The 1st International Milwaukee Riso Invitational
A Celebration of Print, Community, and Artist-Led Publishing
December 20th, 2025 – February 28, 2026
The Suburban · Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI — October 16th, 2025 — The Suburban proudly presents the 1st International Milwaukee Riso Invitational, a collaborative exhibition and publishing project bringing together an extraordinary group of contemporary artists, illustrators, and cultural producers to explore the power and substance of the democratic print. The exhibition runs December 20th, 2025 through February 28th, 2026 at The Suburban’s Milwaukee gallery.
This inaugural invitational is produced in partnership with the The Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop (CATS) and the artist-run platform Bad at Sports, printed at the new CATS facility in Sarofim Hall on the campus of Rice University.
Each invited artist has created an original two-color risograph print at 11 × 17 inches, editioned collaboratively for public distribution.
In keeping with the spirit of risograph culture — affordable, experimental, and accessible — 30 of each print edition will be available free to gallery visitors, while the remaining 10 will be randomly distributed to participating artists. This gesture foregrounds a shared belief in art as both a gift and a tool for building cultural networks.
Participating Artists
• Amanda Ross-Ho
• Art Spiegelman
• Beth Hetland
• Betsy Odom
• Cecilia Beaven
• Christopher Sperandio
• Chris Ware
• Diana Guerrero-Macia
• Heather Mekkelson
• Ivan Brunetti
• Jen Delos Reyes
• Jennifer Willet
• Jessica Campbell
• Jessica Stockholder
• Jason Dunda
• Kuras and MacKenzie
• Kyle O'Connell
• Max Morris
• Meg Duguid
• Melissa Potter
• Nura Ali
• Oli Watt
• OnSmith
• Paul Krainak
• Paul Nudd
• Paul Ramirez Jonas
• Peter Power
• Ryan Peter Miller
• Sandra Dillon
• Shannon Stratton
• Sergio Soave
• Sonnenzimmer (Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi)
• Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal
• Tom Sanford
“The invitational draws energy from the legacy of artist-initiated print projects — ephemeral, distributable, and fiercely independent,” said Brian Andrews, of Bad at Sports. “It’s a celebration of artists using print as a means of connection, self-expression, and resistance of the cultural machine.”
The exhibition will feature public distribution events, tailgate-style activations, and interviews with participating artists through Bad at Sports. It reflects a collective investment in the printed page as both an art object and a social tool.
Exhibition Information
Dates: December 20, 2025 – February 28, 2026
Location: The Suburban — Milwaukee, WI
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 20th, 2-5 pm
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Press Contact
Duncan MacKenzie
badatsports@gmail.com 773-517-6169
@badatsports https://badatsports.com/
Christopher Sperandio
cjs6@rice.edu 917-842-0171
@cats_at_rice https://cats.rice.edu/