Tanner MacArthur
Tanner MacArthur is an artist and curator working between Milwaukee, WI and Brooklyn, NY. His work explores connections between urban disorder, bricolage, and traditional modes of abstraction. Prof. MacArthur has exhibited nationally, and his work has been featured in regional publications, such as The Shepherd Express, Fox Cities Magazine, Moody Magazine, and the Frank Juarez Gallery’s Artist Spotlight series. His curatorial practice spans institutional, commercial, and DIY gallery spaces. From 2022-25, he founded and directed Bullpen Gallery, a site-responsive project space that highlights in-progress thesis work from MFA and MA students at UW-Milwaukee.
Prof. MacArthur received a B.A. in Studio Art from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and an M.F.A. in Art from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Website: tannermacarthur.com
- Bachelor of Art in Studio Art — Lawrence University
- Master of Art in Art — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- “Artists Now! Tanner MacArthur & Howard Leu, April 23rd, 2025” from UWM’s Artists Now! Lecture Series (https://vimeo.com/1078380842)
- “Shape and Shadow” at UWM’s Kenilworth Gallery, Shepherd Express, April 2025 (https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/visual-art/shape-and-shadow-at-uwms-kenilworth-gallery/)
- Interview, Portrait Society Gallery, December 2023 (https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KUIs0u48d/?img_index=1)
- disslove/ressolve: Alumni showcase past year of work, The Lawrentian, March, 2021 (https://www.lawrentian.com/archives/1017869)
- Issue 6, Moody Magazine, 2021 (https://moodythezine.square.site/product/moody-issue-6/6?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false)
- Artist Spotlight, Fox Cities Magazine, January, 2020 (https://foxcitiesmagazine.com/blog/columns/tanner-macarthur/)
- Frank & CO Artist Spotlight, Frank Juarez Gallery, October, 2019