Resume

Randy Walker, Artist
3616 26th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
t: (612) 282-9820 e: randywalkerarts@gmail.com www.randywalkerarts.com

Education

1994 Bachelor of Architecture. University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon

Public Commissions

2022 Branches. Via Sol Community. St. Louis Park, MN
2021 Pathways. Rochester Community College, MN
2020 Stacks. Morrisville Public Library. Wake County, NC
2020 The Source. Fuquay-Varina Public Library. Wake County, NC
2019 Samatar Crossing. City of Minneapolis, MN
2019 re:Pete. Tatum Park Public Art. City of Chattanooga, TN
2018 Close, Closer, Closest. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. Toledo, OH
2018 Watershed. City of West Memphis. West Memphis, AR
2018 Collection Point. City of Minneapolis Public Works. Minneapolis, MN
2018 Sweet Contents. Port of San Diego, CA
2017 Prairie Roots. City of Marshall, MN
2016 Woven Works Park. City of Greensboro, NC
2015 Stronger Together. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Cincinnati, OH
2014 Sky Portal. Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum. Albuquerque, NM
2014 Spring Crossing. Scottsdale Public Art. Scottsdale, AZ
2014 Dancing Arches. City of Lancaster. Lancaster, PA
2013 artSPOT. Jackson Hole Public Art. Jackson Hole, WY
2013 Entanglement. Scottsdale Public Art. Scottsdale, AZ
2013 Filling the Void. Youthlink & Kulture Klub Collaborative. Minneapolis, MN
2012 Dream Elevator. City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota. St. Louis Park, MN
2012 Color Falls. City of Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta, GA
2011 Passage. Minnesota State Arts Board. Shanaska Creek, MN
2011 Field Weave. Wormfarm Institute. Reedsburg, WI
2010 Proximal Ring. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. Madison, WI
2010 Woven Olla. City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Southside Library. Santa Fe, NM
2009 Woven Portals. College of Visual Arts. St. Paul, MN
2008 Convergence. Mill City Museum. Minneapolis, MN
2007 Return Journey. Forecast Public Art. George A. Brackett Park. Minneapolis, MN
2006 Woven Volume. Hennepin County, Minnesota. Ridgedale Library. Minnetonka, MN
2006 Threaded Wall. Science Museum of Minnesota Artist-in-Residence. St. Paul, MN
2006 Wrapped Column. Cream of Wheat Lofts Lobby. Minneapolis, MN
2004 Woven Corncrib. Forecast Public Art. Falcon Heights, MN

Grants

2015 Minnesota State Arts Board. Artist Initiative Grant.
2013 Minnesota State Arts Board. Artist Initiative Grant
2012 McKnight Foundation/ Forecast Public Artworks. Mid-Career Public Project Grant
2011 Minnesota State Arts Board. Artist Initiative Grant
2008 Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Artist Grant. New York, NY
2007 Minnesota State Arts Board. Artist Initiative Grant
2004 Minnesota State Arts Board. Artist Initiative Grant
2004 Forecast Public Artworks. Emerging Artist Public Art Affairs Grant

Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions

2015 NowYouSeeME International Public Art Film Contest. Le Louvre, Paris
2013 String/Felt/Theory. Minnesota Museum of American Art. St. Paul, MN
2012 Retro/Prospective: 25+ Years of Art Textiles & Sculpture. Browngrotta Arts. Wilton, CT
2012 Art on The Plains XI. Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND
2011 Stimulus: Art and Its Inception. Browngrotta Arts. Wilton, CT
2011 7th Annual Cheongju Craft Biennale. Cheongju, South Korea
2011 www. exhibit: fiber and textile works by regional artists. Northfield Arts Guild, MN
2010 SOFA West. International Expo Sculpture Objects and Functional Art. Santa Fe, NM
2008 Randy Walker: Filling Space Delicately. Normandale Community College. Edina, MN
2007 Recent Work by Randy Walker. Viterbo University Art Gallery. La Crosse, WI
2007 Recent Work by Randy Walker + Rachel Vogt. Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery. U of MN
2006 Work In Process. Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, MN
2006 By a Thread: Recent Sculpture by Randy Walker. Augsburg College. Minneapolis, MN
2005 Transformations 5: Contemporary Works from Found Objects.
Society for Contemporary Craft. Pittsburgh, PA
2005 Nothing New: Art from Recycled Materials. Minnesota Textile Center. Minneapolis, MN
2004 2004 Artist Initiative Grant Recipients Exhibition. Minnesota State Arts Board, MN
2004 Fiberart International: Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber
Pittsburgh Fiber Arts Guild. Pittsburgh, PA. Bellevue Arts Museum. Bellevue, WA
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2002 Art of Today: Artists from North Dakota and Minnesota. Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND
2001 26th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Bloomington Art Center. Bloomington, MN

Awards

2015 NowYouSeeME International Public Art short film contest, Filling the Void
2014 CODAworx Design Awards. Award of Merit, Public Spaces, Passage
2012 Americans for the Arts: Year in Review 2012 outstanding public project: Passage
2005 Americans for the Arts Year in Review 2005 outstanding public project: Woven Corncrib
2004 Third Place Award. Fiberart International. Pittsburgh Fiberarts Guild, PA