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Mike Bailey, photographer, has sold ten framed prints of Wisconsin landscapes to the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Mike considers it to be a special honor to have his work selected for display at the institute, considering the impact that the institute and Gaylord Nelson have had on protecting the environment. The institute’s offices are located in Science Hall on the UW campus in Madison and are open to the public during normal business hours.
www.mhbailey.com
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Painter, Kat Beyer, has illustrated her first children’s book and was also chosen as this year’s Featured Artist for Madison's Art Fair Off the Square, July 12-13. Watch for her design on this year’s postcards, programs and t-shirts.
www.katspaw.com
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Sculptor, Clarence Cameron, had seven images of his soapstone owl sculptures published in the book Illustrated Owls; Barn, Barred and Great Horned by Denny Rogers.
www.owlman.com
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Norma DeHaven, quilt artist, has been in demand as a speaker and instructor. Giving ‘trunk show’ presentations to fiber arts groups, Norma encourages attendees to ‘break out of the box’ and make their own designs. Her unusual quilts are well represented at shows and her Web site, but she receives requests for speaking engagements simply through word of mouth.
www.njdartquilts.com |
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Kathryn Dynes Klemp sold a striking oil painting of pelicans in flight titled Migration to the UW-Madison through Wisconsin's Percent for Art program. It is on display in the lobby of Lowell Hall—the university’s convention hall and hotel.
www.kdynespainting.com
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Jeweler Cynthia Koshalek designed two jewelry pieces (similar to that shown) especially for the UW Children’s Hospital biannual benefit. Her generous donation brought in $775.00 at the silent auction. |
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Glass artists, Bob and Mary Krauski, were honored with a commission to create installations for the UW American Family Children's Hospital. Depicted here is a detail from a carved glass panel 60" wide that was installed in a family lounge area. They credit their years of exposure in Madison area shows, like Art Fair OFF the Square, with resulting in the commission.
krauskiartglass.com |
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Pencil artist, Heidi Krueger, was accepted into the International Guild of Realism. The guild was established to advance realism by recognizing the best realists working today. In addition, Heidi’s work Two Rhinos was selected for the prestigious exhibition, Art of the Animal Kingdom XIII, sponsored by the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont. View her work at:
Artists for Conservation
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Woodturner Eric Matthews is retiring his lathe tools after long-suffering allergic reactions to the resulting sawdust, plus osteoarthritis, which makes turning painful. His contributions to WAAC’s board and his beautiful turnings will be missed. |
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Woodworker Judy Peterson is working on her fourth book of wooden jigsaw patterns. This one will feature signs of the Zodiac It will also include the signs of the Chinese Zodiac, based on the artwork of fellow artist, Charlotte Fung Miller. Charlotte’s original paintings will also be reproduced in the book.
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Fiber artist, Aimee Reid-Rice, had a piece prominently featured in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Out of the Box auction. Her fabric box The Softer Side(s) of MMoCa is a rendition of the museum itself with with a panoramic photo of the view out the front window of the museum lining the interior of the box.
www.aimeereidrice.com |
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Bill Redinger, serigraph artist and chairman for WAAC’s art fairs, has been attending Madison Area Technical College (MATC) and will graduate in May with a certificate in offset printing. Bill is Art Fair Chairman for both WAAC's Art Fair OFF the Square and Winter Art Festival. |
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Kim Russell, woodworker, had a “gaggle” of three geese commissioned by the Spring Green Community Library, where they currently fly above the circulation desk. The bird sculptures were so well received by patrons that the library is planning another commission for their lobby.
www.russellworks.com
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Geri Schrab, watercolorist, spent two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada as an artist in residence. She attests that living in the park’s sunny artist’s cabin, while creating art, is “a great way to spend time in canoe country, recharge your creative spirit, and contribute to this magnificent wilderness area.”
www.artglyphs.com
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Glass artist, Scott Simmons, is the 2008 Commemorative Artist for Wisconsin Public Television's Art and Antique Auction in May. Scott has degrees in Forestry and Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin and ran a lab as an electron microscopist for fourteen years. In the latter years of his tenure, he took some art glass courses. He loved it so much that he re-focused his interests and became an artist. Scott exhibits in our Winter Art Festival at Monona Terrace in November. |
