Artdose Magazine Vol 35

ARTDOSE MAGAZINE

PUBLISHED BI-ANNUALLY : SUMMER & WINTER

VOLUME 35 | SUMMER 2023

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

This year marks Artdose Magazine’s 10th Year Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we hosted an event at Saint Kate – the Arts Hotel. I spoke on the history of Artdose, why it was created, how it pivoted during the pandemic, and where it is heading. Saint Kate curator, Samantha Timm, led a curator-talk tour throughout the arts hotel’s permanent art collection, current exhibitions, and artist-in-residency program.

As an independent publication, Artdose Magazine strives to promote and support regional arts centers, galleries, artist studios, institutions, art museums, and non-profit arts organizations in the visual arts through a bi-annual publication, a weekly art e-newsletter, and social media campaigns. In addition, creating ways to financially support artists, artist-run projects, exhibitions, and events via sponsorships, commissions, and initiatives.

I am grateful for the support that Artdose Magazine has received since 2013. Even though we can access information online, being able to offer a printed publication for anyone to pick up, read, and learn about the visual arts is so rewarding. Advocacy, education, and community lay at the core of this publication. There is still more work that we need to do. For now, we continue to move forward one step at a time to see where this journey will take us. Let’s connect.

Frank Juárez | founder + publisher linktr.ee/frankjuarez | artdosemagazineweekly

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Cover: Tapun Ša Win (detail), 2017, acrylic, smoked buckskin, vintage beads, porcupine quills, thread on canvas, 48 x 36 inches

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Dyani White Hawk

Frank Juárez

I was first introduced to the work of Dyani White Hawk by SchoolArts Magazine editor Nancy Walkup. This introduction led to writing an article in 2020 about White Hawk’s work through the lens of an art educator. Since then, I have been following her career via social media. In 2020 she contributed to the design of a 3-story mural by Shepard Fairey titled, Voting Rights Are Human Rights, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2022 she was selected to participate in the Whitney Biennial in New York. Hopefully, one day we will meet in person. In the meantime, I am pleased to reconnect with White Hawk and to share her work with you.

Dyani White Hawk (b. 1976, Sičáŋǧu Lakota) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her practice, strongly rooted in painting and beadwork, extends into sculpture, installation, video, and performance, reflecting upon cross-cultural experiences through the amalgamation of influences from Lakota and Euro/American abstraction. White Hawk was featured in the 2022 Whitney Biennial and recent solo exhibitions, Speaking to Relatives, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

White Hawk writes, “As a woman of Sičangu Lakota and European American ancestry, I was raised within Native and urban American communities. I strive to create honest, inclusive works that draw from the breadth of my life experiences, Native and non-Native, urban, academic, and cultural education systems. This allows me to start from center, deepening my own understanding of the intricacies of self and culture, correlations between personal and national history, and Indigenous and mainstream art histories” (Juarez. Frank. “A Conversation with Dyani White Hawk”. SchoolArts Magazine. April 2020. Pages 26-29).

She has received awards from Anonymous Was a Woman, Academy of Arts and Letters, United States Artists, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation and Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Her work is among many public and private collections such as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Denver Art Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Walker Art Center, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She is represented by Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis and VSF Gallery

Los Angeles.

I strive to create honest, inclusive works that draw from the breadth of my life experiences, Native and non-Native, urban, academic, and cultural education systems.

L to R: Photograph by Jaida Grey Eagle; Tapun Ša Win, 2017, acrylic, smoked buckskin, vintage beads, porcupine quills, thread on canvas, 48 x 36 inches; Grassesgrassesgrasses, 2023, acrylic, rhinestone chain, thread on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Wisconsin Craft brings together artists and communities throughout the state to educate, support, and engage in traditional and contemporary fine craft. As a non-profit, we host professional programming, exhibitions, networking, and public events.

