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Minneapolis, MN
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Paul Fosaaen is an award-winning Surrealist painter and teacher. In 2007, he moved to Minneapolis to study painting and later earned a degree in art history at the University of Minnesota where he began to develop his interest in three-dimensional painting. His work incorporates sculptural elements and mindfulness practices to discuss themes of biology, geopolitics, and trauma. He currently works in acrylic gouache for his three-dimensional painting and watercolor for his mindfulness practices. Paul Fosaaen teaches “Mindful Markmaking” at Creative Flow Art Center in Fridley, MN and “Intro to Three-Dimensional Painting” at Creative Flow Art Center and RumRiver Art Center in Anoka, MN. He has shown his work at galleries and museums including The Soap Factory, the Fallout Arts Initiative, ArtReach St Croix, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

 

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exhibition history

2026

Thaw, Creative Flow Art Center, 18 April – 30 May

Partitions, Allina Customer Service Center, curated by Paul Fosaaen and Ian Nystrom, 10 February – 5 May

2025

The Shape of Absence, Artspace Jackson Flats, Minneapolis, MN, 2 – 29 November

Look Closely: Art Made on a Small-Scale, RumRiver Art Center, Anoka, MN, 18 October – 8 November

Members Show, ArtReach St Croix, Stillwater, MN, 6 July – 19 August

Mindfully Bright, ArtReach St Croix, Stillwater, MN, 15 May – 28 June

Dot, Dot, Dot, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN 1 – 31 May

2024

Solo exhibit, Blick Art Materials, Roseville, MN, 12 November – 5 January 2025

Deconstruction//Abstraction, Rumriver Art Center, Anoka, MN, 12 October – 9 November 2024, Northtown Library, Blaine, MN, 9 November – 9 January 2025

All Art Tells a Story: Messages Hidden or Overt, F-O-K Studios, St Paul, MN, 4 October – 15 November

Eye to Eye, Fresh Eye Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 8 August – 29 September

In. Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming, MN, 18 July – 7 September

Collective Alchemy III, Burl Gallery (formerly Argyle Zebra Gallery), St Paul, MN, 1 June – 11 August

Pop! Goes the Easel, North Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN, 25 January – 17 March

Solo exhibit, Blick Art Materials, Roseville, MN, 14 January – 10 March

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Events & Classes

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Class/Workshop
Mindful Markmaking

Find and cultivate curiosity and empathy for others and ourselves in this mindfulness-based creativity workshop with Paul Fossaen.

Thu Jun 25
6:00pm - 7:00pm

At Creative Flow Art Center

$10/person

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Intuitive Dimensional Painting

Intuitive Dimensional Painting is an exploratory class focused on creating three-dimensional abstract paintings using sculptural relief on canvas. Students will learn how to build up textured surfaces with mulberry paper and let their curiosity and the material itself guide the composition. Come ready to build, explore, and get a little abstract!

Sat Aug 8
1:00pm - 4:00pm

At Hallberg Center for the Arts

$45/person

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