newART/v
January 10 - February 22, 2025
Join us for our fourth annual celebration of newART featuring some of our favorite art and artists over the past year! Opening for Art Nite in Downtown De Pere on Friday, January 10th this installment will feature the works of Julie Baugnet (Allouez), Mari Anna Chism (Sheboygan), Lynn Gilchrist (Sturgeon Bay), Mark Kolinski (Algoma), Abigail Marquardt (Green Bay), Beth Schueffner (Appleton), and Donald Taylor (Green Bay). These artists have enthralled and inspired us — and we believe you will feel the same!
Abigail Marquardt
“The intricate webs that spiders make are so stunning and so easily broken and there is a beauty to their fragility.”
Funnel Weaver by Abigail Marquardt
Beth Schueffner
“The warmth and comfort of making a latte at home with your dog at 7:00am embodies a calmness worth celebrating. An ordinary and quiet daily routine.”
Double Shot by Beth Schueffner
Donald Taylor
“A recent storm-fallen Locust tree was the inspiration. Upon closer examination, while peeling the bark from the branches, suggested human body joints and skin textures. How could one ask for more inspiration than examining bodies and trees?”
Entrapment by Donald Taylor
Julie Baugnet
“I see the book as a multi-faceted journey. The 'reader' becomes 'explorer'. The writer sets the stage, and as an artist and printmaker, I design the elements to lure the reader into the narrative.”
They Say That Fate is in the Stars and That Nothing Can Change Destiny by Julie Baugnet
Lynn Gilchrist
“My work has a lot to do with saving sights and sharing experiences, with inviting the viewer to enter a world that is more vividly colored or welcoming than the everyday. A sense arises that we humans can learn and find kinship from humbly approaching nature.”
They Tell Stories I by Lynn Gilchrist
Mari Anna Chism
“Each layer is meticulously built and pared back, revealing intricate nuances that invite closer inspection and contemplation. The goal is to offer a quiet, meditative experience—one that unfolds slowly, with each viewing revealing new aspects of the composition.”
Juicy by Mari Anna Chism
Mark Kolinski
“The figures, often contorted yet graceful, are somewhat flattened and frontal. In silhouette, they reference a kind of calligraphy. The surfaces are suppressed and dark. The darkness focuses attention to the form but also acts like black ink applied on paper with a sumi brush.”
Knight at the Ball by Mark Kolisnki