Olivia Zubko: Nymphaeum
September 17 – October 31, 2026
Western Exhibitions is pleased to announce our first solo show, Nymphaeum, with Olivia Zubko, a Chicago-based artist new to our roster. Zubko’s recent work is thematically framed within private, semi-private, and domestic environments and employs cast replicas of fixtures and found materials to create ceramic sculptures to evoke viewer's personal memories and associations with intimate spaces. Her work investigates the nuanced relationship between these objects and the human form, as well as the broader dynamic between the individual and the domestic sphere of private space, personal intimacy, having a body, and the burdens and privileges of maintaining it. The show opens with a free public reception on THURSDAY, September 17, 5 to 8pm (during Chicago Exhibition Week) and runs through October 31. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm.