I currently have 15 drawings showing in the gallery at The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg. The exhibition will run through March with an Artist’s Reception on Thursday, February 9 from 2:00-3:00 PM. The drawings include my series of 12 works entitled Sway and a series of 3 works entitled Adaptation. Read more – ‘Solo Exhibition at the Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg Gallery’.
I have a sketchbook included in Art House Co-op’s The Sketchbook Project. Each participating artist was sent a sketchbook with a unique barcode and chosen them to finish and send back. Once finished, the sketchbooks will be exhibited in major cities around the country starting at the Brooklyn Art Library and ending there in their [...] Read more – ‘The Sketchbook Project’.
My piece, Relics (1), was juried into Highpoint Center for Printmaking’s first ever juried exhibition. The exhibit is called Stand Out Prints and will be shown in their gallery space in Minneapolis from February 24 through April 14, 2012. The opening reception will be held on Friday, February 24 from 6:30-9:00. Awards will be announced [...] Read more – ‘Stand Out Prints’.
I have fifteen new drawings and a mezzotint on view at Mixed Company in River North. Organic Inclinations is an exhibition of works by myself and Sarah E. Rehmer that will be on view through January 16, 2012. We are hosting an Artists’ Reception on Friday, December 2 from 7-9 pm. Mixed Company is located [...] Read more – ‘Organic Inclinations’.
My work is currently on view in the Billboard Art Project’s showing in Chicago and will also be featured in the Baton Rouge exhibition. The Billboard Project in Chicago is showing artwork interspersed with advertising. The billboard is located about 1 mile west of the Oasis on I90 as you are heading eastbound on the [...] Read more – ‘Billboard Art Project’.
My new piece, Disintegration, is now on view at the Coalition Gallery! After many hours and a lot of help, I am excited to finally get to exhibit the piece in its entirety. The materials involved in making the piece include: Monotype on hand-cut mulberry paper, monofilament, crochet, glass beads, medium, wood and fabric. The [...] Read more – ‘Disintegration’.
My new installation, Disintegration, will be featured in our last group exhibition, Time Signatures, at the Coalition Gallery. The opening reception is on August 19 at 217 North Carpenter Street in Chicago’s West Loop from 6 PM-9 PM. Photographs of the installation will be available once I install it! Here is the press release for [...] Read more – ‘Time Signatures opens August 19’.
The final Coalition Gallery Group Exhibition, Time Signatures, is quickly approaching! As I am working on my installation in sections, I thought that I should share some progress shots with you as a sneak peek of my new piece. The exhibition will be opening on August 19 at 217 North Carpenter Street in Chicago’s West [...] Read more – ‘Teasers’.
This piece is currently on view in the exhibition, Trail Mix, at the Coalition Gallery at 217 North Carpenter Street in Chicago’s West Loop Gallery District. It is a portion of my upcoming installation that will be on view in August. Trail Mix runs through July 5. Read more – ‘Fallen’.
Here is the press release for our upcoming exhibition at the new gallery space in West Loop: An exhibition featuring work by Connie Wolfe, Christie Helm, and Andrienne Pike. An exhibition featuring the work of Zach Mory and Robin Dluzen will be on display in the Project Space for the duration of Trail Mix. Curated [...] Read more – ‘My work will be featured in Trail Mix: Navigating the Visual Tradition of Nature’.
I have finished my new prints, Relics. There are three in this series and they are 10.5″ x 30″. They are multiple-run, reductive woodcuts. All three can be found under Prints. Read more – ‘Relics’.
I was invited to participate in 20/20 Vision, Fourth Edition: The Art of Contemporary University Printmaking. Professors from 20 states were selected and they, in turn, chose one of their students to show a piece in this exhibition. The details are as follows: The Fire House Gallery April 27-May 29, Opening on April 30 from [...] Read more – ‘Mezzotint featured in Louisville, GA exhibit’.
The juried international traveling printmaking exhibition will now be shown at three places in Nicaragua over the next few months. My lithograph, Flicker, is part of this exhibition. Following is a list of the dates and places: Feb 25 – Mar 3 Centro Cultural Nicaragũense Norteamericano Managua Mar 9 – 16 Casa de los Tres [...] Read more – ‘Selections from the PrintZero Studios Exchange update’.
