baby blue gallery

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baby blue gallery is is an artist-run space that promotes and supports unestablished artists by providing an exhibition space and programming opportunities. baby blue seeks to connect Chicago to the global art community through collaborative, non-exploitative, and fairly negotiated practices. Co-directed by founder Caleb Beck and Kaitlyn Albrecht, baby blue is a member of the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA).

03/05/2024

Looking for parent/artists for studio visits in an upcoming project! For the past two years Kaitlyn has been working on a Masters in Arts Administration, with her thesis focusing on community-based resources for parent/artists. We’re making a move to include this interest in Baby Blue.

Please reach out to us via DM or email ([email protected]) if interested. Please also send this to any parent artists you might know!

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 05/13/2023

Open hours today 1:10-4 PM
Love Yours a solo exhibition of Marcelo Eli Sarmiento

Yellow Matriarch
Oil on canvas
24" x 20"
2023

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 05/06/2023

Open hours today from 1-4 PM. Exhibition is Love Yours by

Eternal life/ Nuestra mamá la vida eterno/ Cemihcac Yoliliztli
Oil on canvas
80" x 64" x 2"
2023

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 04/29/2023

Open Hours for Love Yours today from 1-4PM

Blue Matriarch, Oil on canvas
24" x 20", by Marcelo Eli Sarmiento

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 04/26/2023

Detail shots of the studies for Eternal Life and Unity, by

Both are Ink on paper
16 1⁄2" x 11" / 41.91 x 27.94 cm 2021

04/22/2023

We’ll be gallery sitting from 1-4 PM today. So much was happening last week, so if you missed the opening come check out Love Yours a solo of Marcelo Eli Sarmiento.

Red Matriarch, Oil on Canvas, 2023

04/15/2023

Open hours today from 1-4PM
Love Yours by

Last night had so much going on because of expo, so if you didn’t get a chance to make it to our new show, today is a good day to check it out!

04/13/2023

Love Yours opens tomorrow 6-9 PM. It features a new series of work by and will be apart of the larger open studios at . Hope to see you all here!

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 03/25/2023

Coming Soon: Marcelo Eli Sarmiento presents a new body of paintings and ink-on-paper studies, in which he expresses
a “joie de vivre" by looking at Pre-Colombian motherhood and his own relationships. This is the first time Marcelo has exhibited work about these themes of the matriarch and partnership. In this suite of paintings, he also confronts the classical European subject of mother and child. Marcelo takes on these subjects to speak on the nurturing nature of gratitude. The understanding that with effort, happiness can be reached by appreciating what we already have in our lives.

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 01/14/2023

Today we’re having the final open hours for Everything Was Forever! If you haven’t checked out Marina’s amazing paintings, come by from 1-4 PM… or even if you have, come check them out again.


Photos by Tom Van Eynde

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 01/06/2023

The gallery will be open tomorrow from 1-4 PM! Also we are available via appointments, DM or Email us

Photocredit: Tom Van Eynde

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 12/19/2022

I Should Ask You the other Same Thing by Marina Ross
8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches
Oil on Paper

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 12/12/2022

Check out this great review in by

For those who missed the opening be sure to check out Marina Ross’ show! We will have open hours on Saturdays and are also available for appointments.

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 12/10/2022

Everything was Forever opens today 3-6 PM! Hope to see you there. Work by Marina Ross. Photo Credit Tom Van Eynde.

Baby Blue resides in the Mana Contemporary building.

12/09/2022

Hope to see you tomorrow at the opening of Everything was Forever! The reception will be from 3-6 PM, so it’s a great starting show if you plan on Saturday gallery hopping. The show is a solo exhibition of work by Marina Ross .

