Holly Tappen
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Contact Information
contact name: Holly Tappen
email: mDNA2@aol.com
location address:
Twin Cities MN 55113
open to public: no
Pseudonym: "Specializing in Post-Depressionism"
Related Organizations:
VSArt
Experience
HOLLY TAPPEN, Artist
Specializing in Post-Depressionism
MDNA2@aol.com 651-645-6119
A visual artist specializing in oil painting on canvas, I examine color, light, ideas, and spirit via realistic or abstract , free from a predetermined style.
Awards and Honors
. * ARTIST RECOGNITION GRANT 2007 VSArt·
*Museum Collection - Hinckley Fire Museum, MN
· * Award of Recognition, University of Minnesota, Dept of Anthropology, commission of 6 paintings “Simian Communication”, ongoing permanent exhibition.
* First Place Winner, Highland Park Winter Festival, St Paul, MN
Exhibitions/Performance History
· Hinckley Firestorm Museum, Hinckley, MN 2006 + 2007
. Coffee News Cafe, Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 2008
. Cornucopia Gallery, Lanesboro, MN 2007
· Larsen Gallery, Three Critiques Cubed, St Paul Campus, U of MN 2006
· Undercroft Gallery, Live Bait Art Show, St Anthony, MN 2006
· St. Paul Art Crawl, Rossmor Building, MN 2005-06
· MN State Arts Board, Art of Recovery, St. Paul, MN 2005
· Inside Out Gallery, Take Me To the River, juried show, Mpls, MN 2005
· Unity-Unitarian, Social Justice Restoration, St. Paul,MN 2005
· Vision Loss Resources, VSA Exhibit, Mpls, MN 2005
· 3M Corporation, Corporate HQ, Woodbury Arts Guild, St Paul, MN 2005
· Undercroft Gallery, Juried Show, St. Anthony, MN 2005
· Recovery, Allina Hospital Offices, St. Paul, MN 2004
· Shades of Grey, Gingko’s Cafes, 2 locations, St Paul, MN 2004
· Freedom, John’s Gallery, juried solo show, St. Paul, MN 2003
· Post-Depressionist Art, Old Man River, solo show, St. Paul, MN 2003
Collections
Selected Commissions and Collections
· Hinckley Firestorm Museum, Hinckley, MN
· “Koi”, Wild Leaf Japanese Restaurant, 6 paintings, Crystal, MN
· Dr. Daniel Adler, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Education
· Split Rock Arts Program, Continuing Education, Cloquet, MN, All I Want to Do Is Paint, 2003-07, Dr. David Feinberg.
· Studio Painting, St. Paul, MN, 2005-06, Alexandra Rozenman.
· Oil Painting, , Tom Lister, 2002 – 06, St Paul Community Ed.
· Abstract Expressionism, 2001-04, Dr. Chris Matteson, St Paul Comm Ed.
· Emory University, BA, Atlanta, GA. Art History, Paris, France.
· Independent Study, Caucasus Mountains, Tbilisi & Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia 2002-05.
Publications
Selected Media Coverage
· Charles Dillon, Transplanted Artist Finds Self at Home in St. Paul, The Riverview Times, Vol. 9 No. 11, November, 2002.
· Shelley Harris, HBA News – The Winner, The Villager, Vol. 50, No. 20, 2002.
· Steve Kuchera, Art for All, Duluth News Tribune, Vol. 133, No. 61, 2003
· Brad Stauffer, Dressed in Holiday Style, The Villager, Vol. 50, No. 18, 2002.
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia
Gender:
Female
Active Place:
Twin Cities
Minnesota County:
Ramsey
Artist Information
Roles
Painter