Images: (left) Mayumi Lake,* Unison (Hadron Clouds)* (detail), 2025, archival print on Japanese washi paper, PVC, rhinestone, 14ft x 5ft x 1in, courtesy of the artist.(right) Bob Faust,* heavy wait* (detail), 2025, wall work on paper, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist.

*Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust* presents the first major museum exhibition for these two Chicago-based artists whose colorful kaleidoscopic artworks create an immersive optical experience. Featured in separate galleries, recent large-scale work by each artist will transform the space. Lake’s imagery is based on the symbolic floral motifs found in antique Japanese kimonos. Faust’s wallpapers and prints incorporate digital photographs he gathers for each project sourced from the natural surroundings of the location where he is showing the work. Lake and Faust will also collaborate on new work for this exhibition, introduced in the center gallery, combining their love of organic patterning and spatial design. 

The exhibition is curated by Liz Chilsen, Manager of Exhibitions & Collections at EAM,  and prompts conversations around cultural heritage, language, design, and pattern, addressing both the relatable patterns of everyday life and deeply embedded cultural and social histories. 

The Japanese principle of Shakkei (“borrowed scenery”), is a design philosophy that integrates natural landscapes with architectural elements, incorporating existing natural features into architectural designs. The artists interpret the eastern concept broadly as a metaphor for empathy and adaptability, and for the ability to hold multiple viewpoints of “inside” and “outside” simultaneously. Each brings their own perspective to the concept, reflecting their unique experiences and history. 

About the artists:

Working in the space between art and design, __Bob Faust__ (b. Illinois, 1967) crafts artwork with typography at its core and viscerality on its surface. Faust has over 30 years of experience as the principle and creative director of the eponymously named cultural branding studio, Faust. He makes his work with purpose first—to inform, empower and/or instigate in the service and celebration of human difference. Text, patterns, and the ideas of surprise and discovery emerge as throughlines throughout his conceptual art practice that defies categorization and genre. 

Faust has been recognized nationally and internationally for his inimitable creativity through many prestigious honors including a University of Illinois, College of Fine & Applied Arts, 2022 Distinguished Legacy Award and City of Chicago, 2022 Mayor’s Medal of Honor. Exhibitions have included Mass MoCA BY The Numb3r5 (Mass MoCA), For And Nor But Or Yet So (Poetry Foundation), WA/ONDER (167 Green), with all, and still... (The Peninsula Chicago), Rapt on the Mile (The Magnificent Mile Association), Ways and Means (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and The Chicago Transit Authority), About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art (Wrightwood 659), Great Ideas of Humanity: Out of the Container (Chicago Design Museum), guilty / Innocent (MASS MoCA); Unfolded: Made with Paper (Chicago Design Museum), Betweens (Riverside Arts Center), and CHGO DSGN (Chicago Cultural Center). He has also received recognition from The New York Times, Fast Company, the Chicago Tribune, Newcity, NBC 5 News, the Chicago Sun-Times, CBS Evening News, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

In addition to his own work, Faust is also the professional and personal partner of artist Nick Cave. Together they founded the non-for-profit Facility: a multi-use creative space in Chicago that seeks to build community and change the world through art and design. 

__Mayumi Lake__ (b.Osaka, 1966) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work explores the ideas of time, memory, and floating between the real and imaginary. With a foundation in photography, she integrates digital images of nature and Japanese textiles into her collages, sculpture, sound, moving images, and installation to expand the narrative of the work and form conceptual layers. 

Lake’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Asia Society, Art in General, and Artists Space in New York; Chicago Artists Coalition and Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago; Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City; Fotografie Forum International in Frankfurt; Cornelius Pleser Galerie in Munich; Galleria PaciArte in Brescia; FOTOAMERICA in Santiago; Witzenhausen Gallery in Amsterdam; and the Setouchi Triennale in Takamatsu. She has published two monographs, Poo-Chi and Ex Post Facto, with Nazraeli Press. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Art Institute of Chicago, Asia Society, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)/City of Chicago, the McCormick Place Art Collection/Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), Video Art World, the Joy of Giving Something Foundation, and Facebook. Lake received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

The Elmhurst Art Museum is an exhibition partner of the sixth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Opening September 19, 2025 and on view through February 28, 2026 at locations across Chicago, *SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change* engages timely global issues through the lens of architecture and design. Learn more at [chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org](https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org).

![Shakkei funders 2](//images.ctfassets.net/df2y673eghyz/2gIC6bLJYF9ubpiog93EJh/cbdef8b90d6ad687e2bf9f2188ac4d3d/Shakkei_Funders_v2.jpg)

Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust

Above Image: *Dream Orchard* by Jeanne Yargicoglu

__The Opening Reception is Friday, December 5th from 7-9 pm__ and is free and open to the public.

The [Elmhurst Artists' Guild](https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/ "Elmhurst Artists' Guild") presents their Winter Members' Show, with featured artist, Jeanne Yargicoglu, from November 30th through January 4th 2026. 

Jeanne Yargicoglu received her Degree in fine art from the University of Dallas.
After spending many years working in the world of commercial art as a
Graphic Designer and Art Director, she has finally returned to her fine art roots.
Her work explores abstraction through layered textures, gestural marks, and
subtle botanical forms. She is interested in the tension between control and
spontaneity, creating compositions that feel both constructed and intuitive.
While inspired by elements of the natural world, the paintings are more about
internal landscapes - emotional rhythms, memory and transformation. She works
in mixed media, allowing shapes to emerge organically and evolve through the
process. Traces of florals or organic lines hint at familiarity, but resist definition.

Participating Artists in Winter Show: Joe Abboreno, Anthony Alonzo, Dalia Alshurafa, Judie Anderson, Kyrstin Avello, Peter Bialecki, Donald Bradley, Paul Callahan, Maggie Capettini, John Duffy, Jane Erlandson, Jeanne Garrett, Christine Gebauer, David Hammer, Fletcher Hayes, Nancy Hlavacek, Joan Ladendorf, Karen Lecker, Cynthia J. Lee, Richard Lo, Katie Luo, Lynn Mackenzie, Vonda May, Tom Michalski, Kristina Monkel, Fred Moss, Susan Nester, John Nester, Taiwo Owoniyi, Dave Pryor, Mallavik Ravani, Janet Roller-Schmidt, Elaine Sage, Louis Sanfilippo, Gary Schirmer, Jennifer Starchvill, Karen Sugay, Cassandra Swierenga, Debra Vaccaro, Ana Vitek, Marlene Vitek, Bruce Webber, Charles Williams, Jr., Jeanne Yargicoglu, Shannon Yeh


Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Winter Members' Show

Above Image: *Gilded Gondola* by Fred Moss, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches

Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: *Moments In Time *by Fred Moss
Nov 2nd to Nov 28th

The [Elmhurst Artists' Guild ](https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/ "Elmhurst Artists' Guild" presents a captivating solo exhibition, featuring the works of Fred Moss, a Chicago-based oil painter celebrated for his expressive landscapes and vibrant brushwork. Fred’s art captures the spirit of both city life and the natural world, inviting viewers to pause and connect with the beauty around them.

Don’t miss the __artist reception on Friday, November 7th from 7-9 pm__ — meet Fred, explore his latest collection, and enjoy an evening surrounded by art and inspiration.


Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Fall Members' Show (1)

The [Elmhurst Artists' Guild ](https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/ "Elmhurst Artists' Guild")presents their Fall Member show with Featured Artist, Ana Vitek and her series, "The Long Road Home" from October 5-October 31, 2025. __The Opening Reception is Friday, October 10th from 7-9 pm.__

‘The Long Road Home’ is my ongoing painting series that captures the spirit of the open road, where movement is freedom and miles on the road lead to the promise of new discoveries. Wide open skies filled with dramatic clouds over fields, ribbons of roads, zippy lines move into the distance. There is a certain meditative rhythm of a long road trip, the dance of light, and shadow, the quiet anticipation of what lies perhaps just around the bend. At once nostalgic, and full of hope, the series reflects both my outward journey and love of travel and an inward search for belonging and the deeper meaning of ‘home.’ --Ana Vitek

Participating Artists:  Anthony Abboreno, Joe Abboreno, Lauren Anhalt, Bernard Bahr, Peter Bialecki, Kera Bjerga, Maggie Capettini, Judy Druschitz, John Duffy, Jane Erlandson, Mijeong Field, Gail Friedman, Emily F Friel, Jeanne Garrett, Joseph Giron, Maribel Hambric, David Hammer, Fletcher Hayes, Nancy Hlavacek, Randi Holt, Susan Janssen, Kim Laurel, Karen Lecker, Katie Luo, Lynn Mackenzie, Kristina Monkel, Susan Nester, John Nester, Ann Pasteur, Emily Quinn, Mallavika Ravani, Janet Roller-Schmidt, Terri Shimkus, Jessie Stampfli, Jennifer Starchvill, Nancy L. Staszak, Maureen Swiertz, Debra Vaccaro, Ana Vitek, Marlene Vitek, Jennifer L. Wambach, Bruce Webber, Rosalie White, Shannon Yeh

Above Image:  "Dreams To Remember," by Ana Vitek

Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Fall Members' Show

The Elmhurst Artists' Guild presents *Iconic Hoodie Series* , a solo show featuring member, Charles Williams Jr.  The opening reception is Friday, September 12th from 7:00-9:00 pm.

Charles, a self-taught artist who has been painting for over ten years, is also a member of the Naperville Art League Gallery, where he’s won several awards, including Honorable mention and Merit awards. Influenced by abstract, urban, pop, modern, contemporary, and street art as well as by artists, Jackson Pollock, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Picasso, his style incorporates a variety of mediums and utilizes vibrant colors, geometric shapes and abstract line-work to represent “the energy of life”. Much of his work is inspired and energized by a range of musical genres, such as Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Chill music, and Hip-Hop. Charles has a profound belief that “art is an intrinsic expression of your soul and the medium you choose to express who you are, and what you feel, is a God-given gift to be shared with the world”. Charles seeks to inspire and bring joy, peace, awareness, and love to the world through his art.

Above image: Charles Williams Jr., Peace & Love, 2025.
Below image: Charles Williams Jr. with his work.

Elmhurst Artist Guild Gallery: Iconic Hoodie Series by Charles Williams, Jr.

The Elmhurst Artists' Guild presents *Honoring Hokusai*, original artworks inspired by Katsushika Hokusai and in partnership with the Cleve Carney Museum of Art at the College of DuPage's 2025 Summer exhibition: HOKUSAI & UKIYO-E | The Floating World. It runs from June 29th through August 17th. 

The Opening Reception is Saturday, July 12th from 6-9:00 pm and is free and open to the public--however [reservations](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-for-honoring-hokusai-tickets-1349972918339?aff=oddtdtcreator) are required.  

Participating Artists: Joe Abboreno, Wesley Baker, Benjamin F. Calvert III, Paul Demers, John Duffy, Mijeong Field, Robert Lee Fritz, Jeanne Garrett, Joseph Giron, Cherylyn Gnadt, Hannah Graber, Susan Janssen, Alan Johnson, Gail Karet, Monica Kupisch, Joan Ladendorf, Kim Laurel, Margaret Longo, Katie Luo, Lynn Mackenzie, Katherine Marra, Julie Mars, Mike McGuire, John Nester, Susan Nester, Carleen O'Connor Rivera, Ann Pasteur, Jemsy Pradun, Emily Quinn, Tara Riley, Janet Roller-Schmidt, Rebecca Russow, Louis Sanfilippo, Dorothy Bury Shaw, Jennifer Starchvill, Carole Stone Carson, Karen Sugay, Alison Sunseri, Cassandra Swierenga, Seishu Tanaka, Debra Vaccaro, Sindee Viano, Ana Vitek, Marlene Vitek, Maryann Wattelle, Rosalie White

Above image: *Flowering Quince *by Benjamin F. Calvert III   [Learn more](https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/)

Elmhurst Artists' Guild:  Honoring Hokusai 

Photographer Kelli Connell explores the psyche of human relationships and our connection to nature and architecture in this two-part exhibition. The title of the exhibition reflects the artist’s commitment to spending time with the people and places she photographs. Together, the exhibitions mark the largest presentation of Connell’s work in Chicago and encourage dialogue about queerness, power structures, shifting ecologies, and complex relationships in the twenty-first century.

The main galleries will feature a tender and emotional sequence of work placing the contemporary artist in dialogue with one of the most innovative American photographers of the 20th Century, Edward Weston. Accompanied by 48 original prints by Weston, Connell presents her 45 photographs in the series *Pictures for Charis*, along with text excerpts by writer Charis Wilson, Weston’s partner of 11 years. For this body of work, Connell revisited the sites of Weston’s iconic black-and-white landscapes and portraits of Charis in California and the West (1934-45) to photograph her longtime partner, artist Betsy Odom. The installation bridges eighty years of ecological and social shifts with a feminist perspective.

The McCormick House gallery presents the latest chapter in Kelli Connell’s ongoing series *Double Life*. In *Double Life*, which the artist began in 2002, Connell explores long-term relationships with others and the self. The digital images document the fictional relationship of two women, both played by collaborator Kiba Jacobson. Connell describes the series as “an honest representation of the fluidity of the self in regards to decisions about intimate relationships, sexuality, gender, family, belief systems and lifestyle options.” EAM commissioned the photographer to respond to the architecture of the house by modernist architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for this exhibition. Connell chose to incorporate the site - and inspiration from the poetry from its former owner Isabella Gardner (niece of the Boston aristocrat by the same name) - to generate new works adding to the perpetual *Double Life* narrative.

