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Gunnar Norquist grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Descending from a long line of Swedish carpenters he has always loved using his hands. As a teenager, drawing and building things were among his favorite activities.
Norquist received his B.S. in studio art from the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota and then an M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. He has exhibited widely including such places as Minneapolis, Providence, New York, and Paris. Norquist lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife and their three children and the family dog, Adelaide. |
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EDUCATION:
2006, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, M.F.A. Sculpture 2004, University of Northwestern, MN, B.S. Studio Art SELECTED EXHIBITION HISTORY: 2024, Gunnar Norquist, Solo Show, AS220 Project Space, Providence, RI 2022, Moments, Solo Show Square Halo Gallery, Lancaster, PA 2021, Storylines, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA 2021, Represent: New Portraiture, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY 2020, Fact vs. Fiction, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA 2020, Drawing, Dallas MAC, Dallas, TX 2020, Works on Paper, LIBF, Long Beach Township, NJ 2020, Step in Time, Coastal Contemporary, Newport, RI 2019, Small and Smaller, SITE: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 2019, Three x Three, BCA Gallery, Barrington, RI 2018, RISD Staff Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2016, Patterns, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA 2016, RISD Summer Faculty Show, Woods-Gerry, Providence, RI 2015, RISD Staff Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2012, Surfacing, Chazan Gallery, Providence, RI 2011, Vicinity, Keeseh Studio, Providence, RI 2010, AGN, Solo Show, AS220 Project Space, Providence, RI 2010, AS220 at Women and Infants, W&I gallery, Providence, RI 2010, TRANS-parent-TRANS-lucent, Flash Space, Lawrence, KS 2010, Stations, Genesis Gallery, Paris, France 2009, RISD Staff Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2009, Nativity, Bryan College, Tennessee 2008, RISD Staff Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2007, The Library Show, Firehouse 13, Providence, RI 2006, Curiouser, Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn, New York 2006, The Floor Show, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI 2005, Fall Juried Exhibition, Hillel Gallery, Providence, RI 2005, Sculpture Graduate Group Show, Sol Koffler, Providence, RI 2003, 4X4, Denler Gallery, St. Paul, MN PRESS: 2012, Providence Phoenix, Cook, Greg, “The Surreal World”. 2011, Studio Visit, Volume Sixteen, The Open Studios Press 2011, Pilot Magazine, “Taking Art to the Highest Degree” 2010, Apartment Therapy, Rainwater, Sarah, “Cement Tiles by Gunnar Norquist” LECTURES: 2014, Arts and Culture Speaker Series, Bryan College, TN 2010, Art Practices, Bryan College, TN EXPERIENCE: 2007- , Coordinator of Exhibitions, Rhode Island School of Design 2016, Art Professor, Italy, Bryan College, Italy Study Abroad 2015, Faculty, Providence, RI, RISD Continuing Education 2015, Art Professor, Italy, Bryan College, Italy Study Abroad 2006, Graduate Teaching Assistant, RI, Rhode Island School of Design 2005, Graduate Teaching Assistant, RI, Rhode Island School of Design 2005, Andrew W. Mellon Intern, RISD Museum, RI 2004, Graduate Teaching Assistant, RI, Rhode Island School of design |