Art Walk Stoughton is a juried art show, and is proud to highlight some of the best regional and local artists from around the South Central Wisconsin area. Our regional artisans and artists produce work across the full spectrum of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass, mosaics, digital art, jewelry, woodworking, and more.
2024 Artist Application - Closed for 2024
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2024 Artists
Blue Sky Leather - Charlie Rogers
leather
Handcrafted leather work, from wallets, belts, journals, to bags and briefcases. Doing leather work for almost 50 years, first at Sacred Feather, hats and leather store in Madison and now retired and re-starting my private business. Also very much enjoyed being at this years Syttende Mai event.
Location: Ease / Main Street Yoga
Price Range: $5-$225
Cottage Grove, WI
Dog Art
painting
Come see some fun works of art by Person’s Best Friend!
Location: Crazy Dog Mom
Price Range: $
Deep Well Studios - Gary Nauman
printmaking, comics
Deep Well Studios (Gary Karl Nauman and Nathan Peterson) seeks to share the love of stories, ideas, and Wisconsin small towns, and encourage the joy of the imagination and the making of art through their creative endeavors.
When Gary was in kindergarten, he was working on a drawing assignment, and someone said, “You’re an artist,” and Gary believed them. Since then, Gary has pursued that calling, working in design, animation, linocut printing, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, oil painting, and now comic book design. The comic book series Vidar and Hans follows the antics and adventures of a Viking and troll living in Stoughton trying to be superheroes.
Location: Gemini Games
Price Range: $5-125
Middleton, WI
vidarandhans.wordpress.com
Gigi Gastevich
Fiber
Gigi Gastevich is a Stoughton artist working at the intersection of art, craft, and technology. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023 with her MFA in Fiber & Material Studies. Drawing from her background in photography, Gastevich makes labor-intensive, tactile renderings of found online photographs, utilizing techniques like cross stitch, machine knitting, and digitally-assisted weaving. In translating these images from the digital to the physical, she channels the meditative properties of craft to seek moments of connection and intimacy within our increasingly virtual existence.
Location: Grasshopper Goods
Price Range: $50-$800
Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
Green Road Pottery - Brook Johnson
ceramics, pottery
Brook Johnson creates novel textures, forms, and colors with his exquisite pottery. His works include functional pottery as well as figured sculpture. Yahara Chocolate and Pottery features not only these works but the perfect teas and chocolates to pair with them.
Location: Yahara Chocolate & Tea
Price Range: $15-$450
Stoughton, WI
greenroadpottery.com
Gretchen Olson Arts
Pottery,Ceramics
I have been working with clay for 30 years and still feel like there is so much to explore! I work primarily on the pottery wheel and am driven to create beautiful and interesting surfaces using several glaze layering techniques. My work is fully functional and is intended to provide interest to your serving table. I am known for using plenty of color and organic shapes in my decoration.
Price Range: $24-$150
Verona, WI
Katherine Simdon
mixed media, painting
I create using my intuition, letting the things around me inspire me and guide me. Never planned color pallets or the use of references. Often I create without knowing what I’m actually thinking or feeling. It isn’t till the end when it’s framed that I name the artwork. It involves setting aside time to meditate with the pieces to figure out where I remember seeing that memory. Most memories are of the energy of a connection I had with someone, witnessing others connect, or just how I connect with the earth. These paintings are my way of journaling and sharing that experience with others who feel human energy deeply.
I am very process-driven and my choice of materials is thought out with what my process will be. For my current work, I love the challenge of each layer being about composition and balance between chaos, negative space, all while thinking three steps ahead to place the transparencies over the painting and mat to make a completed piece.
Location: Overt Gallery
Price Range: $24-$6400
Stoughton, WI
http://katherinesimdon.com
Kristina Kastner
Painting
Nature is a strong influence on Kristina’s art. She loves the beauty, texture, shape, color, and variety we can find that is prevalent in the world around us. Kristina believes that the Universe speaks to us through the natural world and that we can find meaning and messages by paying attention to the beauty in nature that we encounter, are attracted to, or dream about. When inspired to paint a particular theme that elicits an attraction, Kristina researches the spiritual meaning and interprets what lessons can be learned from it. Attraction and inspiration are individualized and can differ significantly from person to person. The message she receives when creating a painting can be quite different than the message you receive when viewing it after completion.
Art allows Kristina to escape to a magical place where she can create something meaningful and beautiful while also opening a line of communication between herself and the Universe. When viewing her art, she hopes it sparks a story or feeling that brings you joy and an appreciation for all the abundant beauty we see in life.
Location: Grand Inspired
Price range: $35 - $1000
Brooklyn, WI
Rachel Wilson Arts
Painting
Watercolor painting is my daily habit for easing into work as an elementary teacher. My true joy is in painting the littles—from painting and framing tiny landscapes to creating cards that make people feel special and honored. Part of my process is picking the “just right” frame to compliment my work. In addition to painting, I enjoy teaching others to watercolor in workshops held at The Villager Gallery and Framing in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Location: Dairyland Dessert Cafe
Price range: $3-$75
Beloit, WI
Rogue Wovens - Jay Warner
fiber
Jay has been weaving for 10 years and has committed that time to building his skills in weaving, dyeing, and finishing handwoven textiles. He has honed his skills in using complex woven patterns, colors, and hand stitching has set his work apart.
He is also a skilled teacher in weaving and has been invited to teach at several nationally recognized fiber festivals.
Today Rogue Wovens exemplifies Jay's commitment to try new things, and create custom and one-of-a-kind pieces and yardage.
