2024
Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Time and Place, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, Illinois

2013
Meditative Surfaces, A three-person exhibition presenting the work of Charles Gniech, Deanna Krueger and Maggie Meiners, The Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana

2008
Rockford Midwestern, Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, Illinois
Contemporary Realism, 2008 Biennial; The Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana

2006
Contemporary Realism, 2006 Biennial; The Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana

2004
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 2004 Biennial; Fort Wayne, Indiana

1999
Bloomingdale Art Museum; Bloomingdale, Illinois

1996
Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, The Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, Illinois

1991
6th Annual Harwell Art Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri

1990
5th Annual Harwell Art Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2020
Olympia Center | 737 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

2016
The Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois

2012
Gallery 180 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

2008
Kishwaukee College Art Gallery; Malta, Illinois

2006
The Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2005
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago; Chicago, Illinois

2004
The Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2003
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2002
BAAC Gallery; Barrington, Illinois

2000
Oesterile Gallery, North Central College; Naperville, Illinois

1999
Bloomingdale Art Museum; Bloomingdale, Illinois

1998
The Vedanta Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois

1996
The Vedanta Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

1994
J.R. Kortman Gallery; Rockford, Illinois

1992
McHenry County College Gallery, McHenry County College; Crystal Lake, Illinois
Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, Joliet Junior College; Joliet, Illinois

1990
John Boyd Brandon Gallery; Yorkville, Illinois

1989
Noyes Cultural Arts Center Gallery; Evanston, Illinois
Exhibition Gallery, Prairie Center for the Arts; Schaumburg, Illinois

1988
Holmes Student Center Gallery, Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, Illinois
J.R. Kortman Gallery; Rockford, Illinois

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2015
Sanctuary, National Juried Exhibition, Tall Grass Gallery, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, Illinois

2024
Bodies of Water: Reflections of Water and Life, International Juried Exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Palm Beach Art and Design Showroom, Lake Worth, Florida
Small Works 2024, National Juried Exhibition, Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, New York
Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Time and Place, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, Illinois
Water World, Juried Exhibition, Tall Grass Gallery, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, Illinois

2023
ARTarot, Primitive Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Embracing Texture, Norris Gallery, Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois

2022
Multiplicity, Tall Grass Gallery, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, Illinois
Black and/or White, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, Illinois
Community College Faculty Invitational Exhibition, Annette and Jerry Johns Art Gallery, School of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

2020
Visual Harmony, Norris Gallery, Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois
Beyond Pedagogy, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Illinois

2017
Curators Create, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
Studio Faculty Exhibition, Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, Joliet Junior College; Joliet, Illinois

2016
Breaking Criminal Traditions, The Human Rights Institute Gallery, Kean University; Union, New Jersey
4th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center; Chicago, Illinois

2015
Bluestone Gallery; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Meditative Surfaces, A group exhibition presenting the work of Charles Gniech, Deanna Krueger, Maggie Meiners, Doug Fogelson, Josh Garber, and Rebecca Moy; The Art Center-Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois
Breaking Criminal Traditions, Schoenherr Gallery of North Central College, Naperville, Illinois

2014
Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
2nd Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center; Chicago, Illinois - Awarded "Best in Show"
To Summon Spring, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois

2013
Gallery Artists, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois
Meditative Surfaces, A three-person exhibition presenting the work of Charles Gniech, Deanna Krueger and Maggie Meiners, The Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana

2012
Two Person Exhibition, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois
Gallery Artists, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois
Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
The Art of Human Rights, Invitational, Coalition Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2011
Gallery Artists, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois
Art Chicago, April 28 - May 2, 2011, George Billis Gallery, New York and LA, at Art Chicago
Meditative Surfaces, A three-person exhibition presenting the work of Charles Gniech, Deanna Krueger and Maggie Meiners, ZIA|Gallery; Winnetka, Illinois,

2010
Ripple: Cause and Effect, three-person exhibition, The Art Center; Highland Park, Illinois

2009
Meditative Surfaces, A three-person exhibition presenting the work of Charles Gniech, Deanna Krueger and Maggie Meiners, Schoenherr Art Gallery, North Central College; Naperville, Illinois
Biennial Quad-State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center; Quincy, Illinois
Steeple Gallery; St. John, Indiana

2008
Rockford Midwestern, Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, Illinois
Contemporary Realism, 2008 Biennial; The Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana

2007
Finding Center, three-person exhibition, Gallery 180 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago; Chicago, Illinois

2006
The Last Picture Show, Fine Art Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
Contemporary American Realism, 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana
Perceptions of Solitude, three-person exhibition, The Ohio State University; Mansfield, Ohio
The 14th Annual Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2005
Solitude, Gallery H, Three Oaks, Michigan
Short Series, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2004
Short Series, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
2004 Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana
Patterns of Texture, The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
The 12th Annual Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2003
Artists / Artists Invitational 2003, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
53rd Annual Quad-State Exhibition; Quincy Art Center; Quincy, Illinois
Chicago Artists, Viridian Gallery; New York
Small Works, Eleventh Annual Artists in Residence Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

