Gallery Exhibitions

Long Braids, Strong Backs

4.17.21 - 5.30.21
Yesenia Bello Brie Moreno

›LVL3 is proud to present Long Braids, Strong Backs – a two-person exhibition featuring work by Yesenia Bello (Chicago) and Brie Moreno (London). Bello’s attention to repetition through craft processes creates dynamic surfaces that are simultaneously their structure. Various iterations of lines connect to fill and stretch a room. Moreno’s curated compositions render the artist’s intuitive contact between the femme body, fashionable motifs, and a natural landscape. Drawings are traced multiple times to create a refined image. Together, Bello and Moreno create works that combine and recombine in shifting patterns. The artists tap into the sensuousness of nature, where fragments are entrusted as equal players in their shared material world.

Opening Weekend:

Saturday, April 17th 1-6pm
Sunday, April 18th 1-5pm

For opening weekend viewing appointments, please visit the spreadsheet linked here. Appointments are not required but are encouraged due to gallery capacity.

 

Regular gallery hours Sundays 1-4pm and by appointment.
Email team@lvl3official.com or call/text 312-469-0333 to reserve a time.
*Please note there will be limited occupancy and masks must be worn to enter the gallery.

Image Description: There are three pink-toned tan amorphous ceramic pieces on a white shelf. They are evenly spaced and each rests on a dark green mat with a light blue stripe.
Yesenia Bello| Nocturnal(o), 2021| Glazed stoneware on felt, binding, thread|Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a detail shot of
Yesenia Bello| Nocturnal(o), 2021| Glazed stoneware on felt, binding, thread|Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a drawing of three animals: one light pink cow, a tan horse with yellow hair, and a yellow, orange, and pink fish. There are three trees in the background with a small pool of water at the bottom of the page. A black purse is hanging from one of the tree branches.
Brianna Moreno| Animals, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 13.5” x 16.75”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of a corner of the gallery. On the left wall is
Image Description: This is a drawing of a light-blue green figure with yellow hair from behind. To the right of the figure from top to bottom is a blue bird, a tan egg with a frowning face, and pink-toned tan dog.
Brianna Moreno| Hair, dove, egg, dog, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 16.5" x 12"
Image Description: This is an installation shot of a corner of the gallery. On the left side is
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing containing multiple lines and amorphous forms in multiple mediums. There are thin lines in orange and tan and tube-like shapes in blue, red, grey, and green.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #6, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple amorphous shapes and lies. There is a solid black shape in the near center with pink and blue markings running through it. There are also several blue and green lines drawn throughout the piece with orange, pink, and yellow tube-like shapes.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #11, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing with multiple lines, arrows, and amorphous shapes. On the right are three hoop-like blue circles drawn over a orange line drawn like a tall
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #10, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of one end of the gallery. Directly ahead are
Image Description: This is a drawing with a yellow background and multiple curving pink shapes moving throughout. On the left side, the word
Brianna Moreno| Fate, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 11.75” x 16.5”
Image Description: This is a drawing with a light purple figure in the center with their back to the viewer. There is a horse with a yellow mane standing alongside the figure and a black spider hanging from above. There is also a tree in the left hand corner.
Brianna Moreno| Stable Girl, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 17” x 12.75”
Image Description: There are two figures drawn in two shades of light blue. The figure in the center has their back to the viewer and the figure to the right is facing the viewer and looking to the left. A large worm with yellow eyes is curved in the upper lefthand corner.
Brianna Moreno| Worm, front and side, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 18” x 11.5”
Image Description: This is a drawing with two figures facing the view: one standing and one squatting. There is also a yellow and purple butterfly, a pink cat-like animal, and a vine of grapes.
Brianna Moreno| Lucite, heart, necklace; 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 16.5” x 11.5”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of one wall of the gallery featuring
Image Description: This is an installation shot of
Image Description: This is a detail shot of
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a detail shot of
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a detail shot of
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a detail shot of
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: Suspended from the ceiling with hooks is a rectangular light green sheet of fabric. There is an oval cut out of the center with a strip of fabric hanging from the top of the oval through the center. The strip has a chain of multi-colored loops drawn in crayon going down it and there is an large oval sheet of fabric attached to the center.
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: A strip of fabric is hanging from the ceiling. One side is light blue and curves over the edges. A chain of multi-colored loops is drawn in crayon on the other side and there are several oval-shaped sheets of fabric hung at equidistance from the strip.
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is a sticker of a multi-pointed star attached to the floor. The stick appears to be cut from an abstract black and white image.
Yesenia Bello| Leaving (y viniendo), 2021| Water hose, assorted fabrics, elastic, grommets, thread| 10’ x 8’; Dimensions Variable
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the gallery.
Image Description: This is a drawing of a figure seated on a gray stool with their back to the viewer. Their hair is brown and in a long braid tied with a black ribbon. They are wearing light purple pants and there is a large gray ant at their feet to the right.
Brianna Moreno| Chair, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 15.75” x 11.75”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing with multiple lines and shapes in multiple colors and mediums. To the right is a large
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #14, 2021| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the gallery facing the windows. In between the windows is
Image Description: Along the left side of the drawing is a tree with an abstract orange creature clinging to the base. To the right is a light purple figure with their arms folded over their head. They have yellow hair and are holding on to a purse.
Brianna Moreno| Purse Merge, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 15.5” x 12”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple forms and lines in various materials. There is a loose thick black line at the top of the drawing with four loose thick black lines extending down. Red lines are moving through multiple parts of the top of the drawing and there is a stack of yellow, green, and magenta circles.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #15, 2021| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the corner of the gallery. To the left of the window is
Image Description: To the left is a figure with orange hair, light purple sleeves, and their back to the viewer. To the right is a light blue dove with their beak touching the figure's ear. Underneath the dove is an egg with blue eyes and a frowning face and a tan dog.
Brianna Moreno| Hair, dove, egg, dog 2, 2020| Felt tip on newsprint| 17.25” x 11.5”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple forms and lines in various mediums. There is a squiggly thick line done in red ink running horizontally through the drawing with a thin grid done in pencil and thread within the shapes that the thick red line makes. Around the perimeter of the drawing a large green loops drawn in crayon and there are purple and orange circles at the top.
Yesenia Bello Viewing Drawings #12|2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple forms and lines in various mediums. To the left is a yellow half oval with three orange lines on one side and two black and pink shapes on top that allude to windows. Moving throughout the drawing are several long light purple forms that resemble a string of beads. There is also a narrow orange loop running diagonally across the drawing.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #3, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple forms and lines in various mediums. In the near center is a green circular form with two thick pink strips crossing through it. There are several lines drawn with blue crayon running throughout the piece and arrows pointing in multiple directions.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #4, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is a square abstract drawing incorporating multiple forms and lines in various mediums. Most prominent in the piece is a thick orange circle with an open center. It is obstructed with thick light green lines and strips of paper woven in and out of the drawing.
Yesenia Bello| Viewing Drawings #7, 2020| Thread, water soluble crayon, ink on paper| 13” x 13”
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the exhibition. On the wall directly ahead is
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the exhibition. In the center of the room is
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the exhibition with
Image Description: This is an installation shot of the gallery. In the center of the room is