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Extraordinary Elsewhere

June 7, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Images from left to right:  May Ling Kopecky Self Portrait - Multiple Sclerosis and My Body, 2022 colored pencil, ink, and graphite on Dura-Lar and graph paper; 71" x 30" ︎︎︎Image description: The portrait of a woman with brown hair is made of drawings of various parts of her body created using various techniques. Next to each drawing is a description of the portaied symptoms.  Benjamin Merrit Care is, 2020                                                             etching, aquatint, drypoint, sugarlift, spitbite; image 18 x 24”, full sheet 22 x 30”           ︎︎︎Image description: One black and white print, consisting of “care is” written in white on the top half, and a white rectangle on the bottom half. The text is sitting on a dark field of texture and gestural marks, the blank rectangle consists of faint texture.  Kym McDaniel Screenshot from Exit Strategy #1, Exit Strategies Series, 2017-2021 video series; 40:23 min ︎︎︎Image description: Silver spoons arranged on a table

Peng Wu, Eleven Years, 2024. Handwritten with the clay casting of Wu's head from 12 years ago. Variable dimension. Courtesy of the artist.


Extraordinary Elsewhere

On View June 7, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Opening Reception: August 23, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

Featured Artists: Dahm Gim, Ivonne Yáñez, Mayumi Amada, Peng Wu, Prima Jalichandra-Sakuntabhai, Rituparna Rana, Roshan Ganu, Shafrin Islam, and Ziba Rajabi

Curator: Zoe Cinel


This exhibition features artworks by international artists whose interdisciplinary practices are distributed across a variety of media including and not limited to dance, soft sculpture, site-specific installation, animation, and participatory poetry. What is gained and what is left behind when moving across geographies? What is learned and what is shared? How can we access these exceptional spaces - liminal ones - where we can relate and connect with each other? The exhibition celebrates these acclaimed artists, addressing their extraordinary artistic journeys, their stories of resilience and adaptation, and their cultural contribution to the artistic landscape of Minnesota.


The artworks are accompanied by a short documentary directed by Pawan Sharma with interviews by Rituparna Rana, created uniquely for the exhibition. In the filmmaker’s words, the documentary “explores how movement, memory, and cultural histories shape artistic expression.” Captions and/or transcripts are available in the gallery. 


Prima Jalichandra-Sakuntabhai. Still from Appendix A: ocean gazing, 2021. Video. Courtesy of the artist.
Prima Jalichandra-Sakuntabhai. Still from Appendix A: ocean gazing, 2021. Video. Courtesy of the artist.
Ziba Rajabi. Misordered Story, 2019. Acrylic on Canvas, Grommet, Waxed Thread. 12 X 10 feet. Courtesy of the artist.
Ziba Rajabi. Misordered Story, 2019. Acrylic on Canvas, Grommet, Waxed Thread. 12 X 10 feet. Courtesy of the artist.
Roshan Ganu, Pilu and the Banyan Tree, 2020. Video still (mixed media illustration using sculpture). Courtesy of the artist.
Roshan Ganu, Pilu and the Banyan Tree, 2020. Video still (mixed media illustration using sculpture). Courtesy of the artist.



This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.


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