Kathy Blankley Roman
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
New Explorations - Solo Exhibit. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2017-18
Being There, Chapter 2. August Spotlight online exhibit. Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. 2017
Being There - Solo Exhibit. Morpho Gallery. Chicago. 2015
Solo Exhibit, Light Space & Time Online Gallery. 2015
Organic Synergy II with sculptor Nancy Pirri. Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2014
Organic Synergy with sculptor Nancy Pirri. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2013
Small Works - Solo Exhibit. City of Chicago Public Library Exhibits for Women’s History Month, Dunning Branch. 2013
SELECT JURIED/CURATED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
SOS Planet Earth. National Juried Exhibition. Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Juror: Kelly Mathews. Catalog. 2021
Isolation Chronicles. Online exhibit. Curator: Sergio Gomez. 2021
Global Warming is REAL. Museum of Encaustic Art * Encaustic Art Institute Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, Cerrillos, NM. Juror: Shannon Amidon. 2021
Beyond 100. Oak Park Art League Juried National Exhibit, Oak Park, IL. Jurors: Sergio Gomez, Gina Lee Robbins. 2021
Paradigm. Springboard Arts, Chicago, IL. Exhibit of the gallery artists. 2021
Inside Out: Expressing the Inner World. Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. Curator: Beth Sales. 2021
Rest in Power! The Life, Legacy & Mission of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. National Juried Exhibition. Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Juror: Kelly Mathews. Catalog. 2021
Viral Collaborations. Bridgeport Art Center, 3rd floor gallery, Chicago, IL. Curators: Helen Dannelly, Jeffrey Hirst. 2021
9th Annual Competition. Bridgeport Art Center, 4th floor gallery, Chicago, IL. Jurors: Yaounde Olu, Jeffrey Hirst. 2021
Touch. Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Online. Curator: Gina Lee Robbins. 2020
4th Annual National Juried Exhibit. Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI. Juror: Sergio Gomez. 2020.
Imagine: Peace, Love and Understanding. A national juried exhibit in honor of John Lennon’s 80th birthday. Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Juror: Kelly Mathews. 2020
Where’s the Revolution? 4th Floor Gallery, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL. Juror: Marci Rubin. 2020
Flux-Wax in All Forms. Arts Benecia, Benicia, CA. Juror: Sara Post. 2020
In the House. Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curator: Kelly Mathews. 2020
Inside Out: Celebrating Women in Art. Women of Expressive Abstracts. Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA. Curator: Bill Shenton. 2019
Inside Out: Celebrating Women in Art. Women of Expressive Abstracts.. Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC. Curator: Patricia Kilburg. 2019
Small Works. Gallery Grand Opening, Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curator: Kelly Mathews. 2019
Who’s Afraid of Red? Studio Gallery OH!, Chicago, IL. Juror: Erwin Overes. 2019
Global Warming is REAL. Museum of Encaustic Art * Encaustic Art Institute Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM. Jurors: Nanette Newbry and Richard Dowdy. 2019
No Creative Boundaries: Anything Goes. National Encaustic/Wax Exhibition. Museum of Encaustic Art * Encaustic Art Institute Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM. Juror: Ellen Koment. 2019
Contemporary Ancients. South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI. 2019
Fireworks at the Dole. Sage Gallery at the The Dole, Crystal Lake, IL 2019
Variations in Wax. State Street Gallery, Robert Morris University, Chicago, IL. Curated by Gallery Committee. 2019
Written in Fire. 2nd Floor Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL. Curator: Sergio Gomez. 2019
Honorable Mention Spring Members Show 2019. Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists. 3rd Floor Gallery, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL. Juror: Susan Blackman.
Through the Cracks, the Light Gets In. International juried exhibit. Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Juror: Douglas Stapleton. 2018.
6th Annual Art Competition and Exhibition. Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago. Jurors: Virginia Ferrari, Carol Harmel. 2018.
1st Annual Woman Made Midwest Open Exhibition. Woman Made Gallery, Chicago. Juror: Deb Flagel. 2018
Not Just Drawing: A Line with Intent. ARC Gallery, Chicago. Juror: F. David Reif. 2018
14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL. Juror: Dan Addington. 2017-18
The Access Wall: A Small Works Exhibition. ART NXT Level Projects/33 Contemporary Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago. Curator: Sergio Gomez. 2017
Honorable Mention-Fine Art 1st Annual Fine Art and Literature Competition. The Woven Tale Press. 2017
Made at at Lillstreet. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago. Juror: Kate Jordan. 2017
Creek Gallery Show - National Juried Exhibit. Willow Creek Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, IL. Jurors: Joe and Kathleen Sullivan Isacson. 2017
Contemporary Encaustic 2017 - National Juried Exhibit. Royal Contemporary, Florence, CO. Jurors: Lisa Steele, Lauren Lipinski Eisen.
Honorable Mention - Annual Spring Members’ Show 2017. Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists. Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Old Town Triangle Assn, Chicago. Jurors: Peter LaGrand, Joe Taylor.
95th Annual Juried Members' Exhibit, Oak Park Art League. Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL. Juror: Teresa J. Parker. 2017
Small But Mighty - National Juried Exhibit. Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL. Juror: Aron Packer. 2017
13th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL. Juror: Sergio Gomez. 2016-17
Finalist: Abstract/Experimental Category - 35th Annual Competition,The Artists Magazine. 2016
Later Impressions 2016, Annual Juried Show of Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists. Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Jurors: Sharon Bladholm, Diane Kittle, Megan Williamson.
