WHERE ART HAPPENS
MEET ART HUB ARTISTS
Art Hub represents over 50 local artists! All with 60 miles from Cambridge.
Check out their biographies.
Gauri Bansal - Prettyful Creations
Hello, I am Gauri, the creative heart and mind behind Prettyful Creations. As a passionate maker and a very hands-on person, I have a strong desire to learn and explore various arts. Throughout my life, I have dabbled in cooking, baking, painting etc. However, I discovered a particular passion for wood burning, where I found joy in creating intricate henna and mandala patterns. Alongside my creative endeavors, I have also a strong desire for sharing my skills with others. I am a skilled creator who revels in hands on craftmanship, a passionate educator who imparts knowledge, an artistic soul who thrives on connecting with others. Driven by ambition, I decided to bring all my creative desires under one roof, giving birth to Prettyful Creations. It serves as a platform where I can express myself, showcase my craftmanship and offer unique creations that reflect my artistic journey.
Roger Beaver
Roger Beaver is a Recreational Photographer now living in Cambridge WI. He was born and raised in the southern region of the Kettle Moraine. With a love of the great outdoors, he spent most of his time hunting, fishing and snowmobiling with his dad, uncles and brothers. As a car and motorcycle enthusiast, he frequents regional car shows and events. As retirement nears, he’s discovered a renewed enjoyment of these recreations; this time through a camera lens to capture unique angles and perspectives.
Tonya Cameron
I have been in the fashion industry for three decades working as a makeup artist. When the world shut down I needed a creative outlet and so I tried my hand at a different kind of painting, on a canvas. I have loved Rock N Roll since I was a child, so it only made sense to paint my Rock n Roll heroes. My art is featured in the Rock n Roll hall of fame, along with a few galleries and I recently started doing the art fair circuit around the Midwest. I love this new adventure and I hope you enjoy my art as much as I do creating it.
Lynn Cook - Midmodern Moss
Lynn here! I am a proud mom of an 8 and 13 year old. I am married to an integrative health coach who specializes in cold water immersion and transformational breathwork practices. I grew up in Madison, but my connection to Cambridge is through my sister, LeighAnn Carmody, owner of the Marigold Room. I primarily work as a Social Worker with children, but during the pandemic, I needed to bring some awe back into my life and I started hiking a bit more. As a child I was obsessed with the movie Fern Gully. Still as an adult, on my hikes, I would find myself imagining the perfect spot to live if I were a fairy (don’t laugh). I began collecting things on my hikes and slowly found myself assembling little vignettes. Some became terrariums, and some became framed moss art. I hope to create ways to bring the outdoors in and combine the past and present using antique frames, bones, or pieces of aged driftwood. For me, creating living art has been a way to process some of the burnout and vicarious trauma associated with my career, but also to bring the spirit of my childhood back into my life.
Courtney Cosgriff
Richard Desens
I started painting when I was 6 years old, painting model cars and airplanes. At 19 years old I started doing autobody, and spray painting cars, trucks and motorcycles, and industrial painting, and did this for 50 years. Got laid off from my last job in 2008 when the housing bubble burst. In 2010 I started painting on canvas and fell in love with it. I will continue doing this as long as I am able.
Teanna Dosch - Design with Purpose TD
Design with Purpose is owned and operated by Teanna Dosch in Madison, WI. Her polymer clay earring collections are handmade, uniquely designed, and feature stunning seasonally-themed color palettes. They’re perfectly crafted to accessorize for a night out or bring that special something to an everyday outfit. An artisan earring-maker on evenings and weekends, by day Teanna is an elementary educator by day and getting regular compliments on her earrings from coworkers and students alike.
Krystal Doubleday
My name is Krystal Doubleday. I am a Edgerton, WI native. I am married to my husband David Doubleday. We have 2 children, a dog, a cat and a few fish. I am currently located in Janesville, WI.
I’ve been drawing since I could pick up a pencil. In high school I took as many art classes as I could fit in. I attended Madison Media Institute, where I got a degree in Video Production and Motion Graphics.
