Duane Mickelson
Biography:
Born in Moorhead, MN, 1952, and grew up in Hawley, MN
B.A. in art education, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, 1974
M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1982
Employed at Concordia since 1978, and is currently associate professor of art. In 2006, he received the Ole and Lucy Flaat Distinguished Teaching Award.
Sculptures are in the collections of Concordia College, Moorhead, MN; University of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Minnesota State Technical and Community College, Fergus Falls, MN; The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN; and the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND. Sculptures are also in private collections locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Sculptures have been shown in numerous local, regional, and national exhibitions, and
commissioned works include those for the college, area churches, businesses, and private individuals.
Recent shows of sculpture include Transformation to Tricksters at the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College and The Rourke Museum, Moorhead; and a best of show award at The Arts Center in Jamestown, ND, and a second place award at the Society of Minnesota Sculptors Juried Exhibition, held at the Minnetonka Arts Center.
Currently he is a member of the Society of Minnesota Sculptors, and the International Sculpture Center.
Duane Mickelson
7480 280th St. South; PO Box 634
Hawley, MN 56549
Current Employment
Associate Professor of Art
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Education
M.F.A., Sculpture, 1982
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
B.A., Art Education, 1974
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Undergraduate credits in drawing and watercolor; University of Minnesota; studied with Judith Roode, Bill Roode
Workshop: Figure modeling and wax casting workshop with Nancy Bowen from Columbia University, held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in association with the International Sculpture Center
Workshop: Patinas for non-ferrous; Ron Young, instructor; held at RISD, Providence, RI in association with the International Sculpture Center
Workshop: Patinas for ferrous metals and aluminum; Ron Young, instructor; held at the Loveland Academy of Art, Loveland, CO
Workshops: Ceramic shell bronze casting at MSUM taught by Lynne Carlsgaard, Northern State at Aberdeen, SD. Sand mold bronze casting taught by Butch Jack, Texas sculptor, at MSUM.
Teaching Award
Ole and Lucy Flaat Distinguished Teaching Award, fall of 2006.
Professional Memberships
International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
Society of MN Sculptors
The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Works in Permanent Collections
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls, MN
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
The Rourke Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Commissions
2 Interior Railing projects, private commissions
Relief Sculpture, Emmanuel Nursing Home Chapel, Detroit Lakes, MN
Relief Sculpture, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN
Altar Railings, Winchester Lutheran Church, Borup
Solo Exhibitions
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, 2005
The Rourke Art Museum, 2002, 1999, 1991
Hughes Fine Arts Center, University of North Dakota, 1992
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
2007
48th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
Lake Region Arts Council’s sculpture invitational; Fergus Fall, MN
Best of Show; Society of Minnesota Sculptors invitational; University of MN
Arboretum -The Reedy Gallery
2006
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
47th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
Group Sculpture Invitational; the Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
Love is at the Rourke Invitational, The Rourke Art Gallery, Moorhead, MN
2005
Lake Region Arts Council Regional Invitational, Fergus Falls, MN
2nd Place Award, Society of Minnesota Sculptors Fall Juried Exhibition, Bloomington
Arts Center
Honorable Mention, 46th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
First Place Award, Society of Minnesota Sculptors Spring Juried Exhibition, Minnetonka
Center for the Arts
2004
45th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
Best of Show, Hawley Art Show, Hawley, MN
2003
2nd Place Award, 44th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Art Museum,
Moorhead, MN
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
Sanctuary Invitational Exhibition, Concordia College
Featured Artist, Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival, Moorhead, MN
2002
43rd Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Co
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
2001
42nd Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Co
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
2000
Lake Region Arts Council Group Exhibition, Fergus Falls, MN
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
1999
Honorable Mention, 40th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Art Museum,
Moorhead, MN
(Juror: Frederick Osborne, Dean and Director of the School of the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts)
Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI
Concordia Faculty Exhibition
1998
Art on the Plains Regional Juried Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
Group Show, Antiquarium Gallery, Omaha, NB
Group Show, Paper Moon Gallery, Kearney, NB
Group Show, Prairie Winds Art Center, Grand Island, NB
39th Midwestern Exhibition, Rourke Gallery, Moorhead, MN
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
1997
38th Midwestern Exhibition, Rourke Gallery, Moorhead, MN
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
1996
First Place Award and purchase for the permanent collection, 37th Midwestern
Invitational, Rourke Gallery, Moorhead, MN
Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Department of Visual Arts, University of North Dakota,
Grand Forks
Arrowhead Biennial Juried Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
1995
Third Place Award, 36th Midwestern Invitational, Rourke Gallery, Moorhead, MN
Two-person exhibition, Fur and Feathers Come Together, Bloomington Art Center,
Bloomington, MN
National Lutheran College and University Art Exhibition, Lutheran Brotherhood
Insurance, Minneapolis, MN
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Department of Visual Arts, University of North Dakota,
Grand Forks
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
1994
35th Midwestern Exhibition, Rourke Gallery, Moorhead, MN
Group Show, Creative Arts Studio, Fargo, ND
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
1993
First Place and Honorable Mention, Artel’s Studio Open Media National Exhibition,
Kearney, NB
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Juried Exhibition, New York Mills, MN
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition
1992
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition