Our first exhibition of the new year held at Gallerie MK. This event showcased new works of art from some of or represented freinds as well featured many new artists.

This exhibition featured works from various artists that had one common theme, they were all very small. The gallery was hung in a salon style and gave our visiters lots to choose from.

This is our first dual themed exhibition held at Gallerie MK. This event showcased works of art from both realistic and surrealistic styles and featured many new artists. SoFa taking place over this weekend at Navy Pier leant to the great turnout we achieved for the opening. One of the best ones yet!

This is our second annual exhibition held in association with breast cancer research fundraising. The show, "Belle Mystique II", featured many new artists and some beautiful new pieces celebrating the female form. Thanks to all who have donated and came to enjoy this important event.

This exhibition kicks off the second gallery season for Gallerie MK. With over 30 exhibtions in the River North Art District alone, and many elsewhere, this date serves as the opening celebration for the gallery season here in Chicago. We have some brand new artists and new work so join us in launching the 2010 gallery season here in Chicago!

Tattoo parlor and Art Gallery, Royal Flesh asked me if I would be willing to have a solo exhibition for around a month this fall, and I would have creative control of said exhibition. I took a few seconds to ponder it but I agreed, of course. This marked my first ever completely solo exhibition of my artwork anywhere. I displayed 16 of my limited edition prints along the entire gallery side of the space. It was an amazing experience and the best turn out they have ever received for an event of this kind. My heart felt thanks go out to everyone who came out to support me and my creations. They have asked me back to have another show next year. This time I will bring new works...

July marks our one year anniversary here at Gallerie MK, the River North's home for established and emerging Chicago artists'. Join us for this celebration which will feature a collection of works from our stable of established represented talent, such as Phil Saxon and Voy Madeyski. We are very proud to have served the local art community with our haven in the largest art district in the city. Join us in this celebration! See you there!!

 Our favorite old works and new works from old artists and new artists, and as always, good food, good drink, and great company. So join us on Friday June 4th from 6pm - 9pm for "Summer of our Favorite Things", See you there!!

Summer is here and we have brought in more new emerging Chicago area artists for our next exhibition. So join us on Friday April 14th from 6pm - 9pm for "Summer Featured Artists' Exhibition", you will not be disappointed. See you there!!

Spring is here and so is the next exhibition at Gallerie MK, the River North's home for emerging and established Chicago artists. April's exhibition, entitled "Same Old, Some New" will be akin to a group retrospective of our current artists as well and our newly acquired local talent. Old works and new works, old artists and new artists, and as always, good food, good drink, and great company. So join us on Friday April 16th from 6pm - 9pm for "Same Old, Some New", you will not be disappointed. See you there!!

"New Art and New Artists III" We have recently acquired some brand new artists to the gallery as well as many new works from our existing artists.  We are very excited to bring all of this new art to the public in this new exhibition.  Feel free to email us with any questions or to RSVP to the event.  It aims to be a great exhibition.  See you there!!

This exhibition has been a long time in the making. On February 5th, 2010, "Vistas and Visions" opens here at Gallerie MK. This exhibition will showcase many of our current artists and new artists and their depictions of the world around them. Landscapes have been a prevalent subject for artists throughout the centuries. Now we would like to showcase interpretations of this timeless subject by our artists; and as always,and in keeping with one of the gallery's major goals, Gallerie MK will be exhibiting diverse artistic styles- from the Abstract to the Hyper Realistic. With over 200 people in attendance, this marked the exhibition as the biggest one so far.

Happy New Year!!! I hope that everyone's 2010 is filled with happiness and prosperity. Join us for our latest exhibition, "New Work & New Artists II". This opening took place on Friday January 8th, 2010 from 6pm - 9pm. This exhibition featured many new artists and many new artwork from the existing artists.

This is an exhibition celebrating the iconic areas and architechture of the great city of Chicago. All artwork in the main gallery are dipictions the city as seen through the eyes of our represented artsits as well as some new emerging artists selected for the month of December. My latest piece, "Elevated Steel and Glass" was completed in time for this exhibition, many of the people in attendence seem to big very receptive to it.

The Rainbows Organization is an international not-for-profit foundation serving to assist children who have experienced tragic loss and life altering crisis. Through counciling and an overall nurturing principal, this organization has helped countless children all over the world for the last 25 years. Susan Deming, a representative for Rainbows approached us at the gallery inquiring to whether we would be willing to doante some artwork to their annual auction and fundraiser. It was quite the amazing event, over 250 of Chicago's finacial and socail elite were in attendence. I was honored to be a part of this incredibly rewarding exhibition.

