Tom Uttech’s beautiful paintings and prints feed our expectations of the wilderness,  one that is both raw and wild, familiar and welcoming.  Wisconsin native Tom Uttech, paints outside of Milwaukee in his converted barn-studio. 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. The Tory Folliard Gallery has represented the artist since his first exhibition in 1990.

Tom Uttech

Wisconsin native, Tom Uttech paints outside of Milwaukee in his converted barn-studio. The gallery has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the artist since his first exhibition here in 1990. His beautiful paintings feed our expectations of the wilderness, one that is both raw and wild, familiar and welcoming. Uttech's world is one of waterways, shorelines, and tumbling rocks precariously perched within thickets of growth. His world is woven together with both imagined and real elements.

Acclaimed landscape painter, Tom Uttech receives inspiration from his many travels to Northern Minnesota, and the Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. These large format photographs are a great complement to his mystical paintings.

"Since these pictures are about nature and our role in it, the knowledge gained might grow into love of nature, and thus into concern for its well-being. This concern could lead to action to protect nature and, therefore, ourselves. The best response to my paintings would be for you to…go straight to the wildest piece of land you can find and sit down to let it wash over you and tell you secrets." –Tom Uttech