About
Elaine Luther
Elaine Luther is an artist whose work explores death, motherhood and doing the dishes. She finds that the more honest she is in her art, the more others can connect with it. Her art has been exhibited nationally and internationally, notably in Chicago at Woman Made Gallery and in London. Solo shows include Harold Washington Library, West Englewood Public Library and multiple micro-galleries, including two in the U.K.
She lives in Chicagoland with her family, where she’s also the gallerist for a series of 12” x 12” box galleries where she puts on shows of miniature art.
She has presented a paper at SECAC and given speeches at Self-Employment in the Arts, FX Chicago and for many more organizations.
Residencies
Independent Residency, Grand Marias Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN, October 2021
Artist/Mother Art Residency,Virtual/home studio, February 2022
Collagists in the Archive,Virtual residency with Kolaj Institute, May 2022
Exhibitions
BETHANY ARTS CENTER, MAY – JUNE 2022
IMPACT! Art that Bears Witness, Ossining, NY
LILLSTREET ART CENTER, ANNEX, MAY 2022
Creating Space.
COMPASSION FACTORY GALLERY, MAY 2022
Solo show, Ghost Prints and Shadow Work
ORLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, DECEMBER 2021
2nd Floor Display Case, Medals That You Wouldn’t Want to Earn, Orland Park, IL
ORLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 Front Lobby Show of Multiple Micro Galleries, Orland Park, IL
TERRAIN BIENNIAL, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2021 Outdoor Micro Gallery, Oak Park, IL
MULTIITUDES, AUGUST 2021 180 Projects, Ontario, Canada
TOO CUTE! JULY 2021
Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
SMALL HOUSE SUMMER OPEN, JULY-AUGUST 2021 Small House Gallery, London, U.K.
SOLO SHOW, JUNE 2021
Cardboard Monkey Gallery, Greater Manchester, U.K.
SOLO SHOW, JUNE 2021 Tiny Cat Gallery, Bristol, U.K.
PANDEMIC SHOW, JUNE 2021 Studio 659,Whiting, Indiana
MATERNOCHRONICS, JUNE 2021 https://www.maternochronics.com, online
COVID-19 GLOBAL QUILT, DECEMBER 2020
Included in the virtual global quilt that is a project of Tal Fitzpatrick and Kate Just.
QUARANZINE, SEPTEMBER 2020
Featured in an online magazine by Third Estate Art; Blood & Fire Quilts, Chicago, IL
TOUCH, JUNE 2020
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
HOME, JULY 2020
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, BALANCE & TENSION, JAN.-MARCH 2018 Harold Washington Library, Popular Library, Chicago, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, COLLAGE PAINTINGS, JULY 2018
Maze Branch of the Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, BALANCE & TENSION, JAN.-MARCH 2018
Harold Washington Library, Popular Library, Chicago, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL HOUSEWORK, MAY 2017
Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, BALANCE & TENSION, SEPT.-OCT. 2017
Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, Illinois
PROPERTY, APRIL-MAY 2017
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society (partnership with Roman Susan Gallery), Chicago, Illinois
SOLO SHOW, BALANCE & TENSION, J (all mobiles), JULY-SEPT. 2017
Forest Park Public Library, Forest Park, Illinois
ARTISTS 100, AUGST 2016
Show by the Forest Park Public Library, hosted at Bottle Rocket Gallery, Forest Park, Illinois
INSTASHOW, DECEMBER 2015 – JANUARY 2016
Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VISAURAL OCTOBER 2015
Nave Gallery, Boston, Mass
EXPLORE installation, JULY – AUGUST 2015
Forest Park Public Library, Forest Park, Illinois
BEFORE I DIE… Wall Installation, FEBRUARY 2015
Self-Employment in the Arts Conference, Naperville, Illinois
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? FEBRUARY 2015
Zenith Art Studios, River Forest, Illinois
SOLO EXHIBITION, OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL HOUSEWORK, FEBRUARY 2015
Green Home Experts, Oak Park, Illinois
ONGOING
Illinois Artisans Shops, Chicago, Illinois
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Partial List of Publications:
Articles written:
Moore Women Artists The Essence of Joy, Combating the Blues with Art, 2016.
Moore Women Artists Tiffany Gholar: Author, Doll Photographer, Painter, Interior Designer, June 2016 Moore Women Artists Mary Ellen Croteau: Artist, Agitator and Environmentalist, June 2016.
Moore Women Artists Residency vs. Motherhood, June 2016.
Art Jewelry Magazine November 2008, Project Article Photo Pendant
Art Jewelry Magazine January 2009, Project Article Splat! Pendant
Art Jewlery Magazine, subscriber bonus download Metal Clay Envelope.
Artwork included in and interviewed in:
Forest Park Review, September 18, 2012
Studio PMC, Volume 10, Number 3, Fall 2007 Society of Mothers…
Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay Jewelry, by Tammy Powley, Gallery section
Work with Elaine! Elaine is available for public speaking. Her jewelry is available for wholesale to qualified retailers. View jewelry here. Send me an email to start a conversation.
Shop Elaine Luther Art! Buy direct from the artist, here,and images of her artwork, “Our Ladies of Perpetual Housework,” are available for sale at Red Bubble.
Photo credit: David Pierini for the Forest Park Review.