The Selections from the PrintZero Studios Exchange catalog is now available for purchase. The catalog showcases all thirty prints that were juried into the traveling international exchange exhibition by Karla Hackenmiller. My print, Flicker, is featured. Read more – ‘Catalog is now available’.
My work is currently featured in two group exhibitions. B-Sides opened at the Coalition Gallery in Wicker Park on January 21 and runs through February 25. The show features all 14 resident artists of the Coalition Gallery and highlights works that include processes outside of their more recent media. I have two reductive woodcuts in [...] Read more – ‘Two chances to see my work’.
Here is a review posted on Newcity Art’s website by Regan Golden-McNerney Review: Light and Air/Coalition Gallery Ethereal can mean delicate, insubstantial, or otherworldly. In “Light and Air” at the Chicago Artists’ Coalition Gallery, each artist’s work reflects upon the different facets “ethereal.” Connie Wolfe’s abstract hand-cut ink-jet prints suspended just inches off the wall [...] Read more – ‘Exhibit Reviewed in Newcity Art’.
Light & Air An exhibition featuring works by three of the 2010-2011 Coalition Gallery artists: Connie Wolfe, Zach Mory and Robin Dluzen. Opening reception Friday, November 12, 2010 (5:30 – 8:30pm) … Light & Air addresses the notions of actual and illusionistic space through the work of three different artists who practice in a range [...] Read more – ‘Light & Air’.
My drawing, Daybreak, will be in Chicago’s first Art Loop Open! Out of almost 800 entries, nearly 200 were accepted to exhibit in various venues around the Chicago Loop as part of Chicago’s Artists Month. The Art Loop Open will kick off with an Art Crawl on Friday, October 15 and will be up through [...] Read more – ‘Drawing selected for Art Loop Open 2010’.
I have a piece featured in the first show of this year’s Chicago Artists Coalition Gallery, Bright New Talent. The following is from the CAC’s website: Bright New Talent is the first exhibition of the 2010 – 2011 year and an introduction to this year’s group of Coalition Gallery artists. Selected through a juried competition, [...] Read more – ‘Opening reception at Coalition Gallery on October 1’.
I have posted three new charcoal drawings. One is called Daybreak and will be entered into the Art Loop Open competition. It measures 45″ x 52″. The other two drawings are part of a new series called Cast. I have not decided how many will be in this group, but they are all made with [...] Read more – ‘New drawings are posted and series started’.
My print, Flicker, has been selected to be part of a juried exhibition and catalog called Selections from the PrintZero Studios Exchange. The exhibit will be shown at two places next month: September 6 – October 1, Wynwood Project Space, 2200-A NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, Opening Reception: September 11, 6-10 pm September 1-30, The [...] Read more – ‘Print selected for exhibition and catalog’.
I finished a new Lithograph called Flicker this week. This print will be included in the 2010 PrintZero Studios Exchange Seven. Check the PrintZero website for exhibition sites. The exchange is typically exhibited at various places around the US and this year will have an added juried catalog of 30 prints. The print is 10″ [...] Read more – ‘New lithograph is finished’.
I was asked to install work as part of the Racine Arts Council program called Artsite. This program matches artists with empty storefronts in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. The work will be exhibited from July 1, 2010 until September 1, 2010 and can be found on the Southwest corner of 6th Street and Main Street in [...] Read more – ‘Work featured as part of Artsite, Racine’.
My piece, Remembrance, will be in the new ArtWorks exhibition called Kenosha/Racine Arts Network Show. The exhibition runs from July 10 until August 8, 2010. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 10 from 6 pm until 9 pm. I hope to see you there! ArtWorks is located at: 5002 7 Avenue Kenosha, [...] Read more – ‘Opening Reception at ArtWorks on July 10’.
My piece, Infinite, will be installed in a storefront on the Southwest corner of 6th and Main in Racine, Wisconsin in the next few weeks. Installation shots and exhibition dates/details will be updated as soon as possible. There should be some great views of it in the early morning since the building will have the [...] Read more – ‘Infinite will be installed in Racine soon’.
