Fauna Opening Weekend

May 5-7, 2023

Party / Listen / Tour / Explore

Celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions, all under the theme of Fauna. Jubilantly eclectic paper mache sculptural works march through the gallery in an installation by Lix Sexton in Liz Sexton: Out of Water. Concurrently, ceramicist Courtney Mattison opens a solo exhibition that reminds us of the fragile beauty of living coral reefs Courtney Mattison: Undercurrent.

Opening Weekend Highlights

About the new exhibitions:

Courtney Mattison: Undercurrent

Courtney Mattison creates intricate and large-scale ceramic sculptural works that visualize climate change through the fragile beauty of marine life. Her sculptures inspired by coral reefs depict the delicate beauty found beneath the sea and highlight biodiversity impacted by human activity. 

Liz Sexton: Out of Water

Liz Sexton creates sculptures that blur the line between the animal kingdom and human life. Working with paper mâché, Sexton creates large masks of fish, birds, and mammals that are meant to be worn. The works often feature fauna that are facing threat, such as marine life, and sheds light on the displacement from their natural habitat that many animals experience as they are forced to live in our human world. 

This project is presented by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, with support in part from our Board of Directors, the Elizabeth Calendar King Foundation, Gundersen Medical Foundation, Winona Foundation, the Winona Community Foundation, and other generous sustaining contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers. 

Special thanks to our sponsors and partners, Lake and Company (Media Partner), and the Blue Heron Coffeehouse (Hospitality Partner).