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Peace Eric Von Haynes: "Drawn Through Restraint" at Tiger Strikes Asteroids (@tsa_chi ) will close this Friday. Come celebrate the closing of my exhibition and residency during the reception on Friday, August 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours on Saturday from 12-4 PM. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Jaclyn Jacunski @jaclynjacunski , Angela Davis Fegan @davistint , Gabe @alligatorfuckhaus and Todd Irwin @iprintfakeshit for their invaluable contributions in making this exhibition a reality. I am also thankful to Halligans @hallagans for lending the SF 5450 RISO, which was utilized extensively throughout the residency for workshops.

Flatlands Press is happy to say that during this Surreal error/era, WE have found like-minded people with whom to combine efforts. The Love Fridge is a mutual aid network that sets up community-run, free-food fridges across the city. *Currently 4 located around Chicago with 4 more planned in the coming week. Thank you ☀️ Radius for helping build and connect. Gratitude. @thelovefridgechicago Graphics by Lisa Armstrong The Love Shack 💚 Painted by Dyana Pietrzyk Flagship Love Fridge Local 2751 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60623 24 / 7 ACCESS ♻️ #flatlandspress #risograph #mutualaid

This post is dedicated to the 1.2 thousand people who’ve asked us if we have bookmarks over the last 6 months… Just in time for Independent Bookstore Day 4/25 WE HAVE 1,200 BOOKMARKS! Quimby’s 35th anniversary bookmarks! Creative direction, collage, and initiative by our own Angel Xoxo @angel.xoxoxoxox Typesetting and production by our own Peter Miles @is.press Riso printing and cutting by our own Eric Von Haynes @flatlands_press Get ‘em!

SATURDAY 5-7PM!!! Opening reception for “Street Dreams and Towering Seers” a retrospective look at my work along with new paintings and works on paper for sale! Hope to see you there!

Opening this Saturday 5-7PM @quimbysbookstore !!! New paintings and the opening of “Street Dreams and Towering Seers” a 29 piece retrospective overview of my work! Hope to see you there!!!

Welcomes Mac Blackout Street Dreams & Towering Seers Opening Reception: Saturday March 21st, 5-7 pm Show runs: March 12th to May 1st, daily 12-6 pm RSVP To the Opening on our link in bio Quimby’s Bookstore is honored to exhibit Chicago artist Mac Blackout’s next solo show of 10 new paintings and past favorites. Mac Blackout (born Mark Dunihue McKenzie on June 17, 1977) is an American visual artist and musician based in Chicago. Mac was born in Bedford, Indiana, later attending college at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana where he graduated with a BFA in 1999. During his high school and college years he became a well known street artist in the midwest underground. In 1999 he moved to Chicago, Illinois channeling his creative energies into music and the music related art of posters and album covers. From 2000 to present day he has formed several bands releasing more than 10 full length albums as well as a slew of singles. He continues to create music with multiple avant-garde and improvisational musicians and recently released “Revelation On The Beach”, his first solo album in five years on Torn Light/Fire Love Records. Mac is currently a muralist and multimedia artist creating large scale public works with a studio focus in painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media art. –.- ..- .. — -… -.– .—-. … Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~ ~ Since 1991 ~ ~ 1854 W. North Ch-IL Open everyday 12-6 ///////////////////////////////////// #chicagoart #chicagoartist #indiebookshop #chicagogallery #quimbyschicago

Excited to unveil the first in a new series of 10 small paintings for my show opening Saturday 3/21 at Chicago’s legendary @quimbysbookstore !!! More to come soon!

Exhibition and Show & Tell with Dorian Sylvain Featuring new paintings by @doriansylvain Talk: Saturday, February 21, 6:30-8 pm Show: runs through March 7th Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ch-IL Open every day 12-6pm Event Riso poster design: @nattybwoychicago Quimby’s is excited to host acclaimed painter, muralist, educator, and cultural organizer Dorian Sylvian for a gallery exhibition and special Show & Tell session focused on her artistic practice and the book that accompanies her exhibition, Raised In It! During this conversation, Sylvain will discuss her diverse work in murals, scenic design, mixed media, and education, as well as her ongoing dedication to collaboration, community empowerment, and the preservation of cultural memory. She will discuss the creative process behind Raised In It!, her solo exhibition and the related publication, which includes essays, archival materials, and reflections on lineage, mentorship, and creative resistance. Hear directly from Sylvain about how her work integrates storytelling, public art, and intergenerational knowledge into her community-focused practices. Her approach considers history as an ongoing influence that actively shapes the present. This Show & Tell explores how art serves as a remembrance, a site of resistance, and a collective imagination. –.- ..- .. — -… -.– .—-. … The exhibition of new paintings by Dorian Sylvian is open in the bookstore 12-6 every day. For the Show & Tell talk Sat. Feb 21 Pay what you can afford in person or via Venmo. Suggested: $10 Venmo: @quimbysbookstore Please include “Raised In It!” in the note! Your generous donation directly supports artist honoraria and helps ensure the program’s continued success. We are so grateful for your support of local creators, Quimby’s Bookstore, and DIY culture—we truly couldn’t do it without you! –.- ..- .. — -… -.– .—-. … Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~ ~ Since 1991 ~ ~ /////////////////////

