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We’re thrilled to share this article by Benjamin Merritt (@sore.boy.benjy)!!!!! Thank you @mplsart! Find the full article at the link in our bio✨⭐️✨

#dededecker #fresheyegallery #fresheyearts #mplsart #progressiveartstudio by @fresheyearts

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3 years ago

Paul Macharia’s work in progress looks so cool even at this unfinished stage!

It’s fun to peek behind the artistic curtain and see the way that Paul develops a realistic final piece from the loose, painterly areas of color you can see in this photo. We can’t wait to see the final painting!

#PaulMacharia #FreshEyeArts #ProgressiveArtStudio

ID: Paul’s work-in-progress painting, depicting the face of a young lion against a black background. Some facial features are beginning to be painted, while other features are indicated only as a faint drawn white outline. Paul’s work-in-progress painting, depicting the face of a young lion against a black background. Some facial features are beginning to be painted, while other features are indicated only as a faint drawn white outline. by @fresheyearts

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5 days ago

Deja Day’s colorful work looks even more beautiful in the sunlight 🌞

#DejaDay #FreshEyeArts #ProgressiveArtStudio

ID: Deja at her desk as she details a work-in-progress illustration. A window in front of her desk casts sunlight on her artwork. The abstract artwork features a colorful patchwork of squares next to a series of circles within circles. Deja at her desk as she details a work-in-progress illustration. A window in front of her desk casts sunlight on her artwork. The abstract artwork features a colorful patchwork of squares next to a series of circles within circles. by @fresheyearts

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Spooky season is here, and Fresh Eye artist Yousha Tighe knows how to celebrate! Yousha has been working on new stickers for the season, and these are just some of her designs 🎃👀👻

The last slide is a little peek "behind the curtain" at how Yousha used some found fabric and the Fresh Eye studio scanner to create these coolThe last slide is a little peek "behind the curtain" at how Yousha used some found fabric and the Fresh Eye studio scanner to create these cool#halloween🎃 layouts!

#FreshEyeArts #YoushaTighe #Halloween

ID: Five Images in a slide format.
Image 1: Black text on an orange, yellow and purple striped background, surrounded by different stickers. Text reads "Halloween stickers by Yousha Tighe"
Image 2: Nine stickers arranged in a grid format over an orange, yellow, and purple striped background. The stickers all feature different designs. Beginning in the top right corner, the designs are two wrapped candy pieces, a black cloak floating on its own in a ghostly fashion, four ghosts with cute smile faces in different postures, and a Frankenstein's monster head with a cute smile.
Image 3: Eight stickers arranged in a grid format over an orange, yellow, and purple striped background. The stickers all feature different designs. Beginning at the top right corner, the designs are a black cat, two black clouds, three sea creatures in black silhouette with their skeletons visible in x-ray style, and two eyeballs.
Image 4: Seven stickers arranged in a grid format over an orange, yellow, and purple striped background. Beginning at the top right corner, the stickers are a green alien with a cute smile, two colorful eyeballs, a mussel with yellow ooze and a brain floating from its open mouth, and three colorful sea creatures with their skeletons visible in x-ray style.
Image 5: An artist using a scanner, and orange, yellow and purple striped fabric to create the images shown above. They have long dark hair, and are wearing glasses and a blue sweater. They are standing in front of the scanner holding down the fabric. by @fresheyearts

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15 days ago

Artist Chris Hall has been working hard in our Eagan studio!

“Rainbow Picture” is just the latest in a series of landscapes by this prolific illustrator! Chris uses markers and watercolor to add many layers of color to his artworks, giving each one a complex, unique layered effect.

#ChrisHall #FreshEyeArts #ProgressiveArtStudio

ID: Chris smiling while holding up his artwork in an art studio. His artwork depicts a rainbow with heavy purple marker strokes combined with lighter pink, green, orange, and yellow strokes in watercolor. by @fresheyearts

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16 days ago

Fresh Eye artists Lamine Richards, Lynda Mullan, and Soon-Wai Wong are showing work in the Outside Forces exhibition by @artenables in Washington, DC this month!

The artists featured in Outside Forces share their personal experiences and interests through individual styles developed outside of mainstream art education and culture. We're honored to be a part of this show and see these artists reach a new audience!

