Mernet Larsen at the New York Studio School

education - solo exhibitions - group exhibitions - teaching - grants and awards - lectures on her own work - presentations and publications - commissions - gallery representation

MERNET LARSEN

born Houghton, Michigan, 1940
lives and works in Tampa, Florida

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EDUCATION

BFA University of Florida

MFA Indiana University

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota FL (1994 and 1997)

Eastern Illinois University Gallery, Charleston, IL (1997)

Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL (1994)

Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellaire, FL (1993)

DeLand Museum of Art, FL (30 year retrospective, 1992)

University of South Florida, Tampa (4 solo shows)

University of Florida , Gainesville 1986

University of Central Florida, Orlando 1978

Montana State, Bozeman 1977

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“Transitory Patterns”, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC 2004

Group Exhibition, Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL (2004)

“Beached / Not Stranded” Beaker Gallery, Tampa FL (2002)

“Made In Florida Abstraction” von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL (2002)

“Tradition and Innovation in Later 20th Century Art” St. Petersburg

Museum of Art” (2001)

“Painting Abstraction II” New York Studio School Gallery (2001)

“All Florida Invitational” Boca Raton Museum of Art (2001)

“Florida Biennial” Ringling Museum of Art, FL (2000)

“Florida Spectrum” Florida Museum of Art, Tallahassee, FL(2001)

“Inaugural Exhibition” Gulf Coast Museum of Art (1999)

“Undercurrent/Overview” Tampa Museum of Art, (1997 and 1999)

“41st Annual Purchase Exhibition“ American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC (1989)

“Made In Florida” with venues in Hasselt, Belgium; Barcalona, Spain; Marseille, France and several Florida museums. (1989-92)

“Southern Abstraction” City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC and Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA (1988-90)

“Critic’s Choice” Boca Raton Museum of Art FL (1989)

-Group shows at Miramar Gallery, Sarasota; Clayton Gallery, Tampa; Eitherong Gallery, Orlando FL; Gloria Luria Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL; Barbara Gilman Gallery, Miami, FL; North Miami Museum, FL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of South Florida, Professor of Art, Painting 1967-2003

Initiated and taught in USF’s New York City program, 1975, 76, 83

University of Oklahoma, Norman 1965-67

Yale School of Art, Visiting Instructor, fall 1976

Yale/Norfolk, drawing instructor, summer 1978

Montana State University, visiting artist, winter quarter 1977

Catholic University of Milan, Rome summer session 1970

GRANTS AND AWARDS

-3 USF Research Grants, 2002, 1990, 1986 (research for paintings; travel in China and Japan)

-SAF/NEA Artist Grant 1988

- Florida Individual Artist Fellowship 1989

- MacDowell Fellowship 1966

-The Jerry Krivanik Distinguished Teacher Award, University of South Florida 1985

-TIP award for outstanding teaching USF 1993

-Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award USF 2001

-The Distinguished University Professor nominee, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of South Florida 2000 and 2001

LECTURES ON WORK

Tampa Museum of Art (2004)

New York Studio School Lecture Series, NYC (2002)

Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH (2002)

University of South Florida (2002)

University of Florida (1999)

Eastern Illinois Univ. (1997)

Ringling School of Art (1993)

Nanjing Normal University, China (1991)

(earlier lectures at Yale School of Art, Montana State, University of Wisconsin/EauClair, and numerous other universities and art schools).

SELECTED OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

“Retrofitting: Traditional East Asian Art in Contemporary Painting Practice”, chaired panel and presented paper, College Art Association National Conference, Seattle, WA, 2004

“Jose Marin” catalog essay, USF Contemporary Art Museum

“Wayan Karja” catalog essay, exhibitions in Bali , Indonesia, Hong Kong and other international venues 2001

“Art at the Millinium” von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL 2000 Graham Nickson, moderator (panel member)

“The Return of the Real” with Hal Foster, USF Contemporary Art Museum 1998 (panel member)

Founding editor, INQUIRY bi-annual publication featuring articles by USF faculty on research, scholarship and creative activity 1996-98

“Visual Voices: the Female” National Juried Exhibition, Pensacola FL - catalog essay 1994

“Induction Address: The Post-Modern World” Phi Kappa Phi 1993

“Tampa/Nanjing Print Exchange Exhibition” catalog essay 1991

“Clemente”, review essay, Art Papers, 1991

Commencement Address, University of South Florida, December, 1985

COMMISSIONS

EDL/ Architectural Design Firm, Atlanta GA (1996)

First Florida Tower, Tampa FL (1991)