Location: Spry Whimsy Fiber Arts
Jefferson, WI
Artist Website
Sleepy Cat Studio - Kaethe Paynter
glass
I own a small independent art glass studio located in rural Dane County. I create one-of-a-kind pieces for distinctive homes and gardens using both contemporary kiln-fired glass and traditional stained glass techniques. I am a member of the American Art Glass Guild and the Association of Wisconsin Artists and Craftsmen. My work depicts naturalistic images of birds and flowers which compliment both modern and traditional home interiors. I enjoy working in glass because it has a magical quality when it interacts with light. The changing colors, translucency, and textures are perfect for creating beautiful decorative pieces. I began learning glass working in the early 1980’s. I have done restoration work on stained glass windows using painted glass techniques which have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. I am currently working in kiln fired glass (commonly known as glass fusing) combined with stained glass. I sell my work through exclusive art shows, online and commissioned work.
Location: Stoughton Public Library
Price Range: $25-$160
Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
Summit Art Studio - Rick Ross
Reflection of who I am as an artist keeps bringing me back to one word, evolution. I have always loved art – I drew and painted as a child, and as I got older, the transition into adulthood left me little time for creative expression. In my 30s, another major transition into parenthood gave me the unexpected inspiration to return to art. Spending time with my sons and seeing the world through their eyes, moved me to pick up the paint brush again and express color with renewed wonder for the world around me.
Nature is my subject matter, whether literally interpreted through landscapes and still life or abstractly represented by the textures and depth of oil and cold wax medium. Like the evolution of my life experiences, I love to explore and imagine the journey of objects and am inspired by history, age, and patina.
Location: Ease / Main Street Yoga
Price Range: $25-$900
Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
Artist Website
JazzArt - Susan Mendenhall
Painting
I am Susan ‘Jazz’ Mendenhall and my work is known as JazzArt
JazzArt is about simplicity – simple lines, patterns, colors, and subjects – all to create a simple elegance. I paint in both watercolor and acrylic. I use masking fluid to shape my watercolor paintings. This creates an organic and imperfect design. With my acrylics, the repetition of a simple pattern is the focus of each painting. JazzArt began with inspirational greeting cards. As a lover of succinct quotations, I desired to make the words visible. The objective of both the words and design is to express only what is needed and nothing more.
It has been an honor to be commissioned for paintings, greeting cards, and business logos. Three of my acrylic paintings have found a home in the Chocolate Factory at Epic Headquarters.
JazzArt is described as simple, happy, whimsical, playful, and calming. To bring these qualities into people’s lives is a privilege as an artist. If your eyes fall onto a JazzArt painting and your heart finds delight, I have done my job.
Price Range: $4 - $200
The Jade Octopus - Nina Jones
jewelry
Nina Jones began her interest in silversmithing with a class to make a ring using the lost wax casting method (hand carved wax form, molten silver, hand finishing). She had previously strung beads and pearls, but nothing she had done before that class compared to the excitement of using fire, acid, and high speed tools to shape raw metal. She has apprenticed with a master jeweler and continues to take online classes and attend in person workshops. Nina designs and builds all of her own pieces. She also takes commissions where she transfigures a client’s existing jewelry. Nina finds a deep sense of achievement in making pieces of art that her clients feel beautiful wearing.
Location: Dune Home and Gifts
Price Range: $35-$175
The Painted Page - Connie Graham
mixed media
I create collages from papers that I paint, print and texture with acrylics. I love color and the accidental things that can happen when layering one color upon another. I draw scenes I desire to create and then begin cutting and collaging the papers. My work can be drawn from places I’ve traveled or depict a special place or memory. At times pieces may be generated from a whimsical idea or others a colorful abstract design.
I have a degree in Art Education and taught children art for many years. I enjoyed within a given day teaching a variety of lessons for different ages. I think this is why I like to mix things up! When I finish a detailed collage of homes or buildings I may move on next to something more abstract with some fun papers. The limitless combinations of color, textures and prints on the painted pages always keeps me excited for what is next!
Location: Diakonos Designs
Price Range:$5-$1500
Watercolors by TAK - Thomas Kuchenbecker
painting
Stylized photo realistic watercolor paintings of Wisconsin inspired scenes using multiple layers to achieve high value contrast and deep color saturation with great attention to image details and scene composition
Artist Location: Stoughton Public Library
Price Range: $5-$100
Fitchburg, WI
Artist Website
Willow Art - Hal Shaw
woodworking
I am a long time Stoughton resident. I had to figure out ways to make my art work. I stain a piece of wood black and then transfer a picture to it . Then I carve out what should be white. I enjoy working on many subjects. The subjects are usually something I am interested in such as animals, buildings, airplanes and many more.
Artist Location: Viking Brew Pub
Price Range: $20-$400
Stoughton, WI
Zovar Fine Art - Ray Zovar
mixed media, sculpture
Ray has always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. His first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. He was awed by the dioramas in the Milwaukee Public Museum, his favorite urban playground.
Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of Ray’s work over the next 30 years was comprised of oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases.
He moved to mosaics for about 13 years: water fountains, sculptures, furniture, architectural pieces. He was fascinated with the depth of color, texture, form and infinite materials that this tactile medium presents.
In 2013, Ray began creating 360° luminous sculptures, which are illusionary, abstract, one-of-a-kind interplays of color and light, most often in a column form. Along with creating these sculptures, Ray continues to paint.
Artist Location: Zovar Fine Art
Price Range: $39-$4,998
Stoughton, WI
Artist Website