Ari Noris "The Enormity of an Atom"
On View: February 17 – March 13, 2026
Reception: Tuesday, February 17, 4:30-6:00 pm
ANNEX Gallery, Heating Plant Annex
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
 
Rockford artist, Ari Norris, will have his solo exhibition, "The Enormity of and Atom", on display February 17 through March 13 at the Western Illinois University ANNEX Gallery. 

A reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, February 17, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about his work at 5:00 pm.

Originally from West Michigan, Ari Norris is an artist primarily working in sculpture. His work utilizes a variety of processes and materials in what generally result in the duplication of real-world objects, aimed at exploring the boundaries between the ordinary and the phenomenal. Norris received an MA from Northern Illinois University in 2021, and has exhibited solo shows in Chicago at David Salkin Creative, Artruss, and The Plan. Norris has been included in the 100th Show and West, Wester, Westest 4 at Left Field Gallery, Los Osos, CA, Purpose of a System is What it Does, at Sawhorse, Chicago, IL,  Introspective Dream Assembly, at Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL, Shooting Pool with a Rope, at Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL, the Midwest Sculpture Exhibition in Kokomo, IN, among other locations including Michigan, Missouri, New York, Florida, Texas, and Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Solo exhibitions of the artist’s have been reviewed by both Chicago Spleen & Newcity, and his work has been included in print publications such as Chicago Gallery News. In 2025, Norris was awarded the Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship. 

Admission is free and open to the public. 

Parking will be allowed near the gallery starting at 4:00 pm.

Image: Gesture Arrestor #1, 2025, wood, paint, found drop cloth canvas, corrugated aluminum, 48 x 48 in.