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Education

2000 MFA (Painting) University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1996 BFA (Painting and Drawing) Minnesota State University-Mankato
2016 Digital-screen printmaking course, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, MN
2015 Relief printmaking session, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN

Grants, Awards and Residencies

2022 Creative Support for Individuals Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
Honorable Mention, Collective Awakenings, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, IL
2020 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2017 Travel and Study Grant, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota and New York
Printmaking Residency, The Print Association Bentlage - Rheine, Germany
2016 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2009 First Place Award, The Figure Exhibition, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Orono, MN
1996 Merit Award, 4th Annual South Central Regional Art Exhibition, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN
1994 Mary Willard Sugden Scholarship Award, Department of Art and Art History, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Solo Exhibitions

2024 (Upcoming) Middle Child Gallery at Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2023 Liminal Realities + Enigmatic Constructs, Calendula Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2021 Now is the Time, The International Association of Female Artists, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Alt-Scape, The Riverview Gallery at the Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2016 Impermanent Domains, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, Hutchinson, MN
Scape, Soeffker Gallery, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
2013 Palimpsests, Drew Fine Arts Gallery, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
1996 Just in Time, The Coffee Hag, Mankato, MN

Two-Person Exhibitions

2022 Transformations, Gallery Baird, Seattle, WA
2021 Nature: Seen and Unseen, Northfield Arts Guild, MN
2019 Unnatural Terrains, Inez Greenberg Gallery-Artistry, Bloomington, MN
2017 Resident Artist Exhibition, The Print Association, Kloster Bentlage - Rheine, Germany
The Nature Around Me, Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota- Minneapolis
2016 Healing Arts Exhibition, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2000 Alumni Artists Exhibition, Minnesota State University-Mankato
Secret Gardens, Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MFA Thesis)

Group Exhibitions

2023 The End of Painting, NE Sculpture Gallery Factory, Minneapolis, MN
INQUESTigation, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Exquisite Codes, ODETTA Gallery @ Bla Bla Projektraum, Berlin, Germany
Other Worldly, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
Entry Point, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
Inner World, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2022 Collective Awakenings, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Chicago, IL
MODERN MAGICK, Anagram Gallery, MN
Drawings After Dark, Ursa Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
Serious Play, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Art of Water V, James May Gallery, Dousman, WI
Spinning Plates, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
Flow, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
Fair Share Art Auction, New York, NY
Refresh, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
Page Turner, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
Essential Works, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
2020 Selections from the Permanent Collection, Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Belonging, Northfield Arts Guild, MN
Pandemic Proof, ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY*
2019 Women Celebrating Creativity, The National Assoc. of Women Artists, New York, NY
Abstract: The Space Between, The National Assoc. of Women Artists, New York, NY
2017 Forestate: Flat Tail Press Print Exchange, Minot State University, ND
Faculty, Emeritus, Alumni 150, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN
Double Yolk Print Out, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2016 No DAPL: Standing Rock Benefit Exhibition, Rogue Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY
2015 You Are Here, Ann Street Gallery, Newburg, NY
2013 6 x 6 x 2013, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Bloom, The Franklin Arts Center Resident Artists Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Art 4 Shelter, Burnet Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
Foot in the Door 4, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
2009 The Figure Exhibition, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Orono, MN
2005 Exhibiting Artist, ASID Showcase Home, Minneapolis, MN
2004 93rd Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, MN State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2003 Members’ Exhibition, Wilcock Gallery, Orono, MN
1999 MFA Candidates Exhibition, Love library, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Biennial Exhibition, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1997 Biennial Exhibition, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1996 Women’s Work, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN
Through the Eyes of the Artists, (BFA Capstone), Conkling Gallery, Mankato, MN
1995 4th Annual South Central Regional Art Exhibition, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN

Exhibition Invitations

2023 Van Gogh Gallery, Madrid, Spain. Curator: Francisco Marcantonelli (solo invitation)
2018 Overlap: Life Tapestries, Pen + Brush Gallery, New York, NY. Curator: Vida Sabbaghi, Cope NYC (group invitation)
2017 The Painting Center, New York, NY. Curator: Shazzi Thomas, Director of Exhibitions (solo invitation)

Representation and Memberships

Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Chicago, IL Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
ODETTA Gallery, New York, NY
SHIM Artist Network, New York, NY
The Women’s Caucus for Art, New York, NY
The International Association of Female Artists, Minneapolis, MN

Public Collections

The Print Association Kloster Bentlage - Rheine, Germany
Department of Digital + Studio Art, Hamline University, MN
Department of Art and Art History, Minot State University, ND
Kimball Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Center, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Professional and Teaching Experience

2023 -24 Adjunct Professor (Painting and Drawing), Dept. of Digital + Studio Art, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Artist Mentor (M.F.A. Mentorship Program), Minneapolis College of Art & Design, MN
2023-22 Curator, Anagram Gallery, Northfield, MN, www.anagramgallerymn.com
2020 Instructor, “Mixed Media from the Mind’s Eye,” Northfield Arts Guild, MN
2019 Guest Artist Talk, “Professional Practices for Artists,” Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2018 Exhibiting Artist Talk, Unnatural Terrains, Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington, MN
2016 Guest Artist—Printmaking Demonstration, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
1998 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Studio Art and Art History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bibliography

Ellen Schillace, Interview: “Now is the Time”, The Intl. l Association of Female Artists, Minneapolis, MN
Vasari 21, Blog, “Artists Under the Radar,” Winter 2020. Editor, Ann Landi.
Catalog, Nature: Seen and Unseen, Northfield Arts Guild, MN, 2020.
Catalog, Belonging, Northfield Arts Guild, 2020.
Heather Lawrenz, Interview: “Nature: Seen and Unseen”, Northfield, MN Arts Guild, January 21, 2021.
Cover Photo, The Entertainment Guide, January 2021.
Vasari 21, Blog, “Artists Under the Radar,” Summer 2017. Editor: Ann Landi
MPLSArt.com, "Unnatural Terrains," 2018. www.mplsart.com/events/ unnatural-terrains/
Creative Quarterly, Issue #42, Spring 2016, Brooklyn, NY
Fresh Paint Magazine, International Issue #13, June 2016, London, UK and Philadelphia, PA
Vasari 21, Blog, “Artists Under the Radar,” Summer 2017. Editor: Ann Landi
Ruby Redekopp, “Rural Abstractions”, Crow River Media, July 16, 2016.
Catalog, Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, 2010.
Kate Fisher, "Artist of the Month", Both Artist and Mother, June 2016.