We are pleased to introduce Evanston photographer Marc Perlish as the next artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Throughout November, his striking new collection will be on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library where it pays “poetic homage to Bookman’s Alley and the bookstore’s imaginative creator Roger Carlson.” You can preview Mr. Perlish’s work by visiting his website, and make sure to check back with Off the Shelf later in the month for an interview with the artist himself. Stay tuned.
We are thrilled to introduce painter and printmaker Sarah Hahne as the next featured artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Throughout September, her exceptional collection A New Practice will be on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library. Based on her “personal geometry” of flat pattern and texture, Hahne reuses carpet tread, plastic, and even window screens in quilt-like works that explore our “conflicted relationship… with our environment and the resulting disconnect with our core selves.” You can learn more about Ms. Hahne’s art by visiting 
Vincent Brent is a local painter who was recently featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. His latest collection was on display at EPL’s Main Library throughout July and represented a departure from his typical vibrant colors as he experimented with black and white oils. If you missed his show, however, don’t fret. You can view more of Mr. Brent’s work by visiting 
We are thrilled to introduce local collage artist Maria Zamora Garcia as the next to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. From now through the end of June, her collection Sequences will be on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library. A native of Madrid who splits time between Evanston and Spain, Garcia’s 20 striking collages are simply not to be missed.
We are very happy to introduce local printmaker Ed Dougal as the next artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. From now through the end of March, his vibrant collection Monoprints, Mirrors, & More will be on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Branch. Influenced by his studies with the Art Institute’s Alexis Petroff, Dougal’s works extend traditional printmaking techniques by adding rich pastels for eye-popping color. You can preview Mr. Dougal’s work by visiting 
We are thrilled to welcome Leonid Osseny back to EPL this month for a brand-new Local Art @ EPL exhibit. After making his library debut in 2011, the local architect and designer has returned with a vivid collection of illustrations used in Richard Reeder’s new book