Bio

Molly Blumberg is an artist, educator, and gardener based in Chicago, IL. She earned her MFA at SAIC in 2020 and her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2012. Molly has been an artist in residence at the Chicago Artists Coalition, The Jentel Foundation, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, Vermont Studio Center, Somerville Arts Council, and the I-Park Foundation. She won the Hopper Prize in Spring 2025 and has received multiple grants from the Illinois Arts Council. She has exhibited her work widely during her 13 year career, including solo exhibitions in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Molly is a co-director of the artists-run project, Abstract Lunch, which explores nontraditional curatorial formats and exhibitions for artists of all stages of their career regardless of medium or formal training.