Promega Spring Art Showcase Presents “Eternal Cycles"
Madison, WI USA. (February 18, 2025)
The Promega Spring Art Showcase, “Eternal Cycles,” presents a profound exploration of art’s ability to capture the timeless and the transient. Featuring Sharon Kilfoy’s evocative new series, Disintegrations, alongside the historically significant Mark Jacobs Collection, “Eternal Cycles” invites viewers to reflect on cycles of transformation, impermanence and renewal.
The Mark Jacobs Collection
Mark Jacobs (1951-2022) was a world-renowned collector and expert on color photography, amassing one of the most comprehensive private collections of early photographic processes. This exhibit highlights the evolution of early color photography.
Selections on display will include:
- Fred Payne Clatworthy’s autochromes of the American Southwest, including those published in National Geographic Magazine between 1923 and 1930
- Autochromes by pioneering photographers such as the Lumière Brothers, Alfred Stieglitz and Helen Messinger Murdoch.
- Rare examples of Kromograms, Dufaycolor and other early color techniques that laid the foundation for modern photography.
Sharon Kilfoy: Disintegrations
In her latest series, Madison-based artist Sharon Kilfoy combines Fabrications—fabric collages crafted from clothing and personal items—with layers of paint, graffiti and intentional destruction. These dynamic works explore the Buddhist concept of disintegration, evoking a world on the cusp of transformation.
Renowned for her community-driven mural projects, Kilfoy brings her expertise in collaboration and her deeply philosophical approach to this series, offering viewers a meditation on resilience, impermanence and the cyclical nature of existence.
Symposium and Opening Reception
“Eternal Cycles” opens Tuesday, March 11 at the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, 5445 E Cheryl Parkway in Fitchburg, WI.
- Symposium at 3:30 pm
- Sharon Kilfoy – Exploring resilience and transformation through dynamic mixed-media paintings inspired by the Buddhist concept of disintegration.
- Heather Sonntag – Insights into The Mark Jacobs Collection.
- Stephen Milanowski – The Autochrome and a brief history of color photography
- Reception from 4:30 pm—6:30 pm
- Music by Kowalski Skryagin Maneuver (KSM), a Madison-based instrumental duo offering fresh original music rooted in funk, rock and jazz.
“Eternal Cycles” runs through May 30 and is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:00 am—4:00 pm. Daniel Swadener is the curator of this exhibit.
About the Promega Art Showcase
Promega Corporation has sponsored the Promega Art Showcase since 1996 as part of the company's commitment to creativity and innovation in the arts, culture and sciences. The Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, located on 5445 East Cheryl Parkway was developed in part to provide Promega employees and community members a place to pursue these objectives. Learn more about the Promega Art Showcase here, Promega Corporation here and the company’s larger corporate responsibility story here.
