Curriculum Vitae (CV)

EMILY GRAY KOEHLER
Printmaking Studio & Gallery
Historic Thorp Building
1618 Central Ave NE #137
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Email: emily@studioegk.com
Website: emilygraykoehler.com
Phone: (231) 590-2274

EDUCATION

2006 | Bachelor of Fine Art (Printmaking) | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI
2003 | Associate of Arts | Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City, MI

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

2021 | Creative Support for Individuals Grant | Minnesota State Arts Board
2017 | Next Step Fund Grant | Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
2015 | Artist Initiative Grant | Minnesota State Arts Board

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 | A Forest for the Trees | Ripple River Gallery | Aitkin, MN
2018 | Garden Beasts | Anita's Cafe | St. Paul, MN
2018 | Garden Beasts | ArtZ Gallery | Amery, WI
2018 | Agraria: Revisited | Norseman Distillery, Minneapolis, MN
2017 | The Trespasser’s Garden | Winona Arts Center | Winona, MN
2016 | The Trespasser’s Garden | MacRostie Art Center | Grand Rapids, MN
2016 | The Trespasser’s Garden | Silverwood Park | Saint Anthony, MN
2016 | The Trespasser’s Garden | Washington Conservation District | Oakdale, MN
2016 | The Trespasser’s Garden | Crossings at Carnegie | Zumbrota, MN
2015 | The Trespasser’s Garden | Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts | Fridley, MN
2014 | Burning the Old Growth | St. Mary’s University | Winona, MN
2013 | New Growth | MacRostie Art Center | Grand Rapids, MN
2011 | Selections from Agraria | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2011 | Agraria | Ed Gray Gallery | Calumet, MI
2010 | Recent Works | Café Wren | Luck, WI
2009 | A Cabinet of Curiosities | Ed Gray Gallery | Calumet, MI
2008 | Treescapes | The Children's House | Traverse City, MI

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2014 | Prints & Pots | Raymond Avenue Gallery | Saint Paul, MN
2012 | Wood & Fire | Krista Artista Gallery | Anoka, MN
2012 | Seen/Unseen | WARM @ Minnesota Women’s Building | Saint Paul, MN
2006 | Stratasphere (B.F.A. Exhibition) | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 | Water, Earth, Sky | MN Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN
2024 | Ekphrasis | TractorWorks Gallery | Minneapolis, MN
2024 | Shelter | Ripple River Gallery | Aitkin, MN
2024 | Poet - Artist Collaboration | Red Wing Arts | Red Wing, MN
2023 | LUNA | Emily Gray Koehler Studio & Gallery | Minneapolis, MN
2023 | Poet - Artist Collaboration | Red Wing Arts | Red Wing, MN
2022 | Between the Edges | MN Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN
2022 | Printmaking Invitational | Northfield Arts Guild | Northfield, MN
2022 | Poet - Artist Collaboration | Red Wing Arts | Red Wing, MN
2021 | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community | Wyoming, MN
2021 | Poet - Artist Collaboration | Red Wing Arts | Red Wing, MN
2021 | Passages | NE Minneapolis Arts District | MSP International Airport, MN
2020 | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community | Wyoming, MN
2020 | Poet - Artist Collaboration | Red Wing Arts | Red Wing, MN
2020 | St. Paul Art Collective Winter Juried Member Show | The Show Gallery Lowertown | St. Paul, MN
2019 | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community | Wyoming, MN
2019 | Atlanta Printmakers Studio Print Biennial | Kai Lin Art | Atlanta, GA
2019 | Northern Lights | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2018 | Project Art for Nature: Natural Reflections | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2018 | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community | Wyoming, MN
2018 | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition | Saint Paul, MN
2018 | Northern Lights | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2017 | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition | Saint Paul, MN
2017 | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community | Wyoming, MN
2017 | Collective Wisdom | Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
2017 | Poet-Artist Collaboration | Crossings at Carnegie | Zumbrota, MN
2017 | Northern Lights | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2016 | Tributaries of Earth and Water | Project Art for Nature & National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary
           Great River Road Visitor Center | Prescott, WI
           St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Visitor Center | St. Croix Falls, WI
           AZ Gallery | Saint Paul, MN
           Phipps Center for the Arts | Hudson, WI
           Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts | Fridley, MN
           River Falls Public Library | River Falls, WI
2016 | Warmth | ArtZ Gallery | Amery, WI
2015 | Invitational Exhibition | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2015 | Portals & Passages | WARM @ The Phipps Center for the Arts | Hudson, WI
2015 | Elements | ArtZ Gallery | Amery, WI
2014 | Small Works | WARM @ Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts | Fridley, MN
2014 | Fruitful & Multiplying | Bloomington Theatre and Art Center | Bloomington, MN
2014 | Arts in Harmony | Elk River Area Arts Alliance | Elk River, MN
2013 | Down on the Farm | Gallery Fifty | Traverse City, MI
2013 | North of the 45th Parallel | DeVos Art Museum | Marquette, MI
2013 | WARM@40 | WARM @ Robbin Gallery | Robbinsdale, MN
2013 | Arts in Harmony | Elk River Area Arts Alliance | Elk River, MN
2012 | Fish Stories and Waterscapes | Gallery Fifty | Traverse City, MI
2012 | A Printmaker’s Invitational | Copper Country Community Arts Center | Hancock, MI
2012 | Friends with Benefits | AZ Gallery | Saint Paul, MN
2012 | Cultivation | Lanesboro Arts Center | Lanesboro, MN
2012 | Rockford Midwestern Biennial Exhibition | Rockford Art Museum | Rockford, IL
2012 | Northern Lights | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2012 | Look at Art | WARM @ Grain Belt Bottling House | Minneapolis, MN
2012 | Snow Bound | ArtZ Gallery | Amery, WI
2012 | Kinship | Calvin College (106) Gallery | Grand Rapids, MI
2012 | A Midwinter Night's Dream | AZ Gallery | Saint Paul, MN
2012 | Arts in Harmony | Elk River Area Arts Alliance | Elk River, MN
2011 | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition | Saint Paul, MN
2011 | National Drawing & Print Exhibition | Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, MD
2011 | Northern Lights | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN
2011 | Arts in Harmony | Elk River Area Arts Alliance | Elk River, MN
2011 | Miniature Show | Ed Gray Gallery | Calumet, MI
2010 | Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition | Duluth Art Institute | Duluth, MN
2010 | Speaking For Those Who Cannot Speak For Themselves | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI
2010 | The Bird Show | Edina Art Center | Edina, MN
2009 | Dead End Prints | Red Hydrant Press | Grand Rapids, MI
2008 | Tsuga Art & Music | Save Kentucky's Hemlocks | Lexington, KY
2008 | Autumn Audition | Crystal Lake Art Center | Frankfort, MI
2008 | Miniature Show | Ed Gray Gallery | Calumet, MI
2008 | Trees Show | Ed Gray Gallery | Calumet, MI
2007 | Show Your Colors | Art Works Alliance @ Twisted Fish Gallery | Elk Rapids, MI
2007 | The May Show | Art Works Alliance @ Building 50 | Traverse City, MI
2007 | Spring Audition | Crystal Lake Art Center | Frankfort, MI

