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ARTIST TALK: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, May 2nd, 2024
Please join us for a discussion of the current exhibition, Only in Dark the Light, with Pooja Pittie and Erica Warren, an art consultant, curator, and scholar with over ten years’ experience working with collections, in museums, and teaching.
ARTS MIDWEST ARTICLE: Meet Pooja Pittie: Art Helped Her Navigate a Life-Changing Diagnosis
by Kate Mothes, April 2024
When Pooja Pittie moved to the U.S. in 1999 from India, she didn’t set out to be an artist, but unbeknownst to her at the time, she was already absorbing sights and impressions that would lead to a full-time creative practice—and help her to navigate a life-changing diagnosis. Read more.
SHOW REVIEW: NEWCITY MAGAZINE: “Sheer Beauty”: A Review of Pooja Pittie at McCormick Gallery
by Susan Aurinko, Newcity, March 2024
Pooja Pittie's work has morphed rapidly since her last show, yet there is always an air of confidence and sureness. The paintings and knitted work in this show are work of a mature painter, someone who honors where she came from but knows exactly where she’s going. Read the full review.
SOLO EXHIBITION: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Mar 21 - May 10, 2024
“Only in Dark the Light”, a solo exhibition of new paintings will open at The McCormick Gallery, Chicago. The Opening Reception is on Thursday, March 21st from 5-7 pm and it is free and open to the public.
This will be my second solo exhibition with the gallery and will run from March 21st - May 10th, 2024. Click here for details.
ART & ANTIQUES MAGAZINE ARTICLE: March/ April 2024
“Bodymind”: Pittie ascribes to the idea of "body-mind" which reiects the traditional Western assumption that these two-body and mind—are separate entities. Instead, they are interdependent. Her work suggests just that. Each work of art is the result of mind and body in creative resonance. Read more.
ART 50 2023: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists, NEWCITY Magazine, Sep 2023
Pooja Pittie’s immense abstract paintings are cosmic in scope and her mannerly mixed-media pieces shine with gauzy blooms of color. Pittie’s practice is a sustained inquiry into the ever-changing relationship between her body and mind. A self-taught artist, with a MBA in accounting from the University of Chicago, Pittie turned to her art full time in 2016. She was a 2022 recipient of the 3Arts/Bodies of Work Fellowship and a former HATCH resident at Chicago Artists’ Coalition. With a solo show opening at McCormick Gallery in March of 2024, she is perhaps most importantly an artist unafraid to delve deep within to find the stars that lie under one’s skin. (Annette LePique) Read more.
NEWCITY MAGAZINE FEATURE: Best of Chicago, Feb 2023
“An Eventual Artist: The Circuitous Route of Pooja Pittie to the Life She Wanted” by Susan Aurinko
I first became aware of Pooja Pittie’s work in 2016 when she was a Hatch resident at Chicago Artists Coalition. I walked into CAC, which was then downstairs from my apartment, and there it was—large, bright, celebratory. I remember thinking it was one of the most fascinating paintings I’d ever seen. Read more.
MUSEUM ACQUISITION: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston acquires a painting by Pooja Pittie, Dec 2022
The McCormick Gallery is pleased to report that a painting titled Are You Just an Echo? by Chicago based artist Pooja Pittie has been purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, generously funded by Frank and Michelle Hevrdjes. Click here for details.
AWARD: 3Arts Next Level/ Spare Room, 2022
Visual artists A.J. McClenon, Pooja Pittie, and Reveca Torres each receive $50,000 as 2022 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Awardees
3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announced the recipients of the third annual 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Awards—$50,000 unrestricted cash awards given to three women visual artists who are past 3Arts awardees—during its 15th annual 3Arts Awards celebration hosted virtually on November 7, live on YouTube. With support from an anonymous donor at the Chicago Community Foundation, this year’s 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Awards honor visual artists A.J. McClenon, Pooja Pittie, and Reveca Torres in recognition of their outstanding work in the arts and commitment to increased visibility for their communities. Click here for details.
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Matrixes: Small Works”, Kate Oh Gallery, New York, Aug 9 - Aug 27, 2022
Matrixes, related to the Latin word for "mother," originally meant "pregnant animal" or "breeding female" and was later generalized to mean "womb." Matrixes include any nurturing or supportive setting or substance usually within the fields of math and the sciences. The idea for Matrixes Small Works derives from ideas conceived of by Elizabeth Riley and Christina Massey. An inaugural show was in 2018 and curated by Riley at the Abrazo Interno Gallery at The Clemente, NYC. This show brings together female artists who nurture each other and connect through the lens of their personal circumstances. These artists employ their perceptions, intuition and creative powers to bring into existence new and honest work. Curated by Jaynie Crimmins. Click here for details.
