River of Time – Celebrating the Work of Paula J. Swenson
EXHIBIT May 8 – July 25. Celebrating the Work of Paula Swenson with many pieces that have never been previously exhibited.
Connecting Threads – Bemidji Area Weavers
EXHIBIT February 6. RECEPTION February 6, 5-7pm. The Bemidji Area Weavers Guild (BAWG) was started by weavers eager to share their enthusiasm and expertise in fiber arts. By coming together and practicing as a group, BAWG has created a sense of belonging, developed members’ skills, and united a weaving community in Northern Minnesota.
Refugia: the Seasonal Pond Project – Kristen Anderson
RECEPTION: OCT 3. Exhibit: OCT 3 – JAN 30. Just as pockets of rich memory may emerge amid a human mind in cognitive decline, remnants of ecosystem diversity that retain resilience amid changing conditions are referred to as ecological “refugia.
Through My Lens: Gallery, Poems and Readings
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Through My Lens – Ann Gorman
RECEPTION Aug 8 with talk at 6pm. EXHIBIT Aug 8 – Sep 27. Gorman tells the story of the Monarchs’ lifestyle and struggles during their time in Minnesota, and of the super generations that migrate south in the Fall and return the following Spring.
NEOTECTONIC PERIOD by Susan Hensel
EXHIBIT May 9 – July 26. RECEPTION May 9. Neotectonic Period deals metaphorically with the effects and affects of climate change, globally and universally. It seeks to provide moments of contemplation and pause for the viewer to consider how they feel and to rest in the possibility of a world that is healed.
The Rhythm of the Hill Annex Mine
EXHIBIT Jan 10 – Apr 25. In this series he used a steel brush to create his drawings. And in these drawings are his reflections on the old mine and its rhythms of passing away and beginning again.
iPhone Artistry – William Petersen, Photography
RECEPTION Oct 4, 5 – 7pm, TALK at 6pm. EXHIBIT Oct 4 – Dec 28. Drawn back into his passion for photography during the advent of electronic cameras, Petersen resisted the departure from traditional film, but quickly realized he could do much more with digital techniques in order to share his vision of “imagery reality”.
For the Love of Trees – Sue Rauschenfels
EXHIBIT July 12 – Sept 28, 2024. OPEN HOUSE July 12, 5-7pm. Sue Rauschenfels’ For the Love of Trees paintings are created from the heart and rooted, grown and developed from a childhood spent exploring outdoor play. Her rendering of this new trees series using vibrant color, mark making, textural elements of collage and mixed media.
Creating Art from Nature – Sonja Larsen
EXHIBIT March 25 – June 22. Detailed and accurate print making is painstaking and demanding. Larsen has been making nature prints since the late 1980’s when she saw the Smithsonian show, “Pressed on Paper” at the Bell Museum.
Lake Itasca: True Source of my Inspiration
RECEPTION Friday December 1, 5 – 7pm. EXHIBIT Dec 1 – Feb 24, 2024. Bedford is moved by the significance of living close to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. Her paintings, full of color and emotion, have an expressive quality and also an abstract nature, yet refer to an image or scene from her new home in the North Woods of Minnesota.
Illuminated Terrains, Amber Jensen, Textile Artist
EXHIBIT Sept 8 – Nov 25. Reception TBD. Jensen is a painter, textile artist, and teacher working out of her downtown Minneapolis studio. Her work is an invitation for viewers to join her in a fantastical world of imagination that’s grounded in the often elusive sense of place, home, and shelter.
Out of My Hands – M.E. Fuller
RECEPTION: May 12 5-7pm. EXHIBIT: May 12 – August 26. M. E. Fuller Is a Minnesota visual artist working primarily on canvas and paper using acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media. Her most recent works depict abstract and energetic landscapes and mindscapes.
Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods
RECEPTION Feb 10. Exhibit Feb 10 – April 28.The lively, whimsical paintings explore the stories experienced by flora and fauna hidden in the forest on one warm spring day. The artist’s brush strokes and color choices were influenced by discoveries made when she explored this unseen and unheard world. The lively, whimsical paintings explore the stories experienced by flora and fauna hidden in the forest on one warm spring day. The artist’s brush strokes and color choices were influenced by discoveries made when she explored this unseen and unheard world.
Bi-dibaajimowag – The Eagles Come Telling Stories
EXHIBIT Aug 5 – Oct 28. STUDENT RECEPTION Aug 26, 4 -6pm. Falcon Gott, Photographer and Student Camp work . Falcon’s travels, interests, and his eye for detail, have led him to capture some interesting and unique moments.
