Twin Cities' 5 must-see art shows this weekend

Still from 'No Flak,' 2017. Perry Bard and Richard Sullivan

LECTURE

Dark Ocean Artist Talk with Essma Imady and Syed Hosain

Thursday, December 7 at 7 p.m.

Law Warschaw Gallery
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center
130 Macalester Street, St. Paul, MN 55105

The potential end of net neutrality is fast approaching. A vote is scheduled for next week, and if the FCC passes this plan to dismantle the Obama-era Open Internet Order, introduced in 2015, then companies like Comcast and Verizon will engage in "paid prioritization," ensuring some companies get content divided faster than other companies. That's an issue connected to "Dark Ocean" at Macalester College's Law Warschaw Gallery, a group exhibition in which artists question how we discern information in the Information Age. Two of the five artists from this exhibition will be on hand to discuss. Exhibition ends Dec. 17. https://www.macalester.edu/gallery/

LECTURE

Mara Duvra artist talk at White Page on

Thursday, December 7 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

White Page Gallery (3400 Cedar Ave, Mpls)

"I am intrigued by the possibility of stillness to bring about a sense of interiority/ creating a simultaneously silent and sonorous environment," writes Mara Duvra on her website. Tonight she'll talk about her current exhibition at White Page, "To allow for breath," which is described in similarly poetic terms on the gallery's website: http://the-white-page.org/Mara-Duvra. Show ends Dec. 10.

ONGOING

Julie Buffalohead

Bockley Gallery (2123 W 21^st St., Mpls 55405)

Twin Cities-based artist Julie Buffalohead presents a new series of mixed-media drawings on Lokta paper, which is handmade in Nepal. Buffalohead's work explores the relationship between Native American and mainstream American culture, and between humans, animals and the environment. She also creates responses to current events such as the dismantling of Sam Durant's "Scaffold" at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Exhibition runs through December 23. Bockleygallery.com. Pictured below: "Pity Party" (2017).

OPENING

Collecting Art: Hair & Nails Group show

2222 1/2 E. 35th St. Mpls

Opening Sat, Dec 9, 7-10 p.m.

Winter may be here, but not even the snow will ever stop Hair & Nails Gallery from opening more shows. In this hearty group exhibition, "Collecting Art," more than 25 artists show work. Exhibition runs through the end of January 2018. Gallery open Thursdays & Fridays 3-6 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 1-6 p.m. and by appointment. https://hairandnailsart.com/current/

OPENING

Carrie Thompson

From This Day Forward: Marriage and Miscarriage

Truckstop Gallery (20 Grove St. #72, Nicollet Island, Mpls)

Opening reception: Sat., Dec 9 from 5-9 p.m.

The Minneapolis artist's work takes a direct approach to the "three R's": roots, restlessness and rootlessness rather than the two R's of "rest and relaxation." Through video and installation she discusses what it means to be grounded. Her work invites you into her life in a way that feels intimate.

ONGOING

Julie Buffalohead

Bockley Gallery (2123 W 21^st St., Mpls 55405)

Twin Cities-based artist Julie Buffalohead presents a new series of mixed-media drawings on Lokta paper, which is handmade in Nepal. Buffalohead's work explores the relationship between Native American and mainstream American culture, and between humans, animals and the environment. She also creates responses to current events such as the dismantling of Sam Durant's "Scaffold" at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Exhibition runs through December 23. Bockleygallery.com. Pictured below: "Pity Party" (2017).