exhibitions + shows
2025
11-13 July: Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
14-15 June: Stone Arch Bridge Festival, Minneapolis, MN
9 June - 8 Sept: Enriching Arts Program at Croixdale Senior Living Bayport, MN - solo exhibition
7 June: St. Anthony Park Arts Festival, St. Paul, MN
16-18 May: Art-A-Whirl at 2010ArtBlok, Minneapolis, MN
3 May: St. Paul Art Crawl at Art @967Payne, St. Paul, MN
2 May: First Friday Open Studio at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
25-27 April: Santa Fe Collection, St. Paul Art Crawl at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - solo exhibition
29 March - 30 May: Artistic KALEIDOSCOPE at Burl Art Gallery, St. Paul, MN
7 March: First Friday Open Studio at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
7 Feb: First Friday Open Studio at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
3 Dec 2024 - 29 Jan 2025: Enchantment of the Soul, Paramount Center for the Art, St. Cloud, MN - solo exhibition
2024
3 Dec - 29 Jan: Enchantment of the Soul, Paramount Center for the Art, St. Cloud, MN - solo exhibition
6-7 Dec: First Friday & Saturday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
2-22 Dec: Small Works: An Element of Celebration!, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ - group show
22 Nov - 10 Dec: Small Works Exhibition, 80 Santa Fe Art Gallery, Overland Park, KS - group show
8 Nov - 5 Jan: Color Burst Exhibition at Overt Space Gallery, Stoughton, WI - group show
8 Nov - 4 Dec: Artistry’s 48th Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition, Bloomington, MN - group show
1 Nov: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
4-6 Oct: St. Paul Art Crawl at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
21-22 Sept: Lakeville Arts Festival, Lakeville, MN
7-8 Sept: Riverfront Fine Arts Festival, Northfield, MN
25 Aug: Millstream Arts Festival, St. Joseph, MN
2 Aug: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
13 July: Art at St. Kate’s, St. Paul, MN
22-23 June: Eagan Arts Festival, Eagan, MN
15 June: Art in the Park, Lanesboro, MN
7 June: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
1 June: St. Anthony Park Arts Festival, St. Paul, MN
17-19 May: Art-A-Whirl at Quincy Hall, Minneapolis, MN
3 May: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
12 - 14 April: St. Paul Art Crawl at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
11 April - 18 May: What Fierce Looks Like: Artists of the Women’s Art Institute group exhibition, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - group show
5 April: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
1 March: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
1 Feb - 14 March: Contemporary Colors, Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL - group show
2 Feb: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN - open studio
26 Jan - 16 Feb: Getting Out Feet Wet group exhibition, F-O-K Studios 3rd Floor Gallery, St. Paul, MN - group show
5 Jan - 4 Feb: 9th Annual Colorful Abstractions online exhibition, Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM - group show
2023
December 18: Color, Shape, Space online exhibition, Cross Current Gallery
December 7 - 30: small works - BIG TALENT online exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
December 1: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
November 3: First Friday at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
October 6 - 8: St. Paul Art Crawl, St. Paul, MN
August 27: Millstream Arts Festival, St. Joseph, MN
August 19-20: Art in Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN
July 8: Art at St. Kate’s, St. Paul, MN
July 6 - August 19: Membership Show, Artreach St. Croix, Stillwater, MN
June 17: Lanesboro Arts' Art in the Park, Lanesboro, MN
April 14-16: St. Paul Art Crawl at F-O-K Studios, St. Paul, MN
2022
October 28 & 29: Erickson Farmstead Autumn & Holiday Market, Isanti, MN
October 1 & 2: Rivertown Fall Art Festival, Stillwater, MN
August 28: Millstream Arts Festival, St. Joseph, MN
July 30-31: Red Wing Studio Tour (guest artist), Red Wing, MN
June 18: Lanesboro Arts' Art in the Park, Lanesboro, MN
May 3-27: Vibrant Interactions solo exhibition, Bismarck Art & Galleries, Bismarck, ND
2021
December 18: Holiday Popup, The Whit Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
December 11: A Handmade Holiday Market, Lakes & Legends, Minneapolis, MN
December 5: Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar, Minneapolis, MN
November 28: Plate & Parcel Holiday Show, Wagner's Garden Center, Minneapolis, MN
November 21 and December 5: Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar, The Machine Shop, Minneapolis, MN
October 9-10: Red Wing Arts Fall Festival, Red Wing, MN
September 5: The North 40 Tavern Maker's Market, West St. Paul, MN
August 14 - 15: Northern Hollow Winery Art Fest, Grasston, MN
July 17 - 31: 2021 Women's Art Institute Exhibition, Saint Catherine's University, St. Paul, MN
July 12, August 2, and 16: Millstream Night Market, St. Joseph, MN
July 10 - 11: 10th Annual Artstock: Art, Wine & Music Festival at Parley Lake Winery, Waconia
July 8 - August 21: ArtReach St. Croix’s Annual Members Show, Stillwater, MN
2020
November 12 - December 31: Artreach St. Croix, Holiday Gift Gallery, Stillwater, MN
November - December: Crossings Gallery, Zumbrota, MN
October 11-12: Red Wing Arts Fall Arts Festival, Red Wing, MN
