http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?action=events&rid=112219 Events associated with pamela gaard http://www.mnartists.org/event.do?rid=332758 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/event.do?rid=332758"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/62e008d0e0335d2b71be27b0cb2520e3/62e008d0e0335d2b71be27b0cb2520e3_scale_110_68.jpg" height="68" width="110" border="1" alt="Paintings and Proverbs" /></a><br/><div class="aboveUnitContent"> </div> <div><span>Paintings & Proverbs explores the inheritance of cultural wisdom and identity in an exhibition of large, color-driven portraits of friends, colleagues, neighbors, along with elders who have settled in Minneapolis from e. Africa. These portraits are made from a combination of live sittings and photographs of each individual, some with the assistance of interpreters. </span>Many of the proverbs were contributed by e. African elders - in Somali and Oromo, defending their old-world wisdom in their native languages.</div> <div> <div><span><span>This exhibition has <span>no specific opening, as is it's in the storefront window only. The gallery will not be open at this time. </span>Susan Hensel (window) Gallery, from May 7 through June 24 ~ 3441 Cedar Ave So, Minneapolis 55407</span></span></div> </div> <div class="aboveUnitContent"> <div class="userContentWrapper"><span class="userContent">Thanks to the many collaborators and teachers in our e. African community~!</span></div> </div><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/0281c97620c19c6d22eefdf6dc9855dc/0281c97620c19c6d22eefdf6dc9855dc.jpg">Portrait of Hassan</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/23f9904318fd5c67f9265d434392e6ea/23f9904318fd5c67f9265d434392e6ea.jpg">Portrait of U</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/ed634bfb21f7c6a6dfb60cf487ae28a3/ed634bfb21f7c6a6dfb60cf487ae28a3.jpg">af-Soomaali</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/0e1f7de7815a398991b91a41f1a06bba/0e1f7de7815a398991b91a41f1a06bba.jpg">af-Soomaali ii</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/a5eb076ef0ce86a51e182c499e192dc5/a5eb076ef0ce86a51e182c499e192dc5.jpg">Portrait of Matt</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/52b50dc40b8ac2ebb12f87a5312e3223/52b50dc40b8ac2ebb12f87a5312e3223.jpg">Portrait of Khadra</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/e572ba5df5c828000c2030c797337112/e572ba5df5c828000c2030c797337112.jpg">Portrait of Kate</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/c54f7ecdc64b048d670810522144bc1e/c54f7ecdc64b048d670810522144bc1e.jpg">Portrait of Jenny</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/c941357cd3ce900b3a532f641501f900/c941357cd3ce900b3a532f641501f900.jpg">Nin Ku wax</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11880/42eec3ff1b603358e2c9d328c90c77bd/42eec3ff1b603358e2c9d328c90c77bd.jpg">Portrait of A</a><br/> Tue, 07 May 2013 15:19:18 GMT