Interview with a Solo Artist: Emily Runnerstrom

Interview with a Solo Artist: Emily Runnerstrom

Q: When did you begin working with encaustics?  What do you love about it? A: I took an encaustic class taught by Mel Kolstad about three years ago. I always wanted to try encaustic painting but as a person with a very small studio, the set up for the typical...
Prison Reform for Beginners and an Announcement

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...
Interview with the artist: Melonie Mulkey

Interview with the artist: Melonie Mulkey

This year, each artist who has a solo show in the Angelica Kauffman Gallery also has a mini-interview on Instagram. Because of the character limits on Instagram, I divide these interviews into one or two parts. Here’s the first one I’m post in full here,...
Three Solo Shows in the Micro Gallery

Three Solo Shows in the Micro Gallery

In 2022, the Angelica Kauffman Gallery will be hosting solo shows, almost exclusively. We got an early start in December 2021, with a show of pastel drawings by Sarah Arriagada. Then in January, we hosted Charity Capili Ellis’s show of collages mounted on wood....
A Look Back at 2021 for the Micro Gallery!

A Look Back at 2021 for the Micro Gallery!

Whew, what an amazing year it’s been for the Angelica Kauffman Galleries! We started with a single 12” x 12” box gallery and ended the year with a huge show of multiple galleries at the Orland Park Public Library: 5 box galleries, 1 wine crate turned loft, 1 cigar...