Laura E. Ruprecht
312 19 ½ Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303|(320) 241-3060||lauralizmosaicbiz.com|laura@lauralizmosaicbiz.com
Education:
2009: BFA in Painting/Studio Art, College of Saint Benedict’s, Saint Joseph, MN
Employment:
2011-2020: Exhibitions Curator, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN
Teaching Artist Residencies:
2023: Prairie View Elementary, Otsego, MN
Taught 700 K-4th graders mosaics to create a community mosaic for their school
2019: Lincoln Elementary, St. Cloud, MN
Federal Grant given to School District 742 from the state of MN to create a public art piece with 200 K-2 students.
2018: The Arts Center, Jamestown, ND
5-month residency teaching art in K-6 elementary schools
2017-2020: Hillside Adult Basic Education School, Sauk Rapids, MN
Successfully wrote a grant and received funding from the Central Minnesota Arts Board to help students achieve their GED by completing art credits to graduate
2016-2024: Anna Marie’s Alliance
Grant-funded residency with women of domestic abuse creating mosaic pieces of their own and collaborating on a much larger mosaic public piece to be hung in their facility
Solo Exhibitions:
2023: Breakthrough, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
2021: Birds of a Feather, Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
2020: Jules' Bistro, St. Cloud, MN
2019: Good Earth Food Co-op, St. Cloud, MN
2016: Instincts, Paramount Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN
Group Exhibitions:
2024: Birds, Hanifl Nature Center, MN Zoo, Apple Valley, MN
2023: 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2023: Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
2023: Kingdom Animalia, North Suburban Arts, Fridley, MN
2022: Ever-Present: Birds in Our Daily Lives, Silverwood Park, St. Anthony, MN
2022: In. Art Show & Competition, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming, MN
2022: Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition, Falcon Heights, MN
2022: Mosaics 2022-As Seen Through New Eyes, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2022: Birds, Birds, Birds: Art Takes Flight at the Arb, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Reedy Gallery, Chaska, MN
2022: Northern Lights 48th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2021: Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition, Falcon Heights, MN
2020: Foot in the Door 5, The Virtual Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
2019: A Creative Investment, Celebrating Ten Years of Legacy and Impact, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2019: Great River Arts Biennial Juried Exhibition, Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
2018: Animals with Attitude, Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, ND
Grants/Awards:
2023: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2022: 2nd Place, Glass and Ceramics Category, Minnesota State Art Fair Competition, Falcon Heights, MN
2022: Honorable Mention, Northern Lights Juried Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2021: 1st Place 2D Winner, Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
2020: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2018: McKnight Individual Artist Award, Central Minnesota Arts Board, Foley, MN
2017: Artist in Residence Grant, Central Minnesota Arts Board, Foley, MN
2016: Public Art Cohort, Saint Cloud Arts Commission, St. Cloud, MN
2014: Teaching Roster Artist Residency, Central Minnesota Arts Board, Foley, MN
2013: Roster Teaching Artist Program, Central Minnesota Arts Board, Foley, MN
Public Art:
2024: Untitled, Community Mosaic, Anna Marie’s Alliance, St. Cloud, MN
2023: Tortoise and the Hare, Becker Public Library, Becker, MN
2022: Above and Below, Lake George Park, St. Cloud, MN
2022: Literacy, Community Mosaic, Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud, MN
2021: SCSU Soccer Stadium, Saint Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
2021-2022: Pollinator Mosaics, diptych mosaic, Art In Motion, Holdingford, MN
2019: Lincoln Elementary All Stars, collaborative fabric weaving, Lincoln Elementary, St. Cloud, MN
2019: Learning and Growing Together, glass on glass mosaic, Hillside Adult Basic Education, Sauk Rapids, MN
2019: Anna Marie’s Logo, glass mosaic, Anna Marie’s Alliance, St. Cloud, MN
2015: Giving the Gift of Life, glass on glass mosaic, St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, MN
2014: Map of Sartell, mosaic pillar, Sartell High School, Sartell, MN
2013: Tied to the River, concrete mosaic sculpture, Mahowald Insurance Plaza, St. Cloud, MN
2012: Natural Life of the Mississippi, clay and painting mural, River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN