Thorp Building Arts

Farmington is a vibrant 40x40”acrylic abstract painting from 2014: shorturl.at/uFpac We are resilient in #Minnesota. 💪 💫 What do you see? 👀 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #colorful #minneapolis #artist

Shawn McNulty ShawnMcNulty.com will be open in his studio (1618 #217) for Holiday Open Studios today 12-5pm. McNulty is an Abstract Expressionist painter who has work in collections all over the world. He will have a large assortment of paintings and prints for sale. #art #abstractart #minneapolis

Wild Wolf Clothing Company (1618 #24) will be open today and tomorrow for Thorp Holiday Open Studios. “I love all things vintage as well as clothing design. I upcycle vintage materials, usually in the form of handmade quilts and wool blankets, and turn them into wearable art!” #minneapolis #clothing

Molly O'Toole (1620 #224) will be hosting an event for people to paint their own pottery this weekend for Open Studios! She slip casts molds from the 70s/80s/90s so folks can pick their pots and glaze them with a selection of 40+ colors. The minimum cost per painter is $15. #minneapolis #pottery

The Thorp Building Artists are hosting a Seasonal Treasure Hunt during Thorp Holiday Open Studios: Luminary Stroll & Treasure Hunt this weekend! shorturl.at/UBOge
Several of our artists have created one-of-a-kind, seasonal ornaments that are ready to be found #art #minneapolis #twincities #minnesota

Mary Pow Designs works in two mediums: textiles and soft pastels. Her sewn fabric textile art is vibrant and abstract. Her soft pastel paintings and drawings focus on scenes of nature and wonder. Stop by 1620 #228 during Holiday Open Studios this weekend @marypowdesigns.bsky.social #art #minneapolis

Paula Menchen paulamenchen.com will be open in her studio at 1618 #215 for Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend. "The journey as experience is essential to why I deconstruct surfaces investigating what is familiar and what is obscure or unknown.” #abstractart #minneapolis #twincities #abstract

Rebecca Thvedt will be open in her studio (27) with Claire Lewis on the second floor of the 1618 building for Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend. Check out her brush paintings and printmaking along with new playful screen-printed tee shirts. #artist #minnesota #minneapolis #twincities #creative

Erin Maurelli - Creative Explorer creates handmade boxes for all occasions. For Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend, Maurelli's studio (1618 #225) will feature make & take collage greeting cards using delightful scraps from the year of box building. @erinmaurelli.bsky.social #minneapolis #art

Artistic Indulgence will be open for Holiday Open Studios this weekend! They are offering buy one get one 50% off on framing. Plus all artwork in their gallery will be 35% off! Find them in Studio 115 on the 1618 side of the building. #minneapolis #minnesota #artist #art #mnarts #framing #homedecor

Join Thorp Artist, Mary Pow Designs during Holiday Open Studios for a special happy hour! Try needle-felting a small project while enjoying a glass of wine or a cup of tea. Free! Saturday, Dec. 6, 3-6pm in Studio 228 on the second floor of the 1620 building. @marypowdesigns.bsky.social #minneapolis

Rudolph Torment Gallery will be open for Holiday Open Studios (Dec 6th-7th) in Studio 124 of the 1620 building. “Mr. Torment's work will remain original and inconsistent,m. His work will stay on the cutting edge of abhorrently serious and biting satire.” rudolphtorment.info #minneapolis #minnesota

Jane and Ralph at Hellendag Unlimited began creating Tiffany-style lamps two decades ago using quality glass and repurposing antique bases to celebrate the history of this art form. They will be open for Holiday Open Studios Dec 6th and 7th in studio 06. #minneapolis #twincities #lamps #minnesota

Join the artists at the Thorp Building for their Holiday Open Studios on Dec 6th-7th! shorturl.at/RCqTk Here’s a sample of some of the artists. @michaelbirawer.bsky.social @erinmaurelli.bsky.social @marypowdesigns.bsky.social @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social @emilygraykoehler.com #minneapolis #mplsart

Cheetah 12x12” (Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection. 🐆 Maybe you see something? 👀
#Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #blueskyart #modernart #artwork #cheetah #midcenturymodern #blueandorange #orangeandblue

Layer two on “Light’s Last II” is printed! These pastels are not normally my jam, but I know they will POP once the darker layers are printed over them.

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#fineart #woodcut #printmaking

Join the artists at the Thorp Building for our annual Holiday Open Studios! Discover a diverse selection of artists welcoming you into our studios as you delight in the cozy luminaries throughout the building. Dec 6th: Noon-8pm, Dec 7th: Noon-5pm #minneapolis #twincities #mplsart #mpls #minnesota

Rose Captain 42x42” (Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection. Prints available: shorturl.at/W7CIq 🌹👨‍✈️ Maybe you see something? 👀
#Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #blueskyart #modernart #artwork #minneapolis #minnesota

I’m excited to present my new Halloween cards! I’m offering them in two different sets (Spooky and Haunted) on my website. Or you can buy them individually at my studio in NE Mpls! Quantities are limited so grab them up while you can! Happy Halloween, friends!

#halloween #art #printmaking

Forever in Blue Jeans 10x10” (Acrylic on Board) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection.👖👖👖Clearly I saw something. Maybe you see something else? 👀 Solitary Man? 🤔
#Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #eroticart

I’m printing layer two on this last piece I’m working on for my upcoming Luna show at Ripple River Gallery … I’ll have three pieces in this invitational and I’ll be curating the works of five other artists for this themed exhibition! Can’t Wait!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #moon

I just love all the little mason bees that pollinate my Aronia each spring. So, between the stages of all the big reduction woodcuts I’ve been working on lately, I’ve been scratching, scraping and burnishing bees and flowers on some little copper plates!
#printmaking #drypoint #fineart #bees

Shellcracker is a 36x36”geometric abstract available here: shorturl.at/BVg0O Eggshells and acrylic! 🐣🥚🍳 Texture that begs you to touch. ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #abstractpaintings #midcenturymodern #contemporaryart #modernart #artist #minimal #blueskyart #eggs #texture

Here are some random moments from #artawhirl 2025 at my #artstudio in #Minneapolis Check out available work at shawnmcnulty.com
#Art #AbstractArtist #AbstractExpressionism #ArtistLife #AbstractPaintings #AbstractArt #ModernPainter #artcollector #artstudio

Thank you to everyone who came out for Art-A-Whirl last weekend! Your support for me and all the other artists in Northeast Minneapolis is greatly appreciated! You Rock!

Image Credit: Kari Maxwell
#fineart #printmaking #artawhirl

Thanks everyone for exploring our building during #artawhirl! Stay tuned for more art. #minneapolis #artist #artstudio #twincities #minnesota

Swing by Artistic Indulgence Custom Framing and Art Gallery theartisticindulgence.com during #artawhirl to get 25% off the custom #framing of #art you buy from any Art-A-Whirl #artist this weekend! Support local artists and businesses at the same time. Find Artistic Indulgence at Thorp 1618 #115

Sophie Wang is an #artist whose works bring a critical power lens to science, technology, epistemology, and forms of knowledge-making, and an experiential lens to her second-generation Chinese American experience and other parts of her life. Sophie will be exhibiting at #artawhirl at Thorp 1620 #177

Is an accent wall really an accent wall if it’s the same color as all the other walls? 🤔 I think not! 💜💜💜 Come check out the transformation next weekend for the 30th Annual Art-A-Whirl! Fri: 5pm - 10pm, Sat: Noon - 8pm and Sun: Noon - 5pm! #fineart #artawhirl #printmaking