Looking forward to tabling at the DePaul Zine Fest, today Saturday, Jan 31, 2026 from 12:30pm to 6pm at the DePaul University Student Center! This fest is organized by the @depaulzinesters and will be held at their Lincoln Park, Chicago campus at 2250 N. Sheffield. Admission is free! 📚 😀

Crepusculine Exhibition Closing Reception
with Conor Stechschulte
Friday, January 9th, 2026 5:00-7:00pm 
in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore: 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago IL: 60622 Join Conor Stechschulte  for the closing reception of original art related to the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.” We’ll be hanging out with light snacks and even lighter conversation about brush technique and UFO’s! This is your last chance to see the work as it will come down immediately after the closing. Conor Stechschulte is an Eisner-Nominated cartoonist, artist, screenwriter and educator. He is the author of the graphic novels The Amateurs and Ultrasound. His work has been translated into five languages and adapted for film. He teaches classes in comics, printmaking, and self-publishing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~ ~ Since 1991 ~ ~ Open 12-6 everyday!

Power of Print Zine Fest! Saturday, December 20, 2025, from 1-5pm at the @mcachicago . Presented by the MCA’s Teen Creative Agency (@tcaatmca ), in partnership with @zinemercado , this event showcases zines, prints, and other creative works by Chicago and national artists, alongside some fantastic exhibitions at the museum featuring Yoko Ono, Edie Fake, and more! Admission is free. This edition of TCA Zine Fest is organized with support from @zinemercado and will feature local artists, writers, and publishers tabling their work! Alongside them, the Teen Creative Agency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago will release five zines of their own, printed in partnership with the School of the Art Institute. Also check out the TCA’s zine archive, look at the past 14 years of youth social practice. The event is a celebration of DIY publishing, print culture, and local creativity, especially the future voices emerging from Chicago’s youth. @quimbysbookstore is proud to be part of this event. Come by and see some brilliant work from young publishers across Chicago. Come support young publishers! #mcachicago #zines

Quimby’s has launched a print and design service Quimby’s Ink! Check our link in bio to see this in a browser and download a price sheet! Quimby’s Print Services is led by master designers, printers, and Quimby’s teammates Peter Miles Bergman formerly of is PRESS and Eric Manny Von Haynes of Flatlands Press Quimby’s Ink excels at custom printing projects in low quantity (5-500) that involve unique challenges, cool paper, letterpress printing, Risograph extra production help, or an option to be further educated on the process. We love empowering a DIY approach to zines with a 1-hour education option priced the same as our 1-hour set-up charge, except you learn how to do it! [ CASE STUDY ]: Raw Fury #5 + posters: Design / Risograph / Letterpress / Digital Printing Risograph posters: color separations and printing: Eric Von Haynes Left: art / Kayla Mahaffey Right: art / Mac Blackout Letterpress Covers / art: Eric Von Haynes, & Heather Link-Bergman / Printing Peter Miles Bergman Layouts: Risograph and Digital Printing / design: Peter Miles Bergman / art: Chema Skandal [ CASE STUDY ]: Citizenship Exhibition Catalog: Design / Letterpress / Digital Printing Letterpress covers / art: Heather Link-Bergman / printing: Peter Miles Bergman Layouts Digital Printing / design & typesetting: Peter Miles Bergman  [ CASE STUDY ]: Random Man, by Mac Blackout: risograph printing / coil binding Risograph / art: Mac Blackout / printing and binding: Eric Von Haynes  [ CASE STUDY ]: Key Phrases, by Adán De La Garza: laser printing, coil binding Digital Printing / art: Adan De La Garza / printing and binding: Peter Miles Bergman [ CASE STUDY ]: Ampersand by Mosher: Riso printing, staple binding Risograph / art: Mosher / printing and binding: Eric Von Haynes [ CASE STUDY ]: mom: die cutting, digital printing, sewn binding Digital Printing / design, printing & binding: Peter Miles Bergman