Passage by Norbert Marszalek

Face Value CLOSING Performances

AN EVENING OF AUDIO ART AND AURAL PERFORMANCES

Curated by ALEX WILSON, Agitator Member

EVENT :: Saturday, SEPT 26, 2026 / 7:00-10:00 PM

Agitator Gallery presents a line-up of performers to compliment and close out the Face Value Exhibition. Enjoy this last chance to see the art on the walls and meet the artists.

Grid of Portraits (detail) by Steve Dennis

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

Jamiah Calvin @jamiahcalvin

Jenny Chernansky @bastnoir

Steve Dennis @stevedennis_artist

Joe Fournier @joefournierstudios

Alonso Galue @a.galue

Alexander Gonzalez @gonzalezalx

Jason Greenberg @jay_eye_guzzle

Anne Harris @anneharris.painting

Andrea Kaspryk @andreaalewise

George Larson @lardomoney

Riva Lehrer @rivalehrer

Damon Locks @blackmonumentensemble

Victoria Loeb @victorialoeb_art

Sarah Lovitt @sarahlovitt_fineart

Norbert Marszalek @norbert.marszalek

Kathleen Mercado @kathleenmercadophotography

Luna Rail @lunaxrail

Genevieve Ramos @genevieveramos.art

Herminio Rodriguez @hermrodz

Cristian Roldan @roldan.aponte

Alex Wilson @Alex_Wilson_Art_Chicago

The phrase "face value" typically suggests an acceptance of things as they first appear. In this exhibition, we challenge that definition. Face Value will bring together a multi-generational collective of diverse Chicago-based artists to prove that the human condition is never a flat surface, but a deep archive of history, resilience, and personal truth.

By featuring artists from across the city, we bridge the gap between different backgrounds and life experiences. Here, the polished technique of a career academic hangs alongside the raw, urgent expression of a self-taught creator. By intentionally mixing artists of all ages and abilities, the exhibition collapses traditional hierarchies, focusing instead on the universal impulse to see and be seen.

Untitled by Alexander Gonzalez