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Neoteric Art: Give us some background information on yourself.

Johannah Silva: I was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. when I was a teenager. My family settled in San Francisco and I started high school there in the 10th grade, shortly thereafter attending the University of California at Berkeley after graduating. Although I was Continue reading »

Beatriz E. Ledesma: Not Quite There Yet
Elephant Room Gallery
Chicago
June 13 – July 22, 2010

There is a richness and sense of place to the exhibition of Beatrice E. Ledesma “Not Quite There Yet”, currently at the Elephant Room Gallery. There’s a theme the artist establishes and celebrates which reaches for explanation while connecting the traffic of conception to development to completion. Continue reading »

John Thodos’ architecture expressed a unique minimalist beauty with a distinctive Mediterranean openness. His invention of seamless glass boxes as bay windows brought in glowing light and the Aegean spirit in his design opened up the insides of his spaces to the radiant California sun and nature. Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some background information on yourself.

Scott Simons: I was born in Iowa and grew up in Michigan. I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Marketing and moved to Chicago where I got my MBA at Loyola. I moved to NYC in 1991 and joined corporate America. I consider myself Continue reading »

Recently, Details magazine ran an article on the 10 Coolest Art Galleries in America. All the major cities were mentioned with NYC getting the most nods, of course. When you break it down Top 10 lists and the like don’t mean much but they are fun. Continue reading »

It’s finally here. A reality TV show featuring visual artists—Bravo’s Work of Art: The Search for the Next Great Artist (the show will air starting Wednesday, June 9th). If the competition between fashion designers, chefs, musicians, hair stylists, etc. is not enough visual artists will now get their due. Continue reading »

A few weeks ago, Chicago Art Magazine ran an article asking the question, “Are apartment galleries illegal?” The article summarized the troubles The Green Lantern apartment gallery ran into, and documented the issues the City of Chicago has with mixing businesses with residences Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Jean Koeller: I was very fortunate to have a mother who encouraged our creative sides as children. She took us to museums, surrounded us with music, books and hated television. She even called the TV an “idiot box” during the time it was a status item to acquirer. Continue reading »

An Art Coach is not a new profession but there definitely have been a lot more of them creeping up within the last decade. There have also been a lot of books published on the subject of how an artist can correctly market themselves and sell their work. The same tired topics Continue reading »

Don Thompson is a professor and economist at the Schulich School of Business, specializing in marketing, economic regulation, and strategic planning. He has taught at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and holds an M.B.A. and Ph.D Continue reading »