Michael Paul in “The Cadence of Grass”

By Sally Johnson | November 23, 2016

Groveland Gallery artist Michael Paul receives a solo exhibition at Augustana University featuring a rich selection of his encaustic paintings. The Cadence of Grass will be on display in the Madsen/Nelson Galleries of the Fantle Building from October 24, 2016 – January 20, 2017. A gallery reception will be held Friday, November 4, 2016, from 5-7p.m. The exhibit is…

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Gregory Graham in “Person. Place. Thing.”

By Sally Johnson | November 16, 2016

Groveland artist Gregory Graham can be found in the Saint Cloud State University, Kiehle Gallery exhibition ” Person. Place. Thing.” alongside artists Lander Burton and Kelsey Olson. This exhibition of small paintings opens November 17 and runs through January 17, 2017. The opening reception, featuring an artist talk, will take place Thursday, November 17 from 4-6…

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Dialogue in Place: Volume III / Shifting Perspectives – Joyce Lyon and Andrea Thoma

By Sally Johnson | November 16, 2016

Date: November 15th, 2016 — December 1st, 2016 The two artists have maintained a transatlantic studio conversation about place for almost twenty years, reflecting on how one might consider location in relation to ideas of landscape, memory, representation and abstraction. In new bodies of work both artists consider place in relation to time, intimacy, pilgrimage…

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Spotlight: “Artists Michael Paul and Dan Bruggeman chart ‘New Directions’ at Groveland Gallery”

By Sally Johnson | October 23, 2015

The Star Tribune’s Mary Abbe highlights new exhibitions by Dan Bruggeman and Michael Paul, opening Friday, October 23. Abbe keenly observes Bruggeman’s paintings, noting the artist’s ability to “play optical tricks with scale and perspective by placing strange things at odd spots in highly formal picture planes.” Michael Paul “roams the Midwest producing luminous encaustic paintings.” Read the…

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