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Past Exhibits and Programs

Tools of Her Ministry: The Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan
February 11 - May 28, 2005
Opening Reception: February 11, 2005 5pm - 8pm

"He moves my hand. Do you think I would ever know how to do a picture like this by myself?"
- Sister Gertrude Morgan

Press Release:
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art will present the critically acclaimed exhibition "Tools of Her Ministry: The Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan" from Feb. 11 through May 28, 2005, at Intuit, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wed.-Sat.; admission is free. Opening reception (free) on Fri., Feb. 11, 2005, 5-8 pm, at Intuit. In conjunction with "Tools of Her Ministry," Intuit will present programming throughout the duration of the exhibition, featuring live dramatic musical performances and lectures.

The exhibit was curated by William A. Fagaly, former director at the New Orleans Art Museum, and arranged by the American Folk Art Museum in New York. "Tools of Her Ministry: The Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan" is the first major museum retrospective devoted to Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980), an African-American painter who today is considered one of the most important self-taught artists of our time.

Morgan painted on absolutely anything that was handy - paper, wood, Styrofoam trays, window shades - mixing acrylics, poster paint, watercolors, crayons, and ball-point pen. Then she set up camp to show her work in the heart of the New Orleans' French Quarter and performed creative and passionate public sermons in a deep chant-like voice, self-accompanied by guitar or tambourine, for local passers-by who grew to cherish her charismatic persona. She was a familiar figure in town and her ubiquitous status as a beloved visionary is expertly documented in this exhibition with biographical photographs and more than 100 paintings, drawings, and objects.

The Sara Lee Foundation is the Lead Chicago Sponsor of the exhibition. The exhibit opened at the American Folk Art Museum in New York in May 2004, and resided at the New Orleans Museum of Art from October 2004 through January 2005 before coming to Intuit .

Opening night of the "Tools of Her Ministry" exhibit

photo credit: Cheri Eisenberg

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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art promotes public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of intuitive and outsider art through education, exhibition, collecting and publishing. Intuit defines ‘intuitive and outsider art’ as the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world, and who instead are motivated by their unique personal vision. This definition includes art brut, non-traditional folk art, self-taught art, and visionary art.