SeptemberEvents@TMORAFallExhibitionsOpeningCelebration:September15,6:30-8:30pmMembersFree,Regularadmissionapplies,cashbarTMORAwelcomesthecommunitybackwithapackedFallexhibitioncalendar.Theartistsfrombothshowsopeningwillbepresentandavailableforconversations&interviews.

• “FromNon-ConformismtoFeminisms:RussianWomenArtistsfromtheKolodzeiArtFoundation”

o Unprecedentedwindowintothreegenerationsofnon-conformistwomenartists,tracinghistoryfromthe1950stopresentday.

o NataliaandTatianaKolodzeifoundedthecollectionin1991,preservingthislineageduringtheSovietcollapse.Thisglobally-uniquesetof7000+worksreflects300Russianwomenartists.

o Paintings,sculptures,digital,multimedia,&interactiveinstallations.o See:SundaygallerytalkbytheKolodzei’s.

• “InsidetheBeehive:ArtofGarenBedrossian”o Ecologicalartspansmediainexaminingtherelationshipbetweenbees,

humans,andtheenvironment.o GarenBedrossianisanArmenian-Canadianartistwhohasfocusedon

globalhumanconcerns,exhibitinginEurope,Asia,andtheUS.o Garenwillbepresentandavailableforconversations&interviews.

• “FacesofChange:ArtisticExpressionbyNataliaBerglund”o Thispop-upopenedwithasmashonAugust25andclosesSeptember23.o Highlypopularandcontemporarypaintings,combiningthemesfrom

feminineportraitureand19thcenturyiconography.Link:https://tmora.org/event/tmora-fall-exhibitions-opening-celebration/AGlimpseintotheHistoryofRussianWomenArtists:APresentationbyNataliaandTatianaKolodzei,6:00-7:30pmMembersFree,$10/Adult,$5/StudentThefoundersoftheKolodzeiArtFoundation,NataliaandTatianaKolodzeicreatedoneoftheworld’sonlyinitiativestocollect,document,andadvocateforthecontributionsofnon-conformistRussianwomenartistsduringaperiodofintensestruggleintheSovietUnion.TheysuccessfullypreservedthislegacyduringthecollapseoftheSovietUnion,andtodayworktoeducateanddisseminateinformationabouttheartandmovementinwhichtheyparticipatedasartists,andtodaylead.

Link:https://tmora.org/event/a-glimpse-into-the-history-of-russian-women-artists/

“FromNon-ConformismtoFeminisms:WomenArtistsfromtheKolodzeiArtFoundation”NorthAmerica’sonlymajormuseumdevotedtoRussianart,history,andcultureopensanunprecedentedexhibitionoffemaleartistsfromRussia.TheartworksondisplayhighlightRussianalternativeculture,tracingitsdevelopmentfromKrushchev’s“Thaw”totheartofthepost-Sovietdecadeandcontemporarydevelopments.Theexhibitionopenswithareception(MembersFree,regularadmissionapplies)from6:30-8:30pmonSaturday,September15.TatianaandNataliaKolodzeiwillpresentagallerytalkat6pmonSunday,September16(freeforMembers,$10/adult,$5/student).TicketsandmoreinformationareavailableonlineatTMORA.org.Theartistsonviewrangeinagefrom30to80+,representingseveralstagesintheevolutionofnonconformistandindependentartinRussia.Theexhibitionvisuallyexploresthedevelopmentandaccomplishmentsofwomenartistssincethe1960sandemphasizestheimportanceofmediaexperimentationforcontemporaryRussianartists.Theshowincludesworksinmanymedia:painting,worksonpaper,photography,video,andinteractiveinstallations.TheKolodzeiArtFoundation,Inc.,isaU.S.-basednonprofit,foundin1991.TheKolodzeiCollectionofRussianandEasternEuropeanArtisoneoftheworld’slargestcollections,consistingofover7,000worksbymorethan300artistsfromRussiaandtheformerSovietUnion.MOREIMAGES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QhL1jWiwMK_4tABeSz5RVXKiExsvC-HJ?usp=sharing

InsidetheBeehive:ArtofGarenBedrossianWithinTMORA’sMezzanineGallery,Armenian-CanadianartistGarenBedrossianshowcaseshisfascinatingnature-centeredproject,“InsidetheBeehive.”Theexhibitioninvestigatestherelationshipbetweenhumansandtheirenvironmentbringingthesplendorandintricacyofnature’screationstotheforefront.Paintings,photographs,andsculpturesareondisplayintheMezzaninegalleryattheMuseumofRussianArtfromSeptember15throughFebruary10.2019.Inanunconventionalproject,Bedrossianproducedaseriesofsmall,vibrantlycoloredpaintingsthatwerethenplacedinsidebeehivesforseveralweeks.Beescoveredthepieceswithwaxworkpatterns,complementing,andsometimesobliterating,theoriginalpainting.SixteenhoneybeepaintingsweresentbytheartistfromMontréaltobecomepartoftheexhibitionatTMORA.Armenian-bornGarenBedrossianisanabstractexpressionistartist.BedrossianreceivedprofessionaleducationattheAcademyofArtsinSt.PetersburgandlaunchedacreativecareerinRussiaandhishomelandofArmenia.HemovedtoCanadain1987,wherehecontinuestoproducedrawings,prints,paintings,andsculptures.TheMuseumofRussianArtseekstoconnectwithcommunitiesfocusedonbeesandotheraspectsofthenatural,sharedenvironment.Co-createdprogramsandeventsrelatedtothissubjectwillbeannouncedthroughouttheexhibition’srun.Apublicreceptionfrom6:30-8:30pmopenstheshowonSeptember15(Membersfree,regularadmissionapplies),alongside“FromNonconformismtoFeminisms”intheMainGallery.MOREIMAGES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B1Y0f5ImImhXVPlZuT51SbsxeZrobky8?usp=sharing

“FacesofChange:ArtisticExpressionbyNataliaBerglund”Pop-up:Aug25-Sept23Minneapolis-basedNataliaBerglund’sfirstsolomuseumexhibitiondebutsastirringbodyofworkinspiredbytheartist’spenchantforformalexperimentationandanenthusiasmformedievalRussianart.Berglund’sworksfuseelementsofRussianreligiousiconographywithmodernglamourandrealisticportraiture,forgingunexpectedlinksbetweenfineartandmassculture,thesecularandthesacred,thepresentandthepast.Indoingso,theexhibitioncastsanewandunusualperspectiveontheancientartofreligiousiconpaintingutilizedtosupportanartist’sself-expression.Thepop-upshowopensinTMORA’slowergalleryonAugust25withafreepublicreceptionfrom6:30-8:30pm.TheexhibitionisaccompaniedbyanoriginalmusicalsoundscapebyMinneapolis-basedcomposer(andtheartist’shusband)AlexanderBerglund.Themusicaltexturesestablishanambianceforintrospectiontosupplementthesacred,mysterious,andmeditativedramaofNataliaBerglund’sartworks.MOREIMAGES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1G8toC3mU057V0lOolIkMctzcSBTappiu?usp=sharing