Izora Contemporary

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03/22/2025

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11/02/2024

Our closing event for “Wander Home” last night was amazing! We are so thankful for everyone who was able to attend! It has been a pleasure working with Tina (.artist), Alex (.jrs) and Sitong (). Tomorrow is the last day to view the exhibition, don’t miss the chance to see these amazing artists’ work!

10/18/2024

Wander Home — Meet the Artists — November 1st 6-8pm at The Guesthouse Hotel, 4872 N Clark St

Wander Home explores the way we construct the idea of home, within ourselves, through the objects we surround ourselves with, and in our relationships.

Don’t miss the chance to view this stunning exhibition featuring works from Sitong Yin, Tina Mari Rucker, and Alex Jarus. Join us on November 1st at The Guesthouse Hotel to meet these amazing artists and enjoy their work!



Key words: Fine Art, Contemporary Art, Art Exhibition, Chicago, Chicago Art Gallery, Art Gallery

10/07/2024

We had an amazing weekend at The Guesthouse Hotel, starting with the Wander Home opening reception on Friday and ending with the Andersonville Wine Walk! We are so proud of these amazing artists and thankful for everyone who stopped by.

Wander Home is on view until November 4th, with open hours at The Guesthouse Hotel.

09/27/2024

Wander Home opens in just one week! October 4th 6-9pm at The Guesthouse Hotel — featuring works from Sitong Yin, Alex Jarus, and Tina Mari Rucker

Above: Peek #5 by Sitong Yin — hand dyed cotton yarn, hand woven on digital jacquard loom

“My work explores translations between materials, places, and cultures, and the poetic and
spiritual moments revealed in the gaps of translations with a minuscule way of viewing. I work
around fiber & textile, installations, and performance, translating images of nature like
landscapes and rocks into weavings, embroidery and ceramics. By imitating nature and
constantly evidencing the interplay between nature and materials, I am in search, in the
process of making and materiality of objects, of a state of existence, exist without being
present, exist within in-betweenness. I am in search of a space for poetic wandering in my
works, to examine a kind of nostalgia toward void and emptiness. This nostalgia responds to
the loss of home and landscape in the context of environmental and cultural migration. I draw
inspiration from Chinese ancient philosophies, art, and poetry for the methodologies of
examining emptiness and nihility and explore how they are translated into and respond to
contemporary context.”

09/23/2024

Ouroborial by Alex Jarus — featured in Wander Home, opening October 4th 6-9pm at The Guesthouse Hotel.

“Placed upon a monolithic archway, this sphere of ash is carved with a twisting labyrinth, contained within a single line, weaving across its surface. As it stands, this vessel is an altar to the map, to a desire to see one’s future laid out in front of them. As much as this vessel is a desire for an omnipotent view of the blueprints of my own life, the higher power that this is calling upon is one of my own creation. I am the one who knees before this alter, asking the higher power, myself the artist and creator of this world in which these artifacts exist in, what will happen next.“

09/05/2024

Wander Home — Opening October 4th 6-9pm at The Guesthouse Hotel 4872 N Clark St — featuring work from

Tina Mari Rucker
Sitong Yin
Alex Jarus

Through diverse mediums—ranging from fiber art to sculpture and abstract painting—Wander Home reflects on how we construct home—within ourselves, through the objects we surround ourselves with, and in our relationships to others. Wander Home reconsiders the boundaries of home, not only as a fixed location, but as a space shaped by movement, memory, and personal growth.

Until November 4th.

08/30/2024

We are very excited to introduce Jocelyn, our new Artist Agent at Izora Contemporary!

Jocelyn has a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from GVSU. She has worked with several galleries as a PR assistant and recently launched her own PR Agency

She will be representing , as well as the the artists at Izora Contemporary, connecting with clients and opportunities.

📧 [email protected]

Welcome to the team, Jocelyn!

05/25/2024

This weekend is the last chance to view “it’s me, again” an exhibition featuring works from Tali Halpern, Mack Baker, Sabrina Zhao, and Karen Remsen! Open hours today & tomorrow 12-4pm at 5301 N Clark St, second floor

Pictured above: “Dreams of desire / Heartless (Say what you really mean) by Tali Halpern.

Tali is a nonbinary Jewish artist, raised in East Lakeview, Chicago. They are a mixed media painter focusing in fiber arts and weaving. Their work explores the complexities of queerness, sexuality, gender and its aesthetics through drag, fe**sh, and self portraiture. Their practice is informed by collage and exploring the layers of intersectionality in art, identity, sexuality and existence.

“it’s me, again” features an eclectic group of artists and invites viewers to explore the relationship between internal reflection and external perception.