This was an exhibition featuring our first wave of new artists at Gallerie MK along with brand new art from our represented artists. I was pleased to see so much new work form so many artists, the turnout was amazing and the response was incredible. One of our most successful shows to date.

It is an exhibition celebrating the essence of the female form. A portion of all proceeds raised for the duration of the show will be donated in support of breast cancer research to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

This was an exhibition that served as our first fundraising event and the kick off of gallery season here in Chicago. Our show acted as both an exhibition for our represented artists and a fundraising event for the Anti-Cruelty Society here in Chicago. We were very pleased to have the oppurtinity to raise money for such a nobel cause.

It took serious resolve and sacrifice to make this happpen. Myself and two fellow artists took over and opened this gallery at 12:01 am June 30. We were remodeled, rehung, and ready to break into the River North Art District on July 3rd. I now am the Gallery Director of Gallerie MK. "An art gallery by artists, for artists." www.GallerieMK.com. I couldn't be happier with this oppurtunity. As director and artist in residence, I will be a part of exhibitions each month as well as other special events and fundraisers. This was out first official opening and it was a rousing success. Now I will have work hanging in this amazing artistic district indefinitely.

Once again I was privileged enough to be part of Effe Leven's monthly exhibitions. The weather was not very conducive to great numbers but it was still a pleasent evening. I look forward to the exhibitions of this summer with great weather and busy streets.

Now that I am part of Effe Leven Gallery's stable of artists, my work is on display therel full time, sometimes on my own wall, and sometimes in the front window at street level. Additionally, I have become the assistant gallery director and was instrumental in the organization and execution of the April exhibition as well as the day to day operations of the gallery. I was honored to be included in a show with such established and collected Chicago artists such as Voy Madeyski and Bruce B. Jefferson. And now, I show my work with these talented individuals full time. Thusfar, this is my greatest accomplishment artistically since moving to in Chicago.

I was selected by Effe Leven Gallery to be showcased in the February General Artists' Exhibtion. Myself and 17 other artists were featured in this show and it was a great sucess. This is the first time a gallery has choosen my work to be displayed in the downtown area. The River North Art District is the largest colletion of galleries in the city. This gallery is actually right around the corner form the gallery I work at, so I get to check my work out whenever I like during the week. This also marked the first time my work was recognized from previous shows, quite a cool occurence. My work will be on display here for the entire month, hopefully longer.

My second exhibiton in the Wicker Park neighborhood. This one was enormously successful. Dubbed by me as the 40 below show, on account of the weather, I hardly expected any turnout. In actuallity, the opposite occured. The place was packed, and I received more rsvp's for this exhibition than most others. It marked the most successful show thusfar.

Another installment of the emerging artists' shows here in Andersonville at Morpho Gallery. Lots of talented artists were involved in this exhibition and despite the heavy snow, drew a decent turnout.

Explorations was a show held at the Art Center in the highly affluant suburb of Highland Park. I was selected along with around 40 other artists out of around 400 submissions for this exhibition held for emerging Chicago area artists. Two other openings featuring well known and established Chicago-land artists such as Thomas Masters were held on the same night which in turn drew swarms of people. Great exposure for me, and they are interested in hanging my work in future exhibitions.

Earlier this year, I was selected by the Chicago Artists' Coalition to be showcased in the largest collection of Chicago area artists of the year. The Chicago Art Open - 2009. Out of the countless applicants, around 300 artists were selected for this years' exhibition. By the end of the show, over 5,000 art patrons visited the exhibit's opening night, and the numorous ensuing tours and lectures. It was a great honor to be a part of such an event. My piece "Dante Alighieri" was selected by the jurors to be represented.

The first summer exhibition of 2008 at Andersonville's, Morpho Gallery. Represented at this show was a collection of over 30 emerging, talented artists from the Chicago-land area. I had the priveledge of displaying three of my recently finished pieces in this show. Always a great turn out, great art and great people.

An art exhibition and music festival featuring a group of emerging Chicago area artists as well as musicians and poets. The event was held in the eclectic neighborhood of Wicker Park at a Chicago Artist Collective (Charc) venue, The Wor Loft. The owners of the space were very generous and are vital patrons of the art community as a whole, especially for the West side.

Two group art exhibitions featuring local emerging Chicago artists. These events marked the first public display of my work here in Chicago. Held at Morpho Gallery in the Bowmanville area of North Chicago, the exhibition drew an ecelctic array of expressive artists. Over 15 in all. Phase 1 of the show took place in mid-January, and Phase 2 began on February 8th. It was a great time and a great turn out. I fully intend on being a part of more exhibitions there in the future.