Resume

A more detailed resume in pdf format can be found here.

Education

MFA Candidate in Printmaking, Syracuse University, 2013
BFA in Studio Arts, minor in Art History, University of Minnesota, 2007

Solo Exhibitions

2012     Sick at Home Craft Chemistry, Syracuse NY
2011     Ill at Ease Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley MN
2010     Sick XYandZ Gallery, Minneapolis MN
2007     Four Years Later Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley MN

Selected Group & Juried Exhibitions

2013  2013 MFA Exhibition — SU Art Gallery, Syracuse NY
                         —   25CPW Gallery, New York NY (forthcoming)
              24th National Drawing & Print Exhibition — Gormley Gallery,  Baltimore MD
              New Prints 2013/Winter —
 International Print Center of New York, New York NY
                         —  Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland UK (forthcoming)
               MAPC Juried Members Exhibition — 
McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown OH
               Printmaking Exhibition— 
801 Gallery, Minneapolis MN
                Art Inter/National — 
Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
               Speak Easy —
 Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis MN
2012    Headshot — Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK
               Sweet Hot Mess
Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis MN
               ARTCRANK
Bicycle Habitat, New York NY
               Handmade Prints II
Noyes Art Center, Evanston IL
              9th Turner National Print Competition
Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico CA
              Beyond Printmaking III
Landmark Gallery, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock TX
              Friends with Benefits: Five Years of Bohemian Press
Quarter Gallery,  Minneapolis MN
              The Art of Rebellion
Gowanus Print Lab, Brooklyn NY
              The Ghost Show
The Pony Club, Portland OR
              2012 Sketchbook Project
The Art House Coop,  Brooklyn NY
2011   Prints U.S.A. 2011 Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO
              Atlanta Print Biennial International
Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta GA
              Cult Sisters II
Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis MN
              Salt City Dozen —
Sarah A. Coyne Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
              Matrilineage
Spark! Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse NY
              Monumental (Prints)tallations 
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas NM
2010  Headshot, Mid America Printmaking Conference, Minneapolis, MN
              Old Planet-New Planet: Printmaking and the New World Order
Gallery 13, Minneapolis MN
              Select Impressions
Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis MN
              ARTCRANK
Shelter Studios, Minneapolis MN
2009  18 Months XYandZ Gallery, Minneapolis MN
               Sweet Hair
Art Minion, Minneapolis MN
                North of the 45th 
DeVos Art Museum, Marquette MI
                Graphic
Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville MN
                Sprout!
Pulp Gallery, Omaha NE
2008   The Sixth Minnesota National Print Biennial The Katherine E Nash Gallery, Minneapolis MN
                 Old School
UPPERCASE Gallery, Calgary, Alberta Canada
                 Minneapolis 55408
Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis MN
                 Prints Gone Wild Print Fair, Bikini Press International
 Supreme Trading, New York City NY
                Anxiety Dreams
The Q Gallery, Minneapolis MN, Curators: Tonja Torgerson and Ellen Mueller
                Bitter Fruits —
Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis MN

Publications

Kopp, Linda, ed. 500 Prints on Clay, Lark Crafts, New York, NY 2013
9th Janet Turner National Competition & Exhibition Catalogue, The Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico CA 2012
Atlanta Print Biennial Exhibition Catalogue, Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta GA 2011
Samarasinghe, Kerry, ed. Dislocate (literary journal), image on front and back covers and several images inside, Minneapolis MN, Fall 2011
Portraiture: Inside, Out Exhibition Catalogue, image featured on page 12, Seton Hall University, South Orange NJ, 2011
Schmid, Jenny, ed. The Sixth Minnesota National Print Biennial Exhibition Catalogue, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Minneapolis MN, 2008
Vangool, Janine, ed. Old School, Uppercase Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada, 2008
Uncle Tom to Peeping Tom: Race and Gender Matters Exhibition Catalogue, Wisconsin African American Women’s Center, Sponsors: ABEA and University of Wisconsin Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee WI 2006
Stulen, Scott “Point and Shoot: Contemporary Art 101” Online Collection, MnArtists.org, http://www.mnartists.org, 2006

Reviews & Articles

Schwartzwalder, Mary Beth “Tonja dishes about DISHES“ Salt City DISHES, April 4th 2013
Vangool, Janine, ed. (article by Tonja Torgerson) “A Change of Scene” UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue 12, Calgary AB Canada, Winter 2012
Magan, Veronica “The Art of SicknessSyracuse NewTimes, p26, Syracuse NY, February 15th 2012
Khutoretsky, Tricia “TWO at XYandZ Gallery: Tonja Torgerson artist selections: Jennifer Davis + Ellen MuellerPermanent, permanentadg.com, November 15th 2011
Armbruster, Jessica “Cult Sisters IIThe City Pages, images featured on pages 21 & 24, Minneapolis MN, May 13th, 2011
Aguirre, Andrea “Go ‘inside’ the portrait at Walsh” The Setonian, South Orange NJ, March 2nd, 2011
Olson, Ami “SUBPAR project wins community-based minigrantThe Eagle, p 4, Syracuse NY, January 27th, 2011
Oppedisano, Lorna “Deep DISHESSyracuse New Times, p 14, Syracuse NY, February 2nd, 2011
Iverson, Kate “ARTCRANK: Pedal-powered poster artThe Dressing Room, CityPages.com, April 9th, 2010
Thomas, Jamie “Shifting Identity at XYandZ Gallery” Twin Cities Metro, Metromag.com, February 2nd, 2010
Abbe, Mary “Perils of Printmaking” Star Tribune, p E8, Minneapolis MN, October 31st, 2008
Xenos, Stephanie “Anxiety Dreams at Altered Aesthetics“, The Morning After, mspmag.com,
February 5th, 2008
Priesmeyer, Molly “What’s up with the art and zeitgeist in ZIP code 55408?” MinnPost.com, Minneapolis MN, March 21st, 2008
Thomas, Dylan “Know Your Neighbors”, Southwest Journal, p B8, Minneapolis, MN, March 10th, 2008
Priesmeyer, Molly “Not-so-sweet Dreams: Exhibition Wakes Us Up”, MinnPost, p 6, Minneapolis MN, February 1st, 2008
Miller, Sara Nicole “The True Beauty of Taco Tuesday”, The Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis MN,
February 8th, 2007
Armbruster, Jessica “The A List: Cultivate: 25 Under 25″, City Pages, p 38, Minneapolis, MN, April 4th 2007
Schmitt, Christina “The A List: Art of Service”, City Pages, p 45, Minneapolis MN, January 31st, 2007