EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
2024 May 13 – June 13, Plotting for Y, ARTSPARK, Indy Art Center, Indianapolis, IN.
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2024 May 6 – May 10, third space/ Fresh StART, James Russell Lowell #51, a Montessori School, Indianapolis IN. Open House Event: May 7, 5-7PM.
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2024 March 7 – May 2, Just as your ship’s drifting in, they’re pushing out the tide, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL.
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2024 March 22 – May 5, Miniatures Conjure Delight, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN. Opening Reception: March 22.
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2024 February 5 – 29, Poetry of Sculpture, Christopher Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL. Artists Reception: February 7.
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2024 February 1 – 23, Beautiful and Strange Fragmentation, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL. Opening Reception: February 2; Curated by David Reif.
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2023 October 13 – November 4, Stitched Time, Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL. Opening Reception: October 13; Artists’ Talk: October 28.
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2023 June 22 – August 9, Color/Form, juried exhibition of Chicago Sculpture International, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL.
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2023 June 16 – August 5, Gut Check, Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Biennial, Indianapolis, IN. Honorable Mention Award.
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2023 May 12 – June 24, Overflow, a solo exhibition, Slemmons Gallery, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL. Opening reception: Friday, May 12, 6-9pm.
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2023 April 7 – May 13. Teeth and Hair, a juried group exhibition. Buckham Gallery, Flint MI.
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2023 March 3 – April 21. Story Time! CSI Project Space. Chicago, IL. With Otocast audio to accompany each work.
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2023 January 23 – March 2. Chicago Sculpture International Juried Member
Exhibition, juried by Peter Van Ael. Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
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2022 November 5 – 2023 March 5. 3rd Annual Sculpture Exhibition, a virtual exhibition hosted by In Art Gallery juried by Ginger Porcella.
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2022 November 12 – December 2. Responding to Rhythms, Beverly Art Center, Chicago. Juried by Nathan Peck.
2022 October 5 – November 11. MSA Select 2022: Mid-South Sculpture Alliance National Juried Exhibition. Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. Juried by Mike Barclay and Leticia R. Bajuyo. Virtual Artist Talk: October 25.
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2022 July 14- September 30. Sculpture Invasion, Biennial Exhibition of Chicago Sculpture International, Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College, DesPlaines, IL, Reception July 14, 5-8pm.
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2022 April 23 – June 26 Strange Reverie, an exhibition featuring new work by Janice Elkins and Gina Lee Robbins. Reception: Saturday, April 30, 3-6 pm.
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2022 February 26 – March 26, Uncommon Prints X Common Matrices, a group exhibition juried by Cathie Ruggie Saunders, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL, Saturday, Opening Reception: February 26, 4-7 PM, Artists Walkthrough, Saturday, March 26, 3:30 PM. Online exhibition.
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2022 February 18 – April 9, Abstraction, a group exhibition juried by Cleveland Dean, Art Center of Highland Park, Reception: Friday March 4, 5:30 – 8 PM.
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2022 January 27 – March 13, Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibition, The Best of Women, Stola Contemporary, Chicago, IL. Slideshow of exhibition.
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2022 January 21 – February 25, Occupy the Moment: Intersect with Impact, 50th Anniversary National Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibition, juried by Maura Reilly, PhD, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL. Opening reception Friday January 21, 7 – 10 PM. Video tour of exhibition.
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2022 January 6 – 29, Body Politics, a group exhibition juried by Ginny Sykes, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL. Virtual Opening January 8, 4 – 6 PM. Video tour of exhibition.
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2021 November 1 – December 3, Jetsam Flux, a solo exhibition of sculpture made from ceramic and repurposed materials, SXU Gallery, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL. Artist talk followed by reception on Wednesday November 10, 3:30 PM.
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2021 October 2 – November 15, K.I.T (Keep in Touch), Terrain Biennial, “Persephone’s Souvenirs,” 540 Thomas, Forest Park, IL.
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2021 September 13 – October 22, Interdisciplinary Sculpture Exhibition, a group exhibition juried by Jean Shin. Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati.
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2021 July 30 – October 14, Tangled Up in Blue, an installation at Dickson Art Project Space, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Wednesday Journal review by Michele Dybal, September 27, 2021
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2021 June 18 – July 30, Reimagining Connections, 3D4D by CSI, 1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Reception: Friday, June 18, 6-9 PM.
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2021 May 7 – June 12, Ephemera: The Power of Impermanence, The Art Center of Highland Park, Juror: Victoria Fuller.
