2026/27 Artists + Curators by Overture Center

Pat Kroth

2026-07-27 19:36:44 UTC

Wisconsin artist Pat Kroth has exhibited nationally and internationally, with work in major exhibitions and collections including the Wisconsin Percent for Art Program, Epic Systems, and the International Quilt Museum. Her acclaimed fiber art continues to appear in exhibitions throughout the Midwest.

Hilary Christensen

2026-07-27 19:36:55 UTC

Hilary grew up in Madison, Wisconsin an attended UW Madison for two years before deciding to attend Savannah College of Art and Design to pursue a career in the arts. After graduation in 1997 she worked in film and television as a computer artist until her children were born. About 15 years ago she decided to “paint” with abandoned bits of plastic.

Amanda Crary

2026-07-27 19:37:03 UTC

Amanda Crary is an artist who received her BFA and MA in printmaking and painting from Minnesota State University and her MFA from the University of North Carolina. Her work has been exhibited at the Trout Museum of Art and acquired by the East Park Medical Center. She lives in Watertown with her husband and two sons. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Carroll University.

Nathan Pietrykowski

2026-07-27 19:37:15 UTC

Nathan Pietrykowski is a print media artist based in Jonesboro, AR. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 150 venues, including Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis, Big Medium Gallery in Austin, Carnation Contemporary in Portland, Site: Brooklyn, and Manhattan Graphics Center in New York City. In 2024, he was awarded a Visual Arts Fellowship, supported by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

David O. Williams

2026-07-27 19:37:25 UTC

David has been painting all of his life, but has specialized in water-based media since 2010. He is Vice President of the Madison Watercolor Society and Vice Chair of Wisconsin Visual Artists South Central Chapter. He is represented by the Sugar River Atelier and Gallery, Art Hub Gallery and Overt Space Gallery.

Tori Tasch

2026-07-27 19:37:34 UTC

Tori Tasch is a printmaker, papermaker and book artist. She supported artists as a mentor resident at RedLine Milwaukee in addition to teaching in the public school system and at St. Bruno’s Parish School. She lives in Merton, WI with her husband and dog where she draws inspiration from daily walks along the river, gardening and bike riding the Bugline.

Jenever Graham

2026-07-27 19:38:01 UTC

Jenever Graham is a self-taught painter, printmaker and photographer working and living in Madison, Wisconsin. With a background in anthropology and archives, she has strong interests in themes related to memory, time, place and storytelling which are reflected in her artistic practice.

Nadia Alkhun

2026-07-27 19:38:12 UTC

Nadia Alkhun is a Wisconsin-based interdisciplinary artist whose biology inspired abstract paintings explore unseen worlds. A biotechnology engineer turned painter, she has exhibited nationally, received multiple awards, and had her work featured in leading medical journals and regional news media.

Joey Salvo

2026-07-27 19:38:25 UTC

Joey Salvo is an award-winning artist and neuroscientist blending art with science communication. His pieces have represented the Chicago Society for Neuroscience, appeared on the cover of Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, and been displayed in schools, libraries, and museums.

Charles Wickler

2026-07-27 19:38:32 UTC

Charles Wickler works with words in conceptual artworks that engage the viewer. The words are often overlaid on documents, maps or book pages. The artworks are usually connected to current issues in contemporary culture.

Beth Racette

2026-07-27 19:38:38 UTC

Beth Racette’s work aims to integrate her whole self. Her artwork explores themes of flow, connection, and interdependence. Born in Wichita, Kansas, she earned an MFA from Rutgers University, and has called Madison home for 30 years. Above all, she strives to be a responsible ancestor to her Earthly kin.

Karen Goetzinger

2026-07-27 19:38:48 UTC

Karen Goetzinger is a Milwaukee-based abstract painter whose expressive work reveals beauty in everyday moments. Her internationally exhibited art is held in private and corporate collections, and she actively supports Wisconsin's arts community through leadership roles in professional artist organizations.

Johnny Yan

2026-07-27 19:38:54 UTC

As a mechanical engineer and product designer by trade, Johnny Yan is fascinated by the way everyday objects are manufactured. He channels that curiosity through ceramics, blending digital fabrication with traditional craft to make playable musical instruments that fuse form, function and sound.

Katrina Koppa

2026-07-27 19:39:03 UTC

Katrina Koppa’s interdisciplinary work is grounded in storytelling, play, and careful attention. She received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has attended workshops through Peter's Valley School of Craft, Penland School of Craft, and the Chairmaker’s Toolbox.

Cyndie Rauls

2026-07-27 19:39:10 UTC

Cyndie Rauls works from the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where assemblage and sculpture become an act of reaching toward childhood, memory, and the objects that outlast it. Vintage textiles and collected ephemera hold what’s found and lost, built toward connection and emotional resonance.

Faith Bump

2026-07-27 19:39:17 UTC

Faith Bump graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023 with a BFA in painting and drawing. She works as a preschool art teacher and building art coordinator. Her artwork has been exhibited in juried shows throughout the Midwest, including Kenosha Public Museum's International Acrylic Biennial and Artlink Contemporary Gallery.

Joan Canto

2026-07-27 19:39:26 UTC

Joan Canto is an oil painter whose vibrant, expressive color depicts figures in natural settings. She studied at UW Madison, exhibited in São Paulo, Brazil galleries, received regional and state awards and is currently exploring seaside figures in southern Italy.

Megan Landon

2026-07-27 19:39:33 UTC

Megan Landon is an emerging independent curator and maker. With a background in design, arts administration and museum education, she is passionate about creating meaningful and accessible art experiences for both artists and audiences.

