Perspectives 2025 Catalog

March 28 to May 9, 2025 Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Ian Vierck - Arboreal Anglers Collection | First Prize

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The reception on March 29 was a wonderful gathering and celebration of artists and friends!

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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

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Thank you to Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts for hosting this exhibition in their beautiful facility!

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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 NEA Arts 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.

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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

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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 of Show: $1,000 Ian Vierck – South Central Chapter Arboreal Anglers Collection

Second Prize –$500 Terri Warpinski – North Chapter Shelter (Oak Road)

Third Prize –$250 Dara Larson – Southeast Chapter A Short Life in the Tower of Babel

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Sandy Achterberg Book-It-In Lilies Fibers plus mixed media 25 x 12 x 3 inches North Chapter

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Nadia AL Khun Revealing the Concealed Oil & Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.instagram.com/nadia_alkhun/

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Christine Alfery End of Day Watermedia and graphite on paper 40 x 30 inches North Chapter https://christinealfery.com/

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Julie Baugnet I Killed A Dog. Or Two. Artists' Book 11 x 5 x 1 inches North Chapter https://jabaugnet.wixsite.com/books/books

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Willow Bayer Midnight Snack Paper, photograph, black and white pens 20 x 31.25 x 1.5 inches North Chapter https://www.willowbayer.com/

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Laura Bennett The Village and Window Egg Tempera on Canvas 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter

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Rebecca Bissi Dancing Green Orchids Oil on varnished wood panel 72 x 36 x 3 inches Southeast Chapter

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Kate Bradley Fecundity Alabaster stone 12 x 7.5 x 2 inches North Chapter https://www.katebradley.com/

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Karen Brittain In the Quiet Time oil on canvas 24 x 24 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.kariebrittain.com/

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Kimberly Burnett Bittersweet Oils on canvas 48 x 36 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.kimjart.com/

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Diane Canfield Bywaters Eve: Mother of Humankind Assemblage: fabric, toys, acrylic paint, wire, turtle shell, wood, metal 70 x 17 x 17 inches North Chapter https://www.dianecanfieldbywaters.com/

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Amy Cannestra Punching Bag 01 Memory foam mattress pad, tailor tape, chain 36 x 12 x 12 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.amycannestra.art/

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Mari Anna Chism Realm Acrylic 36 x 80 x 1.5 inches North Chapter https://www.instagram.com/marianna_chism_artist/

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Hilary Christensen Plastiscape #4 Found Plastic toys and various other materials 25 x 19 x 2 inches South Central Chapter https://www.hilarychristensen.com/

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Jimmy Cobb squaring the circle (wilson 3) Oil on canvas over red oak and cherry structure.

33 x 32 x 2 inches South Central Chapter https://www.jimmycobb.space/

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Debra Davis-Crabbe Butterscotch Dance acrylic and oil on canvasc 27 x 35 x 1.5 inches North Chapter https://www.debrapaints.art/

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Adam Fulwiler Untitled (Stack 10) Acrylic, sewn canvas, china marker, spray paint, and paper on canvas 47 x 60 x 1.5 inches North Chapter https://adamfulwiler.com/home.html

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Michael Gehrke Chair With Crossed Legs mixed 37 x 15 x 22 inches Southeast Chapter

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Karen Goetzinger Grace Upon Grace acrylic, charcoal, graphite, oil 50 x 40 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://karengoetzinger.com/

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Lee Grantham Robot Collector Acrylic on Plexiglass with Artist made frame.

49 x 37 x 2.5 inches Southeast Chapter

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Ann Haberl Mike's Books on Copernicus oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches South Central Chapter https://annhaberl.com/

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Lauren Harlowe Cloud Cover Oil on canvas 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.laurenharlowe.com/

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Katie Hogan Vice Grip Oils on Wood Panel 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.katiehoganart.com/

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Cary Hunkel Ready, Set...Go! Transparent Watercolor 12.5 x 18.5 inches South Central Chapter

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Jayne Reid Jackson Offerings mezzotint 22 x 26 x 1 inches South Central Chapter https://www.jaynereidjackson.com/

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Mike Jagielo Arthropod Box Wood 8 x 8 x 4 inches North Chapter https://mikejagielo.com/

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Rebecca Kautz Upstairs to Sleep acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.rebeccakautz.com/

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Dale Knaak Dinner Time oil on paper 28 x 22 x 2 inches North Chapter

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Michael Knapstein The Farmhand Photograph 25 x 25 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.knapsteinphotography.com/

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Mark Kolinski Knight at the Ball Ceramics 34 x 25 x 2 inches North Chapter https://clayonsteele.com/

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John Kowalczyk When a Moth Swallows the Sun on the Winter Solstice, Don't Worry, The Light Will Return acrylic paint, ripstop nylon, thread, fan 65 x 35 x 35 inches Southeast Chapter https://johnkowalczykart.com/

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Michael Kratochwill Bladder Campion WATERCOLOR 26 x 47 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.michaelkratochwill.com/

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Oksana Kryzhanivska Mothership PLA, resin 12 x 10 x 10 inches Southeast Chapter https://linktr.ee/touchsoundart

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Giles La Rock Self Reflection Film Photography 10 x 10 inches North Chapter https://larockphotography.mypixieset.com/

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Dara Larson A Short Stay in the Library of Babel Scratchboard 36 x 24 x 2 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.facebook.com/dara.larson

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J Myszka Lewis for we are only the rind and the leaf Acrylic and archival inkjet on canvas 48 x 72 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.jmyszkalewis.art/

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Berel Lutsky When the Crows Visited...