June 2-27: Red Wing Arts Plein Air Festival, Red Wing, MN
2019
Month of December: Art House Holiday Show, River Falls, WI
December 7: The International School of Minnesota's Winter Market, Eden Prairie, MN
October 12 - 13: Red Wing Fall Arts Festival, Red Wing, MN
July 11 - August 24: Membership Show, Artreach St. Croix, Stillwater, MN
May 16 - June 29: Artreach St. Croix, Stillwater, MN, (group show of paintings with David Browne and Molly Uravitch)
January 18 - April 9: Riverview Cafe, Westfields Hospital, New Richmond, WI, in partnership with the Phipps Center for the Arts
2018
June 6 - September 9: Hudson Hospital & Clinics Healing Arts Program, Hudson, WI, in partnership with the Phipps Center for the Arts (Interwoven Symbolism paintings)
July 7: The Anderson Center for Arts' Summer Celebration of the Arts, Red Wing, MN (open studio)
March 13 - June 3: Croixdale Senior Living Enriching Arts Program, Bayport, MN, in partnership with the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI - (solo exhibition in community room of Interwoven and Interwoven Symbolism series)
2017
December 9: The Anderson Center for the Arts' Winter Celebration, Red Wing, MN (open studio)
December: Donut Hole Gallery, The Abstract, online gallery in Japan, (group show of Interwoven)
November to December: Covet Consign's Holiday Show, Minneapolis, MN (group show of Mini Interwoven )
August 11: St. Cloud Art Crawl, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN (pop-up show of Mini Interwoven and Interwoven Symbolism)
July to October: Dragonfly and Damsel, Spring Valley, WI (group gallery show of Mini Interwoven)
July 8: The Anderson Center for Arts' Summer Celebration of the Arts, Red Wing, MN (open studio)
2014 to 2016
October 2016: A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN (solo exhibition)
June to August 2016: Falcon Bank, Downtown St. Cloud, MN (solo exhibition of Interwoven Series)
March 2016: St. Cloud Art Crawl, 912 Regency Plaza, St. Cloud, MN (pop-up show)
October 2015: Arts and Fine Crafts Open Studio and Backyard Concerts, South of the River Theatre, Spring Valley, WI (group)
September & October 2014: Harvest of Art Celebration Eagan Art House, Eagan, MN - Interwoven No 15 and Interwoven No 20 (Honorable Mention) in community exhibition, alongside two artworks by my daughter Freya (group)
2007 to 2013
Devoted time to motherhood with my daughter, Freya, and creating art with her in all kinds of mediums. No professional exhibitions/showings during this time. I explored the textile arts of weaving, knitting, and felting while balancing motherhood.
1997-2006
September 2006 & September 2005: Ramsey Hill House Tour, Saint Paul, MN (solo) at private residence - New York City & Boroughs paintings
Cahoots Coffee Bar, Saint Paul, MN (group) "A Marrakesh Evening with The Three Figs" - belly dance performance
Calhoun Square, Minneapolis, MN (group) "Three Visions by Three Artists" - visual arts + opening-night performance by The Three Figs
Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis, MN (group)
Agora Gallery, New York City, NY (group) - New York City & Boroughs paintings and non-exclusive representation
The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI (group) - New York City & Boroughs paintings
College of Visual Art, Saint Paul, MN (group) - alumni exhibition
Cahoots Coffee Bar, Saint Paul, MN (solo) - "A Homage to Women" paintings
Saint Paul Art Crawl, Saint Paul, MN at Clouds in Water Zen Center (group) - a coordinated show of three visual artists, theater, and music
Congressman David Minge Fundraiser with Garrison Keillor, Chaska, MN (solo) - New York paintings
WARM (Women's Arts Registry of Minnesota) 19th Annual Membership Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN (group)
Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition, Saint Paul, MN (group)
Cahoots Coffee Bar, Saint Paul, MN (solo)
College of Visual Arts, Saint Paul, MN (group) - alumni exhibition
Table of Contents, Saint Paul, MN (solo)
Loring Playhouse, Minneapolis, MN - lobby solo show in conjunction with Ebullient Theatre Company
achievements and involvement
2025: Member of the Redwood Art Collective for Art Santa Fe
2025: Honorable Mention for Redwood Art Prize for Artexpo New York
2023 - current: Leads the F-O-K Creatives collective of makers, artists, and creatives
2023-2025: Panelist for Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Flexible Support
2023=2024: Panelist for Minnesota State Arts Board Individual Awards
2022: Panelist for North Dakota Council on the Arts Institutional Support
2022: Panelist for South Dakota Arts Council’s Individual Artists grants
2018-2020: Red Wing Arts Board member
2017-2020: Year-round studio artist at the Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
2019 Red Wing Arts Emerging Festival Artist Award for the 2019 Red Wing Arts Fall Festival
Donut Hole Gallery, Japan - 3rd place in The Abstract online exhibition
Eagan Art House, Eagan, MN - honorable mention for Interwoven No 20
RSEden, Minneapolis, MN - a nonprofit building new beginnings (donation)
Ascension Place, Minneapolis, MN - a nonprofit transitional housing program for women (donation + commission + artist-in-residence)
education
2021 Women's Art Institute Summer Intensive, St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, MN
1996 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, College of Visual Arts, Saint Paul, MN (college closed its doors in 2013)