Nerve Gallery

Another cool art gallery in the Berwyn-​Oak Park area!
Step down into this tiny little storefront and view some of the most fantastic and disturbing artwork ever created as part of their Horror-​themed artshow. Even though the place is tiny, the owners make very good use of the space they have so it seems enormous inside.
The owners are very cool and they did let me know that as a rule the artwork displayed is cutting edge so even when it is not Halloween, it is NO boring, snobby art gallery!

After moving to Berwyn from Chicago, we were missing the galleries… among other things. We came here once before, about a year ago, and were impressed. After moving nearby, we were happy to see that the little quirky gallery is still around and the nearby area has improved alot. The current show is horror themed for October and it is great– complete with a tarot card reader, «gory nibbles» (yeah, halloween-​themed munchies), a DJ playing «dark» music and the art– such great art. The prices are GREAT!!!
And can I mention– the people that own the place are always so nice. That and the great music– always great music played JUST loud enough to hear amid the din of chatting people– makes it a fun time! You should check it out!

Yes, this place is tiny, but cool. Especially right now during there horror art exhibit. Awesome art, cool people and affordable pieces of original and unique art.

During October, 2007, try to catch whatever’s left of their macabre exhibit and show of the haunted and zombie-​like art show that I ran into on October 6^th. Best at night, although the neighborhood might prompt anyone with brains to roll up the car windows and hide the TomTom. But Id just watched the cubs lose, so I showered up and dressed appropriately in black (Nerve requested guests to don their best funeral wear). And for the most part, they did.
For the party, they brought in Joe Allen, artist and one-​time business founder who dropped back and mixes this I-don’t-know-what-you– call-​it: ambient spookiness? The mix of horror clips and layers of metal and goth plus smoke machine, church kneeler and the feel of being in the middle of a group of werewolves waiting for midnight is damned cool. The art, in itself, is a superb mix of styles all devoted to a living Night Gallery marathon. Tiny and almost hidden, Nerve is what I’d want in a gallery: hip artists and affordable works. The night’s overflow crowd knew they were into something special; now that the hoopla s over, grab a chance to see the work before it changes to something safer in November.