Pueblo Unido Gallery

03/08/2026

What a beautiful and special time we shared at the opening of Me Amo 💜

Me Amo is on view to the public every Saturday from 10-3PM or by appointment until June 6th

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03/06/2026

Join us for the opening of Me Amo, a solo exhibition of works by Carina Yépez TOMORROW from 12-4PM at 6212 N Clark St!!
Carina Yepez (b.1985) is Chicago, Illinois, native with family roots in Guanajuato, Mexico. She is an educator and artist. She is passionate about exploring the traditions of matriarchy and the interconnected stories of Chicago im/migrants through quilting. By using sewing as her medium, she delves into the techniques of domesticity and expresses her community’s stories with a focus on healing ancestral trauma. Her work sparks conversations about the intersection of craft and fine art through sewing and appliqué layering, honoring her culture through floral motifs in her quilts and photographic weavings.

02/20/2026

Join us for the opening of Me Amo, a solo exhibition of works by Carina Yépez on Saturday, March 7th 12-4PM

If you could give someone in your life flowers, who would it be? Who would be honored? Whose lives are commemorated, and whose stories remain unseen?

Carina Yépez explores these questions through work that blends photography with textile traditions, reimagining photographs as tactile, layered pieces. In her solo exhibition Me Amo, Yépez exhibits a series of portrait quilts, celebrating her own family and the family of those in her community whose lives have been shaped by migration. Photos of flowers cultivated in her family’s gardens or those taken during her own travels form the backdrop of each portrait, creating an air of remembrance. Using appliqué and free-motion sewing, she draws with the sewing machine, allowing thread to trace and disrupt the portraits. 

Carina Yepez (b.1985) is Chicago, Illinois, native with family roots in Guanajuato, Mexico. She is an educator and artist. She is passionate about exploring the traditions of matriarchy and the interconnected stories of Chicago im/migrants through quilting. By using sewing as her medium, she delves into the techniques of domesticity and expresses her community’s stories with a focus on healing ancestral trauma. Her work sparks conversations about the intersection of craft and fine art through sewing and appliqué layering, honoring her culture through floral motifs in her quilts and photographic weavings.

11/29/2025

Join us for the closing reception of Ida y vuelta today 1-5 PM at PUG (6212 N Clark)!!!!!

Ida y vuelta is the product of Salvador Andrade Arévalo’s year-long residency at Pueblo Unido Gallery. Salvador Andrade Arévalo transforms the Pueblo Unido Gallery with a site-specific installation. At the center of the exhibition is Tianguis (Market), a massive itinerant sculpture - the term Andrade uses to describe his net-like compositions made from plastic produce meshes and food packaging stitched together by hand. Tianguis engulfs the gallery, transforming the space with color, texture, and light. Embedded inside the sculpture is a small assortment of Chucherías, mixed-media sculptures composed of found plastic and metal alongside an oil painting on canvas.

‘Cohete bajo el agua,’ oil on canvas, 6x4.5ft.
📸Jonas Muller-Ahlheim

02/14/2025

Join us for the opening of 中断的对话- Broken Conversations on Saturday, March 1st showcasing PUG co-director Peter Fitzpatrick’s powerful nine-year journey through China. His photographs capture connections with local communities, particularly those from immigrant and minority populations in China, while documenting the rapid urbanization shaping their lives. From remote rural areas to the evolving cityscape, Fitzpatrick’s work reveals stories of change and resilience, explored through his unique perspective as a foreigner.

02/03/2025

This past month, Pueblo Unido Gallery partnered with Columbia College Chicago and Centro Fotografía Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca to host a creative cultural exchange, led by Alessandro Bo , the 2024-25 Diane Dammeyer Fellow. 

Students from Chicago and photographers from Oaxaca joined Bo, local artists Romina Hierro and Gerardo Mercado .merc and Columbia professor and PUG co-director Peter Fitzpatrick for a series of aesthetic walking practices along the city’s margins. The photographers explored the effects of gentrification in Oaxaca de Juárez, driven by tourism and American expatriates, and documented the urban periphery, creating an expansive archive of work.

Through collaging and journaling workshops, participants collaborated to refine the material for an upcoming artist’s publication and exhibitions in Chicago and Oaxaca. The final documentation features photographs, video footage, collages, and a publication. We are excited for a selection of this project to be exhibited at Pueblo Unido gallery this June!

11/26/2024

“Through Our Lens” by Pueblo Unido’s Photography Club

12.06.24-02.01.25

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“Through Our Lens” presents a selection of photographs created by students of the Pueblo Unido’s Photography Club over the course of the semester. These photos showcase what they’ve learned through hands-on workshops in areas like still life, food photography, storytelling, Polaroids, long exposures, and in depth camera exploration. Each photograph highlights the students growth in both the artistic and technical sides of photography, offering a look into the ideas they developed throughout the course.

Enjoy a sneak peek of some photos that may be in the exhibit, and stay tuned for the opening on December 6th 5pm-7pm!

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11/12/2024

“A King of Reality / Un Tipo de realidad: Moving Pictures”

12.31.24

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A screening of original short films, videos, and animations made by artists from Mexico City and Chicago was hosted in Pueblo Unido Gallery! Complimentary tamales, candy, and beer reception was sponsored by Revolution Brewery ().

Lit & Luz () hosted a festival of language, literature, and art featuring renowned authors, visual artists, and musicians from Mexico and Chicago in cultural exchange and conversation.

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11/10/2024

Pueblo Unido Gallery hosted a Linocut workshop, where people learned how to printmake by carving a design into a sheet of linoleum and printing from the relief surface.

Here are some photos of the incredible designs everyone made!

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11/08/2024

Photography Youth Workshop at Pueblo Unido Gallery

FALL SEMESTER

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During the fall semester, the youth of Centro Romero () have been working hard at Pueblo Unido Gallery every Friday after school! Here’s a few pictures of some projects they’ve done so far. They’ve participated in photo walks, light painting, story telling, triptychs, polaroids, and more!

In December, these young artists will be displaying their very own projects in the gallery as a group exhibition. They are currently brainstorming ideas and taking photos just for PUG!

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09/24/2024

08/22/2024