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Faythe Levine to discuss Kiki Smith as part of Sculpture Milwaukee lecture series
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Faythe Levine to discuss Kiki Smith as part of Sculpture Milwaukee lecture series

Kiki Smith is an important American artist who often deals with issues of the female body, weaving myth and fairy tales into her work.

Saturday workshops in conjunction with Stacked
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Saturday workshops in conjunction with Stacked

November 24 through December 30, 2017

Annual ceramic show, Stacked, opens Nov. 25
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Annual ceramic show, Stacked, opens Nov. 25

November 24 through December 30, 2017. OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 25, noon to 5 p.m.

Rosemary Ollison exhibition opening June 16 at Portrait Society
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Rosemary Ollison exhibition opening June 16 at Portrait Society

Her drawings, often done in series, are about being a black woman in America.

New exhibitions open January 13 at Portrait Society Gallery
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New exhibitions open January 13 at Portrait Society Gallery

The exhibition runs through March 26, 2017.

Young and Erie
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Young and Erie

June 25 through August 28, 2011. Opening Reception: July 22, 2016, Gallery Night

A Person is a Noun: Contemporary Portrait Photography
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A Person is a Noun: Contemporary Portrait Photography

January 22 to March 19, 2016 at two venues.

A Person is a Noun: Contemporary Portrait Photography
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A Person is a Noun: Contemporary Portrait Photography

January 22 to March 19, 2016 at two venues.

I made this for you: Small gestures in clay
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I made this for you: Small gestures in clay

November 20 to January 8. Reception: 6 to 9 p.m. November 20, 2015

Pedro Velez and Greg Klassen at Portrait Society
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Pedro Velez and Greg Klassen at Portrait Society

September 11 through November 14, 2015

New exhibitions open March 20
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New exhibitions open March 20

Opening: Friday, March 20 at Portrait Society Gallery, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Running through: May 23, 2015

Gallery Night, January 16, 2015: “Androgyny” opens at Portrait Society
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Gallery Night, January 16, 2015: “Androgyny” opens at Portrait Society

Androgyny: An Exhibition by Lois Bielefeld will open Gallery Night, January 16, 2015, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Portrait Society Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo Street, Fifth Floor, Milwaukee.

November shows at Portrait Society
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November shows at Portrait Society

Phenomenal Agglomerative by Lynn Tomaszewski and a group show called Raw vs Cooked run November 21 to January 10, 2015. Opening Reception: Nov. 21, 6 to 9 p.m.

Portrait Society is pleased to present an exhibition of object-based collages by Milwaukee artist Keith Nelson
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Portrait Society is pleased to present an exhibition of object-based collages by Milwaukee artist Keith Nelson

Arrangements features various iterations of Nelson’s long-term investigation of found materials and their relationships once assembled as compositions.

Portrait Society: 23 Pineapples
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Portrait Society: 23 Pineapples

Portrait Society Gallery to host pineapple themed charitable exhibition.

Ceramic exhibition to open March 20 at Portrait Society
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Ceramic exhibition to open March 20 at Portrait Society

As part of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts 48th annual conference (NCECA), which will bring 5,000 visitors to Milwaukee in March.