Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 6 pm –Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 5 pm Main and Concourse Galleries Gallery Exhibition Image Continuum: McKnight Visual Artist Fellows 2014–2018 features thirty of the forty artists who have been awarded these prestigious fellowships between 2014 and 2018. The fellowship changed its programming structure in 2014 to focus on expanding the fellows’ network by inviting six national curators and art critics to the Twin Cities for individual studio visits. Out of these conversations, the McKnight Visual Artist Discussion Series was established, featuring two fellows paired with a curator in dialogue about their work and broader contemporary art ideas and concerns. This public presentation replaced the culminating group exhibition that was last hosted in MCAD’s main gallery in 2013. Continuum: McKnight Visual Artist Fellows 2014–2018 provides five years of fellows a platform to share their work with viewers and celebrates the ambition and diversity of their artistic practices. Participating artists: Hend Al-Mansour, 2018 Fellow Harriet Bart, 2017 Fellow Erik Benson, 2016 Fellow David Bowen, 2014 Fellow Leah Edelman-Brier, 2016 Fellow Julie Buffalohead, 2016 Fellow Sean Connaughty, 2018 Fellow Jim Denomie, 2018 Fellow Andy DuCett, 2017 Fellow Gregory Euclide, 2015 Fellow Kristina Estell, 2015 Fellow Luis Fitch, 2015 Fellow Tia-Simone Gardner, 2016 Fellow David Goldes, 2017 Fellow Terry Gydesen, 2017 Fellow Monica Haller, 2016 Fellow Pao Houa Her, 2016 Fellow Mike Hoyt, 2014 Fellow Tracy Krumm, 2015 Fellow Chris Larson, 2018 Fellow Alexandros Lindsay, 2015 Fellow Jeremy Lundquist, 2017 Fellow Mohamud Mumin, 2018 Fellow Kelly O’Brien, 2015 Fellow Lamar Peterson, 2014 Fellow Tamsie Ringler, 2018 Fellow Piotr Szyhalski, 2017 fellow Joe Smith, 2014 Fellow Jovan Speller, 2018 Fellow Bruce Tapola, 2017 Fellow ABOUT THE McKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS The McKnight Artist Fellowship Program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Established in 1981, the fellowship program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in eleven areas, totaling nearly $1 million each year. For nearly four decades, MCAD has administered this fellowship program and provided support to nearly 200 artists. Non-profit arts organizations like MCAD oversee the administration of the fellowships and structure their own programs to respond to the unique opportunities and challenges of different creative disciplines. ABOUT THE McKNIGHT FOUNDATION The McKnight Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grant-making, coalition-building and the encouragement of strategic policy reform. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight, the Minnesota-based foundation had assets of approximately $2.3 billion and granted about $90 million in 2017.