2012 Exhibition Calendar Click on images to view more works
January 7 - February 4
Fred Stonehouse
Marschmeister Artist's Reception: Saturday, January 7 from 1 - 4 pm. Artist's Talk at 2 pm
In his first solo show in Milwaukee since 2003, Fred Stonehouse explores the theme of the marsh as metaphor for his creative process. Beautifully executed, Stonehouse's work expresses his personal psychology and dreamlike vision as influenced by Renaissance painting, folklore, magic realism, and the unseen mysteries which abound in the Horicon Marsh near his home. New work including paintings and works on paper will be included in this major exhibition. Opening reception and artist talk on January 7 from 1 to 4 pm and artist reception on Gallery Night, Friday, January 20, 6 to 9 pm.
In the East Gallery...
Andy Burgess
Collages / Urban Landscapes
Using vintage ephemera such as advertisements, photographs, and postcards, Andy Burgess creates geometrical collages of cities with a Pop Art twist. Focusing on the skylines of Milwaukee and Chicago for his debut exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery, Burgess incorporates typeface, text and other elements to suggest early 20th Century movements such as Supermatism and Constructivism with an American slant. Born in London and living in Arizona, Burgess travels the world for inspiring views and to collect materials for his work.
January 20 & 21
Gallery Night and Day
The Tory Folliard Gallery will participate in this quarterly, city-wide celebration of art in Milwaukee. The Gallery will be open from 11am to 9pm on Friday, January 21st, and 11am to 4pm on Saturday, January 22nd.
February 11 - March 10
Charles Munch
Playing with Fire
Charles Munch has long painted the complicated relationship between man and nature with signature colors and streamlined compositions. Inspired by the nature surrounding his home in rural Wisconsin, Munch's linear and patterned paintings evoke questions and suggest situations of man's place in the world. Tightly organized and depicting striking situations, the paintings in "Playing with Fire" invite speculation and interpretation on the part of the viewer.
Stephanie Trenchard & Jeremy Popelka
New Work 2012
In their first exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery, glass artists Stephanie Trenchard and Jeremy Popelka will be showing New Work. Trenchard casts and paints objects to form a narrative within her work. Popelka focuses on reliquary architectural forms that refer to rural farming communities. Historical and biographical, their sculpture is a result of introspective gazing at the imagery which influences them.
March 17 - April 14
Ron Isaacs
New Work
In his debut exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery, painter/sculptor Ron Isaacs will be presenting work from his trompe l'oeil series. Whether carving surreal garment portraits or a myriad of elements from nature near his Appalachian home, Isaac continues to surprise and delight the viewer with his realistically rendered, exquisitely detailed painted wood sculpture.
Dennis Nechvatal
New Work
Dennis Nechvatal makes strong and powerful images whether it is a meticulous landscape, still-life or a network of metal masks. At first primitive in feel, they bid closer viewing and slowly convert into sophisticated reinventions of the natural world. The artist's Offerings series feature abundant floral bouquets lush with delicate brushstrokes. His popular Face/Mask paintings reveal layers of faces within a collage of hand-cut and hand-formed tin masks and he has recently begun a new series of reticulated wood sculptures.
April 20 - May 26
Mark Chatterley
New Sculpture
As Mark Chatterley puts it, his work, “combines creation and destruction, the beautiful and the malformed, with everything in flux. I try to make pieces that are timeless yet contemporary. As if the sculpture was dug up from a civilization yet to exist." The graceful animal and humanoid forms are at variance with the gritty, glazed surface of these hand built, ceramic sculptures.
April 20 & 21
Gallery Night and Day
The Tory Folliard Gallery will participate in this quarterly, city-wide celebration of art in Milwaukee. The Gallery will be open from 11am to 9pm on Friday, January 21st, and 11am to 4pm on Saturday, January 22nd.
June 2 - June 30
Lon Michels
Life Lived Large
In conjunction with the world premiere of his documentary film The Last Supper, Lon Michels will be filling the Tory Folliard Gallery salon style with work in all media. Appreciated for his stylistic use of "Horror Vacui", which roughly translates to "fear of empty space", a concept dating back thousands of years, Michels paints intricate scenes from history and life in a modern, vibrantly colored and textured manner. The exhibition will introduce Michels' monumental paintings, including the The Last Supper, painted fur coats and taxidermy, and a variety of decorated objects. Join us at Next Theatre for the film followed by an Artist Reception at the gallery, and don't miss the drag queen parade on June 9th!
Introducing: Melanie Parke
Landscapes & Still Lifes
Spontaneity and color trump detail in the exuberant paintings of Melanie Parke. In her debut exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery, Parke will show her abstracted landscapes and still lifes. When speaking about her work, Parke states, "I love the iconic power a flower, a field, a farmhouse or that a shoreline emanates. Yet I also believe meaning is derived from the delivery of the paint handling - by the way paint is loaded, pulled, layered, scraped, spilled or gestured."
July 13 - September 1
Patrick Farrell
New Work
One of Wisconsin's most beloved painters, master of extreme realism Patrick Farrell will be showing new work during the summer season at the gallery. Focusing on graceful still lifes and revisiting past themes such as silver trays and color palettes including soft grays and cobalt blues, Farrell comes full circle with ideas first conceived over 30 years ago.
Sofia Arnold, Stephen Anderson & Beth Edwards
Nature Redux
The techniques used by these three diverse artists vary, but each look at the natural world as a rich source for subject matter in their work. Sofia Arnold's paintings are filled with delicate brushstrokes, gentle airy washes, and gentle exclamations of color to reveal an intricate world in another time and place with a dynamic system of rules for interaction. Stephen Anderson, a self-taught painter has perfected his allegorical narratives over the last twenty-five years. Somewhat magical, his paintings reveal the active imagination of the artist. Beth Edwards, paints pure visual statements. Her purpose is to provide a permanent significance to fleeting moment of perfection. Hyper real and candy colored, her crisp landscapes make the demand, "Notice me!"
July 27 & 28
Gallery Night and Day
The Tory Folliard Gallery will participate in this quarterly, city-wide celebration of art in Milwaukee. The Gallery will be open from 11am to 9pm on Friday, January 21st, and 11am to 4pm on Saturday, January 22nd.
September 7 - October 6
Michael Noland
New Work
Michael Noland uses bold color and repetitive, tight brush strokes to suggest the power of the natural world. As Mike says, "Growing up in the area known as "Tornado Alley", gave me a healthy love and respect for the power and beauty of nature." Michael Noland's paintings inform the viewer through intense patterns, controlled composition, and wondrous colors, of mother nature's powerful essences, whether they be beautiful or dangerous.
Edward Larson
New Sculpture
Folk artist Ed Larson employs recycled materials such as wood, metal, and glass in his colorful, whimsical work. Whether a smiling, giant red fish seven feet long or a charming sandpiper or bluebird just a couple of inches in size, Larson's work reflects his great love for sculpting as well as his enormous sense of humor. Occasionally political and never boring, Larson's sculpture is both engaging and personable.
October 13 - November 24
Eric Aho
New Paintings
Eric Aho returns to Milwaukee for an exhibition of new work after his artist in residency at the Lynden Sculpture Gardens. Long interested in the themes of weather, seasonal light, and man's presence in the vastness of nature, Aho's work continues to challenge conventional landscapes through expressive use of color, texture and viewpoint.
October 19 & 20
Gallery Night and Day
The Tory Folliard Gallery will participate in this quarterly, city-wide celebration of art in Milwaukee. The Gallery will be open from 11am to 9pm on Friday, January 21st, and 11am to 4pm on Saturday, January 22nd.
Fred Stonehouse
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