BLACK/WHITE is composed of various media; paintings, photographs, drawings, etchings, and other works on paper. The concept behind the exhibition is that all black and white art hangs well together in a space. The show will include work by gallery artists Matthew J Schaefer, Mary Jane Duffy, Katy Keefe, Adi Holzer, Bob Tanner, Gary Engle, Gillian Brown, Rhonda Wheatley, Michiko Itatani, Monika Wulfers, and Daniel Blanco, and will introduce new gallery artists John Himmelfarb, Carrie Iverson, Michael Argyelan, and Nancy Landin. Guest artists Francesco Avesani will show drawings, and Natalia Ivanevich, etchings. A few words about the new artists in our stable: John Himmelfarb who has recently had published a magnificent Catalogue Raisonné of nearly 40 years of his works, is well known in Chicago for both paintings and works on paper. This show will mark his first exposure to the FLATFILEgalleries audience. Carrie Iverson’s recent show in New York City was reviewed in The Chicago Tribune. Iverson’s works on paper, which are often photo-based, frequently find themselves (as in the NY show) part of larger installations. In BLACK/WHITE she will show new fused glass works on paper. Michael Argyelan is a recent graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His graphic etchings, whether in color or Black and White are powerful studies in composition and balance. Nancy Landin, whose photography has appeared repeatedly in Black and White Magazine, including on a cover, explores the tenderness and tension of everyday life in images that are narrative, ambiguous and haunting.

In the upstairs Project Room, gallery artist Mark DeBernardi will debut his new ILLINOIS SERIES, black and white unique photographs of a variety of meaningful vistas in our state, made in the traditional darkroom, but then altered with the processes DeBernardi has become known for.

In the lower gallery, Bleu, Blanc, Rouge in B&W features images of France, and Paris in particular, by European and American photographers, including gallery artists Lucien Clergue and Ala of France, Hana Jakrlova of Czechoslovakia, American Joe Gallo and guest artists Paul Flaggman (USA) who photographs Paris by night, in beautiful images that clearly illustrate why it is called the city of light, and Alison Harris, who lives and works in Paris with her husband, the writer David Downie, and photographs the everyday things that give Paris its charm. In the lower gallery project room, we feature a video by gallery artist Alexandra Loewe, (AKA XX29), entitled Postcards from Home, filmed in Paris, where she was raised, and still lives.

Alison Harris will be present at the Bastille Day Celebration that signals Vision 11 Opening Night on July 14th, to sign copies of her new book Paris, Paris ­ Journey into the City of Light.

visit http://www.zoekaufman.com/workshops.php for info on

Awake, Awake!

Art and Workshops with a Radical Message at FLATFILE

Opening Reception: Sunday August 20 4-6pm

MONDAY, August 21, 2006 1-4:30pm Michael Zieve
INFINITE RIVER: An Intuitive Painting Workshop. This workshop is designed to liberate the participants from conventional concepts of art making, so that they can fully trust their own innate ability to find joy, connection and release through the creative process. Participants are guided to the center of their body/mind with gentle exercise and tempera on paper. Fears and inhibitions that block the flow of creativity are disarmed so that participants can identify what keeps them disconnected from their intuitive source. A fun and rewarding experience for teens and adults, artists and non-artists alike.

Facilitator:
Michael Zieve attended Rhode Island School of Design and has a B.F.A. degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been a fine artist for 30 years and a Decorative painter and muralist for the last 20 years. A deep interest in eastern spirituality and art as healing modality have led him to offer Intuitive Painting workshops in the Chicago area and Harbor Country. He has shown his artwork nationally and internationally. His studio is in the featherbone factory in Three Oaks, MI.

