Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

JAMES TANNER

JANICE TANNER

THINGS THAT MATTER



This exhibition is a survey of James Tanner’s work from 1976 to the present and includes ceramic sculpture, bronze wall reliefs and mixed media sculpture.



“My work is about the meditative nature of how things fit together. The connections that inform awareness determine outcomes in behavior. Images in this exhibition tell stories about what it means to be human, animal or thing."



James Tanner received his MFA Degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin. He studied glass with Harvey Littleton, ceramics with Don Reitz and painting with Hal Lotterman. He was Professor of Art and taught ceramics at Minnesota State University, Mankato (1968-2003). He is currently Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato.



Tanner has exhibited throughout the country, participated in many traveling national and international exhibitions, and has received numerous awards and honors. He was a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1984,1990); McKnight Foundation Fellowship (1991); and Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship (1993). Tanner was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Minnesota Craft Council (2002) and Council of Fellows, American Craft Council, Aileen Osborn Webb Awards Presentation (2003). He also served on the National Council on Education for The Ceramic Arts board (1973-75, 1991-2000); NCECA president (1996-98); Fellow of the Council, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (2001); American Craft Council trustee (1992-96); and American Craft Council College of Fellows (2003).

-- “My relief acrylic paintings have a gestural and organic movement which is created by the constructed three dimensional form and the painted surface. Building a form with natural elements such as leaves and roots is a way to use the raw data of the landscape to influence the painted surface. This format opens the door for an expanded sense of energy and gesture that more accurately reflects my deep attachment and love for this space I inhabit. The natural environment is wildly alive and this work attempts to articulate that flow of energy.”



Janice Tanner received her MA Degree in Studio Arts from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has exhibited throughout the Midwest, and has been the recipient of numerous grants including the Minnesota State Arts Board (2004); Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant (1996); Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant from the McKnight Foundation (1995); and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, McKnight Fellowship (2010). Tanner also served as a panel mem-ber on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts (1997-99).



Exhibit Dates: March 5-21

Reception: Sat., March 7, 3-5 p.m.





Cook Gallery

LE ANN GEHRING-RYAN

MID CENTURY MODERN AND BEYOND



“Vision for this body of work is drawn from the spirit of the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and beyond. Fabrics, wall coverings, the line of a sleek automobile of the era, childhood memories, and the 'freedom of the road' compelled my creation.



I work primarily in sterling silver and natural stones. I often add a touch or two of gold for contrast. My process is hand fabrication, focusing on soldering, hammering, stone-setting, fusing and forming. This show features etching experimentation on sterling silver. I have also played with Keum-boo — Korean 'attached gold'-- an ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of 24 kt. gold to silver.



Setting a torch to a piece of metal, manipulating its shape and structure is a rewarding process for me to showcase design skills. I strive for simple elegance and strong design in my work.”



North Mankato artist Le Ann Gehring-Ryan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Winona State University and studied painting at Minnesota State University, Mankato, exhibiting extensively throughout Minnesota.



Gehring-Ryan was the recipient of a 2018 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Artist Grant with funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.





Exhibit Dates: March 5-21

Reception: Sat., March 7, 3-5 p.m.

Rotunda and Cook Galleries

GREGORY T. WILKINS

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS



In this mixed media exhibition, Wilkins encourages viewers to reflect on gun violence, the environment and social justice while encouraging people to think about their own privilege and how they might affect change.

The act of sewing is stitched throughout Wilkins’ work. Historically, sewing has been labeled as “women’s work.” As a man, he encourages the viewer to question privilege, what is “valued” work and how does it fit in a global context? Through reconstruction and imagination, he builds layers of paint, embroidery thread, photographic collage, ink, etc. The enhanced elements transform into something new, a revelation of the original. Just as “women’s work” has lost cultural currency, Wilkins emphasizes the power and importance of collective history/herstory to understand our collective truth and social constructs.

Wilkins’ work is in public and private collections across the United States. In 2019 and 2016, he received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Grant funded by the McKnight Foundation. In 2018, he received an Artists on Main Street grant via the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and with support from the Bush Foundation; his public art piece, Land of Memories, is in Old Town Mankato at Frost Plaza.





Exhibit Dates: Feb. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Feb. 8, 3-5 p.m.





Fireplace Gallery

PATTI RUSKEY

LYNN ROZEN

JASON TOUPENCE

STILLNESS AND MOTION



“Stillness and Motion is an exploration of preverbal creativity of the stillness inherent in movement and the movement inherent in stillness.



A winter landscape reminds us of the period of rest and stillness that comes before the movement of spring’s rebirth, the quiet contemplation that leads to new ideas. Stillness is the empty vessel waiting to be filled.”



This installation is interactive. You are invited to add your own weaving to the nest or the weaving wall.







Exhibit Dates: Feb. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Feb. 8, 3-5 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

2019 CARNEGIE MEMBERS' EXHIBITION

We invite you to visit Nov. 14-Dec. 21, as we celebrate our members' creativity and support for the Carnegie's 39th year of visual arts programming with an exhibition of their work.







Exhibit Dates: Nov. 14-Dec. 21

Reception: Sat., Nov. 16, 3-5 p.m.





Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

WES TAYLOR

PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHT PAINTINGS



Large scale familiar inanimate objects become intimate and elevated in this exhibition of photography from Wes Taylor.



Chiaroscuro, (from Italian: chiaro, “light,” and scuro, “dark”) is a technique employed in the visual arts to represent light and shadow as they define three-dimensional objects.



“Painting with light, light drawing, or light art performance photography are terms that describe photographic techniques of moving a light source while taking a long exposure photograph, either to illuminate a subject or space, or to shine light at the camera to 'draw', or by moving the camera itself during exposure of light sources. The final image is composed of 12 to 30 small individual photographs of a scene and made whole by digital compositing in Adobe Photoshop.”



Taylor worked as a commercial/industrial photographer in Salt Lake City, Utah for 10 years. He now resides in Minnesota where he is a photography and video production instructor at South Central College, North Mankato.

Exhibit Dates: Oct. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery

JOEL HANSEN

STUDIO MARVELS



Hansen’s studio environment becomes his muse for an exhibition of digital photography and printmaking.



“A few years back I was gentrified out of a beloved apartment. This apartment was my muse and subject matter of a sprawling 16-year project trying to find beauty in the minutiae of everyday living.



I had no idea, artistically, what I was going to do next. Back roads were driven and streets were walked with camera in tow. My studio here at the Carnegie was visited but usually not for long and little in art making was accomplished.



It then occurred to me that the studio itself, as well as the building that houses it, could be approached photographically in a similar manner to my previous home project. Photos taken on drives and walks could serve as inspiration for prints made within the confines of a limited space.



