Claire Kellesvig - Horses

March 12, 2022 Tory Folliard Gallery

February 11 - March 12, 2022

Wisconsin artist, Claire Kellesvig, establishes a singular visual vocabulary with her hybrid paintings. While rooted in the traditions of paper cut-outs, Kellesvig's inventive interpretation of figure-ground relationships and the use of dreamy color sets her apart from others. The artist constructs emotionally charged compositions of individuals, places, and points in time with cut paper adhered to panel, sanded, and then painted. The resulting images seem indebted to the structure of the cut-outs, suspended slightly above the panel and finely set in bold, chimeric color.

Kellesvig's exhibition title, "Horses," is fondly named after the Patti Smith album. The titles and compositions of each painting take inspiration from the album tracks -- Gloria, Redondo Beach, Free Money-- which act as guides that Kellesvig transforms into two-dimensional creative dramas.

CHROMA - Color and Abstraction

February 26, 2022 Tory Folliard Gallery

January 7 - February 26, 2022

CHROMA, an exhibition of contemporary painting and sculpture focusing on color and abstraction. Emphatically linked by intense color, each artist employs individual modes of personal expression and media for wonderfully varied results. CHROMA features paintings by Mary Bero, Caitlin Bradford, TD Brenner, Derrick Buisch, Marion Coffey, Ben Grant, Michael Hedges, Anna Kunz, Shane McAdams, Dennis Nechvatal, Guzzo Pinc, Jason Rohlf, George Shipperley, and TL Solien. Also included in this dynamic collection of new work are Richard Taylor's aluminum sculpture, Jeremy Popelka’s hand-blown Murrini glass vessels, and Stephanie Trenchard's narrative-driven cast glass sculptures.

Aniela Sobieski - Passing Through Nature

December 31, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

November 20 - December 31, 2021

Aniela Sobieski creates small-scale oil paintings of surreal, dream-like situations. These paintings operate as visual poetry, weaving together personal and archetypal symbols through a language inspired by classical painting.

Rodger Bechtold - Places that Move My Spirit

November 20, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

October 15 - November 20, 2021

Inspired by traditional mid-western scenes and the Chicago Imagists, Michael Noland's gouache paintings mold a vision that is uniquely his own. Noland's depictions of unique animals and plants seem both darkly surreal and engaging as they pulsate with reverberating colors, exaggeration of form, and repetition of line.

Michael Noland - Whispers from the Heartland

October 10, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

September 10 - October 9, 2021

Summer in Wisconsin

September 4, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

Summer In Wisconsin

JULY 16 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

One of the Gallery's top shows of 2021, Summer in Wisconsin highlights our great Wisconsin Art, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photography by the state’s best-known contemporary artists.

We hope you will visit!

The exhibiting artists include:

Rodger Bechtold, Mary Bero, Craig Blietz, TD Brenner, Derrick Buisch, Marion Coffey, Laura Dronzek, Andy Fletcher, Ben Grant, Doug Hatch, Kathy Hofmann, Claire Kellesvig, Flora Langlois, Clare Malloy, Cathy Martin, Mark Mulhern, Charles Munch, Katie Musolff, Dennis Nechvatal, William Nichols, Russell Panczenko, Guzzo Pinc, Jeremy Popelka, Bill Reid, Jeffrey Ripple, Jason Rohlf, Jim Rose, Jan Serr, Aniela Sobieski, T.L. Solien, Fred Stonehouse, Paula Swaydan Grebel, Richard Taylor, Stephanie Trenchard, Tom Uttech, John Wilde, Mary Alice Wimmer, James Winn, and Janica Yoder.

Michael Hedges - Pockets of Memories

July 10, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

Pocket of Memories

June 8 - July 10, 2021

Michael Hedges effortlessly combines color, line, and form, producing a dialogue of reverberating hues and mark-making in every painting. He has thoroughly absorbed the push-and-pull lessons of paint and dimensionality on a flat surface as if the work emerged alongside the Abstract Expressionists of the 1950s. His love of painting is matched only by his tremendous skill and dedication.

Hedges grew up in the Chicago area and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago before receiving his B.A. in Studio Art from Loras College in Dubuque. His work can be found in private and public collections throughout the United States.

Human/Nature - Chris Berti & Ron Isaacs

June 12, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

New works by Chris Berti and Ron Isaacs

Charles Munch - Parallel Worlds

April 16, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

Charles Munch - Parallel Worlds

April 16 - May 14. 2021

Wisconsin artist, Charles Munch, creates vividly imagined paintings that explore the complex relationship between humans, animals, and the natural world. Eliminating extraneous details, Munch expresses emotion through color, line, and shape. His paintings of simplified forms, pulsing with life and color, create dramatic scenes of man and animal, friend and foe.

Laura Dronzek - New Paintings

March 27, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

Laura Dronzek - New Paintings

March 26 - April 24, 2021

Wisconsin artist, Laura Dronzek, is a painter and an award-winning children's book illustrator. In her new body of work, Dronzek continues to explore still life and landscape painting while adding elements of statuary and images from the garden. The muted colors and painterly strokes of Dronzek's paintings invoke the charm and comfort of familiar scenes cloaked in a dreamy haze

Guzzo Pinc - Farfalla

March 26, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

March 26 - April 10, 2021

Mixing bold colors with graphic elements and representational figures, Wisconsin painter Guzzo Pinc, creates dynamic abstract compositions that toe the line between abstraction and figuration. The artist manipulates the surface by sanding painted areas creating translucent effects that invite further study. Large swaths of flat, colorful shapes provide an exciting movement and tension, resulting in a visually striking body of work.

