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Welcome to Art to Change The World’s Art Treasures Gallery.

The works you see listed are available for immediate purchase. Please contact info@arttochangetheworld.org with the number of the artwork you are interested in purchasing. Prices are for artworks ready to hang.  Many of the artists have alternative pricing for non-profit shoppers.  ACW retains 20% of sale price for operating expenses. 

ACW is now able to install art (for a fee) if requested, with a secure, theft proof hanging system.

Criteria For Treasures Gallery Submission

You need to apply to join the Treasures Gallery.  Watch the Newsletter for the next opportunity. Contact  to request edits to this page. kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com

We support First Amendment Rights and freedom of expression. Opinions expressed in artistic pieces are those of the artists do not necessarily represent those of Art to Change the World. 

SEE SOLD WORK HERE.

Catherine Palmer 

1. Infiniti in Blue
Catherine Palmer
Acrylic on Canvas
24″ x 28″
Retail $672.00 – Non-profit $550.00 (unframed)

If framing is requested add additional $500.00 to the price for a floater frame.

I am an acrylic painter for whom process is more important than concept or narrative.I use color and texture on canvas or panels, starting with free flowing gestures.  I like making a mess and pulling out composition from there.  My work is influenced almost entirely by the act of painting itself, and is spontaneously molded by internal and external forces.  Once I know the path of the painting I slow down my pace and make refining marks from there.  I strive to evoke a sense of looking into space or floating through space.

She/Her or They/Them      catherineapalmer.blogspot.com
Instagram: @paintingscatherinepalmer    Facebook: @CatherineAPalmerPainting   https://nemaa.org/artists/catherine-palmer/

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2. Cosmic Ripple
Catherine A Palmer
Acrylic Painting over Acrylic Pour / Spin Art on Canvas
Painting Size 12″x12″
Framed Black and Gold 13.5″x13.5″
$450.00

This abstract painting is a process painting. I use this style of painting as a meditative practice.  It helps me to create color and patterns in a playful way that produces a calming effect.

Catherine A. Palmer
612-807-6050

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3. Valley of Fire
Catherine Palmer
Acrylic on Canvas
24″x28″
(gallery wrapped /sides painted black/ wired and ready to hang)
Retail $672.00 – Non-profit $550.00 (unframed)
If framing is requested add additional $500.00 to the price for a floater frame.

This work is derived from the beautiful landscapes of the New Mexico desert.
I was fortunate to participate in an Artist in residency through Gallery 408 in Carrizozo, New Mexico.
While I was there, I visited a variety of local parks. The Valley of Fire is an old lava field. The surroundings of the park captures an interesting mix of terrain: the yukka, carrizozo grasses and hardened rolling rocky lava. The landscape was incredible to see first hand. Influenced by my experience I created this painting.

Catherine A. Palmer
612-807-6050

Layl McDill 

4. Garden Splash
Layl McDill
Polymer Clay, glitter, Wire on wood panel painted with acrylic.  Plexiglass cover.
24″x32″x 4″
Retail $1200. Non Profit $800

This piece was originally shown at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.  It was created to fill a room with joy and wonderment.  It celebrates the joy of water in the garden with a fanciful giant frog and bigger than life colorful butterflies.  Gardens are a place of respite and rejuvenation but people can’t always go out into a garden so I’ve been creating and teaching nature based classes for many years.  Since 2004 I have been teaching through the University of Minnesota Nature Based Therapy program.  When I teach these classes the goal is to bring the outdoors inside and create community with a project that focuses on nature.

https://laylmcdill.com

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5. Tomato Joy with Friends
Layl McDill
Polymer Clay, glitter, Wire on wood panel painted with acrylic.  Plexiglass cover.
24″x32″x 4″
Retail $1200. Non Profit $800

This piece was originally shown at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.  It was created along with three other pieces to fill a room with joy and engage the viewers in a way that would create a respite from the hard times they were experiencing.  This piece was inspired by my own tomato garden.  I have an old iron candelabra that I tie my tomatoes to when they get too tall. I always enjoy the  process and actually think of it as a work of art.  I wanted this piece to make the viewer think of the fun that can be had in a garden even when they are indoors.

https://laylmcdill.com

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6. How to Build a Giraffe
Layl McDill
Polymer Clay, Mica Powder, tacks, string
18″x18″x3
Retail $600   Non-profit price: $500

I drew this picture of this giraffe from a photo I took at a zoo. I think like many I have a love/hate relationship with zoos.  We love to get a chance to see an animal up close but we also feel bad seeing them taken out of their elements.  Zoos can be a very important tool in the conservation of endangered species and help us understand animals better.  As we attempt to keep animals from disappearing it is apparent that we can’t build animals and we have to do our best to preserve the ones we have.   I wanted this piece to be a reminder of this fact even as its title leads one to believe it is possible.  All the animals on the strings remind us of the amazing diversity we have in this world and how important it is to keep it.

https://laylmcdill.com

Kelly Frankenberg 

7. Window with a View
Kelly Frankenberg
Acrylic and Real Window
26×26 Framed Professionally with a real window
$1,700 retail – $1,200 non profit price

This piece is about seeing a view beyond what you can touch. A peaceful scene for the eye to rest. This was a collaboration with a framer.

