Janis Stemmermann

So glad I caught @janisstemmermann exhibitiion @NWCC during the Mad River Festival. In response to the festival theme of resistance, Stemmerman offered her text-based prints, carvings, sculpture and textiles. A purity of form and spirit prevailed.

Reception and Artist Talk this Wednesday April 8 @ctstatenorthwestern 🏁 Installation photos by @joshuasimpsonphoto 🤍🖤 Reception: April 8, 4–5 pm, Artist Talk after the reception in Founders Hall auditorium. If you are in the area, hope to see you! Janis Stemmermann The Gallery at Founders Hall CT State Northwestern Community College 4 Park Place East Winsted, CT March 23 – April 10, 2026

Genesis of “Note to Self”

Printing sculptures in 2019. Videos by @caroshannah

Horse Horn, 1992 Wood, beeswax, pigment, text from the Passion by Jeanette Winterson Currently on view at CT State Nortwestern

More early works: 1. Studio View, 1993, vertical base is carved and inlaid with beeswax, horizontal hand painted text. Inspired by the structure of a book, the pattern on the base is taken from a book spine. 2. Installation View, Vermont Studio Center, 1992 3. Sketch with Text: “I noticed women have a private language, A language not dependent on the constructions of men but structured by signs and expressions, and that use ordinary words as code words meaning something other” by Jeanette Winterson. 4. Installation View, Vermont Studio Center, 1992 5. Installation View at PS122, 1993, work on wall by Kathleen Kucka

The work currently @ctstatenorthwestern includes an early body of text-based prints and sculptures that informed “Note to Self” installation. As I prepare for my artist talk I am revisiting early images. 1. Handprint, 1993, Monoprint and Drawing on Paper, 14.5 x 12.25 in (on view) 2. Studio View, 1993 3. Monoprint, 1993 4. Monoprint Scroll, 1993 5. Carved Letters for Stamping (ends cut from original branch, see studio view), 1993

Installation view of upcoming solo exhibition @ctstatenorthwestern Part of the colleges annual literary Mad River Fest, this years theme “Resilience”. Reception and artist talk April 8. Janis Stemmermann The Gallery at Founders Hall CT State Northwestern Community College Winsted, CT March 23 – April 10, 2026 Reception: April 8, 4–5 pm Artist Talk: April 8, 5:30 pm Included in the exhibition are a selection works from the early 1990s, when I began incorporating text into sculpture. Words were painted, carved, printed, and placed to guide how you move through and experience each piece. The texts draw from The Passion by Jeanette Winterson—a novel set during the Napoleonic Wars whose poetic language uses symbolic imagery exploring love, identity, and fate. These early works shaped Note to Self (1993) 2024–2025, bringing the matrix and the print together as a single work. For the first time, I included my own writing—a poetic note beside a 1993 sketch, revealing the thoughts of my younger self. In Photo 1 right: Top Horn, 1992, wood and Tempera. Left: Note to Self (1993), Domesticity 2024-2025 wood, ink, unglazed ceramic, cotton muslin, cotton batting and thread Photo 2: text transcription Top Horn, 1992 Photo 3: Top Horn studio 1992

Installing Note To Self (1993) Domesticity, 2024-2025 at The Gallery at Founders Hall @ctstatenorthwestern in Winsted CT. This solo exhibition is part of the College’s annual literary Mad River Fest with this years theme “Resilience” Open to the public March 23 - April 10. Reception 4-5pm and Artist Talk 5:30, Wednesday April 8. Thank you @courtneygpuckett and @dkline511 for inviting me and organizing this exhibition!! 🎥 @russell_steinert

Next week I am installing a solo show at The Gallery at Founders Hall, CT State Northwestern Community College. The exhibition is to coincide with their annual Mad River Fest literary symposium with this year’s theme being “resilience”. The selected works incorporate language and text with printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and textiles. Reception and artist talk April 8 🏁🤍 First photo are works from early 1990s The second image “Note to Self (1993) Domesticity” 2024-2025

Get @reshare_app • @ruthanngallery 💌’Push the Envelope’ is open today from 1-5! 💌 JOIN US on Saturday, January 24th for our closing party, details below and more to come: 1-5PM: Letter station for @pointofprideorg letter writing 2-3PM: Lilah Friedland of invisible hand press will type with her typewriter @invisible_hand 3-4PM: Reading and sharing epistolary poems with Erica Kaufman @ericakaufman.art ‘Push the Envelope’ is a love letter to all things postal. It’s a first class show which delights in the simple perfection of the envelope, envelopment, and the physical act of sending and receiving. A special delivery of artists: Juan Pablo Baene, Mildred Beltre, Louise Bourgeois, Becky Brown, Peter Cavanaugh, Dawn Cerny, Angela Conant, Grayson Cox, Jesse Durost, Julia Dzwonkoski, Matthew Farrell, Joey Kotting, Alison Owen, Sarah Nicole Phillips, Kiki Smith, Janis Stemmermann, Alexander Waxman, Bryan Zanisnik S.W.A.K., Beka Goedde and Rachel Ostrow E for Effort @e_for_effort @bekagoedde @rachel_ostrow December 13, 2025 - January 24, 2026 (closing letter writing party) RUTHANN Gallery 453 Main St Catskill, NY 12414 [email protected] thanngallery.com Open Saturdays 1-5PM

Delighted to be showing this work along with a wonderful group of artists in “Push the Envelope” opening party this Friday 6-8pm @ruthanngallery in Catskill NY curated by @e_for_effort (@bekagoedde + @rachel_ostrow ) Hope to see you there! 🏁 Janis Stemmermann Green Tile Blanket, 2024 Glazed ceramic and found wool blanket 56 x 34 x 1.5 inches Push The Envelope December 13, 2025 - January 24, 2026 Opening: Friday December 12, 6-8pm Juan Pablo Baene, Mildred Beltre, Louise Bourgeois, Becky Brown, Peter Cavanaugh, Dawn Cerny, Angela Conant, Grayson Cox, Jesse Durost, Julia Dzwonkoski, Matthew Farrell, Joey Kotting, Alison Owen, Sarah Nicole Phillips, Kiki Smith, Janis Stemmermann, Alexander Waxman, Bryan Zanisnik Curated by E for Effort (Beka Goedde and Rachel Ostrow) RUTHANN Gallery 453 Main St, Catskill, NY 12414 Open Saturdays 1-5pm or by appointment [email protected]