Elephant Room Gallery — Attraction in Chicago

This is one of my favorite galleries in the city. The gallery owner Kim is extremely kind and has a passion for working with wonderful artists. They do monthly gallery openings on Fridays, ranging from themed group shows to solo artist exhibits. Many artists shown here have gone on to become major successes, including Hebru Brantley, Kayla Mahaffey, and Max Sansing. The gallery is also known for discovering a diverse roster of emerging artists from underrepresented communities and producing their debut solo exhibitions, including the locally beloved bird-mask artist Sentrock, internationally shown Dovie Golden, and Queer artist TotesFerosh. Everytime I visit this gallery, I find a new artist I love, and have bought several pieces from here at very affordable prices. I’ll definitely be coming...

The art exhibit I saw today was very powerful. It would have been better to have gotten a narration about each work of art, how the artist came about creating the artwork. I guess that was done on the opening presentation that I wasnt able to make. The works I took pictures of were my favorites. I was so mezmorized with the character with the boom box. Loved the choice of background coloring and intricate detailing. The techniques use on the wood were just exquisitely...

This gallery does a fantastic job curating dynamic shows of primarily local, emerging artists. Elephant Room Gallery is a great hub of the artistic community in Chicago, with dynamic opening receptions, artist workshops, and other cultural events. Featuring a combination of beautiful, thought-provoking artwork, plus a warm and welcoming atmosphere, Elephant Room Gallery is a gem of the...