Below are our prior artists for the Academic Staff Art Gallery, with websites for those artists who have them. Click on the pictures for the original write-up on their gallery appearances.
Spring 2020: Wonders of the Universe: The Astrophotography of Jeffrey E. Shokler
This semester’s featured artist: Jeff Shokler. Jeff is the Associate Director for Advising Technology and Assessment in the Office of Undergraduate Advising at UW-Madison. Wonders of the Universe: The Astrophotography of Jeffrey E. Shokler Artist’s Statement My astrophotography interests span a wide array of subjects including the moon, planets, sun, nebulae, globular clusters, galaxies, and more.…
Fall 2018: On the Way: The Art of Mary Treleven
On the Way: The Art of Mary Treleven Artist’s Statement “On the Way” is a collection of paintings of scenes that caught my attention while on my walk to work, on a bicycle ride or on the highway. I play with colorful patterned shapes balanced together by thick dark lines. This is my first show.…
Spring 2017: My Wild West: The Art of Oleg Moskvin
My Wild West: The Art of Oleg Moskvin Artist’s Statement We live in a visually rich world. This richness is overwhelming everywhere, from NYC to a desert. Paradoxically, places that are free from civilization often possess deeper visual intensity and hidden dynamics that transcends their apparent “emptiness”. Biography Oleg Moskvin, PhD, started his photography journey…
Spring 2015: Paper Power: The Art of Michael Velliquette
Paper Power: The Art of Michael Velliquette Artist’s Statement and Biography Michael Velliquette is a mixed media artist working in the expanse between drawing, collage, and sculpture, and is most known for his works with cut paper. These works engage the nature of matter, sensation, perception, reaction, and consciousness. Velliquette’s work insists on a new…
Spring, Fall 2013: Artwork of Laura Halverson Monahan, Tracy Drier and Ilia Guzei
The Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff launched the Academic Staff Art Gallery in the 2010. It is a place to showcase talented artists from within Academic Staff. Exhibits change on a semester by semester basis. Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 featured artists: Laura Halverson Monahan, Curator of Collections, UW Zoological Museum, Tracy Drier,…
Fall 2011: Artwork of Andy Rubin
Date: September 02, 2011 Time: Keywords: Art Gallery Andy Rubin has been Master Printer at UW‐Madison’s Tandem Press since 1988. In that time he has worked with hundreds of graduate students on printed editions for more than 75 international and nationally recognized artists. He has exhibited his own work in more than 50 National Print…
Fall 2019: Academic Staff Art Gallery Features Work of Felipe Gacharna
Flow: The Art of Felipe and Carlos Eduardo Gacharná Artists’ Statement Artists and scientists share similar positions on the edge of human understanding. While scientists aim to enlighten by deciphering quantitative data, artists delve into the ephemera of the human conscience in the hopes of inspiring others. But what if enlightenment and inspiration share more…
Spring 2018: Nature’s Whimsy: The Cartoons of Bill Feeny
Nature’s Whimsy: The Cartoons of Bill Feeny Artist’s Statement After decades as a production artist and illustrator, I decided to indulge myself in a loose cartoon style. These are just a few examples from over a year of trying to do a cartoon each day, which is something several people I know have done. Here…
Fall 2016: Silkscreen Dreams: The Art of David Dyer
Silkscreen Dreams: The Art of David Dyer Artist’s Statement Often I want my work to be a spontaneous explosion of a million megaton bomb splattering subliminal colors into the viewer’s mind. Art to me is an experiment of ideas and the emotions of color. The silkscreen technique allows me to explore these ideas, whether it…
Fall 2014: From Barn to Bascom: The Art of S.V. Medaris
From Barn to Bascom: The Art of S.V. Medaris Artist’s Statement I have been raising animals for meat, and as models (for the artwork) since 1998 on our farm in South Central Wisconsin, exploring the relationship humans have with the animals raised for consumption as well as those cared for in companionship. Beginning in 2004…
Fall 2012: Artwork of Jim Maynard
This exhibit was photographed by Jim Maynard of the UW Madison Department of Chemistry. Many of these photos were taken courtesy of the UW Madison Department of Chemistry Xray Crystallography lab. These photomicrographs were taken at magnifications varying from about 30 times normal to 50 times normal size. In many photos, a single crystal…
Spring 2011: Paula White’s Colorful Art
Please plan to stop up to our office and view this semester’s featured artist, Paula White, FLARE Project Manager, Wisconsin Center for Education Research. In addition to her work in educational research, Paula is a photo-grapher and Art Director at the Steep and Brew on State Street and CoffeeBytes at University Square in Madison. As…
Spring 2010: Work of Academic Staff Helen Klebesadel
The Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff is an unlikely place for an art gallery. Helen Klebesadel, a watercolor artist and occasional UW—Madison lecturer, suggested that Donna Silver, who started as secretary of the academic staff last summer, create a home for original artwork in the office. The gallery is now prepared to…
Spring 2019: To Wander a City: The Art of Patrick Kuhl
To Wander a City: The Art of Patrick Kuhl Artist’s Statement “To Wander a City” is a series of photos I took in Madison between 2016 and 2018, on film and digital cameras. I enjoy shooting on the street when the sun is shining brightly, so these shots are high in contrast and all have…
Fall 2017: Nature’s Chaotic Soul: The Art of Terry Emmrich
Nature’s Chaotic Soul: The Art of Terry Emmrich Artist’s Statement Concept My recent work represents an exploration into the chaos and instability in Nature; sometimes hidden behind a façade of tranquility and order. The forces depicted may be as violent as an explosion or as subtle and unobtrusive as the growth of a virus or…
Spring 2016: Moments of Divinity: The Art of Jerry Jordan
Moments of Divinity: The Art of Jerry Jordan Artist’s Statement “Moments of Divinity” This new show explores the belief that we all have a hidden spark of the universal hovering just below the surface. These haloed figures represent those quiet moments of stillness and creation. Those very moments where the spark of Divinity is released…
Spring 2014: Artwork of Linda Endlich
This semester’s featured artist: Linda Endlich. Currently a graphic designer for MERIT [Media, Education Resources & Information Technology] within the School of Education, Linda has worked with countless clients from across campus creating everything from traditional print projects, custom illustrations, online courses to supporting visual & instructional design on websites. She is also an art…
Spring 2012: Artwork of Kandis Elliot
Date: January 11, 2012 Time: Keywords: Art, gallery Kandis Elliot, Botany Senior Artist Emerita, is the winner of the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, an award program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science, for creation of a detailed poster called” Introduction to Fungi.” She has created display posters…
Fall 2010: Artwork of Georgene Pomplun
From scenes of rolling green hills and red barns in warm evening sunlight to the distinctive architecture of the UW campus, the oil paintings of Georgene Pomplun evoke the essence of life in south central Wisconsin. This fall, artwork by Pomplun, event coordinator for the Office of the Chancellor, is featured in the Office of the Secretary…
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The Secretary of the Academic Staff’s Office has been exhibiting the work of academic staff on the UW-Madison campus for over ten years.