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Marian I. S. Lyndgaard
marian.lyndgaard@vcfa.edu
Education
2025 MFA in Visual Arts, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Valencia, CA.
2005 BA with honor’s thesis and departmental distinction in Art/Secondary Education; K-12 Arts Certification. College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN.
Additional Coursework
2022, 23, 24 Black Ash Basket, Pewter Casting, Avon Hills Folk School, Avon, MN.
2016, 2021 Advanced Painting; Biological Illustration, College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN.
2011-2015 Advanced Ceramics; Narrative Painting; Printmaking Intensive, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT.
2011 Painting Studio Class, Luther College, Decorah, IA.
2007-2010 Advanced Ceramics; Sculpture; Book Arts; Advanced Book Arts. University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV.
2008 Tuscarora Summer Pottery School, Parks Studio, Tuscarora, NV. July 2008.
Professional Experience
2025,26 Graduate Assistant, Vermont College of Fine Arts, via Cal Arts, Valencia, CA.
2026 College in the Schools via Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Holdingford Public Schools, Holdingford, MN
2016- Present 6-12 Art Teacher. Holdingford Public Schools, Holdingford, MN
2012-1015 Elementary Art Teacher. Twin Valley Elementary School, Wilmington, VT
2010-2011 Elementary Art Teacher. Howard Winneshiek Community School District, Cresco, Elma, and Lime Springs, IA
2007-2010 High School Art Teacher. Spanish Springs High School, Sparks, NV
Exhibitions
2026 Darkness, group exhibition, Understory Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Curated by Susan Snipes, Jackie Carpenter, Renee Jett and Marian Lyndgaard
2026 Stitching Together, solo exhibit, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN.
2026 Seeds of Resilience, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2026 Collected, Kinhouse, Fort Wayne, IN
2025 And the Crowd Goes Wild, Understory Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Curated by Susan Snipes and Naomi Even-Aberle
2025 Entangled, Graduate Exhibition, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Valencia, CA.
2025 Fracture Point, Vermont Granite Museum, Barre, VT. Curated by Patty Meriam
2025 Terms of Engagement, Understory Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
2025 Artistic Kaleidoscope II, Burl Gallery, St.Paul, MN.
2024 Summer Studio Space, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
2024 Winter Studio Space, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Selinsgrove, PA.
2023 Summer Studio Space, Vermont College of Fine Arts,, Colorado Springs, CO.
2023 Winter Exhibition, The Ark, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT.
2022 Trail Mix, The Whit, St. Cloud, MN. Juried by Winona LaDuke
2019 Woman’s Show, invitation exhibit, St. Cloud, MN.
2017 Connecting Threads: Needlework and Home, solo art exhibit, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2013 Reading the Landmark College Community, invitation exhibit, Landmark College, Putney, VT.
2011 Creating Movement, two-person exhibit, Spectrum Gallery, Decorah, IA.
2010 Sewn Relief, solo exhibit, University of Phoenix Gallery, Reno, NV.
2009 Significantly Other, invitation exhibit, Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV.
2009 Fortified Artistry, on site installation with Holland Project, Wingfield Park, Reno, NV.
2009 Nada Dada Exhibition, El Cortez Hotel Room #407, Reno, NV.
2005 Senior Exhibit, Honors Thesis, Alice R. Rogers Gallery, Collegeville, MN.
2004, 2005 Clemens Juried Art Show, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. First place.
Collaborative Projects
2026 Understory Gallery Residency, Cleveland, MN
2026 Maine Prairie Studio Residency, Kimball, MN
2017- Present Collaborative Teaching for Integrations Grant with Sarah Drake, Holdingford Public Schools, Holdingford, MN
2025- Present Mending Circle Founder, Avon Hills Folk School, Avon, MN.
2025 In Situ Polyculture Commons Residency, Rockingham, VT.
Grants, Awards, and Publications
2026 Central Minnesota Arts Board/McKnight Individual Artist Award.
2026 Suboart Magazine Nr. 58, International Art Magazine for Emerging Artists
2023 Merit Award Scholarship, Vermont College of Fine Arts.
2019, 2020 Central Minnesota Arts Board Project Grant, Holdingford Public Schools.
2018 Central Minnesota Arts Board/McKnight Individual Artist Award.
2013, 2014 Vermont Arts Council, Elementary School-wide Mosaic Collaborative Projects.
2009 Jackpot grant, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV. October.
2009 Brushfire Literature and Art Journal publication, University of Nevada at Reno, NV.
2008 Better Education Through the Arts K-12 Teaching grant, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV.
2004, 2005 Studio One publication, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
Collections
2005 College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN.
Board Membership
2025-Present Alumnx Advisory Council, Vermont College of Fine Arts, VT.
2016-Present Fine Arts Now, Holdingford, MN.
2013-14 Meetinghouse Preschool, Marlboro, VT.
2010-2011 The Clay Studio, Decorah, IA.
Professional Development and Volunteer Experience
2018-present Avon Hills Folk School, Avon, MN.
2024 National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
2022 Maine Prairie Studio, wood firing, Kimball, MN.
2022 Culturally Responsive Arts Education Workshop, Sartell, MN.
2006-2010 Art Docent, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
2008 Art Educators of Nevada 2008 Fall Conference, Reno High School, Reno, NV.