The Carlsten Art Gallery features a diverse range of exhibitions, from burgeoning student talent to internationally recognized artists, with themes that explore topics relevant to our campus and Central Wisconsin communities. Carlsten Gallery is a space for engaging displays and community-driven events. As part of UWSP’s College of Fine Arts and Communication, the gallery fosters an environment of creative exploration and academic excellence, guided by a dedicated team of faculty, staff, and scholars.

What Gave Us a Feeling About Time

Paintings & Videos by Peter Barrickman

December 11 – January 23 
Reception: Thu, Dec 11 | 5:00–7:00pm

An exhibition of paintings and video by Milwaukee artist Peter Barrickman. Rooted in cycles of the natural world and Wisconsin’s seasons, Peter’s new series of paintings meditates on transformation.

A multidisciplinary artist, Peter makes work in tandem with an archiving practice. From found images, recorded experiences, observational drawings, and collected objects, subjects are formed. His paintings merge observed and imagined realities through a process that welcomes revision and accident, drawing on Expressionist and Post-Impressionist influences. His most recent work unfolds like a living system that reflects human complexity and our own movement through changing environments.

Peter Barrickman’s work has been shown at numerous galleries and museums internationally including The Whitney Museum of American Art, Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, La Panaderia in Mexico City, Karma International in Zurich, Tanzschuleprojects in Munich, The Tate Modern in London, Fluc in Vienna and Cité des Arts International in Paris. His work has been written about in Art Forum, Art Papers, Art in America online, theNewRepublic.com, Artnews.com and The New York Times online.

Barrickman is an associate professor in Fine Art + New Studio Practice at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. He is represented by The Green Gallery and Nathalie Karg Gallery.

Special thanks to The Green Gallery in Milwaukee and their team for making this exhibition possible.

PLEASE NOTE — Carlsten Gallery hours are affected by UWSP campus schedule over winter break as follows: 

GALLERY CLOSED: Dec 20 – Jan 5

LIMITED HOURS: Jan 6 – Jan 16 

Tue–Fri | Noon–5:00pm

Regular hours resume Jan 20 as listed below.

Gallery Hours

Special hours may be added during University events.

The gallery is closed on all major holidays.
Please check our Facebook page prior to visiting to ensure that our hours have not changed for any reason.

Located on the second floor of the Noel Fine Arts Center, The Carlsten Art Gallery exhibits local, national, and international artists, hosts community events, and contributes to overseeing and maintaining a unique permanent collection of fine art and design works. The gallery is a beautiful space with three ceiling mounted projectors and a sound system that can be used through the entire gallery or specific spaces.

Housed within the Carlsten Art Gallery is the Schneider Gallery, dedicated to showcasing current and past student works, allowing experimentation, research, and real-world gallery experience. If you have interest in using the space, or working with the Carlsten Art Gallery, please contact us. 

Email:  kknoke@uwsp.edu        Phone: 715-346-2669

Schneider Student Gallery

The Schneider Student Gallery, an addition made possible by the generosity of Richard and Myrna Schneider, is a dedicated gallery space within the Edna Carlsten Art Gallery for student solo, dual, or group installations and projects. This gallery space offers students an opportunity to design and realize exhibitions of their own work.

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