Ella Amelia Gardner

The Steenbock Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Science Arts and Letters and the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP), present the paintings of Ella Amelia Gardner ((1914-2007).  The gallery is located at 1922 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.

Ella Amelia Gardner Paintings will be featured at the Steenbock Gallery from December 15, 2015 until March 12, 2016. Exhibition reception Saturday, February 27, 2016.

Ella Gardner’s paintings explore rural culture, family life, nature, and the timeless Amish world. Her artworks were widely exhibited in Wisconsin during her lifetime.  Her art career began again 1964 after her youngest son graduated from high school and left home to attend college. She began to paint in earnest and quickly began o be recognized for her efforts.  She found an art community in the Wisconsin Regional Artist Association and WRAP.  For forty years she was an active participant in the Wisconsin Region Arts Program, regularly exhibited her work at the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield, where she received received many awards.  Her art was exhibited in solo shows in Granton, Neillsville, Marshfield, Menomonie, Wisconsin Rapids, Fort Atkinson and Madison, including an exhibit in the Governor’s Office in Madison in 1983. Gardner was a versatile artist who worked in many mediums, saying that “the subject matter often dictates the medium.” Much of her work explores aspects of rural Wisconsin life.  The paintings in this exhibition include works from her celebrated Amish Series.

Please join us for a gallery reception at the Steenbock Saturday February 27, 2016 from 12:00pm—2:00pm.

The Steenbock Gallery is free and open to the public.  Gallery hours are regular weekday work hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.