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“Gareth Albert Award,” Minnetonka, Minn.
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.
ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater, Minn.
“Dylan Barker Award,” Minnetonka, Minn.
“Lauren Barker Award,” Minnetonka, Minn.
Don Biehn Recognition Award of artistic excellence in oil painting or watercolor from the fine arts exhibition. Given by the Biehn Family in memory of Don Biehn, outstanding plein air painter and watercolorist
“Margaret Bromschwig Modern Design Award”
“John Marley Clarey Memorial Award”, to celebrate the emotional impact of art.
Allen and Carrie Clark, Minnetonka, Minn. will award the “Allen and Carrie Clark Award for Excellence in Content and Form” to a piece of artwork from the exhibition.
Anne and Litton Field, Mendota Heights, Minn., “Excellence in Photography Award”
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$500 & rosette Framing Solutions | artbarn52, Edina, Minn. will award two “Best Custom Framed Awards” for the best use of a custom frame as a complete presentation; based on how the frame highlights, enhances and visually complements the artwork.
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Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts Award
$200 & rosette “Victor Gilbertson Watercolor Award,” in memory of Victor Gilbertson for excellence in watercolor painting.
Glen Lake Optimist Club, Minnetonka, Minn.
Chris Walton and Connie Hall award the Hall and Walton Human/Nature Award
Karen Ruth Kain Memorial Award for an exemplary piece of fine art in prints or photography.
Roberta Kitlinski and Sean Lydon, Coon Rapids, Minn. will award the “C. Crist Delmonico Memorial Award”
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Lynn Anderson and John Biesecker will bestow the “Sterling Award” to a selected piece of work from the exhibition. $150 & rosette
Maple Grove Arts Center, Maple Grove, Minn., to two selected pieces of art.
Ron Merchant Award for excellence in oil painting.
Muessig Family Award for Excellence
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minn., will award the “Gordon Parks Photography Award”.
The Minnesota Art Center Sculpture Award
The Minnesota Artists Association, Minneapolis, Minn. will bestow two Awards of Excellence to two selected works from the Fine Arts Exhibition.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts “Great State of Minnesota Award” to an exceptional depiction of Minnesota subject matter.
Minnesota Figure Study Collaborative, Hopkins, Minn., to the artwork with the best creative use of the human figure.
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Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, Minn., will purchase one work from the juried exhibition for the M’s permanent collection.
Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
Minnesota State Fair Foundation awards the “Friends of the Fair Award”
Minnesota State Fair Foundation awards the “First Glance Event Award”
Minnesota State Fair Foundation awards the “Paul S. Kramer Award”
Mouacheupao Family Award, to a selected piece from the Fine Arts exhibition.
North Hennepin Community College “Award of Excellence” in Memory of Joseph Gazzuolo
North Hennepin Community College “Award of Excellence” in Memory of Frank Schreiber
North Hennepin Community College “Award of Excellence” in Memory of Lance Kiland
NorthStar Watermedia Society Award
Patty Carmody Smith "Award of Excellence" for best use of color in their artwork.
Plymouth Arts Council, Plymouth, Minn., will award “Plymouth Arts Council Award of Excellence”
Quie Family for artwork that show creativity, in style, subject matter and display
Robbin Gallery of Art Award
St. Paul Saints Baseball Club, St. Paul, Minn., will award the St. Paul Saints – Team Favorite Award to a selected piece from the fine arts exhibition.
Salminen Family Award to a selected piece of artwork from the exhibition.
Simon & Kain Family award for an exemplary piece of fine art in textiles/ fibers, ceramics/ glass or photography
Textile Center “Award for Excellence and Innovation”
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minn.
White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, Minn.
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Studio:HERE features 12 Minnesota artists, each working for 12 hours, during the 12 days of the fair.
Adults and kids are invited to vote for their favorite entries in the Fine Arts Center through Sunday, Sept. 1, using the QR code on display at the front desk. Winners will be announced on Labor Day.
The majority of the artwork on display in the Fine Arts Center is for sale, and prices include a 20 percent commission to support State Fair arts programs. The Minnesota State Fair Foundation will sell the artwork for cash or credit and sales tax will be added to the purchase prices. Purchasers can pick up their artwork after the end of the Fine Arts Exhibition during the regular pick-up times for artists: Sept. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information on how to register for the 2025 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts exhibition, visit mnstatefair.org or contact the competition office at 651-288-4417.
To be in between is to be betwixt, among, amidst and amid. Interstices, the spaces in between brushstrokes, interest me. For 20 years as an abstract painter their interactions, spatial visual shifts and illusive meanings have suggested and invited contemplation. I am moved to paint harmonic fields of these charged spaces. In these fields I find associative meanings or rather they find me. Each painting is a unit or part of something larger and unfolds its context in the making. Initially intentional in process these paintings are guided, emotive and intuitive. Through painting I attempt to approach the universal and the unknowable even though I accept it as an impossibility.
With a similar and specific construct of self-imposed limitations, each painting is created as one in a series of three. This opens up rather than constricts possibility for me. My painting process is simple. With each series I impose initial rules and start all the canvases the same. The size canvas I will stretch is determined as its orientation. The color ground is selected and the brushstroke is chosen. I simultaneously drip paint on all three works and embrace the feeling of powerlessness and the haphazardness as the drips slowly begin to paint the canvases. I consider the vertical and the horizontal. Each work is then worked individually to completion with applications of calligraphic gestural brushstrokes. Learning to be patient, peaceful and perseverant is vital as I trust my imposed process. Through this method, unified layers result forming complex optically charged harmonic fields.
In our otherwise chaotic and random world there is in my view a universal order of truth and light that connects us all. There is something both pure and perfect about this assumption that moves me to paint. Each work reveals a personal assertion of truth and engages me like no other. They transport, test and surprise me with their realm of possibility and specificity. Associations by the viewer of rose windows, tapestries and architecture may be asserted. For me it is about being in the painting and being on the very edge of knowing. I am pleased these works confront one to see not just look.
CRITERIA STATEMENT
The works of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair 113th Fine Arts Juried Exhibition in my account is a reflection of the creative truth of artists living in Minnesota. There is a Northern sensibility and a contemporary mix that is exciting here. Whatever the motivation there is an undeniable innovation in the work. Although this is not a themed exhibition it represents what and where Minnesota artists are in the present.