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, Industry of the Ordinary at The Design Museum of Chicago, Apr 15 - April 16, 2022
Industry of the Ordinary have invited 100 Chicago-based artists to reflect on our shared experience of the last two years. This brief show will bring together a significant cross-section of the city’s creative community for a unique event.
Each artist was given the following text:
‘As we continue to emerge from the initial period of global upheaval, we find ourselves in a liminal space – a transitory, in-between state of indeterminacy and ambiguity. We are neither in nor out of the pandemic and exist as a binary condition; a superimposed state of being. A sense of being in a waiting room with no windows’. Click here for details.
PODCAST INTERVIEW: Artist / Mother Nov 14, 2021
110: Authentic Moves- From a Business Background into a Thriving Art Career with Pooja Pittie
Ingrained in most children is a strong and innate desire to create. Our artist in this interview, Pooja Pittie, always felt drawn to making art, but it wasn’t until she was well into adulthood that she centered her career around it.. Listen to the podcast.
ARTIST DISCUSSION & CATALOG RELEASE: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Oct 14, 2021
Please join us for a discussion of the current exhibition, Nothing Gold Can Stay, with Pooja and Megha Ralapati, a Chicago based curator, writer and arts manager. Megha has written the essay for the exhibition catalog. Megha and Pooja will be in conversation about the painter's career and approach to creating the beautiful works in the show. Exhibition catalog available here.
SOLO EXHIBITION: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Sep 16 - Nov 6, 2021
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”, a solo exhibition of new paintings will open at The McCormick Gallery, Chicago. The Opening Reception is on Thursday, Sep 16th from 5-7 pm and it is free and open to the public.
This will be my second solo exhibition with the gallery and will run from Sep 16th - Nov 6th, 2021. Click here for details.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering: Special commission to commemorate 10-year anniversary, Sep 2021
A new original painting by Chicago artist Pooja Pittie was unveiled Saturday, September 18 at the David Rubenstein Forum in commemoration of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s 10-year anniversary. The artwork, titled Between Memory and Hope (2021), was commissioned by the school and will hang in the William Eckhardt Research Center. Read more.
CHICAGO GALLERY NEWS ARTICLE: September 2021
“Pooja Pittie’s Colorful Energy” by Alison Reilly
In February 2020, artist Pooja Pittie rented a large studio at Mana Contemporary. Supported by a 3Arts Residency Fellowship at the University of Chicago at Illinois, she was looking forward to the opportunity to create large-scale paintings, “moving as much of my body as possible, laying down paper on the floor, getting really close to the surface,” she explained to me during a recent conversation. However, almost as soon as she had moved into the new space, Governor Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order for all Illinois residents. Read more.
3ARTS PROJECTS: “They’ve Tried to Tell You Who You Are”, April 2021
After months of working at home in quiet solitude, I am excited to share a new direction in my artistic practice that was born out of my love for drawing and a newfound realization of myself as a woman with a disability. They’ve Tried to Tell You Who You Are is an expanding series of stitched drawings and fiber sculptures that are made in a state of physical rest, with an appreciation for beauty in slow labor. Read more.
OBAMA FOUNDATION FEATURE: The Creative Brief, Women’s History Month, March 2021
“A Journey Worth Taking: Pooja Pittie”
As a visual artist in Chicago’s vibrant art community, Pooja Pittie is on a life-long journey to accept the unexpected obstacles in her life, while advocating for better representation and support for artists with disabilities. Learn more about Pooja and her thoughtful approach to life and art below. Read more.
ARTIST TALK at THE ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO: “Pandemic Creativity with Artist Members”, April 1, 2021, (Virtual)
Reflecting on the one year anniversary of the first 2020 lockdown, we’ve asked our artist community, “how has this pandemic changed your art practice?” Everyone has dealt with the situation differently. Some have found new ways to collaborate; some have flung themselves into solo projects. Some have abstained from making altogether. In each session of this series juried by The Arts Club’s Junior Member Ad Hoc Committee, we will feature a trio of artist members, each showing a recent work somehow influenced by the circumstances of a pandemic to prompt an interactive conversation.
The first program will feature artist members Takashi Shallow, Alice Hargrave, and Pooja Pittie.
