Alicia Eler
Critic / Reporter
Visual ArtAlicia Eler is the Minnesota Star Tribune's visual art reporter and critic, and author of the book “The Selfie Generation. | Pronouns: she/they ”
Latest from Alicia Eler
4 ways to navigate northeast Minneapolis’ Art-A-Whirl, the country’s biggest artist open-studio event
Visit the studios of featured artists, earn points through the Passport Challenge or go the family-friendly route at the 30th annual celebration.
May 13, 2025
Minnesota visual arts organizations feel the impact of NEA and NEH grant cuts
Smaller organizations focused on a Minnesota arts triennial, fire arts and Middle Eastern artists are among the many that lost grants.
May 9, 2025
In Carolyn Mazloomi’s artwork, a quilt is not just a quilt
Her 50-year-plus quiltmaking career has tackled issues of social justice, Black lives and fighting for equality.
May 9, 2025
3 artsy things to do with mom this Mother’s Day weekend
Visit an art fair, take a scenic drive to the St. Croix Valley or arrange flowers and sip champagne
May 8, 2025
Minnesota artist George Morrison will have his work on exhibition at New York’s Met in July
The Met tapped permanent collections at the M, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Historical Society, Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth and more.
May 6, 2025
In Jonathan Thunder’s painting, the Pink Panther meets Ojibwe cultural mythologies and Surrealism
The Duluth-based Ojibwe artist’s solo exhibition “The Artist as Storyteller” is on view at the U’s Quarter Gallery.
April 29, 2025
Artworks become floral masterpieces for Art in Bloom at Minneapolis Institute of Art
More than 160 artists create floral artwork inspired by a piece in Mia’s collection for annual Art in Bloom.
April 24, 2025
Holocaust survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith’s second solo show comes courtesy of her only son
The Krakow-born artist’s first exhibition was in 2002.
April 23, 2025
Minnesota artist George Morrison will have his work on exhibition at New York’s Met in July
The Met tapped permanent collections at the M, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Historical Society, Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth and more.
May 6, 2025
In Jonathan Thunder’s painting, the Pink Panther meets Ojibwe cultural mythologies and Surrealism
The Duluth-based Ojibwe artist’s solo exhibition “The Artist as Storyteller” is on view at the U’s Quarter Gallery.
April 29, 2025
Artworks become floral masterpieces for Art in Bloom at Minneapolis Institute of Art
More than 160 artists create floral artwork inspired by a piece in Mia’s collection for annual Art in Bloom.
April 24, 2025
Holocaust survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith’s second solo show comes courtesy of her only son
The Krakow-born artist’s first exhibition was in 2002.
April 23, 2025