Gallery 901
ADELE FAMMEREE
MAY 7 - 31, 2025
we meet in passing
Opening Reception - May 7, 2025 | 6pm - 8pm
Gallery 901 presents the first solo exhibition by Evanston photographer Adele Fammeree. We Meet in Passing features black & white and color photos that capture passing moments on the street and in nature.
Artist Statement:
My favorite photos are ones of serendipity–a sliver of time where we meet in passing and in those few seconds I capture joy, confusion, stillness, or the chaos of what is happening in front of me. Last summer, I walked around Hudson, NY, observing the locals. I looked up and saw a couple cheerfully in conversation. The woman was licking a lollipop, and the man was holding a mini flag behind his back. Trying to be discreet, I quickly snapped them together. They heard the shutter and looked right at me. I checked my camera and realized it had died right after I took that shot, which I called Flag Day. As a photographer, I have always found untouched, natural subjects to be the most beautiful. I strive to capture someone's spirit—their personality and energy—because those photos can outlive their subjects and stand as a powerful record of someone’s truth.
Artist Bio:
Adele Fammeree is a senior at ETHS. Her photography has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, WTTW / PBS, and Our Evanston. She has received nine Scholastic Art and Writing awards, including four Gold Keys, and her photograph “Post-Election" was chosen for the 2025 juried Illinois High School Art Exhibition. Adele will be attending UNC Chapel Hill in the fall.
MATTHEW SCHAEFER
JUNE 7 - 30 , 2025
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 7 | 5 PM - 7 PM
My education in the arts started early. Both my Mother and Father were heavily invested in literature, visual arts, classical music, etc. There was a severity of sincerity as well as a desperate identity that rose above the cultural norms of the 50s and 60s, the youthful formative years of my life. I always felt comfortable expressing myself through painting rather then the traditional means of socialization. Painting was encouraged and it became a way of communicating. My life. I was recognized as an artist but I was not prepared emotionally for the competitive nature of the economic world that could have helped me. I attended Silvermine College of Art in New Canaan Ct. from 1968 thru 1970. I was restless and traveled here and there throughout the seventies. My identity as a artist has never left me. I always found work to cover the costs of paints and canvas and shelter. I first started showing my paintings in Ct. around the early mid 1970s and was well received. Being a rebellious individual, at the time, I missed many opportunities that were offered. My experiences on the road released me from the burden of conformity. I moved to Chicago around 1980 and began showing my work in various galleries. In the early 2000’s I joined Flatfile Gallery which gave me many opportunities to display paintings. I am now represented by several galleries in the vicinity.
KARSYN PRESCOTT
JULY 5 - 30, 2025
“Unstraightened: Queer Growth in Crooked Places”
Opening Reception
"Karsyn Prescott (he/they) is a transdisciplinary artist and emerging art therapist whose work explores the intersections of queerness, disability, and trauma. Rooted in personal narratives—scars, surgeries, and survival—Karsyn uses humor, irreverence, and found materials to center what is often unseen: dysphoria, embodiment, and emotional complexity. He is currently pursuing an MA in Counseling: Art Therapy at Adler University, where this exhibition also serves as his Social Justice Practicum project.
Unstraightened is a body of work that reclaims the messy, tangled process of healing. Through sculpture, painting, and mixed media, it speaks to the lived realities of being trans and disabled—on both micro (individual) and macro (systemic) levels. Drawing from his own experience navigating care systems in Miami, Florida and now Evanston, Illinois, Karsyn contrasts resource accessibility, community belonging, and the politics of visibility in different regions. This show is both personal and political: a space where scars are emphasized, not erased, and where survival becomes its own form of resistance."