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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

John Wangendo’s “Through my Eyes” hangs at the Evanston Art Center. Wangendo’s work is featured in an exhibition in the Evanston Art Center’s lobby which runs from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5.

Local artists offer window into life in another part of the world at Evanston Art Center

October 10, 2023

Skokie-based artist John Wangendo grew up drawing in Kenya. After studying finance at a London college, Wangendo worked as a banker before becoming an independent contractor in Skokie. But when the...

Shades of brown surround an image of an individual with brown hair and skin.

‘Découverte: Her Diasporan Chronicles of Self Discovery’ exhibit highlights Black women and beauty

May 15, 2023

Evanston Art Center’s “Découverte: Her Diasporan Chronicles of Self Discovery” exhibit explores the identity of Black women from the context of the greater Black diaspora. The most recent lobby...

A person in a black dress and hat stands in front of three paintings.

‘Black History/My History’ celebrates diverse experiences of Blackness

February 20, 2023

Featuring more than 25 Black artists, “Black History/My History,” an exhibit at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, displays personal and collective interpretations of Black experience and history.  Several...

At a bus stop an individual, wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans holds grocery bags while cradling a child wearing a flannel that seems to be asleep. A fence stands behind the bench with green overgrowth and there is a map of the subway and bus system plastered up.

Eli Williamson’s ‘Four Virtues’ exhibit highlights loving Black fathers

February 9, 2023

Southside photographer Eli Williamson documents loving fathers with their children in everyday settings. Williamson said the mission of his exhibit is to highlight and change the “negative stereotypical...

A person with a gray suit, a colorful scarf, a beard, and glasses stands in front of two large canvas portraits, a yellow and orange one on the right and a predominantly green painting on the left.

Chicago artist David Geary’s exhibit ‘Experimental’ explores Black identity through colorful portraits

January 23, 2023

Chicago artist David Anthony Geary said he almost missed his life calling. While studying biology as a pre-med student at Xavier University of Louisiana, Geary was preparing to become a psychiatrist...

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