2008
Exhibitions
Henry Darger Exhibition
January 18 - June 28, 2008
Least Wanted: A Century of American Mugshots
The Mark Michaelson Collection
January 18 - April 12, 2008
Programs
Darger's Army goes to the Symphony
June 5
Life and Art of Chris Hipkiss with Annie Carlano
May 17
As Told by the Vivian Girls
May 15
Intuit Trip: 2008 Houston Art Car Parade
May 8-11, 2008
The Intuit Show 2008
April 25 - 28
Gallery Talk with Michael Bonesteel
March 15
Preview Performance: As Told by the Vivian Girls
March 13
Developing Visual Narratives Using Appropriated Images
Based on the art of Henry Darger
March 8
Mr. Imagination Benefit
February 28
Curator’s Tour of the Henry Darger Room Collection
February 16
Gallery Talk with Mark Michaelson
January 19
2007
Exhibitions
A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Vision
September 14, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Recent and Anniversary Gifts to the Permanent Collection
July 13 - January 5, 2008
Lonnie Holley: Artist in Residence
May 11 - September 1
"Don't Fence Me In": The Art of Daniel Watson
January 19 - June 23
Ken Grimes: ELUSIVE MESSAGES
January 19 - May 2, 2007
Programs
ELUSIVE EVIDENCE: a Film and Performance Investigation of the Extra Terrestrial
February 17 - March 15
"Personal Vision//Collective Obsession: Alien Contact in the Art of Ken Grimes and Contemporary Culture," a talk by Charles Russell
March 10
The Intuit Show 2007
April 27-30
Intuit's Annual Benefit Gala: In the Realms of the Unreal
October 20
Martín Ramírez Lecture with Victor Espinosa
October 25
Intuit Tours Martín Ramírez Exhibition
October 27
Dislocation/This Location
November 15
Better Homes and a Few Gardens
November 29
Intuit Tours Kohler Arts Center
December 1
Sun Always Shining: The Life and Times of Kenneth Williams
December 6
2006
Exhibitions
Take Me to the River
September 15 - January 6, 2007
Selections from the Permanent Collection
May 5 - September 2
Revelation! The Quilts of Marie "Big Mama" Roseman
May 5 - September 2
Accidental Mysteries: Extraordinary Vernacular Photographs from the Collection of John & Teenuh Foster
January 13 - April 29
In the Eyes of Mr. Dawson
January 13 - March 18
Programs
Music with Little Howlin' Wolf and Lord of the Yum-Yum
November 16
15th Anniversary Symposia
September 16, October 14, November 4
Beyond Boundaries: An Artists Dialogue
October 28
Chicago 360, Split Pillow films
October 18
Umbrella Music Festival: Trio M
October 13
15th Anniversary Gala
October 7
An Evening with Found Magazine and PostSecret
June 2
Literature for All of Us poetry and drum performance
June 1
The Last Folk Hero Book Signing and Conversation with Andrew Dietz
May 13
Vanessa Smith Lecture and Slideshow on James Castle
May 11
Laporte, Indiana Book Signing with Found Magazine's Jason Bitner
April 27
April Fool's Day Improvised Percussion with Han Bennink
April 1
Fred Scruton lecture: "Get Rid Of That Pain In The Neck!" Photographing Folk Art and Outsider Environments within the Fine Art Tradition
March 23
Vernacular Photography in Focus, a panel discussion
March 18
The Vernacular Imprint on Chicago Art and Artists, a panel discussion
March 16
Other People's Pictures, a documentary on snapshot collectors
March 2
An Evening of Music with Kevin Montgomery
February 23
A Talk with Gregg Blasdel, art environment scholar
February 16
A Conversation on the Art of William Dawson
February 9
2005
Exhibitions
Singular Visions: Images of Art Brut from the Anthony J. Petullo Collection
September 16 - December 31
Art from the Inside: Paño Drawings by Chicano Prisoners
June 17 - September 3
