North of the 45th – Annual Juried Upper Midwest Art Exhibition
North of the 45th
June 20 – August 1, 2025
On Friday, July 25, at 6 pm – join us for talks with the juror and the closing reception.
The North of the 45th art exhibition highlights artists living in this upper Midwest region in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Jurors review hundreds of artworks and select them to create an exhibition. No two presentations are the same. The 45th parallel is the latitude line, or the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole. Crossing this line is often associated with being “up north.”
Abigail Ahlberg (MN), Erik Benson (MN), Tiffany Besonen (MN), Meghan Bjork (MI), Rachel Collier (MN), Gordon Coons (MN), Stacy Davis (MI), Rebecca Gallandt (MN), Autumn Garrington (MN), Cynthia Greig (MI), Amanda Hamilton (MN), AJ Jensen (MI), Emerson Jermstad (MI), Allegra Lockstadt (MN), Stephen Magner (MN), Guy Nelson (MN), Drew Peterson (MN), Vicky Radel (MN), Michal Sagar (MN), David Schmitt (MI), Ximou Song (MI), Sally Sorenson (WI), Meghan Sullivan (WI), Heidi Wanzek (MN), Michon Weeks (MN), Danny Yarger (MI), and Therese Zemlin (MN)
The 2025 juror is Rebecca Heidenberg. Heidenberg is a curator, cultural producer, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong. Heidenberg earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 and an MA from The New School in 2016. Beyond implementing a full exhibition program, Rebecca collaborates with her partner to produce Dreamsong’s public programming, including talks, performances, and screenings. They have participated in art fairs including Frieze Los Angeles, Expo Chicago, and The Armory Show. Heidenberg’s first feature-length film, Queens of the Revolution (2020), is a portrait of Mejunje, a cultural center in Santa Clara that paved the road for LGBTQ+ rights in Cuba. The film screened at several festivals, including the Harlem International Film Festival, Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, and Miami Film Festival. In 2021, Heidenberg launched Twin Cities Art Week, an annual celebration of contemporary art in Minneapolis and St. Twin Cities Art Week features events at over twenty venues, from small artist-run spaces to leading galleries and major institutions, including the Walker Art Center.
See images of the show.
Watch Heidenberg’s talk.
