Exhibition
As we're located on Overture Center's third floor, the James Watrous Gallery will be closed until Overture Center re-opens. In the meantime, we're sharing short videos that showcase the artists whose shows have been postponed during the pandemic, as well as some of the artists who've shown with us over the years.
Rescheduled for 2022: Paired solo exhibitions by photographer Lois Bielefeld and painter Comfort Wasikhongo, with an installation by artist/writer-in-residence Beau Borealis.
An exhibition that recreates the natural history and archaeological collections gathered by early Wisconsin Academy members.
Solo exhibitions by Craig Blietz (Sister Bay) and S.V. Medaris (Mount Horeb).
![Helen Hawley, Come If You Won’t Stay Long [installation shot], 2017, artist’s book 11 1/2” x 9 1/2” x 1/2”, ed. 40; litho on rubber cover, inkjet on polymer paper, aluminum slipcase, rain jacket made from TPU fabric](https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/sites/wisconsinacademy.org/files/styles/spotlight_thumb__296x167px_/public/Hawley_rainbook_cropped-for-web.jpg?itok=rHt2FocR)
Madison artists Helen Hawley and Gabriel Pionkowski work across several media. Hawley's show encompasses books, sculpture, and painting, while Pionkowski's is focused on deconstructed and rewoven canvases and a series of floor pieces made with found objects.
Sharon Kerry-Harlan explores pattern, rhythm, and the human figure in fabric and mixed-media collage.
Seven Wisconsin artists create work focused on plants threatened by climate change in our state.
Gaylord Schanilec is internationally known for his exquisite wood engravings, letterpress printing, and handmade books.
Solo exhibitions by sculptor and installation artist Maggie Sasso and multimedia artist Nathaniel Stern, both from Milwaukee.
Curated by Andy Adams of FlakPhoto, New Midwest Photography presents the work of ten artists who use their cameras to make sense of the people and places that inspire them and produce photography that uniquely reflects this place.
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