Canvas Convergence x SLP 2023

Location

The Shops at West End
1632 West End Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Hours

Wed – Sat: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Contact

612-296-1143

Canvas Convergence is a pop-up 3D experiential art gallery featuring interactive 3D illusion murals. The art is designed around a winter theme, from a fully immersive North Lights room and a giant Ice Ravine Hole in the ground to more Minnesotan-inspired pieces with pond hockey and Paul Bunyan. Come interact and pose with these unique pieces of art. The artwork is wheelchair accessible and some of the pieces will incorporate audio for those with visual impairments.

A dedicated classroom space offers classes in the creative field, including painting, drawing, mandalas, writing, being a creative artist, mindfulness and more. Classes will be offered starting the first week in December.

The space also includes a gift shop full of amazing art and products.

Admission to the gallery is free. Donations to the artists are welcome. There is a fee for classes.

The gallery will be open through February 28, 2024.

Featured Artists

Shawn McCann (Crystal, MN)
As an artist, and Founder of Canvas Convergence, Shawn McCann has been featured at numerous street painting festivals throughout the us and overseas and has worked on projects such as exhibition-sized pieces and corporate clients. His work has won numerous awards, been an NEA grant recipient, and is held in private and public collections, and has also been featured twice at the LA Times Festival of Books as a featured illustrator. Shawn was one of the few American artists chosen to participate in the Dubai Canvas, one of the most prestigious street art festivals in the world, and currently organizes 10 street art festivals throughout the Midwest. Shawn has also been one of the artists featured at the San Francisco Museum of Illusions.

Chris Carlson (Denver, CO)
Chris Carlson is a professional street painter from Denver, Colorado. Chris specializes in anamorphic 3D street paintings. He has been practicing this artform around the country for over 10 years. Chris’s art is influenced by aliens, bulldogs, video games and comic books. He always hopes to surprise viewers with his characters and 3D designs.

Naomi Haverland (Florida)
Naomi Haverland is a full time artist from Denver Colorado. She specializes in hyper-realistic portraits and whimsical candid expressions. She has been painting murals with paint for 15 years and with chalk for 8 years. Her work can be recognized on many outdoor walls and indoor galleries around Denver. Haverland has won many recognitions and awards for her chalk art, including 7 awards at the Denver Chalk Art Festival. Recently, she has moved from Denver to Florida.