UW ART CLASS OF 2021 MASTER OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITIONS
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During the Spring 2021 semester, campus access restrictions prevented us from opening our galleries to the public. Here's your chance to see many of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department Class of 2021 MFA Exhibitions for the first time!
The MFA Exhibitions mark the culmination of a three-year degree program that emphasizes development of a rigorous studio art practice under the supervision of a faculty guidance committee. Exploring an inter-disciplinary approach to art making, as well as course work in art history and related fields, artists cultivate professional practices that facilitates a sustainable career in the arts.
Join us in celebrating our Class of 2021 UW-Madison Graduate professionals!
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The Hallowed Veil
by Jonathan Byxbe
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We have long used folklore to better understand our world and pass that knowledge down to future generations, with each generation adding to the stories, incorporating layers of guidance and information. In my artworks, I share my stories in the layers of my reductive relief prints, stacking my knowledge on the foundations passed down to me. Ink and information are both layered to offer visual references to those who take the time to discover them.
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Jonathan Byxbe first started his path towards printing in undergrad, earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. He then moved to Portland, Oregon where he continued to make art through the cooperative called Flight 64. During the five years he spent in Portland, he also worked in the production field of screen printing. In 2018, Jonathan was accepted into the graduate printmaking program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This program included working for Tandem Press as the project assistant in his third year. While this career has included many details into different methods of printmaking, relief printmaking has always been the backbone of Jonathan's work, with a personal favorite style of relief being reduction prints. This show, The Hallowed Veil, is the culmination of his three years in graduate school and consists of reductive relief prints delving into the artist's own folklore that attempts to give context to the world around us.
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We live in an era that is dominated by images and this has created a cultural phenomenon in which the value of things is often determined by appearance. In China, many individuals are fond of following the trend or pursuing the current popular things, and they are keen to take pictures of these things and share on social media. Consequently, this is a strange phenomenon in society today— buying a Starbucks is more significant than buying a good cup of coffee. Many individuals follow something just because of their appearance, brand or popularity. I use filigree technique to satirize this social phenomenon. I, coming from a Chinese perspective, am hoping that my work can let the viewers think more about the intrinsic value of things than the over-pursuit of their superficial surface. In this era of machine production instead of labor, each individual object loses its uniqueness because it is produced so many times by machine, and because of its ubiquitousness, sometimes people seem to even ignore its presence. I want to use this precious technique of filigree to wake the audience up and think again what these objects really bring to us.
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...is anything ever really finished?
by Bill Rice
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MAGIC IS ALIVE, DOG IS AFOOT
by Lesley Anne Numbers
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department is Hiring! Apply now for our Full Time Instructional Specialist/Technician Staff Position
We are seeking a candidate with extensive training and/or experience in facility and equipment management, in three or more of the following areas: Glass, Printmaking, Paper and Book Arts, Woodworking/Furniture, Photography, Digital Fabrication, and Ceramics. Experience with relevant equipment and tools with the ability to instruct students on their proper use. Candidate must be willing to learn new skills and technologies as they become relevant. Candidate must have ability to reconcile ledgers, track expenses, research equipment and expendable supplies. Knowledge of relevant computer skills is required. Excellent communication/interpersonal skills and ability to interact with flexibility, sensitivity, and tact in dealing with diverse groups of people is required. Must have ability to work both independently and in a team environment. Strong commitment to health and safety issues in the Arts is required.
Applications close June 15, 2021, 11:55pm.
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Between Dark and Dawn: A Personal Exploration of the Maternal Spirit Master of Arts Exhibition by Lianne Milton
April 23 - End of Summer
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Art Gallery, Education Building, 1st Floor, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI
Between Dark and Dawn is a personal photographic exploration of an altered temporality and generational linearity of the maternal spirit. I draw on the strength of my ancestors, like mother trees who nurture and protect their young. The wild and wise of nature’s fertile landscape reminds me how motherhood is complex, diverse and extraordinary.
