Chicago Fine Art Salon is an artist-run gallery and studio committed to supporting the artists’ community in Chicago. We sell original art, teach art classes, and host group and solo exhibitions.
News this Week:
Opening Reception: Fresh Terrain
Exploring Environments Real and Imagined
We invited artists to submit work for Fresh Terrain, a juried exhibition that delves into the theme of environment—both familiar and fantastical. This show seeks artwork that interprets landscapes, cityscapes, and the spaces we inhabit or dream about. From the natural world to urban jungles, serene seascapes to surreal dreamscapes, Fresh Terrain celebrates the diversity of place and the emotional, cultural, and imaginative connections we form with our surroundings.
Whether rooted in observation or invention, the work may capture a moment in time, map a psychological space, or envision a speculative future. Submissions can reflect a broad range of perspectives, including—but not limited to—climate, memory, identity, displacement, architecture, and the passage of time.
All mediums were welcome: painting, drawing, photography, digital art, sculpture, installation, and mixed media.
Join us for our opening reception featuring work under this theme on Friday, August 1st at Chicago Fine Art Salon, located at 2623 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL from 5 to 9 PM.
Our New Call for Art: Small Works
Continuing a cherished tradition now in its fourth year, our Small Works exhibition returns to celebrate the power of scale and the intimacy of detail. This juried show invites artists to explore creativity within a compact format, showcasing both 2-D and 3-D works no larger than 18 inches in any direction. From intricate sculptures to finely detailed paintings, drawings, and mixed media pieces, Small Works proves that size doesn't limit impact.
This unique exhibition offers collectors and art lovers an accessible entry point into the world of original art while highlighting the impressive talent and imagination of our creative community. Whether minimalist or richly layered, whimsical or profound, each piece in Small Works delivers a concentrated burst of expression that invites close, thoughtful engagement.
Key Details:
Deadline July 27th, 2025
Show Opening August 8th at Art City (1400 N Halsted Ave.)
$26 per submission
All information must be included in our submission form
All submitted images must be labelled following this format: LastNameFirstNameTitleOfWork (ex: DoeJane_Title)
To Apply:
Please submit high-resolution images of your work, a brief artist statement (max 300 words), and pay the submission fee. We can’t wait to see your interpretation of this theme!
Call for Art Installation Work
CFAS and Art City are accepting proposals for our Monthly Installation Artist Residency space at Art City! We’ve been collaborating to exhibit emerging artists’ work for over a year since Art City’s opening in 2023. Open to any artist, media, or discipline to create site-specific installations in our space. We are looking for sculptural installations that activate our space with a large window display. Share your vision with the world! $26 application fee, additional $26 operational fees due upon acceptance. Each artist will have their work on view for a month, including an opening reception to meet other artists in our community. There will also be opportunities for other community engagement events such as an artist talk, radio show, and a closing reception. Artwork will be visible to passers-by on the street and will be featured on our websites and social media. Join us!
Submission Requirements:
$26 Submission Fee
All art must be able to fit into the exhibition space
All information must be included in the application form
All images must be at least 300 dpi
Rolling Deadline
Submit to Our Call for Prints!
CFAS is looking for artists with prints that are made and ready to sell! CFAS participates in art festivals around the Chicago area year-round and can sell your artwork at our booth or table, to make it available to more customers. Some festivals we participate in include the Andersonville Galleria, West Loop Art Festival, West Fest, Wells Street Art Festival, Mayfest, and more. Artists who submit to our Call for Prints are also eligible to be part of our Featured Artists group, with an opportunity for inclusion in a group show or solo show.
Submission Requirements
$26 per Submission (Pay Here)
All work MUST be prepackaged with cardboard support and a vinyl sleeve. If work is received without it, there will be a packaging fee.
Image Submissions must be at least 300 DPI
Next Rolling Deadline: September 5th, 2025
Join CFAC for Curated Calls for Art & Artist Opportunities
Chicago Fine Art Salon is proud to introduce our new Art Club! Our monthly subscription service will give you a quick glance at all of the art opportunities in the Chicago area and beyond! We know how busy an artist’s schedule can be, so we want to provide a service that allows upcoming artists to browse what’s available to help further their careers by reaching a broader audience. All Calls for Art are 18+, and under $50 for admission.
Coming Soon to Art City: Chantal Danyluk’s I Can’t Right Now I Am A Frog
Chantal Danyluk is a studio artist at the Bridgeport Art Center with an established presence in Chicago’s contemporary art scene. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout the Chicagoland area, including solo shows at the Leslie Wolfe Gallery and the One River School of Art in Evanston, as well as a two-person exhibition in Rock Island. She has also participated in group exhibitions across the Midwest, including in Missouri, Michigan, and Indiana.
Diagnosed with autism in 2004 and initially labeled as non-compliant, Danyluk now embraces neurodiversity through her whimsical, character-driven paintings. Drawing from the natural world, she explores the universal feeling of being misunderstood. Her large-scale oil paintings incorporate elements like frog legs as metaphor. In I Can’t Right Now, I’m a Frog, she captures the desire to momentarily escape the pressures of daily life, such as filing taxes. With humor and heart, Danyluk offers an imaginative and uplifting lens on mental health.
See the show on August 8th, 2025 at Art City (1400 N Halsted Ave. Chicago, IL). We hope to see you there!
Opening 8/8: Jim Yale’s Figurative Abstraction: Recent work and sketches
Jim Yale’s multi-disciplinary visual work is a meditation on the random combinations of color, message, language, and form found in everyday life.
Yale’s figurative painting and drawing work pulls inspiration from Matisse, Cezanne, Die Brucke, and the figurative art of the Bay Area in the 1950’s and 60’s. Figures are often alone, sometimes in an undefined space. Gesture takes precedence over realism. The figure is sometimes merely an assemblage of flat planes of color. Natural body language is the lingua franca; beauty is found in the turn of a head, a bend of a wrist or ankle, a shoulder half in shadow.
Jim Yale received his BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinoise at Urbana-Champaign. His work is in private collections in North America, South America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. He paints at his studio in Chicago.
See Jim Yale’s work and more on August 8th, 2025, at Art City (1400 N Halsted, Chicago, IL)
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