Exhibition Details
Opening Reception:
5-7PM Thursday, September 12, 2024
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Artist:
Scott Gunvaldson is a fine artist, muralist, graphic artist, photographer, sign painter, and musician who works and resides in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He has been the beneficiary of a McKnight Fellowship in painting, two McKnight Grants, and a Minnesota Legacy Grant. He has won numerous awards for his paintings, including 1st place in the Fargo Plains Art Museum's Red River Annual Show (juror, painter Fritz Scholder). His commissioned work includes large scale art for Sanford Hospital and murals for the City of Fargo, and the Fergus Falls and New York Mills Public Libraries. He has also painted commissioned portraits of local dignitaries. He is a former student of Charles Beck and shares his mentor's love for the landscape. In his paintings, Scott likes to look for that particular moment when the light transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.
5-7PM Thursday, September 12, 2024
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Artist:
Scott Gunvaldson is a fine artist, muralist, graphic artist, photographer, sign painter, and musician who works and resides in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He has been the beneficiary of a McKnight Fellowship in painting, two McKnight Grants, and a Minnesota Legacy Grant. He has won numerous awards for his paintings, including 1st place in the Fargo Plains Art Museum's Red River Annual Show (juror, painter Fritz Scholder). His commissioned work includes large scale art for Sanford Hospital and murals for the City of Fargo, and the Fergus Falls and New York Mills Public Libraries. He has also painted commissioned portraits of local dignitaries. He is a former student of Charles Beck and shares his mentor's love for the landscape. In his paintings, Scott likes to look for that particular moment when the light transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, September 12, 2024
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:Kaddatz Galleries is delighted to present In Flow, a group exhibition showcasing the work of Minnesota-based watercolor artists Kiley Busko, Kar-Keat Chong, and Grace Haverty. This exhibition celebrates the beauty and versatility of watercolor, with each artist bringing their own distinct style and vision.
About the Artists:
Kiley Busko is a watercolor artist focusing on painting birds and other wildlife. She is from Minnesota and has her art at multiple galleries and shops throughout the Midwest. She teaches beginner to intermediate level classes online through the platform Patreon and has a YouTube channel offering free watercolor lessons and insights on what it’s like to have a career as an artist.
Kar-Keat Chong is a Minneapolis based architect and artist. Born and raised in Malaysia, he studied drawing and watercolor painting with renown local artists when he was 14. In 1995, Kar-Keat came to the United States to further his higher education. He moved to Minneapolis in1999 to begin his professional career in the architecture and design profession. In 2004, Kar-Keat was accepted into the Master of Architecture program at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Upon graduation in 2008, he worked at two nationally recognized firms before starting his own studio in 2018.
Besides running his architecture and design practice, Kar-Keat decided to continue his childhood passion of watercolor painting. Since 2020, Kar-Keat’s watercolor works have been accepted in numerous national and international juried exhibitions. He has also completed commissions for private clients and corporations. In addition to his architectural and art practice, Kar-Keat teaches watercolor at University of Minnesota’s College of Design – School of Architecture. Kar-Keat primarily sketches and paints on location, striving to capture the atmospheric quality ofa place at a particular moment. As a visual storyteller, Kar-Keat hopes to share glimpses of other cultures around the world through his art.
Grace Haverty grew up in the New York City area, which afforded her the opportunity to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although she loved art, she never considered pursuing a career in that field. Grace worked for an advertising agency on Madison Avenue until she and her husband Michael were married and moved to Illinois. She started taking lessons when her children were very young. Mike baby-sat while Grace went out to an art class once a week. They have four children. It was after the children were in school that Grace painted during the day attending classes and workshops in the Chicago area.
After years of studying, Grace is now a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Western Federation of Watercolors, Arizona Watercolor Association and the Pastel Society of America where she is a signature member as well as Master Pastelist.
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:Kaddatz Galleries is delighted to present In Flow, a group exhibition showcasing the work of Minnesota-based watercolor artists Kiley Busko, Kar-Keat Chong, and Grace Haverty. This exhibition celebrates the beauty and versatility of watercolor, with each artist bringing their own distinct style and vision.
About the Artists:
Kiley Busko is a watercolor artist focusing on painting birds and other wildlife. She is from Minnesota and has her art at multiple galleries and shops throughout the Midwest. She teaches beginner to intermediate level classes online through the platform Patreon and has a YouTube channel offering free watercolor lessons and insights on what it’s like to have a career as an artist.
Kar-Keat Chong is a Minneapolis based architect and artist. Born and raised in Malaysia, he studied drawing and watercolor painting with renown local artists when he was 14. In 1995, Kar-Keat came to the United States to further his higher education. He moved to Minneapolis in1999 to begin his professional career in the architecture and design profession. In 2004, Kar-Keat was accepted into the Master of Architecture program at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Upon graduation in 2008, he worked at two nationally recognized firms before starting his own studio in 2018.
Besides running his architecture and design practice, Kar-Keat decided to continue his childhood passion of watercolor painting. Since 2020, Kar-Keat’s watercolor works have been accepted in numerous national and international juried exhibitions. He has also completed commissions for private clients and corporations. In addition to his architectural and art practice, Kar-Keat teaches watercolor at University of Minnesota’s College of Design – School of Architecture. Kar-Keat primarily sketches and paints on location, striving to capture the atmospheric quality ofa place at a particular moment. As a visual storyteller, Kar-Keat hopes to share glimpses of other cultures around the world through his art.
Grace Haverty grew up in the New York City area, which afforded her the opportunity to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although she loved art, she never considered pursuing a career in that field. Grace worked for an advertising agency on Madison Avenue until she and her husband Michael were married and moved to Illinois. She started taking lessons when her children were very young. Mike baby-sat while Grace went out to an art class once a week. They have four children. It was after the children were in school that Grace painted during the day attending classes and workshops in the Chicago area.
After years of studying, Grace is now a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Western Federation of Watercolors, Arizona Watercolor Association and the Pastel Society of America where she is a signature member as well as Master Pastelist.
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kaddatz galleries' permanent collection: selected worksJuly 9 - August 17, 2024, Studio K
Exhibition Sponsored by: Design Intent Architects, P.A. |
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, July 11, 2024
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
Also on view this July and August will be “Kaddatz Galleries’ Permanent Collection: Selected Works” exhibited in Studio K. This exhibition will feature a curated selection of both 2D and 3D artworks acquired by the Kaddatz Galleries from 2009 - present. Artists with work featured in this exhibition include Charles Beck, Kirk Williams, Olga Kjell, Robert Hyslop, and others.
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
Also on view this July and August will be “Kaddatz Galleries’ Permanent Collection: Selected Works” exhibited in Studio K. This exhibition will feature a curated selection of both 2D and 3D artworks acquired by the Kaddatz Galleries from 2009 - present. Artists with work featured in this exhibition include Charles Beck, Kirk Williams, Olga Kjell, Robert Hyslop, and others.
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Evolving forms: new & known works by public sculptor jon kamrath |
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, July 11, 2024
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
In the words of Jon Kamrath:
This show features both my public sculptures that travel throughout the midwest in various rotating public shows, as well as concepts and prototypes for new public works. Historically, my work has ranged from large outdoor installations to smaller sculptures designed for indoor galleries. These two categories have necessitated different materials and construction techniques, resulting in distinct and unrelated styles. Over the years, I have alternated between these two types of work, appreciating each for its unique qualities but lacking a cohesive way to unify them.