What we have here is an exhibit largely about the Carnegie, made at the Carnegie, exhibited in the Carnegie. Is that meta?”- Joel Hansen



Hansen earned a BFA in Printmaking and Photography and a MA in Printmaking from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has exhibited his work in solo and juried exhibitions regionally, with work in numerous private collections. Hansen has worked out of his private studio at the Carnegie Art Center for 25 years.



Exhibit Dates: Oct. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m.





Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

LOIS PETERSON

NICHOLAS DARCOURT

SIGNALS AND ECHOES

This two-person exhibition combines the ceramic-based sculptural work of Nicolas Darcourt and the graphite and oil-stick drawings of Lois Peterson. For both artists, their work is an attempt to express a larger truth, a series of connections which exists beyond daily experience.



For Darcourt, his work combines parts, pieces and fragments into sculptural forms. Once constructed, they reference a simultaneous sense of structure and spontaneity. The overall forms he creates exist as abstractions of the evidence of progressing society.



For Peterson, drawing is the means to search for what one can only sense. Quiet spaciousness, both from within and outside. Searching for clues of the elusive. Seeking to understand what language cannot explain, a knowledge that exists beyond one’s limits.



Through their use of pure form, abstraction, repetition and accumulation of information, Darcourt and Peterson allow themselves and their viewers a glimpse into a metaphysical landscape, both personal and psychological.



Lois Peterson, emerita Professor of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College received her MFA in Ceramics and Drawing from Texas Tech University and currently works out of her studio in Dakota, Minnesota.



Nicolas Darcourt received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Art and Art History Department at Gustavus Adolphus College.



Darcourt and Peterson are fiscal year 2019 recipients of an Artist Initiative 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 Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.



Exhibit Dates: September 12-28

Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-9 p.m.

Gallery Talk - Following the Evidence: Thursday, September 15, 5:30-7 p.m. Lois Peterson and Nicolas Darcourt with invited guests Thomas LoFaro, Professor of Mathematics and Scott Bur, Professor of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College



Rotunda Gallery

JOSH WINKLER

HORIZON

"As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”



Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, Josh Winkler has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking and consistently exhibited work nationally and internationally. Winkler is an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University, Mankato.



Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.



Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative 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.



Exhibit Dates: July 11-27

Reception: Sat., July 13, 7-9 p.m.

Two-Session Relief Print & Accordion Book Class: July 18, 4-7 p.m. and July 20, 1-5 p.m.

For more information or to register, visit or call the Carnegie (507-625-2730).







Fireplace Gallery

RACHEL JAMES

CHTHULUCENE

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”



Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler. Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA). She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.



James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.



Exhibit Dates: July 11-27

Reception: Sat., July 13, 7-9 p.m.









Cook Gallery

ANDREW JUDKINS

LONELY SKIES, COOL WATER

"“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It's who we are and the stage upon which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives.



I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It's fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”



Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.



Exhibit Dates: July 11-27

Reception: Sat., July 13, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

DAVID HYDUKE, ANDREW HELLMUND

"TWO GENERATIONS--TWO METALS: SOME METTLE REQUIRED"



“We are continually learning from each other and that forces us to explore and look at art from different perspectives, with new considerations in mind. In these bodies of work, we both took on two metals: steel and bronze. Along the way, we have continued to critique and push each other.” David Hyduke works out of his foundry and studio in Kasota. His bronze sculptures often start in clay or wire frames, only to grow into resolved abstract works. David worked closely with Gustavus Adolphus College artist-in-residence Paul Granlund for many years. His work may be seen throughout the state, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the Metropolitan Medical Center in Minneapolis, the Anoka County Courthouse and at Gustavus Adolphus College. He was the recipient of a 2018 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council artist grant, with funds provided by the McKnight Foundation. Andrew Hellmund is an internationally-exhibited sculptor, currently completing a Virginia A. Groot Artist-in-Residence at Gustavus Adolphus College. Born in Massachusetts, he completed his MFA in Sculpture under British master Peter Hide at the University of Alberta, where he specialized in large abstract metal sculpture. His work can be found in public and private collections from Massachusetts to British Columbia.



Exhibit Dates: June 6-22

Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-9 p.m.



Cook Gallery

JANE HORTON

"ALL OVER THE PLACE"

Mankato mixed media artist Jane Horton shares familiar moments and places referencing Mankato and North Mankato structures, people and history.



Graduating from Montana State University with a degree in Graphic Design, she most recently earned a BFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato (2010). A graphic designer for 35 years, she also taught 7th and 8th grade Art and was a high school performing arts and speech coach.



This activity is made possible by an artist grant provided by the 2018 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, with funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.



Exhibit Dates: June 6-22

Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-9 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

2019 CARNEGIE ART CENTER JURIED EXHIBITION

100 works by 75 artists from throughout the state were juried into this year's exhibition. The Carnegie's unique gallery spaces, broad community support and a high level of artistic talent and vision come together in the region's largest juried art event. Join us for the juror's awards during the Opening Reception Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the family of artist and arts advocate Elspeth Cook Carlstrom in her memory. Exhibit Dates: April 18-May 25

Reception: Sat., April 27, 7-9 p.m.







Rotunda Gallery

CHARLIE PUTNAM

VISUAL FRAGMENTS

Abstracted imagery evolves from recalled memories and experiences in this exhibition of mixed media paintings.



“My current work (in some way, shape or form) has mostly been influenced by my personal experiences. My life experiences may appear in my work as vivid memories, as vague recollections or as a visual abstraction of those things.



Most of my recent works are done in mixed media on cradled wood panels. The hard surface of the panel is well suited for collage, medium transfer and other mixed media techniques that I have been working with for many years. As I continue my work with wood panels, I am also working on paper and canvas, which will hopefully broaden my focus and inspire change. It’s the anticipation of discovering the unexpected that drives my passion for creating new work.”



Charlie Putnam earned his Bachelor of Science in, Art Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Painting, and Master of Arts from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He taught at LeSueur-Henderson and was adjunct faculty in the Art Department at Minnesota State University. A recipient of several McKnight Individual Artist Grants, he was most recently the recipient of a 2018 McKnight Mid-Career Art Grant. He has exhibited extensively throughout the Midwest.



Exhibit Dates: March 7-23

Reception: Sat., March 16, 7-9 p.m.

Fireplace Gallery

LEANN GEHRING-RYAN

95...ALL ROADS LEAD HOME

This exhibition of photography, metal work and visual images pays homage to her mother and her ancestral home in south central Minnesota, near the Steele-Waseca county line.



“I have been the person behind the camera my entire life. I warehouse the majority of the family’s visual images. When deciding on a theme for this body of work, it seemed apropos to pay homage to my mother as she circles the sun for the 95th time. The photos document life at this moment, a snapshot of her time and place.



The metal work is also a celebration of my mother’s life. Lockets to preserve sentiment, pearls to enhance festive events, houses to offer sanctuary.”



