The Slaggie Family Lobby Art Gallery
The Slaggie Family Lobby at the Winona County History Center is host to a local art gallery space in partnership with the River Arts Alliance. WCHS and RAA hope to create new opportunities for partnerships and to showcase Winona County’s cultural heritage through local art. These amazing works might just become heirlooms and messengers to future historians.
Gallery shows are free to view. Artwork is for sale, benefitting the Winona County Historical Society and the artist. Regular museum admission applies for the History Center main exhibition hall and archives.
Gallery shows are free to view. Artwork is for sale, benefitting the Winona County Historical Society and the artist. Regular museum admission applies for the History Center main exhibition hall and archives.
Gallery Schedule
Now – February 18
Paintings and Drawings of Vernacular Buildings by Paul Burmeister
The acrylic paintings in this show are built up very slowly, from initial drawing to final adjustments, using many, mostly thin layers of transparent-to-translucent-to-opaque color. Regional, vernacular building types have become a priority for the artist, Paul Burmeister, in the last decade. This subject matter allows him to exercise abstract interests in rhythm, proportion, and especially color.
Paul Burmeister is a studio artist who was born and raised in Winona. He earned a B.A. in Art from Winona State University and, after receiving an M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, returned to teach at WSU and Saint Mary’s University in the early 1990s. For almost 20 years, he has taught in the Art Department and served as an administrator at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee. His paintings and drawings have been included in many regional exhibitions.
February 24 – April 9
Colors by La Vonte Thompson
April 14 – May 28
Putting Play Clothes On by Donna Miliotis
June 3 – August 5 (Sat. to Sat.)
The Art of Fine Furniture 2023
August 11 – September 24
Winona Revisioned by Patrick Lichty/Negin Ehtesabian
September 29 – November 12
Art of Quilting: A Group Show by the Winona Area Quilters Guild
Paintings and Drawings of Vernacular Buildings by Paul Burmeister
The acrylic paintings in this show are built up very slowly, from initial drawing to final adjustments, using many, mostly thin layers of transparent-to-translucent-to-opaque color. Regional, vernacular building types have become a priority for the artist, Paul Burmeister, in the last decade. This subject matter allows him to exercise abstract interests in rhythm, proportion, and especially color.
Paul Burmeister is a studio artist who was born and raised in Winona. He earned a B.A. in Art from Winona State University and, after receiving an M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, returned to teach at WSU and Saint Mary’s University in the early 1990s. For almost 20 years, he has taught in the Art Department and served as an administrator at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee. His paintings and drawings have been included in many regional exhibitions.
February 24 – April 9
Colors by La Vonte Thompson
April 14 – May 28
Putting Play Clothes On by Donna Miliotis
June 3 – August 5 (Sat. to Sat.)
The Art of Fine Furniture 2023
August 11 – September 24
Winona Revisioned by Patrick Lichty/Negin Ehtesabian
September 29 – November 12
Art of Quilting: A Group Show by the Winona Area Quilters Guild
