Upcoming solo show by alumna Jennifer Cronin at Vanderpoel Art Museum in Chicago
September 15, 2025
Solo Exhibition at Vanderpoel Art Museum in Beverly
Vanderpoel Art Museum will present a retrospective of Chicago-based artist Jennifer Cronin. Slow and Steady: Twenty Years of Art by Jennifer Cronin will feature seminal works spanning Cronin’s career. The exhibition will open Saturday, September 27th from 11am-3:30pm in conjunction with the Beverly Art Walk. The opening will feature an artist talk at 1:00pm.
Jennifer Cronin is a local visual artist known for her realistic paintings that explore the mystery and complexity of everyday life. Cronin’s work has evolved many times over, delving into psychology, income inequality, and climate change. Her most recent work celebrates the mundane, infusing quotidian scenes with a sense of magic and mystery. “These paintings show that even here and now, there is beauty to relish in, joy to surrender to, and magic hiding in plain sight” - Cronin. This exhibition brings together work from Cronin’s entire career spanning twenty years for her first museum solo exhibition.
The Vanderpoel Art Museum is a memorial collection of nineteenth and twentieth century works honoring the artist John H. Vanderpoel. The museum houses the third largest art collection in Chicago, with over 600 works by 400 artists. It is located at Ridge Park Fieldhouse at 9625 S. Longwood Drive in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago. More information can be found at www.vanderpoelartmuseum.org. This exhibit is part of the Beverly Art Walk, a
neighborhood-wide celebration of art and music happening 11am-5pm on September 27th, organized by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance. More information can be found at www.beverlyarts.org. More information about Cronin’s art can be found at www.jennifercronin.com
The exhibition will be on view through October 19th with museum viewing hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 1-4pm, Saturdays 10am–noon, and by appointment. Additional hours during Open House Chicago: October 18th & 19th 10am-3pm. This event and the museum is free and open
to the public.
