November 14, 2025 – December 27, 2025
Kolman & Reeb Gallery is excited to celebrate its 15th anniversary by hosting, Celebrate! 15th Anniversary Show, an exhibit showcasing the artwork by gallery artists: Betsy Ruth Byers, Jil Evans, Abby Mouw, Kelly Jean Ohl, Jodi Reeb, Lynne Sarnoff-Christensen, Julie Snidle, and Cameron Zebrun. The show honors fifteen years of contemporary art, visionary curation, and community engagement.
Founded by Anita Sue Kolman, art patron and advocate, the Gallery was first known as the Anita Sue Kolman Gallery and later as the Kolman & Pryor Gallery. Its name changed again to the Kolman & Reeb Gallery when Jodi Reeb, artist and curator, joined Anita as a partner in 2022. The Kolman & Reeb Gallery has become an integral part of the Twin Cities’ visual arts landscape. Guided by a devotion to contemporary art, the Gallery celebrates the abstract, the experimental, and the ever-changing nature of creative expression. Known for its dedication to local artists’ growth, the Gallery represents Minnesota artists through exhibitions that connect them with discerning local collectors, as well as through its locally recognized Project Space Grant Program.
Over the past 15 years, Kolman & Reeb Gallery has evolved into a hub of artistic discovery. The Gallery hosts and participates in open forums to advance the public’s understanding of the value of art and art collecting, and to advance artists’ professional development. It’s a community resource that invites everyone to discover the most singular artistic voices working in Minnesota today. The Gallery’s resilience through economic shifts and the pandemic underscores its commitment to adaptation and innovation, expanding online sales, social media storytelling, and video features to bring Minnesota art to a national audience.
The 15th Anniversary Exhibition celebrates this legacy of collaboration and creativity, featuring works that reflect the Gallery’s evolution and the enduring relationships at its core. Over these past fifteen years, the Gallery has grown from a single vision into a dynamic hub for abstract and contemporary expression. It reflects trust and belonging — a space that has connected thousands of visitors, artists, and collectors through art.
“Kolman & Reeb Gallery is a gift I gave to myself in my 60s,” says Anita Sue Kolman. “When I opened the gallery, I wanted to create a space where artists could thrive, and audiences could fall in love with art. Fifteen years later, I’m grateful to see that this vision has come to life. This gallery has been one of the greatest adventures of my life — not because it was easy, but because it was meaningful. Every exhibition, every artist, every visitor has become part of this story.”
Jodi Reeb, gallery curator, and co-partner, comments, “as an artist who became the Gallery’s curator and partner, it’s been an incredible journey. This anniversary honors not just our longevity, but the community that has grown around us, from collectors, artists, and art lovers who all believe in the power of creativity. To me, fifteen years is more than a number, in the life of an art gallery, it’s a milestone of endurance, evolution, and community trust.”