This body of work came to me in all directions. These artists meet the criteria of being masterful but their level of mastery spoke to me beyond the realm of materials. The sheer variety of approaches is impressive. Each artist is speaking to you in a singular voice. Do not walk away from this exhibition without hearing, seeing and feeling what is being said. Some works are sublime in beauty, others evoke memory, others seem impossible to decode. It is complex and sometimes not easy but always worth your time.
Extend an arm and meet these artists half way and be changed as I have been. The most an artist could ask for is that they made their voice heard and tomorrow their work will linger and soften the world or engage you to change it and that it lingers in your memory and you wonder why.
BIOGRAPHY
Beth started working with clay in high school and continued to in college. She worked as a production potter for her high school ceramics instructor for two years. Beth received her Bachelor of Arts from Bemidji State University in graphic design/technical illustration, with a minor in business. Later she founded her own publishing company and created several magazines serving the northern Minnesota real estate industry. After selling the company, Beth moved to Minneapolis and got back into ceramics by taking classes at the Northern Clay Center, where she has been a studio artist since 2017. She studied with sculptor Beth Cavener at Studio 740 in Helena, Montana, from 2017-2021. Working under her direction as her assistant, she learned the entire process by assisting in all aspects of making Cavener’s work. Now she works full-time in her studio at Northern Clay Center and her home studio making work for exhibition and on commission.
This year’s body of entries was a diverse mix of sculptural style, genre, subject and materials used. This diversity made my comparative decisionmaking very difficult. After spending many hours with the virtual entries, I chose the 21 works that best represented the criteria I was looking for. I was interested in quality of composition, the complexity, the use, choice and mastery of material, quality of construction, craftsmanship and its overall presentation. When viewing the works of art virtually, they needed to present themselves in an interesting or intriguing. Additional views were helpful to get an idea of the entire form. I ranked the works based on my subjective opinion on the items mentioned above. Many were just great works that showed the mastery with the material and are beautiful pieces overall.
Class 3: Watercolor/Gouache/Casein/Tempera
BIOGRAPHY
Suyao Tian is a professional artist based in the Twin Cities, Minn. She currently serves as adjunct faculty at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She is the founder and owner of Viewpoint Gallery, an executive board member of Art Buddies and board member of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA). She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Arkansas and her Master of Fine Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In her professional artistic career, she works as an independent curator and water-based media abstract painter. She is represented by the Claire Oliver Gallery in New York City.
Her paintings have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her paintings have been permanently collected by museum, institutions and renowned collectors, such as the North Dakota Museum of Art, the University of Minnesota and more. In the commercial art arena, she has worked with prestigious companies such as Target, Room & Board, MSP International Airport and BOND International Design Agency, among others.
CRITERIA STATEMENT
I seek artworks that bring a distinct voice, through a new perspective, subject matter or a personal and unique approach. The artist should demonstrate a strong desire and drive to create work that is not only skillful and innovative but also meaningful and impactful.
The artwork should convey a clear and compelling theme or message, engaging the viewer on a deeper level and prompting reflection, discussion or an emotional response. The visual impact of the piece is crucial; it should be striking and engaging, inviting thoughtful interaction. This requires a high level of technical proficiency, including mastery of materials, skillful application of techniques and meticulous attention to detail. Additionally, the presentation of the artwork is essential. It should be well-presented, enhancing the overall viewer experience.
Terrence Payne is an American artist from the Midwest, currently residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has exhibited his artwork in galleries, universities and museums throughout the United States, and his work is part of private, museum and corporate collections worldwide. Terrence's art has received critical acclaim and recognition from various publications such as Beautiful Decay, Juxtapoz, Dwell Magazine, Bust Magazine, It's Nice That, The Jealous Curator, Boooooom and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In 2002, Terrence founded Rosalux Gallery, the longest-running artists' collective in Minneapolis, which has helped over 80 Minnesota artists achieve their artistic ambitions and further their studio careers. Terrence has been a leader at Rosalux since its inception.
Terrence Payne's art revolves around the theme of community and how people's relationships with each other shape their identities and actions. Using playful yet sophisticated oil pastel drawings, Terrence creates archetypical portraits of various individuals that, when put together, represent different segments of communities and their relationships. He uses a visual language that is easy to understand, along with refined organic forms, patterns, text and costumes to create a connection with his audience based on shared experiences. Terrence unifies his work using a single pattern to identify the overall theme of the community, allowing the figures, objects and narratives to define the individuals within it. The humorous and empathetic allegories in his creations may leave more questions than answers, but they undoubtedly offer entertaining comforts for his audience.
Ever since I arrived in Minnesota in the mid-1990s, I have heard artists here speak of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition with complete awe and reverence, often calling it "a big deal." I have been fortunate enough to participate in and attend many of the annual exhibitions since then, and I have come to agree that it is indeed an awe-inspiring event. Each year, I have been impressed by this exhibition's unique character, I always find myself drawn to the distinctive charms that this exhibit delivers year after year.
The artworks submitted this year were no exception to this long tradition of excellence. It was difficult to narrow down the selections for display this year, as the expressive and earnest points of view showcased were of exceptional quality. The works I selected stood out because of the evident joy the artists had in creating their art, which left a lasting impression on me after viewing their drawings. The selections I made represent a diverse range of individual points of view, reflecting the variety that one would expect to encounter at the fair. However, they are all linked together by the artists' love of their craft and community pride.
Class 5: Printmaking
BIOGRAPHY
Gwen Partin is a printmaker, drawer and book artist working from her studio in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis. She received her MFA in printmaking from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and her Bachelor of Arts in studio art in printmaking and drawing from Sonoma State University. She is currently a member of Form + Content Gallery. Her work has been in numerous one-person and group exhibitions (including the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Medical Clinic; Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University; the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota) and has work in both public and private collections. She was a graphic designer, illustrator and educator preceding an early retirement to pursue her art practice full-time.
My primary criteria for selection were mastery of technique, design and visual intrigue. I also looked at the following as guides for my selections. I’m excited when I see the printmaking medium stretched a little beyond its boundaries or in unique ways new to my eye. I’m intrigued when techniques are combined, making challenges for the artists and viewers alike. Formal aspects of color, composition and form must come across as a whole visual experience and be thoughtfully considered. I gravitate toward the pieces where I can tell how much work a person put into it with their own hands, be it drawing on a lithostone, carving a huge wood block or wiping a printing plate, versus using mechanical production methods.