Monochrome Online Exhibition. Linus Galleries.com. 2016
Creek Gallery Show - National Juried Exhibit. Willow Creek Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, IL. Jurors: Joe and Kathleen Sullivan Isacson. 2016
The Dot Show. Small group encaustic exhibit. The Chicago Art District in Pilsen, showPODs 1-7. 2016
160 º F. Small group encaustic exhibit featuring: Kathy Blankley Roman, William Drake, Kelly Matthews, Jane Michalski, Dian Sourelis. Gallery 2506, Chicago, IL. Curator: Kathleen Sullivan. 2016
Wall to Wall. Inaugural Exhibit of ArtSpace 1550, featured exhibit of Chicago Artists Month.Curator: Carol Brooks. 2015
Later Impressions 2015, Annual Juried Show of Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists. Chicago Cultural Center. Renaissance Court Gallery. Jurors: Stephen DeSantis, Julie Ressler, Jessica Cochran. 2015
6th Place Overall - Abstracts International Competition 2015. LightSpaceTime.com.
BEST IN SHOW - Annual Spring Members’ Show 2015. Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists. Noyes Art Center, Evanston, IL. Jurors: Mary Berg, Kaye Buchman.
Creek Gallery Show - National Juried Exhibit. Willow Creek, Crystal Lake, IL. Invitational. Juror: Kathleen Sullivan Isaacson. 2015
The Notion of Motion, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL. Jurors: Gallery Exhibition Committee. 2015
Art for America, A National Review of 2D Contemporary Art. The Art House, Chicago, IL. Jurors: James Yood - Essayist, Professor of Art History & Critique at The Art Institute of Chicago. Ginny Voedisch - Art Historian and Lecturer at The Art Institute of Chicago. 2015
Juried admission into the IL Artisans Program of the Illinois State Museum. James Thompson Center, Chicago. 2015
National Art Encounter 2015, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL. Juror: Dr. Carol Damien, Professor of Art & Art History, Florida International University.
Expansive Visions. Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL. Curator: Beth Shadur, Gallery Director. 2015
Later Impressions 2014, Annual Juried Exhibit of Senior Artists Network. Chicago Cultural Center. Renaissance Court Gallery.
The Art in Wax, National Small Works Show. Gallery 901, Santa Fe, NM. Juror: Sherry Ikeda. 2014
Finalist: Abstract/Experimental Category - 34th Annual Competition,The Artists Magazine. 2014
Permanent Collection, The Encaustic Art Institute, Cerrillos, NM. 2014
4th Place: Overall, 3rd Place: Painting - 2014 International Open Competition, LightSpaceTime.com.
4th Annual National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibit, Encaustic Art Institute. Santa Fe, NM. Juror: Merry Scully, Head of Curatorial Affairs, New Mexico Museum of Art. 2014
Be Mine, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago. Invitational group show. 2014
Encaustic Nature in Art (National), The Art Center, Highland Park, IL. Juror: Jenny Learner. 2014
3rd Annual National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, The Encaustic Art Institute, Cerrillos, NM. Juror: Michael Kessler. 2013
4th Place: Painting - All Women International Competition 2013, LightSpaceTime.com.
BEEcause Group Encaustic Exhibit, Studio 300 - Zhou B Art Center, Chicago. Curator: Jenny Learner. 2013
In Celebration of Woman’s History Month, Northern Trust Bank, Chicago. Invitational group show
curated by Beate Minkovski of Woman Made Gallery. 2013
The Buzz, Studio 300 - Zhou B Art Center, Chicago. Curator: Jenny Learner. 2013
Natura Viva - Debra Claffey Blog Exhibit, encaustic. Curated. 2013
Tactile Encounters: The Influence and Appearance of Texture in Encaustic, The Kemper Gallery in the Galvin Library, IL Institute of Technology, Chicago. 2013
Inspired by: Celebrating Illinois Woman Artists and Artisans, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago. Juror: Mary Stoppert. 2013
Top 10 Award - International Abstracts Competition. AbstractArtistGallery.org. 2012
Honorable Mention: Mixed Media - All Women International Competition. LightSpaceTime.com 2012
The Winners of the 7th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibitions - Morpho Gallery for Chicago Artists Month, October 2012. Featuring: Kathy Blankley Roman, Tim Vitek, Sarah Francis, and Jose Bolet. 2012
CURATION
With Dan Addington:
8th Annual Encaustic Exhibit. National. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2019
7th Annual Encaustic Exhibit. National. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2018
6th Annual Encaustic Exhibit. National. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2017
With Kathleen Waterloo: 5th Annual Encaustic Exhibit. National. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2016
Edges. National Encaustic Exhibit, Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2015
Unbound(ed). National Encaustic Exhibit, Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2014
Wax(‘in)Blue. Regional Encaustic Exhibit, Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2013
Hot Wax in the City. Morpho Gallery, Chicago. 2012
PRESS
What is Abstract Art? Springboard Arts Blog Sept 21, 2020
Meet Kathy Blankley Roman, Artist in Avondale. Interview by Voyage Chicago. 2018.
Ten Abstract Artists to Watch in 2018. Light Space & Time Online Gallery.
Bronze Artist Award Winner with 6 page feature and review by Alexis Culotte, PhD. ArtAscent Magazine, Abstract Issue, August 2017, Vol. 26, pp 24-29.
Artist Showcase. Monthly feature article. Light Space & Time Online Gallery. 2016
Featured Artist - Women and Art. Facebook Page featuring great women artists throughout history.
WTP Artist: Kathy Blankley Roman. Interview by The Woven Tale Press. 2016
The Woven Tale Press, Vol. III, #11. e-Zine, 5 page feature, pp. 1-5. 2016
A Walk into Abstracts - How did they do that? Vol. 4. eBook by Sue St, John, p. 158-165. 2012