The Phipps Center for the Arts

"We exhibit the influences we’ve had upon one another and the pleasure we take in each others’ art. Between us we find another sensibility, a third version which combines our insights and surprises us -- this odd experimental technique enables us to make things that we aren’t apt to make alone. It’s a surrender of a measure of each artist’s ego, making our art more social and more intimate –demonstrating the power of affection and trust in artworking." – Frank and Pamela (Gaard) (Minneapolis)

Gallery Two

"I am interested in fictionalized landscape infused with emotion, mystery, and dichotomy. I capture the changing natural world and its elements of rhythm, movement, and mystery. My paintings are a riot of color, spontaneity, exuberant gesture, and masterful poise animated with motion and layers of metaphor. Gathering information from experiences in nature, I borrow from my memories, drawing, embellishing, and distilling them into new dramatized landscapes." – Teresa Cox (St. Paul)

"My sculpture pursues the connection between the world of dreams and the world of our waking perceptions. I create works which suggest metamorphic beings that bridge the boundaries between the human, the animal, and the imagined. It is my intent that these sculptural forms are mysterious, ambiguous, and open to interpretation…" – Susan Feigenbaum (Eden Prairie)

"Photography is my way of immersing myself into the beauty and mystery of the world, to communicate a feeling, a curiosity, or reveal a truth. My photography has evolved to a visual meditation with the intention of capturing the unique aspects of the human spirit from other cultures in every day life. The deep connections between the children, families, and communities reveal the profound importance of relationships and interdependence to survive. The images are portraits of lives on the edge of survival, but with a firm embrace of life." -- Ken Olson (St. Paul)

"My work reflects my love of living, language, and line. Bears appeared in 1997, their world fully-formed and full of the humor and drama of simply surviving everyday life. The coffee drawings grew out of spending way too much time at local coffee shops. Because my hand and brain work best while drawing, I create primarily using pen and ink, colored pencil, or pastel…" -- Sue Rowe (Stillwater)

The Gift Gallery at The Phipps

The Gift Gallery features unique and affordable items by over 60 regional artists. This includes handmade work such as jewelry, pottery, photographs, paintings,
leather goods, sculpture, and more.

The gift gallery is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon; and one hour prior to performances and during intermission.

Join us as we re-open our gift gallery with new stock from our artists, with music and demonstrations.

Also, there is a 20% discount on Gift Gallery merchandise for Phipps Members on May 2 & 3. If you aren't a member, or your membership has lapsed, you may become a member by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Center in an amount of your choice.