If you're in the DC area, check it out before it closes on October 17th. 👍

#LamineRichards #LyndaMullan #SoonWaiWong #FreshEyeArts #ArtEnables

ID: (1) A graphic with text that reads "Outside Forces / August 22-October 17 at Art Enables / The 20th annual exhibition of self-taught artists / 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE / art-enables.org / Artwork detail: Kenny Mason (PASC)." (2) Artwork by Lamine Richards, depicting a mountainous landscape behind a forest, green field, and a pink reflective body of water. (3) Artwork by Lynda Mullan, depicting an abstract shape composed of various intersecting panels of color. (4) Artwork by Soon-Wai Wong, depicting a restaurant facade with tall glass windows and doors, and a sign overhead that reads "New Hong Kong Wok / Chinese Restaurant." A graphic with text that reads "Outside Forces / August 22-October 17 at Art Enables / The 20th annual exhibition of self-taught artists / 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE / art-enables.org / Artwork detail: Kenny Mason (PASC)." by @fresheyearts

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18 days ago

Isa Pavon-Ortiz, an artist in our Fresh Eye Arts program, gained a new fan today: Governor Walz!

Isa met Governor Walz during a visit to the Latine Heritage Month Group Exhibition at Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (@cluesofficial). Isa has a painting in the show, which the Governor took a moment to admire.

"All of us stand together as neighbors," Governor Walz said afterward. "The Minnesota that we love and care about comes out of the art, it comes out of the stories, it comes out of the hard work."

Thank you @mngovernor for taking the time to honor Latine Heritage Month and this talented community of artists!

ID: (1) Isa, who uses a motorized wheelchair, and Governor Walz in the gallery space. (2) Isa and Governor Walz talking and smiling in front of Isa's painting. The painting features an array of colorful flowers around a bottle containing soil and a butterfly. (3) A view from behind Isa as the Governor enters the gallery space, waving and smiling. by @fresheyearts

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23 days ago

Marissa Wegner’s latest commissioned mosaic is another STUNNING pet portrait!

#MarissaWegner #FreshEyeArts #PetArt

ID: A glass mosaic portrait of a dog with light brown fur, button ears, and a white snout. A glass mosaic portrait of a dog with light brown fur, button ears, and a white snout. by @fresheyearts

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a month ago

🌟Dede Decker: Staff Pick🌟

Fresh Eye's Gallery Coordinator @fresheyegallery eventually chose this piece, but it was tough.

"Not sure if I can really pick a favorite!! All of Dede's work brings me so much joy, especially since she shares my love for animals. I went with this piece because I love the irregular borders, muted color palette, and pops of bright yellow and orange."

See this piece and 19(!!) others in the gallery, then tell us which one is your favorite! by @fresheyearts

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Fresh Eye artist Mike Farrie was recently featured in the exhibition DPG REC at David Petersen Gallery in Minneapolis. We love this sports-themed piece!

Many thanks to @davidpetersengallery, and congratulations to Mike!

#MikeFarrie #FreshEyeArts #ProgressiveArtStudio

ID: (1) A room in David Peterson Gallery with white walls adorned with artwork in various mediums. On the right-side wall, a banner that reads “Protect Demo” is hung up. Beneath it are four framed art pieces. On the left-side wall is an installation art piece resembling a vending machine and two fiber art pieces. In front of these is a fiber art piece hung near the center of the room. (2) Mike’s painting, which is divided into quadrants, each depicting a different sport: a baseball diamond, a soccer field, a football field, and a basketball court. by @fresheyearts

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This summer we were hosts to artist in residence Nina Martine Robinson! Nina is a textile artist who has been involved with Fresh Eye Arts & Gallery in several ways since first connecting through the Eye to Eye exhibition in 2022 where she collaborated with Lynda Mullan. Nina participated in Eye to Eye again in 2023 with Becca Seevers, then went on to curate an exhibition at the gallery in 2024, PATHWAYS, which featured artists Lynda Mullan, Kelly Pals, and Lena Osman from the St. Paul studio. She has also volunteered for Fresh Eye art parties, open houses, workshops, studio tours, and more.

About her work, Nina says “The focus of my work in recent years has been human neurocomplexity as seen through the lens of a late diagnosed, cis-gender female on the autism spectrum. My new body of work explores the phenomenon of masking in autistic women. Utilizing discarded clothing, my artistic process begins by deconstructing these discarded garments. I then use a fabric collage technique to reassemble the clothing components into large geometric flat forms. The forms are intuitively stitched together resulting in a 3-dimensional soft sculpture or “mask.” Texture, movement and depth are achieved through repetitive stitching and manipulation of the structure.”

Nina completed her initial 6-week residency and has decided to stay on working alongside artists once a week in the St. Paul studio! Thank you for everything Nina! ❤️❤️❤️

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Image descriptions in alt text. Nina stands smiling in the St. Paul studio with her sculptures (one orange and one white) on the left side on a table. Below is red text on a white wavy shape that reads “Artist Residency with Nina Martine Robinson” by @fresheyearts

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