Kelly Frankenberg works in a variety of media. Her work has been seen on mailboxes, windows, walls, pianos, TV, and many other places. She brings a sense of color, unity, meditation and positivity to her landscapes whether they be imagined ones or purposeful places. www.KellyFrankenberg.comwww.FrankenbergArt.com instagram: kelly.frankenberg

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8. Love is Love
Kelly Frankenberg
Acrylic on Board
24×36
$900 retail – $750 non profit’s price

The connection of two people in love is as powerful as the sun. The warmth and beauty of a lake sunset is captured in the shape of a heart, a loving moment of life that lasts forever.

Kelly Frankenberg works in a variety of media. Her work has been seen on mailboxes, windows, walls, pianos, TV, and many other places. She brings a sense of color, unity, meditation and positivity to her landscapes whether they be imagined ones or purposeful places. www.KellyFrankenberg.com instagram: kelly.frankenberg

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9. Housesitter’s View 
Kelly Frankenberg
Acylic on canvas
24″ x 36″
$1,500 retail – $1,100 non profit’s price

Some of the most beautiful views in the world are private and only available to the wealthy or their caretakers. I want everyone to be able to see the beautiful views of the world, and this particular image was one that an actual housesitter sent me.

Kelly Frankenberg works in a variety of media. Her work has been seen on mailboxes, windows, walls, pianos, TV, and many other places. She brings a sense of color, unity, meditation and positivity to her landscapes whether they be imagined ones or purposeful places. www.KellyFrankenberg.com instagram: kelly.frankenberg

Debra Ripp 

10. Towers: Russia
Debra Ripp
Mixed Media Collage/Framed
34″ x 40″
$800

Towers is a mixed media collage about imaginary travel. There was a time that I wanted to travel when I had no funds to do so.  So, I decided that I would collage my way there,  a method of finding another path when the typical way is obstructed.  I also wanted to reveal aspects of a place that wasn’t one dimensional.  It’s about how a place can have wondrous beauty and reveal tragedy at the same time.

I am a Mixed Media artist which means I am willing and love to explore all possible media, anything that will make the image emerge stronger and obtain the voice it is meant to have. My favorite thing is to vacillate between media and observe how the image can transform and mature as it is manifested in different clothes, so to speak.

Website: www.tobersonstudios.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Tobersonstudios

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11. Bronze Cloud
Debra Ripp
Wall Sculpture/Mixed Media
8″x 8″
$400

I created this work to explore the idea of incongruity and to specifically question just how much incongruity is normal  in nature.  The idea that there could be such a thing as a bronze cloud, which wouldn’t be able to maintain suspension, is a kind of uneasy joke.

In my mind this relates to the Climate crisis and climate justice as well. We are now seeing a level of weather events that we never would have imagined a decade ago.

I am a Mixed Media artist which means I am willing and love to explore all possible media, anything that will make the image emerge stronger and obtain the voice it is meant to have. My favorite thing is to vacillate between media and observe how the image can transform and mature as it is manifested in different clothes, so to speak.

Website: www.tobersonstudios.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Tobersonstudios

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12. Two Testaments
Debra Ripp
Oil
24″x30″
$500.00

This painting in oil was completed in 1998 when I was thinking alot about spirituality and what to believe.  I chose two different kinds and shapes of vessels to point out the difference in truths, do you believe the old story or the new or neither one?

I think it speaks to the concept of Freedom of Religion and what shape that belief assumes in your life.

I am a Mixed Media artist which means I am willing and love to explore all possible media, anything that will make the image emerge stronger and obtain the voice it is meant to have. My favorite thing is to vacillate between media and observe how the image can transform and mature as it is manifested in different clothes, so to speak.

Website: www.tobersonstudios.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Tobersonstudios

Barbara Bridges

13. The Power of the Card
Barbara Rogers Bridges
Mixed Media -Watercolor, acrylic markers, Dr. Martin’s inks, rhinestones, gold foil
18″ x 24″
$300  

I invite you to consider your life as a deck of cards.

The deck was shuffled by forces far beyond your control — God, fate, your parents, genetics, and possibly a cosmic dealer who had already been imbibing before the game even started. However,  it happened, the cards were dealt long before you realized you were sitting at the table.

You didn’t shuffle the deck.

You just picked up your hand and hoped for the best.

But you’re still here.

Over the years you’ve played your cards as wisely as possible. You’ve discarded a few, drawn new ones, bluffed when necessary, and occasionally stared down at your hand wondering if the dealer had confused you with someone they didn’t like.

