ASSOCIATION of Wisconsin Artists 

AWA 2025 State Conference and Exhibition Heads to Wausau-Save the Dates!

This year, the AWA 2025 State Conference and Exhibition will take place in Wausau, showcasing our Regional State Awards. The event will be hosted in the galleries of the Center for the Visual Arts, a venue that provides the perfect setting for our artwork with its professional gallery ambiance and exceptional lighting.

The annual exhibition will run from mid-August through the end of September, giving visitors ample time to appreciate the diverse and inspiring works on display. The highlight of the event, the AWA Conference, is set for September 27, promising a day filled with creative exchange, learning, and celebration of the arts.

A change this year, WRAP-Teen, our program dedicated to showcasing young artistic talent, will take the stage earlier. The WRAP-Teen exhibit will be on display from July to early August, giving young artists their own time to shine in this exceptional space.

Join Us for the 2025 AWA State Art Exhibit and Conference at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau.

The Association of Wisconsin Artists (AWA) is proud to announce that the 2025 State Art Exhibit and Conference will be held at the wonderful galleries of the Center for the Visual Arts, located at 427 N 4th Street in downtown Wausau. This annual celebration of creativity brings together artists of all ages and backgrounds, showcasing work from across the state.

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EARLY SUMMER WRAP awards, June 2025

Wautoma WRAP State Award winners

WHITEWATER

State Awards

Heidi Hallett, Coral Reef

Sally Koehler, Sunflower - On the Library Wall II

Silvia Linton, In the Gloaming

Mary Nevicosi, Season of Gold

Michael Shea, I Hear Them at Nite

Pegge Suhm, Not Today

Honorable Mentions

Judith Buzzell, Aberdeen

Del Hansen, Lavender Fields

Dawn Hunter, Frozen

Jeff Mann, Fox

Jeff McDonald, Westbound

Roy Schmidt, Pathway

WAUTOMA

State Awards

Silvia Cavagnero: Mister Mystery

Mary Crnkovich: Feedmill in Auroraville

Sandra Dollar: Stella

Selma Glunn: Felted Flurry

Atlas Kolz: Satellites are Waiting

Karen Kubaki : Weathered Memories

Marlene Mirr: When Mothers Rule the World

Tony Saiia:A Door in Cortona

Kathleen Sletten: Eyes wide shut

Honorable Mentions

Paul Binder: Unknown

Sandy Blank: Sneak Peek

Ginny Jungwirth: Grandma's Chair and Phone 

Rachel Mosher:Dog Days of Summer

Linda Reinholz, Symphony #1: Fall, Redgranite Quarry

Pat Spear: School bag

Linday Tonn: Anticipation

Thomas Wright: Racine Reef Light

SPRING 2025 WRAP awards, May 2025

Shirley Diedrich at the Cambridge WRAP with her painting "Experimental."

GERMANTOWN

State Awards

Patricia Gergetz, Hats for Sale

Jean Iivari-Olson, Winter Morning in Sedona

Louise Joyner, Mountain Goats

Mary Klumb, Rainforest Plants

Kelly Plagemann, Tranquil Waters

Seonjoo So, Lake Michigan III

Jo Weber, Fantasy Trillium

Mark Yanny, Hay Valley Sunset

Honorable Mentions

Jan Braby, Tranquility

Karin Corteen, Favorite Things

Linda Derrick, Ebony and Ivory

Michael Digmann, Old Friends

Roberta Jones, Mon Petit Chou

Gerald Nelson, Knitting Needle Box

Sherry Paukner, Purple Lilacs

April Roemer, Fall Fields

CAMBRIDGE

State Awards

Lynn Belanger, Cow Slip Corner

Varla Bishop, Peace and Serenity

John Bittner, Bergen Norway II

Dona Blunt, Barnyard Boss

Shirley Diedrich, Experimental

Sue Herring, Takin' a Break

Lori Hoffman, Buddy

Kathryn Kloehn, Incantevole

Mary Jean Martin, Watchful Eyes

Joan O'Connor, Finley in Ireland

Honorable Mentions

Mary Bughman, Sheets in the Wind

Silvia Cavagnero, Farewell Winter

Audrie Freson, Selfie

Debra Hall, Softly Lit

Debra Horack, Mushrooms

Alison Meschke, Boomer

Lance Meyer, Off to Paradise

Laura Strehlow, Night Owl

Robin Taylor, We're Covered

Teresa Vicars, Chamuel Angel of Peace, Funky Angel Series

WAUNAKEE

State Awards

Bob Hodgson, Lazy Morning on The Mississippi – Circa 1880

Connie Swed, Peace is Within Our Reach

Kaitlin Walsh, Summer in Wisconsin 

Honorable Mentions

Chasity Curton, Sea Turtles

Cole Melvin, Portrait of a Red Tailed Hawk

Robert Schneider, Camryn (Grandson)

Elizabeth Teeter, Native Spirits

WAUKESHA/OCONOMOWOC

State Awards

Bryan Berenson, Foraging Bear

Jennifer Herro, Blackburnian Warbler

Barbara Kelsey, Lyons Den

Nancy Peterson, Shaded Path

Michael Pierson, So You Say

Jenna Plyer, Dancing Under the Milky Way

Cheri Porter, Blue Ice

Seonjoo So, Great Lake Michigan 2

Irene Taylor, Quitten Time at Aurora

Honorable Mentions

Mary Firnroar, Untitled

Laura Haberstroh, Time with Purple Cones

Janet Knapp, Summer Floral

Jeff Mann, Besties

Rachel Mosher, Lilac Remembrance

Kellie Nagel, Sky Pond

Frank Porter, Regatta

Susan Porubcan, Outta Gas

Joan Skimmons, At Rest

MONROE

State Awards

Casey Dwyer, Persephone Asleep in the Meadow

Haylee Espinoza, Unfinished

Rich Hager, Earth Scape

Tessa Hughes, Withering Away

Honorable Mentions

Alan Gibbs, Evening in the Marsh

Katie Holmes, To Be Made Perfect

SPRING 2025 WRAP awards, April 2025

Brenda Mulvey - Cattails of the Evening (Oshkosh WRAP)

RHINELANDER

State Awards

Sandra Cashman, Good Morning Little One

Camille Converse Smith, Superior

Vicki Eldridge, Left Behind

Ann Eschelman, Corps de Ballet

Nancy Leder, Harlequin Macaw

Hans Schmitt, Calling Elvis"

Honorable Mentions

Miira Allen, Cardinal

Danna Gabriel, Endless Circles

Judith McMillen, Grandpa

MADISON

State Awards

Krisstopher Boeck, Politician 2

Silvia Cavagnero, Voices

Wendy Crone, Toft Point Trail

Alexandra Doaga, Imperfection

Mary Hanusa-Schuff, Nora at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shevanthi Hettiarachchi, Zinnias

