Kari Maxwell

Kari Maxwell is an established visual artist and painter based in Minneapolis, MN.
With a career spanning over 20 years, her work is characterized by vibrant, intuitive representations of animals and nature.
Maxwell works primarily in acrylic on canvas, often incorporating her daily practices of writing, walking and reading into her paintings.
Her work centers on themes of hope, empathy and companionship and assists viewers in forming a spiritual connection with the natural world.
She has had gallery representation in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Washington and Wisconsin.

2025, 30 Years of Art-A-Whirl with 30 Featured Artists
2025, Art-omic Blast, Squirrel Haus Arts
2024, Wild & Tame, Fresh Eye Gallery
2024, Extremely Minnesota, Robbin Gallery
2024, Cello, Bozeman, MT, featured artist
2024, Wonderment, The Grand Hand Gallery
2024, Birds!, Hanifl Nature Center
2024, Open Wide!, 119 North Weatherly Art Gallery
2022, Spring and Winter exhibitions, Isles Gallery
2021, Gentle Giants (of this wild world), Cello, Bozeman, MT
2020, Which One is Not Like the Other, WBUUC
2019, The Companion of Another, Crossings at Carnegie
2017, District Spotlight Exhibit, Schmidt Building
2016, Man’s Best Friend, Landscape Arboretum
2016, A Common Road, Grand Hand Gallery
2014, Small Works, Chait Galleries Downtown
2013, Our Earth, Flow Art Space
2012, Look at Art, Grain Belt Bottling House
2012, Urban Earth, Paul Larson Gallery
2010, 12x12 Abstracts, Sheila Hrasky Gallery
2010, Foot in the Door, Mia
2009, 6x6x2009, Rochester Contemporary Art Center
2009, 7x7, Umber Studios
2008, Cows and Quilts, Paul Larson Gallery
2008, Women Make History, Minnesota HIstory Museum
2006, On the Farm, Fanny Garver Gallery
2004, Fine Arts Exhibit, Minnesota Fine Arts Building