Natalie Shugailo: Everything Fades | April 4 - July 3, 2023

*Swoop*, 2021, Spray paint, 24 x 36 inches

Exhibition Dates: April 4 - July 3, 2023

Artist Reception: Saturday, April 8, 2023, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Exhibition viewing at the Riverside Town Hall with light refreshments served at the Riverside Arts Center a short block away.

Riverside Town Hall: 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois

Viewing Hours: Mondays - Thursdays 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Fridays 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Closed Holidays

The Riverside Arts Center is pleased to present Natalie Shugailo’s exhibition of paintings, Everything Fades at the Riverside Town Hall.

Please join us on Saturday, April 8th from 3 – 5 pm for a reception for Natalie Shugailo at the Riverside Town Hall, 27 Riverside Road with light refreshments served at the Riverside Arts Center, located a short block away at 32 East Quincy Street.

Artist Statement:

This show is a statement on the impermanence of street art. When we paint outdoor spaces and walls they are so vulnerable. Vulnerable to the sun, the wind, the rain. They can be torn down or painted over, vandalized and damaged. They are not meant to last forever, and they essentially belong to all onlookers who walk past them, almost as much as they belong to the person who commissioned them. Some are done without permission, some meant to only last a few days or only a few hours. But their impermanence ties them together no matter the intent or way in which they were created. When I paint murals they become only memories. They won't be hung on walls in a living room or passed down through generations, or resold on Ebay. They will fade away, they will change with the seasons and the times, they will one day all turn to rubble. So in this show I am defying this, and putting what I would paint in a public space on a canvas meant for private spaces. Meant to adorn family rooms, hallways, and kitchens. Meant to hang above fireplaces or headboards. In this way the art lives on longer and is protected. I am giving the viewer a chance to have a tiny mural all their own.

The duality to the title is that my technique I use is referred to as creating "fades". It is a way of layering spray paint translucently to create depth and form. I have been working on this process of creating for the past 5-6 years and it has become a signature in my work.

- Natalie Shugailo

Natalie Clare Shugailo is a local painter and muralist based in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield. Influenced by the city and suburban cultures, she blends high energy with soft subtlety, whimsy, surrealism, and darker personal sensibilities through the use of hard edges and translucent, smoky spray paint techniques. Shugailo has exhibited with Truborn Gallery (Chicago, IL), Galerie F (Chicago, IL), Gamut Gallery (Minneapolis, MN), and Upper Level Gallery (Kansas City, MO). Her murals can be viewed at public and private spaces throughout Illinois in addition to Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Florida, Colorado, and Costa Rica. After graduating from Riverside Brookfield High School she obtained her BFA from Northern Illinois University.

https://www.suburbanwarriorart.com

Riverside Town Hall exhibitions feature work by area artists, celebrating the exchange of support and generosity between the community of Riverside and the Riverside Arts Center.

Riverside Town Hall

27 Riverside Road
Riverside, Illinois 60546

Riverside Town Hall Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am-4pm, Friday: 9am – 3pm, Closed Saturday, Sunday, and major holidays