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Public Works

2023 
· THREE SISTERS, set of stainless steel and tchonk glass sculptures for Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
· ALLEYWAGS, set of five cast steel grotesques bearing colored glass tchonk fetishes, Downtown Rochester, MN

2022
· JUST JEST YOUR GESTURE, stained glass window panel set for Can Can Wonderland, St. Paul, MN

2021
· XOXO, Corten steel and tchonk glass sculpture, JROW Sculpture Trail, Minneapolis, MN
· WRITE ON, fabricated steel and stained glass sculpture, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN

2020
· SUNSET WAVE, fabricated steel and stained glass sculpture, Huntington Beach, CA 

2019
· COLORBOUND, holiday installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· SEE US NOW, stained glass window panel set for Turnagain Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
· OPERANT (AN OLDOWONK CATARACT), The Auto Show, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA

2018
· CommUNITY, holiday installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· SLUMGULLION (THE VENERATE OUTPOST), permanent log cabin installation, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK

2017
· GOOD ENERGY, holiday installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· RUSTICIAN, permanent stained glass tractor installation, Montevideo, MN

2016
· POSITIVI-TREE, holiday installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· BLOODROOT, permanent fabricated steel and stained glass sculpture, The International Sculpture Collection at Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
· TRIBUTE . . . TARRY (A MOVING WATER PERSPECTIVE), reclaimed item sculpture/fountain for Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Onalaska, WI

2015
· WELL-SEASONED GREETINGS, food-themed holiday installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· BURNT MATCHSTICK, fabricated steel and stained glass sculpture, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN (later to Civic Center Park at Newport Beach, CA and finally to Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail in Holdingford, MN)
· SEASONAL HIDE-AND-SEEK, stained glass window panel set for White Bear Lake Branch Library, White Bear Lake, MN

2014
· SILVER SYMPHONY, interactive musically themed holiday tree, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· ZUBER, suspended art glass lighting sculpture for New Century Theatre, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN
· RUMINANT (THE GRAND MASTICATOR), permanent stained glass harvester installation, Reedsburg, WI
· GATEWAY SCULPTURE PARK, landscape architecture collaboration with HKGI of Minneapolis, Lanesboro, MN
· BLUFFLAND HIGHLIGHTS, stained glass transom for F&M Community Bank, Preston, MN

2013
· PLAYTIME JUBILEE, reclaimed toy installation, Re-Imagining the Holidays, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
· RUMINANT (THE GRAND MASTICATOR), temporary stained glass harvester installation, Farm/Art DTour, Fermentation Fest, Reedsburg, WI
· LE BAGATELLE DE BAGATELLE, Artist Designed Mini-Golf, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

2011
· DISCOVER SCULPTURE, cast iron medallions for the City of Lanesboro, MN
· THE SUN TOUCHES ALL, stained glass windows for John Marshall High School, Rochester, MN
· HEALTHY ACQUAINTANCES, MEDICAL ICONS, RANDOM SURVEY PULSE, stained glass windows, light fixtures and sculpture installations for the Health Science Wing, Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, MN 

2010
· NEAR-MINT CONDITION, stained glass tractor installation, Minnesota Biennial, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
· CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, stained glass windows for John Marshall High School, Rochester, MN

2009-ongoing
· TESSELLATED MOSAIC, expanding iron tile mosaic for Fillmore Central High School, Harmony, MN

2007
· COMMONWEAL STASH, mixed media installation for the Commonweal Theatre, Lanesboro, MN 

Exhibitions

2021
· THE FEY BULL (SODPUNK NARRATIVES FOR THE UNABRIDGED), Solo, NE Sculpture | Gallery Factory, Minneapolis, MN
· HIGH VISIBILITY: HUSK, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

2020
· HIGH VISIBILITY: HUSK, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

2019
· WINTERLIGHTS: PLAYTIME IN INDY (V), Newfields, Indianapolis, IN 
· THE AUTO SHOW: OPERANT (AN OLDOWONK CATARACT), Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Boston, MA
· CHATTER: CONTINUE? 10...9...8..., The Traveling Museum, for the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention and Northern Spark Festival, Minneapolis, MN

