Art

CHRISTENSEN FAMILY ART GALLERY

The Christensen Family Art Gallery offers 120 linear feet of exhibit space in the Middleton Public Library. It is the Library’s goal to present a diverse Middleton community with artwork and exhibitions that reflect a wide range of views, expressions, interests, and mediums. The annual Call for Art opens in late summer.

CURRENLY ON EXHIBIT THROUGH MARCH 2026

Meghan Rosing - "Scrapwork"

Welcome to my “Scrapwork” exhibit. I am a local early childhood educator and a mom to two young children. I am so excited to share my work at my very favorite place: the library!

My art-making is rooted in “scrap work,” layering leftover bits of paper and fabric that might be found in a pocket or trash can. I base my scrapwork on the way that children create from whatever material is at hand. In my work, buildings, household objects, toys, and even the natural landscape take on a life of their own. My childhood homes and landscapes populate this dreamlike world, as I awkwardly fit the experience and identity of my adult self back into my child self’s consciousness. In my images, scale shifts as a small body is dwarfed by surrounding objects, or a giant body squeezes into confining spaces. My work demonstrates that the way we experience the world when we are very young remains familiar but also incredibly disconcerting to our adult minds. By revealing the uneasy coexistence of the adult and child selves, my work urges us to enter again the inner places we think we already know.

Much of the art is available for purchase. Please email me at meghanrosing@gmail.com to inquire. Scan the QR code below to visit my website at meghanrosing.com