Emblem and Epigraph/Curses and Catchphrases: Fred Stonehouse, Paintings 2015-2025

The University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic School of Art and Design welcomes renowned Wisconsin painter and educator Fred Stonehouse to campus for an evening exploring his decades-long career, distinctive artistic vision, and studio practice. Stonehouse has established an international reputation for his evocative, dream-infused visual language that blurs the boundaries between contemporary neo-surrealism, vernacular folk art, pop culture, and classical devotional paintings.

Fred Stonehouse was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his BFA from UW Milwaukee in 1982. He had his first solo show in Chicago in 1983 and is represented by Billis Williams Gallery in Los Angeles. He has exhibited in Mexico, Amsterdam, Rome, and Berlin. He has been the recipient of an NEA Arts Midwest Grant and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Individual Artists Grant. He is a Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Enjoy an opening reception at the Furlong Gallery on October 8th at 4:00pm, followed by an artist presentation and Q&A at Harvey Hall Theatre at 6pm. The exhibit will be on view at the Furlong Gallery September 16th through October 24th.

The Furlong Gallery is open 9:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays, and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturdays. Additionall the gallery will be open Sunday, October 4 and Sunday Oct 18th.