First Annual Midwest Ceramic Exhibition @ OLIVA GALLERY
Timeless Bodies interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories or cultural history? Artists were encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.
Juror & Curator:
Nancy Pirri is an artist from Chicago, working primarily in ceramics and creating figures of all sizes. Pirri has won awards from the Beverly Arts Center and the Rockford Art Museum, including work published in ‘500 Figures in Clay’ V2. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including SOFA in Chicago representing women's rights anniversaries, and has acquired collectors from all over the world. She has exhibited with numerous galleries in the Midwest and is currently represented by Oliva Gallery (Chicago); J. Petter Galleries (Douglas, MI), The Stalls/Primitive Warehouse (Chicago), and Inner Haven Gallery (Grayslake).
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025 - 5-9pm
Closing: Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 12-4pm - EVENTBRITE INVITE HERE
Show runs: Nov. 7-Dec. 13, 2025
Timeless Bodies interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories or cultural history? Artists were encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.
Juror & Curator:
Nancy Pirri is an artist from Chicago, working primarily in ceramics and creating figures of all sizes. Pirri has won awards from the Beverly Arts Center and the Rockford Art Museum, including work published in ‘500 Figures in Clay’ V2. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including SOFA in Chicago representing women's rights anniversaries, and has acquired collectors from all over the world. She has exhibited with numerous galleries in the Midwest and is currently represented by Oliva Gallery (Chicago); J. Petter Galleries (Douglas, MI), The Stalls/Primitive Warehouse (Chicago), and Inner Haven Gallery (Grayslake).
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025 - 5-9pm
Closing: Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 12-4pm - EVENTBRITE INVITE HERE
Show runs: Nov. 7-Dec. 13, 2025
ARTISTS EXHIBITING:
Nikki Renee Anderson
Monica Bâlc
Lynn Basa
Aaron Becker
Sharon Bladholm
Debbie Burk
Lisa Farris
Autumn Horwath
Lynda Lawson Karr
Jayne King
Dawn Liddicoatt
Linda Marcus
Johannah Tomita Martin
Amber Matthews
Suzanne Mauro
Carole McCurdy
Bobbi Meier
Arny Nadler
Andryea Natkin
Alexis Lee Ortiz-Duarte
Roberta Ulrich-de Oliveira
Susan Volk
Christopher Williams
Runhui Xu
Thomas Zamiar
Nikki Renee Anderson
Monica Bâlc
Lynn Basa
Aaron Becker
Sharon Bladholm
Debbie Burk
Lisa Farris
Autumn Horwath
Lynda Lawson Karr
Jayne King
Dawn Liddicoatt
Linda Marcus
Johannah Tomita Martin
Amber Matthews
Suzanne Mauro
Carole McCurdy
Bobbi Meier
Arny Nadler
Andryea Natkin
Alexis Lee Ortiz-Duarte
Roberta Ulrich-de Oliveira
Susan Volk
Christopher Williams
Runhui Xu
Thomas Zamiar
Timeless Bodies Programming:
FIGURE DRAWING – Sunday, Dec. 7th – 3-6pm. Live Model - FEE: $20 - EVENTBRITE INVITATION HERE
HOLIDAY/GIFT PARTY – Friday, Dec. 19th, 2025 – 5-9pm at OLIVA GALLERY - EVENTBRITE INVITATION HERE
Celebrate the season at Oliva Gallery’s Holiday Gift Party. The event features small scale artworks, prints, ceramics, and handmade objects created by Oliva Gallery’s artists. All works are curated for gifting and represent a selection of affordable fine art and handmade treasures.
FIGURE DRAWING – Sunday, Dec. 7th – 3-6pm. Live Model - FEE: $20 - EVENTBRITE INVITATION HERE
HOLIDAY/GIFT PARTY – Friday, Dec. 19th, 2025 – 5-9pm at OLIVA GALLERY - EVENTBRITE INVITATION HERE
Celebrate the season at Oliva Gallery’s Holiday Gift Party. The event features small scale artworks, prints, ceramics, and handmade objects created by Oliva Gallery’s artists. All works are curated for gifting and represent a selection of affordable fine art and handmade treasures.
3816 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
www.olivagallery.com
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Chicago, IL 60647
www.olivagallery.com
Instagram: @olivagallery
Facebook: @olivagallery
Featured in: Chicago Gallery News and New City!
Timeless Bodies Review by Chuck Gniech of Chicago Fine Art
