2009 Exhibition Schedule

The Natural Motif: New Drawings by Natalie Settles
February 4 - April 12, 2009
Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 4, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Settles' work considers modern perceptions of scientific pattern in nature (such as genetics) via the intricate repetition of plant-based, 19th Century Victorian wallpaper and textile designs.

Threaded Metaphors

May 13 – July 26, 2009

Six fiber artists and six poets share and exchange inspiration – the artists create works based on poetry while the poets craft words about the fiber arts; a true collaboration between object and text each interwoven with the other.

Katie Musolff

August 5 –November 8 , 2009

2007 FORWARD competition award winner and MIAD graduate Katie Musolff’s paintings expand on the long tradition of the portrait genre by placing her subjects firmly within the 21st century which leads to depictions that are, at the same time, intimately familiar yet unconventional.

Wisconsin Master’s Series – Emily Groom
November 25, 2009 – January 15, 2010
Emily Groom (1875-1975) was a well known and loved Wisconsin painter and art teacher whose work focused largely on florals and landscapes that favor French Impressionism. Groom was a co-founder of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and a member of Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. As both teacher and working artist she influenced and nurtured countless Wisconsin artists.