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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wisconsin, April 8 - Carnelian Art Gallery, located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is pleased to announce its second art exhibition of the year, titled "Dreams In the Undergrowth." The show will kick off...

Nastia Craig picks up one of her many brushes in her Madison basement art studio and starts applying white acrylic paint to a transparent piece of paper. She later adds a tinge of light peach, as well as turquoise. Craig also uses a brush tool to create a stripe-like...

Carnelian Art Gallery's digital self will soon have a new look. What does that mean? Not only will we have a stylish new website with e-commerce capabilities, our weekly newsletter will look different and more aesthetically pleasing, too. None of the current services...

I first wrote about Madison artist Matthew Braunginn when I started as marketing director at Carnelian Art Gallery last fall. Since then, Braunginn has been making some moves. And so earlier this week, I caught up with the artist to see how he has propelled his career...

He's been a jack-of-all-trades most of his life, but being a full-time artist is what Middleton abstract expressionist James Ackerman ultimately chose when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. Ackerman's triptych, "Prelude 2," a series of three acrylic paintings on...

She recalls no memory of not loving art. "I was just one of those weird kids," Denise Presnell, artist from Sheboygan, said. "Everyone starts out being an artist; singing, dancing, etc. When you're a kid, you do all of that stuff. It sticks with some of us." Presnell,...

He loves the environment and advocating or its preservation. He loves spreading positivity and joy in whatever way he can. James Widder, an artist that Carnelian Art Gallery represents, showcases his passions in his paintings in particular. The works below adorn the...

Calm. Serene. Quiet. Nostalgic. Peace. Longing. These are the words that come to my mind when I view the artworks we have in store by Madison area artist Kevin Kiley, who uses mixed media to create representations of natural and industrial landscapes around the...

Not only is Evan Bradbury the owner and curator of Carnelian Art Gallery, he's also a talented and versatile painter who has recently focused his attention on creating abstract artworks mainly with acrylic paint, but with other mediums, too, like hydrophobic sprays....