(Pop) Group Show

March 10 - April 1, 2023

Part group show, part pop up, (Pop) Group Show brings together the work of three female Milwaukee artists who met each other within the local maker scene. Craft shows and markets are usually considered a far cry from gallery shows so for this exhibition, they are coming together at a time of exploration and refinement of one sort of another in each of their practices. Each artists’ work can straddle the line between art and craft and this exhibition will illustrate how their practice can live comfortably within both worlds.

Allie Fritsch is a stained-glass artist based in Milwaukee, WI. Her love for glass started in her high school stained-glass class. It can be a complex art to travel with, so she put her glass cutter away when she ventured off on her college journey, never thinking they would meet again. Allie’s glass cutter reappeared when she started her business, coolAFglass, a few months into the pandemic while she was stuck in her college studio apartment. Her ever-evolving style and designs continue to explore different uses of transparencies, colors, and textures. Allie has been designing and creating unique custom pieces that involve a rollercoaster of emotions, but those emotions are what drive her desire to create.

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Jenny Kyle Smith is a freelance artist living in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Jenny achieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications from The University of Oklahoma, and is passionate about working in mixed media.

I have been creating mixed media art since I was two years old, however back then I used ribbon, paper, crayons and glue. Today I am still experimenting through various processes including photography, digital media, hand-rendered-illustration, and linoleum block printing as each art piece develops. In 10 years I have put forth a large sentimental and historical portfolio of mixed media work celebrating the uniqueness of the Midwest. This year I am ready to push my skills in mixed media through experimentation, and learning from others. My new direction reflects people and our humanness versus places, however I continue to work in grayscale as I feel comfort in the absence of color. Using acrylic paint, block printing, stenciling, and illustration, my new process ventures onto various surfaces including canvas. The crossover from where I have been to where I am going has just begun, and the outcome is unpredictable like life, and this is how I prefer to create.

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Stacey M Stewartson is a multidisciplinary artist residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her artwork involves an always-evolving exploration of color, texture and pattern using salvaged leather to create abstract, mosaic-like compositions. Her pieces reflect an unapologetic love of color and the joy of arranging it through the use of theory, self-prescribed rules and intuition. Stacey also works with salvaged leather as a jewelry artisan. She is the owner and designer of a handcrafted jewelry brand named Maebel. Along with leather, she utilizes brass, acrylic, resin and semi-precious stones in her work which can be found at a variety of markets and art fairs throughout the year.

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Opening Reception: March 10, 2023, 5-9pm

Open Gallery Hours featuring Serenity Sound Healing with Kristy, 12-4pm

Sip & Shop Ladies’ Night at the Gallery: Thursday, March 16th, 5-8pm

Closing Reception: Saturday, April 1st, 12-4pm