Patrick Burns: Concrete Gardens
Opening: Fri 4/25, 6-9pm
"Concrete Gardens" translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land into richly textured mixed-media monochrome paintings. Burns spent his youth on farms in rural West Virginia, an experience that imparted a love of nature. Prior to earning his MFA, Burns was quarterback of his Division 3 college football team. Today, he has perfected the art of urban gardening and channels this passion into unconventional materials. His art practice focuses on the peculiarities and contradictions of American life and the complex narratives within American history.
Past Events
FESTIVE-TEA
Join us at the gallery for a festive tea as part of the Indie Row Bucktown Holiday Market. Whether you come to explore our neighborhood gems & get your Holiday Express Ticket stamped, browse our one-of-a-kind gifts or to simply warm up with a Nathan family ginger tea, we're delighted to welcome you.
Monochrome: Past & Present
A celebration of monochromatic art and design from traditions past and present. From singular mediums to pigment-rich finishes, this mix of contemporary art and antiques explores the time-honored allure of creating compelling work in a single statement-making color.
Michael Thompson: Dreams in Flight
We are thrilled to announce a new body of work by acclaimed Chicago artist Michael Thompson.
In addition to an exciting group of fine art kites and mixed media paintings, "Dreams in Flight" adventures to the realm of ceramics. The cultures, times, and places that Thompson has inventively explored for decades carry forward in a new direction. His "Memory Jugs" are a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, objects, and toys he has collected from the banks of the Thames, Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico.
Toyoharu Kii: Geophytes
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming opening of "Geophytes" by acclaimed Tokyo-based mosaic master, Toyoharu Kii. “Geophytes” is the culmination of an abstract, highly textured and, at times, colorful body of work that communicates the transcendence of nature in the face of adversity.
MK Pritzker Book Signing
PAGODA RED invites you for cocktails and a book signing with MK Pritzker to celebrate her new book A House That Made History. The stunning volume honors the fabled history of the Illinois Governor's Mansion and its recent restoration in collaboration with designer Michael S. Smith.
Bruno Surdo: Tree Spirits
Bruno Surdo, the acclaimed painter and teacher, is exhibiting for the first time at PAGODA RED. Tree Spirits is a recent body of work that manifests Surdo's mastery of classical portraiture in the deeply personal twists and turns of burls and branches.
Curiosities: Featuring Patrick Fitzgerald
November 12, 2022 | 12 – 4pm
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
773.235.1188
We’re opening our cabinet of curiosities with Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald. Join us at the gallery — Patrick will be showing his latest whimsical works & playing records, while you enjoy cocktails & bites. Plus, we’ll help you get a head start on your holiday gift shopping.
Almudena Rodriguez: Pygmalion Effect
June 8 – July 30, 2022
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
773.235.1188
Rodriguez explores the psychological idea that greater expectations lead to better performance. The exhibition will be presented online and in-person. View in our gallery Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Musings of Calm with Past + Present Chinese Art
March 30 – May 21, 2022
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
This immersive exhibition featuring modern Chinese masters alongside historic objects answers the question: how do you find peace and calm during turbulent times?
New Works by Jan Pieter Fokkens
November 10, 2021 – January 8, 2022
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
To make an appointment for an in-person viewing, contact info@pagodared.com or 773-235-1188.
Cloth° by Cleveland Dean
May 22, 2021
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
The newest body of work by artist Cleveland Dean, Cloth° depicts the ideal that we are all cut from a different cloth. The opening will be virtually presented. To make an appointment for an in-person viewing, contact info@pagodared.com or 773-235-1188.
A Collector's Eye
August 17, 2019 | 3-5pm
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
A exhibition of Folk, Fine and African Art from the Ann Nathan collection with Patrick Fitzgerald’s Box Cars and Jackets. Show continues through September 9, 2019.
Opening—Toyoharu Kii
June 20, 2019 | 6-8pm
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
Join us for cocktails and to welcome artist Toyoharu Kii from Japan. Meet the mosaic artist and view his collection of recent works.
New Works by Michael Thompson
May 4, 2019 | 5-8pm
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
Michael Thompson’s newest body of work explores a range of elemental phenomena represented through color-blocking and collage. Join us for an evening filled with fine art kites.
Opening Soiree
April 20, 2019 | 4-7pm
PAGODA RED
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago
Celebrate our 20 year anniversary in our new space! Preview a room designed by PROjECT Interiors, a spring collection of shoes and bags from Robin Richman, and a new wallpaper collection by Relativity Textiles.