Which raises an interesting question:

What is the most powerful card in the world?

Some people immediately say a credit card. That’s a very popular answer, and also one of the most dangerous. Credit cards have financed everything from dream vacations to disastrous hair transplants, and they have a remarkable ability to turn ordinary purchases into lifelong financial relationships.

Others might choose a birthday card. There is something oddly touching about someone remembering the exact day you arrived on Earth — especially once you reach an age where you’re frankly impressed you’re still here to celebrate it.

I select the Library Card.  Can you guess why?   Read More:  https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/the-power-of-the-card/

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14. Wings
Barbara Bridges
Assemblage -Mixed Media
18” x 80” 5 part Series or could be hung separately.
$800 retail – $500 non-profit

Wings  examines the concept of “Love”.  Many have tried  to define this word. Love encompasses a range of strong  and positive emotions. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of  partner, which differs from the love for food.

As biological human beings, we have a capacity for all different  kinds of  
LOVE
You have the power to identify your version of love and then to  let it take wing.

Bridges has been an artist and a teacher/college professor for over 40 years. Her social  practice sculptures have been exhibited in Maine, Miami, the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Chicago, Mexico, Spain, Canada, and throughout Minnesota.

Wings Details

Read More: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/barbara-bridges/
Contact Barbara drb@bridgescreate.com

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15. Happy Home
Barbara Bridges
Assemblage -Mixed Media
24” x 48”
$1200 retail – $800  non-profit

This mixed media work employs paint and  inks to create a landscape window behind the Happy Home found object.

Definition of  the word “Home” :  the place where one  lives permanently, especially as a member of a family  or household.  How do you make a house a home?  Add art!

The artwork Home  is framed by what I call found power  objects.  I combined these objects, which already have a  story, into a new narrative.  Each time you look at the frame,  you will find new meanings.

Bridges has been an artist and a  teacher/college professor for over 40 years. Her social  practice sculptures have been exhibited in Maine, Miami,   the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Chicago, Mexico, Spain,  Canada, and throughout Minnesota.
Details

Video Tour of Re-Cycle/Upcycle  Home and Studio   

See more pictures of the unique property:  https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/art365

Maximum: drb@bridgescreate.com

Read More:  https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/bridges-studio-visit/

Candy Kuehn

16. Primorial Soup: Driveway Garden Meets Dyed Cashmere
Candy Kuehn
Enhanced photograph on archival paper
36″ x 32″ (framed)
$700

This is from my first Photoshop Class. I had access to a scanner. I scanned my favorite fabrics. This cashmere piece, was beautifully over-dyed many times, so I chose a lovely part that fit on the scanner. My camera picture of the garden /driveway, after the rain fit perfectly, defining the dye, felt primordial. I love swamps, They feel like art supplies, for our Earth. The pre-swamps, in our planet history, is where life began.

Instagram @candykuehn   FB https://www.facebook.com/candykuehnstudio/    Website https://www.candykuehnstudio.com/     Adobe Behance Portfolio  https://www.behance.net/CandyKuehn  candy.kuehn@gmail.com  612-272-1626. 718 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

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17. Blue Moon for Zorongo
Candy Kuehn
Enhanced photograph on archival paper
20″ x 26″ (framed)
$600

This image was part of a video still for a stage projection, a collaborate project- Zorongo’s part in the Palabras Project. Was made on iPhone 8 and iPad Pro with HDR apps. I fix any gliches in Photoshop. I use my iPhone, a smart phone, as an art tool…a tool that explodes the deep beauty inside visual nature. Presenting this, on an omnipresent communications device, does explore both our inner and outer Worlds, in an artistic spiritual place. Another way that the iPhone can be used for the good of our entire World community. Also, there are  online World communities around Photo/Artistic Apps, creating Art in smart phones, posting pictures, connected across the entire planet. WE ARE ONE WORLD.

Instagram @candykuehn   FB https://www.facebook.com/candykuehnstudio/    Website https://www.candykuehnstudio.com/     Adobe Behance Portfolio  https://www.behance.net/CandyKuehn  candy.kuehn@gmail.com  612-272-1626. 718 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

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18. Maxfield Parish Summer
Candy Kuehn
Enhanced photograph on archival paper
29″ x 14″ (framed)
$750

This piece was made with HDR apps and a photo blender app on iPhone4. I fix any glitches in Photoshop. I enjoy accidentally finding historical Art Styles. I use my iPhone, a smart phone, as an art tool…a tool that explodes the deep beauty inside visual nature. Presenting this, on an omnipresent communications device, does explore both our inner and outer Worlds, in an artistic spiritual place. Another way that the iPhone can be used for the good of our entire World community. Also, there are  online World communities around Photo/Artistic Apps, creating Art in smart phones, posting pictures, connected across the entire planet. WE ARE ONE WORLD.

