Elaine Luther
Artist, Writer
Welcome, I’m Elaine.
I make art, write about art and run a tiny art gallery. Find out more about me.
New Solo Show at NIU's Backspace Gallery!
Solo Show by Elaine Luther at NIU’s Backspace Gallery.
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A Look Back; A Look Forward
On Looking Back I usually do a year in review post, but I didn't for 2022. So here's a mini look back and a look forward. I did extensive reviewing of the year on my own, back in November. Quite possibly too much reviewing and goal setting, as I did the...
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The Government Took Away Women’s Pockets!!! (WWII)
The Library of Congress Instagram account is always fun - showing us hidden parts of the library and a photo from the collection almost every day. Recently, this photo (above) caught my eye. WWII Restrictions on Women's Clothing in the U.S. Here's the Library of...
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Dollhouse Art Center Take Over with Mel Kolstad
When I saw that Mel Kolstad was working on 1,000 collages, each one individually made and just 1" x 1", I thought that would be a cool art show for the pink "Angelica Kauffman Dollhouse Art Center." I thought we'd install the art not only on the inside, but also all...
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Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Show is up at the Orland Park Public Library
Time cards in the photo above are by Cathleen Cramer, Tess Dillenberger and Kate Eggleton. The Biggest Show yet of the Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Project! I've installed the show of time cards that folks have sent in for the Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Project!...
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I’m in a book! An Artist and a Mother
This book comes out in April 2023 and I'm thrilled to have an essay and photos of my art in it! (I can't believe I forgot to mention it before now...) Here's what it says on the publisher's website: An Artist and a Mother by Tara Carpenter Estrada, Heidi Moller...
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Doilies with Quotes about Women’s Labor and Shadow Work
Well, that's not a very catchy title, is it? This is a new body of work, I'll share them here in reverse order of being made. I'll work on the title. Light-reactive Dyed Doilies with Quotes on Them by Elaine Luther This quote is from this amazing illustrated essay: ...
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Interview with Jean Gray Mohs (AKG solo show)
The current micro-gallery solo artist is Jean Gray Mohs who works with shaped wood that she paints and connects together in unexpected forms. For this interview, we crowdsourced some questions, as well as having a few questions from me. Here's the interview, and some...
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Call for Art: 2023 Solo Shows at the Micro Gallery
2023 Solo Shows at the Micro Gallery - Angelica Kauffman Gallery I run the Angelica Kauffman Gallery, a group of 12" x 16" and 12x12 box galleries (and a wine crate, and two dollhouses...) There are openings for solo shows in 2023. Each solo show is posted about for...
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Unknown Collaborators and Copyrights Not Abandoned
What Kind of Materials I Work with in my Art and Why I work with a lot of so-called "found objects" in my art. But really they're not found so much as sought out, purchased, thrifted and gifted to me. Part of the fun is the thrill of the hunt. I usually have no idea...
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We’re Giving Away a Real, Live Mini Plant!
See that charming little floor plant? That's a real, live plant! From the store Aster Gardens, in Lemont, Illinois. Thanks so much to Aster Gardens for doing this giveaway with us! Entries for the giveaway go from midnight Wednesday, November 16th to midnight...
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