My art is heavily influenced by my love for anime/manga, big eye art and pop surrealism . I was introduced to big eye art by my art teacher in high school. Since then the characters that I have developed have fallen into the big eye pop surrealism category. My main media is a combination of marker and colored pencil. I also do use acrylic and gouache when I paint.
Tammy Downing
My name is Tammy Downing. I feel in love with art during my time at UW-whitewater where I graduated with a minor in art. My first love was painting and continued to paint after graduating. I also had a passion for pottery.
Raising my family and working full time left little time to follow my passion, but most of my jobs allowed me to use my art minor. The children are grown and I then found more time to pursue my passion.
I like making suncatchers. I also love to do pour paintings. I enjoy creating art with resin. I love being able to combine all or some of these together to make interesting pieces of art or pendants. I like pendants because they are little pieces of art you can wear. I even do some airbrushing on my pour paintings.
Mary Beth Drabiszczak
Mary Beth Drabiszczak is a pastel painter based in Wisconsin. She is currently has a studio at the Springs Gallery in Waukesha. Mary Beth graduated with a BFA in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2021 and earned her MA in Art History at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2023. Her thesis, “The Re-Emergence of American Pastels” examines pastels as both a process and a product during the twentieth century. As an educator, she teaches both visual arts and art history.
Mary Beth has participated in plein air competitions and festivals since 2019. Her pastel works created during these Midwest events have won multiple awards and have been purchased by various collectors. She is also a signature member of the Wisconsin Pastel Artists, earning 3 place ribbons in group exhibitions.
Colette Girard
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Margaret Gohn
Margaret Gohn is an artist currently living in Cambridge, Wisconsin. Oil painting is her primary medium. Nature is her main focus. She especially enjoys growing and painting wildflowers. She has reclaimed acres of grass for native plants, in several locations. After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree at Indiana State in Terre Haute, Indiana, Ms. Gohn taught art, design, and art history at several universities in Indiana including Herron School of Art & Design at IUPUI (Indianapolis) & the University of Evansville. Prior to that, Ms. Gohn worked as an illustrator and graphic designer at Sunrise Greetings, in Bloomington, where her designs and illustrations reached an international audience.
Ms. Gohn’s work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibits in museums and galleries including: The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science (Evansville, Indiana), Xavier University Art Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio), Marnie Sheridan Gallery (Nashville, Tennessee), The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, Georgia), Phoenix Gallery (NYC), and Oguraya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan).
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Gina Hafenbrack - Cashmere Pirate
Hi! My name is Gina and I am the fiber artist here at The Cashmere Pirate. I started my business in 2021, but have been a lover of all things fiber for many more years. I'll admit it, I have an addiction to yarn. I am simply fascinated by the textures and colors of natural fiber yarns and have found I just can't get enough of them.
I find I am the happiest when I'm creating and I love making modern wearable pieces that truly showcase the simple beauty of natural fibers. Not only are my pieces beautiful to feel & look at, but they will keep you warm & toasty during our Wisconsin winters. I hope you will enjoy wearing them as much as I enjoyed making them.
Megan Happ - HappKnit
Hello! My name is Megan and the owner of HappKnit. I first learned how to knit when I was a little girl when my great grandmother taught how to. I’ve always loved the arts whether it be theatre, fiber arts, or painting I enjoy it all. I learned how to crochet later on and fell in love with it.
HappKnit opened in 2021 when I moved to college at UW Madison. I never expected it to be something that I enjoy so much and surround my life by. I am currently getting my bachelors in textiles and use my studies to enhance the quality of my products.
All of my items are made with love and a lot of attention to detail. I love making things and want to always produce the highest quality item I possibly can.
Tammi Henke
Hello! My name is Tammi Henke, but many people know me as Mrs. H! I taught art in the Deerfield School District for 31 years. I really loved my job, all the students, and the Deerfield community. I was SO fortunate to be able to spread the joy of art and creativity to the students that came through my door every day for all those years. But it finally came time for me to say goodbye to teaching full-time and pursue other options, so I retired at the end of the 2021 school year.
