Tonja Torgerson

New Blog Site

2011-06-23T18:40:00.000-07:00

All news and updates are now posted on my website. You will be redirected there in a few seconds...

New Print - Stable

2011-03-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Stable
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
14 x 11"
Edition of 12 (for the SGC Member Exchange Portfolio)
2011

SUBPAR on the front page of The Eagle

2011-01-29T06:23:00.000-08:00

SUBPAR and Salt City Dishes are the front page story of this week's The Eagle (CNY). The paper included two articles about the grant and gives a glowing review of the microgrant event:

"Only one of the nine project proposals would walk away with the $1,000 minigrant from the debut Salt City DISHES dinner on Sunday, but the intangible benefits, the networking and exposure each project gained from the event were just as invaluable."

A second article details the ideas behind our winning proposal:

"The SUBPAR proposal will create "unconventional street art" using hand-made, screenprinted ceramic tiles mortared permanently into place in an otherwise unused, unnoticed public space.
'Imagine a series of tiles that add a splash of color on a drab grey wall or boarded up window,' the team said during their presentation Sunday."

You can find the whole article here.

And more about the first Salt City DISHES event here.

SUBPAR wins Salt City Dishes

2011-01-26T18:11:00.000-08:00

I finally have some news on a project that was been in development for a few months called SUBPAR. SUBPAR stands for “Syracuse Urban Beautification Public Art Resistance”. It is an open collective that encourages and creates public art interventions.

The purpose of SUBPAR is to integrate art into the visual landscape of Syracuse. SUBPAR aims to create street art installations that force beauty into the urban surroundings.

We had the opportunity to present a project at the first ever Salt City DISHES and we won! We have been awarded a $1,000 to create our first project. We'll be combining screenprinting with ceramics to create a dynamic new look of street decor. (See the example of a test tile above). A huge thank you to the engaged and dedicated populace of Syracuse who attended DISHES. We have great things planned...

Monumental (Prints)tallations

2011-01-17T10:32:00.001-08:00

Work in Progress on Display

2011-01-09T13:06:00.000-08:00

I have been working on a new project for several months now, and segment of it is going to be on exhibition in New Mexico. These three pieces are a part of a larger installation in progress.

This work will be on display in the last part of January as a part of:
Monumental (Print)stallations
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

New Print- So Bad

2011-01-05T06:50:00.000-08:00

So Bad
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
22 x 19"
Edition of 12
2010

A larger image can be found here.

New Print- Toll

2010-12-08T12:33:00.000-08:00

Toll
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
19 x 15"
Edition of 16
2010

A larger image can be found here.

Prints now at grayDUCK Gallery

2010-11-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

Several of my prints are now available at the grayDUCK Gallery in Austin, Texas.

grayDUCK Gallery
608 w monroe street | suite c | austin tx 78704
www.grayduckgallery.com

Last Chance for Salt City Dozen

2010-11-10T10:46:00.001-08:00

A reminder to all current students. The deadline for the Salt City Dozen is Monday, November 15th.

The Salt City Dozen is an annual international juried portfolio of twelve student printmakers. Student printmakers from around the world apply for and participate in this project, and the artists selected by the juror receive a full folio of prints in a custom designed and produced portfolio.

Online applications are encouraged. More information is posted on their website.

Headshot

2010-10-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

I have recieved my sets from the Headshot folio, a print portfolio curated by Tim Dooley and Bill Fick, at the Mid America Print Conference (MAPC) in Minneapolis. The boxes for the sets were created by Yee-Haw Industries, they look amazing and pull everything together nicely.

The entire folio was exhibited in the Regis Center for Art as a part of the conference. Currently, you can also see the entire portfolio online at the Red Rocket Gallery.

Old Planet - New Planet @ Gallery 13

2010-10-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

Old Planet- New Planet:
Print Making and The New World Order
October 8th -October 30th
Reception : Wednesday Oct. 13th, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.
Gallery13
811 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55402

New Print- Fed

2010-10-01T14:09:00.001-07:00

Fed

Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
22 x 15"
Edition of 17
2010

FYI Grant

2010-09-24T05:26:00.000-07:00

Recently I, with a group of 3 other students, have been awarded a First Year Interdisciplinary Grant from Syracuse University. Our proposal was entitled, "A Sense of Place". Our project involves collecting thoughts, feelings, meanings and memories of specific public spaces and putting them on display, as a way for the space itself to "talk back". In doing this, we are striving to create a dialogue between the space an its occupants.

One of my roles in the project will be the creation of the visuals used in to assist in collecting people's reactions to certain spaces, as well as the later exhibition that will be created around this information. More information will be provided as the project progresses.

New Online Store Open

2010-08-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

I stumbled across this photo last night of Superfly Lullabies' workshop, where in the background Julie had framed and hung one of my prints she purchased last spring. Speaking of which, nearly every variation of this print and all the Sick Prints mini series can now be found for sale at my new Cargoh store.

Check it out.

Hello from New York

2010-08-21T07:42:00.000-07:00

I have recently relocated to Syracuse, New York to pursue an MFA in Printmaking at Syracuse University. Hence the recent absence of updates as I settle into my studies.

