Serene Wise
410 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
312.440.0418
serenewise@aol.com
www.serenewise.com

recent exhibition history
one person exhibitions 2005-2013
2013 Homage to Daniel Buren/Un hommage à Daniel Buren
The American Library in Paris, Paris, France
Curator: Pauline Lemasson
2012 Homage to Daniel Buren/Un hommage à Daniel Buren
Chelsea Gallery, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
Curator: Colin Clare
  Homage to Daniel Buren/Un hommage à Daniel Buren
Gallery@220, Pop-up Art Loop, Chicago, IL
Curator: Stuart Hall
2010 Serene Wise: topology paintings...
ARTSpace 537, Chicago, IL
Curator: Karen Tichy
2009 12 Roman Numerals, paintings by Serene Wise
Second Floor Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
Curators: Karen Tichy, Brenda Thomas
2008 The Gray/Grey Series 2008, paintings by Serene Wise
Chelsea Gallery, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
Curator: Nina Risoli
  the Painted line: recent works by Serene Wise
State Street Gallery, Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL
Curator: Marissa Rossi
2007 The Gray/Grey Series 2007, paintings by Serene Wise
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Pat Murphy
  Serene Wise: a topology in white and color
Finestra Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Glenn Doering
2006 Serene Wise: summer paintings
Chelsea Gallery, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
Curator: Nina Risoli
2005 Serene Wise: recent paintings
The Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
Curator: Aimee Picard
selected group exhibitions: 2003-2012
2012 85th Exhibition of Professional Members
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Curator: Allison Fordas
  Gallery@220, Pop-Up Art Loop, Chicago, IL
Curator: Stuart Hall, Chicago Loop Alliance
Closing Reception
E!X!HiBiTion!
  113th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members’ Exhibition
National Arts Club, New York, NY
Curator: Dianne Bernhard
2010 Opening Exhibition
ARTSpace 537, Chicago, IL
Curator: Karen Tichy
  111th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members’ Exhibition
National Arts Club, New York, NY
Curator: Dianne Bernhard
  Chicago Artists’ Coalition
Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL
artist-in-residence 2009-2010
Curator: Susan Aurinko
Curator’s Choice
Linear Thinking (two person exhibition)
2009 Chicago Artists’ Coalition
Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL
artist-in-residence 2009-2010
Curator: Susan Aurinko
21 IN A MILLION
Opening Group Show
  FAB Artists Exhibition 2009
Second Floor Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curators: Karen Tichy, Brenda Thomas
  Just Good Art 2009
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Curator: Francesca Wilmott
  From the Collection
Chelsea Gallery, London, UK
Curator: Nina Risoli
  Art Against AIDS 2009
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL
Curator: Chuck Gneich
  heART show
2nd Floor Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
Curators: Brenda Thomas, Karen Tichy
  2009 Spring Exhibition
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curator: Alan Leder
2008 FAB Artists Exhibition 2008
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Patricia Murphy
  SOAR: BLUEPRINTS iii
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Curator: Rosalie Harris
  SAN Members Show 2008
South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Curator: Annette Abajia
  Art Against AIDS 2008
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL
Curator: Christie’s Fine Art Auctioneers
  In View 2008
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
Curator: Stacy Falagkas
2007 Autumn Exhibition
Gebben Jackson Art & Design, Fennville, MI
Curator: Kristin Gebben Jackson
  SOAR: BLUEPRINTS
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Curator: Mary Baim
  SAN Members Show 2007
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Curator: Patricia O’Malley
  2007 Spring Exhibition
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curator: Alan Leder
  Art Against AIDS 2007
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL
Curator: Chuck Gneich
  In View 2007
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
Curator: Ann Rosen
2006 TCAUP Centennial
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  2006 Chicago Art Open
Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL
Curators: Jeanne Dunning, Carl Hammer, Julie Rodrigues
  Just Good Art
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Curator: Allison Peters
  The 43rd Juried Fine Art Competition
Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
Juror: Mark Mehaffey
  Home of the Free
The Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Curator: Jens Hoffmann, ICA, London, UK
  Spring Fundraiser Auction
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Eric May, Roots and Culture Gallery
  Second Annual Cliff Dwellers Art Expo
The Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
Curator: Jennifer Webster
  Friends of Art Open Exhibition
Holland Area Art Council, Holland, MI
Curator: Lorma Williams Freestone
  Hunt & Gather Contemporary Art
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curator: Alan Leder
  14th Annual Fine Arts Building Artists in Residence Group Exhibition
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Mary Graham
2005 2005 University of Michigan Alumni Art Show
Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curators: Jason LaBelle, Jennifer Webster
  2005 Chicago Art Open
Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL
Curator: Liz Chilsen
  Complex Simplicity/Simple Complexity
Illinois Institute of Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Charles Gneich
  Pictures at an Exhibition
American Music Festivals, Glenview, IL
Curator: Philip Simmons
  First Annual Cliff Dwellers Art Expo
The Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
Curator: Aimee Picard
  2005 Spring Benefit Art Auction
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curator: Alan Leder
  LIPA Gallery
Chicago, IL
Curator: Vesna Rebernak
KNOCKOFFS (a benefit)
old new borrowed blue
  13th Annual Fine Arts Building Artists in Residence Group Exhibition
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Mary Graham
2004 2004 Spring Benefit Art Auction
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curator: Alan Leder
  12th Annual Fine Arts Building Artists in Residence Group Exhibition
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Mary Graham
2003 Skyline Studios Annual Exhibition
Skyline Studios Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator: Millie Marnin