Selected Exhibitions

2008

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Nohl Fellowship Award Winners Exhibition, INOVA Galleries, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Kennilworth Building, North Prospect and Kennilworth Ave., October-January

Milwaukee Street Gallery, 717 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, "Four Sided Show", small group exhibition, April 18 - May 9.

51st Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, juried, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, May 16 - July 18.

Japan-Wisconsin Art Exchange; "Two Cultures, One Spirit", Saitama Museum of Art, Saitama, Japan, July 14-22.

Ploch Art Gallery, Wilson Art Center, Brookfield, WI, Dec-Jan, Exhibit title: "I Am Soltaire".

"Inside Out", Sculpture Exhibition, University of WI, Sheboygan, June - Sept.

2007

Aqua Art Miami, Miami Florida, part of Hotcakes Gallery exhibit, December 6-9

Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, Nov. 4 - Jan. 6

Solo Exhibit, Lakeland College Bradley Gallery, Bradley Fine Arts Building, Sept. 13th – Oct. 25th, Sheboygan, WI

"Sculpture at the Edge", Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Oct. 11 - Nov. 1

"ONE COLLECTION, THREE DIMENSIONS: A Personal PURSUIT OF Wisconsin Sculpture", selections from the collection of Gary John Gresl, Sept. 12 - Nov. 11, Reception, Sunday, September 16th, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WP&S South East Chapter juried exhibition, May 23 - July 15.

WISCONSIN TRIENNIAL, 2007, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI,
May 4 through July 15 The opening will take place on Friday, May 4 from 5:30 pm until 9pm.

Alive in the Arts, Plymouth Art Association at Gallery 110 North, juried exhibition, April 27 - June 10.

WISCONSIN ARTISTS BIENNIAL, 2007, Haggerty Museum, Marquette campus, Milwaukee, WI, April 22 - July 15. Opening to take place on April 22nd.

St. John's Uihlein Peter's Gallery, St. John's on the Lake, SE Chapter Juried Exhibit, Mar. 3 - Apr. 14th

50th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Juried Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI, Feb. 2 - Mar. 30

Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, Feb 23 -April 7, Invitational "Up North" themed exhibit, reception March 9, 5-7pm.

2006

Solo Exhibit titled Palimpsests and Middens, December 16 - January 21, Hotcakes Gallery, 3379 N. Pierce St., Milwaukee

Milwaukee International Art Fair, represented by Hotcakes Gallery, Falcons Hall, Oct. 20-21
WP&S Southeast Member show, Ruess Federal Plaza, Milwaukee, Sept-Oct

Anderson Art Center Winter Juried Exhibition, Nov. 5th thru Jan. 8th.

"Rural Visions", Steenbock Gallery, Madison, December - January

New Visions Gallery, Marshified, WI, Culture and Agriculture Juried Exhibit, May 8 - July 9, reception Sat. May 6, 6-8 PM.

Found and Recycled, Appleton Art Center Curated Exhibit, Appleton, WI, April 24 - June 3

"Beloit and Vicinity 49th Annual Juried Exhibition". Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI February 3 thru March 31. Reception Feb 3, 507

"Inside Out", summer to fall sculpture exhibition, June 8 - Oct. 10, UW Sheboygan, WI

"Foreign Influences", Steenbock Gallery, WI Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Madison, WI, June-July

"Agrarian Views", juried exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth Art Center, Plymouth, WI, June 23 -August 6

"UP NORTH": Imaging of North Woods Culture and Mythology", West Bend Art Museum, August 2 - September 24

"He Said, She Said", Duo exhibit with Janet Roberts, traveling exhibit, Wausau Center for the Visual Arts", August 18 -Oct. 1, reception Friday, August 25

Solo exhibit at Eye of the Arts Gallery, 225 Watson Street, Ripon, WI, February to March.  February 1 through April 1, reception February 11, 5-9

"The Uncommon Icon; Reinventing the Sacred", January 28 - March 11, ABEA exhibit at Uilein Peters Gallery, 1840 No. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee

2005

Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, October 2005- January 2006, 2 works accepted.

