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Chicago Artist

zachbartz@gmail.com

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CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY:

Chicago Truborn - Chicago, IL
Backlot Coffee OIP - Chicago, IL
Cole's Bar - Chicago, IL
iO Theater - Chicago, IL
Cork Lounge - Chicago, IL
Noble Coyote - Chicago, IL

-Check out my Etsy here!
- Buy my artwork at Seventh Corner Gallery here!
- Buy my artwork at Chicago Truborn here!
- Buy my artwork at All Star Press Chicago here!
- Buy my collaboration print with AJ Abelman from the Design Museum of Chicago here!

#pool #sharktank #beer #chicago

#pool #sharktank #beer #chicago

So stoked to create this sticker for @cork.lounge ! Cork has supported my art for the last 10 years and I couldn’t be more grateful, swipe to see some of the installs from the past decade!

So stoked to create this sticker for @cork.lounge ! Cork has supported my art for the last 10 years and I couldn’t be more grateful, swipe to see some of the installs from the past decade!

Updated gallery at @cork.lounge !

Updated gallery at @cork.lounge !

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#valentinesday #fridaythe13th #petstore #chicago

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I can’t look at a snow shovel without thinking of Uncle Buck.

“Portrait of John”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #portrait #johncandy

I can’t look at a snow shovel without thinking of Uncle Buck.

“Portrait of John”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #portrait #johncandy

#chicago

#chicago

So stoked to be back at my favorite coffee shop in Chicago, @backlotcoffee OIP! Come take a break from the grey February with some colorful flowers, on display until Mid-March!

#chicagoartist #chicago

So stoked to be back at my favorite coffee shop in Chicago, @backlotcoffee OIP! Come take a break from the grey February with some colorful flowers, on display until Mid-March!

#chicagoartist #chicago

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#careeradvice #stressrelief #chicago

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#groundhogday #trustissue #divided #chicago

#groundhogday #trustissue #divided #chicago

#quotesoftheday #mindsetofachampion #chicago

#quotesoftheday #mindsetofachampion #chicago

Devastated by the loss of Catherine O’Hara. Beyond brilliant and gone too soon.

“Portrait of Catherine”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”

#catherineohara #portrait #chicagoartist

Devastated by the loss of Catherine O’Hara. Beyond brilliant and gone too soon.

“Portrait of Catherine”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”

#catherineohara #portrait #chicagoartist

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#cars #revenge #chicago

#quotesoftheday #mindsetiseverything #chili #chicago

#quotesoftheday #mindsetiseverything #chili #chicago

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#questionoftheday #foodofinstagram #chicago #sloppyjoes

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#questionoftheday #doctorsoffice #chicago

#beer #chicago

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#taipei101 #freesolo #goals #chicago

#taipei101 #freesolo #goals #chicago

My painting for the Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia…ish 4 show opening this weekend! Curated by @chicagotruborn and @sub_urban_warrior and featuring so many amazing artists! Don’t miss the opening this Saturday 1/31 from 2 pm - 6 pm!

“Taking A Chance”
Acrylic and paint pen on thrift store print
17” x 19.5”
Sold

My painting for the Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia…ish 4 show opening this weekend! Curated by @chicagotruborn and @sub_urban_warrior and featuring so many amazing artists! Don’t miss the opening this Saturday 1/31 from 2 pm - 6 pm!

“Taking A Chance”
Acrylic and paint pen on thrift store print
17” x 19.5”
Sold

At 16 I watched The Big Lebowski for the first time and before the end credits I decided it was my favorite movie. As I got older, I fiercely maintained that it was my all time favorite, but over the years that felt arbitrary. How could I know my favorite movie when there were so many films I had never seen? So many that had yet to be made? Around the same time I had elected Big Lebowski emperor of all film, I decided to devote my life to improv. The only thing I wanted was to be performing, watching, teaching, or talking shop. When I stopped onstage performing in 2020, I felt the same skepticism I felt towards my love for Lebowski. How can I decide that this is all I am meant to do, when there is so much I haven’t embraced? What if I committed myself more to painting? When I abruptly stopped teaching in 2023, I once again asked myself, what if I tried something new? What if I gave a different opportunity a chance? If your artistic voice is shaped by your life experience, why not gain some new perspectives? Losing my teaching job was like having someone ruin my rug, and like Donny I was out of my element, but I am enjoying where this adventure is taking me.

“Portrait of Donny”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #biglebowski #portrait

At 16 I watched The Big Lebowski for the first time and before the end credits I decided it was my favorite movie. As I got older, I fiercely maintained that it was my all time favorite, but over the years that felt arbitrary. How could I know my favorite movie when there were so many films I had never seen? So many that had yet to be made? Around the same time I had elected Big Lebowski emperor of all film, I decided to devote my life to improv. The only thing I wanted was to be performing, watching, teaching, or talking shop. When I stopped onstage performing in 2020, I felt the same skepticism I felt towards my love for Lebowski. How can I decide that this is all I am meant to do, when there is so much I haven’t embraced? What if I committed myself more to painting? When I abruptly stopped teaching in 2023, I once again asked myself, what if I tried something new? What if I gave a different opportunity a chance? If your artistic voice is shaped by your life experience, why not gain some new perspectives? Losing my teaching job was like having someone ruin my rug, and like Donny I was out of my element, but I am enjoying where this adventure is taking me.

“Portrait of Donny”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #biglebowski #portrait

#videogames #healthandwellness #chicago

#videogames #healthandwellness #chicago

#advice #friendship #chicago

#advice #friendship #chicago

#health #winter #chicago

#health #winter #chicago

#winterstorm #frozen #chicago

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#winter #drinking #chicago

#winter #drinking #chicago

As a diehard Nirvana fan, it took decades to admit that Soundgarden is the definitive grunge band. Chris Cornell’s voice feels like the ambient noise of my childhood, whether that was with Soundgarden or Temple of the Dog. I refused to admit how much I enjoyed Audioslave while they were releasing music (because it was current and I was a dismissive teenager who only liked anyone’s “older stuff”), but now I listen to them with nostalgia. Whereas I hear Soundgarden and think about Seattle, I hear Audioslave and think about Wichita. Chris Cornell’s death affected me in a way I wasn’t prepared for. In my mind, to be touring the world and performing sold out shows would be the end all, be all. What more could you ask for? Growing older has taught me two things: fulfillment and peace don’t necessarily come from career goals, and that even if someone seems “successful” by your standards, you never really know what struggles they may be going through.

“Portrait of Chris”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #portrait #chriscornell

As a diehard Nirvana fan, it took decades to admit that Soundgarden is the definitive grunge band. Chris Cornell’s voice feels like the ambient noise of my childhood, whether that was with Soundgarden or Temple of the Dog. I refused to admit how much I enjoyed Audioslave while they were releasing music (because it was current and I was a dismissive teenager who only liked anyone’s “older stuff”), but now I listen to them with nostalgia. Whereas I hear Soundgarden and think about Seattle, I hear Audioslave and think about Wichita. Chris Cornell’s death affected me in a way I wasn’t prepared for. In my mind, to be touring the world and performing sold out shows would be the end all, be all. What more could you ask for? Growing older has taught me two things: fulfillment and peace don’t necessarily come from career goals, and that even if someone seems “successful” by your standards, you never really know what struggles they may be going through.

“Portrait of Chris”
Acrylic and paint pen on canvas
16” x 20”
Available

#chicagoartist #portrait #chriscornell

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