Gallery Night

Elevate your evening with art, wine, and discussion!

Come at 3 PM to hear from David Bender and Robyn McMurray Hurting. They will participate in a Q&A discussion about their work.

Stick around and enjoy a reception with wine and a charcuterie spread. Enjoy all four featured artists' work on the first floor, and explore the second and third floors to see even more art!

About David Bender:

I’m a digital collage artist and photographer and a collector of early portrait photography—daguerreotypes, tintypes, and cabinet cards from the 1800s. I’m fascinated and sometimes saddened by these mysterious and haunting photographs of long-forgotten people, and I’m driven not only to preserve their memory but to awaken it. My work intertwines 19th-century photographs with whimsical objects and animals, creating playful, surreal, and haunting worlds. Titled The Forgotten Lives Project, these reimagined images aim to bring life to long-lost souls and tell a new story.

About Robyn McMurray Hurtig:

I am an abstract expressionist artist with a passion for nature, travel, and all the colors and textures I come across in my daily walks and observations. My art journey began 14 years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. That diagnosis opened me up to exploring my creative side. Ever since, I've focused on growing, experimenting, and fine-tuning my craft to express the wonders I see in the everyday. Discovering shapes and colors and intuitively including those inspirations informs my work. I primarily work with acrylic and collage, but enjoy playing with mark-making through pastels, watercolors, oils, and whatever the painting seems to want. I love finding joy in the process of creating a piece; not knowing where it’s going until it arrives.

& 30+ local artists on display!
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+ RSVP recommended, but not required

+ small bites and beverages provided

Fun Fact: With over 100 works on display, Creative Coworking never takes a commission: 100% of the selling price goes directly to the artists. Most of the art on display is ready to buy directly from the wall!

Plus, ongoing exhibitions by these fine Evanston & Chicagoland artists:

Raissa Bailey • David Bender • Michael Berns • Zhanna Biletska • Jaimie Brunet • Melanie Deal • Kathryn Gauthier • Larry Geni • Kathy Gemperle • Ted Glasoe • Rebecca Hill • Fran Joy • Virginia Kondziolka • Ian Lantz • Janet Latshaw Simons • Elisa Ann Lindstrom • Rhonda Long • Dorothy Mason • Joseph Masunas • Christine McClure • Robyn McMurray Hurtig • James L. Merriner • Angela Murphy • Kristen Neveu • Annette Kirsten Patko • Adriana Poterash • Carolyn Potts • Virginia O. Roeder • Ron Rutowski • Robert Shiverts • Sorcha • Kyriakina Valavanis • Bruce Lee Vernon • Komal Wadhwa • David Wilkerson Jr. • Angela Williams • Jerry Woods

Learn more about Creative Coworking fine art gallery here

If you have questions about our Evanston art gallery or are interested in displaying work, please email evanston@creativecoworking.com.

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