(From left) Lisa Bulawsky, associate professor in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, and Tom Reed, master printer for Island Press, work on a project with visiting artist T.L. Solien, who was recently in residence. While employing pop imagery as a starting point, Solien — associate professor of painting at the University of Wisconsin — frequently incorporates autobiographical influences to investigate contemporary figuration. His work has been featured in numerous university, museum and corporate collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.