WVALEADERSHIP
STATEBOARDMEMBERS
JaneHostetler,President
CarrieDorski,VicePresident
PattiBelbin,Treasurer
ExecutiveDirector
AlexandriaWilber
ShannonKupfer
STATECHAIRS
MaryTiltonandRosieHartmann,IT
MichelleDunn,Accounting
VictoriaTasch,Historian CHAPTERCHAIRS
ChristineStyle,NorthChapter
MaryTilton,SouthCentralChapter
StevenBauer,SoutheastChapter
Reflectingonthepastyear,Ifeelbothexcited anddeeplyappreciativeofallthatwehave accomplishedtogetheratWVA.It'struly inspiringtoseethededicationandenergythat ourchapterchairs,theirsupportteams,andall ourcommitteemembersbringtoour organization.Theirpassionforsupporting Wisconsin'svisualartistsisremarkable.Itisalso withimmensepleasurethatIextendawarm
welcometoournewExecutiveDirector,Shannon.Wearealllooking forwardtoherleadershipandthesupportshewillprovideaswe continueourmissiontoconnect,empower,andeducatevisual artistsacrossWisconsin.Finally,asincerethankyoutoeachand everyoneofyou,ourvaluedmembers.Yourparticipationand supportareessentialaswelookaheadtothefutureofWisconsin's vibrantvisualartscommunity.
JaneHostetler
FROMTHEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
ItismypleasuretobejoiningtheWisconsin VisualArtists’leadershipteam.Wisconsinis hometosomanypassionateandvisionary workingartists,educators,galleries,and museums.AsyournextleaderofWVA,itis mygoaltospreadawarenessofthevibrancy oftheartsinourstateandincreasesupport foreachofyou.Thisartistgroupislikean interconnectedwebspanningacrossthe stateofWisconsin.Togetherwecancontinue tobuildthatwebstrongerandwider,tocreateasupportsystem withintheartsthatnotonlybenefitsyouasworkingartists,butthe restofthepeoplelivinghere.Artholdspowertobuildcommunity, inspire,educate,andsparkinnovation.Youarehelpingshapethe livesandexperiencesofthepeoplearoundyou.Youareplanting seedsintheyoungmindswhowillgrowupandcontinuetomove theartsforwardlongafterwearegone.Whatyoucreatematters andWVAisheretonurturethat.Let’screateandbuildamoreartful worldtogether.
PERSPECTIVES
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PARTICIPATINGARTISTS
SandyAchterberg
NadiaAlKhun
ChristineAlfery
JulieBaugnet
WillowBayer
LauraBennett
RebeccaBissi
KateBradley
KarenBrittain
KimberlyBurnett
DianeCanfieldBywaters
AmyCannestra
MariAnnaChism
HilaryChristensen
JimmyCobb
DebraDavis-Crabbe
AdamFulwiler
MichaelGehrke
KarenGoetzinger
LeeGrantham
AnnHaberl
LaurenHarlowe
KatieHogan
CaryHunkel
JayneReidJackson
MikeJagielo
RebeccaKautz
DaleKnaak
MichaelKnapstein
MarkKolinski
JohnKowalczyk
MichaelKratochwill
OksanaKryzhanivska
GilesLaRock
DaraLarson
JMyszkaLewis
BerelLutsky
RoxaneMayeur
RachelMosher
LeeMothes
ChristopherMurphy
JanetNelson
KellyJeanOhl
PegOrcutt
DenisePresnell
KathleenPulz
CyndieRauls
LynetteRedner
LoriJaeRicci
KatherineRosing
DarleneWesenbergRzezotarski
JulieSanFelipe
SusanSchramm
AndreaSkyberg
ColetteOdyaSmith
AmySoczka
CarissaSosnowski
DeniseStoker
KimberlyStrittmater
HidekiSuzuki
VictoriaTasch
IanVierck
BilhenryWalker
TerriWarpinski
MarkWeller
JoanWhite
AlexandriaWilber
SaraWilladsen
DavidWilliams
EvelynWinter
ShereeWood
JUN24-MAY25REVENUE
MEMBERSHIP
ThankyousomuchtoWVAmembersfortheirongoingsupport. Membershipiscentraltoournonprofitorganization,andcontinued growthisintegralasweplantobringmoreopportunitiestoourartists.
