terrence payne  
   

Artist Statement

The portraits which Terrence creates are the result of a desire to glean the earnest beauty which results from the clumsy actions of humanity in everyday life. He takes the good days and the bad which accumulate to the sum of our character and presents them to his viewer with an appreciation which makes it easier to understand our own lives through the experiences of others. His most recent work examines the constant repetition resulting from the daily grind which contributes to the daydreams and ennui that inevitably rise out of this monotony.

Terrence has lived and worked in the Minneapolis area for the past fourteen years, building a body of unique and thought provoking work while exhibiting at galleries and universities throughout the united states. His work can be found in private, corporate and collegiate collections throughout the world. Terrence founded Rosalux gallery seven years ago to give local emerging and mid career artists an opportunity to exhibit their work in an environment that would bring them high visibility while nurturing their artistic callings without the limitations imposed by many commercial galleries. Serving as gallery director until 2007, he has helped over forty local artists further their art careers through their involvement with Rosalux.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

pocket gallery, minneapolis, mn december 2008

NEST, minneapolis, mn october 2008

umber studios, minneapolis, mn march 2008

sky sotheby's, minneapolis, mn march 2008

rosalux gallery, minneapolis, mn 2002 - 2008

the jungle theater, minneapolis, mn september 2007

benedicta arts center, college of saint benedict, st joseph, mn march 2005

the southern theater, minneapolis, mn february, 2004

minot state university, minot, nd march 2003

urban studio on webster, chicago, il january 2002

flatlands gallery, minneapolis, mn may 2001

gage gallery, augsburg college minneapolis, mn february 2001

hughes center for the arts, university of north dakota grand forks, nd september 1999

mc gallery, minneapolis, mn may 1999

az gallery, st paul , mn november 1998

arc gallery, chicago, ill june 1998

Selected Group Exhibitions

gallery 801, minneapolis, mn november 2008

bird x bird, minneapolis, mn 2007

minneapolis institute of the arts, minneapolis, mn 2006

union street gallery, chicago, il 2006

the mayor of uptown, minneapolis, mn 2005

soo visual arts center, minneapolis, mn november 2004

the visible fringe festival , minneapolis, mn august, 2001

shiny robot studios, minneapolis, mn may 2000

mc gallery, minneapolis, mn april 1999

minnetonka center for the arts, wayazata, mn march 1999

Press

vita.mn magazine october 2008

alarm magazine 2007

minnesota monthly 2007

minneapolis observer 2006

minnesota monthly 2006

rake magazine 2006

art moco 2006

mineapolis star tribune 2005

art kudos finalist 2005

roadtrip nation interview 2005

city pages 2004

pulse magazine 2002