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Andrew Sjodin

United States

Born in 1981

Joined Artisor: November 2024

Artist Stats

Total pieces for sale: 1

Bio

Andrew Sjodin was born in 1981 in Pipestone, MN. He grew up and attended high school in Forest

Lake, MN. After high school he attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN where he earned

a bachelors degree in philosophy. While in his twenties Sjodin served in AmeriCorps for two years

in Washington State, taught English in Thailand for one school year, and then moved to Homer,

Alaska. In 2008 while living in Alaska, Sjodin took a painting course from Asia Freeman. In his final

critique from Freeman she suggested that Sjodin pursue art more seriously, and that he should

consider an MFA program. A few months later Sjodin returned home to Minnesota. Having taken

Freeman’s advice to heart Sjodin set out looking for an artistic training program that would be right

for him. He ended up stumbling across the atelier program model, which was unknown to him

prior. It was immediately apparent to Sjodin that this would be the correct path for him.

In 2010 he began his formal training as an artist, draftsman, and painter at The Atelier Studio

Program of Fine Arts in Minneapolis, MN. Sjodin spent four years at The Atelier studying the

drawing and painting methods of the old masters under Dale Redpath and Cyd Wicker, completing

the program in 2014. In the fall of 2015 Sjodin began teaching part-time classes at The Atelier. In

2018 he became an instructor with The Atelier’s core program.

Sjodin has exhibited work across the United States. His work resides in collections throughout the

country. He has received numerous awards for his paintings and has been included in the Art

Renewal Center’s prestigious International Salon on multiple occasions.

Sjodin’s work combines an academic drawing foundation with an impressionistic approach to

seeing and interpreting color. Sjodin primarily creates still lifes and figurative pieces, working

mainly in oils. Much of his work is somber and quiet. His compositions are simple and mindful,

calling the viewer to slow down and dwell within the work and themself. Through his work Sjodin

strives to create an experience that is introspective, subtle, complex, and fulfilling for both himself

and the viewer.

Sjodin currently lives and works out of his studio on a small farm in Isanti County, about 45 minutes

north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He s a member of the core program teaching staff at The

Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts in Minneapolis, MN.

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  • Artworks
  • Curriculum Vitae

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Spotlight: Recent Works

The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis, MN

Recent Works

Private Venue, Hopkins, MN

2022 Spotlight: Recent Works

Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Twenty: Celebrating Twenty Years

Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

Allied Artists of America’s 111th Annual Exhibition

Allied Artist’s of America Online Show

Artists on the Rise

Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT

Artists for the Atelier

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Art-A-Whirl

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

35 Artists and Their Favorite Paintings

Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT

7th Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Paired

Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

Valentine Gems

Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT

2023 Gifted

Williams Fine Art Dealers, Wenham, MA

Realism Today

Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT

Versus

Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

Minnesota State Fair Grounds, St. Paul, MN

In. Art Show 2023

Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming, MN2023 The Almenara Art Prize 2023 Online Art Exhibition

The Almenara Collection

42nd Annual Painting, Sculpture, and Graphics Exhibition

The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

6th Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

16th International ARC Salon

Art Renewal Center

2022 24th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (w/Arcadia Contemporary)

Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA

Five and Under

Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY

2022 Annual Small Works Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Artists for The Atelier

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Art-A-Whirl

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

The Frame Remains the Same

Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY

L.A. Art Show (w/Arcadia Contemporary)

L.A. Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

2021 Annual Small Works Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Annual Underground Art Show

The Leader Building, Cambridge, MN

Five and Under

Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY

2021 Revival in Oil and Clay

The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Artists for The Atelier

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

15th International ARC Salon

Art Renewal Center

4th Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

47th Annual Northern Lights International Online Juried Art Exhibition

White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN

2020 Annual Small Works Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition

Fine Arts Building, Minnesota State Fairground

Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN2019 Small Group Exhibition

Private Residence, St. Paul, MN

2019 Artists for the Atelier

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Juried Small Works Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

2017 Kallos: The Order of Light Group Exhibition

Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Larson, Sjodin, Schweiger, Posey Group Exhibition

Riverview Towers, Minneapolis, MN

2016 Larson, Sjodin, Schweiger, Posy Group Exhibition

Chindean Cafe, Minneapolis, MN

2014 The Atelier Full-Time Student Show

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Riverview Towers Painter’s Process Exhibition

Riverview Towers, Minneapolis, MN

2013 The Atelier Full-Time Student Show

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Riverview Towers Drawing Exhibition

Riverview Towers, Minneapolis, MN

2012 The Atelier Full-Time Student Show

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Riverview Towers Painting Exhibition

Riverview Towers, Minneapolis, MN

2011 The Atelier Full-Time Student Show

The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

AWARDS

2024 The Gary T. Erbe Award

Allied Artists of America’s 111th Annual Exhibition

People’s Choice Award

7th Annual Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Honorable Mention

7th Annual Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

2023 Honorable Mention

Artists Magazine’s 40th Annual Art Competition

Audubon Artists, Inc. Award

42nd Annual Painting, Sculpture, and Graphics Exhibition

Salmagundi Club, New York, NY2023 Finalist, Professional Artist Category

Boynes Artist Award

People’s Choice Award

6th Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

2nd Place

6th Annual Juried Flora Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

Finalist, Figurative Category

16th Art Renewal Center International Salon

Semi-Finalist, Still Life Category

16th Art Renewal Center International Salon

2021 Finalist, Figurative Category

15th Art Renewal Center International Salon

Finalist, Still Life Category

15th Art Renewal Center International Salon

2020 Minnesota Figure Study Collaborative Award

Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

Ron Merchant Award for Oil Painting

Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

2019 Master Framers Award

3rd Annual Juried Floral Show

Studio Pintura, Minneapolis, MN

 

EDUCATION

2014 Graduate, The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Trained under Dale Redpath, Cyd Wicker, Kim Monahan Dady,

Laura Tundel, and Jeff Larson

2008 Kenia Peninsula Community College, Homer AK

Studied painting under Asia Freeman

2004 BA in Philosophy, St. John’s University, Collegeville, M

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