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photographer/writer Dan Zamudio. Since 2002 they have lived in the Logan Square neighborhood
of Chicago. Their home and studio is inside the former Wold airbrush factory where they
have been curators of over 25 exhibitions in their “elegant gallery space” (Gaper’s Block). Two
articles about their studio/gallery can be found at these links, " Interiors-Exteriors: Life in a Factory"
and "Alternative Spaces: Turning your Home into a Gallery" article pt1 / article pt2. They have
two children.
Julie and Dan's work is primarily American Landscape painting and photography with a focus on
the Chicago/Illinois area. Along with the American Landscape paintings and photography they also
showcase drawings, watercolors and etchings in both figurative and landscape themes.
Julie Sulzen has been a professional artist for over 25 years. She graduated in 1991
from the American Academy of Art and then in 2017 earned a BA from Concordia
University Chicago graduating summa cum laude with an Art major and double minors in Sociology
and Women & Gender Studies. She also studied privately for several years under the late
portrait artist Grace Cole. Her work can be found in national and international private
collections as well as university and corporate collections including Concordia University Chicago,
Deloitte and Harris Bank. Her work has been displayed in many group exhibitions including the
National Museum of Women in the Arts Olympia Centre Atrium Exhibition inside Neiman Marcus
(Chicago) and "A Visual Dialogue" at the Palette and Chisel (Chicago). McFarland, a leading U.S.
publisher of scholarly, reference, academic and baseball books has used her paintings for book and
catalog covers. Julie was named Curators Choice for the Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival
in 2000. She is also a recipient of a 2006 Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) grant
issued by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Dan Zamudio is a photographer and writer. His photographic work centers on the use of traditional
and vintage photography techniques. He uses both a plastic toy camera and Polaroid as tools to
create images focused on architecture throughout the Chicago neighborhood landscape. His
photographs have been displayed in various exhibitions including solo shows at the Chicago
Cultural Center and Concordia University Chicago. He has been featured in Chicago Gallery
News, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, WGN-TV,
WGN-Radio, “LGNSQ: The Logan Square Book \ El libro sobre Logan Square”, “Plastic
Camera: Toying with Creativity” 2nd Edition, and Columbia College’s Chicago Transit Authority
(CTA) Marketing Campaign. His hand printed photograms and sun prints were licensed by
a leading art publisher in North America for distribution in national retail outlets. He is the author of
three books, "Chicago Neon Signs: Neighborhood and Downtown Landmarks through a Toy Camera",
“Catcher in the Wry: Baseball Poems", and "How to Sneak into the Movies”. His work is
mentioned in articles published by The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, and NINE: A Journal
of Baseball History and Culture. His books can be found in many library collections including the
Poetry Foundation and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has presented as a guest speaker at the
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Self-Employment in the Arts Conference, Chicago Public Library,
Racine Art Museum, Career Day at St. Joseph Catholic Academy, and various Artist Talks
for exhibitions. He earned a Master Degree in Library and Information Sciences from Dominican
University and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree from Columbia College in Chicago.