WVAhasshownasteadyincreaseinoverallstatemembership.Atthe endoftheJune24-May25fiscalyear,ourcurrentcountis519 members!Inthelastfourfiscalyears,totalmembershiphasincreased by68%.
WhenWVAaddedthe“Perspectives”exhibitionontheBiennialoffyears,theupwardtrajectoryofmembershipremainedmuchsteadier. Welookforwardtoacontinuedgrowthinmembershipandaimto expandourreachtothemorenorthernareasofWisconsin.
TheWisconsinVisualArtAchievementAwards(WVAAA)honor individualsandorganizationsthataresignificantlyenrichingthe visualartsofthestate.
Thethreefoundingorganizations theMuseumofWisconsinArt,the WisconsinVisualArtists,andtheWisconsinAcademyofSciences, Arts,andLetters—recognizeeducators,writers,visualartists, exhibitions,andadvocatesinourcreativecommunities.Everytwo years,anine-personnominationscommitteeconvenestoselect winners.
LegacyAward
CarolEmmonsandToryFolliard
EducatorAward(K-12)
DanielKlewer
EducatorAward(College)
KristyDeetz
ArtsWritingAward
TomLidtkeandAnnemarieSawkinsfor“ACreativePlace:AHistoryof WisconsinArt”
ExhibitionAwards
PortraitSocietyGalleryfor“ArtAgainsttheOdds:WisconsinPrisonArt (2023)
MuseumofWisconsinArtfor“LegendsofDrag:PortraitsbyHarry JamesHanonandDevinAntheus(2022)
CommunityArtsAdvocateAward
DavidWells
2024WVALEGACYAWARDS
The2024WVALegacyAwardswerepresentedattheMay11,2024 AnnualMeetingattheArtPreserveinSheboygan.
SoutheastChapter:MarieMellot Marie’sawardwaspresentedbyGaryGresl, LifetimeWVAMemberand2022Legacy Awardee.GaryspokeofMarie’s transformationalconnectionwithlongtime WVAdonorRobertRagir,withoutwhichthe organization’sfuturemayhavebeenin jeopardy.
SouthCentralChapter:PatandLeeHolt Sadly,LeehaspassedawayandPatwasnot abletoattend,butLifetimeMemberToriTasch presentedtheawardinabsentia.Torispokeof PatandLeeHolt’simpactontheJapan exchangeprogramandgaveanupdatefrom PatwhoisnowlivinginAtlanta,GAand appreciatestheorganization’shonoringofher andherlatepartnerLee.
NortheastChapter:MichelleRicheson JaneHostetler,WVAPresident,presentedthe awardtoMichelle.JanespokeofMichelle’s commitmenttotheorganizationandthe supporttheRichesonfamilyhashadfornot onlytheorganizationbutespeciallywithinthe NEChapter.
SandraAchterberg,N
JordanAffayroux,SE
TamlynAkins,SC
JenniferAlexander,SC
JonathonAlexander,SC
ChristineAlfery,N
PatriciaAlgiers,SE
NadiaAlkhun,SE
PamelaAnderson,SE
CourtneyAndrews,SE
JenniferAngelo,SC
JoeArts,N
SarahAslakson,SC
AnnFischerAthas,SC
AnnBaer,SE
SteveBallard,N
BarbaraJ.Banerian,SE
RandellaBangart,N
PhyllisBankier,SE
BarbaraBarnard,SC
JaneBarnard,SC
StephanieBartz,SE KimJBates,N
ChuckBauer,SC
StevenBauer,SE
JulieBaugnet,N WillowBayer,N
TerriBeck-Engel,SC
ByronBecker,SE
PatriciaBelbin,SE FredBell,SE
JerroldBelland,SE
LauraBennett,SE
CarenBenzer,N
SallyMBerner,N
PatBishop,N
VarlaBishop,SC
RebeccaBissi,SE EllaBlame,SC
KarinBloomWelstead,SE AliceBlue,SC
SusanBoehm,SE
StevenBooth,SE
BernadetteBorcher,SE BritBorcher,SE
WVAMEMBERS
BekiBorman,SE
AaronBoyd,SE
KateBradley,N
KayBrathol-Hostvet,SC
MatthewBraunginn,SC
MaryBreshike,SE
AnthonyBrewer,N
JeanneBril,SE
JaneBrite,SE
KarieBrittain,SE
DeborahBrooks,SE BonitaBruch,SE
JodiBrzezinski,SE
DannyBuchholz,SE HollyBuchholz,SE
BarbaraBudish,SE
DavidBueschel,SE
LoisBuley-Wirth,SE CherieBurbach,SE
KimberlyBurnett,SE DebraBushy,SC
DianeBywaters,N LewisCadkin,SE
DebbieCallahan,SE
AmyCannestra,SE
JoanCanto,N
GinnieCappaert,N
LeahCashaw,SE
DaraChappie,SE
StaceyChatham-Carlson,SE ZhiwanCheung,SE
MaureeChildress,SE
MariAnnaChism,N
ValerieJChristell,SE
HilaryChristensen,SC
CathyJeanClark,N
JeanetteClawson,SC
LillyClifton,N
MarthaCoaty,SE
JimmyCobb,SE
MorganCoe,N
MeganColby,SE
BriannaCole,SC
RobertColla,SE
RobertaCondon,SC
AnnCook,SE
StephanieCopoulos-Selle,SE NastiaCraig,SC
WendyCrone,SC
JoshCrook,SC
AmyACropper,SE DanielCross,N
ElaineDaily-Birnbaum,SC
KathleenD'Angelo,SC
DebraDavis-Crabbe,N TimDay,SE
BonnieDeArteaga,N
PennyDeCamara,SE PeggyDeheck,SE
PhyllisDeicher-Ladwig,N
SarahDeNomie,SE KathyDeVries,SE BruceDorow,SE CarrieDorski,N
PatrickDoughman,SE PaulDouglas,SC
JennyDoyle,N LucijaDrake,SC
KathrynDreifuerst,N ResaDries,SE
VirgilynMDriscoll,SE SallyDuback,SE LisaDukowitz,SE
AudreyDulmes,SE MichelleDunn,SC TrishaDuren,SC RachelDurfee,SC
CharlotteEasterling,SC
KarenEckberg,N HelenaEhlke,SE HeatherEiden,N DonnaElliott,SE
MalloryEngelhardt,N KatherineEngen,SC Lisa`Englander,SE
AbigailEngstrand,SE
KerryErvin,SC
ElissaEwald,N
KarenFaller,SC
SusanFarmer-Tiefenthaler, SE
WVAMEMBERS
DougFath,SC
JanFeyzi,SC
AmyFichter,SC
SusanFiebig,SE
PatriciaLFilzen,N
BriannaFischer,SE
TerryA.Fischer,SE
KatherineFord,SC
TomFriese,N
AdamFulwiler,N
ChristineButhFurness,SE
DannaGabriel,N
HannahGarcia,SE
FrankieGarr,SE
MichaelGehrke,SE
ThomasGeis,SC
DonnaGenzmer,SE
DebraGerard,N
NinaGhanbarzadeh,SE
FredGifford,SE
LynnGilchrist,N
ColetteGirard,SC
KristinGjerdset,SE
CarolGlaser,SE
CaroleGlass,SE
LindaGlass,N
KarenGoetzinger,SE
SkipGoetzinger,SE
JudithGolombowski,SE
BarbiGossen,N
GaryGossens,N
PamelaGrabber,SC
MaryGrady,N
DavidGraham,N
JenGraham,SC
LeeGrantham,SE
GwenGranzow,SE
HannahGreene,SE
MarlysGreenhalgh,SC
GaryJohnGresl,SE
ColleenGunderson,N
MartaGwizdala,SE
AnnHaberl,SC
JeanHaefner,SC
SusanHale,SE
HeidiC Hallett,SE
JohnHallett,SC
LindaHancock,SC
CindyHansen,SE
DeniseHansen,SE
VickyHanson,SC
PaulaHare,SE
LaurenHarlowe,SC
HollyHarnischfeger,SE
TerriHart-Ellis,SE
BonnieHartmann,N
RosieHartmann,SE
SandraHaspl,SC
JoeHausch,SE
RachelHausmannSchall,N
