Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 2006 M.F.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2002 B.F.A. University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI (Summa cum laude, University Honors Program)
• 1999 3D Animation Program Vancouver School of Media Arts, Vancouver, BC

Selected Events / Projects

• 2022 Conservatory, a collaboration with Jovan C. Speller Commissioned by The Great Northern, St Paul, MN
• 2020-2021 Operatic Services : Messages of Hope & Longing / Messages for the Moment Budapest, New York, Minneapolis
• 2019 Beautiful Singing: Asides for Bel Canto SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico
• 2018 The Jannette and The Trees, collaborations with Chris Kallmyer Eaux Claires IV, Eau Claire, WI
• 2017-2018 At the Intersection of Everywhere, for Museum Confidential The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
• 2017 Living Room, a collaboration with Chris Kallmyer Eaux Claires III, Eau Claire, WI
• 2016 Untitled projects, collaborations with Chris Larson performed at Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2015 Walk with me? performed at Bargain Spot Project Space, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2015 100th Anniversary Drawing Commissioned by Kaywin Feldman, Director of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2015 Please Mow my Lawn, traveling hand drawn certificate Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
• 2014 Flux/Field, (Curated by Sarah Schultz) Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 Resident Artist Research Program The Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013 More Real: Art in the Age of Truthiness (Curated by Elizabeth Armstrong) Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013 Show and Tell (Commissioned installation for "Sacred", curated by Elizabeth Armstrong) Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2012 Garden Quest, Open Field Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2012 Why we do this (solo) The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
• 2010 Mystery! Visual Prophecies! performed at Game ON, 1419 Artist Residency Space, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 Don’t Sleep on It: 24 Hour Art Making Marathon Walker Art Center Teen Art Council, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 Art of this has been here forever, except when it wasn’t (solo) Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• 2006 Conversations About Something (solo) Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities. Urbana, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2024 Fluid: What is Marine Art and What Can It Be? Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN
• 2020 The Space(s) Between (curated by Donald Fodness, Daisy McGowan & Geoffrey Shamos) Walsenburg, CO
• 2019 Drawing Distinctions The Cello Factory, London, UK
• 2018 Be Still Life Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
• 2017 Now Where Were We? A Dave Muller installation at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
• 2017 Worlding Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• 2017 One Day After, One Year Later Yeah Maybe, Minneapolis, MN
• 2017 Best Kept Secret Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
• 2016 State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, traveling exhibition Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2015 Ten Chances, No Hustle Bargain Spot Project Space, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2015 Drawings of Background Objects Seen in TV Shows SooVac, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now (Curated by Don Bacigalupi and Chad Alligood) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AK
• 2014 Cephalopod Interface Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Okinawa, Japan
• 2013 Sacred (Curated by Elizabeth Armstrong) Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013 Faculty Exhibition Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
• 2012 Meaning to Glue Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grange, OR
• 2011 Faculty Exchange Exhibition Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• 2010 Painting Zombies (Curated by Ryuta Nakajima and Clarence Morgan) Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 Cutters: An International Exhibition of Collage Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2009 The Precious Object – ArtMN Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 Regarding the Cartographer’s Germ (with Terrance Payne) Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• 2008 50 Hoops Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 Color Less Delicious Nu’uanu Gallery, Honolulu, HI
• 2008 So, What is This All About Then? Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN
• 2007 Pointing in all Directions at Once (with Ruben Nusz) Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• 2007-2011 Faculty Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
• 2007 This Mango is Now an iPod The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
• 2006 Monster Ispace, Chicago, IL
• 2005 Transforming the Grid OPENSOURCE ART, Champaign, IL
• 2005 16th Annual Works on Paper McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
• 2005 The Softer Side (Curated by Ted Gournelos) Main Street Gallery Space, Champaign, IL
• 2004 Big 10 MFA Exhibition Big 10 Headquarters, Chicago, IL
• 2004 Emerging Illinois Artists McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
• 2001 Salon de Kunst 8th Street Space, Menomonie, WI

Residencies

• 2019 37d03d Residency Hiver & PEOPLE, Eau Claire, WI
• 2017 Artist in Residence The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
• 2015 Ten Chances, No Hustle International Artist Residency Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2014 Field Office Fellow Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Colorado Springs, CO
• 2014 The Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 2012 The Soap Factory Minneapolis, MN
• 2011 Elsewhere Artist Collaborative Greensboro, NC

Editions

• 2016 Limited edition serigraph The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
• 2015 Limited edition commissioned by Kaywin Feldman, Director of Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 Limited edition of “Thumbs up (we must be living right)" Artspace, New York City
• 2014 Limited edtiion of “Where did you come from? Memoirs from the past, present, and future…”, Peach Editions, New York City

Permanent Collections / Archives

• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville, AR
• Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis, MN
• Indianapolis Museum of Art Archives Indianapolis, IN
• Walker Art Center Rosemary Furtak Collection Minneapolis, MN
• Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa, OK
• Univerersity of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI

Selected Bibliography

Interviews / Reviews / Features

• The Space(s) Between, GOCA Digital Catalog McGowen, Fodness, Shamos Colorado Springs, CO, 2021
• Beautiful Singing: Asides by Andy DuCett Irene Hoffman, SITE Sante Fe October 2021
• A Tale of Two Garages Russ White, MPLSART.com March 2, 2019
• Critics Picks Natiliee Harren, Artforum December 23, 2017
• Eaux Claires recap: the best and worst of Justin Vernon’s festival Piet Levy, USA Today June 18, 2017
• Winona native wins grant from McKnight Foundation Ben Strand, La Crosse Tribune June 10, 2017
• Eaux Claires succeeds yet again… Keith harris, City Pages, July 19, 2017
• 3 curators ignite contemporary art explosion at Mia Alicia Eler, The Star Tribune May 5, 2017
• DUPE talks to artist Andy DuCett about everyday vernacular… DUPE, London, UK September, 2016
• Ask a Midwesterner: Andy DuCett, Minneapolis Artist Extraordinaire Modern Midwest July, 2016
• Artists to Follow on Instagram Sharon Butler, 2 Coats of Paint October, 2015
• Artist on the Rise (front page article) Leah Perri, Winona Daily News November 10, 2014
• Andy DuCett: Mom Booth FRESH ART INTERNATIONAL October 16, 2014
• The True Story Of How 4 Ordinary Americans Ended Up In The Biggest Show of the Year Mallika Rao, The Huffington Post October 6, 2014
• Artist Puts Moms in a Museum – Real Moms Beth Harpaz, The Associated Press (Article appeared in numerous places including Yahoo News UK, The Washington Post, and The Miami Herald) October 8, 2014
• A new exhibition asks: What’s sacred to you? Tim Gihring, Minneapolis Institute of Art September, 2013
• 2012 Highlights in Twin Cities Culture and Beyond Olga Viso, Walker Art Center January, 2013
• Twin City DIY Blake Gopnik, The Daily Beast October 31, 2012
• Critics Picks Jay Gabler, Artforum September, 2012
• Happy Art: Andy DuCett’s Why We Do This Christina Schmid, Art Pulse Magazine November, 2012
• The Art of Play Sheila Dickenson, MNartists.org October 24, 2012
• Funhouse at The Soap Factory Mason Riddle, The Star Tribune (full page review) September 21, 2012
• MAKING IT: How to fill 12,000 sq. feet in six months Scott Stulen, Walker Art Center blog April 2012
• And Everything Like That Andy Sturdevant, Paper Darts Press, Volume 3 2011
• Andy DuCett Faesthetic, http://think.faesthetic.com March 28, 2011
• Visual Poetry Bailey Berg, Volume ONE, Eau Claire, WI November 18, 2010
• Andy DuCett Daily Serving, http://dailyserving.com November 2, 2009
• Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out Michael Fallon, Secrets of the City January 20, 2009
• 2008 Year in Review: The Lists Ruben Nusz, MN Artists, http://mnartists.org January 8, 2009
• The ‘N’ Word Gregory J. Scott, Vita.mn, p. 38 (full page review) October, 2009
• Worldwide Network Joleen Oshiro, Star Bulletin, Honolulu, HI April 13, 2008
• Visual Art St. Paul Pioneer Press, p. 16G August 9, 2007
• Portland Mercury Cover image of magazine, Portland, OR August, 2007
• Volume One Cover image of magazine, Eau Claire, WI November 2007
• Andy DuCett Fecal Face, (San Francisco, CA), http://www.fecalface.com/SF June 21, 2007
• Andy DuCett DRAWN!, (Toronto, Canada), http://drawn.ca July 3, 2007
• Photo for the Ages Matthew Stolle, Winona Daily News, Winona, MN, p. 1 September, 1999

Publications

• Pickled Matter 2: New Faces of Contemporary Art Nippon Standard Tokyo, Japan, 2015
• Drawings of Background Objects Seen in TV Shows Mystery Spot Books Minneapolis, MN, 2015
• State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, interactive catalog Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville, AK, 2014
• We Said Hello and Shook Hands Zach Collins Independently published, 2014
• The Secret Atlas of North Coast Food Published by The Heavy Table Minneapolis, MN, 2013
• Why we do this: A solo project by Andy DuCett 40 page limited edition artist book The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, 2012
• CUT and PASTE: 21st Century Collage Richard Brereton, Laurence King Publishing London, UK, 2011
• Get in if you want to live, 19 stories John Jodzio, Paper Darts Press Minneapolis, MN, 2011
• Drawing Inspiration: The Visual Artist at Work Mike Fleishman, Thomson/Delmar Learning Press 2010
• Spooky (International artist calendar) Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co Berlin, Germany, 2008
• Feature: Andy DuCett Illiterate Magazine, p. 76-80 Denver, CO, November 2008
• New American Paintings #71 The Open Studios Press, p. 36-39 September, 2007
• 16th Annual Works on Paper (catalog of exhibition) McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA, September, 2005
• Emerging Illinois Artists (catalog of exhibition) McLean County Arts Center Bloomington, IL, 2004
• For All Time Hard bound photography publication, p. 128-129 Continuum Publishing, 1999

Video/audio

• This is the State of American Art Nancy Redd, Huffington Post LIVE, 20 minutes October 15, 2014
• Mom Booth Moms Mallika Rao, The Huffington Post, 3 minutes October, 2014
• SGTV Season 7: “Why we do this, Andy DuCett" Bob Fagerhaugh, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, 19 minutes October, 2012
• Top 5 w/ Andy DuCett Walker Art Center Teen Art Council, 1 minute January, 2012
• Community Supported Art Harvests Creativity Lauren Knapp, PBS Art Beat, 3 minutes August 26, 2010
• MN Originals Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN, 6 minutes July 22, 2010
• Andy DuCett Goes Shopping Mark Fisher, MN Originals website, 1 minute July 22, 2010
• Arthounds Discuss What’s Exciting in Local Arts Chris Roberts, MPR News, St. Paul, MN March 5, 2009
• SGTV Season 4 Bob Fagerhaugh, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, 5 minutes May, 2007

Honors/Grants

• 2021 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant In support of "Conservatory" with Jovan Speller
• 2021 City of St. Paul Cultural STAR Grant In support of "Conservatory" with Jovan Speller
• 2017 McKnight Visual Arts Fellowship McKnight Foundation, St. Paul, MN
• 2012 First Place, Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition St. Paul, MN
• 2012 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Award, MN State Fair Fine Arts Competition St. Paul, MN
• 2012 10 Artists We Love Annual nomination, Minnesota Monthly Magazine
• 2010 C.S.A. Grant (Community Supported Art) MNartists.org, Springboard for the Arts, MN
• 2009 Jerome Foundation Fellowship finalist
• 2009 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant
• 2003, 2004, 2005 Brodie M.F.A. Grant University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2003 Art and Design Fellowship University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 1998 John and Francis Furlong Scholarship University of Wisconsin - Stout

Teaching experience

• 2022-2024 Adjunct Assistant Professor St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
• 2015 – 2018 Visiting Faculty, MFA Program Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
• 2012 – 2019 Mentor in MFA Program Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 – 2015 Adjunct Faculty Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 Visiting Artist The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO
• 2013 Visiting Assistant Professor Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
• 2006 – 2013 Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
• 2004 – 2006 Instructor of Record University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2002 – 2005 Assistant Director Advanced London Summer Art Program; London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland. University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

Lectures, Panels, Visiting Artist, Activities

• 2017 Artist lecture KNOLL, Inc, Minneapolis, MN
• 2017 Visiting Artist Tulsa Artist Fellowship Program, Tulsa, OK
• 2017 The Arnold Flaten Lecture Series, Visiting Artist St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
• 2016 Visiting Artist lecture The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
• 2015 Panel discussion and lecture AICAD, San Francisco, CA
• 2015 Visiting Critic Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
• 2015 Artist lecture Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
• 2015 Artist lecture University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• 2015 Artist Cage Match American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN
• 2014 Juror, Indianapolis 48 Hour Film Project Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
• 2014 Artist event, Old School Art School Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013 Visiting Artist, Walker Art Center Teen Art Council Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013 Visiting Artist Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
• 2013 Artist lecture Carleton College, Northfield, MN
• 2008-11, 2013, 2015 Monster Drawing Rally Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
• 2012 Guest critic Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN
• 2011 Panel discussion Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2011 Panel discussion College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN
• 2010 Panel discussion, Painting Zombies University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• 2009 - 2014 Visiting Artist, Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday Event Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2009 Artist of the Game St. Paul Saints Baseball + MNartists.org, St. Paul, MN
• 2009 Panel discussion, My Precious: Obsession, Collection and the Souvenir Minneapolis Central Library
• 2009 Artist lecture University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Professional Affiliations

• 2002 - Present Andy DuCett Workshop Client list: Meow Wolf, Hasbro, Cummins, Travail Kitchen, Target, Vtech, Can Can Wonderland, The LGPA & more
• 2011 - Present Artist Registry and Viewing Program The Drawing Center, New York City, NY
• 2008 - Present Attack Ebisu, (attackebisu.com) Tokyo, Japan
• 2001 - Present Burning Artist Co-op St. Paul, MN
• 2013 - 2017 Advisory Board and Program Committee The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
• 2013-2015 Panelist, Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN