2025 | Carnival of Fire, Vector Custom Fabricating, Chicago IL |
2025 | Decoding: Hidden Traces in Contemporary Drawing, Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery, Southern Methodist University – University Park, TX |
2023 | Drawing Discourse, Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina – Asheville, NC |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2023, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2022 | Art in the Woods, American Players Theater – Spring Green, WI |
2020 | Farm Art DTour, Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2020, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2019 | Monona Terrace Sculpture Invitational, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Wisconsin |
| North Shore Skokie Sculpture Park, Skokie, Illinois |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2019, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2018 | John and Catherine, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, Nebraska |
2016 | 40 Years New: Four Decades of Prints from Normal Editions Workshop, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2016, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
| Farm Art DTour, Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
2015 | 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2015, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2014 | Rewind: Art of the 1980s, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama |
| Circumstances, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York |
| New York Eden, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, New York |
| At and After the Factory, Arts/Industry, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2014, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2013 | Metro Fair, Luise Ross, New York, New York |
| Impressions: Selections from Stewart & Stewart, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Face to Face: Artists’ Self-Portraits from the Collection of Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Farm Art DTour, Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2013, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2012 | TURF, IDADA Installation Super Bowl Event, IDADA Art Pavilion, Indianapolis, Indiana |
2011 | In the House: Sculpture for the Home, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, Illinois |
| Fall Prints, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| Multiple Propositions, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Small Show, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, New York |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2011, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2010 | Graphic Masters III, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. |
2009 | Degrees of Density: Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2009, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
| Pretty, Strange, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, New York |
| Prints 2009/Spring: Curated by Polly Apfelbaum, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| Eleanor and John Himmelfarb: Two Generations of Chicago Artists, John Almquist Gallery, North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Illinois |
| Paper/Ink/Press, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago. Illinois |
| Illiterature, Arena 1, Santa Monica, California (traveling exhibition) |
2008 | Illiterature, LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| Nuances of Printmaking, Oakton Community College, William A. Koehnline Gallery, Des Plaines, Illinois |
| New Now: Recent Gifts From Arts/Industry Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Visions: Selections from the James T. Dyke Collection of Contemporary Drawings, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida |
| Visions: Selections from the James T. Dyke Collection of Contemporary Drawings, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2008, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2007 | Marks from the Matrix: Normal Editions Workshop, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois |
| Ink, Tallgrass Arts Center, Park Forest, Illinois |
| Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawing, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Bridge Art Fair Chicago, Flatfile Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| New Prints 2007/Summer, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| New Prints 2007/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| 100 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition 2007, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY |
2006 | Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawing, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa Oklahoma |
| Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawing, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Black and White, Flatfile Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Conjeturas, Museo Nacional de la Estampa, Mexico City, Mexico |
2005 | The Art of Screenprint, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan |
| Art in the Abstract, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| On the Mark: Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| Currents: 25 Years of Collecting Modern and Contemporary Prints, Block Museum, Evanston, Illinois |
| New Prints 2005/Summer: Etchings, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| Information in Formation, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Normal Editions Workshops: Selected Works, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Chopmark II, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin |
2004 | Wet Paint, William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado |
| New Prints 2004/Summer, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| Group Show Part 2, Phyllis Stigliano, New York, New York |
| Variations on a Theme: Rivers and Other Bodies of Water, River Gallery, Chelsea, Michigan |
2003 | New Prints 2003/Autumn, International Print Center New York, New York, New York |
| January White Sale, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Himmelfarb, Himmelfarb, Himmelfarb, Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Board Art, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Sound and Vision: John Himmelfarb and Philip Trusttum, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, New Zealand |
2002 | Paper 5, John Woodward Gallery, New York, New York |
| Art Chicago, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
2001 | Reflections: 15th Anniversary Show, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Abstract Art in the New Century, Crossman Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin |
2000 | Black and White, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Chicago Collectors Select, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1999 | Large Drawings from Arkansas Art Foundation Collection, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio |
| Large Drawings from Arkansas Art Foundation Collection, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia |
| Large Drawings from Arkansas Art Foundation Collection, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Large Drawings from Arkansas Art Foundation Collection, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi |
| Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois |
1998 | Minnesota National Print Biennial, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
1997 | Communicazioni Visive Tramite Connessioni Globari, Museum of Contemporary Art, Pal. Massari, Ferrara, Italy |
| Juno Moneta, Mindy Oh Gallery, New York, New York |
1996 | Cultured Pearl, Metropolitan Museum of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea |
| Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago 1935-1995, Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
| Large Drawings and Objects, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 7th Annual Davidson National Print Exhibition, Davidson, North Carolina |
| Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1995 | Mail Art Project, 10th Contemporary Art Ankara-Turkiye, Selvin Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey |
| Catalyst 95, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois |
| Diverse Attractions, College of Lake County, Grays Lake, Illinois |
1994 | Plats D’Artists, Fundacio Tallers Josep Llorens Artigas, Gallifa, Spain |
| Tandem Press: Five Years of Collaboration-Experimentation, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Three Painters, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois |
| Cultured Pearl, Mindy Oh, New York, New York |
| 20th Century Prints: The Last 50 Years, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington D.C. |
