"The Woods of Upstairs" - Opening Tonight at the Steenbock Gallery

MADISON  (November 16, 2012) – “The Woods of Upstairs,” an exhibit featuring work by Alice O’Neill, will be on display November 12, 2012 to December 21, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, November 16, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Woods of Upstairs is an exploration of reality and the stories we tell about it.

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.aliceoneill.com

Vicki Reed Exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery: "Altered Views"

“Altered Views” exhibition focuses 

on the process of creating art.

“Altered Views,” an exhibit featuring work by Vicki Reed, will be on display October 8, 2012 to November 9, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, October 19, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Wisconsin based photographer, Vicki Reed captures her photographs with vintage, pinhole and toy cameras as well as with camera-less techniques and often uses alternative photographic processes to create her final images. Cyanotype, lith, infrared, hand-colored, encaustic (wax) and lumen prints are included in this exhibit.

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.vickireed.com/

Opening Reception TONIGHT at the Steenbock!

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Hope to see you at the Steenbock Gallery from 5 - 8 PM tonight to celebrate our 2012 National Juried Exhibition! Come for refreshments and to find out which pieces were selected by our Juror, Graeme, Reid, to receive top awards.

Congratulations and many thanks to all of our 2012 artists!

Eddee Daniel

Patricia Delker

Maija DiSalvo

Tyler Ensrude

Thomas Ferrella

Linda Friend

Suzanne Garr

Marcia Getto

Michael Knapstein

Jenaille Northey

Elizabeth Parker

Franklynn Peterson

Mike Rebholz

Vicki Reed

Michael Rothschild

Donald M. Sylvester

Nick Wilkes

Second Annual Steenbock National Juried Exhibition!

You are invited to the Opening Reception for the Steenbock's second annual national juried exhibit. From 5-8 p.m. this Friday, September 7 chat with the artists at the Gallery, 1922 University Ave. in Madison.  

The exhibit opens Wednesday, September 5 and continues through Madison's Gallery Night, October 5.  29 images from 17 photography artists were selected by juror Graeme Reid of the Museum of Wisconsin Art.

The Steenbock Gallery, in conjunction with CPM and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is Madison's only gallery dedicated to contemporary photographic arts.  Normal hours weekdays from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Please Note: Limited Gallery Hours on Tuesday, Sept. 4

Dear Steenbock Friends,

The Steenbock Gallery / Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Building will be closed on Tuesday, Sept 4, 12:00-4:30 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience, and hope that you will stop by this week to see our new exhibition! More information to follow about our 2012 National Juried Exhibition, soon!

Steenbock Gallery to Open "Checked Out" Exhibit by Sarah Jane Ripp

Checked Out” exhibition considers the journey

made by discarded library books.

“Checked Out,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Sarah Jane Ripp, will be on display August 6, 2012 to August 31, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, August 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Discarded library books are explored in this exhibition to examine the transition that books make from a library to a second-hand  bookshop and finally to a new owner. Madison artist Sarah Jane Ripp asks the viewer to consider this transition through her images by bringing attention to the marks that have been made on the pages. Stamps upon the pages indicate dates which hint at the journey that each book has made. Torn out pockets and messages such as "Discarded" hint at the story behind these books that have been checked out indefinitely.

"Cows: A Closer Look" Reception Tonight!

Opening Reception tonight at the Steenbock, 6-9 PM! Come check out the newest show at the Steenbock Gallery, "Cows: A Closer Look," and congratulate photographer Paul Thoresen! Refreshments, friends, and a beautiful new show. Hope to see you there!

The Steenbock Gallery Features "Cows: A Closer Look" by Paul Thoresen!

“Cows: A Closer Look,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Paul Thoresen, will be on display June 25, 2012 to July 27, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, June 29, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

First the book, now the exhibition. Wisconsin photo artist Paul Thoresen presents images selected from a large body of work spanning 18 years in which he visually explores the depths of bovine nature.  The exhibit invites viewers to take a closer, deeper look at dairy cows and see them with fresh eyes.

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.paulthoresenphotoart.com/

"ERSATZ" Reception Tonight, 6-9 PM at the Steenbock!

Come to join your Steenbock Friends in celebrating "ERSATZ," by Nate Mathews! Nate is our 2011 Steenbock Juried Exhibition winner.

6-9 PM tonight at the Steenbock. Hope to see you there!