I am currently undergoing a significant shift in my artistic approach, focusing on scaling down my larger public pieces to create more intimate and accessible works for individual viewers. This requires modifications in construction techniques, surface treatments, and even composition of forms. While I have often created smaller maquettes or prototypes for large pieces in the past, I am now exploring how these smaller pieces can serve both as prototypes for larger concepts AND as finished sculptures, suitable for display in a home or garden, or along a public rotating sculpture trail.
This exhibition is designed to showcase the evolution and creative process of my work, from initial concept sketches and maquettes to pedestal-sized prototypes and full-scale public sculptures. It also highlights the new direction my art is taking in terms of both form and scale.
This event was free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
In the words of Jon Kamrath:
This show features both my public sculptures that travel throughout the midwest in various rotating public shows, as well as concepts and prototypes for new public works. Historically, my work has ranged from large outdoor installations to smaller sculptures designed for indoor galleries. These two categories have necessitated different materials and construction techniques, resulting in distinct and unrelated styles. Over the years, I have alternated between these two types of work, appreciating each for its unique qualities but lacking a cohesive way to unify them.
I am currently undergoing a significant shift in my artistic approach, focusing on scaling down my larger public pieces to create more intimate and accessible works for individual viewers. This requires modifications in construction techniques, surface treatments, and even composition of forms. While I have often created smaller maquettes or prototypes for large pieces in the past, I am now exploring how these smaller pieces can serve both as prototypes for larger concepts AND as finished sculptures, suitable for display in a home or garden, or along a public rotating sculpture trail.
This exhibition is designed to showcase the evolution and creative process of my work, from initial concept sketches and maquettes to pedestal-sized prototypes and full-scale public sculptures. It also highlights the new direction my art is taking in terms of both form and scale.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, May 16th, 2024
Closing Reception: 3-5PM Saturday, June 22, 2024
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:is an exhibition spotlighting emerging talent from Fargo, ND, to St. Cloud. This show supports early career artists, providing a platform for these young artists to share their unique perspectives and creative visions with the community. From captivating paintings to interesting sculptures, NEXT GEN offers a diverse array of artistic expressions that reflect the passion and dedication of the next generation of artists.
Closing Reception: 3-5PM Saturday, June 22, 2024
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:is an exhibition spotlighting emerging talent from Fargo, ND, to St. Cloud. This show supports early career artists, providing a platform for these young artists to share their unique perspectives and creative visions with the community. From captivating paintings to interesting sculptures, NEXT GEN offers a diverse array of artistic expressions that reflect the passion and dedication of the next generation of artists.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, May 16th, 2024
Closing Reception: 3-5PM Saturday, June 22, 2024
About the Exhibition:
"Artful Women & Friends" celebrates the creative journeys of twelve life-long artists, united by their shared passion for art and education. The featured artists include members of "The Artfuls" - Roberta Farrell, Kathy Grundei, Stephanie Nowak, Karen Rossbach, Diane Scully, Pam Teorey, and the late Barb Yandt - along with their esteemed friends: Deb Aune, Judy Christofferson, Fern Keniston, JoAnne Reske Kirkman, and Crystal Thorson.
About Artful Women & Friends: In 2002, the founding members of The Artfuls embarked on a journey of camaraderie and creativity during a summer retreat on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Bonded by their shared experiences as educators and artists, they formed a decades long connection rooted in mutual support and inspiration. Despite the challenges of time and distance, their friendship endures through weekly Zoom visits, keeping alive the spirit of creativity and community.
The artists featured in "Artful Women & Friends" have been instrumental in advocating for arts education and leadership since the 1970s. Through their diverse leadership roles and collaborative efforts, they have helped shape the landscape of arts education in Minnesota, leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.
Closing Reception: 3-5PM Saturday, June 22, 2024
About the Exhibition:
"Artful Women & Friends" celebrates the creative journeys of twelve life-long artists, united by their shared passion for art and education. The featured artists include members of "The Artfuls" - Roberta Farrell, Kathy Grundei, Stephanie Nowak, Karen Rossbach, Diane Scully, Pam Teorey, and the late Barb Yandt - along with their esteemed friends: Deb Aune, Judy Christofferson, Fern Keniston, JoAnne Reske Kirkman, and Crystal Thorson.
About Artful Women & Friends: In 2002, the founding members of The Artfuls embarked on a journey of camaraderie and creativity during a summer retreat on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Bonded by their shared experiences as educators and artists, they formed a decades long connection rooted in mutual support and inspiration. Despite the challenges of time and distance, their friendship endures through weekly Zoom visits, keeping alive the spirit of creativity and community.
The artists featured in "Artful Women & Friends" have been instrumental in advocating for arts education and leadership since the 1970s. Through their diverse leadership roles and collaborative efforts, they have helped shape the landscape of arts education in Minnesota, leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.
Exhibition Details
Opening reception was held on Thursday, March 21, 2024
About the Exhibition (in the words of Olson):
I will create plaster torso portraits of women constructed from plaster tape embellished with plastic. We are awash in plastic in every aspect of our lives. This project raises awareness that plastic is both a precious resource and a pervasive environmental pollutant. We are also becoming aware that it is inside us. This body of work highlights the complex relationships we have with plastic, the beauty of the human figure and how all women are objectified. These torso portraits will illustrate how women are taken for granted as producers of children, unpaid household laborers and as decorative objects. Each woman that is cast will have her own narrative fixed to the inside of the plaster cast. These narratives and portraits will explore the double bind that women face today; no matter who you are or what your shape or size; you are still criticized for who you are or what you look like. I want to create thought provoking pieces that highlight the environmental crisis, gender inequality and the hyper sexualization of women. I see connections between these separate issues, and I will use these pieces to explore these complex ideas.
About the Artist:
Katy J. Olson is an interdisciplinary artist working with felted landscapes, stitched story pieces, and assemblages of found and recycled objects including fiber and thread, wire, beads, and bone. She is a maker and cultural creative; making art is how she communicates a sense of place, culture and lived experience. Her work leads the viewer to connect to their place in nature in a displaced world. Her work highlights rural life, climate disruption and gendered roles, telling the story of the land, its beauty and the heartbreak of what is disappearing and what remains amid climate change. She has organized fiber festivals and taught fiber art classes.
About the Exhibition (in the words of Olson):
I will create plaster torso portraits of women constructed from plaster tape embellished with plastic. We are awash in plastic in every aspect of our lives. This project raises awareness that plastic is both a precious resource and a pervasive environmental pollutant. We are also becoming aware that it is inside us. This body of work highlights the complex relationships we have with plastic, the beauty of the human figure and how all women are objectified. These torso portraits will illustrate how women are taken for granted as producers of children, unpaid household laborers and as decorative objects. Each woman that is cast will have her own narrative fixed to the inside of the plaster cast. These narratives and portraits will explore the double bind that women face today; no matter who you are or what your shape or size; you are still criticized for who you are or what you look like. I want to create thought provoking pieces that highlight the environmental crisis, gender inequality and the hyper sexualization of women. I see connections between these separate issues, and I will use these pieces to explore these complex ideas.
About the Artist:
Katy J. Olson is an interdisciplinary artist working with felted landscapes, stitched story pieces, and assemblages of found and recycled objects including fiber and thread, wire, beads, and bone. She is a maker and cultural creative; making art is how she communicates a sense of place, culture and lived experience. Her work leads the viewer to connect to their place in nature in a displaced world. Her work highlights rural life, climate disruption and gendered roles, telling the story of the land, its beauty and the heartbreak of what is disappearing and what remains amid climate change. She has organized fiber festivals and taught fiber art classes.