2018
· WINTERLIGHTS: PLAYTIME IN INDY (IV), Newfields, Indianapolis, IN

2017
· SCULPTURE IN CIVIC CENTER PARK EXHIBITION: BURNT MATCHSTICK, Newport Beach, CA
· WINTERLIGHTS: PLAYTIME IN INDY (III), Newfields, Indianapolis, IN
· RANGE EXHIBIT: Stained Glass Chainsaw, Rural Arts and Culture Summit, University of Minnesota—Morris, Morris, MN

2016
· PLAYTIME IN INDY (II), Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN

2015
· PLAYTIME IN INDY, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
· GLEAM: FLORID AND DROLL, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI
· SPRING GROUP SHOW, Kolman and Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2014
· BRILLIANCE!, Made Here, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN
· SPACE COWBOY, The Traveling Museum, Art in Odd Places, Indianapolis, IN
· NORTHERN SPARK: GLASSICLES, Minneapolis, MN

2013
· JUICY STEAK MOUSTACHE II, Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
· FACULTY EXHIBITION, University Gallery—Department of Art, University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, WI

2012
· RECENT SCULPTURE, Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN
· COLLECTS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES, Anita Sue Kolman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
· THE BIRDHOUSE, Northern Spark at the Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

2011
· MERE TRIFLES (solo), The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
· THE GUILD-OF-ONE PUB for the CORPORATE WIZARD IN THE LAND OF LARP, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
· SUSPENSION OF THIS BELIEF (solo), Soo Visual Arts, Minneapolis, MN

2010
· A THEORY OF VALUES, Minnesota Biennial, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
· A BAKER’S DOZEN FOR THE GOOSE TOWER, collaboration with Mark Dion for the TUMULT exhibition, Vordingborg, Denmark
· GUILD OF ONE (solo), ArtHouse, New London, MN
· THE AESTHETE HOBBYIST (solo), Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA

2009
· FLORA/FAUNA, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN
· THE PRECIOUS OBJECT, Cargill Gallery, Central Library, Minneapolis, MN

2008
· ONE INCH PUNCH (solo), Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
· ZOOLOGICA FANTASTICA, Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worchester, MA

2007
· FERROUS AURORA, Lizzards Art Gallery, Duluth, MN
· HEAD ACRES, The Berwick Institute, Boston, MA
· SQUARE OFF, Luckystar Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006
· EDGES OF GRACE, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA
· NATURE CALLS, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI
· PENSIVE COLLISIONS (solo), Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
· LIFE AND DEATH, M-80 gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2005
· SURREAL VIGNETTES (solo), Ohio University, Athens, OH

2004
· DOLLHOUSES AT THE DOLLHAUS, Dollhaus Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
· URBAN VIGNETTES (solo), The Artists Foundation, S. Boston, MA
· TACTICAL INTERVENTIONS (with Spurse), Mass Moca, North Adams, MA
· ENCHANTMENTS, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
· FOR THE BIRDS, Artspace, New Haven, CT

2003
· CREEP SHOW, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
· BRAVE DESTINY, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
· IRON RODEO, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
 

Honors & Awards, Public Art Rosters, Miscellaneous Art Events

2023
· ROLLING STONE magazine photo shoot setting for 'Turnpike Troubadours' portraits appearing in stories on May 5, 2023 and May 3, 2023

2022 
· INVITATION TO SPEAK at the 111th Annual Conference of the Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA) in Toledo, Ohio
· EXTENSIVE MENTIONS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEXTBOOK of RUMINANT, RUSTICIAN AND OPERANT: Experience Art for Grades 7-8, by Marilyn G. Stewart, 2022, Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, MA

2021

· MENTION IN BOOK: Kura: Prophetic Messenger (Chapter Treasures: Artists, p. 205), by Richard Bresnahan, 2021, first edition, Kura Book Publishing LLC, Avon, MN

2019

· PUBLIC ART NETWORK YEAR IN REVIEW HONOREE, for SLUMGULLION, 2018, Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C.

