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Friday, October 17th GALLERY NIGHT!

Join us......

Paper Boat Gallery presents:
Work by Kimberly Weiss & Joseph Rizzo
October 3- November 23rd
Opening reception Gallery Night, Friday October 17th 7-10pm



Paper Boat is pleased to bring the dynamic prints of Milwaukee based artist Kimberly Weiss and Minneapolis based artist Joseph Rizzo. Weiss will be showing her series titled "Tough Knots, Bad Landings" which combines relief printmaking and collage to depict natural disasters in a decorative arts style. She received a BFA in Printmaking from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2004. Joseph's paintings showcase his unique eye that combines iconic imagery to create a commentary on politics, culture and environments. In Rizzo's words, "I invent icons to reference social and political issues such as modern imperialism, environmental pollution, government surveillance, and violence in our culture."

Additional images from the show are HERE.

Please contact Faythe Levine with additional media requests at 414. 483. 8462

Paper Boat in the NY Times

Paper Boat in the NY Times
Originally uploaded by Paper Boat Milwaukee

Today in the NY Times is a feature on co-owner of Paper Boat Faythe Levine. Not only is Paper Boat mentioned there is a few images of the shop inside and out!

Check it out here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/garden/04craft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Summer days.....

Good stuff has been happening around these parts this summer. Our screening of "Who is Bozo Texion" was a blast:


And the opening night of "Lost Closet" with work by visiting artists Leif Goldberg and Erin Rosenthal was fantastic (don't miss this show, it runs through September):

Shingles by Leif Goldberg


Print by Erin Rosenthal


PLUS, There was music by Crude Hill and Wooden Robot:


crude hill


wooden robot

Visit our flickr page for more pictures.

Friday, August 1st: Gallery Opening + Live Music!

We are so very excited to welcome Providence based artists Leif Goldberg and Erin Rosenthal who are driving across country to install their show and also share their music with us at the opening party Friday night. Please swing by to check out the event, all are http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifwelcome. Music will be outside weather (and neighbors) permitting.

The event will start at 7pm and the music will begin around 8:30 with Leif & Erin's band CRUDE HILL, then Milwaukee based WOODEN ROBOT will play a short set. We will be passing the hat to assist with gas money for the artists.

Hope to see you.......





P.S. This may be Wooden Robot's last show with Eilis the accordion player for quite some time. Come send her off with love....

x, the Paper Boat Ladies

Gallery Night Press!

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic Mary Louise Schumacher just posted a sneak peek of tomorrows cue section featuring a front cover story about MIGA! You can read (and comment) her article online HERE. Also check out the interactive Gallery Night & Day page where Milwaukee residents were asked to call in with their favorite pick for Gallery Night shows. MIGA founder Jessica Steeber gives a shout out to Paper Boat and local filmmaker Andrew Swant hollers at the Armoury and Green Gallery! Check it out it's techonology at its finest!

Also, check out Onmilwaukee.com where writer Mollie Butler wrote a great article "Off the Beaten Path" about the small galleries in Milwaukee and the struggle to stay open. MIGA and many of it's galleries were mentioned in the article HERE.

Paper Boat mentioned in the LA Times & the launch of MIGA!

Kim & I are making our second Paper Boat trip together this summer! First it was out to Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn to promote my documentary Handmade Nation and to scout for new awesome merch to bring back to the boat in Milwaukee for you!

Tomorrow, we fly West for a silent art auction fundraiser to help raise finishing costs for Handmade Nation. What is super exciting is the documentary as well as the event were written about in the LA Times this week and Paper Boat was given a shout out! Read the article HERE.

The gallery will be open 7 days a week as usual in our absence thanks to our super staff!


In other news Paper Boat is pleased to be a part of MIGA, the Milwaukee Independent Gallery Association organized by Cassie and Jessie of the Armoury Gallery. Now, you have no excuse to not knowing where all the best innovative, underground and independent artwork is happening around the city! The website has a great map and there is a blog that will be updated frequently with events and happenings around the Milwaukee area!