Art Walk Stoughton is a juried art show, and is proud to highlight some of the best regional and local artists from around the South Central Wisconsin area. Our regional artisans and artists produce work across the full spectrum of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass, mosaics, digital art, jewelry, woodworking, and more.
Artist applications for 2025 Art Walk are closed.
2025 Artists
Deep Well Studios - Gary Nauman
printmaking, comics
Deep Well Studios (Gary Karl Nauman and Nathan Peterson) seeks to share the love of stories, ideas, and Wisconsin small towns, and encourage the joy of the imagination and the making of art through their creative endeavors.
When Gary was in kindergarten, he was working on a drawing assignment, and someone said, “You’re an artist,” and Gary believed them. Since then, Gary has pursued that calling, working in design, animation, linocut printing, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, oil painting, and now comic book design. The comic book series Vidar and Hans follows the antics and adventures of a Viking and troll living in Stoughton trying to be superheroes.
Location: Gemini Games
Price Range: $5-125
Middleton, WI
vidarandhans.wordpress.com
Gigi Gastevich
Fiber
Gigi Gastevich is a Stoughton artist working at the intersection of art, craft, and technology. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023 with her MFA in Fiber & Material Studies. Drawing from her background in photography, Gastevich makes labor-intensive, tactile renderings of found online photographs, utilizing techniques like cross stitch, machine knitting, and digitally-assisted weaving. In translating these images from the digital to the physical, she channels the meditative properties of craft to seek moments of connection and intimacy within our increasingly virtual existence.
Location: Kismetic Studios
Price Range: $50-$800
Stoughton, WI
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Green Road Pottery - Brook Johnson
ceramics, pottery
Brook Johnson creates novel textures, forms, and colors with his exquisite pottery. His works include functional pottery as well as figured sculpture. Yahara Chocolate and Pottery features not only these works but the perfect teas and chocolates to pair with them.
Location: Yahara Chocolate & Tea
Price Range: $15-$450
Stoughton, WI
greenroadpottery.com
Sleepy Cat Studio - Kaethe Paynter
glass
I own a small independent art glass studio located in rural Dane County. I create one-of-a-kind pieces for distinctive homes and gardens using both contemporary kiln-fired glass and traditional stained glass techniques. I am a member of the American Art Glass Guild and the Association of Wisconsin Artists and Craftsmen. My work depicts naturalistic images of birds and flowers which compliment both modern and traditional home interiors. I enjoy working in glass because it has a magical quality when it interacts with light. The changing colors, translucency, and textures are perfect for creating beautiful decorative pieces. I began learning glass working in the early 1980’s. I have done restoration work on stained glass windows using painted glass techniques which have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. I am currently working in kiln fired glass (commonly known as glass fusing) combined with stained glass. I sell my work through exclusive art shows, online and commissioned work.
Location: Stoughton Public Library
Price Range: $25-$160
Stoughton, WI
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The Painted Page - Connie Graham
mixed media
I create collages from papers that I paint, print and texture with acrylics. I love color and the accidental things that can happen when layering one color upon another. I draw scenes I desire to create and then begin cutting and collaging the papers. My work can be drawn from places I’ve traveled or depict a special place or memory. At times pieces may be generated from a whimsical idea or others a colorful abstract design.
I have a degree in Art Education and taught children art for many years. I enjoyed within a given day teaching a variety of lessons for different ages. I think this is why I like to mix things up! When I finish a detailed collage of homes or buildings I may move on next to something more abstract with some fun papers. The limitless combinations of color, textures and prints on the painted pages always keeps me excited for what is next!
Location: Diakonos Designs
Price Range:$5-$1500
Willow Art - Hal Shaw
woodworking
I am a long time Stoughton resident. I had to figure out ways to make my art work. I stain a piece of wood black and then transfer a picture to it . Then I carve out what should be white. I enjoy working on many subjects. The subjects are usually something I am interested in such as animals, buildings, airplanes and many more.
Artist Location: Viking Brew Pub
Price Range: $20-$400
Stoughton, WI
CW Designs - Carol White
I started my jewelry making with beads, and then soon learned of a product called Precious Metal Clay - it called to me immediately. The possibilities are near to endless, and leaves you with .999 fine silver when fired in a kiln. I then wanted to expand my knowledge and dove into metal smithing. All of my pieces are individually hand crafted, focusing on the use of metals: fine silver, sterling sliver, brass, copper and bronze. Gemstones may be used as an accent, but my focus will always be on the use of metals.
Artist Location: Stoughton Library
Price Range: $18-$125
Rachel Wilson Arts - Rachel Wilson
Watercolor painting is my daily habit for easing into work as an elementary teacher. My true joy is in painting the littles—from painting and framing tiny landscapes to creating cards that make people feel special and honored. Part of my process is picking the “just right” frame to compliment my work. In addition to painting, I enjoy teaching others to watercolor in workshops held at The Villager Gallery and Framing in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Artist Location: Dairyland Dessert Cafe
Price Range: $3-$150
Cire’ Alexandria
Jewelry for those who find and see in the world and themselves what others might miss. And those in search of handcrafted jewelry and accessories that feel like they’re unearthed from the past, symbolic of whatever you chose, and constantly in danger of being borrowed by your girlfriends.
For me, there are no rules when it comes to creating jewelry. I make what I want, I make what I love - whether it starts with a concept, a sketch or I decide to melt the sh*t out of something to see what happens. I work with fire, I forge metal, carve wax, string beads and wrap wire. Most times, I let the materials and my intuition guide me. There’s no room for perfection in my process, because I want my pieces to look like my two hands have made them.