South East Chapter Juried Membership Exhibition, Marian Gallery, Mount Mary College, Sept.-Oct., Traveling to the Steenbock Gallery, WI Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Madison, Dec.-Jan.

April 22 – June 1:  Juried Art Exhibit  “ALIVE IN THE ARTS”, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth Arts Association.

"He Said, She Said", Duo exhibit with Janet Roberts, traveling exhibit, Carroll College Rowe Fine Art Gallery, October exhibition.

"Eight Counties" Juried Exhibition, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, February 20th thru March.

"Beloit and Vicinity 48th Annual Juried Exhibition",  Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI , February 4th thru April 1.

"Recycle", The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Steenbock Building Gallery, Thru January

Earthly Things and Mnemonic Devices", a solo exhibit in the Porter Butts Gallery of the Wisconsin Memorial Union, UW Madison, January 21 - February 20.

 

2004

28th Plaza Art Competition and Exhibition, juried, the New Beverly Art Center, Chicago, Nov. 19 -Jan. 8.

"Alive in the Arts", Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI, April 13 to May 16.

"The Art of Assemblage, Objects and Inspiration", small group invitational exhibit, Rahr-West Art Gallery, Manitowoc, WI, April 14 thru May 30

"A Decade of Art from the Wisconsin Academy Gallery", Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters James Watrous Gallery, Overture Center, Madison, WI, September 18 thru October 31.

"Collaborations", together with Janet Roberts as collaborator, the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Steenbock Building Gallery, opens Oct.1

2003

Anderson Art Center Winter Juried Art Exhibition, November 16 - January 4, Kenosha, WI

Sculpture exhibited at Art Milwaukee, September 2003, Organized by Milwaukee Art Dealers Association, Coachlignt Building, MIAD

Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2003, statewide juried show, UW Madison Art Galleries, Sept. 12 - Oct. 11, 2003.

Solo Exhibition Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, July 20 to September 7, 2003.

Solo Exhibition University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Titled "Mementos and Earthly Things", The Gail Floether Steinhilber Art Gallery in the Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd., February 6th through March 15, 2003.

Walker's Point Center for the Arts, West National Ave., Milwaukee, April 11th thu May 24th, Duo exhibition with Dan McGuire, Sculpture Professor University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. Reception on April 11th. The show will also be open on gallery night April 25th.

2002

Beverly Art Center, 2407 West 111th St., Chicago, IL, 26th Annual Alice & Arthur Baer Juried Art Competition, November 22 - January 18.

Anderson Arts Center Winter Juried Exhibition, Kenosha, WI., Nov. 10-Jan 5

Unconventional Wisconsin, statewide juried show, Carlsten Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Steven's Point, Nov. 2 to Nov. 11, 2002

Gallery 110 North, Plymouth Center, Plymouth WI, "Personal Visions" WP&S South East Chapter juried exhibit, two pieces accepted, received juror's award, August 30th thru Oct. 20th.

Anderson Art Center, 10th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, two pieces accepted, September 15-October 20

Juried exhibition, Route 51, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, May-July, Wausau Center for the Visual Arts, Best of Show Award; the exhibit moving to Beloit College for July-August.

July, Solo exhibition at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, WI, Titled: "Here Where We Are Standing Dinosaurs Did A Dance", Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Reception: Friday, July 12th, 5:00-7:00 P.M.

2001

Solo exhibition by invitation. "Gary John Gresl, A Personal Synthesis". Rowe Fine Arts Gallery, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI, January 20 - February 16
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Tenth Triennial Eight Counties Exhibition, juried show, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, June 3 - July 22.

