Surfaces: Large-Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting included five Midwest artists who approach abstract painting through a variety of different methods. Featuring a selection of cross-generational artists who reference present-day materials sampled from the Internet, popular culture, nature, and technology to make their large-scale works. Exhibiting artists included Tom Berenz (Milwaukee), Shar Coulson (Chicago), Emmett Johns (Door County), Margaret Lockwood (Door County), and Shane Walsh (Milwaukee).