![painted still life of a table in a living room](/sites/www.sunprairiepubliclibrary.org/files/styles/cover/public/2023-09/kautzAIR4_0.jpg?itok=aZOUYHgj)
![photo of the artist, a white woman with brown hair standing in front of a brick wall](/sites/www.sunprairiepubliclibrary.org/files/styles/medium/public/2023-09/kautzAIR_head.jpg?itok=FXbJCOso)
Our first Artist in Residence was Rebecca Kautz!
Rebecca Kautz is an interdisciplinary artist. The foundation of her art practice is in painting and drawing. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin Madison and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Trained as an artist in Chicago at the turn of the twenty-first century, her work connects to Surrealism, Art & Activism, and Expressionism. Kautz’s imagery stems from her rural upbringing, family, art history, and critical observations of American culture.
Kautz is currently a Lecturer of Art at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Sun Prairie.
Artist residency dates listed on our Community Calendar. Click an event below for more details:
Wednesday, October 4, 11am-1pm: Handmade Sketchbook & Visual Diaries
Sunday, October 22, 1pm-3pm: Community Still Life
Monday, October 30, 10am-12pm: Community Portrait/Paired Portrait
Wednesday, November 1, 12pm-2pm: Expressive Watercolor & Strange Images
Sunday, November 12, 3pm-5pm: Community Portrait/Paired Portrait
Wednesday, November 29 5:30pm-6:30pm: Artist Talk, "Art, Vulnerability, and Experience"