Artist Adam Turman will exhibit bold, colorful landscape art at the Minnesota Lanscape Arboretum May 9 through July 14. Photo: Adam Turman
Twin Cities artist, muralist and printmaker Adam Turman is coming to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum May 9 through July 14 with a solo show, Did You See That?
A working artist since 2003, Turman has been creating bold, colorful work, including large-scale murals around the state. You may recognize his work from his booth at the Minnesota State Fair and collaborative partnerships with Minnesota brands, such as Faribault Mill, Polaris, 3M and Children’s Hospitals. (Think: bold illustrations riff on Minnesota landscapes and culture, including Split Rock Lighthouse, the Stone Arch Bridge, Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.)
The arboretum’s Reed Gallery will host more than two dozen of Turman’s works, including pieces depicting iconic scenes from the arboretum, all viewable as part of arboretum admission. A meet-and-greet event is in the works, along with an adults-only puzzle night, featuring Turman’s most popular existing works in jigsaw formats.
Given his style, Turman’s arboretum-bound works—made using acrylic and spray paints on large cradled panels repurposed from the theater industry—could never be just straight depictions of arboretum scenery, he says. Visitors should expect a little something extra. “In my work, I like to include something that might catch you off guard. You might stumble upon something that’s out of place, or you might run into childhood nostalgia or unexpected whimsy,” Turman says, adding that he wants to engage visitors to see beyond their expectations with each piece.
Minnetonka’s Sarah Jackson is a media specialist at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Learn more at arb.umn.edu.
