Minnesota Valley NWR - Confluence Gallery

About the Confluence Gallery 

The refuge鈥檚 Confluence Gallery, located in the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center, is a venue for emerging and established Minnesota-based artists who excel at creating artwork with a focus on nature and natural elements, ecology, conservation, and/or the beauty of the Minnesota River Valley. The Confluence Gallery aims to serve as a conduit between the natural world and the local community; inspiring, educating, and connecting refuge visitors to the natural world. 

Exhibition: Friday, May 16, 2025-Sunday, July 13, 2025

Artist Talk: Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 1:00-2:00 pm

Artistry and the Minnesota Wildlife Refuge are proud to present Badges by Cameron Zebrun. Our interpretation of the natural world can be seen through many different lenses: an emotional response to a sunset, a map bringing order to the random or giving direction to the lost. Nature can be seen as a symbol of spiritual power or a force that must be conquered. With the Badges series, Zebrun investigates landscapes through the shifting themes of history, science, romance and exploration, as well as the textures, patterns, and color of land, water and sky. Using the images of a camera shutter closing, the Badges Series tells many stories all informed by nature through multiple lenses of interpretation. 

Confluence Gallery Location and Hours 

  • Bloomington Education and Visitor Center - 3815 American Blvd. East, Bloomington, MN 55425
  • Wednesdays 鈥� Sundays, 10am 鈥� 5pm 

*Open extended hours for exhibition openings and artist talks. Check our events calendar for gallery events. Closed on federal holidays.

Confluence Gallery Partners 

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge has partnered with Artistry and Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends to support the Confluence Gallery!  

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