Lincoln’s newest fine art gallery is now a non-profit 501-c-3 corporation!
After our first two and a half years as a single owner gallery space to showcase my work and the work of like minded artists we’ve now created a non-profit corporation in order to be more inclusive. With new exhibitions opening monthly and special events, screenings, gallery talks and receptions, this will be a place to experience and engage with art, artists and ideas. And it’s got what every artist needs more of – WallSpace-LNK.com
Consider making a tax deductible donation to support our work going forward. 100 % of your gift will be used to help artists other than me afford exhibitions and to connect with new audiences. Thank you!
Retirees who have to take annual Required Minimum Distributions from their IRAs can opt for a Qualified Charitable Distribution gift that counts as a portion of the RMD and can have distinct tax advantages. Check with your financial advisor about how this could work for you. And let us know if we can help.
Our Federal Tax ID: 99-0650832 Mailing address WallSpace for Artists & Audiences, 1624 S. 17th St. Suite 300, Lincoln, NE 68502
– Michael Farrell
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Our hours are:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday from noon to 5 pm. First Friday evenings to 8pm and special exhibition receptions as announced
or by appointment. text 402 429 3684 or email mfarrell.1st@gmail.com
We’re at 17th and Sumner. Parking out front. Next to Conner’s Antiques.
News
- “Works on Paper”
featuring
Jennifer Austin, Tammy Miller,
Ann O’Hara, Gretchen Olberding and Valery Wachter of Lincoln
and Danielle Easdale of Omaha and their works.
Fridays -Sundays, March 6-29 – noon to 5p.m.
First Friday reception from 5-8 p.m. March 6
Valery Wachter
Charcoal, pastel, and cut paper pieces reveal a wide range of subject matter and technique. Jennifer Austin uses charcoal and erasers to create marks on paper that reveal the natural world. Danielle Easdale’s scalpel carves and manipulates paper to capture multi-layered scenes of times gone by and wildlife.
Ann O’ Hara
Tammy Miller combines acrylic, ink, collage, pastel and watercolor in work she thinks of as windows to reveal fresh and unique perspectives. Her “odes” series is Ann O’Hara’s way of paying tribute in pastel to French impressionists’ capture of light and color.
Jennifer Austin
Nature sparks Gretchen Olberding to paint peaceful scenes that prompt the viewer to stay “and rest awhile.” Valery Wachter’s shadow box pinned with tiny pastels of exquisite butterflies shows the detail possible in this medium.
Tammy Miller
This group show gathers artists who have exhibited elsewhere into a singular celebration of paper-based works. Works are available for viewing and purchase Fridays-Sundays, 12–5 p.m. March 6-29
or by appointment.
Danielle Easdale
The exhibition is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and donors to WallSpace for Artists and Audiences, a 501(c)3.
Gretchen Olberding
- “A Closer Look…”
by Dale Minter
Feb.6 – Mar.1
First Friday Reception 5-8pm
“A Closer Look: Past, Present …” is a collection of images and assemblages opening at noon Friday, February 6. A First Friday reception will feature the artist from 5-8 p.m. The exhibit runs Friday-Sunday afternoons through March 1.
Minter earned a BFA from James Madison University and holds an MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has taught photography at the UNL Department of Art.
Earlier works were projected on fabric, then photographed. More recent work is computer-based, but also includes actual found objects Minter whimsically combines with photographic images. No matter the technology, layered images interact and change each other.
Mystery, fantasy, and surrealism combine in Minter’s colorful, multilayered works that explore “the bridge we create as we transition from childhood into adults.” Layering and transformation visualize the concept of connections, Minter notes, “through symbols, photographic references, metaphoric expressions and life experiences.” Realistic images can merge into an abstract form that expands what both the artist and viewer may see, he writes.
Works are available for viewing and purchase noon to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday, February 6-March 1 or by appointment: dmdesign96@gmail.com - Into Whooperland
A Photographer’s Journey with
Whooping Cranes
featuring the work ofMichael Forsberg
January 9 – Feb 1
Fridays – Sundays, noon to 5pm.
A public reception will be
from 5-8 p.m Friday, January 16.
The show is one product of photographer and Lincoln native Mike Forsberg’s five-year effort to intimately document this mythical, tallest bird in North America. A companion to the recent self-published book “Into Whooperland” the exhibitincludes large prints, most of them never printed before. Forsberg will be on hand for a public reception Friday, January 16 from 5-8 p.m.
Much more than a book on the wall, the display lets viewers follow the whoopers’ and Forsberg’s journey through a unique 360 goggle viewing experience flying the “Whooper Highway.” Map spreads, timelapse grids and tiled panels, remote cameras, a blind setup Mike used for fieldwork, and aerial imagery of the 2,500 mile migratory path from pilot and fellow photographer Chris Boyer presented on a large flatscreen create an immersive experience. Forsberg notes, “I’m glad to present this exhibit first at WallSpace-LNK. We look forward to seeing you. Long live cranes.”
Limited numbers of signed copies of “Into Whooperland,” the book created in a small journal style, are available for sale. The title has nearly sold out of its first print run. Individual photographic prints will be for sale upon request.
(All images – copyright Michael Forsberg)
1624 S 17th St, Lincoln, NE 68502
Parking out front or in the gravel lot north of Conner’s Antiques.
WallSpace-LNK is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and contributors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. - Un-Veiled
An exhibition of Fine Art Nudes 
“Kay,” hand tinted print, M. Farrell, 2025
5 Days only this week!
An Exhibition of Fine Art Nude Images
December 31- January 4
Noon to 4pm.
A public reception will be
from 4-8 p.m Saturday, January 3.
“Jessa Ray,” Digital color print, 2025, M. Farrell
This exhibition features several new portfolios of wide ranging subject matter and techniques.
“Old Man 1,” Digital b/w print, 2025, M. Farrell
Large format images inspired by 19th century erotic photographs are presented in color, along with hand-tinted and albumen-toned formats.
“Gabrielle,” Albumen-toned print, M. Farrell, 2022
Professional and non-professional female models, a few men and couples, and a several months’ documentation of a pregnancy as well as a series exploring the effects of aging are also featured.
“Old Man – Hand,” Digital b/w print, 2025, M. Farrell
“Rose,” Digital color print, 2025, M. Farrell
“This work is similar to my recent large format portrait work that many have seen previously. The big difference is that these are portraits of nude people performing for the camera in stylized settings.” – Michael Farrell
NOTE:
Unlike this post the gallery exhibition contains explicit imagery which
may not be suitable for all audiences.
1624 S 17th St, Lincoln, NE 68502
Parking out front or in the gravel lot north of Conner’s Antiques.
WallSpace-LNK is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and contributors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. - “Past and Present,”
featuring wide-ranging works by
Eddie Dominguez
UNL art professor emeritusOpen from Dec 5 – 28, 1-5pm.
“Gemstones,” an installation of large multi-colored ceramic spheres is among the pieces never before exhibited. Dominguez notes, “I’ve been working for many years on this piece and this will be the first time I get to present it.” Other favorite works haven’t been shown previously because the artist was not sure he could part with them.
Drawings, prints, photographs, and collages expand viewers’ appreciation of the creative output of an artist whom most may know for his ceramics.
“Past and Present” is available for viewing and purchase Friday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m., from December 5-28 or by appointment.
The exhibit is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and contributors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences.
https://www.wallspaceforartists.com/