Minnesota State Capitol Art Galleries, October 1, 2025 – October 1, 2026
This ten-year project is possible thanks to the many supporters, contributors, and volunteers across the globe.
A special thank you to the folks at the Minnesota Historical Center and the staff of the State Capitol.
Interviews and videos can be found here
First and foremost, thank you to my entire family who guided me, supported me, and loved me through this odyssey — without whose fundamental help I would be adrift.
Thank you for all your diligent, committed, hard work over the last ten years:
Megan Arney Johnston, Jennifer Phelps, Isabella Gamble,Alex Blaisdell, Jaclyn Fuentes, Joseph O’Leary, Ken Bloom, and Katy Dieperink.
Grateful thanks to Pablo Helguera, Dr. Megan Arney Johnston, Darsie Alexander, Omayra Alvarado, and Jack Becker for their thoughtful consideration of my work and this project.
Eleanor Albanese · Darsie Alexander · Khalil Ali Abdulla · Salah Ali Wais · Omayra Alvarado · Brooks Anderson · Gary Anderson · Peg Apka · Alison Aune · Kurdo Aziz Bagg · Sarah Bauer · Maya Li Bauer · Cecelia Bauer · Jack Becker · Annika Beckström · Tammi Beier · Margarita Bekirova · Matilda Bergstrand · Lendley Black · Alex Blaisdell · Ken Bloom · Gary Boelhower · Catherine Bringselius Nilsson · Ola Brorson · Lisa Bravo · Rachel Epp Buller · Devan Burnett · Elizabeth Buset · Christina Chang · Montgomery Chavez · Regina Christensen · Gary Cooper · Michael Cousino · Ed Crawford · Janice Crede · Eva Cronquist · Jill Custer · Josephine Dahlberg Jigander · Steve Davis · Filippa de Vos · Yukihiro Deguchi · Jean-Ulrick Désert · Katy Dieperink · Lauren Dieperink · Camille Doran · Michelle Dorosier · Damon Dowbak · Elliott Doxtater-Wynn · Robert Eady · Lauryn Eady · Meaghan Eley · Mark Emmel · Åke Eriksson · Denny Falk · Lisa Fitzpatrick · Dan Fitzpatrick · Angie Frank · Anders Franzén · Lillian Freemond · Bill Gamble · Henry, Isabella & Edward Gamble · Andrew Garrow · Fanny Geismar · Zoe Genova · Neil Glazman · Sharon Godwin · Andrew & Katarzyna Goode · Andrew Goods · Irina Haller · Niazy Hama Aziz · Ali Hammad Bagg · John Hannam · Jacqueline Hanson · Nicolas Hansson · Shigeru Harads · Dan Hartman · Rebwar Hazhar · Marv Heikkinen · Fletcher Hinds · Parker Hinnenkamp · Keith Hobbs · Mary Hoffman · Rob Hofmann · Beth Holst · Dave Hoops · Donna Howard · Will Hreb · Karissa Isaacs · Eiko Ishii · Pavel Ishii · Reo Ishii · Nao Ishii · Megumi Itoh · Olga Ivanova · Salah Jamal Khurshid · Maija Jenson · Jennifer Johnson · Megan Arney Johnston · Arno Kahn · Robert Kase · Jeri & Gale Kerns · Kazutomo Kobayashi · Nyomie Korcheski · Judy Kresky · Lisa & Mike Kuberra · Nadia Kurd · Sharon & Joel Labovitz · Jennifer & Mark Labovitz · Katherine LaFleur · Charlotte Lane · Koresh & Jill Lakhan · Rick Lang · Mayor Emily Larson · Natalya Lavrushina · Yukai Li · Mike Linn · Bronwyn Lipinski · Tom Livingston · Crystal Lohman · Eric Lorberer · Sharon Louden · Mihoko Lwata · Alistair Mackay · Bonnie Mackey · Faruq Mala Fatih · Laura McClean · Trista McGovern · Patti McGuire · Catherine Meier · Lori Melton · Vera Meshko · Patricia Miller · Shirwan Mirza · Nigar Mohammed Ali · Tom Morgan · Michelle Naar-Obed · Kayoko Nakajima · Don Ness · David & Inga-Lill Newkumet · Dan Nolan · Danielle Norkunas · Ruth Novaczek · Trisha O’Keefe · Ben Owen · Joseph D.R. O’Leary · Carolyn Olson · Hiroshi Ota · Barb Palkki · Lars Palm · Renee Passal · Suy Path · Bill Payne · Gull-Britt Persson · Glenn Peterson · Kathy Peterson · Jennifer Phelps · Gene Pittman · Dan Rau · Gabriel Ramirez · Linda Riddle · Everett Ries · Wendy Ruhnke · Lindsey Rulon-Miller · Christy Rounds · Monica Sandberg · Kathy Sandstedt · Daiki Santou · Martin Schibli · John Schmidt · Jay Seiler · Layth Seyala · Suzanne Seyala · David Sherman · Wakako Shoji · Kirk Sklar · Erin Smith · Hannah Smith · Helen Smith Stone · Bart Snyder · Bill Sozanski · Jeff Stark · Tom Stark · Tom & Mimi Stender · Christine Strom · Ingemar & Berith Swalander · Tomo Takiguchi · Aki Tanizumi · Abi Tariq · Liz Taylor · Terese Tomanek · Laadona Torrnabene · Chelly Townsend · Emmy Vadnais · Christine Valento · Lacy Vreeland · Anneliese Verhoeven · Charlie Wagner · Milo Waltenbaugh · Elle-Andra Warner · Mulla Abdulla Wasman Adam · Jane Wattrus · Tim Wegren · Benny Weinbeck · Wendy Wennberg · Lena Wibroe · Lynne Williams · Gudrun Witrak · Vivian Wood-Alexander · Harmony Works · Wendy Wright · Fumiyo Yonekawa · Masamichi Yoshino · Rubar Yousef · Maria Yufa · Tom Zelman · Khaled Qader
122 Conversations: Exhibition History
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth, Minnesota (2024–Present)
Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Terminal 2, Pre-Security (2019–2024)
Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C. (2023)
Global Partners, Washington, D.C. (2022)
Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Terminal 1 (2019)
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, Minnesota (2019)
Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Newton, Kansas (2019)
Växjö Konsthall, Växjö, Sweden (2017)
Petrozavodsk Municipal Gallery, Petrozavodsk, Russia (2017)
University of Raparin, Rania, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (2017)
Isumi Civic Building, Ohara Isumi-City, Japan (2017)
Ufer Studios, Berlin, Germany (2017)Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (2015)
Sponsors
City of Duluth
Duluth News Tribune
Holiday Inn Duluth
Hoops Brewery
Lyric Kitchen and Bar
Otis Magie
Security Jewelers
Visit Duluth
Organizations
Alliance for Peacebuilding
Arts4Resilience
Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee
Duluth Sister Cities International (DSCI)
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)
Minnesota Historical Center
Minnesota State Capitol
Partners Global
Rayal Center for Cultural Exchange
Sister City International (SCI)
State Capitol Preservation Commission
The Airport Foundation MSP
Tweed Museum of Art
University of Minnesota Duluth – School of Fine Arts
Sister City Organizations of:
Växjö, Sweden · Thunder Bay, Canada · Rania, Iraqi Kurdistan · Petrozavodsk, Russia · Ohara Isumi-City, Japan