No Instructions Gallery Presents Leave All the Doors Open: New Works by Rachel Hausmann Schall

Milwaukee, WI – June 25, 2025 – No Instructions Gallery is proud to present Leave All the Doors Open, a solo exhibition of new work by Rachel Hausmann Schall. The show opens with a reception on Friday, June 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the gallery, located at 2124 E. Rusk Ave., Milwaukee, in the heart of the Bay View.

Rachel Hausmann Schall’s practice is rooted in abstraction, experimentation, and play. Centering on the immediacy and accessibility of collage, her work layers mark making, color, and texture to create balanced chaos in all-over compositions. Each piece invites the viewer to contemplate forms that blur the boundaries between painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage. With intuitive gestures and deliberate layering, she builds and excavates surfaces that hold visual records of emotion, memory, and thought. As she explains, “My works are an authentic exploration into the materiality of collage…an attempt to make sense of a complex world.”

Leave All the Doors Open explores themes of excess, information saturation, and the instinct to find structure within visual chaos. Combining artist-made drawings and prints with found materials, Schall challenges artistic hierarchies and embraces freedom in composition. These richly layered pieces embody discovery through destruction—ripped, cut, sanded, and reformed into something new.

About the Artist

Rachel Hausmann Schall (she/her) is an artist, writer, and educator based in central Wisconsin. A graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), she has exhibited nationally in museums, galleries, and artist-run spaces, with solo exhibitions including Twosies (Milwaukee), 12 oz. Lounge (Peoria), and Affix & Repeat (Milwaukee). She is co-editor of Artdose Magazine, contributes to arts publications like Sixty Inches From Center, and co-organizes the Grilled Cheese Grant—an artist-run initiative supporting emerging Wisconsin artists. Schall currently serves as the Artist Residency & Adult Program Manager at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Regular gallery hours are Fridays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during exhibitions. For more information, visit www.noinstructs.com.

About No Instructions Gallery

No Instructions is a contemporary art gallery located in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. Founded by James Stepanek, the gallery’s mission is to present bold, dynamic artwork that sparks conversation and challenges traditional boundaries. No Instructions supports both emerging and established artists with a focus on innovation and cultural relevance.

For media inquiries, high-resolution images, or to schedule an interview with the gallery director, please contact James Stepanek at (773) 317-1500 or james@noinstructs.com.

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