Sun Gallery Moving Sale!

After ten wonderful years in south Minneapolis, Sun Gallery is moving northeast! We'll be relocating to the Northrup-King Building, (1500 Jackson St. NE Suite#451, MN 55413 ), a hotbed for the arts, at the end of July. Our phone number will remain the same.

Come visit us at our 48th & Grand location to take advantage of our moving sale, where you'll find great deals up to 70% off!

Our hours during the sale are Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5 and by appointment.

Dancing Marks: Paintings and Calligraphy by Lampo Leong

Dancing Marks:
Paintings and Calligraphy by Lampo Leong
July 16 – Sept 15, 2008
Reception with Artist:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 5–8pm

Please join us for another exciting exhibition of brush paintings and calligraphy by master artist Lampo Leong. He utilizes traditional and modern art concepts and materials to create compelling, gripping and challenging works of art. A leading member of the contemporary art world, Professor Leong is currently the Chair of the Art Department at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and has exhibited in countless solo and group exhibitions worldwide, and won international recognition and awards. His works are included in many museum collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, as well as public art commissions in San Francisco, Florida, Indonesia and Japan.

Image: Sublime II • Ink on rice-paper, 26”x17”, 2006

Created from Fire & Earth: Chinese Ceramics from Hebei Province

January 26–February 29, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday, January 26th, 4–8 pm.

Cizhou ware—with its highly distinctive two-color decorations come from gallery owner Jenny Sun’s hometown in Handan, Hebei Province. Cizhou ware was especially popular among commoners, and reached a peak of popularity in the Song Dynasty (960–1179). Cizhou (pronounced tse-joe) ware is characterized by bold, contrasting designs using iron-rich slips, executed with either a brush or a sgraffito—incising. These modern reproductions come from a family workshop that has revived the ancient local traditions.

Sun Gallery holiday hours in December are Tuesday–Saturday from 12–5 pm. Hours in January are by appointment only. Beginning in February, we return to regular hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11–6.

“Buddhist Sculptures from Ming to Qing Dynasties" Sun Gallery's Fall Show

Our fall show Buddhist Sculptures from Ming to Qing opens Saturday, November 10-December 31, and features some exciting and unique pieces from our new shipment of works from the 10th–20th centuries: Guanyin figures, a Song dynasty stone Buddha, as well as landscape and ancestor paintings from the Qing dynasty, contemporary oil paintings, stone screens, bedside cabinets, vases and more.

Special note: Keep this date for our Chinese Culture Salon! Fire and Earth: Ceramics from Hebei Province, Saturday, January 26th, 2008, 7 pm.

Our hours for the November-December holiday season are Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5 pm.