By Estella Lauter The October UU Gallery exhibit comes all the way from Africa via the Zimbabwe Artists Project (ZAP), a non-profit organization that grew out of student trips sponsored by Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. ZAP supports Weya women artists by buying art directly from them and selling...
Having spent most of her career as an art teacher, Christy Kelly-Bentgen has experimented with a wide variety of media and techniques. Beginning with a BFA in painting, she later moved into ceramics, weaving and collage. Now she describes herself as a mixed-media artist using “whatever it takes” to translate...
Roberta Raymond, a sociologist, author and illustrator will exhibit 21 original watercolors that became the illustrations for her new children’s book Three Sea Tales (published by Mira Digital Publishing,2014). The watercolors are based on photos she took while snorkeling in Jamaica, Bonaire and the Cayman Islands. Each part of the...
Kristi Roenning is a Door County artist who makes art in her rural Sturgeon Bay studio. She taught in Wisconsin schools for eighteen years and in 1992 was named Wisconsin Art Educator of the Year. Roenning also served as Instructor of Art Education at Lawrence University. The Essentials exhibit will include works...
The UU Gallery is excited to feature photographs by Dan Eggert for the month of June. Dividing his time between Door County, Wisconsin and the wonderland of Lake Tahoe, California, freelance photographer Dan Eggert is in constant movement—always exploring, traveling, and striving to capture life’s unexpected moments. Photography has been...
By Estella Lauter Joseph Kaftan received his BA from UW-Madison and later studied graphic design at The American University. He has worked as a graphic designer in Green Bay and Seattle. He currently works from mosaic studios in Seattle and Door County. Kaftan is a kayak guide/instructor and fisherman. Thus,...
The next exhibit in the UU Gallery features landscape photography by Laszlo A. Szakala from March 1 through April 28. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Laszlo came to the United States in 1991. After learning English, he pursued his lifelong dream by earning a degree in Fine Art Photography, with an emphasis...
Washington Island’s pristine land and water vistas offer endless subjects to inspire artists. The Washington Island Art Association (WIAA) will exhibit works during January and February at the UUFDC. The exhibit opens Jan 4th and closes on the last Sunday in February. The WIAA was formed in the early 1960’s...
Jan Forkert’s paintings, enamel wall pieces and jewelry (including her three-dimensional silver sculpture on a two dimensional background of watercolor painting or etching), and her forged silver and enameled copper jewelry will be in our gallery from December 7-29, with an opening reception on the Sunday, the 7th from 12 –...
By Estella Lauter Liz spent most of her summers in Fish Creek while growing up in Chicago. After majoring in art history and psychology in college, Liz moved to Door County where she bought an old farmhouse. Later, she and her partner Rick remodeled the original chicken coop on the...