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Oct 1, 2008
DESIGN: Letterpress Art, By Design
Profile by Britt Aamodt

Britt Aamodt offers an engaging profile of the up-and-comers behind Studio On Fire, which pairs the charm of old-world letterpress craftsmanship with new technology know-how and design savvy to come up with ingenious, gorgeous innovations in print design.
Nov 19, 2007
Ta-Coumba Aiken: Call and Response opens at the MIA
Jennifer Holder

Local muralist Ta-Coumba Aiken has been garnering a lot of attention lately, most recently for his new exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Jennifer Holder offers a bit of back story on this artist's career.
Nov 12, 2007
ZOOM IN: Photographer, Video, and Sound Artist Usry Alleyne
Jon Skuldt

Writer Jon Skuldt offers an engaging profile of Alleyne's provocative work, which straddles the uncomfortable chasm between beauty and horror.
Jul 28, 2005
Jim Denomie: Finding the New Country in the Old
Lightsey Darst

Lightsey Darst went to see Jim Denomie in his studio, to talk to him about his work. He's pursuing a new direction in his paintings and a whole new body of work has resulted--but it's one that feeds back into the work he's always done.
Apr 18, 2005
Anastasia Ward: The Re-Fleshing of Childhood
Amanda Vail

Amanda Vail speaks here with Anastasia (Asia) Ward about her intriguing and evocative sculptures and about what they are turning into.
Aug 7, 2004
Michael Sommers: Appearing in Your Driveway (and Other Places Too)
Jaime Kleiman

Michael Sommers, an artist/puppeteer of rare gifts, talks to Jaime Kleiman about his work.
Jun 8, 2004
Alec Soth, Sleeping by the Mississippi, Is Now Wide Awake in Minneapolis
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon revisits Alec Soth after his appearance in the Whitney Biennial to find out what happens to an artist when sudden fame arrives.
Nov 10, 2003
Featured Artist: Piotr Szyhalski
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon has written a profile of Piotr Szyhalski in two parts and an intermission; read this for a fascinating account of a man, a body of work, an institution, and a little politics.
Sep 7, 2003
Featured Artist: Alison Gerber, Fellow Traveler
Andrew Knighton

Alison Gerber is this month's Featured Artist. Each month a different mnartists.org member artist will be chosen as the subject of an in-depth article. We hope you enjoy this look at the range and variety of the artists to be found on the site.
Aug 1, 2003
Who Really Wants to Be Kinged?: Connie Wanek
Jean Sramek

Jean Sramek here contributes the first Featured Artist article, on poet Connie Wanek of Duluth. Every month we will feature an artist from mnartists.org. We hope you will enjoy coming to know some of the rich variety represented on the site.

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