Artist Reception - Toby Zallman "Our Plastic Trash"

Chicago artist Toby Zallman will have her solo exhibition, "Our Plastic Trash", on display August 24 through September 24, at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. A reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, August 24 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about her work at 5:00 pm. Toby Zallman is a Chicago artist whose art practice focuses on sculpture and drawing. In 2004, after becoming aware of how damaging our plastic and e-waste is to the environment, she changed her materials to both incorporate recycled/re-purposed materials in her sculpture as well as a source of visual inspiration for both the sculptures and drawings. She has used computer detritus, plastic bags, plastic bottles and solid plastic trash to create unique art works that shed light on the environmental devastation cause by our culture of consumerism. Zallman shows both locally and nationally. She was the recipient of several Illinois Arts Council grants, an Individual Artist Program Grant, City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and has had artist residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo and Ragdale. Admission is free and open to the public. Visitors are expected to be vaccinated and masks are required For more information about the Gallery, visit wiu.edu/artgallery.