Kathryn Lederhause, Reflecting History

Anna Lukianova, Infinite Sky

Barbara Mathews, Fishing

Karen Nell McKean, Feeding the Gulls

Mary Mullen, Animas River, Colorado

Svetlana Neshlyaeva, Lilies

Bill NItzke, Powerful Peony

Kimberly Strittmater, Oathkeeper

Tom Thiel, River ’s Edge

Christina Thomas-Virnig, Twists and Turns

Honorable Mentions

Michael Anderson, Five Tables in Reykjavik

Joan Canto, Miss Eva

Allan Carroll, After the Flood

Bob Hodgson, Aurora

Kseniia Korchemkina, Glow and Gone

Anita Matcha, The Middle Child

Marie May, Blueberries

Dave Meinhardt, 3D Covered Bridge Triptych

Katherine Murphy, Forest Light

Susan Porubcan, Circular Motion

William Schuele, In the Jingle Jangle Morning I'll Come Following You

Seonjoo So, Pattern MunYang 2

Carol Thiel, Floating Orb with a Weather Vane

Tania Thousand, Precipice

Douglas Yu, Rimmon

Barbara Zellmer, Fire Sky

ANTIGO

State Awards

Jean Adams, Welcome,

Rosemary Bauknecht, A Hard Day's A Comin

Vicki Eldridge, Chuck

Nancy Leder, Blue Heron

Karen Now-Stimac, Checked Still Life,

Hans Schmitt, 1..2..3..4,

Honorable Mentions

Barb Blahnick, Curled Beauty

Camille Converse-Smith, Midnight with Flowers

Judith McMillen, The Bass,

Susan Peters, Islands on the Wolf River

Duane Philipps, Melodies in Bloom

Madison Taylor, The Last Phoenix

OSHKOSH

State Awards

Elissa Ewald, Frosty Morning              

Kris Gardner, A Day in the Park                  

Melanie Heintz, Fierce                                

Nancy Kirst, A Friendly Face                       

Melisa Lambrecht, Equinox                         

Jane Landwehr, Everchanging                    

Karin Livingood, Freshness in Spring                    

Brenda Mulvey, Cattails of the Evening

Katherine Murphy, Felicity                          

Maxine Nobbe, Circuitous                           

Donna Recker, Sam                                            

Honorable Mentions

James Booras, Late Cattails                                

Kathryn Korth, Hay Bales on Cuff’s Farm              

Tabitha Kraus, Wings of Serenity                         

Maureen Mezera, Leo’s Ranch                             

Lynn Artz Schaller, Boy in the Yellow Raincoat               

Ginnie Sherer, Two in the Hand                   

Seonjoo So, Opening Outside Window                  

Carolyn Sturma, Emergence of Spring                  

Mary Weddig, Night Sky                    

Melody Wollangk, Winnebago                     

Yueyang Zou, Blooming Pear Garden  

RICHLAND CENTER

State Awards        

Ricki Bishop, Cool Creek

Mikaila Egle, 777

David Ewing, Time Changes

Carol Kramer, Ginko!

Jacob Lee, Romance Remix 2

Hannah Pinkerton, Winter Was to be Over

Sally Probasco, Teen Beauties

Sherry Storms, I Work at the Finch Branch

Evelyn Strong, Dreary Day Portrait

Honorable Mentions

Shirley Diedrich, No Explanation

Jeanne Ferreira, Lil Flower

Rebecca Herb, Owen Autumn

Katherine Murphy, Tiny Landscape Series II

Summer Seehawer, Tundra Bear

Statewide Virtual WRAP awards - February, 2025 

State Awards

Wendy Crone - At the Exit

Cindy Helms -Oak Tree

Emma Macari - Magnolia Branch

Rachel Mosher - Gizmo - A Gremlin in NYC

Mary Mullen - Haven’s Pride of Tail

Katherine Murphy - Dark Dreams

Sally Probasco - Falling Leaves

Mary Ann Roesler - Art Nouveau Garden

Kathleen Scott - Community

Kathleen Sletten - Leaving Amargosa 3

Pat Spear - Coup Bag 24: American Voters

C.W. Stolle - Angel Wings

Teresa Vicars - Funky Daffodils

Teresa Vicars - Funky Daffodils

Honorable Mentions

John Bittner - Peek at the Pond

Silvia Cavagnero - The Past that will Be

KJ Forest - Yahara River Scene

Bob Hodgson - Birds of a Feather

Alexander Major - Niko

David McKenzie - The Critic

Abigail Peaslee - Solace in Wild Places

Seonjoo So - Crane 1

Sharon Stauffer - Portrait - Short Hair Dude

Mary Steinhardt - Savannah and Mason

Connie Swed - Loss

Lynn Verger - Untitled (pink)

Vina Yang - Zen Within

You can view the online gallery of all artwork including State Award winner Teresa Vicar’s Funky Daffodils at https://awa-artwork.org/wrap/05/

AWA Receives Grant from Wisconsin Art Board

In December, AWA was awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) for our Operational Fund. This grant will support the ongoing work we do to fulfill our mission: To inspire, educate, and support our art community. We are incredibly grateful to our Grant Writer, Christina Chalk, for her outstanding work in securing this vital funding. We also extend our deepest thanks to the WAB for their continued support. Their contribution enables us to offer the valuable programs that serve and enrich our community of artists.

Platteville WRAP-Teen Awardees- December 2024

Photo taken by Nohr Gallery

Israel Koumouganh, Boscobel High School

Ava White, Potosi High School

Alyssa Zeller, Southwestern High School

Ella Wilson, Mineral Point High School

Morgan Hansen, Platteville High School

Julian Scratch, Dodgeville High School

Check back on this page to see our WRAP and WRAP-Teen awards as the year progresses.