Category: Museums and galleries

  • Jo Wood at the Grand Hand

    The Grand Hand is one of my favorite shops and galleries. I have several small pieces I’ve purchased there, and have seen many, many things that I covet. Jo Wood was a featured artist in June. Jo does such beautiful bead embroidery, many of which are Northern Minnesota scenes. She uses handmade felt, and creates…

  • Jerry Ingram at Michael Henington Fine Art Gallery

    Jerry Ingram is a Choctaw/Cherokee artist, on display at the Michael Henington Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jerry is an accomplished and award-winning bead artist and painter, and he has work displayed in the Blackfoot and Crow styles.

  • Over and Under at the College of Visual Arts Gallery

    On display in June was this gem of a show at the College of Visual Arts Gallery in St. Paul, MN. It’s a wonderful space, and the works of these three artists were outstanding and well-suited to being displayed together. They are labeled on a gallery map, not on the wall — which leads to…

  • African beadwork at South Dakota State University

    African Beads & Beadwork: Jewels of a Continent features more than 50 pieces (along with photographs), including beaded blankets, aprons, headdresses and dolls from western and northern African countries.  The exhibit is on display until August 28th at SDSU in Brookings, South Dakota.

  • Carolyn Kallenborn at the Gordon Parks Gallery

    Many local galleries had exhibits to coincide with the Surface Design Association conference that was held in Minneapolis the first half of June. One of these exhibits was Esperanza, by Carolyn Kallenborn, held at the Gordon Parks Gallery at the St. Paul campus of Metropolitan State University. From the show information: “The work in this…