2018-2020
· CITY OF FORT WORTH PRE-QUALIFIED LIST OF ESTABLISHED PUBLIC ARTISTS, Fort Worth Art Commission, Fort Worth, TX

2018
· PUBLIC ART NETWORK YEAR IN REVIEW HONOREE, for RUSTICIAN, 2017, Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
· NATIONAL AWARD FOR PHOTO OF RUSTICIAN: One of five national photo winners in the National Association of Development Organiza­tion’s (NADO) annual photo contest
· CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PRE-QUALIFIED ARTIST LIST, Public Art San Antonio, Department of Arts and Culture, San Antonio, TX

2017-2020
· CITY OF SEATTLE ESTABLISHED ARTIST ROSTER, Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle, WA

2017-2018
· SAINT PAUL’S CITY LIST OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC ARTISTS, St. Paul, MN

2016-2022
· OREGON ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ROSTER, State of Oregon

2016-2019
· CITY OF PALO ALTO PREQUALIFIED PUBLIC ARTIST POOL, City of Palo Alto, CA
· CITY OF ATLANTA PUBLIC ARTIST REGISTRY, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program, Atlanta, GA

2016
· WISCONSIN TOP RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AWARD, for RUMINANT/The Harvest Park Project, 2014, Wisconsin Rural Partners, Hollandale, WI

2015-2017
· CITY OF EL PASO PRE-QUALIFIED ARTIST POOL, City of El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Program, El Paso, TX

2014-2015
· CITY OF SEATTLE ESTABLISHED ARTIST ROSTER, Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle, WA
· CITY OF SCOTTSDALE PUBLIC ART TEMPORARY PROJECTS ROSTER, Scottsdale, AZ

2014
· PUBLIC ART NETWORK YEAR IN REVIEW HONOREE, for RUMINANT, 2013, Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
· Two ICSC U.S. MAXI Silver Awards, for PLAYTIME JUBILEE, 2013, ICSC, New York, NY / Las Vegas, NV
· COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART (CSA), selected artist, Springboard for the Arts and MNartists.org, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

2013
· ARDEE AWARDS, bronze award design and fabrication, Rochester Arts Council, Rochester, MN
· THE MN SAGE AWARDS FOR DANCE, stained glass award design and fabrication, Cowles Center, Minneapolis, MN
· GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON, stained glass window commission for the Todd family, Harmony, MN
· ONE NIGHT OF ART, Art Happening at 1704 7th St. NW, Rochester, MN

2012
· GARDEN QUEST, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
· FRANKIE SAYS RELAX, Winner of Iron Artists at The Venue, Rochester, MN

2011
· COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART (CSA), Juror for artist selection, Springboard for the Arts and MNartists.org, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

2010
· COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART (CSA), contributing artist, Springboard for the Arts and MNartists.org, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Articles & Press

2023
· ROLLING STONE magazine photo shoot setting for 'Turnpike Troubadours' portraits appearing in stories on May 5, 2023 and May 3, 2023

2022
· Sculpture park’s potential celebrated at JROW, Margo Ashmore, Northeaster Newspaper, Jan. 2022

2021
· JROW sculpture walk’s potential celebrated, Margo Ashmore, Northeast Minneapolis Arts District News, Dec. 2021  
· Paramount Center to unveil public sculpture celebrating 100 years in St. Cloud, St. Cloud Times, May 1, 2021
· Sculpture Unveiling Ceremony - Paramount Center for the Arts, HAPPENING NEXT, July 15, 2021
· Unveiling Of Mystery Sculpture This Thursday At Paramount in St. Cloud, Kelly Cordes, Minnesota's New Country, July 14, 2021
· Rural Routes: Rural Public Arts Perspectives, Webinar featuring Karl Unnasch, Sheila Novak, Donna Neuwirth and Matthew Fluharty hosted by Reedsburg ArtsLink, May 28, 2021
· Into the Abiscuit Art Show, Podcast with Drew Morgan and Doctor DJ Lewis, April 14, 2021
· Less Arc, More Contact: Karl Unnasch, Podcast Interview for High Visibility with Matthew Fluharty, February 2021

