November 2025
Norman Baugher, Shel Beugen and Sandra Holubow
TRIAD
The Leslie Wolfe Gallery is proud to present new works of local Old Town artists. Triad features works by Sheldon Howard Beugen, Norman Baugher and Sandra Holubow. These three artists, friends, and neighbors exemplify the depth of artistry that has always been synonymous with Old Town. The opening reception is part of the Fourth Annual Lincoln Park Art Night celebration of Galleries and Museums in the Lincoln Park/Old Town community.
From Shel Beugen:
Men and women have created beautiful, imaginative, amazing works which through design and function have advanced our civilization. However, in the never-ending rush of technology, invention, and design, the creations of earlier times are easily discarded, their beauty, functionality, and interest still intact. In my art I strive to rescue the fabrications of what was, save them from their destined oblivion, and use them as elements in new explorations.
I often begin with a single rescued form and wonder what it wants to become. The exploration of possibilities engages me. Geometric forms, composition, balance, and visual tension interest me. A completed piece is a record of where my curiosity has taken me and helps me serve this art form.
From Norman Baugher:
Loving art is different from making it, and though encouraged by mentors, I only slowly eased into the making. I intuited early on that it was Art per se, rather than content, that drew me in. This was, and still is, my core creative precept. To paraphrase Marshall McLuhan, “The Medium is my Message.” As my art-making advanced I was increasingly entranced by the infinite variety as much as the creativity found in every art era and culture. My art’s eclecticism is a response to my interest in various unique principles within this great pool of art ideas. That is, each of my paintings, from the most realistic to the most abstract, is adjusted during its creation by insights collected from all the art I have enjoyed. Each new work, then, is a collective adventure, the final piece often unlike any of its predecessors and sometimes different from my expectations; Each is an homage to all its influencers.
From Sandra Holubow:
My work continues to focus on the urban landscape, communities within communities, and the dynamics of collective living. I use buildings to symbolize people, I use the city to show the rapid passing of time. Urbanization must adapt to the needs of people, or our towns, our cities will become outmoded, irrelevant. We see this in the post-pandemic era, where many office buildings, no longer in use, are now being converted to apartments and condos, transitioning to meet current needs. We are re-purposing, redefining, rebuilding.
I am not oblivious to the dangers of ignoring science, trends, Nature’s impact on us. It is my intention to capture what is here now, and to show many visual changes before they evolve into new forms, new communities.
Artwork featured above by Norman Baugher, Shel Beugen, and Sandra Holubow.
Leslie Wolfe Gallery – 1763 N North Park Avenue – Chicago
312.337.1938
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11th | 2 PM to 4 PM
Exhibition: October 10th through November 3rd
Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM and Saturday, 10 AM – 1 PM