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BIPOC Artists

Image Credit: Sam Zimmerman, "An Elder's Vision," acrylic, 2020

As a BIPOC-led organization, the DAI celebrates the cultural confluence in Northeast Minnesota. Predating the development of our region's cities, the Anishinaabe have hosted a myriad of peoples along the shores of Lake Superior, sharing trade, cultural exchange, community, medicine, and art.

Opportunities for BIPOC Artists

Email awebster@duluthartinstitute.org to suggest a listing for a BIPOC-focused artist opportunity.

BIPOC Artist Directory

The DAI is honored to connect you to the amazing BIPOC artists in the Northeast Minnesota region: change-makers, connectors, truth-tellers, stabilizers, mobilizers. We continue to update our list. Please contact cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org for more information.

Leslie Barlow

Website: lesliebarlowartist.com

Instagram: ljpinko


Julie Boada

Website: hobt.org/associate-artists


Marcus Mosiah Brown 

Instagram: mosiah218

Email: mosiahgarvey91@gmail.com


Shaun Chosa (Painting)

Facebook: shaun.chosa

Email: wickedson@hotmail.com


Catherine Colsrud

Email: catcol_06@yahoo.com


Jes Durfee (Glass)

Website: jesdurfeeglass.com

Email: jesdurfee@gmail.com

Instagram: @jesdurfee


Robert DesJarlait (Endaso Giizhig) (Watercolor–Opaque)

Website: www.robertdesjarlaitfinearts.com

Email: redlakeogichida@msn.com


Dudley Edmondson (Photography)

Website: dudleyedmondson.com

Email: teamde@humanitycom.com 

Instagram: sonycamera2016


Olawole Famule

Email: ofamule@uwsuper.edu


Paula Gudmundson (Sound & Video Installation)

Website: www.paulagudmundson.com

Email: paula.gudmundson@gmail.com


Carla Hamilton (Mixed Media)

Instagram: carlahamiltonart

Email: hamilton20199neuhausen@gmail.com


Tashia Hart

Website: tashiahart.com

Email: Tashiamariehart@gmail.com


Christopher E. Harrison

Website: harrisonartstudio.net

Instagram: genothehag

Email: charrchr.gmail.com


Nina Holtz (Ceramics)

Website: https://holzx008.wixsite.com/ninaholzart

Email: holzx008@gmail.com


Seitu Ken Jones

Instagram: seitukjones

Website: seitujonesstudio.com

Email: Shannon Brunette, Studio Director

shannon@officeofculturalwork.org


Patricia Mahnke (Fashion Design)

Instagram: chemistryfashions

Facebook: ChemistryFashions

Email: chemistryfashions@gmail.com


Flo Matamoros

Email: flo@provegallery.com


Sean Moore

Email: oxymoronof85@gmail.com


Terresa Moses (Graphic Design & Illustration)

Website: blackbirdrevolt.com

Instagram: projectnapturalblackbirdrevolt

Email: info@blackbirdrevolt.com

Jordon Moses 

Website: blackbirdrevolt.com

Instagram: blackbirdrevolt

Email: info@blackbirdrevolt.com


Ryuta Nakajima

Website: cla.d.umn.edu/faculty-staff/dr-ryuta-nakajima

Email: lazymonk22@gmail.com


Vern Northrup

Website: watermarkartcenter.org/akinomaage-vern-northrup-visual-storyteller/

Email: v.northrup@hotmail.com


Daniel Oyinloye

Website: danieloyinloye.portfoliobox.net/welcome

Email: danielooyinloye@gmail.com


Karen Savage Blue

Website: ksavblu.com

Email: ksbluearts@gmail.com


Juliane Shibata

Website: julianeshibata.com

Email: js@julianeshibata.com


Spirit of She (Fiber, line, canvas art, digital illustration, logo design & jewelry)

Instagram: spirit_of_she_

Email: thespiritofshe@gmail.com


Delphin Starr

Instagram: delstarr_arts

Email: dniy1301@gmail.com


Jonathan Thunder

Website: thunderfineart.com

Email: jonthunder@mac.com


Ivy Vainio

Instagram: ivy_vainio

Email: ivyv@aicho.org


Moira Villiard (Acrylic painting, digital illustration, murals & public art)

Website: artbymoira.com

Instagram: moiraliketheory

Email: art.moira@gmail.com


Sam Zimmerman

Facebook: cranesuperior

Email: cranesuperiorstudio@gmail.com








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