Gallery 901
Current Show
Frederick Nitsch
The Nervous Circus
Opening Reception April 5, 2025 | 5-7 pm
On Display April 5 - May 3, 2025
May 3 | Chicago Collage Collective Meetup@ Open Studio Project | 3-5 pm
Frederick Nitsch (b. 1984) is a collage artist and abstract painter. "The Nervous Circus" is his first solo show since 2020, and will feature painted and mixed media work made in the past year. Frederick is an artist with Project Onward studio in Bridgeport. Through the accumulation of layers, Nitsch builds complex tones and ethereal textures. They’re bounded in sharp-edged shapes, the whole ensemble often varnished for a brilliant sheen. Many works also incorporate fragments that the artist has cut from vintage magazines and recontextualized. Nitsch is drawn to black and white photos of faded grandeur and staccato snatches of text, the phrases often deployed as provocative riddles. Nitsch describes his work as a kind of process art: “It’s like I’m doing an exquisite corpse with myself.” A defector from the world of academic philosophy, Nitsch originally made art to escape thinking, but now believes he can use art to do thinking. Nitsch currently lives in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood with his cats Wendy and Wally. He was a founding member of Chicago’s cooperatively run Agitator Gallery.
ADELE FAMMEREE
MAY 7 - 31, 2025
we meet in passing
Opening Reception - May 7, 2025 | 6pm - 8pm
Gallery 901 presents the first solo exhibition by Evanston photographer Adele Fammeree. We Meet in Passing features black & white and color photos that capture passing moments on the street and in nature.
Artist Statement:
My favorite photos are ones of serendipity–a sliver of time where we meet in passing and in those few seconds I capture joy, confusion, stillness, or the chaos of what is happening in front of me. Last summer, I walked around Hudson, NY, observing the locals. I looked up and saw a couple cheerfully in conversation. The woman was licking a lollipop, and the man was holding a mini flag behind his back. Trying to be discreet, I quickly snapped them together. They heard the shutter and looked right at me. I checked my camera and realized it had died right after I took that shot, which I called Flag Day. As a photographer, I have always found untouched, natural subjects to be the most beautiful. I strive to capture someone's spirit—their personality and energy—because those photos can outlive their subjects and stand as a powerful record of someone’s truth.
Artist Bio:
Adele Fammeree is a senior at ETHS. Her photography has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, WTTW / PBS, and Our Evanston. She has received nine Scholastic Art and Writing awards, including four Gold Keys, and her photograph “Post-Election" was chosen for the 2025 juried Illinois High School Art Exhibition. Adele will be attending UNC Chapel Hill in the fall.
MATTHEW SCHAEFER
JUNE 7 - 30 , 2025
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 7 | 5 PM - 7 PM
My education in the arts started early. Both my Mother and Father were heavily invested in literature, visual arts, classical music, etc. There was a severity of sincerity as well as a desperate identity that rose above the cultural norms of the 50s and 60s, the youthful formative years of my life. I always felt comfortable expressing myself through painting rather then the traditional means of socialization. Painting was encouraged and it became a way of communicating. My life. I was recognized as an artist but I was not prepared emotionally for the competitive nature of the economic world that could have helped me. I attended Silvermine College of Art in New Canaan Ct. from 1968 thru 1970. I was restless and traveled here and there throughout the seventies. My identity as a artist has never left me. I always found work to cover the costs of paints and canvas and shelter. I first started showing my paintings in Ct. around the early mid 1970s and was well received. Being a rebellious individual, at the time, I missed many opportunities that were offered. My experiences on the road released me from the burden of conformity. I moved to Chicago around 1980 and began showing my work in various galleries. In the early 2000’s I joined Flatfile Gallery which gave me many opportunities to display paintings. I am now represented by several galleries in the vicinity.