Members of the Elmhurst Artists' Guild are exhibiting their recent works and competing for prizes in the Guild's Winter Member Show.
Winter Member Show being held in the EAG gallery from January 17 through February 26. The gallery is located at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. An opening reception, free and open to the public, is scheduled in the gallery, on Friday, January 22, from 7 to 9 pm. More than 50 entries, displaying greatly varying styles, form and media, are on exhibit. Judging the show’s entries is performed by an outside Chicago-area artist or gallery owner. Prizes are awarded during the reception.
For the member shows, each member can enter one piece not previously shown in the EAG gallery. Included in this show’s entries is a piece entitled “Jane on the Heath,” an oil on panel by Susan Janssen of Naperville, who uses brush as well as palette knife. “The inspiration for this painting is Jane Eyre,” she said. “I’ve always admired the character’s resilience. If she were a real person, I’d imagine she could look you square in the eye.” Susan graduated with a business degree from the University of Notre Dame, but during her senior year, she took a studio art class, which “introduced her to the other side of her brain.” She has taken studio classes ever since. Her painting “Leaving the Borghese” is the cover art for Daniel Burns’ novel, Recalled to Life.
The exhibition can be viewed during regular Museum hours, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm. The first Friday of each month is the Museum’s free admission day. At other times, admission for adults is $8 and for seniors $7. EAM and Guild members, students and children under 18 are admitted free.
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Most of the items entered into the show are for sale, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Guild and the Elmhurst Art Museum.
The EAG gallery is not-for-profit, operated by the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild. It features original contemporary artworks in a variety of styles and media. In addition to four member shows each year, the guild hosts exhibitions of individual member’s artwork and invitational shows for significant local artists. Exhibits are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. More information is available at elmhurstartistsguild.org,
