Creators Gallery

Photographers, painters, sculptors and makers inspired by Minnesota's outdoors

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Community showcase

Minnesota's outdoors, seen through the eyes of its makers.

A curated gallery of photography, paintings, sculpture, woodworking and craft from artists across the state.

Kayaker in the Fog by Ingrid Halvorsen
Photography

Kayaker in the Fog

Ingrid Halvorsen · 2025
Grand Marais

Shot at 5:42am from the seawall — waited three mornings for the fog.

Marsh Sentinel by Jonah Redwing
Photography

Marsh Sentinel

Jonah Redwing · 2024
Boundary Waters

Black-and-white study of a bull moose during the September rut.

Aurora Cabin, No. 4 by Marika Lundgren
Photography

Aurora Cabin, No. 4

Marika Lundgren · 2025
Cook County

KP 6 storm; 15-second exposure, ISO 1600. Second image in a winter series.

Split Rock, First Light by Daniel Ostrom
Painting

Split Rock, First Light

Daniel Ostrom · 2024
Two Harbors

Oil on linen, 24×30. Painted en plein air over four sunrise sessions.

Birch Chorus by Ana Cortez
Painting

Birch Chorus

Ana Cortez · 2025
Itasca

Watercolor on cold-press. Inspired by the birch groves along Wilderness Drive.

Common Loon by Silas Whitefeather
Sculpture

Common Loon

Silas Whitefeather · 2024
Bemidji

Hand-carved black walnut on a driftwood base collected from Lake Bemidji.

Birchbark Wiigwaas-jiimaan by Nokomis Studios
Craft

Birchbark Wiigwaas-jiimaan

Nokomis Studios · 2023
Grand Portage

Traditional Ojibwe birchbark canoe, sewn with spruce root and sealed with pine pitch.

Great Gray, Study III by Rowan Petrie
Drawing

Great Gray, Study III

Rowan Petrie · 2025
Sax-Zim Bog

Graphite on hot-press paper. Sketched from a January field observation.

Red Pine Adirondack by North Star Woodworks
Woodworking

Red Pine Adirondack

North Star Woodworks · 2025
Ely

Built from a single windfall red pine near the workshop; hand-cut joinery.

Lake Glaze Bowl by Freya Jansen
Ceramics

Lake Glaze Bowl

Freya Jansen · 2024
Duluth

Wheel-thrown stoneware; glaze mixed to match Lake Superior at 3pm in July.

Community guidelines
Original work only. Credit locations respectfully — no sensitive nesting sites or Indigenous cultural sites without permission. Submissions are reviewed by park interpretive staff and the Great Outdoors MN partners before publishing.

Prototype only — artists, works and like counts are simulated for demonstration.