local artist profile

Artist standing beside a series of framed black-and-white linocut prints on a dark gray gallery wall. The artist wears a deep red silk shirt and striped pants, smiling with arms crossed. The prints feature expressive portraits and detailed hands, showing strong linework and emotional realism. Exhibition lighting highlights both the artwork and the artist’s face.

Profile | Printmaking with Heart: Kelly Ristau’s Artistic Journey

Delia Bell profiles Minnesota artist Kelly Ristau, whose bold printmaking explores intimacy, identity and healing through art rooted in rural life and community.

A woman with short gray hair holds a small rectangular, unframed landscape painting in front of her.

Profile | Joan Finnegan’s Dream Was Always to Be a Painter

Steve Harris interviews nationally known local artist, Joan Finnegan.

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