If you grew up in Chicago, you might remember the old Native American Hall at the Field Museum. Dark, crowded, and devoid of helpful information, the old fashioned design of the exhibit left you feeling confused on how to navigate the hundreds of beautifully crafted objects. Native Truths is...
Read MoreIPaintMyMind is thrilled to announce Print Project #4 featuring Chicago-based screen printer and illustrator, Dan Grzeca.
Sep 12, 2013IPMM is happy to unveil our Gallery Initiative at Sol Cafe, a cross-sector arts program that emphasizes the transformative power of art by putting art exhibitions in non-traditional spaces like schools and small businesses. A wall without art on it, is lesser than an art with.
Sep 03, 2013Whether colored pencils, watercolor, a few different types of acrylics, water-soluble wax pastel, or oils, his art skips the beat of logic and delivers a world unknown to us all. It's of his own creation, it moves, and it makes life feel real again.
Sep 02, 2013We're pleased to announce that we will soon be moving into a gallery space at the Green Exchange building at 2545 W Diversey, Suite 228 in Logan Square!
Aug 28, 2013Whether her black and white pen illustrations, to her colorful pieces that emphasize nature, this Chicago based illustrator's work is quite impressive.
Jul 08, 2013It's always alluring when something in plain sight is obscured in some small, yet hugely significant way. Ian Shults seems to have mastered this.
Jun 04, 2013Mr City Printing caught our eye in that it's technical yet artistic in demeanor. Not overly playful, more architectural; the bones of each and every one of these fantastic cities are revealed.
May 20, 2013Existent within are double-brains with top hats and long cigarrettes, not to be outmatched by a conglomeration of foods that reveal utter malaise. Andrew Riggins is always looking for new modes, methods, and angles for creating something in the image of his most recent great idea. Collage, digital, photography,...
Feb 20, 2013The combination of polluted industrial landscapes, eerie shipwrecks, and insightful nude studies is the work of an artist fascinated by the intersection of architecture, fantasy, and the appeal of the underbellies of our societies.
Feb 19, 2013The struggle of being an art teacher includes a unique blend of external doubt and internal friction. Art teachers share the same classroom and behavioral challenges that other elementary and secondary educators face while combating a similar stigma that troubles humanities departments across higher education–a skepticism about its value...
Feb 17, 2020For those of us who curate, Instagram is a lot of fun. We recently took a deep dive to cull some of our favorite Chicago-based artists with a solid presence on Instagram, and who are dedicated to their craft. Illustrators, tattooers, designers, and more.
Apr 12, 2018It’s a strange time for sure, and with the wide range of approaches to reopening schools that is happening nationwide, it’s clear that teachers, parents, families, and all the adults that support children will be looking for new ways to bridge this social gap. IPaintMyMind has been...
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