Artist Location: Dune Gift + Home
Studio Ephraim, LLC - Dustin Williston
Dustin J. Williston (b. 1973) is an American visual artist based in Madison, Wisconsin. With over thirty years of experience as an award-winning photojournalist, his multidisciplinary practice now centers on abstract painting, photography, and fine-art printmaking. Informed by the urban landscape, his works evolve through layered processes of addition, subtraction, and mark-making that give rise to richly textured, almost sculptural surfaces. Alongside his studio practice, Williston collaborates with commercial and fine-art clients, producing museum-quality archival pigment prints. His work has been featured in publications, exhibited in galleries, and placed in both corporate and private collections.
Artist Location: Abel Contemporary Gallery
Price Range: $25 -$250
Stay Gold Art Studio- Elizabeth Hammond
In my art practice I explore the ideas of connection, sentimental longing, and the humanity of myself and humans in general through depicting moments in time that hold those emotions through painting. I believe that we as humans are looking to connect to each other in any way we can and I capture these emotions in my work as a reminder of the twinkle and humanity out in the world. I use memories, experiences- my own and observations- and focus on color to bring out that feeling of yearning to connect in each of my paintings.
Artist Location: Stoughton Public Library
Price Range: $15 - $150
Savage House Kitty- Nicky Eifert
In my art practice I explore the ideas of connection, sentimental longing, and the humanity of myself and humans in general through depicting moments in time that hold those emotions through painting. I believe that we as humans are looking to connect to each other in any way we can and I capture these emotions in my work as a reminder of the twinkle and humanity out in the world. I use memories, experiences- my own and observations- and focus on color to bring out that feeling of yearning to connect in each of my paintings.
Artist Location: Old Firehouse Lounge
Price Range: $200-$1500
S Squared Designs - Susan Sewell
• Susan is a mosaicist, whose work is inspired by the nature surrounding her. Susan’s love of nature stems from growing up on a dairy farm in the Midwest where she spent hours exploring the local woodland and ponds
• Susan chooses designs that mimic what she observes. Trees, fish and insects are her favorite subjects. She creates large and small pieces for walls or windows, in addition to whimsical pieces for children’s rooms.
Artist Location: Grand Inspired
Price Range: $35-$225
Melinda Osman Arts - Melinda Osman
For me, it’s all about color! I love color, and exploring new ways to use and combine colors. I have come to believe that I was put on this earth to spread joy through big, bright colors. I have been painting in acrylics for about 15 years, selling most of my work to family and friends, although I have participated in a couple of shows. I am not a formally trained artist; I am primarily self-taught, although I have been mentored by a fantastic regional artist, as well as many, many on-line art teachers. I’ve been a creative person all my life, and always planned to take up painting when I retired. A health event caused an early retirement, so I began painting in my 50’s, the silver lining in that cloud. Initially I did figurative and portrait painting; we lived in Arizona for 2 years, and I found the mountains and desert very inspiring, so did some landscape painting. I’ve painted some pets for friends. Most recently I’ve been doing intuitive painting, and am enjoying that immensely. It allows me to paint with any colors that call to me, and to find new combinations and ways to use my favorite colors. I would describe my style as semi-abstract in my figurative and landscape paintings, and the intuitive paintings as abstract.
Artist Location: Grand Inspired
Price Range: $50-$250
TBurkhalter Photography - Tim Burkhalter
Call me a modern-day anachronism in that I have resisted the lure and instant gratification of digital photography and remained a film photographer for over 40 years. I love the anticipation of getting images back from a lab, or seeing them develop magically in the darkroom. The look of film is unique, and I cherish this look over the technical perfection of digital images. I also enjoy the challenge of using film and eschew the use of any automatic settings or auto focus when capturing my images. While I enjoy both landscapes and wildlife as subjects, my focus has shifted more to wildlife of late as the adrenaline of photographing a large bull bison or a fleeting moment of a fox hunting prey is hard to beat!
Artist Location: Cheesers
Price Range: $5-$250
Catherine Phelan Designs - Melissa McDowell
I have had the privilege of practicing scratchboard art for the past nine years. I'm drawn to the striking contrast and precision this delicate, yet visually bold medium offers. Its dramatic detail allows me to bring attention to subjects that often go unnoticed or are misunderstood.
Life and our ecosystem are fragile, beautiful miracles. Since childhood, I’ve been fascinated by animals—especially those that people misjudge or find strange. These creatures, often seen as odd or unlovable, hold a unique beauty and individuality. Through my work, I aim to challenge preconceived notions and invite viewers to see these animals with new eyes.
Artist Location: Spry Whimsy
Zovar Fine Art - Ray Zovar
mixed media, sculpture
Ray has always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. His first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. He was awed by the dioramas in the Milwaukee Public Museum, his favorite urban playground.
Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of Ray’s work over the next 30 years was comprised of oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases.
He moved to mosaics for about 13 years: water fountains, sculptures, furniture, architectural pieces. He was fascinated with the depth of color, texture, form and infinite materials that this tactile medium presents.
In 2013, Ray began creating 360° luminous sculptures, which are illusionary, abstract, one-of-a-kind interplays of color and light, most often in a column form. Along with creating these sculptures, Ray continues to paint.
Artist Location: Zovar Fine Art
Price Range: $39-$4,998
Stoughton, WI
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