Join us for another amazing Art Opening. This month we’re showcasing art from the talented Samantha Jane Mullen entitled You Can’t Have My Party Hat!
Samantha is a self-taught artist whose work explores elements of the natural world recombined in unlikely situations. She uses polymer clay, paper clay and various other mediums to create playful yet shocking narrative sculptures which focus upon our connection to the land, society, childhood and, well, monsters. Her work delves into the weird and the curious, the parts of ourselves we correct and mask and the perceived failures that act as building blocks for the walls we build between ourselves, our community and our planet. Each piece is a love letter to the panic attacked, the shame shadowed, the glittering and tired, the imagination driven dragon seekers and monster lovers, the playful, hopeful, damned but kind.
Samantha Jane strives to build a mythology within her work that invokes a magical realm in which we are all little monsters exploring the unknown together, inviting the beasts within like wolves to the fire and giving them a little treat. “Life is weird. Art helps.”
Gallery Night is a long-time Madison arts tradition that showcases the city’s vibrant arts community. Organized by MMoCA, Gallery Night offers art lovers and art novices alike an opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of exhibitions, opening receptions, special events, and demonstrations at venues throughout the city. During Gallery Night, dozens of venues open their doors to invite the public in to see and shop for original artwork.
We are once again participating, with art from our very own Kate!
Kate Fogler presents: Meat Raffle. Step into a tufted rug “meat raffle” where macabre looking fibers mimic butcher cuts, viewers become the participants, and plush human cuts prob appetite, play, and complicity.
Join us for an opening reception for featured local artist, Andy Ewen!
Andy Ewen: Recent Drawings
The drawings in this exhibit were created using a process I refer to as “Semi-Automatic”. For the most part, I just start by drawing a line or a shape, and then let my imagination free associate in a manner akin to lucid dreaming.
When I share my drawings on social media, I usually make up some sort of title to go with them after they are completed. However, for this display of my art, I’m leaving it up to the viewer to provide their own interpretations.
All the drawings were created using either a combination of black pen and color pencil or just color pencil on paper.
-Andy Ewen
Born in 1955, Andy Ewen lived for the first 18 years of his life in a suburb of New York City on Long Island. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in art in 1980. During the 1980’s and 90’s he did a fair amount of illustration for publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Progressive and Isthmus among others. His work has appeared in gallery shows, but he has little interest in the “art world”. During the late 1990’s, Andy decided that the life of a professional illustrator wasn’t for him. In 1997, he was hired by the UW Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science analyzing ocular images for both research and clinical studies, a position he held for 28 years.
Andy has also been the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for Madison, Wisconsin’s “Honor Among Thieves” band for over 40 years. He has also performed and recorded with many other groups and individuals as well as performing solo
It’s that time of year when we feature work from the latest class of printmakers from the University of Wisconsin.
Their work from this semester is featured for 2 weeks on our walls. With a reception on Friday 12/12 5pm-8pm, where you can meet the artists and have a chance to purchase some pieces for your walls!
Grab a beer & enjoy some amazing, local art.
