AIS Open Critique #1 | April 23rd | 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Open Critique #1

April 23th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Featuring artists Allie Vogt & Jen Erickson

This event is free and open to the public as a part of our annual Artist Incubator Series. 

Artists within the community are invited to bring 1-2 works of art to this Open Critique and receive feedback from local professional artists.

Please RSVP if you plan on attending. 

Allie Vogt

Allie Kurtz Vogt is a visual artist whose work is a fusion of imagination, memory, observation, and glimpses of reality. Her work is often shaped and influenced by autobiographical details. She received a BFA and MFA from Colorado State University and has since resided in North Idaho. Alongside her work a a studio artist, Allie was a senior tenured faculty member of the Art Department at North Idaho College where she was also a primary founder, curator, and director of Union Gallery and Boswell Corner Gallery. Teaching disciplines that she practiced as an artist provided opportunities for reciprocal, stimulating, and informative relationships to evolve between her classroom work and studio. 

Allie refers to herself as a painter, but drawing is equally involved and she often incorporates mixed media. Her working surfaces are primarily two-dimensional and vary from canvas to paper; paintings are also made on three-dimensional found or hand-made objects. Mediums include paint, paint sticks, oil and dry pastels, charcoal, graphite, oil, pigmented was, and a wide range of pencils.

Read her full bio and statement HERE

Jen Erickson

Jen Erickson is a visual artist working in oil painting, watercolor, and printmaking. Her work explores memory, personal narrative, and the intersection of science and visual data - transforming abstract ideas into intimate, tactile imagery. Through layered symbolism and thoughtful mark-making, Erickson creates work that invites interpretation and reflection. 

She holds a BFA in Painting from the University of Montana and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from Central Washington University. Erickson is currently a Professor of Art at North Idaho College, where she teaches drawing, watercolor, and oil painting. She also serves as Director of the Corner Gallery, fostering connections between students and regional artists through curated exhibitions and community engagement.