Sculpture Valley Board of Directors 20/22

Seth St Aubin - Vice President

Rob Neilson - Professor of Sculptural Art Lawrence University - Founder and VP 2011-2017

As Frederick R. Layton Professor of Art, Rob has been teaching sculpture at Lawrence for a decade and a half. Rob was recently awarded several commissions for Appleton's new exhibition center. Now on permanent display, his public artworks; You Are Here, We Are Here and Community Caryatids, bring Rob some well-deserved and long-overdue recognition of his talents and on-going investment in the public arts of the Fox Valley.

Jennifer Stephany - Executive Director Appleton Downtown

Jennifer has been with us for many years, often steering ADi and Sculpture Valley initiatives down parallel paths to fruition. She continues to play a vital role in securing sponsorship and support for our ACREofART project and there is no better word to describe her value to this organization, and our mission, than "priceless." 

Christina Turner - Executive Director Trout Museum of ( Modern ) Art

At our beginnings in 1960, the Appleton Artists Guild set out to provide educational opportunities for local artists, create a suitable viewing gallery, and amass a permanent collection. Sharing and critiquing artwork and technique had been the very first activities pursued by the guild. We established our first gallery on Morrison Street in 1972 as the Appleton Gallery of Art, and moved to our current location on College Avenue as the Appleton Art Center in 2002. Then, in 2010, Dr. Monroe E. and Sandra Trout gifted their collection to the Appleton Art Center in 2010 along with a $1 million endowment to preserve, protect and promote the collection. Their generosity fulfilled our longtime hope to have a permanent collection of visual art right here in Northeast Wisconsin, now as The Trout Museum of Art.

Tony Conrad - Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Lawrence University - VP 2017-2019

Tony is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Lawrence University and his influence is just beginning to surface in the public realm. In 2016 he introduced the Mandala Project, an evolving and contributory public art exhibition, installing the first series of his five mandalas in a parking ramp adjacent to Houdini Plaza. Tony’s award-wining works have been exhibited at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Linda Schrage - Owner Mud & Prints

Linda owns and operates a grassroots gallery and art studio Mud & Prints, a creative resource, hub and hangout for great local artists of all stripes. M&P hosts art classes sells professional art supplies, displays art from hyper-local artists, and offer comissioned ceramics!

Kyle Knoke - Owner Allen James Design - Secretary 2017-2019

Kyle has been engaged in the arts in the Fox Valley for decades. As the former owner of the Allen/Thomas Gallery in Neenah in the early 2000's, Kyle introduced the Fox Valley to numerous national Contemporary artists for the first time. While that gallery is now just a fond memory, Kyle has continued to push creative endeavors as the owner of a successful design firm, Allen James Design.

Sean Dolan - Photoshop Retoucher

Sean is a committed member of the organization, dedicated to the Peace Park project and there to help wherever and whenever needed. After all, we don't know that many people with his drone-flying abilities, not to mention his nunchuck skills, bow-hunting skills, and computer hacking skills...

Alex Schultz - Executive Director - Founder and President 2011-2017

Alex has been at this from the very beginning, serving as the organization's President for many years as it slowly developed into the flagship public arts organization it is today. His guiding influence has shaped many public arts policy decisions and under his leadership, advocacy for the arts in Appleton has never been stronger.