LeAnn Gehring-Ryan is a visual artist residing in North Mankato. Her primary means of expression are painting, metal work and photography. After receiving her degree in visual art from Winona State University she worked a plethora of jobs including sign creation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, designing and creating stained glass, selling industrial fasteners and teaching visual art at Mankato West for 13 years. If she’s not in the studio she’s probably in the garden or in Italy or someplace exotic...at least, in her dreams.



Exhibit Dates: March 7-23

Reception: Sat., March 16, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery

BRADLEY COULTER

ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES: AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTS

This series of monoprints is a visual exploration of the interconnectedness of designer and printmaker Bradley Coulter’s research into the history of letterform design, the psychology of reading and machine languages. By returning to the hand to explore the calligraphic history of letter-forms—and to push them into emotive as opposed to purely communicative ends—Coulter’s work is both an effort to interrogate the past and ponder the future modes of written communication, both human and otherwise. These prints combine digital design, hand mark making and chance with the fine art lithographic process.



Educated in Illinois and Japan, Bradley Coulter is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Typography at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has presented on type history, type design and the intersection of typography and literary theory, served as an editor for respected journals, and shown his design work in juried exhibitions across the U.S.



Exhibit Dates: March 7-23

Reception: Sat., March 16, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

LORI WOLF

"DELIQUESCENT: FLUID MOTION"



The science of color theory, the weight of paint, and heat, chemically connect to manipulate and create a fluid motion in this exhibition of acrylic paintings.



Graphic designer and Art instructor Lori Wolf earned her BA From Montana State University, Bozeman MT in 1978, and currently works out of her studio in Mankato.







Exhibit Dates: Feb. 7-23

Reception: Saturday, Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Thursday, Feb. 21, 6-7 p.m.

Cook Gallery

REED WHITE

" LOCAL TALENT"

“I paint people because I find them overflowing with narrative. I am documenting time, place, society, and how these people fit into it — or at least my interpretation of that. We can all relate to life’s struggles, simple pleasures and emotions. My paintings are a way for me to share my perspective of these facets of life. I paint people as I see them, flaws and all. My paintings are not meant to be flattering; my intention is not to please the subject and make a commission, but to create a piece of art.”



Reed White studied fine art at the U of M before receiving his BFA in illustration from College of Visual Arts in St. Paul. Reed also received a Master of Arts degree in painting from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he is Adjunct Faculty for the Art Department.



Reed is the recipient of a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant.



Exhibit Dates: Feb. 7-23

Reception: Saturday, Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Saturday, Feb. 16, 3-4 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

2018 CARNEGIE MEMBERS' EXHIBITION

We invite you to visit Nov. 15-Dec. 15, as we celebrate our members' creativity and support for the Carnegie's 38th year of visual arts programming with an exhibition of their work.







Exhibit Dates: Nov. 15-Dec. 15

Reception: Sat., Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

DAVE RYAN, STEVE RYAN, JOSH GUMIELA, ALLISON BAKER: OBSCURE ORIGINS



Dave Ryan, Steve Ryan, Josh Gumiela and Allison Baker team up to bring together disparate new works that investigate dark origins: How thought itself emerges from the murk of the unconscious through disjunctive juxtaposition.



Dave Ryan's recent collaborative works with Mika Negishi Laidlaw and Steve Ryan have been featured at Minneapolis Institute of Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum, and Currents: Sante Fe International New Media Festival. He teaches Digital Media Arts at Hamline University.



Steve Ryan designs embedded systems and computer vision applications for use in interactive work. When not making interactive pieces, he conducts neurobiology research with a focus on synaptic transmission at Grinnell College.



Josh Gumiela is a sound artist and Assistant Professor of Digital Media Arts at Hamline University. His work explores themes of time and displacement through generative sound, performance, installation and kinetic sculpture.



Allison Baker has exhibited at Flux Factory and the Knockdown Center in New York City, The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, CA, among others. Her work investigates traditional femininity as a site of transgression and resistance. Exhibit Dates: Oct. 11-27

Reception: Saturday, Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m. Cook Gallery BRIAN FRINK: MINNESOTA MAGICAL LANDSCAPES

“The work emphasizes the wondrous invented magical qualities I perceive all around me. They are invented compositions that are based on observation and working directly out in the landscape.”– Brian Frink



For the past thirty years, Brian Frink has taught painting and drawing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He serves as the Department of Art Chair and is the 2019 recipient of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Douglas R. Moore faculty lectureship.



This exhibition was made possible by funds from the citizens of Minnesota though the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. Exhibit Dates: Oct. 11-27

Reception: Saturday, Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

MICHAEL BOLAN: COLOR PERMUTATIONS



An exhibition of constructive geometric paintings, abstractions and illusions.



“I’ve been painting geometric abstract and geometric impossible images using acrylic paint on canvas and hardboard since 1980. Art derives from the necessity to communicate and to announce; constructive art is an essential part of cross-cultural communication and understanding. Working with fundamental ideas and implementing elements of Geometry is delightful to me; and if a color arrangement or form is visually exciting in any profound sense, it will be that way years from now.” Exhibit Dates: Sept. 13-29

Reception: Saturday, Sept. 15, 7-9 p.m.

Artist's Gallery Talk: Thursday, Sept. 20, 6-7 p.m.



Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

CARNEGIE INVITATIONAL: WORKS BY 20 REGIONAL ARTISTS



Lisa Bierer

Elspeth Carlstrom

Ben Determan

Denise Friesen

Brian Frink

LeAnn Gehring-Ryan

Cam Johnson

Sonja Johnson

Andrew Judkins

Ann Judkins

Michelle Kaisersatt

Dale Looft

Lu Mulder

Charlie Putnam

Lois Peterson

Carol Stott

David Strom

Hal Walberg

Sandra Walberg

Steve Wilson Exhibit Dates: July 12-28

Reception: Saturday, July 14, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery

JOHN FINKLER, ROBERT FINKLER: NEW WORKS

“I think that every creative pursuit is in some way about finding meaning in this life. My motivation might be as simple as being fascinated by life--here we are, what’s this really about? ...what an amazing place saddled with a few predicaments like pain, loss, death, etc. So, these Hiaga drawings are about asking some questions, maybe showing a little frustration about certain aspects and limitations to the human experience, but also celebrating the wonder of being alive.”- John Finkler



“When I start a painting, I have an idea in mind that functions as subject matter despite being abstract or non-objective. They are usually without reference to the representation of things, but hopefully create the sensation, presence or feeling of something substantial. I think of them as undefined figures in contour and color.”- Robert Finkler Exhibit Dates: July 12-28

Reception: Saturday, July 14, 7-9 p.m.



Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

ARNOLDUS GRUTER

JOAN AUSTIN GRUTER

L'ART D'AIMER: THE ART OF LOVE



An exhibition of mixed media work by Mankato artist Arnoldus Grüter, including poetry by Joan Austin Grüter.



