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.