My most recent piece, Infinite, is currently on view at Carthage College’s H.F. Johnson Gallery. I recently documented the piece and updated my installation shots of it to include the finished state of it. Previously, it was shown as a work in progress. Currently, the piece is occupying a space that is 14′ x 16′ [...] Read more – ‘Infinite pictures have been updated’.
The Carthage College Faculty Exhibition, called Dialogue, Spectacle, and Fabrications, will be open from April 9 through May 15 at the H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art. The exhibition will have an opening reception on Thursday, April 8 from 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm. The faculty in attendance will be speaking about their work at 6 [...] Read more – ‘Opening Reception, Thursday, April 8’.
The Midwest Printmakers – Group Invitational exhibit will be open from March 6 through April 20 at the Miller Art Museum. Sixteen printmakers were invited to display up to four pieces in the exhibit. The opening reception details are as follows: Miller Art Museum, March 6 from 3 until 4:30, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon [...] Read more – ‘Opening Reception, Saturday, March 6’.
One of my mezzotints, Loss, was selected to be part of the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition retrospective of purchase award winners. This piece was selected by juror, Wayne Kimball, in 2003. The exhibit is up from January 17 until February 18 at Parkside’s Communication Arts Gallery. The following excerpt is the press release for [...] Read more – ‘Purchase Awards from the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition’.
I have finished four pieces for the exhibition at the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibit opens in March and includes 15 contemporary printmakers from around the nation. My pieces are hand-cut giclee prints and are 10″ x 20″. Each will be displayed with nails of varying distances from the wall and [...] Read more – ‘Sturgeon Bay Pieces are Done’.
I am happy to report that I finally finished my new mezzotint, Remembrance. It was completed for a mezzotint portfolio that will be exhibited at the Southern Graphics Council Conference in Philadelphia in March. This piece is a two-plate mezzotint and is 6 inches by 9 inches. The portfolio edition size is 26, but I [...] Read more – ‘New Mezzotint Finished’.
I am working on new work for three upcoming exhibitions that includes the conclusion of my installation, Infinite, new digital work and a new mezzotint. In March, I am taking part in an invitational exhibition at The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibition is called Printmaking Invitational Exhibition 2010 and runs from [...] Read more – ‘New Work in the Works’.
I will be teaching a 10-week Color Mezzotint Course at Anchor Graphics in the Spring semester. The course runs from February 1-April 5 and will be held on Mondays from 6-9 PM. The course is open to anybody, includes free open studio times during the duration of the class and costs $300. For more information [...] Read more – ‘Color Mezzotint Course to be offered at Anchor Graphics’.
I juried and curated an exhibition called Tiny Art at ArtWorks in Kenosha, WI. The show is running from November 7-December 5, 2009. There are a variety of mediums represented and the maximum size of the work is 12 inches cubed. Prices range from $15 to $500 and the content ranges from photo-realistic to non-representational. [...] Read more – ‘Tiny Art Exhibition Opens’.
A small portion of my new installation, Infinite, will be featured in an invitational exhibition at ArtWorks in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Each artist was to submit a song that inspires them in some way while making art in general or the exhibited piece specifically. During the opening reception, the Laurenzi Dance company will be performing an [...] Read more – ‘Inspired by Music exhibition opens on August 1’.
I was asked to be one of the jurors for this year’s Festival of Arts and Flowers in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This festival showcases students in the Kenosha Unified School District from grades K through 12. I will be picking the awards for the middle school levels! The Festival of Arts and Flowers is at Lincoln [...] Read more – ‘Festival of Arts and Flowers’.
I started a new series of drawings inspired by light coming through the trees onto my studio floor while I was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center. My first drawing of this series is in an invitational exhibition at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The piece, called Passing Through, is a charcoal [...] Read more – ‘Creative Influences: Artworks exhibition opens in Lake Charles, LA’.
I have a piece, Hover, in the PaperWorks exhibition at ArtWorks in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The exhibition runs from February 14 through March 14 with the opening reception on Saturday, February 14 from 6 pm-9 pm. Read more – ‘PaperWorks invitational exhibition’.