“Having served the visual arts for more than fifty years in about as many functions as one can pack into a lifetime, as a teacher, sculptor, ceramist, licensed Art Therapist, Artist-in-Residence, Art Gallery Director and general patron of arts, I am currently devoting most of my studio time to painting and sculpting with an emphasis on the female form, I place a natural emphasis on the decorative aspect of design, including frequently extending the picture frame beyond its borders. It reflects in part my philosophy of life: the need for structure based on science, law, tradition, poetry and other cultural aspects of life, yet at the same time realizing the limitations of such an approach and our responsibility to go beyond traditional mores." - Arnoldus Grüter, 2012.



Joan’s book, L’ Art d’ aimer: The Art of Love, was written in response to her husband’s paintings--a tribute to her love for the magnificent artistic talents of Arnoldus as well as the abiding love they shared until the day he died, August 31, 2015. Exhibit Dates: June 7-23

Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery

ROBERT A. WILLIAMS:

A FATHER'S DREAM

An exhibition of impressionistic paintings and poetry documenting his father’s life journey--his dream of owning a farm.



“As a painter, I look for subjects that help the viewer see themselves and their life purpose. Learning who the subject is is always a personal growing experience for me and, hopefully, for the viewer.”



Robert taught Commercial and Technical Art at South Central College for 30 years. During that time, he earned a B.S. degree in open studies and Masters degree in Technical Instruction at Mankato State College.



He was the recipient of a 2017 Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council with funding from the McKnight Foundation. Exhibit Dates: June 7-23

Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

2018 CARNEGIE ART CENTER JURIED EXHIBITION

99 works by 63 artists from throughout the state were juried into this year's exhibition. The Carnegie's unique gallery spaces, broad community support and a high level of artistic talent and vision come together in the region's largest juried art event. Join us for the juror's awards during the Opening Reception Saturday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the family of artist and arts advocate Elspeth Cook Carlstrom in her memory. Exhibit Dates: April 12-May 19

Reception: Sat., April 21, 7-9 p.m.









Rotunda and Fireplace Galleries

CRAIG GROE: THE FOUR SEASONS

An exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings incorporating figurative abstract imagery.



“My paintings are typically developed in a spontaneous manner without preliminary drawing or planning. However, with “The Four Seasons,” I set myself a goal to depict the seasons by dominant color themes; green (Spring), yellow (Summer), orange (Fall), and white (Winter). Each of the four canvases are imaginary landscapes built according to abstract principles of color, line, and composition.”



Local artist Craig Groe received his BFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1984, and has also directed multi-media stage productions. He has been a commercial writer and producer at KEYC-TV since 1995.



Craig was the recipient of a 2016 Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council with funding from the McKnight Foundation.



Exhibit Dates: March 1-17

Reception: Sat., March 3, 7-9 p.m.



Cook Gallery

KAY HERBST HELMS: WATERSHED MOMENTS

"A watershed is the area where all the water that falls on the earth within that area ends up in the same place, usually a river or stream. Everyone lives in a watershed, no matter where you live." Herbst Helms’ exhibition of photographs tells the story of the Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership-a group of people who share a common interest in the health of the water in this particular watershed.



“In the spring of 2016, I was invited to become a part of this Seven Mile Creek Watershed. We came from diverse backgrounds - farmers, SWCD, EPA, county government, a college professor, watershed residents, county park users and others who were interested in farming practices and water quality. My role would be to tell our story through photographs which would culminate in this exhibition thanks to a Career Development Grant from Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council.



I hope my photographs provoke questions and encourage conversation, as well as provide inspiration and incentive to get involved in water issues. Check out www.7-milecreek.org.”



Kay Herbst Helms was a recipient of a Career Development Grant from Prairie Lake Regional Arts Council with funding from the McKnight Foundation.

Exhibit Dates: March 1-17

Reception: Sat., March 3, 7-9 p.m. Presentation by the Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership Thu., March 8, 6 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

KALEIDOSCOPE OF ARTISTS

A gathering of 19 people from all walks of life sharing their inspiration and work in this mixed media exhibition.



Lynn Callahan, Terri DeGezelle, Kathy Elkins, Lynda Carpenter-Gemlo, Mallory Gemlo, Rachel Gemlo, Mark Hall, Alyssa Johnson, Jeff Longenecker, Barnieh Opoku Manu, Warren Michels, Joellen Preston, Paul Robinson, Meg Stump, Dan Theis, Gabrielle Willaert, Sherryl Wolff, Kathy Wortel, Mary Yeager



Exhibit Dates: Feb. 1-Feb. 17

Reception: Sat., Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m.



Rotunda, Cook and Fireplace Galleries

2017 CARNEGIE MEMBERS EXHIBITION

We invite you to visit Nov. 9-Dec. 16 as we celebrate our members' creativity and support for the Carnegie's 37th year of visual arts programming with an exhibition of their work.







Exhibit Dates: Nov. 9-Dec. 16

Reception: Sat., Nov. 11, 7-9 p.m.





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FACULTY, EMERITI, ALUMNI 150

A VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION CELEBRATING

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO’S SESQUICENTENNIAL



In celebration of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s 150th anniversary, the Department of Art is presenting an exhibition of new work by faculty, faculty emeriti and alumni. This exhibition highlights the artistic activity nurtured and inspired by the University’s acclaimed Department of Art, the academic home of nationally and internationally renowned artists, designers and scholars.



Exhibit Dates: Oct. 5-21

Reception: Sun., Oct. 8, 3-5 p.m.









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BY THE LIGHT OF THE BLAZING TOBACCO LEAF: MORE TALL TALES AND OTHER DANGLING PHILOSOPHIES: ERIC OUREN

An exhibition of mixed media collage employing found images and the motif of the cartoon to create content and meaning.

























Exhibit Dates: Sept. 7-23

Reception: Sat., Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m.











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CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON FARMING: MARA HEINZE

“I have taken the beauty in what I see and do on our farm and have depicted farmland and farm life in different weather and seasons, using hard edged bands or blocks of color. The portrait style allows for a vertical panorama of color from the ground beneath my feet to the sky above my head. The landscape style brings out the expansiveness of the horizon.”



Exhibit Dates: Sept. 7-23

Reception: Sat., Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m.





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EXTRAORDINARY DIALOGUES: LUCÍA CASTAÑEDA-MEDINA

Lucía Castañeda-Medina of Bogota, Colombia, is an art explorer whose exhibition draws heavily on her master’s thesis in Spanish and Latin American literature. Expressing her interest in philosophy, history and literature, her mixed and multi-media images reflect her most intimate concerns about issues such as mental illness, the rhythms of life and death, order and chaos, and the eternal recurrence contained in the letter /א/ aleph.



Exhibit Dates: July 6-22

Reception: Sat., July 8, 7-9 p.m.

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REBIRTH: OUT OF THE ASHES II

MICHELLE KAISERSATT

Michelle Kaisersatt’s wheel-thrown ceramic

containers and plates evolve into carved sculptural vessels depicting stylized figurative images and shapes from nature. Often, these forms become canvases for landscape relief and pattern embellishment, using iron oxide to enhance the surface treatment. Her images embody and reflect the gifts she has discovered in her own journey--compassion, empathy, reverence, love, spirit and celebration.



