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Artist Profile Richard Krogstad was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa, a small town surrounded by farms. After graduating from the University of Iowa in 1966, he worked as an advertising art director in Chicago and exhibited his artwork there at the Gilman Gallery. He completed an MFA in painting at the University of Massachusetts in 1973 and moved to Los Angeles, where he exhibited at the Jodi Scully Gallery and began a career in graphic design. In 1980 he moved to Minneapolis, returning to his native Midwest. Painting has been his primary occupation since 1992. His paintings have been selected by the prestigious U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program for loan to American Ambassadors' residences in Berlin, Germany, Kalonia, Micronesia and Rangoon, Burma. He and his wife, Christine, and cat, Dharma, live near Minneapolis in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. |
Selected exhibits
| 2009 | Richard Krogstad Paintings, solo exhibit, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata MN | |
| 2008 | 97th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, juried exhibit, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul MN | |
| 2007 | Richard Krogstad Paintings, solo exhibit, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata MN | |
| 2006 | Fields and Flowers , group show, Olson-Larson Gallery, Des Moines IA |
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| 2005 | Views from a Gravel Road, solo exhibit, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis MN | |
| Sky Touching Earth, solo exhibit, Luther College, Decorah IA | ||
| 2004 | Two Views, two-person exhibit, Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington MN | |
| Minnesota Farms and Rural Life: A Tribute, St. Mary's University, Winona MN | ||
| 2003 | Winter Group Show, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis MN | |
| Group exhibit, Mary Bell Galleries, Chicago IL | ||
| 2002 | The Paintings of Richard Krogstad, solo exhibit, Plains Art Museum, Fargo ND | |
| 2001 | 90th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, juried exhibit, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul MN | |
| 2000 | Norwegian-American Painting in Minnesota Today, juried exhibit, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis MN | |
| Minnesota Bleak, juried exhibit, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul MN | ||
| 1999 | 88th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, juried exhibit~First Award, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN | |
| Culture and Agriculture '99, juried exhibit, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield WI | ||
| 1998 | Paintings and Prints, two-person exhibit, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata MN | |
| Northern Lights '98 , juried exhibit~Award of Merit, White Bear Lake Art Assoc., White Bear Lake MN |
Corporate Collections
American Express Financial Advisors, Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Bank of America, Cargill Inc., Container Corporation of America, Diversified Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Iowa State Bank, MBNA America Corporation, Norwest Corporation, Park Nicollet Health Services, Regions Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, and Wells Fargo Corporation.
Gallery Representation
Olson-Larsen Galleries,203 Fifth Street, West Des Moines, IA 53265.
Telephone Marlene or Susan at 515•277•6734.. Web site www.olsonlarsen.com.
Art Partners, 11473 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
Telephone Kim at 952-548-6644.
Art Resources Gallery, International Market Square, 275 Market Street, Suite 166, Minneapolis MN 55405.
Telephone Jenella or Vernique at 612-305-1090.
Quotes
"The paintings of Richard Krogstad reflect his close, personal connection to the Midwest landscape. He seeks to make the ordinary elements of the landscape— fields, trees, rivers, skies—extraordinary through the careful use of color and value, lending his landscapes a spiritual demeanor."
— Rusty Freeman, VP of Curatorial Education, Plains Art Museum, Fargo North Dakota
"Krogstad is a poet of rural places, the wide skies arching over fallow fields, river valleys and farmsteads."
—Mary Abbe, art critic, Minneapolis StarTribune
"What makes Krogstad's work stand out is his use of color and light to produce a subtle glow throughout, as though these houses and grasses have visible souls."
—Sarah Henning, entertainment editor, The Forum
Richard Krogstad
8984 Quail Court • St. Bonifacius, MN 55375
telephone: 952.446.8157