Cost: $45.00

Infinite River: Intuitive Painting Workshops 2004-06

Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, IL. (with Mur Quaglia)
Atelier Mur Quaglia, Chicago, IL. (with Mur Quaglia)
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN.
Purdue University, North Central, Westville, IN.
Zieve Studios, Three Oaks, MI.
Tom Robinson Studio, Chicago, IL.
Silver Creek Farm, Laporte, IN.
Camp Summit Boot Camp for Juvenile Boys, Laporte, IN.
Liberation Park, Buddhist Study Center, Oak Park, IL. (with Mur Quaglia)
Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL.

Testimonials:
" ...the workshop was a wonderful experience for me. I was able through Zieve's gentle coaching, to open my mind to colors I never dreamed of painting with, and to breakdown personal restrictions about what to paint and how to paint.The workshop encouraged me to become one with the brush, the paint, and the paper, and to freely express my interior dialogue in my work."
Susan Aurinko, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago

"I felt challenged to own my ability to listen and take heartfelt action in a medium where I have often felt a great deal of uncertainty. Thanks for your attention and directness. A totally freeing experience. Wonderful Job."
Don Wenig, Dancing Feet Yoga, Michigan City, IN.

"I am constantly looking for tools to break down barriers to the creative flow. The workshop with Mike was a big help. It was supportive and fun (yet serious) ......I recommend it to any artist who is looking for ways to looosen up!"
Lynn Bassa, Chicago

TUESDAY, August 22, 2006 1-3pm Shuana Angel Blue
AWAKENING INSPIRATION
UNCLOGGING THE CHANNELS OF CREATIVITY

There are times in our lives where we may feel bored, blocked or disconnected. In the process of Art, one can connect to the Divine energy of Ispiration and receive ideas or avenues where one can move through the blocks that keep them from creating and living a rich life. In this two hour workshop we will explore through the paintings of Zoe Kaufman, the seeds of Divine Ispiration. We will begin with a deep and guided meditation and then, quickly put together a collage, drawing or clay object that holds the inspiration for us, becoming a talisman, to call on the energy of inspiration whenever we desire. This workshop is for all levels of creatives; from brand baby new to Master Artist. It may help you to begin a project, move past a block in an existing project or gain acess to the next step in a completed project.

SHAUNA ANGEL BLUE

Shauna Angel Blue is a practicing Psychic/5th level Reiki Master in the
Chicagoland area since 1993. She received her Masters Degree in
Photography from Columbia College, Chicago in 2000. Her first solo
show, "This Life/That Life:Vezelay" appeared at Flatfile Galleries
January 2005. She has been a gallery member at Flatfile since August,
2000.

Cost: $35.00

WEDNESDAY August 23, 2006 12-2pm
Joyce Englander & Jesse Hozeny
CARVING A PATH OR CARVING A PATH TO THE UNSTRUCK PLACE OR...

It is said that within all beings there is a place of resonance that arises from inside the silence to generate an unstruck sound. Intrinsic to the practice of yoga is the withdrawl from the outer experience to the inner. However, in order to hear the deep resonating vibration from within it isn't silence that we want to surround us, rather it is the most perfect vibrations. It isn't ugliness that we try to avoid, but beauty that we want our eyes to last see, and our ears to hear as we enter into a meditation, shavasana, or moment of peace.Please join Joyce Englander and Jesse Hozeny for this special yoga class. You will be surrounded by the splendor of Zoe Kaufman's paintings, and the magic of Jesse's music. Joyce will be your guide as you practice Sun Salutations, vinyasa through standing poses, arm balances, twists and back bends; and enter into a deep shavasana with the opportunity to withdrawl inside, hearing the resonant sounds of live music.

