5 gallery shows to brighten January for Twin Cities art lovers January 14, 2021 11:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minneapolis Institute of Art and Walker Art Center won t reopen until Jan. 28, but galleries are already welcoming art lovers back. Here are five new shows you can check out in person as long as you wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Four Minnesota artists
Teresa Audet, Martha Bird and Amy Usdin get hands-on in their art during a time when touch feels almost forbidden. Their work is part of Woven, opening Jan. 15 in the Inez Greenberg Gallery at Bloomington Center for the Arts. In another exhibition, located in the Atrium, Bob Schmitt uses Chinese-style brushwork to create paneled paintings of iconic Minneapolis scenes. (8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon., Tue. & Thu.; 8-4:30 Wed. & Fri. 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington. 952-563-8575 or artistrymn.org. Woven ends Feb. 19, Schmitt Feb. 26)