Exhibition
Wence Martinez describes himself as a weaver, designer, and colorist. His life at the loom combines his Zapotec heritage with over 55 years of weaving experience to create contemporary tapestries.
In Torres Mata’s current work, spices, fibers, and wood are shaped, transformed, and delicately worked together to create stories rooted in family, memory, and his Mexican heritage.
With their flat forms, vibrating patterns, and explosions of color, Romano (“Mano”) Johnson’s large-scale works fill the room with energy and power.
Tom Antell’s paintings delve into cartoon imagery and dark humor, playing out absurd, colorful allegories to present an alternative view of American history and the traditional symbols of exceptionalism and bounty.
Lillian Luft’s Deliberate Acts is inspired by river ecology and the environmental consequences of the 19th-century pearl button industry.
For Curio, Milwaukee artists Marna Brauner and Hai Chi Jihn are collaborating to create a “cabinet of curiosities.” Obsessive collectors and highly skilled makers, Brauner and Jihn are interested in juxtaposing small, meticulously crafted
What does healing through joy look like for Black and Brown communities?
Family histories, myth, and memories not only survive migration and cultural transplantation; they persist at the foundations of identity.
Four years ago Liz Bachhuber and Jill Sebastian embarked on a transatlantic, online collaboration. Having met in art school in the 1970s, they reconnected during the pandemic and realized that their artistic paths have been parallel.
Jon Horvath’s finely distilled photographs of everyday items evoke a meditative hush. His ongoing series Wide Eyed embraces what he calls “photographic wandering,” exploring the complexity and intangible essence of the world around us.
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Wisconsin Academy Offices
1922 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53726
Phone: 608.733.6633
James Watrous Gallery
3rd Floor, Overture Center for the Arts
201 State Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.733.6633 x25