Exhibition Details
Opening reception took place on Thursday, March 21st, 2024
About the Installation:
For the Birds: A means to create, not waste; is a visual examination of physical and fiscal resource use. A play on words, For the Birds… is a literal description of the pieces in the installation, as well as an example of creation using waste and recycled materials, made possible with the fiscal support of guaranteed income.
This installation is in response to the Springboard for the Arts’ ongoing Guaranteed Minimum Income for Artists pilot which supports 75 artists, culture bearers, and creative workers in the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods of Saint Paul and in Otter Tail County, MN with $500/month for 18 months in 2023-24; as part of the Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity cohort of artists that have created public projects that demonstrate the root causes that lead to the need for guaranteed income, and the impact of guaranteed income on the families and communities that are supported by it.
Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity is a project of the City of Saint Paul and Springboard for the Arts, supported by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, the Economic Security Project, Ford Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.
About the Artists:
Jess Torgerson & Erika Frikken began working together in early 2022 during a recycled aluminum mold-making workshop for the Otter Tail County Lakes Area Precious Plastic Lab at the Otter Tail County Recycling Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Jess and Erika continued working together as part of the Lakes Area Precious Plastic Collective where they co-created a Precious Plastic and recycled materials sculpture of a bison titled, 1862, as part of the 4Ground Land Art Biennial. 1862 can currently be viewed at the Prairie Wetland Learning Center in Fergus Falls, MN.
About the Installation:
For the Birds: A means to create, not waste; is a visual examination of physical and fiscal resource use. A play on words, For the Birds… is a literal description of the pieces in the installation, as well as an example of creation using waste and recycled materials, made possible with the fiscal support of guaranteed income.
This installation is in response to the Springboard for the Arts’ ongoing Guaranteed Minimum Income for Artists pilot which supports 75 artists, culture bearers, and creative workers in the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods of Saint Paul and in Otter Tail County, MN with $500/month for 18 months in 2023-24; as part of the Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity cohort of artists that have created public projects that demonstrate the root causes that lead to the need for guaranteed income, and the impact of guaranteed income on the families and communities that are supported by it.
Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity is a project of the City of Saint Paul and Springboard for the Arts, supported by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, the Economic Security Project, Ford Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.
About the Artists:
Jess Torgerson & Erika Frikken began working together in early 2022 during a recycled aluminum mold-making workshop for the Otter Tail County Lakes Area Precious Plastic Lab at the Otter Tail County Recycling Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Jess and Erika continued working together as part of the Lakes Area Precious Plastic Collective where they co-created a Precious Plastic and recycled materials sculpture of a bison titled, 1862, as part of the 4Ground Land Art Biennial. 1862 can currently be viewed at the Prairie Wetland Learning Center in Fergus Falls, MN.
Exhibition Details
Opening reception took place on Thursday, March 21st, 2024
About the Exhibition (in the words of Youngbird):
Inde’Wiisagendam (My Heart Hurts) is a collection of multilayered, multifaceted monotypes using the dress as a metaphor. The dress addresses a wide range, of social issues, injustices and biases.
I am a mixed media artist, combining drawing, painting and prints. The dress has been a consistent and important symbol in my work. The simple garment inspires layer upon layer of meaning. I am amazed how the metaphor continues to unravel, reveal and expose even deeper nuances. It began long ago, when I reacted to pictures of my grandmother. She scratched her face out of most of the pictures we have of her. Pictures of her as a very young girl in her little white dress, were especially haunting to me. She was standing in front of the oldest Catholic Church in Minnesota (Grand Portage) where she made her First Communion. The images launched me on a journey of exploration that continues to challenge me today. I explored identify or the lack of, created by the assimilation policy intended to acculturate Native children into the dominate culture. The symbol also reminds me of my mother sewing dresses for my sisters and me, and then teaching us to sew. Making garments for someone can be an act of love. It can be enveloping, nurturing and protective. On the other hand, clothing can create an illusion, to cover, mask and disguise.
I work in series (with mixed emotions) such as Common Thread, Loose Ends, and Blood Memory. I am intrigued with the idea of how intergenerational knowledge and memory are transferred through the maternal ‘blood’ line, coded in the mitochondrial DNA. Iron oxide is an important color that has become integral part of my visual vocabulary. It reminds me of the earth. The Earth is our Mother. Iron is in our blood. Mystifying, but authenticated by science, magnetism empowers migrating birds and animals to know instinctively when and where to travel. I continue to address the Dress and explore the connection between blood and iron, the most common element on Earth.
About the Exhibition (in the words of Youngbird):
Inde’Wiisagendam (My Heart Hurts) is a collection of multilayered, multifaceted monotypes using the dress as a metaphor. The dress addresses a wide range, of social issues, injustices and biases.
I am a mixed media artist, combining drawing, painting and prints. The dress has been a consistent and important symbol in my work. The simple garment inspires layer upon layer of meaning. I am amazed how the metaphor continues to unravel, reveal and expose even deeper nuances. It began long ago, when I reacted to pictures of my grandmother. She scratched her face out of most of the pictures we have of her. Pictures of her as a very young girl in her little white dress, were especially haunting to me. She was standing in front of the oldest Catholic Church in Minnesota (Grand Portage) where she made her First Communion. The images launched me on a journey of exploration that continues to challenge me today. I explored identify or the lack of, created by the assimilation policy intended to acculturate Native children into the dominate culture. The symbol also reminds me of my mother sewing dresses for my sisters and me, and then teaching us to sew. Making garments for someone can be an act of love. It can be enveloping, nurturing and protective. On the other hand, clothing can create an illusion, to cover, mask and disguise.
I work in series (with mixed emotions) such as Common Thread, Loose Ends, and Blood Memory. I am intrigued with the idea of how intergenerational knowledge and memory are transferred through the maternal ‘blood’ line, coded in the mitochondrial DNA. Iron oxide is an important color that has become integral part of my visual vocabulary. It reminds me of the earth. The Earth is our Mother. Iron is in our blood. Mystifying, but authenticated by science, magnetism empowers migrating birds and animals to know instinctively when and where to travel. I continue to address the Dress and explore the connection between blood and iron, the most common element on Earth.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception took place on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
About the Exhibition:
Central to our mission of "maintaining a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists," Kaddatz Galleries is thrilled to initiate their 15th Anniversary celebrations by presenting works that embody the abundant talent and creativity of our local and regional community. After meticulously evaluating over 250 artworks, Artistic Director Stacy Wendt has curated a captivating group exhibition showcasing 2D & 3D pieces by artists deeply rooted in our region.
The exhibition features a remarkable array of works by esteemed area artists, including Michael Aasness, Rebecca Albright, Jona Brown, Marlys Buchholtz-Pearson, Lisa Burns, Blayze Buseth, Charles Christianson, Kim Embretson, Jenny Field, Karla Gallagher, Tim Green, Ruth Hanson, Mitchel Hoffart, Kent Kapplinger & Malcolm Thompson, Phena Keil, Kandace Creel Falcon, Rebecca Krueger, Kristi Kuder, Mandi Magnuson-Hung, Maggie Meehan, Katy Olson, Karan Ouren, Vicky Radel, Dawn Rossbach, Eric Santwire, Naomi RaMona Schliesman, Amy Schmidt, Les Skoropat, Kate Swenson, Bruce Thompson, Laura Vonbank, Michael Weatherly, Mary Williams, Carl Zachmann, and Jeff Zachmann.
About the Exhibition:
Central to our mission of "maintaining a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists," Kaddatz Galleries is thrilled to initiate their 15th Anniversary celebrations by presenting works that embody the abundant talent and creativity of our local and regional community. After meticulously evaluating over 250 artworks, Artistic Director Stacy Wendt has curated a captivating group exhibition showcasing 2D & 3D pieces by artists deeply rooted in our region.
