American Feral began when the demise of Winnebago Studios left a void for artists. Co-founders Jason Levy and Jake Furnald created an artist-centric space in Furnald’s workshop.
ONLINE: Art Toast Self Portrait by DarRen Morris, reproduced by Philip Salamone as a mural in downtown Madison. I did not know then that there were actual Black artists, writes DarRen Morris in the artist statement on his website. Morris is currently in a Wisconsin maximum security prison, sentenced to life without parole at age 17. Morris says he was party to the unintentional death of an innocent man. Although I was involved in this death, I am not a murderer. He has no formal artistic training and paints on whatever surfaces he is allowed, sometimes cardboard. Artist Philip Salamone and author Judith Adrian will discuss Morris s art in the context of the exhibit