2020
· Karl Unnasch: Husk, 2020, Matthew Fluharty, High Visibility: On Location in Rural America and Indian Country, November 2020
· Spotlight on "Burnt Matchstick" - Civic Center Park Sculpture Exhibition, Miriam Baker, Newport Beach Television, City of Newport Beach YouTube Channel, April 2020
· Cabin Stories: Karl Unnasch leads a behind-the-scenes tour of his installation Slumgullion (The Venerate Outpost) at the Philbrook Museum of Art, American Craft Magazine, Cover Story for "The Home Issue", February/March 2020

2019
· Project: Slumgullion (The Venerate Outpost), CODAworx, CODAmagazine: Architectural Art III, August 2019 
· A Midwestern Ruralist: From log cabins to dump trucks, Karl Unnasch takes his Midwestern sensibilities and creates amazing stained glass public art, Amy Moritz, Stained Glass: The Quarterly Magazine of the Stained Glass Association of America, Cover Story, Summer 2019
· The Venerate Outpost, Mark Brown, Museum Confidential, July 15, 2019
· Karl Unnasch’s Public Art Piece Honored: “Stained Glass Log Cabin” Named Among Best 50 for 2018, Sculpture Digest, July 5, 2019
· A Day at the Philbrook is Exactly What You Need, Nathan Gunter, Editor’s Blog, Oklahoma Today Magazine, June 2019
· Karl Unnasch's latest public-art project in Boston uses his extensive stained-glass expertise to illuminate discarded machinery, Gabriela Iacovano, Urban Glass: Glass Quarterly Magazine, June 26, 2019
· Seen and Heard: Metal artist Unnasch has a light touch, Colleen Timimi, Rochester Post-Bulletin, June 28, 2019
· Stained Glass Dump Truck Showcased in Boston Installation, Construction Equipment Magazine, June 17, 2019
· Dump truck doubles as public art in new downtown Boston exhibit, Marcia Gruver Doyle, Equipment World Magazine, June 14, 2019
· 7 Public Art Installations to Check Out in Boston This Summer, Dana Forsythe, WBUR: The ARTery, June 7, 2019
· Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway public art this summer will focus on transportation (And the Big Dig that birthed the linear park in the first place), Tom Acitelli, Curbed Boston, April 26, 2019 
· Pilot Mound artist reimagines 19th-century cabin, Kirsten Zoellner, Fillmore County Journal, April 1, 2019

2018
· Community tree in Silver Spring aims to send a message of togetherness, Amy Aubert, WJLA ABC 7, Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2018
· Cabin in the Good, Nathan Gunter, Editor’s Blog, Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oct. 11, 2018
· Philbrook Museum opens artistic log cabin on museum grounds, James D. Watts Jr., Tulsa World, Oct. 5, 2018
· Photo Gallery: See inside the unique cabin built on the Philbrook Museum grounds, Tulsa World, Oct. 5, 2018
· Artful Additions, Ashley Ryan, Newport Beach Magazine, p. 32-33, Sep/Oct 2018
· Unique Cabin From 1800s Coming To Philbrook Museum, News on 6, Tulsa, Sep. 7, 2018
· Art Hounds: A stained-glass tractor in Montevideo, Andrew Nordin via Marianne Combs, MPR Art Hounds, Minnesota Public Radio News, May 3, 2018
· Karl Unnasch, Pioneer Public Television’s Postcards, Season 9 Episode 2, Feb. 2018

2017
· One man’s art is a community’s treasure, Mike Milbrandt, Montevideo American-News, Oct. 12, 2017
· Finalists for latest Newport Civic Center sculptures go to City Council, Hillary Davis, LA Times, Sep. 15, 2017

2016
· Where in Wisconsin? — Ruminant (The Grand Masticator) in Reedsburg, NBC15 Madison, Wisconsin, December 2, 2016
· Project: Playtime in Indy, CODAworx, CODAmagazine: The Magic of Color III, November 2016
· Positivi-Tree in Silver Spring symbolizes ‘inclusivity, protection, shelter’, Amy Aubert, WJLA ABC 7 Washington, D.C., November 9, 2016
· Reedsburg’s Harvest Park recognized by Lt. Gov., Heather Stanek, Reedsburg Times-Press, May 17, 2016
· How a Minnesota Farm Boy Found His True Calling as an Incredible Stained Glass Artist, Bill Vossler, Reader’s Digest, 2016
· Food for the Soul: Endless hours of daydreaming in a tractor cab now fuel this artist’s whimsical storytelling style, Bill Vossler, Farm and Ranch Living Magazine, Feb/Mar 2016
· Stained Glass Tractor, Farm Show Magazine, Volume #40/Issue #2, March 2016

2015
· Ruminating in Reedsburg: Combine becomes permanent piece of art in community park, Jim Massey, The Country Today, December 2, 2015
· For St. Paul, funding for library on lake, water tower beacon and more, Amy Carlson Gustafson, front-page story, St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 8, 2015 
· Local artist lights a match outside Rochester Art Center, Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy, Bluff Country Reader, October 15, 2015
· Light Joins Art After Dark at Olbrich Gardens, Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis., August 23, 2015
· No green thumb needed for park planting, Peter Rebhahn, WiscNews, May 27, 2015

2014
· Downtown Silver Spring's 3rd Annual 'Re-Imagining the Holidays' to Focus on Music Education in Local Schools, KUSI News San Diego, November 24, 2014
· Silver Spring Re-Imagines the Christmas Tree at Downtown Lighting Celebration, Camille Moore, NBC Washington, November 14, 2014
· Art You Can Sink Your Teeth Into, Jason Smith, Wisconsin People & Ideas, Quarterly Magazine of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Madison, Wis., Fall 2014
· Chatfield sculptor gains international renown, Derek Sullivan, Rochester PostBulletin, August 29, 2014
· Artist Karl Unnasch is honored by Public Art Network Year in Review, Fillmore County Journal, August 25, 2014
· Reedsburg art project wins national award, front-page story, Reedsburg Times-Press, August 16, 2014
· Stained Glass Artist Turned Combine into Art, Farm Show Magazine, Cover Story for Vol. #38, Issue #3, May 2014
· Council approves Webb grant for permanent city art piece, Reedsburg Independent, February 27, 2014
· Original stained glass window being created for F&M Community Bank, Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy, Bluff Country Reader, February 26, 2014
· Karl Unnasch Interview, Kristine Frank Elias, Soap Factory (Minneapolis) Director’s Blog, January 16, 2014

