Canvas Convergence — Immersive 3D Art and Creative Experiences

Canvas Convergence is an interactive art gallery where visitors can explore 3D illusion murals, take part in creative classes, and browse an art-filled gift shop. The gallery’s scenes and artwork change over time, offering new ways to interact, pose, and experience the work.

Gallery Information

Location
The Shops at West End
1632 West End Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Contact
612-296-1143

The gallery is currently closed, with hopes of reopening in November, 2026.

Interactive Gallery

Canvas Convergence features immersive 3D scenes designed for visitors to enter and engage with. Guests might sit inside a nest surrounded by dinosaur eggs while keeping an eye out for the parents, share a table for two on an Italian village street, or hang over the edge of an icy ravine.

Visitors are invited to interact with and pose alongside these distinctive works of art. The artwork is wheelchair accessible.

Admission to the gallery does not cost anything. A $10 donation to the artists is suggested, while classes require a separate fee.

Creative Classes and Gift Shop

A dedicated classroom provides a range of creative classes, including:

• Painting
• Drawing
• Mandalas
• Movie makeup 101
• Writing
• Stained glass
• Mindfulness
• More creative offerings

Canvas Convergence also has a gift shop featuring a broad selection of art and art-related products.

Featured Artists

Shawn McCann — Crystal, MN

Shawn McCann is the Founder of Canvas Convergence and an artist whose work has appeared at numerous street painting festivals in the us and overseas. His experience includes exhibition-sized pieces and corporate clients.

His work has won numerous awards, been an NEA grant recipient, and is held in private and public collections. He has also been featured twice at the LA Times Festival of Books as a featured illustrator.

Shawn was one of the few American artists chosen to participate in Dubai Canvas, one of the most prestigious street art festivals in the world. He currently organizes 10 street art festivals throughout the Midwest and has also been one of the artists featured at the San Francisco Museum of Illusions.

Chris Carlson — Denver, CO

Chris Carlson is a professional street painter from Denver, Colorado, specializing in anamorphic 3D street paintings. He has practiced this artform around the country for over 10 years.

His artistic influences include aliens, bulldogs, video games, and comic books. His characters and 3D designs are intended to surprise viewers.

Naomi Haverland — Florida

Naomi Haverland’s lifelong passion for art has made her an expert in large scale murals and street painting, which she has been creating since 2011.

Her distinctive approach blends humor with hyper-realism to produce lifelike images that engage the imagination. Her commissioned work includes projects for Harley Davidson, 7eleven, Amazon, Microsoft, Coors, and Skittles.

Originally from Denver, Naomi has recently relocated to Florida.

Allison Severson — Minnesota

Allison Severson owns and operates Creative Alley LLC, a painting business that brings vibrant hues and artistic flair to a wide variety of surfaces. She works across many mediums and substrates, including interior and exterior walls, ceilings, streets, parking lots, fences, sculptures, canvas, and much more.

Allison has helped create large scale ceiling murals at Minnesota’s Largest Candy store in Jordan, MN. Her other projects include a mural for Pet Evolution on Grand Ave in St. Paul, along with numerous additional works.

LeAnna Wurzer — Delano, MN

LeAnna Wurzer is a mom, farmer, self-taught artist, and freelance oil painter from Delano, MN. She offers original oil paintings, genuine archival-quality prints, and many forms of custom artwork to clients. Her offerings also include farm-fresh chicken eggs and a bale of hay or two.

Within the last year, LeAnna stepped outside her comfort zone and entered the world of street art, chalkfests, and muralism. She continues to discover that she can successfully accomplish work she once believed was beyond her abilities.