CURRENT EXHIBITION
Navy Pier
900 East Grand Ave., Chicago
April 18 - September 7, 2025
This exhibition features a selection of artworks by artists Isaac Duncan III, Gwen Yen Chiu, David Noguchi, Didier Nolet, Vana Beginin, Zonaj (Jennifer Zona), and Louise Pappageorge. These artists engage with themes of history, identity, and cultural narratives. The works on display explore concepts of memory, visibility, and transformation through various media, including sculpture, painting, and textiles.
ABOUT PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
*ISSAC DUNCAN III - Sculptor
Sculptor BFA U of Notre Dame, MFA U of Kentucky. Worked with John Henry, Richard Hunt Studios. 3D Metal Sculptures.
Isaac has been an artist-in-residence for Gallery 37 and the Richard Hunt Studio Center. He has been nominated and received many awards for his large-scale sculptures and fabrications. His position on the International Sculpture Center Board plus his work with John Henry and other renown artists are well known. He works from his studio in Chattanooga Tennessee.
ART INFO:
Outdoor - THREADED Stainless Steel 5’ x 6’ x 19’ approx. 800 lbs. $98.000.00
Indoor - PAUSE Stainless Steel 3’ x 4’ x 8’ approx. 80 lbs. $29.400.00
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*GWEN YEN CHIU - Sculptor
Sculptor RISD, SAIC BFA in Sculpture. Richard Hunt Studio artist. 3D Metal Sculptures and 2D Calligraphy.
Gwen Yen Chiu’s biggest influence as an artist is Richard Hunt, Chicago Sculptor (1935-2023), whose studio she worked in as an apprentice since 2016. She was born in Ann Arbor MI and starting at age 5 studied Chinese calligraphy and painting later enrolling in Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in fashion and graduating from the School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC) – BFA Sculpture. She creates both calligraphy and sculpture in her Chicago studio.
ART INFO:
LIGHT AND SHADOW Darkened & Welded Stainless Steel 52”H x 48”W x 40”D. $20,000.00
AFLAME Torch Colored and Darkened Stainless Steel 29”H x 36”W x 21”D. $9,500.00
INKSTROKE #6 Chinese Ink on Panel 60”H x 30”W. $4,000.00
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*DAVID NOGUCHI - Sculptor
Sculptor and Engineer, BFA Chicago. Richard Hunt Studio Assistant, Modern Abstract Sculptor.
David Noguchi’s interest in sculpture began by working in metal fabrication while earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He worked in Photography and Cinematography in Chicago and then began working with Sculptor Richard Hunt in 2001 utilizing his welding skills and later established his own Chicago Studio where he creates Modern Sculpture.
ART INFO:
COME ABOUT Fabricated Stainless Steel 36”H x 24”W x 19”D $11,800.00
SILHOUETTE Fabricated Stainless Steel & Silicon Bronze 39”H x 13”W x 9”D. $9,800.00
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*DIDIER NOLET - Painter
MFA Ecole Nationale des Beaux/Arts Paris, Chicago Studio. Oil and Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Realism.
Didier Nolet, born and educated in Paris France at the Ecole des Beaux Arts is an important artist on the Chicago Art Scene. His paintings are represented in museums, public and private collections. From his studio in historic Pullman ArtSpace he creates large scale imaginary landscapes, seascapes, contemporary realism as a Master Artist.
ART INFO:
WALL OF WATER Oil on Canvas 96”W x 72”H 2025. $45,000.00
UNDER WAVE Oil on Canvas 66”W x 48”H 2019/20. $20.000.00
FIELDS ON FIRE Oil on Canvas 56”W x 44”H 2024. $20,000.00
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*VANA BEGININ- PAINTER
BFA MFA Wayne State U. Portrait and Multi-media Artist, Art Educator.
Vana Beginin, is a Detroit Award Winning Artist known for her Portraits centered around facial expressions and human emotions in different situations and scenes. Her Life Story embraces the importance of Education and the Arts in human relationships.
ART INFO:
LOST IN THOUGHT Oil on Canvas 13”W x 17”H. $3,000.00
VIRTUOSO Oil on Canvas 17”W x 21” H. $4,000.00
YELLOW HAT FRIEND Oil on Canvas 12”W x 16” H. $3,000.00
THE BIKER Oil on Canvas 16”W x 20”H. $5,000.00
TRAIN RIDE Oil on Canvas 33”W x 26”H. $6,000.00
WAITING Oil on Canvas 24”W x 32”H. $5,500.00
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*JENNIFER ZONA AKA ZONAJ - Weaver
MFA U of New Mexico. Weaving Wall Art, Installations, Art Educator.
Jennifer Zona aka Zonaj earned a BFA in Michigan and MFA U of New Mexico as an Art Educator with specialties in Ceramics, Weaving, Textile Design. In her awareness and concern for the environment she creates Art with a variety of materials, Repurposed, Recycled and Redesigned. She teaches at Krasl Art Center and South Bend Art Museum. Large scale wall hanging sculptures and Ceramics are her speciality with work in public and private collections.
ART INFO:
ENTWINE UMBRA 1 Woven Irrigation Hose, Hung on 53” Wood rod 12ft H x 34”W 12lbs. $3,000.00
ENTWINE UMBRA 2 Woven Irrigation Hose, Draped on 48” Wood rod 22ft L x 38”W 25lbs. $5,000.00
ENTWINE UMBRA 3 Woven Irrigation Hose, Hung on 48” Wood rod 7.5ft H x 30”W 10lbs. $3,000.00
ENTWINE UMBRA 4 Woven Irrigation Hose, Hung on 50” Wood rod 8.7ft H x 39”W 12lbs. $3,000.00
ENTWINE UMBRA 5 Woven Irrigation Hose, Hung on 48” Wood rod 5ft H x 39”W 8lbs. $3,000.00
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*LOUISE PAPPAGEORGE - FIBER SCULPTOR
BFA SAIC Chicago. Multi-media Artist.
Louise Pappageorge, BFA School of the Art Institute Chicago is skilled in several Visual Arts mediums, has exhibited widely throughout numerous Solo and Group Shows gaining recognition for numerous commissions and acquisitions. Her “Excellence in Fiber” recognition by leading Art Critics has earned her masterpieces importance in the Art World. She works from her studio in Michigan.
ART INFO:
FRAY, Crochet Cord, Metal Leaf, Dye fire 56’H x 46”W x 6’D approx. 10 lbs. $22,500.00 - SOLD!
THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, If I Could Touch You, Spun silk, metal leaf, fire 57’H x 90”W x 6’D $16,000.00
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