An Exhibition Celebrates the Self-Taught Immigrant Artists Shaping Chicago

The inaugural exhibition at the newly renovated Intuit Art Museum in Chicago, titled "Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago," brings together 75 works by 22 self-taught immigrant artists who have shaped the city's cultural landscape. Featured artists include Carlos Barberena, Drossos P. Skyllas, Charles Warner, Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves Ruiz, and others, with works spanning linocuts, hyperrealistic paintings, found-object sculpture, and mixed media. The show runs through January 11, 2026.