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Message from the Curator
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Kathleen Beaulieu
Matthew Dattilo
Patrick Dorsey, S.J.
Marsha Goldstein
Nevin Hedlund
Virginia Hogan
Ellen Landgraf
Peter LoGiudice
Judy McCaskey
Denise Noell
Dr. Robert Roemer
Frank Novel
Adrienne Traisman
Debra Yates
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Dear Members and Friends:
In 2017 LUMA celebrated the tenth anniversary of our annual holiday
exhibition,
Art and Faith of the Creche: The Collection of James and Emilia
Govan
. We thank James Govan for his ongoing support and look forward to
continuing this seasonal tradition for many years to come. In the last year,
LUMA focused on developing interdisciplinary exhibitions and initiatives
in conjunction with Loyola students and faculty across the curriculum. Last
spring we collaborated with Professor Catherine Nichols and the Department
of Anthropology for the exhibition
Wayang: The Art of Indonesian Puppetry
.
This past fall, LUMA partnered with Loyola’s Gannon Center for Women
and Leadership and the French department in bringing featured artists
Michelle Murphy and Susan Aurinko to present their work at the Lake Shore
Campus. We also collaborated with the dance department on three in-gallery
performances featuring students and a solo recital performed by Sandra
Kaufmann, Director of the Dance program at Loyola University Chicago.
In addition to numerous university collaborations, LUMA offered a rigorous
series of public programs including gallery talks, “artist in conversation”
lectures, panel discussions, as well as a range of art workshops. For several
of these programs we partnered with area organizations such as the National
Public Housing Museum, the Poetry Foundation, and Filter Photo Festival.
Invited guest speakers included: former Curator of Photography at the Art
Institute David Travis, University of Chicago Professor Françoise Meltzer,
Gallerist Catherine Edelman, and Art Institute Curator Jonathan Tavares.
LUMA’s rotating exhibitions and related programs are designed to represent
diverse perspectives, stimulate critical thought, encourage public discourse,
foster community engagement, and illuminate the spirit. Many of our
exhibitions in 2017 drew attention to social justice issues. For example,
Jeffrey Wolin’s
Pigeon Hill: Then and Now
exhibition poignantly illustrated
the perpetuation of systemic poverty in rural America. In 2018 LUMA
continues to explore pressing issues, such as the global refugee crisis in
Gregory Beals’ photography exhibition
They Arrived Last Night
.
LUMA is also dedicated to continue showcasing the work of emerging local
artists. This spring, LUMA is featuring Chicago Magazine’s 2017 Chicagoan
of the Year, Tonika Johnson. Johnson’s photographs, celebrating everyday life