June 7- July 6, 2013
Terrence Coffman will exhibit new paintings in the main gallery.
Artists’ Reception: June 7, from 5 – 7:00 p.m.
Continue reading to watch a video of Terrence Coffman speaking about his “Angels and Landscapes” series.
Read MoreGladys Nilsson
June 7 – July 6, 2013
Gladys Nilsson will exhibit new watercolors in the main gallery.
Artists’ Reception is June 7, from 5 – 7:00 p.m.
Continue reading to watch a video of Gladys Nilsson speaking about her new paintings.
Read MoreJeffrey Ripple – Portraits
June 7- July 6, 2013
Jeffrey Ripple will exhibit his exquisite new portraits in the East Gallery.
Artists’ Reception: June 7 from 5 – 7:00 p.m.
Continue reading to watch a video of Jeffrey Ripple speaking about his new “Portraits” series.
Read MoreCOLOR!
January 11 – March 9th, 2013
Color is the wavelength composition of light and usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness. In COLOR!, paintings and sculptures challenge the limits of our visual perception as regional and national artists analyze and confront this subject.
Read MoreJohn Wilde Remembered
November 30th – December 31st, 2012
John Wilde (1919-2006), a celebrated Wisconsin artist had widespread influence with his peers of the Magic Realism movement. His deep love of drawing was the foundation of his painting which often depicted sequences of life and death in natural settings. He rendered his surreal subjects in a highly detailed, flawless manner and he was a master of the silverpoint technique. His imagery and style continue to intrigue and inspire many artists today. A selection of prints and paintings from 1946 through 2003 will be presented.
Read MoreTory 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!
Read MoreCharles Munch – New Paintings
February 8 – March 8, 2014
For more than forty years, Charles Munch has depicted the complex relationship between man and nature with carefully composed deconstructed imagery. Graphically painted with precise marks, Munch’s landscapes continue to question our place in the world. The paintings of Charles Munch were included in Wisconsin’s 2013 Triennial. Over the years, he has participated in 20 museum exhibitions, received numerous awards, and has work in the permanent collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Read MoreThe Figure in Clay
March 19 – April 19, 2014
“The Figure in Clay” examines a range of techniques and expression by an international group of contemporary artists using clay as a medium to interpret the figure as both subject and content.
“The Figure in Clay” is curated by Chris Berti and is held in conjunction with NCECA – the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The conference is held March 20-23.
Read MoreCelebrations 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
Read MoreEric Aho – New Paintings
October 13 – November 24, 2012
Eric Aho returns to Milwaukee with a new body of paintings that transcend nature. The Vermont artist’s bold new work shifts to abstraction: away from focused observation and toward remembered experience. Using dynamic brushwork, Aho’s painted surfaces capture the essence of light, air, land and space colliding.
Read MoreLaura Dronzek – Flowers & Animals
October 18 – November 24, 2012
Laura Dronzek’s new collection of landscape and still-life paintings are intimate in size, but offer views of grand themes suggested with richly layered surfaces. As Laura Dronzek puts it, “It is the mystery found in the commonplace, the extraordinary in the ordinary that is worth examining.” Her fictitious landscapes are composed of the most basic features: a horizon line, a sky, and a subject, but so carefully rendered, that each one is precious.
Read MoreMichael Noland – After the Garden
September 7 through October 5, 2012
Art historian Jim Yood describes Michael Noland‘s work as: “Intense. Obsessive. Determined. Dramatic. Processing reality through his patient translation of the real through design.” New gouache and oil paintings of frenetic creatures and chimerical landscapes express Noland’s healthy respect for nature. Having grown up in Oklahoma’s Tornado Alley and spending much of his adult life in the Midwest, Noland’s paintings embody a spirit of place pulsating with glowing plants and animals.
Read MoreGallery Night Celebrations!
Gallery Night at the Tory Folliard Gallery was a great success! Below are pictures of just some of the wonderful people that attended to celebrate Patrick Farrell’s exhibition New Oil Paintings: Looking Back. If you weren’t able to make it, the show is open until September 1, so be sure to stop by!
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