Fluid: What is Marine Art, and What Can It Be?

A new gallery experience from the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) that explores the genre of international marine art; unpacking where the typology emerged from, how it has evolved, why a marine art museum in Minnesota is important, and begins to interrogate what the possibilities of this art genre can become. Featuring key selections from MMAM’s permanent collection, complemented by a variety of works in rotation on loan from some of today’s most ambitious artists, museum collections and private collectors.  

Image: Adam Turman (American, b. 1975), Push Boats and Pelicans, 2016. Paint on board. Minnesota Marine Art Museum collection.