Cost: $25.00

JOYCE ENGLANDER

"As a freshman in college, I stepped onto a yoga mat for the first time and discovered what I had been searching for a silent place inside myself. Over the last seven years, yoga has helped me to appreciate my body, find grace in my movements, and healing from injuries. However, it is the experience of freedom and space in my thoughts, and responses to life that have kept me engaged and intrigued. I practiced yoga for nearly three years before joining a teacher training to deepen my understanding of the practice. Concurrently, I was studying poetry, and learning how to find creativity in my language within the boundaries of a poetic structure. This became the catalyst for the way that I teach my classes. I try to maintain a structure that students can count on to help them feel safe in their bodies, and secure enough to explore where they have room to grow. However, my sequencing is always fresh, intelligent, and playful. My vinyasa influences come from Ashtanga and Jivamukti yoga, along with other vinyasa flow teachers. The alignment theraputics, and optimistic approach that I teach with come from my training in Anusara. Most importantly, I encourage my students to create a deeper relationship with their breath, and discover what can be revealed through something as simple as an inhale, or an exhale. I am so grateful for the many teachers, students and friends who have shared their knowledge and their questions with me.

JESSE HOZENY

I am a drummer, composer, and music producer in Chicago. I compose and perform music for commercials, motion pictures, trade installations, websites, and other audio branding applications. I also perform "live PA" using a laptop, live drums, and synths. I play retail stores, nightclubs, parties, yoga workshops and classes, fashion shows, weddings, and restaurants. I also play drums in the band Apteka.

I recently released a CD of my yoga music, Niyama, Volumes One and Two, which is available online here. I regularly accompany yoga live at yogaview, Moksha Yoga, Healing Power Yoga, Lincoln Park Athletic Club, David Barton Gym, Equinox, and Crunch. I also provide music for classes, workshops, and special events all over the country.

I am a drummer, composer, and music producer in Chicago. I compose and perform music for commercials, motion pictures, trade installations, websites, and other audio branding applications. I also perform "live PA" using a laptop, live drums, and synths. I play retail stores, nightclubs, parties, yoga workshops and classes, fashion shows, weddings, and restaurants. I also play drums in the band Apteka.

I recently released a CD of my yoga music, Niyama, Volumes One and Two, which is available online here. I regularly accompany yoga live at yogaview, Moksha Yoga, Healing Power Yoga, Lincoln Park Athletic Club, David Barton Gym, Equinox, and Crunch. I also provide music for classes, workshops, and special events all over the country. To learn more about me, click here.

THURSDAY, August 24, 2006 11am-1pm Dena Mendes
CONSIOUS SHOPPING, COOKING AND EATING

Health consultant Dena Mendes, and Macrobiotic chef Jellena, specialists in whole foods and culinary services, will teach the importance of seasonal, organic, health -conscious shopping, cooking, and eating. We are most alive when Body Mind and Spirit function optimally as one, harmonious whole. We are perfectly balanced when we consume foods that nourish all the senses.

In order to change our lives we must wake up to how and what we are consuming: whether it's through our eyes, ears or our mouths! In this workshop we will learn how to energize food through proper preparation. We will learn how to loose weight and balance moods by making simple, delicious changes in the way we prepare and eat the most wholesome, life-affirming foods. We will learn how to use a bamboo steamer to make cooking easy. Then, we?ll eat the meal we prepared together.
First, we'll have an easy squash soup, great for Fall. Then, tofu patties and a delicious vegetable stir fry. Plus, the most wonderful steamed greens with the perfect dressing;
and, a warm beet salad. Finally: The most delicious dessert, which uses no wheat no gluten and no refined sugar! Taste it to beleive it!

Cost: $85.00 (includes lunch and recipes to take home)

DENA MENDES

Hi, I'm Dena Mendes. I am a graduate of Arizona State University with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in Public Health. I worked as a medical news reporter for KPNX TV 12 in Arizona before moving to Chicago. I have written and produced children's books. My first one, Princess Paris Pink and her Colorful Kingdom is featured on The Princess Paris Pink Cow that was in Chicago's "Cows on Parade" and is now prominently displayed in the "Face to Face" exhibit, an interactive exhibit that teaches kids about equality, at the Chicago Children's Museum, Navy Pier. My second book, "Peachy Keen," is an integral part of the "Healthy Alternatives" program.
My journey began 3 years ago when I saw the need to develop and inform children's awareness about the foods they eat. I realized that they were making compromising choices because they were uninformed. We were certain that when given the facts, kids would make healthier choices. I hunch was correct! Not only did the students hunger for the truth, but so did the teachers and faculty. They were fascinated with our presentation and information and wanted more, more, more! This led to the expansion of our programming; there was a hunger for adult education too. Currently, I teach at Northwestern University"s S.E.P. Program. I have taught at numerous Chicago area schools, hospitals, community organizations and corporations.

