Education:
M.F.A. 2006, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.F.A. 2002, University of Wisconsin – Stout (Summa cum laude)
1999, Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
Selected solo and two-person exhibitions:
2012 Solo exhibition, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Making Progress. (With Kristina Mooney) Fox Tax, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Art of this has been here forever, except when it wasn’t. (Solo) Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Regarding the Cartographer’s Germ. (With Terrance Payne) Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Hello. (Solo) Riverland Community College, Austin, MN
2007 Within a Certain Radius. (With Ben Garthus) Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Pointing in all Directions at Once. (With Ruben Nusz) Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Conversations About Something. (Solo) Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities. Urbana, IL
2004 Recently We’ve _____ . (With Rebecca Plummer Rohloff) Robert K. O’Daniel Gallery, Mahomet, IL
Selected group exhibitions:
2012 Meaning to Glue (Invitational). Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grange, OR
2011 Amazing Adventures of the Corporate Wizard in the Land of LARP, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Faculty Exchange Exhibition. University of Ohio – Bowling Green, Bowling Green, OH
2010 Painting Zombies (Invitational). Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Open Door 4. Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Cutters: An International Exhibition of Collage (Invitational). Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Together (Invitational). Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2009 The Precious Object – ArtMN (Juried). Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Threads From There to Here. Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2008 50 Hoops (Invitational). Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 SPRAWL (Invitational). Borg Arts Collective, Milwaukee, WI
2008 In Your Face. Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008 UW-Stout Faculty Show. The Creamery, Downsville, WI
2008 Selections from Rosalux Gallery. Martin Williams Agency, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Color Less Delicious (Invitational). Nu’uanu Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2008 So, What is This All About Then? Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2007-8 Green. Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Ultimate Landscape (Invitational). Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Festival of Appropriation (Invitational). The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2007-11 Faculty Exhibition. Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2007 This Mango is Now an iPod (Juried). The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Members of Rosalux. Gallery 122, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Monster (Invitational). Ispace, Chicago, IL
2006 Holiday Bizarre. Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
2006 Recently. Barbette, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Past Exhibitors (Invitational). Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL
2005 Imaginary Friends (Co-Curation). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
2005 Transforming the Grid (Juried). OPENSOURCE ART, Champaign, IL
2002-5 St. Paul Art Crawl. Tilsner Artist Co-Op, St. Paul, MN
2005 16th Annual Works on Paper (Juried). McNeese University, Lake Charles, LA
2005 The Softer Side (Invitational). Main Street Gallery Space, Champaign, IL
2004 Big 10 MFA Exhibition (Invitational). Big 10 Headquarters, Chicago, IL
2004 Valance. Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL
2004 Emerging Illinois Artists (Juried). McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
2004 More Stuff. Pandora’s Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2003 Untitled (Hello). Link Gallery, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
2001 Notice (Degree Exhibition). Student Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2001 Salon de Kunst. 8th Street Space, Menomonie, WI
2001 You (Juried). Birch Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2000 Millennium (Invitational). Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2000 London Summer Art Show. Birch Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Events / performances:
2010 Mystery! Visual Prophecies!, performed at Game ON, 1419 Artist Residency Space, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Visiting Artist, Walker Art Center’s First Free Saturday Event, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Visiting Artist, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts Family Day, M. I. A., Minneapolis, MN
2008-11 Monster Drawing Rally (Invitational). Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Don’t Sleep on It: 24 Hour Art Making Marathon, (Invitational) Walker Art Center Teen Art Council, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Common Room: Record night with Andy DuCett (Invitational), The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Visiting Artist, Walker Art Center’s First Free Saturday Event, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2007-10 $99 Sale. The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Selected bibliography:
Video / audio:
Knapp, Lauren, “Community Supported Art Harvest Creativity”, PBS Art Beat, August 26, 2010. 3 min.
MN Original, “Andy DuCett”, Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN, July 22, 2010. 6 min.
Fisher, Mark, “Andy DuCett Goes Shopping”, MN Originals Website, July 22, 2010. 1 min.
Roberts, Chris, “Art Hounds: Spiked, Allen Brewer, Dosh/Skoal Kodiak,” MPR News, Dec. 16, 2009
Roberts, Chris, “Art Hounds Discuss What’s Exciting in Local Arts”, MPR News, St. Paul, MN, March 5, 2009.
Fagerhaugh, Bob, “SGTV Season 4: Andy DuCett”, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2007. 5 min.
Print / publications:
Hughes, Maddy, “Painting Zombies”, TC Daily Planet, Minneapolis, MN, December 8, 2010.
Berg, Bailey, “Visual Poetry”, Volume ONE, Eau Claire, WI, November 18, 2010.
Penkalski, Andrew, “Resuscitating Painting” The Minnesota Daily, November 11, 2010
CUT and PASTE: 21st Century Collage, Richard Brereton, Laurence King Publishing, London, UK.
