Award Winners Announced for Miller Art Museum’s 48th Juried Annual

On Display through Saturday, October 28, 2023

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (September 29, 2023) — On Friday, September 16, the Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay unveiled its 48^th Juried Annual—a survey and celebration of contemporary work by Wisconsin visual artists—to a reception of more than 200 attendees. Eight regional visual artists were recognized during the awards ceremony for their works exuding excellence and originality and were experimental in nature. All total, $1,950 was presented to the following recipients:

Aaron Boyd (Milwaukee), awarded a $250 Juror’s Choice Award (Jinkins) for his work titled The Tadpoles.

Kimberly Burnett (Milwaukee), awarded a $200 Special Merit Award for her work titled The Rearrangement.

Bethann Moran Handzlik (Fort Atkinson), awarded a $200 Special Merit Award for her work titled A Mind of Winter.

Thomas Jordan (Sturgeon Bay), awarded a $200 Special Merit Award for his work titled Alone, But Not Alone.

Beth Schueffner (Neenah), awarded the Bonnie Hartmann Award for Outstanding Creativity, a $100 cash award, for her work titled Well, Here We Are.

Mary Ellen Sisulak (Ellison Bay), awarded the $500 Gerhard CF Miller Award of Excellence for her work titled Artifact.

Arlene Stanger (Baileys Harbor), awarded a $250 Juror’s Choice Award (Vadney) for her work titled Umbrella.

Ashley Wittling (Chippewa Falls), awarded a $250 Juror’s Choice Award (Ward) for her work titled Duality.

The 48^th Juried Annual showcases 73 contemporary two-dimensional works by Wisconsin artists and marks the third year that artists from across the state were eligible to submit work. These distinctive works can be viewed throughout the entire museum in both the main galleries on the lower level as well as on the second floor Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine.

Participating artists include:  Nadia Alkhun, New Berlin; Gail Ann Anderson, Sturgeon Bay; James Arnold, Arbor Vitae; Kimberly Bauer, Altoona; Maureen Blaney Flietner, Green Bay; Aaron Boyd, Milwaukee; Richard Brawner, Fish Creek; Janine Buechner, Sturgeon Bay; Kimberly Burnett, Milwaukee; Weeya Michelle Calif, Green Bay; Miguel Camacho, Milwaukee; Mike Chiaverina, Sturgeon Bay; Phyllis Deicher-Ladwig, Plymouth; Randall Dettmann, Algoma; Justin Fondrie, Milwaukee; Natalie Fortuna, Sheboygan; Tom Friese, Green Bay; Richard A Geudtner, Sturgeon Bay; Judith Golombowski, New Berlin; Beth Gullickson, Madison; Bethann Moran Handzlik, Fort Atkinson; Olivia Heckel, West Allis; Kim “Kimski” Heier, Wausau; Mitchel Heinrichs, Fish Creek; Jeanne Heuer, New Franken; Lynn Hobart, La Crosse; Susan Hoffmann, Baileys Harbor; Thomas Jordan, Sturgeon Bay; Joseph Kaftan, Sturgeon Bay; Lauretta Kelley, Jacksonport; Dale Knaak, Sheboygan; Kevin Knopp, Waupaca; Collette LaRue, Green Bay; Mitch Leavitt, Baileys Harbor; Caitlin Leline-Hatch, Dodgeville; Olivia Lorber, Shorewood; Stephanie Lord, Sturgeon Bay; Liz Maltman, Fish Creek; Christine Metropulos-Friedrich, Minocqua; Tania Nelson, Green Bay; Tracy Nickolaus, Shorewood; Maxine Nobbe, Oshkosh; Kandy Otto, Sturgeon Bay; Tanya Otto, Wausau; Jack Pachuta, Cedarburg; Leslie Paulus, Cedar Grove; Brian Pier, Sturgeon Bay; Brian Pirman, De Pere; Anne Raskopf, Oconomowoc; Susan Reynolds-Smith, Ephraim; Michelle Richeson, Neenah; Emily Roedl, Egg Harbor; Amy Ross, Kenosha; Selia Salzsieder, Madison; Dianne Saron, Egg Harbor; Laura Schneider, Mont Calvary; Beth Schueffner, Neenah; Claudia Scimeca, Sturgeon Bay; Timothy Seery, Sun Prairie; Mary Ellen Sisulak, Ellison Bay; Arlene Stanger, Baileys Harbor; Steven Stanger, Baileys Harbor; Caitilin Stolle, Brooklyn; Rosemary Stuart, Sturgeon Bay; Claire Tellstrom, Milwaukee; Leigh Townsend, Brussels; Sonia Vasquez, Manitowoc; Deborah Wage, Plover; Mark Weller, Waunakee; Ida Whitney, Baileys Harbor; Ashley Wittling, Chippewa Falls; Isaiah Young, Sheboygan; and Xiaohong Zhang, Fort Atkinson.

The 48th Juried Annual will be on public view through Monday, October 28, 2023.  The exhibition and accompanying awards are made possible with support from DC Printing & Green Bay Blue, the Julia Van Roo Bresnahan Charitable Fund of the Door County Foundation, and the MMG Foundation. Generous grant support is also provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts with in-kind support from Third Avenue PlayWorks. 

The museum is located within the Door County Library at 107 S. 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. Hours are Monday 10 am -7 pm and Tuesday through Saturday 10 am –5 pm. Closed Sunday. Admission is free; an elevator is available to access galleries on the Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine. For more information about the exhibits or the museum, call (920) 746-0707 or visit www.millerartmuseum.org. Find the museum on Instagram at @MillerArtMuseum or Facebook at Miller Art Museum.