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Quick Bio
Dennis J. Flynn was born (December 26, 1942) in Fennimore, Wisconsin. He earned his B.F.A. degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, M.A. & M.F.A. at the University of Iowa, and Post-Graduate at University of New Mexico. He has been an Instructor of Art in various colleges and universities including Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Texas at Arlington, and the University of Idaho.
Dennis has been exhibited widely in the United States and abroad to include: Ljubljana, Greece, Italy, and Colombia. Dennis' work has also been widely published. Museum collections include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Minneapolis Art Institute.
Artist's Statement I should say that a beginning place for understanding my pictures is as appropriation. My images come to me from the outside. Photography is a way to project the image of people in a recognizable and remembered context. The painting is to render the image memorable. We are all affected by other artists' work. We all look, compare, digest and record impressions and try to refine somewhat that others can do that too.
Dennis Flynn 10-02-2008
| Jo Basiste Studio Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2004
Aztec Café, Santa Fe, NM 2001
Museum of Traditional Art, Santa Fe, NM 1998, 1999
Realist Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1997
Boca Grande Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1995
Regional Standard Arts Project, Santa Fe, NM, 1994 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1980
Artists Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1977
Stevens Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 1975
Key West Art Center, Key West, FL, 1974
Gallery 419, Key West, FL, 1974
Gallery 118, Minneapolis, MN, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
Gallery 2111, Milwaukee, WI, 1972
St. Cloud State College, St. Cloud, MN, 1971
Jewish Community Center, Milwaukee, WI, 1968
Museum Exhibitions
Fifteen Santa Fe Artists, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy, 2003
Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, 2002
International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1981
Spokane Annual, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, 1980
Minnesota Biennial, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, 1972
Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Merit Award), Minneapolis, MN, 1970 Northwest Printmakers International, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1972
Hawaii Print Annual, Honolulu Art Museum, Honolulu, HI, 1972
Drawings: Ten Minnesota Artists, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Tweed Art Center, Duluth, MN;
and Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, 1971-1972
Young Americans, Bogota Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Colombia, 1969
Artists Three, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, 1969
MSA Faculty Show, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 1969
Oklahoma Printmakers Society Annual, Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1967
Wisconsin Watercolor Society Biennial, Wustum Museum, Racine, WI (Purchase Award), 1966
Chicago and Vicinity, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1966
California Society of Etchers Annual, San Francisco Museum, San Francisco, CA (Purchase Award), 1965
Selected Group Exhibitions November 2008 & January 2009 Fifth Annual Festival Chania, Crete, Greece, 2007
Buckaroo Ball, Santa Fe, NM 2007
First Evergreen Annual, Evergreen, CO, 2007
Texas National, Nacogdoches, TX, 2007
Eldridge-McCarthy Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003-2005
Contemporary Art 2003, Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM, 2003
Ojo Caliente Gallery, Ojo Caliente, NM, 2000
Brent Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1997
Regional Standard Arts Project, Santa Fe, NM, 1993-1994
Salon des Refusees ’93, Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM, 1993
Copeland- Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1993
8th Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1992-1994
Personal Comments, KiMo Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1992 Cone 10 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1992
Visions of Excellence, Albuquerque, NM, 1991, 1993
Faculty Show, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 1985
DW Gallery, Dallas, TX, 1982-1986
MJS International Gallery, Fort Worth, TX, 1981-1982
Tarrant County Junior College, Hurst, TX, 1981
Works on Paper, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (Merit Award), 1981
Llano Estacado Art Association Annual, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM, 1981
Ramsey County Bicentennial Commission, St. Paul. MN. 1975
118: An Art Gallery, Minneapolis. MN. 1969-1973
Two Nations-Six Artists, Moorhead State College, Moorhead, MN and Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, 1973
Wisconsin Salon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1967, 1971
Minnesota Printmakers Annual, St. Cloud State College (Purchase Award), St. Cloud, MN, 1970
Wisconsin Printmakers Society Biennial, Stout State University, (Invited Section), Menominee, WI, 1969
National Invitational, Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD, 1969
MSA Printmaking Faculty Show, Martin Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 1969
National Drawing and Print Annual, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 1969
National Print and Drawing Annual, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 1967, 1968
Ill-MO-IA, Three State Annual, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (Purchase Award), 1967
Oklahoma Printmakers Society Annual, Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1967
Wisconsin Watercolor Society Biennial, Wustum Museum, Racine, WI (Purchase Award), 1966
Chicago and Vicinity, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1966
Dulin Annual, Knoxville, TN, 1966
California Society of Etchers Annual, San Francisco Museum, San Francisco (Purchase Award), 1965
Beloit and Vicinity Annual, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 1965
Potsdam Festival, State University of New York, Potsdam, NY, 1965
Ultimate Concerns, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1965 Commissions
Minnesota Arts Council matching funds for five lithographs, 1971
Minnesota Arts Council purchase of an edition of lithographs, 1970
Selected Collections
Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Metro-Media Television, Minneapolis, MN
American National Bank, St. Paul, MN
Art Center, Sioux Falls, SD Articles More to come as we track down Dennis' past articles. ART BUZZ, The 2009 Collection New American Paintings Book #78 Western Region Edition, 2008
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EDUCATION
M. F. A. 1968 University of Iowa
M. A. 1967 University of Iowa
B. F. A. 1965 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
1979, 1981 Post-Graduate Study, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1979 Factory of Visual Arts, Seattle, Washington
1965 Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting, Saugatuck, Michigan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR IN DRAWING 1985-1986
University of Texas at Arlington
INSTRUCTOR IN DRAWING AND PAINTING 1981-1982
Tarrant County Junior College, Hurst, TX; Taught evening adult credit classes
INSTRUCTOR 1980
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; Taught graduate and undergraduate courses:
Printmaking, Problems in Contemporary Art and Twentieth-Century Art History
INSTRUCTOR 1974
Florida Keys Community College, Key West, FL; Taught Art History,
Painting and Art Education for Teachers-in-Service
INSTRUCTOR 1970-1971
St. Paul Art Center School, St. Paul, MN; Taught evening adult credit classes in
Painting and Drawing
INSTRUCTOR 1968-1972
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN; Taught Printmaking,
Painting and Design
HEAD 1969-1971
Printmaking Area, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN;
Prepared edition prints for visiting noted artists
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
MASTER PRINTER 1979
DaySpring Graphics, Albuquerque, NM; Editioned Lithographics
GALLERY ASSISTANT 1975
Larcada Gallery, New York, NY
MEMBER 1974
Advisory Panel for Sharing Matching Funds, Minnesota State Arts Council grants-in-aid,
Minneapolis, MN
DIRECTOR 1972-1973
Nouvelle Gallery, Northampton, MA; Collected art, represented artists, curated exhibits,
advised collectors, sold art. |
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