Education
1997 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Chicago, IL
1995 University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Public Art Commissions
2022 Mishawaka, Ironworks Plaza, Mishawaka, IN ( in fabrication)
2021 Salt Lake County, Daybreak Library, South Jordan, UT
City of Minneapolis, Luminous Ceilings, Minneapolis, MN
2019 City of St. Petersburg, on Edge, St. Petersburg, FL
City of St. Paul, Bench Project, St. Paul, MN
2018 City of Hopkins, Moline, Hopkins, MN
City of White Bear Lake, Aerosail, ( with Aaron Marx), White Bear Lake,MN
MNDOT, Waters Edge, Roseville, MN
Special School District 1, Let it Rain, Minneapolis, MN
2017 City of St. Louis Park, Full Circle, St. Louis Park, MN
2016 City of Minneapolis, Gateway Fence, Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN
City of Minneapolis, Greenhouse Surround, Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN
2015 City of Bloomington, Convergence, Bloomington, MN
2013 City of Minneapolis, Green Light Project, Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN
2012 City of Minneapolis, Edison, Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN
2010 City of Lisle, Garfield Basin, Lisle, IL
City of Minneapolis, Double Flux, Jackson Square Park, Minneapolis, MN
City of Minneapolis, Innovation Field, Jackson Square Park, Minneapolis, MN
2009 City of Evanston, Blue Line, Evanston, IL
City of Minneapolis, In Flux, Jackson Square Park, Minneapolis, MN
2008 City of Chicago, Gong Tower, Mt. Greenwood Park, Chicago, IL
City of Chicago, Spiral Bells, Mt. Greenwood Park, Chicago, IL
City of Chicago, Cosmos Xylophones, Mt. Greenwood Park, Chicago, IL
City of Chicago, Tongue Drums, Mt. Greenwood Park, Chicago, IL
2007 Green Hills Library, North Side Butterfly, Palos Hills, IL
2005 City of Wilmette, Wilmette Tower, Wilmette Jr. High School, Wilmette, IL
City of Wilmette, Wilmette Tower II, Wilmette Jr. High School, Wilmette, IL
City of Wilmette, Stratified Elements, Wilmette Jr. High School, Wilmette, IL
2004 City of Chicago, Entryway, Margate Park Field House, Chicago IL
City of Chicago, Dragonfly, Margate Park Field House, Chicago IL
City of Chicago, Butterfly, Margate Park Field House, Chicago IL
City of Chicago, Bumblebee, Margate Park Field House, Chicago IL
2000 Western Sculpture Park, Tree Bracelet Project, St. Paul, MN
1997 New York Mills Sculpture Park, Corn Patch Project, New York Mills, MN
1996 Karen Sontag Sattel, Phoenix Rising, Government Center, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Corporate Art Commissions
2020 Hillcrest Development, Pentagon Village, Edina, MN
North Loop Neighborhood Association, North Loop Monument, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Hydro-Illuminata, Minneapolis, MN
Sports and the Arts, Skjoldborg and Dreki (Viking Shied Wall), US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis, MWMO, MN
Redmoon, Projection Boats, Chicago, IL
Redmoon, Cyclone Grill, Chicago, IL
Redmoon, Twirling Bicycles, Chicago, IL
2012 Walsh Construction, Walsh Works, Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL
Mahogany Builders, Gaudi Façade, Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL
2011 Baum Development LLC, Nimbus, Green Exchange Building, Chicago, IL
JW Marriot Hotel, Valeo, Chicago, IL
2007 Patti Gilford Fine Arts, River Towers, Left Bank at K Station, Chicago, IL
2006 Redmoon, Rose Servers, Chicago, IL
2000 Chicago Public Art Group/Gallery 37, Binary Project, DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Ceridian Corporation, Elements, Minneapolis, MN
1998 Mycogen Seeds Corporation, Corn Cob Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN
Exhibitions
2021 Hereafter: A Tribute to Timothy S. Brower, Roots & Culture, Chicago, IL
Sustainable Acts Revisited, American Siberian Education Foundation, Novosibirsk, Russia
2019 ON EDGE, ARTicles, St. Petersburg, FL
2017 Hydro-Illuminata Exhibit, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis, MN
Hydro-Illuminata, Homewood Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Harmony, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, China
Sculpture Walk St. Cloud, St. Cloud Tree, St. Cloud, MN
St. Croix Tree, St. Croix Tree, St. Croix Falls, MN
2015 Beyond Boundaries, TEDA Contemporary Art Museum, Tianjin, China
Michaelmas: Phoenix Rising, Minnesota Waldorf School, Maplewood, MN
2014 Casket Five, Franconia in the City, Minneapolis, MN
