Janet Lofquist
Contact Information
contact name: Janet Lofquist
phone: 612-872-1491
email: janet@janetlofquist.com
mailing address:
2013 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55404
Experience
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, BFA
Awards
GRANTS
2005 Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Fellowship
1989 Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Fellowship
1988 Minneapolis Arts Commission, Public Art Design
1985 Forecast Public Artwork, Environmental Sculpture
1983 Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship
1981 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Arts
1980 Minnesota State Arts Board, Project Grant
1979 Installation Project Matching Grant, Met Council, Jerome and Dayton-Hudson Foundations
1978 Minnesota State Arts Board, Project Grant
Collections
SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2009-14
Central Corridor Light Rail Transit, design team member, integrated mosaics, platform design and column wraps for 3 light rail stations in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN
2012-13
Engage, E.C. Goodwin Technical School, New Britain, CT, multiple sculptural elements and seating
2012
Phenomena, Hennepin County Library, Maple Grove, freestanding sculpture
2009
Hive, sculpture for transit plaza, Arts in Transit, St. Louis
Two Mountains, rammed earth sculpture, Municipal Service Center, El Paso, TX
2007
Infinite Library, sculptural elements with landscape design and seating, Metropolitan State University Library, St. Paul, MN
Flow, multiple sculptural elements with landscape design and seating, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
2006
Infinite Voices, entry way sculpture, St. Cloud State University Foreign Languages Building, St. Cloud, MN
Pages, integrated art glass for curtain wall, East Lake Public Library, Minneapolis, MN
2004
Landscape of Memories, sculptural elements with seating and landscaping, Hiawatha Light Rail, Veterans Administration Station, Minneapolis, MN
2003
Spiral Growth, sculptural elements with seating, Kent State University, Cunningham Hall, Kent, OH
Study Knoll, multiple sculptural elements and landscaping, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN
1999
Preserved and Valley, plaza sculpture and interior wall installation, Food Innovation Center, Portland, OR
1998
Passage, multiple sculptural elements with seating, Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
1997
Plunge, outdoor sculpture and earthworks, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
1994
Voices of the Prairie, multiple sculptural elements, Ames City Hall, Ames, IA
Spin, multiple sculptural elements, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Trafton Science Center, Mankato, MN
1993
Nature's Secrets, multiple sculptural elements, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Earth Sciences Building
1990
Crosswater, 47° 28′ 46″, multiple sculptural elements with seating, Minnesota State University, Bemidji, MN
1989
Habitat, sculpture, Worthington Rest Area/Information Center, MN
1987
What Lies Beyond, multiple sculptural elements, Bloomington, MN
1985
Facility Systems, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, private commission
Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Active Place:
Minneapolis
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
3D Artist