Doug Dewitt

Doug DeWitt is a Chicago-area artist and ecologist whose multi-disciplinary work is inspired by natural history and Midwest landscapes. Originally from northwestern Ohio, DeWitt spent many childhood hours exploring his grandparents’ farm buildings and catching crawdads in the creek near his home. He received a BFA in graphic design from Bowling Green State University in 1985, then moved to New England to experience the coastal landscape while working in Boston. Returning to the Midwest, DeWitt earned an MA in Studio Arts from Illinois State University in 1990. He designed exhibits featuring natural history, wildlife and anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History and John G. Shedd Aquarium, both in Chicago, where his love of nature, science and history merged with his art. DeWitt exhibits his artwork throughout the Chicago region and beyond. He is currently an ecologist and land manager with Tallgrass Restoration, LLC, a private firm that restores native prairies, woodlands and wetlands, a profession that continues to inspire his art.

MA, Painting, Illinois State University, 1990
BFA, Graphic Design, Bowling Green State University, 1985

One Person Exhibitions

2023
-Ground Truthing, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
-Selections from A Change in the Weather, Guest Artist, Positive Space Studios, Mundelein, IL
-Material Witness, Doug DeWitt and Dan Addington, Brandt Gallery, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
-Depth of Field, Komechak Gallery, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL

2022
-Suggestions of Gravity, Dulgar Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
-HEDGEROW, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
-Winter Thaw- Routes Through the Landscape, The HUB Arts & Cultural Center, Rushville, IL
-Suggestions of Gravity, Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest, IL
-Into Sunrise, Albright Gallery, Lake Forest, IL

Group Exhibitions

2024
-A New Language: Speaking with the Earth, curated by Pauline Kochanski, Xiao Space, Evanston, IL
-Alumni Spectacular, University Galleries, ISU, Normal, IL

2023
-Lure of the Local- Drawing You In, Mundelein, IL
-Short Stories, Long Views, Three Person Exhibit with John Hatlestad and Eric Rosell, Waubonsee Community College, Waubonsee, IL
-Short Stories, Long Views, Three Person Exhibit with John Hatlestad and Eric Rosell, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
-Members Exhibition, Wright Gallery, College of...