Malena Handeen

Studio # 21

Folky linocut, oil & watercolor paintings depict images of rural life.

Loose Tooth Cowgirl Saloon
5075 100th Ave. NW,
Milan, MN 56262

320.793.6675


www.easybeanfarm.com

EDUCATION:

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul (1997-1999)

Fine Arts Curriculum; Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Color Theory

University of Minnesota Morris (1996)

Ceramics

Montevideo High School, Montevideo, MN (graduated, 1994)

Minnesota Center for Arts Education (1993)

Visual Arts Curriculum

SHOW HISTORY:

Loose Tooth Cowgirl Studio Open House, Meander (2004, 2005 & 2006)

"Recent Works"? one woman exhibition of oil paintings at the Java River

Fireside Gallery, Montevideo (2004)

"Four Generations"? multimedia collaborative at the Madeleine Kahn Gallery, University, East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania (2002)

"Thaw"?, one woman watercolor exhibit at Java River Fireside Gallery, Montevideo (2001)

St. Paul Art Crawl, the Hamilton Building, St. Paul (1999)

Hard Times Caf̩, Minneapolis (1996)

"Essence of Magic"?, one woman multimedia exhibit at the Montevideo Public Library (1994)

Montevideo Public Library (1992)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

(1996-1999) The California Building, studio warehouse, Minneapolis, MN

Groundskeeper and award winning gardener

(1996) Twin Cities Framing, Roseville, MN

Mat and frame maker

(1994-1995) Coast to Coast Hardware, Montevideo, MN

Clerk and stocker

OTHER:

Southwest Minnesota Arts & Humanities Council grant awarded for portfolio development, May 2000, final report filed March 2001.

Art Tour 1999: Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, France, and Spain. Study of master works; produced sextet of oil illustrations.

Exhibiting in barn studio


Directions:
5075 100th Ave. NW, - from Milan 6m E on Hwy 40 to 100th Ave. NW. Turn right to first farm on right.