All the artwork in the exhibition (including mine) will be for sale online at Poppytalk Handmade starting tomorrow, so check it out and buy some great art!
More updates on the Old School book!
Yesterday UPPERCASE released a link to preview the soon-to-be-book, which can be found here. I have to say, the design looks amazing and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. The book went to the printers today, and will be 192 pages when released! The preview site only shows a handful of these pages and doesn’t display my included print, but I promise to post an image once I receive my copy.
More info can be found in several previous posts or by going to UPPERCASE’s website.
-as well as a smaller image of the wrap-around-cover.
If you are interested in getting a copy for yourself, you can order it here.
The opening of MPLS vs STPL at Altered Esthetics is tonight from 7-10pm. Altered Esthetics‘ address is:
1224 Quincy Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Featured Artwork:
“Welcome To Minneapolis” by Lauri Svedberg and “Dog Walking Mears Park” by Ron Merchant
I was written about in a recent article by Molly Priesmeyer for MinnPost about the Minneapolis 55408 exhibition. Priesmeyer was kind enough to discuss the motivation behind my work in some detail, and I was most impressed with her interpretation of my print, I am Fine. She nailed it.
“Tonja Torgerson’s screen print, “I Am Fine,” is a portrait of a girl with snaking leaves framing her head, the ends of which are festooned with two syringes. The word “okay” has been crossed out and replaced with “fine.” While the design and colors are cheery and childlike, the image tells a more complicated story: a struggle, an illness, a push to put on a pretty face in the midst of it all.” –Molly Priesmeyer
An image of ThinkGirl Poster was also included in the article.
Talent artists and colleagues, Ellen Mueller and Isaac Arvold, were also featured in the article.
You can read the full article on MinnPost.com
My artwork is featured in the Southwest Journal for an article on Minneapolis 55408 at Intermedia Arts. A small image of I am Fine, is featured on the front page of the current issue (above). And the inside spread features a great picture of one of the ThinkGirl Posters (see image below). The Southwest Journal is available through out the Uptown area, so pick up a copy and check out the article. Its very exciting, especially since the opening is only two days away!
My work will be included in “Gender Politics” The Women’s & Gender Studies 2008 Biennial Juried Art Exhibition at the University of Detroit-Mercy.
The exhibition will be on display at the Genevieve Fisk Loranger Gallery on the University of Detroit-Mercy’s campus. The exhibition will run from April 7-12th.
My work will be included in Minneapolis 55408 at Intermedia Arts. This local exhibition showcases artists who live/work in the Uptown area.
The opening party is Friday, March 14th from 7-11:30 pm. More information below:
Minneapolis 55408
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
http://www.intermediaarts.org/
Exhibition runs: March 13th-May 10th
Reception: Friday, March 14th
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 12 PM–7 PM
Weekends:Open first Saturdays, 10 AM–5 PM