Instagram @candykuehn   FB https://www.facebook.com/candykuehnstudio/    Website https://www.candykuehnstudio.com/     Adobe Behance Portfolio  https://www.behance.net/CandyKuehn  candy.kuehn@gmail.com  612-272-1626. 718 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Megan Moore

19. Minnesota Moths and Box Elders
Megan Moore
Oil on paper
17″ x 24″ framed to 22″ x 27″
Retail $500 – Non-profit  price $450

This work was completed at a time when I was focused on making a pattern effect of the composition with my subject matter. It was after a winter when our home had housed many box elders. This is an example of my approach to magical realism in still life. I was also aiming to paint more quickly and loosely, while still capturing details to engage the viewers’ eye.

Megan Moore, Artist

Paintings, murals, collaboration, meaning making

www.meganmoore.com

www.instagram.com/meganmooreart

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20. Lily Pads at Night
Megan Moore
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
$1,980

This painting was made on a found canvas, from an alley in my neighborhood. The design was inspired by an Alex Katz painting, “Homage to Monet,” as well as the cobalt blue color. The moon, lily pads, and lotus flowers are common motifs in my paintings. Note the perspective shift between the bottom of the painting and the top. Life is ever changing. It is grounding to find moments of quiet stillness.

www.meganmoore.com—Paintings, murals, collaboration, meaning making

www.instagram.com/meganmooreart

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21. Lily Pads
Megan Moore
Acrylic on canvas
approximaetly 12″ x 25″
$425

Simple and peaceful, fish ponds with lilies have held my interest for a long time, going back before I started meditating, and reinforced now by my interest in the symbolism of the lotus blossom—growing from the mud at the bottom of the pond and opening in a full bloom. This was painted as a companion piece to my larger work “Lily Pads at Night.” There is quiet movement and stillness in this coposition.

www.meganmoore.com—Paintings, murals, collaboration, meaning making

www.instagram.com/meganmooreart

David D. Haynes

22. Minneapolis in January
David D. Haynes
Acrylic on canvas
73 × 48 inches
$500

In January 2026, federal agents acting on behalf of the American government, and its president, shot and killed two U.S. citizens on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Renée Good and Alex Pretti died exercising their rights of free speech and assembly.

After the killings, government officials defamed them as terrorists and lied about what happened; federal officials declined to cooperate with an investigation by the state of Minnesota.

“Minneapolis in January” exposes a moment when the federal government terrorized its own citizens as a political tool. The painting has no focal point, no rest for the eye; its expressive red palette suggests fury and chaos in the wake of the killings and yet the spare hints of teal also suggest hope.

Democracy can be weakened at such moments. Yet thousands of Minnesotans showed democracy can be strengthened when citizens stand united against immoral state power. This painting remembers the victims, even as the lies of a corrupt government encourage us to forget.

In mid-February, 2026, federal officials announced that the immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis (Operation Metro Surge) was ending.  https://daviddhaynesart.org/

A raw, visceral reaction to the killings in Minneapolis and the raw, visceral painting that resulted

I began work on the painting shortly after the death of Renée Good; the project gained urgency on Jan. 24 when agents killed Alex Pretti. I read all I could about what happened and watched all the horrific videos. As a former long-time journalist, I felt was my duty to do the research before moving definitively forward. What I felt in the end was a primal age at the injustice and the tragedy not only of those deaths but the very idea of invading a city with what, as Springsteen said, amounted to a private army. I came away with deep admiration for the stand that citizens of your city took.

Sam St. John

Phone: 651-212-1218    Email: samst.john1218@gmail.com

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24. Soul Portal: A Time to Reflect 
Sam St. John
Mixed media, spray paint, acrylic paint
4ft x 2ft
Retail: $3,333 – Nonprofit: $777

This painting is an ongoing conversation on previous pieces I’ve created in my Awakening Series. This clock represents the time to reflect. There is a portal in the middle of the clock to reflect inward- a mirror portal into oneself. The clock represents time forward and time backward: Past, Present, and Future. What do you see in your reflection?

Phone: 651-212-1218    Email: samst.john1218@gmail.com

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25. If the World Were Ending, I’d Want to Die Next to You
Sam St. John
Mixed media, spray paint, acrylic paint
4ft x 3ft
Retail: $3,333 – Non profit: $1,000

Do you have regrets? Do you stand up for what you believe in? Do you say I love you to your loved ones?  Have you ever been in love? Have you lost? What made you who you are today?
Who do you want to be with at the end of the world?