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2021 April 30 – June 19, Observing Motherhood, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Juror: Laura Cloud.
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2021 April 11, Not Afraid: An Artist Talk with Gina Lee Robbins and Janice Elkins, moderated by Soumya Netrabile, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL.
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2021 April 9 – May 21, 44th Annual Art Competition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL. Honorable Mention Award, Jurors: Elaine Miller, Matthew Owen Wead, Nathan Peck
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2021 February 20 – April 18, Not Afraid: Works by Gina Lee Robbins and Janice Elkins, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL. Opening weekend: February 20-21, reservations required.
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2021 January 25 – September 1, Creativity in Captivity: Responses to COVID 19, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, Judge: Stephen Truax.
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2020 October 9 – January 31, Midwest Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, Juror: Jim Dempsey.
VIEW ONLINE EXHIBITION AND LISTEN TO ARTISTS DISCUSS THEIR WORKS
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2020 November 21 – January 24, 77th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts Center, Muenster, IN, Juror: Lauren M. Pacheco. Wanda L. & Richard W. Gardner Memorial Award.
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2020 October 20 – TBD, Moving Forward in a time of Change: Our New Relationship to the World We Live In: Chicago Sculpture Biennial, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, curated by Adrienne Kochman.
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2020 June 5 – June 30, TOUCH: A Virtual Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Juror/Curator: Gina Lee Robbins.
Virtual Reception, June 13, 2020:
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2020 March 6 – May 10 2020, The Funk Machine, Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N Milwaukee, Chicago. . Opening reception, Friday, March 6, 6-10pm.
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2020 March 6 – April 4 2020, BUILD: A Sculpture Show, Dedicated to Mary Ellen Croteau and in Conjunction with International Women’s Day, Oliva Gallery, 3816 W Armitage, Chicago. Opening reception, Friday, March 6, 5-10pm.
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2020 March 4 – April 2, Entanglements: A Celebration of the Abstract Aesthetic, Oak Park Art League, Third Place Award. From Judge Adrienne Kochman, Curator Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: “Gina’s sculpture in some ways embraces those components of ceramic sculpture which are taught by educational instructors as ‘should be excluded’ or scraped away in order to give the sculpture a crisper, more defined shape, and on some level, prevent cracking in the kiln or an underrealized glaze. Clay is scooped out, linearity is clearer, getting that crisp edge is emphasized and one doesn’t let glaze pool or thicken on the surface. This sculpture isn’t about those elements but rather seems to explore what happens if those guidelines aren’t followed exactly. That’s what I find interesting. How far can she take it? What happens when the scale of the sculpture is enlarged?”
Exhibition review in Chicago Tribune
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2020 March 4 – March 28 2020, Consciousness of Abstraction: Beyond Literal Appearance ARC Gallery, 1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago. Juried by David Reif. Juror’s Award.
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2020 January 17 – February 21 2020, Threads of Truth: Social Impact & Fiber Arts, Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W 35th St, Chicago. Curated by Sergio Gomez. Opening reception, Friday, January 17, 7-10pm.
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2020 January 10 – 31,Vive la Différence: Celebrating Fiber and Clay, Clayspace, 740 Front St, Lisle, IL. Opening reception: Friday, January 10, 7-9pm.
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2019 November 26, 2019 – Feb 2, 2020, Things That Go Bump in the Night, South Shore Arts, 1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN. Opening reception: Friday, November 22, 6-9pm.
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2019 November 15, 2019 – January 3, 2020, Constructed Visions, an exhibition of work by members of Chicago Sculpture International, Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL. Opening reception Friday, November 15, 7-10pm.
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2020 October 31 – November 3 2019, SOFA Chicago: Woman Made Gallery Features the Work of Select Members, Navy Pier, Chicago. Curated by Mary King.
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2019 Sept 22 – Dec 13, Global Village, a juried exhibit with members of Chicago Sculpture International, Veeck Gallery at Catholic Theological Union, 5416 S. Cornell, Chicago, IL, Opening reception Sept 22, 5-7pm
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2019 October 16 – November 10, OPTICS: An Art Exhibition and Symposium, Saturday, November 2, 1-5pm. Presented by Vital Arts Project and Greening Greater Racine. Featuring works by 6 artists and talks by 4 professional, including “Wild Fertility: Harvesting the Waste Stream to Craft the Feminine” by Gina Lee Robbins. 1322 Washington Ave, Racine, WI.
