current exhibition: August 26 - October 26
Soomaal Visual Arts
Fellowship Exhibitions
nafyar and Jowhara Sheikh Omar, the 2025/26 fellows, have their culminated solo exhibitions at Augsburg University’s Gage Gallery and Christensen Gallery. The exhibitions will have educational components to supplement artworks such as public presentations and panel discussions around the show and contemporary Somali visual art. Join us in celebration of their year’s long journey of making.
RECEPTION: Saturday, September 12, 6 – 8 PM
ARTIST TALK: 7 PM, Oren Gateway
current exhibition: September 8 - October 3
Aragti Wadaag Soomaal Residency
CONTRAST features new works by Abdimalik Ahmed, Sabrin Nur, Miski Omar, and Mumtaz Salad as part of their 2025/2026 Aragti Wadaag Residency. In collaboration with University of Minnesota’s Department of Art, the resident artists’ work are displayed at Quarter Gallery. Join us in celebration of their artistic journey during their residency.
RECEPTION: Saturday, September 12, 5 – 7 PM
ARTIST TALK: Saturday, September 19, 4 – 6 PM
current exhibition: August 30 – September 30
one was (yeki bud),
one was not (yeki nabud)
Iranian-American artist and filmmaker Kamyar Mohsenin, based in Oakland, CA, presents his second solo visual art exhibition, one was (yeki bud), one was not (yeki nabud) — named after the traditional opening line of Persian fairy tales and folklore, the equivalent of “once upon a time”. Through ceramics, animation, and film…
Exhibition at Soomaal House Gallery