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Richard Heller with his wife Beth, and sons Julian, 4, and Richard, 6, surrounded by their art collection, including pieces by Andy Warhol (left) and Glenn Ligon (right) at their home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with his wife Beth, and sons Julian, 4, and Richard, 6, surrounded by their art collection, including pieces by Andy Warhol (left) and Glenn Ligon (right) at their home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with his wife Beth, and sons Julian, 4, and Richard, 6, surrounded by their art collection, including pieces by Andy Warhol (left) and Glenn Ligon (right) at their home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with the first piece of art he bought, Screen Piece by Jasper Johns, at his home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with the first piece of art he bought, Screen Piece by Jasper Johns, at his home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with the first piece of art he bought, Screen Piece by Jasper Johns, at his home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Richard Heller with the first piece of art he bought, Screen Piece by Jasper Johns, at his home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 4, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Avid collectors are typically the kinds of people who evolve into loyal supporters and board members.Tthe MCA has a collecting group called Emerge, which allows older, more established collectors to mentor up-and-comers. | Museum of Contemporary Art photo
Artists Regina Mamou and Matt Griffen appear at an Azimuth Projects event in 2011.
Azimuth Projects hosts events for new art collectors. Local artist Regina Mamou was part of an August event called Destination Unknown. | Azimuth Projects
Azimuth Projects hosted an event called Destination Unknown in August. Alan Strathmann's piece called Bitbang. | Azimuth Projects
When Rich Heller began his internship in 1999 — his first “real” job after graduating from medical school — the radiologist didn’t celebrate, as might be expected, with a new car or television. Instead, borrowing half the money he needed from his grandmother, the aspiring …
