Craig Blietz - Herd

January 19 - March 2, 2019

Opening Reception: Gallery Night, January 18, 2019
Feb. 9th 1:30pm Gallery Talk – Graeme Reid and Craig Blietz

Craig Blietz's impressive new work, Herd, combines beautifully rendered cows with abstract images of agricultural icons of barns, corn stalks, and tractors, resulting in boldly patterned compositions of shapes and colors. The artist's monumental paintings display recognizable Wisconsin scenes, giving each work a distinct sense of place.

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The Salon Show

July 11 – September 5, 2015

Artists’ Reception on Gallery Night, Friday, July 24 from 6 to 9 pm

The Salon Show is the Gallery’s biggest exhibition of the year. Featuring new work by many of the top artists from the Midwest. Participating artists are: Tom BerenzMary BeroChris BertiCraig BlietzMark BrautigamDerrick BuischMark ChatterleyMarion CoffeyTerrence CoffmanBen GrantDoug HatchKathy HofmannLaurie HoginMark HortonBreehan JamesEd LarsonClare MalloyCathy MartinNancy MladenoffMark MulhernCharles MunchDennis NechvatalWilliam NicholsMichael NolandJennifer PriceBill ReidJeffrey RippleJason RohlfJan SerrElizabeth ShreveBrook SlaneT.L. SolienNathaniel SternFred StonehouseStephanie TrenchardTom UttechRuss VogtMary Alice Wimmer, and Betsy Youngquist.

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Craig Blietz – Creamery

September 7 – October 12, 2013

Craig Blietz returns to the East Gallery with a new series of work inspired by stories of an old creamery. His adroitly painted animals indirectly refer to the recently demolished creamery and, in a larger sense, the diminishing number of small dairy operations. Romantic, realistic, and oblique, Blietz’s paintings invite the viewer to reflect on our changing world.

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Summer in Wisconsin

July 12 – September 6 , 2014

Exuding the energy of our favorite time of year, this comprehensive, triennial exhibition features new work by our many talented Wisconsin artists in a diverse collection of contemporary styles that range from abstract to realist.

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Tory Folliard Gallery 25th Anniversary Exhibition!

Tory Folliard opened her gallery in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward in 1988. Since then, the gallery has been an important part of the art scene in Wisconsin as well as throughout the Midwest. Please join us on Gallery Night, April 19th and Gallery Day, April 20, 2013 as we celebrate this special occasion with the opening of our biggest show yet! Sixty-seven artists have been invited to participate. Be prepared to see the very best work these talented creatives have to offer. Meet the artists and enjoy an extraordinary exhibition!

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Celebrations in Art

November 30 – December 31, 2012

Celebrations in Art is an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and jewelry featuring gallery artists: Rodger Bechtold, painting; Chris Berti, sculpture; Craig Blietz, painting; James Benjamin Franklin, painting; Bill Reid, sculpture; Stephanie Trenchard, sculpture; and Betsy Youngquist, sculpture & jewelry. Amusing, curious, and contemplative, each artist will present modestly scaled work appropriate for celebrating the gift of art.

*Opening and Artist Reception, Saturday, December 1st from 1 to 4 pm

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