I know it may seem strange to be excited about a state fair art show, but the show in Minnesota is very special. It’s a mix of amateur and professional artists throughout the state and if you are accepted you consider yourself very lucky. I entered a smaller piece this year, a 20 x 16 titled “Toasted”. Hope you have a chance to visit it this year.
September 26 - 29 The Other Art Fair - Los Angeles!!
I’m heading to the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica on September 26 - 29!!!!
I’ve got my booth and I will pack up two suitcases full of my small, affordable, whimsical pieces. I love LA and I’m very excited for this show, should be lots of fun! If you are in LA or have friends there, let me know and I can pass on a link for discounted tickets :)
SAVE THE DATE - Woman's Club Show, Reception May 2nd
I’m very proud to announce that I have a solo show at the Woman’s Club in Minneapolis. The reception will me from 5-7 on Thursday May 2nd. If you have ever been curious about their beautiful building here is a chance to come in and have a look along with seeing my work in a new setting.
Light refreshments will be served and a cash bar is available. Free parking is available in their parking lot along with on street parking throughout the neighborhood.
Please join us!!
Superfine Art Fair - San Francisco
Had a blast at the Superfine Fair!!!
Thanks soooo much to all my new collectors and everyone who took the time to have a chat and a look at my work. I will be back next year and hope to see you all again.
Hopkins Arts Center, MN | Members' Juried Exhibition 2023
I love the Hopkins Art Center, such a beautiful building with a consistently fantastic line up of art and music. As a new member, I am super excited to be part of the fall juried show with The Modernists.
I want to thanks the judges for choosing my piece for an “Award of Merit”. We were given the award and the judges talked a bit about why each piece was chosen. Really thoughtful comments and awards were given in a wide range of subject and medium.
SOLD! - Minnesota State Fair fine Arts Show
Sooo exciting to be back at the Fair again. It’s always a very eclectic and cool show. It’s in the northeast corner of the fairgrounds and it’s worth a wander in. There is a people’s choice award so don’t forget to vote for your favorite :)
POW!
12 x 36”
$1600
Art Ideal magazine feature- Circle Foundation for the Arts
Hot off the press, the latest issue of Art Ideal from Circle Arts Foundation. It’s available online or you can order a beautiful print copy. I was included in their Quarterly Review too and their publications are high quality and carefully curated. See whats new around the world, here is the link to have a look:
https://circle-arts.com/artideal-3/
Cream of the Crop Gallery
I’m excited to announce that I will be part of a brand new gallery opening just over the river in Hudson Wisconsin. Gallerist Genie Castro will be there with her signature bright pop style to welcome you this weekend for Booster Days. Should be a lively fun time. Feel free to stop in this weekend and visit a few of my pieces while you are there.
Art Comes Alive 2022 - Exciting show in Ohio
I'm IN!!! So happy to announce that I will be showing “The Modernists” at Art Comes Alive 2022 at ADC Fine Art in Cincinnati, OH!!!!
Bryan & I will be flying down for the dazzling opening on October 29th. I'm super excited, this looks like a truly over the top, very cool event.
And crazy bonus is that I get to see my wonderful cousins who live in Ohio 😍❤️😘
Get a Clue
Mysterious and fun! A new series based loosely on the Clue board game we all know and love. Col. Mustard with a rope, Mr. Green in the Conservatory.
You get it ;)
I will have a series of 9 ready to unveil at the Art Attack event this November. Just a quick sneak peek of Mrs. White with a Wrench.
MN State Fair... I'm in! - SOLD
Wahoo! I’m in the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Show with “Sunsplashed”. I’m super excited because it means getting all of our work out in front of lots of eyeballs. Sharing with someone who may not usually go to a gallery or studio, so it’s a great opportunity to engage.
Please consider snapping a pic with her and tagging me on Facebook or Instagram. Love to know who stopped by!!!
Most Romantic (& teeniest) Commission ever!
Spoiler alert…. she said YES!
The gentleman in question wanted to propose, but wanted his significant other to be able to choose her own ring. He didn’t want to be empty-handed when the moment arrived, so he came up with the idea of doing a painting. It had to fit in a ring box and it had to be done in a hurry since there were plane tickets already purchased. She thought it was just a fun getaway and yes, I think it turned out to be very fun indeed!!! :)
New commission for a lovely family.
Jenna & Brian were interested in some of my other fruit paintings, but they had a fun challenge for me…. how about a painting with only red fruit?
So how do you create a piece that has the intensity of red, but give it variety and a place for your eye to have a break from the strong color? My thought was that confining the red to 1/3 of the canvas left lots of room for your eye to wander and then return for a second look. Then, adding lots of different fruits in the red family gave it variety. Many different reds with unique details. In person the piece stands out because of the unity and the red is kind of comforting. Bit of a surprising result for me.
Anyway, I want to thank Jenna & Brian for engaging me to do a new painting for their growing art collection. It was an honor and a very fun challenge!!!
Showing in Seoul, South Korea!
I’m so excited to share that for the 2nd year in a row, I will be a part of the Artspace Hohwa booth at Plastic Art Seoul. Hoban is a giant construction company in the Republic of Korea and they have an arts foundation called Hoban Artrium that does outreach, has a beautiful gallery space (Artspace Hohwa) and participates in many of the large indoor art fairs.
A big thank you to Yoon Barng and everyone at Hoban for including me again. I’m totally thrilled to have this opportunity.
What is an Art-A-Whirl® Weekend?
It’s open studios in multiple buildings in Northeast Minneapolis. They are filled with lots of fun, surprising, handmade and all around beautiful things for you to enjoy and purchase.
May 20 – 22, 2022
Friday: 5pm – 10pm Saturday: Noon – 8pm Sunday: Noon – 5pm
Visit me in the Northrup King Building - Studio 392
The Other Art Fair - Chicago 9/30- 10/3
Preview night is over, but still 3 more days to view some really fabulous art. Now that I’ve seen what my fellow exhibitors have on the walls I know that you will be impressed. I still have some comp tickets available using code HOWEGUEST. Find me in Booth 52!!
https://www.theotherartfair.com/chicago/tickets/
Hope to see you there!
Crossing The River for a Solo Show at the Phipps
So excited to be part of the first in person shows at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson Wisconsin since Covid hit. It’s actually a pretty amazing space and 5 artists will be showing work in different galleries throughout the building.
Here is the website for more details: www.thephipps.org
You are invited to the opening reception on September 17 - 6:30 - 8:30
The Other Art Fair - Los Angeles
Live and in person!!!
I will be in booth #58 in the Blue Building. Row DTLA in downtown Los Angeles June 23 - 27. See link below for tickets.
https://www.theotherartfair.com/la/tickets/
Plastic Art Seoul
Exciting news!!! I have been invited by Hoban Artrium Gallery in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to show my work at Plastic Art Seoul. Yes...! you heard that right, I will have 7 paintings featured at a large contemporary art fair next weekend. And they have even used my work on the invite!! It’s an eclectic and exciting group of artists and I can hardly wait to get photos when the show is set up.
Thank you to Yoon Barng and everyone at Hoban for this amazing opportunity!
