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He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions, regionally and nationally. He has also been part of a two-person exhibition, at the MAEP, titled "[[Dancing between the Known and the Magical]]", with the ceramist Gary Erickson. In 1995-97 he also was a panelist on the MAEP panel. It was such a pleasant experience that he decided to do it again.

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Brian maintains and active studio practice diligently overseen by his miniature Dachshund, Oscar, and his other dog Jad. He and Wilbur have two children, Blake and Anna. Recently they became grandparents with the birth of their Grandson Wyatt.

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Brian maintains an active studio practice diligently overseen by his miniature Dachshund, Oscar, and his other dog Jad. He and Wilbur have two children, Blake and Anna. Recently they became grandparents with the birth of their Grandson Wyatt.

If you would like to check out Brian's work and some images of the Poor Farm Studio, here is the website. [http://poorfarmart.com Poor Farm Studio Web site].

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Billy X. is probably best known for eccentric “Live art.” During one extended performance and environmental statement, he swam from the source of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The mayors of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and New Orleans all proclaimed Billy X. Curmano Day in their cities.

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He was buried alive for three days in 1983, created a Tiger Cage on Wheels that focused attention on political prisoners and performed for cows with a busload of baffled tourists looking on. He marked the Millennium in Death Valley with a 40-day, juice and water fast and traveled thousands of miles on public transportation to bring a 10-minute greeting from the Mississippi to the Arctic Sea. Amused journalists have dubbed him, “The Court Jester of Southeastern Minnesota” with comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp. [http://www.billycurmano.com/ Billy Curmano's Web site].

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He was buried alive for three days in 1983, created a ''Tiger Cage on Wheels'' that focused attention on political prisoners and performed for cows with a busload of baffled tourists looking on. He marked the Millennium in Death Valley with a 40-day, juice and water fast and traveled thousands of miles on public transportation to bring a 10-minute greeting from the Mississippi to the Arctic Sea. Amused journalists have dubbed him, “The Court Jester of Southeastern Minnesota” with comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp. [http://www.billycurmano.com/ Billy Curmano's Web site].

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'''Andy Sturdevant''' (2009_2011) ''Bio to come.''

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'''Andy Sturdevant''' (2009-2011) has written regularly about local art and artists for mnartists.org, The Rake/Secrets of the City and ARP!. He has served on several panels and curatorial committees including the 2010 Art Shanty Projects. Sturdevant also served on the administrative board of the Art Shanty Projects in 2009 and participated directly as an artist and performer since 2005. In 2008, Sturdevant curated the season-long ''History Room'' at The Soap Factory in conjunction with their 20th anniversary. In 2009 Sturdevant co-created the ''Common Room'' at The Soap Factory, a month-long space for performance and interactivity. Sturdevant is also a practicing artist, exhibiting locally at Art Of This, The Soap Factory, Altered Esthetics and Creative Electric.

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'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) ''Bio to come.'' Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]]. [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].

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'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) makes drawings as a response to contemporary images of military power and its effects on both military and civilian populations. Overwhelmed by the number of recent media images representing the horrors of war—as well as those that attempt to justify it—her drawings are an attempt to understand the contradictory responses of fear, apprehension, complicity, and misgiving that these current circumstances can evoke.

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As someone who has never witnessed combat firsthand, Vossler's conception of warfare in general is shaped by media images, which seem to materialize out of thin air with a disturbing regularity and anonymity. Through drawing, she attempts to transform this barrage of images into a more singular and contemplative experience: one that is more evocative of the complex and entrenched system of thought that continually pits “us” against “them.” Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]]. [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].

[[Image:LyzWendland.jpg|left|125 px]]'''Lyz Wendland''' (2008-2010) is an artist from the Twin Cities area and recently graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with her MFA in Visual Studies. While there her work consisted of combining sculptural, installation and drawing elements. While focusing on form and repetition, during her last year her works became more site-specific and concentrate on creating a unique and quite environment for the viewer.

 == Calling All Minnesota Artists! ==
-Friday, February 19, 2010—Sunday, May 23, 2010<br>
+Friday, February 19, 2010—Sunday, June 13, 2010<br>
 Opening reception: Thursday, February 18, 2010
 Sunday, February 7:<br>
 :30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
+''' Download you [http://www.artsmia.org/UserFiles/File/userfiles/calendar-events/Foot_In_Door_Registration_Forms.pdf Registration Forms] here.'''

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+[[image:2009_Magnet.jpg|top|thumb|300 px|'''[[Scrap]] by Michael Kareken'''<br>'''[[Commuter]] by Tetsuya Yamada'''<br>'''Opening Reception'''<br>'''Thursday, November 19, at 7 p.m.''']]
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 August 28 - November 1, 2009<br>
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Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program - Recent changes [en]

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The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP)

