Gallery Exhibitions

Box Box Box Sun Sun Sun

8.1.20 - 8.30.20
Renata Berdes Aria Carter Billie Carter-Rankin Ted Hamel Stefan Harhaj Debra Johnson Jacob Mattingly Elaine Catherine Miller Yae Jee Min Hubert Posey Carina Yepez

LVL3 presents Box Box Box Sun Sun Sun, a group show in collaboration with Arts of Life. In parallel with LVL3’s Direct Sunlight, this exhibition presents a moment of reflection, warmth, and means of welcoming back the community.

Within the frame of each work, through layering techniques and narratives constructions, lie expansive histories and lucid fictions. Within the box, there is a sun.

We’re excited to activate Circle Contemporary for the first time since March and showcase the work of talented Chicago artists.

Circle Contemporary
2010 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

Opening Weekend Hours:
Saturday, August 1st 1-6pm
Sunday, August 2nd 1-5pm

Regular gallery hours Sundays 1-4pm and by appointment. Email vuribe@artsoflife.org to reserve a time.

*Please note there will be limited occupancy and masks must be worn to enter the gallery.

Ted Hamel | Scared Hermione and Scared Hollie, 2020 | Marker on paper | 6” x 8”
Hubert Posey | Untitled, 2018 | Mixed media and wood | 8” x 8”
Aria Carter | Too Young to be Killer Victims, 2019 | Mixed media on paper | 8” x 12"
Yae Jee Min | Phantasma for my animal, 2020 | Sequins, silkscreen, polish, acrylic, heatpress dyes on polyester | 11"x14"
Steven Harhaj | Let Your Eyes go to the Heart and the Star, 2019 | Mixed Media | 7” x 6”
Carina Yepez | 1972, 2020 | Quilted polyester and thread | 36” x 52”
Renata Berdes | A Vase, 2019 | Acrylic and sand on glass vase | 12” x 6” x 6”
Ted Hamel | IC 2021, 2019 | Marker on mat board | 10" x 12"
Jacob Mattingly | Maker, 2020 | Acrylic and ink on canvas | 64” x 36”
Steve Harhaj | Soft Velvet Happiness, 2019 | Mixed media on cardboard | 4“ x 6”
Yae Jee Min | photosynthesis SSRI, 2018 | Handmade cotton paper with abaca, pit pastels, graphite, and glitter | Dimensions variable
Billie Carter-Rankin | Before Service, 2020 | Selenium toner on satin print | 3” x 3” print in 7 1/2 x 7 1/2” frame
Billie Carter-Rankin | Michael and Cousins, 2020 | Selenium toner on satin print | 3” x 3” print in 7 1/2 x 7 1/2” frame
Billie Carter-Rankin | For Ira and Michael, 2020 | Selenium toner on satin print | 3” x 3” print in 7 1/2 x 7 1/2” frame
Billie Carter-Rankin | Michael and classmates, 2020 | Selenium toner on satin print | 3” x 3” print in 7 1/2 x 7 1/2” frame
Billie Carter-Rankin | Granny, Date unknown | Calligraphy print on cloth | 5" x 5”
Debra Johnson | Flowers Pink, 2019 | Acrylic on canvas | 14” x 11”
Stefan Harhaj | Circles + Flower, 2018 | Marker on paper | 7" x 6"
Aria Carter | The Shades of Shocking Pink, 2019 | Mixed Media | 24” x 18”
Hubert Posey | Untitled, 2019 | Mixed media | Dimensions variable
Elaine Catherine Miller | Goodest Boy, 2019 | Mixed media collage | 10” x 8”, 13” x 11” framed
Stefan Harhaj | Box Box Box Box Box Box Fence, 2019 | Acrylic and pen on mat board | 11” x 17”
Carina Yepez | Nopalera II, 2019 | Quilted cotton applique and thread | 17” x 20”
Elaine Catherine Miller | Coyote, 2017 | Mixed media collage | 36” x 30”, 37” x 31” framed
Debra Johnson | Purple Makes Me Feel Fine, 2020 | Acrylic on canvas | 9” x 12”