Michael Hedges

The Suitcase Show

June 6 - July 11, 2026

The Suitcase Show presents Michael Hedges’ new series of small paintings under 36”. Applying paint with bursts of energy, Hedges creates richly textured surfaces charged with vibrant color. While his paintings explore bold color relationships, they remain carefully balanced through form and structure. In this new body of work, Hedges shifts scale and proportion, focusing on small paintings that bring a more intimate perspective to his dynamic and expressive approach to color and form.

Tom Uttech
New Work

June 6 - July 11, 2026

Tom Uttech’s beautiful paintings and prints feed our expectations of the wilderness,  one that is both raw and wild, familiar and welcoming.  A native of Wisconsin, Uttech’s work is inspired by his many travels to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota and Canada, where he is exposed to miles of lakes, woodland, and wildlife untouched by human influence.  This exhibition showcases Uttech’s small-scale paintings and prints.

Lisa A. Frank

Hear Once More

June 6 - July 11, 2026

Lisa A. Frank creates striking digital photographs inspired by personal experience and close observation of the natural world. Using photographs of local landscapes, flora, and fauna, she digitally layers imagery with intricate decorative patterns, transforming recognizable scenes into richly textured, immersive compositions that balance reality and imagination.

True to Life

February 21 - March 28, 2026

Featured Artists:‍ ‍

Craig Blietz, Mark Forth, Ben Gosnell, Doug Hatch, Kathy Hofmann, Cathy Martin, Bethann Moran-Handzlik, William Nichols, Jeffrey Ripple, Mary Alice Wimmer, and James Winn

True to Life: Contemporary Realism features the artwork of realist painters who utilize precision and clarity to celebrate the beauty of everyday subjects and scenes. Through careful observation, each work transforms the familiar into thoughtful imagery and showcases the refined skill and technique of each artist. 

CHROMA Color and Abstraction

January 9 - February 14, 2026

CHROMA is an exhibition of contemporary painting and sculpture that celebrates the expressive power of color and abstraction. United by bold explorations of line, form, and hue, the featured artists present distinct visual languages that reveal color’s limitless potential. Each transforms color into a driving force—one that speaks directly to feeling and perception.

Mark Mulhern

Early Evening

October 17 - November 29, 2025

Mark Mulhern is known for his figure-filled compositions that distill human experience to its essentials. Stripping away extraneous detail, he focuses on body language, allowing fleeting gestures and passing interactions to unfold into broader narratives.

In his new body of work, Early Evening, Mulhern turns his attention to light itself—its shifting presence and quiet transformations throughout the day. These paintings capture that moment when daylight softens and deepens, setting the stage for evening gatherings in summer.

Mulhern earned his BFA from the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and his MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, later studying in Paris with the legendary printmaker S.W. Hayter.

Selected Public Collections

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France; Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI; McDonald’s Corporation, Oakbrook, IL; Quarles & Brady, LLP; Milwaukee, WI; Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI; UW Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI, among others.

Mark Mulhern has been represented by Tory Folliard Gallery since 1988.

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.

February 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.