Sustainable Acts: Mother Earth’s Embrace, Institute on the Environment, Minneapolis, MN
Transforming Community, Westbeth Gallery, New York City, NY
Michaelmas: Dragon and Sword, Minnesota Waldorf School, Maplewood, MN
Coalescence, Talsi Regional Museum, Talsi, Latvia
North Star: Ursula, Pedvale Open Air Museum Installation, Sable, Latvia
Water: A Universal Human Right, Robert Morris University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Out of the Earth, Jackson Contemporary Art, Columbus, IN
Maquette and Small Sculpture Show, Franconia in the City, Minneapolis, MN
Life-Boundary-Art, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
2012 Concerning Water, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
Franconia in the City Exhibition, Franconia in the City, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Columbus Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN
Living Green Expo, Fine Arts Exhibition Building, St. Paul, MN
Women and Water Rights II: Rivers of Regeneration, Finlandia University Gallery, Hancock, MI
Iron Cast, Oasis Gallery, Marquette, MI
2010 Brenner, Larson, Walters, Colleen Harper Gallery, Chicago, IL
Water Matters, Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Science Center, Rochester, MN
Women and Water Rights: Rivers of Regeneration, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Paradise Pour Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art and Design, Columbus, IN
2008 You Are Here, Iron Paradise, Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN
Lee County Sculpture, Clear Water Park, Ft. Myers, FL
Explore Fulton, Chicago Sculpture Works, Chicago, IL
2007 Columbus Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN
Ferrous Aurora, Lizzards Art Gallery, Duluth, MN
Sun Pictures to Mega Pixels, Williamsburg Art and History Center, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Iron 2006, Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Coalbrookdale, Telford, England
In the Footsteps of Giants, Invitational Outdoor Cast Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Museum or Iron, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge World Heritage Site, England
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
Jamie’s Gallery, Chicago Sculpture Works, Chicago, IL
Columbus Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN
Fulton Art Walk, Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
2005 A Place at the Table, Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Place at the Table, United Theological Seminaries Galleries, New Brighton, MN
A Place at the Table, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, MN
Snowbird Contemporary Cast Iron Exhibition, New Orleans Sculpture Lab, New Orleans, LA
Six Artists, Chicago Sculpture Works, Chicago, IL
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
On the Sky, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH
Aurora Pours, Red Mug Gallery, Superior, MN
2004 A Ton of Sculpture, New Orleans Sculpture Labs, New Orleans, LA
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
2003 Artists on the Map, Chicago IL
Turn up the Heat to 2500 Degrees, J Pepper Inn Art Gallery, Knife River, MN
2002 Gateway Sculpture Project, Minneapolis, MN
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture park, Shafer, MN
Wandell Sculpture Garden, Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, IL
Open Studio Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago Sculpture Works, Chicago, IL
2001 Riverplex Exhibition, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
Department of Space and Land Reclamation Project, Chicago, IL
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
2000 Elements, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York, NY
The Figure of Contemporary Sculpture, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
Summer/Fall Exhibit, Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Ct
Pier Walk 2000 Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pier Walk 2000 Maquette Exhibition, James R Thompson Center, Chicago, IL
Hidden Treasures, Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
1999 Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition, Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Midwest Regional Exhibition, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Redefining Feminism, University of Illinois, Debalk, IL
