Mai Wyn Schantz, Border Country, 2011, Oil on Stainless Steel, 24" x 24"

Mai Wyn Schantz, Nightfall, 2011, Oil on Stainless Steel, 36" x 36"

Sarah Budensiek

Artist Statement

Over the years I have experimented with everything from paper, stencils, metal embellishments and oil pastels within my encaustic work. I’ve developed a diverse body of work through constant exploration of my craft.
This series is no different; once again I’ve challenged myself to rediscover the medium of encaustics. I have sketched my way through several layers of oil colored wax in each piece, layering and scrapping the medium
into its final form.

Sarah Budensiek

Artist Resume 2011

Solo exhibitions
March 2008 – Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
November - January 2008 – Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN
December 2007 – University of Wisconsin Madison, 1925 Gallery
July 2006 – Hedberg Public Library, Janesville WIGroup exhibitions
October 2011 – Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
January 2011 – Kate Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
June 2010 – Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
May 2009 – Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
October 2008 – Walker Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO
August 2007 – Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
April 2007 – Taste of Culture, Janesville, WIJuried Shows
April 2007 – Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
2005 – artkudos.com exhibition finalistAwards
April 2007 – Honorable Mention, 2007 Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Haggerty Museum of Art

Public Collections
University of Wisconsin Union Art Collection
Saint Cloud Statue University, Atwood Memorial Union Art Collection

Private Collections
Pleasant Rowland

Mai Wyn Schantz

When we think of nature we are drawn to the idyllic, to the picturesque and to the untainted: A
landscape untouched by man. But despite this nostalgia, our modern world greatly affects how
we see and experience nature today. My paintings are about this relationship. I seek to capture
nature through a twenty-first century lens, to find beauty in the balance of two seeming opposites.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

I use both aluminum and stainless steel as the support for my landscape paintings. Working all
aspects of the metal allows me to control how the exposed borders and shapes interact within the
piece. The metal is first cut and then secured to a traditional wood support frame. The areas I
wish to remain raw metal are masked while the areas to be painted are prepared using industrial
primers. This ensures good adhesion between the paint and metal surfaces. I love the look of the
metal's natural, reflective surface. For this reason I do not coat it with any sealers or varnishes.The exposed metal is susceptible to scratching and fingerprints will leave a mark. To preserve the
metal's pristine reflective surface, always handle the painting with cotton gloves and clean any
fingerprints with a mild degreaser on a soft cotton rag. I recommend Weiman brand stainless
steel cleaner & polish.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Mai Wyn Schantz is a 1999 graduate of Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design in Denver, CO
and has been exhibiting professionally for almost ten years. Her work is included in many private
and corporate collections including the Weidner Center for the Arts at the University of
Wisconsin, Green Bay, the Aurora Arts Council in Colorado and Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance in Wisconsin. In 2006 she was included in her first museum exhibition Up North:
Imaging Northwoods Culture and Mythology at the Museum of Wisconsin Art and in 2008, was
featured in a solo exhibition at the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities in Colorado. She is
represented by Edgewood Orchard Galleries and Grace Chosy Gallery in her native Wisconsin,
and at Harris Gallery in Houston, TX. She now resides in Denver, CO and paints daily in a
combined studio/exhibition space located in the heart of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe.

Mai Wyn Schantz

Artist Resume

SOLO & FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

August 2011 Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Featured Artist Fish Creek, WI
August 2009 Grace Chosy Gallery, new paintings on stainless Madison, WI
September 2008 Harris Gallery, new oils on aluminum Houston, TX
October 2007 Grace Chosy Gallery, Shape Shifters Madison, WI
September 2007 Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Featured Artist Fish Creek, WI
September 2007 Cedarburg Cultural Center, Mirror Image Cedarburg, WI
August 2005 Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Featured Artist Fish Creek, WI
May 2005 Artpost Gallery, Lines of Commitment Grafton, WI
December 2004 Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Searching for Blue Grand Marais, MN
May 2004 Grace Chosy Gallery, Oils on Aluminum Madison, WI
September 2003 Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Featured Artist Fish Creek, WI
August 2003 Fresh Art Gallery, Whispered Denver, CO
April 2003 Artpost Gallery, Through the Trees Grafton, WI
October 2002 Wisconsin Union Galleries, Constructing Landscapes Madison, WI
July 2001 Zoë Gallery, New work on aluminum Milwaukee, WI
November 1999 Guiry Gallery, Borderlands Denver, CO
August 1999 Z Wick Place, New work & collaborative installation Denver, CO

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

January 2010 Ice breaker Juried Show, Ice Cube Gallery Denver, CO
June 2007 Sandra Phillips Gallery, In Focus Denver, CO
August 2006 Philip J. Steele Gallery, Juried RMCAD alumni exhibition Denver, CO
December 2005 JMKAC ArtSpace, One & Only Kohler, WI
December 2005 Katie Gingrass Gallery, All Wrapped Up Milwaukee, WI
October 2005 Artpost, 4th Annual Founders Exhibit Grafton, WI
October 2004 Artpost, 3rd Annual Founders Exhibit Grafton, WI
January 2004 Zoe Gallery Milwaukee, WI
October 2003 Artpost, 2nd Annual Founders Exhibit Grafton, WI
October 2003 Cedarburg Cultural Center, Annual Juried Show Cedarburg, WI
April 2003 Katie Gingrass Gallery Milwaukee, WI
March 2003 Cedarburg Cultural Center Cedarburg, WI
October 2002 Artpost Gallery Grafton, WI
September 2002 Cedarburg Cultural Center, Annual Juried Show Cedarburg, WI
March 2002 Cedarburg Cultural Center Cedarburg, WI
March 2001 Tory Folliard Gallery, Emerging Artists Milwaukee, WI

MUSEUM & ART CENTER EXHIBITIONS

May 2011 Western Colorado Center for the Arts, invited Grand Junction, CO
14th National Juried and Invited Contemporary Exhibition
April 2009 Foothills Art Center, Colorado Art Open 2009, juried Golden, CO
September 2008 Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, solo exhibition Arvada, CO
Paddling Upstream
April 2008 Museum of Wisconsin Art, group show West Bend, WI
Professional Dimensions Collection
August 2006 West Bend Art Museum, group show West Bend, WI
Up North: Imaging Northwoods Culture & Mythology
March 2005 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 8 Counties, juried Sheboygan, WI
June 2001 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 8 Counties, juried Sheboygan, WI
January 2001 Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, RMCAD alumni Denver, CO

PUBLICATIONS

Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 1.
Cover artist & featured portfolio artist

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Edgewood Orchard Galleries Fish Creek, WI
Grace Chosy Gallery Madison, WI
Harris Gallery Houston, TX

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

All Saints Hospital - St. Luke’s Health Pavilion Racine, WI
Alverno College - Sacajawea Award Commission Milwaukee, WI
Aurora Arts Council Aurora, CO
Chevron Houston, TX
KTNV- Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Lockton Company Denver, CO
Northwestern Mutual Life Franklin, WI
Plexus Global Headquarters Neenah, WI
Port Washington State Bank Grafton, WI
Roth Gerber Denver, CO
Quarles & Brady Milwaukee, WI West Bend Mutual Insurance West Bend, WI
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Green Bay Green Bay, WI

EDUCATION

August 1999 Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, BFA painting Denver, CO