2002
Steeple Gallery; St. John, Indiana
Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists' Coalition; Chicago, Illinois
Faculty Exhibition, Ai Gallery, The Illinois Institute of Art; Chicago, Illinois

2001
Abstraction IV Juried International Exhibition, Period Gallery; Omaha, Nebraska
Member and Guest Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Chicago, Illinois

1999
Faculty Exhibition Past and Present, NEIU Art Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois
Ah Men, BAAC Gallery; Barrington, Illinois
Perceptions of Solitude, 3-person exhibition, Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, Joliet Junior College; Joliet, Illinois

1998
Perceptions of Solitude, 3-person exhibition, AVA Gallery, Alliance for the Varied Arts; Logan, Utah

1997
Perceptions of Solitude, 3-person exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Kenosha, Wisconsin
Men at Work '97, BAAC Gallery; Barrington, Illinois
Faculty Showcase, NEIU Art Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois
Faculty Salon NIU Art Museum, Altgeld Gallery, Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, Illinois
Individual Chicago 2000, The Vedanta Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Small Works, National Juried Exhibition, Sam Houston State University; Huntsville, Texas

1996
The Art of Politics, The Vedanta Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, The Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, Illinois
Faculty Showcase, NEIU Art Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois
Small Works, National Juried Exhibition, Sunset Gallery, The Suburban Fine Arts Center; Highland Park, Illinois
1st Annual Small Works National Juried Exhibition, An Art Place, Inc.; Chicago, Illinois

1995
The Healing Power of Art, The Vedanta Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Faculty Showcase, NEIU Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois
Art of Diversity; National Juried Exhibition, An Art Place, Inc.; Chicago, Illinois

1994
Spirituality and Death; A National Juried Exhibition, Gallery 451; Rockford, Illinois

1993
12"x12" National Juried Competition, Cortesi Gallery; Highland Park, Illinois
Faculty Showcase, NEIU Art Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois

1991
Fifth Annual Invitational Group Exhibition, Kemper Center Gallery 124; Kenosha, Wisconsin
Botanics National Juried Exhibition, Gallery Ten; Rockford, Illinois
6th Annual Harwell Art Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Kansas 16th National PDP Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University; Hays, Kansas

1990
Fourth Annual Invitational Group Exhibition, Kemper Center Gallery 124; Kenosha, Wisconsin
Opening Exhibition, McWilliams Gallery; Libertyville, Illinois
16 Select Exhibition, Albany City Rotunda; Albany, New York
Drawing 1990, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah
5th Annual Harwell Art Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri

1989
16th Juried Exhibition and Invitational Print Show, The Print Club of Albany; Albany, New York
2D at r100 Regional Exhibition, Up Front Gallery; Bloomington, Illinois
Kansas 14th National PDP Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University; Hays, Kansas
3rd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communication Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Kenosha, Wisconsin

1988
Vicinity Exhibition, Norris Gallery; St. Charles, Illinois
Regional Juried Exhibition, Gallery Ten; Rockford, Illinois

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

McEachern, Ricky. "Artist Chuck Gniech," Podcast, Eager to Know, Episode 062, https://www.rickymceachernartist.com/eagertoknow/062-chuck, September 27, 2020.

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Browning, Laura M., "Reflections," Sheridan Road Magazine, Feb/Mar 2011, p66.

"Emerging from Darkness", Calendar City Art, Chicago Social Magazine, May 2006, p38.

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"Three Oaks gallery has much to offer" Harbor Country News, Thursday September 22, 2005, p.B5, B10.

"Gallery H Brings Power to Art Scene", The Other Side of The Lake, August 2005, p15.

Calendar, Chicago Reader, October 8, 2004, Image with caption, Section 2, p27.

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Ed McCormack, "Chicago, Not the Musical?the Visual", Gallery Studio Magazine,Feb/Mar 2003, p23. Image included.

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CAA News, image with caption, January 2002, p.14.

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"Sixteenth Juried Exhibition and Invitational Print Show" Catalog Cover image, The Print Club of Albany, Inc., November 1989.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Professor - Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois
January 2017 - Present

Adjunct - Triton College, River Grove, Illinois
August 2016 - May 2017

Professor - The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
September 2001 - January 2015

Adjunct - Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
September 2001 - March 2002

Adjunct - Robert Morris College, Chicago, Illinois
September - December 2001

Assistant Professor - School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
August 1990 - May 1999 [Evening Classes]

Assistant Professor - Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois
January 1993 - May 1998 and 2001

Adjunct Professor - Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
June 1997 - August 1997

EDUCATION:

Master of Fine Arts [MFA]
Northern Illinois University; Studio Art - Painting, May 1989

Bachelor of Fine Arts [BFA]
Northern Illinois University; Studio Art - Illustration, December 1986

Associate of Arts [AA]
William Rainey Harper College; Liberal Arts, July 1982