New Art Exhibit – Revive & Shine - Opens at The Mill Yard April 12

 

Revive & Shine

Opening Reception Sunday, April 12, 4:00 – 6:00pm

Stonebridge Lofts, 1120 S 2nd Street

Join the The Mill Yard opening reception to meet local artists, purchase original art, see neighbors and enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages. Chimborazo food truck will be on site with food to purchase.

The Mill City. Residents celebrate our area’s industrial heritage of the mighty Mississippi River and the mills. Today, what we see are the most recognizable Minneapolis landmarks. However, this is only part of the story. Rail lines were key to Minneapolis’ growth, and were particularly integral to the Mill District, bringing in wheat and timber and shipping out flour and lumber. We also honor the history of the mills, the reason for the rail yard’s existence. The Mill Yard aims to be both a gathering place for art and artists and a conduit by which art can be shared with and disseminated into the wider community.

Artists featured at this show:

Painter Ron Boehm is visual artist painting primarily in abstraction with acrylic paint. His compositions are inspired by his life experiences as well as the world around him. His focus is the strength and power of design and the use of various techniques to arrange strong contrasting colors. His objective is to develop a unique statement in each composition. His passion, fascination and play with color is obvious in his work. In addition, “Texture and the impact it can have on the outcome of the paintings has been incorporated in my efforts.” Ron currently lives in the Twin Cities after retiring from teaching art for forty-two years in North Dakota public schools.

Logan Chyla is a local ceramic artist working out of his studio at the Northern Clay Center. Logan makes wheel-thrown functional and decorative vessels intended for everyday use. He is fascinated by the ceramic making process and strives to show aspects of how pots are made throughout his body of work, as well as highlighting the unique marks made by the firing process. His focus is on atmospheric soda firing. Recently, Logan has also begun exploring new colors and surfaces using cone 10 reduction firing.

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Mark Kuhn is a professional fine art travel photographer with a passion for capturing the world’s beauty. His photographs of landscapes, architecture, culture and native beauty emphasize shape, line, texture and, most especially, color. “I chase stories through my lens alongside my wife and travel partner, Kris.” His body of work from traveling 37 countries, so far, is regularly exhibited at juried art shows, where he has received multiple high honors. In addition, his photographs have been recognized in international photography competitions. Mark is owner of Wanderlust Photography based in Maple Grove.

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Risa Nishiguchi is a ceramic artist with a focus on creating functional objects. On each piece she meticulously carves patterns to represent the flow of energy in everyday moments. Occasionally, patterns are revealed from the kiln flames during a soda firing. Risa received a BA in ceramic art from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and has been teaching pottery across the Twin Cities ranging from community classes to public high school education. She currently works as a ceramics studio coordinator at Eagan Art House.

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Rya Priede is a textile-mixed-media artist specializing in a unique form of traditional sewing and embroidery. Rya’s lifelong passion for sewing and textiles intersected with her love of illustration and interest in photography inspiring her to combine these elements into original images. Several years ago, she discovered the “Big Little Books” series of children’s books which were published from the 1930s to the 1960s. Drawn to both the illustrations and captions – taken out of context and viewed through a feminist lens – she found them witty, sometimes subversive and inspiring. She had the pages scanned and printed on paper. Then she sewed on them. Some pieces are on paper backed with linen and others are on inkjet Tyvek. “The backs are just as fun as the fronts. Removed from the printed illustration, it’s a pure record of the act of sewing.”

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Nancy Hemstad Seaton is a glass artist who has been creating her entire life. “It’s breathing.” She finds the physicality, technicality, fluidity and solid intense color of glass inspiration. “Together we express our feelings in a duet. It’s science and heart. Chemistry creates the colors; physics the shape.” Nancy creates functional pieces, such as plates and bowls, as well as jewelry and sculptural towers. She discovers that some of her pieces are straightforward coming out of the kiln exactly as planned. “In others I’ll put reactive colors together or let gravity and heat move things around.” Nancy and her husband live on the Gunflint Trail, “where the calm of a sunset or the power of a towering White Pine stir me to share that moment’s emotion.”

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Linda Snouffer is a multimedia botanical printmaker. Her combination of materials and techniques (from fiber arts, watercolor, acrylics, and pastels), has transformed timeless leaf printing into a fine art. All plant images in her multifaceted landscapes are created by printing grasses, leaves, and other plant material. Structural variations in grass stalks, blades and tassels print with remarkable artistic versatility to create meadows and cattails, while fern and yarrow leaf prints form woods. Each of the landscapes informs the viewer of the beauty and respect for native landscapes.