Artist Profile
Tania Nelson
(Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Portraits of Imaginary People #1 - Irene
mixed media on canvas
7 x 5 inches
Image courtesy of the artist.
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My work is most influenced by the modern human experience. I enjoy, and feel obligated to capture and share moments, ideologies, struggles, and the great debates of our time. Whether with a simple snapshot or a thoughtfully layered canvas of paint and ephemera, my goal is always to give the viewer something to chew on, protest, google, and enjoy.
With my camera I prefer to stand at the edge of something and capture it in images. I find my best role in a story is to be the visual narrator where I can lift the voice of the subject. My photographic stories are not always long or complex in a single frame. Moments of humanity are best taken in bits and pieced together over time and space.
I also enjoy using imagery from pop culture ephemera to create a more deeply layered contemplation on canvas. I mix it with colors to evoke a mood to the narrative I am sharing. Because of my own experiences, I often lean into female gender stereotypes and consumer culture biases. These are also two topics abundantly available for exploration in the flotsam and jetsam of our contemporary ways of living.
At the intersection of these two mediums, I am exploring non-traditional techniques for presenting my own photos within the complexity of my mixed-media canvases. This involves combining various methods of image transfer with collage and painting techniques. I feel this brings together the more conceptual pieces of my art and their real-life examples.
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980 AM
mixed-media photo
8 x 10 inches
Image courtesy of the artist.
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With an eye for observing the social dynamics around her, Tania Nelson uses Mixed-Media Collage and Street Photography as her commentary on issues of personal identity, consumer culture, politics, historical narratives and so many other current points of division and unity.
Tania’s work carries the influence of contemporary American artists, from American Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art, and photographers from the WPA documentary projects to current Street Photographers on Instagram.
Tania was born and raised in the Wausau, Wisconsin. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in 1999. She studied in the interdisciplinary Social Change and Development program, with an emphasis in American Social Issues. She is self-taught in the world of art and took it up as a profession after a nearly 20-year career in the banking industry.
Tania has exhibited in group shows in the Green Bay Area since 2021.
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Black Ice
mixed-media on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Image courtesy of the artist.
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Ruth Foundation for the Arts: Providing Financial Opportunities with the Guidance of Artists
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The Ruth Foundation for the Arts (Ruth Arts) is a Wisconsin-based organization that has the power and financial backbone to begin to address the shortage of funding available for arts organizations in the Midwest and beyond. The newly launched foundation is named for Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, a lifetime advocate and supporter of the arts whose legacy lives on at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, where she served as director for over 50 years, and through the creation of the Art Preserve. Now, her passion and influence will be felt through the impact of Ruth Arts, with a $440 million trust, a unique approach to arts philanthropy, and a creative distribution model. Executive Director of Ruth Foundation for the Arts Karen Patterson shares, “The task from the very beginning was to translate Ruth as a person into a foundation, honoring her spirit of generosity, experimentation, and by connecting her vision to our current times; bridging art making with community building…all in the spirit of the Midwest.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Terri Warpinski
541-991-7119
art@newartspace124.com
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Lauren Semivan, Untitled (portrait), SilverGelatinPrint, 2019.
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De Pere, Wisconsin - January 13, 2023 is the one-year anniversary of the launch of newARTSpace and the opening of newART III. Featuring the work of six notable and noteworthy artists from region, Cristian Andersson, Dennis Bauer, Rebecca Carlton, Dane Schumacher, Lauren Semivan, and Lisa Wicka. heralds in the new year with a meet-the-artist reception from 5-8 pm, set to coincide with the monthly Art Nite Downtown De Pere art hop. The artists and art works selected for this exhibition are wide-ranging in their choice of media, source of inspiration, and experience. From emerging artists to those who have been active for more than 50 years, displaying sculptural installation, painting, collage, drawing, printmaking and photography.
The artists that inspired newART III include Cristian Andersson, of Appleton; Dennis Bauer, Appleton; Rebecca Carlton, Juddville; Dane Schumacher, Neenah; Lauren Semivan, Appleton; and Lisa Wicka of Green Bay.
Visiting the galleries at newARTSpace is free and open to all.
For further information contact:
www.newartspace124.com
For weekly hours follow the postings on Facebook & Instagram @newartspace124
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De Pere, Wisconsin - Art Nite Downtown De Pere rings in the new year on Friday, January 13th. Join in this free art hop when area arts related businesses extend their hours from 5-8 pm. Enjoy meeting the artists and viewing their creations on this special evening at the following venues:
- Art Connective is thrilled to announce one of their 2023 represented artists, Justin Chapman. Justin will have a selection of his original black and white paintings on display for Art Nite along with limited edition prints.