The exhibition features a remarkable array of works by esteemed area artists, including Michael Aasness, Rebecca Albright, Jona Brown, Marlys Buchholtz-Pearson, Lisa Burns, Blayze Buseth, Charles Christianson, Kim Embretson, Jenny Field, Karla Gallagher, Tim Green, Ruth Hanson, Mitchel Hoffart, Kent Kapplinger & Malcolm Thompson, Phena Keil, Kandace Creel Falcon, Rebecca Krueger, Kristi Kuder, Mandi Magnuson-Hung, Maggie Meehan, Katy Olson, Karan Ouren, Vicky Radel, Dawn Rossbach, Eric Santwire, Naomi RaMona Schliesman, Amy Schmidt, Les Skoropat, Kate Swenson, Bruce Thompson, Laura Vonbank, Michael Weatherly, Mary Williams, Carl Zachmann, and Jeff Zachmann.
Exhibition Details
Closing Reception took place on Friday, March 1, 2023
About the Exhibition:
"IGNITE" was an exploration into the profound value of authenticity, aiming to ignite conversations on the beauty of being true to oneself. Each piece in this collection serves as a meditation, delving into diverse facets of self-acceptance and joy. By fostering radical self-love, the artist behind this exhibition hopes to spark a societal shift toward embracing individuality and initiating dialogues for those concealing their genuine identities. "IGNITE" marks the commencement of this transformative journey toward embracing and celebrating our true selves.
About the Exhibition:
"IGNITE" was an exploration into the profound value of authenticity, aiming to ignite conversations on the beauty of being true to oneself. Each piece in this collection serves as a meditation, delving into diverse facets of self-acceptance and joy. By fostering radical self-love, the artist behind this exhibition hopes to spark a societal shift toward embracing individuality and initiating dialogues for those concealing their genuine identities. "IGNITE" marks the commencement of this transformative journey toward embracing and celebrating our true selves.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception took place on Thursday, November 16, 2023
About the Exhibition:
Reflections is an exhibition of selected works by the late multi-disciplinary Fergus Falls artist Kirk Williams. This exhibition features a variety of Willams’ pastels, assemblages and ink drawings, which exemplify the surreal and whimsical nature of his work. Williams’ boundless creativity and passion for art-making are evident in his work, which he used to explore themes of beauty, love, fear and obsessions. Often feeling as if he were a fish out of water, Williams employed imagery of fish and water throughout his career. Bubbles are another common presence in his work, inspiring playfulness and joy. His unique way of seeing the world shines through in his assemblages, in which he carefully selected various antiques, reimagining them into exuberant new works of art. Kirk Williams had an incredible impact on so many in his community and beyond, and his legacy lives on as his dreamy and enchanting work invites the viewer to explore their own imaginations.
About the Exhibition:
Reflections is an exhibition of selected works by the late multi-disciplinary Fergus Falls artist Kirk Williams. This exhibition features a variety of Willams’ pastels, assemblages and ink drawings, which exemplify the surreal and whimsical nature of his work. Williams’ boundless creativity and passion for art-making are evident in his work, which he used to explore themes of beauty, love, fear and obsessions. Often feeling as if he were a fish out of water, Williams employed imagery of fish and water throughout his career. Bubbles are another common presence in his work, inspiring playfulness and joy. His unique way of seeing the world shines through in his assemblages, in which he carefully selected various antiques, reimagining them into exuberant new works of art. Kirk Williams had an incredible impact on so many in his community and beyond, and his legacy lives on as his dreamy and enchanting work invites the viewer to explore their own imaginations.
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C. Beck: Rarities & MasterworksOctober 12 - December 23, 2023, Studio K
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Exhibition Details
About the Exhibition:
C. Beck: Rarities &Masterworks showcases a variety of unique and masterful pieces done by Charles Beck throughout his career. This exhibit features rarely seen prints, including the last print completed by Beck; a one-of-a-kind painted Cathedral Forest block, paintings that demonstrate his exploration as an artist, a rare screenprint, an etching from his time in Mexico,
and more. All pieces in the exhibition have been drawn from the Beck family collection unless otherwise noted.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
C. Beck: Rarities &Masterworks showcases a variety of unique and masterful pieces done by Charles Beck throughout his career. This exhibit features rarely seen prints, including the last print completed by Beck; a one-of-a-kind painted Cathedral Forest block, paintings that demonstrate his exploration as an artist, a rare screenprint, an etching from his time in Mexico,
and more. All pieces in the exhibition have been drawn from the Beck family collection unless otherwise noted.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
Exhibition Details
About the Exhibition:
‘Contemplating Nature’ features a range of works honoring the intersection of art and science including a 42-piece series of collages focused on textures, colors, forms and shapes found in nature featuring tiny seeds, seedpods, leaf and flower buds, flower parts, and other plant and insect fragments. Also included in this exhibition are large-scale basswood carvings inspired by seed pods and nature elements.
About the Artist
Jenny Nellis is an artist who taught at the Morris campus of the University of Minnesota for 35 years at the time of her retirement in December 2011. She is a sculptor who taught Basic Studio; Drawing and 3D Design, Life Drawing, Artist’s Books, all levels of Sculpture, and Honors; Intersections of Art and Science. She is a Morse/Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Studio Art Emeriti, a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, served as Assistant Academic Dean for students and Chair of the Division of Humanities. Nellis exhibits locally, regionally and nationally. She is currently serving on the Board of the Lake Region Arts Council.
‘Contemplating Nature’ features a range of works honoring the intersection of art and science including a 42-piece series of collages focused on textures, colors, forms and shapes found in nature featuring tiny seeds, seedpods, leaf and flower buds, flower parts, and other plant and insect fragments. Also included in this exhibition are large-scale basswood carvings inspired by seed pods and nature elements.
About the Artist
Jenny Nellis is an artist who taught at the Morris campus of the University of Minnesota for 35 years at the time of her retirement in December 2011. She is a sculptor who taught Basic Studio; Drawing and 3D Design, Life Drawing, Artist’s Books, all levels of Sculpture, and Honors; Intersections of Art and Science. She is a Morse/Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Studio Art Emeriti, a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, served as Assistant Academic Dean for students and Chair of the Division of Humanities. Nellis exhibits locally, regionally and nationally. She is currently serving on the Board of the Lake Region Arts Council.
Exhibition Details
About the Exhibition:
Throughout 2023, the Kaddatz Galleries is celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck, Fergus Falls’ acclaimed painter and woodcut printmaker with a series of exhibitions, classes and printmaking workshops, and special events.
In this third exhibition of the Year of Beck commemoration, C. Beck: Blocks & Prints provides an intimate look at Beck's printmaking process. Many of the woodcut blocks he carved and printed from are featured, premiering them as works of art in their own right, along with a selection of corresponding prints.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
Throughout 2023, the Kaddatz Galleries is celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck, Fergus Falls’ acclaimed painter and woodcut printmaker with a series of exhibitions, classes and printmaking workshops, and special events.
In this third exhibition of the Year of Beck commemoration, C. Beck: Blocks & Prints provides an intimate look at Beck's printmaking process. Many of the woodcut blocks he carved and printed from are featured, premiering them as works of art in their own right, along with a selection of corresponding prints.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
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About the Exhibition:
‘Legacy Amendment’ is the tethering point of two bodies of work. The series that came first was created in the spring of 2021 as a part of Springboard for the Arts’ Artists Respond: Equitable Rural Futures. Valentine titled it ‘The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: we owe you no apologies” with focus on her family of origin - the Chinese side. Featuring the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, she created contemporary Chinese paintings dry mounted to silk brocade hanging scrolls that told stories of her family’s immigration from Lanzhou, Gansu, China to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA.
