Shirl Chouinard
Contact Information
contact name: Shirl Chouinard
phone: 612-390-0983
email: schouina@hotmail.com
Related Organizations:
Board Member - East Central Regional Arts Council
Experience
trompe l'oeil studio
"my muse plays with sugar"
Blog: http://shirlchouinard.blogspot.com/
Artist Statement:
As an alternative sugar artist, it is my intent to surprise and delight my audience with sculptures that depart from everyday boundaries, thus creating rich dialogue around objects of edible art.
Education:
Saint Mary’s University – Minneapolis, MN
Master of Arts in Arts Administration - 1996
Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts – 1993
Anoka Ramsey Community College – Coon Rapids, MN
Associate of Arts Degree – 1990
Awards
2008 Second Place Sculpture Rush City Music & Art Festival
2007 McKnight/ECAC Individual Artist Grant recipient
2007 Best in Sculpture
Altered Esthetics Gallery Show "America"
America's Melting Pot
June 15, 2007
Exhibitions/Performance History
2009
“Members Show” Elk River, MN
“The Struggle Within,” Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
“Resident Artists,” Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
“Arts Alliance,” Elk River, MN
“9th Annual Spiritual Art Show,” Minneapolis, MN
“Rejected Art,” Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2008
"Image 2008", ECAC Sandstone, MN" Salon 300", Hopkins, MN
“Rush City Music & Art Festival”, Rush City, MN
“Resident Artists IV”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
“2nd Annual Juried Art Show”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
“Bike Art III”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
“ECAC/McKnight Artist Grant Fine Art Show”, Hinkley, MN
“8th Annual Juried Spiritual Art Show”, Minneapolis, MN
“Bitter Fruit”, Juried Group Exhibition, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2007
“Image Arts”, Juried Group Exhibition, East Central Arts Council, MN
”America”, Artist Juried Group Exhibition, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Art for Other Senses”, Juried Group Exhibition, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
”25th Annual Spiritual Arts” Juried Group Exhibition, Cross View Lutheran Church, Edina, MN
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Active Place:
Cambridge
Minnesota County:
Isanti
Artist Information
Roles
Sculptor