But fear not, some projects are in the works and more information will be posted here when they come into form.

New Print- Farewell

2010-06-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

Farewell

Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
30 x 22"
2010

Art-A-Whirl with Andy McInnis

2010-05-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

Come to Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl and help support a great local project! I will selling my "Sick Prints", along with the prints of many other artists who were involved in Sweet Hair, to raise funds for Andy McInnis' latest project-- Screen Printing: On the Cheap.

Don't know Andy? Well you should: Andy McInnis is an arts educator and screen printing expert who is currently teaching screen printing workshops and printing on-site. He is quickly spreading the word about Screen Printing: On the Cheap, a DIY book project about printing out of your apartment.

So drop by Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl/Hoolie Fest (May 14th, 15th, and 16th) and pick up some local art to support a great project. Or come to enjoy the educational stylings of Andy McInnis and print your very own t-shirt! Either way, its bound to be a blast.

For more information check out
www.screenprintingonthecheap.com

Print Sale to Support
Screen Printing: On the Cheap
Shuga Records
165 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN
May 14th, 15th, and 16th

ARTCRANK this Saturday, April 10th

2010-04-05T21:27:00.000-07:00

Coast by Tonja Torgerson

Please come celebrate bikes and art at this year's ARTCRANK.

ARTCRANK is an annual bike-themed poster show featuring local artists and designers. My poster (above) and posters by over 30 other local artists will be for sale- all for just $30. This year ARTCRANK is working to raise money for Full Cycle, a Minneapolis nonprofit that gives free bikes to homeless youth and teaches them bike maintenance. So bike to Shelter Studios this Saturday (they'll have valet bike parking) and take home some local poster art!

ARTCRANK 2010

Opening Night Party: Saturday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Shelter Studios
2112 Broadway St. NE, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Bike Poster Sneak Peek

2010-03-25T19:28:00.000-07:00

ARTCRANK is only a few weeks away and I am hard at work on my poster for the show. Here is a sneak peek of the poster in progress- come see the finished product at the party on April 10th!

ARTCRANK 2010
Opening Night Party: Saturday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Shelter Studios
2112 Broadway St. NE, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN

Sick Prints on Etsy

2010-03-16T17:37:00.000-07:00

Sick Prints are now available for purchase on Etsy.
This set of six prints includes an image of each of the five drawings in the 'ill' series, as well as a Sick title card.
Find them here.

ARTCRANK 2010

2010-03-10T19:47:00.000-08:00

ARTCRANK is an annual bike themed poster show featuring local artists and designers. This year ARTCRANK is working to raise money for Full Cycle, a Minneapolis nonprofit that gives free bikes to homeless youth and teaches them bike maintenance. So bike to Shelter Studios on April 10th and leave with local poster art.

Artists include: Aaron Pumort • Aaron Shekey • Adam Brackney • Adam Turman • Aesthetic Apparatus • Allan Peters • Amy Campbell • Amy Jo • Angel Bomb • Andy Skoglund • Anthem Heart • Ben Levitz • Bjorn Christianson • Brian Hartley Sago • Briana Auel • Broken Crow • Chelsea Brink • DWITT • Elizabeth Mullen • Erik Anthony Hamline • Gregory Hubacek • Jennifer Davis • Jessica Hall Burns • Johnny Slocum • Joseph Duffy • Katherine Lamm • Kelly Munson • Lovely Mpls • Lure Design • Maranatha Wilson • Paul Gardner • Rob Angermuller • Ross Bruggink • Scott Agrimson • Scott Neff • Spencer Haugh • Tara Costello • Tonja Torgerson • Zara Gonzalez

ARTCRANK 2010

Opening Night Party: Saturday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Foot in the Door 4

2010-02-16T07:58:00.000-08:00

My work will be a part of Foot in the Door 4. Foot in the Door 4 is an open exhibition for Minnesota artists, occurring once every ten years at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. There will be over 4,000 pieces of artwork in the exhibition, all under a cubic foot in size.

Foot in the Door 4
Friday, February 19, 2010—Sunday, June 13, 2010
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Opening reception: Thursday, February 18th 6-9pm

Select Impressions @ Highpoint

2010-01-29T15:37:00.000-08:00

Opening tonight, my work is included in Select Impressions: Juried works from Highpoint’s first Portfolio Review. In May of 2009; Darsie Alexander, Chief Curator at the Walker Art Center, Dennis Jon, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Diane Mullin, Associate Curator at the Weisman Art Museum looked at prints from 63 local artists. The result is an exhibition of works by 29 local printmakers in Highpoint’s spacious new gallery.

Reception: Friday, January 29 6:30 – 9:00 PM.
On view from January 29 through March 13, 2010

Highpoint Center for Printmaking
912 W. Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Sick

2010-01-27T20:17:00.000-08:00

Sick will be up until March 1st. Go see it in person if you can, otherwise here's a glimpse:

Find the full photo tour here.
For more information about XYandZ and Sick visit www.thexyandz.com.

XYand Z
3258 Minnehaha Ave S
Minneapolis, 55406