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USF Art Gallery Announces Exhibition from Artist Sherri Denault

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) Art Gallery in downtown Joliet invites the community to the exhibit Sherri Denault: From a Whirlwind, which runs now through March 22, 2022. Through this immersive installation, artist Sherri Denault creates patterns and textures that often resemble something found in nature – the flow of a stream or the wind rustling through leaves. Gallery visitors will be greeted with embellishments of thread, stitching and knots that becomes an immersive sensory experience for the viewer allowing them to question what lies just below the surface of perception. The USF Art Gallery is located at 25 E. Van Buren Street in Joliet, is open to the public (USF COVID-19 safety requirements must be followed) Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit stfrancis.edu/artgallery/ for more information. : : The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 52,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu. University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose. # # #
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USF Hosts Annual High School Art Exhibition and Competition

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) Art & Design Department recently hosted its annual high school art exhibition and competition at the USF Art Gallery in downtown Joliet. The exhibition ran from January 15 through 31, and included over 170 entries from students representing 12 regional high schools. Winners of the competition included:
  • Grand Prize ($10,000 USF Art & Design Scholarship): Samantha Gonzalez, Joliet Central High School;
  • Best of Show – Painting ($100 Visa gift card): Ismael Corral, Oswego High School;
  • Best of Show – Photo ($100 Visa gift card): Micah Greene, Joliet Central High School;
  • Best of Show – Sculpture ($100 Visa gift card): Karla Rodriguez, Joliet Central High School;
  • Best of Show – Works on Paper ($100 Visa gift card): Johanna Zaportiza, Oswego East High School;
  • Best of Show – Digital ($100 Visa gift card): Karly Ceci, Romeoville High School, and;
  • Honorable Mention ($25 Visa gift card): Amelia Fritz and Cassie Moore from Coal City High School; Patricia Kroczka from Downers Grove North High School; Gabi Georgieva and Daniel Liu from Illinois Math & Science Academy; Ryan Hearne from Joliet Catholic Academy; Liz Lopez, Cassandra Pina, Nathaniel Smith and Emily Tirado from Joliet Central High School; Anna Buan, Danielle Donovan, Madison Glaser, Alana Kozbiel, Grace Kuhn, Alexander Peters, Jaime Rasmussen, Kendall Sackmann and Nicole Stankiewicz from Oswego High School; James Kramer from Oswego East High School; Shea Borger; Grace Clarke, Natalie Keene and Isabel Ortiz from Plainfield South High School; and Zadie Sims from Reed-Custer High School.
A reception and awards ceremony was held on Saturday, January 15. Participating high schools included: Bremen High School, Coal City High School, Downers Grove North High School, Illinois Math & Science Academy, Joliet Central High School, Joliet Catholic Academy, Oswego East High School, Oswego High School, Plainfield South High School, Reed-Custer High School, Romeoville High School and Waubonsie Valley High School. About the USF Art Gallery The USF Art Gallery, located at 25 E. Van Buren Street in Joliet, is open to the public (USF COVID-19 safety requirements must be followed) Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The gallery’s next exhibit will be Sherri Denault: From a Whirlwind, which will run from February 15 through March 15. The exhibit will include an artist talk on March 1 at 1 p.m. and a public reception on March 5 from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Visit stfrancis.edu/artgallery/ for more information. : : The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 52,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu. University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose. # # #
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Chicago Portrait Project at the USF Art Gallery

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) Art Gallery will open a new exhibit featuring the work of artist and USF professor Michael “Chester” Alamo-Costello, MFA, beginning on Monday, August 23. The Chicago Portrait Project, a collection created by Alamo-Costello, stems from his 2018 book, Somewhere In-Between Chicago and is a collection of portraits of artists, musicians, and casual passerby contrasted with imagery made in city streets and fringe environments since the mid-1990s. These works offer insight into the city as a creative environment and the various socio-political issues it has encountered over the past 30+ years. The Chicago Portrait Project is supported by grant from the Illinois Arts Council. Grant funds were used to produce the exhibition and to employ USF art and design students Austin Hines and Odessa Villarreal. The exhibition will run through Tuesday, October 5, at the USF Art Gallery, which is located at 25 E. Van Buren Street in Joliet. The gallery is open to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A public reception for the exhibition and a cookout will also be hosted at the gallery on Thursday, August 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit stfrancis.edu/artgallery for more information. About the Artist Michael “Chester” Alamo-Costello is an American artist, educator, publisher and writer based in Chicago, Ill. He is most known for his long-running, international “Art Drop” series (1998 to present), which places art into non-traditional settings, such as public parks, and for his photographic books, which have been noted for their rawness and everyday immediacy. He has primarily shown his work in the public domain in countries throughout Europe, the United States and Canada; he has also had exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Hyde Park Art Center. His photography and projects have been reviewed or published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune Magazine, De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), The Globe and Mail (Canada), New Art Examiner, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Magazine, Nerve, and on Chicago Public Radio. Alamo-Costello’s books of photography, art and writing include: Somewhere In-Between Chicago (2018), The Globe (2010), and Grandpa Danny (2008). Alamo-Costello is also the publisher of, and a contributor to, The COMP Magazine, a digital art and design journal. He is a professor and former chair of the Department of Art and Design at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill. : : The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 52,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu. University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose. # # #
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