That series is her interpretation of the Legacy of the ancestry she inherited. The series that completes this show is Valentine's Amendment, the place she stand currently representing the mark, uniquely her own, that she will make in contribution to the ancestral continuum of her maternal lineage.
The title of this show is an ode to the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution more widely known as just the Legacy Amendment. A legislative appropriation that would later lead to the genesis of Valentine's career as an Artist.
About the Artist:
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine is a Chinese American artist living and making a life in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Conceived as the second child of a family residing in Lanzhou, Gansu during the era of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ Valentine views her artistry as a channel to deepen her cultural connections to and between her Chinese heritage and Midwestern roots. Valentine’s artwork is woven with nuance and symbolism resulting in conceptually complex visual stories meant to evoke empathy.
‘Legacy Amendment’ is the tethering point of two bodies of work. The series that came first was created in the spring of 2021 as a part of Springboard for the Arts’ Artists Respond: Equitable Rural Futures. Valentine titled it ‘The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: we owe you no apologies” with focus on her family of origin - the Chinese side. Featuring the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, she created contemporary Chinese paintings dry mounted to silk brocade hanging scrolls that told stories of her family’s immigration from Lanzhou, Gansu, China to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA.
That series is her interpretation of the Legacy of the ancestry she inherited. The series that completes this show is Valentine's Amendment, the place she stand currently representing the mark, uniquely her own, that she will make in contribution to the ancestral continuum of her maternal lineage.
The title of this show is an ode to the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution more widely known as just the Legacy Amendment. A legislative appropriation that would later lead to the genesis of Valentine's career as an Artist.
About the Artist:
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine is a Chinese American artist living and making a life in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Conceived as the second child of a family residing in Lanzhou, Gansu during the era of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ Valentine views her artistry as a channel to deepen her cultural connections to and between her Chinese heritage and Midwestern roots. Valentine’s artwork is woven with nuance and symbolism resulting in conceptually complex visual stories meant to evoke empathy.
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C. Beck: MUrals & Public WorksMay 4 - June 17, 2023, Studio K
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Exhibition Details
About the exhibition:
Throughout 2023, the Kaddatz Galleries is celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck, Fergus Falls’ acclaimed painter and woodcut printmaker with a series of exhibitions, classes and printmaking workshops, and special events.
In this second exhibition, C. Beck: Murals & Public Works offers observers a look into the many ways Charles Beck created work for public use throughout his career.
This exhibit showcases examples of sign-painting, advertisements, and photos of completed murals; some of which now only exist through photo documentation. Selected works are accompanied by their preliminary sketches and paintings, giving insight into how these often large-scale pieces were conceived, planned and created by Beck.
Also included are sketches and other preparatory work for the advertisements and sign painting he did in and around Fergus Falls early in his career. Pieces in this exhibit have been drawn from the Beck family and close friends’ personal collections.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
Throughout 2023, the Kaddatz Galleries is celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck, Fergus Falls’ acclaimed painter and woodcut printmaker with a series of exhibitions, classes and printmaking workshops, and special events.
In this second exhibition, C. Beck: Murals & Public Works offers observers a look into the many ways Charles Beck created work for public use throughout his career.
This exhibit showcases examples of sign-painting, advertisements, and photos of completed murals; some of which now only exist through photo documentation. Selected works are accompanied by their preliminary sketches and paintings, giving insight into how these often large-scale pieces were conceived, planned and created by Beck.
Also included are sketches and other preparatory work for the advertisements and sign painting he did in and around Fergus Falls early in his career. Pieces in this exhibit have been drawn from the Beck family and close friends’ personal collections.
The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.
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C. Beck: BEGINNINGSJanuary 12 - April 1, Studio K
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About the Exhibition:
in, out, Through This exhibition is a conglomerate of sculpted natural fibers, hand-woven basketry, and other artworks by Martha Bird created from June 2020 to February 2023 in the backdrop of a global pandemic and worldwide social uprising movement.
About the Artist:
Martha Bird is a Minneapolis-based interdisciplinary artist who specializes in sculptural basketry. She has studied nationally and internationally with master basketmakers. As a Board Certified Holistic RN with a Masters in Human Development, Martha presents nationally on the topic of the health benefits of creating with one’s hands.
Committed to community engagement, Martha has been involved in the arts as a visual artist, presenter, curator, writer, arts organizer, teaching artist and arts advocate. She has attended residencies throughout Minnesota including the Hinge Arts Residency through Springboard for the Arts and has received several state and regional grants in support of her work. Martha’s work has been acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and can also be found in collections in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Learn more about her at www.marthabirdart.com.
in, out, Through This exhibition is a conglomerate of sculpted natural fibers, hand-woven basketry, and other artworks by Martha Bird created from June 2020 to February 2023 in the backdrop of a global pandemic and worldwide social uprising movement.
About the Artist:
Martha Bird is a Minneapolis-based interdisciplinary artist who specializes in sculptural basketry. She has studied nationally and internationally with master basketmakers. As a Board Certified Holistic RN with a Masters in Human Development, Martha presents nationally on the topic of the health benefits of creating with one’s hands.
Committed to community engagement, Martha has been involved in the arts as a visual artist, presenter, curator, writer, arts organizer, teaching artist and arts advocate. She has attended residencies throughout Minnesota including the Hinge Arts Residency through Springboard for the Arts and has received several state and regional grants in support of her work. Martha’s work has been acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and can also be found in collections in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Learn more about her at www.marthabirdart.com.
Exhibition Details
About the Exhibition:
in, out, Through This exhibition is a conglomerate of sculpted natural fibers, hand-woven basketry, and other artworks by Martha Bird created from June 2020 to February 2023 in the backdrop of a global pandemic and worldwide social uprising movement.
About the Artist:
Martha Bird is a Minneapolis-based interdisciplinary artist who specializes in sculptural basketry. She has studied nationally and internationally with master basketmakers. As a Board Certified Holistic RN with a Masters in Human Development, Martha presents nationally on the topic of the health benefits of creating with one’s hands.
Committed to community engagement, Martha has been involved in the arts as a visual artist, presenter, curator, writer, arts organizer, teaching artist and arts advocate. She has attended residencies throughout Minnesota including the Hinge Arts Residency through Springboard for the Arts and has received several state and regional grants in support of her work. Martha’s work has been acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and can also be found in collections in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Learn more about her at www.marthabirdart.com.
in, out, Through This exhibition is a conglomerate of sculpted natural fibers, hand-woven basketry, and other artworks by Martha Bird created from June 2020 to February 2023 in the backdrop of a global pandemic and worldwide social uprising movement.
About the Artist:
Martha Bird is a Minneapolis-based interdisciplinary artist who specializes in sculptural basketry. She has studied nationally and internationally with master basketmakers. As a Board Certified Holistic RN with a Masters in Human Development, Martha presents nationally on the topic of the health benefits of creating with one’s hands.
Committed to community engagement, Martha has been involved in the arts as a visual artist, presenter, curator, writer, arts organizer, teaching artist and arts advocate. She has attended residencies throughout Minnesota including the Hinge Arts Residency through Springboard for the Arts and has received several state and regional grants in support of her work. Martha’s work has been acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and can also be found in collections in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Learn more about her at www.marthabirdart.com.