Since retirement, I have been doing more traveling, and I have more time to work on new hobbies, like cooking and trying new types of crafts. I also like to bike, play piano, and of course, work on my own art! I now have quite a bit more time to be creative for myself, so I have been able to experiment with my favorite art mediums which are, photography, painting, and mostly collage work. I create various types of recycled collages by using the text and colored pages of magazines. Often they are painted on as well, and sometimes include stitching or other embellishments. The subject matter varies greatly, and can range from natural elements, like flowers or rainbows, to inspirational quotes and thoughts.
I hope that you enjoy my artwork and that you might find some inspiration from it for yourself. We are all artists in our own ways--often it is just finding what moves us!
Katie Hogan
I love painting people, especially portraits, exploring color and composition, creating a work that captures an individual, whether or not it's a perfect representation. I am an oil painter that's called Wisconsin home for the past five years. Originally from Virginia, I actually studied economics with a studio art minor in college, and moved here after graduation for a job I was at until halfway through 2023. After quitting that job in pursuit of a happier and healthier work/life balance, I quickly discovered I was no longer willing to sacrifice my creative time.
For the longest time, my only outlet was weekly life drawing and painting sessions at Atwood Atelier where I learned how to oil paint from Philip Salamone and many other fantastic artists. I love painting portraits, playing with color, and capturing the essence of an individual, especially when captured from a live model.
Now, I'm building a painting business, taking on commissions, working as a gallery manager, and running social media for my beloved studio, Atwood Atelier. I hope you enjoy my work!"
Margaret Johnson
My Mom taught me to knit when I was a young child and it’s stuck with me for 60+ years. She is my inspiration; even after macular degeneration took most of her vision, she continued to knit into her 80s.
I like to work with big needles, looms, and BIG yarn. Knitting brings me peace and serenity and makes me feel close to my Mom who passed in 2010.
In the rhythm of the needles there is music for the soul.
Jacklyn Kelly
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Vickie Kiernan
My name is Vickie Kiernan and I’m a life-long resident of Fort Atkinson. After working for a local company for almost 20 years, I retired and knew it was time to get back to my favorite hobby, painting! For the past few years, I’ve been studying and painting whenever the chance arose. Here on display and for sale, are some of my works. These are original artworks.
My husband, Eric, has also joined my endeavor and is creating the beautiful authentic barn board frames for my work that you see on some of my paintings. These boards are generally not straight nor uniform which brings on many challenges in creating them; but he has a way of making them not only fit together but also marry with the painting that they have been created for.
Juliet King - Hijinx Mixed Media
Juliet has an unrelenting appetite for making. After four years of college at the University of Whitewater, Juliet obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with an emphasis in graphic design. Shortly after graduation, they started a small business to share their illustrations, printmaking, and fiber art.
Juliet founded Hijinx Mixed Media as a way to spread joy and laughter through art. Sometimes their art is humorous just for a laugh, but sometimes it's humorous as a way to take the edge off harder-to-talk-about subjects such as depression, racism, and body positivity. Navigating through the world as a mixed race queer person, Juliet hopes to encourage community, solidarity, and resistance through accessible imagery and loud messages.
Craig Kitzman
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Ric Lamore
Production & studio potter for 45 years. Primarily working on high fire stoneware in both reduction gas kiln and wood fired pots. In the last 10 yrs I have also produced a line of traditional pit fired work. Most of my work is functional with smaller group of non functional work, ie pit fire and face jugs.
Amanda Langer
Amanda Langer lives in Jefferson County, where she was born and raised on a small farm. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2017, having studied both 3D Fine Art and Natural Resources Policy and Planning. She has since worked in various industries, primarily focused on ecological restoration and natural landscaping. Working in this field has affected her profoundly and made clear the need for new solutions to the problems of our times, especially in regards to our relationship to our land and environment. These problems and the urgency to develop harmonious solutions are a significant contributing influence on her work.
Josie Lathrop
I have been making ceramics for eight years. I enjoy making functional ceramics designed for every day use. When I'm not working with pottery, you can find me in the gardening, biking, cross country skiing or watching reality tv.
