Resume
Education
2005
MFA University of Iowa, Sculpture, Minor Intermedia
Graduate Certificate in Book and Paper Arts, University of Iowa
2004
MA Sculpture, Minor Drawing. University of Iowa
2003
Apprenticeship in Traditional Hand Papermaking, University of Iowa Center for the Book
1999
BFA Pratt Institute, Sculpture
Artist in Residence
2024
Western North Carolina Sculpture Center, Iron Light Residency
Arts/Industry, Foundry. John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI
2023
Arts/Industry, Foundry. John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI
Opera Omaha, Omaha, NE
2022
Opera Omaha, Omaha, NE
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, Sisters, OR
2020
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont, KY
2019
Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
Small Craft Advisory Press, with Denise Bookwalter, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
Morgan Conservatory, with Denise Bookwalter, Cleveland OH
2018
Western Carolina University Printmaking Department, with Denise Bookwalter. Cullowhee, NC
2017
Jentel Artists Residency, Banner, WY
Small Craft Advisory Press, with Denise Bookwalter, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
2016
Penland School of Crafts, with Denise Bookwalter. Penland, NC
Small Craft Advisory Press, with Denise Bookwalter, Florida State University, Tallahassee FLConstellation Studios, with Denise Bookwalter. Lincoln NE
2015
Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2014
Anchor Graphics and The Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago.
2010
Jentel Artists Residency, Banner, WY
2009
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
2007
The Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
2004
The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Grants & Honors
2023
Populus Fund Grant. Union for Contemporary Art. Omaha, NE. Funds from the Warhol Foundation
2022
Alternate Currents Working Group, Amplify Arts, Omaha
2017
Iowa Arts Fellowship, The Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts
2012
Frank and Roberta Furbush Faculty Scholar in Art, Grinnell College
Exhibition History
Solo Exhibitions
2025
TBD, Kimmell Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
2023
Opera Coat, Kaneko Library, Omaha, NE
2022
Apinae and Encifera, Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University. Davenport, IA
2021
Verge, PACE Gallery, Hoff Family Arts and Culture Center, Council Bluffs, IA
2019
Yellow Door Gallery Salon, Mainframe Arts, Des Moines, IA
Iowa Women Artists, Office of the Governor, Iowa State Capital, Des Moines, IA
2018
Sheathing, Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC
Herbarium, OL Guild, Historic Valley Junction, IA
2017
Cure, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI
2016
Sheathing, Constellation Studios, Lincoln, NE
Sheathing, Olson Larsen Pop Up Gallery, West Des Moines, IA
2015
Cure, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2014
Botanical Life, Concordia Gallery, Concordia University, St. Paul MN
2011
Swailing, Project Space, Kansas City, MO. Curator: Kate Hackman
Specific Night, Bing Davis Gallery, Fayette, IA. Curator: Elissa Cox
CIty Hall, ArtStop, Des Moines, IA
2009
Esplanade, Home Ec Workshop, Iowa City, IA
Kind Favor, Kind Letter, Pyramid Atlantic Gallery, Collaboration with Kate Carr and Tatiana Ginsberg, Silver Spring, MD Curator: Landria Shack
Frost, Atrium Gallery, Waldorf College, Forest City, IA.
2007
Sunsifter, Tacoma Contemporary, Tacoma, WA
Winter New Year, 106 S. Division Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2005
Morning Glory, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
Permanent Public Art Commissions
2024
Nebraska Dark Sky, Nebraska Arts Council and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Roskens Hall, Omaha, NE
Apinae and Encifera, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
2022
Linsey-woolsey, Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Des Moines, IA
2020
Sycamore Hatch, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Clermont, KY
Sycamore Haven, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Clermont, KY
2018
Five Miles from Fayette Edgar Fine Art Center, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
2013
Hydrangea Variations Grinnell Regional Medical Center, 5,000 square foot permanent installation, Auxiliary Chemotherapy and Infusion Suite
Selected Group & two Person Exhibitions
2024
All Hands on Deck: 15 years of collaboration at Small Craft Advisory Press, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State, University, Tallahassee, FL
Transformation / Reclamation, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR, two-person exhibition with Daniela Naomi Molnar, curated by Jennie Castle
Clocking In: 2024 Arts Industry Residents, 50th Anniversary Exhibition, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, curated by Tanya Gayer
2023
Hybrid Practices, Olsen Larson Galleries, co-curated by Kathy Edwards Hayslett and Alyss Vernon
2021
Run, Run Quiet, Plug, Kansas City, KS.
Unseen, Form and Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2020
Annual Small [Large} Works Show, Olson Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA
2019
Time and Place, Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA.
Echoes, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
Divine Providence, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2018
Re-Imagining Leopold Re-Act Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Mending Fractures Olson Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA.
Paper, Material and Message Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA.
Divine Providence Frontier Space, Missoula MT.
2017
Wild Beasts The Barnum Factory, Des Moines, IA. Curated by Chicken Tractor
An Arrangement of Bones Times Club Gallery Collaboration with Alissa Nutting Iowa City, IA
An Arrangement of Bones 7X7 http://7x7.la/about Collaboration with Alissa Nutting
Air Plant National Taiwan University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
New Work Olson Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA
2015
Southern Exposure: Academic Book Arts in the New Millennium John and June Alcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
All Refugees Welcome Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Paper Narratives American Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA
2014
Abstraction in Iowa Icon, Fairfield, IA
Common Thread Kirkwood Fine Arts Center Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
New Work Olson Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA
Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Show Olson Larsen Galleries, Des Moines IA
2013
Paper Architecture Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA Curator: Amze Emmons
2012
The Briar Cliff Review Exhibition The Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2011
Botanicals Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA.
