Termesphere Gallery

Family Friendly Arts & History

​Unlike any other painter, local resident and world-renowned artist Dick Termes paints on spheres where, when completed are known as Termespheres. Each Termesphere is a revolving three-dimensional space and time exploration of an entirely closed universe, meaning that what you see, rotating in front of you, is one complete world or environment.

 Dick Termes works has been published in books all over the world. These globular canvases hang from ceiling motors. Each one is a complete world. As you watch them float by at one revolution per minute, you see north, south, east, west, up and down. The results look like large reflective bubbles. Some of the paintings are realistic, geometric, surrealistic or a mixture of all three. Termes uses illusion and impossible realities to make each piece entirely unique. He has painted more than 400 spheres.

Admission Free; donations accepted
Phone 605-642-4805

There are 30 - 70 Termespheres on display at the Termesphere Gallery at any given time, which also doubles as Dick's workshop. For those who are interested in purchasing a piece of his art, many of his creations are for sale. 

Hours of Operation

Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Winter hours may vary
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