Mark D. Klassen
mark.klassen@gmail.com

Education                                                                                         Download as PDF

      University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
      Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture/Visual Arts 1998

      Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
      Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture/Printmaking 1995 (magna cum laude)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2005 Protection and Security, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
  • 2002 Recent Works, Minnesota State University, Conkling Gallery, Mankato, MN
  • 2000 Breach Broach, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
  • 1998 Ray Edwards Gallery, Madison East High School, Madison, WI
Selected Group Exhibitions
  • 2007 North Drive Press #4, New York, NY
  • 2007 Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
  • 2007 The Armory Show, Pier 94, New York, NY
  • 2006 Interstate: The American Road Trip, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY
  • 2006 High Desert Test Sites 5, Joshua Tree, CA
  • 2004 Sculpture, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2004 Spacemakers, Lothringer Dreizen, Munich, Germany, The Suburban, Chicago, IL
  • 2004 This Thing We Do, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
  • 2003 Outlaw Series, New York, NY
  • 2003 High Desert Test Sites III, Joshua Tree, CA
  • 2003 Destination II, Gas Light Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
  • 2002 Fourth Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
  • 2001 Portable, Embassy Suites (in conjunction with Art Chicago), Chicago, IL
  • 2001 Function/NonFunction, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
  • 2000 Recent Works, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, Northfield, MN
  • 1999 Artforms Gallery Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA (Award)

Selected Grants/Awards

  • Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for established artists, Wisconsin, 2007.
  • Sanger Summer Scholar. Funded research and student collaborator, Cayla Skillin-Brauchle, 2006.
  • Socrates Sculpture Park Grant. Funded exhibition for Interstate: The American Road Trip, 2006.
  • Freeman Grant. Funded research on Japanese culture in Honolulu, HI with support from the Japan Studies Association, 2005.
  • Keefer Grant. Funded research in Boston. Beloit College Grant, 2005.
  • Professional Development Grant. Funde an installation in California. Beloit College Grant, 2003.

Selected Permanent Collections
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago, Il. 2007
  • Kohler Artists’ Book Collection, Madison, WI, 2007
  • Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Permanent Collection, Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
  • Minnesota State University Permanent Collection, Mankato, MN, 1995.

Curatorial Work and Juries

  • Guest Critic, graduate student review at University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.
  • Curator, Wisconsin Outsiders, featuring William J. Blackmon, Norbert H. Kox, Mary L. Nohl, Simon Sparrow, Carter Todd and Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, 2003.
  • Juror, Student art exhibition at Minnesota State University, 2002.

Selected Bibliography

  • Nelson, Dorota Biczel. “Art vs. Art - Wisconsin Triennial.” Susceptible to Images. 8 June 2007.
    http://www.susceptibletoimages.com/060507/biennialtriennialDBN060507.html
  • Schumacher, Mary Louise. “Wisconsin Triennial.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online. 28 May 2007. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=610709
  • Motlani, Aisha. “Art and Life.” Shepherd Express. 24 May 2007.
  • “Interstate.” Tema Celeste 116 Contemporaryart. July/August 2006, page 96.
  • Feder, Jessica Dodell. “Art, Parked-Cross Country Collaboration Brings The American Road Trip To Rest In Socrates Park.” Queens Chronicle, New York, 15 June 2006
  • Kugel, Seth. “Turning Rivers Into Playgrounds.” The New York Times, New York, 11 June 2006.
  • “HDTS 5 and Interstate: the American Road Trip,” Sculpture Magazine, January/February 2007. Published review.
  • “Goings On About Town,” The New Yorker, 31 July 2006. Published review.
  • Taft, Catherine. “Just Desert.” Artforum Diary, 11 May 2006. Published review.
  • Holte, Michael Ned. “From California to the New York Island.” Artforum, May 2006. Published review.
  • Krug, Don and Parker, Ann. Miracles of the Spirit of Art in Wisconsin: Telling Tales of Visual Culture and Everyday Life. University Press of Mississippi, 2005. Published photograph.
  • Auer, James. “There’s No Disputing Show’s Value.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 November 2004. Published review.
  • Luecking, Stephen J.. Object Space and Meaning, Principles of Three Dimensional Design. Prentice Hall, 2002. Published feature.
  • Schmelzer, Paul. “Paul Schmelzer Examines the Mystery Art and Ministry of Simon Sparrow.” Raw Vision, 2001: 34. Published photograph.
  • Auer, James. “Into the Breach of a Challenging Dual Exhibit.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 February 2000. Published review.

Selected Artist Talks/Presentations

  • College Art Association, presentation, “Art Education in the Liberal Arts: Key Components of a Contemporary Model,” New York, 2007.
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, artist talk, 2003.
  • Minnesota State University, artist talk and residency, 2002.
  • Milwaukee Public Radio, radio interview on “At 10” with Bob Bach, 2001.

Employment

      Associate Professor 2001 to Present
      Department of Art and Art History, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

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