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Andrea Carlson
Andrea Carlson (born 1979) is a mixed-media American visual artist currently based in Chicago. She also maintains a studio space and has a strong artistic presence in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. Education Carlson is a descendant of the Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. She earned a BA in studio arts and American Indian studies (language emphasis route) from the University of Minnesota in 2003. She has stated that "the greatest gift I took from American Indian Studies is the Ojibwe Language." In 2005, she earned an MFA in Visual Studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Art career Carlson draws from her Anishinaabe, French, and Scandinavian heritages as a basis for her highly stylized work. She utilizes her background to investigate themes like cultural use, culture and personality, and the inherent influence of storytelling. She was influenced by the Grand Portage Ojibwe artist George Morrison. Growing up, Carlson's father, a hyperreal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately apart. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the List of United States university campuses by enrollment, ninth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,376 students at the start of the 2021–22 academic year. It is the Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States, flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units. The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
