Dana DeGiulio and Matthew Girson

Paintings that have the look of paintings that are looked at

September 25th - October 24th, 2026

Opening reception: Friday September 25th 5 - 8pm

Matthew Girson
Still Life at 4:00am, #1, 2026
Oil on Yupo
10 x 10” sheet size
9 x 9” Image size
Photo credit: Tom Van Eynde






Material Exhibitions is a not-for-profit artist-run project space that is located in the storefront, adjacent to my studio. Since 2019, Material has hosted between 3 and 5 Solo Exhibitions per year.

It is a space where a body of work by an emerging or mid-career artist can be thought through from inception through exhibition, and finally into the afterlife it will have in its various forms of documentation.

I have deep gratitude to people who support artists by collecting their work, as well as my fellow Artist Run Project Spaces around Chicago. I am also grateful to my spouse, Mark, and my kids, Ivy and Basil, who have helped in countless unseen ways to keep this space going.

The Material/Artist split is 30/70 during the run of an exhibition, and for the few objects that remain in our Works Available section.

The artists, curators, and material work together in a cycle of mutual charity. I hope that their ideas and creations expand our community and deepen the appreciation of the artist and their work.

With gratitude,
Jean Alexander Frater

Material Exhibitions
2025 West Belmont Ave, storefront
Chicago, IL 606183