September 5 – November 14, 2021
Meet the Artist Reception: September 26, 1-3pm

“The son of a glass painter and a poet, the Vietnamese American artist Teo Nguyen lives and works in Minneapolis. His landscapes of the rural upper Midwest capture the vast space, boundless fields, big skies, and chilling isolation distinctive to the region, particularly in winter. He enjoys exploring this novel terrain and sees a mesmerizing beauty often overlooked in the land of his adopted home. Executed in a virtuoso photorealistic technique, this startlingly vivid scene is composed both from memory and imagination. Nguyen likes to drive deep into the prairie to sketch in his car before beginning one of his large-scale paintings back in the studio. Intensely sensitive to the special qualities of this place-the novel scenery, light, and atmosphere-Nguyen seems uniquely positioned to open the eyes of Minnesotans and their northern brethren to the sublime beauty that surrounds us.” – Rachel McGarry, Minneapolis Institute of Art. Learn more

September 12, 2021 – January 3, 2022
Opening Reception: September 12, 1-3pm

This series shines a “spotlight” on a person living happily with a disability. A part of one of my disabilities includes facial weakness so it is hard for most to notice a drastic change in my emotion. I wanted a way to show the public that I am happy and accepting of my disability since people with disabilities are not typically portrayed this way in the media. This series captures the hardships of living with a disability yet shows that I can still thrive despite them. It crushes misconceptions that disabilities all look the same as well as that people with disabilities cannot live independently, care for or take help from others, be successful, or be disabled without the use of a mobility aid, etc. I chose to have my best friend, Kristyn, help carry out the idea for this series. Since she has been there through my experiences and understands portrait photography, I felt she would be an important part in telling my story. Learn more

September 19 – October 24, 2021
Meet the Artist Reception: September 19, 1-3pm

“It is said that Hans Hofmann, after being introduced to Jackson Pollock, advised him to “work from nature .. ” Pollock’s response: “work from nature, hell I am nature!” One could say that every artist, in one form or another, realizes that nature’s power must be considered and applied. Phillip Shore has revealed as much when he commented in an artist’s statement “I feel and understand that I am connected to the rhythm of the planet.” His sculpture acknowledges the artist’s environment and is enriched by all that it represents, both natural and man-made. Henry Moore once said that “to be an artist is to believe in life.” Phillip Shore’s ongoing homage to the material world parallels Moore’s observation.” – Louis A. Zona, Executive Director, The Butler Institute of American Art. Learn more

September 19 – October 17, 2021

The Small Hours is an exhibition of mixed media artworks by artist Joy White (1962 – 2020), inspired by her path through Stage 3c ovarian cancer. Each artwork represents a step or thought, emotion, action or reaction through a phase of Joy’s living life with a terminal illness. Learn more