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Denise Bunkert: The Art of Healing

By Janet Contursi

Thirteen years ago Denise Bunkert made a life-changing decision.

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The art of Richard Abraham

By Janet Contursi

In Spirit of Place, his landmark book on contemporary American landscape painting, John Arthur locates the early 1960s as the point where art lost connection with its historical traditions

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Tom Jones at All My Relations Gallery: Images of identity stolen and reclaimed

By Janet Contursi

The images are well known: totem poles, tomahawks and feathered headdresses are symbols we associate with American Indian culture and, more disturbing, with the essential identity of American India

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Outdoor Painters of Minnesota showing at the Frameworks

By Janet Contursi

What would a collection of Minnesota’s best contemporary landscape paintings look like? Much like the “Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Member Show,” currently at the Frameworks Gallery in St. Paul.

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The “flat-world” myth persists in the MIA’s globalization exhibit

By Janet Contursi

What can one say of an exhibit theme that is based on a book scholars have dismissed as culturally misinformed, propaganda, intellectually impoverished and shockingly ignorant of history?

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Tammy Ortegon and the Colorwheel Gallery: Where art and politics meet

By Janet Contursi

When you walk through the door of the Colorwheel Gallery in South Minneapolis, owner, artist and hair stylist Tammy Ortegon will greet you with a warm smile and an invitation to passionately discus

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Heidi Arneson paints Italy

By Janet Contursi

An exhibition of 25 Italy paintings by Heidi Arneson opened October 12 at the Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in St. Paul.

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Get ready for the St. Paul Art Crawl

By Janet Contursi

The St. Paul Art Crawl is just around the corner so it’s not too early to plan how you’ll navigate through so much art in so few hours (23 buildings, dozens of studios, 17 hours—do the math!).

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Derek Davis—painting nature’s moods

By Janet Contursi

Whether painting a scene of early morning, midday or twilight, Derek Davis tries to capture nature’s elusive qualities.

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