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PETE DRIESSEN: MIGRATORY WING/PRAIRIE WILDFLOWER BEDMarch 14 - 2, 2023, Community Room
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About the Exhibition:
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed is an in-process, public art prototype project based in visual, cultural, and historical research at the historic Kirkbride Building, former MN State Hospital, in Fergus Falls, MN. The interdisciplinary project combines the rectilinear forms of vintage hospital beds with traditional garden beds to develop and generate a prospective community native prairie wildflower garden mirroring the flight patterns of the many pollinators and wetland waterfowl species that travel through the western Minnesota prairie lakes regions.
About the Artist:
Pete Driessen is a Minnesota-born and raised visual artist who received his MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT, and BA from the University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul. Driessen has been awarded regional grants and awards including Jerome Foundation, Forecast Public Art, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Minnesota State Arts Board. Pete’s artwork has been regionally reviewed and presented at national and regional solo and group exhibitions at a wide range of venues.
Migratory Wing/Prairie Wildflower Bed is an in-process, public art prototype project based in visual, cultural, and historical research at the historic Kirkbride Building, former MN State Hospital, in Fergus Falls, MN. The interdisciplinary project combines the rectilinear forms of vintage hospital beds with traditional garden beds to develop and generate a prospective community native prairie wildflower garden mirroring the flight patterns of the many pollinators and wetland waterfowl species that travel through the western Minnesota prairie lakes regions.
About the Artist:
Pete Driessen is a Minnesota-born and raised visual artist who received his MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT, and BA from the University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul. Driessen has been awarded regional grants and awards including Jerome Foundation, Forecast Public Art, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Minnesota State Arts Board. Pete’s artwork has been regionally reviewed and presented at national and regional solo and group exhibitions at a wide range of venues.
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Naomi RaMona Schliesman is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist with over 20 years of experience. She received her BFA with an emphasis in sculpture from Minnesota State University Moorhead (2004), and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2009). Her work has been exhibited nationally in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Pittsburg, Brooklyn, Seattle and across the Midwest. Schliesman has been awarded Fellowships from Ragdale Foundation and Kimmel Hardening Nelson Center for the Arts. Recently she was selected to be one of two Artist Organizers for a project mentoring youth for the development of the multimedia exhibit “Return to Normal? COVID Diaries from Local Youth” funded by CDC Foundation in partnership with Springboard for the Arts, Otter Tail County Historical Society and Otter Tail County Public Health Department. Schliesman has studied art internationally and has participated in artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Kimmel Hardening Nelson Center for the Arts, Ragadale, The Traveling Museum and Hospitalfield Arts.
Beautiful CHAOS is a compilation of 2D and 3D sculptural artworks that speak to society’s contemporary struggle of navigating “new normals” amidst the systemic failures of zeitgeist institutions; and how beauty can become the catalyst for joy, collective healing, and forming generative solutions for the future.
Naomi RaMona Schliesman is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Naomi RaMona Schliesman is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist with over 20 years of experience. She received her BFA with an emphasis in sculpture from Minnesota State University Moorhead (2004), and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2009). Her work has been exhibited nationally in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Pittsburg, Brooklyn, Seattle and across the Midwest. Schliesman has been awarded Fellowships from Ragdale Foundation and Kimmel Hardening Nelson Center for the Arts. Recently she was selected to be one of two Artist Organizers for a project mentoring youth for the development of the multimedia exhibit “Return to Normal? COVID Diaries from Local Youth” funded by CDC Foundation in partnership with Springboard for the Arts, Otter Tail County Historical Society and Otter Tail County Public Health Department. Schliesman has studied art internationally and has participated in artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Kimmel Hardening Nelson Center for the Arts, Ragadale, The Traveling Museum and Hospitalfield Arts.
Beautiful CHAOS is a compilation of 2D and 3D sculptural artworks that speak to society’s contemporary struggle of navigating “new normals” amidst the systemic failures of zeitgeist institutions; and how beauty can become the catalyst for joy, collective healing, and forming generative solutions for the future.
Naomi RaMona Schliesman is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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Field is a rural artist who works from her tiny studio in Maine township near Phelps Mill. Her "life's drive" has been creating art. During the span of her career, she has created more than 500 feet of murals in Minnesota homes and businesses; taught art classes for children and adults; owned and operated a seasonal antiques and art business; and collaborated with other local artists, all while creating art pieces for gallery shows. She is currently focusing on oil and acrylic wall art that evokes emotion and occasional questioning through the use of vibrant color, line, movement, and texture.
This retrospective includes three decades of vivid painted works by area artist Jenny Field. The series of large, colorful works will include expressionistic canvases, early examples of her painted furniture, mixed media pieces, and small decorative items.
Field is a rural artist who works from her tiny studio in Maine township near Phelps Mill. Her "life's drive" has been creating art. During the span of her career, she has created more than 500 feet of murals in Minnesota homes and businesses; taught art classes for children and adults; owned and operated a seasonal antiques and art business; and collaborated with other local artists, all while creating art pieces for gallery shows. She is currently focusing on oil and acrylic wall art that evokes emotion and occasional questioning through the use of vibrant color, line, movement, and texture.
This retrospective includes three decades of vivid painted works by area artist Jenny Field. The series of large, colorful works will include expressionistic canvases, early examples of her painted furniture, mixed media pieces, and small decorative items.
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KIMBERLY KENYON: FROM THE MEADOWOctober 13 - December 23, 2022, Studio K
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Exhibition Details
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Kimberly Kenyon is a visual artist who, after living and working as a graphic designer in Fargo/Moorhead for many years, has recently moved back to her rural childhood home in the hills near Erhard, Minnesota. From the Meadow is a love note to home and the part of her that never really left there.
Kimberly Kenyon is a visual artist who, after living and working as a graphic designer in Fargo/Moorhead for many years, has recently moved back to her rural childhood home in the hills near Erhard, Minnesota. From the Meadow is a love note to home and the part of her that never really left there.
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Kandace Creel Falcón, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer, and visual artist. Their life’s passion grounds the power of narrative for social transformation. As a Xicanx femme feminist, KCF’s work is driven to disrupt conventional notions related to femininity and domesticity. Drawn to interdisciplinary inquiry and mixed-media methods of painting, fabric arts, and writing KCF brings together various mediums to make sense of the world around them. She lives and works in rural Erhard, MN.
Roots is a contemporary series of narrative paintings which examine the legacy of Mexican born migrant workers who built the Santa Fe Railroad in Falcón’s native state of Kansas during the early part of the 20th century.
www.kjcfalcon.com / IG @ArtofKCF
Kandace Creel Falcón, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer, and visual artist. Their life’s passion grounds the power of narrative for social transformation. As a Xicanx femme feminist, KCF’s work is driven to disrupt conventional notions related to femininity and domesticity. Drawn to interdisciplinary inquiry and mixed-media methods of painting, fabric arts, and writing KCF brings together various mediums to make sense of the world around them. She lives and works in rural Erhard, MN.
Roots is a contemporary series of narrative paintings which examine the legacy of Mexican born migrant workers who built the Santa Fe Railroad in Falcón’s native state of Kansas during the early part of the 20th century.
www.kjcfalcon.com / IG @ArtofKCF
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W. SCOTT OLSEN: A MEMORY OF STEELAugust 11 – October 1, 2022, Studio K
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Exhibition Details
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W. Scott Olsen is a professor of English at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. The author of twelve books of narrative travel/adventure nonfiction, mostly about road trips and flying a small airplane, his work frequently appears in literary and commercial magazines as well as newspapers. His photography has been published in magazines internationally and been exhibited in galleries throughout the region. He lives in Moorhead.