__About the Artist__

Kelli Connell (B. Oklahoma, 1974) is a photographer based in Chicago. Through her images, she addresses issues of sexuality, identity and self-perception. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others. Publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture and Center for Creative Photography, March 2024), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture), Photo Art: The New World of Photography (Aperture), and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships and residencies from The Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work and The Center for Creative Photography. 

*Pictures for Charis*  is co-organized by the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, at the University of Arizona on behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents; the Cleveland Museum of Art; and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Photographs by Edward Weston are courtesy of the Edward Weston Archive at the Center for Creative Photography. Photographs by Kelli Connell are courtesy of the artist. 

*Pictures for Charis* is curated for each museum by Rebecca Senf, Ph.D., Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, at the University of Arizona on behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents; Barbara Tannenbaum, Ph.D, Curator of Photography and Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Cleveland Museum of Art; and Gregory J. Harris, the Donald and Marilyn Keough Family Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta and Allison Peters Quinn, Executive Director & Chief Curator of the Elmhurst Art Museum.

This project is made possible by Teiger Foundation. 

Additional support to the exhibition and related program are provided by the Illinois Arts Council and individual donors. 

![Teiger Foundation](//images.ctfassets.net/df2y673eghyz/1kAByADC9EHu8S8dDtiz3V/f9db222836fe151ca2f5b0650b3cfb8a/teiger_jpg.jpg)![IAC small](//images.ctfassets.net/df2y673eghyz/5BTLsi9kO9S7cJUP2IxGmI/822dee915dcff2e333da1b90da2051e5/Small_IAC_LOGO_Black_Green.jpg)

Image credit: Kelli Connell, *Betsy, Doug Short’s Home*, 2015, 40x50 inches

Living with Modernism: Kelli Connell’s Pictures for Charis and Double Life 

Artist Jeanette Andrews applies sensory illusion techniques and her interest in the selective nature of attention and the bounds of perception to create artworks that explore magic, multiple realities, and the human psyche. This summer exhibition will present interactive and site specific works including installation, sculpture, video, sound, and performance, alongside new work developed while Artist in Residence at MIT’s Center for Art, Science, and Technology in 2024-25. 

The exhibition represents a return home for Andrews, who grew up in Wheaton, IL. She cites the Elmhurst Art Museum as an early influence in her pursuit to a career honing her technical skills and applying magic and sensory illusion techniques to create artworks. *On Wonder, Mind, & Magic* will be the artist’s first solo museum exhibition and is curated by Liz Chilsen, Manager of Exhibitions & Collections.

__About the Artist__

Jeanette Andrews is a New York-based artist working at the intersections of illusion, performance, installation, film, and audio. Her studio practice bridges the worlds of illusion, installation, and conceptual art, creating interactive vignettes and surreal, multisensory experiences that investigate perception, cognition, and the seemingly impossible. She invites audiences to co-create her illusory performances which function as live thought experiments.  She has presented numerous commissioned works with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, as well as for the Quebec City Biennial and Boca Raton Museum of Art, presented talks for Cooper Hewitt, Chicago Ideas Week, The British Society of Aesthetics, and universities, including Yale, Columbia, Princeton and Harvard.

She has held residencies with the Institute for Art and Olfaction and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston, and is a former National Arts Club Artist Fellow and Affiliate of metaLAB at Harvard. She was a 2024-2025 Visiting Artist for the Center for Art, Science and Technology at MIT and the current visiting artist for the Arts Institute at Brown University. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, PBS, Chicago Tribune and New York Times.  

This project is made possible with support from Arts DuPage/DuPage Foundation
Additional support to the exhibition and related program are provided by the Illinois Arts Council and individual donors. 

Image: Still from *The Attention* by Jeanette Andrews. Image courtesy of Derrick Belcham

Exhibitions

Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust

Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Winter Members' Show

Upcoming Exhibitions

Living with Modernism: Kelli Connell’s Pictures for Charis and Double Life

On Wonder, Mind, & Magic: Jeanette Andrews

Past Exhibitions

Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Fall Members' Show (1)

Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Fall Members' Show

Elmhurst Artist Guild Gallery: Iconic Hoodie Series by Charles Williams, Jr.

Elmhurst Artists' Guild: Honoring Hokusai

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