Above: Kasia Kay, Chaos, Acrylic on canvas, 84 × 108 in.

Location:
CSI Project Space
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(at the corner of Cortland and Damen avenues)

Gallery Hours:
Fri. 2-6 pm*
Sat. 12–4 pm
Sun. 1-5 pm
or by appointment*
Open until 8pm on the 1st of every of every month for West Town’s First Fridays

Abstract Expressions

Juried show for CSI artists at CSI Project Space Gallery

Exhibition Dates: June 5- July 31,  2026
Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, from 6-9 pm

Abstract Expressions invites artists to explore the raw, unfiltered language of gesture, color, form, and movement—where emotion takes shape beyond representation and meaning emerges through instinct rather than depiction. Inspired by the bold innovations of artists such as Willem de Kooning, whose restless surfaces redefined the boundaries of abstraction, this exhibition seeks 2D, 3D, and 4D artworks that embrace tension, rhythm, spontaneity, and material presence.

Abstract Expressions is not about what is seen, but what is felt - an immersive encounter with the energy of creation itself, emotion made visible.

Exhibiting Artists: Nikki Anderson, Pinar Aral, Tomas Co, Darlys Ewoldt, Ted Sitting Crow Garner, Shelley Gilchrist, Peter Gray, Carol Hammerman, Kasia Kay, Victoria Kowalczyk, Laurie LeBreton, Patrick Miceli, Scott Mossman, Rebecca Russow, Marvin Shafer, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Pat Stephens, Rich Stewart, Michele Thrane

Artwork Dropoff: May 30th and May 31st, 2026

For more info: projectspace@chicagosculpture.org