A m y  H o n c h e l l
November 2011
Coming up:
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, November 3-6, 2011
Amy Honchell will have work in the Chubb Booth as well as Jean Albano Gallery's Booth #922

and

Groupings at Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior, Chicago, IL
Opening Reception: November 4, 2011 5:30-7:30 pm
Fictional Landscapes, September 21–October 26, 2011
New City review of Fictional Landscapes
O'Connor Art Gallery, Dominican University
7900 West Division Street (Lewis Hall 4th Floor)
River Forest, Illinois

FICTIONAL LANDSCAPES: Amy Honchell and Young Cho
September 21–October 26, 2011
Opening Reception, Wednesday, September 21st 4–7pm.
Artist Lecture before the opening at 3pm.
Soft Infrastructure at Lula Cafe, July 12-October 4, 2011
Soft Infrastructure
Lula Art Blog
Chicago Tribune Article
Artist Reception: Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 6-9 pm
2537 N. Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60647

Honchell’s new solo exhibition at Lula Cafe, Soft Infrastructure, reveals a soft
landscape—created from layers of cloth that are stitched into
strata—supporting traces of failed (hard) architecture—dilapidated mining
structures, hunting blinds, and communication towers. The improbable,
rickety structures stand in opposition to the soft landscape that provides
support to them.

Topology, sewing, and elements of mapping underscore the parallels between
the structures and functions of the human body, architecture, and the
landscape. Honchell invites viewers to cross unseen boundaries and discover
new territories while exploring the sense of touch in a visual way.
Swimsuit Edition: A Visceral Body to open at Swimming Pool Project Space
Swimming Pool Project Space
An exhibition curated by Lisa Majer and Liz Nielsen will open at Swimming Pool Project Space in Chicago, IL in February 2011. Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect, the artists, designers, performers, and thinkers in this edition elicit profound primal sensations through their craft. From the base to the sublime, from the personal to the social, from introspective to active, and from seductive to confrontational, the sensations and sensationalism of the works are ports of entry as points of departure.
Work included in exhibition in Providence, RI (2010) and Paris, France (2011)
Spéos Gallery
Vivre L'accord! is an exhibition celebrating 20 years of co-operation between the Photography Department at RISD and Spéos in Paris. The exhibition highlights 20 years of Wintersession classes with participants from 1992 to 2010.
The Logo (a short film)
The Logo
What happened to the Obama logo once the Presidential seal appeared?
This short film follows the popular icon as it confronts life after the Inauguration.

Written and directed by Steve Juras, co-creator of the Obama logo, and produced by The Swiderski Institute (swidinst.org/blog).
Geographies of Art Panel
Amy Honchell will be presenting a paper about her installation work at the annual Association of American Geographers conference.
Amy Honchell: Personal Geographies exhibition catalog
Exhibition Images
An exhibition catalogue with essays by Jeremy Biles and Becky Atkinson and designed by the Swiderski Institute is forthcoming in fall 2009.
This publication documents Honchell's 2009 solo exhibition at Murray State University in Murray, KY.

The work in Amy Honchell: Personal Geographies, Honchell’s solo exhibition at Murray State University, draws from the histories and structures of textiles, geography, biology, and architecture. Invisible patterns—topography, weather patterns, bodily systems— are the basis for her site-specific installations and drawings. Honchell’s work focuses on conflating the spaces we inhabit (landscape, architecture, bodies, and minds).

2008 MCA/Lollapalooza Partnership Installation Artist
Amy Honchell at MCA/Lollapalooza
Amy Honchell has been selected to create a site-specific project for the 2008 MCA/Lollapalooza partnership at the corner of Jackson and Lake Shore Drive, Grant Park, Chicago. Lollapalooza runs August 1-3, 2008.
Museum of Contemporary Art
Lollapalooza 2008
New City Chicago Breakout Artists 2008
BREAKOUT ARTISTS: Chicago’s next generation of image makers
Breakout Artists 2008
Points of Impact New City Review
MATTER: Contemporary Textiles at SPACE Gallery
MouthtoMouth Interview
Word for Word: Amy Honchell/Anne Wilson
interview by Julie Farstad for MouthtoMouth Spring/Summer 2004 issue
http://mouthtomouthmag.com/wfw
Perfect Reviews
Review of Perfect Exhibition in Chicago by Margaret Hawkins
http://findarticles.com/p/arti

Review of Perfect Exhibition tour in Memphis by Carol Knowles
http://www.memphisflyer.com/gy