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Mike Noland is a Chicago artist of notable merit, and now through July 15th you can view his ouevre broadly in an exhibit at the South Shore Arts Center in Munster. It's a half hour at most from downtown Chicago. The exhibit, the first in the Center's invitational Outstanding Midwest Artists Series is jointly curated by Arts Center Executive Director John Cain and art enthusiast Eugenie Johnson.
Noland is influenced by both his favorite 
outsider artists and by Chicago imagists but his work is strongly his own I'm hoping to provide you with additional images but they're not available to me just now since I'm out of town. This one, of the energetic fish is courtesy of the Carl Hammer Gallery.
South Shore Arts is at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster. Hours are 10-5 weekdays, 10-4 Saturday and 12 noon-4 Sunday. Call 219.836.1839 for additional info. Also ask about the Italian restaurant in town with swell food and a stopped-in-time 60's atmosphere. You can try it for lunch.
Many of the pieces shown are for sale which for me, adds to the excitement. It would be tough to make a choice since most are noteworthy. You can also pick up the handsome full color catalog that accompanies the exhibit with an excellent essay about Noland by James Yood who teaches at The Art Institute of Chicago and writes for Art Forum magazine. It's available without charge. Don't miss this exhibit!
A companion Noland exhibit at the newly opened Lakeside Gallery West in Michigan City, Indiana should be noted. It's at 827 Franklin with weekend hours from noon -5PM or by appointment at 219.363.2750.
Of course, both exhibits are free and open to the public.
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