Crossman Gallery

38th Annual Ceramics Exhibition: A New Breed
January 24 – February 16

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

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

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

All students are eligible to enter the professionally juried show where over $1000 in cash and merchandise awards will be given to selected artists. Dara Larson, an artist and faculty member at Alverno College, was the juror for the exhibition.

Best of Show / Commercial Bank of Whitewater and Janesville
Cassisus Cox, The Atrium Blues
1st Prize / Dean Richard Haven
Christine Fotorny, 28 Days Later
2nd Prize / Chair Robert Mertens
Erica Meier, Four Barrel
3rd Prize / First Citizens Bank
Jeremy Uglow, Social Dissonance

Scholarship Exhibition
April 24 – April 27
Students who have received Art Department Scholarships for the coming year will be recognized in this exhibit. Scholarships will be presented during the April 27th 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
BFA candidates include: Deborah Blackwell, Benjamin Fiess, Christopher Gerber,
Tanya Keating, Nathan Mortensen and Dan Van Tassell

Senior Show
May 12 – 17
Students graduating from the UW-W Art Department present their creative work in this group show. The exhibits typically feature works in all fine arts media including painting, drawing, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, metals, ceramics and computer assisted design.