Madron Gallery Presents “Tell Me What You See”
"March 26 to June 12, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:30 to 8:30 PM
1000 North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642 (3rd floor)
Madron Gallery presents Tell Me What You See, a group exhibition featuring four Chicago artists: Jacob Futhey, Glen Gauthier, Kate Hendrickson, and Kara Cobb Johnson. On view March 26 through June 12, 2026, with an opening reception on Thursday, 26th, 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The exhibition invites viewers into an intimate conversation with the works on paper that reward closer inspection, quiet attention, and reflection.
"In a moment defined by rapid digital consumption, paper offers a different kind of encounter, one grounded in texture, materiality, and presence. The artists in “Tell Me What You See” work across photography, collage, drawing, and printmaking, creating layered compositions that encourage viewers to look beyond the surface and discover emotional and conceptual depth". - Madron Gallery
“Paper becomes a quiet threshold, where touch, memory, and imagination meet." - Madron Gallery
What the Exhibition is about
"Paper: a flat plane of existence where boundaries are created by set dimensions defined by the physicality of the sheet: a reality where flat or irregular edges, hot or cold press, color, and weight are determining factors in not only the construction of an artwork, but also its presentation. In an age where artists are discovered by endless scrolling through social media, websites, online publications, and videos, the choice of paper, a physically often subtle support structure, seems poignant. A quiet call to slow down, look closely, and explore the unknown. These four Chicago artists are creating artworks that challenge viewers to look beyond the surface of the paper and uncover the emotions that lie within their photography, collage, and printmaking. Each artist has a dramatically different approach to their use of paper, but all four artistic practices are bound together by experimentation and multilayered creative processes that reexamine each medium." -Madron Gallery
Jacob Futhey
Jacob Futhey’s mixed-media works begin with archival inkjet photographs that evolve through subtle interventions with paint, pastel, and other materials.
Glen Gauthier
Glen Gautier’s collages draw on mid-century Americana and personal memory, weaving nostalgia and cultural history into complex visual stories.
Kate Hendrickson
Kate Hendrickson combines hand-drawn colored-pencil and pastel drawings in digital processes, building dynamic abstract compositions that conceal the background.
Kara Cobb Johnson
Kara Cobb Johnson creates conceptual works focused on harmony within the picture planes, installation, and sculptural environments.
About Madron Gallery
Madron is home to Madron Gallery, Madron Press, and the Skolmik family’s private art collection. The Skolnik family is committed to supporting contemporary and Jewish artists while stewarding significant nineteenth and twentieth-century American Art. Through scholarship-informed programming and exhibitions, Madron has established a distinct voice in Chicago’s cultural landscape, fostering dialogue between historical and contemporary artistic practices.
For additional information, please contact Madron Gallery at 312-640-1302 or visit Madron.com.