ALYSSA SWANSON
EDUCATION
2019 Master of Fine Art, 2D Studies
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2016 Bachelor of Art, Painting and Drawing, Summa Cum Laude
The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth Minnesota
Minors: Psychology, Women and Gender Studies
2014 Edge of the Outback Photography Study Abroad Program
La Trobe University, Mildura, Victoria, Australia
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2019 Instructor of Record, First-Year Program, Bowling Green State University
(ART1120: Space and Time – 3D/4D Design)
2018 Instructor of Record, First-Year Program, Bowling Green State University
(ART1030: Perception and Color – 2D Design)
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Current Community Engagement and Development Manager, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2019-20 Education Director, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
2018 Graduate Student Ambassador, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Assistant Art Camp Instructor, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2017-18 Gallery Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Painting Studio Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2016-17 Assistant Curator, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, MN
2012-15 Staff Artist, The College of St. Scholastica Theatre, Duluth, MN
EXHIBITIONS
2021 Exhibition in Motion, Group Exhibition, 51st Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference
2020 Material, Solo Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
Image, Digital Group Exhibition, East Central Regional Arts Counsel, Hinkley, MN
Response, Digital Group Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2019 Home, Group Exhibition, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
MFA Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2018 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Millennial Juried Exhibition, Group Exhibition, K12 & TEJAS Gallery, Dayton, OH
2017 WTF! Feminist Art Exhibit, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
Sarah M. Brokke Group Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Zeitgeist Arts Cafe, Duluth, Minnesota
2016 Transistor, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
CSS Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
Disclosure, Solo Exhibition, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
2015 Impermanently Content, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery Duluth, Minnesota
Senior Studio Exhibition, Group Exhibition, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
Plys with Purpose, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
Ripple Effect, Group Exhibition, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
Body Study, Solo Exhibition, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
2014 Edge of the Outback, Group Exhibition, La Trobe University, Mildura, Victoria, Australia
HONORS/AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2019 Marilyn Singleton/Medici Circle Graduate Leadership Award, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Regalia Award, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
First Place, Self-Care as Resistance: Women’s Health Symposium, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Certificate of Teaching Excellence, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
2017 Graduate Assistantship, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Graduate Student Tuition Scholarship, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
2016 Outstanding Senior Award, The College of St. Scholastica Art Department, Duluth, MN
2015-2016 Langlois Scholarship, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2015 Senior Class of '96-'00 Scholarship, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2014-15 Circle of Excellence Award, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2013-16 The St. Scholastica Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2013-14 Cheryl & Richard LeBeau Scholarship, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2012-16 Benedictine Scholarship, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
Alumni Referral Scholarship, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
EXHIBITIONS CURATED/CO-CURATED
2016 Needlework, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, MN, Co-Curator
2015 Impermanently Content, Prøve Gallery, Duluth, MN, Curator
SERVICE
2021 Juror, 2021 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Juror, 2020 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Panelist, First-Year Program Committee, BGSU Fine Art Talen Awards, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Juror, First-Year Program Committee, BGSU Annual Undergrad Exhibition, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
2018-2019 Secretary, First-Year Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
President, Graduate Student Arts Organization, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2016 Submission Editor, Freshwater Review, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
2015 Artist Studio Assistant, Sarah Brokke, Duluth, MN
Faculty Search Committee, Student Liaison
INTERNSHIP
2015 Prøve Gallery, Duluth, Minnesota
PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS/ LECTURES GIVEN
2021 The Value of an MFA Lecture, Bowling Green State University
2019 Embodied Voice, Gallery Talk, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Panelist, Presentation: Neuroses Series, Self-Care as Resistance: Women’s Health Symposium,
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Panelist, Presentation: A Modern Mother: Harriet Powers, 21st Annual Africana Studies Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2020 HUE, Duluth Art Institute
2018-2019 Freshwater Review, Florilegium II
2015-2016 Freshwater Review, Sticks and Stones
2015 “12/23 Radio Gallery”, Interview with Maija Jenson, December 21, 2015.
2013-2014 Freshwater Review, Brother on Crutches
PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS/ LECTURES/ CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2019 Accessibility in the Arts, Craig Dunn with VSA Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN
2018 Overcoming the Invisible (Inclusive Pedagogy), Certificate for Teaching Excellence Series, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Writing Clear Learning Objectives, Certificate for Teaching Excellence Series, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Active Learning Strategies, Certificate for Teaching Excellence Series, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Accessibility and Content Creation, Certificate for Teaching Excellence Series, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Connecting Learning Outcomes, Certificate for Teaching Excellence Series, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
Carolee Schneemann, Transformative Actions, Penny Stamp Lecture Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Lauren Kalman, The Personal is Political Workshop, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH
2017 Justine Mahoney, Tainted, Penny Stamp Lecture Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Christo, Floating Piers and Work in Progress, Penny Stamp Lecture Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Kiki Smith, Copy Cat: Meandering Prints, Penny Stamp Lecture Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2015 Grant Writing Workshop, Arrowhead Regional Arts Counsel, Duluth, MN
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2016 Laura MacArthur Elementary Mural, Duluth, Minnesota
2015 The College of St. Scholastica Mural, Duluth, Minnesota
COMMISSIONED MURALS
2013 Western Lake Superior ReStore, Superior, Wisconsin
2012 Hudson Hospital and Clinic, Hudson, Wisconsin
Health Partners Clinic, Roberts, Wisconsin