Crossman Gallery

38th Annual Ceramics Exhibition: A New Breed
January 24 – February 16
Reception: January 24 from 5-7 pm

Night by Christina West Satake Susitna No Hana by Shoji Satake Stack by Kari Smith

A national invitational exhibition of contemporary ceramics will be organized and on display in the first show of the spring semester. The 38th Annual UWW Ceramics Exhibition explores a variety of approaches by young emerging ceramic artists.

Contemporary ceramic art is rich with a multitude of approaches to vessel, sculpture and installation based works and much of this richness is being defined by a new generation of artists working with clay. The 38th Annual UWW Ceramics Exhibition has been organized to provide an examination of artworks from a select group of emerging artists in this country. Represented in this show are merely a small fraction of artists within this new generation but one word was crucial in bringing this show into fruition: Variety. This presentation of ceramic art strives to provide to its audience the opportunity to view works that vary in form, surface, content and imagery and, ultimately, to provide a glimpse at the strengths and diversity of 21st century ceramic art. Jared Janovec, Exhibition Curator

Graphic Novels, Zines and Comix: from Hogarth to Robert Crumb
February 21 – March 20
Lecture by Max Estes: February 21 at 6 pm in CA 30, reception to follow in the gallery

I Responded by Max Estes The Rabbit Merchant, c. 1800 by Thomas Rowlandson

With the growing interest in the genre of illustrated storytelling in book form, this exhibit will explore the breadth of works by a group of invited artists. The exhibit will take a broad approach to looking at the form including some fairly diverse material including a mid 15th century Book of Hours, early historic works by William Hogarth, Honoré Daumier and Thomas Rowlandson, early 20th century pieces by Max Ernst and Lynd Ward, prints by Robert Crumb and vintage comic book material including original examples of underground books. The exhibit will also feature a selection of works by younger artists from the region including Max Estes as well as nationally recognized artists like Jessica Abel, Amos Kennedy, Loren Kreiss, and Matt Madden.

Annual Juried Student Exhibition
April 7 – 16 Reception: Monday, April 7th from 5-7 pm
All students are eligible to enter the professionally juried show where over $1000 in cash and merchandise awards will be given to selected artists.

Scholarship Exhibition
April 24 – April 27
Reception: April 27th at 5 pm
Students who have received Art Department Scholarships for the coming year will be recognized in this exhibit. Scholarships will be presented during the April 29th reception.

BFA Entry and Junior Review
April 29 – May 2
Faculty members utilize the review to select new students for entry into the BFA Program and to assess the progress and determine the graduation status of Junior BFA track students.

BFA Exhibition
May 5 - 10
Reception and welcoming remarks: May 5th from 6 pm until 8 pm.

Senior Show
May 12 - 17
Reception and welcoming remarks: May 12th from 6 pm until 8 pm.
Students graduating from the UW-W Art Department present their creative work in these two group shows. The exhibits typically feature works in all fine arts media including painting, drawing, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, metals, ceramics and computer assisted design.