DougE.L.Haynes,SC
DebraLeeHellwig,N
PatriceHerbst,SE
MarciaHero,SE
JenniferHerro,SE
PatHidson,SE
KristineHinrichs,SE
AuraHirschman,SE
MarciaL Hochstetter,SE
AimeeHodorowski,SE
SusanHoffman,SC
KatieHogan,SC
CourtneyHoloubek,SE
CynthiaHolzum,SC
MarilynHorst,SE
JaneHostetler,N
SophieHughes,SE
CaryHunkel,SC
DebHutchison,N
TedInjasulian,SE
JayneReidJackson,SC
HolliJacobson,SC
MikeJagielo,N
JanJahnke,SE
SteveJames,SE
VirginiaJanssen,N
SueJoesten-Merritt,SC
AngelaJohnson,SC
JaneJohnson,SE
MeganJohnson,SE
LindaJohnson-Dynek,SE
JeanJudd,N
EleanorKane,N
MarianKane,SC
MaureenM.Kane,SE
JennaKast,N
RebeccaKautz,SC
ElizabethKazda,N
MartinKeey,SE PatriciaKeller,SC
BarbaraKelsey,SE
KathaleenKerner,SE
JustinKey,N
MarjorieKing,SC
HelenKlebesadel,SC
RachelKmecheck,N
DaleKnaak,N
AnnetteKnapstein,SC MichaelKnapstein,SC
CarolynKnorr,SC
MarenKnutson,SE
MargieKoehler-Sacharok,SE LindaKoenig,SC
MarkKolinski,N
CynthiaKoshalek,SC
JohnKowalczyk,SE DanielKramer,N
MichaelKratochwill,SC
StephanieKrellwitz,SE SarahKreuter,N MollyKrolczyk,SC PatKroth,SC
AliciaKrupsky,SE OksanaKryzhanivska,SE GilesLaRock,N
SusanLaBudde,SE
EricaLambrecht,SE
NancyLamers,SE
AmandaLanger,SC
SusanLansdown,N DaraLarson,SE
ColletteLaRue,N
AaronLaux,SC
GuntisLauzums,SE KathrynLederhause,SC
WVAMEMBERS
SarahLegate,SE
WilliamLemke,SE
EllenLevenhagen,N
JMyszkaLewis,SC
DeniseLHommedieu,N
YongjingLi,SC
KarenLindholm-Rynkiewicz, SE
GinaLitherland,SE
VickiLiu,SC
JeffLogic,SE
JackLong,SE
PatriciaLongabaugh,SE
MichelleLouis,SC
BerelLutsky,SE
KimberlyLyon,N
NancyMacGregor,SE
ThomasMakkoo,SE
ValerieMangion,SC
LindaMarcus,SE
LindaMarkwardt,SC
MaryJeanneMartin,SC
BethMastin,SC
AnitaMatcha,SC
RoannMathias,SC
MarieMay,SC
RoxaneMayeur,SE
LindaMcGovern,SE
KarenNellMcKean,SC
JamesMcKiernan,SC
S.V.Medaris,SC
CarolineMeehean,N
GeneMeier,SE
DaleMellor,SE
MarieMellott,SE
MaureenMercier,N
SaraMeredith,SC
JanisMerkle,SC
MelissaMetzler,N
AndreaMeyer,SE
KateMikkelsen,SE
JohnS.Miller,SC
WilliamMillonig,SE
SalemMinegar,SC
LexiMitchell,SE
KatherineMoore,SC
BethannMoran-Handzlik,SC
RachelMosher,SC
LeeMothes,N
ChrisMurphy,SC
KatieNack,N
JanetNelson,SC
MarkNelson,SC
TaniaNelson,N
SvetlanaNeshlyaeva,SC
WilliamNettelhorst,N
MaryNevicosi,SC
GaryNiebuhr,SE
DennisNinmer,N
MaxineNobbe,N
LeahNorem,N
JanNorsetter,SC
JoanNorth,N
KarenNowodzelski,SE
AhmedObeidat,SE
JoyO'Brien,SE
KellyJeanOhl,SC
BrettOlson,SE
IreneOlson,SC
ScottOnsager,SC
PegOrcutt,SC
KarenOreck,SC
AnnOrlowski,SC
EricoOrtiz,SE MarkOvers,SE
JackPachuta,SE
RituparnaPanda,SE
JeanneColePanka,SE
JudithParins,N
HeidiParkes,SE
DonaldParsons,SC
HeidiPaschkewitz,SE
YelenaPatskevich,SE MerikayPayne,SC
DavidPeacock,N
CarollA Pearson,SE
SuzyPfeifer,N
LizPhillips,SE
