09/10/25
My time at Richard Norton Gallery has come to an end. These past four and a half years have been the most insightful of my life. It was my first full-time job after college, right at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to give a heartfelt thanks to Mr. Richard P. Norton and Ms. Susan Klein for their leadership and for opening the doors to the extraordinary world of 20th-century Chicago Modern Art. You have taught me more than I could have ever imagined, and I will forever be grateful for the knowledge and wisdom you have shared with me.
Since my departure, I have traveled to Mexico and California to visit my family. I’ve begun a new body of work that I’m very excited about and have even applied to an artist residency. Chicago is a city full of opportunities, and I’m looking forward to seeing where the future takes me.
Peace and love,
Fabian
2025 Exhibition, Studio, Gallery Visits
Sept 12. Silvia Malagrino, Director, Burnt Oranges, 2005, screening @ Chicago Film Makers
Sept 9. Alex Katz: White Lotus, Gray Gallery, Chicago
August 4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
July 29. Museo Nacional de Art, Mexico City
June 20. Master Class: Inside the Last American Museum School with SAIC Painting Alumni, Secrest | Beach Gallery, Chicago
April 24. EXPO Chicago
March 7. Visionary: Aaron Becker, Olivia Gallery, Chicago
2024 Exhibition, Studio, Artist Visits
Oct 18, Holds: Fengzee yang, sharon xintan zhang, janet lee, tala x Rupture gallery, chicago
oct. 12, Slow and Low: low rider festival, chicago
sept 22, georgia o’keefe, my new yorks, art institute of chicago
July 28, Victoria Martinez: braiding histories | trenzando Histories, chicago cultrual center
July 24, Rebecca Horn, Liliane Lijn. Arise Alive, Glamour and History. 40 Years of P1, Martino Gamper. Sitzung, Haus Der Kunst, Munich
July 20|Nancy Holt: Circles of Light Experiments with Sound, Image, Objects 1966–1986, Gropius Bau, Berlin
June 10| NeoCon: commercial design showcase, Chicago
May 17| Reflections presents:An evening with Suzanne Ciani & Jeremiah Chiu with visuals by Eric Epstein., Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
Apr 25| For The Culture: The State of Onchain Media and Art, Willea Swey / Digital Lore: Blockchain’s Power in Artistic Narratives, Cyrus Younessi / Trading NFTs and DeFi Risk Management, 1871, Chicago
Apr 16| Nicole Eisenman: What Happened, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Apr 13| Durty Truth: Mark Grusane, Darryn Jones, Material, Chicago
Apr 12| The Other Art Fair, Chicago
Apr 11| EXPO CHICAGO, Navy Pier
Apr 10| Opening reception: Harold Mendez and Jamal Cyrus, PATRON Gallery, Chicago
Mar 2| Crochet Your Dreams: Fiber art installation by Jade Carrico & Peetri Samraj, A Very Series Gallery, Chicago
Feb 29| Darkroom Leap Night: Photography Auction, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Feb 24| 500: A Collection of Drawings by Andrew Davalos , Flatiron Arts Building, Chicago
Feb 22| Bold Moves for Bold Voice! Panel Discussion with Tarell Alvin McCraney & Aszure Barton, World Premiere of Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris preformed by Hubbard Street Dance, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Feb 9| Alyson Lyon studio visit, Fine Arts Building, Chicago
Feb 7| Victoria Martinez studio visit, Chicago Cultural Center
Summer Update
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2023 | Gallery/Studio Visits, Exhibition Drop-Ins
Dec 28| The Real Decoy, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau WI
Dec 16| Aaron Becker studio visit, Chicago
Nov 19 | GRABADOLANDIA PRINT MAKING FESTIVAL, INSTITUTO GRÁFICO DE CHICAGO, Chicago
Nov 16 |Common Ground, W. Gallery, Chicago
Nov 3 | Museo Nacional de Antropologia, CDMX, Mexico
Oct 30 | Casa Luis Barragán, CDMX, Mexico
Oct 26| Somethin’s Cookin’, Matthew Burgess, Anthony Gallery, Chicago
Oct 26 | Goosebumps, Titus Wonsey, Anthony Gallery, Chicago
Oct 13 | Ghostskate studio visit, Chicago
July 13 | ESTETICA LOCAL, Rupture Chicago x Public Works Gallery, Chicago
Jun 30 | UNWIND / UNWOUND, Research House for Asian Art, Chicago
Jun 12 | VOLUMES Exhibition, Bilder Nordic School of Photography, Oslo
May 2| Roland Santana / GOLA SPACE studio visit, Chicago
Apr 14 | MINOR MATTERS| A Small Symposium, Color Club, Chicago
Mar 3 | GLORY’S | Liza jo Eilers + Alessandra Norman, Yew Nork, Chicago
Mar 3 | BLOOM, Povos Gallery, Chicago
Mar 3 | CEYÓ | Josué Essau, Chicago Artist Coalition
Feb 25 | Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Jan 23| Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Upcoming events
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Expo Chicago 2023
4.13 - 4.16
Join us for Expo Chicago 2023! We look forward to you visiting us in booth #412!
