10 must-see Twin Cities art exhibitions in fall 2024

This mix of must-see fall art offerings runs the gamut, from classics like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to contemporary artists’ take on diaspora culture. Exhibitions in this roundup can be found at major museums like the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Walker Art Center, and smaller art spaces such as Public Functionary, Q.arma Underground Gallery and Rosalux Gallery. Enjoy the fall art colors.

Iranian-born, America-based female artists Ziba Rajabi, Shirin Ghoraishi and Katayoun Amjadi use drawing, painting, ceramics and virtual reality to discuss distance, memory and displacement from home, either voluntarily or out of necessity. Ends Sept. 26. (Closing reception 3-5 p.m. Sept. 21, exhibition hours 1-7 p.m. Sat.-Tue., Q.arma Underground Gallery at Q.arma Building, 1224 Quincy St. NE., Mpls., free, qarmabuilding.com/current-events)

Forty-two Minnesota-based artists who identify as Latina women or Latinx, the nonbinary term for Latino/Latina, celebrate their presence in Minnesota. Ends Dec. 8. (9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Thu., noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun., Catherine G. Murphy Gallery Visual Arts Building, 2004 Randolph Av., St. Paul, free, check gallery.stkate.edu for events related to the show)

Artist Hend Al-Mansour explores the digital and analog divide by sharing her digital design sketches. Ends Sept. 29. Opening reception Sept. 14, 7-10 p.m. Middle Eastern drumming concert 3-4 p.m. Sept 22. Artist talk 3-4 p.m. Sept. 28. (Noon-4 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Rosalux Gallery, 315 W. 48th St., Mpls., free, rosaluxgallery.com)

Hmong American artist Tshab Her uses paaj ntaub, a traditional textile art that also has kept Hmong culture alive despite forced migration and displacement to make art about coming into her own. Ends Sept. 28. Artist talk Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. (11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Public Functionary Upstairs Gallery, 1500 Jackson St. NE., Studio 247, Mpls., free, publicfunctionary.org)

In the uprising that followed the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, business owners boarded up their storefront windows, and artists, protesters and community members started painting messages of solidarity onto them. Opening reception Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m. Ends Dec. 7. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., Regis Center for Art-East, 405 21st Av. S., Mpls., free, 612-624-7530 or cla.umn.edu/art)

Visitors can experience a historic Tibetan shrine room — featuring more than 200 pieces of Buddhist art — as it would have existed in a wealthy family’s home or a small temple in Tibet. Opened Sept. 14. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu., 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls., free, 612-870-3000 or new.artsmia.org)

In New York-based artist Kevin Beasley and choreographer Ralph Lemon’s four-channel moving image installation “Rant redux (2020-2024),” they reflect on Black and brown experiences. Oct. 3-13. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu., 725 Vineland Place, Mpls., $2-$18, 612-375-7600 or walkerart.org)

Travel back in time to the bohemian world of Paris through Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s paintings of nightclubs and cabarets of Montmartre circa 1880-1890s. Toulouse-Lautrec’s painting “At the Moulin Rouge” is on loan from the Art Institute of Chicago. The rest of the works in the show are from Mia’s permanent collection. Oct. 12-March 9. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue., Wed., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu., Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls., free, 612-870-3000 or new.artsmia.org)

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is a five-day event celebrating light over darkness and good over evil, and is known as India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. Ganu uses immersive videos and paintings to explore the ritualistic practices of the event. Nov. 23-Feb. 23. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu., Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls., free, 612-870-3000 or new.artsmia.org)

French conceptual artist Sophie Calle’s works breach the boundaries of public and private, bringing viewers into her fascination with the lives of strangers, and her intimate relationships. Although she has been working since the 1970s, the artist’s practice eerily predicted the rise of social media and public performativity online. Oct. 26-Jan. 26. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu., Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place, Mpls., $2-$18, 612-375-7600 or walkerart.org)