Kyle Fokken

Minneapolis, MN

kyle@kylefokken.com

See Exhibitions page for shows

Awards

• First Place - Sculpture “2003 NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show”, Minneapolis, MN
• Third Place - Sculpture, 92nd Minnesota State Fair Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
• First Place - Sculpture “2002 NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show”, Minneapolis, MN
• Merit Award Winner - Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
• Merit Award Winner - White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
• Fourth Place - Sculpture Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
• 1989 Maybowle Arts Scholarship
• St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
• 1990 Maybowle Arts Scholarship
• St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
  

Press and Publications

• The City Pages “A List” – Review of the “Festival of Appropriation” at the Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2004
• The Dayton Daily News ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT “Art strolls about town” September 2003
• The Dayton City Paper A&C Visuals, “A Radius of Richness” September 2003
• The Dayton City Paper A&C Visuals, “Nature vs. Synthetics-Midwestern landscapes & monumental toys” September 2003
• “The Rake Recommends” The Rake Magazine, June 2003 Minneapolis, MN
• “Flights of Fantasy” The Flint Journal, January 2003 Flint, MI
• The “Word of Mouth”, Minnesota Public Radio Website, November 2001, St. Paul, MN
• The St. Paul Pioneer Press, “Artist Highlights” March 2001St. Paul, MN
• The Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine Online, “Arts Highlights” March 2001, Minneapolis, MN
• The St. Paul Pioneer Pioneer Press, “Artist Highlights” March 2001 St. Paul, MN
• The Pulse Magazine, “Not Your Typical Art Opening” August 1997Minneapolis, MN
• American Art Collector, Midwest Artists EditionAlcove Books, Berkeley, CA November 2004
  Noted Public and Private Collections
• Cherry Creek Arts Festival Mobile Art Collection, Denver, CO
• The House of Balls Collection, Minneapolis, MN
• Robyne Robinson, KSTP/Fox 29 News Anchor, Minneapolis MN
• James Dayton Design Architecture
  

Teaching Experience

Derby Car Construction Class 2005
Children’s class teaching how to design a working soap box derby race car.
Extreme Marble Roller Coaster Class 2005
Children’s class teaching innovative approaches to designing a “roller coaster” for a marble involving found objects.

Adult Education Ceramics Class, Winter Session 2000 - 2001
Taught handbuilding, throwing, and sculpture techniques in addition, to glazing and decoration of clay.
The Great Soapbox Derby 1996 - 2002
Originated and coordinating event, organized artists and engineers to teach class on building soap box derby racers.

Sculpture Demonstration, Delano High School Fall 2003
Demonstrated alternative sculpture techniques via styrofoam carving and construction with everyday, non-traditional art materials.

Related Experience

Artist in Residence “Marble Roller Coaster Construction” - MCA, Minnetonka, MN June 2005

Set Designer – “The Sea-Wolf” - Hardcover Theater, Minneapolis, MN May 2005

Guest Teacher “Soapbox Derby Construction” – Marcy Open School, Minneapolis, MN March 2005

Juror - 2005 Minnesota Sculpture Society Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN February 2005

The Northeast Minneapolis Sculpture Invitational- Co Curator, Minneapolis, MN November 2004

Studio Assistant – Foster Willey Jr. Bronze Sculpture Studio August 2004

Juror - 2003 Religious Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN April 2003

Set Designer -“For What” World Premier Play, The Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis, MN February 2003

North East Minneapolis Artists Association (NEMAA), Minneapolis, MN 2001 – 2003

Treasurer - Spearheaded budgeting for NEMAA. Coordinator for first ever 2-D and 3-D art exhibits for artists with no local show space. Sold advertising for artists' catalog and map. Creative education specialist for Art-A-Whirl - a weekend long studio crawl and festival. Technical Advisory Committee Board – Represented

NEMAA for the Arts Action Plan – a 15-year program to create an arts district to revitalize Northeast Minneapolis, while preventing the adverse effects of gentrification.

No Name Exhibitions at the Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN 1995 - 2002
Curator/Volunteer - Aided internationally recognized organization in renovating a soap and chemical factory into exhibition space. Worked with international artists in conjunction with the Walker Art Center and local and national artists and arts organizations.

Assistant Manager, Artsmarketing Services, Toronto Ontario 1992-1993
Subscription sales and fundraising for arts and nonprofit organizations like the Toronto Symphony and TV Ontario

Juror – Central Minnesota Lutheran Art Exhibition, Mankato, MN 1988

Education

Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, MN 1991-1992
Internship- Liaison to the Board of Directors to coordinate meeting schedules and aid meeting flow. Surveyed member opinions on hot topic items such as diversity, Tax Increment Financing dollars, the St. Paul Creative Corridor, and the fate of the Historic Jemne Building.