1993 | Query and Vehemence: Works By Eleanor and John Himmelfarb, Arts Council Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Prints from Normal Editions Workshop, Carlsten Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| Artists and Designers Alumni Show, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Society of American Graphic Artists 65th Exhibition, New York, New York |
| Abstract: Chicago, Klein Artworks, Chicago, Illinois |
| Eleanor Himmelfarb, Sam Himmelfarb, and John Himmelfarb, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois |
| Cast in Carbondale, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, Indiana |
| Alechinsky, Miro, and Himmelfarb, Spaightwood Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Recent Prints from Stewart & Stewart, Arnold Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan |
1992 | Postcards, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| Drawing on Experience, Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio |
| 56th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio |
| Watercolor USA 1992, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri |
| Prints from Stewart & Stewart, Images Gallery, Toledo, Ohio |
| Mailbox Auction, Smithsonian Institute, Detroit, Michigan |
1991 | Recent Acquisitions in Graphic Art, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. |
| Cobra and Friends, Spaightwood Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| A Matter of Scale, Spaightwood Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin |
1990 | Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Echo Press: A Decade of Printmaking, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana |
| Two Generations Chicago: The Influence of Family, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois |
| Coming Attractions, Terry Dintenfass, New York, New York |
| Tandem Press, Pace Gallery, New York, New York |
| Works on Paper, Terry Dintenfass, New York, New York |
1989 | Prints from Landfall Press, San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas |
| Drawing Conclusions, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas |
| July Prints, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| New Editions, Landfall Press, New York, New York |
1988 | The Face, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| National Drawing Invitational, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Blanden Museum of Art, Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| New Editions, Landfall Press, New York, New York |
| International Prints II, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Boston Printmakers 40th North American Print Exhibition, Brockton Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Prints from Three Continents, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| Eleanor Himmelfarb, John Himmelfarb, Vera Klement, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois |
1987 | Brought Up On Asphaltum, National Litho Invitational, Oregon School Arts & Crafts, Portland, Oregon |
| V.E.S. Graduates, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Recent Graphics/American Print Shops, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia |
| Recent Fine Prints, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
1986 | Monumental Drawings: 20 Contemporary Americans, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York |
| Contemporary Works on Paper, Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Blockbusters, The Big Impression, John Nichols, New York, New York |
| Faces, Area X Gallery, New York, New York |
| Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois |
| Contemporary Prints, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
1985 | Prints from Soho, Fujii Salon, Tokyo, Japan |
| 81st Chicago and Vicinity Show, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Jungle Fever, Harcus Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| John Nichols, New York, New York |
1984 | Too Hot for New York, Area X Gallery, New York, New York |
| Summer Exhibit, Brody’s Gallery, Washington D.C. |
| Original Lithographs from Plucked Chicken Press, Fairweather Hardin Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Ways of Drawing, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, Illinois |
1983 | Hassam and Speicher Fund Purchase Exhibition, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, New York |
| Contemporary Chicago Lithographers, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois (and traveling) |
| Directors Choice, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa |
| El Paso National Painting Exhibit, El Paso Art Museum, El Paso, Texas |
| Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois |
1982 | Barbara Balkin Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Invitational Print Exhibition, Sykes Gallery, Millersville State College, Millersville, Pennsylvania |
| Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois |
1981 | Prints and Multiples, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Permanent Collection: Artists’ Books, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois |
1980 | American Drawings in Black and White 1970-1980, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York |
| Selections from George M. Irwin Collection, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois |
| Annual International Competition, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Chicago Prospective, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois |
1979 | Prizewinners Revisited, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| National Small Painting Exhibition, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois |
| Rockford International Print Exhibition, Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois |
| Narrative Imagery, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1978 | Works on Paper, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Works on Paper, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia |
| Sculptors Who Paint and Painters Who Sculpt, Paul Wagoneer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1977 | 19th Annual Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| National Drawing Exhibition, Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania |
1976 | 19th National Print Exhibition, Brooklyn, New York |
| Ball State National Drawing and Sculpture Exhibition, Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana |
| Davidson National Prints and Drawings Exhibition, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina |
| New Horizons in Art, North Shore Art League, Chicago, Illinois |
| Chicago Area Show, Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
1975 | Three Lithographers, Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Third Hawaii National Print Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii |
1974 | Paintings by Sam, Eleanor, and John Himmelfarb, Bradley Galleries, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Paintings by Sam, Eleanor, and John Himmelfarb, Rosary College Gallery, River Forest, Illinois |
| Paintings by Sam, Eleanor, and John Himmelfarb, Two Illinois Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| Print and Drawing Show, Artist Guild of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Art for Young Collectors, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Ceramic and Other Sculpture, Nancy Lurie Art, Chicago, Illinois |
| 27th Illinois Invitational, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois |
1973 | Printmakers: Midwest Invitational, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| New Horizons in Art, North Shore Art League, Chicago, Illinois |
| Drawings USA, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Colorprint USA, Texas Technical Institute, Lubbock, Texas |
1972 | Drawing Mid-USA III, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, Missouri |
| Del-Mar National Sixth Annual Drawing Show, Del-Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Images of Artistry, Molloy Center, Morton Grove, Illinois
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| Drawings USA, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
1971 | Prints from Landfall Press, Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit |
| Drawings on Canvas and Paintings, Old Town Triangle Association Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| Brooklyn Museum Fence Show, Brooklyn, New York |
| Drawing Mid-USA II, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, Missouri |
| Del-Mar National Fifth Annual Drawing Show, Del-Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Drawings in Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois |
1968 | Drawings USA, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
1967 | Leverett Festival, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
1966 | Leverett Festival, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts |