Congratulations to all the artists who were selected to be a part of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts show this year. This year, 2,821 entries across 8 different categories were received, and only 333 made the final cut into the show. This year’s spectacular show features more than 40 artists affiliated with the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District or NEMAA had their works at the Fine Arts Building, with many of those winning awards.
Several of this year’s judges have ties to the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District as well: Suyao Tian, Terrence Payne, Gwen Partin, Susan Feigenbaum, and Tia Keobounpheng. With so many entries in all the categories, we can only imagine what a tough task they had in selecting the finalists for this year’s show.
In the Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media category district artist Leslie Barlow won the Minnesota Museum of American Art and the Weisman Art Museum Award for “At Home (stressed or happy, I just be laying out).” Jo Garrison won third for “Vintage 60’s Dress (Grandma)” and Emily Quandahl won honorable mention for “coruscate.”
Other artists from Northeast Minneapolis who were selected for this category include: Katherine Boyce, Stephen Capiz, Joseph Gallup, Nicholas Harper, Suzanne Howe, Brian Jensen, Brendan Kramp, Greg Lecker, Dyan Padgett, Christopher Palbicki, Mark Peterson, Kimberly Tschida Petters, Al Porter, Alison Price, Ashtyn Sibinski, Suzanne Skon, Linda Snouffer, Mary Catherine Solberg, Patrizia Vignola, and Russ White.
Sculpture category artists include: Kyle Fokken and Cam Zebrun. In the Watercolor/Goache/Casein/Tempera category: Jill Kittock won second place for “Elegant Enigmas” and Suzanne Shaff won fourth place for “Rooster Man of Havana.” Also included in this category: Anna Stargirl Art, Kristine Fretheim, Pierangela Garau and Sander Kolodziej.
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For Drawing/Pastel, Cory Favre was awarded honorable mention for “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” Printmaking selected artists include: Beth Dorsey, John Finkler, and Brian Wagner, who took home first place for “Of Ill-Omen & Clipped Wings.” Local Textiles/Fiber selected artists: Deborah Foutch and Julie Caffey.
In the photography category, Keith Taylor won first for “Crossed Trees,” and Shelly Mosman won honorable mention for “Grace.” Other local photographers include: Mike Behr, Beth Dow, Cynthia Fleury, Mike Hazard and Nicole Houff.
Studio Here artists with ties to the District include: Lindsay Doyle on August 25, Kao Lee Thao on August 28, Mike Welton on August 29. Studio Here is a special exhibition that provides a window into the practice of 12 Minnesota artists. Each selected artist spent 12 hours in the Fine Arts Building creating art and giving the public a glimpse into their artistic process.
Congratulations to all artists who were a part of this incredible show! Click here to view all the art in this year’s show. Apologies to anyone local who may have been left out of the list. Please contact us if we missed your name.
Article and On-site Photos by Lisa Roy