In a practice that utilizes drawing, printmaking, painting, and sculpture, Stuart Nielsen pairs intuitive and researched-based investigations of color, geometric form, and pattern.
Nielsen’s art has been featured in solo exhibitions at Bockley Gallery, the Weisman Art Museum, and Colorado State University, among others. His work has been exhibited in group shows at the Milwaukee Art Center, Denver Art Museum, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. A two-time recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, Nielsen has also received a Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship. His work is in the collections of numerous public and private institutions including the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IBM, Target Corporation, US Bank, and General Mills. Nielsen’s large-scale commissioned projects can be seen throughout the country.
Nielsen was born in Evanston, Illinois, and lives and works in the Twin Cities, where he has been based most of his life.
Print folio consisting of Brite River, Dark River, and Silver River
Brite River: Woodblock print and stenciled color on Kitakata paper
Dark River: Woodblock print and stenciled color on Okawara paper
Silver River: Woodblock print, stenciled color, and silver leaf on
Okawara paper image: 14.875 x 10.125 inches; paper: 15.75 x 11 inches
lead and paint
10 x 5.75 inches
edition of 10, suite of four prints
collaged relief printed mulberry paper on a lithograph with orange pearlescent pigment on Pescia Blue
Printed by Highpoint Editions
Published by Basic Content
oil on canvas
98 x 160 inches (overall)
Installation view
Photo by Jerry Mathiason
gold, paint, and lead
7 x 11.5 inches
oil on paper
30 x 20.25 inches
oil on paper
30 x 20.25 inches