Transformation: Art from the Inside is an exhibition featuring works by incarcerated artists that reflects their personal transformation and restoration through visual expression. Founded by retired Stillwater correctional officer Antonio Espinosa, Art from the Inside is an organization that empowers incarcerated people to use art as an outlet for emotions while creating a platform for dialog about the complexities of our criminal justice system through exhibitions of their work. 

Transformation reflects how art can help people imagine new ways of being and recognize our power to change. To learn more about Art from the Inside check out a documentary video on view in the M’s second-floor skyway EcoLab entrance, which you can access from Robert Street. 

Photographs of the artwork featured in the exhibition were taken by Kimani Beard. The original artworks reproduced here will be on view at nearby Creators Space—along with additional artwork created by Art from the Inside artists—from November 5–30, 2021. Creators Space is located at 218 7th St. E, in downtown St. Paul.

More information about the exhibit at https://mmaa.org/transformation/.