• World’s first museum dedicated to artist-built environments

• Nationally recognized, artist-designed washrooms

• Relax with an artist-crafted Fred Smith Lager at the bar

• Winner of the 2022 American Architecture Award

• Winner of the 2023 Governor’s Tourism Award for Arts, Culture & Heritage

WI

Photo by Durston Saylor.

Installation view of works by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein at the Art Preserve.

Waves for Change

Jillian Talarczyk, Founder & Artistic Director of the Madison Public Art Project

I recently spent time with Madison’s most in-demand muralist, Audifax. Our days together raced by while Audi, as she encourages her friends to call her, painted her newest commission, a site-specific mural entitled Riding Waves. Despite the intense installation schedule, we found time to chat about life, what it’s like to be a female street artist today, her passions, and why she values meditation in both her life and artistic practice.

Working as an arts administrator is very rewarding, and I am fortunate to work with many talented artists, but there is something truly special about Audi. Without having financial support to attend art school, she is a self-taught muralist, painter, and sculptor. Her name, which means “hearing truth,” is a holdover from the years she spent as a DJ. One of the truths she heard early on was an inner voice encouraging her to “be an artist.” Since childhood she enjoyed painting and was always drawn to working in large format as she grew up. After her time living in Milwaukee, she was invited to paint in Barcelona. It was creating those murals in Spain she experienced an epiphany: when painting, she felt alive and inspired! The passion she found in those large murals abroad has continued to fuel her artistic oeuvre since returning to the Midwest now working as a professional muralist.

Audi’s sincerity and passionate energy resonates throughout the waves of this mural. For this ambitious project she showed up on site each day fearless and excited to tackle the most unique “canvas” of her career to date connecting six individual pillars into a 360-degree artistic expression. Over our days together, I witnessed Audi transform an underutilized

site into a vibrant space filled with color, and life, that also conveys an important message. While the mural is reminiscent of the “Great Wave” by Hokusai, it was also inspired by the nearby waters of Lake Monona. The swirling waves of her stunning handpainted mural serve as a metaphor bringing attention to the issue of mental health equity in our society. Painting wave after wave, Audi sought to breakdown the pervading stigma surrounding mental illness. The mural, which was unveiled to the community during Mental Health Awareness Month earlier this May, strives to destigmatize mental illness and bring attention to our collective mental health, while looking to a more equitable future.

What a week! Each new wave that took shape reminded me of the power of public art. I am so grateful to our Sponsors for their support to realize this project, and hope this important mural encourages everyone who rides by to reflect on the interconnectedness of our community, and their own mental health journey for many years to come!

This permanent mural can be viewed driving down the Monona Drive exit ramp, located under the 12/18 Beltline Highway in Monona, Wisconsin.

For more information on Riding Waves please visit: madiosnpublicartproject.com.

Connect with Madison Public Art Project on Instagram at @madisonpublicartproject.

Artist, Audifax & Jillian Talarczyk, Founder of the Madison Public Art Project

Riding Waves, 2023

Moody the Zine : Curating Creatives

Rachel Hausmann Schall

What began as a project prompted by the pandemic and is now connecting creators from around the world, Moody the Zine has independently published over 20 issues since infiltrating the zine scene in January 2021. Moody delivers bi-monthly zine (short for magazine) publications straight to subscriber mailboxes. With representation of all types of artistic mediums and processes including the visual arts, literary arts, music, and film, the zine features BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and queer-identifying creatives. Each issue highlights the work of six artists, ranging geographically from cities like Milwaukee and Minneapolis to Melbourne and beyond.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, founder Melissa Mursch-Rodriguez began Moody out of curatorial necessity. Because people were no longer gathering in person at exhibition spaces, Melissa was inspired to continue her curatorial interests with risographprinted zines. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2018 with a BFA in studio arts, Mursch-Rodriguez found it challenging to remain focused on just one art form. She became interested in curating and programming events that encouraged

interactivity, with connection as a common thread… and Moody was born.

