Residential · Art Advisory · Contemporary Art

Modern Ease | Lincoln Park, Chicago

This Lincoln Park home, a full-scale transformation of a 4,000-square-foot multigenerational residence, called for an art program that could hold its own in a space designed with real intention. Epic Interiors brought warmth, deep blue-green accents, and a layered neutral palette to the architecture. The art needed to speak the same language.

The collection began with the placement of my painting Urban Haiku (Winter), a large-scale abstract work of bold, expressive strokes depicting the city in winter. It hangs over the buffet in the dining room as the focal point of that space, a Chicago painting living in a Chicago home, grounding the room with energy and color while connecting the collection to the specific place the family inhabits.

Building the rest of the collection around that anchor meant finding artists whose work could hold a conversation with the painting without competing with it. Luciana Levinton's architectural painting brings her characteristic geometric precision and Buenos Aires sensibility to the space, adding structure and warmth in equal measure. Chicago-based artist Sally Ko's mixed-media on canvas introduces a different kind of layered complexity, with surfaces richly poured and textured in a way that rewards sustained viewing.

Three artists, three distinct voices, one cohesive collection on the main floor, with a series of minimal prints for the primary suite and bath on the second floor, and a whimsical collection for their daughter’s room. The result is a home where the art feels as considered as every other design decision made in the space.

Developed in collaboration with Epic Interiors. Photography: Cynthia Lynn Photography.