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DJ Set
4.20 9pm - Late
Spinning records at the legendary Rainbo Club. Known for its bohemian vibes, this place is where creative minds come to meet and drink after a long day at the studio.
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DJ Set : Music Time With Friends
4.22 9pm - Late
Tommy Kladis’s monthly installment of Music Time With Friends at The Native has been something I’ve been eager to be apart of. I’m psyched! Thank you Tommy!
2417 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
My new show, “Photographs and Monoprints” is now live at Richard Norton Gallery! Hit the link below to view the entire show!
I’ve been spinning vinyl sets around the city. You can catch me under my moniker - Dj Brilla. Click below to listen to my latest mix on SoundCloud. Cheers!
Mix III - You’ve Got it
2022 | Gallery/Studio Visits, Exhibition Drop-Ins
Dec 4 | Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, Writers Theater, Glencoe IL
Nov 10 | Art of the Miniature, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff History Center, IL
Nov 5 | SAIC FALL UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Oct 22 | Pilsen Open Studios, Chicago IL
Oct 6 | The Chicago Show: Antiques & Art & Modern, Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL
Sept 23 | ARTRUSS INAGURAL EXHIBITION, ARTRUSS GALLERY, Chicago IL
Aug 27 | NICK CAVE AND JACK CAVE: THE COLOR IS: FASHION EXHIBTION, DuSable Museum, Chicago IL
Aug 2 | RICHARD HUNT STUDIO VISIT, Chicago IL
July 19 | PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, Chicago IL
July 9 | AMERICAN FRAMING, MOGA : MODERN WOMEN & DAUGHTERS IN 1930’S JAPAN, WRIGHTWOOD 659, Chicago IL
July 8 | ALL THAT LIGHT: A Ten-Year Retrospective of the Artists-in-Residence (AIR) Program, Logan Center EXHIBITIONS, Chicago IL
July 2 | NATURE AND IMAGINATION: THE THIN LINE BETWEEN FIGURATION AND ABSTRACTION, LILY PAD GALLERY, Milwaukee WI
July 2 | MILWAUKEE’S BIGGEST GIG, MARN ART + CULTURE HUB, Milwaukee WI
June 26 | LOGAN SQUARE ARTS FESTIVAL, Chicago IL
June 12 | NeoCon 2022, Chicago IL
May 25 | FRIDA KAHLO, HER PHOTOS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART, Chicago IL
May 3 | RADECKI FINE ART CONSERVATION, South Bend IN
May 3 | SOUTH BEND MUSEUM OF ART, South Bend IN
Apr 19 | POP STARS!, 21c Museum Hotel, Chicago IL
Apr 10 | ART EXPO CHICAGO, Navy Pier, Chicago IL
Apr 9 | BRANDON BREAUX EXHIBITION OPENING: BIG WORDS, Blanc Gallery, Chicago, IL
Apr 7 | MARY LOVELACE O’NEAL, In Conversation, ART EXPO CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Apr 7 | Rosenthal Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Apr 4 | ROBERT STIEGLER: PHOTOGRAPHS, STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY, Chicago, IL
Mar 25 | A TALE OF TODAY: THEODORA ALLEN, SATURNINE, DRIEHAUS MUSEUM, Chicago, IL
Mar 17 | TRAVERSER LA NUIT, WORKS FROM THE ANTINE DE GALBERT COLLECTION, MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal
Mar 10 | FIDEL ÉVORA, OXI DRETU, MANHAM MARIADU, MOVART, Lisboa, Portugal
Mar 10 | TURN THE PAGE, WELCOMETOART ART GALLERY, Lisbon, Portugal
Mar 7 | São Roque Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
Mar 5 | MANUELA CASTRO MARTIN, FLOWER POWER, São Mamede Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
ON DECK. — TUNE WISE. — DJ BILLA
DECOCTION IS OFFICIALLY ON DISPLAY AT REFRACTION GALLERY! LOCATED ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF KENILWORTH STUDIOS. 1925 E KENILWORTH PL, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY CONTACT JOSEPH MOUGEL AT MOUGEL@UWM.EDU OR AT (706) 424 1947 FOR A VIEWING.