Moody the Zine platforms creatives via a standard and free submission process. From there, Melissa curates the submissions into each publication. The selected artists, writers, musicians, poets, and makers are encouraged to create something new for the zine upon acceptance. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a completely new piece of art or writing, however. Melissa is drawn to the preliminary stages of the artistic process and appreciates the beauty of experimentation. She likes to include sketches, notes, inspirational images, drawings, or alternative formatting to present contributors’ work in new and exciting ways. Melissa says she wants creatives to “use Moody a way to experiment and think about their work or artistic practice differently and play around in a way they aren’t used to,” This approach leads to visually intriguing zine spreads, eye-catching designs and layouts, and a wide variety of artistic mediums, styles, and subject matter represented in each issue. The bi-monthly publications aren’t the only thing that Moody offers. Special publications like a recent poetry issue, collaborations with organizations like Butterfly

Language/Visual exhibition curated by Melissa MurschRodriguez at Genesis in Milwaukee, WI, February 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.

Assortment of Moody publications. Image courtesy of the artist.

Collective and Braided Magazine, and an anthology edition that features content from the first year of Moody contributors are also available.

With representation of all types of artistic mediums and processes including the visual arts, literary arts, music, and film, the zine features BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and queer-identifying creatives.

Thanks to the zine’s growth and recognition over the past two years, Melissa has received grant funding from No Studios, The Open Fund, and gener8tor.Art for her work with Moody, allowing each artist to be paid for their contribution to the zine. Moody now participates in markets, fairs, and events, making the zine accessible to wider audiences. Melissa is finding fresh ways to support artists and promote their

work at upcoming events. By revisiting the archive of Moody’s contributors, Melissa is curating exhibitions with a similar foundation upon which the zine is built. Taking inspiration from the behind-the-scenes nature of the artistic process, Moody will exhibit finished artworks alongside sketchbook pages, mementos, inspirational photos and texts, drawings, and notes to showcase creatives as more holistic makers. Melissa says, “There’s not a lot of opportunities for artists to exhibit these parts of the preliminary stages with their finished work and there’s a sense of intimacy with those ephemeral objects. More ‘traditional’ types of exhibitions can feel inaccessible to some who don’t have the visual art vocabulary or who may not necessarily know how to interpret art, and this type of work allows people to understand it on a new level and is something that feels familiar.”

The transformation of moving Moody “off the page” and into the gallery post-pandemic means that exciting things are on the horizon for the zine. Platforming creatives and supporting the work of BIPOC and queer makers by embracing their processes will remain at the center of Moody’s mission.

Melissa Mursch-Rodriguez (she/her) is an artist, curator, and writer. In May 2018, she received a BFA in Studio Arts (focus in Fiber Arts), along with a Minor in Art History, at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. Post-grad, Melissa has worked in multiple education roles assisting youth in art at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Sharp Literacy, and, currently, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Most recently as a curator, Melissa juried the show Age of the Bimbo at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and organized three exhibitions as a resident curator at the Gray Area (inside Milwaukee’s Hawthorn Contemporary Gallery). She also runs Moody, a bi-monthly zine subscription and platform for Queer and/or BIPOC creatives. Her work via Moody has earned her multiple grants, including the NōSstudios Visual Art Grant, The Open Fund Artist Project Grant, and Gener8tor Art.

Find a free, downloadable one-page zine by Moody at artdosemagazine.com

Image courtesy of Moody the Zine

The Art Preserve at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

The Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center presents JMKAC's collection of 25,000 individual works of art by more than 30 art-environment builders. It opened in 2021 and is the only museum dedicated to art environments. The Art Preserve features immersive displays of art environments and curated visible storage of environment components. It also serves as a resource for research on art environments and the artists who create them.

Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday 10am–5pm, Thursday 10am–8pm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am–4pm; 3636 Lower Falls Road, Sheboygan, WI 53081; 920.453.0346; jmkac.org

Cedarburg Art Museum

Located in the heart of Cedarburg in a stunning 1898 red brick Victorian home, the Cedarburg Art Museum champions historic and contemporary local arts through its collection, exhibitions, events, and museum shop. The museum is free and open to the public with rotating exhibitions of local, Wisconsin art and works from the permanent collection.

Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm and Sundays 12pm-4pm; W63N675 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, WI; 262.377.6123; cedarburgartmuseum.org

James May Gallery

Started in Algoma in 2014 James May Gallery moved to Milwaukee spring 2023. The gallery is named after owner, Kendra Bulgrin’s two young sons, Everett James and Forrest May. The artist-run gallery specializes in showing regional and national artists and craftspeople both emerging and established. The gallery exceeds at helping first time art buyers as well as collectors expand or start their art collection in a friendly, knowledgeable atmosphere. JMG also offers on-site art consulting.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10:30am-5:30pm & Friday 11:00am-5:30pm; 2201 North Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202; 262.753.3130; jamesmaygallery.com

James Watrous Gallery

The James Watrous Gallery is dedicated to amplifying Wisconsin artists. Located on the third floor of Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison, the Watrous focuses on solo and curated exhibitions that feature contemporary Wisconsin artists. As a program of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, the gallery aims to draw connections between art and other disciplines.

Thursday-Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 11-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm; 201 State St, Madison, WI 54703; 608.733.6633 x25; wisconsinacademy.org/gallery

Levee Contemporary

Levee Contemporary is a commercial Gallery and art space located in Princeton, Wisconsin. Levee was founded in 2019 between the partnership of two Mississippi boys - Artist/Educator Andrew Blanchard and Collector/Entrepreneur Shane Foreman. Levee Presents a diverse range of Artists and artwork, striking a critical balance between progressive works that challenge its audience and creative content that excites viewers with simple acts of enjoyment and visual stimulation.

Thursday-Monday 10am-6pm or by appointment; 518 West Water Street, Princeton, WI 54968; 920.393.8653; leveecontemporaryart.com

newARTSpace

We are a non-commercial artist-driven initiative creating exhibition, event, and studio space in downtown De Pere, WI. Through enlivening an old storefront on North Broadway, newARTSpace expands opportunities for contemporary art discourse in Northeastern Wisconsin and beyond. Sign up on our website for the quarterly newsletter, and follow us on social media for up-to-date information on our hours, exhibitions and special events.

Hours change weekly, check website and social media for current information.; 124 N. Broadway, Ste.1, De Pere, WI 54115; newartspace124.com

ART VENUES

Rahr-West Art Museum

The Rahr-West Art Museum is a City of Manitowoc facility that preserves and enhances its collections and historic mansion. The museum's purpose is to engage the dynamic learning opportunities in the visual arts, and enrich life in the area by serving as a cultural resource.

Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-4pm; 610 N. 8th St. Manitowoc, WI; 920.686.3090; rahrwestartmuseum.org

Rochester Art Center

With your participation, we pursue a unique mission to make art and creative culture active rather than passive, to inform and invigorate our shared community. Come for world-class exhibitions and dynamic interactive programs, and discover diverse events and opportunities that encourage questioning, creativity, and critical thinking. Art and creativity help us find our own heart center. Find YOUR way to Rochester Art Center!

Wednesday-Sunday 11am-4pm; 30 Civic Center Dr. SE, STE 120, Rochester, MN 55904; 507.722.2552; rochesterartcenter.org

Rountree Gallery

Rountree Gallery is an all-volunteer, non-profit art gallery and art hub in the Southwest region of Wisconsin. Rountree Gallery hosts dynamic local and regional art exhibits in a professional gallery space within a historic building on a vibrant Main Street. Follow Rountree Gallery on FB or IG to stay up to date on call for arts and upcoming shows.

Thursdays and Fridays 4-7pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm; 120 W. Main Street, Platteville, WI 53818; 608.630.4013; rountreegallery.org

Task Creative

Task is 700 square feet of project space available for short-term rental. This space is for artists who need space to document work, create, perform, or curate a pop-up show. Task also offers screenprinting with film printing, an exposure unit, a heat press, and 18"" x 20"" screens. Do it yourself or have a pro do it for you.