NBC CHICAGO SERIES - “The Path Forward”: Panelist, March 2021
“Fearless Conversations About Race and Disability Leadership”, with LeeAnn Trotter
In this episode of "The Path Forward," NBC 5's LeeAnn Trotter talks with panelists about how the disability culture movement is speaking up against discrimination with the support of community allies. Watch here.
LUXE INTERIORS & DESIGN: Feature, January 2021
“Examining What Physicality Means Through Colorful Abstract Works”, by Mikki Bramer
Most accountants wouldn’t advise giving up a solid financial career to pursue art full-time. Pooja Pittie, an accountant herself, felt differently. Four years ago, she pivoted from the world of finance to focus all of her energy on her visual art practice. Such a career turn could be a test for anyone, but even more so for Pittie, who has muscular dystrophy. Read more.
CO-JUROR: Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Statewide Annual Exhibition UT '20, Painting & Sculpture
It is an honor to serve as one of the jurors for the Statewide Annual Exhibition UT ‘20: Painting and Sculpture organized by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. It was a pleasure working alongside my co-juror, Edra Soto, to select work from the entries submitted by almost 300 artists! Read more.
ARTIST TALK & GUIDED ARTS EXPLORATION: “Balancing Act: Reimagining the Bodymind”, Virtual (Zoom). 2-3 pm Central Time, October 13, 2020
Please join 2020 UIC 3Arts Fellow Pooja Pittie for a virtual talk and guided arts exploration from 2-3 pm via Zoom on October 13, 2020. This project is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment Fund for the Arts to 3Arts. Organized by the Disability Cultural Center: AlterNarratives, University of Chicago at Illinois
LUX & CONCORD: WOMEN WE LOVE, Interview with artist Pooja Pittie, August 2020
After growing up in India and moving to the US in 1999, she got her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. And then, she left it all behind to build an art practice, all while learning to live with a disability. Pooja has an incurable and progressive form of muscular dystrophy, and her artwork explores the abstract, but changing relationship between body and mind, all in a riot of color. Her story and skills are inspiring, and having her art in your home will change the space for the better. Read interview here.
AUCTION : “by & for”, an artist fund, by and for artists, August 7 - 9, 2020
by and for was conceived in March 2020, as an artist relief fundraiser, for artists and makers impacted by the economic crisis spurred by COVID-19. Now in our 4th edition, our sense of community has never been stronger. The continuing crisis has only made it more urgent to find ways to channel our collective energy in support of one another, while finding ways to create systemic change through the work we do. We’re all hurting: from the loss of freedoms, of movement, of jobs, and in some cases, lives... and we understand that this scale of healing is no small work.
At by & for, we hope to not only build a platform to investigate the intricacies of artistic meaning in relation to collective health and wellness, but also to understand the underlying ability for the arts to effectively create systemic change. To explore how personal and social impact are interconnected, 20% of the total amount raised in auction will be donated to HEARD in this edition of the auction, while the remaining funds, as intended in the first 2 editions, will be equally divided amongst participating artists.
FELLOWSHIP: “Bodies of Work”, 3Arts Fellowship with University of Illinois at Chicago, February - May 2020
3Arts offers unprecedented, customized in-town Fellowships in partnership with UIC's Bodies of Work and Department of Disability and Human Development for artists with disabilities.
These Fellowships support the creation of new work and expand the conversation around disability culture on and off campus. In addition to determining their own artistic goals, Fellows may opt to teach master classes, take part in critiques, work with students and faculty, engage in public performances and presentations, and access UIC's tremendous resources.
GUEST CURATOR: all SHE makes, Online Directory for Women Creatives Worldwide, Summer 2020
Directory artists submissions for Summer 2020 curated by Pooja Pittie. Women artists remain drastically underrepresented across the world. Founded by a female immigrant artist Svitlana Martynjuk, our goal is to offer a curated space to locate women artists from any corner of the world.
ART FAIR: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, January 9 - 12, 2020
At McCormick Gallery Booth PB 285
See my work at at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion, 825 S Dixie Hwy @ Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Not Just Another Pretty Face”, Hyde Park Art Center, December 13, 2019 - March 1, 2020
The Art Center arranges commissions between patrons and artists who create engaging, personalized works of art. The project, which occurs every several years, culminates with an unveiling event, an exhibition in several of Art Center’s galleries, and a catalog documenting the works and participant experiences.
PODCAST INTERVIEW: “Dear Artists”, Amataya Studio Podcast, January 3, 2020
“Dear artists,
I have been thinking all week about what I would like to say in this letter - what could I say that hasn't already been spoken or written about by people who are far more interesting, experienced and inspiring than I am! So I thought I would offer some practical advice that has been helpful to me on my journey as a professional artist, as I switched careers from Finance and Business 4 years ago.”