A Memory of Steel is a collection of images taken at the abandoned Fargo Foundry in Fargo, ND the day before the building was destroyed by fire.
http://blog.cord.edu/wscottolsen
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
Watch artist talk, part 2
W. Scott Olsen is a professor of English at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. The author of twelve books of narrative travel/adventure nonfiction, mostly about road trips and flying a small airplane, his work frequently appears in literary and commercial magazines as well as newspapers. His photography has been published in magazines internationally and been exhibited in galleries throughout the region. He lives in Moorhead.
A Memory of Steel is a collection of images taken at the abandoned Fargo Foundry in Fargo, ND the day before the building was destroyed by fire.
http://blog.cord.edu/wscottolsen
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
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Syrian RefugePhotography by David Waage
June 9 – July 30, 2022, Main Gallery |
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David Waage was born and raised in Fergus Falls, and attended Fergus Falls High School and Fergus Falls Community College. He began taking pictures in Fergus Falls, and studied photography and worked as a photographer at California Lutheran University. After obtaining a Master's Degree at London Business School Waage launched a photography studio in New York. He has traveled to 45 countries and published work in the US, Europe, and Japan.
Syrian Refuge is a project Waage worked on for ten years, documenting moments of refuge for a group of Syrian refugees living in Beirut, Lebanon. He hopes to raise awareness and empathy for the plight of refugees by exhibiting this work at Kaddatz Galleries.
David Waage was born and raised in Fergus Falls, and attended Fergus Falls High School and Fergus Falls Community College. He began taking pictures in Fergus Falls, and studied photography and worked as a photographer at California Lutheran University. After obtaining a Master's Degree at London Business School Waage launched a photography studio in New York. He has traveled to 45 countries and published work in the US, Europe, and Japan.
Syrian Refuge is a project Waage worked on for ten years, documenting moments of refuge for a group of Syrian refugees living in Beirut, Lebanon. He hopes to raise awareness and empathy for the plight of refugees by exhibiting this work at Kaddatz Galleries.
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NAM: Now a MemoryArtwork by Jim Fletcher
March 24 – May 28, 2022, Main Gallery |
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NAM: Now a Memory contains artwork created by artist and Vietnam war Veteran, Jim Fletcher. Fletcher’s works are a visual portrayal of memory that are neither intended to criticize nor dramatize the American involvement in Vietnam. There is no political statement, chronological succession or plot. All images are reactions to sudden, spontaneous recollections triggered by experiences in daily life. This exhibit has been shown throughout the U.S. and has opened the eyes for many to the realities, hardships and horrors of war. It has removed the false façade of glory.
Jim Fletcher is a prolific and celebrated local artist, author, musician and retired educator who uses a variety of mediums to illustrate the landscapes and people he sees around him both on his travels and in his local stomping ground of Maplewood State Park near his home in Pelican Rapids.
This exhibition is part of the NEA Big Read program in partnership with the Fergus Falls Public Library.
The NEA Big Read featured book is The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
NAM: Now a Memory contains artwork created by artist and Vietnam war Veteran, Jim Fletcher. Fletcher’s works are a visual portrayal of memory that are neither intended to criticize nor dramatize the American involvement in Vietnam. There is no political statement, chronological succession or plot. All images are reactions to sudden, spontaneous recollections triggered by experiences in daily life. This exhibit has been shown throughout the U.S. and has opened the eyes for many to the realities, hardships and horrors of war. It has removed the false façade of glory.
Jim Fletcher is a prolific and celebrated local artist, author, musician and retired educator who uses a variety of mediums to illustrate the landscapes and people he sees around him both on his travels and in his local stomping ground of Maplewood State Park near his home in Pelican Rapids.
This exhibition is part of the NEA Big Read program in partnership with the Fergus Falls Public Library.
The NEA Big Read featured book is The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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Textures of RemembranceVietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora
January 22 – March 12, 2022 |
Exhibition Details
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Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora is a new traveling exhibit containing contemporary artwork by emerging artists and writers. Their works explore a date that impacted many Vietnamese Americans: April 30, 1975, the Fall/Liberation of Saigon and end of the Vietnam war. Reflecting on this day through written words, visual creations, and audiovisual components, an intimate perspective of the Vietnamese diasporic/refugee experience is revealed.
Installation of this exhibit was supported by and is part of the NEA Big Read program in partnership with the Fergus Falls Public Library. The NEA Big Read featured book is The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui.
Textures of Remembrance is a traveling exhibit created in partnership between Exhibit Envoy, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and California Arts Council, a state agency with a mission to strengthen arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora is a new traveling exhibit containing contemporary artwork by emerging artists and writers. Their works explore a date that impacted many Vietnamese Americans: April 30, 1975, the Fall/Liberation of Saigon and end of the Vietnam war. Reflecting on this day through written words, visual creations, and audiovisual components, an intimate perspective of the Vietnamese diasporic/refugee experience is revealed.
Installation of this exhibit was supported by and is part of the NEA Big Read program in partnership with the Fergus Falls Public Library. The NEA Big Read featured book is The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui.
Textures of Remembrance is a traveling exhibit created in partnership between Exhibit Envoy, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and California Arts Council, a state agency with a mission to strengthen arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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KADDATZ RESIDENT ARTISTSNovember 26, 2021 – January 6, 2022, Main Gallery
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Exhibition Details
Kaddatz Resident Artists
The Kaddatz Resident Artists exhibition, consists of work from three of the artists who live and create in the artist lofts that are located upstairs from the galleries in the upper two levels of the Kaddatz building.
Karla Gallagher
"I paint with acrylics on canvas and board. I also draw using markers, gel pens, graphite and occasionally charcoal. My subjects are mostly people but I enjoy drawing animals and flowers and often bring them together to tell a story. There are times when I just like to create with no specific intention other than to make something beautiful and pleasing to look at. On the other hand, If I really feel strongly about something and it needs to be expressed, I study my subjects and explore ideas and emotions in order to allow the imagery to be designed in my mind. I enjoy making art that people can relate to, that isn’t obscure or hard to understand. I want them to get it, to feel it and to walk away feeling better or moved in some way.
The style of my work is inspired by Klimt and has developed and evolved over the years due to different influences like the Zentangle method and a love of making repetitive patterns. It’s addicting, therapeutic and so satisfying to me."
Eric Santwire
"Born in Rochester, Minnesota, I grew up nearby in Detroit Lakes. After graduating from Minnesota State University/Moorhead with a major in Film Studies and a Minor in Studio Art, I spent twelve years living in Minneapolis, exploring the arts scene while practicing in the mediums of filmmaking, photography, painting, writing and music. Since moving to Fergus Falls in 2004 (and becoming one of the first tenants of the Newly renovated Kaddatz), I’ve worked as a freelance artist and as a gallery assistant at the Kaddatz Galleries.
Over the last several years my photographs and paintings have been featured in galleries and museums throughout Minnesota and North Dakota including The Plains Art Museum and most recently, an online, multi-artist show at The Minneapolis Institute of Art.
All but a few pieces in the current show are “portraits” taken in the last three or four years and being displayed for the first time. A couple were first presented as part of my 2017 Studio K exhibit, Distortions: Filters and Refractions (and Other Aberrations)."
Karan Ouren
Karan Ouren resides in Fergus Falls, MN at the Kaddatz Artist Loft's. Karan is a self taught artist who began painting in 2007 and in 2013 her art career took a turn to abstract/impressionism painting, using acrylic's/mixed media on canvas and other substrates. Her love for new and exciting techniques can be seen in her work. Karan has most recently started exploring printmaking, which began after taking a Lino Cut Printmaking Class provided by Kaddatz Galleries. Karan's art reflects a variety of subjects and through her use of various mediums the viewer will see a consistency in her brushstrokes and overall style.
