Work
2010 – Present
Molly Mae Art. Nisswa, MN
2014-2017
New Purpose Design. Nisswa, MN
Education
2021 Private restoration lesson, Dale Kronkright, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
2015-2019 Theatre Set Design & Construction- Tim Leagjeld, Pequot Lakes, MN
2007-2017 Private art lessons & mentorship. Evelyn Matthies, Brainerd, MN
2013 Fiber Art – Carolyn Abbott, Brainerd, MN - Coloring & dying of fabric
2012 Air Brush – Dave Guenther, Pequot Lakes, MN
Solo* and 2 Person Exhibitions
2020* Featured Artist, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2013* 7 + 5 = 12….Young in Art, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2010 2 Sister’s Spin on Art, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2009 Art thru the Eyes of an 8-Year-Old, Parkview Apartments, Pequot Lakes, MN
2009* Art thru the Eyes of an 8-Year-Old, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Group Exhibitions
2021 Art Work(ers), Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN (Invitational)
2021 Little Big Show, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2019 8x8 Crossing Arts Alliance Fund Raiser, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2018 Take a Seat, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2018 8x8 Crossing Arts Alliance Fund Raiser, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2017 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2017 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2017 8x8 Crossing Arts Alliance Fund Raiser, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2017 Open the Door to Art, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2016 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2016 8x8 Crossing Arts Alliance Fund Raiser, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2016 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2016 Pillager Days Art Exhibit, Pillager High School, Pillager, MN
2015 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2015 Treasuring Christmas Boutique, Melody Griggs residence, Baxter, MN
2015 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2015 Garden Party, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2014 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2014 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2014 Open the Door to Art, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2013 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2013 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2013 Brainerd Area Art Club Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2012 2nd Annual Pillager Art Show, Pillager High School, Pillager, MN
2012 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
2011 Festival of the Arts, Pequot Lakes School, Pequot Lakes, MN
Juried Exhibitions
2022 30th Annual Juried Show, (120 submissions, 35 works accepted) MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2022 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2021 29th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, (120 submissions, 28 works accepted) MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2nd Place award. Juror – Clarence Morgan
2021 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN, 2nd Place award. Juror- Dana Sikkila
2019 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2019 The Third Dimension, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2019 Black & White, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Art Gallery Committee
2017 Art to Wear, Textiles & Beyond, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2017 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2016 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2015 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2015 Student Art Show, Jaques Art Center, Aitkin, MN. Jury – Jaques Art Committee
2014 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2013 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2013 Community Art Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2012 Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2012 The Power of Pencil, Pen & Ink, Jaques Art Center, Aitkin, MN. Jury – Barden Heft, Duane Barnhardt
2011 Peeps Show, Franklin Art Center, Q Gallery, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
2011 Across the Decades Community Art Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Q Gallery, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN.
Jury – Crossing Arts Gallery Committee
Vender Exhibitions
2022 Arts on 77, Second Annual Arts on 77 – Sunshine Summerhouse Restaurant, Lake Shore, MN
2020 Sip & Shop – Drummond Winery, Brainerd, MN
