Born 1984 Minneapolis MN
Currently Resides in St. Paul MN

Education

2006 BA University of Minnesota

Selected Awards

2008 Franconia Sculpture Park Artist Intern
2007 Art Shanty Honorarium
2007 Honorable Mention: Large Sculpture Category, American Iron's "Art of Scrap Metal"

Selected Exhibitions

2008 The Depot, Red Wing MN
2007 The Cliquot Club Cafe, Minneapolis MN

Artist Statement

The narratives that result from imaginative, figurative work inspire me. Using form and gesture to convey an emotion. Working intuitively allows for a sense of inventiveness and spontaneity. Drawing upon my interests in fantasy and science fiction fuel the imagery of my work, while my personal experiences fuel the context

Born 1987 St Paul MN
Currently Resides in Chicago, IL

Selected Awards

2008 Franconia Sculpture Park Artist Intern
2008 SAIC Distinguished Merit Scholarship

Artist Statement

In this piece, as in much of my current work, I examine spatial habitats and everyday objects as physical evidence. I'm interested in a space's ability to suggest a narrative, that is frozen and unrealized. Lending to this idea, I invite the viewer to investigate this camoflaged habitat as a voyeur rather than a passive observer. I'm interested in that moment of actively discovering the unexpected, much like stumbling upon a crime scene. I see this as a tool by which to reexamine and recontextualize our everyday habitats, those that are as familiar to us as our own living room.

Born 1984 Duluth MN
Currently Resides in Minneapolis MN

Education

2007 BFA College of Visual Arts, Minneapolis MN

Selected Awards

2009 Art Shanty Projects Stipend
2004-2007 CVA President's List
2006 CVA Academic Excellence Scholarship

Selected Exhibitions

2009 Art Shanty Projects, Medicine Lake
2008 Artwise: Bridging 15 years of Kulture Klub, Soo Visual Arts Center
2008 Franconia Sculpture Park

Artist Statement

Seduction. The curiosities of nature and the synthetic environments that envelope nature, seduce me. In my youth, I shifted from an extremely rural environment in Northeast Minnesota, to various urban environments each year. Thus, Spitting Bazookas was initially influenced by nature, specifically the Spittle Bug, but through the creative process transitioned into a residual affection for that of the synthetic, contemporary world.

Born 1987 Patchogue NY
Currently Resides in Plattsburgh NY

Education

2009 BFA SUNY Plattsburgh

Selected Awards

2008 Franconia Sculpture Park Internship
2006-2008 Nina Winkel Scholarship and Internship with Drew Goerlitz

Selected Exhibitions

2008 SculptureNow Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Lenox, MA
2007 Burlington County College Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Pemberton, NJ

Artist Statement

One time my father took me to his jobsite and he laid brick and showed me work. Another time my mother took me to her kitchen and she cooked and showed me instinct. Then one day I made a sculpture and I haven’t stopped since.

Born 1981 Taiwan
Currently Resides in New York

Education

2009 MFA Long Island University

Selected Awards

2008 Franconia Sculpture Park Internship
2008 ISC outstanding student honorable nomination

Selected Exhibitions
2008 DUMBO Art Festival  NY  
2007 Hillwood gallery solo show NY

Artist Statement

This work represents the experience of working at Franconia Sculpture Park. At the park, the impressive wind makes plants, smiles and dreams seed everywhere. Whenever I recall my memory of working at the park, the three colors come to my mind: the purple of flowers, the white of seeds, and the blue of sky. I hope the memory will keep spinning with the windmill throughout sunrise and sunset at the park.

Born 1985 Peoria IL
Currently Resides in New York City

Education

Bennington College, VT

www.ethanknechel.com

Born 1986 St. Paul MN
Currently Resides in St. Paul MN

Education

Kansas City Art Institute, KS

Born 1983 Minneapolis MN
Currently Resides in Wayzata MN

Education

The Museum of Fine Art, Boston MA

Born 1987 Raleigh NC
Currently Resides in Carrboro NC

Education

University of North Carolina

Born 1986 Chevy Chase MD
Currently Resides in Great Falls VA

Education

2008 BFA Virginia Commonwealth University

Selected Awards

2008 Franconia Sculpture Park Artist Intern

Selected Exhibitions

2008 ArtWise: Bridging 15 Years of Kulture Klub, Soo VAC
2007 Hand Pulled, Ellipse Arts Center

Artist Statement

My work investigates the interactive connection between the puppeteer, puppet, performer and audience. My interest in this interactive connection stems from my experience growing up in a household where one language was spoken, without speaking or understanding that language. My art seeks to bridge this gap through creating pieces that exist and interact without a predetermined language. I seek an environment where performers and the audience can interact outside of the predetermined scripts of society, creating their own language through an improvised interactive experience.

Born 1982 Riga, Latvia
Currently Resides in Minneapolis MN

Education

2009 BFA University of Minnesota

Selected Awards

2007 Best Sculpture, University of MN CLA Art Fair

Selected Exhibitions

2008 Northern Exposure, Gallery 13, Minneapolis MN
2008 12 Years of Casting Sculpture, Stillwater MN

Artist Statement

A big part of my inspiration comes from the experience of being an immigrant. My art is shaped by a collision of memories of Soviet Russia and the new experiences in American culture. This combination leads to creation of images of hybrids and mutant adaptations that are representative of my transitory identity. Through my work I try to convey to process of integration and symbiotic coexistence of the past and the present.

Born 1986 Raleigh NC
Currently Resides in Greensboro NC

Education

University of North Carolina, Greensboro NC

Born 1982 Rice Lake WI
Currently Resides in Milwaukee WI

Education

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI