Brian Hartley Sago
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Upcoming exhibits

January 29th through March 13th:   
  •
"Select Impressions," Juried works from Highpoint’s first Portfolio Review
      Free gallery opening & reception:
      Friday, January 29, 2010 from 6:30–9:00 PM

      Highpoint Center for Printmaking, 912 W Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN

through January 16th:
  • "Prints on Ice," the 16th semi-annual Highpoint Coop exhibit,
    Highpoint Center for Printmaking, 912 W Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN

November through January:
  • "Children's Books Not Yet Written," St. Barnabas Center for Arts, Plymouth, MN

through January:   
  •
"Meddling in the Middle East," Coloplast Building, Minneapolis, MN

opening April 10th:
  • Artcrank MSP Opening Party at Shelter Studios in NE Minneapolis
  • April 12 - March 13: Artcrank MSP Exhibit at One On One Bike, Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN

 

Press

Vita.MN, "Art: High Stakes Cycling, Common Room," July 30, 2009

Star Tribune, "Art: Contemporary Botanicals," July 31, 2009

MinnPost, "Hot Off the Press," July 30, 2009

Southwest Journal, "Check It Out," July 27, 2009

Twin Cities Metro, "Artcrank," April 2009

Uptown Neighborhood News, vol. 5, iss. 1, January 2009

Minneapolis Visual Arts Examiner, "Original Fine Art for Under $100? Yes."

March 2008, the print "Heavenly Wind Laundromat" was the cover of a new CD released by The MF7.

Presstime, "Tales from the Co-op," Fall/Winter 2007

Pulse of the Twin Cities, "Prints on Ice"

Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, "Art Under $300" (slide #7)

 

Solo Exhibitions

2009 "Children's Books Not Yet Written," St. Barnabas Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MN
       "Children's Books Not Yet Written" and "Meddling in the Middle East,"
       Coloplast Building, Minneapolis, MN
2008 "Our Leaders Misled Us," Crema, Minneapolis, MN
       "The Coliseum," Campaign Headquarters for U.S. Representative Keith Ellison
2006 “Tango and Flamenco,” Crema, Minneapolis, MN
2005 “Caravan: Cairo to Cordoba,” Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
2004 “El Jaleo del Duende,” La Bodega, Minneapolis, MN
1991 “Nameless Paintings,” Home Front, St. Louis, MO
1989 “Drawings & Paintings,” The Music Gallery, Soulard, MO

Group Exhibitions in the past few years

2010
"Select Impressions," Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN

2009
"Prints On Ice," Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
"Minnesota State Fair 2009 Fine Arts Exhibition," St. Paul, MN
"Los Vesparados," Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
"Art-A-Whirl," Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
"
Hot Off the Press," Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
"Prints of the Avant Garage," Washburn Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
"American Contemporary Print-making," Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan, China
"Artcrank," One On One, Minneapolis, MN
"Eyes on the Northside," Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN

2008
"Prints On Ice," Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
"Impressions: 16 American Printmakers," Hubei Institute of Arts, Wuhan, China
"
Hot Off the Press," Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
"BIMPE V," Federation Gallery and Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, Canada
"Two Lives," Homewood Studios, Minneapolis, MN
"High Watermark," Winona Arts Center, Winona, MN
Vino, Arte, Comunidad,” Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
“Exchange V,” traveling exhibit, venues include: 

     SUNY Buffalo, CFA Main Stage Cases, Buffalo, NY
     University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

     Rønnebæksholm Kunst- og Kulturcenter, Næstved, Denmark

2007
Prints on Ice,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“Exchange V,” traveling exhibit, venues include:
     Sev Shoon Arts Center, Seattle, WA
     Print Walls Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
     Gallery 214, Pacific Northwest College of Fine Arts, Portland, OR

“Sixth Lessedra World Art Print Annual,” Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hot Off the Press,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“Works on Paper,” Gráficas, Tucson, AZ

2006
“Tabula Rasa,” Tophane-i Amirane, Resim ve Heykel Müzeleri Dernegi, Istanbul, Turkey
“Prints on Ice,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“High Five,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“Highpoint: Five Years of Printmaking,” The Minneapolis Foundation
“Salon 300,” Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
“How I Fell in Love with Dance,” Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
“Hot Off the Press,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“Valentines Exchange,” bikini press international, Minneapolis

2005
“Prints, You Betcha,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“Minnesota High School Teachers Exhibit,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN

2004
“Prints on Ice,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking
“The Art of Persuasion,” Minneapolis Institute of Arts
“Printmakers Invitational,” Ripple River Gallery, Aitkin, MN
“Gráfica Política,” with Grupo Soap del Corazón, Minneapolis, MN
“Midsummer Prints,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking

 

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