RIOT IN FLATLAND
AN EXHIBIT OF DRAWN CONCLUSIONS
Curated by JASON GREENBERG, Agitator Member
EXHIBITION :: AUG 1 thru 29, 2026
Agitator Gallery presents drawings by artists from Chicago, International Communities, Agitator Figure Tuesdays & Agitator Comics!
– OPENING Reception :: Saturday, Aug 1 / 7:00 – 10:00 pm
includes AGITATOR COMICS! JOURNAL #6 PUBLICATION RELEASE PARTY
– COMICS EXPO :: Thursday, Aug 6 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
– Figure DRAWING Session :: Tuesday, Aug 11 / 7:00 – 10:00 pm
– CRITIQUE Artists Talk :: Wednesday, Aug 19 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
– ANIMATION Festival :: Saturday, Aug 29 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm
EXHIBITION - EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Alex Wilson @Alex_Wilson_Art_Chicago
Andrea Kasparyk @andreaalewise
Austin Reilly @austinkreilly
Bella Spagnuolo @chickentoesz
Benjamin Dushman benjamindushman.com
Carl Eric Wilson @carldub.art
Madeline Winter www.madelinewinter.com
Mothra Mothur @mOthur.mothra
Ralph Skunkie Davis www.ralphskunkiedavis.com
Rin Matter @ElsewhereArts
Sam Franco @sam.makes.magic
These artists utilize observation of the physical world and incorporate it with imaginative interventions of the mind to create images composed by handmarking (literally the act of drawing a stylus or material across a surface).
Meanwhile comics artists are being recruited worldwide from Korea, Europe, and other international locales to present their work with Chicago artists in our gallery and published in our Comics anthology: WORLDWIDE (journal #6) that spans audiences across all languages and cultures.
PUBLISHED JOURNAL - COMICS ARTISTS:
Alex Wilson @bikefreeek / alexwilsonart.com
Allison Carol Schmocker allisoncarolschmocker.com
Bianca Perez @binkz.art / miraclebrainstudio.com
Clarisse Casalino @casalino_clarisse / clarissecasalino.com
Daei Kim @d_ayda_y
Darya Foroohar @daryafarah
Ezekiel Cambey @ezekielcambey
Francesco Iesu & Riccardo Duò @rikyduo / @francescoiesu
Gretchen Hasse @gbhasse / gretchenhasse.com
Martin Schicht @mart_the_dart / local@gmx.at
Michael Abcede @abcedeart / abcedeart.com
Noah Hinojosa @nouhh.art
S.A. Arnold @demidemonart / Demidemon.net
Samuel Edme @sams_studios_llc
Sydney Claire Bronson zedogica.neocities.org
COMICS JOURNAL PUBLICATION RELEASE PARTY
& COMIC ART EXHIBITION :: Sat. August 1, 2026
Agitator Gallery, 3851 W. Fullerton Ave.
Join us for the opening reception and enjoy many more events throughout August at Agitator Gallery. including a DIY Publishing Comics & Zines Workshop sponsored by Sheep Cult Comics, a costumed/cosplay live modeling Figure Drawing Session at Agitator Gallery with horror/contraposto lighting, a “meet the Artists” Critique & Talkback Night and a closing Festival of Animation organized by guest curator Chris Wellems.
Agitator Gallery’s ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2026
& Exhibit CLOSING :: Sat. August 29, 2026 / 7-10pm
These 23 animation artists demonstrate a wide variety of visual styles, subject matters, narrative perspectives and they employ diverse methods of storytelling. All were chosen because they demonstrate the excellence of local and international DIY animators.
Animation Festival organized by guest curator Chris Wellems
PRESENTING ANIMATORS & TITLES:
Alberto Valdez - YANTE
Angelika - Moonfish
Azize Altay Harvey - Things With Feathers
Ben Canfield - DAYDREAMER
Carlon Hardt - The Magic Garden
Fabio Cesar Bocanegra - Music Sounds Better With You
Greg Radi - Your Land Is Burning
Isabe Stub - Fear is a Rose
Juan Camardella - Requiescat
Julian Gomez Reyes - There is Something Behind You
Kati Zacarias Snotherly - Miguel Lopez is a Snake
Lila Engelhardt - Giraffe
Maria Lorenzo - Microcosmos
Matthew Gunawan - Our Mother Mary
Morgan Miller - Theres A Robbery In Progress
Mykyta Lyskov - People of Dnipro
Peter Whittenberger - Who Owns Fire
Qianwen Yu - Butterfly Chronicles
Sarah Schmidt - Hydra
Srey Jae Folck - Welcome to Cambodia
Stavros Hatzopoulos - Small Steps
Thomas Range - Paper Parts
Yadid Hirschtritt Licht - Kid President
AGITATOR is: WORLDWIDE / COMICS JOURNAL: VOLUME 6
Curated by Gretchen Hasse & Jason Greenberg, Co-Editors
Published by Alex Wilson, Printer
The RIOT IN FLATLAND exhibit serves as the publication/release party for WORLDWIDE: Agitator Comics! This August, Agitator is excited to debut Volume 6 of its comics journals in both Chicago and at the Trinacria Arts Festival in Sicily, Italy run by our friends @trinacriatheatr.
Featuring comics & graphic narratives from artists around the world, the comics will be displayed at the exhibition and simultaneously at the Trinacria Arts Festival. Agitator’s Comics Journal #6 is being published in Chicago by member Alex Wilson and exhibited in countries around the world by travelling Agitator co-founder, Gretchen Hasse.