Phone: 651-212-1218    Email: samst.john1218@gmail.com

Marie Panlener

26. Reflection in a Light Snow
Marie Panlener
Watercolor
15” x 11,” with frame 24” x 20”
$600 retail – $450 non-profit

It feels special to be able to witness this quiet moment as autumn winds down. The warm colors contrast with the chill of lightly falling snow. The tree’s reflection in the still water invites us to linger and appreciate this moment in nature.

www.mariepanlener.com

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27. Swans in Flight
Marie Panlener
Gouache
20” x 16” with frame 26” x20”
$800 retail – $700 non-profit

Three swans captured in flight give us a rare opportunity to study them as they fly by. We see them as graceful and serene but swans struggle with climate change. Warmer winters disrupt migration. Swans eat submerged aquatic vegetation, which is reduced by the drying out of shallow wetland habitat by rising temperatures and drier, erratic weather. Habitat changes are also putting cygnets at risk from eagles and humans.

www.mariepanlener.com

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28. Pivot irrigation
Marie Panlener
Watercolor on acrylic background
33″ x 29″
$1250 retail – non profit price: $1000

This collage is composed of an array of circular forms inspired by the pivot irrigation patterns visible from an airplane. The bright, citrusy palette of pinks, reds, magentas, greens, and oranges gives the piece an energetic feel. Each circle—crafted in the style of “wonky circles” found in quilting—is layered atop irregular, playful squares, creating a sense of movement and visual rhythm. The piece invites viewers to discover new details with each glance, offering a continually fresh viewing experience.

www.mariepanlener.com

Leo Fortune 

29. Wisdom
Leo Fortune
Series – Tree Hands
Watercolor on Canvas
18″ x 24″ (without frame)
$1,111 retail – $950 for non profits

My painting series, Tree Hands, uses hands as roots to communicate that we are nature. What is done to nature is done to us. This specific piece, Wisdom, brings up the question about what future are we passing on to younger generations? The energy is cautionary while being hopeful. Younger generations rely on the wisdom of older generations and older generations rely on the hope of the younger generations.

They/Them or He/Him

www.leofortuneart.com
Instagram: @leofortuneart

Facebook: FortuneArt  https://nemaa.org/artists/fortuneart/

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30. Support
Leo Fortune
Series – Tree Hands
Watercolor on Canvas (May 2024)
18″ x 24″ (without frame)
$1,111 retail – $950 for non profits

My painting series, Tree Hands, uses hands as roots to communicate that we are nature. What is done to nature is done to us. This specific piece, Support, emphasizes our interconnectedness in terms of strength. Sometimes I can get caught thinking of interconnectedness as limiting instead of incredibly freeing. My fear of not being enough can cause me to feel like I limit everyone, when really – I am more than enough, as are we all. And standing together in our power, we are unstoppable.

They/Them or He/Him

www.leofortuneart.com
Instagram: @leofortuneart

Facebook: FortuneArt  https://nemaa.org/artists/fortuneart/

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31. Hand Holding
Leo Fortune
Series – Tree Hands
Watercolor on Canvas
30″ x 40″ (without frame)
$2,450

My painting series, Tree Hands, uses hands as roots to communicate that we are nature. What is done to nature is done to us. This specific piece, Hand Holding, highlights the importance of nurturing community. We all do better when we all do better.

They/Them or He/Him

www.leofortuneart.com
Instagram: @leofortuneart

Facebook: FortuneArt  https://nemaa.org/artists/fortuneart/

Liisa Lê

32. A Wing and A Prayer
Liisa Le
Acrylic on Canvas
30” x 24″
$750.00

As an artist, I seek to bridge the space between humanity and the natural world, encouraging reflection on how our actions shape the delicate balance of air, earth, and water. Through my work, I aim to honor these sacred places, to plant seeds of awareness, and to invite others to contemplate how we can restore, protect, and nourish the places that sustain us. In these reflections, we may find wisdom for how we treat each other, and how we honor the vulnerable, interconnected world we share.

liisaleart@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/liisaleart

https://www.instagram.com/liisaleart

https://liisa-le-art.ueniweb.com

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33. Neighbors in the Reed
Liisa Le
Diptych, Oil on Canvas
two separate paintings individually 14” x 18” a span of 28” x 36”, Individually Framed
$925.00

In this diptych, Neighbors in the Reed two Whooping Cranes inhabit the same vast marsh, moving through the same light and shadow, yet existing undisturbed beside one another. They do not compete for the same reed bed; they do not crowd one another’s feeding grounds. Their peace is not born from isolation, but from a landscape abundant enough to grant each bird the dignity of its own space, while sharing the common water that sustains them both. This quiet coexistence is not a luxury; it is the natural order of a healthy world. These two paintings ask us to look at the space between them. That empty, shimmering water is not wasted land; it is the margin of grace that allows for peace. In our cities and our policies, we have forgotten the value of that margin, the affordable home that grants stability. To save these cranes is to affirm that every person regardless of status, origin, or circumstance deserves to exist in their own space, unharmed and unhurried, sharing the sun with their neighbor.

liisaleart@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/liisaleart

https://www.instagram.com/liisaleart

https://liisa-le-art.ueniweb.com

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34. The Morning Call
Liisa Le
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 24 x 1 1/2
$1750.00