Drawing Inspiration: The Visual Artist at Work, Mike Fleishman, Thomson/Delmar Learning Press, 2010.
Scott, Gregory J., “The ‘N’ Word”, Vita.mn, October, 2009, p. 38. (Full page review)
“Feature: Andy DuCett”, Illiterate Magazine, Denver, Colorado, November 2008, p. 76-80.
Spooky (Berlin, Germany), Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co., September 2008, International artist calendar.
Color Less Delicious (Honolulu, HI), Catalog accompanying invitational exhibition, April 2008.
Oshiro, Joleen, “Worldwide Network”, Star Bulletin, (Honolulu, HI), April 13, 2008 Vol.13, Issue 104.
Scott, Gregory J., “St. Paul art crawl this weekend; Andy DuCett shows his stuff,” Vita.mn, August 2007, p. 39.
New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press, #71, Midwestern Ed., Sept. 2007, pp. 36-39.
Scott, Gregory J., “Pleasantly Scatterbrained,” Vita.mn, August 2007, p. 29.
“Visual Art,” St. Paul Pioneer Press, August 9, 2007, p. 16G.
Portland Mercury (Portland, OR), Aug. 2007, Cover image of magazine.
Platt, Adam, “Art’s in the Bag,” Mpls/St. Paul Magazine, August 2007, p. 32.
Volume One (Eau Claire, WI), November 2007, Cover image of magazine.
Coulter, Jessica, “Also Noted,” The Rake, August 2007, p. 25.
Gihring, Tim, “Whimsical Worlds at Rosalux,” Minnesota Monthly, August 2007, p. 45.
Cotterman, Emily, “Artist’s Corner,” The Buzz (Champaign, IL), February 2005, p. 18
Fotos, Adam, “Talking About Imaginary Friends,” Daily Illini, (Champaign, IL), September 2005, p. 1.
McNeese Works on Paper, Catalog of juried exhibition, September. 2005.
Emerging Illinois Artists (Bloomington, IL), Catalog accompanying juried exhibition, April 2004.
“The One Show”, http://www.oneclub.org/os/, Catalog accompanying national design awards, Fall 2001.
Campbell, Nell, Best of College Photography, Photographer’s Forum, 2000, p. 51.
For All Time, Hard bound photography publication, Continuum Publishing, 1999, p. 128-129.
Stolle, Matthew, “Photo for the Ages” Winona Daily News, Sept. 1999, p. 1.
Web:
Johnston, Kelsey, “Studio Visit with Andy DuCett”, http://secretsofthecity.com, November 14, 2010.
“Andy DuCett” , Daily Serving (New York City), http://dailyserving.com, November 2, 2009.
Fallon, Michael, “Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out,” Secrets of the City, January 20, 2009.
Casey, Josh, “STORY: Stefanie Robinson”, Access + ENGAGE e-Journal, http://mnartists.org, March 12, 2009.
Nusz, Ruben, “2008 Year in Review: The Lists”, MN Artists, http://mnartists.org, January 8, 2009.
“Artist Roster,” http://www2.aebisu.com/home, Tokyo, Japan.
“So, What’s This All About Then?” L’etoile Magazine, http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/, April 23, 2008.
Tesar, Darren, “Review of Faculty Art Exhibition,” Art Canary, http://artcanary.com/, November 21, 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.
Rose, Tirzah, “9 Collections,” The Ninth Letter (Champaign, IL), http://www.ninthletter.com/, February 2006.
Relevant professional experience:
2010 – present, Instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2010 – present, Instructor, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN
2006 – present, Lecturer, University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI
2006 – 2008, Exhibition technician, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2004 – 2006, Instructor of record, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
2002 – 2005, Assistant director of London Summer Art Program (UW-Stout), London England
Honors, grants, residencies:
2011 Elsewhere Artist Collaborative Residency Program, Greensboro, NC (June 22- July 5)
2010 C.S.A. Grant (Community Supported Art), MNartists.org, Springboard for the Arts, St. Paul, MN
2010 Jerome Foundation Fellowship semi-finalist
2010 McKnight Foundation Fellowship semi-finalist
2009 Jerome Foundation Fellowship finalist
2009 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant (Funding for research in Tokyo, Japan)
2003- 2006 Brodie M.F.A. Materials Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2003 Art and Design Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2002 Summa Cum Laude, University of Wisconsin-Stout
1998 John and Francis Furlong Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Lectures, panels, presentations:
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, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Artist Lecture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Artist Lecture, Normandale Community College, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Studio visit and lecture, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN
2009 Panel Discussion, My Precious: Obsession, Collection and the Souvenir, Minneapolis Central Library
2009 Artist Lecture, AIGA Chapter, University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI
2009 Artist of the Game, St. Paul Saints Baseball + MNartists.org, St. Paul, MN
2009 Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2008 Artist Lecture, Riverland Community College, Austin, MN
2007 Artist Lecture, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Artist Lecture, Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL
