A small survey exhibition of the artist's figurative work designed in celebration of the publication Jim Chatelain: Help is on the way published by Rotland Press, edited by Ryan Standfest, with contributions from Jonathan Rajewski and Glen Mannisto.
Gallery Talk: Sunday, April 7, 2 PM
Jim Chatelain in conversation with Jonathan Rajewski, Glen Mannisto, and Ryan Standfest
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 11 AM to 5 PM during exhibitions and by appointment. Please contact the gallery at info@paulkotulaprojects.com or 248.544.3020 to schedule a visit between exhibitions or outside regular gallery hours.
A native of Findlay, Ohio, Jim Chatelain studied painting at Wayne State University in Detroit, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971. That same year Chatelain shared the raw space of the noted Willis Gallery with Nancy Mitchnick and Ellen Phelan. The then young Chatelain, like Mitchnick and Phelan, would soon become synonymous with a group of artists, poets, writers, and musicians that lived and worked along Detroit’s Cass Corridor and whose work would form the defining exhibition Kick Out the Jams: Detroit’s Cass Corridor 1963-1977 presented at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (1980-81).
His work was also included in “Bad” Painting, Marcia Tucker’s seminal exhibition for the New Museum, NY. He now splits his time between metro Detroit and Delhi, NY. Chatelain’s work may be found in numerous private and public collections, including the Detroit Institute of Arts and Wayne State University.
