Emily Albrent
May 2, 2012
For senior art student Alyssa Trainor, artwork is a part of her everyday life. She said she takes her work very seriously and is proud and honored to be included in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidates’ Senior show at the Foster Art Gallery. “Photography is the only thing you have complete control... Read more »
Eric Christenson
April 5, 2012
On Tuesday, the Foster Gallery was a mess. With paintings and prints propped against the white-painted walls, sculptures on pedestals, huge wooden installation pieces not yet standing and nothing labelled, Gallery Director Tom Wagener had his work cut out for him. “We have an idea of how works go... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
March 1, 2012
Sandra Starck found inspiration in the middle of a forest, in a hand-wrought timber cabin alongside the Little Union River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The trees were everywhere, giving her a glimpse of what she said it must have been like 200 years ago, before the trees were cut down. Starck, associate... Read more »
Camille Gerstenhaber
February 2, 2012
“Risk + Reward,” the Foster Gallery’s new exhibit, opened Jan. 26. The gallery explores the physical actions of paint and the risk-taking that is sometimes involved in the creation of art.
Frank F. Pellegrino
December 8, 2011
A validation of her career. That’s the way senior Constance Thomson Best-Ashby described the feeling of finally being able to participate in the bachelor of fine arts candidates’ senior show. Best-Ashby, a non-traditional student who originally began working towards a BFA in 1972, has waited nearly... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
November 3, 2011
For many, art is purely visual; you see it, enjoy it and move on. Andrea Carlson, an artist with work in Minneapolis and London, said that it is also about what isn’t there on the canvas — what went into making the piece. “We’ll (artists) put ourselves in a creative space and we’ll make this... Read more »
Debora Biasutti
April 7, 2011
Inspired by Nicholas Cage, John Travolta, the movie “Face Off” and trippy narratives, UW-Eau Claire students Ben Larson and Michelle Chrzanowski created a book called “Oscillation,” which they silk-screened by hand in Larson’s basement. “I was totally down with running with this idea, since... Read more »
Danielle Ryan
March 25, 2010
UPDATE: Award winners posted at 10:00 p.m. 3/25/10. Awards are listed after the article. By tonight, the Foster Gallery will be filled with artwork submitted by UW-Eau Claire students. Just two days ago, gallery director Tom Wagener was busy finding a way to arrange the eclectic 63-piece collection of... Read more »
Danielle Ryan
January 28, 2010
When I walked out of Genesis, the Foster Gallery’s most recent exhibit, I imagine I felt like Wendy or Michael did upon leaving Neverland. For a brief moment, I belonged to a captivating world of monsters and magical underwater creatures. Unfortunately, it had to end, and I was required to return... Read more »
