Roberta's Art Gallery

• Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 18
  • Artist talk at 6 pm
  • Open house with light refreshments from 7-8 pm
• Artists:
  • Craig Ede, Dan Gamble, Charlie Steinbrecher
    • Craig Ede is a painter, writer, and visual design consultant. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Ede has taught at UW-River Falls, UW-Whitewater, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, often combining his love for drawing with his passion for human rights advocacy.
    • Dan Gamble earned his BFA from UW-Milwaukee and his MFA from the University of New Mexico. A painter, he worked as an artist and art conservator in Chicago for 20 years, exhibiting at various galleries. He also taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, he is rehabbing a bungalow in Mason City, Iowa.
    • Charlie Steinbrecher earned his BFA from Mankato State University and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A painter, he taught for fourteen years at Russell Sage College in Albany, NY. He currently teaches English skills to children at a homeless shelter and recent immigrants from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Azerbaijan.
• This exhibit explores the unseen bonds among communities and the critical call to cultivate relationships with neighbors, near and far. It features three "neighboring artists" who have been connected since their time at UW-Milwaukee in the 1980s. Some of these showcase detailed portraits of Iowa neighbors drawn during a period marked by targeted immigration arrests in Postville, Iowa.
• Preview the exhibit

• Reception: Tuesday, Apr. 15
  
  • Artist talk at 6 pm
  • Open house with light refreshments from 7-8 pm

• Artists: Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli, Amy Weh, and Gary Warren Niebuhr
  
  • The collective is from Southeastern, Wis. Artist Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli uses mixed media and focuses on the abstract flow of textures in upcycled materials. She is a Program Director at Wheelhouse Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Amy Weh is a mosaic artist who reflects stylistic compositions with reclaimed materials. Weh has been creating one-of-a-kind, creative pieces for over 30 years. Gary Warren Niebuhr is a skilled collage and assemblage artist who has exhibited his artwork across the United States. He was a dedicated librarian for 40 years and is now finding joy and new ways to discover art in retirement.

• “ONE MORE TIME” is an eco-friendly exhibit that showcases various found objects and mixed-media materials arranged creatively. The artists find beauty in everyday discarded trash.

• "Kewl Upcycled Assemblages" Art Workshop with artists and UWW Sustainability on Tuesday, April 15 from 4:30-5:30 pm outside Roberta's Art Gallery.
  • Sign up in advance to secure your spot!
  • Open to first 25 people
• More information
• Press release

• Located outside of Roberta's Art Gallery

• In collaboration with the UWW Children's Center as part of the Week of the Young Child Celebration
• This pop-up exhibition, outside of Roberta’s Art Gallery, recognizes the Week of the Young Child, celebrating the success of early learning, children, educators, families, and communities that embrace the instruction of the younger generation. This exhibit will feature a variety of 2-D artworks created by the UW-Whitewater Children’s Center. This exhibit will include pieces made in collaboration with the following community organizations: Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, Andersen Library, Whitewater Arts Alliance, Studio  84, Whitewater Parks and Recreation, Fairhaven Senior Services and WUSD 4K/EC classes.
• Live Auction
  
  • Support the Children's Center mission to provide high-quality, early care experiences by checking out the online fundraiser for these pieces. The live auction will run April 7-12, 2025.

• Reception: Wednesday, May 7
  
  • Artist talk at 5 pm
  • Open house with light refreshments from 6-7 pm
  • In collaboration with the MAGD Expo held from 4-7 pm in the Hamilton Room
• Artist: Jiawei Gong
  • Jiawei Gong, an award-winning artist from Hangzhou, China, has showcased his work in over 90 exhibitions worldwide. As a professor at the School of Future Design at Beijing Normal University, he advances artistic innovation and shares his expertise globally.
• In collaboration with UWW Media Arts and Game Development
• Through curated short films and projections, this exhibit highlights the fleeting and fragmented exploration of human memory and emotion. It takes the viewer on a thought-provoking journey and quest to discover sense, connections, and belonging.

January 27-March 3, 2025: Neighbors: Near & Far

November 11-December 11, 2024: Pushing Paint

November 4-8, 2024: First-Gen College CELEBRATION

October 28-November 2, 2024: Ofrenda de Día de Muertos

September 25-October 22, 2024: Resonate: An Audiovisual Interactive Experience

August 19-September 18, 2024: Unbreakable Strength: Exploring Indigenous Resistance and Healing Through Textiles

May 28-June 26, 2024: The World of AAC

April 3-May 7, 2024: Garden of 1000 Faces

February 15, 2024-March 20, 2024: Embodiment of Ebony: A Fusion of Art & Expression

January 10, 2023-February 9, 2024: Memoria

November 8-December 11, 2023: The Aesthetic Shape of History

September 25-October 20, 2023: The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine

August 17-September 15, 2023: Re/connections

July 5-28, 2023: Shades of Crimson

May 31-June 27, 2023: World of Warhol

May 3-12, 2023: TBD : Software Art

March 23-April 25, 2023: Walled Gardens

February 23-March 15, 2023: Adventures Abroad

January 18-February 16, 2023: Life in Light and Shadow

November 30, 2022-January 11, 2023: The Art of Becoming

November 1-22, 2022: UWW Veteran Services Tattoos: Stories of Service

October 4-27, 2022: We Keep Us Safe