Born in Chicago, Guzzo Pinc earned his MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020 and currently teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wallflowers

February 6, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

February 6 - March 20, 2021

Throughout the history of art, certain subjects have resonated strongly with artists and audiences alike. Ranging from mythological deities to the food we eat, these revisited trends reveal art's most popular muses, with flowers at the forefront. Rooted in ancient art and still prevalent today, depictions of blossoms, blooms, and other botanical elements can be found in many of the most significant art movements, whether carved into clay or starring in a still-life.

Wallflowers, a contemporary spin on this timeless theme, explores how the region's top artists interpret this subject, as each artist’s styles are as unique and personal as their intent. The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, photography, and sculpture.

Exhibiting Artists:

Tom Bamberger, TD Brenner, Mary Bero, Derrick Buisch, Marion Coffey, Laura Dronzek, Ron Isaacs, Claire Kellesvig, Clare Malloy, William Nichols, Mark Mulhern, Dennis Nechvatal, Michael Noland, Russell Panczenko, Guzzo Pinc, Jeremy Popelka, Melanie Parke, Bill Reid, Jeffrey Ripple, Jan Serr, George Shipperley, Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Aniela Sobieski, T.L. Solien, Claire Stigliani, Fred Stonehouse, Paula Swaydan Grebel, Richard Taylor, Stephanie Trenchard, John Wilde, Mary Alice Wimmer, James Winn, Janica Yoder, and Betsy Youngquist.

El Gato Chimney - Bands and Feathers

January 8, 2021 Tory Folliard Gallery

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January 8 - February 15, 2021

El Gato Chimney, a Milan-based artist, forms a surreal history of imagined animal kingdoms, a deceptive world full of symbols awaiting deciphering. Inspired by folklore, magic, alchemy, occultism, ancient and modern art, as well as primitive art and spiritualism, Chimney develops a unique sense of storytelling where the very borders of his paintings resemble the antiquated pages of a codex illuminated with pictorial spells.

Kathy Hofmann - New Landscapes

December 5, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

December 5, 2020 - January 2, 2021

Kathy Hofmann's small intimate paintings recall the masterful works of the Barbizon painters and the luminist style of the Hudson River School. Hofmann's work glorifies the Wisconsin landscape while subtly evoking a eulogy to such a seemingly idyllic landscape under threat of modernization. With an MFA in painting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, local artist Kathy Hofmann's exquisite works of art have earned her many awards and high praise.

When I am looking at landscapes, I am always looking for this melding of light and atmosphere and gradations of light, color, tone, value and shape. These are the things that really inspire me as a painter and bring me to that level of wanting to take it into the studio to be able to play with those gradations of light that are melting into the distance.

-Kathy Hofmann

Andy Fletcher - New Paintings

December 4, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

December 5, 2020 - January 2. 2021

Andy Fletcher’s new body of work is a special exhibition of smaller paintings. These paintings feature scenes from the Wisconsin landscape, dotted with farms, rendered in plein air. Fletcher’s atmospheric skies, broad horizons, and depictions of quaint homesteads serve as a nostalgic reminder of an older and more sustainable way of living,

Fletcher earned a B.F.A. from Carroll College and an M.F.A from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He's taught at Winona State University, the University of Wisconsin –Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and Carroll College. Now, he is a full-time artist and exhibits his paintings from coast to coast.

Sometimes I paint just because I think something is beautiful. Some are simply about the weather. Some celebrate old hand built buildings or the family farm. Most are a rejection of where our food comes from and our culture in general. Most are as much looking back as projecting forward. All of them are sincerely me.

– Andy Fletcher

Fred Stonehouse - Broken Books

November 27, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

November 27, 2020 - January 2, 2021

In his latest series, Broken Books, Wisconsin artist Fred Stonehouse revives and re-contextualizes fragments of antique books to create rich paintings. Complex and full of dark humor, these re-imagined paintings pricked with anecdotal bits and Stonehouse's classic characters present eerily improbable, yet somehow familiar scenarios that strike a balance of wit, absurdity, mystery, and suspense.

Richard Taylor - Forests

October 10, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

September 11 - October 10, 2020

Richard Taylor unites painting and sculpture using three dimensional metal forms as canvases for his painted finishes. Fleeting images of people, architecture, and signage, along with fragments of words and numbers are fused into souvenirs of the experiences and characters Taylor has encountered throughout his life.

Michael Hedges - New Paintings

October 10, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

September 11 - October 10, 2020

Michael Hedges’ expressionist paintings are as much about energy as they are about color and texture. Hyper-pigmented hues and thick, gestural brushstrokes effortlessly enliven his canvases. Striking, meditative, and modern, Hedges’ paintings reveal a keen understanding of sophistication through color, line, and form.

Doug Hatch - Close to the Earth

October 10, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

September 11 - October 10, 2020

Wisconsin artist, Doug Hatch is best known for his realistic paintings of urban and rural scenes. Working in his studio from photographs, Hatch employs traditional methods of photorealism using strong diagonals, reflected surfaces, and transparent components to elucidate vibrant street scenes. Influenced by Edward Hopper and Richard Estes, Hatch is particularly interested in interpreting daily life. Vibrant, detail-oriented and filled with movement, the paintings of Doug Hatch deftly capture a specific place and time of day. In addition to these urban scenes, Hatch paints plein air landscapes of rural Wisconsin with deep vistas and spatial infinities.

The Tory Folliard Gallery has represented the artist since 2012.

As You Are

October 10, 2020 Tory Folliard Gallery

September 11-October 10, 2020

"As You Are," an exhibition of painting, drawing, and photography, focuses on the work of three female artists: Melanie Parke, Janica Yoder, and Anne Siems. Each offers her contemporary interpretation of the female form.

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