Green Gallery (Milwaukee)
History
The Green Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The gallery was founded by John Riepenhoff in the attic of his apartment in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood in 2003. The name "Green Gallery" was both an homage to Richard Bellamy's Chelsea gallery in the 1960s and an ironic reference to the attic's sky blue color. The name intended to investigate the disconnect between expectation and experience, immediately generating an environment that invited questioning and dialogue. Such dialogue was motivation for Riepenhoff, who was also looking to fill a gap in the representation of emerging artists. Riepenhoff then moved the gallery to a larger industrial space in Riverwest two years later.
Exhibiting artists
Artists who have shown at one or both of The Green Gallery spaces includeArt fairs
The Green Gallery has participated in numerous art fairs from both Milwaukee International Art Fairs and Dark Fairs as well as the New Art Dealers Alliance Art Fair Miami Beach. Additionally, the Green Gallery has represented at Sunday Art Fair, London, Material in Mexico City and Paramount Ranch, LA.External projects
John Riepenhoff was one of the co-founders of the Milwaukee International and Dark Fairs.The Green Gallery has done collaborative projects with Angstrom Gallery with David Quadrini in Los Angeles and 47 Canal Street Gallery in New York City.
The gallery sporadically hosts film and video screenings and features bands, readings, and performance art. What What (In the Butt), a video which went on to become an online viral success, premiered at The Green Gallery. Club Nutz, billed as the "World's Smallest Comedy Club", was originally housed within The Green Gallery West.