Woman Made Gallery

Woman Made Gallery Chicago's Feminist Art Gallery: https://womanmade.org Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 PM.
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Woman Made Gallery is known for elevating the art of women and non-binary artists through exhibitions, membership, and community dialogue programs. (Check www.womanmade.org for exhibition schedule)

05/31/2026

⭐️ Let’s check out some featured artworks from our current exhibition, Bodies Luminous! ⭐️

Inspired by Diamond Forde’s poem “Fat girl Dances with a Stranger at a Block Party,” this exhibition explores our complex, evolving, and deeply personal relationships to our bodies.

Stop in to see this show during our open hours from Wednesday through Sunday from 12 pm - 5 pm! Bodies Luminous will be on display until June 20th, 2026.

Woman Made Gallery is proud to present Routes & Roots, a juried virtual exhibition exploring immigration and migration t...
05/29/2026

Woman Made Gallery is proud to present Routes & Roots, a juried virtual exhibition exploring immigration and migration through the eyes of women and non-binary artists.

Juried by Eliana Miranda, Routes & Roots takes its name from the two forces that shape every immigrant story: the paths we travel and the ties we carry. Together, the selected works map a vast and varied terrain, from border crossings, bureaucratic ordeals and the ache of exile and the quiet labor of belonging.

Swipe to see our featured artists’ work and visit our website to see the whole virtual exhibition: https://womanmade.org/routes-roots/

Check out Dorothy Azari Straughter's "Resilience" quilt which began in September 2025. It is complete and viewable in al...
05/28/2026

Check out Dorothy Azari Straughter's "Resilience" quilt which began in September 2025. It is complete and viewable in all its magnificent artistry. It is meaningful and beautiful.

The Resilience quilt honors survival, collective memory, and the enduring strength of women and marginalized communities through layered fabrics, stitching, and symbolic patterns that transform quilting into both artistic and historical practice.

Viewable at WMG through June 20 during regular gallery hours.

✨ Our Bodies Luminous curators are hosting a workshop! ✨ This event is grounded in Diamond Forde’s poem “fat girl Dances...
05/28/2026

✨ Our Bodies Luminous curators are hosting a workshop! ✨ This event is grounded in Diamond Forde’s poem “fat girl Dances with a Stranger at a Block Party.”

Writers of all levels are invited to construct a gratitude journal from paper and found materials to house a poem. Participants will explore craft elements that convey celebration in poetry, including sound, rhyme scheme, and point of view, through a generative writing session.

Workshop materials are included in the fee for this event. Attendees can register for this Bodies Luminous workshop through the workshop section on our website or through the Linktree in our bio! Can't wait to see you there!

Call for Art: Pro/FuseDUE DATE MAY 30WMG invites women and non-binary artists to submit works that feature encaustic mat...
05/28/2026

Call for Art: Pro/Fuse
DUE DATE MAY 30

WMG invites women and non-binary artists to submit works that feature encaustic materials or techniques, either wholly or in part.

Artists must incorporate hot wax methods, which involve heating and fusing layers with tools such as torches or heat.

Juror: Kathleen Waterloo

Final Entry Due Date: May 30, 2026 | Notifications: June 5 | Entry Fee: $30

Submit your artwork via the “Call for Art” link in our bio or visit https://womanmade.org/call-for-art/

On Saturday, May 23rd, Off The Page and Woman Made Gallery presented Bodies Luminous, our current exhibition curated by ...
05/25/2026

On Saturday, May 23rd, Off The Page and Woman Made Gallery presented Bodies Luminous, our current exhibition curated by Madeline McConico, Sarah Peecher, and Ren Buchness! Inspired by Diamond Forde’s poem “Fat girl Dances with a Stranger at a Block Party,” this exhibition explores our complex, evolving, and deeply personal relationships to our bodies.

During our opening reception, we heard beautiful & powerful poetry from our headlining poet, Diamond Forde, as well as our featured poets from the Bodies Luminous exhibition!

Congratulations to all featured artists, and thank you to our dear friends, families, and WMG supporters who came to this opening reception! Huge thanks to our fellow curators, Madeline, Sarah, and Ren, as well as inspiring poet Diamond Ford, who made this show possible!

Bodies Luminous is on view until June 20th, please visit this beautiful collaboration of art and poetry during our open hours!

Woman Made Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays through Sundays from 12 pm - 5 pm

Bodies Luminous Opening tonight, Saturday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago. Curated by Madeli...
05/23/2026

Bodies Luminous Opening tonight, Saturday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago. Curated by Madeline McConico, Sarah Peecher, and Ren Buchness, the exhibition brings together works by women and non-binary artists and poets inspired by themes of embodiment, joy, and body celebration.
Also on view is Resilience, a new quilt by Dorothy C. Straughter, which opens alongside Bodies Luminous and on view through June 20, 2026.

Together, the two exhibitions create a powerful evening centered on the beauty, strength, and complexity of the human experience.

WMG is free and open to the public. Artwork credit: Molly Borth

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Bodies Luminous Opening tonight, Saturday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago. Curated by Madeli...
05/23/2026

Bodies Luminous Opening tonight, Saturday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago. Curated by Madeline McConico, Sarah Peecher, and Ren Buchness, the exhibition brings together works by women and non-binary artists and poets inspired by themes of embodiment, joy, and body celebration.
Also on view is Resilience, a new quilt by Dorothy C. Straughter, which opens alongside Bodies Luminous and on view through June 20, 2026.

Together, the two exhibitions create a powerful evening centered on the beauty, strength, and complexity of the human experience.

WMG is free and open to the public.

We will be highlighting Melissa Smith, one of our Woman Made member artists! Melissa Smith was born and raised in the su...
05/21/2026

We will be highlighting Melissa Smith, one of our Woman Made member artists!

Melissa Smith was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned her BFA in Painting and Drawing in 2005. After practicing art in the years post-graduation, Smith went on to receive her MA in Teaching in 2011 at Roosevelt University, where she specialized in Secondary Education with certifications in Visual Art and History.

She spent four years working as a high school educator in Chicago, as well as a community arts educator in and around the city, before transitioning into museum education, where, most notably, she served as the Senior Manager of Learning and Engagement at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. She currently works out of her home studio in Berwyn, IL.

Thank you Melissa for being a dedicated member!

Work shown:
Passersby (2023) – acrylic, gouache, and water-soluble crayon on paper; 12 x 12 in.

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1332 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL
60607

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Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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