SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Project Art for Nature exhibit, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
* Gallery 2, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
Art 4 Shelter, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2010
"Healing Arts Exhibit", Hudson Hospital, Hudson, WI
White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, Mahtomedi, MN
"Paintings and Prints", Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, MN
WARM Currents, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
Arts in Harmony, Sherburne County Government Center, Elk River, MN
2009 "Vital Culture", Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN
"Recent Paintings", The Women's Buiding, St. Paul, MN
Arts in Harmony, Elk River, MN, juried exhibition - Jurors award
2008 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN, juried exhibition, honorable mention
Bethesda Hospital-Healing Arts Program, St. Paul, MN
WARM Invitational exhibit Banfil-Locke Center for Arts, Fridley, MN Please select an item.
2007 “Healing Arts Exhibit”, Hudson Hospital, Hudson, WI
“Cynthia Starkweather-Nelson”, East Bank Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2006 “Elements”, Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN
2003 * “Landscapes”, Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN
2002 * “New Works”, Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, MN
1998 “Alumni Spotlight: Printmaking”, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
1990 * “Cynthia Starkweather-Nelson”, Peter M. David Gallery, Minneapolis,MN
“Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition”, Peter M. David Gallery
1989 “Above, Below, On the Table”, Peter M. David Gallery
1988 “Paintings”, Peter M. David Gallery
“Alumni Show”, Kathryn Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
“Gallery Artists”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Contemporary Book Arts”, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1987 “Contemporary Book Arts at Carleton”, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
“Contemporary Book Arts”, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI
1986 “National Exhibition of Contemporary Women Artists”, WARM Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Minnesota Women, 1986”, WARM Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Paper Works Now”, Wallace Wentworth Gallery, LTD. Washington, D.C
*”New Works “, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
1985 “Celebrations”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Six Exhibitions”, University of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
1984 “Paperworks”, St Paul Companies, St. Paul, MN
1983 “New Directions in Paper”, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
1982 “Of, On or About Paper, USA Today, Arlington, VA
1982-86 “New American Paperworks”, Traveling invitational exhibition (including
Houston, TX, Birmingham, AL Kyoto, Japan, Manila, Philippines)
1982 * “Journals: A Recounting”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Works on Paper”, Davis McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
Group Show, Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Artists from the Twin Cities”, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
“Artists from the Peter M. David Gallery”, Galleries International, Winter Park, FL
1981 “American Art: The Challenge of the Land”, Pillsbury Co., Mpls., MN
“Drawing”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Mpls., MN
“Peter M. David Gallery Group Exhibition”, Foster Gallery, University of
Wisconsin, Eau Claire
“18 Artists”, Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, MO
* “New Works”, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA
1980 “Hassam Fund Purchase Exhibition”, American Academy and Institute of
Arts and Letters, New York NY
“Not Flat”, New Provincetown Group Gallery, Provincetown, RI
“Minnesota Artists at Peter M. David Gallery, Inc.”, Mpls., MN
“Lost Boundaries”, Raw Space, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Foot in the Door Show”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Mpls., MN
* “Collage/Drawings”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
1979 “A Salute to the Arts”, Northwestern National Life Building, Mpls., MN
“Corporate Art Collections”, Northwestern National Bank, Mpls., MN
“Alive and Well and Working in Minnesota”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Works on Paper: 4 Artists From the Peter M. David Gallery”, Carleton College,
Northfield, MN
1978 * “Drawing”, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, IA
“Collages”, Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York, NY
“Art Array”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Drawings”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Mpls., MN
* “New Works on Paper”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
1977 * “Vertical Landscapes”, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA
“Collages, Constructions, Concoctions”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
“Kiehle Visual Arts Center Drawing and Print Show, St. Cloud State University,
St. Cloud, MN
1976 “Drawings, Assemblages, Collages”, Peter M. David Gallery, Mpls., MN
* “One Woman Show”, University of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
“Third Annual Minnesota College Art Exhibition”, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
* denotes solo exhibition
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Prudential Insurance Co., Mpls., MN
Piper, Jaffrey and Hopwood, Inc., Mpls., MN
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, St. Paul, MN
General Mills Corporation, New York, NY
Faegre and Benson, Mpls., MN
Gannet Newspapers, Arlington VA
Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
FDIC, Arlington, VA
Dayton Hudson Foundation, Mpls., MN
WCCO, Mpls., MN
Hennipen County Law Library, Mpls., MN
AWARDS:
1980 Minnesota State Arts Board Grant
1978 Minnesota State Arts Board Grant
EDUCATION:
2002 MN Center for Book Arts: Book forms
1998 Electronic Easel: Adobe Photoshop
1996 Electronic Easel: Adobe Photo Deluxe
1988 Going Public: Midwest Regional Art Forum, St. Paul, MN
1987 “Creating a Monotype in Handmade Paper” Helen Fredrick workshop, Minnesota
Center for Book Arts, Mpls., MN
1976 M.F.A. University of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
Concentration in Printmaking
1972 B.F.A. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1968 – 70 Clarke College, Dubuque IA
EMPLOYMENT:
1995-2008 Art instructor, Saint Thomas Academy , Mendota Heights, MN
1994 Mentor, District 196 Mentor program
1985 Paper, Minnesota Museum of Art (workshop)
1982 Juror, Rent a Mentor, Women's art Registry, Mpls., MN
1980 Paper Making Workshop, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA
1979-80 Instructor, Arts Center of Minnesota, Mpls., MN
1976-78 Intaglio printer, Vermillion Editions, LTD, Mpls., MN