Summer in Wisconsin

July 19th - September 7th

"Summer in Wisconsin" highlights the extraordinary talent in Wisconsin art. This exhibition features paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photography by the state’s best-known contemporary artists.

As our largest exhibition of the year, "Summer in Wisconsin" includes over 100 new artworks from both established and emerging artists. This diverse collection showcases the creativity and mastery that define Wisconsin art.

In The Open Air

June 1 - July 13, 2024

Bethann Moran-Handzlik's paintings investigate the beauty of the natural world. A plein air artist, Bethann paints directly from nature all year long, including the cold winter months. Her preferred medium, oil paint, lends a discernable quality of truth to her work. The transparency, opacity, and ability for the paint to be worked and reworked inform the slow, observational approach to Moran-Handzlik's artwork.

Food and Fauna

June 1 - July 13, 2024

Chris Berti's sculptures of animals and everyday objects are created with methodical precision, honesty, and care. Utilizing and carving found ceramic drainage tiles, antique bricks, marble, and other various stones, Berti's creations reflect the wonder of the natural world. 

Sitting Still

April 19 - May 25, 2024

Wisconsin painter, Peter Gehrig, is an expert at finding beauty in the ordinary, infusing his canvases with a profound sense of tranquility and nostalgia. Drawing inspiration from the simple moments of everyday life, Gehrig effortlessly captures the essence of his subjects, transporting viewers to serene landscapes and inviting interiors.

Chroma Color and Abstraction

February 10th - April 13th

CHROMA is an exhibition of contemporary painting and sculpture that focuses on color and abstraction. Each artist explores a variety of themes using line, color, and texture as their language of expression within their respective media.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Derrick Buisch, Ben Grant, Michael Hedges, Anna Kunz, Caitlin Lempia-Bradford, Shane McAdams, Guzzo Pinc, Jeremy Popelka, Jason Rohlf, TL Solien, Richard Taylor, Stephanie Trenchard,

Wisconsin: In All Its Glory

March 16th - April 13th

Cathy Martin, a self-taught Wisconsin artist, creates stunning photo-realistic paintings recounting a long history of early mornings on the family farm. Each meticulous painting tells the story of a subtle longing for life little changed from generation to generation.

Thoughts and Reflections

January 6th - February 3rd 2024

Dennis Nechvatal is a Madison-based painter who explores hyperreal landscapes with an emphasis on detail and color

Charles Munch -Night and Day

September 16th - October 14, 2023

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.

The Tory Folliard Gallery celebrates its 35th anniversary with a major Anniversary Exhibition showcasing new art by the many talented artists who made this occasion possible. This is the Gallery’s largest exhibition of the year featuring over one hundred works of art in painting, drawing, sculpture, and prints.

Exhibiting Artist

Rodger Bechtold, Mary Bero, Chris Berti, Craig Blietz, Caitlin Bradford, TD Brenner, Derrick Buisch, Jessica Calderwood, Mark Chatterley, El Gato Chimney, Robert Cocke, Marion Coffey, Laura Dronzek, Susan Stamm Evans, Mark Forth, Peter Gehrig, Ben Grant, Harold Gregor, Doug Hatch, Michael Hedge4s, Kathy Hofmann, Laurie Hogin, Ron Isaacs, Mary Jones, Claire Kellesvig, Flora Langlois, Cathy Martin, Bethann Moran-Handzlik, Mark Mulhern, Charles Munch, William Nichols, Dennis Nechvatal, Michael Noland, Russel Panczenko, Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Guzzo Pinc, Jeremy Popelka, Bill Reid, Jeffrey Ripple, Jason Rohlf, Jan Serr, George Shipperley, TL Solien, Paula Swaydan Grebel, Fred Stonehouse, Richard Taylor, Stephanie Trenchard, Tom Uttech, Russ Vogt, John Wilde, Robin Whiteman, Mary Alice Wimmer, and James Win

Robert Cocke - Safe Harbor

June 2 - July 8, 2023

Robert Cocke’s intimate paintings are like looking through enchanted keyholes and finding a magical world of wondrous beauty. Elements of the natural world are arranged into unnatural formations and improbable combinations resulting in surrealistic landscapes.  Currently living and working in Arizona, Cocke is awed and inspired by the mystery of nature and the enchantment of light.

Finding My Way

June 8 - July 10, 2023

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.

Richard Taylor - New Work

April 21st - May 27th, 2023

Richard Taylor unites painting and sculpture using threedimensional 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.

Wisconsin has been home to Taylor since childhood, he earned both a BA in Art History and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.  His monumental public sculptures have earned him recognition throughout the country.

Derrick Buisch - Remarks on Colour

April 21 - May 27, 2023

Vibrating lines morph into playful symbols of pop culture and brilliant color combinations provide jolts of electric energy in paintings by Derrick Buisch.  Meant to be visually engaging and potentially unnerving, Buisch combines evocative imagery with moments of uneasy hilarity.

A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1997, Buisch has exhibited in many museums regionally and nationally.  He was awarded the 2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors  and was a  Wisconsin Triennial Artist in 2014 and 2016.