The show features a series of sequential oil paintings with sourced imagery from The Wizard of Oz. Grieving the loss of her two-year old son Rafi, the artist studies the impact of trauma on identity through the lens of the iconic protagonist Dorothy Gale, played by Judy Garland. The paintings dissolve the boundaries of the images to reconfigure the memory and identity of Dorothy. Using digital projection of the source material, Marina transforms the original technicolor film stills through a painterly approach, to heighten the sense of color and touch. Serial paintings of a singular image command the audience to interrogate and contemplate the image of Garland’s performance.

Photos from The Visualist's post 12/08/2022

Thank you The Visualist!

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 12/06/2022

Hope to see you Saturday at the opening reception of Everything was Forever! The reception runs from 3-6PM. Paintings are by Marina Ross, follow her at

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 11/30/2022

Get ready for a solo exhibition by Marina Ross this December. Hope to see you at the opening reception on December 10th!

Expect more sneak peaks of “Everything was Forever” in the coming weeks.

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Photos from baby blue gallery's post 11/19/2022

We have our final open hours today for our current exhibition Lovely Vision with Avery Booth and Madeline Olson 🥺

To commemorate this show, we’ll be open from noon-4pm today! There will be tea and cookies🫖🍪 if you can’t make it today, the show will be up through November 29, dm or email to schedule an appointment!

Thank you and !!!

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 11/12/2022

Open hours again today until 4pm, come say hi and see the show. It’s only up for a couple more weeks!

11/05/2022

Open hours today from 2-4 PM. Come swing by and check out the show!

10/29/2022

Unfortunately Baby Blue will not be having open hours today, due to academic schedule conflicts. However, if you are interested in seeing this beautiful show consider setting up an appointment or coming next Saturday.

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 10/22/2022

Lovely Vision Opening Now! We’ll be open from 4-8PM. Come see work by Avery Booth and Madeline Olsen. Why only enjoy leaves outside, come see them in a gallery too. &

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 10/22/2022

We hope you can join us for the opening of Lovely Vision tomorrow 🫶 from 4-8pm 🍂

Lovely Vision
October 22 – November 19, 2022

Gallery Hours
Saturdays 1-4pm and by appointment

Avery Booth and Madeline Olson present assemblages of fragments that are as haphazardly constructed as they are logically positioned. Lovely Vision likens the encountering of barely worn lace at an estate sale to the feeling of finding a delicate leaf on the ground. Dioramas of varying dimensions frame the artists’ treasured remnants and serve as humble armatures to support dingy projections of beauty. The found object and textile adorned compositions are sparsely exhibited, recalling an experience of coming across something precious and placing it somewhere to be seen.

Photos from baby blue gallery's post 10/21/2022

We hope you can join us for the opening of Lovely Vision tomorrow 🫶 from 4-8pm 🍂

10/17/2022

Opening this Saturday, October 22 from 4-8pm 🎀💐
Lovely Vision
October 22 – November 19

Avery Booth and Madeline Olson present assemblages of fragments that are as haphazardly constructed as they are logically positioned. Lovely Vision likens the encountering of barely worn lace at an estate sale to the feeling of finding a delicate leaf on the ground. Dioramas of varying dimensions frame the artists’ treasured remnants and serve as humble armatures to support dingy projections of beauty. The found object and textile adorned compositions are sparsely exhibited, recalling an experience of coming across something precious and placing it somewhere to be seen.

For more info visit the link in our bio or head to babybluegallery.org :)

10/15/2022

Today is the final day to catch Self Flesh! Stop by before 4pm 😃

10/01/2022

We’re here again today with open hours from 1-4pm 🪙

Work pictured:
Mike’s MacClure
Silver Medal
Wood, 3d print, polyurethane
6 x 8in

10/01/2022

We are here at the gallery again today for open hours from 1-4pm 📈

Work pictured:
Miles MacClure
The History of Painting Part 1, with Certificate of Authenticity
Oil on canvas, wood, inkjet print, images created with DALL E 2
17 x 24in
Link in bio for more info.

09/17/2022

Missed the opening on Thursday? We’ve got open hours today from 1-4pm! Stop by on your way to riot fest for a vibe check☠️

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