Exhibit Dates: July 6-22

Reception: Sat., July 8, 7-9 p.m.

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MIGRATION: BEN DETERMAN

“I am a self-taught artist and have felt an almost compulsive need to create for as long as I can remember. What first made me want to paint was the lettering and logos on skateboards and the cover art from punk rock bands. This led me to fall in love with graffiti and street art and, while this was enjoyable for some time, it wasn’t sustainable and I soon transitioned to more traditional media.



For most of my twenties and early thirties I worked on my art with little interaction from other artists. While I showed my work time to time I started to feel as though I was just having a conversation or internal dialogue with myself. This is why I now feel a strong desire to show my work and share what is, apart from my family, the most important thing in the world to me.” Exhibit Dates: June 8-24

Reception: Sat., June 10, 7-9 p.m.

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SMALL TOWNS: CAROL STOTT

“My inspiration for this project developed from our travels through many small towns, observing their quiet dignity, focusing on the uniqueness and similarity, shapes and shadows of each town. I wanted the basic subject to be recognizable but adjusted the elements around it to bring the paintings to life.” Exhibit Dates: June 8-24

Reception: Sat., June 10, 7-9 p.m.

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2017 CARNEGIE ART CENTER JURIED EXHIBITION

103 works by 72 artists from throughout the state were juried into this year's exhibition. The Carnegie's unique gallery spaces, broad community support and a high level of artistic talent and vision come together in the region's largest juried art event. Join us for the juror's awards during the Opening Reception Saturday, April 22 at 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the family of artist and arts advocate Elspeth Cook Carlstrom in her memory. Exhibit Dates: April 13-May 20

Reception: Sat., April 22, 7-9 p.m.

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FAR AND NEAR: STEVE WILSON

“Throughout my career, I have enjoyed playing in the micro and macro worlds--exploring the mingling of the highly complex with the ordinary using photography, painting, ceramics and video. I appreciate the ability to drive the viewer to places they may have never seen or thought of before. This humbles and excites me as an artist.” Exhibit Dates: March 2-18

Reception: Sat., March 4, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery RECENT WORK IN PAINT AND CLOISONNE': LEANN GEHRING-RYAN

“I am a visual artist focusing on painting and art metals. My paintings focus on color and line, reflecting my work in cloisonné enamel. They are an exploration of landscape, emotion and humanity… sometimes playful, sometimes serious." Exhibit Dates: Matrch 2-18

Reception: Sat., March 4, 7-9 p.m.

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MINNEWAUKON - LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS: ANDREW JUDKINS

“Most of my landscape paintings depict areas in Minnesota which focus on Southern Minnesota and the North Shore of Lake Superior. Created to convey a sense of place and shared experience, it is my hope that the viewer will find a new way to connect to our world through viewing these works.” Exhibit Dates: Feb. 2-18

Reception: Sat., Feb. 4, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery THE COLOR OF NOW: DENISE FRIESEN

“An exhibition of monotypes inspired by the natural world in our beautiful valley. The images I explore are about movement over time. Like water, we are always coming from somewhere and going somewhere else, a series of thresholds where the pause is an illusion...and in the end it is all short, ever-changing and beautiful. The Color of Now records these moments of transition, the pause between light and dark, calm and storm.“ Exhibit Dates: Feb. 2-18

Reception: Sat., Feb. 4, 7-9 p.m.

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2016 CARNEGIE ART CENTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION



We invite you to visit December 1-17 as we celebrate our members' creativity and support for the Carnegie's 36th year of visual arts programming with a visual exhibition of their work. Exhibit Dates: Dec. 1-17

Reception: Sat., Dec. 3, 7-9 p.m.

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A JOURNEY: DAVID STROM



“This common shape - triangle over rectangle - is the source of my current work. Most of my images are contained within a border of rectangles, a predella format, which was often used in altar-pieces and folk quilts. It is my hope that after seeing these paintings the viewer will become more aware of this universal shape which sits humbly on our landscape, just as it does in other parts of the world.” Video preview Exhibit Dates: Nov. 3-19

Reception: Sat., Nov. 5, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery PIONEER POWER: ANN E. JUDKINS

“These photographs capture a macro view of the 120 acres of man made objects found at the annual Pioneer Power swap meet near LeSueur, MN. I sought out objects that ranged from the mundane to the unusual and old familiar to peculiar collectibles. Through the eyes of an artist they become visual treasures in a sea of rural miscellanea.” Video preview Exhibit Dates: Nov. 3-19

Reception: Sat., Nov. 5, 7-9 p.m.

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IN SEARCH OF PROOF: LOIS PETERSON



“My oil stick/mixed media drawings are inspired by sparse landscapes and their minimalist beauty. I look for the simplicity and subtle images found in locations such as the vast plains of the Dakotas, the open savannahs of South Africa, and the ice packs of the Arctic. The original source of inspiration for the work eventually becomes highly subtle or absent in any realist sense in the finished work.“ Video preview Exhibit Dates: Oct. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Oct. 8, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery RANDOM SELECTIONS: GLEN BRUNS

An exhibition of paintings and mixed media collages using vintage papers and old books. Glen was recipient of a 2015 Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Individual Artist Grant. Video preview Exhibit Dates: Oct. 6-22

Reception: Sat., , 7-9 p.m.

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RAPT IN PAINT: LISA BIERER



This exhibition of acrylic and oil paintings on canvas and glass is a response to a 2016 workshop exploring abstract imagery.



Exhibit Dates: July 7-23

Reception: Sat., July 9, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

This exhibition is an annual event featuring the work of students from a variety of academic disciplines. The images, selected by SCC Art faculty Michelle Johnson, Wes Taylor and Lu Mulder, feature beginning and intermediate works from their painting, drawing and photography classes. Exhibit Dates: July 7-23

Reception: Sat., July 9, 7-9 p.m.

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LUMINESCENCE: AMY SINNING



Fashion design artist Amy Sinning draws on her visual arts roots to create a collection of Victorian inspired modern dresses which incorporate her love for light with beautiful sheer fabrics and plastics. Exhibit Dates: June 9-25

Reception: Sat., June 11, 7-9 p.m.

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2016 CARNEGIE ART CENTER JURIED EXHIBITION



103 works by 87 artists from throughout the state were juried into this year's exhibition. The Carnegie's unique gallery spaces, broad community support and a high level of artistic talent and vision come together in the region's largest juried art event. Join us for the juror's awards during the Opening Reception Saturday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m. Sponsored for the fourth year by Cambria. Exhibit Dates: April 14-May 21

Reception: Sat., April 16, 7-9 p.m.

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DRAWING WITH SCISSORS: JOELLEN PRESTON



Figurative paper cutouts and interactive elements in Drawing with Scissors are inspired by the artist's interest in books and essays dealing with common themes of dysfunctional relationships and isolation of self. It is through this exploration of self that large scale cutouts emerge and unfold, revealing shapes, colors, and more about herself then she anticipated. Exhibit Dates: March 3-19

Reception: Sat., March 5, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery A VISUAL RESPONSE TO KENNETH PATCHEN'S "SLEEPERS AWAKE":

HOPE COOK

This series of collages, sometimes called Brown Box Notes, is a visual response to the book “Sleepers Awake” by the artist and poet Kenneth Patchen. Rediscovering a book she first read in her twenties began a two-year studio relationship with his work.



“The works' small scale is a connection to Patchen’s book in that the viewers’ interaction with the piece is similar to holding the pages of a book - only one viewer is allowed to view the piece at any given time. The collage technique, which is about piecing things together to become a whole, parallels Patchen’s writings as he pieces his words and thoughts together to become a book or poem - different materials, same conclusion.” Exhibit Dates: March 3-19

Reception: Sat., March 5, 7-9 p.m.



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TURN ON THE SENSORS, TURN OFF THE SENSES: ELSPETH CARLSTROM AND LU MULDER



"Turn On The Sensors, Turn Off The Senses explores the ambiguous and liminal state of a life-altering medical diagnosis. Paintings and drawings serve as a reconciliation point between the relentless ritualism of a cancer diagnosis and the memories of a more prosaic past. The work explores the struggle to connect what was with what is, and the tensions that arise when these connections conflict.” - Elspeth Carlstrom “My work in Turn On The Sensors, Turn Off The Senses became a way of manifesting my own reaction to having cancer. The solitude of the studio became necessary to move beyond the conceptual understanding of the disease, for me to fully realize my own emotional states. Because of my fascination with the way invisible interior mechanisms alter individual perception, my work became a way to fully examine my new reality. At times, the work was cathartic. At others, it merely added to the sense of helplessness." - Lu Mulder Exhibit Dates: Feb. 4-20

Reception: Sat., Feb. 6, 7-9 p.m.

Cook Gallery

TIME BEING: SANDRA WALBERG AND HAL WALBERG



“What to say in words about these non-verbal statements, this process? I lack skill for translating. They are to me as music, whose instrument is light. And time.” - Sandra Walberg "Much of my 37 years of teaching philosophy at Minnesota State University was focused on issues in the philosophy of the arts. Since my retirement in 2005, I am committed to less talking and more doing. My aim as an artist is to make forms which have emotional power, moving us directly, not because of what they may incidentally represent or symbolize.” - Hal Walberg Exhibit Dates: Feb. 4-20

Reception: Sat., Feb. 6, 7-9 p.m.



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2015 CARNEGIE ART CENTER

MEMBERS' EXHIBITION



This invitational celebrates and showcases our members with an exhibition of their work.



For 35 years, membership support has facilitated gallery programming, providing exhibition opportunities for our region’s emerging and established artists as well as free art experiences for our community and visitors to our community.



We invite you to become a member where your gift supports our arts culture and provides visual arts experiences which are free to our community! The Carnegie Art Center is a 501(C)(3) and your gift is tax deductible. Exhibit Dates: Dec. 3-19

Reception: Sat., Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m.









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MSU PRINTMAKING: A COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE





From large format steam-roller relief prints to a collaborative exchange portfolio between MSU Mankato and MSU Moorhead, MSU PRINTMAKING features the recent work of Minnesota State University printmaking students.



The exchange portfolio showcases 20 students and two faculty members working in traditional printmaking processes under the theme “Alter Ego.”



With no printing press to accommodate large scale relief prints, students improvised with a steamroller in the sculpture courtyard of MSU’s Nelson Hall. Thematically, the artists explored the homage portrait through an investigation of significant historical and contemporary figures.



MSU Mankato: Carleane Capelle, Cody Erickson, Austin Hall, Woodlin Latocki, Kyle Lenzen, Wade Michalski, Nik Price, Nicole Soley, Britta Sturm, Steve Trudeau, Kendall Welch, Josh Winkler.



MSU Moorhead: Angelee Hale, Katie Jacobson, Bethany Larson, Rebecca Larson, Kelle Lavecchia, Keather Lindman, Benjamin Nelson, Laura Peterson, Katie Rewitzer, Danaé Thorpe, Patrick Vincent. Exhibit Dates: Nov. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Nov. 7, 7-9 p.m.







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DALE LOOFT: DESTINATIONS AND DREAMS - Aluminum print photographs





“This exhibition is a collection of my work covering a wide range of subjects, processes and materials. The most notable feature of my exhibit is that all of the images are printed on aluminum, making the colors more vibrant, creating life-like depth. This exhibit also shows the progression of my photographic interests. My landscape photographs span several years, capturing amazing Destinations. Many of these images evolved from my Dreams, created using the process of light painting, where I decide what I am going to use for light, how it will be used, either painting light onto my subject or just using the light itself as the subject.” Exhibit Dates: Nov. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Nov. 7, 7-9 p.m.

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KAY HERBST HELMS: SEEKING WHAT SUSTAINS US

A photographic journey of hands and water





"While the photographs and stories of hands were uppermost in my first three exhibits, my new photographs of water are about what our hands have done to, in, and for the water. We all have connections to each other and to water. How we manage those connections will determine the future of our great-great-grandchildren."

Scheduled Events:



Thu., Oct. 8, 5 p.m.

Original Readings on Water

from Yvonne Cariveau, Susan Chambers, Audrey Kletscher Helbling, John Hurd, Derek Liebertz and Gwen Westerman.

Songs of Water and Earth

bluegrass music by Dick Kimmel.



Thu., Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m.

Fish Prints for Kids,

with Scott Kudelka, DNR.

To register, call 507-625-2730.



Sat., Oct.17, 1:30 p.m.

Marbling for All Ages,

with Hope Cook. Cost $5.

To register, call 507-625-2730. Exhibit Dates: Oct. 8-24

Reception: Sat., Oct, 10, 7-9 p.m.

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CAM JOHNSON: PAINTINGS - THE TWO FISH COLLECTION





“My work is an exercise in complex visual improvisation or jazz. In it, I attempt to push the boundaries of abstraction while maintaining recognizable figurative subject matter, thus allowing the viewer to relate and gain access to the expression therein.” Exhibit Dates: Sept. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Sept, 12, 7-9 p.m.





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GARY MOORE: FINDING FORM





“It's four years since I moved to the US. I think it's had a profound effect on my work. This exhibition is a opportunity to step back and understand how a dramatic change in

environment can influence and inspire creative work.” Exhibit Dates: Sept. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Sept, 12, 7-9 p.m.

