Storied Lives: Select Works by David Graham & Terri Warpinski

Baer Gallery, August 28 – September 21

Reception: September 7, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Storied Lives features portraits by David Graham from Land of the Free and selections from Death|s|trip by Terri Warpinski.

Land of the Free is photographer David Graham’s tribute to the American people in all their idiosyncratic splendor. A tireless traveler and a natural-born visual storyteller, Graham has photographed ordinary folks in their homes, at work, and at play across the nation to assemble a composite picture of America. Graham’s colorful portraits showcase the personalities who give America its character.

Death[s]trip is a story of human mortality written on the landscape. In looking at present day Berlin through the filter of history, these works combine contemporary photographs and text with archival elements to reveal some of the consequences of enforced political borders. From 1961-1989, 140 individuals died in failed attempts to flee over the Berlin Wall from Soviet occupied East Germany to freedom in West Berlin. Focusing on these victims, Death|s|trip probes the contingent properties of meaning, memory, and reflection in relation to both the landscape and the photographic image.

Each site was photographed on the date that coincides with the anniversary of the victim’s death, in the specific location where the event took place.

April Beiswenger: Grace Me No Grace

Godschalx Gallery, August 28 – September 21

Saturdays Are For Road Trips: Photographs by Frank Juárez and Pat Ryan

Baer Gallery, October 2-October 26

Exhibition Reception: October 19, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 

Saturdays became an excuse to get in the car to embark on random road trips throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states to explore, connect, and decompress from life’s stressors centered around covid. This photographic exhibition is a testament to their friendship, love for photography, and traveling. It highlights two distinct perspectives of turning the mundane to a thing of beauty and capturing life as it happens through the eye of the lens. 

Frank Juárez is an award-winning art educator, publisher, art coach and former gallery director. His photographs are driven by daily observations and interactions. He aims to tell a story that connects viewers’ experience, emotions, and memory. 

Pat Ryan is a photographer who attended Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) in the 1970’s. He started with film cameras then transitioned to digital. His photographs are inspired by shapes, textures, and symmetry that he encounters during his travels.

Work/Study/Make

Godschalx Gallery, October 2-December 1

This exhibition features art made by students who work in the St. Norbert College Art Galleries.  

2023-24 Juried Student Art Exhibition 

Baer Gallery, November 6 – December 1

Awards Reception: Thursday, Nov. 9, 5-6:30 p.m.

The Juried Student Art Exhibition features art made by current St. Norbert College students. The works in the show are selected by the St. Norbert College Art faculty and awards are judged by an arts professional. Entry forms will be available in the Bush Art Center at the beginning of the semester.