Endlich exhibit on display at Academic Staff Art Gallery

The Academic Staff Art Gallery, located in room 270 of Bascom Hall, is showcasing the works of Linda Endlich for this semester’s featured artist which can be seen through July.

Currently a graphic designer for MERIT – Media, Education Resources & Information Technology – within the School of Education, Endlich has worked with countless clients from across campus creating everything from traditional print projects, custom illustrations, online courses to supporting visual and instructional design on websites.

She is also a UW–Madison art graduate with a focus on oil painting, portraiture and drawing. Her current work explores digital photography and image manipulation. 

The room provides a forum to display two-dimensional artwork created by UW–Madison academic staff.  

On display is a series of photographs and photographic montages. Endlich’s photographs serve as inspiration for the montages, however, there are eight from a previous collaboration with Paul Baker based on his photographs from Morocco.

Each montage is comprised of two to four individual photographs which are layered, duplicated and processed through special effects.

The process is one of pure experimentation. Once the final details are tweaked and blended, the layers are merged into a final photographic image. The process is a bit like traditional painting in the sense that there is an under painting (the initial photo) built upon layer by layer (additional photos), working dark into the light – except the brush strokes are virtual textures and patterns created by a pen stylus via a drawing tablet – until a final montage emerges.

There is also an additional participatory element to the exhibit called “Phonéments.” These images are from cell phones and challenge everyone to be more thoughtful and artistic by discovering their own moments every day.

People are invited to print a four-by-six-inch photo or photos and add them to the collection box at the exhibit.

If you want to share your name, those names will be incorporated into a final art piece with all the images gathered.

If you prefer not to leave your information, simply drop off the photo or photos and they will still become a part of the ongoing rotating set of images. New images will not only refresh the collage but also post to an ongoing blog. Images can be submitted through July.

Artwork shown at the gallery will be on display either in the fall or spring semester and will be given recognition through various campus publications. 

If you would like to have your work considered for exhibition in the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff please contact the Office Secretary of the Academic Staff office at acstaff_gov@lists.wisc.edu with the following information: 

Your contact information (indicate your academic staff position on campus), a short artistic statement describing your art and creative concerns; a works list, and four to 10 images of your work.

Exhibits change on a semester-by-semester basis. More information can be found here.