Tapestries by Shari Urquhart on display in Milwaukee galleries by Liz Snyder
MILWAUKEE — The Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art and The Warehouse are exhibiting fiber art tapestries by artist Shari Urquhart. The Racine native grew up in Kenosha and graduated from Bradford High School in 1958 before earning her bachelor’s and...
Q&A: Artist Rita Mawuena Benissan captures her Ghanaian heritage under one big umbrella by Lindsay Christians
Rita Mawuena Benissan takes a “big tent” view of family and culture. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say “big umbrella.” Benissan, 26, is a photographer, a cultural curator at the Noldor Artist Residency in Accra, Ghana, and a recent graduate of the University of...The University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department is hiring!
For immediate release June 11, 2021: Apply now for our Assistant Professor of Book Art Faculty Position! The Book Art program within the Printmaking area of the Art Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor to...
New space for the arts downtown showcases work by UW–Madison art student, alum
There is a new space for the arts in downtown Madison, and work by a UW–Madison art student and a recent alumnus was featured in its inaugural exhibit. The exhibit, titled “The Burden of Reality,” showcased the art of Paulina Eguino and Tony Torres. Eguino is a BFA...