Opening reception of new works by Alex Bradley Cohen, Vivian Cohen, and Tim Pigott, in conjunction with Making a Compound, a mural by Nicola Florimbi with Chloe Florez and Ella Slossburg.

On view from September 13th to October 11th

Saturdays 2-5pm and by appointment

This exhibition, a show between Tim Pigott, Vivian Cohen and Alex Bradley Cohen seeks to celebrate the everyday working class. It’s an exhibition by three Midwesterners who seek joy and connection amongst everyday working people. Their works of art reflect this affinity that they have to the people and the joy those people bring into their lives.

Tim Pigott is a multidisciplinary enthusiast who practices painting, printmaking, embroidery, and animation at Sentimental Studios on Sawyer Avenue. Based in Chicago, he takes inspiration from public transit and the city's people and buildings, current, past and imagined.

Alex Bradley Cohen (b. 1989) lives and works in Chicago, IL. Alex utilizes painting to visualize the push and pulls of political life. Working with acrylic paint on canvas, he depicts friends, family members, and himself in scenes that foreground everyday moments.

Vivian Cohen is a painter based in Chicago.

Making a Compound

Inspired by Diego Rivera’s, Making a Fresco, this mural honors the community that comes from collective labor. Self sustaining diy spaces are only possible because of the hard work and dedication that comes from artists working together.

Nicola Florimbi is an artist born in Santa Fe, New Mexico who lives in Chicago, Illinois. Education:2022-2024- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2017-2019 - BFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles. Group Exhibitions: Threadings, Parlour + Ramp, Chicago, IL, 2025- Masterclass: 25 years of painting alumni from SAIC, SECRIST | BEACH, Chicago, IL, Orange Noise,The Capsule, Chicago, IL, 2024, We will become an island, Compound Yellow, Chicago, IL, 2024, Graduate Show I, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2024, Until You Say So, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, 2018, AHWA, Salafi Cowboy Collective, Los Angeles, CA, 2017, Bibliography: “Graduate Admissions Painting and Drawing Catalogue”, 2024, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, cover image pg.1, “Brother Outsider.” Damien Rose, Minaret Records, 2020, album cover, “On Sexual Violence.” Journal: Art Speaks I, 2018, Otis College of Art and Design, cover image, pg.10-17, “Cosmopolitanism.” Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism, XII, 2014, cover image, pg. 20,110 

Chloe Florez is a third year student  from Massachusetts, currently studying at the School of the Art Institute Chicago. She is a multidisciplinary artist with a particular interest in experimental animation.

Ella Slossburg is a third year student at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a multidisciplinary artist and a color enthusiast. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Slossburg is currently focused in illustration, printmedia, and painting.