kristie bretzke    biography

ARTIST RESUME

Kristie Bretzke
Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art
250 3rd Ave. N. Studio 304, Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-824-2990 (h); 612-849-1616 (studio)
Website: www.kristiebretzke.com
E-mail: kb@kristiebretzke.com

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota. B.F.A., Art History Minor.
(Scholarship recipient, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth Campus)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Premier Gallery, Face to Face. Minneapolis, MN. (Oct. 4 – Dec. 31)
2006/2005 Premier Gallery, Continuation. Minneapolis, MN.
2004 Premier Gallery, Portraits. Minneapolis, MN.

TWO AND THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2005 College of St. Benedict, Reality Show. St. Joseph, MN. Two-person show.
2005 Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. Three-person show.
2005 Inez Greenberg Gallery, Extra-ordinary. Bloomington, MN. Two-person show.
2004 Paul Larson Gallery, Three Views, University of Minnesota. Three-person show.


JURIED GROUP SHOWS

2007/2006 Minneapolis Institute of Art. Art Perchance. Minneapolis, MN.
2007 Premier Gallery. Sculpture Scene. Minneapolis, MN. Six person show.
2006 Hopkins Center for the Arts. Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Hopkins, MN.
2005 Inez Greenberg Gallery. Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Bloomington, MN.
2005/2004/2003/2001 Minnesota State Fair. Fine Arts Exhibit,
2005 Inez Greenberg Gallery. Member Show. Bloomington, MN.
2005/2004/2003/2002/2000 Laura H Miles Gallery. Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN.
2005 Premier Gallery, Gallery Artists. Minneapolis, MN.
2004. Phipps Center for the Arts, Posed. Hudson, WI. Six-person show.
2004 Edina Art Center, Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Edina, MN.
2003 Art Resources Gallery. Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Minneapolis, MN.
2003 Master Framers. Society of Minnesota Sculptors. St. Paul, MN.
2003/2002 Premier Gallery, Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Minneapolis, MN.
2002 Bloomington Art Center, Group Show. Bloomington, MN.
JURIED GROUP SHOWS (continued)

2001 Bloomington Art Center, 20x20. Bloomington, MN.
2000 St Paul Art Partnership Exhibit. St. Paul, MN.


OTHER SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007 The RAIN Collective, Annual Show. Minneapolis, MN.
2007 In the Zone Gallery. Minneapolis, MN.
2006/2004 Northeast MN Invitational Sculpture Show. Minneapolis, MN.
2006/2005/2004 Keg House Collective, Annual Show. Minneapolis, MN.
2006/2005/2004 Art-a-Whirl. Minneapolis, MN.
2006/2005/2004 NEMAA Fine Arts Show. Minneapolis, MN.
2005 Premier Gallery. Art on the Town. Minneapolis, MN. Featured artist.
2004/2003/2002/2001/2000 The 700 Studio Show. Minneapolis, MN.
2003 Babylon Gallery, Images of War. Minneapolis, MN.
2002 Lakeview Hospital, 20X20 Group Show. Stillwater, MN.



AWARDS

2006 Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN.
Honorable Mention.
2005 Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington Art Center,
Bloomington, MN. First place award.
2005 Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN. Group Show.
Award of Excellence.
2004 Fine Arts Exhibit, MN State Fair. 4th Place, Sculpture.
2004 Society of Minnesota Sculptors, Edina Art Center, Edina, MN.
Award of Excellence.
2003 Fine Arts Exhibit, MN State Fair. 4th Place, Painting.
2002 Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN. Best of Show.


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of the National Sculpture Society
Member of the Society of Minnesota Sculptors (Featured in 2004/2005 newsletters)
Member of the RAIN Collective, www.raincollective.com
Member of NEMAA (Northeast Minneapolis Artists Assoc.)





PUBLICATIONS (Reviews or Articles)

The Open Studio Press, Studio Visit, January 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2007/2005
The Rake Magazine, 2007
Lavender Magazine, 2007
The Pulse, 2007
Vitamn, 2007
Downtown Journal, Minneapolis, 2007
Downtown Gallery Guide, Minneapolis, 2007
Minnesota Sculpture Society Newsletter, 2007/2006/2005/2004
Minnesota Monthly, 2007/2006
College of St. Benedict/ St. Johns Newsletter, 2005

MEDIA

WCCO Radio, Interview with Geralyn Steele, 2007
WCCO Radio, Interview, the Jack Rice Show, 2007

COLLECTIONS

Tom Colwell, Minneapolis, MN
Jim and Donna Pohlad, Minneapolis, MN
Lila and Harry Jacob, Minneapolis, MN
Neland and Judy Lund, Minneapolis, MN
Cornelius and Betty Ann Wiens, Edina, MN
Malia Frey, Minneapolis, MN
Mickey O'Kane and Richie Rosenberg, Minneapolis, MN
Kristie and Keith Harrison, Arden Hills, MN
Andrew Flesher, Minneapolis, MN
Thomas Gunkelman, Minneapolis, MN

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