A Lasting Garden
Kelli Hoppmann is known for her narrative, magical, and figurative oil paintings. Having received a degree in Fine Art from UW-Madison in 1989, she has been a working artist for over three decades. Hoppmann has exhibited throughout the region including a solo exhibit at the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
Gregory Schulte received his Master of Fine Arts from UW-Madison in 1991 and has since exhibited throughout the country while teaching painting and drawing at Utah State University. Schulte is currently the Director of College Transfer-Art at Madison College.
Special thanks to Theresa Abel, Barry Roal Carlsen and Andy Rubin for their additional assistance with the artwork. For more information about the above artists or their work contact Abel Contemporary Gallery, 524 E Main St Stoughton, WI. 53589, 608 845 6600, abelcontemporary.com.
In 2009, Susan and Andy North developed the Andy North and Friends event, an annual, one-of-a-kind experience to raise funds for the UW Carbone Cancer Center. In the tradition of exceptional events, the 2018 event highlighted art.
In the winter of 2017, Susan North had an idea for a work of art: She imagined a large painting with the classic theme of “The Tree of Life.” It was to represent the beauty and adversity of our existence. The work would hang in the UW Carbone Cancer Center. There, it could give comfort to the many people and their loved ones struggling with illness. Sue and Andy chose two of their favorite local artists, Kelli Hoppmann and Gregory Schulte, to help realize their vision and create an incredibly unique oil painting.
The Andy North Cancer Research Fund, which supports the UW Carbone Cancer Center, has grown into an amazing success. In just ten years, the Andy North Fund raised over $10 million and supported dozens of pilot research studies at UW Carbone Cancer Center, leading to millions more in matching funds. Most importantly, these successes have propelled innovative cancer treatments to make real progress in the fight against cancer.
This work now hangs in the Atrium of the UW Carbone Cancer Center.