The Luxton Park Painters; the Works of Josephine Lutz Rollins (1896-1989) August 11, 2010

The Luxton Park Painters group began with children's painting classes at Luxton Park, held outdoors from 1956 to 1966. In 1966 artist Norma Olson was hired to conduct classes for adult residents of the Glendale Housing project in Minneapolis. As the program grew, a group of outstanding women artists oversaw classes, programs and art sales. This exhibition looks at 25 paintings by founder Norma Olson as well as a number of the Luxton Park Painters such as Jere Purple, Maggie Moulton, Judy Horns, and Betty Feilzer and others. Jo Rollins was at the forefront of the women's art collectives, which began in the early 1970s.