The Morning Call explores shelter, community, and equity through the universal concept of home as a symbol of both resilience and vulnerability. Affordable housing is our societal wetland: the natural filter that cleanses our cities of displacement and the flood buffer that protects families from the rising tide of instability. Yet these vital sanctuaries vanish daily; protecting them protects our entire social fabric. This vision was born from witnessing the winter of 2026 and seeing the quiet dignity of those searching for rest and dreaming of their life potential with dignity, and respect.  It is an invitation to feel our shared current of humanity, because what we save of these fragile places ultimately saves us all. This work stands as a testament to a simple, unshakable truth: everyone needs and deserves a place of sanctuary.

liisaleart@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/liisaleart

https://www.instagram.com/liisaleart

https://liisa-le-art.ueniweb.com

Owen Brown 

35. Irises
Owen Brown
Acrylic on canvas
18″ x 15″
$1,056 retail, $792 non-profit

When times are looking bad, I paint still lifes. Still do. Sometimes I buy whatever was cheapest at a florist. Sometimes I paint from memory.  Sometimes I would paint from a photograph. It doesn’t take long to lift my spirits! That’s a wonder of painting.

Owen Brown was born in Chicago, trained as a classical musician, took his first art class at 23, and much of what he’s wanted to do since then has been paint. Brown holds degrees from Yale College and the University of Chicago, and was a degree student at California College of the Arts. He lived for over 30 years in San Francisco, where he was represented by Meridian Gallery. He now lives in Minneapolis.   owenbrownartist.com

owenbrownartist@gmail.com

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36. A Western Painting
Owen Brown
Acrylic on canvas
15″ x 30″
$1,013 retail – $709 non-profit

A Western Painting, was taken from a photo from the publication Minnesota History, from an article on wheat farming in western Minnesota or perhaps the Dakotas in the 19th century. Back when we still used horses.  Alhough I abhor what we’re doing to the atmosphere these days, I do admire the internal combustion engine from saving us that painful, exhausting drudgery.

Owen Brown was born in Chicago, trained as a classical musician, took his first art class at 23, and much of what he’s wanted to do since then has been paint. Brown holds degrees from Yale College and the University of Chicago, and was a degree student at California College of the Arts. He lived for over 30 years in San Francisco, where he was represented by Meridian Gallery. He now lives in Minneapolis.   owenbrownartist.com

owenbrownartist@gmail.com

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37. Art Shanties 2, On the Ice
Owen Brown
Acrylic on canvas
16″ x 39″
$1,560 retail – $1,092 non-profit

The Art Shanties is an art project held every year there’s enough frost, in mid-winter. Lately it’s been on Lake Harriet. Groups of people put up a shanty the size of a hut used by ice fishermen, and do something courageously outrageous and artful. I go every year.  This is a painting from it, but not done in plein aire! Too cold. It was painted back in the studio.

Owen Brown was born in Chicago, trained as a classical musician, took his first art class at 23, and much of what he’s wanted to do since then has been paint. Brown holds degrees from Yale College and the University of Chicago, and was a degree student at California College of the Arts. He lived for over 30 years in San Francisco, where he was represented by Meridian Gallery. He now lives in Minneapolis.   owenbrownartist.com

owenbrownartist@gmail.com

Denise Lau

38. Waterfall Conversation
Denise Lau
Acrylic on canvas
18″ x 24″
$500

Water can be so beautiful, peaceful, and calming.  This textured piece is in a place where the water hasn’t been polluted by the presence of humans.  The clean water sparkles in the sunlight as the faces of the mountain sides talk about the water and the changes in the weather patterns.  Global warming is still affecting the moss growth on the rock.  Can you see the faces in the rocks having a conversation?

@MNdreamArt   MNdreamArt@gmail.com    www.MNdreamArt.com

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39. Cherry Blossoms
Denise Lau
Metallic acrylic on canvas and dimensional texture paste
22″ x 22″
$500

Cherry Blossoms bloom for such a short time.  Sometimes you can see them for a week, other times it’s just for a day or two before a strong wind blows them all away.  This year ours didn’t bloom and it was full last year.  It inspired me to paint these so you can see the cherry blossoms for more than a day to a week.  We are hoping ours will bloom again next year but with global warming, it is uncertain what the effects will be on all of the trees and if we’ll see cherry blossoms again.

@MNdreamArt   MNdreamArt@gmail.com    www.MNdreamArt.com

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40. Textured Sunset
Denise Lau
Acrylic on canvas and wood with dimensional texture paste and sea shells
12″ x 18″
$375

No two sunsets are the same.  Sometimes when you stare at them too long you can see spots.  I see glitter in the water.  Picking up sea shells is usually one of my highlights when I go to a beach.  The scenery that you get from a day at the beach is calming, beautiful, and fleeting.  You could take a photo everyday of the same beach and it will always look different each day with the height of the waves, the positions of the clouds, the sunset, who is there, driftwood, beached animals, washed up objects, erosion, etc.  I like to capture how it looks as I see it because I know it will never be the same again.

