Kristen Pless photographs landscapes, combining historic and contemporary processes to create her own sense of ethereal space. Pless' work has been exhibited nationally.
Pless was raised on a farm near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. She received her BA from Montana State University in 2004 and received her MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in May 2007. She currently lives in Two Harbors, MN and has taught photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 2009.
Email: Kristenpless@gmail.com
Tel: 406.570.9132
Image Credit: Morgan Reckinger
Brief CV
EDUCATION
2007 M.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2004 B.A. Montana State University, May 2004, with Honors
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH
2009-PRESENT Assistant Professor, Art & Design Department: Photography Area
Courses taught: Introduction to Photography, Freshman Seminar: Fundamentals of Photography, Inventing with Light, 2D Digital Design, Intro to Art, Senior Seminar I, UMD Seminar-Intro to College Learning, Independent Study of Photography, Senior Exhibition Mentor
ART INSTITUTE OF BOSTON- LESLEY
2012 Mentor for MFA- Low-Residency Program
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
2007 Teaching Assistant, Photogravure with Daria Sywulak
2006 Teaching Assistant, Nevada Landscape Photography with Jack Fulton
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
2004 Teaching Assistant, Color Photography with John Hooton
2001-2004 Teaching Assistant, Intro to Photography
EXHIBITIONS(* Solo)
2021 Tweed Museus of Art, Duluth MN
2018 Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth MN
2017 Prove Gallery, Duluth MN
2016 *Monarchs: Photographs from the Reserves Merrill Lynch Fine Arts Gallery, Duluth MN
2015 *Selected works, b.shannon design gallery, Winterset IA
2014 What we do, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth MN
*The Space Around You, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth MN
2012 Instant Love, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth MN
2010 *TPTP, Temporary Public Art Installation, Duluth MN
2009 Great Lake Aquarium. Duluth MN
Marine Museum, Duluth MN
2007 Mezzanine, San Francisco CA
Mexican Consulate, San Francisco CA
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco CA
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
2014 Bostick & Sullivan, 21 platinum 8x8” artist proofs
2014 Photographic commission, Essentia Health-Orthpedic Wing
2013 Photographic commission, Essentia Health-Orthopedic Wing
2012 Photographic commission, Essentia Health-Orthopedic Wing
2008-2014 Permanent photographic & graphic installations, Duluth Heritage Sports Center
AWARDS AND HONORS
2010 Arrow Head Regional Arts Council, Twin Port Temporary Public Grant
2008 Emerging Artist Fellowship, McKnight Foundation