5 events worth checking out this May by Tamira Madsen

5 events worth checking out this May by Tamira Madsen

Tyanna Buie: After Image May 4-Sept. 22 Material objects served as stimuli for Tyanna Buie’s exhibition in the State Street Gallery at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist, a native of Chicago’s south side, once lived a transient life in and out of...
Gallery Night celebrates art at 75 venues by Gayle Worland

Gallery Night celebrates art at 75 venues by Gayle Worland

Tyanna Buie got her MFA at UW-Madison, and on Gallery Night — happening across the city this Friday — she’ll be back in Madison to talk about her latest project. A reception for “Tyanna Buie: After Image” at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St., takes...
When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

A haircut isn’t usually a gallery-worthy event. But when performed by Faisal Abdu’allah, the room becomes the artist’s salon – a place to exchange ideas about identity, belonging and meaning. Jeremy Olds hears more. As a child in northwest London in...
Sneak Peak of New Acquisitions

Sneak Peak of New Acquisitions

The Art Exchange just finished up a call for art and here is a sneak peak at some of our UW Madison awardees. Congratulations to our student artists! If you are interested in the artwork, you can view it in person at our upcoming Art Exchange exhibition. Where: Union...
Maker of things by Brian Rieselman

Maker of things by Brian Rieselman

Ceramic sculptor, teacher, musician, builder and all-around mensch Phil Lyons [MFA ’07] is wrapping up one of the longest of his illustrious gigs as an artist — a “maker of things,” as he calls himself. As the current semester approaches its end, Lyons will...