Eriks Johnson

Though a native to Milwaukee, Eriks Johnson lived in Chicago for nine years during which time he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago, traveled to Europe twice, and showed his work. 

Upon returning to Milwaukee, he immersed himself in the arts community; reading and writing poetry, forming a collaborative group of artists, managing two galleries, as well as creating and exhibiting his own paintings and drawings.

In 2003 he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Still developing and exhibiting his work, he now teaches in various capacities at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Artists Working in Education.

Sarah Janowski

Sarah Janowski was born and raised in Brookfield, Wisconsin and had the chance to both perform as well as display work at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center while in high school. She has just finished her fifth year at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where she studied both art education and ceramics. As a student she has had opportunities to teach a wide variety of ages at Milwaukee area schools including Hartford University School, IDEAL Charter School and the Milwaukee Jewish Day School. Aside from teaching she enjoys working with fibers and ceramics, combining them to make pieces ranging from small containers to large installations.

Tiffany Knopow

Tiffany Knopow is a Wisconsin native and now resides in Burlington, WI. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin Madison and recently her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Knopow has an active exhibition record including shows in the United States and South America. She was one of UW-Milwaukee's nominees for the 2007 National Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship and received a Layton Fellowship from UW-Milwaukee in 2008.

Steve Ohlrich

Steve Ohlrich is an artist who received training in Classical Realism at The School of Representational Art in Chicago. His work includes realistic figurative works, portraits, still life, and creative compositions. He is an instructor at The School of Representational Art, Kewaunee Academy of Fine Arts, and also teaches at public art centers and in the homes of individual art students.

Carrie Kim

Carrie Kim was born in WI, and has lived in Chicago and Long Beach. She studied at MIAD, and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Education from UW-Milwaukee. She received her Masters in Visual Studies from Cardinal Stritch University. She’s received several awards and scholarships, and exhibits her work throughout the Midwest.

Carrie works in, and is attracted to, a variety of mediums. Most recently, she’s been exploring and translating the ephemeral nature of memory in her work using graphite on found objects in her Ladies of America series.

Having taught to students of all ages and abilities, she brings 10 years of teaching experience to the Wilson Center. Kim has also worked as a studio and research assistant to Chicago sculptor Margaret Wharton, and as a design consultant for the Progressive Magazine.

Sarah Muente
Sarah Muente is a Wisconsin native and now resides in Brookfield. She received two degrees from the University

of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, most recently in Art Education where she focused on sculpture, and, previously, a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Welfare. She currently utilizes her interests and knowledge of social issues in her artwork, using a range of media, from

drawing and collage to sculpture.

Sarah has exhibited her developing body of art in different galleries around Wisconsin and is also an active member

of Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art (MATA). She enjoys teaching art and has taught art classes at a variety of schools and age levels, including Oak Creek and Arrowhead High Schools. Sarah has also worked in the Milwaukee area through Artists Working in Education and as a sculpture lab monitor at the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee.

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