FRIDAY August 25, 2006, 1-3pm Deb Stern
ENERGY MEDICINE: HARNESSING YOUR HEALING POWER

Enhance:
* physical wellness
* emotional balance
* mental clarity
* connection to Spirit and to joy

Energy medicine, pioneered by Donna Eden (www.innersource.net), is based on the principle that the health of the body, mind, and spirit are anchored in the body?s energy systems. Your body is designed to heal itself. In this empowering workshop you will learn and practice moving your energies to get them to do what YOU want them to: from healing illness and stimulating your immune system, to increasing joy and vitality, controlling stress, and protecting yourself from people who weaken you emotionally. Feel calmer under pressure, sleep better, feel great!
"The ability of the body to maintain its health and overcome illness is, in fact, among nature?s most remarkable feats. But you?ve been placed in a world that systematically interferes with this natural capacity and your conscious involvement in your health is required for you to truly prosper." -Donna Eden

DEB STERN

Deb Stern has an M.S. in Endocrinology and is a graduate of Crossroads Institute for Energy and Consciousness. She trained in Kabbalistic healing, Jewish shamanism, and Reiki, and is currently completing Eden Energy Medicine's first certification program. She leads workshops in the Chicagoland area and has a private practice in Highland Park.

SATURDAY August 26, 2006, 1-3pm Tammy Kohl
SACRED WATER, HEALING GEMS

Tammy Kohl

Award winning jewelry designer Tammy Kohl has been designing visionary jewels for her local Chicago and Hollywood cliental for 20 years. She has been immersed in the study of special and sacred gems to enhance to vibratory aspects of the wearer for healing, mood enhancement, protection etc. Her newest collections involve the addition of water that comes from sacred sources that interact with the body to purify energy. She will be discussing various techniques and have interesting examples of contemporary jewels to enlighten and entertain.

SUNDAY, August 27 4-6pm FUNDRAISER
Quinn Kearney and Michael McColly

KARMA YOGA:
EXPLORING YOGA & SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM
Proceeds to benefit Women's positive network of India.

Class will be followed by a reading by Michael McColly.
"Spiritual activism? means taking action NOW in every aspect of your practice, both on and off the mat.

Learn to link your physical practice to your practice of Karma Yoga--the Yoga of Ethical Action. By using meditation, and an intense, invigorating vinyasa practice, as well as pranayama, and journaling, this workshop pushes participants to go to the edge of their spiritual practice by breaking physical and mental patterns and challenging preconceived notions about what it means to follow the yogic path.
Proceeds from this event will go to "Women's Positiive Network of India" an AIDS Organizationn started by HIV Positive Women who are helping support Indian women and their families.

SUGGESTED DONATION: $25.00

Quinn Kearney

Quinn Kearney discovered yoga in 1990. He teaches and practices ashtanga yoga and classical hatha yoga and feels that the practice is a revolutionary means of integrating body, mind and spirit. His teaching is inspirational, supportive, non-dogmatic and constantly evolving. Quinn has and continues to study with many senior teachers all over the world, but his principle teachers at this point are the students and instructors he works with at Yogaview in Chicago, which he co-owns and directs. Check the schedule for Quinn's classes.

Michael McColly

Michael McColly?s essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Ascent, The Sun and other literary journals. He is the author of The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, which is a memoir chronicling his journey through Africa, Asia and the US reflecting and reporting on AIDS activism. He holds degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Chicago and Creative Writing from the University of Washington. He teaches creative nonfiction and travel writing at Northwestern University and has been teaching yoga for over eight years.