Top 9 Art Galleries in North Side, Illinois (IL)

The 12,000-square-foot space first served this purpose for the Chicago presentation of the groundbreaking national touring exhibition, Art AIDS America, which was on view from December 1, 2016 to April 2, 2017. Our new exhibition Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties will be on view from June 29 until November 19, 2017.

Wrightwood 659 is a new exhibition space conceived for the presentation of exhibitions of architecture and of socially engaged art. It is designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, who has transformed a 1920s building with his signature concrete forms and poetic treatment of natural light. In a city rich with art institutions and internationally known for its architecture, Wrightwood 659 is designed as a site for contemplative experiences of art and architecture, and as a place to engage with the pressing social issues of our time. Located at 659 W. Wrightwood Avenue, in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, it is a private, non-commercial initiative envisioned as an integral part of the cultural and civic fabric of Chicago, as well as a new kind of arts space and cultural resource.

Watershed Studioworks is an artist-owned gallery and work studio in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. We hope to foster artists who believe in the applied practice of creative self expression, and are driven to create work that engages and challenges as it facilitates a compelling dialogue with the community. Experience new work from established and emerging artists on display every 8 weeks as well

Chicago Gamespace is the Midwest’s leading video game museum and art gallery. It features a playable collection of top video games from history, and a gallery of artwork from the most essential games and game artists of today. Visitors learn, play, and are inspired by captivating new media. It is located in Chicago’s vibrant Logan Square neighborhood just off the CTA Blue Line and 606 trail.