Black Walnut Trees (Studies)
July 15-20, 2025
Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL

As part of a series of pop up exhibitions, I paid tribute to the black walnut trees in my neighborhood. These trees helped inspire this project, and I used the exhibition space to kick off This Land is Alive, hosting my first soil chromatography workshop in the exhibition space. Read more about the exhibition here and here.
Thank you Roman Susan for your endless support of this project, including funding.
Terrain Biennial 2025
October 5 – November 15, 2025
North Austin Branch, Chicago Pubic Library
5724 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL

For the Terrain Biennial Residency, I am featuring select stories from This Land is Alive in the windows of the North Austin Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Visit the North Austin Branch’s website here.
Thank you Terrain Exhibitions for your enthusiasm about this project and funding. Learn more about the 2025 Terrain Biennial and see the other artists’ projects here.
Future
Would you like to help spread the stories of Chicago’s overlooked places, people, and plants? Contact Mari at Howdy [at] TheBCat.Gallery.
