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August 2022
Noble Truths Open Studio Event at Susan Hensel Gallery
Susan Hensel of Susan Hensel Gallery, 3441 Cedar Ave S, opens her door for a fun, casual Noble Truths Open Studio event on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 6-8 pm. Susan Hensel is a well known, nationally exhibited artist who works with digital embroidery and mixed media in sculptural ways. She became captivated by the unusual ways that the embroidery threads capture the light and modulate color perception at the Minnesota State Fair about six or seven years ago. Attendees at this…
Find out more »“Emergence” at Kohlman & Reeb
Kolman & Reeb Gallery presents its latest Project Space grantee exhibition, Emergence, showcasing a variety of artworks by Jodi Reeb. Jodi uses the gallery’s cement columns, wood floor, and ceiling beams in order to “push the sculptures off the walls and into the space and mimic nature." Watch the installation Wednesday, Aug. 17, 6-8 pm and Saturday, Aug. 20, 12-4 pm. Opening Reception: Saturday, Aug. 27, 7-9 pm. Artist Talk: Thursday, Oct. 6, 7-8 pm. Exhibit runs Aug. 27-Oct. 29 at Kolman &…
Find out more »September 2022
Kyriopoulos to read at Solar Arts
Marjorie Lin Kyriopoulos, the author of "HeartStrings," will read excerpts from her memoir and share how the trauma of her aunt’s untimely death worked its way into her heart, traveling through three generations of her family. She will also share how writing HeartStrings helped her heal, epigenetically, two generations later. Marjorie will share how she was guided by the past to discover events in her family’s history, hoping to inspire a conversation about the healing power of creativity. Kris Lange’s…
Find out more »The Dark Blue: An Exploration of Vampirism
The Dark Blue is a group exhibition exploring a most mysterious and fascinating phenomena, that of the vampire. Within folklore the world over, vampirism is shrouded in mystery and offers a tantalizing peak into occult worlds and that which lurks in the night. Sept. 2–Oct. 1, Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Ave NE. www.roguebuddha.com
Find out more »Allison Baker: Abject Permanence
Dreamsong, 1237 4th St. NE, announces the gallery’s first solo exhibition for Minneapolis-based artist Allison Baker (b. 1988, Detroit). Adorned with glistening teal tongues and bubblegum stucco, Abject Permanence is a fever dream that pops with color, kitsch, and a come-hither wink, teetering between salivating desire and queasy revulsion. In an expansive exhibition of new works in sculpture, collage, and video, Baker probes how desire functions in a domestic sphere stratified by gender and class. Sept. 10-Oct. 2.
Find out more »Lineas de Sangre artist talk with Melodee Strong
"Lineas de Sangre" (Bloodlines) an exhibition of work by Melodee Strong will run through Saturday, Oct. 15 at NE Sculpture|Gallery Factory, in back of the Casket Arts complex, 1720 Madison St. NE. There will be an artist talk on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and the closing reception Oct. 15 from 4-6 p.m.
Find out more »Artist Talk: Lori Lentz
Lori Lentz will speak about the ideas and inspirations behind her imaginative painting, and will conduct a demonstration, Saturday, Sept. 24, 11 am-12 pm, Pierre Bottineau Library, 55 Broadway St NE, Minneapolis. Free, registration not required. Her exhibit, "Bringing the Unseen into the Seen," is on display at the library until the end of September.
Find out more »Northrup King Night
Browse works from hundreds of artists and shop multiple open creative studios on Saturday, Sept. 24, 6-9 pm, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE. Explore all four floors and experience breathtaking galleries, fun boutiques, and unique local businesses. Check out "In Color" Gallery 427; "Three Voices, Studio 280; and "In the Field," Gallery Equus, Studio 222. Not all artists or studios will be open during extended Northrup King Building hours, per their discretion. Contact the artist or studio you…
Find out more »October 2022
“Confluence”
Four varied styles of art flow together into one exhibit. The Northeast-based artists in Confluence approach their art from four different perspectives. Susan Warner’s pastel landscapes brings the beauty she finds in the outdoors when traveling and hiking. Zac Soubra uses paper, pen, and geometry to create eclectic, abstract pieces of art at his studio in the 2010 Art Blok. Mohammad Soubra’s oils and sculptures bring to life fanciful and surreal scenes that make the observer stop and ponder. Randa…
Find out more »Color Never Had it So Good
The polymer clay works of Layl McDill and the ink and acrylic paintings of Anna Karena are on display until October 30, at Unity Unitarian Church, 732 Holly Ave., St. Paul. McDill creates sculptures from polymer clay and found objects. She uses the magical technique of millefiori, a process developed by the Egyptians to place tiny images into rods of glass called canes, creating a virtual palette of pictures that cover all of her pieces. Karena paints with a vibrant…
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