The Kaddatz Resident Artists exhibition, consists of work from three of the artists who live and create in the artist lofts that are located upstairs from the galleries in the upper two levels of the Kaddatz building.
Karla Gallagher
"I paint with acrylics on canvas and board. I also draw using markers, gel pens, graphite and occasionally charcoal. My subjects are mostly people but I enjoy drawing animals and flowers and often bring them together to tell a story. There are times when I just like to create with no specific intention other than to make something beautiful and pleasing to look at. On the other hand, If I really feel strongly about something and it needs to be expressed, I study my subjects and explore ideas and emotions in order to allow the imagery to be designed in my mind. I enjoy making art that people can relate to, that isn’t obscure or hard to understand. I want them to get it, to feel it and to walk away feeling better or moved in some way.
The style of my work is inspired by Klimt and has developed and evolved over the years due to different influences like the Zentangle method and a love of making repetitive patterns. It’s addicting, therapeutic and so satisfying to me."
Eric Santwire
"Born in Rochester, Minnesota, I grew up nearby in Detroit Lakes. After graduating from Minnesota State University/Moorhead with a major in Film Studies and a Minor in Studio Art, I spent twelve years living in Minneapolis, exploring the arts scene while practicing in the mediums of filmmaking, photography, painting, writing and music. Since moving to Fergus Falls in 2004 (and becoming one of the first tenants of the Newly renovated Kaddatz), I’ve worked as a freelance artist and as a gallery assistant at the Kaddatz Galleries.
Over the last several years my photographs and paintings have been featured in galleries and museums throughout Minnesota and North Dakota including The Plains Art Museum and most recently, an online, multi-artist show at The Minneapolis Institute of Art.
All but a few pieces in the current show are “portraits” taken in the last three or four years and being displayed for the first time. A couple were first presented as part of my 2017 Studio K exhibit, Distortions: Filters and Refractions (and Other Aberrations)."
Karan Ouren
Karan Ouren resides in Fergus Falls, MN at the Kaddatz Artist Loft's. Karan is a self taught artist who began painting in 2007 and in 2013 her art career took a turn to abstract/impressionism painting, using acrylic's/mixed media on canvas and other substrates. Her love for new and exciting techniques can be seen in her work. Karan has most recently started exploring printmaking, which began after taking a Lino Cut Printmaking Class provided by Kaddatz Galleries. Karan's art reflects a variety of subjects and through her use of various mediums the viewer will see a consistency in her brushstrokes and overall style.
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2021 LRAC ARTIST COHORTNovember 26, 2021 – January 6, 2022, Studio K
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Exhibition Details
2021 LRAC Artist Cohort
The 2021 LRAC Artist Cohort exhibition contains work from four of the selected artists from this year's Lake Region Arts Council's annual Artist Cohort program.
Kandace Creel Falcón
Kandace Creel Falcón, Ph.D. (b.1981) is an interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer, and visual artist. Their life’s passion grounds the power of narrative for social transformation. Drawn to mixed-media methods of painting, fabric arts, and writing KCF brings together various mediums to make sense of the world around them. They live and work in rural Erhard, MN with their wife, chickens, goats, cats, and chihuahuas.
www.kjcfalcon.com
Instagram: @ArtofKCF
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine (she/her) is a Chinese-American artist living and making a life in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Conceived as the second child of a family residing in Lanzhou, Gansu during the era of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ Valentine views her artistry as a channel to deepen her cultural connections to and between her Chinese heritage and Midwestern roots. With a creative process that begins and ends with intention, Valentine’s artwork is woven with nuance and symbolism resulting in conceptually complex visual stories meant to evoke empathy.
www.nancyxvalentine.com
Social Media: @nancyxvalentine
Carmen McCullough
Carmen McCullough is an artist specializing in mixed media oddities and experiences found off the beaten path. Her one-of-a-kind collages and assemblages are made with paint, photos, fabric, and trinkets from the past. Inspiration is everywhere! Carmen finds it in old and abandoned places, the night sky, a quiet cemetery, a witchy grimoire and the changing seasons.
www.StrangeFarmGirl.com
Social Media: @strangefarmgirl
Michael Burgraff
"I work to throw a perfect cylinder. In college, my ceramics professor, who knew I was only there to hide from the theatre department, challenged me to throw a perfect cylinder. It is funny how this statement became a lifelong goal. As a continued escape to center me over the last 45 years I have found a way back to ceramics. While yet to throw a “perfect cylinder” I have discovered and rediscovered the joy of creating an art form intended, for the most part, to be held, used, and enjoyed. A vast percentage of my pottery is practical and earthy. I see my art connecting to people and back to the earth from which it came. I rarely turn down a request from others to try throwing and am happy to step aside and let them try. My heart swells to see a chunk of clay turned into a chunk of pride others express when they have a piece of art they created. On the wheel, forms start from a cylinder. I will continue, as long as my body allows, on the quest of a perfect cylinder and hope others will enjoy all the not so perfect pottery produced in that effort."
Facebook: @tinhorseenterprises
The 2021 LRAC Artist Cohort exhibition contains work from four of the selected artists from this year's Lake Region Arts Council's annual Artist Cohort program.
Kandace Creel Falcón
Kandace Creel Falcón, Ph.D. (b.1981) is an interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer, and visual artist. Their life’s passion grounds the power of narrative for social transformation. Drawn to mixed-media methods of painting, fabric arts, and writing KCF brings together various mediums to make sense of the world around them. They live and work in rural Erhard, MN with their wife, chickens, goats, cats, and chihuahuas.
www.kjcfalcon.com
Instagram: @ArtofKCF
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine
Nancy XiáoRong Valentine (she/her) is a Chinese-American artist living and making a life in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Conceived as the second child of a family residing in Lanzhou, Gansu during the era of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ Valentine views her artistry as a channel to deepen her cultural connections to and between her Chinese heritage and Midwestern roots. With a creative process that begins and ends with intention, Valentine’s artwork is woven with nuance and symbolism resulting in conceptually complex visual stories meant to evoke empathy.
www.nancyxvalentine.com
Social Media: @nancyxvalentine
Carmen McCullough
Carmen McCullough is an artist specializing in mixed media oddities and experiences found off the beaten path. Her one-of-a-kind collages and assemblages are made with paint, photos, fabric, and trinkets from the past. Inspiration is everywhere! Carmen finds it in old and abandoned places, the night sky, a quiet cemetery, a witchy grimoire and the changing seasons.
www.StrangeFarmGirl.com
Social Media: @strangefarmgirl
Michael Burgraff
"I work to throw a perfect cylinder. In college, my ceramics professor, who knew I was only there to hide from the theatre department, challenged me to throw a perfect cylinder. It is funny how this statement became a lifelong goal. As a continued escape to center me over the last 45 years I have found a way back to ceramics. While yet to throw a “perfect cylinder” I have discovered and rediscovered the joy of creating an art form intended, for the most part, to be held, used, and enjoyed. A vast percentage of my pottery is practical and earthy. I see my art connecting to people and back to the earth from which it came. I rarely turn down a request from others to try throwing and am happy to step aside and let them try. My heart swells to see a chunk of clay turned into a chunk of pride others express when they have a piece of art they created. On the wheel, forms start from a cylinder. I will continue, as long as my body allows, on the quest of a perfect cylinder and hope others will enjoy all the not so perfect pottery produced in that effort."
Facebook: @tinhorseenterprises