East Side Arts Council presents Going Back to the Circle exhibition featuring artist Mayumi Amada. She has been an Artmobile instructor since 2008 and continues to teach with us every summer.

Amada is an environmental artist whose works has been shown at Minneapolis Institute of Art and White Bear Center for the Arts. She earned her MFA in sculpture at the University of Minnesota.

Her work revolves around the reuse of recycled materials such as plastic bottles, grocery bags, and more. Amada’s work focuses on eternity and the circle of life through the lens of mortality. She also uses water as a sub-theme in her art.

Opening reception: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Time: 6-7:30pm

Location: East Side Arts Council

977 Payne Avenue, St Paul, MN 55130