Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery: EAG Spring Members' Show

The Elmhurst Artists' Guild presents their Spring Members' Show, with featured artist, Annelise Bronsveld, from March 22nd through May 3rd 2026.

The Opening Reception is Friday, March 27th from 7-9 pm and is free and open to the public.

Annelise Bronsveld is an Illinois based artist practicing watercolor. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Judson University in 2017. Annelise became interested in shapes and patterns from a young age where she would make patterns using paint swatches.

In college, Annelise took a watercolor class. Her interest in shapes collided with her newfound love for watercolor painting and the behavior of the medium. She began exploring how to create structure and order from a medium that is unexpected and often difficult to work with. What started out as painting intricate patterns with watercolor, evolved into cutting up her old paintings.

Her practice developed the theme of “Order in the Unexpected” in the realization that her anxieties and fear of the unknown have a direct correlation with watercolor. Since beginning this process in 2016, Annelise has experienced unsteady changes like broken relationships, moving, new jobs, graduating all of which provoked anxiety. When ‘what ifs’, fears, and doubts arise, her practice now provides a rhythm and calm to the anxiety. With every square glued to the page, she is able to make some sense of the chaos and unexpected.

Participating Artists in the Spring Show: Anthony Abboreno, Kera Bjerga, Paul Callahan, Benjamin Calvert III, Jay Chuang, Eleanor Coffin, David Cyl, Paul Demers, Judy Druschitz, Jane Erlandson, Jeanne Garrett, Joe Giron, Maribel Hambric, David Hammer, Fletcher Hayes, Joan Heitmanek, Randi Holt, Susan Janssen, Gail Karet, Moni Kupisch, Maya Lantsova, Kim Laurel, Karen Lecker, Katie Luo, Lynn Mackenzie, Julie Mars, Jeane McGrail, Dana Meecham, Michael Mikottis, Amy Minster, John Nester, Susan Nester, Ann Pasteur, Janet Roller-Schmidt, Elaine Sage, Louis Sanfilippo, Gary Schirmer, Terri Shimkus, Jennifer Starchvill, Anna Toberman, Catherine Tully, Ana Vitek, Bruce Webber, Rosalie White, Charles Williams, Jr., Shannon Yeh

Above Image: Dreamscape by Annelise Bronsveld