March 28 to May 9, 2025
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
IanVierck
-Arboreal Anglers Collection |FirstPrize
The reception on March 29 was a wonderful gathering and celebration of artists and friends!
Passion. Empowerment. Connection. Thought. Perspective!
The empowering value of the visual arts was alive and well at our Perspectives 2025 Exhibition for Wisconsin Visual Artist’s members!
The selection of works highlighted for this exhibition showed an outstanding representation of the depth of visual art being created within our membership. We would like to thank every single member who entered work for this show, and congratulations to those chosen to exhibit. The broad scope of impressive work being considered by our seasoned jurors Kate Mothes and Fred Stonehouse, made it no easy task to select works for the final exhibition. The jurors’ broad experience and insightful remarks included support and encouragement to all artists to keep pushing forward in creating valuable visual statements. Thank you, Kate & Fred!
A special thank you to Thelma for their continued partnership in showcasing these works on their beautiful walls. We deeply appreciate their ongoing support in recognizing the value of visual artists and for providing a platform that allows the passion, intention, and connection inherent in this work to be experienced.
Most of all, thank you to our Wisconsin Visual Artists, for your passion, thought, courage, and valuable contributions.
Wishing you all the best,
Jane Constable Hostetler WVA Board President
Thank you to Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts for hosting this exhibition in their beautiful facility!
JURORS
Kate Mothes is an independent art writer and curator based in the Fox Valley. She is the founder of Young Space (yngspc.com) and its sibling project Dovetail (dovetailmag.com), with a small gallery called The Niche within Standard Projects in Hortonville, Wisconsin. Mothes earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an art history master’s from the University of Edinburgh, focusing her research on artist-run initiatives. Over the past ten years, Mothes has organized numerous DIY and collaborative exhibitions locally and further afield with a focus on emerging contemporary artists, most recently with Visual Arts Scotland, CARVALHO PARK in Brooklyn, NY, and David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, CO. She regularly presents on professional practices topics for young artists, is an editor with Chicago-based arts and culture publication Colossal, and regularly contributes to Arts Midwest’s Creativity News Desk. Find more of her work at katemothes.net.
Fred Stonehouse was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, WI. He received his BFA from UW Milwaukee in 1982. He had his first solo show in Chicago in 1983 and shows regularly in New York at Howard Scott Gallery and in Los Angeles with Koplin/DelRio. He has exhibited in Mexico, Amsterdam, Rome and Berlin. He has been the recipient of an NEAArts Midwest Grant and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Individual Artists Grant. He is currently an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Wisconsin.
ARTISTS
Sandy Achterberg | Sheboygan
Nadia AL Khun | New Berlin
Christine Alfery | Lac du Flambeau
Julie Baugnet | Allouez
Willow Bayer | Appleton
Laura Bennett | Milwaukee
Rebecca Bissi | Racine
Kate Bradley | Wausau
Karen Brittain | Milwaukee
Kimberly Burnett | Milwaukee
Diane Canfield Bywaters | Stevens Point
Amy Cannestra | Cudahy
Mari Anna Chism | Sheboygan
Hilary Christensen | Madison
Jimmy Cobb | Milwaukee
Debra Davis-Crabbe | Two Rivers
Adam Fulwiler | Sturgeon Bay
Michael Gehrke | Oak Creek
Karen Goetzinger | Mequon
Lee Grantham | Greenfield
Ann Haberl | Madison
Lauren Harlowe | Madison
Katie Hogan | Madison
Cary Hunkel | Madison
Jayne Reid Jackson | Madison
Mike Jagielo | Almond
Rebecca Kautz | Sun Prairie
Dale Knaak | Sheboygan
Michael Knapstein | Middleton
Mark Kolinski | Forestville
John Kowalczyk | Milwaukee
Michael Kratochwill | Deforest
Oksana Kryzhanivska | Milwaukee
Giles La Rock | Appleton
Dara Larson | Milwaukee
J Myszka Lewis | Madison
