“He to whom Nature begins to reveal her open secret will feel an irresistible
yearning for her most worthy interpreter, Art.” - Goethe

6.11.08
"Confluence" was just released on the summer mailing postcard. If you didn't receive one and want to be added to Nick's mailing list, email us. Look for Nick this weekend at the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago. All his new work will be on display, including "Moon Juncos."

5.22.08
If you want to know more about how Nick creates woodcuts, we've added a new page on the process. Follow the tool link to the left or go directly to the process page.

4.18.08
The spring prints have arrived! Nick recently completed two new prints: "Grace of Wild Things" and "Stargazers". Both are featured in his latest show titled "The Uninterrupted Grace of Wild Things" at the Ripple River Gallery in Aitkin, MN. Look in the recent prints section of the gallery for more on the new prints.

4.7.08
The 2008 art fair schedule is up! Check upcoming exhibitions as more shows are added.

2008 art fair schedule

May 2-4 Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO

June 14-15 Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL

June 26-29 Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

July 12-13 Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI

July 16-19 State Street Art Fair Ann Arbor, MI

Aug. 1-3 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN

Aug. 8-10 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival, Sun Valley, ID

Aug. 15-17 Art Fair Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY

Aug. 29-1 Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA

Sept. 5-7 St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO

Sept. 27-28 Peoria Fine Art Fair, Peoria, IL

4.3.08
The Grand Hand Gallery in St. Paul, MN will be featuring Nick's new work in Handprinted: 2008 Printmakers Invitational. The show opening is April 5th from 5-8pm at the gallery. Check upcoming exhibitions for more information.

3.25.08
Nick just completed this new print titled, "Swallows". Look for the first large scale print from the new press in the next few weeks.

3.11.08
Just in time for the first signs of spring, "Goldfinches" rolled off the press this week. For a closer look, go to the recent prints section of the gallery.

2.22.08
Nick has moved! He relocated his studio to Madison, Wisconsin, and is now housed in the Madison Enterprise Center, on the city's near east side. The larger space has allowed him to expand his printmaking operation with the addition of a new printing press. The new Takach 40" x 72" Relief Press is pictured below. Go to the projects page for a photo progression of moving the 1400 lb. press to the second floor studio in zero degree temps! Updated contact information has been added to the contact page.

2.13.08
The Powderhorn Writers Festival put together this broadside with a print by Nick and poetry by Roy McBride.

2.13.08
Browse the latest images from Nick's fireside chat at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais, MN. Thanks to Connie Heithoff for the pictures.

2.10.08
The opening for Nick's show at the Birchwood Cafe is tomorrow night - Monday, Feb. 11th 5-7pm. Check out his latest prints and browse additional unframed work.

2.1.08
Nick completed two prints that will be featured in his upcoming exhibitions. To see more about "Opening Sky" and "Harvest Tracks", go to recent prints.

Harvest Tracks

Opening Sky

1.29.08
The Birchwood Cafe will be exhibiting Nick's work from Feb.11th - Mar 30th, including his two latest prints.

1.18.08
Kickapoo Coffee redesigned their coffee cans and now feature a woodcut by Nick! From their website:
"We've recently traded in our old plastic packaging for these fully reusable, recyclable beauties. Not only is steel the most environmentally friendly packaging available, it also keeps your coffee fresh longer. And if we do say so ourselves, these cans are truly works of art thanks to Nick Wroblewski, a Madison-based woodblock artist. A perfect addition to any pantry shelf or gift basket. Enjoy!"

1.14.08
Sivertson Gallery is hosting Nick on Feb. 2nd for a fireside chat at the Grand Marais location.

1.13.08
Join Nick Friday, Feb. 1st for the opening of a joint show at Seasons on St. Croix in Hudson, WI. The opening runs from 5-9pm and includes work from Angela Foley and Nick Wroblewski.

11.29.07
Look for Nick this Saturday at ART AT RAMSEY, a holiday art fair in St. Paul, MN. The fair runs from 10am to 5pm and is located at 1700 Summit Avenue, west of Snelling Avenue.

"ART AT RAMSEY is sponsored by Saint Paul Community Education in cooperation with Ramsey Junior High and with artistic assistance from Artists’ Circle. ART AT RAMSEY is held in conjunction with Grand Meander, the special holiday promotion of the Grand Avenue Business Association. The hugely successful ART AT RAMSEY is organized and run by artists for artists. The intent of ART AT RAMSEY is to provide an opportunity for artists to sell their work in an ideal, well-lit, conveniently-located indoor space during the holiday season. This art fair is held in the two Ramsey Junior High gymnasiums." - from Artists' Circle

11.20.07
The "Elves Went to Art School" show at The Gallery @ Fox Tax was reviewed in the Minneapolis Observer last week. Read the review here.

