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Terrence Payne is an American artist from the Midwest, currently residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has exhibited his artwork in galleries, universities, and museums throughout the United States, and his work is part of private, museum, and corporate collections worldwide. Terrence's art has received critical acclaim and recognition from various publications such as Beautiful Decay, Juxtapoz, Dwell Magazine, Bust Magazine, It's Nice That, The Jealous Curator, Boooooom, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune. In 2002, Terrence founded Rosalux Gallery, the longest-running artists' collective in Minneapolis, which has helped over 80 Minnesota artists achieve their artistic ambitions and further their studio careers. Terrence has been a leader at Rosalux since its inception.

Terrence Payne's art revolves around the theme of community and how people's relationships with each other shape their identities and actions. Using playful yet sophisticated oil pastel drawings, Terrence creates archetypical portraits of various individuals that, when put together, represent different segments of communities and their relationships. He uses a visual language that is easy to understand, along with refined organic forms, patterns, text, and costumes to create a connection with his audience based on shared experiences. Terrence unifies his work using a single pattern to identify the overall theme of the community, allowing the figures, objects, and narratives to define the individuals within it. The humorous and empathetic allegories in his creations may leave more questions than answers, but they undoubtedly offer entertaining comforts for his audience.

Awards

 

Sage Award for Outstanding Design 2013 for production of Matching Drapes
 


Selected Exhibitions
 

Untitled, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN 2024

 

Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN annually 2002-2023

 

North Of The 45th, Devos Art Museum, Northern Michigan University, 2022

 

Turf, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2022

 

Untitled, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN 2017

 

Kindness, Burnett Gallery, Minneapolis MN 2015, 2016

 

Absurdities Crept In, Grayduck Gallery, Austin, TX 2012

 

Flourish, MAEP Galleries, Minneapolis Institute Of Art, Minneapolis, MN 2010

 

NEST, Alcoa House, Minneapolis, MN October 2008

 

Patterns Of Behavior, Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN March 2008

 

Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN March 2005

 

Draw, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN November 2004

 

Minot State University, Minot, ND March 2003

 

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

 

Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayazata, MN March 1999

 

ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL June 1998

 

 

Articles & Links

The Jealous Curator, Art For Your Ear Podcast, Episodes: 71,132,154,164

 

Fields Magazine, Spring 2016

 

City Pages, October 2015

 

MPLSART, October 2015

 

Minnesota Monthly, April 2015

 

This Old House Magazine, March 2014

 

Juxtapoz, January 2013

 

Beautiful Decay, October 2013

 

Le'Toille Magazine, October 2013

 

Supersonic Art, October 2013

 

Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 13, 2013

 

It's Nice That, December 2012

 

Escape Into Life, October 2012


Bust Magazine, August 2012


Anthology Magazine, July 2012

 

PBS Newshour blog, March 20012


The Jealous Curator, June 2012


Carne Magazine, May 2012


MNOriginal, TPTV, March 2012


Juxtapoz Magazine Blog, November 2011


Dwell Magazine, October 2012

 

Blu Magazine, November 2011

 

Art Nouveau, April 2011

 

The Etsy Blog, March 2011


Paper Darts Magazine, volume 3, March 2011


MPR news, state of the arts, November 5, 2010


Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 4, 2010


Booooooom, October 2011


Brown Paper Bag, April 2011

 

City Pages: 100 Creatives, Novemebr 2010


Art Hound, October 2010


Minnesota Monthly, October 2006, 2007, 2010


Twin Cities Luxury and Fashion Magazine  April 2009

 

Design Sponge, October 2008

 

Apartment Therapy, October 2008


Alarm Magazine September 2007


Rake Magazine fall arts quarterly 2006


Roadtrip Nation, PBS, 2005

 












 

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