Art World Chicago

 C-Shop, Coffee Shop at University of Chicago  South Side Impressions Exhibit, Beverly Art Center My painting, C-Shop, Coffee Shop at University of Chicago, is part of a group exhibit and competition, South Side Impressions at the Beverly Art Center, throughout this March.  Chicago, including the Hyde Park area, is a fascinating subject for Midwest regional [...]

Gargoyle at Cobb GateThe Streaming Festival 6th Edition The Streaming Festival 6th Edition is curated and sponsored by the isfth foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands, from December 1 to 18, 2011.  This online international exhibit includes  Video Artists, and for the first time this year, also 2D Artists.  I’m pleased that my Digital Gothic series [...]

Leon Sarantos’ trytich, Dawn Twilight – The Sun, The Moon, The Stars is at Paul Henry’s Art Gallery At the Directions Exhibit, new Chicago artist. Leon Sarantos, joins Midwestern artists: Dawn Diamantopoulos, Paul Benninghoff, Quinton Foreman, Michael Kaysen, Kim Canton, Robert Gago, and Sophia Rapato. Address is Paul Henry’s Art Gallery, 416 Sibley Street, Hammond, Indiana, [...]

 Opening Night The featured event to kickoff Chicago Artists Month is at Ravenswood ArtWalk, 4011 North Ravenswood, this Friday from 7 PM To 10 PM. There will be art, food, music and more at the Opening Night. Sample the fare and meet many of the 250 artists who are showcasing their work in the Ravenswood [...]

Botany Pond I have explored several genres and styles over the years, including cityscape and landscape paintings, as well as portraits and figurative art.  The unifying theme in my art is conveying the feeling or mood evoked in me by the subject of my painting.  My first focus in creating a painting is the interplay [...]

Painting & Photo of Architecture by Leon Sarantos at Member’s Show at Cornerstone Art Center & Gallery Cornerstone Art Center & Gallery After being in two curated exhibits with 119th Street Artists at Cornerstone Art Center & Gallery, I decided to join the group. I’ve been impressed with the quality of the art and am [...]