SELECTED AWARDS

2020 | Synchronicity | Artistic Excellence Award | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community (MN)
2019 | New Birth | Artistic Excellence Award | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community (MN)
2018 | Hard Time in the Country | Artistic Excellence Award | In. Art Show | Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community (MN)
2018 | On the Horizon | Award of Merit (4th Place) - Prints | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition (MN)
2018 | Tempest-Tossed | Award of Merit | Northern Lights Juried Exhibition | White Bear Center for the Arts (MN)
2017 | Moonrise | Honorable Mention - Prints | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition (MN)
2017 | Moonrise | Art Reach St. Croix Award | Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition (MN)
2014 | Skeletons of Twilight | Honorable Mention | Member Show | Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (MN)
2011 | Morning After | Purchase Award | National Drawing & Print Exhibition | Notre Dame of Maryland University (MD)
2011 | Morning After | Award of Merit | Northern Lights Juried Exhibition | White Bear Center for the Arts (MN)
2011 | Curious | Honorable Mention | Arts in Harmony | Elk River Area Arts Alliance (MI)
2007 | These Seeds We’ve Sown | First Prize | Spring Audition | Crystal Lake Art Center (MI)

EXHIBITION CURATION

2023 | LUNA | Emily Gray Koehler Studio & Gallery | Minneapolis, MN
2018 | Project Art for Nature: Natural Reflections | White Bear Center for the Arts | White Bear Lake, MN

GUEST LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

2021 | Minnesota Orchestra Hall | Minneapolis, MN | Pre-Concert Woodcut Process Demonstration
2016 | Wild Ones Twin Cities Chapter | Richfield, MN | Artist Lecture - A Walk Through the Trespasser’s Garden
2016 | Wild Ones SCOS Chapter | Stillwater, MN | Artist Lecture - A Walk Through the Trespasser’s Garden
2015 | Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts | Fridley, MN | WARM Conversation - Art and Nature Conservation
2015 | Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts | Fridley, MN | Panel Discussion - Getting Your Work Out in the World
2014 | Saint Mary’s University | Winona, MN | Guest Lecture - The Business of Being an Artist
2012 | Frankfort Public Library | Frankfort, IN | Monotype and Woodcut Demonstrations
2008 | The Children’s House Montessori School | Traverse City, MI | Collagraph Demonstration

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Ramsey County Library, White Bear Lake, MN
Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville, MN
St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN
Washington Conservation District, Oakdale, MN
Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Menomonie, WI
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Great Lakes Environmental Center, Traverse City, MI

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Mid America Print Council; midamericaprintcouncil.org
Northeast Minneapolis Arts Accociation (NEMAA); nemaa.org
Minnesota Center for Book Arts; mnbookarts.org
Minneapolis Institute of Arts; artsmia.org

ORGANIZATIONAL & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2023 | St. Paul Port Authority | The Heights Public Art Community Engagement Workgroup | St. Paul, MN
2019 - Present | NEMAA | Thorp Building Captain | Minneapolis, MN
2015 - 2018 | Project Art for Nature | Guidance Committee
2013 - 2019 | White Bear Lake Main Street | White Bear Lake, MN
2011 - 2013 | ArtZ Gallery Cooperative | Amery, WI
2007 | Art Works Alliance | Traverse City, MI
2004 - 2006 | AmeriCorps “Free Radicals” Project | Grand Rapids, MI

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

KSTP Minnesota Live Creative Corner (April 2023)
Star Tribune Magazine (March 2022)
MPLSART.COM (August 2020)
Shark Reef (January 2019)
Art-A-Whirl Blog, City Pages (May 2016)
Northeast Journal, Ramsey/Washington Cable Commission (September 2015)
White Bear Lake Magazine (May 2015)
Minnesota Monthly Magazine (August 2013)
MN Original, Twin Cities Public Television, Episode #324 (September 2012)