Michael Hedges
Take the Ride
September 12 - October 11, 2025
A native of the Chicago area, Michael Hedges first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago before earning his B.A. from Loras College in Dubuque. Since then, he has pursued life as a full-time artist, steadily refining a distinct visual vocabulary. Through line and color, Hedges conveys a wide range of emotions—both intense and subtle—creating paintings that balance raw energy with thoughtful composition. His work has been acquired by both private and public collections across the United States, highlighting the broad recognition his work has earned.
Hedges describes his paintings as a synthesis of colors. They begin as a problem of two or more color relationships to be explored through form. He approaches form loosely, sketching underlying structures that act like both skeleton and exoskeleton—frameworks that guide, yet never confine, the finished work. For him, the physical application of paint is as vital as the imagery itself. With sweeping, energetic gestures, he builds surfaces charged with texture and layered color, creating an almost tactile presence.
Read MoreJune 7th - July 12th, 2025
Ron Isaacs continues his 50+ year career of constructing and painting wood to resemble architectural clothing and other antique objects. Purposely devoid of figures, Isaacs invites the viewer to question what they are actually seeing. In this master’s hands, wood appears to be fabric, and leaves and branches are actually carefully constructed details. Combining trompe l’oeil painting with intricate wood assembling, Isaacs presents new sculptures that quietly demand a careful look to determine their true nature.
Isaacs has mounted numerous solo exhibitions nationwide and has work in the permanent collection of Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI; Hunstville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL; Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; as well as many private and corporate collections.
Read MoreFebruary 8 - March 1, 2025
Claire Kellesvig is an intuitive painter who creates imagined landscapes rooted in emotion. By stenciling, and collaging uncountable layers of paint, fabric, paper, and glaze the paintings become a topographical map of accumulated time. She repeats the process until her paintings find their voice.
Kellesvig is a fine artist and curator living in Madison, WI. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in painting in 2011, and an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022, where she currently teaches as a lecturer.
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