UW-Parkside Art & Design

10/08/2026

■ International Artist Oksana Kryzhanivska took the UW-Parkside Main Stage to present her artistic voyage and process. To learn more about this fascinating artist and her work, please visit: https://linktr.ee/touchsoundart .

10/04/2026

■ UW-PARKSIDE PROUD: CLASS OF '89:
Looking Wolf Studio - Tony Macias Multi-Media Visual Artist 👀

Nearly 50 artists at 16 different studio locations. The 8th annual MKE Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour taking place this weekend. Artist Tony Macias shares what you can find at his gallery at The House of RAD. mkestudiotour.com

09/21/2026

■ New 'Parkside Works' space! 👀 Graphic Design student Sophia Lefeber designed the room art, accent walls, and immersive selfie installations in the new collaborative space. The project was brought to life through a hands-on class led by Prof. Carey Watters.

09/16/2026

▪︎■ KENOSHA NEWS: Sept. 16, 2026 ■▪︎

09/15/2026

■ Governor Evers, Chancellor Akey, and Dean Lesley Walker visited Prof. Susan E. Boehm's 'Life-Drawing' class yesterday - and even got in a little drawing! 👀

09/03/2026

■ The Mathis Gallery
■ 'Made by Hand' - Sep 2 – Nov 13, 2026
■ University of Wisconsin-Parkside
■ Panel Discussion w/Artists on Sep 24 at 2:00pm
(Followed by) Opening Reception 3-5:00pm. Join us!

'Made by Hand' brings together 5 artists who make compelling, well-crafted things by hand and let the handmade speak for itself: Scott Espeseth, David Niec, Lisa Marie Barber, Ellee Spalding, and Makeal Flammini.

09/01/2026

■ UW-PARKSIDE PROUD: Prof. Carey Watters 👀

03/30/2023

Please join us next Thursday, April 6th, from 4-6pm, for the 28th Parkside National Print Exhibition Catalog Release Event at the Emile H. Mathis Gallery. All in attendance will receive a complimentary catalog and we will announce the winner of the People’s Choice Voting. Appetizers and a cash bar will accompany this event.

28th Parkside National Print Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: Feb 14 – July 28, 2023

2023 marks the 28th presentation of the Parkside National Print Exhibition over thirty years since the first show opened at UW-Parkside. For three decades, the PNPE has shown some of the finest examples of original prints from artists nationwide. It is one of the longest-running competitive print exhibitions in the Midwest; founded at UW-Parkside in 1987 by printmaking professor Doug DeVinny. This tradition continues without size limitations in the recently renamed Emile H. Mathis Gallery in the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The exhibition will take place Feb 14- July 28, 2023. A full-color catalog will accompany this exhibition.

Juror: Barry Carlsen, printmaker and co-founder of Vox Populi Print Collective

Bio
Barry Roal Carlsen was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a BFA from the University of Nebraska–Omaha and MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Carlsen divides his time between his studio and teaching at Madison College. He taught lithography at the University of Wisconsin from 2015-2018 and on four other occasions since 1990. He has held workshops and lectures at other Universities and Art Centers in Wisconsin and beyond.
Carlsen curated Big Ten(t) University of Wisconsin Alumni Artist Showcase, a 60 artist show presented in Chicago, New York and Madison in 2016 and UW Alumni Art fair at ArtHelix Gallery, NY in 2017. He co-founded the Vox Populi Print Collective in 2017, which has created national and international exhibitions for its members in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Aspen, Austin, Dallas, Sante Fe, Miami, Basel, Berlin, Sonora, Venice and cities in Wisconsin.

Carlsen’s work has been exhibited nationally and in Europe. Public collections include universities and corporations across the country. Notably the Chazen Art Museum, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Rayovac Corporation, Sentry Insurance, Progressive Corporation, Hughes Resources, Meriter Hospital, Carbone Cancer Center, Wisconsin DNR and the Wisconsin Governor’s Mansion. He is currently represented by the Abel Contemporary, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Real Tinsel in Wisconsin, and Gallery Athene in Drammen, Norway.



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03/28/2023

Join us tomorrow for a series of public events with Melissa Scherrer Paré and Mike Paré. Here is the schedule and some photos of their exhibition:

March 29th Events with artists Melissa Scherrer Paré and Mike Paré
2-3 pm, Melissa and Mike Paré Artist Talk, Bedford Hall
4-6 pm, reception for Medusa and Midas, Foundation Gallery
6-8 pm, Paper Pulp workshop with Melissa Paré, Ceramics Studio

03/26/2021

Here are our award winners for Art=Heart! Congratulations to all winners and participants.