UNCLE FREDDY'S GALLERY
2635B Highway Avenue Highland, IN 46322 Ph. 219.923.1909

ABOUT THE GALLERY

Founded in 2002, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery is the creation of Tom Torluemke and Linda Dorman. Named in honor of Torluemke’s deaf and mute Uncle Freddy who lived with Tom and his family. During Tom’s childhood, Tom and Uncle Freddy would spend many of their days together and in order to communicate, they would draw pictures to each other describing what each wanted to do that day. This form of visual communication is what Tom attributes to his lifelong passion and calling.

 

GALLERY MISSION

Uncle Freddy’s Gallery reveals cutting-edge contemporary art. We support the notion that the work of an artist is truly an invention, a creation of a universal language of form, composition, design and technique developed to communicate expressively to the senses of humanity.

 

FORTHCOMING EXHIBIT

MartinJon: Getting Back Up Again
new work by Martin Garcia

Martin Garcia, Still Life With John, 2008 watercolor on paper

Exhibit Opening
Saturday, January 10
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Artist's Statement

Paintings piece together ideas and experiences, not in reality but within thoughts and feelings. The experience of looking into a painting creates another experience all together. What I attempt as a painter is to present you with something that will clear your mind, something new, an image or idea you are at a loss of what to do with.

My paintings inspire clarity within myself and their viewers. My process involves beginning with large abstractions and finding, through meditations and inspired actions, what I am looking to focus on. Eventually I settle on an image that for better or worse I feel is the "right" way to proceed. As I continue to paint I concentrate on the ideas that come back over and over again as in meditation. Those thoughts are my intentions for content; those thoughts are my humanity and what I imbue these paintings with.

 

Calling all poets, writers, musicians, & performance artists -
Come to the inaugural Uncle Freddy's Wednesday Night

-WORD SALON-

Come back for further details about this program starting up again in January
For further information, please email thade.correa@gmail.com

EASY DIRECTIONS TO THE GALLERY

An easy 30-minute drive form the city, if the Dan Ryan isn’t clogged. Easy Directions: from Chicago, 94 East to Indiana 80/94. Exit 80/94 at Kennedy Avenue, South to Highway Avenue, (TURN RIGHT) take Highway past stop sign. Gallery is on the right. -OR- if you want to take the Skyway, Take 90 East to Indiana. Go to Cline exit, take Cline, about 10 miles until you come to a stop light at Ridge Road. Turn Right (West) on Ridge. Go a couple miles to the light at 2nd Street, turn right onto Second and go to the Stop sign at Highway Avenue, Turn left and find parking, we are a few doors up on the right side.

GALLERY HOURS

Tuesday & Thursday, Noon - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Appointments are ALWAYS welcome.

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