MAEP Artists Panel

Schedule of exhibitions

MAEP Artists Panel

-'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) makes drawings as a response to contemporary images of military power and its effects on both military and civilian populations. Overwhelmed by the number of recent media images representing the horrors of war—as well as those that attempt to justify it—her drawings are an attempt to understand the contradictory responses of fear, apprehension, complicity, and misgiving that these current circumstances can evoke.
+'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) came to Minnesota in 2000 to pursue her MFA at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and has stayed ever since -- becoming an enthusiastic member of the Twin Cities artistic community, and even acquiring a snowblower as a sign of her commitment to Minnesota. Her large-scale graphite drawings are regularly exhibited nationally and regionally, at venues including the MAEP galleries at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the De Young Museum in San Francisco, the Soap Factory, and Franklin Art Works. Megan has received a McKnight Artists Fellowship for Visual Artists (2007), a Jerome Foundation Fellowshiop for Emerging Artists (2005), and, most recently, a Jerome Travel and Study Grant (2009) to travel and draw land formations. She currently teaches drawing at Macalester College and at MCAD, and also lectures on art history at the Walker Art Center.  Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]].  [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].
-As someone who has never witnessed combat firsthand, Vossler's conception of warfare in general is shaped by media images, which seem to materialize out of thin air with a disturbing regularity and anonymity. Through drawing, she attempts to transform this barrage of images into a more singular and contemplative experience: one that is more evocative of the complex and entrenched system of thought that continually pits “us” against “them.”  Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]].  [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].
 [[Image:LyzWendland.jpg|left|125 px]]'''Lyz Wendland''' (2008-2010) is an artist from the Twin Cities area and recently graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with her MFA in Visual Studies.  While there her work consisted of combining sculptural, installation and drawing elements.  While focusing on form and repetition, during her last year her works became more site-specific and concentrate on creating a unique and quite environment for the viewer.

 He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions, regionally and nationally.  He has also been part of a two-person exhibition, at the MAEP, titled "[[Dancing between the Known and the Magical]]", with the ceramist Gary Erickson.  In 1995-97 he also was a panelist on the MAEP panel.  It was such a pleasant experience that he decided to do it again.
-Brian maintains and active studio practice diligently overseen by his miniature Dachshund, Oscar, and his other dog Jad.  He and Wilbur have two children, Blake and Anna.  Recently they became grandparents with the birth of their Grandson Wyatt.
+Brian maintains an active studio practice diligently overseen by his miniature Dachshund, Oscar, and his other dog Jad.  He and Wilbur have two children, Blake and Anna.  Recently they became grandparents with the birth of their Grandson Wyatt.
 If you would like to check out Brian's work and some images of the Poor Farm Studio, here is the website.  [http://poorfarmart.com Poor Farm Studio Web site].
 Billy X. is probably best known for eccentric “Live art.” During one extended performance and environmental statement, he swam from the source of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The mayors of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and New Orleans all proclaimed Billy X. Curmano Day in their cities.
-He was buried alive for three days in 1983, created a Tiger Cage on Wheels that focused attention on political prisoners and performed for cows with a busload of baffled tourists looking on. He marked the Millennium in Death Valley with a 40-day, juice and water fast and traveled thousands of miles on public transportation to bring a 10-minute greeting from the Mississippi to the Arctic Sea. Amused journalists have dubbed him, “The Court Jester of Southeastern Minnesota” with comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp.  [http://www.billycurmano.com/ Billy Curmano's Web site].
+He was buried alive for three days in 1983, created a ''Tiger Cage on Wheels'' that focused attention on political prisoners and performed for cows with a busload of baffled tourists looking on. He marked the Millennium in Death Valley with a 40-day, juice and water fast and traveled thousands of miles on public transportation to bring a 10-minute greeting from the Mississippi to the Arctic Sea. Amused journalists have dubbed him, “The Court Jester of Southeastern Minnesota” with comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp.  [http://www.billycurmano.com/ Billy Curmano's Web site].
-'''Andy Sturdevant''' (2009_2011) ''Bio to come.''
+'''Andy Sturdevant''' (2009-2011) has written regularly about local art and artists for mnartists.org, The Rake/Secrets of the City and ARP!. He has served on several panels and curatorial committees including the 2010 Art Shanty Projects. Sturdevant also served on the administrative board of the Art Shanty Projects in 2009 and participated directly as an artist and performer since 2005. In 2008, Sturdevant curated the season-long ''History Room'' at The Soap Factory in conjunction with their 20th anniversary. In 2009 Sturdevant co-created the ''Common Room'' at The Soap Factory, a month-long space for performance and interactivity. Sturdevant is also a practicing artist, exhibiting locally at Art Of This, The Soap Factory, Altered Esthetics and Creative Electric.
-'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) ''Bio to come.''  Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]].  [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].
+'''Megan Vossler''' (2009-2011) makes drawings as a response to contemporary images of military power and its effects on both military and civilian populations. Overwhelmed by the number of recent media images representing the horrors of war—as well as those that attempt to justify it—her drawings are an attempt to understand the contradictory responses of fear, apprehension, complicity, and misgiving that these current circumstances can evoke.
+As someone who has never witnessed combat firsthand, Vossler's conception of warfare in general is shaped by media images, which seem to materialize out of thin air with a disturbing regularity and anonymity. Through drawing, she attempts to transform this barrage of images into a more singular and contemplative experience: one that is more evocative of the complex and entrenched system of thought that continually pits “us” against “them.”  Megan participated in MAEP's [[War Mediated]].  [http://www.meganvossler.com/ Megan Vossler's Web site].
 [[Image:LyzWendland.jpg|left|125 px]]'''Lyz Wendland''' (2008-2010) is an artist from the Twin Cities area and recently graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with her MFA in Visual Studies.  While there her work consisted of combining sculptural, installation and drawing elements.  While focusing on form and repetition, during her last year her works became more site-specific and concentrate on creating a unique and quite environment for the viewer.