Chris Larson

larso272@umn.edu

Art

E267 Regis Center for Art East

405 21st Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Associate Professor,

Links

Second Shift Studio Space

Chris Larson is a multi-media artist based in St. Paul and an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Larson is the publisher of INREVIEW, a print publication presenting critical responses to art in the Twin Cities. Recently he also co-founded Second Shift Studio Space of St. Paul, a nonprofit residency program and gallery serving artists in the Twin Cities that identify as female. He received his BFA from Bethel College and his MFA from Yale University.

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

MFA: , Yale University School of Art
BA: , Bethel University

Specialties

Sculpture
Film/video
Installation performance

Activities

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Activities

Outreach

Board of Directors : The Third Rail quarterly publication. 2013 - Present
Publisher : INREVIEW. 2016 - Present
Co-Director : Second Shift Studio Space.
Executive Board Member Midway Contemporary Art Gallery Minneapolis 2006 - 2013
Advisory Board Member New York Center for Media Arts and Studies 2009 - 2012
Board Member Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia Minnesota 2000 - 2004
Artist Mentorship at INTERACT artists with disabilities Minneapolis, Minnesota 2010

Creative

Chris Larson: Failure published by Hatje Cantz Berlin 2008 108pp 283 color ills. hardcover with essays in English.
Chris Larson: Heavy Rotation The View Contemporary Art Space 32pp 41 color ills. soft cover with essays in German and English.

Awards

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Awards

Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowship, 2014
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship, University of Minnesota, 2015
New Work Project Grant, Harpo Foundation, 2015
Imagine Fund Grant, University of Minnesota, 2015
MCAD/McKnight Artist Fellowship, 2018
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, 2018
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship, 2019 - 2021
2012 Knight Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2006 Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN, USA
2004 Jerome Media Fellowship St. Paul, MN, USA
2004 Artist Assistant Fellowship Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board
2002 McKnight Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2002 Jerome Media Fellowship St. Paul, MN, USA
1999 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY, USA
1999 Forcast Public Arts Commission, St. Paul, MN, USA
1998 Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN , USA

Courses

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Courses

Arts 1801 Introduction to Sculpture
ARTS3301/5310 Sculpture: Direct Metal
ARTS3306/5360 Performance Art and Installation
ARTS350/5350 Kinetic Sculpture
ARTS3302/5310 Sculpture: Spacial Problems
ARTS3390 Sculpture Methods and Practice:Site, Environment and Community Engagement
ARTS5490 Workshop in Art-The NYC Contemporary Art World
ARTS8300 Sculpture: Theory and Analysis
ARTS5490Berlin Summer Studio-Residency Program