Ericka Walker, TNT (500 tons), woodcut and monoprint, 23.5 x 23.5”
Exhibition on view: April 3 - May 16, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3; 6:30 - 9pm
panel discussion: Wednesday, April 8; 7 - 8pm
Through woodcuts, screenprints, letterpress, lithographs, and stenciling, artists have traditionally expressed their concerns drawing from historical archives or responding to current events. For generations artists have used printmaking and works on paper as a vital and urgent form of expression. The medium's reproducibility and accessibility have historically made it a tool of the people—a means to circulate radical ideas, visualize collective struggle, and disrupt dominant narratives. Ink becomes an instrument of resilience to express opposition, the refusal to accept or comply. The exhibit Resilience brings together contemporary artists who employ prints and works on paper as a method of amplification, distribution, and disruption. In this exhibit, prints are not passive artifacts; they are calls to action, declarations of identity, and blueprints for imagining otherwise.
This exhibition is curated by Maria Cristina “Tina” Tavera.
Featured Artists:
Narciso Martinez (courtesy of Mullowney Printing), Ruthann Godollei, Jamaal Barber, Ericka Walker, Piotr Szyhalski, JustSeeds Artists’ Cooperative, and more! The exhibition will also feature various protest posters and a collection of those made in response to the ICE occupation in Minnesota.
About the curator: Minneapolis-based artist, Maria Cristina (Tina) Tavera is a multidisciplinary artist who investigates the constructions of racial, ethnic, gender, national and cultural identity via numerous mediums including printmaking, installation, and public art. The artwork focuses on Latinidad within the United States by examining cultural signifiers determined by our society on how people define themselves and their cultures in everyday life. Tavera holds a Master of Leadership with emphasis in the Arts from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. She has received numerous fellowships and grants: ‘23 U.S. Latinx Artist Fellowship, ‘20 McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship, Bush Leadership Fellowship, Shannon Leadership Institute, Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies program, Forecast Public Art, Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC), and Institute of Mexicans Abroad (IME). Tavera has exhibited nationally and internationally, and artwork can be found in the collections of the City of Minneapolis Public Art, Boston Museum of Fine Art, National Museum of Mexican Art, Weisman Art Museum, Plains Museum, Oglethorpe Museum, Tweed Museum of Art, Minnesota History Center, and the Biblioteca Central de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
