So, be Unusual.
Welcome to The Strange & Unusual Gallery …..
Bringing you local art & artists since 2020.
Who we are……… a Grassroots, independent, artist owned gallery featuring emerging, underground, and mind-blowing local and not so local artists in all mediums……We like bringing it to your eyeholes2025
Coming this April….
Elemental Alchemy
Featuring the work of APRIL LOVE
“Elemental Alchemy” is a captivating display of art by April Love that delves into the transformative power of nature’s fundamental forces—earth, air, fire, and water.
Through diverse mediums and imaginative processes, this exhibition explores the interplay between the raw elements and the artistic alchemy that turns simple materials into profound expressions and subtle protests.
Each piece reflects the artist’s journey of transformation, where the base becomes sublime, the material becomes ethereal, and the mundane is elevated to the tyrannical.
This show invites viewers to witness the fusion of creativity and elemental energy, celebrating the timeless process of change, discovery, and rebirth in the world of art into this new world of 2025.
Opening April 19th, 2025
Alchemy as art is about exploring the hidden forces of transformation, whether it’s through the medium of materials, the spiritual growth of the artist, or the way art speaks to viewers on a deeper, more mystical level. It is an invitation to question, explore, and transform not just what we see, but how we see and understand the world.
Spring/Summer 2025
“MEMORY ACCESS” – Opening June 6th
Veronica Soria Martinez (Long awaited solo show)
Blending augmented reality, video projections, and sound works, Veronica Soria-Martinez’s exhibition Memory Access immerses visitors in a space that explores a speculative future through fictional relics. Inspired by two notable Argentinian literary works from the 1940s, the exhibition draws from Adolfo Bioy Casares’s The Invention of Morel, whose plot anticipates virtual and augmented reality, and Jorge Luis Borges’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, a story about an alternate reality created through generations of speculative research. In Borges’s tale, a group constructs the history and culture of an imaginary planet, and by the story’s end, objects from this fictional world begin appearing in our own, challenging perceptions of prescience and social engineering. The exhibition draws parallelisms between these stories to create a narrative where diaries, relics from the future, and “found” documentation are unveiled to reflect on memory, change, and collective futures.
“We’re Gonna Make It After all?” – July (date TBD)
Featuring Kent Smith
Political cartoons serve as both a mirror and a magnifying glass to society, reflecting the complexities of power, injustice, and human behavior with sharp wit and biting humor. Through exaggeration, symbolism, and satire, these works break down intricate political issues, making them accessible while simultaneously challenging the status quo. In a world often dominated by rhetoric and spin, political cartoons provide a space for critical thought and open dialogue, encouraging viewers to question, reflect, and, at times, laugh at the absurdity of it all. This artwork harnesses the power of caricature to expose truths, provoke action, and spark conversation in a uniquely impactful way.
Coming August 2025
The gallery is excited to welcome Jason Verbeek
Jason’s first solo show with us is highly anticipated! His flowing and graphic metal sculptures have been shown all over the state of Illinois, with his newest piece being granted to Arts Alive Chicago which will be unveiled late this spring.
Stay tuned for details, you won’t want to miss this show!
September 2025
The return of ROBIN POWER for her second solo show!
FINAL SHOW OF 2025
“Temporary Residents”
Featuring Terry Eastham and Christine Nordstrom
