The art of Jay Pfeifer is defined more by his material and his long familiarity with them than by any preconceived themes or designs. From the building sites and construction zones of his everyday work life, he gathers the raw components — lath, sand, joint, compound, roofing paper, even coffee grounds and motor oil — which are melded and transformed into the rich forms and vistas of his “paintings,” the…

Dan Jones was born and raised in Fargo, ND. After viewing the Picasso retrospective at the Walker Art Center in 1980, he was compelled to consider a career in art and enrolled at North Dakota State University. His educational journey took him to the University of Minnesota and finally back to NDSU where he studied art history, researched Old Masters painting techniques and met his future wife, Julia. Dan and…

This collection of work is a response to living in an increasingly over saturated synthetic environment. A “televised vision” which presents an instant visual abundance of entertainment, gratification and the illusion of connectedness, which in turn produces an endless longing or “search.” This “fiction addiction” seemingly results in a loss of meaning and respect for our nonvirtual (natural) world. These assemblages could be considered microcosms, formed by pieces that have…

I spent most of my early years in retail sales and interior design. During this period I was painting artistically and doing faux finishes in my spare time. I became frustrated with retail sales and yearned for a different way to express myself. To that end I returned to Fargo to finish a long overdue art degree at Minnesota State University Moorhead. While finishing my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree…