Resume

DANIEL GERHARD KANIESS

(1955 – 2012)

EDUCATION

1978    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, BFA

AWARDS

1984 First Place Award,  Art Center of Minnesota, Juried Exhibition
1989-90 McKnight Foundation Fellowship
1991 Walker Art Center Open Studio Day Participant
Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship
First Place Award, Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, Juried Exhibition
1994 Bush Fellowship
1996-97  McKnight Foundation Fellowship
2004 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1974-78  Various Student Shows, Milwaukee, WI
1978 Union Gallery,  Milwaukee, WI
1979  Bergstrom Art Center,  Neenah, WI
1980     Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Minneapolis Institute of Art, “Foot In the Door”, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota State Fair Art Center, Group Exhibition
West ’80 Art and the Law, St Paul, MN
1981     Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota,  Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Art on Location, Town Square, St. Paul, MN
Perihelion Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
West ’81 Art and the Law, St Paul, MN
1982    Northrop Gallery,  Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota State Fair Art Center, Group Exhibition
1983  Dr. Martin Luther College,  New Ulm, MN
Walker-Winfield Gallery, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
1984   Art Center of Minnesota,  Minnetonka, MN
Lakewood Community College, White Bear Lake, MN
Minnesota State Fair Art Center, Group Exhibition
Pig Iron Mail Art Show, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1985    Art Center of Minnesota,  Minnetonka, MN
Lakewood Community College, White Bear Lake, MN
1986  Wisconsin Lutheran College, Group Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
Minnesota State Fair Art Center, Group Exhibition
1987 Leo Feldman Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1988  Speedboat Gallery,  St. Paul, MN
1989   Speedboat Gallery,  St. Paul, MN
1990  Rochester Art Center,  Rochester, MN
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
8 McKnight Artists, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Minneapolis Institute of Art, “Foot in the Door,” Minneapolis, MN
Speedboat Gallery/Lollapalooza, St. Paul, MN
Owatonna Arts Center, Owatonna, MN
1991   Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul Companies, Group Exhibit, St. Paul, MN
Speedboat Gallery, St. Paul, MN
1992  Thomson Gallery, Minneapolis,  MN
Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, “Unity in Diversity,” Minneapolis,  MN
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, “Painting at the Nash”, Minneapolis,  MN
pARTS Alternative Art Space, “Views by Artists of the Columbus Quincentennial,” Minneapolis, MN
Speedboat Gallery, “PDGK”, St. Paul, MN
1993  Speedboat Gallery, St. Paul, MN
No-Bar Cafe and Gallery, New York, NY
Rossmor Gallery, “New Works”, St. Paul, MN
Red Eye, “Where The Art Is”, Minneapolis, MN
1994 Thomson Gallery,  Minneapolis, MN
Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, “Associates”, Minneapolis, MN
Hamline University, Group Show of Drawing, St. Paul, MN
Thomson Gallery “Selected Works” Minneapolis, MN
1995 “Experimental Book Art Show,” Group Show, St. Paul, MN
Thomson Gallery, “Summer Group Show,” Minneapolis, MN
Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict, “Progress,”St. Joseph, MN
Haystack-Transformative Print Show, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
1996 Hermetic Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Thomson Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Rochester Art Center, “50th Anniversary Celebration”, Group Show, Rochester, MN
Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College L.R.C. Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
New Work ‘96, ARTSPACE, New Haven, CT
Hermetic Gallery, “Nerve,” Group Show, Milwaukee, WI
Midwest Drawing Show, Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
Thomson Gallery, “Winter Group Show,” Minneapolis, MN
Studio 125 Focus Group, Group Show, St. Paul, MN
Minnesota Museum of American Art, “Where Do You Draw The Line”, Group Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
1997    Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menominee, Wisconsin
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
6 McKnight Artists, Minneapolis of College of Art and Design,  Minneapolis, MN
Soap Factory, “Material/Immaterial”, Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
Montgomery Glasoe Fine Art, “Young Painters,” Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
1998  Montgomery Glasoe Fine Art, “Recent Paintings” Minneapolis, MN
Gus Lucky Gallery, Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
College of Visual Arts, “Consider the Twig”, St. Paul, MN
General Mills, “Image/Text”, Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
Art-A-Whirl, Group Show/Event, Minneapolis, MN
College of Visual Arts, Faculty Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
1999   Gus Lucky Gallery, “Salon 500”, Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
Speedboat Gallery, “One Hit Wonder”, St. Paul, MN
2000  KM Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Rochester Art Center, “Big Bang”, “Fish Tales”  Group Shows, Rochester, MN
Gus Lucky Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Institute of Art, ”Foot in the Door”, Minneapolis, MN
2001 Montgomery Fine Art / Betz Design, Minneapolis, MN
2002  Plains Art Museum, “Art on the Plains”, Juried Exhibition, Fargo, North Dakota
Rochester Art Center, 9-11, Invitational Group Show, Rochester, MN
2003   Frank Stone Gallery, “Holiday Exhibition” Minneapolis, MN
Image Dump Gallery  “What About Aesthetics?” Minneapolis, MN
Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2004   Plains Art Museum, “Identity & Vision” Juried Exhibition, Fargo,North Dakota
Minnesota State Arts Board, Invitational Group Show, St Paul, MN
Speedboat Gallery, “Art Conspiracy”, St. Paul, MN
Jon Oulman Gallery, Group Show, Minneapolis, MN
Rochester Art Center, “MOVE” Invitational Group Show, Rochester, MN
2005  Minnesota Museum of American Art, “Arts Advocacy” Invitational Group Show, St. Paul, MN
Image Dump Gallery  “U C Differently” Minneapolis, MN
2006   Minneapolis Institute of Arts, “Energy Palimpsest”, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis, MN
Electrolift Artworks, “Recent Paintings”, Minneapolis, MN
Peck Institute of Visual Arts, “Continuum”, Milwaukee, WI
2007  Obsidian Gallery/Shoebox Gallery, “Segrelicious” Invitational Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2008      Plains Art Museum, “Art on the Plains”, Juried Exhibition, Fargo, North Dakota
West End Arts, “Seen and be Seen”, Juried Exhibition, Saint Paul, MN
Dale Studio Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
2009  Blown Derivatives project, McMurdo Base, Antarctica
Barbette Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN
Shoebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Priska Juschka Fine Art, “Benefit For Nicole”, NY
Broad Cast Exhibitions, “Open Sky”, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Blown Derivatives project, SeLa Mountain, Tibet
Blown Derivatives project, Jiuduansha Island, China
Blown Derivatives project, Skagaströnd, Iceland
Martin Luther College, “Solus Christus”, New Ulm, MN
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Group Show, St. Paul, MN
2011   Blown Derivatives project, Karbala, Iraq
St John’s Lutheran Church Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
2012 OZ’Art Galerie, Tours, France
“A Punker’s Revenge: A Celebration of Speedboat Gallery”, COExhibitions, Minneapolis, MN
“Daniel Kaniess: Smiles and Rage, A Retrospective”, Minneapolis, MN
2013  St John’s Lutheran Church Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
2014 St John’s Lutheran Church Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
“The Automatic Message”, Instinct Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Shoebox Gallery Final Show, Minneapolis, MN
2015  St John’s Lutheran Church Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
Winter the Winter Suite, Fallout Artist Initiative, Minneapolis, MN
2016  “WORK HARD, Daniel Kaniess 1955-2012 – Mixed Media”, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN
St John’s Lutheran Church Gallery, “Art-A-Whirl”, Minneapolis, MN
2019  SLAM DANCE”, Q.arma Building, Minneapolis, MN
2021  Revere Auction
2022 Revere Auction
2023 Revere Auction
Solidarity Street Gallery, “Faces of Our Community”, St. Paul, MN
EXISTENCE, Daniel Kaniess 1955-2012 – madebyhuman, Art@967 Payne, St Paul, MN

COLLECTIONS

Walker Art Center

Travelers Insurance

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP

RBC Wealth Management

Hazelden Foundation

Dayton’s Corporation

Dain Bosworth Incorporated

Honeywell Incorporated

St. Paul Companies

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Stoddard, Leah, “Daniel Kaniess, Springfield Museum of Art,”, New Art Examiner, September 1997, pp. 65

Silberman,  Rob, “Daniel Kaniess at Thomson,” Art in America, July 1995, pp. 91-92

PUBLISHED WORKS

“Circus of Stab,” Book of words and drawings, published by Sub-Genre Ink, 1996

PUBLISHED DRAWINGS

Jack Mackeral Magazine

Taddy Wampus Magazine

Inner/Urban Magazine

Graphica Magazine

OP Magazine

Modern Design Magazine
Lowertown Crier

Lowertown Business News

“Be Prepared to Answer”, Book Cover, NWPH

ILLUSTRATION / DESIGN

Logo Catacombs Records, 1991

Record Album Cover “House of Nerves”, 2i, 1985

7 inch Single Cover “Mercy, Tsunami / Cindy Shrman, Deuteronomy”, Frances Gumm, 1988

CD Covers “2i”, 2i, 2000

“Now<<and>>Then”, GST, 2010

“Screech Owl Conflab”, Greg Schaefer, 2010

Cassette Covers “Who Hears?”, 2i, 1982

“Boo!”, 2i, 1983

“Never Pet a Burning Dog”, 2i, 1984