ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Uplifting Mansion Residency Program Milwaukee

Bennie Higgins
A Milwaukee-based artist who tells diverse life stories through portrait and figure painting, using oils, watercolors, and pastels to capture humanity, beauty, and wisdom.

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Passion Smith
Blends surrealism and abstraction to honor Black culture and heritage, using mixed media to explore identity and empowerment.

Ann Baer
Ann is a retired art educator and graphic designer who now creates full-time. She focuses on sculpture using found wood objects, while also working in fibers, painting, collage, and mixed media.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

November 15, 2025 - January 15, 2026

Matthew Bailey

Creates art on social justice, nonviolence, and environmental themes with oil and graphite, blending meaning with play.

The Uplifting Mansion Artist In Residence Program invites creative voices to contribute to the vibrant renaissance of Milwaukee's Near West Side. Through this residency, we aim to nurture our growing creative community while providing artists a platform to showcase their work in our historic space.

This program embodies our commitment to making art accessible while strengthening neighborhood connections.

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Bennie Higgins A Milwaukee-based artist who tells diverse life stories through portrait and figure painting, using oils, watercolors, and pastels to capture humanity, beauty, and wisdom.

Passion Smith Blends surrealism and abstraction to honor Black culture and heritage, using mixed media to explore identity and empowerment.

Ann Baer Ann is a retired art educator and graphic designer who now creates full-time. She focuses on sculpture using found wood objects, while also working in fibers, painting, collage, and mixed media.

Matthew Bailey

Bennie Higgins
A Milwaukee-based artist who tells diverse life stories through portrait and figure painting, using oils, watercolors, and pastels to capture humanity, beauty, and wisdom.

Passion Smith
Blends surrealism and abstraction to honor Black culture and heritage, using mixed media to explore identity and empowerment.

Ann Baer
Ann is a retired art educator and graphic designer who now creates full-time. She focuses on sculpture using found wood objects, while also working in fibers, painting, collage, and mixed media.