Class 6: Ceramics/Glass
Susan Feigenbaum is a ceramic artist and educator based in the Twin Cities. Her sculpture is shown in exhibitions, galleries and year-round at the Northrup King Building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. She has received commissions and awards in local, regional and international juried exhibitions. Her public artwork is featured in a permanent installation at the Eden Prairie Outdoor Center. An exhibit of Susan’s current work will open October 2024 in Terminal 1, Gallery F4, at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
Susan is a four-time recipient of an Arts Learning Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) and brought clay learning adventures to residents in senior communities. She is a graduate of the Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE) professional certification program, received a Jerome Project Grant for Ceramic Artists, was awarded an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) and taught at the Eden Prairie Art Center. She has been a juror for public sculpture programs, art exhibitions and served as an MSAB grant review panelist.
As a student, Susan began her lifelong interest in art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Awarded an academic scholarship to the University of Illinois, she majored in graphic design and later moved to the Twin Cities to build a business. Initially, clay was an escape from the computerized world of graphic design. Making ceramic sculpture is now her primary pursuit.
It was a rewarding experience to jury the entries in the 2024 ceramics and glass class. Making selections for the exhibition was a difficult task as there were many excellent entries and I only wish I had been able to include more work.
While reviewing the entries, I based my decisions on the overall quality, skill and creativity displayed in the artwork. I looked for the mastery of materials and techniques, a sense of purposeful intent and confidence in execution, the interaction of forms with space, composition, surface detail and use of color.
Beyond the success of technical elements, I found enduring qualities in pieces that transcended first impressions and brought me back many times for more reflection. Each successful work expresses the artist’s unique vision, the clear communication of a concept, and often quite simply, the artist’s joy in the creative process. Thank you all for creating and sharing your art.
Class 7: Textiles/Fiber
BIOGRAPHY
Tia Keobounpheng (b. 1977 Virginia, Minn.) is a multidisciplinary artist of Finnish and Sámi descent based in Minneapolis, Minn. Her abstract “unwoven” tapestries break apart traditional craft methods as a means of practicing decolonization as a white woman in America. In 2000, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota and has spent more than two decades exploring at the intersection of design, craft and art. Tia earned Artist Initiative and Creative Support Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2017/2020/2021, Next Step Fund Grants from the McKnight Foundation through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in 2018/2023 and a Folk Art and Cultural Traditions Grant from the American Scandinavian Foundation in 2023. Her solo exhibition REVEALING THREADS at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) was on view July-October 2023. Tia’s work is part of the permanent collections of Mia, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, The North Dakota Museum of Art, the University of St. Thomas and numerous private collections in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York City, Washington, D C , Miami, Albuquerque, Lake Tahoe and Los Angeles. Her large-scale custom commission was installed at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., in August 2024.
When it comes to art, I think there are some measures that apply universally to all types of art, the first being: The work spoke to me, made me feel something, pause or inspired curiosity. Materials, technique, composition, color, movement, expression all lend themselves to distinct artistic voices in every medium. So, all of those criteria also apply to textiles/fiber. The general challenge fiber artists face is navigating the long-standing division of art and craft. With the Creative Activities Building just down the road, filled with the most technically skilled examples of traditional fiber work in the state, fiber artists applying to the Fine Arts Exhibition have the extra unique challenge of distinguishing their fiber work for the Fine Arts Center The distinguishing criteria for me, when judging this year's work, was concept. I wanted to be able to recognize that the work was driven by a conceptual idea, perspective or statement... in addition to the other factors.
Class 8: Photography
BIOGRAPHY
Brett Kallusky is a professor and chair of the Art Department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where he teaches photography.
He has been the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board grants, a Fulbright Grant to Italy, and a Fulbright Travel Grant. He has been a finalist for the McKnight Artist fellowship several times and his work has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions. Kallusky has been a regular portfolio reviewer at SPE (Society for Photographic Education) national conferences since 2012 and is now a member of the national Board of Directors of SPE. His most recent book, Landfill: Elegy for the Santa Maria Valley, was published in 2022 by George Thompson Publishing.
He lives and maintains his studio practice in Minneapolis, Minn
I spent nine hours reviewing 939 submissions with the task of narrowing them down to 112 accepted works.
When reviewing the submitted photographs for the MN State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition I found it relatively easy to pick the strongest, initially. Those were photographs with thoughtful compositions, excellent technical skills in terms of color balance or tonal range, lighting, and compelling content. It was relatively easy to reject the works that lacked those qualities too. I spent the most time digging into the last 40 accepted photographs.
There were easily another 80 submitted photographs that met the criteria, but had one or two minor flaws that did not work in their favor in such a competitive exhibition
This special exhibition provides a window into the practicing artists’ studio to see the labor of art-making in action. Great art objects rarely tumble out as perfect, crystalline, materpieces, but rather are the result of hours of intense activity, reworking, deliberation, and research. We invited the twelve participating artist to use their time in our gallery as a twelve-hour working studio day. In addition, they have all set aside time during this working day to actively interact with our viewers: this may be talking about the piece they are working on specifically, speaking about their past work or practices, or simply fielding questions. Each artist’s day is self-contained.
As media and practices vary from artist to artist, expect each day to be unique.
Studio:HERE, a special exhibition of 12 Minnesota artists, each working for 12 hours, during the 12 days of the fair.
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Sunghee Min
Tamara Aupaumut
Stanley Leonard
Lindsay Doyle
Mandy Pedigo
Russell Hamilton
Kao Lee Thao
Mike Welton
Areca Roe
Jimmy Longoria
Katharine Eksuzian
Lisa Stauffer
Currently based in the Twin Cities, Sunghee Min is a metal artist who specializes in public art sculptures. Sunghee Min was born in and grew up in rural South Korea and later moved to San Francisco, Calif to study sculpture and installation art at the Academy of Art University. After graduating in 2000, she established her art career as a metal artist in San Francisco's Bayview Arts District. Since moving to Minnesota in 2016, she has been focusing on making public art. Her work is rooted in process and can be described as minimalist, abstract and geometrical. Using manufactured metal sheets, bars and other shaped products in steel, stainless steel and aluminum, she builds her objects cumulatively by jointing smaller parts into a larger structure. Sunghee’s sculptures are constructed solely by herself, utilizing structural elements to build volume with minimal material in order to keep her process sustainable. Geometry is the theme that ties Sunghee’s work. She uses geometrical shapes for their simplicity and universal familiarity. With Sunghee Min’s specialty in large-scale metal sculptures, many of her works have been displayed in public outdoor exhibits across the Midwest.
Tamara Aupaumut is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist living on Mni Sota Makoce. She descends from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, the Oneida Nation and the Brothertown Indian Nation. Aupaumut's intuitive, contemplative and experimental creative process involves applying a variety of contemporary and traditional Native disciplines to execute her concepts, with her cultural heritage and ancestors being an integral force behind her research and artistic work. She is a recipient of a 2020 Mitakuye Oyasin Award and a 2022 Next Step Fund. Tamara is working on a collection of multidisciplinary works, This Land Is My Body, that speaks to the healing connection between the land and our bodies.
Inspired by nature and wildlife, Stanley Leonard, uses traditional techniques to create limited editions of hand-carved woodcut relief prints.
Lindsay is a natural ink artist who creates her own inks from botanical, industrial or organic substances that are found in wild and domestic places. These inks are then used to create abstract paintings that celebrate the intersections of art, nature and science. Through her experimentation she becomes more curious about colors and materials in the world around her, along with the chemical reactions they create when combined together. Natural inks are living inks and can shift in color over time due to their sometimes fugitive lightfast properties. Lindsay is fascinated by the fickle nature of these inks and views her work as playful experiments. Lindsay lives and works in Minneapolis.
Mandy Pedigo is an artist based in Hopkins, whose work intertwines with the rich tradition of textiles, exploring themes of time, identity, history, memory and our connections to land and nature. Having moved to Minnesota in 2022, her migration to the water-rich lands deeply influences her art. Her pieces layer the familiarity and warmth of traditional crafts into contemporary expressions, reflecting on the essence of home and comfort in time-honored practices. Inspired by her great grandparents’ immigration from Finland and Sweden, Mandy's work echoes her family's deep love and connection to nature, blending historic bonds with new ones formed in Minnesota. Using weaving, quilting, embroidery and dye-work, she honors the histories and cultures of textiles, often linked to undervalued women's work. Mandy's art includes intimate abstracted aerial maps and miniature landscapes, exploring both familiar and uncharted places. Mandy holds a Master of Fine Arts, a Master of Arts in Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Her dedication and talent have earned her many accolades, including grants from the Handweavers’ Guild of America and the Surface Design Association.
Russell Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Minnesota, and an Masters of Fine Art in sculpture from the University of Washington, Seattle.
He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, once as a graduate student, and then again in the summer of 2021 during the first Alumni Session. He was a 12-month artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem NYC from 1993-94, and most recently taught at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado, 2024.
Russell has worked as an independent visual artist and as a community artist in Minneapolis, East Harlem in New York City, Detroit, Seattle, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Obama City, Japan. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
He worked as an assistant professor of art at Wayne State University, associate professor in the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University in Dubai/Abu Dhabi in the Unites Arab Emirates and currently as an associate professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD).
Kao Lee Thao is the visual artist and 3D animator behind Inner Swirl. Her work is infused with an expressively fluid style, connecting our surroundings to patterns and motifs echoed throughout human existence.
As a Hmong American artist, she is balanced between two worlds; it is in these collisions that unique forms emerge. She is the first Hmong woman born in Minnesota who began her journey as her mother crossed the Mekong River escaping the jungles of Laos while cradled in her mother’s womb. Her family fled to America in 1976 with only $5 in their pocket to begin a new life. Due to persecution, Hmong women hand-sewed the written language with natural elements into costumes and traditional patterns keeping it a secret. While the written language has been lost, the patterns and customs still remain. Her abstract work is a symbol of her journey in America united with Hmong textiles and the symbology behind them. With every stroke she leaves behind a window into her soul, hoping to spark inspiration in others to transport viewers to a world of fantasy, reminding us not to forget imagination nourishes life.
Since receiving a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design and then working as a desktop publisher I have naturally developed a sense of design with type and an appreciation for its connection with an audience. I have always painted from a nostalgic sense and recently from a personal and storytelling perspective.
Signs are also a way to connect to my audience using just one word, presenting it though style and color to convey a person’s past or experience. Many of my signs are from trips to other cities. In my most recent “Queen/-Queer” series. I took a photo out of Phoenix of an old “Queen Filter” sign that was all in white. I then transformed it by color and letter changes to express a whole other sign.
Areca Roe is an artist based in Mankato, Minn. She uses photography as well as video, sculpture and installation to explore the interface between the natural and human domains. Roe is an associate professor of photography and video at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a member of Rosalux Gallery, an artist collective in Minneapolis. Her work has been featured on several websites, including Lenscratch, Colossal, Slate, Juxtapoz, WIRED, National Geographic and Fast Company; as well as in print magazines Der Spiegel Wissen, Le Monde and The New Territory. Her work recently became part of the permanent collections at the Minnesota Museum of American Art and the Minnesota Historical Society. Roe has received several grants and fellowships supporting her work, including the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant and the Art(ists) on the Verge Fellowship.
Jimmy Longoria, heralded as the vanguard of the Chicano Aesthetic in America's heartland, is a beacon of artistic excellence. He is the sole Chicano/Latino/Hispanic recipient of the esteemed Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship in Fine Art, showcasing his exceptional talent and creative vision. Honored with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Living the Dream” Award, Longoria's dedication to social justice shines through his art, catalyzing positive change. His masterpieces adorn the sanctums of influential leaders, from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Chicano art connoisseurs such as Cheech Marin. Within the Minnesota State Capitol, Longoria's works support the empowerment of the offices of Attorney General Keith Ellison and prominent state senators, symbolizing the fusion of art, culture and governance for a more inclusive society.
Katharine Eksuzian is a ceramicist inspired by natural motifs. She strives to understand and depict the symbiotic relationships of our environment and the importance of its protection. As a self-taught artist, intense research and a literal hands-on approach to the clay medium has been essential. Her work is driven by a respect for nature and attention to intricate detail. With a focus on ecological themes, she creates scientifically accurate to-scale sculptures that are consciously crafted and completed in a high-fire soda kiln. Eksuzian holds strong beliefs in hand crafting each sculpture entirely out of clay to fully reflect the fragile nature concepts. Being an artist, there is always a need to create. Being able to do it in a way that has a positive impact is the true challenge and is the foundation of her work
Lisa received her Master’s in Design from the University of Minnesota and studied illustration at Parson’s School of Design. She works primarily in pastel, teaches painting workshops and competes in plein air painting competitions. She can be found painting all around town and far beyond. Lisa was awarded Eminent Pastelist status by the International Association of Pastel Societies (2023) and achieved Master Circle status (2009). Lisa was juried in to the Pastel Society of America and awarded Signature status in 2012. Her award-winning paintings have been shown at the Butler Institute of American Art and have been featured in articles in PleinAir magazine, Pastel Journal, Stephen Dohertyʼs book The Art of Plein Air Painting, and in two PBS specials on painting.
CLASS 1 OIL / ACRYLIC / MIXED MEDIA
RICHARD ABRAHAM St. Paul
The Set-Up oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches $ 2800
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BRANDON ANDERSON Sartell
In between
Mixed media, paper, acrylic paint on board
57 x 37 inches $ 2000
MATTHEW BAKKOM Minneapolis
Smart World Technology No. 3
oil, photos & photographic ash on digitally printed canvas
26 x 36 inches $ 11000
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LESLIE BARLOW Minneapolis
At Home (stressed or happy, I just be laying out)
Oil, acrylic, quilt on canvas
62 x 52 inches $ 8000
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KATHERINE BOYCE Minneapolis
Build Up oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches $ 1950
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River Flow
Acrylic Pour
Moorhead
27 x 21 inches $ 500
Craggy Tree: Northern Exposure
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
26 x 14 inches $ 364.97
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Fern
Acrylic on canvas
52 x 26 inches $ 2500
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Wash
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
Connections
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches $ 1500
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RONALD DAVISON Fairmont
Idol Reciprocity #2 ink, prisma and acrylic
19 x 29 inches $ 1200
SHARON DAWSON Duluth
Touching Into River's Water Oil on Paper
30 x 17 inches $ 1200
facebook.com/people/Sharon-Dawson-VisualArt/facebook.com/sharon.dawson.148
GAIL JESSOP DIEZ St. Paul
Child of War Reaching for Hope
Collage and acrylic paint
21 x 16 inches $ 300
BEN DININO Minneapolis
Sunset On A Sea Of Cars
collaged vintage car advertisements on craft paper
32 x 42 inches $ 1500
bendinino.com
Calabazas oil on wood panel
36 x 30 inches $ 4500
KIERRA FALBO Minneapolis
Freshly Fallen oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches $ 6000
linktr.ee/speakeasel
JAKE FIFER St. Paul
Three Serpents
Digital Collage Print On Giclee Paper
32 x 25 inches $ 395
jakefifer.com
PAM FIORITTO Stillwater
"Up North with the Lupine" oil/landscape
21 x 13 inches $ 425
EMILY FRITTS Lauderdale
In my Seams
Cyanotypes on various surfaces sewn on lace and clothing
37 x 37 inches $ 2500
Wetlands. Before the Spring Rains
Acrylics on framed canvas
30 x 30 inches $ 2700
mefuller.com
RUSSELL
russellhamilton.com
Studio:HERE Artist DAVID HAUGE Delano
Imitation
davidhauge.com
S. HEIBULT
With Honor
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 48 inches
Saint James
NFS
DANIEL HENDRICKSEN St. Paul
Urban Vortex
acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 inches
danarts.net
$ 1400
Moonlight and Frost Oil on mounted linen 16 x 20 inches $ 1300
instagram.com/hannah.c.heyer
Robbinsdale Toasted oil on gesso board 16 x 20 inches $ 1800
suzannehowe.net/
JEAN JOHNSON
Corn maze
Acrylic on canvas
Lakeville
10 x 20 inches $ 450
MIC JOHNSON Golden Valley
Broken
Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas
43 x 43 inches $ 3000
mattkania.com
EKATERINA KAZACHENKO New Hope
A bit of Renaissance
Oil on canvas
22 x 18 inches $ 3000
instagram.com/ekaterina.kazachenko.fineart/
CHRISTINA D KEITH Prior Lake Vulpecula
Acrylic Painting on Panel with Image Transferred Map
20 x 20 inches $ 1800
christinakeithstudios.com
ROD MASSEY Minneapolis
Grain Elevator, Danube MN
Oil on panel
40 x 32 inches
grovelandgallery.com
LINDA MAYLISH Minneapolis
Fish Market
Encaustic, mixed media
16 x 24 inches $ 1000
ABBE MCGRAY Independence
Couch Art #3_Composted Volunteers_ Ikea Vase on Mantel
Oil on Panel
36 x 36 inches $ 3200
abbemcgray.net/
JANICE R MEAD Minneapolis
Coming Home to Find You acrylic on canvas with pastel overlay
44 x 72 inches NFS
Honorable Mention
DEREK MEIER St. Paul
The Pattern Mind acrylic on paper 11 x 9 inches $ 350
instagram.com/derek_august_/
CONSTANCE MISENER Apple Valley
The Dance Oil on Canvas 48 x 36 inches $ 2300
BECCA MULENBURG Duluth
Superior Reflections
Oil on Linen
12 x 24 inches $ 3000
beccamulenburg.com/
MARY NAUS Brooklyn Center
Fish Eyes
Mixed Media on canvas
48 x 48 inches $ 2000
DAVID RAVEN St. Paul
The Coolidge Effect, August 1924 oil on canvas
40 x 30 inches $ 6800
davidraven.org
Second Place
NAT ROSENBERG Minneapolis
Longing for Minnehaha Oil on Canvas
48 x 36 inches
Honorable Mention
NFS
LYNNE SARNOFF-CHRISTENSEN Minneapolis
Serenity
Encaustic
22 x 24 inches $ 1350
lynnesarnoff.com/
TEKLA RAE St. Paul
Grateful
Acrylic on wood
34 x 34 inches $ 3000
The Morgans of Omaha
Acylic on wood panel
20 x 16 inches
NFS
The Explorer Oil on Canvas
36 x 48 inches
NFS
nemaa.org/artists/chris-short/
ashtynsibinskiart.com/
SUZANNE SKON St. Paul
St. Anthony Main (double shadow)
Photocopies of digital prints, acrylic and oil on panel
8 x 8 inches $ 550
suzanneskon.com
JANDI SMALL Caledonia
Gonna Need a Bigger Peeler, Pa Oil on canvas
20 x 20 inches $ 550
jandismall.com/
testewart.com
KATHY SNOW STRATTON Buffalo
Wedding Dance, Homage to Mondrian
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
36 x 36 inches $ 2000
Juror
RYAN SWEERE Eagan
$5 Silver Certificate 1899, Reverse Corner Detail oil on canvas
20 x 20 inches NFS
ryansweereart.com/
MARK SWENSON Nisswa
Spring on the Flutereed Oil on Panel
30 x 26 inches
NFS
artworkarchive.com/profile/mark-swenson
OCM Meditation
Mixed media assemblage
17 x 14 inches
NFS
REID
THORPE Chaska
7 Island Reflection
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches $ 2800
reidthorpeart.com
KIMBERLY TSCHIDA PETTERS Minneapolis
4:00
Acrylic on Panel
20 x 50 inches $ 1600
PATRIZIA VIGNOLA Faribault
Ingrained oil on panel (tondo/wood)
20 x 20 inches $ 3800
patriziavignola.com/
PATTY VOJE St. Paul
20 Feet from Stardom Oil on Board
24 x 36 inches $ 2800
pattyvoje.com
russ-white.com
CHRIS WINN Lino Lakes
Survivor
Digital Collage
14 x 11 inches $ 450
JEAN A WRIGHT St. Paul
Light Runs Through It Encaustic on birch panel
18 x 24 inches $ 605
Reconstructed Home
Papier-mâché and wasp nest
Minneapolis
15 x 20 x 4 inches $ 1600
Studio:HERE Artist
Oscar
Welded metal
14 x 6 x 41 inches $ 1400
JAMES GABBERT
Firedance
Cast Bronze
Eden Prairie
17 x 15 x 6 inches $ 2995
IKAIKA ARTS
Diploma
Aluminum wire sculpture
Detroit Lakes
25 x 44 x 22 inches NFS
JEREMY JONES New Brighton
Margot’s Magical Snack Brigade
Low fire ceramics, underglaze, glaze, glass, carved plywood, 37 x 60 x 9 inches $ 2500
jeremyjonessculpture.com/home.html Second Place
ROBERT C. JORDAN Minneapolis Tangle
Painted stainless steel 20 x 23 x 13 inches $ 1250
rcj-art.com
JAIME LLEWELLYN Maple Grove
Hidden Clay
12 x 18 x 14 inches $ 775
jllewellyn.art
Honorable Mention
GLENN MCKILLIPS Andover
Retro Rocket
Stone carving
46 x 18 x 6 inches $ 2100
Fabricated metal
36 x 13 x 12 inches $ 3500
Wood, metal, nails
60 x 22 x 3 inches $ 8000
kmuellerstudio.net
Scrap Metal Deer
Scrap Metal Sculpture
68 x 24 x 64 inches
instagram.com/refindworks
JEROD SCHMOCKER minneapolis untitled
reclaimed wood, acrylic, spraypaint, wire, bullet casings 24 x 18 x 4 inches $ 2500
instagram.com/tinytreesmsp
Honorable Mention
JOE SCHNEIDER Shoreview
Standing Green Wing Teal
Wood carving/Acrylic 16 x 16 x 16 inches NFS
KAREN SUKUT Eagan
Snowmobile and rider
Paper cutting and folding
12 x 17 x 6 inches $ 290
BETH THOMPSON Minneapolis
Outta Here
Earthenware, Acrylic Paint, Wood, Steel Pipe
26 x 28 x 7 inches $ 2450 beththompson.com
MIKE VANHORNE Minnetonka Muskie
Mixed Salvage Metals 18 x 54 x 6 inches NFS
ROBIN WARBURTON Janesville "AMAZED" Minnesota Kestrel
Hand carved Tupelo wood, acrylic paint, wall hanging 16 x 9 x 6 inches $ 2000
Fourth Place
Watercolor on Wood, Colored Plexiglass
72 x 10 x 6 inches $ 3000
cameronzebrunart.com/home.html
CLASS 3 WATERCOLOR / GOUACHE / CASEIN / TEMPURA
Nature's Illusion II
Long Lake
Watercolor on 180 # Arches Watercolor Paper
22 x 29 inches $ 650
Minneapolis
California Dreamin’ on Such a Winter’s Day
Watercolor
24 x 30 inches $ 1400
kristinefretheim.com
nemaa.org/artists/piera-angela-garau/
CAROLE GARDNER Andover The Lifesaver Watercolor, wet and dry techniques 11 x 14 inches NFS
SAMANTHA GOETSCH St. Paul Streetside Jazz watercolor on paper 16 x 20 inches $ 2000
samssketchbooks.com
RUTH HANSON Vining
Have Ya Herd?
Watercolor Batik on rice paper
28 x 40 inches $ 1200
songofruth.com/ Third Place
BERNARD HERMAN Maple Grove
Bird of Paradise
Watercolor on paper
36 x 24 inches
Chelidonian Winds
Watercolor on Paper
14 x 29 inches $ 650
instagram.com/amyhodd_art/
Transparent Watercolor
20 x 16 inches
rjefferystudio.com
Elegant Enigmas
Minneapolis
acrylic gouache and ink on cold press watercolor paper
23 x 29 inches $ 3400
jillkittock.com/ Second Place SANDER KOLODZIEJ Minneapolis
Two brothers
Watercolor, pen and ink
18 x 24 inches $ 1200
sanderkolodziej.com/
DANIEL KUCHENBECKER Circle Pines
Grand Marais Docks
Watercolor
18 x 24 inches $ 1800
kuchenbecker.art
Low Tide Harvest
gouache
12 x 12 inches $ 250
SUZANNE SHAFF Minneapolis
Rooster Man of Havana
Watercolor on Paper
41 x 30 inches $ 8600
Fourth Place
YUDONG SHEN Shoreview
Boundary Waters at Night
watercolor/Ink on rice paper
21 x 33 inches $ 5200
"She's Got a Mona Lisa Smile"
watercolor on watercolor paper
22 x 18 inches
St. Louis Park
NFS
Our Common Welfare
watercolor with pen and ink
24 x 18 inches
NFS
JUSTIN TERLECKI St. Paul "Studio I"
pen & ink, watercolor and gouache
27 x 35 inches $ 2700
grovelandgallery.com/artist/justin-terlecki/
Honorable Mention
KAO LEE THAO Minneapolis
Crossing Mekong
watercolor on cold press paper
21 x 26 inches $ 2500
Studio:HERE Artist
innerswirl.com
Sheep Anatomy 1
Ballpoint Pen
St. Paul
20 x 16 inches $ 1500
lexiames.com/
STEFANIE KIIHN
Frogtown Park and Farm Ink on paper
Roseville
24 x 18 inches $ 3300
kiihn.com/
HOWARD BOLTER Edina
Self portrait
Charcoal pencil on toned paper
24 x 18 inches NFS
CORY FAVRE Roseville
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
graphite and colored pencil on paper
24 x 20 inches $ 2000
coryfavre.com
scottkrohnart.com
instagram.com/allforpolly
SLAG Minneapolis Mill City Pastel on Paper 24 x 24 inches
Pastel 18 x 24 inches
KIMBERLY WETZEL Minneapolis "A Breath In, A Breath Out" Charcoal on Yupo 24 x 30 inches $ 1200
kimberlywetzel.com
ZIMMERMAN St. Paul Plug colored pencil and graphite 16 x 9 inches NFS
KRISTIN BICKAL Minneapolis
Frieda's Hanky
Screen print and cyanotype on washi paper.
20 x 17 inches $ 250
kristinbickal.com
Stars at Great Basin National Park
Intaglio: aquatint and mezzotint
14 x 11 inches $ 350
EMER K GRIFFIN Minneapolis
Beneath the Surface
Polymer Photogravure with chine colle
12 x 11 inches NFS
ek-griffin.com
URSULA LANG St. Paul
Natures of Property
Collograph Intaglio and Relief
19 x 25 inches $ 500
ursulalang.net/ Second Place
Letterbee
Letterpress and ink brayer
33 x 28 inches
Stonescape
Watercolor monotype, relief print, drawing, collage
15 x 22 inches $ 750 gwenpartin.com/
RACHEL M ARNTSON Maple Grove
Alpaca Shepherd from Peru
Smalti glass from Venice, Italy and rock/ Mosaic
20 x 11 x 2 inches $ 3100
rachelarntson.com/ Honorable Mention
ALEX CHINN St. Paul
Egg1
raku clay, underglaze and glaze
12 x 8 x 8 inches $ 350
facebook.com/ceramicchinn
KATHARINE EKSUZIAN
Tempus Naturae
Victoria
hand sculpted, porcelain, soda fired, cone 10 reduction
4 x 3 x 3 inches $ 450
umamipottery.com
Honorable Mention
KATHARINE EKSUZIAN
Victoria Goliath Beetle
hand sculpted, porcelain, soda fired, cone 10, (wall art)
5 x 5 x 3 inches $ 580
Studio:HERE Artist
umamipottery.com
ROCK JOHNSEN Minneapolis
Spoils of war
Wheel thrown and altered porcelain
17 x 9 x 16 inches $ 2200
instagram.com/mixed_potter
FRED KAEMMER St. Paul
Silvered Vase
Blown glass
16 x 8 x 8 inches $ 1500
fredsglass.com
TONY KUKICH
Morning Heat
Earthenware, Handbuilt
St. Paul
25 x 15 x 9 inches $ 3400
First Place
BOBBETTE DESPARD Golden Valley
Fleur de Papillon
Buff Stoneware, Slip, Underglaze, w Acrylic Accents
13 x 9 x 6 inches NFS
CHUCK SOLBERG St. Paul
Reconstructed Pitcher Stoneware. Reduction gas fired. 19 x 9 x 7 inches $ 600
facebook.com/p/Chuck-Solberg-Pottery -100064728948522/?locale=nn_NO
Second Place
MIC STOWELL Minneapolis
Invasive Species 23 earthenware, glaze, luster. coil constructed 19 x 10 x 6 inches $ 1400
Folded Rainbow Bowl
Blown glass
10 x 19 x 9 inches $ 1000
instagram.com/isaac_theobald_glass/ Third Place
JULIE CAFFEY Columbia Heights
Mom's Cashmere #3
Sewn, Hand-quilted, applique with Mom's Cashmere Sweaters
66 x 46 x 1 inches NFS
juliecaffey.com
MARY CALDERWOOD Birchwood
Tanta
Hand Stitched
16 x 15 x 1 inches NFS
Honorable Mention
EMILY EATON Minneapolis
Meet them at the door laughing
Weaving, spinning, braiding, knitting, hand-built ceramics
46 x 36 x 7 inches $ 8000
emilyeatonart.com
DEBORAH FOUTCH Minneapolis
Sandplain Pool
layered fibers with paint and rusted elements
13 x 11 x 0 inches $ 600
deborahfoutch.com/
CAROLYN HALLIDAY Minneapolis
Abstracted Air
Knit wire, found iron
17 x 12 x 8 inches $ 500
carolynhalliday.com
TINA HUGHES St. Paul
Stiff Cattails at the Winter Pond
Hand-painted and dyed cloth, embroidery, encaustic wax
16 x 18 x 0 inches $ 500
TIA KEOBOUNPHENG Minneapolis
THREADS no14
pencil, colored-pencil, thread on wood
25 x 19 x 2 inches NFS
Juror
tiakeobounpheng.com/
STEVEN KERN Champlin
Compliance
folded paper - origami
19 x 39 x 3 inches NFS
LISA LARSON Minneapolis
Where Does Truth Lie?
Sculpted yarn on monk's cloth
16 x 16 x 1 inches NFS
Helen
Quilted Art
35 x 29 x 0 inches $ 400
MANDY PEDIGO Hopkins
Solace
Handwoven textile
29 x 27 x 1 inches $ 1500
Studio:HERE Artist
mandypedigo.com
SANDRA ROTHERS THE RAVEN’S ROMANCE Rosemount Stay Gold
Bead weaving, loom weaving, sewing, embroidery
28 x 14 x 10 inches $ 3500
facebook.com/profile.php? id=100061089794519&mibextid=LQQJ4d
AMY USDIN Mendota Heights
Attrition 01
handwoven jacquard
58 x 42 x 2 inches $ 6500
amyusdin.com/
GREGORY T. WILKINS Mankato
Black Lives Matter: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen sewing thread, embroidery thread, yarn, acrylic, oil enamel
24 x 20 x 2 inches $ 15000
gregorytwilkins.com Honorable Mention
KRISTIN WILLIAMS Minneapolis Sprout
Needle felt sculpture
22 x 28 x 5 inches $ 3800
kristinwilliams.com/
Third Place
REBECCA YAKER Minneapolis
disequilibrium to discory wool, knitting
19 x 32 x 6 inches NFS
rebeccayaker.com
Fourth Place
CHUCK AVERY Minneapolis
Minneapolis Teamsters Strike
Archival Digital Print
17 x 22 inches $ 750
chuckaveryphoto.com
ALONZO AZOCA II Shakopee
domingos bien tempranos
digital print
20 x 16 inches $ 956
Hay Pillows
digital print
16 x 20 inches
Green Heron
Archival Pigment Print
16 x 24 inches $ 600
instagram.com/stevenbatemanphoto
18 x 12 inches $ 275
DENNIS BECKER Mahtomedi "prairie coneflower" Digital Giclee print on canvas
56 x 45 inches $ 5000 dennisbeckerphotography.com
MARK BERGERON Edina
Beginnings
Digital Print
25 x 20 inches $ 450
BJORNBERG PHOTOGRAPHY Duluth
Blue Angels Flyover
digital print
24 x 36 inches $ 2000
bjornbergphotography.com/
JENNIFER BOYCE Chaska
instagram.com/mikebranchphotography
Cold
dwclement.com
LORIANNE ENDE Rogers
The Clothes Line
Digital print
20 x 16 inches $ 500
TOM FENENGA Cottage Grove
Birch Forest, First Snow
Archival pigment print
16 x 20 inches $ 575
tomfenenga.com
JEFFREY R GROTTE St. Michael
Tiab Hmoob ntsuab
Digital print
12 x 12 inches $ 180
vonhatter.photography/
LINDSEY HINER Maple Grove
Rescuing one life at a time
Digital print
24 x 20 inches $ 150
NICOLE HOUFF Minneapolis Cosmic Barbie
Archival Inkjet Print
26 x 36 inches $ 850
nicolehouff.com/ ETHAN JONES Minneapolis Flakkarinn. archival pigment print 24 x 30 inches $ 3100
Digital Photograph - Archival Pigment Ink Print
40 x 30 inches $ 1200
instagram.com/artforpaynerelief/
Bdote Forest Eye black and white print
18 x 16 inches
mikekleinedd.wixsite.com/artportfolio
KOEHLER Maple Grove Elm Creek Dam Great Blue Heron digital print
20 x 24 inches
MATTHEW KRUSE St. Michael
Gray Wolf
Digital photo
20 x 16 inches $ 500
WILLIAM LARSON Shoreview
In the Star-forming Region of Cygnus (Melting Ice xxxiv)
giclee print on Hahnemuehle German Etching paper
12 x 36 inches $ 1000
instagram.com/derflern/
MEAGAN MARSH PINE Minneapolis
Self-Portrait in Camouflage
Inkjet Print
24 x 18 inches $ 275
meaganmarshpine.com/
Honorable Mention
JENNA MARTIN Ramsey
And the walls became the world all around Digital Print
24 x 36 inches $ 545
JAMES MCNELIS Lino Lakes
Rock Secrets (After Dark)
B/W Photo Print
25 x 19 inches $ 2300
ERIC MELZER Minneapolis
Potential
Black and white photographic print
29 x 43 inches $ 2400
ericmelzer.art/THE-PLAY-PROJECT/HOOPIN'/thumbs
instagram.com/merrittmusings
PAUL NELSON Minneapolis
Black-chinned hummingbird on Hibiscus
Giclee print
30 x 24 inches $ 1000
wildbirdsflying.com
TOM NELSON Minneapolis
Lilly and Tripod
Digital print
24 x 20 inches
instagram.com/erik.neseth.photo/
JAMES PIPKIN Maple Grove
Spring Remodel – Camera Obscura
Digital Photography
20 x 30 inches $ 895
SHELDON POWELL St. Paul
Goddess of Night: The Enigmatic Seduction
Digital Print
20 x 16 inches $ 2000
instagram.com/thehoneybear_collection/
MERRY REIMLER Minneapolis Ache
Archival Pigment Print 14 x 11 inches
CASSANDRA REINBOLD Eagan Tranquil Plumerias
Digital Print 12 x 9 inches
ARECA ROE Mankato
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Lenticular Print
30 x 20 inches $ 800
Studio:HERE Artist
arecaroe.com
ARECA ROE Mankato
Gritty Optimism Mature
Archival Pigment Print
32 x 24 inches $ 800
arecaroe.com/
marcusroycemusic.com
RUFF Centerville A Monarch Moment Digital Print 16 x 20 inches
SARAH SAMPEDRO Minneapolis
Open Heart
Archival pigment print
33 x 22 inches $ 1795
sarahsampedro.com
Fourth Place
PAUL SCHLOSSMAN Minneapolis
From Above
Digital photographic giclee fine art print
40 x 27 inches $ 595
paulschlossman.photography/
BRUCE SILCOX Minneapolis
Chicago avenue 2023
Black and white print
20 x 16 inches
TRENT SPIES Lakeville
Black Fly Season
Digital Print
30 x 20 inches
instagram.com/trentspiesphoto/
Birthday Party
digital print
11 x 14 inches $ 100
Edith's – Fond du Lac, WI 2022
Digital Photograph
23 x 29 inches $ 850
paulstapp.photography
19 x 27 inches $ 175
karensuperphotography@gmail.com
SANDRA SWANSON Inver Grove Heights
Ghostly Branch
black and white print
29 x 25 inches $ 350
KEITH TAYLOR Minneapolis
Crossed Trees
Hand-pulled polymer photogravure print
4 x 4 inches $ 225
Wilke's Mining Bee
Digital Print
16 x 20 inches
Great Big Wheel in Motion
digital photograph printed on fine art Lustre photo paper 16 x 28 inches
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