2019 Kringle Market, The Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2017 Franklin Arts Center Holiday Open House, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2016 Franklin Arts Center Holiday Open House, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2016 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2015 Franklin Arts Center Holiday Open House, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2015 Treasuring Christmas Boutique, Melody Griggs residence, Baxter, MN
2014 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2013 Holiday Art Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club Exhibit, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
2013 Brainerd Area Art Club Show & Sale, Brainerd Area Art Club, Franklin Art Center, Brainerd, MN
Public Collections
2020 Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) Foot in the Door 5: The Virtual Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2015-Present Sea of Grass, Timber Lake Area Historical Museum, Timber Lake, SD (Invitational)
Installations
2022 Mural, Crow Wing Food Co-op, Brainerd, MN
2021 Mural, Crow Wing County Fair Grounds, Brainerd, MN
2020 Covid can’t Quell Creativity, The Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN window install
2012 Pfeiffer Drug Historical Mural, in cooperation with Pequot Lakes Art Teacher, Dave Guenther, Pfeiffer Drug, Pequot Lakes, MN
Illustrations
2018 Remembering, Companion Stories for Communion by Kimberly Fast, Truman, MN, Xulon Press
2017 Feathers by Kimberly Fast
Commissions
2021 Mural Design, Crow Wing County Fair Grounds, Brainerd, MN
2021 Maddie Kaufmann, 1 portrait
2021 Fallon Froemming, 2 pet portrait ink drawings
2021 Lindi Holliday, 2 portraits
2021 Lindi Holliday, 1 portrait
Contests
2016 Congressional Art Competition, Office of Congressman Rick Nolan, Minnesota
2012 Jr. Duck Stamp Design Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Minnesota
2012 MN Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Minnesota
Theatre Set Construction & Design
2019 The Little Mermaid, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2019 The Addams Family, the musical, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2019 Cinderella, Pillager High School Performing Arts, Pillager, MN
2018 Seussical, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts, (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2018 And then there were None, GLAPA, Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld - Theatre Actors Guild Award for Best Scene in a Drama
2017 My Fair Lady, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN. mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2017 2 - 9’x12’ Theatre Backdrops for Small Sprouts Preschool / Fairmont Christian School, Fairmont, MN
2017 Legally Blonde, the Musical, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts, GLAPA, Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2016 Frog & Toad, Pequot Lakes Community Theatre, Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2016 Burying the Hatchetts, Pequot Lakes High School, Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2016 Cheaper by the Dozen, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
2015 Beauty & the Beast, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), Pequot Lakes, MN, mentoring under Tim Leagjeld
Publications
2021 Currents, Crossing Arts, August 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, Page – Cover, Page 1, 3, 8-9, 14
2019 “Artist Spotlight”, Her Voice, Brainerd Dispatch, Winter 2019, Page 8-9
2016 “Aspiring Artist”, Her Voice Brainerd Dispatch, Winter 2016, Page 34-35
2015 “Sea of Grass; A Timber Lake Art Exhibit encompasses Millions of Years of the Area’s History - South Dakota Magazine, July / August 2015, Page 79
2015 Sea of Grass, A Timeline of History Interpreted by Regional Artists, Timber Lake Area Historical Museum, Timber Lake, SD, Page 32
2012 Famous Poets of the Heartland, A Treasury of Beloved Family Poems, Famous Poets Press, October 2012, Page 64
Poem “The Prairie” won honorable mention in their poetry contest & Gold Certificate of Excellence
2010 More than Pieces of Art, Poetry & Art self-published, Brainerd, MN (poems & artwork)
2010 Art with a Twist Poetry & Art self-published, Brainerd, MN (poems & artwork)
Recordings
2012 Famous Poets of the Heartland, A Treasury of Beloved Family Poems – Audio CD, Famous Poets Press, reading by John Campbell, October 2012
Selected Press
2021 Lakeland Public Television (PBS)
2021 Crow Wing County Mural, Brainerd Dispatch Video,https://www.brainerddispatch.com/videos/article7107319.ece
2021 “Art Takes Center Stage”, Brainerd Dispatch, July 11, 2021, Page 1, A13
2015 Timber Lake Topic, Timber Lake, SD, June 2015, Vol 105, Number 15, Page 1
2015 Timber Lake & Area Historical Society Newsletter, June 2015, Page 12
2015 Timber Lake Topic, Timber Lake, SD, April 2015, Page 16
2015 “Late Timber Lake Historian’s Vision Comes True”, Keloland Television, Sioux Falls, SD, March 29, 2015, Videofile/?
