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MARILYN LINDSTRÖM   

public & community art: murals & mosaic

2528 Pillsbury Ave So,  Minneapolis, Minnesota  55404   usa

 mobile: 612.325.2114               www.marilynlindstrom.com

 email:   marilynlindstrom@gmail.com

 

Public Art      partial list

Pathways to Peace  Ceramic tile, mosaic 2009   4’6” X 6’6”, Outdoor entrance wall, with artist Francis Yellow and 100 6th graders, Anthony Middle School, commissioned by Arts for Academic Achievement and Paul Sommers history class

World Tree of Life  Sister ceramic tile mosaics 5’8”X5’8”, 2008, w/public artist Francis Yellow and Emerson&Jefferson School students, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peace  in  Relatedness  Ceramic tile, mosaic 5’5”X6’5”, 2006, with 90 middle school students, with public artist Francis Yellow, Entrance lobby, Oltman Middle School, St.Paul Park, Minnesota

Homage  Perdomo  smalti, ceramic tile, mosaic 2006   4’6” X 6’ Heritage Commons lobby, commissioned by Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, Minneapolis, Minnesota

World Language  Perdomo smalti mosaic, 2005, 6’ X 6’, Franklin Library, West fireplace commissioned by Minneapolis Public Library,  Minneapolis, Minnesota, dedicated to  the diverse Phillips Community

Hand to Heart  Ceramic tile, glass, mirror, clay, Architectural exterior mosaics, 2004, entryway lintel; gateway pillars; 17 mosaics; with single mothers, commissioned by: Jeremiah Program and City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hope  Exterior mosaics, ceramic tile, 2002-03, Art in dialogue with community, National Animating Democracy Program, Intermedia Arts and Hope Community, People, Places, Connections Artists partner with Minneapolis organizations to create public art, 40 community participants, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honor the Spirit    Exterior mosaic pillar, 9’ x 2’ x 2’, ceramic tile on cement, 2001, Dania Hall site, w/lead artist John Pitman Weber, artist   Chong S. Shin, and over 40 community members; West Bank Community, Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Community Murals 20 of over 100 listings

We Want To Live    2011, mural, 11’ X 26’, acrylic on cement, with Uruguayan community members and artist Francis Yellow(N. America) and  Carlos Larregui  and others ( S. America) San Gregorio de Polanco , Uruguay, South America

Our Power Comes From Our People  2010- 2008, Student Mural, 18’X18’, acrylic on brick, w/public artist Francis Yellow and sixteen Nawayee  High School students,  Phillips neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota State Arts Board Artist in the Schools Program

Integrity   2002, five panel painting, 12’ X32’, acrylic on wood with texture,an Intergenerational community painting: 100 participants, Fresco Community Outreach Program, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Fullness of Life for All  2001, mural, 13’ round, ceiling, with two panels, 7’X10’, acrylic on wall, indoor, Fresco  Community Outreach project, library, Community of Peace Academy, with middle school youth, East Side, St. Paul, Minnesota

I am Part of My Environment, I Learn and Care 2000, mural, 4’X22’, acrylic on plaster, indoor, Ugandan Social Training Center, participants: Development organizers from Uganda and Kenya, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

Colors of Community  2000, mural, guest artist series, 8’X20’, mural, with thirty high school students,  Blake (private) High School, Hopkins, Minnesota

The Language of Hope  1999, mural, 13′X32′, acrylic on concrete block, outdoor, Fresco Community Outreach and Migizi Communications, with guest artists Francis Yellow, Robert DesJarlait and sixteen youth, 31st Ave and East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sebeka Centennial Mural: A Historical Vision  2001-1998, four years, four panels, 14’X20’ each, latex on block, outdoor, Intergenerational project,over 1000 participants, Five Wings Art Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, Sebeka Arts Council/school, Sebeka, Minnesota

Las Culturas del Mundo  1998, mural on three dimensional panels, five kiosks, acrylic on wood, outdoor, Minnesota State Arts Board Residency, Emerson Spanish Immersion School, 15th Street at Spruce Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Crossroads   1997, mural, 12′x112′, latex on concrete block, Cultural Center of Minnesota, Lyndale Neighborhood Association, with twenty neighborhood youth and guest artist Carole Byard, 3013 Lyndale Ave So. Minneapolis, Minnesota

World Corridor  1996, mural, three panels, 6′x12′ each, multi-cultural mural residency, with students, indoor, Minnesota State Arts Board Residency, Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka, Minnesota