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2019 August 2 – Sept 30, Please Touch: Reimagining Mosaic, Artist-in-Residence, DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N Washington St, Naperville, IL
Blog posts about my time at the museum:
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2019 Sept 14 – Nov 10, 76th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts Center, juried by David Klamen, Reception and Awards Ceremony, Sunday, Sept 22, 1-3pm. 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN. Awarded Suzanne Cooley Award of Excellence.
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2019 May 17 – Aug 9, and then again…, Work by Gina Lee Robbins and Laurie LeBreton, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL Opening reception Friday May 17, 6-8pm.
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2019 April 27 – July 13, Seams Apparent, Work by Gina Lee Robbins and Maureen Fritchen, O/S Projects, 601 Sixth St., Racine, WI, Opening reception Friday May 3, 6-9pm, Gallery hours Th-Sat, Noon-5pm.
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2019 June 7 – June 28 62nd Annual Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit WI
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2019 March 7 – April 18, Material Alchemy: Cobbling with Clay and Found Materials, Solo Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Opening reception with gallery talks Thursday, March 7, 5-6:30pm
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2019 March 8 – March 30, His-ter’-ee-uh, Juried by Olive Stefanski, ARC Gallery, Opening Reception: Friday, March 8, 6-9pm, Juror’s Choice Award
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2018 October 19 December 16, Resonance: Paintings by Janice Elkins and Sculptures by Gina Lee Robbins, Gallery PINK, Oak Park, IL
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2018 September 9 – November 4, 75th Annual Salon Show, Juried by Sergio Gomez, South Shore Arts Center, Munster, IN, Merit Award
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2018 August 17 – September 8, 21st International Open, Juried by Nia Pushkarova, Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport, Chicago, IL, Opening Reception: August 17, 6- 8pm: Closing Reception: September 8, 2-4pm
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2018 August 15, 7- 9 pm, The Traveling Classroom, Artists Reimagine the Classroom, 2626 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
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2018 July 27- August 26, Chicago Sculpture International Biennial Exhibition: Design is a Verb! Evanston Art Center, Opening Reception, Friday July 27, 6-8 PM
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2018 Between the Seams, Juried Group Exhibit, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Juror: Nnenna Okore
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2017 The Vital Art Project, 1339, 1415, 1504-1510 Washington Street, Racine, WI.
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2017 Insanity, Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
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2017 Women and Anger: Resistance, Power, and Inspiration, International Juried Exhibit, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, DesPlaines, IL
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2017 Art of the Bicycle, Houston Bicycle Museum
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2017 Reunion II: An exhibition of WMG Member Artists, Woman Made Gallery, 685 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, Curated by Beate Minkovski, Woman Made Gallery
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2017 Peer Pressure/Collaboration, Oak Park Art League, Best in Show for “Tricksters” a collaboration with Laurie LeBreton, Judge: Rita Grendze
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2017 Dark Matter: New Work by Janice Elkins, Gina Lee Robbins and Richard Shipps, Gallery PINK, Oak Park, IL
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2017 InterAction: An Exhibit of Recent Work by Members of Chicago Sculpture International, Christopher Gallery, PrairieState College, Chicago Heights, IL, Review in E-News Park Forest
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2017 Seduction: A Group Exhibit, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2017 Organic Chemistry: Recent Sculpture for the Wall by Gina Lee Robbins, West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park, IL
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2016 Essential Forms: Sculpture by Gina Lee Robbins, Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, IL
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2016 13th Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror: Sergio Gomez, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
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2016 73rd Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN, Juror: Carrie Johnson
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2016 BIG Small Works Show, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2016 Behind the Wall: Art for Social Change, Oak Park Art League (OPAL), Oak Park, IL, Juror: Charles Gniech
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2016 Organic Chemistry: Sculpture by Gina Lee Robbins, Gallery 1308 at Union South, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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2016 19th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juror: Wai Kit Lam
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2016 Shapes of Influence, Juried Exhibition at Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL, Juror: Erin Furminsky
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2016 59th Annual Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, Jurors: Helen Hawley and Joseph Mougel
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2016 Works by Gina Lee Robbins, Munch Restaurant, Oak Park, IL
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2016 Making Nature, A Juried Exhibit of Work by Members of Chicago Sculpture International, Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery
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2016 Luther,Elaine. “Clay, Fur, Thorns and Rubber: A Chat with Artist Gina Lee Robbins,” Moore Women Artists.
