E D U C A T I O N
- MFA in Visual Arts, The Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont, 1995
- Graduate Apprentice, St. Olaf College, 1987-1988
- BA, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, art major 1987

S E L E C T E D   E X H I B I T S
-Westmoreland Art Nationals, National juried exhibit, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, 2008, 2007
- Solo, A Look at Now, painting, drawing, sculpture, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN. 2007
-Soul Searching, invitational, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, 2006 Anderson Center Invitational, Minnesota Celebrates the Arts, Redwing, MN, 2006
- Westmoreland Art Nationals, National juried exhibit, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, 2007
- BirdxBird,Northrup Minneapolis, MN, 2006, 2007
- Ever Present, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College , Northfield, Minnesota, 2006
- Solo, Jill Ewald, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, 2005
- American Drawing Biennial, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA, 2005
- Circa is 15 Years Young! 15th anniversary exhibit, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, 2005
- Art of Democracy: Tools of Persuasion, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2004
- Westmoreland Art Nationals, National juried exhibit, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, 2004
- MOVE, Regional Invitational, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota, 2004
- 55th Arrowhead Biennial, juried regional exhibit, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, 2003
- 9/11, National Invitational, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, 2002
- Faculty Past…and Present, St. Olaf College celebrates opening of Flaten Art Museum, 2002
- 5th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition: Art on the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, 2002
- Building for the Future of the Arts, Fort Myers, Florida, 2001
- Solo, Stacks of Balls, Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 2001
- 3-person exhibit , The Encaustic Show, North Hennepin College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001
- 4th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition: Art on the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, 2001
- Solo, Wax and Wane, Central Lakes College, Brainerd, Minnesota, 2000
- Behind the Wall, group show, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, 2000
- Big Bang, national art invitational, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota, 2000
- 3-person exhibit, Of Landscape, Space, and Cathedrals, Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College, 2000
- Foot-in-the-Door, MAEP, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2000
- 2-person show, Recent Paintings, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1999
- The Faculty Show, Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College, 1998
- Earth, Water, Air, Fire, group show, MAEP, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1998
- Family Values: Rhetoric vs. Reality, invitational, W.T. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, Vermont, 1997
- Solo, Recent Work, Conkling Gallery, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, 1996
- 2-person, Making Room, a collaborative with David Woolf, Vermont, Northfield Arts Guild, 1996
- Solo, Presence and Absence, abstract paintings on paper or canvas placed anonymously on public message posts around Minneapolis--all had disappeared within two weeks—1995
- Solo, Connections, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, Northfield, Minnesota, 1995
- 2-person show, Pots and Paintings, Frogman's Press and Gallery, Beresford, South Dakota, 1995
- Haystack, mail art invitational, Boliou Gallery, Carleton College, 1995
- 2-person, Process-in-Construction, collaborative installation with David Woolf, Vermont, Carleton College Art Gallery, Northfield, 1995
- Ten Conversations with Ten Artists, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, 1994
- Solo, New Work, King's Room Gallery, St. Olaf College, 1993
- The Invitational, Boliou Gallery, Carleton College, 1993
- Regional Art Competition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota, 1992, 1995
- Solo, New Works on Paper, Carleton College Music and Drama Gallery, Northfield, 1992
- 2-person show , Owatonna Arts Center, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1992
- Solo, Paintings, The Other Room, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, 1990
- Members Show, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, Northfield, Minnesota, 1985 –present

 



 

C O L L A B O R A T I O N S
-Making Room, multi-media collaborative exhibit with David Woolf, Vermont, 1996
-Process-in-Construction, installation with David Woolf, Vermont, 1995
-Childhood Games, multi-person collaborative work with Martha Savage, 1994
-Ten Conversations with Ten Artists, collaborative piece with Galen Brown, 1994

T E A C H I N G   E X P E R I E N C E
- 2002-2005, 2007-2009, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, Assistant Professor of Art: Conceptual & Perceptual Drawing, New York Art Interim, Color Design
-1995-2000 Northfield Arts Guild, private students
Drawing, Painting, Color


G R A N T S / A W A R D S
- Minnesota State Arts Board Opportunity Grant, 1999
- SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council) Opportunity Grant, 1998
- Juror's Award, juried membership show, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, 1998
- Cash Award, juried Regional Art Show, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota, 1997
- Honorable mention, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, juried membership show

P U B L I C A T I O N S
Exhibition Catalogs for Art on the Plains, 55th Annual Arrowhead Biennial; Building for the Future of the Arts, Family Values: Rhetoric vs. Reality. Messenger, St. Olaf College, 1999, Faribault Daily News, 1997; Reporter, Mankato, Minnesota, 1996, Northfield News, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999; Carletonian, Carleton College, 1998

O T H E R   A C T I V I T I E S
- Director, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, 1998 – present
- Juror, Regional High School Art, Rochester, Minnesota, 2002 – present
- Board of Directors, Northfield Arts Guild, 2005 – present
- The Abstract Canvas, lecture and workshop, Minnesota Artists Association, 2007
- Panel member, Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Assistance Grant, 2004
- Guest lecturer in the Arts, Encaustic, North Hennepin College, Minneapolis, 2001
- Juror, The Celebration in Art, 36th Annual Student Art Exhibition, North Hennepin College, 2001
- Panel member, MAEP, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999 – 2001
- Juror, Religion in Art, Minnesota art competition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001
- Juror, Celebrating Women, Regional Art Exhibit, Tweed Museum, Duluth, 1999
- Critic, Advanced Painting Students, St. Olaf College, 1998
- Member, Steensland Museum Advisory Board, St. Olaf College, 1993 -1998
- Studio mentor, Carleton College art major, 1997
- Juror, Rock Island Art Festival, Faribault, Minnesota, 1997
- Member, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery Committee, 1987-1993 (Chair, 1988- 1993)
- Artist in residence, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 1995
- Juror, Heritage Days Art Show, Faribault, Minnesota, 1992
- Juror, Northfield Arts Guild Defeat of Jesse James Days Art Festival, 1990 -1992
- Panelist, Careers in the Arts, St. Olaf College, 1991
- Member, Board of Directors, Northfield Arts Guild, 1987 – 1990
- Illustrator, Biology workbook, now in its 7th printing, 1988

O T H E R   S T U D Y
- Lithography workshop, ArtOrg, Northfield, Minnesota
- Bronze Casting, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
- Visual Journals, Split Rock Summer Session, University of Minnesota
- Women in Art History, Carleton College, Northfield
- Color Design, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
- Photography, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Oil Painting and Landscape study, Zweibruecken, Germany
- Middle Ages Art and Technology, Mississippi University for Women

C O L L E C T I O N S
- St. Olaf College, Northfield City Hospital, Northfield School District
- Northfield Retirement Center, Ethical Investments. Minneapolis
- Numerous Private Collections, New York to California, Norway, Canada