Vision Gallery

Explore works of art by scientists, artists, and curators working at the intersections of visual art, visual processing, and vision science in the Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery

Location:
Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, 9th Floor, 1111 Highland Avenue
53705

Gallery Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Parking for opening receptions:
Parking for the event is available in UW-Madison lots 82 or 60, and in ramps 63 or 76.


From January 23rd, 2025 through May 30th, 2025 in the McPherson ERI’s Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery:

As a fundamental aspect of human experience, color influences our perceptions, emotions, and interactions with the world around us. This exhibition – comprised of stained glass works by Randy Glysch and of fiber, needlework, and mixed media stitchworks by twenty-two Memory Cloth Circle artists – will explore the multifaceted impacts of color.

An opening public reception for this exhibit will from 4:30-6:30pm on Thursday, January 23rd in our McPherson Eye Research Institute’s Mandelbaum and Albert Family Vision Gallery on the ninth floor of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, 1111 Highland Ave.


From October 3rd, 2024 through January 10th, 2025 in the McPherson ERI’s Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery:

A panel of experienced artists, scientists and science communicators chose 12 winning images based on the aesthetic, creative and scientific qualities that distinguished them from scores of entries. The winning entries showcase the research, innovation, scholarship and curiosity of the UW–Madison community.

The winning images, which are also displayed in this news article, go on display on October 3rd in an exhibit at the McPherson Eye Research Institute’s Mandelbaum and Albert Family Vision Gallery on the ninth floor of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, 1111 Highland Ave. The exhibit, which runs through mid-January 2025, opens with a public reception at the gallery Thursday, October 3rd, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.


From June 20 through September 13, 2024 in the McPherson ERI’s Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery:


Previous Exhibits:



Envisioning the Environment – Scenes from Plein Air Artists, featuring works from twelve Wisconsin artists.

Join us to view scenes from all seasons, captured outdoors in settings local and far away, to brighten our days and engage our imaginations.

Featuring works by Marc Anderson, Chuck Bauer, Wendy Crone, Jim Faecke, Andy Fletcher, Tom Gilbert, Josh Hess, Kuyle Martin, Marinela Manastirli, Jan Norsetter, Georgene Pomplun, and Darya Vassina.


COOL SCIENCE IMAGES 2022:

Cool Science Images 2022 poster

 

ART FROM SCIENCE:

Artworks created in response to science images from McPherson ERI member research.

Art from Science poster


THE EYE AS IMAGE. This show, featuring works in which the image of the eye plays a prominent role, contains both reproductions of historical artworks and original works by contemporary artists. The significance of the eye may be apparent in some works, while in others its meaning may be more obscure. Yet the importance of the eye in human experience gives each work its own particular potency. Images of eyes are powerful communicators and symbols, because eyes themselves are so.

Most works in this exhibit are for sale. If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please contact Gail Stirr, gallery coordinator: gmstirr@wisc.edu

You may also contact artists directly via their respective websites.

Websites of the artists in The Eye As Image
Amy Carani – AmySquarePaints.com
Gregory Frederic – CrewlArt.com
John Walté – JohnFWalte.com
Justin D. Miller – JustinDMiller.com
Pamela Ruschman – PamelaRuschman.com
Karen Nell McKean – KarenNellMcKean.com


Brochure . Mission and Vision Statements . Details for Artists . Dedication Ceremony . Google Map to Vision Gallery   PDF Map to Vision Gallery . Past Exhibits

Events

 

Cycle for Sight 2025
Kickoff on March 15, 2025


Fall 2024 Seminar Series


Vision at the Biotech (June 1st, 2024)


12th Annual Alice McPherson Lecture
(June 6th, 2024)


2nd Annual Sandra Lemke Trout Lecture
(September 13, 2024)


2024 Visiting Scholar Lecture
(September 26th, 2024)


16th Annual Poster Session & Distinguished Lecture
(October 24, 2024)


2nd Annual Daniel M. Albert Lecture
(November 14, 2024)


Vision Gallery
Changes periodically


About the McPherson ERI Vision Gallery

Through innovative exhibitions and programming, the Mandelbaum and Albert Family Vision Gallery promotes the interdisciplinary study of vision in the University of Wisconsin-Madison community and beyond. The McPherson ERI Vision Gallery is located on the 9th floor of WIMR at 1111 Highland Avenue immediately as you exit the elevator and is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm. Exhibits will change several times annually and we welcome suggestions for future exhibits. Contact Gail Stirr for details.

MERI Vision GalleryThe Gallery works to bring scientific and artistic understandings of the visual world into conversation with each other: artists speak to scientists and scientists speak to artists. Exhibits and installations may reflect how artists intuit the visual system’s power to process color and luminance, lines and form, depth, and motion, and the brain’s fascination in finding patterns and seeking faces. In turn, exhibits may inspire aesthetic interpretation and appreciation of the tools and artisanship integral to science. Finally, gallery works may display how visual artists re-interpret and re-purpose science as a framework for understanding our world.

The Gallery was dedicated and opened May 8, 2014, and is named for the extended family which encompasses the families of David and Nathan Mandelbaum, founding supporters of the McPherson ERI, as well as Dr. Daniel Albert. Guests at the dedication heard remarks from Provost Paul DeLuca, McPherson ERI Founding Director Daniel Albert, Senior Associate Dean Richard Moss, McPherson ERI Director David Gamm, and UW Regent David Walsh.