VALERIE TAGLIERI _______________________________
Education
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA, Columbia College Chicago
Post-undergraduate Studies
IL Teacher Certification in Art Education K-12, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Exhibitions_____________________________________________________
2019 Bridgeport Art Center Gallery, Global Vistas: Depictions of Nature from Around the World, Chicago, IL
2018 Tall Grass Gallery, Water, Fire, Ice, Earth, Air, Park Forest, IL (5 person)
2015 Blink Contemporary Fine Art, Guest Artists, Michigan City, IN (4 person)
2014 Gallery for Contemporary Art, Evanescent, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN (solo)
2013 Circa Gallery, Interiors/Exteriors, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Blink Contemporary Fine Art, Earth, Air, Fire and Water, Michigan City, IN (4 person)
2009 Circa Gallery, New paintings, Minneapolis, MN (solo)
2007 Thaddeus C. Gallery, Multiple Reflections, LaPorte, IN (3 person)
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Subjective Nature, Michigan City, IN (3 person)
2006 Beverly Shores Museum & Gallery, Dune Light, Beverly Shores, IN (solo)
Chicago Center for Book & Paper Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Silent Oracle, a multi-media video & sound installation, MFA Thesis exhibition, Chicago, IL
2004 Caelum Gallery, Sky, New York City (solo
2003 President’s Gallery, Fragments, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (2 person)
Lee E. Dulgar Gallery, South Suburban College, Abstract Spectrum, South Holland, IL (solo)
Beverly Shores Museum & Gallery, Twilight Fragments, Beverly Shores, IN (2 person)
2002 Circa Gallery, Recent Works, Minneapolis, Minnesota (solo)
Beverly Shores Museum & Gallery, As Above So Below, Beverly Shores, IN (2 person)
Aron Packer Gallery, The Luminescent Quality, Chicago, IL (solo)
2001 Blank Center for the Arts, Colors of Light, Michigan City, IN (solo)
Kishwaukee College Gallery, Two Views on Nature, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL (2 person)
2000 Crown Center Gallery, Skies, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (2 person)
Christopher Art Gallery, Elements of Spirit, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL (4 person)
1999 MC Gallery, New Paintings, Minneapolis, Minnesota (solo)
Palette & Chisel Academy Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
Euro Galleries, New Gallery New Paintings, Minneapolis, MN (2 person)
1998 Robert F. De Caprio Gallery, Water and Sky, Moraine Valley Community College, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Palos Hills, IL (two-person)
1997 Trahern Gallery, Sacred Moments, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN (solo)
1996 Eva Cohon Gallery, Chicago, IL (2 person)
1995 Northwest Gallery, Paintings, Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming (2 person)
Artemisia Gallery, Embodied Light, Chicago, IL (solo)
1994 SXU Gallery, Above and Within, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL (2 person)
1991 Artemisia Gallery, New Paintings, Chicago, IL (solo)
Group Exhibitions____________________________________________________________
2024 Thaddeus C. Galery, LaPorte, IN
2022 Christopher Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
2021 South Shore Arts, Salon Exhibition, Munster, IN
2020 Christopher Art Gallery, Beyond Pedagogy, Chicago Heights, IL
2019 Thaddeus C. Gallery, 15 Years, LaPorte, IN
The NEST Gallery, International Women’s History Month Exhibit, Michigan City, IN
2018 Judy Ferrera Gallery, Three Oaks, Michigan
Thaddeus C Gallery, Small Works, LaPorte, IN
2017 Christopher Gallery, Faculty Exhibit, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Judy Ferrera Gallery, Three Oaks, Michigan
Blink Contemporary Art, First Responders, Michigan City, IN
South Shore Arts, Salon Exhibit, Munster, IN
Blink Contemporary Art, Moveable Art, Michigan City, IN
2016 Lubeznik Center/Thaddeus C. Gallery, Art & Artisan Benefit, Michigan City, IN
Tall Grass Arts Association Gallery, Faculty Art Exhibit, Park Forest, IL
2015 South Shore Arts, Salon Exhibition, Munster, IN
Union Street Gallery, Pedagogy, Chicago Heights, IL
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Biennial Small Works Exhibit, LaPorte, IN
2014 Christopher Gallery, Convergence, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Small Works, LaPorte, IN
2013 South Shore Arts, Crown Point Exhibit Space, Crown Point, IN
Circa Gallery, Interiors/Exteriors, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gallery 180, Faculty Exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Blink Contemporary Fine Art, Local Artists, Michigan City, IN
