Mother Fools Coffeehouse

Art in the cafe...

Mallory Stowe

"Observer Occurrences"

March 2026

Mallory Stowe (b. in Cleveland, OH) is a painter interested in anxiety and awe surrounding the natural world. Her work reflects how systems of memory, whether in the body or in the environment, can perpetuate suffering or nurture empathy. The resulting paintings excavate humor, pleasure, fear, and connection in a storytelling manner. Stowe received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2025 and her BFA from Ohio University in 2022. Stowe was a finalist for the 2023 AXA Art Prize at the New York Academy of Art and has received a juror award at the Women of Appalachia show at Dairy Barns Art...
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Charlotte Fung Miller

"Chinese Brush Painting"

April 2026

Reverence for nature, serenity and peace is the Chinese philosophy that inspires the brush paintings of Charlotte Fung Miller of Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Mrs. Miller is a native of San Francisco’s Chinatown. She studied 10 years of formal Chinese calligraphy and Chinese brush paintings under Master Lui Sang Wong after 10 years of Chinese school. Following this, she earned a Master’s degree in nutritional science and a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology at the University of California, Berkeley. She was employed in these fields while living in Madison in the 1970’s. In time, however, her love for painting...
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Art Reception for Charlotte Fung Miller

Sunday, April 19