Nicollet Island: A Visual History

James Conaway

September 7 - October 19, 2019

James Conaway "BSF Railroad Bridge"
2019 | oil on canvas | SOLD
image: 36 x 47" | frame: 37 x 48"

James Conaway "Boom Island Bridge #1"
2019 | oil on yupo | SOLD
image: 16 x 20" | frame: 24 x 28"

James Conaway "Mississippi Vortex"
2019 | oil on canvas | $2,700.00
image: 36 x 36" | frame: 37 x 37"

James Conaway "175 East Island Avenue"
2019 | oil on canvas | SOLD
image: 17.5 x 25" | frame: 19 x 26"

James Conaway "St. Anthony East Bank"
2019 | oil on wood | $1,800.00
image: 24 x 24" | frame: 25 x 25"

James Conaway "Stone Arch Bridge Construction"
2019 | oil on wood | $3,200.00
image: 36 x 48" | frame: 40 x 52"

James Conaway "1st Hennepin Avenue Bridge"
2019 | oil on wood | $2,700.00
image: 36 x 36" | frame: 36.5 x 36.5"

James Conaway "Boom Island Bridge #2"
2019 | oil on yupo | $850.00
image: 12.5 x 16.5" | frame: 17 x 21"

James Conaway "St. Anthony Falls"
2019 | oil on canvas | SOLD
image: 36 x 48" | frame: 37 x 48"

James Conaway "St. Anthony Falls 1680"
2019 | oil on natural wood | SOLD
image: 15 x 37"

James Conaway "Nicollet Island Morning Light"
2019 | oil on canvas | $2,700.00
image: 36 x 36" | frame: 36.5 x 36.5"

Jim Conaway "Nicollet Island Tree Study"
2019 | charcoal, ink and water on yupo | SOLD
image: 12 x 25.5" | frame: 19 x 33"

Jim Conaway "Pathway"
2019 | pastel and water on yupo | SOLD
image: 11.5 x 26" | frame: 17 x 31"

James Conaway "Aerial Twin Cities"
2019 | oil on wood | sold
image: 24 x 48" | frame: 25.5 x 49.5"

James Conaway "Merriman's Bridge #2"
2019 | oil on wood | SOLD
image: 24 x 49" | frame: 25 x 49"

Nicollet Island: A Visual History

Groveland Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Nicollet Island: A Visual History, an exhibition of new paintings by James Conaway. Conaway is a former Hamline University professor who taught studio art and art history for over three decades. He is now a full-time artist. Conaway has been represented by Groveland Gallery since 1996 and has exhibited extensively for over 50 years, including shows at the Walker Art Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts.

Conaway has a life-long interest in observing and responding to the Minnesota landscapes which surround him. For the last 40 years, he has worked three blocks from Nicollet Island in his studio at the Traffic Zone building on 3^rd Avenue in Minneapolis. In July of 2016, Conaway moved his residence one block east of the island. This move precipitated more regular walks around the area. These frequent walks piqued Conaway’s interest in the island and its history. This show, Nicollet Island: A Visual History, is a confluence of this research and his impressions of this historically significant landmark.

Conaway writes, “This solo exhibition about Nicollet Island is my vision. Ultimately, my aesthetics have taken precedence over history and reality.”

The artist will be present at the opening reception Saturday, September 7 from 2-5 pm. The opening reception and exhibition runs concurrently with Shorelines by Anne DeCoster. Both shows continue through October 19, 2019.

For more historical information, you can read Conaway’s writing on his works HERE.

Nicollet Island: A Visual History

James Conaway

Nicollet Island: A Visual History

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