UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Home Grown Vol. III

July 11 - September 6, 2026

WEST GALLERY

Home Grown Vol. III
Curated by Lauren Iacoponi

Home Grown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is an immersive exhibition exploring the deep entanglement between human and plant life, featuring Midwest artists working with natural pigments, dyes, plant reliefs, hand-pulled paper, and organic materials that include botanics, mycelia, and artist-made bioplastics. Home Grown serves as a green space within an urban environment, with thought-provoking, nature-focused work integrated into a landscape of live plants.

Many of the artists exhibiting in Home Grown are practitioners of bioregionalism. They learn and educate others on the specific history of native plants and local indigenous ecologies, understanding that humans, plants, and wildlife are mutually responsible for one another. Several of the artists exhibiting in Home Grown are members and volunteers of community gardens and greenhouses, and host educational workshops, field days, and stewardship events and programs within their local communities. They cultivate native plants, remove invasive plant species, and tend plants in ‘art gardens’ to create natural pigments and dyes, and to grow and harvest plant fibers for papermaking.

Opening Reception
Saturday, July 11 from 12 - 5 pm

Home Grown Exhibition Tour is a mobile exhibition featuring a survey of artists currently showing in Home Grown Vol. III at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA).

Exhibiting Artists
Aimée Beaubien, Kris Casey, Christine Forni , Naomi-Hamlin Navis, Hillary Irene Johnson, Noelani Jones, Tulika Ladsariya, Jaclyn Mednicov, CV Peterson, SK Reed

Risograph Works
Aimée Beaubien, Christine Forni, Maven Kennedy, Tulika Ladsariya, Katelyn Patton,
Monika Plioplyte, Reina Sundara

Home Grown Exhibition Tour
Organized and Curated by Lauren Iacoponi
Facilitated by Naomi Elson and Lauren Iacoponi (Unpacked Mobile Gallery)
Supported by DCASE Individual Artists Program Grant

Home Grow Exhibition Tour
Unpacked Mobile Gallery
July 11 - 18, 2026

Saturday, July 11
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave.
12 - 5 pm

Sunday, July 12
The Weaving Mill
Dye Garden & Seed Library
1801 N Spaulding Ave. Chicago
3 - 6 pm

Monday, July 13
Programming TBA

Tuesday, July 14
Sand Ridge Nature Center
15891 Paxton Ave., South Holland, IL

Wednesday, July 15
Programming TBA

Thursday, July 16
Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard St. Chicago
6 - 9 pm

Friday, July 17
Comfort Station
2620 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago
6 - 10 pm

Saturday, July 18
Programming TBA

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. UIMA develops, utilizes and encourages artistic talent through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films to serve the cultural needs of our community and city, and thereby strengthen cultural understanding and diversity.

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Summer Schedule
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Wednesday (July 1): Closed (Install)
Thursday (July 2): Closed (Install)
Friday (July 3): Closed (Holiday Weekend)
Saturday (July 4): Closed (Holiday)
Sunday (July 5): Closed (Holiday Weekend)

Wednesday (July 8): Closed (Install)
Thursday (July 9): Closed‍ ‍(Install)
Friday (July 10): Closed‍ ‍(Install)
Regular hours will resume on Saturday (July 10)

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Upcoming Events

Literary Event, Between Voice and Silence

Sunday, June 28
International exhibition Between Voice and Silence, featuring works by Ira Bondarenko, Katya Lisova, and Matvii Vaisberg, culminates in a tribute to the fallen Ukrainian poet, volunteer, soldier, and Hero of Ukraine, Maksym Kryvtsov.

Readings of Maksym’s Poetry in Ukrainian and English
Remarks by Ira Bondarenko
Reflections on Maksym’s life and legacy
by our honored guest, his sister, Anastasia Khudaverdyan

Program Details