- La Vie Taverne hosts musicians Nick Gonnering and Brent Felchin beginning at 7:00. New artwork from Kendra Smale is on exhibit.
- newARTSpace celebrates their first anniversary with an opening reception for newART/III featuring works from six diverse Northeastern Wisconsin artists that have caught our eye over the last year.
- ONE OF ONE GALLERY will share a selection of art by various creatives featuring “Concepts” by ‘Sainted Studios’.
Look for the distinctive logo in the windows of participating businesses. Follow up on social media @artnite.downtowndepere
For further information contact:
Terri Warpinski art@newARTSpace124.com 541-991-7119
Alexis Arnold hello@artconnective.org
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Artdose Magazine Vol 34 Partner Spotlight:
Pamela Anderson Studio + Gallery
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Artdose Magazine Vol 34
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In this issue we introduce you to:
art: Ann Arbor Art Center (MI), Copper Country Community Arts Center (MI), Diane Christiansen (IL), Jordan Martins (IL), Juxtaposition Arts (MN), Maquoketa Art Experience (IA),
Riverside Arts Center (IL), and Ruth Foundation for the Arts (WI)
art venues: Ampersand Supply Co., Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Cedarburg Art Museum, Levee Contemporary, Lily Pad | West Gallery, OS Projects, Riverfront Arts Center, Task Creative, The Art Connective, and Two Fish Gallery & Sculpture Garden
our growing artist directory includes: Vol 34 - Krista Allenstein, Deborah Brooks, Jayne Reid Jackson, Mel Kolstad, Linda Marcus, Miriam Bushman, Sheree Wood
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Artdose Magazine Vol 34 would be not be possible without the financial support of the following: Ampersand Supply Co., Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Center for the Visual Arts, DeVos Art Museum, Green Bicycle Co., Guardian Fine Art Services, Honey and Ace, Infrastructure Canvas, Lakeshore Artists Guild, Levee Contemporary, Lily Pad | West Gallery, Material Studios + Gallery, newARTspace, OS Projects, Pamela Anderson Studio + Gallery, Rochester Art Center, Rockford Art Museum, TASK, Town Square Community Center, Two Fish Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Voices Productions, Warehouse Art Museum, Wisconsin Craft and Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
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Cover art: Kristine Hinrichs, Going Places, 2022, digital photographic print, 20 x 16 inches, $200. Image courtesy of the artist.
Publisher: Artdose Magazine LLC
Design: Sally Carson Graphic Design
Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches
Pages: 64 pps
Binding: Perfect Bound (PUR)
Paper: 70 lb text paper Satin
Cover: 100 lb Cover paper Satin
Printing: Matte lamination
Artists: Alexis Arnold, Ernesto Atkinson, Ann Baer, Phyllis Bankier, Cyndy Baran, Stephanie Bartz, Pat Bishop, Blanche Brown, Bonnita Budysz, Michael Burmesch, Kimberly Burnett, Ginnie Cappaert, Amy Carani, Rebecca Carlton, Jill Christian, Meg Ciccantelli, Abigail Engstrand, Peggy Thurston Farrell, Terri Fields, Christine Buth Furness, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Jean Roberts-Guequierre, Karen Gunderman, Sharon Kerry-Harlan, Kristine Hinrichs, Julia Hintz-Hosfeld, Jayne Reid Jackson, Jan Jahnke, Juell Jahnke, Clare Jorgensen, Helen R. Klebesadel, Rachel Kmecheck, Dale Knaak, Frank Korb, Daniela Kouzov, Diane Levesque, Issis Macias, Roxane Mayeur, Meghan Burke McGrath, Marco Mendoza, Sara Meredith, Tania Nelson, Rebekah Nicholas, Julie Nielsen, Charles O’Connell, Amy Olson, CV Peterson, Cyndie Rauls, Katherine Steichen Rosing, Rick Santovec, Barbara Rae Schaefer, Diane Scully, Tony Staroska, Katie Stensberg, Carol & Roy Toepke, The Unglitch, Kathy Weaver, Mark Weller, Sara Willadsen, Veronica Bruce Woodard, Rita Yanny
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Correction:
 Artist Spotlight: Anna Boothe (01/01/2023)
My artmaking parallels my daily focus on seeking integrity through awareness, conscientious interaction, and balance.
I believe we all search for referents that help us to understand our world and circumstances. The objects we create and/or gather, and how we arrange them, promote a pseudo-explanation for what we seek.
Imbued in my objects are references to historical artifact, a sense of preciousness, and the intangibility, yet familiarity associated with collaged memory. My visual vocabulary features shapes derived from nature and the human form, including the hand motif as it represents a ubiquitous cross-cultural human tool of expression.
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