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collage of details from six works by ARTservancy artists

ARTservancy: Year in Review

December 30, 2023 | Topics: featured artist

2023 was the fifth year for the remarkable ARTservancy program, which pairs Wisconsin artists with nature preserves in the greater Milwaukee area.

ARTservancy is a partnership between Gallery 224 and the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, the River Revitalization Foundation, the Milwaukee Area Land Conservancy, Tall Pines Conservancy, and Milwaukee County Parks. Its mission is to promote the visionary work of both the artists and conservationists.

As we have been doing since its inception, The Natural Realm has featured the artists in residence. Each featured artist provided their own Artist Statement and a selection of their artworks, as well as biographical information. This is recap is a very brief look at them, including just two images per artist, one portrait in situ at their preserve and a single image representative of their artwork. The titles link back to the original featured stories so that you can see more of their work and read their Artist Statements. They are in alphabetical order by last names.

Ellen Anderson at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, Port Washington

Dappled Deep. 18"x24" Oil on canvas. 2023 — *Dappled Deep*. 18″x24″ Oil on canvas. 2023

Meghan Burke McGrath in the Milwaukee River Greenway, Milwaukee

Meghan Burke McGrath in Riverside Park, Milwaukee River Greenway.

Pictures in the Park, acrylic and oil pastel on paper — *Pictures in the Park*, acrylic and oil pastel on paper, 48×50

Andrea Cole at Cedarburg Environmental Study Area, Cedarburg

Andrea Cole at Cedarburg Environmental Study Area with a pendant inspired by CESA trees and a wall plaque inspired by CESA flowers.

Pendant decal trees. Enamel and nature-inspired decal, fired on copper, set in silver. — *Pendant decal trees*. Enamel and nature-inspired decal, fired on copper, set in silver.

D’Lacey Eichinger at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, Port Washington

Autumn Forest. Free Embroidered. — *Autumn Forest*. Free Embroidered.

Brian Hibbard in the Milwaukee River Greenway, Milwaukee

Brian Hibbard in Gordon Park, Milwaukee River Greenway.

A colorized sketch made after learning that people used to do “canoe jousting” on the Milwaukee River.

Haley Krob in the Milwaukee River Greenway, Milwaukee

Haley Krob in Cambridge Woods, Milwaukee River Greenway.

*Lone Oak*. 16″x14″. Handmade paper dyed with acorns, iron, walnuts and onion skins. 2022.

Ashley Lusietto at Zinn Preserve, Washington County

Ashley Lusietto on the boardwalk at Zinn Preserve.

Swamp Cabbage. 2023. Procion MX dye on silk — *Swamp Cabbage*. 2023. Procion MX dye on silk

(Editor’s note: Ashley was in the 2022 cohort, but her feature appeared in The Natural Realm in 2023.)

kathryn e. martin at Kratzsch Conservancy, West Bend

untitled (weed line), 2023, vintage timecards on watercolor paper — untitled (weed line), 2023, 11″x15″, vintage timecards on watercolor paper

Alecia McBride at Sauk Creek Nature Preserve, Port Washington

Alecia McBride at the waterfall in Sauk Creek Nature Preserve.

Harlequin Duck, 2023. Roughly the same size as the actual bird. Acrylic on Wood — *Harlequin Duck,* 2023. Roughly the same size as the actual bird. Acrylic on Wood.

Megan Muthupandiyan at Tall Pines Conservancy, Waukesha County

Megan Muthupandiyan with a mock up of a planned quilt, Ravensholme on the River farm

Spread: Postcards on Spinning Grass. Postcard Poetry Exchange — *Spread: Postcards on Spinning Grass.* Postcard Poetry Exchange

Emily Rudolph at Huiras Lake State Natural Area, Fredonia

Huiras Lake Lily Pads, a pattern study. — *Huiras Lake Lily Pads*, a pattern study.

The ARTservancy artists are not the only featured artists in The Natural Realm. For a complete list, go to our featured artist index. Here’s a sneak preview of what you’ll find there.