Gallery 350, Perspectives 2013, Faculty Exhibit, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
2012 W.F. Wellman Exhibit Hall/Lake County Convention Center in conjunction with the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Under One Roof, Hammond, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, LaPorte, IN
Gallery 350, Faculty Exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
2011 South Shore Arts Atrium Gallery, 9/11 Revisited, Munster, IN
Gallery 350, Faculty Group Show, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Blink Contemporary Art, Earth , Air, Fire and Water, Michigan City, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, LaPorte, IN
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer Salon, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Blink Contemporary Art, Un-Valentine Exhibit, Michigan City, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Small Works, LaPorte, IN
Gallery 350, Faculty Group Show, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
2009 Thaddeus C. Gallery, Renew and Refresh, LaPorte, IN
Circa Gallery, Summer Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
South Shores Arts, Substation #9, Black/White, Hammond, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Anniversary Exhibition, LaPorte, IN
2008 Brauer Museum of Art, Recent Acquisitions, Artist box Project, Valparaiso, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Small Works, LaPorte, IN
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Black/White, Michigan City, IN
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Holiday Exhibition/Four Year Anniversary, LaPorte, IN
2007 Christopher Gallery, Natural Inclinations, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Judith Racht Gallery, True Colors, Harbert, MI
Thaddeus C. Gallery, Year-End Exhibition, LaPorte, IN
Christopher Gallery, Sand Steel Spirit, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
2006 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Sand Steel Spirit, Fort Wayne, IN
Gallery Northwest, Regional Women 2006, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
Judith Racht Gallery, Heavenly Bodies, Harbert, MI
Redmoon Theater Company, Twilight Orchard, site-specific installation at Columbus Pk., Chicago., IL
ARC Gallery, Media Room, Shadowed, Chicago, IL
Christopher Art Gallery, Anniversary Exhibition, Prairie State College, Chgo. Heights, IL
LaMaPa LaPrairie Museum & Park, 1 + 1= one, a site specific installation in conjunction with the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, LaPorte, IN
Beverly Shores Museum & Gallery, Preview/Review, Beverly Shores, IN
Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Substation No.9, Artifacts of Regional Women 2006, Hammond, IN
2005 South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Off the Wall, South Bend, IN
Purdue University North Central, Provence, Westville, IN
Circa Gallery, 15” x 15” x 15” Exhibit, Minneapolis, MN
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Indiana Now, Lafayette, IN
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Indiana Landscapes and Contemporary Painters, Michigan City, IN
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Biennial 23, South Bend, IN
Christopher Art Gallery, Contemporary Realism, Prairie State College, Chgo Heights, IL
Columbia College Chicago, Corners (media arts presentation), Chicago, IL
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts Gallery, Hooked Up, Chicago, IL
2004 Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Winter Salon 2005, Minneapolis, MN
Purdue University North Central, Provence, Westville, IN
Caelum Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, NY
LaMaPa LaPrairie Museum & Park, 1 + 1 = one, environmental site-specific installation in conjunction with the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer Salon 2004, Minneapolis, MN
Beverly Art Center, Annual Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Sand Steel Spirit, Michigan City, IN
2003 William J. Bachman Gallery, South Shore Arts, Emergence: Women Artists in the New Millennium, Munster, IN
Weisman Art Museum Art Expo/Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Columbia College Chicago, Allusions/Room with A Skew (video Installation), Chicago, IL
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 18th Annual Exhibition, Michigan City, IN
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer Salon 2003, Minneapolis, MN
Cubicle: A Multimedia Art Exhibit, sponsored by Dorman & Torluemke and UNCLE FREDDY’S Gallery in cooperation with Hammond, IN
