Andy DuCett: Home(town)
on view September 12, 2026 - January 24, 2027
Using the idea of a river town as a starting point, Andy DuCett will create multiple new site-specific installations for the Minnesota Marine Art Museum that start in the galleries but extend beyond the walls of the museum and into Winona, his hometown community, in the exhibition Home(town). Working across many artistic mediums, DuCett has a long history of fusing institutional presentation methods and languages with hyper-local visual and cultural vernacular. His work is often an invitation to literally participate, inviting the viewer to find familiar subjects and forms in unfamiliar arrangements and spaces.
DuCett has invited nationally acclaimed contemporary artists including Mark Dion, Allen Brewer, Carolyn Swiszcz, Deb Sokolow, Eric Carroll, Trever Hagan to contribute to the exhibition, bringing their distinct artistic practices into conversation with Home(town)’s themes.
Andy DuCett, conceptual digital sketch for Home(town).
About the artist
Andy DuCett is from Winona, MN and received his M.F.A. from the University of Illinois and his B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Stout. His artistic approaches span many disciplines in both studio and client environments. His work has been shown in galleries and museums around the country and is in the collections of The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Philbrook Museum of Art and The Walker Art Center. He has been featured by Artforum, New American Paintings, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post, as well as in publications from Toronto, Berlin, Tokyo, and London. He was the recipient of a 2017 McKnight Visual Arts Fellowship, a 2021 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant and is listed on the curated registry of the Drawing Center in New York City. His client list includes Hasbro, Travail Kitchen & Amusements, General Mills, Can Can Wonderland, Target and Meow Wolf. He has upcoming solo exhibitions at the MN Marine Art Museum in 2026 and The Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND in 2028. Starting in 2027, he will also be a Distinguished Dayton Hudson Visiting Teacher/Artist at Carleton College.
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MMAM acknowledges sustaining support from generous contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers, including ongoing support from our Board of Directors, the Elizabeth Callender King Foundation, and the Morgan Family Foundation.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.