People

Staff     

Chantal Healey, Executive Director, chantal@chicagopublicartgroup.org

Chantal is an attorney, a nonprofit leader, and a social justice advocate with a deep commitment to the arts. She holds a certificate in design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and is currently serving as the executive director of Chicago Public Art Group.
Chantal’s responsibilities include providing organizational leadership and vision, including financial managment and development for this historic nonprofit arts organization in Chicago. She works in partnership with her staff, a group of core and affiliate artists, and a dedicated board of directors to advance the organization’s mission.

Beth Chin, Programs Manager, beth@chicagopublicartgroup.org

Beth has an extensive background in art and design based project management including cross-cultural art projects and gallery events between the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. In her previous work as an art consultant, her work focused on partnering with multiple architects and interior designers per project to coordinate artwork for healthcare facilities across the states.
Beth’s responsibilities at CPAG include project management, artist and client communications, scheduling, project timeline, budgeting, design consultation, ordering, and community workshop organization.

Emily Kane, Project Coordinator, emily@chicagopublicartgroup.org

Emily has an extensive and impressive background in the arts, administrative work, archiving, and art restoration. In her previous role as a manager and art restoration specialist, Emily coordinated the restoration, documentation, storage and transportation of many artworks between clients and insurance companies, while also taking an active lead in restoring many of the artworks herself.

Board Members

Emily Green, Attorney, Sarowitz Family LLC

Ogechi Harry, Attorney

Sonja Henderson, Core Artist, CPAG, Painter, Sculptor, Muralist

Nilay Mistry, Landscape Architect

Una Moon, Architect

Dorian Sylvain, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Muralist

Smitha Vasan, Architect

John Pitman Weber, Core Artist, CPAG, Painter, Sculptor, Muralist, CPAG Co-Founder

Cynthia Weiss, Arts Educator and Artist

Bernard Williams, Core Artist, CPAG, Painter, Sculptor, Muralist

 Jon Pounds, Executive Director Emeritus

  Core Artists, Affiliate Artists  

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Our Funders

Alphawood Foundation, Chicago

Brook Weiner LLC

Chicago Housing Authority

The Chicago Council of Global Affairs

DCASE

Driehaus Foundation

Ellen Rutt

Fay Slover Fund

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Illinois Arts Council Agency

Illinois Humanities

Illinois Arts Council Agency

The Joyce Foundation

Landon Bone Baker, Architects

Logistics Property Co

MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

National Academy of Design

National Endowment for the Arts

Nomis Group

Providence Bank & Trust

The Settlers of Catan

Showtime

Zhou B