Herd, the artist’s first solo exhibition at MOWA, features a new body of work of twenty-three paintings that depict his beloved cows. Created specifically for MOWA’s white cube gallery, Blietz’s heroic cow parade is the perfect marriage between barnyard chic and SoHo hip. As seen in Helianthus, Blietz places his impeccably drawn cows front and center, allowing them to float in a depthless background of muted agrarian symbols, such as sunflowers, corn stalks, and barns.
Read MoreArtist Harold Gregor Passed Away At Age 89
"He helped us see the beauty in the agrarian Midwest," said Blinderman, former director of Illinois State University's University Galleries, upon learning of Gregor's death on Monday. "He was one of those individuals who exemplified aging with grace, working each day, carrying paintings up and down his steep studio stairway two steps at a time.
"May his memory be a blessing."
Read MoreJanica Yoder's Photographs Recently Acquired by Racine Art Museum's Permanent Collections
Rompecabezas, 1994, fuji crystal archive paper, 24 x 72”
Janica Yoder’s photograph, Rompecabezas, was recently acquired by the Honolulu Art Museum and will also be featured in an upcoming exhibition there entitled Making Waves - Works on paper from the collection and will be on view from 11/2018 to 3/2019.
Read MoreFred Stonehouse's Night Vision Exhibition Featured in the Shepherd Express
There’s a lot of Fred Stonehouse in Fred Stonehouse’s latest show, “Night Vision,” at Tory Folliard Gallery (through Saturday, Oct. 13). Many of his recognizable artistic alter egos—the pop-surrealist, punk-folk, and generally irreverent figures—are clearly on view, but there’s also a lot of Fred Stonehouse the individual lurking inside them, too.
Read MoreFrom Pasture to Gallery, Craig Bleitz Featured in Edible Door Magazine
As you sit in artist Craig Blietz’s sunlit studio in Sister Bay and are surrounded by the large canvasses that will cover the museum’s walls, it’s hard to imagine that Blietz had been inspired by anything else than a short drive through rural Wisconsin, but that isn’t exactly the case.
Read MoreCraig Blietz's MOWA Exhibition Featured In Fine Art Connoisseur
The Wisconsin painter Craig Blietz is the toast of his native state, thanks to two exhibitions on view this season. His solo show at the Museum of Wisconsin Art features a new body of 30 works that depict the cows so beloved in this dairy-minded state.
Read MoreMary Jones Named As A 2018 Iowa Arts Council Fellow
A panel of of Iowa arts professionals selected visual artists Noah Doely of Cedar Falls, Mary Jones of Indianola and Julia Franklin of West Des Moines along with writer and illustrator Lauren Haldeman of Iowa City and photographer Molly Wood of Des Moines as this year's fellows from a pool of 66 applicants. The five new fellows were honored Wednesday during a ceremony with Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg at the State Capitol.
Read MoreGallery Owner, Tory Folliard, Featured In Milwaukee Magazine
ONE OF MILWAUKEE’S BEST-KNOWN GALLERY OWNERS, TORY FOLLIARD, CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Read MoreTerrence Coffman Exhibition Review In The Shepherd Express
The Inner Landscapes of Terrence Coffman
What color is Zen? Wisconsin painter Terrence Coffman seems to know. He ostensibly treads in abstract expressionism’s historical modernism.
Read MoreTerrence Coffman's Work Featured In Chicago Life Magazine
Check out Terrence Coffman's paintings in the Summer 2018 edition of Chicago Life Magazine.
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