Dal Lazlo
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Joshua Ludke
Joshua Ludke is an artist, teacher, nature enthusiast and father, who is driven to create and to pass on the spirit of creation to others. His current work comes out of a passion for giving new life to found, discarded pieces of wood while trying to honor the natural origins of his chosen media.
“The joy in my work is in the discovery process. I love to scavenge for curb wood and scraps and other bits and pieces like guitar strings and discarded hardware. It is my hope that my work invites people not only to enjoy and appreciate the interesting creatures that I create, but also perhaps consider the circle of life of the materials that come and go from our lives.”
Peter Ludt - Loot
I am a full time high school ceramics teacher who loves creating in clay. I live in Black Earth, Wisconsin with my wife and three kids and I have been making art my whole life. My ceramic inspiration comes from the natural world of Southern Wisconsin, grounded in functionality. I spend a lot of time outside; fishing, hiking, camping and canoeing. The shapes, textures and forms that I create are inspired by the organic elements I find on my explorations. The glaze colors reflect the changing seasons of Wisconsin with the occasional splash of color you'll find just about anywhere. My work is clean, simple and reflects the design of originality and craftsmanship. Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy.
Isaac Miklik
Isaac is a ceramic artist with a flair for the fun.
He has been playing with mud for over 25 years and has been loving everyday of it. You would say he is passionate about pottery!
His most recent works that here at the Cambridge Art Hub, one of his best styles. This direction is of painting colorful decorations and markings within the clay work. He has seen past the illusion of the world and carefully transcribed those pure thoughts and scenes into the vibrant colored ceramics you see sold here.
The Hopi Indian mythos and reality are what have shaped his art work to this day. Isaac spent many year traveling to the most sacred earth sites and strives to share those journey's experiences with others. Through his artwork, be it, pottery, paintings, drawings and jewelry.
Having completed his education from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Worked for Master Potter Charles Jahn, Master Potter Lafe Garnier. Also he taught for many years at the Sedona Art Center. Also had various studio locations of his own in the Chicagoland area. And currently with a studio in his home in Cambridge. He has many private collectors across the U.S. and abroad.
Please enjoy the view and thank you for your support!
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Jason Miklik
I am devoted to portrait arts: the art that uses the human face in many ways to express my feelings and exploration of human psychology. And to further understand who I am and who is sitting or standing before me. Often I go off subject to create in free range.
Aileen Musa
Coloring photos by hand allows me to reinterpret an image in a way film or prints cannot. It allows me to convey a sense of nostalgia. Each image begins with either a black and white photo or a digital painting printed in color. Black and white images are hand colored. Digital paintings are hand embellished, where I add more color. I used a variety of mediums including pan pastels, acrylics, photo oils and water colors.
I was inspired to hand color photos by a print by Wallace Nutting which was a wedding gift given to my grandparents vin the early 1900’s.
Janet Nelson/Resident Artist
I grew up in southeast Wisconsin on a dairy farm. My grandmother, a professional seamstress, inspired me to create. Sewing, knitting and baking were outlets for that creative desire until I could start to take art classes in school.
When my husband retired from the Navy, we lived in DePere where I got involved with the local art groups. Painting furniture, then murals and applying faux finishes were among my first art projects.
Work took us to the east coast. I discovered oil painting workshops with Al Staszesky who was mentored by Ed Loper, at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington DE. Both were students of the Barnes Foundation. As a result, I now work with a limited palette, choosing to mix my own colors. It allows me to play with the interaction of color next to color with a wider range of variety. Since returning to Wisconsin, art fairs, plein air events, and art shows have been my focus. ——————————————————
"Paint the color you see. Don't be afraid to put the brush to canvas. It's only paint."
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My style has evolved through observation and changes in my environment, but I have learned not to take myself too seriously as a result. I paint what I feel as I know that each piece that is created ends up qualifying the one before, and becomes a recognizable style.
I have always been fascinated by Wisconsin artists Bridget Austin and Joye Moon’s ability to use negative space in their art for a long time. I started to see new uses trending in some of the artists I followed on the internet such as Este Mcleod, Jessica Swift and Charlie O Sullivan. Started exploring by painting over unfinished paintings, leaving parts of the original painting exposed. Birds were easy shapes to create. I then moved on to regional icons.
