Beth Shadur, adjunct professor of art at Carthage, will have a solo exhibition of her work at the Avram Eisen Gallery, 5202 North Damen Ave., Chicago. The exhibit will run from March 25 to April 24.

An Mulach Mor Lonrache

The exhibit features Prof. Shadur's away with the faeries series, which she began while an artist-in-residence at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. The exhibit will also include some of Prof. Shadur's other paintings from France and some from the Chicago area.

Her away with the faeries series investigates the sacred symbol of the spiral as it is in Celtic history and other ancient and recent cultures throughout history. The spiral is the oldest existing symbol of human spirituality and is seen widely in nature. It symbolizes becoming, life, journey, search, birth, and cyclical movement and energy. All works are mixed media works on paper combined with images, symbols and the landscape.

Prof. Shadur's work has appeared in galleries nationally and abroad. Her works have also been published in publications, books and catalogs, including Twentieth Century Watercolors, The Special Unit, Barlinnie Prision, Its Evolution Through Art, Community Murals and Art and Cartography. Prof. Shadur has also curated many national exhibits, including Collaborative Vision:The Poetic Dialogue Project that premiered at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2009. She is a Thomas Watson Fellow from Brown University and has been awarded numerous Ragdale Fellowships.