Reif Arts Council and MacRostie Art Center partnership bring exhibitions to the Reif Performing Arts Center gallery space.
View the exhibits at Reif Performing Arts Center, 720 NW Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN, from 9 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday.
Collage Group Exhibition
Featuring Karlyn Atkinson Berg
On View January 12 – March 6, 2026
Artists’ Reception: Friday, March 6, 4 – 5 pm at the Reif Center
This exhibit by Karlyn Atkinson Berg (Bovey, MN) includes selections from four different series of her collage paintings. The works are linked by her fascination with wildlife, magic realism, and surrealism.
“The connection between animals, humans, and wilderness grew as a dominant theme in my painting. I do not attempt to depict nature’s reality but instead create abstract visual landscapes using shapes, colors, forms, and images. I try to discover and express visually the creative, inspirational power of the natural world that cannot be portrayed by words alone.”
Presented in conjunction with featured artist Karlyn Atkinson-Berg’s exhibit “Technicolor Surreal Landscapes of the Imagination,” this community exhibition celebrates the mixed media art of collage.
Artists of any age and level of experience working in any 2-dimensional collage medium were invited to submit one theme-appropriate piece.
Participating Artists Include:
Amanda Smelser – Amy Crowe – Andee Crone – Ashley Kolka-Lee – Cecilia Rolando – Charlotte Hanegmon – Dawnette Davis – Dee Dee Narum – Diboor Njie – Don Mildon – Donna LaBeau – Jan Carey – Jane Latimer – Janet Florine – Kris Hietala – Marlene Wisuri – Miriam Moore-Keish – Rebecca Fonstad – Scott James King – Shirley Miller – Susan Krohn – Victoria Kragthorpe – Viivi Hietala
