Publicity

Grace Cole and her work has been featured or spotlighted in various forums. Selected media and publications include:

• Fine Arts Connoisseur Magazine, Portrait Art Issue (May 2006)
• Art Calendar, “Necessary Things: Organizing Your Art Life” (March 2006)
• “Grace Cole: The Gift of Sight,” by Deborah Hawking (“The Inner Light” column, Chicago Artists’ News, Chicago Artists Coalition Publication, March 2006)
• Artist to Artist, Interview with Enid Silverman (host), Comcast, Chicagoland area, Skokie Channel 35 (January 2006). Additional excepts of this interview are available through links on individual portfolio pages
• Chicago Magazine (September 2004)
• The Artist Magazine Art Competition Finalist from among 13,000 entries (December 2003)
• Artscope Review, (February 2001)
• The Chicago Art Scene, edited by Ivy Sundell (2000, 2001 Editions)
• The Times, Munster, IN “The Mother-Child Bond: Special Portraits Capture Subjects’ Spirits” (9 May 1999, Arts Se)
• Today’s Chicago Woman (January 1999)
• CAC (Chicago Artists’ Coalition) Chicago Artists’ Newsletter, “A Closer Look” (November 1998)
• The Times, “‘Figuratively Speaking’ Exhibit Explores Human Form” (2 September 1998)
• The Chicago Tribune, “Your Money” Section Feature Article, “Sitting Pretty” (16 December 1997)
• Old Town Triangle Association Newsletter, At the Gallery (March 1994)
  
• Paintings used as book cover art on textbooks from Nelson Hall Publishers, Chicago, IL  Textbooks Research Methods in Social Work, 2nd edition by D. Royse; Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 2nd edition by J. Senese; and Mastering Research: A Guide to the Methods of Social and Behavioral Sciences by Sheying Chen
• The Chicago Tribune, Show opening review (20 March 1992)
• The Star Publications, Chicago Heights, IL, “South Suburban Artists Present Chicago Exhibit,” Feature article (19 March 1992)
• The Indianapolis News, “League Exhibit Displays Varied Realism Approaches” (9 January 1992)
• The Chicago Tribune, Art review by Alan Artner (16 August 1991)
• Inside Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL (24 July 1991)
• Chicago Artist’s Coalition News, two pieces from Classical Forms series spotlighted on newsletter cover (April 1989)
• Chicago Tribune, “Cole Exhibit Goes to London’s Kensington Gardens for 3 Weeks” (15 September 1988)
• The Hammond Times, Hammond, IN, “Art” Section Feature (2 September 1988)
• The Star Publications, Chicago Heights, IL, “Profile” Section Feature (September 1988)
• Chicago Tribune, “Are You Hung Up: Portraits Aren’t Only for the Very Rich” (“Tempo” Section feature, 19 February 1987)
• New Art Examiner, Review (September 1986)
• The Crete Record, “Artist to Lead Figure Painting Class” (August 1986)
• Chicago’s North Shore Magazine (March 1986)
• The Artist’s Magazine (March 1984)
• Homewood-Flossmoor Star, “Glenwood Artist Cole to Lead Arts Seminar” (2 February 1984)
• Meet the Artist, Featured Artist 1983, Cox Cable of Park Forest, IL (1983)
• Homewood-Flossmoor Star, publicity photo of second place honors in local arts fair (7 October 1982)

Listed In

• The Chicago Art Scene: Contemporary Artists from David Abed to Ed Paschke to Louis Zygadlv, edited by Ivy Sundell. Crow Woods Press, Evanston, IL (1998, 2000, 2002, 2005)
• Emerging Artists 2004, Direct Art, Vol. 9, Slow Art Productions, New York, NY (publication spring 2004)
• 2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century
• Archives of National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
• United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program, Washington, D.C.
• Who’s Who in American Art (19th through 34th Editions)
• The World’s Who’s Who of Women, Cambridge, England (14th Edition)
• Who’s Who of American Women (19th through 22nd Editions)
• Who’s Who in America Education (5th Edition)
• American Art Review (1991 Edition)
• Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England (25th Edition)

Selected Honors and Awards

• Armory Art Center, “Figurative Small Works,” Honorable Mention for drawing entitled “The Cleric” (2000)
• University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL “Artist of the Month” (September 1997)
• Norris Gallery Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL, “Artist Vicinity Show, Juried Exhibit,” Merit Award for drawing entitled “Juror No. 6” (1997)
• Sioux City Art Center’s 54th Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention for drawing entitled “The Cleric” (1997)
• Beverly Art Center Concourse Gallery, Chicago, IL, Alice and Arthur Baer Art Competition, Honorable Mention (1983)
• The National Portrait Seminar, Honorable Mention (1981)
• The Portraits Institute, Washington, CT, “Midwest Competition,” Honorable Mention for “Carson” (1981)
• River Oaks Center’s Fourth National Arts and Crafts Show, River Oaks, IL, First Place Award (1980)
• Glenwood Junior’s Women’s Club, “Artist of the Month” (February 1980)
• Homewood/Flossmoor Part District’s 3rd Annual Autumn Festival and Art Fair, First Place Award (September 1978)