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Art of Illinois Opens at Gallery Seven

Naperville artist featured in exhibit.

Art of IllinoisOpens at Gallery Seven

-Lockport Gallery Seven in Lockport opened its exhibit Art of Illinois: A Bicentennial Celebrationto a “bursting at the seams” crowd on Saturday, October 6th. Over 60 artists from around the state are part of this exciting exhibit, which is on both the second and third floors of the Gaylord Building.

Presenting the awards and a certificate of Recognition from the Illinois State Senate was Senator Pat McGuire. Artists from Naperville participated in the exhibit. Robert Schwieger took third place with his work, Kabuki.

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“Images are a blend of life experiences and invention using various substrates with the screen-print process.”

Also from Naperville are Tania Blanco with her work Awakening and Susan Davis with her work Witch Doctor.

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This exhibit is free and open to the public until October 31st. Don’t miss out on the chance to see this amazing work by amazing Illinois artists

Gallery Seven is managed by a group of local artists, located at 200 West 8th Street, Lockport. This free gallery is open to the public Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, and Noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. All exhibited work at Gallery Seven is for sale.

815.483.4310 gallery7@ymail.com www.galleryseven.net

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