Artist Talk – Sculptural Storylines: New Work by Jan & Mark Wiesner

Join us for an inciteful Artist Talk with Jan & Mark Wiesner on Saturday, April 15 starting at 1pm as they talk about their current exhibition Sculptural Storylines. This exhibition will be on display in the Kennedy Gallery until May 16, 2026.

Jan & Mark Wiesner are two sculptors and a married couple who work in very different mediums, united by a shared artistic response shaped through mutual cross-pollination and exploration. Each tells a distinctly different version of the same story through their own form.

Jan Wiesner finds inspiration from overheard phrases and fleeting remarks, treating them as seeds for sculptural storytelling. As an “author in clay,” she gathers and mines these words for emotion, linking works into a series infused with humor and insight. Through this process, hidden thoughts and actions are revealed, and the power lies in the telling of the story.

Mark Wiesner reflects on mortality and works with cardboard, a universal material that has shaped their life since childhood, building imaginative worlds and storing the remnants of daily existence. Rooted in honesty to reclaimed, discarded materials, he applies meticulous technical rigor to transform the mundane into something magical and harmonious. Through assemblage and appropriation, he resurrects forgotten objects, giving them renewed meaning, rhythm, and beauty within new contexts.

All events are Free and Open to the Public.

Photo by Will Jones Photo LLC: Mark and Jan Wiesner at the opening reception