MaryAlicePipkorn,SE CibelePlouff,N
GeorgenePomplun,SC
ErinPrais-Hintz,N
MarilynPrescott,N
DenisePresnell,SE
TomPscheid,SE
KathleenPulz,SE
Josef-PeterRoemer,SC
RobertRagir,SE
EllenRaines,SE HalRammel,SE DianaRandolph,N AnneRaskopf,SE NichollaRaube,SE CyndieRauls,SC
LynetteRedner,SC KathrynRegel,SE
JewellRiano-Bradley,SE
LoriJaeRicci,N
MichelleRicheson,N BenRichgruber,SC
JamesRichter,SC
TanyaRistic,SE
JudyRobb,SC
JanetRoberts,SE
LeahRobertson,SE
MaryRoley,SE BobbetteRose,SC
MitchRosefelt,SC
CarolynARosenberger,N ShellyRosenquist,SE EllenRosewall,N
KatherineSteichenRosing,SC RickRoss,SC
SandraZibroRowlandson,SE TimRozwadowski,SE LukeRunge,N
LaurieRunnoe,SE
DarleneWesenberg Rzezotarski,SE
HugoSaavedra,SE
KateSalas,N
RobinSamiljan,N
JulieSanFelipe,SE JeanSandrock,SC
TimothySantoirre,SC
WVAMEMBERS
MichelleSavasThompson, SE
BarbaraSchaefer,SE
ErikaScheer,N
RobertaScherrer,N
BonnieSchetski,SE
LynneaSchliesleder,SE
RobertSchmitt,SE
SusanSchramm,SE
GeorgeneSchreiner,SE
NickSchroeder,SE
LindsaySchwarz,SE
DavidASear,SE
JudySebranek,SE
GenaSelby,N
SusanSewell,SC
NicoleShaver,SE
GinnieSherer,N
KristinSilva,SC
MaryAnnSimon,SC
KristinaSinutko,SC
MaryEllenSisulak,N CielSkal,SC
AndreaSkyberg,SE
ChareseSmiley,SE
ColetteOdyaSmith,SE
JanSmith,N
MaggieSmith,SE
MarciaSmith,SC
TomSmith,SE
SeonjooSo,SE
JeanD.Sobon,SE
AmySoczkaDuffey,SE
SallySorenson,N
CarissaSosnowski,N
TrishaSpice,N
JeanSredl,N
MicheleSt Amour,SE
MarilynStasiak,N
TanyaSteele,SE
ChristineSteinmiller,SC
JeffryStern,SC
NathanielStern,SE
JillStevens,SC
KarenStewart,N
RichStewart,SE
DeniseStoker,N
CaitilinStolle,SC
RhondaStrassburg,N
AnnStretton,SC
KimberlyStrittmater,SC
JerryStyberg,SE
ChristineStyle,N
LillianSupanich,SE
SamanthaSurowiec,N
JulieSutter-Blair,SC
HidekiSuzuki,SC
LaurieTalbotHall,SC
VictoriaTasch,SE
IreneTaylor,SE
LaurenThistle,N
ChristinaThomas-Virnig,SC
PeggyThurston-Farrell,SE
MaryTilton,SC
AaronToman,SE
MarshaTuchscherer,N
SandraUecker,N
KarenUtech,SE
ConstanceVanGilder,SE
DaleVanMinsel,N
SarahVandersee,N
BarbaraVater,SC
IanVierck,SC
MarianJAVieux,SE
KenVonderberg,SE
RuthVonderberg,SE
DeborahWage,N
BilhenryWalker,SE
KaitlinWalsh,SC
KathleenWalter,SC
RonnieWalter,SC
TerriWarpinski,N
KarenWatson-Newlin,SC
KathrynWedge,N
MaryWehner,N
CarolWeiss,SE
MarkWeller,SE
PaulWestermann,SE
MaggieWetzel,SE
MirandaWhitaker,N
JoanWhite,N
JohnWhitney,N
CharlesWickler,SE
AllyWilber,SE
KevenWilder,N
SaraWilladsen,N
GailWillert,SE
DavidWilliams,SC
BarbaraWilson,SC
EvelynWinter,SE RainerWolter,SE
ShereeWood,SE
MaryWright,N
DeanWydeven,N
SharWydeven-Pose,N
SandiWysock,SC
StephenWysocki,N VinaYang,SC
RitaYanny,SC
PeggyFloraZalucha,SC
LeslieZantow,SC
DianeZeni,SE
RayZovar,SC
LeslieZuehlke,N