3670 E Grange Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110; 414.881.1122; Schedule a tour: Info@TaskCreative.art; TaskCreative.art

Two Fish Gallery and Sculpture Garden

Our gallery is also our studio, home, classroom, and garden. We focus on fine craft, fine art, and fair trade works. The gallery and gardens are open year round with specific hours and events are listed on our website: twofishgallery.net. Clay is our specialty with a wide range of functional, sculptural, and garden works.

Varies by season. Please check our website; 244 East Rhine Street, Elkhart Lake, WI; 920.876.3192; twofishgallery.net

Photos by Kim Hoholek Photography

Bringing West Africa to the Midwest

Kaleb Williams

On the surface it may not seem that athletes and artists have much in common, but acrylic painter Sahr Ngekia is blurring the lines in his own way and at his own pace. A modern renaissance man, Sahr (pronounced “saw”) seesaws back and forth between the analytical complexities of medical sales to his detailed, but free flowing and captivating paintings. His West African art style influenced by his Sierra Leonean mother and Nigerian father paired with desire to tell cultural stories through his line work produces paintings that depict his beginning, middle, and future.

Like many artists in 2020, Sahr’s art future launched with a pandemic thought and zoning out during tedious work meetings. “Sitting through classes and then meetings I’ve always done sketches and doodles and thought what would this look like if I blew it up? So, when the pandemic started really locking us down, I ordered some canvas and paints for something I thought was just going to be a weekend project.” That weekend project lasted 1.5 weeks and provided him with an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and encouragement from the online art community. “I posted the journey on social media; I got positive feedback from people saying I need to do more. One piece turned into two, two turned into three, etc. and right now I’m up to number 17 as far as big piece commissions.”

Although the eyes on his art are new, his interest is not, but more so re-kindled. It began like many of us, through Pokémon. “As a kid growing up, I always liked to sketch, and I was huge into Pokémon. I had this

book with all the characters and their attributes - so I’d try and copy what I saw in the book by drawing the Pokémon. Then in 6th grade I took an art class, and my teacher did line work, so that kind of got things going with where I’m at now. I’ve always liked patterns and designs in general.”

What caused the hiatus from art between 6th grade and The Pandemic? Football. “As I got older, I started playing sports and got really good at them, so art kind of got pushed to the background as something I did” He continues, “flash forward to me being an adult now, the pandemic happens, things slowed down a lotta bit. Still worked, but they didn’t want us in the hospitals unless it was an emergency procedure. My dog could only take so many walks, and I could only write so many emails.”

And now we’re here – in 2023, with being a featured artist at TedX event in Chicago, Sahr strives to shine the light on West African artists, whether that’s a big showcase for collaboration opportunities.

“It’s been a fun journey and now we’re 3+ years into it and the biggest thing I got out of it all was the therapeutic aspect of it. The practice, discipline, and work ethic from being an athlete carried over. It was nice to have a creative outlet during the isolation and been great working in the art community, a good contrast to my typical work.“

Work No. 5

Work No. 4

Image courtesy of the artist

Light and Loss, Hope and Connection

Linda Marcus

Jaymee Harvey Willms is masterful at putting things back together, especially after she purposefully breaks them. The assemblage artist and Director of the Villa Terrace and Charles Allis Art Museums current body of work involves taking quotidian objects and breaking them and remaking them into new sculptures. “I started to break things and put them back together and for about 7-8 months I had this feeling that I had to fix it.”

The “feeling” has its roots in the devastating loss of her stillborn twin boys in 2022. Harvey Willms says she was 5 and a half months pregnant and nearly lost her own life while giving birth when her blood pressure dropped, and she lost a lot of blood. She recalls, “When that happened, I was, my husband was, we were totally caught off guard.” Harvey Willms says almost immediately she began to wrestle with emotions of shame, fear, and mourning. Instead of leaving the hospital with her twin boys she was handed a box with small knit hats and “anything the hospital staff could find”. Not even a birth certificates were given. She says, “From the beginning I’m already starting to feel

like I did something. It’s my fault. When you think it’s your fault you can go into shame and spiral and that can last for a long time.”

She is now focused on destigmatizing the guilt and shame parents feel with the loss of a child. By making work about it and talking about it openly she hopes to encourage conversation.

Harvey Willms eventually found out a genetic abnormality caused the still births. She is now focused on destigmatizing the guilt and shame parents feel with the loss of a child. By making work about it and talking about it openly she hopes to encourage conversation. The current work is also the culmination of Harvey Willms long personal and educational journey.

Busted, Still Lit Tho, 2021,broken lamp, caulk, fragile tape, lightbulb, 24 x 10 x 12 inches.

She has still got It, 2022, gnome, lampshade, table legs, caulk, costume jewelry, 46 x 24 x 22 inches.

She received her Bachelor of fine arts and art history from the University of South Dakota and her MA from State University of New York in Albany. She began in painting for her bachelor’s but switched to sculpture after applying for her master’s degree program. She says, “I believed I wanted to be the next Georgia Okeefe and take on the world of painting. But I’m a lot messier than most painters and I like materials so much. I’m in love with them.”

Harvey Willms says feminism also plays a big part in her journey. Growing up evangelical she didn’t realize the opportunities available to her. “When I met feminism, suddenly it made me realize that maybe I had more power than my church allowed me to have.”

Perhaps it’s that power or permission Harvey Willms

now has which allows her to break lamps, ceramic hens, bunnies, and garden gnomes. Harvey Willms purposely puts the lamps back together in a haphazard way. The result is a sculpture with utilitarian value. She says, “Knowing that nothing could be the same, it had to happen in these lamps. I like the idea of breaking them and then they would still work.”

The work is collaborative according to Harvey Willms. “My items come out of thrift stores. I’m buying them with the thought that a midwestern woman bought them.” And when people view the final work, Harvey Willms says she hopes it will resonate.” I hope when they see my work, they see someone they recognize, and aunt, uncle or someone who is struggling.”

Jaymee Harvey Willms is an artist living and working in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Maplewood, Minnesota. From there she moved to South Dakota where she received her BFA in painting and art history from the University of South Dakota. In 2015 she went on to graduate from SUNY Albany with her MFA in sculpture. Currently, she serves her community as Executive Director of the Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums and an adjunct instructor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Jaymee lives with her husband in Hartford Wisconsin. A mother of twin boys, George and Allen, who were stillborn in March of 2021, her current work processes grief, mourning, fear and hope. She believes in fearless advocacy and the power of storytelling. She has had international residencies, shows her work across the United States, and continues to make work in her studio in Milwaukee’s Walker's Point neighborhood. Visit jaymeeharveywillms.com to learn more and connect on Instagram at @jkayeharvey

Photo credit: Erol Reyal

Speaking to Relatives, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, February 18–May 16, 2021; organized by Kemper Museum

Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, and curated by Jade Powers, assistant curator. Photographed by E.G.

Seeking Truth Through Imagery

Linda Marcus

Insatiable curiosity is what motivates and fuels Alayna Pernells’ photography practice. “It starts off with a thought, but there’s always a question on top and that is what helps to guide me; then I can work from there”, according to Pernell.

Her continuous questioning of the world and the structures in it has allowed the young photographer to create imagery which spurs dialogue. “I’m interested in creating conversations around subject matter that is not that easy to talk about.” The impetus is often drawn from Pernell’s own life experiences, “I make work from something I’ve experienced and keep true to the voice that I have”.” The feminist perspective is always there along with the added lens of history to examine the current landscape. According to Pernell, “I’m interested in how black woman are navigating now in a present context but also historically. Because I’m always thinking about how things are, but also what has and hasn’t changed.”