11.8.07
The latest prints form a series titled, "Changing Lanscapes". Each 4" x 4" print is hand-printed in a limited edition of 6. These new prints will be in the latest show at The Gallery @ Fox Tax. For a closer look, go to recent prints.

"Changing Landscapes"
Aerodynamics	Water Table	Exchange	Wind Path

11.7.07
Nick's work will be shown in the new show at The Gallery @ Fox Tax. The show features mini-art by Minnesota artists. Check out the opening on November 17th from 6-11pm. For more information go to exhibitions. Nick just completed a new series of small prints which will be online soon!

10.30.07
After a long art fair season, Nick has been tromping around the banks of the St. Croix River finding inspiration. This weekend he will be in Minneapolis exhibiting work at 50 Artists on 50th.

10.4.07
Nick will be in a joint show next weekend for the St. Paul Art Crawl. The opening for "Beyond Green: Public Art and The Environment" will be October 12th from 6-10pm at the Jax Building in St. Paul, MN. For more information contact Public Art St. Paul.

10.3.07
After returning from the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival among the Redwoods, Nick picked up an Award of Excellence at the Peoria Fine Art Fair last weekend. This weekend he heads to St. Louis for the Historic Shaw Art Fair.

9.15.07
While in Sun Valley, ID, Nick taught a woodcut printmaking class at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Pictures from the class are posted in projects.

9.10.07
Nick is currently showing his work in California where he just received 2nd place in printmaking at the Sausalito Art Festival. This weekend he will be at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival just north of San Francisco before heading back to the Midwest.

8.21.07
Nick just returned from a tour of Idaho and Wyoming. At the Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival he received Best in Printmaking. Check back soon for more pics from the trip and an update on the summer...

7.12.07
Nick's prints will be part of "Hot Off the Press 2007", the Highpoint Center for Printmaking annual summer co-op exhibit. The opening is Friday, July 13th 6:30-9:30pm.

7.09.07
The views were amazing out west! Nick returned from Salt Lake City, UT and will be in Madison, WI at the end of this week and Ann Arbor, MI the following weekend. He added a new cardinal print to the collection. Look at recent prints for more info.

6.18.07
Here's the poster from the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, where Nick received first place in printmaking last weekend. He's off to Salt Lake City, UT for the Utah Arts Festival.

6.13.07
Nick just returned from the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago, IL. His work was featured in the SCOOP, a blog for Orange Beautiful.

5.29.07
These four prints are part of a new series titled, "Gone Missing". Look for more details in recent prints. The exhibition calendar has also been updated with Nick's summer schedule.

"Gone Missing"
Caretaker of the Desert	Pollinators Rest	Polar Aquifer	Mountain Alchemy

5.15.07
Nick received a Best of Show award for 2-D at the Brookside Art Annual in Kansas City , MO. His work is currently exhibited as part of Random Sparks, a group show in Washburn, WI. Shown below is Nick's latest work, "Shape of Light".

4.19.07
"Bellows of our Shared Breath" came off the press yesterday. Look at recent prints in the gallery for more info. Nick's 2007 art fair exhibition schedule is firming up. Check for updates here.

3.29.07
Nick's printmaking was recently featured in the Minneapolis Observer Quarterly. The Narcissus print appears on the cover, and a story titled, "Artfully Carving out a Living" includes an interview with Nick.

The exhibitions page has been updated with preliminary 2007 art fair dates.

1.27.07
Nick just completed two prints. At left is "Polarity of Snow Geese", and "What We Forgot to Mean" is above. Check recent prints in the gallery for details.

1.27.07
The printmakers (left to right - Gaylord Schanilec, Kelly Dupre, Cecilia Leider, Sandra Stark (curator and professor), Nick Wroblewski, Regula Russelle, and Betsy Bowen - not pictured, Joel Cooper) from "Limited Editions, Infinite Possibilities" in the Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. The images below are from the opening. Nick's print "Wind as Breath" was featured in an article about the show. The story ran in "Volume One", a local publication, on Jan.25, 2007.

1.18.07
Nick has two shows going up in the next week. The first one, "Carving Nature," begins tomorrow at The Grand Hand Gallery in St. Paul. The opening reception is Jan 20, 5-8PM. On the 25th of January, "Limited Editions, Infinite Possibilities" opens in the Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. The show runs through Feb. 15th, with the opening reception on Jan. 25th from 7:30-9pm (click here to download the PDF flyer for the show).

Woodcut prints on this site can be ordered by either contacting us directly or downloading the order-form and mailing it.