VIVA GALLERY

VIVA GALLERY VIVA Gallery started in 2004 as an artists cooperative and today is thriving with 25 members. Local

VIVA Gallery is a small, vibrant, unpretentious gallery shop specializing in original, limited edition contemporary arts and craft. VIVA sponsors guest artist shows, opening on the first Thursday of each month.

08/27/2026

We a seeking a new member artist, do you create wonderful things or know someone that does?!

Tag anyone you know who might be interested. Share this post with friends, let’s get this message out there!!

Our space is unique and we are hoping to find an artist that makes the perfect pieces that compliments what we already have in the gallery.

If you have any questions, feel free to message us or check out our website for more information.

We asked Steven Beseler Art Studio , who or what has strongly influenced your work?Steven said, “ I feel that all my lif...
08/22/2026

We asked Steven Beseler Art Studio , who or what has strongly influenced your work?

Steven said, “ I feel that all my life I have been influenced creatively and artistically without even realizing it. When I started using oils Bob Ross was incredible to listen to and learn how to even begin painting seriously. I never really followed an artist or style until I embarked on this endeavor and when I discovered the Romantic painters and the Romantic style I was hooked. Johann Christian Dahl and his works to me really opened up something within me and blending my creativity, my passion for history, music, stories has led to making little moments in my paintings. I think the idea of that style gets translated in my mind into something different on the canvas but perhaps elements of that style are there. I can certainly feel it when I look at my works or when I am making them as they have a story about a moment in that time and place. “

Steven’s work can be viewed at the gallery through the month of August.

For more information, questions and answers and images by Steven, check out our previous posts.

Get to know a little more about this months guest artist by reading our question and answer series of posts with Steven ...
08/21/2026

Get to know a little more about this months guest artist by reading our question and answer series of posts with Steven Beseler of Steven Beseler Art Studio

What’s the most indispensable item in your studio?

“I thought about this question a lot and I have to say SPACE. I mean not only just the place to do the work, but an area where I can be almost entirely alone and focused. The space where I can be completely in my own mind is very important. That is something I think all creators can agree that having that “space” to feel totally comfortable is as important as the brushes or the canvas. “ Steven B

Steven’s work is on display, available to view and purchase during the month of August. Come see his fantastic creations!!

We asked guest artist Steven Beseler Art Studio ….How do you know when a piece of work is finished? “ Certainly one of t...
08/21/2026

We asked guest artist Steven Beseler Art Studio ….

How do you know when a piece of work is finished?

“ Certainly one of the biggest challenges is knowing when that is but it is more of a feeling rather than making sure you have everything you wanted to paint in the final stage. It is a learning curve to realize that less can be more. I wanted to spend so much time on little details when I realized when I stepped back you could not even see them anyway. When you get to a point where you feel the painting is missing something you take a bravery test and that can make all the difference in the piece. “ Steven B

Follow along to hear more from Steven and make sure your come see his current exhibition at VIVA Gallery before September 1st.

We asked this months guest artist Steven Beseler a few questions, follow along to read his answers in the next few posts...
08/19/2026

We asked this months guest artist Steven Beseler a few questions, follow along to read his answers in the next few posts.

Why did you decide to work in your chosen medium?

“ I have been using oils for nearly seven years now and I adore it. Before that I was using acrylics and would get frustrated at how fast it would dry and my partner had some old oil paints and I tried them out. Since then it is difficult to go back to acrylics only because oil allows me to develop a painting over a period of time. Even before acrylics I was using calligraphy pens and inkwells on parchment paper to make scenes and that was the genesis of the journey.” Steven B

This exhibition runs until Tuesday September 1st 2026.

Have you seen our AUGUST GUEST ARTIST exhibition yet?! On display until Tuesday September 1st at VIVA Gallery Oil and ac...
08/18/2026

Have you seen our AUGUST GUEST ARTIST exhibition yet?!

On display until Tuesday September 1st at VIVA Gallery

Oil and acrylic painter Steven Beseler is a self-taught artist from La Crosse, WI. Steven Beseler Art Studio has always had a passion for history and reading, as well as finding beauty in the creativity and musicality of myths and legends. He aims to capture and paint worlds that seem natural but which have a hint of history and fantasy to provoke a thought of the peculiar familiarity of unknown locations. His work invites the viewer to go on their own adventure and forge their own path as he attempts to reveal the understanding that all creativity begins with fragments of reality.

We’ve been told that these gorgeous mirrors by The Nature of Things Furnishings have been getting a lot of attention at ...
08/17/2026

We’ve been told that these gorgeous mirrors by The Nature of Things Furnishings have been getting a lot of attention at the La Crosse Regional Airport .

Apparently passengers and friends alike are all appreciating not just their function but always their beauty.

You can find a selection of these wood framed mirrors at the La Crosse Regional Airport and at the VIVA Gallery in Viroqua.

08/05/2026

Steven Beseler is VIVA Gllery in August. Tomorrow evening 8/6 is 1st Thursday from 5-7pm. Come meet Steven and hear how he works. VIVA Gallery is at 217 S. Main St.

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217 S Main Street
Viroqua, WI
54665

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+16086376918

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