Nordic Echoes: Tradition in Contemporary Art
Curated by: Sally Yerkovich
"Nordic Echoes: Tradition in Contemporary Art" is the first major traveling exhibition to explore how Nordic folk arts and cultural traditions continue to inspire contemporary artists in the Upper Midwest. Featuring 55 works by 24 artists, the exhibition brings together painting, textiles, wood and metal that reflect both inherited practices and new directions. These works show how traditions are not fixed relics of the past but living forms that adapt, evolve and resonate in new contexts.
Artists in "Nordic Echoes" draw from weaving, carving, blacksmithing and other traditional skills to create works that speak to identity, belonging and place. Their practices reveal how heritage can be honored while also being reshaped by new generations, environments and materials. From innovations in form and technique to reimaginings of long-standing symbols and motifs, the exhibition celebrates the persistence and flexibility of Nordic traditions in contemporary life.
Participating Artists:
Bill Amundson | Tara Austin | Elizabeth Belz | Pieper Fleck Bloomquist | Talon Cavender-Wilson | Teresa Faris | John Frandy | Maeve Gathje | Kjetil 鈥淜J鈥 Groven | Jess Hirsch | Amber M. Jensen | Jerry Johnson | Tia Keobounpheng | Beth Homa Kraus | Mike Loeffler | Christine Novotny | Peter 鈥淧ekka鈥 Olson | Sonja Peterson | Karen Rebholz | Gene Tokheim | Lucy Tokheim | Nathan White | Lisa Wiitala
The exhibition of "Nordic Echoes: Tradition in Contemporary Art" at the South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum and all corresponding education programs have been made possible through the generosity of these sponsors:
- Generous Anonymous Supporter
- David and Patricia Meyer, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for Humanities
- Joan Hegerfeld-Baker and Alan Baker, John and Veronna Capone
- Anonymous Donor, David and Marcia Chicoine, Fjordland Lodge-Sons of Norway, Craig and Della Tschetter
"Nordic Echoes" is a program of the American-Scandinavian Foundation with support, in part, from the National Endowment for the Arts and the following American-Scandinavian Foundation funds: The Bonnier Family Fund for Contemporary Art, the F. Donald Kenney Fund for the Visual Arts and the Centennial/Second Century Fund. Mid-America Arts Alliance/Exhibits USA is facilitating the Upper Midwest exhibition tour, which is supported by Margaret Cargill Philanthropies, a generous contributor to the exhibition鈥檚 development.