Ari Norris (b. 1995 West Michigan)
lives & works in the greater Chicago area
Education
2021 MA - Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication - Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, IL
2019 BFA - Sculpture - Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Just Dust, David Salkin Creative. Chicago, IL
2022
Quartet for the End of Time, the Plan. Chicago, IL
2019
the Treachery of Objects, David Salkin Creative. Chicago, IL
Two & Three Person Exhibitions
2023
Introspective Dream Assembly, Ryan Burns & Ari Norris. Guest curated by Esau McGhee.
Riverside Arts Center. Riverside, IL
2021
Our Two Scents, Marvin Chan & Ari Norris. Cleaner Gallery + Projects. Chicago, IL
2018
Shooting Pool with a Rope, Derek Ernster, Jose Jimenez, & Ari Norris. Baby Blue Gallery. Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
West, Wester, Westest 4, Curated by Ryan Travis Christian. Left Field Gallery. Los Osos, CA
Selections from the Irie Collection, McHenry County College Art Gallery. Crystal Lake, IL
2022
The Patriot, O'Flaherty's. New York, NY
2019
5th International Exhibition on Conceptual Art, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA) Museum.
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
More Small Painting(s); an Exhibition Homage to CvD, Lawrence & Clark. Chicago, IL
The Plant Show, Ground Level Platform. Chicago, IL
Rulers, Coco Hunday. Tampa, FL
Artist Residency Alumni Exhibition, Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, NY
53rd Annual National Drawing and Sculpture Show, Cain Gallery, Del Mar College. Corpus Christi, TX
2018
the 75th Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum. Juried by Aron Packer. Rockford, IL
Impromptu, Rubberneck Gallery. Chicago, IL
2017
Midwest Sculpture Exhibition, Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery. Curated by Tara Scott. Kokomo, IN
14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Juried by Dan Addington. Freeport, IL
2016
55th Greater Michigan Regional. Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. Midland, MI
2015
54th Greater Michigan Regional, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. Midland, MI
Artist-in-Residence
2022
Artist-in-Residence at Art Casting of Illinois, inc. Oregon, IL
2021
Artist-in-Residence at Art Casting of Illinois, inc. Oregon, IL
2019
LAUNCH Invitational Residency at Chicago Artists Coalition. Chicago, IL
2018
Artist-in-Residence at Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, NY
Public Collections
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Notre, Chicago, IL
Private Collections
Chicago, IL
Grand Rapids, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Milwaukee, WI
Naperville, IL
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Virgil Abloh Estate
Washington, D.C.
Awards
2020
John X. Koznarek Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lester K. Smith Creative Art Scholarship
2018
Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs - Public Arts/Sculpture. Minigrant Arts Projects
O’Malley-Pugh Endowment Fund
Sally Stevens Scholarship in the Arts
Selected Bibliography / Press
2023
Massa, Daniel. Northern Star. "NIU Exhibits Bring Together the Old and New." northernstar.info.
Web. April 3, 2023.
2022
Bad at Sports. "Top V. Weekend Picks (4/21-4/27)." badatsports.com. Web. April 21, 2022.
Regarding "Quartet for the End of Time," at the PLAN, Chicago, IL.
2021
Bad at Sports. "Top V. Weekend Picks (5/13-5/20)." badatsports.com. Web. May 13, 2021.
Regarding "Our Two Scents," at Cleaner Gallery + Projects, Chicago, IL.
Pickleman, Jason. "Lawrence & Clark." Print. October 2, 2020.
2019
Alyea, Ginny Van. Chicago Gallery News (CGN) "the Newest Thing; What Collectors are Buying Now."
Print & Web. Fall 2019 Issue.
Coco Hunday. "Rulers," Exhibition Catalog. PDF/Web. 2019.
Del Mar College. “53rd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show,” Exhibition Catalog.
Print. February 15, 2019.
Northern Illinois University Art Museum. "Jack Arends Hall Alumni Celebration: 50 Years of Excellence in the
Visual Arts," Exhibition Catalog.
West, SK. "'Rulers,' Explores Measurements and Leaders at Coco Hunday in Tampa." Creative Loafing.
cltampa.com. Web. June 5, 2019.
2018
Bad at Sports. "Top V. Weekend Picks (1/11-1/17)." badatsports.com. Web. Jan 11, 2018.
Regarding "Shooting Pool with a Rope," at Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago. IL.
Bad at Sports. "Top V. Weekend Picks (6/14-6/20)." badatsports.com. Web. June 14, 2018.
Regarding "Impromptu," at Rubberneck Gallery. Chicago, IL.
CVPA, xFeatured. “Watch: the 2018 NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts Convocation Video.”
NIU CVPA Arts Blog. niuarts.com. Web. Feb 14, 2018.
*Video Documentation
Main Street Arts, "Meet the Artist in Residence: Ari Norris." Main Street Arts Blog.
mainstreetartsgallery.com. Web. July 2nd, 2018.
Northern Illinois University, “Ari Norris - Huskie Spotlight.” NIU Website / NIU CVPA Arts Blog.
niu.edu. / niuarts.com. Web. July 2018
NIU Art Museum, “Museum Notes; A Publication for Members of the NIU Art Museum.”
Pub. Vol. 22, Issue 3, Spring 2018.
Rockford Art Museum, "The Rockford Midwestern Biennial 2018," Exhibition Catalog.
Published by 11th Street Printing. June, 2018.