Chase Gallery
May 23, 2025 to July 18, 2025
To drown-proof is to survive. It is a technique—a learned resilience—that allows one to stay afloat when rescue is uncertain. Taught by the community, it is not just a physical skill but a mindset, a method of endurance that depends on the ability to remain calm in unstable waters.
This exhibition explores the art of holding on and letting go, of adapting to unfamiliar territories, and the ways we sustain ourselves without stability. Drown-Proofing brings together artists from the SAIC community, including staff, graduate, and undergraduate students. The artists navigate shifting cultural, political, and personal landscapes, examining what it means to stay afloat amid adversity. Their works address survival tactics, resistance, and transformation, confronting systems of power that threaten to pull communities under.
How do we teach people to breathe when there is no air? How do we connect past and present, tradition and innovation, homeland and new ground? Through acts of creation, artists in this exhibition reclaim agency, revealing the struggles and triumphs of those who refuse to be submerged.
Drown-Proofing is not just about survival—it is about finding strength in the community, learning to adapt, and discovering new ways to rise. We create not only the means to stay afloat, but also the possibilities of a new way forward.
RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, May 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the link below:
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
Chase Gallery
May 23, 2025 to July 18, 2025
To drown-proof is to survive. It is a technique—a learned resilience—that allows one to stay afloat when rescue is uncertain. Taught by the community, it is not just a physical skill but a mindset, a method of endurance that depends on the ability to remain calm in unstable waters.
This exhibition explores the art of holding on and letting go, of adapting to unfamiliar territories, and the ways we sustain ourselves without stability. Drown-Proofing brings together artists from the SAIC community, including staff, graduate, and undergraduate students. The artists navigate shifting cultural, political, and personal landscapes, examining what it means to stay afloat amid adversity. Their works address survival tactics, resistance, and transformation, confronting systems of power that threaten to pull communities under.
How do we teach people to breathe when there is no air? How do we connect past and present, tradition and innovation, homeland and new ground? Through acts of creation, artists in this exhibition reclaim agency, revealing the struggles and triumphs of those who refuse to be submerged.
Drown-Proofing is not just about survival—it is about finding strength in the community, learning to adapt, and discovering new ways to rise. We create not only the means to stay afloat, but also the possibilities of a new way forward.
RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, May 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the link below:
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
Emilia Herrera Charpentier, Soo Kim, René Morrell, Tzu Ying Cheng, and Katerina Garbarczyk are first-year graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in the Art Administration and Policy and Dual program. They are emerging art administrators with multi-disciplinary art backgrounds, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, and art history. Drown-Proofing serves as their collective approach to building community in Chicago’s art scene.
This exhibition brings together a dynamic group of interdisciplinary artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), including undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty. Featuring work by Ahmad George, Cenìnye Harris, Christina Lee, Daun Suh, Emily Schroeder Willis, Heaven Hill, Isaiah Lee McDaniel, James Baroz, Liang Yu Huang, Nanako Wagley, Pedro Montilla, Pedro Trueba Ramírez, Ruby Bassford, Seunghee Lee, Shengjie Jiang, Vanessa Damilola Micaulay, and Winnie Weiyun Szu, the show spans a range of practices including ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, fiber, and performance. Each artist brings a unique perspective shaped by their diverse cultural and creative backgrounds, contributing to a rich, multifaceted exploration of contemporary art within the SAIC community
Emilia Herrera Charpentier, Soo Kim, René Morrell, Tzu Ying Cheng, and Katerina Garbarczyk are first-year graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in the Art Administration and Policy and Dual program. They are emerging art administrators with multi-disciplinary art backgrounds, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, and art history. Drown-Proofing serves as their collective approach to building community in Chicago’s art scene.
This exhibition brings together a dynamic group of interdisciplinary artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), including undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty. Featuring work by Ahmad George, Cenìnye Harris, Christina Lee, Daun Suh, Emily Schroeder Willis, Heaven Hill, Isaiah Lee McDaniel, James Baroz, Liang Yu Huang, Nanako Wagley, Pedro Montilla, Pedro Trueba Ramírez, Ruby Bassford, Seunghee Lee, Shengjie Jiang, Vanessa Damilola Micaulay, and Winnie Weiyun Szu, the show spans a range of practices including ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, fiber, and performance. Each artist brings a unique perspective shaped by their diverse cultural and creative backgrounds, contributing to a rich, multifaceted exploration of contemporary art within the SAIC community
