A chance meeting while teaching at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts led to a painting commission. That commission led to work on the Dayton's Auditorium Display. Painting for Dayton's segued into sculpture work. Interest in Dan's painting and sculpture spread and in 1989, he became a full-time studio artist. Since then, he has produced sculptures for clients as a diverse as Disney/Buena Vista Television, Animal Planet Television/PBS, the Minnesota Opera, the Minneapolis Downtown Council, Paisley Park Studio (Prince), Children's Hospital and Macy's. Over the last 19 years, 1100 sculptures have been produced for the annual Dayton's / Marshall Fields / Macy's alone.
Highlights of Dan's career include projects with the following institutions: the Phipps Center for the Arts sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute National Building Museum, Disney, Animal Planet Television, Paisley Park Studio (Prince), The Mayo Clinic, the Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota and Dayton's/Macy's. He collaborated with such notables as author Tomie dePaola, Liccy Dahl (for whom he designed sculptures that are permanently on display at the Roald Dahl Museum in Buckinghamshire, England) and Sesame Street's Jim Martin and Tim Lagasse. He has work in over 40 public collections and has been featured in several media outlets including KARE 11, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, FM 107.7 Radio "The Ian and Marjorie Show" and Midwest Home Magazine. He has received grants and awards in juried competitions through the years, most recently "Best of Show-Painting" at the national juried Uptown Art Festival in 2008. He is currently represented nationally by several galleries including Aesthetics, Inc. in San Diego, CA and American Art Resources Gallery in Houston, TX.
Lauderdale, MN 55113
Phone: Cell: 651-644-4144
macke033@tc.umn.edu
Email this link to family and friends (direct gallery access):
http://www.mnsculptors.com/dan.mackerman
Visit the artist's website:
http://www.danmackerman.com
Highlights of Dan's career include projects with the following institutions: the Phipps Center for the Arts sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute National Building Museum, Disney, Animal Planet Television, Paisley Park Studio (Prince), The Mayo Clinic, the Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota and Dayton's/Macy's. He collaborated with such notables as author Tomie dePaola, Liccy Dahl (for whom he designed sculptures that are permanently on display at the Roald Dahl Museum in Buckinghamshire, England) and Sesame Street's Jim Martin and Tim Lagasse. He has work in over 40 public collections and has been featured in several media outlets including KARE 11, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, FM 107.7 Radio "The Ian and Marjorie Show" and Midwest Home Magazine. He has received grants and awards in juried competitions through the years, most recently "Best of Show-Painting" at the national juried Uptown Art Festival in 2008. He is currently represented nationally by several galleries including Aesthetics, Inc. in San Diego, CA and American Art Resources Gallery in Houston, TX.
contact:
dan mackerman
1824 Eustis StreetLauderdale, MN 55113
Phone: Cell: 651-644-4144
macke033@tc.umn.edu
Email this link to family and friends (direct gallery access):
http://www.mnsculptors.com/dan.mackerman
Visit the artist's website:
http://www.danmackerman.com