Recently I have been working on large floral paintings. I cover the canvas with different colors and then start to paint in the negative space as I see floral shapes. The process has evolved as each piece teaches me something new.
Nicole Nielsen
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Lynette Redner
Lynette was raised in the rural area of Clinton Wisconsin and returned to live in Wisconsin, after spending 20 years in Arizona.
Her art centers around landscapes and animals, being inspired by nature. Her mediums are watercolor, oil, and water miscible oils.
Lynette is primarily self-educated by researching through many avenues. Art has been a part of her whole life, for as long as she can remember; even while practicing nursing. There is no longer time for nursing. The past 5 years she has taken intense classes from internationally and nationally known artists.
Her works have been said to be fresh, colorful, joyful, and sometimes humorous. Many of her customers say there is a healing quality within the art.
Currently Lynette is involved in, Janesville Art League, Wisconsin Regional Artists Association, Wisconsin Plein Air Painter Association, Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Society and American Impressionist Society. She plans to keep working diligently on her artistic skills and you can find her painting in her studio in Whitewater, as well as painting outside in the rural areas of Wisconsin. Painting outdoors is her favorite and most challenging studio of all. She participates in several plein air events (painting outdoors) in Wisconsin. She has won multiple awards through these events and other Wisconsin shows. Last year, one of her pieces won a “Judge’s Choice” award at the Miller Art Museum in Door County and she won a “quick paint” award in Plymouth, Wisconsin. She recently published a picture book through Amazon, called “Barnyard Talk.”
Lynette enjoys teaching others and passing forward what she had been taught. She has been told that she is a compassionate and patient teacher. She would love to meet you and be a part of your artistic journey.
Zoe Rickenbach
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Hannah Anastasia Ruth
I grew up in a baptist home in the middle of the desert on a christian camp property. At 27 years old, I had a mental breakdown from a lifetime of trauma. That became the Spiritual Breakthrough of my life and the Beginning of Everything. I met my therapist Paula. I learned about nervous system science and how the body stores everything that has ever happened to it. I now work in my community with the Magic of Body through Embodiment Coaching and Art. My documentary project "American Home" will be released soon, and I'm looking forward to photographing free Liberation Portraits for people who are wanting to share their story. Wherever I go, you'll likely find me dancing.
April Sanford
My work reflects my ambition to put a smile on someones face or to give that touch in a living space to make it feel like a home. I gather inspiration from nature, general observations in everyday life, and many times suggestions from friends and customers. I truly enjoy the process of designing each pattern, selecting glass and the physical process of bringing each piece to life.
Victoria Scrivens-Smith
Victoria is a British mixed media artist now living in Madison who has a passion for celebrating female form by producing colorful images. Currently working mainly in alcohol inks her images encourage us to appreciate and understand that all bodies are amazing and beautiful whilst empowering the female voice.
"I have always painted and drawn ever since I can remember and always believed that I would eventually work in this field, but my career took me on a path working with children developing their self esteem and wellbeing which I loved and was also able to use my creativity in a more therapeutically direction. In 2016 myself and my husband was given the opportunity to live in Wisconsin USA, during this time I rediscovered my love and need to create art for my own mental health."
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Kerri Shannon
"I am a Madison native who from an early age loved art. I enjoyed sketching, drawing and water color. I graduated from UW Madison with a degree in Occupational Therapy. I worked in pediatrics and found my love of art an excellent modality to use with this population. I eventually returned to Madison College to explore the metalsmith classes. This let to further interest with education at Bead & Button workshops, intensives and private instruction in small groups at Michael Sturlin Goldsmithing Retreat.
My work as metalsmith features precise attention to detail and reveals my vision to create distinctive jewelry, focusing on simplicity and form. I also enjoy the design process, observing patterns in nature and architecture, including asymmetry , spirals, waves, cracks and stripes. My work involves using hand tools: rolling mill, the flex shaft and hammers to stretch and form metals into graphic shapes that create designs which are textural, dynamic, fluid and bold.
