Opening Reception: Endless Horizons | In Relation | Most, Not All

Join us for the opening reception of three exciting new exhibitions:
- Fireside Gallery: Endless Horizons | FotoMatter Collective
FotoMatter is a Minnesota-based collective of artists and makers working across photography, book arts, and time-based media. Rooted in critique and collaboration, FotoMatter fosters a stronger, more inclusive community by uplifting its members’ creative practices. Transitioning from a critique group to a fully realized collective, FotoMatter cultivates a dynamic, accessible environment for both members and the broader public.
FotoMatter’s members explore humanity’s evolving relationship with nature through diverse approaches and perspectives. Together, these artists address themes of environmental interconnectedness, the impact of human activity, and the ways landscapes hold memory, shape identity, and drive transformation. Each artist weaves a narrative, offering multifaceted insights into humanity's ties to the environment.
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- Rotunda Gallery: In Relation | Suyao Tian
Suyao Tian works primarily with water-based media in her abstract paintings. She enlarges and alters biomorphic forms to create surreal landscapes inhabited by unfamiliar beings from an imagined world. Drawing on nature, memory, and subconscious thought, Tian transforms these experiences into visual symbols. In her paintings, she explores relationships among living forms and humanity’s place among animals, plants, and organisms yet to be discovered through new technologies and space exploration. Tian states, “I value the absence of a single, specific meaning, offering instead a quiet, open, and visually poetic space where imagination can exist freely.”
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- Hope Cook Gallery: Most, Not All | Joel Hansen