THE MISSION is excited to feature photographs and light boxes by Jeroen Nelemans at Gallery Weekend Chicago’s (GWC), EXPANDED at Mana Contemporary Chicago. EXPANDED will open Thursday, March 9 and will be open to the public through Sunday, March 12, 2017.

In partnership with Mana Contemporary Chicago, GWC presents EXPANDED, an exhibition showcasing 25 of Chicago’s leading established contemporary art galleries and emerging artist-run spaces. Occupying a 20,000-square-foot space on the 4th floor of the Mana building in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, EXPANDED brings together 25 galleries—all members of GWC—under one roof. Each gallery will present a solo exhibition, collectively reflecting the diverse and complex nature of Chicago’s art scene. Now in its 6th year, GWC’s partnership with Mana Contemporary Chicago marks an exciting new curatorial focus to support Chicago galleries and their artists by promoting the scene to local and international audiences.

Mana Contemporary Chicago is a rapidly expanding art center that is home to artist studios, exhibition spaces, and artist residencies, and provides free programming to the public.

Participating galleries and artists:

65GRAND | Shane Huffman
Aspect/Ratio | Nick Albertson
Beautiful | Alison Veit/Jack Schneider
Shane Campbell Gallery | Chris Bradley
Corbett vs. Dempsey | Dominick Di Meo
devening projects + editions | Clay Mahn
DOCUMENT | Sterling Lawrence
Goldfinch | Flatfiles
Kavi Gupta | James Krone/Jessica Stockholder
The Franklin | Jaclyn Mednicov
Rhona Hoffman Gallery | John Preus
Jeux d‘été | Valérie Blass
Lawrence & Clark | loyola_condenser
Efrain Lopez | Anuar Maauad
The Mission | Jeroen Nelemans
monique meloche | Brendan Fernandes
PATRON | Daniel G. Baird
Produce Model Gallery | Chaveli Sifre
ANDREW RAFACZ | Danny Giles
Regards | Melina Ausikaitis
Carrie Secrist Gallery | Andrew Holmquist
Soccer Club Club | Becca Mann
Volume Gallery | Jonathan Muecke
WEEKENDS | Margaret Welsh
Western Exhibitions | Orkideh Torabi