Portrait by Victoria Loeb
Face Value - Gallery Hours
THE GALLERY IS OPEN TO VIEW THE ART EXHIBITION & JOIN THE BRIDGEPORT ARTISTS COMMUNITY SALON CRITIQUE
GALLERY HOURS :: Sunday, SEPT 20, 2026 / 1:00-5:00 PM
Curated/ Hosted by ALEX WILSON, Agitator Member
During this session Agitator Gallery hosts the Bridgeport Artists Community Salon Critique on-site from 2-4pm. Event details at
www.eventbrite.com/e/art-salon-critique-at-agitator-artist-collective-tickets-1999057826773
This will be an open critique session that outside folks (you, and other artists) can sign-up to participate in.
Enjoy this chance to see the art on the walls up close, discuss the exhibit art & YOUR OWN ART with the curator and some of the other artists too.
Painting (detail) by Alonso Galue
FACE VALUE 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.
Portrait Grid (detail) by Steve Dennis