Lithograph 17 x 25 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.marnarts.org/member-directory/#!biz/id/5f8ef8c2a2aa00270c3abdea

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Roxane Mayeur From the Rubble Encaustic and collage 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.roxartmke.com/

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Rachel Mosher Elegance in the Breeze: a Royal Canine in the Victorian Era Oil on board 19.75 x 13.75 x 0.375 inches South Central Chapter https://www.rachelmosherart.com/

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Lee Mothes Receding Tide Graphite on rag paper 11 x 15 x 1 inches North Chapter https://oceansanddreams.com/

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Christopher Murphy Reliquary Mixed , steel, slate, copper, bone 17 x 15 x 6 inches South Central Chapter https://myowndevices.art/

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Janet Nelson Velvet Garden acrylic 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.janetnelsonart.net/home

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Kelly Jean Ohl Celestial Landscapes Hand Carved Ceramics (stoneware pieces fired to cone 10) 48 x 96 x 3 inches South Central Chapter https://www.instagram.com/kellyjeanohl/

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Peg Orcutt A Bit of Breath oil on canvas 48 x 60 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.pegorcutt.com/

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Denise Presnell Purple Hearts and a Blue Thrasher Oil and cold wax on panel 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.denisepresnell.com/

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Kathleen Pulz Simple Dream acrylic on wood panel 18 x 24 x 1 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.kathartic.art/

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Cyndie Rauls Small but Mighty Heart Vintage dress and shoes, wool felting and glass beads 34 x 13 x 3 inches South Central Chapter https://www.wanderbrookglen.com/

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Lynette Redner Quiet Morning on the River oil paint on gallery wrap canvas 36 x 48 x 1.5 inches South Central Chapter https://www.rednerart.com/

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Lori Jae Ricci The Newt Feast Textured Acrylic 12 x 24 x 1.5 inches North Chapter

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Katherine Rosing Inception Acrylic cn canvas wrapped cradled panel 36 x 46 x 1.75 inches South Central Chapter https://www.studioksr.com/

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Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski Wisconsin Child Georgia O'Keeffe: Where I Come From the Earth Means Everything Ceramic sculpture with added glazes and lusters 8 x 6 x 6 inches Southeast Chapter

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Julie San Felipe Burbach: Spring Watercolor on Cut Paper 30 x 25 inches Southeast Chapter

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Susan Schramm Poised Photograph 16 x 16.5 x 1.25 inches Southeast Chapter

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Andrea Skyberg Lest We Forget Cement, egg shells, poppy seeds 24 x 60 x 14 inches Southeast Chapter https://andreaskyberg.com/

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Colette Odya Smith In Shape Pastel/watercolor 16 x 20 x 2 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.coletteodyasmith.com/

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Amy Soczka Good Lookin Out Acrylic paint 48 x 48 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.amysoczka.com/

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Carissa Sosnowski Thin Veil Digital Collage 12 x 12 x 1 inches North Chapter

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Denise Stoker Morning Gaze Charcoal 30 x 21 inches North Chapter

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Kimberly Strittmater Artemis Oil on linen panel 14 x 11 inches South Central Chapter https://www.kimberlystrittmater.com/

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Hideki Suzuki Snow witch carved wood mask, water color 20 x 7.5 x 4 inches South Central Chapter https://www.facebook.com/Studio.WoodBell

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Victoria "Tori" Tasch Cicadas printmaking assemblage in shadow box, with escaped specimens 33.5 x 17.5 x 3.5 inches Southeast Chapter https://toritasch.com/

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Ian Vierck Arboreal Anglers Collection Wood, Acrylic, Misc. Logging Camp Equipment and Hardware 84 x 144 x 48 inches South Central Chapter https://ianeschervierck.com/

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Bilhenry Walker Homeboys Flying and Dying painted hardwood 70 x 120 x 72 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.bilhenrygallery.com/

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Terri Warpinski Shelter [Oak Road] Installation: pigment print on adhesive fabric, mixed media framed prints 84 x 108 x 2 inches North Chapter https://www.terriwarpinski.com/

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Mark Weller Gathering of the Council Timestacking Photography 40 x 60 x 2 inches Southeast Chapter https://time-stacking.com/

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Joan White A Friendly Tree oil painting on maple burl wood 16 x 12 x 1.5 inches North Chapter https://joanwhite.com/

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Alexandria Wilber Conduit Oil on panel 48 x 12 inches North Chapter https://allywilber.com/

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Sara Willadsen Off-Season graphite, ink, found materials, laser cut paper, acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 x 2 inches North Chapter https://sarawilladsen.com/home.html

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David Williams Big, Bold With Notes of Pepper Watercolor 14 x 18 inches South Central Chapter https://www.williamswatercolors.com/

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Evelyn Winter Mirror, Mirror Welded steel, casted bronze treated with patina, mirror 40 x 30 x 12 inches Southeast Chapter

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Sheree Wood Crazy Quilt Acrylic on cradled birch panel 30 x 24 x 25 inches Southeast Chapter https://www.shereewoodart.com/

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Wisconsin Visual Artists began in the year 1900 as the first professional association of artists in Wisconsin, and has continued for 125 years as an educational, supportive, and connective force for artists within the state. WVA offers a community and a support system to artists at any stage in their career. Because the organization is run by artists for artists, we are dedicated to the well-being and fair treatment of Wisconsin artists through the forging of creative partnerships, exhibition opportunities, monthly meetings, publications, programming, arts advocacy, and more.

www.wisconsinvisualartists.org

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