Ann M. Orlowski
a.orlowski.a@gmail.com
Professional Experience
Gallery Director 2020 - Present
Abel Contemporary Gallery
524 East Main St. Stoughton, WI 53589
Assistant Gallery Director 2010 - 2020
Abel Contemporary Gallery
6858 Paoli Rd. Paoli, WI 53508
Gallery Associate 2006 - 2010
Abel Contemporary Gallery
6858 Paoli Rd. Paoli, WI 53508
Co-Director of Art 2005 - 2011
U-Frame-It (UFI Gallery)
857 E. Johnson St. Madison, WI
Assistant to Master Printer 2002 - 2005
Tandem Press
201 S. Dickinson St. Madison, WI
Education
Bachelor of Fine Art. University of Northern Iowa 2002
Graduate Study, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI 2004 - 2005
Exhibitions
2024 Women Artists Forward Fund, Group Exhibition, Aubergine, Madison, WI
TMA Contemporary Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Solo Exhibition - Moon Room Installation in no. 5 Gallery, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
UNI Department of Art Faculty + 1, Gallery of Art - University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Nocturne, Group Exhibition, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
2023 DuMA Biennial 2023 - Juried Exhibition Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
Made to Order, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Painting Invitational - Group Exhibition, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Women Artists Forward Fund, Group Show, Arts and Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI
2022 Outlandish. Group Exhibition, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
18th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
TMA Contemporary Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
2022 Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Women Artists Forward Fund, Forward Art Prize Showcase, Group Show, Giant Jones, Madison, WI
2021 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Solo Exhibition - We All Imagine Worlds, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Women Artists Forward Fund, Forward Art Prize Showcase, Group Show, Giant Jones, Madison, WI
2020 Constructed Landscape. Group Exhibition, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
2019 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Horizon Line. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
2018 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Paoli, WI
Collaboration. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Paoli, WI
2017 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Paoli, WI
In the Cooler: Building the Future. Group Exhibition. Abel Contemporary Gallery, Paoli, WI
30th Anniversary. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, Wi
Surface and Structure. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2016 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2015 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Dystopia Now. Gallery 211, Madison College, Madison, WI
2014 Small Works. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
11th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Juried group exhibition. Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
Two person exhibition with Jonathan Wilde. Vernacular Architecture. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2013 Small Works. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Four person exhibition. Approaching Line. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
5 x 5. Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Small Works. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
25th Anniversary Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Contemporary Landscape. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Still Life. Group Exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2011 8th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Juried group exhibition. Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
12 x 12. Juried group exhibition. The Art Center Highland Park. Highland Park, IL – Award: 3rd Place
Small Works. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Abstract and Non-representation Work. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2010 Small Works. Group exhibition. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Adornment. Group exhibition. Winnebago Studios, Madison, WI.
Solo Exhibition - The American Experience - Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2009 Cigar Art. The Tasting Room of Monona. Monona, WI
Cityscapes. Studio Paran. Madison, WI
Five by Seven. Artisan Gallery. Paoli, WI
2008 Texture of the Landscape. Promega Spring Exhibition. Fitchberg, WI
Nocturne. Artisan Gallery. Paoli, WI
2007 The Book as Art. Madison, WI
Art-O-Whirl. Minneapolis open studio weekend. Minneapolis, MN
Emerging Talent. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2006 ARTbite Presents. Madison, WI
Wisconsin Landscapes. UFI Gallery, Madison, WI
Works on Paper. UFI Gallery, Madison, WI
2005 Art as Amusement. ARTbite Special Guest, Madison, WI
Solo Exhibition. Sculptures Salon, Madison, WI
Gimme Baby Robots. One Ten Gallery, Madison, WI
2004 Group Invitational. Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
2002 Something in the Open Loneliness. Kamerick Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA
2001 Main Street Social Club. The Main Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA
2000 Future Art Hobbyist. 100 Coat Gallery, Cedar Falls IA
Human Touch. 100 Coat Gallery, Cedar Falls IA
Curatorial/Juror Experience
2024 Juror - Arrivals and Departures, Heyde Center for the Arts, Chippewa Falls, WI
2017 In the Cooler: Building the Future. Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
2015 Dystopia Now. Gallery 211, Madison College, Madison, WI
Juror – College Hill Art Festival, Cedar Falls, IA
2011 Juror - Overture Center for the Arts, Madison Wisconsin
2009 Cigar Art. The Tasting Room of Monona. Monona, WI
2007 The Book as Art. Madison, WI
Professional Affiliation
Wisconsin Visual Artists - Professional Level Member
Studio Art Professional Advisory Committee - University of Wisconsin-Stout 2024 - 2025
Collections/Awards
Forward Art Prize Recipient, Woman Artist Forward Fund, 2024
PNC Building, Philadelphia, PA
Art Calendar: Deeply Rooted, Dane Arts, 2014
3rd Place. 12 x 12. Juried Group Exhibition. The Art Center Highland Park. Highland Park, IL, 2011
Meriter Hospital, Wisconsin Arts Meriter Collection, 2008
Traveling Print Portfolio: University of Wisconsin and South Africa, 2005
College of Humanities and Fine Art, Permanent Collection, 2001
Studio Art Grant, Jo Hern Curris Fund, 2001
Gallery Representation
Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI 2007 - Present