For Jim with Love

In collaboration with the Jim Denomie Estate and the Jim Denomie Memorial Scholarship, Bockley  Gallery is pleased to celebrate and share Jim’s collection with the public. Throughout Jim’s life, he  purchased, traded and was gifted hundreds of artworks from friends, colleagues, relatives, mentors,  students, and strangers near and far. At Jim’s request, nearly all his collection will be exhibited, and  a large selection will be for sale to benefit his namesake scholarship for emerging Native artists. In  the spirit of Jim’s Garage Sale events, designated artworks will be affordable ($100, $300, or $500)  with the desire to find their next good home.  

The exhibition title comes from a monoprint gifted to Jim by his dear friend, fellow artist &  fellow collector, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Her work will be exhibited alongside many favorite  Minnesota artists and others, including: Ta-coumba T. Aiken, Regan Balzer, Rick Bartow, Marwin  Begaye, Frank Big Bear, Douglas Beasley, Dick Brewer, Julie Buffalohead, Delphina Cadoré,  Andrea Carlson, Steven Carlyle Moore, Teresa Cox, Lauren dela Roche, Francisca Delgado, Mary  Esch, Joe Feddersen, David Feinberg, Luis Fitch, Pam Gaard, Frank Gaard, Carl Gawboy, Vance  Gellert, Joseph Giannetti, Mary Gibney, Ruthann Godollei, Greg Graham, Laura Hallen, Glen  Hanson, Kristine Heykants, John Hitchcock, Alexa Horochowski, AE Kalnik, Caitlin Karolczak,  Joyce Koskenmaki, Alex Kuno, Anne Labovitz, Mary Jane Mansfield, Stu Mead, Carolyn Lee  Anderson, Beth Moore Love, George Morrison, Betty Moynahan, Rachel Mulder, Linda Munn,  Jon Neuse, Stuart Nielsen, Keegan Onefoot-Wenkman, Dougie Padilla, Camilo Pardo, Galilee  Peaches, Montana Picard, Reda Rackley, Wendy Red Star, Marcela Rodriguez Aguilar, Alexandra Rozenman, Jenny Schmid, Matt Sesow, Joseph H. (wahalatsu?) Seymour, Jr., Dietrich Sieling, Joe  Sinness, Susan Skrzycki, Sean Smuda, TL Solien, Alec Soth, Darrell Spotted Horse, Xavier Tavera,  Toma Villa, Star WallowingBull, Russ White, Brian Wiggins, Sara Woster, Melanie Yazzie, and  many others.  

Please spread the word! Join us July 26, 12–5pm for the opening, potluck (bring a dish if you  wish), drinks, and music.  

The exhibition will be open Tuesday–Saturday, July 29–August 2 from 12–5pm.  

Jim Denomie (1955–2022) (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) was a prolific artist, creating vividly  hued paintings, works on paper, and sculptures that aim a sharply critical lens on the history  of Indigenous people and their intersections with mainstream culture, all often laced with his  signature humor. The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie at the Minneapolis Institute of Art  

(2023–24), Jim Denomie: Challenging the Narrative at the Muskegon Museum of Art (2020–21)  and recent group exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Art (forthcoming, 2025), National Gallery  of Art in Washington DC (2023–24), and Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna, Austria (2021) have  highlighted his major works. Denomie’s paintings are found in the collections of the Minneapolis  Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Philbrook Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Forge Project  Collection, KADIST (San Francisco), and many others. 

First awarded in July 2022, the Jim Denomie Memorial Scholarship is an annual $10,000 prize  recognizing a Native artist who best exemplifies the values Denomie demonstrated in his own  career: commitment to excellence, generosity of spirit, and engagement with community. Past  recipients include Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe), Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac  Ojibwe), and Star WallowingBull (Ojibwe-Arapho). The award is administered by partner All My  Relations Arts Gallery/NACDI, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, where Jim Denomie exhibited in  the past. The scholarship is completely funded by donations from family, friends, and supporters.  Scholarship partners include the Denomie/Wilson family (wife Diane Wilson, children Cheryl Lane,  Sheila Umland, Cody Cyson and Jodi Bean), and Bockley Gallery (Todd Bockley) who has been  Denomie’s gallerist for more than 15 years and continues to represent the Jim Denomie Estate.  

Please support this initiative by making a donation for future awards. 

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday
Noon to 5