@MNdreamArt   MNdreamArt@gmail.com    www.MNdreamArt.com

K.D. McDonald

41. Chasing Butterflies
K.D. McDonald
Mixed Media Collage
24 x 24
$400

Karen McDonald is an award-winning artist who attended the Art Students League, the Fashion Institute of Technology (NY) and Goddard College. Early in her career, she taught yoga throughout Europe and Canada. Karen has written and lectured extensively on meditation, creativity, and human consciousness. She holds a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Language, Literacy & Culture. She enjoys experimenting with figure and form, painting, photography, and collage.

nighthawkstudioworks.wordpress.com

Instagram: karendaphne94

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42. The Moon Above
K.D. McDonald
Mixed Media Collage
24 x 24
$500

Karen McDonald is an award-winning artist who attended the Art Students League, the Fashion Institute of Technology (NY) and Goddard College. Early in her career, she taught yoga throughout Europe and Canada. Karen has written and lectured extensively on meditation, creativity, and human consciousness. She holds a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Language, Literacy & Culture. She enjoys experimenting with figure and form, painting, photography, and collage.

nighthawkstudioworks.wordpress.com

Instagram: karendaphne94

Laura Burlis

43. Summer Cornucopia
Laura Burlis
Watercolor and acrylic on paper
12.5″ x 15″ framed to 17.25″ x 21.25″
$240

This is an intuitive painting that I began by thinking about summer. I love the warmth and abundance of summer, and especially in Minnesota, the over-the-top quick growth of all the plants coming out of their winter hibernation. A friend of mine calls, “Rainforest Minnesota,” because the landscape goes so quickly from winter, snow and ice, to everything growing and blooming. I hope this painting gives you a feeling of the joy of an abundant, living, blooming summer garden.

You can find her art at: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/BorealisArtByLauraB

Facebook: Laura Borealis Art

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44. Through the Archway
Laura Burlis
Watercolor on paper
9.5″ by 12.5″ framed to 15″ x 18″
$200

I painted this in a Minneapolis Park. I’m fascinated by archways and doorways. To me, they are metaphors for how you can feel like you can step through an archway into another world. No matter how bad things get, you can step through an opening and transform your world into a better life for yourself. You don’t have to stay stuck in the same place. Hopefully there will be green trees and shade in that new world!

You can find her art at: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/BorealisArtByLauraB

Facebook: Laura Borealis Art

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45. Flamingo Sunset
Laura Burlis
Acrylic on Canvas Paper
Framed 13.5″ x 19.5″
$240

I did this painting in a workshop where I received the prompt, “Sunset.” I decided to paint the best sunset I’d ever seen. The painting is full of joy and the magic of a sunset over a lake. I love that you can paint how you want the world to be; you can create your own reality.

You can find her art at: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/BorealisArtByLauraB

Facebook: Laura Borealis Art

Briauna Williams

46. Embracing Stillness
Briauna Williams
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40”
$1,300

Briauna williams a muralist, digital illustrator and acrylic artist. Williams often drawing inspiration from her relationship nature, her healing journey with grief and the divine feminine. Williams has murals throughout Dallas Tx and The Twin Cities see more of her work here:

https://linktr.ee/briinoir

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47. The Art of Noticing
Briauna Williams
Acrylic on Canvas
10 x 14”
$350

Briauna williams a muralist, digital illustrator and acrylic artist. Williams often drawing inspiration from her relationship nature, her healing journey with grief and the divine feminine. Williams has murals throughout Dallas Tx and The Twin Cities see more of her work here:

https://linktr.ee/briinoir

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48. Blooming with Grace
Briauna Williams
Acrylic on canvas
11 x 14
$444

“Blooming with Grace” is a vibrant celebration of self-love and the journey of healing. Each petal represents a facet of our growth; fragile yet resilient, delicate yet unyielding.

A Reminder that flourishing begins from within. Illustrating the harmony found in embracing our vulnerabilities and strengths. This piece invites viewers to reflect on their own journeys, encouraging a blossoming into authenticity and grace. In the garden of our hearts, self-love is the sunlight that nurtures our true essence, allowing us to bloom unabashedly.

Briauna williams a muralist, digital illustrator and acrylic artist. Williams often drawing inspiration from her relationship nature, her healing journey with grief and the divine feminine. Williams has murals throughout Dallas Tx and The Twin Cities see more of her work here:

https://linktr.ee/briinoir

Robin Getsug

49. Hyde Park- at Dusk
Robin Getsug
Encaustic 11 x 14”
Framed (13″ x 16″)
$580.00

This work centers on the simple, familiar act of feeding geese and ducks—an interaction that is often overlooked, yet quietly layered with meaning. The scene carries a sense of calm and beauty,where acts of kindness intersect with structures that are uneven and, at times, unjust.  There is undeniable beauty. The gathering of birds, the shared spaces, the moments that offer a sense of connection and joy.

