ARTIST STATEMENT
 

Bold, iconic figurative work inspired by Renaissance masters, religious iconography, and sideshow banners, combining classical themes with modern cultural narratives.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

• Pario Max, Minneapolis, MN
   
• The District Edina 9 Mile Gallery, Edina, MN
   
• Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
   
• Everett and Charlies, Minneapolis, MN
   
• AZ Gallery, St. Paul, MN
   
• Gallery 1802, La Crosse, WI
   
• Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
   
• Saatchi Art, Online
   

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Studio 103, Chanhassen, MN (2-person show) – July 2021
   
• One Division Art, Buffalo, MN – June 2021
   
• Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN – May 2020
   
• Everyday Icons, Pablo Center at the Confluence, Eau Claire, WI – March 2020
   
• Swim Girls, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, WI – May 2019
   
• Le Meridien Chambers, Minneapolis, MN – October 2018
   
• Mississippi Icons, Great River Center for the Arts, Little Falls, MN – August 2018
   
• Surface Depth, One Division Art, Buffalo, MN – June 2018
   
• Water Portraits, MN Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN – January 2018
   
• Swim Girl Show, Historic Boat Works Building, Wayzata, MN – July 2017
   
• Arcadia, Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, WI – January 2015
   
• Visual Curiosities, Gallery 113, La Crosse, WI – August 2014
   
• Everyday Icons, Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, MN – October 2011
   
• Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN (2-person show) – March 2010
  
   

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

• Technicolor Truth: Art for the Antagonist, Grace Trinity Church, Minneapolis – Oct 2024
   
• Kaleidoscope, Pario Max Gallery, Minneapolis, MN – Sept 2024
   
• ANEW Underground Art, Burlap Lofts, Minneapolis, MN – Sept 2024
   
• Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exposition – Aug 2024
   
• The Cindy Show, Supercharged Printmakers, Casket Arts Building – May 2024
   
• Wyoming Area Creative Arts, Director’s Choice Award, Wyoming, MN – Aug 2023
   
• Art Expo NYC – 2022
   
• Art Expo San Diego – 2022
   
• Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exposition – July 2020
   
• Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art National Juried Exhibition IV – Dec 2020
   
• Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exposition – July 2019
   
• Energetic Sense, Bridgewater Lofts, Minneapolis, MN – July – Oct 2018
   
• If You Only Knew, National Juried Exhibit, Woodstock, IL – Jan 2018
   
• Dangerous Lullabies III, National Juried Exhibit, Lakeside Arts, Crystal Lake, IL – Oct 2017
   
• Wintertide, Public Functionary, First Place Award, Minneapolis, MN – Feb 2017
   
• Essential Art, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN – Jan 2017
   
• Waterways Exhibition, Smithsonian Museum, Lanesboro, MN – Nov 2016
   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Artist & Entrepreneur – Minneapolis, MN (2006 – Present)
 

• Commissions and original artwork focused on mixed media, portraiture, and

figurative painting.

Owner & Gallerist, Odin Gallery – Odin Arts Cooperative, La Crosse, WI (1995 – 2006)
 

• Operated a gallery showcasing regional and national artists.

Co-founder, Extract Systems (UCLID Software) – Madison, WI (1998)

• Developed a cadastral mapping product for AI-driven data extraction and indexing.
   

President, Solbergs and Associates Land Surveying – La Crosse, WI (1985 – 1998)

• Directed a land surveying company with a focus on precision and legal property documentation.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Viterbo University – La Crosse, WI

Graduated Magna Cum Laude June, 1993