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Blog post # 1 By Sibella  Hello artists and lovers of art, my name is Sibella and this is my first blog post with The Gallery Swarm Blog. First, I just wanted to tell you a little bit about myself and then more about my current project.  I was born and raised in Bosnia, a small country in south-eastern Europe, where I received my BA in art and education. I’ve been an artist since childhood days, with quite a long break during the war years (in Bosnia) and then refugee life in Germany and the United States.  Finally after settling in Indiana, I started painting again in 2006. I put a lot of time and effort into studying soft pastels which are one my favorite mediums, but I love to paint in pretty much any medium depending of what kind of ideas develop in my mind. I am also a lover of stained glass, pottery, jewelry making. I write poetry and prose, I love people of different cultures, I am also a great cook and a baker and I try to express all who I am th...

Here are current updates and resources added to www.galleryswarm.com hope you enjoy.   Creation by Samuel Gillis Check out more art at www.gillisfineart.com

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Gallery Swarm. Don't forget to add galleryswarm@gmail.com to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox!   You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. News From The Swarm Gallery Swarm has exciting news to share! Samuel Gillis, owner, founder and Artist in Residence of Gallery Swarm has been accepted into the School of the Art Institute for Fall 2013! In recognition of his professional artistic achievements, Sam has been awarded a Merit Scholarship of $15,000 a year annually As well, Sam has been accepted into several juried competitions, listed below.   SHOP ONLINE Gal...

I honored the Woman in My Life . My  fiancé  Glendy X. Mattalia was happy when I took her to a great event hosted by NEIU and El Centro.  For all the women in our lives, they were honored by various and faculty of Northeastern University with reading of that special someone created by the students. Glendy received from me a portrait in ink of her and an essay how titled How We Met . Here are a couple of photos of that night.

I was accepted for a juried event at NEIU El Centro. I created a work of art of my Fiancee and an essay about how we met. www.gillisfineart.com and www.galleryswarm.com .

Net Worth is the current work in progress by Samuel Gillis Check out more of his work at www.gillisfineart.com also check out the updates @ www.galleryswarm.com. Net Worth is the largest painting I have worked on to date. This painting is 160"x30". Hope you enjoy!

Gallery Swarm is proud to host Chicago's own Roger Moy Opening Reception Friday March 23 2012 7pm - 10pm Music by General Election Engines Food and Wine catered by the Swarm www.galleryswarm.com http://www.facebook.com/ generalelectionenginges

This piece created in Illustrator.  The composition is complex.  Use of color was done well.  This should be turned into a painting. One day!

Altered self portrait created from a photo in photoshop.  Many layers created this edgy image.  

Roger Moy Work in Progress Roger Moy is our Friday March 23rd 2012 7pm-10pm. Music by General Election Engines Food and Wine Supplied by the Swarm. Join us for this evening of greats Roger Moy has the same schooling as Ed Paschke and General Election Engines who plays the Chicago music Scene. Check out www.galleryswarm.com to view works of Roger Moy.

Cuban Artist Pedro Pulido at Gallery Swarm February 17 2012 7-10pm DJ Servoe plays Salsa Music food and wine compliments of the Swarm Open to the Public and we have a parking lot. So hope to see you there. Artist info Widely recognized as an illustrious artist who is outspoken about his opinions on political issues many avoid, Pulido has accumulated a distinguished body of work that speaks both to his love of Cuba and his poet’s soul. His impressive credentials include graduating from the University of Havana with degrees in Graphic Design, Ceramic, Sculpture and Ecology, a BA from the National School of Fine Art, San Alejandro, Cuba, in Drawing and Sculpture, commissioned monumental national works from the Cuban government and touring worldwide as a professor of fine art. Though his works are exhibited around the world in Cuba, Italy, Bulgaria, Australia and throughout the United States in private collections and at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana and the Museu...

"ART FLOWS LIKE WATER" is an art exhibit featuring whose work focuses on Water Conservation both fresh and salt and it’s fauna. The show is being curated by Chicago artist Michael Angelo Gagliardi. The artists come from all parts of the USA but all share a deep love and dedication to our planets Oceans, lakes, rivers and springs. The exhibit is sponsored by and is part of OUR WORLD-UNDERWATER the Midwest largest scuba dive industry expo. OWU is at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL on February 17 thru 19, 2012. http://www.ourworldunderwater.com/

An Event of our World Underwater.  This event is an event not to miss.  Go to the website http://www.ourworldunderwater.com/ to purchase your event ticket goes to a great cause. Thanks! From the Swarm and our friends at Our World Underwater

Cuban artist Pedro Pulido an Internationally famous artist with sculpture and painting in collections around the world. The Swarm will be hosting Pedro this great figure in the art world. Friday February 17 2012 from 7pm to 10pm.  DJ Survoe will hit us up with Salsa music. Where this happening will be is at 2902 N. Clark St. (In Olson Rug)  Chicago IL - P: 708.583.1255 - E: galleryswarm@gmail.com .  Hope you Hit us up. And of course this event like any of our public events are open to the public. View works of Pedro Pulido at  http://www.galleryswarm.com/master-page-11

About Gallery Swarm Mission Established in 2010 by noted master painter Samuel Gillis, Gallery Swarm is unique in form and function. Located in an alternative gallery space in a 6,000 square foot facility with vaulted ceilings and exposed brick, it shares its home with high-end rug store Olson Rug. Gallery Swarm has but one guiding principle: anyone can be an artist. Founder Sam Gillis and his "swarm" have long believed that many an artistic genius has had his ember of creativity put out before it can blaze in all its glory because of judgment. From supporting budding artists in their first creative attempts to helping emerging artists build their portfolio and getting them ready for their first shows to exhibiting master painters at the height of their careers, Gallery Swarm seeks to give artists in all phases a refuge to call home. Like chameleon artist Gillis, who is known for his ability to paint with exquisite mastery i...

  Her work has been described as controlled chaos. To Ms. Neistat the most important areas of her canvases are those without paint: “The raw canvas is what gives the piece movement and flow.” Amanda’s “moving colors” allows the observer to connect in their own way to a piece. Her work is best experienced without opinion and an open mind. Amanda’s creative process is deceptively simple. She chooses different color paints then, using a pallet knife, spreads them across her canvass. The pallet knife is her tool to invent different patterns and textures. As the colors inspire her, the piece comes alive and eventually evolves into a completed work. The result is a moving, thought-provoking experience for the observer. Amanda was born in Miami but grew up in the Chicago area. She attended school at Hofstra University and received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a focus in painting and drawing.  Major influences on Amanda’s work are Kandinsky and Mark Rothko. Their ...

 

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