❥ WORK
Founder of Old Friends — est. 2023
contemporary art gallery in Roscoe Village, Chicago
Co-Founder of The Digs Chicago — est. 2020
501c3 ceramics studio in West Town, Chicago
❥ EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
BFA with an Emphasis in Ceramics, 2020
❥ AWARDS
Forbes 30 Under 30 Chicago List, 2023
Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellow Recipient 2020
❥ PRESS
”Whales on the Move! Kenny Schachter Uncovers Real Estate Plays by the Nahmads, Mugrabis,” Kenny Schachter, Artnet, July 22, 2025
”Manny Singletary: A New Art Collector Embraces Chicago,” Bianca Bova, Chicago Gallery News, June 26, 2025
“The Next Wave: Four Galleries Changing the Landscape of Chicago Art.” Marko Gluhaich, Print: Expo Art Week, April, 2025
“The Digs Chicago: A Community Studio Story - Fawn Penn” Paul Blais, Episode 1132, The Potters Cast, 2025
“The Digs Shapes Chicago Ceramics.” Catherine Eves, SAIC Magazine, 2024
“Local Artists Host Crawl with Pottery Studios Around Chicago.” Leen Yassine, Block Club Chicago, 2024
“Old Friends Gallery Brings Ceramics & Paintings to Roscoe Village.” Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago, 2024
“30 Under 30 Chicago.” Leigh Giangreco, Forbes, 2023
“With Interest in Ceramics Spiking, The Digs Expands West Town Studio To Host More Artists, Events" Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago, 2022
“10 Questions for 10 Fellows.'“ Center for Craft, 2021
“Fawn Penn: Windgate Lamar Fellowship.” Center for Craft, 2020
“Announcing the 2020 Center for Crafft Windgate-Lamar Fellows.” Center for Craft, 2020
❥ SOLO SHOWS
2025
Remedy for the Relief of Human Suffering, VSG Contemporary, Chicago IL
❥ GROUP SHOWS
2025
Pamphlet Show, Patient Info, Chicago IL
2024
Face to Face, 2950 N Sheridan, Chicago IL
A Tumbling Ave Fell Onto Itself, Ingrown, Chicago, IL
Ceramics Weekend, VSG Contemporary, Chicago IL
Claymates, Uncle Gallery, Chicago IL
NCECA, Pamplemousse Gallery, Richmond VA
2023
Burrow, Povos Gallery, Chicago IL
Interplay, T.Mari, Chicago, IL
Bloom, Povos Gallery, Chicago IL
2022
A Pot is a Home, Roots & Culture Chicago IL
FABLES, Povos Gallery, Chicago IL
10th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago IL
Belonging to You / to Me / to Us, 1922 Gallery, Chicago IL
2021
45th Annual Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Mud Dwellers, Povos Gallery, Chicago, IL