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Seasons, Michigan City, IN
2002 Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Winter Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Christopher Gallery, Let There Be Light, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Pier 92, AAF Exhibition, New York, NY
Midwest Museum of American Art, Regional Exhibition, Elkhart, IN
Christopher Gallery, 9-11 After Images, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Contemporary Jewels, Michigan City, IN
William J. Bachman Gallery, South Shore Arts, 59th Annual Salon, Munster, IN
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Christopher Gallery, In House II: Works by Prairie State College Art Faculty, Chicago Heights, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, 17th Annual Exhibition, Michigan City, IN
2001 Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Winter Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Aron Packer Gallery, Opening Exhibition, Chicago, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Then & Now, Michigan City, IN
Circa Gallery, Gallery Artists Summer 2001 (featured artist), Minneapolis, MN
Hook Pottery Paper, 1 + 1 =one; environmental site specific installation, LaPorte, IN
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Crosscurrents, Michigan City, IN
Purdue University North Central, Crosscurrents, Westville, IN
2000 Cumberland Gallery, Small Packages 6, Nashville, TN
Beverly Art Center, 24th Annual Baer Exhibition, Chicago, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Six Artist Couples, Michigan City, IN
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, From Where We Stand: An Exhibition of Environments, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Crosscurrents, Michigan City, IN
Woman Made Gallery, 7th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Chicago, IL
Artemisia Gallery, Mini-Millennium, Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art, Chicago, IL
George Waters Gallery, Elmira College, Spirituality, Elmira, NY
1999 MC Gallery, Gallery Artists, Minneapolis, MN
Woman Made Gallery, Seeding the Snow, Chicago, IL
Beverly Art Center, 23rd Annual Baer Exhibit, Chicago, IL
Prairie View Education Center, Seeding the Snow, McHenry County Conservation, Crystal Lake, IL
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Images of Silence, Evanston, IL
SAI Gallery, New York, NY
Woman Made Gallery, 2nd International Open, Chicago, IL
Beverly Art Center, Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art Member’s Exhibit, Chicago, IL
1998 Cumberland Gallery, Small Packages 4, Nashville, TN
ARC Gallery, Regional V, Chicago, IL
MC Gallery, Summer Exhibit of Artists, Minneapolis, MN
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 1998 Personal Sightings III, Fort Dodge, IA
Three Arts Club Gallery, Color, Chicago, IL
MC Gallery, Gallery Artists, Minneapolis, MN
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Annual Exhibition, Michigan City, IN
Woman Made Gallery, 1st International Open, Chicago, IL
1997 Eva Cohon Gallery, Intimate Visions, Chicago, IL
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago: A Spiritual Landscape, Chicago, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Saluting the Past, Looking to the Future, Michigan City, IN
MC Gallery, Gallery Artists Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Biennial Regional Exhibition, South Bend, IN
Eva Cohon Gallery, Gallery Artists, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Nature, Chicago, IL
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Annual Exhibition, Michigan City, IN
Carlson Tower Gallery, In Side Out Side In, North Park College, Chicago, IL
Eva Cohon Gallery, Natural, Chicago, IL
Artemisia Gallery, Pleasure (Beyond Guilt), Chicago, IL
Corporate/Public Collections____________________________________________________
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Joan Flasch Collection, Flaxman Library, Chicago, IL
Fulbright & Jaworski, Minneapolis, MN
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
GATX Corporation, Chicago, IL
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Artist Book Collection, Fort Wayne, IN
Eckankar, Minneapolis, MN
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL
First National of Powell, WY
Brauer Museum of Art, Artist Book Collection, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, La Porte, IN
Northwest Equitable, Minneapolis, MN
Hyndman Architects, Michigan City, IN
Tria Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Artist Book Collection, Michigan City, IN