Lydia Zoells (she/her) is an artist and educator based in Madison, Wisconsin. She has taught painting, drawing, and printmaking to undergraduates at Edgewood University and Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and to adults at Madison College (MATC) and Atwood Atelier, among many other community art hubs in the Madison area. Her first career was in book publishing, which she left to pursue her M.F.A. in painting from the New York Academy of Art. Lydia’s paintings and prints have been exhibited in New York at Susan Eley Fine Art (NYC), the Salmagundi Club, Eyes On Art, The Living Gallery, LIC-Artists, and the New York Academy of Art, and in Wisconsin at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, American Feral, MIAD Galleries, and the Green Lantern Gallery. Her solo show, Undertow, opens at Pump House Regional Arts Center in fall 2026.
I teach painting, drawing, and printmaking workshops in Madison, Wisconsin. Please reach out if you would be interested in booking me to teach a class (private or open to the public). As a beneficiary myself of continuing education programs for adults, I love sharing my skills with other artists at every age and level, to build their abilities and confidence so that they can make art they are passionate about.
Upcoming offerings are featured in my Linktree, and I have a seasonal newsletter as well, which you can sign up for via a note on my contact form.
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My eternal gratitude to Carolyn Lyford Catalano, who taught me art from ages 10 to 18 and gave me the foundation in drawing fundamentals, materials, color theory, and basic anatomy that made it possible for me to grow on my own for so many years. Most importantly, she instilled a love of the process of art-making and a confidence in my own abilities that has carried me through.