Where We Meet By Suyao Tian | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Where We Meet By Suyao Tian

April 01, 2026
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Observations by Suyao Tian.
Suyao Tian ’15

MCAD faculty Suyao Tian ’15 is excited to announce her exhibition Where We Meet, which opened March 14 and runs through May 2 at the Kolman & Reeb Gallery. At the heart of Where We Meet is the concept that there is no clear beginning or end, no strict boundary between living forms and the spaces they inhabit; everything unites.

This series of immersive water-based media paintings continues her exploration of layered forms that remain open to interpretation. Each painting feels both complete and evolving—like a moment within something still unfolding. Embedded within the compositions are subtle “hidden figures”—a face, a mother and child, or another fleeting form revealed through careful looking. Tian leaves these images intentionally undefined, allowing memory and lived experience to shape what emerges and inviting the viewer to participate in the act of seeing.

Where We Meet
Kolman & Reeb Gallery (Minneapolis, MN)
March 14–May 2, 2026

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