2022

April 2022

6A High School Art Competition

Exhibit of selected art work from this year’s High School 6A Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition and Competition at Fergus Falls, MState. Curator selected 15-20 pieces for exhibit at LRAC before competitors moved on to the State level. Exhibit was only up for the month of April.

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May – June 2022

Portraits

LRAC’s Main Gallery is hosting an exhibit dedicated to the art of portraiture. Representing portraits in all mediums, 30 regional artists are sharing their best work in this exhibit. The Portraits Exhibit will be open from now until June 30th with a public reception, May 17 from 5:30-7pm.

Aaron Brown (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Chris Mortenson, Moorhead
Pigmented Inkjet Print, $750

Abigail (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Linda Gaugert, Alexandria
Oil (Not for Sale)

Androgynous 9 (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Paul Seifert, Vergas
Oil on Canvas, $400

Ash (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Myron Sahlberg, Alexandria
Oil on Linen, $975

Boundaries (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Nancy Valentine, Underwood
Mixed Media Watercolor, Chinese Ink, Soft Pastel (Not for Sale)

Charlie (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: John House, Evansville
Oil on Panel (Not for Sale)

Child with Cucumber (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Naomi Bjorklund, Alexandria
Oil, $600

Desiree (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Eric Santwire, Fergus Falls
Photography, $150

Ellie (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Michael Burgraff, Fergus Falls
Photography on Aluminum, $75

Erika (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Rhea L. Northington, Alexandria
Acrylic, $200

Girl and Dog (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Haven Morrow, Fergus Falls
Watercolor (Not for Sale)

Girl (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Mary Williams, Clitheral
Clay, $200

Girl with a Heart Earring (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Laura Wagoner, Detroit Lakes
Photographic Paper on Mount Board, $200

Gloria (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Dean Anderson, Alexandria
Oil on Canvas (Not for Sale)

Glow (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Lyssa Lovejoy, Evansville
Oil Stick/Mixed Media (Not for Sale)

Hikma (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: W. Scott Olsen, Moorhead
Photograph, $400

Hope (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Heather Hubert, Fergus Falls
Photography (Not for Sale)

Last Days of 9 (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Cary Ann Krogsgaard, Detroit Lakes
Digital Photography (Not for Sale)

Lily (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Amanda Callahan, Fergus Falls
Acrylic on Canvas (Not for Sale)

Maestro Reflexionando (Pondering Teacher) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Dominic Facio, Fergus Falls
Photography, $300

MY Bunny (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Giorgia Mancini, Moorhead
Pigmented Ink Print (Not for Sale)

Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin, the day she transcended) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Marcella Rose, Pelican Rapids
Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas, $5900

Orange Headwrap (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Scott Kiemle, Vining
Oil Pastel, $300

Portrait of Joe Lush (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Amy Schmidt, Campbell
Watercolor (Not for Sale)

Raven (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Steve Nelson, Underwood
Mixed/Pastels (Not for Sale)

Reflect (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Taviahna Tanin, Moorhead
Pigmented Inkjet Print (Not for Sale)

Self Portrait of a Power Lifter (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Yvonne Hanley, Fergus Falls
Fabric and Thread (Not for Sale)

Self Portrait Simply Smiling (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Rebecca Koerner, Dilworth
Oil Painting (Not for Sale)

The Farmher (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Anna Lassonde, Detroit Lakes
Acrylic on Canvas, $130

Tressa with Atticus (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Judy Flicker, Morris
Oil on Canvas (Not for Sale)

Wistful (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

By: Ruth Hanson, Vining
Watercolor Batik, $800

July – September 2022

Regional Art Selected by Guest Juror

Always our most popular exhibit with regional artists. LRAC selects a high profile artist/arts professional to act as the juror for this exhibit. Open to all genres. Guest juror will select 15-20 pieces. Jurors in the past have been from Minnesota Museum of American Art, MNArtist.org, and Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This exhibit features artists that live in LRAC’s nine county region.

Tasha Kubesh

The Guest Juror for this exhibit is Tasha Kubesh. She is the previous Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at Plains Art Museum (2016- 2021) in Fargo, North Dakota, and Gallery Director at Flanders Art (2000- 2010) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tasha has over twenty years of experience working with contemporary visual artists and art in the Midwest region, specializing in the presentation of Modern American and regional Contemporary Art. Kubesh graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2001, and studied at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design, Paris, France, and at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

John Campbell (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

October – December 2022

Off The Wall

Lake Region Arts Gallery Committee juried the next exhibition at Lake Region Arts Council’s Main Gallery titled, “Off-the-Wall”. This exhibition runs October 4 – December 23, 2022. There will be 15 exhibiting artists from the LRAC’s 9 county region! “Off-the-Wall” features art that is 3D and 4D, that explores dimensional mediums and multiple techniques of creating art. Dimensional work such as sculpture, woodturning, ceramics, glass, fiber work, and mixed media. Anything that doesn't hang on the wall!