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Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2012 | Tempus Fugit, American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | Ex Libris, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2010 | The Observer, Brushwood, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield, IL |
| 2007-08 | Field Guide, The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Closed and Open, The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Wriston Art Museum, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI |
| 2003 | Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | Descry, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL |
| Topographia, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 1999-00 | The Traveler, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| 1998 | Tabulae Interiores, Union League Club, Chicago, IL |
| 1997 | Gallery A, Chicago, IL |
| 1996 | Gallery A |
| 1995 | Gallery A |
| 1994 | Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1993 | Gallery A |
| Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN | |
| 1991 | The Center for Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
| 1989 | The Center for Contemporary Art |
| 1983 | Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL |
| 1981 | Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
Select Group Exhibitions | |
| 2012-13 | Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, Industry of the Ordinary, Chicago Cultural Center |
| 2012 | (No) Vacancy, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2011 | A Sense of Place, Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, and the Italian Pavilion, 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale |
| The Centennial Celebration: New Acquisitions 2001-2011, New York Public Library, New York, NY | |
| 2009 | Installation: Horarium, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL |
| Visions in New York City: Short Films and Stills, Columbia University, New York and Art Basel | |
| 39 verbs, Industry of the Ordinary project, Chicago, IL | |
| as we live and breathe, Carrie Secrist Gallery | |
| Natural History, Central Booking, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2008 | Paper Love, Devening Projects + Editions, Chicago, IL |
| Clouds, Carrie Secrist Gallery | |
| 2007 | The Legend Altered: Map as Medium and Method in Contemporary Art, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| Chicago Artists, Block Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | |
| Short Stories, Columbia University | |
| 2006 | Travel Documents, Koehnline Museum of Art and Columbia College Chicago |
| 2005 | The Art of the Bookmark, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| Tiny/Huge, Carrie Secrist Gallery | |
| 2004 | Departures, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| 2003 | Pretty, As a Picture, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| 2002 | Plotting, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| 2001 | Amused, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| 2000 | Bluer, Carrie Secrist Gallery |
| Self Portraits, Printworks Gallery | |
| Out of Line, Chicago Cultural Center | |
| Exquisite Corpse, Printworks Gallery | |
| 1999 | Gallery Artists, Gallery A, Chicago, IL |
| 1998 | The Back Room, Gallery A |
| 1997 | Nurturing Vision: Paschke, Contro, and Oruch, Skidmore College, NY, University of Montana, MT, State of Illinois Museums, Chicago and Springfield, IL |
| Game of Chance, traveling exhibition | |
| Series, Series, Series, Rockford College, Rockford, IL | |
| 1996 | To Each Her Own, Gallery A |
| Pleasure (beyond guilt), Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 1995 | Pulp Fictions, Gallery A |
| 1994 | Francis and June Spiezer Collection, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL |
| Transitions: A Look at Progress in the Studio, Gallery A | |
| Group Exhibition, Gallery A | |
| 1993 | Group Exhibition, Gallery A |
| Women in the Arts, The St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, MN | |
| Once Upon A Time...A Loose Form of Narrative, Gallery A | |
| 1991 | Source Material, The Center for Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
| 1990 | Environmental Figuration, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| Small Things, Northern Illinois University, Chicago, IL | |
| 1989 | Milano Internazionale D'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy |
| 1988 | Four Bothers Press 1980-87, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL |