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This is only the beginning of a love letter from @poojapittie to you. Her Episode is now live. You can listen to the interview on Apple Podcast or visit this link.
EXPO CHICAGO ART FAIR: September 20 - 22, 2019
My paintings will be on view at McCormick Gallery Booth #255, Festival Hall, Navy Pier at EXPO Chicago.
Initiating the international fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO hosts leading art galleries presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture.
HOLLY HUNT DESIGN: Fine Art Program
Find my paintings on display at the Chicago showroom in the Merchandise Mart, or on their website.
Known for a look that is consistently at the forefront of style and quality, HOLLY HUNT showrooms and collections lead the industry in luxury home furnishings.
SHOW REVIEW: NEWCITY MAGAZINE: “Eruptions of Color”: A Review of Pooja Pittie at McCormick Gallery
by Chris Miller, Newcity, May 2019
"Nothing is recognizably depicted, but something like a festive spectacle has been achieved with layers of colorful marks that range from orderly patterns of dots to large, dramatic brush strokes." Read the full review.
ARTIST TALK: For Booth Women’s Network, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, May 30, 2019
Meet artist and Booth alumna Pooja Pittie (Goel), '05, and view her newest body of work presented in a solo exhibition at Thomas McCormick Gallery. Pooja will share her story of switching from a career in finance and entrepreneurship to professional artist. Enjoy drinks and appetizers as you mingle with fellow attendees against the backdrop of vibrant, abstract paintings in this premier West Loop gallery.
SOLO EXHIBITION: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, May 4 - June 15, 2019
“Moon Illusion”, a solo exhibition of new paintings will open at The McCormick Gallery, Chicago. The Opening Reception is on Saturday, May 4th from 4-7 pm and it is free and open to the public.
This will be my first solo exhibition with the gallery and will run from May 4th-June 15th, 2019. Click here for details
NEWCITY MAGAZINE: Art Top Pick, May 2019
"Frenetic gestures, long drips and staccato dapples defy the eye in Pittie’s paintings." by Elliott Reichert.
My solo exhibition, “Moon Illusion”, is the #1 pick in Newcity May 2019 issue.
BAD AT SPORTS CENTER: Podcast Interview, May 1, 2019
On this episode of Bad at Sports Center, Dana and Brian are joined by abstract painter, Pooja Pittie.
Pittie discusses the new work in her upcoming exhibition, Moon Illusion, at McCormick Gallery as well as her fascinating journey from entrepreneur to full time artist. Click here to listen.
TEDxCHICAGO: Art Display at Venue SIX10, May 1, 2019
On May 1st at TEDxChicago, take a break from your hectic schedule, listen to an amazing lineup of speakers and look at my artwork! This year’s theme is “Press Pause”, which is very fitting to this particular painting on display, titled “The Distance Between Hours and Days”
COLLAGE OFFICE: The Franklin, Chicago, April 20, 2019
Collage Office is a participatory project where gallery visitors engage with artists as they work, receiving an artwork in exchange for a pay-as-you-wish donation for charity. Proceeds will benefit A Long Walk Home and The Franklin. Each artist will engage the client through their own making process, creating unique interactions and experiences, altering the space and adding to the archive of the project in real time. Click here to make an appointment with Pooja Pittie on Saturday, April 20th, 1-4 pm.
ART FAIR: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, January 10 - 13, 2019
At McCormick Gallery Booth 285
See my work at at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion, 825 S Dixie Hwy @ Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
ART MIAMI: Art Fair, December 4 - 9, 2018
Several of my new paintings are on view at the McCormick Gallery Booth at One Miami Herald Plaza @ NE 14TH STREET, Downtown Miami.
PANEL MODERATOR: “Access and Inclusion for Artists with Disabilities”, Hyde Park Art Center, October 11, 2018
Join us for this week’s iteration of CHICAGO ART: EXPANDED, ENCOURAGED, EXPLORED, A series of Thursday evening programs highlighting the emerging thoughts & concerns of artists in the current exhibitions. Evenings feature dialogues & new performance works.
Access and Inclusion for Artists with Disabilities includes a discussion held by speakers Sara Slawnik (Director of Programs, 3Arts), Vincent Uribe (Art Director, Arts of Life), Caroline Liu, and moderated by artist Pooja Pittie.
