Carolyn Swiszcz
Contact: carolynjs@comcast.net
Gallery Contacts: Miyako Yoshinaga at M.Y. Art Prospects, Steven Zevitas, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, Fine Arts Printmaking 1994
Selected Solo Exhibitions
From West St. Paul to Tokyo, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo, 2009
Innovation Road, Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis, 2009
Walk Between the Raindrops, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, 2008
Shelf Life, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis
Shelf Life, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York
Bricks and Mortar, osp gallery, Boston, December 2005
Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago, September 2005
American Surplus, gallery co, Minneapolis, 2004
Daydreaming Is Free, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, 2003
New Work, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, 2003
American Square, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, 2003
On the Ave, ArtWorks! at Dover Street, New Bedford, MA, 2003
Signs and Wonders, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2001
Street Level, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, 2001
Dime Tours, NFA Space, Chicago, 2000
Two-Person Exhibitions
Long Afternoon (with Celeste Nelms), Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2003
Selected Group Exhibitions
Under the Influence, Girls Club, Fort Lauderdale, 2008
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, Walker Art Center, 2008
My Perspective, OSP Gallery, Boston, 2005
Getting to Know You, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago, 2004
Shangri-La, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY, 2003
Selections, Winter 2001, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, 2001
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Fellowship Exhibition,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2000
Quality Control, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2000
There's No 'I' In Team, NFA Space, Chicago, IL, 1999
Ten, No Name Exhibitions at the Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, 1998
Five Jerome Artists, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 1998
Awards
2002 Bush Foundation Fellowship, St. Paul, MN
1997-2000 National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Fellowship in the Visual Arts (FIVA), Miami, FL
1999 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Assistance Fellowship
1998 MCAD/Jerome Foundation Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN
Public Collections
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Selected Publications
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 26, 2006, "Artists explore change in 'Cities' Exhibit" by Mary Abbe
Boston Globe, January 6, 2006, "Landscapes, from the quiet to the kitschy" by Kate McQuaid
Time Out Chicago, Issue 33, October 13-20, 2005 by Patricia Williams Lesanne
Art In America, March 2005, by Michael Fallon, page 144
Minnesota History, Winter 2004/2005, "Curator's Choice"
Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Deft Touch" by Mary Abbe, December 10, 2004
New City Chicago, Eye Exam by Michael Workman, August 8, 2004
New American Paintings, September 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Wistful Thinking" by Mary Abbe, May 30, 2003
City Pages, Minneapolis, MN January 1, 2003, Artists of the Year
Other
Publication of print series, Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis. Cole Rogers, master printer, 2004 - 2006