View both Mary Griep’s multicultural collection of drawings and mixed media in Anastylosis and Amy Toscani’s playful sculptures in Everyday Epic: the Wild, Weird, Wacky World of Amy Toscani at The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery through February and March. Griep’s work varies from graphic drawings of cathedrals to colorful mixed media of mosques. Toscani’s work has been featured around the Midwest and will soon include a newly commissioned permanent installation for the Lowertown Artway Project in Saint Paul.

Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
www.stkate.edu/gallery
(651) 690-6644

SEASONS on St. Croix  
Simply Poetic

February 3 through February 28
February 3: First Friday Celebration

Regional artists, Andrew Fletcher and Jo Severson, are showing their work at Seasons on St. Croix for the majority of February. Fletcher’s paintings are exemplary of Midwestern simplicity through his clean and authentic portrayals of common everyday beauty. Similarly simple and elegant, Severson’s well-known pottery unique in its sturdy, functionality will also be shown.

SEASONS on St. Croix
401 Second Street, Hudson, WI 54016
www.seasonsonstcroix.com
(612) 377-7800

Raymond Avenue Gallery  
Parallel Themes

February 17 through March 30
Opening Reception: February 17, 6 to 8 p.m.

Plainspoken as the show title, potter Wayne Branum and painter Peter Presnail exhibit their respective works in this dichotomy of architecture and Midwest inspired work. Raymond Avenue Gallery owner and artist, Joseph Brown, will also be continuing to show his clay and latex sculptures in the lower level during the exhibition.

Raymond Avenue Gallery
761 Raymond Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55114
(651) 644-9200

Minneapolis Institute of Arts  
Pop-Up Park

January 19 through April 15

Gaining popularity since the recent recession, pop-up galleries, shops and parks are spreading across the nation. Celebrating this spontaneous idea of fleeting spaces, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is offering visitors a break from the cold, white winter with a relaxing temporary oasis.

General Mills Lobby, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
www.artsmia.org
(612) 870-3000

College of Visual Arts Gallery  
Walking: The New Forests of Thoreau’s America

January 30 through June 1
Opening Reception: February 2, 6 to 8 p.m.

Examine the transformation of the North American landscape since Henry David Thoreau wrote his essay “Walking” in this installation by Kenneth Steinbach. Using European Buckthorn—a non-native plant introduced to North America around the same time “Walking” was written—Steinbach plays with modern concepts of ownership and control, challenging visitors to reevaluate their relationships with nature.

College of Visual Arts Gallery
173 Western Avenue North, Saint Paul, MN 55102
www.cva.edu
(651) 290-9379