Art Openings 7/14-7/15: Catherine Edelman Gallery, VII Gallery

Slippers and Flannel (2009)
© Matt Austin

In Chicago this Friday, Catherine Edelman Gallery opens a new exhibition of works from The Chicago Project, a resource started by the gallery in 2003 to help find a larger audience for unrepresented photographers in Chicagoland.

Virginia Ave., Saint Paul, MN (2008)
© TJ Proechel

This show selects 12 artists from the project; check out The Chicago Project main page to see work from all artists in the entire group.

Busse Woods (2010)
© Dan Bradica

The Chicago Project IV
opening Friday 15 July
5-8pm
Catherine Edelman Gallery
300 W. Superior St., Chicago

And in NYC tomorrow, VII Gallery in Dumbo opens a show called 31 Contemporary Photographers, which highlights the winners of the 2010 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards.

from the book My Brother's War
© Jessica Hines

Interesting to note that the top 6 prize winners (3 for portfolio, 3 for single image) this year were all women.

from the series Tête-à-Tête
© Martine Fougeron

31 Contemporary Photographers
opening Thursday 14 July
6-8pm
VII Gallery
28 Jay St., Brooklyn NY (Dumbo)