CURRENT EXHIBITION
New Side-by-Side Solo Exhibitions:
Fruitful Devotion by Michael Velliquette & Schemata by Denis Sargent
December 15, 2009-February 7, 2010
Opening reception Friday, December 18, 5:30-7:30 pm
Artists' talk beginning at 6:30 pm.
Michael Velliquette, of Madison, creates intricate and ornate cut paper works which are inspired by his interest in subjects ranging from world mythologies and folk art to Symbolism and Art Brut. Velliquette's paper pieces are made from multi-colored card stock which is hand-cut into shapes and glued in layers onto a background. This exhibition,
Fruitful Devotion also presents a selection of Velliquette's new ceramic works created during his recent residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Industry Program.
Milwaukee artist Denis Sargent's series of works, entitled
Schemata, is influenced by a variety of textile traditions and combines imagery from ancient to contemporary sources. Sargent utilizes a visual thought process of remembering an organizing images and their related emotions into personally and culturally meaningful forms. Through
Schemata, he is considering the content of this complex process.
Press
Click here to read an article from the December 31 edition of the Isthmus, written by Madison writer Jennifer A. Smith, that highlights the James Watrous Gallery's side-by-side solo exhibitions
Schemata and
Fruitful Devotion.
Denis Sargent's artwork and exhibition,
Schemata is featured in the
'Off the Wall' segment of 77 Square, a weekly insert of the State Journal.
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These exhibitions are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by a grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the American Girl's Fund for Children and the Overture Foundation. Ongoing support comes from DoubleTree Hotel-Madison, Anita Been in memory of George Parker, and Robert & Carroll Heideman. The Wisconsin Academy thanks these sponsors for their generous support.
M. Velliquette (detail) / D. Sargent (detail)
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