EXPO CHICAGO ART FAIR: September 27 - 30, 2018
My paintings will be on view at at McCormick Gallery Booth #255, Festival Hall, Navy Pier at EXPO Chicago.
Initiating the international fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO hosts leading art galleries presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture.
GROUP SHOW: “The Art of Being Dangerous”, Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Aug 19 - Oct 28, 2018
I was a participant in this year’s Center Program that culminates in a group show, exhibiting at Gallery 1, 2, and Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago.
GROUP SHOW: “You Will Be the Archivist of Your Desires”, The Chicago Artists Coalition, July 13 - August 4, 2018
Chicago Art Department (1932 S. Halsted)
The Chicago Artists Coalition is pleased to present You will be the archivist of your desires, a HATCH Projects exhibition featuring new works by Brittany Leeanne Williams, Frances Lightbound, Marissa Chris Zain Neuman, Meg Leary, Pooja Pittie, and Sydney Shavers.
PUBLIC ART DISPLAY: Lighthouses on the Mag Mile, Chicago, June 19 - Aug 11, 2018
I am a participant in this public art display celebrating access and inclusion for people with disabilities.
My lighthouse sculpture can be viewed at 500 N Michigan Ave, Chicago.
Lighthouses on The Mag Mile, a citywide free public art display celebrating the call to action of access and inclusion for people with disabilities will take place along Chicago’s famed North Michigan Avenue this summer. Sponsored by The Chicago Lighthouse in partnership with Huber Financial Advisors, LLC, and other visionary businesses and individuals, this world class event will feature more than 50 six-foot lighthouse sculptures, created by national and local Chicago artists, many with disabilities.
ART AUCTION: “Work in Progress”, in support of The Chicago Artists Coalition, May 24, 2018
Along with serving on the Host Committee for this year's annual benefit gala, I am proud to donate a painting to the silent auction in support of The Chicago Artists Coalition. Bid on Paddle8 from May 24th - June 7th.
The Chicago Artists Coalition is a nonprofit organization that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residencies, exhibitions, professional development workshops, and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. All proceeds from this auction and CAC's benefit, Work in Progress, directly support these programs and efforts.
PUBLIC ART: "Discomfort" Room Installation, The Anti-Selfie Experiment, May 18 - 29, 2018
Organized by lululemon to benefit “I Grow Chicago”
Who are you here to be? Join us as we seek to disrupt selfie culture, and press pause for a moment on the curation of digital life, to take a moment for real life. Leave your phones at home, experience yourself, and feel something while you’re at it. Chicago, welcome the Anti-Selfie Experiment. Details to come.
ART NEW YORK: Art Fair, May 3 - 6, 2018
My work is on view at the McCormick Gallery Booth #ANY211 from May 3rd- 6th, at Pier 94 , 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
SOLO EXHIBITION: The Union League Club of Chicago, April 5 - 26, 2018
A solo exhibition of new paintings will be held at the Third Floor Gallery, The Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Center Program 2018, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
I am thrilled to be a part of the Center Program at the Hyde Park Art Center. The Center Program is their capstone program for artists who are ready to move beyond quarterly courses into a new way of growing. The Center Program is the Art Center’s answer to critical gaps in traditional professional development programs, allowing working artists access to space to develop studio practice, inclusion in critical dialogues, guidance from professionals in the field, and a platform to show new works to a broader, diverse audience.
GROUP SHOW: Arts Club of Chicago, 88th Exhibition of Visual Arts Members, Jan 19 - Feb 24, 2018
My painting, “Shadows of Roses”, is showing at the 88th Exhibition of Visual Art Members, The Arts Club of Chicago
ART FAIR: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Jan 11 - 15, 2018
Several of my new paintings are on view at the McCormick Gallery Booth 285 from January 11th-15th, at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion, 825 S Dixie Hwy @ Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
ART MIAMI: Art Fair, Dec 5 - 10, 2017
Several of my new paintings are on view at the McCormick Gallery Booth A310 from December 5th-10th, at One Miami Herald Plaza @ NE 14TH STREET, Downtown Miami.
EDITOR’S PICK: Minted x Pottery Barn Art Challenge, November 2017
My drawing, "Lunar Landscape", won an Editor's Pick in Minted's Pottery Barn Art Challenge. Minted is a community of independent artists and designers. Limited edition prints of this work are available exclusively on Minted.
EXPO CHICAGO: Art Fair, Sep 13 - 17, 2017
My work will be on view at the McCormick Gallery Booth #451 from September 13th-17th, Festival Hall, Navy Pier at EXPO Chicago.
