Tamsie Ringler
Sandy, Oregon
MFA, University of Texas at Austin, May 1991
BS (Art), University of Wisconsin - Madison, May 1986. Graduated with honors.
Pre-Foundation Program , Heatherley School of Fine Art, London, England, 1980
Traveling House of Humanity, Portable installation, Lewis & Clark College, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Mt. Hood Community College, various locations. Portland OR. This project is supported in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Work of Art.
5th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art\, Steering Committee, Panelist, Carry on Casting; Art After Academia, Ironbridge, UK
Berllanderi Sculpture Symposium, Resident Artist, Wales, UK
Outdoor Cast Iron Sculpture Invitational, Museum of Iron, Coalbrookdale, UK
Outdoor Invitational, Oak Park, IL
Lauris John Strautmanis, OHSU Hospital, Portland, OR January 15, 2005, 10 lb. 13 oz, 22"
Pierwalk 2005, The Chicago International Sculpture Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Curated by Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for the New Yorker Magazine
Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Resident Artist, Wales, UK
Victorious Piggy Lucky "13" Iron Pour, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Creative Arts Community, Conducted a primitive casting workshop, Menucha, OR
Beaverton Arts Showcase, Sculpture Juror, Beaverton, OR
Receptor, Open Studio Artist, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
Time Variable Art, Lower Columbia College, WA
Sculpture Invitational, Clackamas Community College, OR
FORMed, Curator, exhibitor. An exhibition of work by regional professors of sculpture. Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR
Double Trouble, Organized a tandem iron pour with Boise State University, including building iron casting furnace, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Iron Rodeo, Curator, exhibitor. An exhibition of the work produced during a ten day iron casting residency at Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, WA in August 2002. The exhibition showcased the work of 14 artists. Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
Time Variable Art, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
UN-6, SeaTac International Airport, Seattle, WA
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Franconia Sculpture Park, Intern Mentor, Intern Artist program, MN
Boise Iron, Conducted a ten day iron-casting seminar at Boise State University, ID
Art Beat, Guest Lecturer, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
Fire to Form - Cast Iron 2002, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Cherry Bomb, Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
Ferro Chakra Fusion, 4th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Participated in a performance incorporating fire-eating, movement and spoken word. Directed by Coral Lambert.
Iron Rodeo, Iron Wrangler, Maryhill Museum of Art, WA Organized and conducted a ten-day iron casting residency and workshop. 14 artists were selected to participate based on their interest in the medium and proposed work.
Iron Ore Bronze Extravaganza, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN Co-coordinated iron/ bronze casting event with Coral Lambert, New Orleans Sculpture Lab.
Franconia Sculpture Park, Intern Mentor, Intern Artist program, MN
Living Room, Gresham Central Transit Center, Tri-Met Public Art Program, Gresham, OR A sculptural installation incorporating the components of a living room set on a 13' mosaic rug. A cast concrete sofa and armchair face a cast bronze TV. A steel floor lamp and the cast glass screen of the console TV provide lighting at night.
Landing on Eros, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN 2001 - 2004
Franconia Sculpture Park, Intern Mentor, Intern Artist program, MN
Bad Art Show, Artist Panel, Juror, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR
American Association of University Women, Guest Speaker, Gresham, OR
Iron Range: From the Mesabi to the Cascades, Organized a three-person exhibit of cast iron sculpture featuring Judith and Daniel Caldwell, WA, Coral Lambert, LA and myself. Conducted a public iron pour as part of the exhibit. Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
Femme : Iron Molten Metal Elements, Exhibitor, artist panel. Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Transferrous : the Art and Act of Iron Casting, Organized an exhibition of cast iron sculpture, also illustrating casting process, which was the culmination of a two-week iron casting seminar and iron pour. Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR
Environmental Issues, Visiting artist, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Gifts of the Spirit, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
Ferrendipity, Resident Sculptor, 3rd US/UK Iron Casting Seminar and Workshop, Yew Tree Farm, Suffolk, England
Porte des Morts, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN, 1998 - 2000, Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Chicago, IL 2000 - 07
Constructionists, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Chaos of the Elements, Resident Sculptor, 2nd US/UK Iron Casting Seminar and Workshop, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
The Light of the Body, Concordia College, St. Paul, MN
Resonating Chambers, Artist's Alliance, Lafayette, LA
Rhythms, Washington Island Gallery, WI
The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Visiting Lecturer, Lafayette, LA
Bethel College, Visiting Artist, Senior Seminar, MN
Walker Art Center, Installation Technician, Minneapolis, MN
Location, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI
Thomasina's Tea House, ongoing. An 8' x 8' portable canvas and wood house which I set up in a variety of locations and serve tea. The space is heated with a wood stove which also boils the tea water. Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA, 1999, 2000; Franconia Sculpture Park, MN 1998, Intermedia Arts, MPLS, MN, 1996; ArtStart, St. Paul, MN, 1996; Powderhorn Park, MPLS, MN, 1995; Katherine G. Murphy Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1994, Minnesota State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, MN, 1994.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, TX, 1991
American Tea House, A small wood house where I served tea every Friday afternoon. University of Texas, Austin, 1991, Dancing Waters Lodge, Wimberly, TX 1991 - Present
Five Million Dollars Worth of Art, Co-organized an open invitation 'art-store' exhibition. 'If art was sold at Sears...' The New Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1990
On Their Way, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX, 1990
Graduate Sculpture Show, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1990
52nd Annual Faculty Exhibition, Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, TX, 1990
Slacker, Performed in an independent film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, Austin, TX, 1989. Subsequently distributed by United Artists.
Living with the Dreaming Body, Performed in a music video by Poi Dog Pondering. Austin, TX, 1989
31st Annual Beloit Exhibition, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 1988
Art for Peace, Prism Gallery, Evanston, IL, 1986
Fashion For the Nuclear Age, Produced and directed a performance art piece which used the setting of a 'fashion show' to depict the onset/outcome of nuclear war. Collections included military evening wear, nuclear science-wear, bandages and body bags. 50 students participated in the performance. State Street Mall/ Memorial Union, Madison, WI; First Avenue, MPLS, MN; Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, 1984
Art in Protest of Nuclear War, Organized an exhibit of local artists who work to sensitize people to the dangers of nuclear war. Main Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI 1984
Intern Mentor, Intern Artist program, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN; 2001 - 2003
Assistant Instructor, 3-D Design, University of Texas at Austin, 1990
Living Room, Gresham Central Transit Center, Tri-Met Public Art Program, Gresham, OR, 2001
Couch, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR 2004
Couch, Mt., Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 2001
O Globo, Exposiçâo revela poética das trocas , Luiz Camillo Osório, February, 2007
Portland Tribune, Artists take a bit of Portland …, Joseph Gallivan, February, 2007
Veja; Rio Magazine, Arte Contra Clichés , Isabel Butcher, p. 40 January, 2007
Jornal do Brasil, O Império Contra-Ataca , Dolores Orosco, January, 2007
O Globo; Rio Show Magazine, Contra-Ataque ‘Made in USA' , Leitão Gustavo, January, 2007
Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Sand Casting Symposium, Catalogue, 2006
The Chicago International Sculpture Exhibition, Navy Pier Walk 2005, Catalogue, 2005
Chicago Tribune, Artwork That's No Work, Doug George, June, 2005
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Outdoors is the Perfect Gallery, Mason Riddle, September 2003
Minnesota Monthly, The Art of Fun, David Mahoney, August, 2003
Oddball Minnesota, Jerome Pohlen, Photo, p. 84, 2003
Seattle Times, “Iron Rodeo” isn't solid all the way through, Sheila Farr, June, 2003
New Art Examiner, Scenes, Franconia Sculpture Park, Jeffrey Kalstrom, April 2002
Pulse, Big Art...Bigger Hearts, Clea Fellen, November 2001
Sculpture Magazine, Commissions, Photo, December, 2001
The Oregonian, MAX Art Finally Fits in With Riders, Catherine Trevison, July, 2001
Gresham Outlook, Living Room with a View, Anne Endicott, June, 2001
The Oregonian, Waiting Game, March, 2001
The Oregonian, Lounge Art, February, 2001
The Oregonian, Working Man's Art?, November, 2000
Gresham Outlook, Instructor Creating Living Room Without Walls, Rob Oster, April, 2000
The Oregonian, Willing Hands Will Assemble MAX Outdoor Living Room, C. Trevison, Feb., 2000
The Oregonian, Tri-Met Tackling Public Art Disparity, Catherine Trevison, April, 1999
KTCA-TV, Channel 2, News Night Minnesota, Melody Gilbert, December, 1994
RACC Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 2007
RACC Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 2006
Design Team Roster, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 2003-06
Starseed Foundation Grant, Sandy, OR 1999, 2002, 2006
Mt Hood Community College Foundation Grant, Gresham, OR 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006
Burdock/ Burn Art Resource Grant, Portland, OR 2000
Innovation in Teaching Grant, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 1999, 2003
Merit Award Scholarship, University of Texas, Austin, Spring 1991
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society , May 1986
Carrie Jones Cady Award, University of Wisconsin - Madison, March 1985
In memory of Louise Erickson, Paul and Frieda Ringler, Marcus Brown, Irena Strautmanis, Poteet, George Cramer, Wendall Johnson. Susan Milnor and Firouzeh Keshmiri.