Curriculum Vitae
Education
1997-1999 Master of Fine Art, Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1994-1997 Bachelor of Art (Hons), Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1990-1991 Copenhagen Art School, Drawing and Sculpture, Copenhagen, Denmark
1984-1988 Master of Library and Information Science (Music), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Professional Experience
2022-present Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Southern Maine Community College, ME, US
2019-2022 Program Director, MFA Visual Art, and Associate Professor, BFA, New England College, NH, US
2017-2019 Adjunct Lecturer in Sculpture, University of Southern Maine, ME, US 2015-2019
2014-2015 Adjunct Associate Professor, MFA Program, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, US
2012-2014 Head of Department, Visual Arts, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
2005-2012 Associate Professor, Sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, US
2001-2005 Assistant Professor, Sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, US
1994-2000 Team Member, Exhibitions, Exhibitions Office, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1996-1999 Bronze Casting Assistant, Centre for Continuing Studies, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2023 If you had followed the directive, you wouldn’t be here, (tectonic industries), St Michaels College, Colchester, Vermont, US
2021 If you had followed the directive, you wouldn't be here, (tectonic industries) New England College, NH, US
2019 Dreams Can Come True (If it’s not working for you, you’re not doing it right) (tectonic industries) CMCA, Rockland Maine, US
2018 Dreams Can Come True (If it’s not working for you, you’re not doing it right, (tectonic industries) BCA, Burlington, VT, US
The action of staying where one is, or delaying action until a particular event, (tectonic industries) NEC, NH, US
2016 Looking back is a bad habit, (tectonic industries) University of Vermont, VT, US
2013 The Green, Green Grass… (tectonic industries) The Frontbox, St Paul Street Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2011 If it's not working for you, you’re probably not doing it right, (tectonic industries) Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, US
2008 The desire to stay versus the inevitability of change (tectonic industries) Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis, MN, US
2007 artDC [Special Project] (tectonic industries) [catalog], Washington Convention Center Washington, DC, US
2006 My wife is so proud of me… (tectonic industries) One Zero Projects, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The longer I sit, the less inclined I am to stand up The, (tectonic industries) , Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, US
I never said I didn’t like you,(tectonic industries) Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, US
Tuesday Night, 8pm (tectonic industries) Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, US
2005 My wife is so proud of me… (tectonic industries) Franklin Art Works Video & Project Rooms Minneapolis, MN, US
And then I woke up and it was all a dream, (tectonic industries), The Visible Fringe Thorp Building Minneapolis MN, US
2004 Physical similarities do not necessarily indicate close relationships (tectonic industries), CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA, US
This Notion is Only Temporary (tectonic industries), No Name Exhibitions, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, US
2000 A City to Live In (tectonic industries) Festival Exhibitions 2000, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Sonder, Themes of Place Peeler Howell Fine Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2022 New Frontiers in Art, (tectonic industries), New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts, Manchester, NH, US
2022 The View from Here, (tectonic industries), Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME, US
2021 Notes from the back of beyond (tectonic industries), Roger Williams Gallery, Manchester, NH, US
2018 Biennial Exhibition (tectonic industries), Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME, US 2014
White Night (tectonic industries) Te Tui Centre for the Arts, Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ
2012 Across Borders (tectonic industries), Bowling Green State University, OH, US
2010 Vertical Currency (tectonic industries), Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, US
Art(ists) On the Verge 2 at Spark [catalog] (tectonic industries), Regis Art Center USM, Minneapolis, MN, US.
P/K Gallery Show #1 (tectonic industries), Petersen/Keller Architects, Minneapolis, MN, US
Flat Line (tectonic industries), SELLOUT Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US
2009 TECTONIC/TAPOLA/LAHR (tectonic industries), SELLOUT Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, US
2008 I’m Holding on for that Teenage Feeling (tectonic industries), College of Visual Art, St Paul, MN, US
Pay Attention: GM08 (tectonic industries) [catalog], The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, US
2007 Being Open: 30 Years, 30 Artists, (tectonic industries), Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, US
Corporate Art Expo (tectonic industries), The LAB, San Francisco, CA, US
Automation (tectonic industries), The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI, US.
Southern Exposure (tectonic industries), University of Louisville, KY, US
2006 Ephemeral Space (tectonic industries), AZ Gallery, St Paul, MN, US
2005 Art Shanty Projects (tectonic industries), The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, US
2004 YOU ARE HERE (tectonic industries) [catalogue], Citywide Art Event, Nottingham, UK
Untitled 3 (tectonic industries), SOO Visual Arts Centre, Minneapolis, MN, US
Art Inside/Outside Space XVII (tectonic industries) [catalog] Intermedia Arts Minneapolis, MN, US
Document,(tectonic industries) TIXE Art Space, New York City, NY, US 2003
Ready, Set, Go! (tectonic industries)[catalog], Anchorage Museum of Art & History Anchorage, AK, US
2003 Outdoor Sculpture Invitational (tectonic industries) University of Wisconsin- Sheboygan, WI, US,
2002 Illusions, Delusions & Other Modes of Reality (tectonic industries) Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, US
2001 Hayvend Laboratories (tectonic industries), Multiples placed in vending machines in venues across London & the UK
2000 Sometimes Looking Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees, RD Cameron Associates Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1999 Beneath the Surface of the Present, Festival Exhibitions 1999, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, UK
Beneath the Surface of the Present, The Danish Cultural Institute Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1997-1998 Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition [catalog], The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Grants and Awards
2022 Professional Development Grant, New England College, NH, US
2013 Research Grant, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Development Grant, AUT, Auckland, NZ
2010 Minnesota State Arts Board Media Arts Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St Paul, MN, US
Art(ists) on the Verge 2 Fellowship Program (tectonic industries) Northern Lights Minneapolis, MN, US
2008-09-11 Finalist: Jerome Foundation Fellowship (tectonic industries) MCAD/ Jerome Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, US
2008 Finalist: McKnight Foundation Fellowship (tectonic industries) MCAD/ McKnight Foundation Minneapolis, MN, US
2005 Science Museum of Minnesota Commission (tectonic industries), Awarded by the Learning Technologies Center,
Science Museum of Minnesota, St Paul, MN US
2004 Jerome Foundation Grant (tectonic industries), Awarded by the Jerome Foundation to fund an installation
Inside/Outside Space XVII at Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN, US
1999 Edinburgh Visual Arts & Crafts Artist Award (tectonic industries) Awarded by Edinburgh City Council, Scotland, UK
1998 Royal Scottish Academy Sculpture Award, Awarded by The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1997 The James B Munro Sculpture Award, Awarded by The Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The Andrew Grant Bequest, MFA Scholarship awarded by Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Other Relevant Experience
2023 Represented by Artly International.
2018 Juror, Maine Scholastic Art Awards, ME, US
2017 Guest Artist: Graduate Critique Class, the University of Southern Maine, ME, US
2015 Artist in the Visiting Artist Program, (tectonic industries) University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, US
Artist in the Visiting Artist Program, University of Southern Maine, ME, US (tectonic industries)
2013 Invited Panelist on the topic of the distribution, collection, and ownership of New Media,
The Annual New Zealand Art Fair, Auckland, NZ
2013 Presenter: The longer I sit, the less inclined I am to stand up. On the Image Conference, Chicago, IL, US
Project Leader: Transforming Topographies at The Lab, 5th Auckland Triennial, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2010 Open Field Visiting Artist (tectonic industries) Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US
2009 Inclusion in The How Not to Cookbook, Aleksander Mir, 2009 (tectonic industries)
2008-2009 Participating Artists: Midway Monster Drawing Rally (tectonic industries) Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN, US
2008 Guest Speaker: Feeding Frenzy Symposium (tectonic industries), New York University, NY, US Guest Speaker:
Graduate Critique Class (tectonic industries) Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, US
Workshop Artist at the teen workshop Fake It for Real! (tectonic industries) Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US
2008-2012 Vice Chair, The Soap Factory Board of Directors, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, US