Berel Lutsky | Glendale
Roxane Mayeur | Milwaukee
Rachel Mosher | Verona
Lee Mothes | Kaukauna
Christopher Murphy | Madison
Janet Nelson | Cambridge
Kelly Jean Ohl | Sun Prairie
Peg Orcutt | Madison
Denise Presnell | Sheboygan
Kathleen Pulz | Wauwatosa
Cyndie Rauls | La Farge
Lynette Redner | Delavan
Lori Jae Ricci | De Pere
Katherine Rosing | Madison
Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski | Shorewood
Julie San Felipe | New Berlin
Susan Schramm | Milwaukee
Andrea Skyberg | Wauwatosa
Colette Odya Smith | Wauwatosa
Amy Soczka | Cedarburg
Carissa Sosnowski | Appleton
Denise Stoker | Chilton
Kimberly Strittmater | Portage
Hideki Suzuki | Madison
Victoria "Tori" Tasch | Hartland
Ian Vierck | Madison
Bilhenry Walker | Eau Claire
Terri Warpinski | De Pere
Mark Weller | Waunakee
Joan White | Lakewood
Alexandria Wilber | Appleton
Sara Willadsen | Sheboygan
David Williams | Madison
Evelyn Winter | Wauwatosa
Sheree Wood | Fox Point
AWARDS
First Prize –Best ofShow:$1,000
Ian Vierck – South CentralChapter
Arboreal Anglers Collection
SecondPrize –$500
TerriWarpinski – North Chapter Shelter (Oak Road)
Third Prize –$250
DaraLarson –Southeast Chapter
A Short Life in the Tower of Babel
Fibers plus mixed media
25x 12 x 3inches
North Chapter
SandyAchterberg
Book-It-In Lilies
SoutheastChapter
https://www.instagram.com/nadia_alkhun/
NadiaAL Khun Revealing the
Oil& Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 x 1.5 inches
ChristineAlfery End of Day
Watermedia and graphite on paper
40x 30 inches
North Chapter
https://christinealfery.com/
https://jabaugnet.wixsite.com/books/books
Paper, photograph, black and white pens
20x 31.25 x 1.5inches
North Chapter
https://www.willowbayer.com/
WillowBayer
Midnight Snack
LauraBennett
The Village and Window
Egg Tempera on Canvas 36 x 36 x 1.5inches
SoutheastChapter
Oilon varnished wood panel
72 x 36 x 3 inches
RebeccaBissi
Dancing Green Orchids
SoutheastChapter
https://www.katebradley.com/
KateBradley Fecundity
Alabaster stone 12 x 7.5x 2 inches
North Chapter
KimberlyBurnett
Diane Canfield Bywaters
Eve: Mother of Humankind
Assemblage: fabric, toys, acrylicpaint, wire, turtle shell, wood, metal 70x 17x 17 inches
North Chapter https://www.dianecanfieldbywaters.com/
Memory foam mattress pad, tailor tape, chain 36 x 12 x 12 inches
SoutheastChapter https://www.amycannestra.art/
AmyCannestra Punching Bag 01
Realm
North Chapter https://www.instagram.com/marianna_chism_artist/
MariAnnaChism
Acrylic 36 x 80x 1.5 inches
Found Plastic toys and various other materials 25x 19 x 2 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.hilarychristensen.com/
HilaryChristensen
Plastiscape #4
Oilon canvas over red oak and cherry structure. 33x 32 x 2 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.jimmycobb.space/
JimmyCobb squaring the circle (wilson 3)
Fulwiler
Untitled (Stack 10)
Acrylic, sewn canvas, china marker, spray paint, and paper on canvas
47x 60x 1.5 inches
North Chapter https://adamfulwiler.com/home.html
Adam
MichaelGehrke Chair With Crossed Legs mixed 37x 15x 22 inches
SoutheastChapter
on Plexiglass with Artist made frame. 49 x 37 x 2.5inches
LeeGrantham
Robot Collector
Acrylic
SoutheastChapter
Cover
Katie Hogan
Vice Grip
Panel
South CentralChapter
South CentralChapter https://www.jaynereidjackson.com/
Upstairs to Sleep
acrylicon canvas
48 x 36 x 1.5 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.rebeccakautz.com/
RebeccaKautz
Dinner Time oilon paper 28 x 22 x 2 inches
North Chapter
Dale Knaak
https://clayonsteele.com/
Mark Kolinski Knight at the Ball Ceramics 34x 25x 2 inches
North Chapter
JohnKowalczyk
South CentralChapter https://www.michaelkratochwill.com/
MichaelKratochwill
Bladder Campion
Oksana Kryzhanivska
Mothership PLA, resin
12 x 10x 10inches
SoutheastChapter
https://linktr.ee/touchsoundart
Photography 10x 10 inches
North Chapter
https://larockphotography.mypixieset.com/
GilesLaRock
Self Reflection
Film
Scratchboard 36 x 24x 2 inches
SoutheastChapter
https://www.facebook.com/dara.larson
DaraLarson
Myszka
Acrylicand archival inkjet on canvas
48 x 72 x 1.5 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.jmyszkalewis.art/
When the Crows Visited...
Lithograph 17x 25x 1.5 inches
SoutheastChapter https://www.marnarts.org/member-directory/#!biz/id/5f8ef8c2a2aa00270c3abdea
BerelLutsky
Elegance in the Breeze: a Royal Canine in the Victorian Era Oilon board
19.75x 13.75 x 0.375inches
South CentralChapter https://www.rachelmosherart.com/
Rachel Mosher
https://oceansanddreams.com/
LeeMothes
Receding Tide
Graphite on rag paper 11 x 15x 1 inches
North Chapter
Christopher Murphy
Reliquary
Mixed , steel, slate, copper, bone
17x 15 x 6 inches
South CentralChapter https://myowndevices.art/
KellyJean Ohl
Celestial Landscapes
Hand Carved Ceramics (stoneware pieces fired to cone 10)
48 x 96 x 3 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.instagram.com/kellyjeanohl/
DenisePresnell Purple Hearts and a Blue Thrasher
https://www.kathartic.art/
KathleenPulz
Simple Dream
acrylicon wood panel
18 x 24x 1 inches
SoutheastChapter
Small but Mighty Heart
Vintage dress and shoes, wool felting and glass beads 34x 13x 3 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.wanderbrookglen.com/
Cyndie Rauls
LoriJaeRicci
The Newt Feast
Textured Acrylic 12 x 24x 1.5 inches
North Chapter
Katherine Rosing
Inception
Acryliccn canvas wrapped cradled panel
36 x 46 x 1.75 inches
South CentralChapter https://www.studioksr.com/
Wisconsin Child Georgia O'Keeffe: Where I Come From the Earth Means Everything
Ceramicsculpture with added glazes and lusters
8 x 6 x 6 inches
SoutheastChapter
DarleneWesenbergRzezotarski
Julie SanFelipe
Burbach: Spring
Watercolor on Cut Paper
30x 25inches
SoutheastChapter
Poised
Photograph
16 x 16.5x 1.25inches
SoutheastChapter
SusanSchramm
Lest We Forget
Cement, egg shells, poppy seeds 24x 60x 14 inches
SoutheastChapter https://andreaskyberg.com/
Andrea Skyberg
In Shape
Pastel/watercolor 16 x 20x 2 inches
SoutheastChapter https://www.coletteodyasmith.com/
ColetteOdya Smith
AmySoczka Good Lookin Out Acrylicpaint
Carissa Sosnowski
Thin Veil
DigitalCollage
12 x 12 x 1 inches
North Chapter
Denise Stoker Morning Gaze
Charcoal 30x 21 inches North Chapter
South CentralChapter https://www.kimberlystrittmater.com/
Kimberly Strittmater
Artemis Oilon linen panel 14x 11 inches
South CentralChapter
https://www.facebook.com/Studio.WoodBell
HidekiSuzuki
Snow witch
carved wood mask, water color 20x 7.5x 4 inches
printmaking assemblage in shadow box,with escaped specimens
33.5x 17.5 x 3.5inches
SoutheastChapter https://toritasch.com/
Victoria"Tori"Tasch
Cicadas
BilhenryWalker
Homeboys Flying and Dying
painted hardwood
70x 120 x 72 inches
SoutheastChapter https://www.bilhenrygallery.com/
Installation: pigment print on adhesive fabric, mixed media framed prints 84x 108 x 2 inches
North Chapter https://www.terriwarpinski.com/
TerriWarpinski Shelter [Oak Road]
MarkWeller
Gathering of the Council
Timestacking Photography
40x 60x 2 inches
SoutheastChapter
https://time-stacking.com/
JoanWhite
Oilon panel 48 x 12 inches North Chapter
https://allywilber.com/
AlexandriaWilber
Conduit
EvelynWinter Mirror, Mirror
Welded steel, casted bronze treated with patina, mirror 40x 30 x 12 inches
SoutheastChapter
30x 24x 25 inches
SoutheastChapter https://www.shereewoodart.com/
ShereeWood Crazy Quilt
Acrylicon cradled birch panel
Wisconsin Visual Artists began in theyear 1900 as the first professional association of artists inWisconsin, and has continued for 125 years as an educational, supportive, and connective force for artists within the state. WVA offers a communityand a support system toartists at any stage in their career. Because the organization is run by artists for artists, we arededicated to the well-being and fair treatment of Wisconsin artists through the forgingof creative partnerships, exhibition opportunities, monthly meetings, publications, programming, arts advocacy, and more.
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