Gretchen Bederman 7/2023
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Heart & Soul. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. BDAC. Bismarck, ND
2021 My Horses & The Layers Within. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. BDAC. Bismarck, ND.
The Layers Within. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
2019 Hot Wax. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
2018 Singing, Dancing, Drumming. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
Seasons. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
2016 I’m Back. Laughing Sun Brewery. Bismarck, ND.
2015 Signs of the Times. DCAU The Gallery. DCC Gallery 126, Impromptu Gallery, Airport, Glendive, MT.
2010 Many Faces. World’s Smallest Gallery, Urban Stampede, Grand Forks, ND. 2009
Faces Harnett Hall Gallery. Minot State University. Minot, ND.
What’s Inside? Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. Gallery 126. Dawson Community College. Glendive, MT. 2008
Recipe for Chaos. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. BAGA. Bismarck, ND.
Artist of the Month. DUAU Gallery. Glendive, MT.
2007 Mandonian. Arvid & Gretchen. The Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
Horse Ride. Dawson Community College. Glendive, MT.
Black Bird. H2M Design. Bismarck, ND.
2006 North Dakota. Governor’s & First Lady’s Offices. ND State Capital. Bismarck, ND.
Prints & Paintings. The Post Office. Cooperstown, ND.
Spirit Guides. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
2005 Spirit Guides. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
Hauer Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
Earth Imprints. Gretchen Bederman & Annette Marchand. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
2004 Horses Birds & Bowls. Memorial Union Gallery. North Dakota State University. Fargo, ND
Softly. The Post Office. Cooperstown, ND.
Horses Across the Water. Laugalandskkolí, Iceland
2003 Room # 2. Hotel Donaldson. Fargo, ND.
Equis. World’s Smallest Gallery, Urban Stampede, Grand Forks, ND.
2002 Birds & Bowls. Green Earth Café and Gallery. Bismarck, ND.
2001 Many Horses. Lake Region Heritage Center. Devils Lake, ND.
Painted Horse. James Memorial Center for the Arts. Williston, ND.
Painted Horse. The Arts Center. Jamestown, ND.
2000 Horse Dreaming. Talley Gallery. Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN.
Running Horses. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
Horsing Around. Green Earth Café and Gallery. Bismarck, ND.
1999 Horses, Bowls & Birds. Dickinson State University. Dickinson, ND.
Horse Tails & Bird Wings. Taube Gallery of Art. Minot, ND.
1998 Horse Play. Bismarck Art & Galleries Association. Bismarck, ND.
Horse Fields. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
Prints & Monoprints. Green Earth Café and Gallery. Bismarck, ND.
1997 Northland Community College. Thief River Falls, MN.
Dreamscape. Green Earth Café and Gallery. Bismarck, ND.
1996 Touch the Earth. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
From Then Til Now. The Artsplace. Grand Forks, ND.
Unspoken Landscapes. Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND. Grand Forks, ND.
1993 Moon Bowls & Fire Sticks. Victoria’s. Wolverton, MN.
Other Places. The Upper Crust Gallery. Minneapolis, MN.
1992 Dreamings. FM Community Theater Gallery. Fargo, ND.
1987 Sun Dogs. Aymond Norris Gallery. Houston, TX.
Group Exhibitions
2023 6th Human Rights Art & Film Festival. The Human Family. Fargo, ND. Traveling exhibition
64th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
BDAC Bismarck Downtown Artists Cooperative. Bismarck, ND.
2022 Art of the Book Veterans Memorial Library. Bismarck ND.
Great Winter Crow Show Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
BDAC Bismarck, ND.
63rd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN. First place
78th Annual Fall Art Show. Bismarck Art and Gallery Association. Bismarck, ND. Jurors choice award
NDMA 24th Annual Autumn Art Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2021 57th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND
Fall Art Show Bismarck Art and Galleries Association. Bismarck, ND. honorable mention
Fall Art Show Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College
62nd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
Art of the Book Veterans Memorial Library. Bismarck ND.
BDAC Bismarck, ND.
2020 56th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
3rd North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival. Plains Art Museum, BDAC. Taube Museum.
The Great Winter Crow Show. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
61st Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
BDAC Bismarck, ND.
Fall Art Show BAGA Bismarck Art and Galleries Association. Bismarck, ND.
Fall Art Show Clairmont Center Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
2019 Fifty States. Museum of Encaustic Art. Santa Fe, NM.
BDAC Bismarck, ND.
2018 Museum of Encaustic Art. Santa Fe, NM. Permanent Collection.
54th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND. Encaustic Award
Lessedra World Art Print 17th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
BDAC Blue Sky, Toasted Frog, Laughing Sun, Coffee Zone. Bismarck, ND.
2017 TAG – The Art of Giving. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
BDAC Toasted Frog, Laughing Sun. Bismarck, ND.
2016 From the Vault. NDSU Memorial Union Gallery. Fargo, ND.
Art in Bloom, Member Exhibit, Wild in ND, Fargo Gallery Exchange. Laughing Sun, etc. BDAC. Bismarck, ND.
NDMOA Summer Auction. Bismarck, ND.
NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2015 NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
NDMOA Summer Auction. Bismarck, ND.
BDAC Art in Bloom, Member Exhibit, Photography Exhibit, Laughing Sun. Bismarck, ND.
2014 4th National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition. Encaustic Art Institute. Cerrillos, NM.
Art in Bloom, Legacy, and Foot in the Door, BDAC. Bismarck, ND
Lessedra World Art Print 13th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Johnson, Kapplinger and PEARS. Uptown Gallery. Fargo, ND.
55th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
3rd Annual. North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora, ND.
1st Annual. Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation. Garrison, ND.
2013 NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
Touched and Untouched. NDSU Renaissance Gallery. Fargo , ND.
Discover Bismarck Mandan. BDAC. Bismarck, ND
Hotel Donaldson. Hotel Donaldson. Fargo, ND.
54th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
Cowboys and Indians. North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora, ND.
Infinite Prints: Ink, Press, Repeat. NDSU Memorial Union Gallery, Fargo, ND.
2012 Another Foot in the Door, Art in Bloom, Love me, Love me not. BDAC. Bismarck, ND
53nd Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
2011 Foot in the Door. BDAC. Bismarck, ND.
2011 Lessedra World Art Print 10th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
2010 NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2009 Lessedra World Art Print 9th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
Lessedra World Art Print 8th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
50th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
2008 NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
Room #2. Hotel Donaldson. Fargo, ND.
NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2007 Invitational Show: “Women in the Picture.” Minot State University. Minot, ND.
Lessedra World Art Print 6th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
28th Annual Juried Art Exhibit. Custer County Art Center. Miles City, MT. Honorable mention.
48th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
1St Annual Art Show & Auction. ND Cowboy Hall of Fame. Medora, ND.
Lessedra World Art Print 5th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
47th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
117th Annual National Association of Women Artists. Goggle Works. Redding, PA.
The Great Winter Crow Show. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2005 World’s Smallest Gallery. Urban Stampede. Grand Forks, ND.
NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND
BAGA Fall Art Show. Bismarck, ND.
Earth Imprints. Gretchen Bederman & Annette Marchand. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
Recent Acquisitions Exhibit. Memorial Union Gallery. NDSU. Fargo, ND.
Annual Bucking Horse Sale Quick Draw. Custer County Art Center. Miles City, MT.
Western Art with a Difference. B.A.G. Gallery. Miles City, MT.
46th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
A Woman’s Perspective, Heritage Hjemmkomst Interpretive Center. Moorhead, MN.
Lessedra World Art Print 4th Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria.
NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2004 Winter Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND.
NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
45h Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
Spring Art Show. Jamestown, ND.
Women of the Plains. Memorial Union Gallery. NDSU. Fargo, ND.
NDAGA Lewis & Clark Traveling Exhibit.
NDMOA Winter Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2003 NDMOA Fall Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
Fall Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND.
44h Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
2002 Gretchen & Gretchen. Gretchen Bederman & Gretchen Kotke. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
1st Annual National Wildlife Exhibit. Bismarck, ND. 1st Place, Honorable Mention.
7th Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
43rd Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
Hauer Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND.
Fall Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND.
2001 NDMOA Fall Auction. NDMA. Grand Forks, ND.
Hauer Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND.
Fall Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND. Honorable Mention. Peoples’ Choice Award
6th Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND. 3rd Place.
42st Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
Spring Art Show. Jamestown, ND. Cash award.
Governor’s Ball. Bismarck, ND.
2000 Hauer Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND.
Fall Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND. Cash award.
41st Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
5th Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
Annual Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
1999 4th Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery Cooperstown, ND.
1999 Fall Art Show. BAGA. Bismarck, ND. First place
40th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
A Celebration: Women Artists from ND & MN. Plains Art Museum Fargo, ND.
1998 3rd Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
38th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
1998 Baga Annual. Bismarck, ND.
1997 37th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN. Second place.
1996 36th Midwestern. Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
Now Exhibiting. UND Burtness Theater. Grand Forks, ND.
