About
Founded in 1973, Groveland Gallery features outstanding Minnesota and regional art with a special focus on contemporary representational paintings, drawings and prints. We sell only original art and have a personal relationship with the artists we represent. Work by our artists is included in private, corporate, and museum collections throughout the United States.
Groveland Gallery is open to the public Tues-Sat 12n-5pm, and is available for neighborhood group events.
The gallery hosts many group exhibitions featuring house artists and guest artists as well as smaller two artist exhibitions and changes shows every six to seven weeks. Artist talks and demonstrations are frequently offered to complement exhibitions. Opening receptions are held on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons and are always free and open to the public.
Groveland Gallery is home to the popular PLEIN AIR Smackdown event utilizing the gorgeous neighborhood, sculpture garden, Loring park area as 40 artists paint out of doors "in the wild" and then gather and exhibit their work alongside a bar-b-que event on the elegant front porch.
In addition to exhibitions, Groveland Gallery maintains a large inventory of artwork ranging from small drawings to large-scale paintings, viewable on this website and upon request during Gallery hours.
The Building
Groveland Gallery is housed within the iconic 1894 Frank B. Long House in the Lowry Neighborhood at the top of the hill adjacent to the Walker Art Center.
Frank B. Long and his partner, Frederick Kees, ran a prominent Minneapolis architectural firm in the 1890s. Long & Kees are also known for designing the Lumber Exchange Building and the Hennepin County Courthouse, two iconic Minneapolis buildings.
Constructed of Ortonville granite from Southwestern Minnesota and built in the then-popular style of Richardsonian Romanesque, the Long House carries a striking resemblance to the courthouse, which was built at the same time.
The Groveland Gallery building is listed in the National Historic Register. Groveland Gallery is the longest running fine art Gallery in the Twin Cities and has made 25 Groveland Terrace its home for over fifty years.
Personnel
Our staff is familiar with each of our artists’ work, and can provide you with information about their careers, their techniques and their unique approaches to making art. We are committed to the tradition of nurturing and developing the careers of local and regional artists. We are confident in the aesthetic, integrity and craftsmanship of the artwork we represent and sell only the highest quality artwork. Enthusiastic about art and our artists, we enjoy sharing our appreciation of art with gallery visitors.
Michayla Grbich is a Minneapolis-based illustrator, writer, educator, and Assistant Gallery Manager at Groveland Gallery. Working across mixed media; including risograph, painting, digital illustration, collage, portraiture, gig posters, and long-form zines. She approaches her practice with empathy, curiosity, and a commitment to storytelling.
After years of participating in gallery exhibitions as an artist, Michayla remains dedicated to building connections within the Twin Cities arts community. Her clients and collaborators include FreshEye Gallery, AlsoCool Magazine, Gallery1988, Light Grey Art Lab, and Otherworldly Art Collective. Her work has been recognized by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Midwest Review, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and she has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Michayla holds both an MFA in Visual Studies and a BFA in Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Mira Chaudhry is a Gallery Assistant at Groveland. She is responsible for assisting with daily operations and serving as a welcoming presence for visitors entering the gallery. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History and Theology, and a minor in the Philosophy of Law and Politics from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. During her time studying Art History, she developed an interest in the business and legal side of the art world, particularly in the antiquities market.
She served as a Curatorial and Digital Research Assistant at the American Museum of Asmat Art at St. Thomas, where she worked to digitally repatriate the historical records of Asmat cultural heritage objects. This project informed her passion for crafting ethical approaches to museum and gallery work, which she brings into her role at Groveland.
Mira grew up in South Minneapolis and currently resides in St. Paul.
Guinevere Keith is the Secretary of Groveland Gallery, Inc. She is the granddaughter of Alfred Keith, founder of the Groveland Gallery and Groveland Financial, Inc. Her liaison role supports the Gallery Director in their administrative and financial coordination with the Groveland Financial offices. She is helping steward Groveland Gallery forward, celebrating the timelessness, legacy and success of Groveland Gallery's unique community impact. Guinevere grew up around the Gallery and is so grateful to represent the third generation of the Keith Family's support and presentation of fine art at Groveland Gallery.
Additionally, Guinevere is a political theologian-in-training at Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA. From line leader at Kenwood Elementary School to earning a Master of Arts in Political Science at Boston University, Guinevere's career is both people-centered and policy-minded. She currently teaches community programming at Villanova's Center for Peace and Justice Education, inviting learners to explore the relationship between spirituality and social justice in their lives. She approaches the Groveland Gallery's corporate meeting minutes and book keeping with a sense of joy and wonder that her Grandfather Alfred shared.
Victoria Keith is Programming Director of Groveland Gallery, networking with local arts organizations, community organizations and city leaders. 2026 highlight events currently planned include participation in Doors Open citywide event featuring Groveland Gallery's historic gallery setting, 11th Annual Plein Air Smackdown Event July 25th, current Forever Young Group Exhibition and upcoming Nature Narratives Group Exhibition. Victoria has been involved with Groveland Gallery for 25 years and has done in depth research into the rich story of Groveland Gallery's history. This research has culminated into a hard cover book recounting the history of the 1894 Frank B. Long House in which the Groveland Gallery resides. Victoria graduated from the University of Minnesota Journalism school majoring in Advertising and Marketing. Her next 25 years were spent designing and hosting the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts on the Minneapolis Riverfront which featured over 200 Artists and other city events including the 4th of July Fireworks event on the Minneapolis Riverfront. Victoria's Italian great grandfather and great uncles were the plaster and sculpture artists who worked with Cass Gilbert at the MN State Capitol, St. Mary's Basilica, The State and Orpheum Theater. Victoria is a plaster artist herself. She is curating upcoming Groveland Gallery Art Shows and partnering with Minnesota Arts Organizations featuring Groveland Gallery's renowned and emerging Minnesota and Regional artists - as Groveland Gallery continues into its second fifty years of community based, thoughtful and inspiring programming.