The School of Education Gallery is open between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If it is closed, please visit student services on the Lower level and ask to open the gallery.
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Pattern
June 4 - July 18
Artists: Kelli Hoppmann [BS-Art '85], William Lemke, John S. Miller, Charles Munch, George Shipperley, Ann Orlowski, Pranav Sood [MFA '20], Mary Hood, Delores Fortuna, Paul Jeselskis, Glynnis Lessing, Rachelle Miller, Alison L. Bailey, Erica Schlueter, Jill Baker Gower [BS-Art Ed '03], Ali Kauss, Teresa Faris [MFA '98], Professor of Art Metals Lisa Gralnick, Lydia Johnson, Andrea Marquis, and Lisa Belsky
Location: Abel Contemporary Gallery online, 524 E Main Street, Stoughton, WI
Our minds intrinsically seek out patterns everywhere in our world whether they occur organically in nature or are human made. In an often irrational reality, pattern becomes a source of regularity and predictability allowing us to make sense of our surroundings. This exhibition of work in a variety of media explores prevalence of pattern in art and fine craft.
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In no. 5 Things of a certain type: how to become a pet
June 4 - July 18
Artist: Professor of Digital Media Meg Mitchell
Virtual Artist Talk: Thursday, July 1, 5pm CST
Location: Abel Contemporary Gallery online, 524 E Main Street, Stoughton, WI
Multimedia installation artist, Meg Mitchell, creates immersive and enigmatic environments which inspire thoughtful dialogs. Her work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions, at venues such as the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Conner Contemporary, the DC Art Center, and the International Waldkunst Zentrum in Germany. Her work has been featured in many publications, such as Art Papers, Art in America, and The Washington Post. Meg Mitchell currently works as an associate professor in digital media in the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This multimedia installation playfully explores the similarities and differences within categories and concepts using the formal language of domestic construction and interiors to ground the images and objects within.
The online events will include: a video walk-through of the exhibition installed in the gallery, conversation with the artist about their work, and Q&A with the audience. Broadcast through Facebook live and available on our website, the recorded video will also be available to view after the reception has ended.
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Artists Without Borders: Reflections on Art and Place
April 24 - July 3
Artists: Professor of Printmaking Faisal Abdu’allah, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Francisco X. Mora, Nirmal Raja, Jason Yi, Rina Yoon, Xiaohong Zhang, David Najib Kasir, and Gabrielle Tesfaye
Virtual Expert Panel Discussion - Immigration, Community, and Understanding: Thursday, May 27, 7pm streamed live on Facebook and YouTube
Location: Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave. West Bend, WI and MOWA, DTN inside Saint Kate, The Arts Hotel, 139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI opens May 12th
Artists without Borders: Reflections on Art and Place features nine artists with deep roots abroad. Their work reflects the global perspectives and diverse influences of the multicultural artist. The exhibition is a testament to the diversity—of backgrounds, interests, and styles—that is representative of Wisconsin art today.
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Please Please Please
February 12 - July 24
Artist: Professor Emeritus Tom Loeser
Location: Center for Art in Wood, 141 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA
Presenting imaginative furniture and works on paper by Wisconsin-based maker and designer Tom Loeser. This playful show encourages viewers to shake up their habits and interact with the environment and one another, while considering issues such as body posture and etiquette that are often taken for granted. Loeser’s work also raises a clever question: “If the furniture we sit on every day were totally different, would our lives be different, too?”
Guest curated by Glenn Adamson, Please Please Please reimagines what furniture can be by juxtaposing the artist’s furniture with his series of pyrographs and cyanotype prints. Previous venues for this traveling exhibition include the Museum of Art and Design, San Francisco, the San Diego State University Downtown Gallery, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
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Trace the Line feature film
Producer/Screenwriter/Director: Alex Miranda Cruz
Producer/Story/Script Supervisor: Noel Miranda
Story/Cinematographer: Greg Hatton
Lead Actor: Matthew Charles Bogart
Lead Actress: Brooke Leland [BFA '20]
Produced by Bravebird and shot in Madison, Trace the Line is a transformational story of resilience and hope, depicting the lives of two American artists during the tumultuous year of 2020.