2013
· 2013 Artists of the Year, Minneapolis CityPages, Camille LeFevre, December 25, 2013
· Art results from effective problem solving; Pilot Mound artist finds magic when others respond to his work, Bluff Country Reader, Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy, December 23, 2013
· Silver Spring Tree Makes the News, a blog article by Author Yvonne Brown, December 22, 2013
· Toy Christmas Tree Keeps on Giving, Faiza Elmasry, Voice of America — International-Broadcast News, December 20, 2013
· Answer Man: Chatfield artist gets national attention, Rochester Post-Bulletin, December 6, 2013
· Local artist spreads joy with Playtime Jubilee, Barb Jeffers, Fillmore County Journal, December 6, 2013
· Silver Spring non-traditional tree made up of toys to donate to children in the community, Aline Barros, Maryland Community News Gazette, December 4, 2013
· Town’s Christmas tree of toys will be donated to needy, Marisa Kabas, Today.com, December 3, 2013
· Cornfield Cathedral: Seeing Karl Unnasch’s Grand Masticator, Aaron Dysart, Walker Art Center’s mnartists.blog, November 28, 2013
· Silver Spring unveils unusual Christmas tree, Peter Rouleau, The Sentinel Newspapers, November 27, 2013
· Downtown Silver Spring Christmas Tree Made of Toys That Will Be Donated to Needy Children, CBS DC, November 21, 2013
· Silver Spring Christmas Tree at the root of holiday controversy, WTOP 103.5 FM, November 21, 2013
· Silver Spring Hosts Ceremony, Adam Loakin, The Sentinel Newspapers, November 21, 2013
· Silver Spring’s tree of toys to be donated to charity, Whitney Wild, WJLA, November 21, 2013
· Chatfield Artist Designs This Year’s Ardee Awards, Rochester Post Bulletin, Derek Sullivan, October 19, 2013
· John Deere 6600 Combine Becomes a Work of Art, John Deere Company Magazine, Autumn 2013
· Top 10 Galleries in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis CityPages Blog, Sheila Regan, Wednesday, March 27, 2013
· Iron Pour, Off 90, Episode 407, KSMQ, Austin, MN, Produced by Matt Bluhm, February 20, 2013

2011
· Glass Artist, On the Road with Jason Davis, KSTP Channel 5 News, Minneapolis, MN, Jason Davis, August 28, 2011
· Local Artist doing what he loves, Fillmore County Journal, September 30, 2011

2010
· City Art, Country Art?, MPR News, State of the Arts with Marianne Combs, November 4, 2010
· Artful Outlook, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN, Matt Russell, October 29, 2010

2009
· The Commonweal Stash, Currents Magazine, Winona, MN, Margaret Cox, Winter 2008-2009

2008
· Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers, Inspire(d) Magazine, Decorah, IA, April 2008

2007
· Taxi-Squirmy, Art in London Magazine, London, UK, Winter 2007
· Another Green World: New Landscape Art in Minnesota, 10,000 Arts, August-October, Ann Klefstad, 2007
· The Commonweal unveils a new theater, MPR News, Sea Stachura, July 5, 2007
· Flush with success: New Commonweal theater opens, Rochester Post-Bulletin, Tom Weber, July 5, 2007
· New Theater Opens, Rochester Post-Bulletin, July 7, 2007
· Dramatic Difference, Minnesota Monthly, Tim Gihring, July, 2007
· A New Stage for Lanesboro, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dominic Papatola, July 1, 2007
· Company Town’s Company is Theater, Star Tribune, Graydon Royce, July 1, 2007

2006
· This Art Not for the Squeamish, Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec 10, 2006
· Karl Unnasch’s Strange Animals, Minnesota Public Radio, Sea Stachura, November 24, 2006

2004
· From Romantic to the Edgy, Works That Compel, The New York Times, D. Dominick Lombardi, July 25, 2004
· Not Only Watching, Painting and Sculpting, Too, The New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio, February 15, 2004 

Grants

2015
· St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge

2014
· Minnesota State Arts Board—Artist Initiative Grant

2010
· FORECAST public arts grant
· SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council), support grant

2007
· SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council), support grant

2005
· SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council), support grant

1999
· Jerome Foundation, support grant
· SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council), support grant 

Teaching Experience

2014
· Lanesboro Arts Campus Bronze Pour Workshop Director, Lanesboro, MN

2012-2013
· Adjunct Professor of Sculpture, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI

2012-2013
· Total Arts Day Camp for Kids, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN

2010
· John Marshall High School, Resident Artist, Rochester, MN

2009-ongoing
· Pilot Mound Design Studio, Apprenticeship Director, Pilot Mound, MN

2008-2015
· Fillmore Central High School, Resident Artist, Harmony, MN

2006-2012
· Standard Issue Iron Pours (#1-7), Workshop Director, Pilot Mound, MN

2001
· Discover Sculpture Lanesboro, Project Coordinator Assistant, Lanesboro, MN 

Education

2003
· MFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Massachusetts

1995
· BA, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota