Cultivating an Emerging Artists Community

feature image: L to R – R-Lo, Green Goodies, Añamarié Edwards, Geornica Daniels, Fernando Rico, and Leovardo Aguilar. Photo: Artdose magazine. By Frank Juárez This past weekend, Artdose and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center hosted its Summer 2025 Emerging Artists Program. What began two summers ago has grown from a collaboration to a partnership.Continue reading “Cultivating an Emerging Artists Community”

Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits 

Feature image: Politics by Kelli Hoppmann. Courtesy of Abel Contemporary. Submitted June 6 – July 20, 2025 Abel Contemporary presents Chris Alveshere, Jeff Campana, and Matt Repsher: New Work in Clay, Painting Invitational: Group Show, and in no.5: Fly by Trim by Emily Hoyt – Weber. Shows Open Online Saturday June 7 at 10 am CST. In Person Events: Opening Reception: Friday,Continue reading “Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits “

Reimagining Time– Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future: The Artwork of Tim Merrett and Richard Whitten

Feature image: Orrey by Richard Whitten. Courtesy of Lily Pad Gallery West. Submitted Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Reimagining Time: Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future brings together the visionary works of Tim Merrett and Richard Whitten, two artists who challenge our perception of history, space, and artistic tradition. Richard Whitten constructs intricate architectural dreamscapes, blendingContinue reading “Reimagining Time– Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future: The Artwork of Tim Merrett and Richard Whitten”

Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits 

Feature image: Gail Simpson. Submitted Abel Contemporary presents Skyler Simpson- Limescale, Beasts, and Monsters: Group Show, and in no. 5: Каtюша (Katyusha) by Stephen Hilyard April 18 – June 1, 2025 Shows Open Online on Saturday, April 19 at 10 AM CST. Events: Skyler Simpson – Limescale Limescale examines personal mythology and the home as a fraught refuge. The narrative pulls from Simpson’sContinue reading “Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits “

Michael Pfleghaar: “Through and Through” Paintings of Interior and Exterior Spaces

Featured image: Michael, Pfleghaar, Forest Meets Water, 2024, acrylic, flashe, and spray paint on canvas, 42 x 72 in. Image courtesy of the artist.  submitted Solo Exhibition at Keeler Gallery/Lounge, Fountain Street Church March 9 – April 27, 2025 Grand Rapids, Michigan – West Michigan artist Michael Pfleghaar invites viewers to step into an immersiveContinue reading “Michael Pfleghaar: “Through and Through” Paintings of Interior and Exterior Spaces”

Allison Svoboda: In Defense of Beauty at OS Projects

Feature image: Fullmoon Painting #5, by Allison Svoboda, 2022. submitted In Defense of Beauty, an exhibition featuring mixed media works by Chicago artist Allison Svoboda opens at OS Projects on February 8, 2025, and continues through April 12, 2025. The gallery will host a reception for the artist on Saturday, February 8, from 1 – 3 pm. Allison Svoboda’sContinue reading “Allison Svoboda: In Defense of Beauty at OS Projects”

Derrick Buisch: The Knowable and Unknowable

Feature image: UFO Grid – ongoing series. Courtesy of the artist. Written by Linda Marcus “Drawing is a way of seeing into your own nature.”- Richard Serra Derrick Buisch uses vibrating colors, lines, and shapes to create a kind of energy, anxiousness, and ambiguity that leaves the viewer  wanting more. It’s a peak into Buisch’s natureContinue reading “Derrick Buisch: The Knowable and Unknowable”

Monika Wulfers: Eight Lines at a Time at OS Projects

submitted Racine, Wisconsin—OS Projects presents Eight Lines at a Time, an exhibition of large-scale paintings, prints, and drawings by Monika Wulfers. The exhibit opens on November 9, 2024, and runs through January 11, 2025. The gallery will host a reception for the artist on Saturday, November 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Wulfers will alsoContinue reading “Monika Wulfers: Eight Lines at a Time at OS Projects”

Mary Jones: Navigating a Place of Being Through Memory and Imagination

Feature image: “Mary Jones: Coddiwompling”, March 8 – April 13, 2019, at the Tory Folliard Gallery. Image courtesy of Tory Folliard Gallery. Frank Juárez One of the joys of experiencing art is connecting the dots. My first introduction to Mary Jones’s work was in a group exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery in the Historic ThirdContinue reading “Mary Jones: Navigating a Place of Being Through Memory and Imagination”