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Wide-Eyed

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Begun when he was a graduate student, the “Wide-Eyed” series has held Horvath’s attention for more than two decades. Horvath describes it as “a response to my surroundings, grounded in a sense of wonder and awe.

Echoes From the Arc

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Jerry Butler

Butler’s exhibition at the Watrous Gallery is his response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous assertion that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice.

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Tales of the Seated Cat

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Nina Ghanbarzadeh

Nina Ghanbarzadeh’s art practice is rooted in the desire to share the culture and history of Iran, where she was born.

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See Foam

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Maureen Fritchen

Stacks of bright pink and turquoise packing foam, unruly lengths of conduit, and piles of plastic needle caps—these materials are usually destined for the landfill. For Maureen Fritchen, they represent a precious resource.

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Nirmal Raja: Asking Questions of a Thread

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Jody Clowes, Nirmal Raja

As an artist, a curator, a mentor, and a seeker, Nirmal Raja has made an indelible imprint on Milwaukee, where she has lived and worked for the last 24 years.

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5-10-100 Women Artists Forward

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Jody Clowes

In 2018, Madison artists Brenda Baker and Bird Ross set out to see if they could do their part to bring more financial equity to women visual artists right here at home.

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unearthed

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Jayne King

Jayne King’s porcelain vessels explore the nature of memory, nostalgia and personal narrative, and how Jewish tradition informs their relationship to their family’s past and present.