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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Sabina Ott, who passed away on June 28, 
42018 at the age of 62; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott was born to Jewish immigrants Aaron and 
6Rita Ott, who landed in New York before settling in Los 
7Angeles; she completed her BFA in painting at the San Francisco 
8Art Institute in 1979 and earned her MFA in painting there in 
91981; in the 1970s, when she was an art student at SFAI, she 
10ran a space with her friends called Jetwave, a site for art, 
11punk music, parties, and more; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott had her first solo show at the 
13Institute of Contemporary Art of Los Angeles in 1983; she then 
14went on to participate in more than 100 international solo and 
15group shows; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott moved to Chicago in 2005 to lead the 
17Art and Design Department at Columbia College, where she 
18experienced a shift in her work and began to focus primarily on 
19the public possibilities of her projects; she had the foresight 
20and generosity to embark on projects that celebrated the here 
21and now of Chicago's art world; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott was known as "Artist Mother of 
2Chicago"; she knew how to bloom where she was planted, 
3catalyzing and connecting the artists in her community; her 
4approach to people was as vast and welcoming as her approach to 
5media; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott was a feminist to the core; a friend 
7and Columbia College colleague said, "She made feminism a lust 
8for life and magic moment...committing to activism and 
9knowledge through joy and a dream of a better view from a wild 
10space"; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott gave so much to so many; her sense of 
12community was remarkable, and she strove to make people feel 
13connected; to her loved ones, she was nonstop, exuding 
14inimitable energy and conviction; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott was preceded in death by her parents; 
16and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Sabina Ott is survived by her husband, John M. 
18Paulett; her stepdaughter, Kelly (Craig) Mitchell; and her 
19granddaughter, Hannah Mitchell; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
 
 
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1Sabina Ott and extend our sincere condolences to her family, 
2friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to the family of Sabina Ott as an expression of our 
5deepest sympathy.