Diane Thodos

by Diane Thodos To be sure, Bert Menco was an eccentric and extraordinary artist, but exactly the same could be said about his personality. Born in Holland in 1946, Menco arrived in the United States in 1982 and worked and lived in Evanston for over 40 years before returning to his home country of the Netherlands in 2023. I still recall meeting him in printmaking class for the first time in 1993. One could not miss the colorful striped scarves he regularly wore, accompanied b

A review of “Drinking The Moon” Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, Illinois, July 10–September 19, 2025 by Diane Thodos I’m an inward traveler, and I’ve traveled deeper and deeper into my inner thoughts over the years…. It’s not whether you show. It’s that expression, getting that feeling, getting your adventure, getting your images, getting your ideas out somewhere and struggling with those issues. That makes you alive . – Eleanor Spiess-Ferris 1 I love to ent

Wadsworth Family Gallery Lewis University Romeoville, IL Nov 1 - 22 2024 You are growing into consciousness and my wish for you is that...

Jewish Museum Milwaukee, February 24–August 30, 2023   by Diane Thodos   Fear and destructiveness are the major emotional sources of...