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contact name: Sean Connaughty
email: vnc333@earthlink.net

location address:
At my home in the Standish Erickson Neighborhood
26th ave
Minneapolis MN 55407

open to public: no

Related Organizations:
Salamander/ The Vortex Navigation Company
University of Minnesota
College of Visual Arts
St. Cloud State University
Camera Obscura Records
Mutant Music
Mayday Cafe
SCAD


MCAD

Education
2000 M.F.A. Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
1989 B.F.A. Painting, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
1987 preparation for B.F.A., University of Minnesota
1986 preparation for B.F.A, San Francisco Art Institute
Teaching Experience: 2001-present- University of Minnesota, St. Cloud State University, College of Visual Arts








Sean Connaughty is a multi-media artist who lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He currently is a professor of art at The University of Minnesota, where he has taught painting and drawing since 2000. Recently Mr. Connaughty has shown his work in Germany, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, New York City and Minneapolis. Recently he served as a jury member for the Omani Fine Art Society, in Muscat, Oman by invitation of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. He has also served as a juror for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Assafeer Art Competition" an exhibition of Saudi Artists  in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sean Connaughty received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and his Masters of Fine Arts Degree from The Savannah College of Art and Design.

Awards

2008 Juror for Omani Fine Arts Society, Muscat, Oman
2005 Recipient stipend for Art Shanty Projects, Medicine Lake, Plymouth, MN
2003 Recipient Blacklock Nature Sanctuary fellowship and residency
2002 Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Assistance Fellowship
www.state.mn.us/ebranch/msab/grants/2003/artists.htm
2001 Selected by jury; Sothebys/Artlink International Young Art Auction 2002, Tel Aviv, New York,
Amsterdam
2000 New American Painting, Southern Region Competition winner
1999 Presidential Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design
1998,99,2000 Deans List, Savannah College of Art and Design

Exhibitions
2008 “A History of the Earth and The Garden Projekt” BBK Gallery, Hildesheim, Germany
2007 “A History of the Earth” DownSpace Gallery, LA Design Center, Los Angeles CA
2007 “5” Gallery Co Minneapolis MN
2006 “A HISTORY OF THE EARTH” Marshall Arts
Minneapolis, MN
2005/6 Art Shanty Projects: “Bigloo” with Matt Zaun Medicine Lake , Plymouth MN
2003 "Tansy, Bluegrass, Poison Hemlock, Water Hemlock, Datura,..." Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2003 "Sean Connaughty" Farnham Gallery, Simpson College, Decatur, Iowa.
2002 "Installation Project" No Name Exhibitions, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2001 "Man Looking at Himself" Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 "Birds of Appetite", Bergen Gallery, Savannah, GA
1999 "Small Works on Paper", Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
1999 "Accidental Man", Gallery Metropole, Savannah, GA 2003 "Tansy, Bluegrass, 1998 "Four Alchemical Rules", New French Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
1996 "Things to Remember in the Wilderness", Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
1995 "Aural Paintings", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1995 "No Context" (Paintings, Video, Audio,) Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1993 "Beyond Science", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1992 "Four Alchemical Rules", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1991 "Freshwater", Hamline University Art Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
Group Exhibitions
2006  St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud MN
2006  Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2006  Katherine E. Nash Gallery Minneapolis, MN
2005  video and performance, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2005  paintings and video, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
2005 “Crows”, video/audio presentation, Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN January 28.
2005  video audio presentation. At the influx room, Rarig Center The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN January 26
2003 "Artlink on the Lake" TelAviv, Israel
2002 "Art Show" Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2002 "Adjunct Faculty" Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN
2002 "International Young Art 2002" Sothebys Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland
2002 "International Young Art 2002" SothebysTel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
2002 "International Young Art 2002" Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York
2001 “CASFine Art, Group Exhibition”, Savannah, GA
2000 "11th year Anniversary Exhibition" Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 "Obvious/Unseen" Installation Project, Starland Dairy, Savannah, GA
2000 "Dust" Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2000 "Aquatint to Digital", Southern Graphics Conference, Miami, FL
2000 "In a Different Light", Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
1999 "Print Alliance Exhibition", Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
1999 "The Big Picture Show", Bergen MFA Gallery, Savannah, GA
1999 "Small Works", Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah, GA
1999 "I-95 to New York", Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
1999 "Emergency", Athena Gallery, Savannah, GA
1998 "Big Picture Show", M.F.A. Gallery, Bergen Hall, Savannah, GA
1998 "Small Works", Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah, GA
1997 "Second Aspect Group", Moorhead State University Gallery, Moorhead, MN
1996 “Aural Paintings” Gallery Rebollosso, Minneapolis, MN
1996 “No Context” paintings, video,
1995 "Aural Paintings", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1994 "Artists of Gallery Rebolloso", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1992 "Four Alchemical Rules", Gallery Rebolloso, Minneapolis, MN
1992 "Gulf War Show", pARTs Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1991 "Foot in the Door” , Minneapolis Institute of Art. Minneapolis, MN
1991 "Three Painters", Rossmor Building, Saint Paul, MN
1991 "Freshwater", Hamline University Art Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
1990 "Group Exhibition", pARTs Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1989 "Senior Show", Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
1988 "Seven Emerging Artists", First Bank, Minneapolis, MN

The Frederick R Weisman Art Museum, permanent collection, Minneapolis, MN
Telfair Museum of Art, permanent collection. Savannah, GA
Betye Saar, Artist, Los Angeles, CA

Arthur Kouwenhoven, Art Collector, Antique Dealer, New York, NY

Cora Bett Thomas, owner; Cora Bett Thomas Realty, Savannah, GA
Elaine Cobos, Former Director of Galleries, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

George Rebollosso, Director, Gallery Rebollosso, Minneapolis, MN
First Bank, (Lynn Sowder) Minneapolis, MN

BBK Galerie Hildesheim Germany
Down Space Los Angeles CA
Marshall Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN
Soo Visual Arts Center Minneapolis, MN
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Lowe Gallery, Atlanta GA
No Name Exhibitions/ The Soap Factory Minneapolis, MN
Broome Street Gallery, New York, New York
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York
Sothebys, Amsterdam
Sothebys, Tel Aviv, Israel
Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Gallery Rebollosso, Minneapolis, MN
Starland Dairy, Savannah, GA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery

2005 “The Glove Shack” The Daily Progress, By Archie Ingersoll, The Associated Press http://asap.ap.org/stories/305555.s
2005 Ptolemaic Terrascope London, UK. By Jeff Penczak http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_April05.htm#Connaughty
“Artists on Artists Sean Connaughty and The History of the Earth” Article on mnartists.org
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=88075
2005 “Strangers in Town” by Rod Smith, City Pages, December 22, p. 50,51 www.citypages.com/alist/detail.asp?EID=109535
2004 “Sean Connaughty at the Soo Visual Art Center” Pulse Magazine Review by Nathan Dean, August 25
2004 “How Critics Voted in the Polls” Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/stories/919/5153308-2.html
2003 "Connaughtys' Choice" by Michael Fallon. City Pages,
November 26, p. 45 www.citypages.com/databank/24/1199/article11696.asp - 60k - Jan 21, 2005 -
2003 "Rorschach tests and Bond Girls abound at Soo Visual Art Center" by Clea Felien Southside Pride, December 2003 vol. XIII issue 12. p.14.
2002 "No Name International" by Mary Abbe. Minneapolis Star Tribune
Friday, May 24, 2002 photos by Stormi Greener
2002 catalog Sothebys/Artlink International Young Artists Live
auctions. New York, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, November
2002 Sothebys.com , Online Auction, January
2001 Preview Magazine, Telfair Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions" Spring
2000 New American Painting, vol. 28, July, Southern region, Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Brooklyn Museum of Art, www.newamericanpaintings.com/28thbook/28thbookpreviewimages/artistpages/connaughtysean.htm
1999 "The Vortex Navigator" by Phil McMullen, Ptolemaic Terrascope, London, England..
1998 "No Context: Sean Connaughty and David Pitman" by Barb Elam,
Pulse Magazine, Minneapolis,MN
1999 "Emergency Exhibition" Creative Loafing, Savannah, GA.
1999 "Connaughty Summons from the Unconscious" by Rachel Mason, Connect Magazine, Savannah, GA.
1999 "Sean Connaughty of Salamander" Magnet Magazine, July
1993 "Sean Connaughty at Gallery Rebolloso" by Pamela Sund,
Artpaper, Minneapolis,MN.
1994, 95, 96 "The A-List" by Julie Caniglia, City Pages, Minneapolis,MN
2005 Paintings displayed “Bent Hemlock” Camera Obscura Records.
2001 Paintings displayed “Birds of Appetite” with Camera Obscura
records
1996 Paintings displayed “Red Mantra” with Camera Obscura
records
1995 Paintings displayed “Red Ampersand” with Camera Obscura records http://www.cameraobscura.com.au/obscura2.htm
2002 Paintings displayed “Live at the Soo Visual Art Center” with mutant records www.mutantmusic.com/connaughty.htm
1996 Paintings displayed Red Mantra with Camera Obscura records1999 Paintings displayed “Things Make Patterns as They Fall” Vortex Navigation Company with Camera Obscura Records
1991 "Connaughty Displayed At Hamline" by Jeff Dell, Hamline University Paper, Minneapolis,MN.
discography:
Salamander:
1995 Red Ampersand (Camera Obscura Records)
1996 Red Mantra (Camera Obscura Records)
2000 Live at the Soo Gallery (Mutant Music)
2000 Birds of Appetite (Camera Obscura records)
2005 Bent Hemlock (Camera Obscura Records)
The Vortex Navigation Company:
Things Make Patterns as they Fall (Camera Obscura Records)
Sean Connaughty (solo):
Blacklock, (Mutant Music)
Five Hands Tall (Mutant Music)

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Shakopee MN

Gender:
Male

Active Place:
Minneapolis

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

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