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George Halvorson ’75 is to feature life's ordinary moments through the lens of extraordinary joy, beauty, and humor in his first solo exhibition New 22. Halvorson's work will be on display at the Douglas Flanders Art and Associates gallery in Edina.

Halvorson’s exhibit will feature 22 color-rich paintings, each capturing life’s seemingly inconsequential moments in precise detail and showing the beauty, joy, and whimsy that actually make these moments extraordinary. Halvorson’s “snapshots” of everyday life, painted in multiple, thin layers of acrylic on canvas, reveal scenes such as women basking seaside in wide-brimmed straw hats, an RV traveling retiree sipping Dos Equis at a campground, a woman waving to motorists from a highway overpass set against the backdrop of a crisp blue sky, and a baseball-capped observer watching graffiti-adorned railcars roll by.

“My work invites people to examine the ordinary moments of life in order to understand just how extraordinary those moments might really be,” says Halvorson. “I am honored to be the opening show at Douglas Flanders’ new Edina gallery and look forward to sharing my work publicly for the first time.”

New 22
October 16—November 27
Douglas Flanders Art and Associates Gallery (Edina)
Reception: October 16, 5:00–8:00 p.m.

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