Past Exhibitions

Previous Exhibitions: 2024-2026

 
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Splish, Splash, Story: Selections from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Splish, Splash, Story: Selections from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

On view January 31, 2026 - July 26, 2026

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Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters
Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters

On view January 10 - May 3, 2026

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Youth Art Month 2026
Youth Art Month 2026

On view March 1 - April 6, 2026

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A Spectacle in Motion: The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World  
A Spectacle in Motion: The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World  

On view March 18, 2025 - March 1, 2026

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Once Upon a Shore
Once Upon a Shore

On view January 25, 2025 - January 4, 2026

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Alexis Rockman: Oceanus
Alexis Rockman: Oceanus

On view June 28, 2025 - January 4, 2026

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Michael Kareken: Ebb and Flow
Michael Kareken: Ebb and Flow

On view August 30 - December 28, 2025

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Upper Mississippi River Plein Air: Boats, Bridges and Backwaters
Upper Mississippi River Plein Air: Boats, Bridges and Backwaters

On view September 2  - November 28, 2025

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Dwelling
Dwelling

On view April 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

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Erik Jon Olson: Waste Not
Erik Jon Olson: Waste Not

On view May 3, 2025 to August 24, 2025

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Edward Burtynsky: Water
Edward Burtynsky: Water

On view January 11 - June 22, 2025

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Shelly Mosman: Currents
Shelly Mosman: Currents

On view January 11, 2025 - April 27, 2025

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Youth Art Month 2025
Youth Art Month 2025

On view March 1 - 31, 2025

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A Nation Takes Place
A Nation Takes Place

On view August 21, 2024 - March 2, 2025

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Judy Onofrio: Deep Dive
Judy Onofrio: Deep Dive

On view June 29, 2024 - January 5, 2025.

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Kajahl: Ultra Mare
Kajahl: Ultra Mare

On view July 13, 2024 - January 5, 2025

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Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity
Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity

On view January 27, 2024 - January 5, 2025

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Re/Framing The View: Nineteenth-century American Landscapes
Re/Framing The View: Nineteenth-century American Landscapes

On view October 14, 2023 - August 4, 2024

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Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh, It Flows Continuously: Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh, It Flows Continuously: Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin

On view January 27 - July 7, 2024

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Mustafah Abdulaziz: Water
Mustafah Abdulaziz: Water

On view January 14 - June 23, 2024

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Reflective Impressions: The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition
Reflective Impressions: The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition

On view January 20 - May 5, 2024

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Youth Art Month 2024
Youth Art Month 2024

On view March 1 - 31, 2024

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Kristian Brevik: Art for Fish/Art for Humans
Kristian Brevik: Art for Fish/Art for Humans

On view September 16, 2023 - January 21, 2024

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Seascapes: Traditional Marine Art from the Collection of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Seascapes: Traditional Marine Art from the Collection of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

On view September 2, 2022 - January 14, 2024

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Waking Worlds: Wondrous Reads for Curious Minds
Waking Worlds: Wondrous Reads for Curious Minds

On view January 28, 2023 – January 7, 2024

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Kimble A. Bromley: Moby-Dick
Kimble A. Bromley: Moby-Dick

On view September 8, 2023 - January 7, 2024

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From Sea to Paper: The Gyotaku Prints of Dwight Hwang
From Sea to Paper: The Gyotaku Prints of Dwight Hwang

On view September 16, 2023 - January 7, 2024

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Previous Exhibitions: 2020-2023

 
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Creating The Illusion of Light: Contemporary Landscape Painters
Creating The Illusion of Light: Contemporary Landscape Painters

On view 13 - September 30, 2023

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The Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society
The Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society

On view May 13 - September 30, 2023

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Liz Sexton: Out of Water
Liz Sexton: Out of Water

On view May 6 - Sept. 3, 2023

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Courtney Mattison: Undercurrent
Courtney Mattison: Undercurrent

On view May 6 - Sept. 3, 2023

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Ian Hanesworth: Fragments of this Living Earth
Ian Hanesworth: Fragments of this Living Earth

On view Jan. 28 - April 30, 2023

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On the Surface: Flora Inspired Ceramics of Hitomi Hosono
On the Surface: Flora Inspired Ceramics of Hitomi Hosono

On view Jan. 28 - April 30, 2023

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Keinen Kachō Gafu: The Bird and Flower Prints of Keinen Imao
Keinen Kachō Gafu: The Bird and Flower Prints of Keinen Imao

On view Jan. 28 - April 23, 2023

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Youth Art Month 2023
Youth Art Month 2023

On view March 2023

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Water Stories: New Work by Anne Labovitz
Water Stories: New Work by Anne Labovitz

On view Sept. 30, 2022 - Jan. 22, 2023

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Karen Savage-Blue: Laughing Waters
Karen Savage-Blue: Laughing Waters

On view Sept. 16, 2022 - Jan. 15, 2023

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Nick Wroblewski: The Draw of the Lake
Nick Wroblewski: The Draw of the Lake

On view Oct. 28, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023

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Ukrainian Art For Ukrainian Kids: Selections of Ukrainian Children’s Art from the International Children’s Owl Art Contest
Ukrainian Art For Ukrainian Kids: Selections of Ukrainian Children’s Art from the International Children’s Owl Art Contest

On view 2021

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European Art
European Art

On view through October 21, 2022

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Impressions of Water: Prints by Clara Ueland 1997-2022
Impressions of Water: Prints by Clara Ueland 1997-2022

On view May 27 - Sept. 25, 2022

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German Expressionism and the Sea
German Expressionism and the Sea

On view Oct. 12, 2021 - Sept. 23, 2022

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Sonja Peterson: What the Trade Winds Brought
Sonja Peterson: What the Trade Winds Brought

On view May 6 - September 11, 2022

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American Art
American Art

On view through August 27, 2022

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Dudley Edmondson: Northern Waters
Dudley Edmondson: Northern Waters

On view Sept. 10, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

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Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America
Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America

On view Jan. 28 - May 22, 2022

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Eric Mueller: Reset 2021
Eric Mueller: Reset 2021

On view January 7 - May 1, 2022

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David Bowen: The Journey
David Bowen: The Journey

On view Oct. 9, 2021 - Jan. 23, 2022

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The American Society of Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition
The American Society of Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition

6/18/2021 - 10/3/2021

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Water: Shots Magazine Group Photography Exhibition
Water: Shots Magazine Group Photography Exhibition

4/30/21 - 9/5/21

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20th Century British Master Marine Artists
20th Century British Master Marine Artists

4/16/21 - 6/13/21

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Memories of Titanic
Memories of Titanic

3/3/2020 - 6/6/2021

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Tony Duran: California
Tony Duran: California

1/8/2021 - 4/25/2021

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Frederick D. Somers: Miracle of Waters
Frederick D. Somers: Miracle of Waters

1/15/2021 - 4/11/2021

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Greg DeGrace: Driftless
Greg DeGrace: Driftless

10/2/2020 - 1/10/2021

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Christian Vizl: Silent Kingdom
Christian Vizl: Silent Kingdom

9/11/2020 - 1/3/2021

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Mark Herman: Landmarks
Mark Herman: Landmarks

5/29 - 9/27/2020

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Christy Lee Rogers: Baroque Water Worlds
Christy Lee Rogers: Baroque Water Worlds

5/8 - 9/6/2020

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Shutterbug: The Mid-Century Photography of David Tewes
Shutterbug: The Mid-Century Photography of David Tewes

1/10 - 5/3/2020

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Gregory Euclide: Observation Infiltration
Gregory Euclide: Observation Infiltration

1/24 - 5/24/2020

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Previous Exhibitions: 2017-2019

 
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Oh, Canada!
Oh, Canada!

11/3/2019 - 2/27/2020

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H2OH! Art Quilts
H2OH! Art Quilts

9/5/2019 - 1/19/2020

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Seth Casteel: Underwater Dogs
Seth Casteel: Underwater Dogs

8/23/2019 - 1/5/2020

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Selections from the Collections
Selections from the Collections

3/5/2019 - 10/31/2019

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Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi
Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi

5/9/2019 - 9/1/2019

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Maarten Platje: The Early History of the U.S. Navy
Maarten Platje: The Early History of the U.S. Navy

5/3/2019 - 8/18/2019

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Anna Metcalfe: Upstream
Anna Metcalfe: Upstream

1/11/2019 - 5/5/2019

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Maria Svarbova: Swimming Pool
Maria Svarbova: Swimming Pool

1/25/2019 - 4/28/2019

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This is New York
This is New York

10/2/2018 - 2/28/2019

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Annie Hejny: Waterlines
Annie Hejny: Waterlines

8/31/2018 - 1/6/2019

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Craig Blacklock: St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers – The Enduring Gift
Craig Blacklock: St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers – The Enduring Gift

10/26/2018-1/20/2019

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Eagles Over the Water: A Preview of the National Eagle Center's Collection of Eagles in American Culture
Eagles Over the Water: A Preview of the National Eagle Center's Collection of Eagles in American Culture

6/01/2018 - 10/14/2018

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Thomas Paquette: America's River Re-Explored, Paintings of the Mississippi from Source to Gulf
Thomas Paquette: America's River Re-Explored, Paintings of the Mississippi from Source to Gulf

4/20/2018 - 08/26/2018

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Selections From the Collections
Selections From the Collections

3/6/2018 - 9/27/2018

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Leo and Marilyn Smith Retrospective
Leo and Marilyn Smith Retrospective

1/12/2018 - 04/15/2018

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Mary Solberg: Water Portraits
Mary Solberg: Water Portraits

1/7/2018 - 5/20/2018

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Ryuta Nakajima: Squid and I, An Art and Science Symbiosis
Ryuta Nakajima: Squid and I, An Art and Science Symbiosis

10/6/2017 - 1/7/2018

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The Art of North Atlantic Fishing
The Art of North Atlantic Fishing

10/3/2017 - 3/1/2018

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Mississippi River Photo Shootout: A Juried Exhibition of Mississippi River Photography
Mississippi River Photo Shootout: A Juried Exhibition of Mississippi River Photography

9/1/2017 - 12/23/2017

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The 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
The 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists

6/23/2017 - 9/24/2017

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Kodachrome Memory: Both Sides of the Mighty Mississippi, Photographs by Nathan Benn
Kodachrome Memory: Both Sides of the Mighty Mississippi, Photographs by Nathan Benn

4/21/2017 - 8/27/2017

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Watershed Cairns: Water Marked with Art
Watershed Cairns: Water Marked with Art

4/7/2017 - 6/18/2017

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New Additions and Old Favorites
New Additions and Old Favorites

3/7/2017 - 6/11/2017

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Confluence: Geography, History, and Culture at the Intersection of the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers, Photographs by Luke Erickson 
Confluence: Geography, History, and Culture at the Intersection of the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers, Photographs by Luke Erickson 

1/3/2017 - 4/16/2017

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Previous Exhibitions: 2014-2016

 
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Minnesota Illustrated: The Prints of Adam Turman 
Minnesota Illustrated: The Prints of Adam Turman 

12/9/2016 - 4/2/2017

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Jack Gray: Canadian Marine Artist 
Jack Gray: Canadian Marine Artist 

11/8/2016 - 3/2/2017


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River Perspectives: Paintings by Tom Maakestad and Don Schmidlapp
River Perspectives: Paintings by Tom Maakestad and Don Schmidlapp

8/26/2016 - 12/23/2016

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Ink and Water: Sailors' Tattoos 
Ink and Water: Sailors' Tattoos 

8/5/2016 - 12/4/2016

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The Shakespeare Quilts Community Exhibition: A GRSF Tradition 
The Shakespeare Quilts Community Exhibition: A GRSF Tradition 

6/22/2016 - 7/31/2016

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The Hand of the River: Works by Moira Bateman and Leo Smith III 
The Hand of the River: Works by Moira Bateman and Leo Smith III 

