Past Exhibitions - Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts

November 14, 2019

Wayne Bertola: Vernacular Relics

Exhibition will be on display from November 14, 2019 – January 4, 2020 “In response to questions concerning my training and schooling etc., I am, for lack of a better term, self-taught. It is my hope that the work in…

January 9, 2020

Fish of Legends

Exhibition will be on display from January 9 – February 15, 2020. Stories have existed long before recorded history, and the telling of stories has changed forms drastically throughout the ages. Although the methods have changed, the desire to tell…

January 9, 2020

Christopher Dowell: 20 Below

Exhibition will be on display from January 9 – February 15, 2020. “In the pursuit of sturgeon, we found ourselves standing on the ice in a landscape devoid of any visible horizon. The snow blew past in ribbons, and the…

February 20, 2020

Laura Schneider and Juliane Troicki: Illuminating Women

Exhibition will be on display from February 20, 2020 – March 28, 2020 Illuminating Women: An art collaboration by Laura Schneider and Juliane Troicki Illuminating Women is a collaboration of journalism and documentary photography. The project combines portraits of 30…

July 16, 2020

Melissa Wilkinson: UnNatural Histories

UnNatural Histories Exhibition will be on display from July 16 – August 29, 2020 This series of paintings relates to my interest in dichotomies: obscuring and revealing, attraction and repulsion, good and evil, the past and the present. Through a…

July 16, 2020

Adriane Little: Mapping Mrs. Dalloway

Mapping Mrs. Dalloway by Adriane Little Exhibition will be on display from July 16 – August 29, 2020 Literature is riddled with dead or otherwise missing mothers. Virginia Woolf’s life and writing were partly, yet significantly guided by the death…

September 4, 2020

Kimberly Nysse: In Spite of Myself

In Spite of Myself by Kimberly Nysse Exhibition will be on display from September 4 – October 17, 2020 A mask or face covering is required in the building. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Adopted at a young age,…

September 4, 2020

Alexandra Opie: Wonder Box

Wonder Box by Alexandra Opie Exhibition will be on display from September 3 – October 17, 2020 A mask or face covering is required in the building. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. An artist exchange talk will begin at…

October 22, 2020

Yun Shin: Abandoned Pattern

Exhibition will be on display from October 22, 2020 – January 23, 2021 Abandoned Pattern: Art by Yun Shin A mask or face covering is required in the building. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. My sense of longing predisposes…

October 22, 2020

Ambrin Ling: Works On Paper

Exhibition will be on display from October 22, 2020 – January 23, 2021 Works on paper by Ambrin Ling A mask or face covering is required in the building. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. “Works on paper” describes both…

January 28, 2021

Lora Vahlsing: What the Paper Reveals

Exhibition will be on display from January 28, 2021 – March 13, 2021 What the Paper Reveals by Lora Vahlsing As a visual artist, I create sensorial experiences that invite contemplation. I use familiar materials and shapes, seeing them in…

January 27, 2022

“Art Spectacular” Exhibition

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an exhibition of original works inspired by winter, winter wildlife, snow, ice, sturgeons/ice fishing, and more. Opening January 27th, “Art Spectacular” features the work from over 35 artists in conjunction…

March 17, 2022

Mark Mcleod: Worn but Warm

Exhibition will be on display from March 17, 2022 – April 30, 2022. Mark Mcleod is an Associate Professor of Art at Middle Tennessee State University currently living and working near Nashville. He’s been in numerous exhibitions and has organized…

March 17, 2022

Craig Clifford: Normally There

Exhibition will be on display from March 17, 2022 – April 30, 2022. “As an artist I am interested in where high and low culture intersects and how images carry meaning within a society that consumes a huge amount of…

May 5, 2022

Reni Gower: GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof

Exhibition will be on display from May 5, 2022 – June 18, 2022 Reni Gower has over 40 years of professional experience in the fine arts. Her work has been showcased internationally in Qatar, UAE, Australia, Italy, Peru, Korea, Israel,…

May 5, 2022

Kenny Nguyen: Intertwined

Exhibition will be on display from May 5, 2022 – June 18, 2022 “My work explores the concept of cultural identity, integration, and displacement. My studio practice is influenced by Vietnamese cultural heritage and background in fashion design. I use…

June 23, 2022

Tom Lundquist: SciFi Jumbo

Exhibition will be on display from June 23, 2022 – August 6, 2022 “Science fiction can be a great source of fun for people who make pictures. Though the subjects need to be reasonably rendered, all requirements for recognizable environments,…

June 23, 2022

THELMA Plein Air Event

Exhibition will be on display from June 23, 2022 – August 6, 2022 Join us for the first annual THELMA Plein Air Event June 17th-June 23rd, 2022! Artists of all experience levels are welcome to participate in this exciting event.…

August 11, 2022

Mayuko Ono Gray: 諸行無常_This Too, Shall Pass

Exhibition will be on display from August 11, 2022 – September 24, 2022. “Reflecting a life which is both culturally Japanese and American, my graphite drawings hybridize influences from traditional Japanese calligraphy combined with Western drawing practices and aesthetics. Ejected…

August 11, 2022

THELMA Visual Artists

Exhibition will be on display from August 11, 2022 – September 24, 2022. THELMA Visual Artists (TVA) is a professional group of artists devoted to promoting and encouraging visual art throughout Fond du Lac and the surrounding areas. As a…

September 29, 2022

Lizz Stringfield: Cognitive Environment

Exhibition will be on display from September 29 – November 12, 2022. Cognitive Environment focuses on human and environmental interactions as collaborations. Blending the vernacular of landscape, snapshot, and scientific photography, Lizz Stringfield uses perceptual trickery to subvert expectations. By…

September 29, 2022

Paho Mann: “Paho Mann”

Exhibition will be on display from September 29 – November 12, 2022. Paho Mann investigates the personal and cultural relationships to objects we collect to address shifting values, perceptions, and memory. In the project, Fragmented Cameras, Mann used a consumer-grade…

November 17, 2022

Meredith Setser: “Strata Verse”

Exhibition will be on display from November 17, 2022 – January 7, 2023. Meredith Setser is and printmaker and textile artist currently employed as an assistant professor of printmaking at the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. She…

November 17, 2022

Michael Litzau: Acts of Devotion

Exhibition will be on display from November 17, 2022 – January 7, 2023. “Ritual is described as an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. In a sense, a ritual is a physical action that affirms ones…

January 12, 2023

Shannon Lee: Multisensory Mold

Exhibition will be on display from January 12, 2023- February 25, 2023. At any given time, we are surrounded by microscopic fungi. Our cohabitation with these invisible molds and yeasts is quite normal, regardless of where we live or how…

January 12, 2023

Robert Knipschild: Retrospective

Exhibition will be on display from January 12, 2023- February 25, 2023. Courtesy of his daughter, Amy Flores, THELMA will be displaying a retrospective of several of Robert Knipschild’s artworks. On display will be oil and gauche paintings, wood block…