CV
CV
Elizabeth Stensland elizabeth.stensland@gmail.com
EDUCATION
-2019 to 2022 Master of Fine Art, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- 2018 to 2019 Master of Art, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- 2018 Bachelors of Fine Art, Minnesota State University, Mankato
EXHIBITIONS
2024
-Resting Reflections, Rose and Eugene, Sioux Falls, SD
-Puff Puff Puff, Pass, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2022
-Golden Oak: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Artspace 304, Carbondale, IL
-Lush, Westobou Gallery, Augusta, GA
-Jurors Choice award
-The Conversation, Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis MO
2021
Hard & Soft, Caroline S. Mark Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
2020
34th annual Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX
2020 Regional Juried Exhibit, The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
-Awarded Honorable Mention
2019
- Swamp Casserole; A Love Story, Pop Up Exhibition, The Swamp, Carbondale, IL
- C-4 Juried Show- Surplus Gallery,Carbondale, IL
-Awarded 3rd Place in Graduate Category
- Porous Laugauges, The Windgate Art+Design District Gallery, University of Arkansas
-XIV International Biennial of Ceramics of Manises- Valencia, Spain
- Bellfloof Public Installation, Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
- Dualism, 410 Project, Mankato, MN
-Femmes- An All Female Exhibition- The Grand, New Ulm, MN
- Two Friends 2 Person Exhibition with Brittney Wegener Emy Frentz, Mankato, MN
2018
-Omnimatter Pop-Up Group Show- Mogwai Collaborative Space, Mankato, MN
- Halloween Show, 410 Project, Mankato, MN
- Modern Menagerie Group Installation Exhibition, Waseca Art Center, Waseca, MN
- Mis en Scéne, Group Installation Exhibition, The Grand, New Ulm, MN
- Senior Show, Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
2017
- No Function for the Sake of Form Public Installation, Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
- Primitive Form Solo Exhibition, 410 Project, Mankato, MN
- Halloween Show, 410 Project, Mankato, MN
- Interspersonal Group Exhibition, The Grand, New Ulm, MN
- This is Us Group Exhibition, Emy Frentz, Mankato, MN
2016
- Student Art League Juried Show, Juried by Bill Bukowski, Painting and Drawing Professor at Bethany Lutheran College. Minnesota State University, Mankato, M
- 410 Juried Show, Mankato, MN
- Student Art League Juried Show, Juried by Eric Ouren, Studio Art Professor at Bethany Lutheran College. Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
-Awarded Honorable Mention
2015
- Student Art League Juried Show, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
-Awarded Honorable Mention
Awards
2017
- Undergraduate Research Center Grant
- Effie R. Conkling Scholarship
Certifications
2017
- Scissor Lift Operator
Leadership
2021-2022 Co-President of RSO, SIU Clay Club
2016-18
- President of Recognized Student Organization, Student Art League
Volunteer Work
2018
- Emy Frentz Gallery Committee- Help install exhibitions, attend openings, coordinate musicians for show openings, and help decide what artists will exhibit in the gallery for the 2019 year.
- Movers and Shakers Proxy- The Twin Rivers Movers and Shakers events are quarterly networking meet-ups for artists and creatives. Proxies are responsible for the preparation of each event and to connect with artists and creatives for networking purposes.
- Artist Assistant- Assisted artist Liz Miller in her Installation Duplicitous Diffusion at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Guest Artist- Rosa Parks Elementary, Mankato, MN. Demo wheel throwing techniques and assisting students with proper technique.
2017
- Volunteer Student Assistant - Dakota Meadows Middle School, North Mankato, MN. Helped students construct projects and safely operate hand tools.
Teaching Experience
2021-2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics, Southern Illinois University
2020-2021
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics (Instructor of Record) Southern Illinois University
2019-2020
-Beginning-Throwing and Hand-Building Workshops, Craft Shop, Student Center, Southern Illinois University
2018
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Elements and Principles of Design (Instructor of Record)
- Beginning-Throwing, Beginning Hand-Building Ceramics, Teaching Assistant to Todd Shanafelt and Mika Laidlaw
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