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Ringling Museum of Art

Neiman Marcus

Gulf Coast Museum of Art

Tampa Museum of Art

Florida House of Representatives, Tallahassee

GTE, Tampa

Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Eric Peterson

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL

Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL

Mernet Larsen: The Geometric Figure Paintings January 3 to February 5, 2005
	Reception in honor of the artist Thursday, January 6, 2005 6.30-8.30 pm The public is welcome to attend
		education - solo exhibitions - group exhibitions - teaching - grants and awards - lectures on her own work - presentations and publications - commissions - gallery representation MERNET LARSEN born Houghton, Michigan, 1940 lives and works in Tampa, Florida Icon EDUCATION BFA University of Florida MFA Indiana University SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota FL (1994 and 1997) Eastern Illinois University Gallery, Charleston, IL (1997) Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL (1994) Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellaire, FL (1993) DeLand Museum of Art, FL (30 year retrospective, 1992) University of South Florida, Tampa (4 solo shows) University of Florida , Gainesville 1986 University of Central Florida, Orlando 1978 Montana State, Bozeman 1977 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS “Transitory Patterns”, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC 2004 Group Exhibition, Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL (2004) “Beached / Not Stranded” Beaker Gallery, Tampa FL (2002) “Made In Florida Abstraction” von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL (2002) “Tradition and Innovation in Later 20th Century Art” St. Petersburg Museum of Art” (2001) “Painting Abstraction II” New York Studio School Gallery (2001) “All Florida Invitational” Boca Raton Museum of Art (2001) “Florida Biennial” Ringling Museum of Art, FL (2000) “Florida Spectrum” Florida Museum of Art, Tallahassee, FL(2001) “Inaugural Exhibition” Gulf Coast Museum of Art (1999) “Undercurrent/Overview” Tampa Museum of Art, (1997 and 1999) “41st Annual Purchase Exhibition“ American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC (1989) “Made In Florida” with venues in Hasselt, Belgium; Barcalona, Spain; Marseille, France and several Florida museums. (1989-92) “Southern Abstraction” City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC and Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA (1988-90) “Critic’s Choice” Boca Raton Museum of Art FL (1989) -Group shows at Miramar Gallery, Sarasota; Clayton Gallery, Tampa; Eitherong Gallery, Orlando FL; Gloria Luria Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL; Barbara Gilman Gallery, Miami, FL; North Miami Museum, FL TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of South Florida, Professor of Art, Painting 1967-2003 Initiated and taught in USF’s New York City program, 1975, 76, 83 University of Oklahoma, Norman 1965-67 Yale School of Art, Visiting Instructor, fall 1976 Yale/Norfolk, drawing instructor, summer 1978 Montana State University, visiting artist, winter quarter 1977 Catholic University of Milan, Rome summer session 1970 GRANTS AND AWARDS -3 USF Research Grants, 2002, 1990, 1986 (research for paintings; travel in China and Japan) -SAF/NEA Artist Grant 1988 - Florida Individual Artist Fellowship 1989 - MacDowell Fellowship 1966 -The Jerry Krivanik Distinguished Teacher Award, University of South Florida 1985 -TIP award for outstanding teaching USF 1993 -Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award USF 2001 -The Distinguished University Professor nominee, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of South Florida 2000 and 2001 LECTURES ON WORK Tampa Museum of Art (2004) New York Studio School Lecture Series, NYC (2002) Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH (2002) University of South Florida (2002) University of Florida (1999) Eastern Illinois Univ. (1997) Ringling School of Art (1993) Nanjing Normal University, China (1991) (earlier lectures at Yale School of Art, Montana State, University of Wisconsin/EauClair, and numerous other universities and art schools). SELECTED OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS “Retrofitting: Traditional East Asian Art in Contemporary Painting Practice”, chaired panel and presented paper, College Art Association National Conference, Seattle, WA, 2004 “Jose Marin” catalog essay, USF Contemporary Art Museum “Wayan Karja” catalog essay, exhibitions in Bali , Indonesia, Hong Kong and other international venues 2001 “Art at the Millinium” von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL 2000 Graham Nickson, moderator (panel member) “The Return of the Real” with Hal Foster, USF Contemporary Art Museum 1998 (panel member) Founding editor, INQUIRY bi-annual publication featuring articles by USF faculty on research, scholarship and creative activity 1996-98 “Visual Voices: the Female” National Juried Exhibition, Pensacola FL - catalog essay 1994 “Induction Address: The Post-Modern World” Phi Kappa Phi 1993 “Tampa/Nanjing Print Exchange Exhibition” catalog essay 1991 “Clemente”, review essay, Art Papers, 1991 Commencement Address, University of South Florida, December, 1985 COMMISSIONS EDL/ Architectural Design Firm, Atlanta GA (1996) First Florida Tower, Tampa FL (1991) SELECTED COLLECTIONS Ringling Museum of Art Neiman Marcus Gulf Coast Museum of Art Tampa Museum of Art Florida House of Representatives, Tallahassee GTE, Tampa Oklahoma City Museum of Art Eric Peterson GALLERY REPRESENTATION Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL