Jessica Matson-Fluto

jessicamatsonfluto.com
tel.: 215.680.3656
email: flutoje@mnstate.edu

Education

Master of Fine Arts                 2008                Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Painting/Drawing

Bachelor of Fine Arts              2006                Minnesota State University Moorhead
Painting                                                          (Cum Laude)

Bachelor of Arts                      2004                Minnesota State University Moorhead
Painting                                                          (Cum Laude)

Continuing Education

Master Painting Class, Odd Nerdrum        2010                  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Master Drawing Class, Edward Schmidt     2010                 New York Academy of Art
Digital Painting, Andrew Stalberger           2009                Minnesota State University Moorhead

Awards
	2007	Art Scholarship, Hotel Donaldson, Fargo, North Dakota
	2003	Honorable Mention, MSUM Annual Student Exhibition, Moorhead, Minnesota
Exhibitions
	2011	-Annual Faculty Exhibition, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota -Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota
	2010	-Speaking Figuratively, solo, The Rourke Art Gallery, Moorhead, Minnesota -Faculty Exhibition, HODO, Fargo, North Dakota -Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota -Annual Faculty Exhibition, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota
	2009	-Narcissism, solo, Café Muse, Plains Art Museum,Fargo, North Dakota -Annual Faculty Exhibition, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota
	2008	-20/20; Selections from the 107th Annual Student Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 107th Annual Student Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -PAFA Post Baccalaureate and MFA Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	2007	-PAFA Candidate Show MFA, BlinkArt Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -Hotel Donaldson, Room 9, Fargo, North Dakota -Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota
	2006	-Bachelor of Fine Arts Show, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota
	2005	-Securian Office, Valley City, North Dakota -Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota
	2004	-Post Office Restaurant, solo, Cooperstown, North Dakota -Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota -Bachelor of Arts Seniors’ Show, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota
	2003	-MSUM Annual Student Exhibition, MSUM, Moorhead, Minnesota -Christmas Show, GK Art Gallery, Cooperstown, North Dakota
	2002	-Anniversary Show, GK Art Gallery, Cooperstown, North Dakota

Publications        

The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Monday November 15, 2010
Spring Gala Auction Preview Catalog, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, April 2010
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Life, Sunday May 3, 2009
Plains Art Museum Catalog, Fargo, North Dakota, Spring 2009

Collections

Gary Fluto, Lidgerwood, North Dakota
Ashley Dedin, Fargo, North Dakota
Joshua Wynne, Fargo, North Dakota
Rourke Art Museum Permanent Collection, Moorhead, Minnesota
Paul Blomquist, Hallock, Minnesota
Beth Fluto, Washington, District of Columbia
Brenda Badman, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Allison Newman, Mayville, North Dakota
Erica Redlinger, Fargo, North Dakota
Security State Bank, Hannaford, North Dakota
Chris Sommerville, Cooperstown, North Dakota
Nicholas Zimprich, Cooperstown, North Dakota
Bruce Gjovig, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Wayne Zimmerman, Oxbow, North Dakota

Commissions

Doublewood Inn & Conference Center, Fargo, North Dakota
Erik Bredeson, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Employment
2008-present	Minnesota State University Moorhead, Assistant Drawing Professor, Moorhead, Minnesota Instructed Drawing 101, Drawing 102, Foundation Design 1, Beginning Oil Painting, and Intro Figure Drawing classes Instructed students of various ages in the basics of drawing, painting and compositional techniques Designed visual and interactive lectures, lessons, and demonstrations Critiqued and corrected work on objective levels
2009-present	Plains Art Museum, Class and workshop Instructor, Fargo, North Dakota Creativity Camp: Exploring Nature in Color, Instructed children aged 4-11 in watercolor techniques. Individual to Icon: Portrait Class, Instructed adults in portrait drawing from model.
1997-2002	GK Art Gallery, Assistant to owner, Cooperstown, North Dakota Assisted in exhibition openings, sales, brochure development, and customer service
Experience
2009	Teen Open Studio, Visiting Artist, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
2008	Spring Semester Teaching Assistantship to William Scott Noel, Life Drawing, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2007	Fall Semester Teaching Assistantship to John Horn, 2-D Anatomy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Organizations
2010	College Art Association Member of the Rourke Art Gallery Museum, Moorhead, Minnesota Member of North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota MSUM Arts Foundation Committee, Moorhead, Minnesota
2008-present	MSUM Gallery Committee, Moorhead, Minnesota

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