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Jamison Glisczinski, Artist and Sculptor at Jamison Studios

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Currently residing in Appleton, Wisconsin, Jamison Glisczinski is a life-long resident of the Fox Valley. He has been interested in art and creating since he was a child. Growing up, his family made sure he always had something to draw on or build with. He said, "It was great to have the support of people who let me systematically make a huge mess and destroy perfectly good things to satisfy my creativity." Jamison was also fortunate to attend art classes at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah and take as many other art classes as his schedule would allow. He also studied Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he began exploring both functional work (such as furniture, lighting and doors) and traditional artwork. 

After school, Jamison started showing his art at local art festivals. He found that showing was a more appropriate term than selling. He also realized that the phrase "starving artist" was a very real phenomenon. So, Jamison got a day job and set artwork aside to focus on more immediate concerns, like making a living, paying bills and starting a family. He periodically found a creative outlet though by making furniture, remodeling houses and creating artwork for friends and family. It seemed there was always an excuse to find something else to do. He found excuses for over 15 years.

Jamison's passion for art and doing the work never faded. In fact, it grew. He began questioning why he wasn't doing what he loved...a lot. He looked back at his portfolio that was filled with 20 years of work and reflected then on himself. "I wondered why I kept making excuses to not move forward. I looked at my children and wondered if they would chase their own dreams. I realized that it was time to do what makes me happy. Plus, my wife said I should. Enough said."

Jamison’s art speaks to the honesty of the raw materials of clay and metal, allowing them to show through in the work. The materials are the scaffold for his imagination, which becomes reality with earth and metal. Jamison’s sculptures are interpretations of the human figure and nature, inspired by mythology, legends and stories. His vision is to take my subject, reduce it to its essence, then rebuild in different materials so its essence is not lost, but intensified.

Contact Jamison for a consultation or to start your new custom art piece. 

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Jamison R. Glisczinski is best known for his whimsical, figurative sculptures made from steel and stoneware. Jamison, who was born in Neenah, Wisconsin in 1973, studied Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin. He is a second-career artist, having initially left his art career early-on for a position selling automobiles for 17 years. His longing desire and passion for creating art continued to build and intensify until April of 2017, when he felt called back to live his dream of being a full-time artist. Jamison's work in mixed-media sculpture, acrylic painting and other mediums are inspired by and unmask the clandestine beauty of human figures and nature itself. 

 

Education:

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 1996

Fine Arts - University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley 1991

 

Awards

Outstanding Achievement - Gold Coast Art Fair 2022

Best of Show - Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair 2021

Award of Excellence - Third Ward Art Festival 2021

Honorable Mention - Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival 2021

Honorable Mention - Fusion Art Figures & Faces International Art Competition, 2019

Honorable Mention - Artstreet, Green Bay, WI 2019

Award of Excellence - Arts on the Square, Waupaca, WI 2019

1st Place (Sculpture) - Art on the Rocks, Marquette, MI 2018

3rd Place - Wolf River Art League, New London, WI 2018

Presentations and Publications:

Featured Artist - The Door County Pulse 2019

Artist Spotlight - Fox Cities Magazine 2019

Featured Artist - Appleton Monthly 2019

Guest Speaker - Green Bay Art Colony 2017

Memberships:

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center - Makawao, Hawaii

Northeast Wisconsin Art Association

Wisconsin Visual Artists Association - NE Wisconsin Chapter

Skills:

  • Sculpture

  • Welding

  • Glazing & Kiln Firing

  • Pottery

  • Painting

  • Drawing

Art Exhibitions:

Art Connective - Green Bay, WI 2022

Fusion Art - International Art Exhibition 2019

Artless Bastard - Green Bay, WI 2019

Benches by the Bay - Sturgeon Bay, WI 2018 / 2019

Alexander House Art Exhibition - Port Edwards, WI 2018

 

Galleries:

Cappaert Contemporary Art - Egg Harbor, WI 2019 to Present

Turnbull Fine Art - Wailuku, Maui, HI 2018 to Present

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center - Makawao, Maui, HI 2019 to 2021

Abler Art & Glass - Kiel, WI 2018 to 2020

Foxley's Gallery - Appleton, WI 2018

The Hang Up Art Gallery - Neenah, WI 2017

Avenue Art Gallery - Appleton, WI 2017

 

Juried Art Exhibitions/Shows:

Northbrook Art in the Park - Northbrook, IL 2022

Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair - Bay, WI 2022

Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival - Hinsdale, IL 2022

Gold Coast Art Fair - Chicago, IL 2022

Artfest Midwest - Des Moines, IA 2022

Art fair off the Square - Madison, WI 2022

Geneva Arts Fair - Geneva, IL 2022

Art at the Glen - Glenview, IL 2022

Uptown Art Fair - Minneapolis, MN 2022

Agora Art Fair - Fitchburg, WI 2022

Port Clinton Art Festival - Highland Park, IL 2022

Third Ward Art Festival - Milwaukee, WI 2022

Naperville Riverwalk Fine Art Fair - Naperville, IL 2022

Townline Art Fair - Sister Bay, WI 2022

Firefly Art Festival - Wauwatosa, WI 2021

Art at the Glen - Glenview, IL 2021

Appleton Art at the Park - Appleton, WI 2021

Whitefish Bay Art Festival - Whitefish Bay, WI 2021

Stone Arch Bridge Festival - Minneapolis, MN 2021

Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival - Hinsdale, IL 2021

Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair - Sturgeon Bay, WI 2021

Bayshore Art & Artisan Fair - Glendale, WI 2021

ArtiGras - Green Bay, WI 2020