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CARNEGIE INVITATIONAL





The Carnegie hosts an exhibition of work from 26 2012-2015 gallery exhibitors:



Lisa Anderson

Pam Bidelman

Mike Cimino

Elspeth Carlstrom

Hope Cook

Bob Finkler

John Finkler

Brian Frink

David Hyduke

Joe Herke

Joel Hansen

Lynda Jacobsen

Tim James

Sonja Johnson

Ann Judkins

Andrew Judkins

Jon Knecht

Essie Mostaghimi

David Alan Olson

Sheryl Paulson

Charlie Putnam

Hope Thier

Noël Van Tol

Robert A. Williams

Steve Wilson

Josh Winkler Exhibit Dates: July 9-25

Reception: Sat., July, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery

GENERATIONAL CONFLUENCE: VISIONS OF A FATHER AND SON - PART II





After three years with their cameras, Wes and James Taylor return with unique technical and conceptual photographic images which include motion parallax and macro photography.



Wes Taylor is an Art instructor at South Central College, specializing in photography and video production. Prior to teaching he was a CIO and IT manager and career commercial photographer in Utah.



James Taylor is a college student exploring the process of art and photography. He was the 2014 recipient of the International Photoshop World Guru award.

Join Wes and James for a Gallery Talk, Thu., July 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Exhibit Dates: July 9-25

Reception: Sat., July, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda Gallery

JAMIE LOYLAND: PRINTS





Mapping her memories, Jamie expresses through abstract imagery the concept of what it means to be human and how experiences mold us into the people we are. Exhibit Dates: June 11-27

Reception: Sat., June 13, 7-9 p.m.





Fireplace Gallery

CARNEGIE HISTORY: IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS





Step back 111 years in Mankato and Carnegie Library history to the children’s reading room...the same room local author Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy, Tacy, and Tib came for story time in 1904. Exhibit Dates: June 11-27



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2015 CARNEGIE ART CENTER JURIED EXHIBITION





From the juror's statement: "I was impressed with the gallery space, the community support, and the quality of the artwork submitted for this exhibition. I feel gratitude for being selected as a juror and I took enormous pleasure at viewing the artworks from a community that expresses passion and commitment to the visual arts. The range of artworks, backgrounds, interests, and mediums was an immediate joy but quite a challenge to juror just a small selection for the exhibition. I strived to select artworks that I felt communicated successfully on their own but also within the context of the other artworks created in this community." Exhibit Dates: April 16-May 23

Reception: Sat., April 18, 7-9 p.m.





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JASMINE GREENWALDT: FIGMENTS OF TRUTH





Within my work, I combine a mixture of gentleness and serenity with a contrast of harshness and activity. I simultaneously combine harmony and the feeling of being displaced. I do this by playing with color, light and form. The use of acrylic paint helps to capture my movements and allows me to work intuitively while applying many layers. Nature, emotions, music, and the objects around me are my inspirations. I don’t necessarily want to paint how things look but, instead, how they feel.” Exhibit Dates: March 5-21

Reception: Sat., March 5, 7-9 p.m.



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JON OLSETH AND BRAD WIDNESS: 13 MOONS - A COLLABORATIVE BOOK AND ART WORK





“Northern native Americans marked the passage of time by stages of the moon, and the full moons in particular acknowledge a relationship between the moon and the earth...Each moon had a name and each name carried an understanding of all names.”



- Excerpt from “Thirteen Moons” Please join Jon Olseth and Brad Widness for a free gallery talk and poetry reading Thu., March 12, 5:30-6:30. Exhibit Dates: March 5-21

Reception: Sat., March 5, 7-9 p.m.

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CHARLIE PUTNAM: VICTORY DANCE





“The finished works are the result of arranging and rearranging lines, shapes, spaces, and colors, until I reach a feeling of completion...a process a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle. On some level I continue to make images of people, places and things. As I start a new phase in my life, I really believe that my students taught me that making art is all about the journey of creating. The destination continues to change for

me.” Exhibit Dates: Feb. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m.



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BRIAN FRINK: MEMORY OF WATER





Paintings emerge that reflect the sounds, light, mass, and the constant slow movement of water, from a 2012 artist residency at the Heliker- LaHotan foundation. Memory of Water is memory rooted in the earliest thoughts of our being: primal memories that exist beyond conscious, rational thought; or maybe memories that exist in dreams or half waking moments of recollection. The intent is to evoke our multiple associations with water, not just represent what it looks like. Exhibit Dates: Dec. 4-20

Reception: Sat., Dec. 6, 7-9 p.m.



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SONJA JOHNSON: ANIMAL FARM





Impressionistic paintings rendered with an abstracted realism that depicts her thirty year relationship with farm animals. Her recent solo exhibitions include Waldorf College, Blanden Art Museum as well as published works for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, JAVMA. Exhibit Dates: Nov. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m.

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ESSIE MOSTAGHIMI:

35





A thirty-five year retrospective of paintings, drawings, and mixed media sculpture. It began with sketches in ink and evolved into using symbolism and powerful images of his daughters as a conduit for social and environmental commentary.

Exhibit Dates: Oct. 9-25

Reception: Sat., Oct. 11, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery

ROBERT A. WILLIAMS:

WELSH COUNTRYSIDE





“My painings and sketches are inspired by a recent visit to my ancestral homeland, Wales. I hope to provide the viewer a glimpse of the colors, history and poetic culture of these unique people."

Exhibit Dates: Sept. 11-27

Reception: Sat., Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m.





Rotunda Gallery, Fireplace Room

ANN JUDKINS:

PI TO 100 PLACES





“Pi to 100 places is the intersection of mathematics and art. It is a piece of infinity displayed on a gallery wall; a quantity of numbers in space, precision mixed with abstraction, formula versus randomness."







Exhibit Dates: Sept. 11-27

Reception: Sat., Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m.







Rotunda Gallery, Fireplace Room

ANDREW JUDKINS:

PAINTINGS





“By staring at a small spot in culture that interests me, I am able to make work that arrests with a strange narrative and represents much more than the obvious subject at hand, Roy Kelton Orbison. It’s an ongoing experiment.”





Exhibit Dates: Sept. 11-27

Reception: Sat., Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m.

Rotunda Gallery, Fireplace Room

VINCENZIO DONATELLE:

A TALE OF CONFLICTING NARRATIVES





“The repetitive images and textures in my etchings and screens create semi-narrative work in the form of paintings, collages, and prints. I often employ sculptural elements to activate the space within the gallery, thus forming a middle ground between content within the picture frame and the viewer."





Exhibit Dates: July 10-26

Reception: Sat., July 12, 7-9 p.m.







Cook Gallery

DONALD DEPUYDT:

ETCHINGS & LITHOGRAPHS



“My images are process-driven. They evolve, in large part from trial and error. I print my etching plates and litho stones in different sequences and different colors to allow the element of surprise. I often rework the plates of earlier prints and incorporate them into new images. By combining figurative and architectural references with intuitive mark-making, I hope to strike a balance between control, structure, and spontaneity.”

Exhibit Dates: July 10-26

Reception: Sat., July 12, 7-9 p.m.







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JONATHAN KNECHT:

MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE

AND PHOTOGRAPHY





This exhibition is a collection of works representing troubling social issues that I feel are within our capability to change, but due to greed and power never seem to be fixed. These photographs and mixed media sculptures were created to work through my frustrations and feelings of helplessness at these situations.





Exhibit Dates: June 12-28

Reception: Sat., June 14, 7-9 p.m.









Cook Gallery

BEND OF THE RIVER

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB:

PLACES & FACES





Visual artists from the Bend of the River Photography Club share their unique perspectives and interpretations on familiar "Places and Faces."





Exhibit Dates: June 12-28

Reception: Sat., June 14, 7-9 p.m.







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2014 CARNEGIE ART CENTER

JURIED EXHIBITION



Juror-selected works from more than 200 emerging and established artists. Five $200 "awards of excellence" are part of the April 19 opening reception.



The 2014 Carnegie Art Center Juried Exhibition is sponsored by Cambria. Award sponsors include Enventis, Eide Bailly, Hilltop Florist, Tailwind Group, and members of Minnesota State University, Mankato Art Faculty.







Exhibit Dates: April 17-May 24

Reception: Sat., April 19, 7-9 p.m.











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PAM BIDELMAN:

RETROSPECTIVE



This retrospective spans the twenty-four years of my second life as an aspiring artist. Humbling, to have gained so much, yet to not have achieved all I hoped to do. It doesn't matter, really. I simply live a blessed life, able to lift a brush, a pencil, a brayer, every day, among friends. My thanks to the Carnegie Art Center for encouraging this opportunity to review and reflect on what I have done and ponder what the future might bring.





Exhibit Dates: March 6-22

Reception: Sat., March 8, 7-9 p.m.











Cook Gallery

DAVID ALAN OLSON:

HOLD STILL: RECENT WORKS IN PASTEL

James Joyce in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man writes of “the whatness of a thing” as that “supreme quality of beauty” which is recognized when “you see that it is that thing which it is, and no other thing.” He called these perceptions “enchantments of the heart.” These quotes from Joyce probably best describe my intent.



Exhibit Dates: March 6-22

Reception: Sat., March 8, 7-9 p.m.





Rotunda Gallery, Fireplace Room



JOSH K. WINKLER:

CONQUERING NATURE'S LARGEST



My work observes the fantastic realities of landscape places. From flawed histories of North America and its peoples, to an examination of the contemporary anomalous, my images emphasize a swollen disconnect between contemporary Americans and the history of the land Euro-Americans have so quickly managed to inhabit.

By embellishing historical contradictions with visual exaggeration, the work brings awareness to unknown or overlooked follies of the both the past and the present. These prints and drawings satirize human excesses, the concept of land ownership, and masculine impulses to summit and conquer. I conceive the work through research and most often, direct experience of place. The finished work creates a hybrid environment of introspection and revelation.





Exhibit Dates: Feb. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Feb. 8, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery



JOEL HANSEN:

LATLONELE: AN EXPLORATION OF PLACE

Latlonele (a fabricated word created from condensing latitude, longitude and elevation) is part of an ongoing project where I try to recognize and photograph beauty in the ordinary environment, my residence.



Exhibit Dates: Feb. 6-22

Reception: Sat., Feb. 8, 7-9 p.m.





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2013 CARNEGIE MEMBERS' EXHBITION





This exhibition celebrates our members’ inspiration and recognizes their importance to our community.



Member support has facilitated gallery and education programming, provided artists with a venue in the gift shop, created studio space opportunities, preserved our historic building, and now will address the process of making that building accessible to everyone. We hope to see you at the reception!











Exhibit Dates: Dec. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Dec. 7, 7-9 p.m.







Rotunda Gallery



NOEL VAN TOL:

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: NORTHERN ROOTS





“I hope to show you a glimpse of our historic home in the Pascagoula River Flyway. Immersing myself in a new culture of painterly friends and teachers has given me an opportunity to renew my love of painting. Surrounded by water, bayous, marshes and the Gulf of Mexico, watercolor best suites the transparency of our world in Moss Point.”

Exhibit Dates: Nov. 7-23

Reception: Sat., Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m.







Cook Gallery



GERRY TOSTENSON:

SMALLSCAPES







“To be outside, to hear a bird sing, a squirrel chatter, a leaf rustle. Along with nature’s palette, these are the things that excite me. Plein air is the perfect marriage of both as I try to capture that brief moment in the day when the light is perfect, the wind cooling, the music of nature calling me to paint.”





Exhibit Dates: Nov. 7-23

Reception: Sat., Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m.











Rotunda Gallery



LISA ANDERSON & JEFF DEITERING:

PAINTED OUT OF A CORNER





“I am obsessed with color, and the relationships between color layers. My paintings are about shape and texture both implied and existent. They are about taking a closer look both at the painting and life.” - Lisa Anderson













“My paintings are the result of an instinctual, reactionary process of relating shapes and patterns to one another, almost like assembling a loose collage. My paintings are not necessarily about anything particular or specific. I've always preferred mystery over matter.” - Jeff Deitering

Exhibit Dates: Oct. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m.





Cook Gallery



SHERYL PAULSON:

ABSTRACT INSPIRATIONS







“Nature has always been a significant influence throughout my life, particularly bird-related imagery, focused on capturing the beauty and essence of their character. Color harmonies and textural qualities are explored to create a relationship between image and form.



The forms are created using hand-built as well as wheel-thrown techniques. The sculptures go through multiple firings utilizing low-fire textured glazes and gold-tone and copper lusters. The detailed painted patterns are then sealed with triple layers of high-gloss sealer.” - Sheryl Paulson





Exhibit Dates: Oct. 10-26

Reception: Sat., Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m.





Rotunda Gallery



HOPE THIER:

NOTES & DETAILS







"The process of painting is as important to me as the finished work. Each painting begins with a direction that I want to take the work in, and I rely on intuition to establish the rest.

Using mixed media, the works in this exhibition portray how individuals identify with themselves, how society sees the individual, and how the individual wants society to see them."











Exhibit Dates: Sept. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m.









Cook Gallery



TIM JAMES:

PULP FUSION







"I paint and sculpt abstractly because it affords me the freedom to express ideas without being tied by visual representations. I like the idea of visual suggestions, an ambiguous story that makes it necessary for the viewer to bring his or her own experiences, relationships, and perspectives to the viewing."













Exhibit Dates: Sept. 5-21

Reception: Sat., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m.









Rotunda Gallery



DAVID HYDUKE:

METAL SCULPTURES RETROSPECT







This exhibition is a 35-year retrospect of metal sculpture. Working from his foundry in Kasota MN, David works predominately in bronze.

While formative work explored a wide variety of forms, current work revisits the human figure and the organic.









Exhibit Dates: July 11-27

Reception: Sat., July 13, 7-9 p.m.

