AllRiSEGALLERY  
We're Moving!

 All RiSE Gallery now has a commercial storefront location in the fringes of Chicago’s West Loop Neighborhood. 

 All RiSE Gallery will be located  at 1370 W. Grand Ave. 

The grand opening is Friday July 11th when we will be introducing painter Chantala Kommanivanh, in an exhibit entitled, One Sole Journey : A self-examination of a refugee’s identity.

We sincerely hope you will join us in this step forward.

Suggestion: Make a night of it by making a dinner reservation at May Street Market  or
Bella Notte Ristorante

There are also a handful of affordable Italian eateries in the area.





ONE SOLE JOURNEY
A Self-Examination of a Refugee's Identity
by Chantala Kommanivanh

All RiSE Gallery
1370 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60622
Opening : Friday July 11 2008 6 - 10 PM
Exhibiting through Saturday August 23rd 2008


Mother and Child acrylic and yarn on denim 6 ft x 6 ft 2008

All RiSE Gallery is pleased to present One Sole Journey, by painter Chantala Kommanivanh. One Sole Journey is a transcendental portrayal of Kommanivanh’s attempt at tracing his  place in the world through his immediate family and his past and present. As a cause of The Cold War, his Laotian parents migrated from a refugee camp in Thailand to Chicago when the artist was only two years old. Chantala is the youngest of 5 sons, trailing behind his older brother Von, who is also a painter.

    The youngest Kommanivanh integrates traditional elements of his Laotian roots with those of his influential urban upbringing. He combines a street sense with a poised saturation of attention and detail with definitive colors and mixed media. For example, in ‘Dancing With Mother’ sophisticated renderings of luminous Buddha figures are off set by a graffiti stencil of his mother’s face. Yarn relief is placed onto the canvas before he paints, enhancing details such as a crease in a dress or a wrinkle in the face. Each work averages 5ft x 4ft.


detail of Dancing With Mother 

    Chantala Kommanivanh was born in Thailand in 1982, currently finishing his B.F.A. at North Eastern Illinois University and scheduled to graduate at the end of the Fall 2008 semester. One Sole Journey opens Friday, July 11th 2008, 6-10 P.M. at All RiSE Gallery’s new storefront location at 1370 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, Il. 60622. Exhibit runs through Saturday, August 23rd 2008.