Journeys in Color

Announcing the MNWS Fall Exhibition at Studio Pintura in the Northrup King Building Studios

1500 Jackson St NE  Suite #294, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Saturday, November 1 through Sunday, November 22, 2025

Opening Reception: November 6, 6:00-8:30 PM

How do you define journey? Whether you’ve traveled near or far, to Tuscany or the outer reaches of your back yard, please share your experience with us in magnificent watercolor. 

The MNWS Fall Exhibition is our annual non-juried show, meaning that artwork is not selected through a competitive process and is open to all active members who have paid dues through May 31, 2026. The first 65 entries will be accepted. Each member is allowed one entry. We are proud to announce that our judge for this year will be Nanci Yermakoff.

Nanci Yermakoff Bio: Nanci Yermakoff studied art in New Jersey and New York City before completing her BA at the University of Minnesota with a major in studio arts. After receiving an MA in Therapeutic Recreation, also from the U of M, she worked in social services for a number of years before resuming her study of art and painting – working primarily in watercolor. She has received awards for her work from local and national watercolor societies and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. Her work is in numerous private and corporate collections. Yermakoff has been a featured artist in American Artist Watercolor magazine as well as Watercolor Artist magazine. She taught watercolor at the Botanical and Zoological Art and Illustration Program at the Como Conservatory in St Paul, MN and through the St Paul Public Library. Nanci Yermakoff currently lives and works in St Paul, MN. She also works in her studio in north-central Minnesota where the lakes of the north woods inspire her work. She shows her work at her studio in the Northrup King Building in NE Minneapolis and has work in local galleries and art centers.

Artist Statement: Growing up on the East Coast near the ocean and subsequently moving to the land of lakes and prairies in the Midwest, I find I am drawn to the openness, space, and light these areas have in common. A body of water, a strip of land, and lots of sky never cease to fascinate me and my eye is always drawn to the edges where the land meets the sky or is reflected in the water. I love the variety of these connections: hard-edged, diffuse, or multi-layered, depending on the light and atmosphere. The fluidity and transparency of watercolor makes it a perfect medium to explore these qualities of light, atmosphere, and connections. My Horizon watercolors walk the line between representation and abstraction and my intention is to convey the sense of these spaces rather than a literal interpretation of the landscape. I love working with color, from very subtle variations of grey to brilliant combinations of hues. I begin by layering multiple washes, typically twelve to twenty or more on each piece, to progressively build depth, intensity, and gradual transitions of color. By layering transparent pigments, I create subtle changes and gradations from wash to wash; keeping the paper wet avoids a hard edge where one color transitions to another. The ‘horizon’, in contrast, is more spontaneous and here I intend to leave evidence of the action of the blending, backruns, and flow distinctive to watercolor. Once the paper is wet, decisions must be made quickly and finding the balance between control and the magic of freely flowing pigment is the challenge for me. Website: nanciyermakoff.com

Please contact the show chairs, Mary Parker or Tammy Digirolamo at fallshow@minnesotawatercolors.com with any questions

Journeys in Color Exhibition Schedule

  • Online Registration Opens: Monday, September 1, 2025
  • Online Registration Closes: Sunday, September 14, 2025

No late entries will be accepted

  • Drop off paintings at Studio Pintura: Saturday, October 18, 2024 11am-2pm

Entrants are responsible to ensure that work is dropped off within this time frame

  • Opening Reception: Thursday, November 6, 6:00-8:30 with awards ceremony at 7:00 PM
  • Show closes: Friday, November 22, 2024
  • Pick up paintings: Saturday, November 23, 2024 10am-1pm

No Late Pick Ups.

Past Exhibitions    

Year Exhibition Chair Location Award Images
2024 Light in Droplets Tammy Digirolamo White Bear Center for the Arts 2024 Awards
2023 Shades of Autumn Karen Stuhlfeier, Lori Murphy-Grafing Ames Center 2023 Awards
2022 Fall into Color Karen Stuhlfeier, Lori Murphy-Grafing White Bear Center for the Arts 2022 Awards
2021 Lost In Paint Janet Bates, Karen Stuhlfeier Ames Center 2021 Awards
2020 SPLASH! Janet Bates White Bear Center for the Arts 2020 Show
2019 Minnesota Dreamin’ Therésa Weseman Ames Center 2019 Awards
2018 Awash in Autumn Therésa Weseman Ames Center 2018 Awards
2017 Luminous Light Therésa Weseman Hopkins Center for the Arts 2017 Awards
2016 Flying Colors Suzi McArdle Lakeville Area Arts Center 2016 Awards
2015 Brilliant Passages Suzi McArdle Ames Center 2015 Awards
2014 Inspired Images Vic Perlbachs Ames Center 2014 Awards
2013 Waterworks Vic Perlbachs Colonial Church 2013 Awards
2012 Finding Minnesota Vic Perlbachs Christ Church Lutheran 2012 Awards
2011 Mosaic Vic Perlbachs Colonial Church 2011 Awards
2010 Illuminated Sonja Hutchinson Burnsville Performing Art Center 2010 Awards
2009 Ripples and Reflections Sonja Hutchinson Bloomington Art Center 2009 Awards
2008 Seasons in the City Catherine Hearding Plymouth Congregational Church 2008 Awards
2007 Awash with Color Catherine Hearding Bloomington Art Center 2007 Awards
2006 Brush to Paper CeCeile Hartleib Blaine City Hall 2006 Awards
2005 Different Strokes
CeCeile Hartleib
Terry Kayser
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts 2005 Awards
2004 September Splendor Holly Landauer Bloomington Art Center 2004 Awards

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