Category Archives: Exhibits

Opening of “On The Road Again” Photo Exhibit – May 6, 2010

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Yours truly posing in front of my photos.

The opening was a huge success … over a hundred people came and went. The opening at the Chicago Photography Collective Pop-Up Art Loop Gallery on 29 E. Madison was a part of the First Thursdays art walk sponsored by the Pop-Up Art Loop and Chicago Artists’ Coalition.

My part of the exhibition is called “In the Filipino Diaspora” and basically follows my journey from the Philippines to abroad and back to the Philippines.

Here are more photos from the opening

And here are some of the photos that I exhibited:

From the Old Country:

Contemplatives
Contemplatives

Aborigine
Ati (Aeta)

Reminder to Self: Slow Down on the Caffeine
Reminder to Self: Easy on the Caffeine

Beauty and the Fish
Beauty and the Fish

The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour

From the Diaspora

Medieval Street
Medieval Street, Barcelona, Spain, 2007

AIDS Quilt
AIDS Quilt, Washington DC, 1996

Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner, New Zealand, ca 1982
Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner, New Zealand, 1982

1/4 Chinese?
Chinese Quarters, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

On The Road Again

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New show at the Chicago Photography Collective Pop-up Art Loop Gallery entitled “On the Road Again” showcasing the photography of Rebeka Raleigh and yours truly, Ken Ilio – opening on May 6, 2010.

I am in good company!

Rebekah holds a BA in Art History from Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) and has finished the coursework for her MA in photojournalism from the University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo.). From 2005 to 2008, she worked at various newspapers throughout the Midwest. In Spring 2008, Raleigh left newspapers to work as a staff photographer for a travel company where she created content for 400 page catalog and taught photography workshops. After two years of traveling, Raleigh returned to her native Chicago to work as a picture editor at the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston. She is currently working on her master’s thesis, tentatively titled “The Human Gender Project,” an essay addressing the spectrum of gender presentation.

She has earned awards from several professional organizations including the Associated Press Editor’s Association, Inland Press Association, Illinois Press Association, and the Illinois Press Photographer’s Association.

For this exhibit, she will present photographs from her travels in Burma.

Website: Rebekah E. Raleigh Photography

My part of the exhibit will be a little bit eclectic – photos from the old country, the Philippines, and a few from my travels around Australia and New Zealand, North America and Europe.

Other members of the Chicago Photography Collective will also show their works following the theme – on the road again!

Please join us … at 29 E. Madison in the loop.

This exhibit is a part of the Pop-Up Art (TM) Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.

Pop-Up Art Loop (TM)

Pop-Up Art Loop™ transforms empty storefronts in the Loop into a moveable feast of public art galleries, exhibits and studios. A new initiative of Chicago Loop Alliance, Pop-Up Art Loop™ creates partnerships between artists and property owners, creating temporary gallery space at no cost to the artist in prime Loop locations. Enjoy photography, sculpture, 2D art, video and new media, installations and more. See what’s popping up now!
Website: popupartloop.com.

Chicago Photography Collective

The Chicago Photography Collective is a group of professional photographers who have come together to build a sense of community among photographers. It started out as a group of four people having lunch once a month, and now has more than twenty members.
Website: chicagophotographycollective.com

“In the Real World” Opening – Pictures from the Exhibition

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Chicago photographers Ron Seymour and Karen Hoyt

“In the Real World” is the theme of Chicago Photography Collective’s newest exhibit featuring the photography of Karen Hoyt and Ron Seymour. The gallery is located at 29 E. Madison in the Loop and the exhibit will run until the first week of May 2010.


The Chicago Photography Collective gallery is part of the Pop-Up Art Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.

Chicago Photography Collective Opening – February 5, 2010

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Marc Pokempner, Karen Hoyt, Neli Cuevas and David Kamba at the Chicago Photography Collective opening exhibition – featured artists – Ron Gordon and Sandra Steinbrecher Feb 5, 2010., 29 E. Madison in Chicago through March.. Sponsored by Pop Up Art Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.
Pictures from an exhibition

Marc Pokempner, Ken Ilio, Neli Cuevas and David Kamba at the Chicago Photography Collective opening exhibition – featured artists – Ron Gordon and Sandra Steinbrecher Feb 5, 2010., 29 E. Madison in Chicago through March.. Sponsored by Pop Up Art Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.

Chicago Photography Collective Opening – December 18, 2009

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What started as a group of four photographers having lunch once a month has turned into the “Chicago Photography Collective” A group of twenty-five Chicago-based professional photojournalists and fine artists who have come together to build a sense of community among photographers. The group’s exhibition includes compelling portraits, abstracts, nature, black and white and color photography.

Gallery Address: 29 E. Madison in the Loop.

A few of my works on exhibit:


Busker


Snow Globe


Easter


The grass of summer. License this photo on Getty Images

More information:

Chicago Photography Collective
Pop-Up Art Loop – Discover Art in Unexpected Places

Chicago Photography Collective – November 15, 2009

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First meet-up with the Chicago Photography Collective. I spent almost the whole day helping to tidy a vacant store-front in the Loop to make it ready for a photo exhibit that was opening the following week. The exhibit is under the auspices of PopUp Art Loop Galleries, an initiative started by the Chicago Loop Alliance to transform empty storefronts in the loop into public art galleries and to use art to draw people to the downtown area.

Among the photographers represented (right now) are Chicago luminaries such as: Amy Aiello, Patty Carroll, Lloyd DeGrane, Lauren Deutsch, Paul Elledge, Eric Futran, Ron Gordon, Karen Hoyt, Ken Ilio, Michael Jackson, David Kamba, Peter LeGrand, Paul Merideth, Paul Natkin, Leasha Overturf, Tom Palazzolo, Marcia Palazzolo, Marc PoKempner, Bruce Powell, Rebekah Raleigh, Lou Raizin, Jon Randolph, Kathy Richland, Ron Seymour, Maurice Seymour and Sandra Steinbrecher.  The group is trying to reach out to other photographers … if you know anyone who wants to be a luminary :-) , please go to the group’s website for the contact information.  

More information

Chicago Photography Collective

PopUp Art Loop