I exhibit and sell at juried art show throughout Wisconsin and in fine art galleries."
Katherine Simdon
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Mark Skudlarek
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April Smithback
Located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, April Smithback has created art in various mediums her entire life. In late 2022 she discovered needle and wet felting and it quickly became her passion. Starting in 3D she soon combined her love of painting natural landscapes with wool. She uses vintage pieces she finds at antique stores as unique frames and mounts for her pictures. Most of her inspiration is drawn from areas around her and is captured in the name of her business, Out My Window Felting. Looking for ideas for future works makes her stop and slow down and she constantly studying clouds, trees, sunsets, fields and trying to figure out how to incorporate the depth and color into her paintings.
April’s hope is that the sense of peace felting brings her is experienced by those who purchase her works and enjoy them in their home.
Jill Stevens
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Robert Templeton
I'm a retired groundskeeper and gardener, with a long standing interest in art. I am particularly fond of the photo journalistic aspect of photography. The spontaneity, the quickness and the just plain luck intrigues me. I especially enjoy the occasional "happy accident", when I get something of interest I hadn't anticipated. My goals are two fold, to continue to learn as an artist and to create interesting images that reflect my love for, and interest in, the world around me
Sophia Voelker
I am a self-taught artist born in San Jose, California. Throughout my art career, I have focused on creating purposeful and thought-provoking work while using an aesthetically designed approach, be it humorous or calming. Some events in my life are covered in my artwork in such a way that resonates with me. I use various mediums in my pieces such as acrylic on canvas, driftwood, repurposed glass, and drywall mud. These materials allow me to better express a specific topic I need to create.
Each piece is a reflection of my childhood and the life experiences I continue to gain. My inspiration to start painting began in my teenage years after observing my grandmother's sketches and my Uncle Mark Sabino’s art career. I also heard about one of my family members designing the St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands flag, which further encouraged me to pursue my passion for art. These artistic connections have helped shape my ambitions to bond with the art communities wherever I reside.
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Dan Wagner
My name is Dan Wagner, and when I’m not busy working for the Cambridge School District at the elementary building, you can find me drawing or painting! Besides my passion of helping and teaching kids, I love to create art. I’m a freelance artist, doing commissions and selling my art online and in galleries and shops. I was an art major at Uw-Milwaukee where I studied fine art and commercial art. I primarily worked in ink pen and graphite pencil. I started painting about 18 years ago, shortly after my son was born. I’m inspired by many things, including our beautiful landscapes, wildlife,rural and urban settings, and pop culture/science fiction. I’m a huge Star Wars fan and Lord of the Rings. I also love science fiction and Marvel. My works express my love of the world that surrounds me.
Chuang Wang
"Chuang Wang is an illustrator based in Wisconsin, focused on narrative design and media arts. They received their Bachelors Of Fine Arts from the School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago in 2017, and has been freelancing ever since. They work primarily in digital illustration, graphic novels, and printing.
Chuang is interested in social justice, self-growth, pride, and activism. Amongst concerns include; queerness, disability, the Asian face, gender, poverty and insecurity, and more. "
Amy Weh
My art is made from repurposed materials and designed by me. Everything get used eventually
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Amy Weiskopf - Silver Maple Stitches
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David Wheaton - Huckster Art
I'm David Ryan Wheaton, a Madison, WI-based artist dedicated to creating bright and bold acrylic spray paintings that shed light on behavioral health and the journey of recovery. Drawing from my personal experiences living with bipolar disorder and overcoming alcoholism, my art serves as a catalyst for connection and inspiration. My educational background at UW Madison, where I studied art and interior design with an emphasis on color theory, has profoundly influenced my vibrant artistic style.
My artwork, showcased in local galleries and art shows throughout the Midwest, delves into themes of behavioral health, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and the complex path to healing. By embracing vulnerability in my creations and personal stories, I hope to foster relatable experiences and connections with others.
Let's celebrate the transformative power of art and the resilience of the human spirit together.
David Williams
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