WOW! Women of Wisconsin Exhibit to Open at Alverno College

August 28, 2015

The Alverno College Art and Cultures Gallery will feature a director's invitation exhibition called WOW! Women of Wisconsin September 2 through October 2. This exhibition will feature the work of women artists from all media, including painting, photography, sculpture, metal work, mixed media and drawing. Located in the brand new Alverno Art and Cultures Gallery, the powerful exhibit celebrates established and emerging women artists from diverse backgrounds and the limitless ways in which they express themselves artistically. The gallery will host an opening reception on September 11 from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a champagne toast at 6:30 p.m. Visitors to the opening reception are encouraged to explore not just the gallery, but the adjacent, brand new studios for painting, sculpture, ceramics, print, art therapy, glass and metal. The new studios are part of a $30 million expansion and renovation, the most significant enhancement in the college's 128-year history. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Artists featured in the exhibit include:

Pamela Anderson - painting Cindy Cech-Auxier - mixed media Michele Burnie - painting Valerie Christell - photo montage Ann Marie Cianciolo - jewelry Linda Johnson-Dynek - painting and photography Jody Emery - metal relief sculpture Nina Ghanbarzadeh - drawing Judith Golombowski - digital print Brooklyn Henke - painting Janet Hudachek - mixed media artist Hai-Chi Jihn - metalsmith Susan Kraus - jewelry Geri Laehn - photography Nancy Lamers - painting Dara Larson - mixed media Sue Lawton - illustrator/writer Teresa Lind - sculpture Jill Newton-Moore - photography Karen Watson-Newlin - acrylic painting Rosemary Pearson - acrylic/mixed media Nirmal Raja -- interdisciplinary Mira Kathlene Rychner - sculpture Katerina Nissa Sanerib - sculpture Denise Schanz - sculpture Colette Odya-Smith - painting Lynda Sommers - sculpture Maria E. Tammi - sculpture Colleen Volland - ceramics Kate Weishaar - painting Jean Smaglik-Wells - ceramics Kim E. Wilson - jewelry