Steenbock Gallery is Pleased to Open "Ersatz," an Exhibition by 2011 National Juried Exhibition Winner, Nate Mathews

Steenbock Gallery to Open Nate Mathews Exhibit

“Ersatz” exhibition explores the influence

 of architecture on those who inhabit it.

“Ersatz,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Nate Mathews, will be on display May 21, 2012 to June 22, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, May 25, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

“Ersatz is a photographic exploration about how architecture influences those who inhabit it,” says Mathews. “Architecture plays an important part in how people interact, where and whether they interact, and how they feel about the activity that happens in the space. People recognize when they do not like a space or if it is lacking something and shown in this work is the attempts to rectify the flaws in the design… This work examines artificial features that are incorporated into publicly accessible spaces: commercial, corporate, and institutional, constructed environments in an attempt to mitigate or lessen the effect of structures that, while functional, are essentially cold flat featureless boxes. This collection seeks to draw the viewer’s attention to the presence of these ersatz elements in modern architectural spaces.”

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.natemathews.com/

Call for Entries: 2012 Center for Photography at Madison National Juried Exhibition

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2012

The Center for Photography at Madison is pleased to issue the call for our second juried national exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery.  As Madison's primary photographic arts organization, we are pleased to partner with Graeme Reid, Assistant Director at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, in presenting an exhibition of contemporary photography that will offer chosen photographers an opportunity to exhibit in Madison’s first gallery exclusively dedicated to the photographic arts.  Specifically designed to allow participation by all working photographers this exhibit will provide a dialogue between emerging photographers, students, professionals, educators and artists in Madison and across the country. In addition to cash prizes, the winning photographer will be awarded a future solo exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery.

Download the 2012 application forms

Questions? Contact the Steenbock Gallery!

"SEE THE LIGHT" at the Steenbock Gallery

Check out the newest exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery, featuring work by the Madison College Associate Degree Photography Students!

SEEING RED Reception Tonight, 5-9 PM at the Steenbock!

Come to see new works by UW-Madison Photography Students! 5-9 PM tonight at the Steenbock!

Reception for "Another Look at Southwest Wisconsin" Tonight!

Opening Reception tonight at the Steenbock, 6-9 PM! Come check out our "Another Look at Southwest Wisconsin" and congratulate photographer Tyler S. Ensrude! Refreshments, friends, and a beautiful new show. Hope to see you there!

The Steenbock Gallery Takes "Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin"!

Steenbock Gallery to Open Tyler S. Ensrude Exhibit

“Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin” exhibition inspires another look at familiar scenes of Americana.

“Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Tyler S. Ensrude, will be on display February 6, 2012 to March 9, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, February 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

            “Southwest Wisconsin is my home,” says Ensrude, “Everything I see here reminds me of that. I was born and raised here, but I also had a second home for nearly a decade during the second Bush Administration, in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan… Around the time I returned to the Midwest is when I started to notice trends and patterns in the landscape that I couldn’t remember seeing while I was growing up here or on my short visits home over the years… The once familiar landscape had assumed a strange veneer, a curious overlay fraught with juxtaposition and contradiction… In my photographs, I try to capture a piece of something unique to inspire another look, and a different way of seeing something familiar.”

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://tylerensrude.com/

Reception for "Decomposing" Tonight!

Opening Reception tonight at the Steenbock, 6-9 PM! Come check out our first exhibit of 2012, "Decomposing" by Ting-Li Lin! Refreshments, friends, and a beautiful new show. Hope to see you there!

Check out the "Decomposing" event page on Facebook!

New Year, New Steenbock Exhibition! "Decomposing" by Ting-Li Lin

 

Steenbock Gallery to Open Ting-Li Lin Exhibit

“Decomposing” exhibition breaks down complex architecture

through black and white photography.

“Decomposing,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Ting-Li Lin, will be on display January 4, 2012 to February 3, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, January 13, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

“The purpose of decomposition, in general, is to break a complex idea into small, easy-understood concepts,” says Ting-Li Lin. Instead of perceiving the world as a whole, I find it fascinating to just look at the elements of it, and thus the creation of the Decomposing series. In this series, I applied the idea of decomposition to architecture photography. Not only do I pay attention to the forms and shapes of the interior of buildings, I also choose the light sources carefully so that the interior is luminous in a certain way.”

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://tinglilin.com