I am a Chicago-based painter. I received my bachelors degree in art from Northern Illinois University with an emphasis on studio painting, graphic design, and art history. I’ve exhibited mostly around the Chicago area for the past 20 years and I have paintings in private collections in Illinois as well as in other states. In addition to painting (or vice-versa) I’m a freelance graphic designer with 28 years of experience and also working as fine arts professional for the past decade. I also dabble in music. Please check back later for a formal resume/CV.

For inquiries: gene.a.skala@gmail.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Hidden Trajectories, (Window Exhibit), Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 For The Roses: Paintings by Gene Skala, Andersonville Arts Week/Ranalli’s, Chicago, IL
2016 Juried Exhibition: Gene Skala, Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, IL
2014 Art Round Trip 2014: Gene Skala - Recent Paintings, Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL
2014 Dreams Are Like Water: Paintings by Gene Skala, Center On Halsted, Chicago, IL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Unseen: Collages, Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture; 3D4D Gallery, Chicago, IL (Curator and Exhibiting Artist)
2020 Open, Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery, Lockport, IL
2021 Keep Our Businesses Afloat!, Lockport Summer Art Series, Lockport, IL 60441
2019 Unlikely Pairings, Gallery Studio Oh!, Chicago, IL
2019 Indoors/Outdoors, Hofheimer Gallery Chicago, IL
2019 Artmadillo ‘19, Armadillo’s Pillow, Chicago, IL
2018 Artmadillo ‘18 (Part 2), Armadillo’s Pillow, Chicago, IL
2018 Dreaming In Color: Painting with Gouache, Hofheimer Gallery Chicago, IL (Curator and Exhibiting Artist)
2018 Artmadillo ‘18, Armadillo’s Pillow, Chicago, IL
2017 Moving Point: Recent Work, Sidewinder Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Artmadillo ‘16, Armadillo’s Pillow, Chicago, IL
2016 Flora & Fauna: The Architecture of Nature, August House Studios, Chicago, IL
2015 Be Mine, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2012 Not Big, Logsdon 1909 Gallery & Studio, Chicago, Illinois
2010 Neo-Obama Portrait-O-Rama, The Neo-Futurist Theatre, Chicago, IL
2009 Pathways and Portals, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Things My Mother Gave Me, Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2008 7 Different Views, Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2008 Love & Hate, Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2008 The 12 x 12 Show (2008), Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2008 The “[Blank Space]” Exhibit, Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2007 Untitled, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 The 12 x 12 Show, Refuge: Center for Artists in Recovery, Skokie, IL
2005 Chicago Public Schools Fundraiser, Pause Café, Chicago, IL

INFORMAL EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Emerald City Cafè. Chicago, IL
2005 Café Pause, Chicago, IL

REVIEWS/PRESS COVERAGE:
2017 Hawbaker, KT, “See It Now: Artists In Their Element”, Chicago Tribune, August 24, 2017
2010 Houlihan, Mary, “Barack The Vote: The People’s Choice”, Chicago Sun-Times, October 17, 2010
2008 Varnell, Paul, “Artists In Recovery”, Chicago Free Press, October 8, 2008