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.
Solo Show: Ghost Prints & Shadow Work
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The Collagists in the Archives
Above is the collage I made using an element from the archive and library at the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont. How did I get the chance to do such a cool thing? It was through a virtual residency with the Kolaj Institute. Through a combination of group...
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Virtual Residencies are the Best!
If you're a long time reader, you know I've been writing about residencies for years, pining to go on one, but my kids were too little, coming up with alternatives... In October 2021, I went on an independent residency at the Grand Marais Art Colony in Grand Marais,...
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Pictures of the “Ghost Prints and Shadow Work” Gallery Show
Virtual Tour Here's your virtual tour of my solo show, "Ghost Prints and Shadow Work," currently up at the Compassion Factory Gallery and Studio in Brookfield, Illinois. As you enter the gallery, this wall on your left indicates the start of the show. While I almost...
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Clocking in for Unpaid Labor – Time Cards are Back and on Display!
Time Cards in the Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Project I'm delighted to share the first batch of time cards that have come back in the mail! I sent out about 25 time cards, unsolicited, to about 25 artists, many of them artists who have sent work into the micro...
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Prison Reform for Beginners and an Announcement
Ever since incarcerated artist Juan C. Hernandez shared his art with me (see image, above) and proposed a solo show in the micro gallery, I've been learning how much I didn't know about prisons in the United States. I mean, I knew I was against for profit prisons. I...
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Pandemic Community Quilt Added to Field Museum!
Very exciting news about a quilt I contributed a block to! The Riverside Arts Center writes: The quilt will become a part of the new Pandemic Collection, housed in the Field Museum’s Anthropology Collection. According to the Field Museum, The Pandemic Collection is "a...
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Public Participation Art Project: Make a Time Card for Clocking in for Unpaid Labor
How to Participate Clocking in for Unpaid Labor is a new public participation art project where people are invited to collage, sew, quilt, paint, whatever, a time card in order to express something about the unpaid labor that they do. Whether that work is emotional...
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What I Learned from Applying to 10 Artist Residencies
That maybe I can live without one. I came to this conclusion after being turned down 8 times. Doing the Math on Residencies But I'm not really discouraged, because I ran the numbers. Many residencies publish their numbers, how many people apply and how many people...
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Show Announcement: Creating Space at Lillstreet Art Center
Group Show at Lillstreet Art Center in May As part of the Taking Up Space initiative, a group of Chicago artists, including me, will have a show at The Annex gallery space at Lillstreet Art Center in Ravenswood. Show dates are May 1-30. Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N....
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Artists and Writers Who Work Seasonally
Seasons of Life and of Art Making There's this idea about seasons of life - for example, being a mother to babies and toddlers can feel like it will last forever, and that she'll never get back to her regular life - and it helps to think of that phase of life as a...
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