Steven Sorman: Suites
On exhibit Nov 8-Dec 20

Second Floor Gallery at La Dolce Vita – The Art Café

Presented in partnership by Red Wing Arts and M.E.T. Projects, Second Floor Gallery at La Dolce Vita – The Art Café, Steven Sorman: Suites celebrates the work of one of Red Wing’s accomplished artists while bringing two arts organizations together to connect the community with contemporary art. M.E.T. Projects, a contemporary gallery in historic downtown Red Wing, works to bring artists from around the world to the community and share the work of Red Wing artists on a national and international stage. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to making meaningful art experiences accessible to the community.

The exhibition features seven print suites created from the 1990s through the 2020s by Steven Sorman, a printmaker and painter who lives and works in Red Wing. Known for his layered handmade papers and innovative combination of printmaking, collage, drawing, and hand painting, Sorman’s work is held in major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Spanning three decades, the exhibition offers an opportunity to explore the evolution of his artistic practice.

Join us for a Public Opening Reception on Sunday, November 8, at 11 am

Steven Sorman was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1948. Internationally known as a painter and printmaker, Sorman earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Minnesota in 1971. Sorman lives and works in Red Wing, Minnesota.  He is best known for his multimedia, complex paintings, drawings and prints. Sorman is a master at orchestrating theme, line, layer, media, and color into challenging images that demand a rhythm of eye movement throughout his artwork.

Among museums internationally that include his work in their collections are the Stedkijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Commissions include the Springhill Foundation, Prudential Insurance, IBM, Honeywell and Hyatt Regency. Sorman won the Bush Foundation Artist's Fellowship in 1979, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Merit World Print III Award in 1980, the Rockefeller Foundation American Center Artist in Residence in Paris in 1982 and the 2nd Bhrat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints Merit Award in 1991.

Numerous one-artist exhibitions have featured Sorman's work in galleries in Singapore, Sweden and the United States. His work has been exhibited in numerous invitationals. “I just try to make things I haven't seen before.”