1. BRIAN JON FOSTER
2626 Stevens Avenue South • Minneapolis, MN • 55408-1634
Ph. 612 870-1851 • e-mail
:foster4artfloors@earthlink.net"
foster4artfloors@earthlink.net
www.brianjonfoster.com
Personnel Information
»2001 grade III Oligodendroglioma discovered in right frontal lobe.
Removed, then 30 days of radiation treatments. Health is good and stable
now.
awards
» 1987 Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship Grant
» 1987 Minnesota Arts Commission; park bench finalist
» 1984 Open Studio Tour; Walker Art Center; Minneapolis, MN
commissions
» 2011 5 different "Jaehy Clare Awards" for V.S.A.MN
» 2012 Bath floor Dr. Terri Taylor & John Robert Williams; Traverse City, MI
» 2008 Floor Project; Wilson L.E.A.P.Junior High School; St. Paul, MN
» 2006 Welcome Mat; Thomas Barry Fine Arts Gallery;Mpls., MN
» 2001 Kitchen Floor Dr. Terri Taylor; Lancing, MI
» 1997 Floor, Walls and Elevator Lift Project; Intermedia Arts
Minneapolis, MN
» 1996 MN HISTORICAL SOCIETY; Mille Lac Band of Ojibwe
» 1996 Dining room floor; Harriet Tubman Women Shelter; Mpls, MN
» 1995 Floor at MN Children,s Museum; St. Paul, MN
» 1992-93 Superior Shores Resort; Two Harbors, MN
» 1992 Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
» 1991 Five Owls Reading Room; Bush Library;
» 1991 Target Store floor Ad; Mpls/St. Paul Magazine; Nov.
» 1991 MN % for the Art in Public Places; Centennial Building; St. Paul,
MN
» 1989 Setterholm Productions; lobby & waiting area floors;St. Paul,
MN
» 1986 Carmichael/Lynch; series of 4 octagonal conference room
Floors; Minneapolis, MN
»1986 Stack/Rutten Residence; kitchen floor; Brooklyn, NY
» 1984 Lithographs for Minneapolis College of Art & Design Student
Program Fund; Mpls., MN
» 1981 Anderson Residence; bathroom floor; Minneapolis, MN
» 1980 A SAMUEL BECKET DUET; stage props; Word of Mouth Theater

2. Minneapolis, MN
solo exhibitions
» 2015 Whitier Artist Open House
» 1995 New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; New York Mills, MN
» 1985 Thomas Barry Fine Arts; Minneapolis, MN
» 1985 Rochester Art Center; Rochester, MN
» 1982 Barry Richard Gallery; Minneapolis, MN
» 1981 TABLES, LAMPS, & BLACKBOARDS; Barry Richard Gallery,
Minneapolis, MN
» 1980 SHOW OF SHOWS; Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
» 1980 RIGHT THIS WAY; Catherine G. Murphy Galleries, College of ST.
» 1981 Catherine's; St. Paul, MN
» 1980 College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
» 1976 LEAPING WALNUT SHOW; Handicraft Building, Minneapolis, MN
group exhibitions
» 2006 Show with Jao, Clea Felien at 801 Washington; Mpls., MN
» 2005 Ho, Ho, Tee, Hee, Hee;Outsiders and others; Mpls., MN
» 2005 Window and 5 foot Show; Gallery 360; Mpls., MN
» 1999 ZIP CODE 55408 SHOW; Intermedia Arts; Minneapolis, MN
» 1991 FURNITURE I PRESUME; Minneapolis Institute of Art
» 1991 BIRDHOUSES FOR HOMELESS; College of St. Catherine; St.
Paul, MN
» 1989 NEW FORMS IN FURNITURE; Tory Folliard Gallery; Milwaukee, WI
» 1989 FURNITURE; Williams/Lamb Gallery; Long Beach, CA
» 1989 CHAIRS; Gallery of Functional Art; Santa Monica, CA
» 1985 McKNIGHT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION; Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
» 1986 McKNIGHT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION; Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
» 1987 FURNITURE SHOW; Huron Art Center; Indianapolis, IN
» 1986 FURNITURE AND LIGHTING AS ART; Bloomington Art Center;
Bloomington, MN
» 1985 Thomas Barry Gallery; Minneapolis, MN
» 1985 INAUGURAL SHOW; ST. Elmo,s; Minneapolis, MN
» 1984 MINNESOTA ARTISTS; White Columns; New York City
» 1984 Katherine Nash Galleries; University of Minnesota
» 1982 DEVICES OF Technical ART; University of Wisconsin; Stevens
Point, WI
» 1882 CHICAGO/MINNEAPOLIS INVITATION; Mpls.College of Art
and Design; Minneapolis, MN
» 1980 NATURAL ODDITIES; Minneapolis Institute of Art

3. » 1980 INCH ART TOURING EXHIBITION; Rochester Art Center;
Rochester, MN
» 1979 NEW TALENT SHOW; Morgan Gallery; Shawnee Mission, MO
» 1979 SUMMER SHOW; White Columns, New York City, NY
» 1978 SOLARIUM INVITATIONAL; Gallery Indiscreet; Curtis Hotel;
Minneapolis, MN
» 1975 CONSTRUCTIONS AND DRAWINGS; Minneapolis Institute of Art
» 1975 MR. PEANUT Invitational; Gallery Indiscreet; Minneapolis,
» 1974 MIDWEST FETISH ASSOCIATION; Gallery 420; Traverse City, MI
» 1974 MIDWEST FETISH ASSO. ART CIRCUS; West Bank Firehouse;
Minneapolis, MN
» 1974 MIDWEST FETISH ASSO. ART-BELT MAILINGS; Nationwide
teaching
» 1985,83,82 Minneapolis College of Art and Design
» 1982. St. Paul Academy of Art, St. Paul, MN
performances/events
» 1974 MIDWEST FETISH ASSO. ELECTRIC FASHIONS; Rochester Art
Center; Rochester, MN
» 1974 FRAGMENTS: LINCOLN SUITE FOR SIX PERFORMERS
(4 were M.F.A. members); Minneapolis, MN
» 1974 MIDWEST FETISH ASSO. EAT-A-CAR; West bank Firehouse,
Minneapolis, MN
reviews/article
» Minnesota Monthly March 1997
» Arts March 1979
» Practical Homeowner April 1990
» Artpaper January 1987; February 1986
» Minneapolis Star & Tribune January 12, 1986; October 26, 1986;
August 15, 1982; June 29,
» May 12, 1974 (with cartoon by Guidon)
» Art News November 1981
» Daily News; St. Cloud, MN November 3, 1977
» Skyway News; Mpls., MN October 27, 1987
» The Capital Times; Madison, WI February 22, 1988
» Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine September 1988 Minneapolis, MN
» New Art Examiner October 1983
Selected rented artwork/collections
» Prince's film; Sign O, Times

4. » Levis Commercial
» Walker Art Center; Minneapolis
» First Bank Systems; Minneapolis
» Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts
» Carmichael/Lynch Advertising; Minneapolis
» Frederick Weisman Foundation; Weisman Museum; U of M, Mpls., MN;
Los Angeles, CA
» Don MacNeil; Minneapolis
» George Reid; Minneapolis
Professional Boards/Panels
» 2003-Present Hennepin County Medical Center Inspire Arts council
» 2009 Minnesota State Arts board Artist Initiative Grant Panelist