Initiating the international fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO hosts leading art galleries presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture.
ART at THE PRUDENTIAL PLAZA, Chicago, Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
Four of my paintings are on view in the mezzanine lobby of this historic Chicago skyscraper from Sep 2017-Feb 2018
ARTIST TALK: “Of Memories and Forgetfulness”, Chicago Artists Coalition, July 12, 2017
Women have long made profound contributions to the medium of painting, but are routinely left out of the art historical spotlight. Please join painters Caroline Liu, Pooja Pittie, and curator Sheridan Tucker in conversation with The Joyce Foundation's Director of Culture Program, Tracie D. Hall to discuss the erasure of women of color in the arts and the need for equality and diversity within the art historical canon.
GROUP SHOW: “Continuous Span”, Bridge Program, Hyde Park Art Center, June 29 - July 30, 2017
New Work from The Bridge Program features recent work developed by artists in the spring 2017 session of The Bridge Program at Hyde Park Art Center. Join us for an evening of artist talks by participants in the program to learn about how their projects developed and get insight into their studio practice.
NEWS FEATURE: Chicago Tribune, June 29, 2017
Reclaiming Memory Focus of Group Exhibit by KT Hawbaker
“Forgetfulness” brings together the work of Caroline Liu, Pooja Pittie and Brittany Leeanne Williams, painters who each use the medium as an advocate for their own memories.
3-PERSON SHOW: “Of Memories and Forgetfulness”, Chicago Artists Coalition, June 23 - July 13, 2017
The Chicago Artists Coalition is pleased to present Of Memories and Forgetfulness, a HATCH Projects exhibition featuring artists Caroline Liu, Pooja Pittie, and Brittney Leeanne Williams.
JURIED GROUP SHOW: Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibition, St. Louis Artists' Guild, June 9 - July 22, 2017
The St. Louis Artists' Guild presents the Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibition on June 9 - July 22, 2017. This juried all-media, all-styles, and all-content exhibit features 50 artists from across the nation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Bridge Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Spring 2017
Facilitated by Jim Dempsey, I participated in critiques, writing sessions, essay discussions, and a public artist talk at the culminating program showcase in the Art Center’s Muller Meeting Room and 4833 Project Space.
INTERVIEW: “Moved to Paint”, Chicago Booth Magazine, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Feb 7, 2017
Pittie's movement-filled, abstract paintings, such as Wedding Dance, draw on the the vivid colors of her childhood for inspiration. Pittie, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2000, says her art has helped her recapture some of the physical movement she has lost. Read more.
EDITOR’S PICK: Spaces & Places Art Challenge, Minted.com, January 6, 2017
My drawing, "Journey Through a Thousand Gates", won an Editor's Pick in Minted's Spaces & Places Art Challenge. Minted is a community of independent artists and designers. Limited edition prints of this work are now available exclusively on Minted.
ARTIST RESIDENT: 2016-17 HATCH Projects, Chicago Artists Coalition
A pioneering initiative of CAC, HATCH Projects fosters shared experimentation, exchange, and creativity to produce ground-breaking exhibitions and programs. Through this unique hands-on experience and professional development program, Artist Residents develop valuable insight and experience in contemporary exhibition making.
Learn about each of the artists and curator residents and their practice, now available on our website.
JURIED GUEST ARTIST EXHIBITION: Cornelia Arts Building, 30th Anniversary, October 7, 2016
Kick off the Fall art season with our 30 Year Anniversary event! Join over 40 of our resident artists in their working studios, see new hallway guest artist exhibitions by Pooja Pittie and Allison Bachraty, and enjoy complimentary beverage in the studios, and delicious food from food truck Chicago Lunch Box in the parking lot! Events are FREE and open to the public.
JURIED EXHIBITION: stARTup Art Fair, Chicago Edition, September 23 - 25, 2016
Participating artist in Chicago's contemporary art fair for independent artists. With a venerable Selection Committee made up of a diverse range of art world professionals, stARTup Art Fair Chicago included 30+ vetted, solo or two-person exhibitions for one glorious and stimulating 3-day weekend.
#the100DayProject: Instagram Creative Challenge, July 2016
I created a piece of art every day for 100 consecutive days and posted it on Instagram. All work over that period can be viewed on Instagram under #100dayswithpoojapittie
JURY’S PICK: Minted x West Elm Art Challenge, April 2016
My painting "Spanish Mosaic" was selected as an exclusive West Elm print from over 6000 submissions from all over the world.