Tony Fitzpatrick: Jesus of Western Avenue OPENING DAY
Schedule
Sat Oct 16 2021 at 01:00 pm to 06:00 pm
Location
Cleve Carney Museum of Art | Glen Ellyn, IL
About this Event
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Tony Fitzpatrick's exhibition Jesus of Western Avenue.
Drawing inspiration from Chicago street culture, children’s books, folk art, and tattoo designs, Fitzpatrick creates graphically rich prints, drawings, and collages. These works deliver reflections of the artist’s connection to the city, his social and political concerns, and our shared changing reality. His colorful, detail-packed style makes his work recognizable not just in Chicago, but all around the world.
Fitzpatrick has said publicly that this will be his last museum show. “It's fitting that I have my final museum exhibition not far from where my work started. It's fitting that it happens in a museum named for my dear friend and supporter Cleve Carney; he was a grand guy; whom I met while caddying for his father Marv Carney,” said Fitzpatrick. “I chose to make art, not for a living, but for a life. Cleve chose to create opportunity and possibility for artists, myself being one of them. So much of my creative life began at the College of DuPage. I did my first acting here. I started to seriously write poetry here. I made artmaking my life here. This place has grown amazingly since I left. Mostly because of the great Hal MacAninch, another grand presence who led by example, and with great integrity. My fondest hope for my final museum show is that it honors these men. My city. And all who have passed through these doors.”
You can find Fitzpatrick’s work in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami. Fitzpatrick has also created album art for music icons including Lou Reed, Steve Earle and The Neville Brothers.
This exhibit is free and open to the public and will run from , Oct. 16, 2021 to January 31, 2022. The gallery will be open open Wednesday-Sunday from noon-6pm.
Where is it happening?
Cleve Carney Museum of Art, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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