Videofile=150329museum
2015 Timber Lake & Area Historical Society Newsletter, March 2015, Vol. 32, Number 1, Page 1
2015 Timber Lake Topic, Timber Lake, SD, Feb. 2015, Vol 105, Number 7, Page 1
2013 “7+5=12…Young in Art” on display, Brainerd Dispatch, Brainerd, MN, August 2013
2012 Lake Country Echo, Pequot Lakes, MN, June 2012
2012 Brainerd Dispatch, Brainerd, MN, April 2012
2012 “Mural to be painted on Pfeiffer Drug building, Mural tells story of days gone by” - Lake Country Echo, Pequot Lakes, MN, April 2012, Vol 41, Issue 21
2012 Lake Country Echo, Pequot Lakes, MN, March 2012, Page 23A
2010 “Online Auction to benefit Lakewood Health System’s FASD program”, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct 2010
2010 “Two Sister’s Spin on Art”, Brainerd Dispatch, Brainerd, MN, October 2010, Page 2E
2009 “8-Year-Old to Show Artworks at Parkview in Pequot Lakes”, Lake Country Echo, Pequot Lakes, Mn, Aug. 2009
2009 “Art thru the eyes of an 8-year-old”, Brainerd Dispatch, Brainerd, MN, April 2009
Awards, Honors & Grants
2021 2nd Place Award, 29th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN. Juror – Clarence Morgan
2021 2nd Place Award, Salutes to the Arts, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN. Juror – Dana Sikkila
2012 Artist Mentorship Grant, Five Wings Art Council, Staples, MN
Workshops
2020 Arts in Digital Spaces – How to Create Vibrant Virtual Events, Strategy & Best Practices for Digital Spaces, Central MN Arts Board Webinar
2020 Arts in Digital Spaces – Arts in Digital Spaces Overview, Providing Feedback, Central MN Arts Board Webinar
2020 Portfolio, Naomi Schliesman, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
2020 Artist Career Consultation, Naomi Schliesman, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
2020 Career Planning, Naomi Schliesman, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
Committees
2020-Present Brainerd Area Art Guild, Brainerd, MN
2019-2021 Crossing Arts Alliance Gallery Committee, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2012-Present Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
2013-2018 Brainerd Area Art Guild, Brainerd, MN
Teaching Experience
2018-Present Molly Mae art studio - Drawing, Figure drawing, Portraits, Acrylics, Oil Pastels, Art history, Color theory, Perspective
Relevant Work
2020 Rose Botanical
Delivery & Pick up Assistant
Twin Cities / Central MN set up team member
Central MN tear down team member
2019 Kelley Jo Imaging
2nd shooter for wedding
2017 Big Day Event Photography, DX Dance Nationals, Forestview Middle School, Baxter, MN
Assistant to head photographer
2nd shooter
2017-2018 Big Day Event Photography, Spring, Summer, Fall sporting pictures, Baxter, MN, Nisswa, MN, Brainerd, MN
Assistant to head photographer
2nd shooter
2017 Big Day Event Photography, Edward Jones Banquet, Walker, MN
Assistant to head photographer
2017 Big Day Event Photography, Volleyball Banquet, Xcel Center, St Paul, MN
Assistant to head photographer
2017 Big Day Event Photography, Berg/Vanhal Wedding, Nisswa, MN, Baxter, MN
Assistant to head photographer
2nd shooter
Collaborations
2020-present Kelley Jo Imaging, Kelley Asbury, Nisswa, MN
8 x 8 wedding portrait commissions
2020 John Lopez, John Lopez Sculpture Garden, Lemmon, SD
Contributed Cherry Blossoms along with other artists around the world for John Lopez’s Tree of Life sculpture
Donations / Volunteer Work
2018 Evelyn Matthies Studio & Gallery inventory, Brainerd, MN
Measuring, documenting, photographing, cleaning, organizing
2013-2017 Brainerd Area Art Club (Guild) Exhibitions, Franklin Art Center & Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Exhibition set up
Exhibition volunteer
Exhibition tear down
2016 6th Annual Gala & Silent Auction, Brighter Days Foundation, Brainerd, MN
Donation of 6 “New Purpose Design” dolls
2016 Vespertine Tribal Shimmy Me Timbers Pirate Show Spectacular, Yesterday’s Gone, Brainerd, MN
Donation of a 6’x4’ hand painted photo booth
2015 Jon Hassler Festival, Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN
Assistant to Evelyn Matthies, coordinator
2015 Sister Lillian Kroll & Darlene Kroll Art Exhibition, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Organizer
Exhibition set up
Exhibition volunteer
Exhibition tear down
2014 Evelyn Matthies Studio & Gallery inventory, Brainerd, MN
Measuring, documenting, photographing
2012 Reflections on Nature, Sister Lillian Kroll Art Exhibition, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Exhibition set up
Exhibition volunteer
Exhibition tear down
2010 Sister Lillian Kroll Art Exhibition, Porthole Gallery, Brainerd, MN
Exhibition set up
Exhibition volunteer
Exhibition take down
2010 Bids for Kids, Lakewood Health System, Staples, MN
Online auction to benefit Lakewood Health System’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Donated and sold hand painted step stool for $400