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46 Artists for America’s First Ladies
Artists: Rita Mae Reese, Katherine Steichen Rosing, Julie Franki, Emma LaPine, Samantha Hirsch Link, Leigh Szuch, Rita Yanny [BS-Art Ed '88], Pat Kroth, Issis Macias, Helen Rogers, Angelica Contreras, Molly Krolczyk, Lesly Winslow-Stanley [BS-Art '89], Tona Williams, Sandra Klingbeil Adkins, Phyllis Wax, Mauree Childress, Andrea (Drea) McAlister, Virginia Rose, Jaroslava Jarka Sobiskova [BFA '93], Katrin Talbot, Briana Richardson, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, Jennifer Morales, Holly Anne Burns [BFA '03], Faye Willems, Margaret Rozga, Virginia Huber [BS-Art '79], Sara Meredith, Rosy Petri, Rachel Werner, Jennifer Carley, Stephanie Trenchard, Melissa Dorn, Maggie Sasso [MFA '10], Carlee Latimer, Kassandra Palmer, Araceli Esparza, Kathryn H. Lederhause, Christy Grace, Nora-Kathleen Berryhill, Wendy Vardaman, Steph Hagens, Sharon L. Bjyrd, Kel Mur [MFA '20], Anna Mueller
Location: Arts + Literature Laboratory virtual exhibition
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Tangled
Artist: Gregory Schulte [MFA '91]
Date: Apr 16 - May 30
Location: Abel Contemporary Gallery online, 524 E Main Street, Stoughton, WI
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Vulnerable Bodies
Artists: Erica Hess [BFA '02], Masako Onodera, Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Demitra Copoulos, J. Myska Lewis [MFA '15], and Valaria Tatera [MFA '98]
Date: Apr 15 - Jul 24
Location: James Watrous Gallery at Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green, Madison, WI
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James Linehan [MFA '78]
Date: Jun 1 - Aug 27
Artist Talk on Zoom: Wed, Jun 9, 6pm EST
Location: The Gallery, St. Joseph Internal Medicine, 900 Broadway, Bangor, ME
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Tiny Cuts
Artist: Carey Watters [MFA '06]
Date: Jun 19 - Oct 17
Location: Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave. West Bend, WI
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Retina Record
Artist: Anwar Floyd-Pruitt [MFA '20]
Date: Aug 10 - Nov 14
Location: Museum of Wisconsin Art Downtown inside Saint Kate, The Arts Hotel, 139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI
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My World
Artist: Jonathan Wilde
Date: June 4 - July 18
Virtual Artist Talk: Thursday, June 10, 5pm CST
Location: Abel Contemporary Gallery online, 524 E Main Street, Stoughton, WI
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The Effects of Time on Memory (Los efectos del tiempo sobre la memoria)
Artist: Richie Morales
Date: May 13 - July 10
Location: Arts + Literature Laboratory, 111 S Livingston St #100, Madison, WI
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The Wandering Rocks
Artist: Santiago Cucullu
Date: August 6 - August 1
Location: MMoCA, 227 State St, Madison, WI
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Full Circle: Acquisitions and Exhibitions
Date: November 14 - August 22
Location: MMoCA, 227 State St, Madison, WI
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The Nature of Things
Artist: Suzanne Caporael
Date: February 23 - September 12
Location: Chazen Museum of Art, 750 University Ave, Madison, WI
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Natalie Frank: Unbound
Date: June 5 - October 3
Location: MMoCA, 227 State St, Madison, WI
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Amends
Artists: Nick Cave and Bob Faust
Date: June 19 - October 24
Location: MMoCA, 227 State St, Madison, WI
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