Originally from Alabama, Pernell has called Milwaukee her home for the last three years. She received her BA in photography and a minor in African American Studies from the University of Alabama and her MA in photography from the School of The Art Institute in 2021. Pernell is also the 2023 winner of the prestigious Mary Nohl emerging artist award and an Associate lecturer of Photography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Once a painter, Pernell switched to photography during her undergraduate studies after noticing how the photographic channels of communication cut out clutter for the viewer. Often in her photos there is only one person or a body part of one person. According to Pernell, there is a specific reason for that; “In recent years I’ve rethought what a self-portrait could be. You can see me but not necessarily my face.”

This mode of working sets up a relational dialogue

between the image and the viewer, Pernell says. “I like to work in a singular way, and that way we can focus on what we can focus on”. It seems to work too. According to information on her website, all of this is important because; “In order to promote understanding, love, and empathy between each other, it’s vital to have difficult conversations.”

Another aspect of Pernell’s practice involves the timeconsuming task of working with archives. Pernell is interested in truth of ownership, naming those in the photo and under what conditions the photo was made. Even the name of the photo could be wrong. Pernell found many times in institutions and museums this information is often inaccurate or incomplete and Pernell believes these mistakes need to be “righted.”

Pernell says it’s not just archives that is important to look at but history itself. “It can really show what’s changed, what hasn’t; patterns cause things to kind of repeat. I think that can also provide some understanding about some of the mess that the world is in right now and possibly even some of the good things. Because reflections can be good. Reflections can be good about what happened. They can be good or bad or somewhere in between.”

Pernell is interested in finding out what is there, with no hidden agenda, except to understand. “Question everything that’s the kind of mentality I have. Asking questions and if there aren’t answers, there aren’t answers. Because there isn’t always going to be.”

Pernell says this mode of working has served her well. And even though the focus of her work may shift from time to time, certain things won’t. She says” I just want to remain curious about things, because I don’t find it’s helpful to accept things as they are without understanding.”

Visit alaynanpernell.com to learn more and connect on Instagram at @alaynapernell

L to R: Photo credit: Alayna Pernell; No Longer Peter Cohen’s Property #31, 2020, archival inkjet print, 10 x 10 inches, No Longer Peter Cohen’s Property #3, 2020, archival inkjet print, 10 x 10 inches. Images courtesy of the artist.

ARTIST DIRECTORY

The Artdose Artist Directory is a tool to explore the art of regional artists. It spotlights artists by name, genre, website, and social media. It is a perfect resource for people looking to start their own art collection. To purchase their art, please contact the artist directly by visiting their website. Artists receive 100% of their sales.

Phyllis Bankier Photography

scenescapes.us

scenescapespb

Milwaukee, WI

Deborah Brooks

Painting, Classes/Coaching

deborah-brooks.com

deborah_brooks_artstudio

Milwaukee, WI

Tim Darnell

Photography, Mixed Media

timdarnell.com

Saukville, WI

Terri Field Painting

terrifield.com

terrifieldart

Oconomowoc, WI

Kristine Hinrichs

Photography, Mixed Media

KristineHinrichsPhotography.com

kristinemarie

Milwaukee, WI

Jayne Reid Jackson

Printmaking

jaynereidjackson.com  jaynereidjackson

Madison, WI

Korb Pottery: Frank and Julie Korb

Ceramics, Painting

FrankKorb.com/KorbPottery

fjkorb

Burlington, WI

Linda Marcus

Mixed Media, Fiber Art

lindamarcusart.com

lindamarcuysdesign

Milwaukee, WI

Dennis Ninmer

Photography

denniswninmer.photography

New Holstein, WI

Lauren Marie Nitka

Watercolor, Painting

laurenmarienitka.com

laurenmarienitka

Milwaukee, WI

ARTIST DIRECTORY

The Artdose Artist Directory is a tool to explore the art of regional artists. It spotlights artists by name, genre, website, and social media. It is a perfect resource for people looking to start their own art collection. To purchase their art, please contact the artist directly by visiting their website. Artists receive 100% of their sales.

Denise Presnell

Painting

denisepresnell.com

denisepresnell

Sheboygan, WI

Dennis Robert

Mixed media, metal, stone

dennisrobert

dennisrobert_art

Milwaukee, WI

Katherine Steichen Rosing

Installation Art, Painting

studioksr.com

katherinerosing

Madison, WI

Carol and Roy Toepke

Photography

collectionsbycarol.com  caroltoepke

Fremont, WI

Kathy Weaver

Fiber Art, Painting

kweaverarts.com

Chicago, IL

Ashley Wittling

Painting

ashleywittlingfineart.com

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Crit Connection Provides Artists with Camaraderie and Professional Support

April Behnke

When artist Ruth Lantz moved back to her home state of Illinois during the pandemic, she felt the sense of disconnection so many of us experienced during this challenging period. But rather than settle for isolation, she took a leap into the unknown, forming Crit Connection, a virtual community of artists that’s been thriving ever since.

Lantz, who also teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Portland Community College, launched the online group in 2021. Memberships fluctuate from 40 to 60 artists, with participants from across the U.S. and abroad.

“Like a lot of artists, I was struggling during that period,” she said. “I had a realization that I needed to make sure that I continued reaching out to artists. I thought, maybe if I feel this way, others will too. So, I started Crit Connection.”

How it works is simple. At the beginning of each month, Lantz introduces one artist to another, pairing them off in groups of two. From there, the pairs can connect as they wish, whether to host a virtual studio visit, review grant applications, artists statements, websites, or share tips.

“One of the things that I think is lacking in a lot of education for artists is professional development,” she explained. “As we move through our careers, we all pick up different bits and pieces. Even just meeting someone who has a different skill set than you can be helpful because they can share their knowledge.”

Occasionally Lantz invites guest speakers to host virtual talks for Crit Connection participants to further their professional education. Recent visitors

include Erika B. Hess, host of the popular ‘I Like Your Work’ podcast, who walked artists through applying to open calls, and art writer John Seed, who gave tips on crafting artist statements.

Not only has the community been a source of professional development, but for many artists, it has also provided much needed support.

“You’re actually having a real, in-depth conversation with the person you’re paired with,” said Ann Arborbased artist Mia Risberg. “You have so much more context to why they’re making the work, you know a little bit about their personal life. It’s almost like you feel like you’ve made a new friend.”

Katherine Steichen Rosing of Madison, who works in painting and installation, appreciates the variety of artists in the program, from photographers to fiber artists to ceramicists and more. “When I joined Crit Connection, I was looking for connections with other artists, to get feedback on work, and to broaden the base of artists that I talked with. I think it’s good to get ideas from people outside of my area,” she said. Despite its many benefits, Lantz has chosen to keep the program deeply affordable. Artists can join for just $15 a year. To enter the program, they simply need an active exhibition record and a professional website.

“Accessibility is really important,” said Lantz. “There are so many barriers to getting into the art world. I wanted people to be able to participate.” Visit

L to R: Crit Connection; Mia Risberg (Michigan), Shadow Self, 2021, colored pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches; Ruth Lantz, Landskype, 2021, acrylic, airbrush, and graphite on canvas over panel, 35 x 28 inches. Photo by Dannon Dripps.

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Cedarburg Art Museum

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Paul Yank: His Genius Sculpture & Prints through September 24, 2023 cedarburgartmuseum.org

July

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

Neenah, Wisconsin

Fresh Picks: A Selection of Recent Acquisitions

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Life: The Paintings of Deborah Newton through July 9, 2023 rockfordartmuseum.org

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Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

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Art Against the Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art through August 6, 2023

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Rochester Art Center

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Lauren Paradise: New Work

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Warehouse Art Museum

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