Landon served as Gallery Coordinator at Overture Galleries from 2023–2025, where she curated an exhibition exploring the theme of Play. She will return to Overture Center in winter 2026–2027 to present the exhibition in the Playhouse Gallery.

Cullen Houser

2026-07-27 19:39:40 UTC

Cullen Houser is a multidisciplinary artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. His works explore the complex relationship with humans, media, and technology. Houser received his BFA from Sonoma State University in 2018 and his MFA in Printmaking from UW-Madison in 2023.

James Kinser

2026-07-27 19:39:56 UTC

James Kinser is a Chicago-area interdisciplinary artist. Through costume design, installation, and painting, his work explores a combination of masculine and feminine gender expression, memory, and spirituality. He holds an MA in Interdisciplinary Art and BA in Fine Art/Education.

Niki Grangruth

2026-07-27 19:40:04 UTC

Niki Grangruth (Minneapolis, MN) is a visual artist whose photography and fiber-based work examines gender identity, socially constructed beauty ideals, archetype, iconography, the body, memory, and the complexities of contemporary motherhood.

Kate Flake

2026-07-27 19:40:09 UTC

Kate Flake (b. 1991, United States) is an interdisciplinary artist who makes work about queer bodies, family, and memory. Their work has been exhibited nationally, and they have completed residencies in Japan, the Vermont Studio Center, and the McColl Center.

Baran Ataei Ardestani

2026-07-27 19:40:53 UTC

Baran Ataei (b. 1997) is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist with an MFA from UW–Madison. Through photography, glass, and installation, her practice challenges the politics of visibility imposed on women in art and culture, using self-representation to reclaiming visibility and agency.

Catherine Williams

2026-07-27 19:41:03 UTC

Catherine Williams explores the social conundrum of wanting to be seen while also wanting to remain anonymous. Experimenting with light and composition in photography, she uses herself as a model to grapple with this question of visibility.

Linda Marcus

2026-07-27 19:41:11 UTC

Linda Marcus is a Wisconsin-based sculptor working across ceramics, fiber, and printmaking. Drawing on her background in journalism and fashion, she approaches sculpture as storytelling. Her materially driven practice explores domesticity, care, and craft, challenging accepted systems to forge new understandings and relationships

Melissa Dorn

2026-07-27 19:41:19 UTC

Melissa Dorn is a Milwaukee-based artist obsessed with industrial mops, feminism, and labor. Fem-utility Closets, her latest form of curation, provides a soft place to land in a world full of indifference and the hard edges of patriarchy and capitalism.

For the 2026–2027 season, Dorn curated one of her Fem-Utility Closets, featuring artists based in Wisconsin. The exhibition will be presented in Overture Center’s Playhouse Gallery in spring 2027.

Rebecca Kautz

2026-07-27 19:41:27 UTC

Rebecca Kautz (b.1978, IL) has a decades long international exhibition record. Kautz is the recipient of the 2026 Create Wisconsin Statewide Artists Grant, Arts Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities (2025) and Forward Art Prize (2024).

Robert A. Jaeger

2026-07-27 19:42:14 UTC

Robert A. Jaeger is a retired health care worker whose passion has always been the natural world and advocating for its conservation. Robert feels most at home in nature, and in addition to photographing it, enjoys hiking and canoeing.

Kristine Hinrichs

2026-07-27 19:42:27 UTC

Kristine Hinrichs’ work focuses on the urban landscape. Much of her photographic work is printed on silk panels that allow her to translate two-dimensional photographs into a three-dimensional piece and marries modern digital photography with silk as an ancient medium.

Rachael Hunter

2026-07-27 19:42:45 UTC

Rachael Hunter is a Madison-based painter whose work is about ambiguous worlds rooted in Midwestern magical realism. Working with oil and acrylic on unconventional surfaces, she explores contemporary anxieties, searching for meaning amid an increasingly uncertain world.

Doug Fath

2026-07-27 19:42:53 UTC

Doug Fath is a painter who moved to Wisconsin in 1992. He received his MFA from the University of Illinois - Chicago. Doug’s work is in several collections and he exhibits his work regionally and throughout the state.

Monika Ford

2026-07-27 19:43:05 UTC

Monika Ford (she/they) is a photographer, multimedia artist and digital marketer based in Madison, Wis. Recently, Monika’s photography has focused on concert and performance. In her personal work, Monika is inspired by nature and its connection to self and belonging.

Anna Vaughan

2026-07-27 19:44:07 UTC

Anna Vaughan is a Madison, Wisconsin–based artist and educator. She earned her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and MFA from Mills College. Her ceramics practice emphasizes craftsmanship, environmentalism, and social engagement, alongside an extensive teaching, exhibition, public art, and curatorial career.

As part of the 2026–2027 season, Anna Vaughan, Art Department Chair and Professor of Studio Arts at Madison College, will curate a group exhibition featuring work by members of the MATC student and faculty community. The exhibition will explore reimagined relationships to community and place and will be presented in Overture Center’s Playhouse Gallery in summer 2027.

Mark Viser

2026-07-27 19:44:16 UTC

Mark is a North Carolina native and moved to Madison in the spring of 2022. Through his oils and watercolors, he invites viewers to find themselves in the street corners, interior spaces, and other everyday scenes of our city.

Textile Arts Center of Madison

2026-07-27 19:45:45 UTC

The Textile Arts Center of Madison (TAC), founded in 2023, celebrates textile arts through exhibitions, education, and community programming. As a center for creative reuse, TAC promotes sustainability by ensuring donated materials reach new makers through affordable resale events.

For the 2026–2027 season, TAC curated Nothing New, a group exhibition that will be presented in Overture Center’s Playhouse Gallery in fall 2026.