Margin Gallery

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Chicago, IL)--Margin Gallery launches “Sojourn,” its first group show, on Friday, September 26 at 915 S. Halsted Street in Chicago. The collective was formed a little over a year ago by N|ma T@r@dji of Evanston. T@r@dji, a co-founder of Hello Artichoke, a cooperative gallery in Los Angeles, sought to replicate that experience here. T@r@dji believes the exuberant scribbles of a seven year-old are as full of wonderment and passion as a Picasso. “What is intrinsic, “ T@r@dji says, “is that participation in art will in all likelihood lead to a better quality of life. “

18 months later, Margin comprises 14 members, whose works embody a range of differences and experiences as widely as the artists themselves. Painting is the medium of choice for artists Sioban Lombardi, Jason Watts, Dellamarie Parilli, Erica Huntzinger and Kris Casey. N|ma T@r@dji and Avisheh Mohsenin express themselves through photography. Eric Steele and Beth Kamhi are sculptors; Linda Logan and Todd Logan explore conceptual art; TW Li and Pate Conaway are interdisciplinary artists; Josh Garrett creates monumental metalwork.

Ted Argiris, the show’s curator, says, “I love working with these artists because they are such a talented and eclectic group. Some are emerging artists, tentatively stepping out of their shells, while others are at mid-career, ready to take on more risk and experimentation.” Argiris says the group is driven by two passions: the drive toward mastery and the freedom to work untrammeled by the imprimatur of a gallery, a “school,” or a fashionable movement.

“Sojourn” represents the initial steps of the Margin Art Gallery and Collective’s first year’s journey. Like insects in amber, these works reflect a process caught in time, forever preserved.

The show runs from September 28 to October 31.
Thursdays and Fridays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Saturdays from 2-8 pm, Sundays from noon-6:00 pm.
Opening reception Friday, September 28 at 6-11 pm.
Second opening reception Friday, October 12 at 6-9 pm.

For more information about the artists and their works, go to the Margin Gallery Website at www.margingallery.org