"To commit to memory" solo show opening at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art
It was wonderful that Lois could share my 73rd birthday with me and Eric. I just wish that Dan and Lydia could have been here. Lois made the table beautiful for celebrating. Even with partial sight, I do see and appreciate beauty, design, and color.
On mom’s 73rd birthday, she requested Cinnabons with extra frosting. I procured them at Mayfair Mall. On my birthday, Mom always calls me, and as I answer the phone she immediately launches into singing “Happy Birthday” to me. If I can’t answer, she sings it for my voice mail. I love that she does this. 2020
I'm thrilled to share “To commit to memory” opening Friday September 17 at Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee. In this immensely polarized time my parents and I try to both create and hold space through the act of making together to move beyond our chasm of difference. Seeking to know each other beyond our binaries (straight/queer, evangelical Christian/atheist, conservative/liberal...) I look at their domesticity, the everyday, power relations, ritual, faith, aging, memory, and vulnerability. This solo show will encompass photographs, 4 video works, and an audio installation.
Important Dates and Info:
Sept 17
Opening: 5:30-7:30
Portrait Society Gallery
Masks, Vaccinations or Negative Covid Test 3 days prior Required
Oct 12
CoPA and MARN Art + Culture Hub and Portrait Society Gallery Present: An Evening with Lois Bielefeld
MARN Art + Culture Hub
191 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
6:15P Announcements / 6:30P Featured Speaker: Lois Bielefeld
8P Artist Reception at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art
Oct 16
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212
7PM To commit to memory book event
Discussion with Shannon Brennan, Deb Brehmer, and Lois Bielefeld
Registration Required due to limited capacity:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/conversation-lois-bielefelds-to-commit-to-memory-hybrid
Oct 15 & 16
Gallery Night/Weekend
Show Dates: Sept 17-Nov 13
Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art
Historic Third Ward
207 E. Buffalo St. Ste. 526
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Hours: Thurs-Sat noon-5PM