Tara lives and work in Minneapolis, MN. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at galleries including The Burren College of Art in Ireland, The National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, Soo Local, Minnesota, Circa Gallery, MN, Artistry, MN, Sears Peyton Gallery, NY, Rosalux Gallery, MN. Tara has had numerous commisions , commercial and residential.

Eleanor McGough, originally from the Pacific Northwest, maintains a studio in Northeast Minneapolis.

Andy DuCett is from Winona, MN and received his M.F.A. from the University of Illinois and his B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Stout.

Gregory J. Rose Born in Easton, Pennsylvania- Gregory is an East Coast native transplanted in the Midwest. Formally educated at The Pennsylvania State University…

Tamara Brantmeier’s work seeks to unearth, through the act of paint, elements of identity, inner worlds, and seeing/invention.

The Phoenix has a new partner to exhibit artwork throughout the building. Please welcome Soo Visual Arts Center (SooVAC). Other blog posts describe their current exhibitions on display at their center in South Minneapolis. Visit their website for more information.

Event Starts: Saturday January 30th from 7pm - 8pm

You are invited to the premiere of Get Lucky 2021, The Stay at Home Edition, on Saturday January 30th from 7pm to 8pm. This will be the launch of our silent auction and a short film about SooVAC, bring popcorn plus adult beverages and cuddle up on the couch with us.

We’ll be posting updates and teasers here throughout January, and though Get Lucky will be free this year we welcome and deeply appreciate a donation of any amount.

Exhibition Runs: January 16 - February 14th, 2021- SooVAC will be closed Jan. 30-31 for our annual fundraiser.

For the last seven years Rachel Breen’s work has examined the labor rights of garment workers, a nexus for many challenges of capitalism- globalization, climate crisis, racism, and labor abuse. The Shapes We Take is yet another chapter in Breen’s commitment to making visible, systems that are hard to comprehend and deeply entrenched. And this is a critical time to address the way multinational brands privilege profit over human rights and inform American consumers about our complicity in the way garment workers are treated.

Exhibition Runs: January 16 - February 14th, 2021- SooVAC will be closed Jan. 30-31 for our annual fundraiser.

Nathanael Flink is reckless, at least in process when creating his paintings and sculptures. His intent is to defy expectations, inviting the viewer to question the validity of the frame, both in its physical and metaphorical context. Uff Da Gestalt is all about the surfaces without carefully defined corners.

Exhibition Runs: January 16 - January 24, 2021

To tell stories that are both personal and universal is Yijia Li’s lifelong pursuit. Her marks on canvas become a document of lives lived.

I love you 3000 is a collection of moments. The materials and techniques utilized in each painting becomes a way to capture the emotional resonance of that experience, at times abstract and in others expressionistic realism. Much like how we remember, some fragments crystal clear and others hazy with feeling that render the story better told in brush strokes and color palettes.

Soo Visual Arts Center is now reopen to in person visits. However our online programming will continue...stay tune for dates and times in November, we are just getting started. For now visit the archives of all the previous Virtual Connections programming.

Starting again on November 14th, Saturday - Sunday 11am - 4pm, you can come into the gallery and see the work in person - a limit of 10 guests at a time and masks are required. For alternate days please contact Carolyn at to make an appointment.

Held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving, the MCAD Art Sale is your chance to buy one-of-a-kind art created by students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices.

The MCAD Art Sale has gained a tremendous reputation as the metro’s top destination for affordable, appreciable artwork by leading-edge artists who are creating not only what’s new, but what’s next.

The Auction at MCAD is a unique art party for the creative community featuring exceptional quality artworks created by MCAD alumni, faculty, and staff sold via silent and live auction.

Learn more about the event and how to buy tickets.

Lots of exciting new art and artists will be on display in March including one piece you'll be sure to notice.

In addition to the new art, we are planning a smaller scale Art Crawl to coincide with our Third Friday gatherings. Join us in the River Room on March 16 at 6pm and meet MCAD artists and representatives to learn more about the Spring 2018 exhibit. 

Our first ever Art Crawl was wonderful on all counts - great turnout and an incredible team representing MCAD with presentations from MCAD Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement Cindy Theis, MCAD President Jay Coogan and artists Ed Charbonneau, Toni Dachis and Joel Terry. 

Thank you to all that generously pledged to grow the Permanent Collection by purchasing 4 pieces from the Fall 2016 MCAD Exhibition. We were able to successfully fund the campaign in only 4 days!

The Phoenix Permanent Collection is expanded through artwork donations and collective purchases made by residents. Please help us continue our mission to expand the Collection allowing us to exhibit art throughout the shared spaces which reflect the vibrancy of the global community we live in by participating in this amazing opportunity and further increase our participation in supporting MCAD artists. 

The nineteenth annual MCAD Art Sale is your chance to buy one-of-a-kind art created by students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices. This Minnesota tradition—featuring more than 7,000 pieces of art by nearly 400 emerging artists and designers, during three thrilling days of art sales—supports MCAD students and alumni directly. We're proud to report that 100% of the proceeds go directly to the artists, designers, and the MCAD Art Sale Scholarship Fund.