Past Exhibitions

Taking inspiration from a holistic nature of human experience, Convergence: Heath & Creativity – New Work by Anne Labovitz is a body of work by noted international and Minnesota-based artist Anne Labovitz.

Every other year, the Fargo-Moorhead Visual Artists (FMVA) invites its member artists to respond to a creative challenge tied to a specific theme. For this edition of Constraint, artists were asked: What Do You Think It Looks Like?

Inkpa Mani is an Indigenous, Mexican/American artist from Minnesota and Chihuahua, MX. Throughout his work, he blends modern techniques with traditional Native American aesthetics. Based in rural Minnesota, Inkpa Mani creates work that celebrates the beauty of the modern Indigenous world.

Water Talks features photographs of Indigenous communities in Standing Rock and the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Mexico affected by water access and sustainability issues.

This fall, Plains Art Museum will feature selections from our Permanent Collection relating to aspects of the supernatural.

Anna Johnson bridges the gap between the world she lives in and the culture she came from. When she feels or experiences discrimination, she is moved to have an impact on social injustice, religion and spirituality, and other issues that Native Americans, women, and people everywhere face daily.

This exhibition highlights exemplary projects from HCE 743: Experiential Sketching, a course led by architect and professor Nicholas Wickersham at North Dakota State University.

Over the past two decades, Smith has documented significant cultural shifts in academic and public libraries, primarily across the United States, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Her work highlights the library’s role in knowledge stewardship, capturing the evolution from traditional card catalogs and stacks to digitization and artificial intelligence.

This year’s 2024 Spring Gala Art Auction will fill you with wonder and awe, as you peruse over 50 works by talented artists from all over the country.

Ghost Writing is a compelling, mid-career retrospective showcasing work by Jaque Fragua, a contemporary artist from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. Fragua works in a diverse array of media, including digital painting, sculpture, installation, and public art. His distinct style is characterized by bold colors and mark-making as well as thoughtful approach to appropriation.

Emma Katka, a self-taught artist from Grand Forks, ND, seeks solace through emotive photography and collage. Her stomping grounds for creation are often abandoned buildings, the open prairie, old magazines, and wherever inspiration illuminates moments within daily life.

This exhibition celebrates the vision, ingenuity, and talent of North Dakota teen artists. Since 2015, Plains Art Museum and the Red River Valley Writing Project have partnered to serve as the state affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Plains Art Museum is honored to feature over 50 works of art from nationally acclaimed artist Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota). Oscar Howe: Ikíćiksapa, focuses on Howe’s complete artistic process from the drawings he developed on his drafting table to his completed paintings ready for the gallery wall.

After a 25-year exploration of all aspects of Lakota lifeways through ceremony, dance, and prayer, Gerald Cournoyer presents his observations in his newest solo exhibition, Sending A Voice. Gerald Cournoyer rejects Edward Curtis’s observations that the Lakota are a people of the past.