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WHITE EARTH WINDOW
Photographs from Wayne Gudmundson

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The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum is pleased to present White Earth Window: Photographs from Wayne Gudmundson, a touring exhibition of silver gelatin prints by  Wayne Gudmundson from the Permanent Collections of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum.

White Earth Window is a series which documents sites from the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, selected in consultation with Ojibwe elders and scholars, that examine the Ojibwe experience from pre-reservation folkways and stories through the White Earth Settlement Act in the mid-1980s. Following their exhibition at The Rourke Art Galllery + Museum in fall 2021, Gudmundson donated the entire series to the museum’s Permanent Collections. ​This exhibition is made possible in part by support from the Minnesota State Arts Board through a Creative Support for Organizations grant award which enabled the museum to create a Collections Coordinator position.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Wayne Gudmundson was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1949; he was introduced to the vast landscape of that state from the backseat of his parents’ 1954 Chevy. He met his wife, Jane, while they were both teaching in Copenhagen, Denmark. They married on 4 July 1975 in England.

Gudmundson worked for a year at the then newly-formed Plains Art Museum situated in what is now The Rourke Art Museum in Moorhead, Minnesota. Then, as a National Endowment for the Arts Artist in Residence, he was one of the original staff members at the new Creative Art Studio in Fargo where he worked for the next ten years.

Now Professor Emeritus from Minnesota State University Moorhead, he taught photography for twenty-five years in the department of Mass Communications. He also was the director of New Rivers Press, the oldest non-profit literary press in the country.

Gudmundson’s work has appeared in eleven books, numerous exhibits, and several public television documentaries. His photography is represented by the Joseph Bellow’s Gallery in La Jolla, California.

The Exhibit

​Currently Available for Rental 
Interpretive materials, and exhibition signage included; please inquire for display space requirements, rental fees, and dates of availability. Only venues open to the public will be considered for exhibition.  
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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Operation support is provided in part by
​the FM Area Foundation.

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This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
521 Main Avenue
​Moorhead, MN 56560
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Tel. 218.236.8861
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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • The Midwestern >
      • Schedule of Events
      • Anniversary Dinner
      • Midwestern Luncheon
    • Calendar
    • Children's Gallery
    • Micro-Theatre
    • Traveling Exhibits >
      • Artist + Muse
      • Frozen Music
      • White Earth Window
    • Collections
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Postovit: Myth and Legend
      • Sherry Lee Short
      • Dan Jones: Changing Seasons
      • 2023 Auctions
      • Queer Joy
      • The 64th Midwestern: "Outside the Lines"
      • Eric A. Johnson
      • Shane Mercer
      • Annette Marchand
      • Guan & Bachmeier
      • Susan Morrissey
      • Art Ghoullery V
      • Kathleen Ristinen
      • Dave Thune
      • J.S. Postovit: A New Bestiary
      • Joe B. Milosevich >
        • The Collected Object
      • Three Women ...
      • Recent Acquisitions
      • Dan Jones
      • In the Elements
      • 2021 Live & Silent Auctions
      • 360° Tours >
        • Abstract: episode 875
        • Isolated Interiors
        • Looking at the Overlooked
      • Charlie Thysell
      • Art Ghoullery IV
      • Wayne Gudmundson
      • The 62nd Midwestern
      • Tri-College Sculpture
      • Philip J. Thompson
      • Eric A. Johnson
      • James T. O'Rourke
      • Cyrus M. Running
      • Robert A. Nelson
      • Charles Beck
      • Thysell Linocuts
      • Deborahmae Broad
      • Ben Rheault
      • 60 Years, 60 Works
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    • Mission
    • Staff and Board
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    • The Longspur Prairie Fund at The Rourke
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    • More Moorhead Arts Venues
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    • Friends of The Rourke
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  • Learn
    • Red River Creatives Collective Workshops
    • Tetra Pak 101
    • "From the Collections" Video Series
    • Video Courses >
      • Intro to Abstraction - Virtual Class
      • Shape to Form - Virtual Class
      • Image Transfers - Virtual Class
      • Single-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
      • Three-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
      • Cardboard Prints - Virtual Class
      • Intro to Collage - Virtual Class
      • Wheat Paste - Virtual Class
      • Plexiglas Drypoint - Virtual Class
      • Instant Books - Virtual Class
      • Post and Screw Books - Virtual Class
      • The Sketchbook - Virtual Class
      • Glue Prints - Virtual Class
      • Pamphlet Stitch Books - Virtual Class
      • Monotypes - Virtual Class
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