JULY 5 - SEPTEMBER 15. 2022
ON DECK. — TUNE WISE. — AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA
IM LOOKING FOR SOME PROSPECTS TO COME KICK IT WITH US AT THE GALLERY OVER THE SUMMER! IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING WHAT IT TAKES TO OPERATE A BUSY DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY AND WANT TO LEARN HOW THE MIDWEST BECAME A POWER HOUSE IN THE ART WORLD THEN THIS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!
MAY 27, 2022
ATENCIÓN Midwest hoodlums. This summer I will be participating in my first exhibition since graduating in Spring of 2020. Around 15 of my experimental works will be on display at Refraction Gallery, 4th Floor at Kenilworth Square East in Milwaukee’s upper east side. As the date approaches i’ll provide more info.
MAY 20, 2022
ON DECK. — TUNE WISE. — AFRO HARPING
2021 | Gallery/Studio Visits, Participated Events, Exhibition Drop-Ins,
Dec 18 | A New Day, The Alice Wilds, Milwaukee, WI
Dec 5 | One of a Kind Show, Chicago, IL
Dec 3 | Hairpin Art Center, Chicago, IL
Dec 2 | Rosenthal Fine Art Gallery. Chicago, IL
Nov 13 | Jean Albano Gallery, IL
Nov 3 | JC Rivera x PS408 Studio Visit, Chicago. IL
Oct 27-28 | Design Chicago, Chicago, IL
Oct 25 | Chicago Avant-Garde: Five Women Ahead of Their Time, Gertrude Abercrombie, The Newberry, Chicago, IL
September 23 | DAWOUD BEY: STREET PORTRAIT, STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY, Chicago, IL
September 10-12, 2021| Pitchfork Art and Music Festival, Chicago IL
August 29 | L’ENFANT GALLERY, Georgetown, DMV
July 18 | Toward Common Cause exhibition, Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago, IL
April 8-12, 2021 | Expo Chicago, Chicago. IL
Homage to one of the greatest creatives of the 21st century. Your ideas and creations will live on forever. Rest in power Mr. Abloh
Virgil Abloh, 2021, 8.5 x 5.5, graphite, marker, charcoal, color pastel, color pencil, and water color on paper
Been thinking about my next studio project. I’ve been sketching a lot, on the train, at the park, where ever I go I carry a little sketch book. Life is fast, always changing, our time spent on this planet dictates how much as an artist we produce. When we leave whats left behind will be our legacy. Art for people to wear, admire, hang in their homes, inspire the aspiring. Time to get busy. No time like the present.
-Favi
December 4
untitled, 2021, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, and photocopy collage on paper, signed verso
untitled, 2021, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, and photocopy collage on paper, signed verso
untitled, 2021, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, and photocopy collage on paper, signed verso
untitled (chicago index #1), 2021, marker, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
untitled (chicago index #2), 2021, marker, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
untitled (chicago index #3), 2021, marker, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
untitled (chicago index #4), 2021, marker, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
untitled (chicago index #5), 2021, marker, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
Untitled, 2021, Oil Pastel on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
Untitled, 2021, Oil Pastel, color pencil on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
Untitled, 2021, Oil Pastel on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, signed verso
art school journey
In this video I give a presentation about my studies as an undergrad. From taking my first photography class all the way up to capstone. Cheers!
