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Wisconsin Wild and Tame

January 17, 2016 — October 2, 2016

Concepts such as magic realism, the artist studio, the domestic sphere, and dream worlds are all investigated through works by established, emerging, and self-taught artists.
Wisconsin Wild and Tame

Super Natural

March 13, 2016 — September 11, 2016

This exhibition brings together works of art by twenty-four Wisconsin artists who explore the realities of their surroundings through a magical and imaginative lens.

Rorschach Symmetry (Repoussoir)
Pulling up the Roots
On the Ferry
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Of Heart and Home: Mary Nohl's Art Environment

February 7, 2016 — August 21, 2016

Gallery visitors will gain a “behind-the-scenes” perspective of the ongoing restoration work at Nohl’s house. Aspects of her studio and the corresponding exterior wall, and newly discovered paintings will be on view for the first time.

Installation view of Of Heart and Home: Mary Nohl's Art Environment at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
Mary Nohl's Lake Cottage Environment undergoing restoration, 2015.
Installation view of Of Heart and Home: Mary Nohl's Art Environment at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
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Living Rooms

January 17, 2016 — July 24, 2016

Ideas of the home or notions of domestic life are central to the artistic investigations featured in this exhibition.

Reaction
Crib
Distill No. 3
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Dreamscapes

February 21, 2016 — August 7, 2016

Jessica Calderwood and Debbie Kupinsky make works rooted in their personal experiences of family, childhood, and nature to transport viewers to places that are both recognizable and otherworldly.

Bloom
Tapestry (detail)
Installation view of works by Jessica Calderwood in Dreamscapes at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016. (Right) Jessica Calderwood, So Square, 2012; enamel, copper, silk, plastic, earthenware, fiberglass, paint; 48 x 30 x 30 in. Courtesy of the artist.
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David R. Harper: My Own Personal Ghost

February 7, 2016 — August 28, 2016

Harper explores the inextricable link between artists and their studios.

Installation view of David R. Harper: My Own Personal Ghost at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
Installation view of David R. Harper: My Own Personal Ghost at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
Installation view of David R. Harper: My Own Personal Ghost at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
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Sonja Thomsen: In Orbit

March 20, 2016 — August 21, 2016

This exhibition contains vibrant photographs, immersive photographic murals, and multifaceted metallic sculptures that refract and reflect light.

Trace of Possibility (detail, installation view, John Michael Kohler Arts Center)
Trace of Possibility (installation view, John Michael Kohler Arts Center)
Trace of Possibility (detail, installation view, John Michael Kohler Arts Center)
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Steve Feren: The Incredible Beingness of Light

February 28, 2016 — September 11, 2016

This exhibition contains several creatures of glass and concrete.

Time Keeper (detail)
Installation view of Steve Feren: The Incredible Beingness of Light at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
Installation view of Steve Feren: The Incredible Beingness of Light at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2016.
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Waysides

April 3, 2016 — October 2, 2016

WAYSIDES features works of art inspired by the idea, whether literal or metaphorical, of Wisconsin waysides.

Pretty Lake, WI, July 1987
Birch Trees Teapot Set
Janelle Gramling, Even If You Don’t Feel Like You Have to Go, You Have to Try (installation view, John Michael Kohler Arts Center), 2016; porcelain, glaze, wood, mixed media. Courtesy of the artist.
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Our gratitude is extended to The Frank G. and Frieda K. Brotz Family Foundation, Sargento Foods Inc., and the Herzfeld Foundation for major support of this exhibition and to the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also was provided by the members of the Exhibitions & Collections Giving Circle. In addition, Arts Center programs are made possible by the generous support of its members.

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