exhibitions

CMAAA's exhibits are on display for some temporary period. They may be referred to as an "exhibit" or "show". Exhibits can present paintings, pictures, drawings, glass, pottery, wood, new media art or sculptures by individual artists, groups of artists or collections of a specific form of art.
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December 1 thru 31                                                                                   ​Matt Jagitsch , Feature Wall                                                                                 
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Art is something both old and new to me. As a kid I was always drawing. I loved anything that had to do with creating. I went on to Eastern Illinois University, where I was an Art major with a studio option and an art history minor. After college, I got married, started a family, and began a job in a non-art related field. Drawing and painting slowly faded from my life and stayed gone for 28 years. Enter Covid. The down time from Covid shutdowns gave me a reason to begin creating again. I began working with white pencil on black paper soon after and here I am, 2 1/2 years later. Today I have created over 200 pieces and shown live throughout Illinois as well as many national and international online exhibits. Everything happens for a reason. Apparently, I just needed a 28-year hiatus to find my niche.
December 1 thru Jan 31
Betty Predmore, Taft Gallery  ​
Betty Predmore is an award-winning artist and teacher based in Dixon. You have probably seen her work on display at many of our area art fairs and galleries including the Grand Detour Art Festival, Nuts About Art, Encore, and TNPS. Betty also serves as a volunteer at the Coliseum Museum.
November 1 thru December 31
Stuart Roddy, Lowden Gallery
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Growing up in Laguna Beach California I found that my interest in art was becoming a very important part of my life and was truly influencing my development as a person in many ways. Much like poetry, art fills the void where simple words fail to describe succinctly our thoughts and emotions. I work in several mediums including oil, acrylic, pastels, egg tempera and etching. I believe that an artist continues to grow and develop throughout life and working in multiple mediums enhances that growth for me. I am fascinated with both the differences and the similarities between these mediums. I first became interested in egg tempera when I recognized its similarity to etching, particularly the importance of line. I find that over the years I have developed a more loose approach and I believe that my more recent paintings represent a merging of artist and subject matter.
 
I am a teacher at Sterling High School in Sterling Illinois and at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. Time is always a factor in creating my artwork but also works as an incentive for me to continue to grow and develop as a person.
 
Education: University of Illinois BA, University of Illinois MA
I also attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the Laguna Beach College of Art Design in California