She/Her     robinlynngetsug@gmail.com
Instagram: @Arttherapyrobin   Facebook: R. Getsug Healing Arts + Therapy  

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50. This Water Holds Her City
Robin Getsug
Digitally Altered Photograph
11” x 17” Framed and Matted (16” x 20 ″)
$660.00

This water becomes a place for reflection, inviting us to consider the relationship between the city and the water. Bde Maka Ska, means “White Earth Lake” in Dakota, and carries a history that reaches far beyond the modern skyline. This work honors the water, its Indigenous heritage and our shared responsibility to care for the land.  By softening this photograph,I hope to evoke the beauty of stillness and mindfulness. Looking more gently allows us to see more deeply.

She/Her     robinlynngetsug@gmail.com
Instagram: @Arttherapyrobin   Facebook: R. Getsug Healing Arts + Therapy

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51. She’s Deeply Rooted From Within
Robin Getsug
Mixed Media, digitally altered drawing
18”w x 24 “ h, Framed and Matted (24″ x 30″)
$880.00

This peace reminds us that the same care we offer a garden can be offered to ourselves and our communities. Through mindfulness, compassion, and respect for diversity, we cultivate resilience, belonging, and hope. Healing is both personal and collective.

She/Her     robinlynngetsug@gmail.com
Instagram: @Arttherapyrobin   Facebook: R. Getsug Healing Arts + Therapy

Paul Kellett

52. Highlands
Paul Kellett
Oil on Panel
24×30

This painting, from my imagination, captures the crisp air of Lake Superior combined with the rugged, rolling atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands. It reflects my love for quiet places that inspire vigor–much like my favorite poet, David Whyte, and the landscape of my ancestors.

$1,500 retail – $750 non profit

Instagram: Paul _Kellett _U

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Becca David

55. Bridging Dreams
Becca David
Watercolor and Ink
12″ x 12″ (2)
Retail: $250 – Non Profit Price: $175

Soothing colors and meditative patterns are inspired from ironwork in bridges. Soft colors give a sense of relaxation and gentle contemplation.

www.beccadavidartist.com

IG: @beccadavidartist

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56. Chasing Waterfalls
Becca David
Acrylic and reused materials
“8×10”
$125

This is my memory of Cucumber Falls, as it flows down Cucumber Run into the Youghiogheny River. In spring and fall when the water is high, you can walk behind the falls where sound, smell and feeling of water droplets in the air, give a sense of peace and solitude. One can imagine going back in time to a place before colonialism. Youghiogheny is a Lenape (Delaware) word roughly translated as “a stream flowing in a contrary direction.” it is one of four major rivers in Pennsylvania that flow northward. Made with repurposed materials.

www.beccadavidartist.com

IG: @beccadavidartist

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57. Lessons in Sweetness
Becca David
Acrylic
12” x 24”
$620 retail – $465 Non profit price

Imagery of the Mulberry is used to reflect on the stages of love, life and growth.

www.beccadavidartist.com

IG: @beccadavidartist

Jillian Collins

58. Secret Garden Stories
Jillian Collins
Miniature watercolor paintings on handmade cotton paper
14.25”H X 20.5”W (frame dimensions); 8 mini paints 4”H X 3”L each
$350

Flowers have acquired specific meanings, symbols, and representations for centuries. These paintings were inspired by my interest in Floriography, or the meaning of flowers, as well as other meanings–ancient, historic, and new–across time, places, and cultures. Flowers, herbs, and plants have represented specific messages, status symbols, or even medicinal properties. They have also been used historically to communicate, with people sending hidden messages through floral arrangements, or wearing them in some fashion. I primarily focus on miniatures in my artwork, so I made these paintings miniature as well. They are all watercolor on handcrafted cotton deckled paper. The flowers represented here are (from left to right, top to bottom): Cockscomb or Celosia, Marigold, Sunflower, Green Chrysanthemum, Blue Hydrangea, Pink Orchid, Violet, White Lotus.

jillian@witandwildflowers.com

https://www.instagram.com/witandwildflowers/

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59. Bouquet of Gratitude
Jillian Collins
Miniature Watercolor painting on handmade cotton paper
9.5”H X 7.5”W (frame dimensions); painting 6”H X 4”W
$100

This painting is another Floriography interest, or the meaning of flowers. Flowers have held, represented, and offered many different meanings, messages, and medicines across time and cultures. This particular bouquet is made up of white chrysanthemums, pink carnations, aster, lavender, chamomile, and yarrow. Each flower has its own meaning, or perhaps more than one meaning. But together, the different flowers can create a deeper message. This arrangement is meant to represent gratitude for growth, resilience, and the people who make the journey meaningful.

jillian@witandwildflowers.com

https://www.instagram.com/witandwildflowers/

Ann Chisnell