Juried Student Exhibition. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
1995 Imaginary Illusions. UND Burtness Theater. Grand Forks, ND.
Los Images. Cappuccino Garden. Grand Forks, ND.
Graduate Student Show. Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND. Grand Forks, ND
1995 Juried Student Exhibition. NDMA. Grand Forks, ND. Purchase award.
1994 Faculty Exhibit. Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND. Grand Forks, ND.
1994 Juried Student Exhibition. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
1993 Major Works. The Art Connection. Fargo, ND.
Picture This. BFA exhibition. MSU. Moorhead, MN.
Juried Student Exhibition. MSU Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
1992 Juried Student Exhibit. MSU Gallery. Moorhead, MN. special recognition.
1991 Juried Student Exhibit. NDSU Gallery. Fargo, ND. Special recognition.
Juried Student Exhibit. MSU. Moorhead, MN.
1990 Juried Exhibit. Vermont Studio Gallery. Johnson, VT.
Juried Student Exhibit. MSU. Moorhead, MN.
1989 Juried Student Exhibit. MSU Gallery. Moorhead, MN. Special recognition.
1985 Group Show. Aymond Norris Gallery. Houston, TX.
1979 Group Show. Governors Palace. Santa Fe, NM.
Honors & Awards
2022 First Place 63rd Midwestern Rourke Museum & Gallery
2020 Sculpture Award . 56th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
2018 Encaustic Award . 54th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
2016 Professional Development Grant. NDCA.
2006 Honorable Mention. 28th Annual Juried Art Exhibit. Custer County Art Center. Miles City, MT.
2005 Cash Award. BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
2006, 2005 Professional Development Grant. NDCA.
2002 1st Place Award & Honorable Mention. National Wildlife Exhibit. Bismarck, ND.
2001 3rd Place Award. GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
2001 Honorable Mention & People’s Choice Award. BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
2001 1st Place Award. The Arts Center Spring Show. Jamestown, ND.
2000 Cash Award. BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
1999 1st Place Award. BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
1998 Cash Award. BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
1997 2nd Place Award. 38th Midwestern. Rourke Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
1995 Provost Purchase Award. UND Student Art Show. Grand Forks, ND.
1996-1993 Board of Higher Education Scholarship. UND. Grand Forks, ND.
1993 Magna Cum Laude. BFA. Moorhead State University. Moorhead, MN.
1993-1989 Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. MSU. Moorhead, MN.
MSU Honors Program. Moorhead State University.
1993-1992 MSU Alumni Grant. Moorhead State University.
Upper Class Scholarship. Moorhead State University.
Academic Achievement Award. Moorhead State University.
1992-1991 Jeannette Rankin Scholarship. JR Foundation. Athens, GA.
ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship. Bismarck, ND.
Upper Class Scholarship. Moorhead State University.
Academic Achievement Award. Moorhead State University.
1991-1990 Vermont Studio School Grant. Johnson, VT.
ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship. Bismarck, ND.
Upper Class Scholarship. Moorhead State University.
Academic Achievement Award. Moorhead State University.
1990-1989 ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship. Bismarck, ND.
Upper Class Scholarship. Moorhead State University.
1996-1993 University Service / University of North Dakota
Graduate Representative to the College Council. Graduate Representative to the Faculty
Sophomore Review Panel
Education
1993 - 1997 Masters of Fine Arts. Painting
University of North Dakota. Grand Forks, ND.
1988 - 1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts. Painting Magna Cum Laude
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN.
Docent, North Dakota Museum of Art
Additional Experience
Studied at University of Houston, University of Texas, San Francisco Art Institute, Art Institute of Chicago
Bellaire High School Bellaire, Texas graduated 1969
2016, 2012, 2011 Encaustic Workshop. Austin, TX; Kirsten Wilhelm 2012 Seattle, WA; Ellen Koment 2016 Madrid, NM. Pastel Studio Sheila Rieman Glendive, MT 2008, 2009. Ceramics. 2016-23, 11, 09, 07 BSC. Bismarck, ND. P.E.A.R.S. Printmaking. 2010, 09, 06, 05 NDSU. Fargo, ND. Nihonga Workshop Judith Kruger 2019 Litchfield, MA. Ceramics Workshop Lisa Clague 2019 Anderson Ranch, CO. Ecoprinting Chelle Doll Bismarck ND 2023
Teaching Experience
2016 - 2006 Associate Professor. Dawson Community College. Glendive, Montana.
