WOW! Women of Wisconsin Exhibit at Alverno College

The Alverno College Art and Cultures Gallery will feature a director’s invitation exhibition called WOW! Women of Wisconsin August 28 through September 28. This biennial exhibition will feature the work of women artists from all media, including painting, photography, sculpture, metal work, mixed media and drawing. Located in the 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 6 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. At the beginning of the opening reception, there will be a panel discussion in the studio adjacent to the gallery. The discussion is free and open to the public. 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:

• Marna Goldstein Brauner – fibers
• Blanche Brown – mixed media, panelist
• Agnes Chwae – metalsmith, sculpture
• Holly Cohn – painting, metalsmith
• Julia Crabtree – sculpture, design architecture
• Nova Czarnecki –painting, panelist
• Joyce Eesley – watercolor
• Pamela Ferderbar – photography
• Martha Glowacki – sculpture, metalsmith
• Hai Chi Jihn – metalsmith, sculpture
• Yevgenia Kaganovich – jewelry, metalsmith, panelist
• Nancy Lamers – painting, panelist
• MokWon Sup-Soo Lim – painting
• Teresa Lind – sculpture
• Margaret Muza – wet plate photography
• Erica Meier – metalsmith, sculpture
• Rosy Petri – multidisciplinary
• Katerina Sanerib – sculpture, panelist
• Jill Sebastian – sculpture
• Rozalia Hernandez Singh – painting, muralist
• Colette Odya Smith – pastels, panelist
• Maria Tammi – sculpture
• Colleen Volland – ceramics
• Julie VonDerVellen – paper, sculpture
• Della Wells – mixed media
• Jean Wells – ceramics
• Lynn Whitford – metalsmith, sculpture
• Hiroko Yamada – metalsmith, sculpture
• Rina Yoon – printmaking, mixed media

The Alverno College Art and Cultures Gallery is located in Alexia Hall, 3901 South 39th Street. Free parking is available.

About Alverno College

Founded in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College promotes the academic, personal and professional development of its students in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Undergraduate programs for women are offered in more than 60 areas of study, and graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology, school psychology, music therapy and business are open to women and men.

A leader in higher education innovation, Alverno has earned international accolades for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on experience and develops in-demand skills. The college, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, ranks among the top schools in the Midwest for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and innovation by U.S. News & World Report. For the past two years, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education named Alverno the country’s most inspiring college.

Based in Milwaukee, Wis., Alverno College is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college.