Hello!
Gretchen Wood lives in Appleton, WI with her family and works out of Soulflower Studio. She is currently a graduate student at Edgewood College in Madison, WI pursuing a MA in Art Therapy.
Her work revolves around nature themes and the connection we have with the earth, both physically and spiritually. Bold colors and organic shapes are infused in such a way to inspire imagination and hope.
Gretchen is dedicated to helping others discover the healing potential of art through her work as an artist, an educator, and a developing therapist. She holds fast to the belief that art has a unique way of communicating the emotions we cannot describe with words.
For More information please email: gretchen@soulflowerstudio.com
ARTIST CV
2023: Madison, WI Epic (Permanent collection): August
2023: Fitchburg, WI Art Festival (Juried): August
2023: Green Lake, WI Art Festival (Juried): August
2023: Lake Mills, WI Arts Festival (Juried): July
2023: Appleton, WI Children’s Museum (Mural): July/ August
2023: DePere, WI Arts Festival (Juried): June
2023: Lanesboro, MN Arts Festival (Juried): June
2023: Sturgeon Bay, WI Arts Festival (Juried): May
2022: Fitchburg, WI Agora Arts Festival (Juried): August
2022: Green Lake, WI Art Festival (Juried): August
2021: Madison, WI Epic (permanent collection): August
2021: Fitchburg, WI Agora Arts Festival (Juried): August
2021: Green Lake, WI Art Festival (Juried): August
2021: Appleton, WI Art in the Park (Juried): July
2021: Appleton, WI Children’s Museum (Mural): June
2021: Oshkosh, WI University Honors Show Allen Priebe Gallery: February
2020: Appleton, WI Children’s Museum (Mural): June
2020: Oshkosh, WI University Salon show Annex Gallery: February
2020: Oshkosh, WI University Honors Show Allen Priebe Gallery: February
2019: Madison, WI Epic (permanent collection): August
2019: Appleton, WI Copper Rock “Art on the Town”: August
2019: Fitchburg, WI Agora Arts Festival (Juried): August
2019: Appleton, WI Art in the Park (Juried): July
2019: Lanesboro, MN Art in the Park (Juried): June
2019: Sturgeon Bay, WI Art (Juried): May
2018: Green Lake, WI Art Festival (Juried): August
2018: Appleton, WI Art in the Park (Juried): July
2018: Neenah, WI Bergstrom Mahler Art Festival (Juried): July
2018: Appleton, WI Copper Rock “Art on the Town”: May
2017: Bristol, WI Red Oak “Spring blooms”: May-August
2017: Appleton Alliance Church “Easter Installation”: April
2015: Appleton, WI Appleton Christmas event (Juried): December
2015: Appleton, WI Artery event (Juried): November
2015: Jack Richeson "Create" A Wisconsin art show (Juried): August- October
2014: Trout Museum of Art “Festival of Trees” (Juried): December
2013: Appleton, WI Jack Richeson Garden show (Juried): March
Awards:
2023: Agora Arts Festival Award of Excellence
2021: UWO Honors Show Chancellor’s Award
2020: UWO Honors show Jurors Choice Award
2020: UWO Honors show Jack Richeson Award
2020: UWO Honors Show Wisconsin Visual Arts Merit Prize
2019: Agora Arts Festival Award of Excellence
2018: Green Lake Arts Honorable Mention
2015: Jack Richeson & Co “Create” First place
Publications:
The Advance Titan: 2020
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 2019
Green Bay Press Gazette: 2019
Fox Cities Magazine “Artist Spotlight”: April 2018
Public Collections:
Building for Kids Children’s Museum Appleton, WI
Epic Verona, WI