Blog Posts and Press Releases
Embracing the mess: A study of Evan Bradbury’s abstract works
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....
Press release: “Finding Color In the Chaos” exhibition opening set for March 7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 4 - Carnelian Art Gallery, located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is pleased to announce its first art exhibition of the year, titled "Finding Color In the Chaos." The show will kick off with an opening...
Landscape stills in time: Meet Madison area artist Kevin Kiley
Carnelian Art Gallery now represents Madison area artist Kevin Kiley, whose paintings memorialize local landscapes from industrial buildings to rural houses neighboring corn fields and telephone wires. I got the privilege earlier this week of meeting Kiley at his home...
Vibrant scenes, surreal dreams: Meet artist James H. Widder
Madison artist James H. Widder, whether he's painting a whale flying over the Great Wall of China or the Wisconsin State Capitol, creates playful, vibrant, and surreal scenes that he makes sure appeal to a broad audience. Widder is one of the first artists Carnelian...
Wisconsin ranks 49th in its art spending. We think that’s a huge problem.
Wisconsin ranks 49th in its art spending, according to 2024 numbers from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. The only state that's below us is Georgia. As the marketing director of a young art gallery, I think that's a huge problem. Even the word "huge" is...
Meet Carnelian Art Gallery’s new art instructors
Carnelian Art Gallery has taken on the enterprise of offering art workshops and classes for the first time. When I was hired, part of my role as the marketing director was to see how the gallery could best utilize its back open studio space, which offers about 1,500...
Press release: Carnelian Art Gallery now offers art workshops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 3 - Carnelian Art Gallery, located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is pleased to announce that it will for the first time ever host art workshops starting on Thursday, Jan. 23, with a course in coffee...
Planning your visit to Carnelian Art Gallery
Carnelian Art Gallery, being located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is the perfect destination to integrate into your date night, day trip, or general shopping plans. Dining out AND soaking in some beautiful art? Count me in. King Street in general...
‘Figure’ artist spotlight No. 5: Keegan Wenkman
Keegan Wenkman is a Madison artist who prefers to remain a mystery. He told me, Emilie, that he likes his art to speak for itself. Wenkman wants the any onlooker of his pieces to develop their own interpretation of what they mean. And so this last installment of our...