ARTIST TALK
Artist Talk + Live Drawing: JoJo Bell and Christopher Harrison
Oct 16 2024 | 6 - 7:30pm
PAY AS YOU WISH
Shepherd Room

333 E River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Registration link to come soon
A man with very short dark hair and a trimmed beard, wearing a red jacket, pictured in an art studio.

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Join us for an artist talk and live-drawing session with visual artist Christopher E. Harrison and curator, JoJo Bell.  This interactive program invites participants to immerse themselves in Harrison’s artistic process creating portraits for the Seeking for Lost exhibition. As participants watch Harrison bring his art to life, they will also be invited to engage in the creative process through guided drawing prompts. These prompts will encourage participants to reflect on the themes of kinship, separation, and the enduring quest for family and identity that define Harrison's work.

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Registration required: Pay-as-you-wish (including free) (Ticketing link is coming soon)
Space is limited 
Reception to follow: Cash bar & light bites
Artist supplies will be provided.

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Christopher E. Harrison

A man with very short dark hair and a trimmed beard, wearing a red jacket, pictured in an art studio.
About the Artist
Christopher E. Harrison
Christopher E. Harrison is a fine artist, public artist and designer in Minneapolis .He received his BFA in 1987 Retail Advertising from the Columbus (OH) College of Art and Design and an MFA in Studio Arts, Painting from the Art Academy University, San Francisco (CA) in 2021.
 
He has exhibited locally, national and internationally. His exhibitions include Nemeth Art Center (MN), the Weisman Art Museum (MN), the Duluth Art Institute (MN) Smack Mellon (NY), the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (WI), Galerie Sobo Bade, Dakar, Senegal and the DeVos Art Museum (MI). Collections include The Minnesota Museum of American Art. Public art pieces include the City of Minneapolis, MN; Woodbury, MN; Richfield, MN. His artist grants include the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, the Elizabeth Murray Foundation Artist Residency, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation and MRAC Next Step. He is currently a Lecturer of Drawing/Painting at the University of MN-Twin Cities.

JoJo Bell

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JoJo Bell
Jokeda “JoJo” Bell is the Executive Director and the Director of Exhibitions and Programming for the African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota (AAICM). Her roles within the organization have led to collaborative programming with state historical institutions like the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. She has also appeared as an expert in the Minnesota Historical Society’s documentary Storied: African Americans in WWI. In 2019, JoJo curated The Builders exhibition for AAICM, which was named one of the top ten art exhibitions of the year by the Star Tribune.
 
Currently, JoJo is a PhD student in the History department at the University of Minnesota and is writing a book scheduled for publication with Minnesota Historical Society Press on September 17, 2024.
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