Three Weeks Left to See Chicago Icons at Robert Morris University State Street Gallery

The current exhibit on display at the State Street Gallery at RMU features work that highlights Chicago icons: oil paintings by Bruce Cascia and Nick Paciorek. The exhibit is open to the public through June 26, 2014.

Bruce Cascia paints in a photo-realistic style, oils mostly, and occasionally, acrylics. His initial images were of solitary diners, truck-stops, and motorcycles all placed in dramatic vistas of the American Southwest, that called to mind the freedom of the open road. His recent focus has been on his Chicago Hot Dog series. They represent vanishing icons of Chicago’s heritage, not to mention good places to enjoy a Chicago Style hot dog.

Nick Paciorek’s world was shaped by Chicago - the city, its colors, shapes and sounds. At age five when other kids were enthralled with the Major League baseball being played at Wrigley Field, Paciorek was awed by the colors and the brightness in the field, the bleachers, and the people. His paintings depict classic Chicago scenes such as The Berghoff, Marina Towers and Michigan Avenue.

Hours for the State Street Gallery at Robert Morris University are:

Monday-Thursday: 10am-6pm