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ANDREW EK

b. 1975,  Evanston,  Illinois

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012    ”Bodies,” Ugly Step Sister Gallery, Chicago, IL

2010    “Phantasmagoria,”  The Golden Triangle, Chicago, IL

2006    Fine Art Masters Gallery,  Chicago,  IL 

SELECTED GROUP & JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2012   “Contemporary Realism Biennial,” Fort Wayne Museum of                    

             Art, Fort Wayne, IN

            “Nature & Nurture: Artworks on Human Reproduction from             

            the Kinsey Institute,” Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

            “Made in Chicago,” The Golden Triangle, Chicago, IL

2011    Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL

            “Chateau Chic,” The Golden Triangle, Chicago, IL

2010    “Artoberfest,”  Art Auction, Intuit: Center for Intuitive &

             Outsider Art, Chicago, IL

            “Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century,” Clatsop

             Community College, Astoria, OR   Juror: Laura Russo

2009    “National Open Exhibition,” Long Beach Arts, Long Beach,

             CA    Juror: Annette Weisser, Art Center College, Pasadena

            “Bay Area Annual Juried Exhibition,” Sanchez Art Center,  

             Pacifica, CA   Juror: JoAnne Northrup, SJMOA

            “4th National Juried Exhibition,” Axis Gallery, Sacramento,

             CA    Juror: Janet Bishop, SFMOMA

2008    “Exposed,” The Golden Triangle, Chicago, IL

            “The Lab,” Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007   “Painfully Chic,” Riverside Arts Center,  Freeark Gallery, 

            Riverside,  IL

            “1st Annual & Small Print Show,” Parts & Labor Collective, 

            Chicago,  IL 

2006    “The Dirty Show 7.5,”  Detroit,  MI

2005    “Curator’s Choice Exhibition,”  Around the Coyote, 

             Chicago,  IL

            “Regional Juried Exhibition,”  Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 

             Michigan City,  IN    Juror: Reni Gower

            “Annual Spring Show, “ Cornelia Arts Center,  Chicago,  IL

2004    “4-Colored Pen Show,” General Store,  Milwaukee,  WI

            “Sugar & Spice,”  Echo Gallery,  Chicago,  IL

2002    Harris Bank Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL

            New World Resource Center, Chicago, IL

2001    Thirteenth Floor Gallery,  Chicago, IL

            Echo Gallery,  Chicago,  IL

2000    Feitico Gallery,  Chicago,  IL

            Gallery 1633,  Chicago,  IL

1999    Art Auction, Foreland Street Gallery, Pittsburgh,  PA

            “Dark Entries”,  Eye of Horus,  Pittsburgh,  PA

AWARDS

2010    Top Finalist, Blagojevich Portrait Competition, Chicago Magazine

2009   Certificate of Merit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA

COLLECTIONS

2011    The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University,  Permanent Collection

PUBLICATIONS

2012    ”Virgins & Tricksters,” by Rosalie Morales Kearns, Aqueous Books, book cover         

            Pear Noir! #7, Winter, pages 20- 24

            Two With Water #2, page 19

2011    Dark Highlands Anthology, Volume 3, pages 42-43, 85

            Proximity Magazine, November 28th, Online Review

2010    Chicago Magazine, July issue, page 16

2009    Sacramento Bee, August 7th, page 10

             Artistaday.com, July 24th, featured artist

            Synchronized Chaos Magazine, December 1st, featured artist

2008    Rue Royale, Album Cover

2007    “Towelhead,”  by Alicia Erian, Modernista Publishing,  Book Cover

            Luminous Magazine,  Issue #2, page 12-19, Interview

            Chicago Reader,  Volume 37,  no. 8

2006    Chicago Tribune, March 9th, Section 5A

            Webesteem Art & Design Magazine,  Issue #17, featured artist

            Joybox,  “On This Day,” Album Cover

            Altar Magazine,  Issue #7,  page 38

            The Extra Finger,  September 29th,  Online Interview

1999    In Pittsburgh,  July

EDUCATION

1996-97   Industrial Design Technology, Art Institute of Pittsburgh