Gregory Bae

CV: 2/2/25

Sunday, February 2, 2025, 3-7 p.m.

Come join us for the second iteration of CV, an experimental documentation and exhibition project celebrating and archiving the artwork and legacy of Gregory Bae.

Bill's Auto was home to a significant collection of artworks by Gregory Bae. Having occurred in grief and packaged in haste by Greg's brother Bosco and a group of friends, there is now an opportunity to continue the process of archiving this collection spanning more than a decade. CV is a public documentation and exhibition project.

Our purpose is to develop a series of events that will act as research sessions for the archive of Gregory Bae, and celebrate his life and work among friends. We want you to come see the work as it's being documented, and help to continue the dialogue around one of most impactful artists that Chicago has seen.

CV is a collaboration with the production company Bob. and the artist-run gallery Bills Auto in conjunction with the Gregory Bae Memorial Fund and the family of Gregory Bae. 

This event will be held at 3808 S. Ashland, Chicago, Illinois.

There will be a presentation of Bae's work in the gallery as well as a selection of art objects being documented for the developing digital archive of Gregory Bae. We hope to see you there!

Gregory Bae
CV: 2/2/25
Sunday February 2, 2025
3pm-7pm, Artist discussion @ 5pm

@ 3808 S. Ashland (new address)

Gregory Bae (b. 1986, Salt Lake City, UT; d. 2021, Chicago, IL) was a multi-disciplinary artist based in Chicago. He received his BFA from RISD in 2007 and his MFA from SAIC in 2012. He exhibited in Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, New York City, Milan, Busan and Seoul, and was the subject of a solo exhibition in 2022 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. He won awards from the Chicago Artists Coalition, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and the Foundation for Contemporary arts. He attended residencies in Miami, Cheongju, Seoul and Spartanburg. He was the co-founder, co-director, and curator of Bills Auto, an exhibition space in Chicago.

He was a lecturer in the Painting and Drawing department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Art department at the University of Illinois – Chicago. He was the co-founder and director of Chicago API Artists United, and organized Art Advancing Justice in May of 2021.