Rafael Francisco Salas publishes two new articles
Rafael Francisco Salas, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art and Art History, has had two articles published recently. “Milwaukee Streetwear Brand […]
Rafael Francisco Salas
Meet Rafael Francisco Salas
- M.F.A., The New York Academy of Art
- B.A., Macalester College
I am a Wisconsin-based artist. My artwork combines landscape, the legacy of portraiture, architecture, and country music into artwork evoking a strange, rural poetry. I am represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I am also an arts writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Newcity Art Chicago, The Isthmus Magazine and Urban Milwaukee.
In 2022, Governor Tony Evers appointed me to the Wisconsin Arts Board, the state agency responsible for the support and development of the arts throughout Wisconsin. I also serve on the Executive Board of the Museum of Wisconsin Art and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
I am a Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History here at Ripon College.
What’s your favorite topic or course to teach and why?
I love teaching my introductory courses to drawing and painting. It is so fun for me to see students who have not had much experience or opportunity to study art take on a new, visual language and see the world through this lens.
What’s your workspace like?
My studio is very chaotic. I organize and prioritize, but to anyone walking into my workspace it will look disastrous. Welcome to the inside of my brain.
Recent News Updates
Rafael Francisco Salas exhibit to open Sept. 6 in Kenosha gallery
Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas will have one of two solo exhibitions Sept. 6 through Nov. 17 in the Emile H. Mathis Gallery, University […]
Review of exhibit featuring work of Rafael Francisco Salas published
A review of Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas’ recent exhibit was published May 9 on Shepard Express, a Milwaukee publication. “Cruces|Crossroads” was on view […]