Grandbois Proves It’s Never Too Late to Make an Artistic Mark with “Between Doubt and Desire” | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Grandbois Proves It’s Never Too Late to Make an Artistic Mark with “Between Doubt and Desire”

June 05, 2025
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Don Grandbois ’63

At eighty years old, Don Grandbois ’63 celebrates a long-awaited moment in the spotlight. His recent exhibition, Between Doubt and Desire: The Art of Don Grandbois, is a deeply personal and celebratory showcase of a lifetime of artistic exploration, decades in the making.

Grandbois's exhibition is organized by his great-niece Hadley Dobish, a high school senior and aspiring art historian. Between Doubt and Desire draws from Grandbois’s studio and private collections, which include loaned pieces from friends and supporters, featuring a blend of abstract expressionist and impressionist work, along with a few sculptural pieces.

Dobish, who curated the exhibition as her senior capstone project, noted the significance of the exhibition as a “celebration of his life’s work and where he’s at now.”

Between Doubt and Desire: The Art of Don Grandbois
May 16–May 19, 2025
Vistabule Teardrop Trailers (St. Paul, MN)

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