Tanzen Lilly
Exhibitions / Honors
18th Annual Food Justice Summit
Exhibited "Harvest Altar". UIC Student Center East, Chicago, IL, February 10th 2023
Conscious Body, Living Soul
Exhibited "Anima Mundi". Life Force Arts Ensemble, Chicago IL, February 17th 2023 - June 30th 2024
The Soul's Home
Exhibited "Friendship Bouquet". Life Force Arts Center, Chicago, IL, October 2021 - January 2023
Ferocious Appetite
Exhibited select paintings, jewelry, prints, and self published books. Rogers Park Art Gallery, Chicago IL, March 10th - 23rd 2020
The Soul's Essence
Exhibited "True Colors". Life Force Arts Center, Chicago IL, February 2020- September 2021
The Forge Holiday Extravaganza
Exhibited select paintings and jewelry. NoMads Art Collective, Chicago IL, December 8th 2019
Bones and Cones Art Show
Exhibited select watercolors and jewelry. Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, Chicago IL, October 13th 2019
Peace, Love & Understanding
Exhibited "Cloudbusting". Edgewater Artists in Motion, Chicago IL, August 15th - September 15th 2019
The Waning Year
Exhibited "Harvest Altar". Life Force Arts Center, Chicago IL, August 9th 2019 - January 8th 2020
Featured Artist at Rogers Park Art Gallery 2019
Exhibited a selection of paintings and jewelry. Rogers Park Art Gallery, Chicago IL, June 2019 - Present
Little Worlds
A joint show with artist Christopher Maves. Rogers Park Art Gallery, Chicago IL, April 23rd- 29th 2019
The Waxing Year
Exhibited "May Day". Life Force Arts Center, Chicago IL, February 9th - July 10th 2019
Love and Wisdom: The Skills of Maturity
Exhibited "Windsor Terrace" and "Father (Study)". Life Force Arts Center, Chicago IL, July 2018 - January 2019
Bones and Cones Art Show
Exhibited select artworks and jewelry. Ars Memoria, Chicago IL, October 7th 2018
Featured Artist Group Show at Rogers Park Art Gallery
Exhibited "Club Lucky", "City I", "Rebirth", and "Waves of Change". Rogers Park Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, June 2018 - December 2018
12 Notes
Exhibited "Lullaby", "Leaves and Feathers", and "Allison". Perkolator, Chicago, IL, February - March 2017
Love Not Lost
Exhibited "Father" and "Father (Study)". Echoes of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 20th 2016
Jazz on Jefferson
Exhibited a selection of paintings from portfolio. Sturgeon Bay Visitors Center, Sturgeon Bay, WI, July 11th and 12th 2015
Feeling Blue Juried Show
Exhibited “Imprint” etching, “Untitled” watercolor, and “Untitled” figure study. Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL. March 2014
Delicate Juried Show
Exhibited "Gray Matter", "The Journey", and "Imprint" (Etchings). Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL, February 2014
Reflections Juried Show
Exhibited "Grin and Bear It" (Study), "Father" (Study), and "Hang In There, Bonhomme", Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL, December 2013
Hypocrisy Juried Show
Exhibited "Multiple Choice, #2, #5, #6". Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL, November 2013
Open House and Continued Exhibition
Exhibited "Pessimist", "Blank Slate", and "Multiple Choice #1". IAEOU at Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago, IL, October - December 1st, 2013
Chicago Artists Month Exhibition
Exhibited poem "Chi City", Gallery Seven Nine, Chicago, IL, October 2013
12 x 12 Blick Art Competition and Exhibition
Exhibited "Grin and Bear It" (Study), Blick Art Materials, 42 south State St, Chicago, IL, October 2013
All About Colors Juried Show
Exhibited "Circus", "Rose" and "Memory in Red, Yellow, and Blue". Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL, October 2013
Science and ArtJuried Show
Exhibited "Circus", "Rose", and "All Those Things In Your Head". Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL, September 2013
Distorted Juried Show
Awarded honorable mention for "Rose". Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL August 2013
RAW: EN MASSE Chcago
One night showcase of local artists. Double Door Liqour, Chicago, IL August 8th 2013
Off The Grid: Abstract Art
Exhibited "Blank Slate" and "Pessimist". Oak park Art League, Oak Park, IL July 12th - August 2nd 2013.
Express Juried show
Exhibited "All Those Things in You Head", "Utitled", and "The Other Day". Fire Art Gallery, Naperville, IL, June 2013
BFA Show Spring 2013
Exhibited "Grin and Bear It" - Oil painting. Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL, March 2-20 2013
Waveforms Spring 2012
Exhibited "Making This For You" - Sound Sculpture and Installation piece. Chicago, IL, May 2012
2010 - present
2010 - present
Experience
Featured Artist, Rogers Park Art Gallery, Chicago, IL - June 2018 - December 2019
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Work at the gallery for a minimum of 6 hours a month
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Answer questions about the artists and their work
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Sell artwork
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Open and closing duties
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Be present at special events
Artist Assistant, Allen Vandever, Chicago, IL – June 2015 – October 2015
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Assistance in creation of artwork
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Collaboration on special projects
Teacher, Art on Sedgwick, Chicago, IL - February 2016
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All-ages class once a week for 4 weeks
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Instructing children and their parents / guardians
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Painting and drawing techniques and excercises
Volunteer, Field Museum, Chicago, IL - 2015 - 2017
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Databasing project in Botany department
Gallery Assistant, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL - December 2013 - April 2014
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Overseeing gallery during operating hours
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Art Handling
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Packing and unpacking artwork, Handling shipping
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Assisting with gallery show curration and installation of exhibits
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Handling purchases and transactions in gallery giftshop
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Overseeing the dilivery and pick-up of artwork
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Maintaining cleanliness of gallery space
Teacher, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL - September - December 2013
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Instructed High school and College students in Figure Drawing Class
Volunteer, National Veteran’s Art Museum, Chicago, IL – January 2013 - December 2014
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Art handling – cataloguing and organization of inventory.
Museum Program Assistant, National Veteran’s Art Museum, Chicago, IL – September through December 2012
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Art handling – preparing for transport, installation, cataloging
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Updating artist information, making phone calls
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Assistance during special events
Education
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, September 2009 - May 2013
At SAIC, I focused on oil painting as well as printmaking techniques like etching and woodcut.