New Art Studio, Shop and Gallery coming to Riverwest Neighborhood

Milwaukee, WI – July 8, 2025 – The Riverwest neighborhood welcomes River Press, a new art studio, shop and gallery featuring exclusively Milwaukee-local artists run by local printmaker Mya Giuliani. A grand opening celebration will be held at River Press on Saturday, August 2 from 11:00 – 7:00 p.m. The event will feature coffee by pop-up shop Ella’s Café, a tintype photographer and an exclusive tattoo flash event in partnership with Riverwest tattoo shop Patchwork Collective. River Press is located at 2351 N. Humboldt Avenue, just north of the Humboldt/North intersection. Look for the distinctive yellow door on the west side of the street. riverpressmke.com

At the new art studio, shop and gallery, what visitors will find is art that is accessible, cool, fun and features some local favorite creators from events like Riverwest Rummage and Punk Rock Rummage Sale with over 40 local artists selling work. To view a list of participating artists, please visit: riverpressmke.com/artists. Prices range anywhere from $5 to $300.

River Press’s Micro Gallery will feature miniature solo shows rotating every three months from local artists, starting with Life Should Make More Sense Than This by MIAD graduate and Riverwest artist Sarah Jane Sutterfield. LSMMSTT opens August 29, 2025, and runs through November 2025. Learn more here: riverpressmke.com/micro-gallery. Events at the shop will include community dye baths, artist talks and workshops including printmaking, visible mending, collage and more.

River Press owner Mya Giuliani had this to say about her new business venture, “River Press is focused on uplifting Milwaukee as a self-sustaining art community and being a part of the mix that builds long-term successful art careers for artists in Milwaukee. It is for our neighbors and our neighborhood – the Riverwest spirit of community is fundamental to our new space, and I look forward to sharing it with the whole city.”

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About Mya Giuliani

Mya, sometimes known as the wizard behind Weezard Prints, has made art in the Milwaukee community for five years. They curate The Wizard’s Print Snacks, a series of art vending machines around the city and co-run Wisconsin Queer Campout as art director. Mya has a BFA from Viterbo University and is a multimedia process-oriented printmaker and textile artist. Their work observes the relationship of a detached lens with the intimacy and process of laborious forms of art and craft. It is gritty, observational and wry. Mya has also worked in digital marketing at several Milwaukee area arts and cultural organizations.

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