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2016 Recycle II, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, 499 Van Brunt St, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, Juror: Harriet Taub
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2016 53rd Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Juror: Holly Hughes
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2016 Editor’s Choice, WomenArts Quarterly Journal, volume 6, issue 1, Vivace Press, St. Louis, MO
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2016 Ceramic Sculpture by Gina Lee Robbins, Oak Park Public Library, Maze Branch
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2016 Artist Member Exhibit, OPAL, Judge: Frank Spidale (Honorable Mention)
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2016 Materials Obsession: An Exhibition of New Work by Gina Lee Robbins, Bobbi Meier and Linda Abrams, Gallery PINK, Oak Park, IL
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2016 5th Central Time Ceramics Biennial, Heuser Art Gallery and Hartmann Center Gallery at Bradley University, Peoria,IL (Juror: Verne Funk)
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2016 Discarded to Regarded, OPAL, Oak Park, IL, Judge: Joel Javier (2nd Place)
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2016 Pieces of Eight: Contemporary Work by 8 Millennial Artists (Co-Curated), Gallery PINK, Oak Park, IL; Morris,Meredith. “Gallery Pink exhibit focuses on Millennial generation,” Chicago Tribune, January 28.
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2015 Essential Forms: Ceramic Sculpture by Gina Lee Robbins, Harold Washington Library, Chicago, IL, Artist interview.
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2015 TRANSFORMATION: Artful Recycling, Ellington-White Contemporary and Arts Council Fayetteville/Cumberland County, Fayetteville, NC (4th Place)
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2015 Juried Artist Member Show, OPAL, Oak Park, IL, Judge: Caroline Older (3rd Place)
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2015 6th Anniversary Show, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL, Juror: Aron Packer
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2015 Origins: Art in Clay III, Weekends, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Juror: Judith Schwartz, Brooklyn, NY
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2015 Feminism Across the Generations, International Juried Exhibit, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, DesPlaines, IL
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2015 Landfills: Lifestyle or Landscape, Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibit, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, Juror: Beth Shadur
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2015 Sculpture Invasion, Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibit, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, DesPlaines, IL
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2015 Off the Grid, Abstract Exhibit, OPAL, Oak Park, IL, Judge: Susan Sensemann (2nd Place)
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2015 Spring Artist Member Show, OPAL, Oak Park, IL, Juror: Sabina Ott (1st Place)
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2015 Woman Made Gallery, 18th International Open, Chicago, IL, Juror: Gill Gatfield
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2014 Water Street Studios 5th Anniversary Juried Exhibit, Batavia, IL, Juror: Monique Meloche
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2014 71st Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN, Juror: Ron Reason
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2014 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition, Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, Juror: Mark Swain
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2014 Contained, Juried Group Show,Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juror: Carolina Caycedo
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2014 Material Associations: Five-Woman Show, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Spring Artist Member Show, OPAL, Oak Park, IL
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2014 In One’s Element: Six Artists Working in Their Essential Element, Curated by Janice Elkins, Gallery Pink, Oak Park, IL
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2014 Bridgeport Art Center 2nd Annual Competition, Chicago, IL, Jurors: John David Mooney and Michiko Kobayashi
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2014 Clay3 , ClaySpace National Juried Exhibit, Warrenville Public Library, Warrenville, IL, Juror: Kurt Weiser
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2014 Atrium Exhibition, Illinois Artisans, Illinois State Museum, James R. Thompson Center, Chicago, IL
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2013 Vogel,Thomas. “100 artists, one for each year,” Forest Park Review newspaper, September 13.
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2013 37th Annual Art Competition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, Jurors: Maria Gaspar, Gabriel Bizen Akagawa
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2013 From the Earth, Juried Group Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, Jurors: Carmen M. Perez and Mary Stoppert
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2013 Anything Goes, OPAL, Oak Park, IL (Honorable Mention, Judge Nathan Mason)
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2013 Meet the Maker, West Elm, Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, IL
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2013 70th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN, Juror: Paul Klein
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2013 Fluidity, Regional Juried Show, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Juror: Renee Klyczek Nordstrom (Second Place Award)
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2013 Summer Juried Group Show, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL, Juror: Staci Boris
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2013 Artist Member Show, OPAL, Oak Park, IL, Judge Mark Hansen (Second Place Award)
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2013 Possibilities, Three-Person Show, Gallery Pink, Oak Park, IL
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2013 Bridgeport Art Center Annual Competition, Chicago, IL, Jurors: Thomas McCormick and Julian Williams
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2013 Evocative, Regional Juried Show, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, Juror: Paul Klein
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