Written by Hillary Streitberger
Photos by Chris Emeott
WH ERE ART MEETS THE LAKE G A LL E RY O F F E R S A F R I E NDLY AB O DE AND VE RSAT ILE PIE CE S .
Splendor
Embraced by the shores of Lake Minnetonka is a family-owned art gallery that is a longtime dream come to life. Artist Michèle Villaume-Driscoll and her husband, Edward Driscoll, opened the Villaume-Driscoll Gallery in Spring Park during the pandemic by transforming a 1970s space into an artful retreat. Villaume-Driscoll Gallery is a space created for hearts and minds to experience stillness. The couple, along with their children, provide a warm-hearted setting from the moment you open
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the gallery door. Where art greets the lake—there is something magical about a dream becoming a full-time occupation. “I love what I do,” Villaume-Driscoll says. “I feel so blessed. I’m living my passion.” Together, the Chaska couple takes pride in working as a unit and alongside their sons EJ and Michael Driscoll, who tend to art installations, bookkeeping matters, deliveries and gallery work. The gallery is a single artist space, and Villaume-Driscoll uses her creative skills to work in different mediums,
September 2022
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