When you enter the National Veterans Art Museum, one of the first artworks you encounter is the Lionehearted artwork, created by US Air Force Veteran, Shawn Ganther. Lionhearted features 24 ceramic plates painted with portraits of 22 Veterans of all branches of the Iraq and Afghanistan War. Each portrait is tied to a interview from the Lionhearted Project created by US Army Veteran Shane Ruiz. The two Chicago-based Veterans, US Army Veteran Chris Groleau, and US Air Force Veteran Brent Webb, revisit their experience from the Lionhearted Project and the Lionhearted Artwork in its permanent home at NVAM, one year later.

Thank you Kari Williams from VFW Magazine for highlighting NVAM's current exhibition, “Maurice Costello: Back to the Nam” as part of the discussion on veterans using art to tell their stories in the September 2019 Issue. See the article online and visit NVAM to see the show!

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Chicago Tribune: Chicago veterans museum acquires Kurt Vonnegut art prints
By Tribune news services
The National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago has acquired 31 screen prints by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The museum announced the acquisition Tuesday. An exhibit of Vonnegut artwork is on display at the museum through May 6.

The National Veterans Art Museum will mark Memorial Day with four days of events, including guided tours of the "Above and Beyond" Vietnam War memorial
By Heather Cherone | May 12, 2016 5:36am

PORTAGE PARK — The National Veterans Art Museum will mark Memorial Day with four days of events, including guided tours of the "Above and Beyond" Vietnam War memorial featuring 58,000 replica dog tags.