Katherine Turczan, Carolyn Swiszcz, Oliver Michaels

Of these three absorbing mini-exhibits, we were most smitten with the 112 small works by Swiszcz, which were hung in grid form on two walls. The Minneapolitan selected these from the results of a painting-a-day spree that lasted for nine months. Some are abstract, but most are quirky studies of everyday life: a cat entreating its owner, complete with word balloons; fairgoers silhouetted against a glowing roasted-corn stand at the state fair; a friend telling what he’s learned from a book on Nikola Tesla. In the main gallery, Turczan, also from Minneapolis, presents new landscapes and portraits captured on the Crimean Peninsula in the aftermath of the Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. Large-format photos are all the rage these days, but Turczan’s have a gravity and lyricism that is exceptional. Finally, Oliver Michaels’ loopy video, shot atop the engine of a model train as it careens through various domestic settings, is a hoot. 1021 Franklin Ave. E., Minneapolis; 612-872-7494; www.franklinartworks.org