Ethan Edvenson

ethan.edvenson@gmail.com

​b.1997​

 

​Education​

2020

    Bachelor of Fine Arts: Emphasis in Drawing, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

•  Minor in Art History

 

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Solo Exhibitions and Projects

2025​

• Soul of Distinction, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA

• DEAD OR AMAZING, interactive drawing generator, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

• CROSSING THE CHIRAL SPECTRE: Dwelling Under Polaris, Rybin Room, Omaha, NE

• Ethan and Sundance Go to the LiFT: ALL OUR FRIENDS ARE PROUD OF US, the LiFT, Des Moines, IA

2024​

• Clustered Anomalies, Simpson College of Design, Indianola, IA

• PERCEPTOLOGY, experimental film jam, Fleur Cinema and Cafe, Des Moines, IA

• Gravitate CoWorking, East Village, Des Moines, IA

• Get Lost at the Lib-rinth, display case installation, Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls, IA

• SEED SCOOPS ON MY DRIVE, curated digital file project, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

2023​

• Willis Gallery, Simpson College, Indianola, IA

• Strangers Basket, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault, MN

• Bondurant Public Library Art Gallery, Bondurant, IA

• New Miracles, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO

• Uncontainable Meanderings and Affinities, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA  

• 503 Cocktail Lounge, Des Moines, IA

2022

• Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere, Architectural Art Crawl Artweek event, ISG, Des Moines, IA

• Our Earthly Antics, Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN

• FEEL FREE TO FLOAT, Des Moines Central Library, Des Moines, IA

• CONSTANTLY DETONATING COWBOY, The LiFT, Des Moines IA

2021

• Sparking Bits, Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, WI

• Jawbreaker Breakfast, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA

2020

• Cerebral Absolution, Senior Exhibition, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

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Select Group Exhibitions and Projects​

2025

• Layered, Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA

2024

• Can of Hands, See Saw Draw exhibition, Gravitate CoWorking, Des Moines, IA

• Plus 1: UNI Art Faculty & Alumni, University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, IA

• Fleur Film Festival, Fleur Cinéma & Cafe, Des Moines, IA

• ART/WORK, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

• DSM Underground Film Festival, Varsity Cinema, Des Moines, IA

2023

• Good Business, Iowa Pop Art Exhibition, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Greater Des Moines Exhibited, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

2022

• Des Moines Exhibited, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

• FACTORY, Iowa Pop Art Exhibition, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Expressions of Love, virtual exhibition, Freeborn County Arts Initiative, Albert Lea, MN

2021

• Greater Des Moines Exhibited XXVIII, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

• Fine Art for Fair Prices, Le Mars Art Center, Le Mars, IA

• Fresh Perspectives Emerging Artist Exhibition, Le Mars Art Center, Le Mars, IA

• That's Effin' Funny, Shoebox Arts, Los Angeles, CA

• Packard Group National Exhibition 2021, No 7. Center, Vermillion, SD

• Greater DSM Exhibited XXVII, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

2020

• A Generous Kingdom V, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR

• Dangerous Lullabies VI Exhibition, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

• Aptitude, Group Exhibition, Envision Arts gallery 8680, Frisco, TX

• Limited Space: Drive-In Edition, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA

• Iowa Exhibited XXXV, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

• Halloween, online exhibition, Envision Arts, Frisco, TX

2019​

• Domestic Sadness, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

• ​Cedar Valley Biennial, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA

• BFA Preview Show, Group Exhibition, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

2018

• Undergraduate Studio Drawing Show, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

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Residencies

2025     Villekulla Farm, Howells, Nebraska

2022     Iowa Art Beacon, Digital residency on Instagram

2021     Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas

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Awards/Grants

2025     Artist Career Accelerator Grant, Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts

2021     Merit Award, Fine Art at FAIR Prices, Le Mars Art Center, Le Mars, IA

2020     Honorable Mention, Iowa Exhibited XXXV, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA

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Festivals/Pop Ups

2024

• Iowa Pop Art Festival, Newbo City Market, Cedar Rapids, IA

2023

• Iowa Pop Art Festival, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Tony’s Cocktail Hour, Eleven Cherry Salon, Des Moines, IA

2022

• PedalArt Poster Show, DSM Street Collective event, Confluence Brewing Company, Des Moines, IA

• Art Market at Big Grove, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

2021

• Artapalooza Art Festival, Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA

• Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA

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Select Experience

• Current member of the Polk County Heritage Gallery exhibits committee, do various tasks and video work.

• Contract illustrator for Little Village Mag, have made drawings inside various issues and two covers

• Commissioned drawing to demonstrate an activity at the Des Moines Art Center.

• Two works are included in The Cities of the Plains Anthology, edited by Dr. Paul Brooke.

• City Sounds Music Everywhere Piano Project, illustrated on a piano located in the community.

• Event Organizer, Iowa Pop Art Festival 2022 and 2023, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Visiting lecturer for the University of Northern Iowa Art Foundations Smart Session. Spoke about my process, what it is like making art after college, and led students in a massive collaborative drawing emulating my process.