Making it OK: Art, Bravery, and Mental Health:
Rochester, MN
Rochester, MN
Making it OK: Art, Bravery and Mental Health is an exhibit where I am one of four Minnesota artists revealing honesty and hope about what it means to live with or be affected by close family members with mental health issues. My installation includes coloring pages for kids to take home. Comics are available for purchase at the Rochester Art Center retail shop. The other exhibiting artists are Melissa Borman, Jess Hirsch, and Bobby Marines. Making it OK runs through September 10, 2019.
rochesterartcenter.org
rochesterartcenter.org
NOT AS THEY SEEM: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Sweeney Todd's Salon was kind enough to invite me to have a solo exhibit at their location in July, 2018. The exhibit included surreal ink drawings and one mixed media painting of a penguin on a pipe in the sky, surrounded by jellyfish. The painting was titled, A Matter of Perspective.
art-a-whirl: Minneapolis, MN
Presented by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), Art-A-Whirl is an open studio tour in Northeast Minneapolis.
It’s a great opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with the artists, and purchase original artwork.
Over the last 20 years, it has become the largest open studio tour in the country.
I participate every year in the month of May.
My studio is located at the Solar Arts Building http://solarartsbuilding.com
711 15th Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
It’s a great opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with the artists, and purchase original artwork.
Over the last 20 years, it has become the largest open studio tour in the country.
I participate every year in the month of May.
My studio is located at the Solar Arts Building http://solarartsbuilding.com
711 15th Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
Flying foxes: New York, NY
FLYING FOXES:
Miriam Katin, Amy Kurzweil, Christi Furnas, and debuting Jenny Li
Also featuring artwork by Catalina O'Connor, Ayse Yaren Kaya, and Lily Rose-Wilen
The Flying Foxes are seven badass graphic novelists who use art and storytelling to examine society, memory, and their own history in 50 stunning frames. Brought together by emerging curator Jenny Li, they also represent three generations of graphic storytellers, from a celebrated pioneer of the genre to Jenny herself, an emerging artist who has just finished her first graphic novel.
Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 9th, 7 – 9 PM
At Undercurrent Projects (215 E 5th Street)
March 9th - April 6th, 2017
Miriam Katin, Amy Kurzweil, Christi Furnas, and debuting Jenny Li
Also featuring artwork by Catalina O'Connor, Ayse Yaren Kaya, and Lily Rose-Wilen
The Flying Foxes are seven badass graphic novelists who use art and storytelling to examine society, memory, and their own history in 50 stunning frames. Brought together by emerging curator Jenny Li, they also represent three generations of graphic storytellers, from a celebrated pioneer of the genre to Jenny herself, an emerging artist who has just finished her first graphic novel.
Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 9th, 7 – 9 PM
At Undercurrent Projects (215 E 5th Street)
March 9th - April 6th, 2017
To Really See: Minneapolis, MN
“To Really See” was an exhibit at the Hennepin County Library’s Minneapolis Central location August 10 – September 27. On Closing Night, I participated in a panel discussion that reflected on the artwork in the exhibition and engaged multiple perspectives in conversation about mental health and medication use. Panelists included moderator Syl Jones (Hennepin County Medical Center), Paul Ranelli (U of M), Marilyn Dornfeld (NAMI MN), Dr. Reba Peoples (RESOURCE), and Martha Bird (Exhibiting Artist).
The exhibit traveled to St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth (Oct.-April 2018) and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Bio-Med Library (Dec. 2017-April 2018). Exhibition partners are RESOURCE, University of Minnesota (Imagine Fund), Hennepin County Library, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Genoa.
Exhibiting Artists include: Teresa Audet, Douglas Blue, Kate Clark, Sam Larom, Gary Melquist, Anne South, Heather Spielman, KaTa, Roger Williamson, Jennifer N. Campbell, John Casey, Holly Rapport , Jessica Ward, Ashley Adams, Cecile Bellamy, Martha Bird, Andrew Braunberger, Christi Furnas, Peter F. Hinze, Kandace Krause, Matt LaCombe, Michaela Rachor, James E. Sjolin, Tobias, Shining Starr, Wallace White.
The exhibit traveled to St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth (Oct.-April 2018) and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Bio-Med Library (Dec. 2017-April 2018). Exhibition partners are RESOURCE, University of Minnesota (Imagine Fund), Hennepin County Library, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Genoa.
Exhibiting Artists include: Teresa Audet, Douglas Blue, Kate Clark, Sam Larom, Gary Melquist, Anne South, Heather Spielman, KaTa, Roger Williamson, Jennifer N. Campbell, John Casey, Holly Rapport , Jessica Ward, Ashley Adams, Cecile Bellamy, Martha Bird, Andrew Braunberger, Christi Furnas, Peter F. Hinze, Kandace Krause, Matt LaCombe, Michaela Rachor, James E. Sjolin, Tobias, Shining Starr, Wallace White.
close to you: minneapolis, MN
Regla De Oro Gallery was kind enough to invite me to have a solo exhibit in their space in 2015, after I received an Emerging Artist Grant from the Jerome Foundation. The show included twelve oil paintings of my wife, Ruth. Our wedding song was Close To You, by the Carpenters.
