The Ed Paschke Foundation

06/21/2025

Dad and Sharon hanging out in Rogers Park, Chicago probably circa 1973 or 1974. Dad would have been 86 today.

05/22/2025

Oranjette, 50 x 80 Inches, Oil On Linen, 1986

06/22/2024

Dad would have been 85 today.

06/07/2024

https://hyperallergic.com/242785/transfigured-an-interview-with-karl-wirsum/

It’s tempting to characterize Karl Wirsum’s recent spate of exhibitions in the city as his New York moment.

09/06/2023

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Check Out the cool art: Labula, 1980.

John McIlwee and Bill Damaschke’s collection has included the Lautner-designed Garcia House in Los Angeles and the former Rancho Mirage estate of Gerald and Betty Ford.

08/03/2023

View Sharon Nicole Paschke's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

12/28/2022

Sad day. Suzanne Tarasieve who has represented Ed Paschke in Europe for thr past 6 years has passed away. Suzanne was an incredibly wonderful woman and a huge supporter of the arts and Ed Paschke. In our last conversation she called Paschke “one of the greatest painters of the 20th Century.” R.I.P. https://www.suzanne-tarasieve.com/?lang=en

12/16/2022

https://apple.news/A-FaKGSrkTEaPXicwmkV0XQ

You don’t have to go to a museum or gallery to see the Chicago art great’s work. You can see them in murals that have been up for years along Lawrence Avenue just west of the Kennedy Expressway.

11/02/2022

The first Ed Paschke halloween pumpkin! Don’t know who carved it but awesome job.

06/22/2021

Last month, the world lost an absolutely wonderful person. A great dad, a fantastic artist and one of Ed Paschke’s dear buddies, Karl Wirsum. The two of them navigated art school and the subsequent early years of being a Chicago artist together, including a stint where they moved to Mexico together. As poor as my memory is, I still remember as a young kid going to Karl’s home and being mesmerized by all of his cool “toys.” Robots, space vehicles, small figures of creatures, just the goofiest and most fun items I’d ever seen. When you look at Karl’s work, you get the same reaction - FUN! The Wirsum piece pictured above hung on our wall for years. Friends would come over and all have the same reaction “WTF?” as they enthusiastically engaged in the piece. In a profession where too many people take themselves way too seriously, Karl’s art is a perfect balance - it just makes you smile. On top of that his family, like him, are all wonderful, generous, caring and just nice people. The best. His memorial is in a few days on June 26th. Thank you Karl. Lorri, Ruby and Zack. All the very best from the Sharon, me and my family and the Ed Paschke Foundation. Thinking of you.