The Hands of Tenderness   1995, mural, 6′x22′, acrylic on canvas panels, indoor, portable,  with sixty 4th grade students, Minnesota State Arts Board Residency, Marcy Open School, 4th Ave and 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Colors of Life   1995, mural, 3′ to 12′x30′, acrylic on stucco, outdoor, with Mali Kouanchao, community participants, commissioned by Harbor View Resident Council and COMPAS, 11th St., Duluth, Minnesota

The Faces of the Future Reflect Our Past   1995, mural, 14′x50′, acrylic on brick, with fourteen youth and mentor artists, commissioned by the Early Childhood Resource Center, Neighborhood Safe Art Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

We Claim Our Lives   1994, mural, 15′x110′, acrylic latex on stucco, outdoor, with neighborhood teenagers, commissioned by Neighborhood Safe Art Program, People of Phillips, Franklin Ave and 11th, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Neighborhood Safe Art: “We Come from the Four Directions   1992, 1991, public art park, two-summer project, wood arches, mural, six guest artists, thirty youth, landscaping, Lake Street at 12th Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2005: updated arch to mosaic with Youth Farm and Market project youth

The Children Are the Garden   1983, mural, 13′x50′, acrylic on stucco, in collaboration with San Francisco artist Miranda Bergman, on the Bibleoteca Infantil (Children’s Library), Alfonso Valasquez Park, Managua, Nicaragua, Central America

 

Awards

2004   Minneapolis Public Art Award, Committee on Urban Environment, “Hand to Heart” Mosaic Series

2000    Leadership Initiatives in Neighborhoods (LIN) Fellowship, The St. Paul Companies

1995   Minneapolis Public Art Award, Committee on Urban Environment “Faces of the Future” mural

1994   Minneapolis Public Art Award, Committee on Urban Environment “We Claim Our Lives” mural

 

Published Works

Book   The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art, The Guild Sourcebooks 2007

Book   Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride, African American murals, J. Prigoff;  R. Dunitz, 2000

Book   Museum of the Streets, by Moira Harris, Pogo Press, 1986

Book   The Murals of Nicaragua, David Kunzle, 1995

Booklet   FORECAST Public Artworks, 1991-1992

 

Exhibitions

2007    Artists, Architects and Designers: commissioned by the Minneapolis Public Library since 1889, Main Central Library,  Cargill Hall Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2007    Home Sweet Home Again: An Affordable Housing Art Exhibit, http://www.fhfund.org

2006    Home House Project: The Future Of Affordable Housing, award-winning architecture designs for affordable homes, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

2001    People, Places, Connections, Design Charette, Art Concepts for the Greenway Urban Bike trail, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1998    Wall-To-Wall Dialogue on Public Art, Exhibit Host//Organizer/Artist Intermedia Arts, and the Lyndale Neighborhood Organization,Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Education and Travel

2011   Cultural Envoy Program, U.S. State Department, San Gregorio de Polanco, Uruguay

2001   Research, LIN Fellowship, St. Paul Companies, Ancient symbols, Northern Europe

2000   Workshop leader, Public Murals, Community Development, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

1996   Research, Headwaters grant, Murals of Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

1983   Collaborative Mural Project, w/ Miranda Bergman, Nicaraguan Children’s Library, Managua, Nicaragua, Central America

1979   International representative to 11th World Festival of youth and Students, Havana, Cuba

1974    Bachelor Degree, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Teaching Experience

I have created murals and mosaics in over 60 schools since 1990

Public University of Montevideo, Uruguay     2011, Mosaic Workshop and lecture on Public/Community art

Minnesota State Arts Board    1990-present,  Artist- in- Education Roster:  Created murals and mosaics with students in over forty schools

COMPAS     Artists and Writers in the Schools: Created murals with students in over thirty schools

Marshfield High School    Visiting Artist residency, Mosaic Public Art Project, Marshfield, Wisconsin

Blake School    McGuire Visiting Artist residency at the Blake Campus, created mural with students, Hopkins, Minnesota

University of Minnesota    Guest Lecturer, “Community Mural Making”, Minneapolis, Minnesota

College of St. Thomas   Guest Lecturer, “Community Mural Making”, St. Paul, Minnesota

Higher Education Consortium on Urban Affairs    Guest Lecturer and education site leader, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Adult Education Workshop    Public Murals, Community Development, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

 

References

Mary Altman         Public Arts Administrator, Community Planning and Economic Development City of Minneapolis, 612-673-3006    Mary.Altman@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

John Pitman Weber        Founder and Public Artist, Chicago Public Art Group CPAG; Elmhurst College art professor, Elmhurst, Illinois,  312-421-4877      eweberandj@aol.com

Emilio Bettaglio      Director Capital Improvements, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, 612-342-1419     ebettaglio@mpha.org

“Our World Muralist”,  Meridel LeSueur