Reader’s Art 12: Longing for Home New York artist Mary-Ellen Campbell is no stranger to Minnesota.  I met her when she was doing a residency in Red Wing, Minnesota. Mary-Ellen did a lot of residencies that year while she was taking a sabbatical from teaching. One of the hallmarks of Mary-Ellen’s work is her ability to come into a new environment with few materials and few preconceived notions. It is a creative challenge that seems essential to her work practice.  She gathers materials and ideas from her environs and allows them to tell the story that needs to be told.

Reader’s Art 12: Longing for Home
March 16- April 26, 2012
opening reception, Friday, March 16, 7-10 pm

The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com