Critique Sessions (RSVP)

Join us for a 2-hour critique session facilitated by an art professional. These sessions are designed to foster a platform, which will provide artists a way to talk about his/her work and to seek unexplored creative avenues.

Date: January 10 from 7 to 9pm.

About Frank Juarez

Frank Juarez is a Wisconsin artist, gallery owner, art educator, advocate and community leader living and teaching in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 2005, he committed his life to expose, educate and engage others on the importance of experiencing and supporting the Visual Arts. Organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, facilitating presentations, and supporting artists through professional development workshops, use of social media and networking has placed him in the forefront of advancing and promoting local artists and attracting regional artists to interact, collaborate, network and exhibit in the Sheboygan community. 

Juarez is the art department chair at Sheboygan North High School. He is actively involved in local, regional and state arts organization such as the Wisconsin Art Education Association, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, and Arts Wisconsin. In 2011, he has opened his first art gallery, EFFJAY PROJEKTS Gallery, in Sheboygan.

Artist Statement

The paintings I create are based on visual and written recordings of people, places, and/or things I find interesting and in someway, feel a connection to. In my studio I transform and reduce those thoughts and feelings into paintings that reflect on those experiences. I work in oil, which gives me the freedom to create layered, transparent, and textural surfaces that allow me to engage the viewer in not only the colors, lines, and shapes, but also to create a connection between the viewer and my work. 

Abstraction allows me to explore, adopt, adapt, and reflect on life experiences through documenting specific moments in time. 

Image below: Untitled (3-169), oil on canvas, 36x48", 2009