Art gallery named for Superior native

KENOSHA, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside announced the naming of a campus art exhibition space the Emile H. Mathis Gallery.

Honoring Racine businessman and art connoisseur Emile Mathis, the space, formerly the Regional Center Gallery, is located in the new Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities.

The naming ceremony was held Feb. 28. During the ceremony, UW-Parkside Dean of Arts and Sciences Dean Yohnk said Mathis Gallery and Conservation Framing on Racine’s Main Street was one of the first places he visited while deciding whether to join the UW-Parkside faculty, a visit that helped convince him to relocate here.

Mathis said the naming of the gallery on the Kenosha campus complements previous gifts to his alma mater, UW-Superior.

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