HOLLIS SIGLER: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED | OCTOBER 9 - JANUARY 10

Hollis Sigler: Expect the Unexpected | October 9, 2009 - January 10, 2010

Hollis Sigler: Expect the Unexpected (Oct 9, 2009-Jan 10, 2010) celebrates the mature work of noted Chicago artist and feminist Hollis Sigler. Opening in October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and partially sponsored by OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, the exhibition will explore the deeply personal imagery of Sigler's autobiographical Breast Cancer Journal that chronicled her struggle with the disease that eventually took her life. Throughout her career Hollis Sigler (1948-2001) created psychologically complex narrative works grounded in personal experience. Her style was also a means of conveying difficult emotional content in a way that viewers could relate to and understand. Curated by RAM Curator Patty Rhea, the exhibition travels to the Chicago Cultural Center in early 2010.

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Visit RAM Store page to see Hollis Sigler Merchandise available, including exhibition catalogue.

Please help us bid farewell and celebrate the success of this exceptional exhibition before it closes January 10.

Closing Reception
Thursday, Jan 7 | 4–7 pm
Extended gallery hours
FREE admission, open to public

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Exhibition Sponsors
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center; Art in the Garden; Fred Turner in memory of his wife, Patty; Rotasa Foundation; Patty and Bob Rhea; Women's Art Board of Rockford Art Museum

Images
(top detail): Hollis Sigler,
Wishing It Was Just a Bad Dream, 1995

(after text, left to right)

Hollis Sigler, Change Doesn't Come Easy for Her, 1985

Hollis Sigler, You Worry about Its Success, 1987

[Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin Purchase, through funds bequeathed by Elizabeth Harris]

Hollis Sigler, I'd Make A Deal With The Devil (detail), 1996
[Courtesy of Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore]

Hollis Sigler, To Kiss The Spirits: Now, This Is What It Is Really Like, 1993

[Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. - Promised Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in memory of the artist]