Beverly Art Center, Chicago, 25th Annual Baer Art Competition and Exhibition, November, 2001 Best of Show Award, 3D category

Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2002, Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc, and traveling to the Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI. November 18th, 2001 thru March 31, 2002.

2000

"Unconventional Wisconsin", juried exhibit. Three pieces chosen. Awarded honorable mention. (Exhibition awards comprised one cash award and six equal Honorable Mentions.) Edna Carlsten Gallery, Fine Arts Center, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, September 16 - October 11

WP&S Centennial Exhibition, juried exhibit, highest cash award of $1000 for Requerdo, Beach Glass, West Bend Art Museum, October 18 - November 27

1999

Wisconsin Artists Biennial, statewide juried exhibit. First prize $500 award, Haggerty Art Museum, Marquette University

1998

Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors juried exhibit, Sesquicentennial Celebration at Villa Terrace Museum and Allis Museum, $400 prize award

HIATUS IN EXHIBITION SCHEDULE DUE TO DEALING WITH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL MATTERS

1992

"Where the Waters Meet", one half hour video interview for cable access, made available to the Milwaukee Public Library, created by Christina Zadowski and Mark Mars

1990

"What Was.. .Is!", Invitational group exhibit at the Ruess Federal Building and The Firestation Gallery, presented by City of Milwaukee Recycling Office

1989

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Art Energized", spring juried exhibit

Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors juried exhibit. West Bend Gallery of Fine Art

Union Hill Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO, "Synthesis", invitational group exhibit

Madison Art Center, "From Impulse to Obsession", invitational group exhibit

1988

Walkers Point Center For The Arts, "Artists' Chairs"

"The Split Brain Series" and installation, solo show. Terra Rouge Art Gallery

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Wisconsin Statements" juried spring exhibit

Wright Street Art Gallery, "Homage to the Far Side"

Historic Third Ward Window Installation, "A Slice of Art"

Milwaukee Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors juried exhibit, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

1987

Solo Exhibit, Wright Street Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, "The Ethnography of North America", recent assemblage sculpture

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "On Wisconsin", fall juried show

Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc, WI, "Four Artists, New Abstraction"

West Bend Gallery of Fine Art, "Kathleen Forecki, Peggy Thurston Farrel, Gary John Gresl", West Bend, WI

Wright Street Gallery, "The Wright Experiment", a group show

Mount Mary College, Faculty Exhibit

Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors Juried Exhibit, Reuss Federal Building, Milwaukee

"Museum of Sexuality", invitational exhibit. Installation titled "The Human is a Transitional Animal", Theatre X Building, Milwaukee

Wright Museum Of Art, "Bright Lights", (Neon theme) Beloit College, Beloit, WI

The Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Statewide juried exhibit. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, $300 Award Prize, Show traveled to Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc and the Neville Museum, Green Bay

The Wisconsin Triennial, statewide juried exhibit, Madison Art Center

Madison Walker's Point Center For The Arts, juried exhibit "Naked Self Portraits"

Beverly Art Center, Chicago, Alice and Ruth Baer Juried Art Competition

1986

Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors Juried Membership Exhibit, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Carrol College Union Gallery, "6X12", group show of small works

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Wisconsin Update", fall juried show

1985

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Trends", spring juried show

Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Contemporary Wisconsin", fall juried show

Men and Women in the Arts, National Juried Exhibition, April 4-28, West Bend Gallery of fine Art, West Bend, WI.

Mount Mary College, Faculty Exhibit

"Salon de Refuses", alternative show to "Exhibition 63" exhibit, Milwaukee

West Bend Gallery of Fine Art, "Local Artists Exhibit"

1984

The Wisconsin Biennial, Madison Art Center, Madison, statewide juried show

West Bend Gallery of Fine Art, "Local Artists Exhibit"

Solo exhibit at Milwaukee Auction Galleries, "Road Studies, Hitchhikers and Found Images"

Cardinal Stritch College "Mile of Art", juried exhibit