| 1987 | Inaugural Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art |
| Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 400 | |
| 1986 | Gallery Artists, Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| Art Muscle, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI | |
| 1983 | New Chicago Artists, Van Straaten Gallery |
| 1982 | 34th Illinois Invitational, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| New Horizons in Art, The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL | |
| Colored Pencil Invitational, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL | |
| 1981 | Prints and Drawings, Artists' Guild Competition, Chicago, IL |
| Women Artists, Springfield Art Association, Springfield IL | |
| Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO | |
| The Contemporary Figure, Artists' Guild Competition | |
Reviews and Publications |
| Andrea Kirsh. "It's About Time." The Art Blog, June, 2012. |
| Alaina Mabaso. "Tempus Fugit." Broad Street Review, May 5, 2012. |
| Cotter, Jim. "Tempus Fugit." WRTI Philadelphia, April 19, 2012. |
| Newhall, Edie. "Tempus Fugit." Philadelphia Inquirer, April 22, 2012. |
| Morehart, Phil. "Three's Company." Chicago Journal, November 2, 2011. |
| Ex Libris, Critic's Pick. Time Out Chicago, October, 2011. |
| Riddell, Jill. "Antonia Contro." Ryerson Almanac, Fall, 2010. |
| Artner, Alan. "Clouds et al." Chicago Tribune, July 4, 2008. |
| Weinberg, Lauren. "Clouds et al." Time Out Chicago, July, 2008. |
| Closed/Open: Antonia Contro. 2007. Chicago: The Newberry Library; winner, Chicago Design Archive permanent collection, 2007, Society for Typographic Art. |
| Lopez, Ruth. "Show Stoppers of 2006." Time Out Chicago, December 28, 2006. |
| Reardon, Patrick. "Newberry, Artist Explore the Architecture of Knowledge." Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2006. |
| Weinberg, Lauren. "Off the Page: Antonia Contro." Time Out Chicago, May 5, 2006. |
| Hawkings, Margaret. "Travel Documents." Chicago Sun Times, March 17, 2006. |
| Yood, James. "Ed Paschke Tribute Show." 2005. |
| Sundell, Ivy. "Living Artists." Crow Woods Publishing, 2005. |
| Artner, Alan. "Antonia Contro." Chicago Tribune, January 17, 2003. |
| Egan, Natasha. 2001. Descry: Antonia Contro and Maurizio Pellegrin (exhibition catalogue). Chicago: The Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College. |
| Brunetti, John. 2000. The Traveler: Antonia Contro and Maurizio Pellegrin (exhibition catalogue). Chicago: Carrie Secrist Gallery. |
| Brunetti, John and Therese Grisham. "The Collaborators: Antonia Contro's and Maurizio Pellegrin's Constructive Engagement." C Magazine, November, 1999. |
| Brunetti, John. "Antonia Contro." New Art Examiner, June, 1998. |
| Glatt, Cara. "Art Exhibit Teaches Us About Teaching." HP Herald, February 11, 1998. |
| Froelke Coburn, Marcia. "New Deal." Chicago Magazine, December, 1997. |
| Artner, Alan. "Collage Day." Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1997. |
| Weinstein, Michael. New City, May 15, 1997. |
| Yood, James. "Antonia Contro." catalogue, Gallery A, May, 1993. |
| Chacón, H. Rafael. "A Personal Renaissance." Wabash College, January, 1993. |
| Artner, Alan. "Images of Armchairs." Chicago Tribune, June, 1991. |
| Greene, Ann Hunter. "Art of the Times." Where Chicago, June, 1991. |
| Hahn, Cheryl. "Environmental Figuration." catalogue, Illinois State Museum, 1991. |
| McCracken, David. "Exhibit offers glimpse of artists' studios." Chicago Tribune, June, 1991. |
| Stonitsch, Lonnette M. "Environmental Figuration." New Art Examiner, April, 1991. |
| Reisenfeld, Robin. New Art Examiner, October, 1989. |
| Gedo, Mary Mathews. "New Chicago Art." New Art Examiner, May, 1982. |
| Allison, Bethe. "New Chicago Artists." New Art Examiner, May, 1982. |
| Atterberry, Gisele. "34th Illinois Invitational." New Art Examiner, November, 1982. |
Awards |
| CAAP Grant, 2011 |
| Visual Arts Fellowship, Illinois Arts Council, 2007 |
| Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, 2002 |
| Faculty Prize for Graduate Study in Studio Arts, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1987 |
Collections |
| American Philosophical Society Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Block Museum, Chicago Tribune, Davis Museum, Delaware Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Gensler, The Illinois State Museum, Motorola Corporation, Museum of Contemporary Photography, New York Public Library, Northwestern University, Polaroid Corporation, Rockford Museum, Taubman Museum, Wabash College, Wellesley College, Werner Kramarsky, other private and institutional collections |
