At Joy Machine, Emmy Star Brown and Danym Kwon Revel in Memory and Childlike Wonder
August 24, 2026
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About Joy Machine
Joy Machine is a contemporary art gallery in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood.
Founded in 2025 by Grace Ebert and Christopher Jobson, Joy Machine exhibits works by emerging and established artists. We believe that joy expands our ability to move and be moved and is an essential antidote to despair.
Collin van der Sluijs’ ‘Wanderland’ Imagines a Vast Ecosystem Encompassing the Momentous and Mundane
July 7, 2026
At Joy Machine, ‘Feel Free’ Plumbs the Tension Between Chaos and Control
May 14, 2026
In ‘Life Forms,’ Janny Baek Imagines a Speculative Landscape
March 13, 2026
Two Artists Consider How Chicago Shapes Its Youth in ‘World in My Eyes’
January 23, 2026
70+ Artists Transform Matchboxes for Joy Machine’s ‘General Strike’
November 13, 2025
‘Companions’ Celebrates Our Animal Friends and Colleagues
September 22, 2025
‘Speak of the Devil’ Conjures the World of Twin Sisters Haylie and Sydnie Jimenez
August 8, 2025
At Joy Machine, Five Artists Bring a Gust of Fresh Air for a Joint Exhibition with The Jaunt
June 9, 2025
‘And Then There Was Everything’ Unearths the Allure of Natural Motifs at Joy Machine
April 9, 2025
Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago
February 10, 2025