Tools of Her Ministry: The Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan
February 11 - May 28
FOUND: The Magazine, the Stuff
January 7 - January 29
Programs
Music and Sound Poetry with Jaap Blonk
December 10
A Talk with Johann Feilacher, Director of the Gugging House of Artists
November 10
Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art
September 30 - October 2
Blues for Breakfast
May 8 (Mother's Day)
"Enchanted Highway" radio documentary
Premiered at Intuit January 24
African-American Vernacular Art: A Secret Language, A Hidden Tradition
Lecture and panel discussion January 15
Midwest Premiere of "In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger"
January 13
2004
Exhibitions
Genesis: Gifts and Promised Gifts from the Permanent Collection
September 10 - December 30
Old World, New Country: The Art of Joseph Garlock
October 15 - January 15, 2005
Vibrant Spirits: The Art of Derek Webster
July 8 - October 2
Outside the Lines: Ordinary Pastimes, Extraordinary Art
June 11 - August 28
Laura Craig McNellis: Inside Out 1970 - 2003
March 12 - June 4
Sistuhs: Four African American Self-Taught Artists
April - June 26
Programs
5th Annual Outsider Music Series
Fall 2004
Panel Discussion on Chicago Imagists and Outsider Artists
October 21
Lecture by the Inventor of Paint-By-Numbers
June 30
2003
Exhibitions
Nitty Gritty Slim's Bike and the Street Art of Curtis Cuffie and Wesley Willis
June 13
Studies and Sketches from the Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum
March 14 - June 1
Visions Realized: The Paintings and Process of Henry Darger
March 14 - June 1
Albert Zahn "I'll Fly Away"
December 12 - February 28, 2004
Programs
Lecture on Anna Zemankova
February 22
Slide Lecture on Henry Darger by Brooke Davis Anderson
April 3
2002
Exhibitions
Levi Fischer Ames "Menagerie"
December 13 - March 1, 2003
American Stone Carving
March 8 - May 25
Eight from Europe
April 19 - April 2003
Soulful Pieces: Memory Jars and Improvised Quilts by Unknown Makers
June 7 - August 31
Programs
"Prophecies" Lecture
2001
Exhibitions
Vodou Visionaries Exhibition
March 9- May 26
American Masters Exhibition
December 1, 1999 - September 1, 2000
Rear Vision: The First Ten Years
September 8 - November 24, 2001
Sam Doyle Exhibition
November 9 - March 30, 2002
Without Ego: Anonymous Works
December 9, 2000 - February 24, 2001
Jim Work
June 15- August 25
2000
Exhibitions
Metamorphosis: The Fiber Art of Judith Scott
September 8 - November 25
William L. Hawkins
April 7 - August 26
Programs
Wendy McDaris lecture: Elvis as Icon
March 19
1999
Exhibitions
A Spiritual Journey: The Art of Eddie Lee Kendrick
1998
Exhibitions
Christian's People: Donald Wainwright
November 6 - January 23, 1999
1997
Exhibitions
Images in a Silent World: The Art of James Castle
January 19 - March 15
1996
Exhibitions
The Art of Aldo Piacenza: Celebration of Church and Country
February 4 - March 30
The Outsider Art of Fred Smith, Jack Ellsworth, and Tom Every
June 15, 1996 - April 14, 1997
Mose Tolliver: Early Works
June 23 - September 14
Time on Their Hands: The Tramp Art Tradition
September 29 - January 4, 1997
1995
Exhibitions
Self : The Paintings of Drossos P. Skyllas
May 5 - June 3
Fancy Work: The Domestic Textiles of Cora Meek
October 20 - November 18
Ballyhoo
December 3 - January 27, 1996
1994
Exhibitions
African Hair Signs
April 7 - May 8
Crowning Achievements: The Crimped & Cutting Edge in Bottle Cap Sculpture
October 7 - November 6
1993
Exhibitions
Eureka ! Recent Discoveries from Intuit Members' Collections
May 7 - June 6
Eccentric Chairs
October 1 - 30 |
