GALLERY | GIINAWIND CREATIVE SPACE

The Giinawind Creative Space at MacRostie Art Center is a gathering place for the creative community, an opportunity for cultural connections, and a catalyst for community development through the arts.

Giinawind is an Ojibwemowin inclusive pronoun that means we/us and. It was chosen for the name of this program because it reflects the vision for a space that centers Indigenous art and artists while welcoming the whole community.

TRYXTR | Samsoche Sampson

October 2025

Coming soon

GENERATIONS- Group Exhibition

November 7th- December 29th

Opening reception Nov. 7th 4pm-7pm

Teresa LaDuke | White Earth Band of Ojibwe | First Nations artist Teresa LaDuke is a happy grandma living in Pine Point, MN. She has been making art since the early 1970s focusing on painting, beadwork, and the spoken word.

Shaun Chosa | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa | Shaun Chosa is a self-taught artist with a background in graphic design. He uses photographs as the basis and starting point for the images and paintings he creates. Being raised by a young single Native mother, who was a painter herself, led Chosa to witness, and sometimes partake, in various aspects of many different cultures in addition to Indigenous ones all over the United States. The artist lives and works in Ely, Minnesota, and he is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. He spends most of his time creating art in his studio. His usual pastimes include exploring art, reading, and enjoying cinema from around the world.

Connection: A series of Paintings on Ojibwe Culture and Relationships by Kelly “Zhaawan” Martinson | Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe | Kelly is a mixed media artist focused on acrylic painting, digital art, and murals. Inspired by her culture and natural surrounding, Martinson utilizes rich color and memories to create dram-like compositions. Kelly is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe in Wisconsin, where she was raised, and now resides in Duluth, MN.

Kelly Martinson is a recipient of an Individual Artist Project Grant, made possible in part by the voters o Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Anthony Rivera | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Anthony started drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. Beadwork and sewing came later in his early teens. Anthony’s work starts from a vision, he then captures it in a sketch. Inspiration comes from his Anishinaabe culture, from colorful florals to warm colors of the earth. He draws inspiration from all shapes and forms of life.

2025 exhibitions