# Event Details - **Event Name**: Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Closing Reception & Conversation: Witness to Bedlam A conversation with Olivia Petrides and Lynn Basa, moderated by Chanelle Lacy of GERTIE Join Oliva Gallery for the closing reception of Witness to Bedlam, a two-person exhibition featuring Olivia Petrides and Lynn Basa, followed by a moderated conversation with the artists led by curator and cultural producer Chanelle Lacy. Throughout Witness to Bedlam, Petrides and Basa examine disorder through its physical traces. Petrides works across ink, gouache, and collaged newspaper in her ongoing Split / Divide series, creating fractured compositions in which language, image, and gesture are interrupted and reassembled. Basa approaches related terrain through ceramic sculpture, building forms marked by fissures, cavities, accretions, and irregular surfaces. Where Petrides preserves rupture across the plane, Basa transforms fracture into volume. Together, their work considers what remains after coherence has broken down and how disorder can be observed, mapped, and given material form without necessarily being resolved. The closing conversation will bring Petrides and Basa together to discuss their respective practices, the relationship between paper and clay within the exhibition, and the ideas surrounding rupture, material, fragmentation, and observation that connect their work. Closing Reception & Conversation Saturday, October 3, 2026 1:00–3:00 p.m. Moderated by Chanelle Lacy Location Oliva Gallery 3816 W. Armitage Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 About the Moderator Chanelle Lacy is a curator, cultural producer, and Reiki Master whose work exists at the intersection of contemporary art, community, and healing. Passionate about bringing ambitious, rigorous, and deeply considered projects to life, she works closely with artists at all stages of their careers to nurture expansive practices and contribute to a more inclusive and evolving art historical canon. Her curatorial practice is grounded in a commitment to amplifying voices that have been historically underrepresented, while creating meaningful points of connection between artists, institutions, and communities. Chanelle is also the founder of On Ancestral Wings, a creative healing platform rooted in the belief that marginalized communities carry an innate capacity for power, restoration, and transformation. Through energetic modalities and inner exploration, the platform creates space for reconnection, remembrance, and collective healing. This impulse to bring art and healing into dialogue is central to Chanelle’s practice, where she is continually creating space for unexpected worlds, ideas, and ways of being to meet. Currently serving as the Managing Director at Gertie, Chanelle works alongside the organization’s founder to shape the platform’s artistic vision, programming, partnerships, and growth. She is also at the helm of citywide cultural activations including Chicago Exhibition Week (CXW), advancing Gertie’s mission to deepen engagement with Chicago’s artists, institutions, collectors, and broader cultural community. About the Artists Olivia Petrides is a painter, illustrator, and Associate Professor Adjunct at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she has taught since 1985. She received an Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 2024 and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2021, in addition to multiple Illinois Arts Council project grants. Her research and residency history includes extended work in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland. Lynn Basa is a Chicago-based artist whose work is held in numerous public, private, and museum collections, including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, the Spencer Museum of Art, and the Tacoma Art Museum. She is the author of The Artist’s Guide to Public Art and holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MPA in public art policy from the University of Washington. Witness to Bedlam is on view at Oliva Gallery September 4 through October 3, 2026. Follow Oliva Gallery on social media to stay updated on upcoming exhibitions, events, and workshops! Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/olivagallery Instagram: www.instagram.com/olivagallery LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/oliva-gallery-chicago - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oak-park/witness-to-bedlam-artist-talk-moderated-by-chanelle-lacy/200030747394050 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts, workshops, health-wellness, literary-art, nonprofit, it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 21 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Oak Park - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: 3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL - **lat**: 41.91748 - **long**: -87.72242 - **full address**: 3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL, 3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-3404, United States, Oak Park ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/35d368558992d0904678bb5c662a8d4e2a04a1fe2ee47ef544d5845713564231-rimg-w1080-h1080-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1790587373 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy being held? - **A:** Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy takes place on Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL, 3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-3404, United States, Oak Park. - **Q**: Who is organizing Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy ? - **A:** Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy is organized by Oliva Gallery. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Witness to Bedlam Artist Talk Moderated by Chanelle Lacy is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oak Park, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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