January 20th through February 25th, 2023

This dual exhibition features work that has grown from the cultivation of Luna and Todd's garden and compost. Todd focuses on the sunflowers that he carefully watched over from tender sprout to bowing elder. His etchings and aquatints explore and record this life cycle through traditional and experimental intaglio printmaking processes. Luna shows you where to look amongst the garbage and the flowers for the beauty that is still vital in discarded food scraps. Working from close up photos, she has recently begun a series of monotypes that will be on view amongst works in other mediums to shine a light on a solution to landfill issues: home composting.

Renee Luna Bebeau is a multi faceted artist who is curious about the life cycles of the natural world and our place inside that realm. She finds joy in gardening, composting, cooking and baking. Being an energy healer keeps her in touch with the vibrations of the universe. Fascinated by the transitional moments in life, she enjoys the processes that occur with the changing cycles. An array of mediums are used in her art practice as she explores materials of all kinds including painting, drawing, henna and etching. She finds beauty in a crispy, wilted flower bouquet or the contents of her compost container. She lives and works in Milwaukee, WI.

Todd Mrozinski acquired his BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 1997 where he was the recipient of a Fredrick Layton Scholarship and attended The New York Studio Program. Mrozinski was the 2015-16 Pfister Artist-in-Residence and exhibits his work at Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. He was a contributing art writer for Urban Milwaukee and Artdose Magazine, was a MARN Mentor and currently teaches etching, drawing and painting at MIAD, AP3 (Anchor Press Paper and Print) and the Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN. He and his wife, Renee Bebeau, have a studio in The Nut Factory in Milwaukee, WI.