Terrence Payne

Terrence Payne is an American artist from the Midwest, currently residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has exhibited his artwork in galleries, universities, and museums throughout the United States, and his work is part of private, museum, and corporate collections worldwide. Terrence's art has received critical acclaim and recognition from various publications such as Beautiful Decay, Juxtapoz, Dwell Magazine, Bust Magazine, It's Nice That, The Jealous Curator, Boooooom, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune. In 2002, Terrence founded Rosalux Gallery, the longest-running artists' collective in Minneapolis, which has helped over 80 Minnesota artists achieve their artistic ambitions and further their studio careers. Terrence has been a leader at Rosalux since its inception.

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Terrence Payne's art revolves around the theme of community and how people's relationships with each other shape their identities and actions. Using playful yet sophisticated oil pastel drawings, Terrence creates archetypical portraits of various individuals that, when put together, represent different segments of communities and their relationships. He uses a visual language that is easy to understand, along with refined organic forms, patterns, text, and costum...

Untitled, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN 2024



Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN annually 2002-2023



North Of The 45th, Devos Art Museum, Northern Michigan University, 2022



Turf, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2022



Untitled, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN 2017



Kindness, Burnett Gallery, Minneapolis MN 2015, 2016



Absurdities Crept In, Grayduck Gallery, Austin, TX 2012



Flourish, MAEP Galleries, Minneapolis Institute Of Art, Minneapolis, MN 2010



NEST, Alcoa House, Minneapolis, MN October 2008



Patterns Of Behavior, Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN March 2008



Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN March 2005



Draw, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN November 2004



Minot State University, Minot, ND March 2003



Flatlands Gallery, Minneapolis, MN May 2001



Gage Gallery, Augsburg College Minneapolis, MN February 2001



Hughes Center For The Arts, University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND September 1999



MC Gallery, Minneapolis, MN May 1999



Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayazata, MN March 1999



ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL June 1998