Monica Sheets

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Contact Information

contact name: Monica Sheets
phone: 612.781.0503
email: ste_haruka@hotmail.com

mailing address:
601 17th Ave NE Apt. 3
Minneapolis MN 55413

Related Organizations:
Patriots Act
TCAF (Twin City Artist Front)
IFP MN
Banfill Locke Center for the Arts

Experience

MFA, 2009 Bauhaus-University Weimar, Public Art and New Artistic Strategies
BFA, 1996 Cleveland institute of Art, Photography

Awards

Cultural Foundation of the State of Saxony, project grant for Das Fundbuero 2011
Shortlisted for the Cartier Award at the Freize Art Fair 2010
Bauhaus Universität-Weimar Graduiertenförderung des Freistaates Thürigen 2010
Santo Foundation Individual Artists Awards 2009
Bauhaus University-Weimar Abschlussstipendium 2009
Bauhaus Univeristy-Weimar Frauen Förderung 2008
MCAD/Jerome Emerging Artist Award 2006-2007
FORECAST Public Artworks Public Art Affairs Grant 2005
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist's Intitiative Grant 2005
2nd Prize in 3D, Visions International Art Competition 2002

Exhibitions/Performance History

Art Shanty Projects, Medicine Lake, Plymouth, MN 2006, 2007 & 2010
MAUERFALL, Galerie im Malzhaus, Kunstverein Plauen-Vogtland, Plauen, DE 2009
Künstler, erklärt eure Solidarität mit der Kunst, marke.6, Weimar, Germany 2008
Art to A-maze, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MN 2007
Red Hot Art Festival, Stevens Square Park, Minneapolis, MN 2006
Gettin’ Above Yer Raisin’s, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN 2006
Visible Fringe, installation at Gaviidae Commons, Minneapolis, MN 2005
The Presidency, Exit Art, NYC, NY 2004
The Mighty Midwest Biennial, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI 2003
The Divine Object, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State Univ., Morehead, KY 2003
Domestic Politick, FiberScene Gallery, www.fiberscene.com 2002
Visions International Competition, Art Center Waco, Waco, TX 2002
Small Worlds, Expanding Universes, Stubnitz Gallery, Adrian College, Adrian, MI 2002
Fiberart International, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2001
Carnegie Institute/Three Rivers Exhibition, Various Locations, Pittsburgh, PA 2000
40 Takes 1 Invitational, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH 1996

Publications

Ralf Julke, „Das Fundbuero: Eröffnung für ein Erinnerungs-Kunstprojekt am 4. September in Lindenau“, Leipzig Internet Zeitung, August 18, 2010, http://www.l-iz.de/Leben/Gesell
schaft/2010/08/Das-Fundbuero-Erinnerungs-Kunstprojekt-in-Leipzig-Lindenau.html
Franziska Schaaf, „Neue Ladenhüter: Wächterläden animeieren Leipzigs totgesagte Hauptstraßen“, kreuzer, August 2010
Linda Dietze, „Straßen weiter beleben: Nach Wächterhäusern kommen nun Wächterläden“, Leipziger Volkszeitung, July 26, 2010
Jana Zündel, “Verloren und wiederentdeckt,” Thüringische Landeszeitung, July 15, 2009 WE2
Jana Zündel, “Die Vergangenheit kritisch zu überdenken,” Thüringische Landeszeitung, Apr. 21, 2009, WE1
Michael Helbing, “Die Stimme des Volkes,” Thüringer Allgemeine, March 25, 2009, WE3
“Fundbüro unterwegs,” Thüringische Landeszeitung, March 24, 2009, WE2b
Abbe, Mary, "More than meets the eye," Star Tribune, Nov. 9, 2007, F10
Meier, Peg, “Artist makes impression with temporary tattoos,” Star Tribune, Dec. 12, 2005, E1 & E3
Anna Pratt, “Tattoos for You,” Downtown Journal, October 31, 2005, 1, 24-25
Graham Shearing, “Fiberart International 17th Biennial Exhibition,” American Craft, Vol. 61,
No. 6, December 2001/January 2002, 54-57
Mary Thomas, “Fiber twists into expression,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
October 13, 2001, C-6
Kurt Shaw, “International Fiber,” Pittsburgh Tribune Review, September 7, 2001,14

Biographical Information

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Rust Belt

Birth Date:
December 7, 1972

Gender:
Female

Active Place:
Minneapolis

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

Artist Information


Roles

Conceptual Artist

Artist's Website

http://www.monicasheets.com 

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