Kajahl: Ultra Mare

On view July 13, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Santa Cruz, CA based artist Kajahl's work is inspired by the ancient world. Through his oil paintings, he brings fictional characters to life in imagined scenes.

Ultra Mare, Kajahl's latest exhibition, builds on his earlier Submerisa series, blending history and myth in a fantastical narrative where fictional maritime explorers uncover deep-sea secrets. Through vivid oil paintings, Kajahl portrays these adventurers navigating vast oceans, inviting viewers to delve into the mysteries of the sea and the boundless imagination.

Kajahl. Commanding Seas, 2024. Oil on canvas over panel, 60”x48”.

Kajahl. Iceberg History. 2022. Oil on canvas.

Kajahl, Oceanic Emissary, Oil on cavas over wood panel.

 

About the Artist

Kajahl

Kajahl’s work is inspired by the ancient world. He brings fictional characters to life in an imagined scene, through the medium and tradition of oil painting. In a sense, his work is based on a true story that diverges into fantasy, placing Kajahl as court painter to a mythical civilization.

Upcoming Programming

Past Programming

Featured
Summer Seasonal Saturday 2024
Aug 10
Summer Seasonal Saturday 2024

Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Seasonal Saturday, with a special themed activities inspired by MMAM's current exhibitions.

FRESH Water Artist Tour with with Kao Kalia Yang, Khoa Le, and Kajahl [Sunday]
Jul 14
FRESH Water Artist Tour with with Kao Kalia Yang, Khoa Le, and Kajahl [Sunday]

Tickets: $5

Don’t miss your chance to tour the new exhibition Ultra Mare with the exhibiting artist, Kajahl, and to experience Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity, with author Kao Kalia Yang, and  illustrator Khoa Le. Assistive listening devices will be used on this tour.

FRESH Water New Look Weekend
Jul 14
FRESH Water New Look Weekend

Gallery Admission $5 | Member Gallery Admission: Free

Celebrate three exhibitions with the FRESH Water New Look Weekend, with a New Look Preview Party, artist led tours, a lecture, book signing, artist demonstration, and more. Some programs require advance ticketing.

FRESH Water Artist Tour with with Kao Kalia Yang, Khoa Le, and Kajahl [Saturday]
Jul 13
FRESH Water Artist Tour with with Kao Kalia Yang, Khoa Le, and Kajahl [Saturday]

Tickets: $5

Don’t miss your chance to tour the new exhibition Ultra Mare with the exhibiting artist, Kajahl, and to experience Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity, with author Kao Kalia Yang, and  illustrator Khoa Le. Assistive listening devices will be used on this tour.

H20 Artist Lecture Series: Kajahl
Jul 13
H20 Artist Lecture Series: Kajahl

Tickets: $5

Join artist Kajahl, as he examines how oil painting techniques have adapted and evolved throughout history. Kajahl will touch on how these techniques have influenced his own work and style.

FRESH Water New Look Weekend
Jul 13
FRESH Water New Look Weekend

Gallery Admission $5 | Member Gallery Admission: Free

Celebrate three exhibitions with the FRESH Water New Look Weekend, with a New Look Preview Party, artist led tours, a lecture, book signing, artist demonstration, and more. Some programs require advance ticketing.

FRESH Water New Look Preview Party
Jul 12
FRESH Water New Look Preview Party

Ticket $20  |  Member Tickets: $15 

This evening celebrates the artists, exhibitions and stories behind three exhibitions. With curatorial-led tours, a staged social discussion with the exhibiting artists, and a dancehall to close out the night, this will be an evening you will not want to miss.

FRESH Water New Look Weekend
Jul 12
FRESH Water New Look Weekend

Celebrate three exhibitions with the FRESH Water New Look Weekend, with a New Look Preview Party, artist led tours, a lecture, book signing, artist demonstration, and more. Some programs require advance ticketing.

Support Comes From

This exhibition project is presented by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, a nonprofit mission-driven art museum located on the shores of the Upper Mississippi River. MMAM gratefully acknowledges sustaining support from our Board of Directors, the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation, Elizabeth Callender King Foundation, Merchants Bank, and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers. 

Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation

Elizabeth Callender King Foundation

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.