Tamsie Ringler
St. Paul, MN
Education
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
Honors/ Grants
Jerome Foundation/ Franconia Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship, FSP, MN 2009
RACC Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 2007
RACC Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 2006
Burdock/ Burn Art Resource Grant, Portland, OR 2000
Merit Award Scholarship, University of Texas, Austin, 1991
Carrie Jones Cady Award, University of Wisconsin - Madison, March 1985
Exhibitions
2011
Iron Maidens, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Wales, Denbigh Library Gallery, Wales, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour Exhibition, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Field Trip! Silverwood Park, MN
Meltdown Exhibition, Alfred University, NY
Iron Cast, Oasis Gallery, Marquette, MI
Cache at the Casket: Franconia in the City, Minneaplis, MN
2010
Transmission, Pour performance/ installation casting iron into a car.
6th International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Kidwelly, Wales
Palus Somnii - Marsh of Sleep, Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Kidwell,y Wales
POUR 2010, Fire and Iron Gallery, Surrey, UK
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour, Lead sculptor, exhibitor, FSP, MN
Pour your heart out, Chicago Sculpture Works, Columbus, Indiana
Iron Maidens, 6th Int’l Conf. of Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Kidwelly Wales
Foot in the Door 4, Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
2009
1994 Oldsmobile Achieva S, Jerome Fellowship Artist, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Iron Maidens, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Wales, UK
North of the 45th Parallel, Devos Art Museum, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
Indiana Cast Iron Sculpture Invitational, Columbus, IN
Iron Pour Blood, Quarter Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour, Lead sculptor, exhibitor, FSP, MN
Ways of Doing, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
2008
Traveling House of Humanity, Traveling installation, various locations: Lewis and Clark College, Pacific Northwest College of Art, St. Catherine University. Supported in part by a project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council of Portland, OR
USUK Symposium Exhibition, New Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth, UK
Lauris’ Chair, Monarch Sculpture Park, Tenino, WA
12 Years of Casting Sculpture at Franconia Sculpture Park, Stillwater Public Library, MN
2007
TROCA USA, Resident artist in cultural exchange exhibit between Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR and A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Sculpture Exposition, Clackamas Community College, OR
Airborne, Mt. Hood Community College, OR
Franconia Sculpture Park Hot Metal Pour + Symposium, exhibitor, Franconia, MN
2006
Iron Show, The Gallery, London, UK
Symposium Exhibition, Carmarthen School of the Arts, Wales, UK
Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Oak Park, IL
Iron and Steel, Clackamas Community College, OR
2005
Lauris John Strautmanis, OHSU Hospital, Portland, OR, January 15, 2005, 10 lb 13 oz
Pierwalk 2005, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Curated by Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for the New Yorker Magazine
2004
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. Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
2003
Iron Rodeo, Curator, exhibitor, Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
Time Variable Art, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
UN-6, SeaTac International Airport, Seattle, WA
2002
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 Ore Bronze Extravaganza, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN Co-coordinator/ exhibitor iron/ bronze casting event.
Fire to Form – Cast Iron 2002, Grounds for Sculpture,Hamilton, NJ
Sketchy 1, Intern mentor, exhibitor, Intern Artist program, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Cherry Bomb, Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
2001
Living Room, Gresham Central Transit Center, Tri-Met Public Art Program, Gresham, OR
A living room set on a 13’ mosaic rug with a concrete sofa and armchair. A steel floor lamp and the cast glass screen of a bronze console TV provide lighting at night.
Landing on Eros, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN 2001 - 04
2000
Iron Range: From the Mesabi to the Cascades, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
Femme: Iron Molten Metal Elements, Exhibitor, artist panel. C. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Transferrous: the Art and Act of Iron Casting, Organizer, exhibitor, Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, OR
1999 – 1984 (Selections)
Environmental Issues, Visiting artist, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 1999
Gifts of the Spirit, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR, 1999
Porte des Morts, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN 1998
The Light of the Body, Concordia College, St. Paul, MN 1997 (Solo)
Resonating Chambers, Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, LA 1997
Poteet, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN 1997
Location, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI, 1994
Thomasina's Tea House, A portable tea house which I set up to serve tea. 1994 - 2000
American Tea House, UT-Austin, 1991, Dancing Waters Lodge, Wimberly, TX 1991 - Present
Five Million Dollars Worth of Art, Co-organized 'art-store' exhibition, New Gallery, Austin, TX 1990
Slacker, Performed in an independent film produced by Richard Linklater, Austin, TX, 1989
Living with the Dreaming Body, Performed in music video by Poi Dog Pondering, Austin, TX 1989
Fashion For the Nuclear Age, Producer/director performance art 'fashion show' depicting the onset/outcome of nuclear war. State Street Mall/ Memorial Union, Madison, WI; First Avenue, MPLS, MN; Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, 1984
Art in Protest of Nuclear War, Organizer, exhibitor, Main Gallery, UW Madison, WI 1984
Collections
Knotty Knot, Fuller Cowles, Minneapolis, MN 2011
Flower, Russell Cowles, Minneapolis, MN 2011
Receptor, Chicago Park District, Touhy Park, Chicago, IL 2009
Porte des Morts, Skokie/NorthShore Sculpture Park, Chicago, IL 2009
Hill Chair, Monarch Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA 2008
Couch, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR 2004
Couch, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 2001
Commissions
Living Room, Gresham Central Transit Center, Tri-Met Public Art Program, Gresham, OR 2001
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.
Professional Experience
2011
Board of Directors, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
State University of New York, Plattsburgh, Visiting Artist, Plattsburgh, NY
Iron Maidens, Exhibition Coordinator, Panelist, St. Catherine University, MN
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour, Pour director, Organized and led a ten day iron casting residency. 14 cast iron artists and 3 interns participated in the event, which included the casting of community tiles. Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Valentine's Day Iron Pour II, Pour Director, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Gala Pour, Pour director, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Franconia Sculpture Park, 3D Symposium, Guest Lecture, Franconia, MN
3rd Mother’s Day Iron Pour, Pour director, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
Jerome Fellowship Review Panel, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
2010
6th International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Int’l Coord., Kidwelly, Wales
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour, Lead sculptor, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Resident artist, Berllanderi, UK
Open Field Iron Pour, Pour director, Walker Art Center, MN
Standard Issue Iron Pour, Resident artist, Lanesboro, MN
2nd Mother’s Day Iron Pour, Pour director, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
Lewis and Clark College, Guest lecture, Portland, OR
Valentine’s Day Iron Pour, Coordinator, lead sculptor, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Franconia Sculpture Park, 3D Symposium, Guest lecture, Shafer, MN
University of Minnesota, Guest lecture, Minneapolis, MN
41st Annual Minnesota Iron Pour, Guest artist, University of Minnesota, MPLS
Jerome Fellowship Review Panel, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
2009
Community Collaboration + Hot Metal Pour, Lead sculptor, exhibitor, Co-organized and led a ten day iron casting residency. 14 cast iron artists and 3 interns participated in the event, which included the casting of community tiles. Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Mother’s Day Iron Pour, Coordinator, lead sculptor, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
40th Annual Minnesota Iron Pour, Guest artist, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Jackson Square Park Iron Pour + Community Workshop, Pour assistant, MPLS, MN
North Shore Iron Pour, Guest artist, pour leader, Poplar, WI
2008
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Artist selection panel, Portland, OR
Iron Up, Conducted iron casting workshop, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Mother’s Day Iron Pour, Lead artist, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Scripps College, Visiting artist, Los Angeles, CA
2007
TROCA USA, Resident artist in cultural exchange exhibit between Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR and A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Standard Issue Iron Pour, Resident artist, Lanesboro, MN
Mother’s Day Iron Pour, Lead artist, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
2006
5th Int’l Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Steering committee, Ironbridge, UK
Carry on Casting; Iron after Academia, Panelist, Ironbridge, UK
Berllanderi Sculpture Symposium, Resident artist, Wales, UK
Design Team Roster, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR (2003-06)
2005
Lauris John Strautmanis, OHSU Hospital, Portland, OR, January 15, 2005, 10 lb 13 oz
Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Resident artist, Wales, UK
Victorious Piggy Lucky “13” Iron Pour, Pour leader, organizer. Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, OR
Creative Arts Comm., Led primitive casting workshop, built bronze furnace, Menucha, OR
Beaverton Arts Showcase,Sculpture juror, Beaverton, OR
2004
Double Trouble, Pour leader, built iron furnace with Boise State U., Mt. Hood CC, OR
FORMed, Curator, Regional sculpture professors. Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, OR
2003
Iron Rodeo, Curator, exhibitor. An exhibition of the work produced during a ten-day iron-casting residency at Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington in August 2002. The exhibition showcased the work of 14 artists. Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
Boise Iron, Conducted a ten-day iron casting seminar at Boise State University, ID
2002
Iron Rodeo, Iron Wrangler, Organized a ten-day iron casting residency and workshop. Co-curated by Lee Musgrave, Dir. of Contemporary Exhibitions, Maryhill Museum of Art, WA
Iron Ore Bronze Extravaganza, Co-coordinated iron/ bronze casting event with Coral Lambert. Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
2001
Bad Art Show, Artist panel, juror, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR
American Association of University Women, Guest speaker, Gresham, OR
2000
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 exhibit. Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
Transferrous: the Art and Act of Iron Casting, Organizer, exhibitor, Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, OR
1999 – 1995 (Selections)
Ferrendipity, Resident sculptor, 3rd US/UK Iron Casting Seminar, Yew Tree, Suffolk, UK 1999
Barbie’s 1st Iron Pour, Organizer, pour leader.Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 1999
Chaos of the Elements, Resident sculptor, 2nd US/UK Iron Casting Seminar, FSP, MN 1998
Bethel College, Visiting artist, Senior Seminar, MN 1995
Walker Art Center, Installation technician,Minneapolis, MN 1995
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor of Sculpture
St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, 2008 – Present
Sculpture, 3D Design, Art in the Twin Cities, teach all sculpture coursework, including portfolio development of studio BA’s. Oversee and maintain sculpture lab, develop curriculum including bronze, iron and aluminum foundry. Organize sculpture exhibitions, workshops, visiting artist lectures and residencies; secure grants and donations for sculpture program, and internship opportunities for students.
Visual Arts Instructor, Sculpture Area Head
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, 1998 – 2008. Tenure awarded: 2002
Responsible for overseeing Sculpture and 3-D Design curriculum and studios.
Adjunct Professor
St. Catherine University: Sculpture, 3-D Design, 2-D Design, St. Paul, MN, 1996 -1998
Normandale Community College: Drawing, Sculpture, Minneapolis, MN, 1996, 1998
Winona State University: Sculpture, 3-D Design, Winona, MN, 1992
Intern Mentor, Intern Artist program, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN; 2003 - 2005
Assistant Instructor, 3-D Design, University of Texas at Austin, 1990
Academic Honors/ Grants
ACDC Undergraduate Research Grant, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN 2009
ACDC Travel Grant, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN 2010
AMP (Assistantship Mentoring Project) Grant, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN 2009
Starseed Foundation Grant, Sandy, OR 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010
Mt Hood Community College Foundation Grant, Gresham, OR 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
Innovation in Teaching Grant, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 1999, 2003, 2008
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, May 1986
Reviews/ Articles/ Catalogues
MPLS Star Tribune, Iron Women: 16 Female artists who sculpt with iron, Mary Abbe, Oct. 2011
Scan Magazine, Tough Broads, Judy Arginteanu, October 2011
Blown Magazine, Casting Call, Image of Transmission Performance Pour, Wales, August 2010
Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Sand Casting Symposium II, Catalogue 2010
Collective Endeavour: Casting about for ferrous fellowship, Justine Johnson, UK 2010
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Iron Maidens, Exhibition Catalogue, Wales, UK 2009
Metro East Community Media, First Tuesday Arts Program, Lugton/ Canty, March 2008
Metro East Community Media, Now What?, Archie Washington, February 2008
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
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
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
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
In memory of Louise Erickson, Paul and Frieda Ringler, Marcus Brown, Irena Strautmanis, Poteet, George Cramer, Wendall Johnson, Susan Milnor, Firouzeh Keshmiri, Charles Hook, Donald Ringler, Niels Ingwersen, Rita Strautmanis, Robert Erickson, Kathy Budd and Michael Bigger.