Chain Letter Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Refugee Reading Room Space 1026, Collaboration with The Moving Crew Philadelphia, PA. Curator: Amze Emmons
What’s Inside Ideal X? Invitation XXVII International Festival Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Collaboration with The Moving Crew, Curated by The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka
2010
Beyond Text: Contemporary Book Arts King Street Gallery, The Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
New Work Olsen Larsen Galleries, Des Moines IA
Culturing Community Faulconer Gallery, Collaboration with The Moving Crew Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
What’s Inside Ideal X? Molekula, Collaboration with The Moving Crew Rijeka, Croatia
2009
The Official Bureau of Art Quality and Standards ArtPrize, Collaboration with The Moving Crew: Curator: The Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Old Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI
2008
Drawing: Iowa Artists 2008 Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA .Curator: Amy Worthen
Transfer-Mation Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Collaboration with The Moving Crew Grand Rapids, MI
2007
Land Grant Flag State Construct Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Collaboration with The Moving Crew Omaha, NE
2005
Iowa Artists, 2005 Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA Curator: Patricia Hickson
2004
Innovative Printmaking on Handmade Paper The American Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta GA. Curators: Gail Deery and Claire Van Vilet
2003
Built By Hand: The Book as Art 1111 Sculpture Space, Washington DC
2001
Snapshot The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
Speaking Events/
Guest Lectures/
Community Engagement
2024
Collaboration at Small Craft Advisory Press, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
2023
Arts/Industry Salon Series, No Studios, Milwaukee, WI
2022
The Verge, Roadsides as Sites of Violence. TEDx Omaha, NE
Open Studio, Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, Sisters, OR Oklahoma Arts Council, New Perspectives on Public Art, Virtual
ArtTalk, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2021
Artist Perspective PACE, Council Bluffs, IA
2018
ArtTalk, University of Montana Missoula, Missoula, MT
Iowa Artist Fellowship, Meet the Artists, Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa Artist Fellowship, Meet the Artists, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
Five Miles from Fayette, Upper Iowa University
2017
Jentel Presents, Sheridan WY
Salon 4700, the Des Moines Art Center, Mainframe Studios
Marian Gallery, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee WI
Iowa Artist Fellowship, State Capital, Des Moines, IA
Iowa Artist Fellowship, Meet the Artists, Oskaloosa, IA
Iowa Artist Fellowship, Meet the Artists, Perry, IA
2015
SFAI 140, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe NM
Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
2013
Small Craft Advisory Press, Florida State University
Colorado College
2012
Mount Holyoke College
2011
Upper Iowa University
St. Ambrose University
2010
Academy of Applied Arts, Rijeka Croatia
Artist Books
2019
Fashioning, Collaboration with Denise Bookwalter. Small Craft Advisory Press Tallahassee FL
2014
Lining, Collaboration with Denise Bookwalter, Small Craft Advisory Press Tallahassee FL
2009
Kind Favor, Kind Letter, Collaboration with Kate Carr and Tatiana Ginsberg, Pyramid Atlantic, curated by Gretchen Schermerhorn, Silver Spring, MD
Publications
Podcasts
2023
Lee Emma Running on 'Opera Coat' and Exploring the Natural World Through Art, Riverside Chats
2019
Praxis Interview Magazine, WYBCX Yale Radio. Brainard Carey
900 Views Podcast, Episode 17. Pat Boddy RDG Architects
Video
Presentations
2023
The Verge
TEDx Omaha
Arts/Industry: Lee Running, 2023
Kohler Arts/Industry Foundry
2021
Artist Perspective
PACE Council Bluffs
2020
Installation and process interview for two installations
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
2019
Installation and process interview
Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition, Nominated for a Midwest Emmy
2018
Installation and process interview
Five Miles From Fayette, Upper Iowa University
2017
Studio video and interview
Iowa Arts Council Fellow
Public Presentation
2015
SFAI 140 Presentation
Santa Fe Art Institute
Blog
2023
Verge
Amplify Arts Blog
Conference
Presentation
2019
Sustainable Urban Systems: Rural-Urban Interface Workshop, National Science Foundation, Iowa State University.
Permanent Faculty Positions
2020 - 2021
Director, Center for Prairie Studies, Grinnell College
2017 - 2021
Professor of Art, Grinnell College
2011 - 2017
Associate Professor of Art, Grinnell College
2005 - 2011
Assistant Professor of Art, Grinnell College
Visiting
Faculty
2024
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Sculptural Paper, two week summer class
2016
Summer Visiting Lecture, Papermaking. Associated Colleges of the Midwest. India, Culture Traditions and Globalization. Pune, India
2015
Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, Sculptural Paper, two week summer class
2013
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, co-taught three week site-specific studio course with choreography faculty
2012
Paper and Book Intensive, Oxbow MI, Sculptural Paper, one week summer class Saugatuck, MI
Nanjing University, Nanjing China, Sculptural Paper, six week summer course, academic exchange with Grinnell College
2010
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
2008
Grinnell in Prison Program. Four week course at Mitchellville Prison, “Contemporary Art in Conversation”
Permanent
Collections
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
St. Ambrose University
University of Nebraska Omaha
Kohler Co.
State of Iowa, Iowa Historical Society
Farm Bureau Financial Group
Browne Goodwin
Temple University Libraries Special Collections
Emory University, Woodruff Library
Savannah College of Art and Design
New York Public Library, Rare Books Room
Virginia Tech University, Art and Architecture Library
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabal Library Special Collections
Baylor University, Crouch Library, Special Collections
Sandra Kroupa
Massachusetts College of Art, Godine Library
Jack Ginsberg, South Africa
University of Michigan, Special Collections
Anchor Graphics/Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts
Wellmark, Blue Cross Blue Shield
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia
Smith College, Rare Book Room
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
The University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
The Center for Prairie Studies, Grinnell College