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Howard M. Christopherson
People, Places & Dreams Photography
1500 Jackson Street NE Minneapolis, Minnesota #443 612-788-1790
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS
02/10 Dolls , Icebox Gallery,Minneapolis, MN
02/09 Peru, (color), Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
05/08 Pieces of Italy, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
03/08 Pieces of Tokyo, Mundt Art Gallery, Dakota State University, SD
03/07 Pieces of Tokyo, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
07/06 People, Places & Dreams, Wave Photographic Gallery, Brescia, Italy
01/05 People, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
07/04 Flash Back! Drawings & Photographs 1973 –1988, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
05/02 People, Places & Dreams (Part 2), Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
05/99 People, Places & Dreams (Part 1), Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
04/95 Then & Now, Conkling Gallery, Mankato State University, Mankato, MN
05/93 Under the Sun, Dakota Fine Art, Fargo, ND
09/92 Under the Sun, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
01/91 in the sand, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
03/90 Home, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
11/88 Collection of large photographs. First Bank, Minneapolis, MN
04/86 Civilized Dreams, Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
10/85 Night Dance Video / Union Depot, St. Paul, MN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
08/09 Road Work Ahead, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
08/08 Budapest International Residencies, Mucius Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
03/08 Waking Dreams, Ultimate Eye Foundation, Peninsula Museum, Belmont, CA
11/06 Caught in the Act, National Juried Show, Curated and exhibited, Icebox Gallery, MN
03/06 From the Shadows, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
10/ 04 Zoom International Photographic Exhibition In Tokyo, Nihon Broadcasting / Kojimachi Tokyo
07/03 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York City. Group exhibit.
03/03 Skin 2003 PART 1 & 2, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis. Curator and Participant.
12/03 William Whipple Gallery, Southwest State University, Marshall, MN.
10/02 Reflections. Arts Center, St. Peter, St. Peter, MN.
09/02 Art on the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND.
03/01 Love in 2001, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
02/00 Figural Works in all Media, Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona MN.
02/98 South of the Border, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
09/96 College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN.
05/94 Minnesota Collects, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN. Purchase Award.
10/90 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
01/89 Frost Warning, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Guest curator of art from Icebox Gallery.
01/87 30 Below, University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.*Purchase Award.
08/86 Missoula Art Center, Missoula, MT.
08/85 Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2009/’08/ ‘02/‘01/‘00/1998/‘96/‘95/‘93/‘91/‘86. Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Show
GRANTS
2010 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant Award
2004 Zoom International Photographic Exhibition In Tokyo, Awarded an Exhibit and a 10-day trip to Tokyo - Japan
2002 Career Opportunity Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to attend a photo workshop in NYC
1985 Night Dance, Union Depot Place, St. Paul, MN. Selected and awarded $3000.00 to finish a Work in progress and participate in the New Works St. Paul project "A Celebration of Media Art- Lowertown". Authored, directed, and produced a 27 minute video assembling 940 - 35mm Slides, sequenced, animated and accompanied by an original musical score by William Hohn
RESIDENCY
2008 International Artists’ Residency / Seminar, Budapest, Hungary, Awarded a Exhibit and a month long stay.
CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS
2009 Created 3 Day Highway 12, Photography Workshop, Lily, S.D.
2008 Conducted 2 Day Photography Workshop, MIMA, Verona, Italy
2007 Created 3 Day Highway 12, Photography Workshop, Lily, S.D.
PERMANENT & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Minnesota Historical Society University of Minnesota Art Museum
AT&T Minneapolis MN Wells Fargo, Minneapolis MN
Arthur Anderson Co. St. Paul MN Dahl and Associates St. Paul MN
Schnieder USA Plymouth MN Heritage Insurance Co. Sheboygan WI
Lessors, Inc. Egan, MN Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN
Regent Aviation, St. Paul, MN United Hospital, St. Paul, MN
Dakota State University, Madison, S.D. Mucius Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
MIMA, Verona, Italy
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCES
Owner - Icebox Quality Framing & Gallery. Established in 1988 Curated, organized and publicized more than 100 exhibits since 1988 Inaugural board member of the Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization, Co-creator of Art On The Town Member of NEMAA, Initiator of the First Thursdays in the Arts District, monthly event Inaugural board member and co-created the Art-A-Whirl, an annual NE Minneapolis. Artistic Tour Received a Que Award from the Mayor of Minneapolis for the Art-A-Whirl Pen and ink drawing exhibited in Minnesota 150 exhibit, Permanent collection, MN Historical S. MN Participated in the MCP Photographic Arts - Fund Raisers 13+ years Critiqued photographers work at MCP and North Hennepin Community College Vision Quest nude photography workshop in the Badlands of SD 1997 / 2000 Co-curator - The Rock and Roll Photography of Jim Marshall at MCP Taught Seminars at MCP 1998, 2002 Participated grant jury panel for VSA MN 1998 Attended the AIPAD Convention in NYC, 2-2000 / 2- 2002 / 2-2005 Juror for St Paul poster competition 2001
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Magazines and Newspapers: Minneapolis Star-Tribune / St. Paul Pioneer Press / Minnesota Monthly / B & W Magazine / Mpls St Paul Magazine / Picture Framing Magazine / City Pages / Shots / Rake / ZOOM European and Russian Editions / Several Newspapers in Northern Italy
BOOKS
Graphis Nudes 4 The Perfect Muse
DVDS
2009 Co-Produced / Co-Directed, Still Photography, DVD“No Money Down” Music Video/ Paul Metsa Co-Produced / Video Conception, Still Photography, DVD“Whiskey or the Rain” Music Video / Paul Metsa