About Homewood Studios

Homewood Studios, an artists’ workspace and gallery/meeting space in North Minneapolis, is designed for local artists and their neighbors in the belief the visible presence of working artists contributes to the vitality, self-image, and coherence of our community.

Transition Time

After twenty-five years, the time arrived for Homewood Studios to be passed on to younger hands. In January 2025, ownership of Homewood Studios transitioned to SPRAYFiNGER. Peyton Scott Russell, SPRAYFiNGER’s founder and Artistic Director, is a lifelong Northsider who lives in and understands our community. He is an accomplished and well-respected artist, graffiti writer, teacher and visionary.

For those of you who have not yet met Peyton, he:

• Graduated from North Community High School, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has a local and international reputation as an accomplished artist and graffiti writer.
• Developed an exceptional curriculum for teaching street arts – graffiti writing, stencil work, aerosol painting – to people of all ages.
• Created, SPRAYFiNGER, a graffiti arts community dedicated to elevating the art and culture of graffiti through educational programs and collaborations.
• Plans to introduce new, early-career/emerging artist to our community and a full slate of ongoing gallery shows.
• Promotes, unceasingly and unapologetically, graffiti art as a legitimate genre of artmaking, elevating graffiti work from its early reputation as juvenile (and sometimes criminal) to its rightful place as a respected art form.

Peyton’s vision will support this art venue for the next quarter century and encompass these goals and more. He has provided that the current Homewood Studio artists will remain in their studios, serving as models and mentors to his students. He has already invited several community organizations to become partners in the development and growth of the arts. We can all depend on this building at the corner of Plymouth and Russell Avenues North to continue and flourish for the foreseeable future.

We, George and Beverly Roberts, want to thank each of you, our subscribers, for your generous and loving support. We could not have come this far without you.

Should you wish to continue receiving information and news of events, please email SPRAYFiNGER at info@sprayfinger.com to be added to their email list. For information on upcoming exhibitions and events, please visit “Gallery Exhibitions” at sprayfinger.com

To learn more about Peyton and SPRAYFiNGER: houseofdaskarone.com, sprayfinger.com, or @sprayfinger

For Space Rental information, please contact SPRAYFiNGER at (612) 234-1111 or info@sprayfinger.com.