4/29/2016 - 8/21/2016

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The American Society of Marine Artists North Region Exhibition 
The American Society of Marine Artists North Region Exhibition 

4/15/2016 - 7/24/2016

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150 Years of Marine Art 
150 Years of Marine Art 

3/20/2016 - 11/3/2016

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River Life: Recent Work by David Eberhardt 
River Life: Recent Work by David Eberhardt 

1/15/2016 - 4/24/2016

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Spiritual Offerings: Photographs by Douglas Beasley 
Spiritual Offerings: Photographs by Douglas Beasley 

1/8/2016 - 4/10/2016

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Additions and Old Favorites 
Additions and Old Favorites 

11/8/2015 - 3/17/2016

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Surfacing: Rhea Pappas 
Surfacing: Rhea Pappas 

10/23/2015 - 1/10/2016

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Surfacing: Samantha French 
Surfacing: Samantha French 

10/16/2015 - 1/3/2016

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Mississippi River Scenes by James D. Butler 
Mississippi River Scenes by James D. Butler 

8/15/2015 - 11/5/2015

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Open to Interpretation: Water's Edge 
Open to Interpretation: Water's Edge 

8/14/2015 - 10/9/2015

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Ocean Soul: National Geographic Photographs by Brian Skerry 
Ocean Soul: National Geographic Photographs by Brian Skerry 

7/24/2015 - 10/11/2015

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Seeking the Sublime: Works by Stephen Hilyard 
Seeking the Sublime: Works by Stephen Hilyard 

5/1/2015 - 7/15/2015

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The Wood Engravings of Winslow Homer 
The Wood Engravings of Winslow Homer 

4/10/2015 - 8/7/2015

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The Art of the Ship Model 
The Art of the Ship Model 

1/23/2015 - 4/3/2015

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A Life Aquatic: Don Frey Retrospective 
A Life Aquatic: Don Frey Retrospective 

1/16/2015 - 4/26/2015

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The Legendary Jack Gray 
The Legendary Jack Gray 

10/26/2014 - 3/29/2015

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Classic Images: Ansel Adams Photographs 
Classic Images: Ansel Adams Photographs 

10/17/2014 - 1/11/2015

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Revisiting Twain's Mississippi: New Photographs by Chris Faust 
Revisiting Twain's Mississippi: New Photographs by Chris Faust 

8/15/2014 - 10/12/2014

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Carved by the River: Woodcut Prints by Nick Wroblewski 
Carved by the River: Woodcut Prints by Nick Wroblewski 

7/6/2014 - 10/10/2014

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X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out 
X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out 

5/16/2014 - 8/10/2014

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The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

 4/18/2014 - 6/29/2014

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William Bradford and the Arctic 
William Bradford and the Arctic 

3/23/2014 - 10/24/2014

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River Sojourn: A Painter's Portfolio of the Mississippi River Blufflands 
River Sojourn: A Painter's Portfolio of the Mississippi River Blufflands 

3/7/2014 - 5/11/2014

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Andrea Rich: An Abundance of Riches
Andrea Rich: An Abundance of Riches

1/17/2014 - 4/13/2014

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Previous Exhibitions: 2013

 
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The Four Seasons: Leo & Marilyn Smith Folk Art
The Four Seasons: Leo & Marilyn Smith Folk Art

11/1/2013 - 3/2/2014

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Tri-State Invitational: 3 Women from 3 States
Tri-State Invitational: 3 Women from 3 States

10/25/2013 - 1/12/2014

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Off the Wall Marine Art
Off the Wall Marine Art

10/19/2013 - 3/21/2014

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Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible
Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible

8/6/2013 - 10/20/2013

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Sacred Waters: Photography by John Stanmeyer
Sacred Waters: Photography by John Stanmeyer

8/1/2013 - 10/27/2013

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Valor in Marine Art
Valor in Marine Art

3/23/2013 - 10/18/2013

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Online exhibitions
 

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.