Mary Kate Fahrenbach Venturini is a visual artist and parent based in Wheaton, IL. Her work explores the push and pull between two opposing forces—chaos and control—through painting.
Mary Kate received a bachelor’s degree in The Program of Liberal Studies and Graphic Design from the University of Notre Dame and has taken continuing studies courses in visual art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She worked in graphic design and communications before shifting to focus on visual art. Mary Kate’s immersion in the day-to-day experience of parenting twins provides constant examples of the clash between chaos and control.
Mary Kate’s artwork will be on view from March 8 - April 26 at "No Ordinary Light," a group show at DANK Haus in Chicago, and at "Quite Contrary," a solo exhibition during the month of April at the DuPage Art League in Wheaton, IL. Her work also recently appeared in LAMINATOR Vol. 1, a zine published by Artists on the Lam, and at “You Are Invited,” a group show in Chicago. She attended the South Porch Artists Residency in South Carolina in the fall of 2024.
Upcoming Exhibits and Events
No Ordinary Light
Group Exhibition • March 8 - April 26 2025
Receptions:
March 8, 2-4 PM
April 26, 2-4 PM
DANK Haus
4740 N Western Chicago, IL 60625
Quite Contrary
Solo Exhibition • April 1 - 29 2025
Reception:
April 27, 2-4 PM
DuPage Art League
271 W Front Street Wheaton, IL 60187
Planted III
Acrylic on Canvas
18" x 24"
2024
Planted II
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
2024
Quite Contrary II
Acrylic on Wood Panel
9" x 12"
2024
Quite Contrary I
Acrylic on Wood Panel
9" x 12"
2024
Quite Contrary V
Acrylic on Wood Panel
8" x 8"
2024
Quite Contrary IV
Acrylic on Wood Panel
8" x 8"
2024
Stumped
Acrylic on Canvas
Diptych, 74" x 48"
Each Panel is 36" x 48"
2024
Planted
Acrylic on Canvas
30"x30"
2023
Haze at the Beach
Acrylic on Panel
9"x12"
2023
Chaos vs. Control
Acrylic on Canvas
30"x40"
2023
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