I am part of a two-person exhibition at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township, Michigan. The exhibit is of my work and the work of Bokyung Jun and runs from January 22, 2009 through February 12, 2009 in their gallery. I have over 15 pieces 2-dimensional pieces in the show ranging from my [...] Read more – ‘Exhibition opens at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts’.
John and I will be participating with many other artists in the 2nd Annual Working Artist Holiday Sale. It will be held this Sunday, December 14 from 10am-4pm in Kenosha. The location is: Historic Southport Beach House 7825 1st Avenue Kenosha, WI Our works will be priced between $5 and $150. We hope to see [...] Read more – ‘Holiday Art Sale: Sunday, December 14’.
After over 6 months of work, my newest installation will be part of a five person exhibition at ArtWorks in Kenosha, WI. The piece is called At Peace and will be on view in addition to 5 new drawings that I just completed. The exhibition runs from December 15 through January 31 and includes: Donya [...] Read more – ‘Organic Origins opens December 15, 2008’.
17 fine artists pay tribute to the man who made oil painting accessible to the masses. Participating artists include: Ben Ahlvers, Donald Almquist, John Cizmar, Andrew Geddes, James Greene, Noah Hyleck, Tony Jenkins, Paul “Vickers” Lyon, Chris Mateer, Danielle Mccullough, Jason Offsey, William Steinmann, Karen Subek, Connie Wolfe, Robyn Wood, Zachary Zager, and Meredith Zinn. [...] Read more – ‘It’s Your World: a tribute to Bob Ross’.
The Kennedy Museum of Ohio University is exhibiting the Biannual School of Art Faculty Exhibition. The exhibition’s opening reception is on Friday, January 18, from 6-8 pm. It features about 30 faculty from Ohio University’s studio art areas. Each faculty member was invited to exhibit one piece, so I have a piece called Transformation in [...] Read more – ‘2008 School of Art Faculty Exhibition Opens January 18’.
This year’s Parkside National Small Print Exhibition opens on Sunday, January 20 from 1-4 pm. Karla Hackenmiller was the juror; and, she selected 100 prints out of over 900 from around the nation. I got one piece into the show! Although I will not be at the opening, you should definitely check out the exhibit [...] Read more – ‘21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition Opens January 20, 2008’.
Doug DeVinny curated an exhibition of Portfolio Exchanges at UW-Parkside with the help of Lisa Bigalke and myself called Shared Inspiration: The Art of the Exchange Portfolio. This exhibition contains many portfolios including all three that I organized. They are called Old School: UW-Parkside’s First Alumni Exchange; Hidden Treasures: Women in Print; and Ohio University’s [...] Read more – ‘Shared Inspiration: The Art of the Exchange Portfolio’.
A four person, group exhibition will be on exhibition at Gallery 110 North in Plymouth, Wisconsin. This exhibition is called Transforming Spaces and includes the work of Connie Wolfe, Tim Abel, Beki Borman, and Crystal McCann. It will be opening on October 5, with an artist reception that evening. The show closes on December 2. [...] Read more – ‘Transforming Spaces to Open at Gallery 110 North’.
I have a solo exhibition at Haas Gallery, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. The exhibtion is up from August 27 until September 21. There will be a closing reception and artist talk on September 21 from 11:30 am – 2:00 pm. John and I will be there for the weekend! The exhibition contains new work that [...] Read more – ‘Utopia Exhibit Opens at Haas Gallery’.
Hello. I welcome you to my new blog spot on conniewolfe.com. Here, I will post news, exhibitions, things about art, and things about my family and friends. Enjoy. Connie Read more – ‘Welcome to my new blog!’.
I participated in a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont. There were two other printmakers and many painters, sculptors, and writers invited to spend time focusing on creative works. While there, I worked on finishing pieces for a solo exhbition and began a new direction in my art. I found the [...] Read more – ‘Vermont Studio Center Residency’.
This exchange was organized in conjunction with the 2006 MAPC Conference, Forging Connections. Thirty-three women from across the United States are in this portfolio. The women participating in this exchange come from a range of media including printmaking, painting, fibers, and mixed-media. It was organized in order to connect these different backgrounds into one exchange, [...] Read more – ‘Hidden Treasures: Women in Print’.
