JO-ANNE RESKE KIRKMAN

Artist Statement

Jo-Anne Reske Kirkman, resident of Orono, Minnesota, is a practicing visual artist associated with the National Association of Women Artists, The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, and the Ming Chiao Society of Sumie painters.

Academic training includes a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota and a BA from the University of St Catherine in Art Education, with additional studies in Paris. Additionally, Reske Kirkman has been a Fulbright scholar in Japan, and a Teaching Fellow in Greece.

Before retiring from teaching Art, Reske Kirkman taught in the Orono and Edina School districts, The Minnesota Museum of Art and The Minneapolis College of Art and Design. During her teaching career, she was recognized as Minnesota Art Educator of the Year, and served as a representative of the National Association of Art Educators in delegations to Cuba and India.

Currently, Reske Kirkman works full time in her studio in the North East Minneapolis Arts District at The Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.

Exhibitions of her ceramic work, photographs and paintings include The New York Hall of Science, Minnesota Museum of Art, Ordway Center, New York Grand Public Library, Catherine Nash Gallery, University of St. Catherine, The Duluth Art Museum, The Monmouth Museum, Riverland College and The Plains Museum.