Artist

Andrea Carlson

American, b. 1979

Andrea Carlson is a mixed-media American visual artist based in Chicago, with an active presence in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her work explores the power dynamics between museums and Indigenous communities, questioning established hierarchies and issues of possession. Her artistic practice uses mixed-media to investigate these themes and challenge traditional systems.

Image: Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe), ‘Endless Sunshine, Beginning’, assembled suite of twelve, sumi ink, oil, colored pencil, archival spray varnish, ink and gouache on paper and birch bark, 46 × 90 in. Courtesy the artist and the Gochman Collection

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Gallery

Andrea Carlson’s ‘Absent Host’ to Open at Davidson College’s Van Every/Smith Galleries

Andrea Carlson’s multidisciplinary exhibition ‘Absent Host’ will be on view across both the Van Every and Smith galleries in the Belk Visual Arts Center at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, from October 8, 2026, through February 7, 2027.

Read full story Davidson · 24 Aug 2026 [REPORT]

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Museum

The Ringling to Present Andrea Carlson’s First Museum Survey in Sarasota

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is presenting Andrea Carlson’s first museum survey, titled A Constant Sky, in Sarasota through Nov.

Read full story Sarasota · 7 Jul 2026 [REPORT]

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Museum

Steven High to retire after 15 years leading The Ringling Museum of Art

Steven High, executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, is retiring after 15 years at the helm of one of the largest university-based museum complexes in the United States.