Layer by Layer

Recent Works by Anna Johnson

February 14, 2019 - April 27, 2019

Xcel Energy Gallery

Local printmaker Anna Johnson works with a variety of media, from watercolor, ink, and collage to various printmaking techniques, to create layers that document her creative process. Through her use of collage, she employs simple texture and natural items, such as birch bark and different fabrics. The imagery used by Johnson often is inspired by the roots in her Turtle Mountain Chippewa culture, as seen in her use of different totem animals and traditional designs.

Artist Talk: Kent Kapplinger and Anna Johnson
Thursday, March 7, 6 – 7 PM

Meet local printmakers Kent Kapplinger and Anna Johnson. Listen as they discuss their exhibitions, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Seasons and Northern Lights by Kent Kapplinger and Layer by Layer: Recent Works by Anna Johnson.

Free and open to the public

  • Anna Johnson, Creation Story, 2017, Mixed media, screen print and birch bark, 28 x 32 in.

Ongoing Exhibitions

Convergence: Hope, Love, Resilience, Rest, Community

Ongoing
Convergence: Hope, Love, Resilience, Rest, Community

This installation was created specifically for the atrium at Plains Art Museum as part of the exhibition Convergence: Health & Creativity. Inspired by Labovitz’s research on the psychological benefits of art, this piece celebrates the connection between art and well-being.

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S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

Ongoing
S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

The S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiment) project is a public art initiative led by Plains Art Museum in collaboration with NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia College. Sculptures are displayed for two years.

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No Time For Despair

Ongoing
No Time For Despair

To say that right now is the ideal time to make art that speaks directly to the people about social justice is an understatement. Because the very nature of art is to undertake or assume the role of a healer by shading light on the human condition.

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Bee in Flight

Ongoing
Bee in Flight

Community artist and school art teacher MeLissa Kossick, who guides youth classes at the Museum on art, gardens, and pollinators, has created an enchanting mosaic design in the Creativity Pathway in the Serkland Gallery called Bee in Flight.

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Fragile Preservation

Ongoing
Fragile Preservation
A Tallgrass Community

While the Tallgrass Prairie is a community made up of a great diversity of species, Fragile Preservation represents a selection of them.

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