WOW! Women of Wisconsin Exhibit to Open at Alverno College

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

About Alverno College

Alverno College, a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college for women, exists to promote the personal and professional development of its students. The college has earned accolades and respect internationally for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, and has consulted with three U.S. presidential administrations on accountability and outcomes in higher education. For the last five years, Alverno College was ranked one of the top four schools in the Midwest doing “the best job of educating undergrads” by U.S. News & World Report. Educators from throughout the world visit Alverno to learn about its proven, student-centered teaching methods.

Alverno offers more than 35 major program areas of study, including graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology and business that are open to women and men. For more information about Alverno, visit www.alverno.edu or call 414-382-6100.