Resist Deportations Resist the Trump Agenda Uri-Eichen Gallery Reopening
- January 10 @ 6:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
Gallery re-opening and reception! The woodcut prints in this exhibit are from 2013 and 2014, and were hand rubbed. The images address some of the problems that cause immigration and some that immigrants face when entering a new country. A smaller version of Migrant #6 appeared in the Venice Biennial . John Pitman Weber is a painter, printmaker and muralist, still best known as a public artist. He co-founded the Chicago Public Art Group (formerly Chicago Mural Group). For more than 40 years, he created public works in the Chicago area, several cities in the United States, and in England, France, Spain and Nicaragua. His last major public work was the Marquette Park Memorial for Martin Luther King Jr.d 1966 march for Housing with Sonja Henderson. He continues to consult and assist on works with Henderson. For 42 years, John was professor of art at Elmhurst University, teaching printmaking and creating murals with students. Since his retirement from Elmhurst in 2012, John has focused on print making and painting in his home studio. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Stanley Hayter’s Atelier 17 in Paris, and Harvard University. Uri-Eichen Gallery is a 501c3- an all-volunteer run social justice dedicated donated space to gather in community. For over 13 years, Uri-Eichen has hosted hundreds of events and discussions – all about human rights and social justice issues. In 2025, as we relaunch after a break, we plan a robust calendar to continue that work.