Born in Idaho Falls, ID, Grace was raised in the Florida Keys and Minnesota. She graduated from the Perpich Center for Arts Education (2011) and Minnesota State University Moorhead (2015). She is currently an MFA candidate at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (2021).
EDUCATION
MFA Candidate | Studio Arts | University of North Carolina | Greensboro, NC Estimated completion Spring 2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead, MN December 2015, Emphasis in Photography, Minor in Art History, Summa Cum Laude
RESIDENCIES
2019 Carrizozo AIR, Carrizozo, NM
2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Lake Region Arts Council, Artist Cohort, Fergus Falls, MN 2018 Andrea Zittel’s A-Z Work Trade Residency, Joshua Tree, CA
2017 Hinge Arts Residency, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
GRANTS & AWARDS
2018 Springboard for the Arts, St. Paul, MN - Ready Go Finalist
2018 Lake Region Arts Council, Fergus Falls, MN - Quick Start Grant
2015 The Arts Partnership, Fargo, ND - Emerging Artist Grant
2014 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Dean's Grant
2014 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Excellence Scholarship Recipient
2013 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Excellence Scholarship Recipient
2013 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Honors Apprentice Scholarship Recipient 2011 Scholastic Art Awards, Minneapolis, MN - Gold Key Award Recipient
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Get Close, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2019 TBD, LRAC McKnight Gallery, Fergus Falls, MN
2015 Horizon Studies, Make Room, Fargo, ND
2015 Haze, Atomic, Fargo, ND
2014 Quiet Observations, Spirit Room Gallery, Fargo, ND
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2020 FRESH, Artspace, Raleigh, NC - Juror Susan Tolefson
2019 Shape/Shift, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC - Juror Patricia Wasserboehr
2019 LA Photo Curator, Los Angeles, CA - Juror Laurie Freitag, curator
2016 Lake Region Arts Council, Fergus Falls, MN - Juror Jehra Patrick curator, & Mn Artists director
2015 LA Photo Curator, Los Angeles, CA - Juror Jane Szabo, photographer & curator
2014 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Juror Hilary Wilder, artist and VCU instructor 2013 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN - Juror artist and freelance curator, TJ Norris 2011 Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN - Loose Ends: Definitions of the Young Mind
2011 T Tauri Film Festival, Batesville, AR - Official Selection Screening
2011 5th Congressional Art Show Golden Valley, MN - Congressional Art Competition Participant 2011 Scholastic Art Awards Minneapolis, MN
2010 Twin Cities Youth Media Network Film Festival, Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center
2010 T Tauri Film Festival, Batesville, AR - Official Selection Screening
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Full House, Local Host Gallery, Web-based Minecraft
2020 For Us With, The Center For, Greensboro, NC
2019 Rulers, Cocohunday, Tampa, FL
2018 M State Invitational Art Show, Moorhead, MN
2017 Art House, North Adams, MA
2016 Lake Region Arts Council Invitational, Fergus Falls, MN
2014 Art 4 Shelter –Benefit for Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis, MN 3rd -Featured Artist 2013 Art 4 Shelter –Benefit for Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis, MN
2013 FMVA Big Art Show, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN
2012 Art 4 Shelter –Benefit for Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Scotland Exhibition, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
2012 Drawing Conclusions, Alpine Art Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
2011 College of Natural Resources Photography Awards, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2011 Cain College of the Arts Scholarship Recipients Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, UT 2011 Art 4 Shelter – Benefit for Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN New York City Exhibit