In the Gallery

ArtiCulture hosts a small gallery space that features local artists.

Currently, we feature the work of Josh P. Roberts, Cherish and Melanie Haskell, and Kat Corrigan.

Josh P. Roberts makes most of his living as a journalist, writing and shooting for publications ranging from the Star Tribune and The Scientist to Minnesota Bride and LivGREEN.  But his passion is photography, and he shoots whenever he has the opportunity.  Roberts' work reflects his care and attention to lighting - he is particularly interested in exploring how light and shadow can subtly or dramatically sculpt a three-dimensional form into a two-dimensional image.  He shoots digitally, and generally does most of the heavy lifting in-camera - meaning that very little (if any) manipulation is done to the images once the shutter is snapped. 

In his nearby Ivy Arts Building studio Roberts shoots mostly fine art portraiture, including maternity and family portraits. 

Roberts can be commissioned to photograph you, your family, or your wedding or special event.  Contact him through www.joshproberts.com, where you can see more of his work.  A portion of the proceeds through any commission will be donated to ArtiCulture.

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Cherish Haskell is inspired by the natural world and uses images of birds and bugs quite frequently in her work.  Each painting is created by layering the different patterns and colors from things she sees in nature - the craggy scaling of a piece of bark, the elegant sweep and rosy blush of a flower petal, or the bold line of a leaf's veins. She is an admirer of the nature photography of Eliot Porter, the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe, and batik textiles. She has recently begun to explore relief printing and has been incorporating the technique into her watercolor paintings.

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Melanie Haskell is a local artist living and working in the Twin Cities. In her art she explores bold graphic pattern combined with vibrant colors. She mostly uses pen on paper or acrylic paint on small canvases to produce my whimsical designs. Her artistic style has been influenced by the fashion illustrations of artists such as Erte as well as the work of Gustav Klimt and Henri Matisse. She has sold and exhibited her work at many art festivals in both the Twin Cities and Southeastern Minnesota.

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Kat Corrigan believes every life is a work of art, and it is up to each of us to create the most beautiful, expressive and meaningful work possible.  As a tangible reminder of this, she has driven an Art Car since 2001.  Art Cars are large privately owned but publicly available art works, requiring the driver and the viewer to interact no matter how reluctantly.  This has taught Kat more about the beauty of our daily world, in that she has by far had more pleasant encounters than negative ones.  “It always wakes you up to the individuality of everyone” she says,” especially when you’re in your own driving mode, and suddenly someone honks and waves and smiles at you.  It really makes you aware of the ease of communication if you are willing to make yourself vulnerable.” 

Kat can be commissioned to paint your little furry friend.  Contact her through www.katcorrigan.com, where you can see more of her work.  A portion of the proceeds through any commission will be donated to ArtiCulture.