{"id":2,"date":"2010-12-06T23:49:39","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T23:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eleanorray.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-06-08T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T21:52:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eleanorray.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Eleanor is a writer,\u00a0artist, and executive director residing in Chicago, IL. Her work has been shown in Portland, OR; New York City; Edinburgh, UK; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Antarctica.<\/p>\n

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Education: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reed College<\/strong>, Portland, OR. Completed a BA Art History thesis on Soviet propaganda textile design, with a strong secondary focus on studio art.<\/p>\n

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Exhibitions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wicked Games, <\/strong>solo show at Happy Gallery, Chicago IL.<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

East Room Art Show 2: Cults<\/strong>, Chicago IL.<\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ground<\/strong>, Solo Show at Hume Gallery, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n

East Room Art Show<\/strong>, Chicago IL.<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naked Came the Tetrapod<\/strong>, Weird Shift Gallery, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Residency<\/strong>, Contemporary Art Center at Woodside, Troy, NY.<\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radical Mending, <\/b>Towards a Union of Public Artists, Southside Hub of Production, Chicago, IL. Ongoing project, other locations include the Hyde Park Art Center, Peanut Gallery, and Comfort Station (54+ workshops, all Chicago<\/span><\/p>\n

Collage Tarot, <\/b>Ball Hall, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n

Outside Notions of Antarctica, <\/strong>Under the Bed Gallery, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.<\/p>\n

2011 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Eleanor\/Eleanor:<\/strong> New Work by Eleanor Ray and Eleanor Williams<\/strong>, Re:Vision Gallery, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

The Resurrection Project, <\/strong>The Alabama Art Kitchen, Tuscaloosa, AL.<\/p>\n

2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Junk2Funk 2009<\/strong>, The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> International Mini-Art Festival<\/strong>, The Puskinskaya-10 Art Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n

Fight or Flight, <\/strong>Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring Show, <\/strong>Darkroom\/Vitamin A Student Art, Reed College, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

Ego, <\/strong>Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danger\/Safety<\/strong>, Vitamin A Student Art, Reed College, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

Lost and Found<\/strong>, Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Paint Show<\/em><\/strong>, Reasonable People\u2019s League (Somerville, MA), Edinburgh Fringe Theater Festival, Edinburgh, UK (Costumes and Performance)<\/p>\n

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Professional:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024 – Present<\/strong>
\nTrash Collective Artists Residency, The WasteShed, Chicago, IL. Curator<\/p>\n

2017 – Present
\n<\/strong>Glass Case Gallery, The WasteShed, Chicago IL. Founder & Co-Curator,<\/p>\n

2014 – Present<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WasteShed<\/a> Creative Reuse Center, Chicago, IL. Founder \u00a0and Executive Director,<\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creative Reuse Warehouse<\/strong>, Chicago, IL. General Manager<\/p>\n

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