Today, Chicago’s Volume Gallery launches Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: I DO, an exhibition devoted to the American multidisciplinary artist. Best known for her bold, 1960s wall-painted Supergraphics and widely recognized for her influence on the trajectory of graphic design, this is Solomon’s first solo show with the gallery. Now in her nineties, Solomon has begun focusing on paper, including drawing, collage, and publishing artist books. I DO comprises eighty-five 8.5 x 11 works on paper crafted with Solomon’s quintessential use of wordplay and graphic invention, exploring letter forms, language, feminism, interpersonal relationships, and autobiography. Until April 22

Artist Tanya Aguiñiga grew up in the United States/Mexico borderland. She was born in San Diego and lived with her family in Tijuana. Every day, Aguiñiga crossed the border to attend a public school in San Diego. Aguiñiga’s home life and her family shaped her understanding of craft and design. The handmade objects in her home were sturdy and practical, but also colorful and decorative. Even more, they carried intergenerational wisdom. “The objects our ancestors made still have lessons within them,” the artist observed in a 2022 interview. Read the full article here.