Pier Walk '99 Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pier Walk '99 Maquette Exhibition, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1998 Artabounds, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL
Ferocious, Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Pier Walk '98 Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pier Walk '98 Maquette Exhibition, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gateway Sculpture Project, Minneapolis, MN
Franconia Sculpture Park Exhibition, Shafer, MN
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Governors State University, University Park, IL
1997 Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition, Yew Tree Farm, Suffolk, England
Celebration of Art and Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
Inaugural Show, New York Mills Sculpture Park, New York Mills, MN
Passages and Obstructions, ARC Gallery, Rawspace, Chicago, IL
James Brenner and Elisa Abeloff, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
Selected Visiting Artist
2019 Oscar Grant Plaza/Frank Ogawa Plaza, Lead to Life - Guns to Shovels, Oakland, CA
2018 Martin Luther King Jr Center, Lead to Life - Guns to Shovels, Atlanta, GA
2017 Minnesota Waldorf School, Sun & Moon, Minneapolis, MN
Franconia Sculpture Park, Valentine’s Day Pour, Shafer, MN
2015 Minnesota Waldorf School, Iron on Earth, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Franconia Sculpture Park, North Star Pour, Shafer, MN
Minnesota Waldorf School, North Star Pour, Minneapolis, MN
2013 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
Franconia Sculpture Park, Valentine’s Day Pour, Shafer, MN
Minnesota Waldorf School, Michaelmas Star Project, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Franconia Sculpture Park, Community Collaborative Hot Metal Pour, Shafer, MN
Minnesota Waldorf School, Michaelmas Star Project, Minneapolis, MN
2011 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
2010 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
2009 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
Alfred University, Iron Casting Cast in Iron, Alfred, NY
2008 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
2007 CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
2006 Fifth International Conference on Cast Iron, Darby Project, Coalbrookdale, England
CES/Cunningham Foundry, Paradise Pour: Arts and Industry, Columbus, IN
Franconia Sculpture Park, Tree Bracelet Project, St. Paul, MN
2001 Rochester Institute of Technology, The Big Pour, Rochester, NY
2000 Western Sculpture Park, Tree Bracelet Project, St. Paul, MN
DeVry Institute of Technology/Gallery 37, Binary Project, Chicago, IL
1999 Yew Tree Farm, US/UK Contemporary Cast Iron Sculpture Project, Laxfield, Suffolk, England
1998 Franconia Sculpture Park, US/UK Contemporary Cast Iron Sculpture Project, Shafer, MN
1997 New York Mills Sculpture Park, Corn Patch Project, New York Mills, MN
1996 Hitchcock Industries, Phoenix Project/Guns and Metal Project, Minneapolis, MN
Collections
2009 Alfred University, Iron Casting Cast in Iron, School of Art and Design, Alfred, NY
2006 Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Footprint, Coalbrookdale, Telford, England
2000 Robert and Karen Duncan, KrisCross, Lincoln, NE
DeVry Institute of Technology, Binary Project, Chicago, IL
Ceridian Corporation, Elements, Minneapolis, MN
1998 Lewis Manilow, Passages, Governor’s State University, IL
1997 New York Mills Sculpture Park, Corn Patch Project, New York Mills, MN
John and Ann Oppenheimer, Pea Pod, Chicago, IL
1996 Smurfit/Stone, Found and Reclaimed, Salt Lake City, UT
1995 Tunnel Mill Historical Landmark, From Fire Iron Is Born, By Fire Iron is Tamed, Rochester, MN
Awards and Honors
2017 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, Minneapolis, MN
Vision Award, Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Open Studio Fellowship, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Art as Energy Grant, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment, Minneapolis, MN
1997 Jerome/Franconia Emerging Artist Grant, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
1996 Cozzi Iron and Metal Honorarium, Cozzi Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
1995 Kohler Conference Award, Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Birmingham, AL
1994 HD Smith Award, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN