Cassandra Buck

Local Artist Rochester Minnesota

Solo Exhibits

2020 “Reclamation: Motherhood Series” Threshold Arts, Rochester MN

2019 “Am I making you feel uncomfortable?” Forager Brewery, Rochester MN

2018 “Reclamation” The Showroom, Minneapolis MN

2016       Austin Art Works, Austin MN

2015       "Her(Self): A Series About Identity" The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2013       “States of Mind” The Creative Salon , Rochester MN

2012      Sessions Studio District, Rochester MN

2008      “Polarity” Select Senior Show Watkins Gallery Winona State University, Winona, MN

Selected Group Exhibits

2022 Climate Change Exhibition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN

2020 Owatonna Healing Arts Program, Owatonna MN

2018 “Art Muse Alumni Exhibit” Winona State University, Winona MN

2017 “Locavore” Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN

2016       "La Mese delle Donne IV" Rochester Community & Technical College, Rochester MN

2016       "Lost and Found" Paul Whitney Larson Gallery University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN

2015      "Re-Veiled"   Watkins Gallery Winona State University, Winona MN

2015      “7” Professional Development Workshop Series Exhibit, Rochester MN

2015    " La Notte delle Donne Tre” Women Group Exhibit The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2014    “ La Notte delle Donne Due” Women Group Exhibit, The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2013     “One Night of Art Finale” The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2013       “One Night of Art IV” The Creative Salon, Rochester, MN

2013       “La Notte delle Donne” Women Group Exhibit The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2013       “One Night of Art III” The CO Brown Building, Rochester MN

2013     “Art Rhythm Fire” Funny Farm, Rochester MN

2013     “The Venue” Art and Music Festival, The Creative Salon, Rochester MN

2013     “Sessions”  The Creative Salon, Rochester, MN

2012     “On the Edge” Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN

2012       “The Venue” Art and Music Festival, Studio District, Rochester, MN

 

COLLECTIONS

Mayo Park Lofts, Rochester, MN, United States.

City Wide Appraisals, Rochester, MN, United States.

Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN, United States.



BIBLIOGRAPHY


Andrew Setterholm “Mayor’s Medal of Honor recognizes Rochester’s best” The Post Bulletin, Rochester, MN, Dec 14th 2016

Jared Hemming, “Lost and Profound” The Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis/St.Paul, March 24th 2016

Matthew Bluhm, “Off 90 Episode 701” KSMQ 2015

Matthew Bluhm, “Off 90 Episode 611” KSMQ 2015

Brian Todd, “Artists use waste to create new pieces for exhibit in Rochester” The Post Bulletin, Rochester, MN, October 14th 2014 (pg. C1)

Chelsee Jean, Interview “Episode 43: Identity of a Woman”, The Local Experiment (web series), Rochester, MN, August 25th  2014.

Dereck Sullivan, “Artists now thinking inside the box.” The Post Bulletin, Rochester, MN, July 18 th 2014 (pg. F1).

Dereck Sullivan, “Women’s work taking over gallery.”  The Post Bulletin, Rochester, MN, March 7 th 2014 (pg. C1)



AWARDS/  HONORS/ SCHOLARSHIPS

2023 MSAB Artist Initiative Grant

2022 MSAB Individual Artists Grant

2020 SEMAC Established Artist Grant

2020 Walls of Color Grant Recipient for Resilience and Joy, Forager Brewery, Rochester MN

2016     Mayor's Medal of Honor for Artistic/Cultural Achievement

2015     SEMAC McKnight  Artist Grant

2008     Graduated Magna Cum Laude Winona State University

2007     E.L King Scholarship for exceptional performance in the arts, Winona State University Foundation,

2006    “People’s Choice” award Art Muse Exhibit, Watkins Gallery, Winona State University

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS


2017-Present    Artistic Director Forager Arts Program Rochester MN

2015-Present       Gallery Coordinator, Forager Brewery Rochester MN

2015-2019 Gallery 24 Board President

2012-Present       Volunteer, C4 Rochester, MN,

2012-2015           Board Member, C4 Rochester, MN.

2009-2016       5-8 Art Educator, K-M Middle School, Kasson, MN.


EDUCATION  

Oct-Jan 2014         C4 Professional Development Workshop Series

BS 2008                    Art Education Winona State University