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801 Gallery Exhibition Opens Thursday, October 22, 2026 5-8pm!
October 18, 2026
801 Gallery Exhibition Opens Thursday, October 22, 2026 5-8pm!
October 18, 2026

I will be showing eight new large scale site-specific paintings at the dynamic 801 Art Gallery in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis, opening October 22nd, 5-8 pm.

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October 18, 2026
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801 Gallery Exhibition Opens Thursday, October 22, 2026 5-8pm!
October 18, 2026
801 Gallery Exhibition Opens Thursday, October 22, 2026 5-8pm!
October 18, 2026

I will be showing eight new large scale site-specific paintings at the dynamic 801 Art Gallery in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis, opening October 22nd, 5-8 pm.

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October 18, 2026
Proof of Life Sculpture Exhibit Opens sunday Oct. 25, 2026 @ NE Sculpture Gallery!
October 16, 2026
Proof of Life Sculpture Exhibit Opens sunday Oct. 25, 2026 @ NE Sculpture Gallery!
October 16, 2026

As part of the 32nd International Sculpture Conference, NE Sculpture Gallery Factory is hosting a unique sculpture based group show opening Sunday, October 25, 1:30 -6pm.

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October 16, 2026
Sheila Dickinson on Crystal Chandeliers in The Brooklyn Rail
September 29, 2026
Sheila Dickinson on Crystal Chandeliers in The Brooklyn Rail
September 29, 2026

Hot off the press! Curator & art historian Sheila Dickinson reviews the group show, The Crystal Chandeliers Light Up the Paintings On Your Walls, in Art Seen, The Brooklyn Rail, September 2026.

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September 29, 2026
The Crystal Chandeliers Light Up the Paintings On Your Walls Opens at Nemeth Art Center!
July 16, 2026
The Crystal Chandeliers Light Up the Paintings On Your Walls Opens at Nemeth Art Center!
July 16, 2026

The Crystal Chandeliers Light Up the Paintings On Your Walls Opens at Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN Saturday, July 25th, 2026 4-6 pm!

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July 16, 2026
Nemeth from the North Visits Cruise!
April 19, 2026
Nemeth from the North Visits Cruise!
April 19, 2026

Nemeth Art Center from Park Rapids, MN is visiting Cruise in Uptown Minneapolis for a unique fundraiser for their seasonal programming on Saturday, April 25th, 2026 4-8 pm.

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April 19, 2026
TOA Invites you to I-Regali!
November 4, 2025
TOA Invites you to I-Regali!
November 4, 2025

The Orange Advisory invites you to I Regali, a unique end of the year sale featuring works by more than 30 artists salon-style hung at their gallery in Northeast Minneapolis, on Saturday, November 29th, 6-9 pm & Sunday, November 30, 12-4 pm

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November 4, 2025
Zumbro Bend Catalog, ZB Hat, & Field Pack Release!
May 15, 2024
Zumbro Bend Catalog, ZB Hat, & Field Pack Release!
May 15, 2024

Zumbro Bend Exhibit Catalog, ZB Hat, & Field Pack Release!

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May 15, 2024
Zumbro Bend/Three Desiring Bodies Opens At Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
November 16, 2023
Zumbro Bend/Three Desiring Bodies Opens At Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
November 16, 2023

Zumbro Bend/Three Desiring Bodies Opens at Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN on November 18, 1-4 pm. Artist Talk 2 pm.

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November 16, 2023
Community Market Exchange
March 19, 2023
Community Market Exchange
March 19, 2023

Please join us for a participatory Market Exchange, where we will be freely sharing with the community a limited amount of dried flowers in sixteen French galvanized buckets & two watering cans, …

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March 19, 2023
Arts Writer Sheila Regan on Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed in MinnPost
March 14, 2023
Arts Writer Sheila Regan on Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed in MinnPost
March 14, 2023

Special thank you to writer/actress Sheila Regan for her thoughtful write-up of my prototype show, Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed, now open in the Kaddatz Building, Fergus Falls, MN…

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March 14, 2023
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed at the Kaddatz Building, Fergus Falls, MN.
February 28, 2023
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed at the Kaddatz Building, Fergus Falls, MN.
February 28, 2023

A goal of the wildflower garden bed public art project is to offer an open-ended idea for a collaborative rural city project where citizens can cooperatively share skill sets to generate healthy ecological stewardship together…

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February 28, 2023
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed
August 1, 2022
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed
August 1, 2022

This past January, I received an MSAB Creative Support for Individuals grant to investigate and create a potential community Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed via my past research at the historic Kirkbride Building, former MN State Hospital, in Fergus Falls, MN.

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August 1, 2022
Welcome & Wing Dam!
July 1, 2022
Welcome & Wing Dam!
July 1, 2022

Here is a brief artistic statement on my recent site-specific Wing Dam sculpture that was researched, developed, designed, and created over a period of a year in conjunction with my 2020 artist residency at the lovely Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, Minnesota…

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July 1, 2022

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