2006 - 2001 Artist in Residence. North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Binford, Thompson, Manvel, Turtle Lake Mercer, Hettinger, Jamestown, East Fairview, Sheldon,
Ft. Ransom, Gackle Streeter, Belfield, Crosby, St. Joseph, Mandan, Langdon, Northern Cass,
Pioneer, Rita Murphy, Becep, Bismarck, Sykeston, Ray, Washburn, Maddock, Devils Lake, Garrison.
2004 Artist in Residence. NDCA Artist Exchange. Laugalandskkoli, Iceland.
2006, 2005 Artist in Residence. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2006, 2005 Artist in Residence. NDSU, Fargo, ND.
2005 Artist in Residence. Art Wise. Grand Forks, ND.
2005 Artist in Residence. Youth Educational Services. Moorhead, MN.
2006 Art Instructor. University of Mary. Upward Bound Program. Bismarck, ND.
2003 Art Instructor. University of Mary. Art in the Elementary Classroom.
2005 - 2002 Art Instructor. Bismarck State College. Music Camp. Bismarck, ND.
2003 - 2002 Art Instructor. Bismarck State College. Figure Drawing.
1997 Art Instructor. Bismarck State College. Drawing l & 2.
2006 - 2000 Art Instructor. Dakota West Arts Council. Bismarck, ND.
2006 - 2000 Art Instructor. Theo Art School. Bismarck, ND.
2006 - 1999 Art Instructor. The Arts Center. Jamestown, ND.
1996 - 1994 Art Instructor. GTA. University of North Dakota. Grand Forks, ND.
Figure Drawing & Drawing l & 2.
1994 - 1993 Art Instructor. CTL Integrated Curriculum Project - 2 semesters.
Lake Agassiz Elementary School. Grand Forks, ND.
1996 - 1994 Docent. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
1993 Facilitator. Minnesota State University Moorhead. Theory lll discussions. Moorhead, MN.
Art Related Experience
2005 – 2004 Sculpture. Created 2 life size horses for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Medora, ND.
2009 - 2002 Graphic Design & Illustration.
Theater Set Construction & Design
2000 - 1996 Set design & painting, spring & fall Plays. Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND.
1989 Built & painted Backdrops, props & sets. Straw Hat Players. MSUM. Moorhead, MN.
Ceramics Studio Technician. MSUM. Moorhead, MN.
1993 - 1992 Researched raku & high fire glazes. Compiled clay - glaze directory.
Gallery Exhibition Assistant. MSUM Moorhead, MN.
1993 - 1992 Installed & dismantled exhibits. Monitored gallery.
Painting Painter. Vermont Studio Art Center. Johnson, VT.
1990 Painted & studied for 9 weeks. scholarship
Photography Studio & Lab Technician. Color & BW - full service
1988 - 1981 Pro Am Labs. Bismarck, ND.
1973 - 1971 Tom Baine Photography. Austin, TX.
1971 - 1969 Baylor Medical School. Houston, TX.
Advertising Graphic Design & Illustration. Full service all print media.
1988 - 1984 Bismarck, ND.
1980 Houston, TX.
1979 - 1978 Santa Fe, NM.
1976 - 1974 Chicago, IL.
1974 - 1973 San Francisco, CA.
Printmaking Artist. CETA grant. Santa Fe, NM.
1979 - 1978 Lithography
Study Abroad Painter. Studio - residence in Florence & Milan, Italy.
1978 - 1976 Painted, traveled & studied art.
Arts Organizations
2009 College Art Association, National Art Education Association
2008-2005 National Association of Women Artists
2007-2005 New Bohemia North Dakota
2007-2000 Rourke Museum & Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
2008-2002 Dakota West Arts Council
2009-1998 North Dakota Art Gallery Association.
2004-1999 GK Gallery. Board of Directors, Secretary. Cooperstown.
2023-1997 Bismarck Art & Galleries Association.
2003-2000 The Arts Center. Jamestown. 2008-2006 Custer County Art Association
Gallery Affiliations
2021-2010 BDAC. Bismarck, ND. 2012-2001 Lattitudes Gallery. Bismarck, ND.
2004-1996 GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND. 2012-1995 Browning Arts. Grand Forks, ND.
1995-1993 The Art Connection. Fargo, ND. 1987-1985 Aymond Norris Gallery. Houston, TX.
Publications
2018 – 05 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 18th, Lessedra World Art Print Annual Catalogue.
Midwestern Catalogues
2015 - 02 North Dakota Museum of Art Fall Auction Catalogue. 2004 NDAGA Lewis & Clark Journal Entries Catalogue.
1999 A Celebration: Women Artists from North Dakota & Minnesota Plains Art Museum Catalogue. 1979 C.E.T.A. New Mexico Catalogue.