Three Rooms

Sara Suppan: A Small Good Thing

Sara Suppan’s exhibition, A Small Good Thing, borrows its title from Raymond Carver’s 1983 short story that emphasizes the importance of small gestures of kindness and human connection. Paintings included in this exhibition showcase what Suppan describes as “small good things” –– a folded two-dollar bill shaped like a butterfly, a glass of cold water with its surface covered in dripping beads of condensation, a ladybug sitting on top of a cluster of pomegranates, and a broken arm in an ornately painted cast with a permanent thumbs-up. Each canvas centers these objects as intimate offerings, inviting close inspection and creating sincere portraits of everyday items. Suppan’s work balances authenticity with a touch of whimsy, as she pairs traditional painting techniques with humor.

Sara Suppan (American, born 1994) is an artist living and working in Minneapolis. Her paintings have been published in New American Paintings magazine (No. 155 and No. 173), and she has been awarded grant funding for her work from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (2023), and from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2017, 2021). Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Suppan holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. This is her first solo exhibition with Weinstein Hammons Gallery.

Tia Keobounpheng: Gas’kal (In the Space Between)

Tia Keobounpheng’s exhibition Gas'kal takes its title from the Northern Sámi word meaning “In the Space Between”. The exhibition will feature abstract tapestries in various scales.  

Keobounpheng's work bridges the natural world and structured order through complex geometry. Using visual forms that examine connection and diversity, her work invites viewers to imagine a world shaped by these interwoven relationships. Eschewing conventional methods like weaving and embroidery, she builds dense warp threads as a foundational symbol of time and heritage. Each piece is entirely handcrafted through the detailed and laborious processes of measuring, drafting, drilling, coloring, and threading, transforming her work into an exploration of ancestral and cellular memory.

Tia Keobounpheng (American, born 1977) is a multimedia artist drawing from historic, ancestral, and epigenetic influences. Her art reflects a journey of personal reconciliation with her Finnish and Sámi heritage. Keobounpheng holds a BA in Architecture from the University of Minnesota. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally, including a recent solo exhibition, Revealing Threads, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2023. This will be her first solo exhibition with Weinstein Hammons Gallery.

Lorena Torres: Alguna vez, en cualquier lugar, nos soñé
(Sometime, Somewhere, I Dreamed of Us)

In the exhibition titled Alguna vez, en cualquier lugar, nos soñé (Sometime, Somewhere, I Dreamed of Us), Lorena Torres depicts fleeting moments—shared kisses, seaside journeys, and dreams. Rooted in symbolic expression, these paintings draw heavily on the rich tradition of Colombian magical realism. Through an interplay of abstraction and figuration, Torres creates a unique visual language that reflects the depth of one’s inner life while being grounded in cultural heritage.

In one of the paintings, Torres reimagines a childhood memory of embellishing turtles with nail polish at her grandmother’s home in Colombia, one of her first forays into intuition-led mark making. The color red recurs throughout her work, frequently appearing when Torres wants to draw the viewer's attention to something significant— red hands entwined symbolizing intimacy, or red ears indicating gossip. In one painting, a table is set with achiote—a vibrant red spice native to Latin America, often used as a dye. This bold red achiote becomes a focal point, evoking themes of identity and connection to the earth, while adding depth to Torres' exploration of memory and tradition.

Lorena Torres (Colombian, born 1991) earned her BFA in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá in 2016, and her work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom, the United States, Colombia, and beyond. This is her first solo exhibition with Weinstein Hammons Gallery.

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Tuesday–Saturday, 12pm-5pm, and by appointment.