Art in The Gardens

Paintings and sculptures enrich your visit to the Boerner Botanical Gardens in Milwaukee County's Whitnall Park. Changing displays in the Garden House Exhibit Room along with sculptural pieces within the Botanical Gardens add an extra dimension to your tour. The Garden House Exhibit Room is open during regular Boerner Botanical Gardens hours.

2012 Temporary Exhibits in the Garden House


 

July 4-29, 2012

J.J. Joyce, Oils

See oil paintings filled with jewel-like colors inspired by the artist's backyard waterscape, which includes a pond, waterfall, water lilies, and koi fish, and the fireflies and other wildlife attracted to it.    

jjjoyce.com

 



Aug 2-Sept. 2

Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski, Ceramics
thefineartgallery.org

Dagmara Costello, Oils, Acrylics
dagmaradagart.com 

 

Sept. 5-Oct. 20

Terry Fischer, Watercolors, Oils
terryafischer.com  

 

 

 . Works on Loan 
 
On view through 2012

"My Yin Yang Water Fountain," Laura Priebe
In the Annual Garden Fountain

 

Since the 1970's, Laura Priebe has explored the qualities of water. She has vigilantly observed water's reflection of light and its fluidity of motion. During the 1980s and early 90s, she began to work exclusively with lost-wax bronze casting. She began to integrate geometric divisions and organic surface textures. The geometric constructions are mankind’s walls, bodies, streets, and rules—spaces that define personal identity, physical limitation, and psychological safety within an organic home. Recently, Priebe has been working with integrating a bronze crest of a wave into a landscaped hill base. She captures the force and power of water as it is frozen in time. See more of Priebe's work at priebe3d.com

 

 On Permanent Display
 

"Passage," Susan Falkman, 2002
At the South Entrance of the Education and Visitor Center

Eight limestone elements represent the seasons of life: Dreaming, Awakening, Promise, Blossom, Abundance, Release, Return, Solitude

Susan Falkman’s love affair with stone began more than 30 years ago in Greece. She mastered her art working with the best carvers in Carrara, Italy, the Mecca for marble carvers worldwide. Today, in her studio in Mequon, Wisconsin, she uses both the hand-carving techniques of the ancient Greeks and power tools to transform natural stones into stunning, fluid forms that embrace our connection to nature. See more of Falkman's work at www.susanfalkman.com

 
 

"Abstract Mobile Sculpture," Mike Kmiotek, 2005
At the East Entrance of the Education and Visitor Center
Observe the sculpture as it moves with the slightest air current

Born in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Mike Kmiotek spent his childhood in Minoquoa, and his teenage years in Madison. From painting to ceramics to stained glass design, he has pursued many forms of art, settling finally on metal sculpture. His passion for the outdoors and all things natural is reflected in his work, which is imbued with a sense of fun and mischief. Kmiotek maintains his home and studio in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. See more of his work at www.kmiotekart.com