Metropolitan Capital Bank Features New Art Exhibition Until 9/22

Metropolitan Capital Bank, located at 9 E. Ontario, in association with Nixon Art Associates, Inc., continues its innovative art program, Art Works Chicago, with the installation of a new exhibit featuring works from the Ann Nathan Gallery, specializing in contemporary paintings, sculptures, and artist-made furniture by established and emerging artists in all media. Featuring paintings and sculpture from over 15 artists, the installation will be on display at the Bank through September 22, 2010.

The diverse exhibit offers pieces from: Robert Guinan, internationally renowned for his paintings depicting Chicago's night life and bar patrons; Enrique Santana, best known for his remarkable oil-based works of urban landscapes; and Purvis Young, the celebrated self-taught artist who used discarded objects, including doors, cardboard and pieces of wood, as his canvases. Other notable artists featured in this exhibition include: Arthur Chartow, Cristina Cordova, Ben Duke, Caleb O'Conner, Bart Powers, Mary Qian, John Seubert and John Tuccillo.

The exhibit is available for viewing during Metropolitan Capital Bank's normal business hours. For more information, please call Brittani at (312) 640-2313 or visit www.metcapbank.com.

Located at 212 W. Superior St. in River North, the Ann Nathan Gallery is best known for showing a varied collection of contemporary works by both self-taught and academically trained artists. A pioneer in contemporary realism, the Gallery is an asset to the diverse and rich art community in Chicago. For more information, call 312.664.6622 or visit www.annnathangallery.com.

Nixon Art Associates, Inc., founded in 1987 as an independent art advisory, is a complete curatorial service offering the expertise of a professional staff trained in comprehensive collection management. For the past 20 years, Nixon Art Associates Inc. has developed and managed art collections for a number of companies including UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, the Leo Burnett Company, The Boeing Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield and U.S. Equities Realty, Inc. It is located at 333 North Michigan Ave., Suite 3210, Chicago, IL 60601. For more information, call (312) 630-9797 or visit www.nixonart.com.

This distinctive FDIC-insured bank occupies a portion of Chicago's Tree Studios, which were built between 1894 and 1913 by Judge Lambert Tree, one of Chicago's greatest art patrons. Metropolitan Capital Bank is the only bank in Chicago specifically designed for the metropolitan professional. At Metropolitan Capital Bank, each client is provided with relationship-based, integrated financial services that are custom-tailored to a level typically reserved for only the wealthiest clients at most banks, if they are available at all.

Steeped in history, Metropolitan Capital Bank's offices feature a red brick structure with 7,700 square feet of space, which is fully restored. This stand-alone structure is adorned with extensive terra cotta reliefs and houses four great rooms, each with a working fireplace and 18-foot ceilings, which are framed by four 12-foot picture windows that face Ontario Street. Original period finishes, railings, bay windows and built-in cabinets are found throughout this structure's 24 additional rooms including three conference rooms on the first floor, mezzanine offices for the bank's private capital managers that overlook the bank's main and second floors and a grand conference room in one of the second floor great rooms.

Metropolitan Capital Bank occupies the entire North Annex of the historic Tree Studios, a workshop to many of Chicago's great artists over the past century. In addition to preserving the physical building, Metropolitan Capital Bank intends to preserve this building's artistic spirit through a strong tie to the art community. The Bank's program "Art Works Chicago" features rotating exhibitions of work by prominent Chicago artists displayed in the workplace setting.

Metropolitan Capital Bank is located at 9 E. Ontario St. Business hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or after hours by appointment. For more information, call (312) 640-23200.

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