Jean Marie Stortz
Born in Minneapolis, MN
PO BOX 94
Lives in Delta, CO 81416
763-607-1448
jeanstortz@gmail.com
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Education
Fine Arts Program, University of Minnesota, Intaglio, Relief Printing, Painting 1991-1992
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Painting, Improvisational Quiltmaking, Floor Cloths, 1990-1988
Colorado Mountain College, Silkscreen, Photography 1979
BS, Interior Design, Theatre Set Design, University of Minnesota, 1978
Fashion Merchandising 1971-1972
Gustavus Adolphus, 1970-71
Grants & Awards
2017 Delta County Independent, Runner up, Readers Choice, Best of Choice, Artist
2013 Delta Fine Arts, Honorable Mention, “China Hutch”, Oil painting
2011 Minnesota Legacy Grant, Intergenerational Community Arts Event, Collaborative summer project:
Art, Music & Theatre, Delano Community Education
2011-2009 Minnetonka School District Grants, Develop and implement art curriculum for ASD Students, Minnetonka West Middle School
2011-2009 Mound Westonka School Grant, Advanced Art 5 class periods, Grandview Middle School
2011-2006 Minnetonka School District Grants, Develop and implement art curriculum for EBD students, Scenic Heights Elementary School
2010 Minnesota Legacy Grant, Summer Art Experience, Delano Community Education
2010 Minnesota Legacy Grant, Early Childhood Teacher Art Workshop, Delano School District
2010 Buffalo Hospital Birth Center, Diptych acrylic painting, 6 artists
2007 Waconia Sailboat Regatta, fiberglass boats painted, 20 artists
2006 Textile Center of Minnesota, A Common Thread, Art to promote member show
2000 Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, The Golden Hour Gala, 60 artists
1987 Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Georgie & Ray, acrylic painting
Solo Exhibitions
2024
A Colorado Artist Living in the Natural World, Nature and Beyond
Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center, Cedaredge, CO
2023
12 x 12's: Doghouse Espresso, Delta, CO
Creamery Art Center , Hotchkiss, CO
2020
Colorforms, TADA Gallery
2019-2016
It’s all about Color: Acrylic Ink Painting & Mixed Media, Doghouse Espresso, Delta, CO
Tribute to Nettie Irene McMillen, Painting & Collage, TADA! Gallery, Delta, CO
Joyfolk: Mixed Media, Doghouse Espresso, Delta, CO
Nichos & Angels: Mixed Media, Doghouse Espresso, Delta, CO
Retrospective: Painting and Mixed Media, Doghouse Espresso, Delta, CO
Sticks & Stones: Mixed Media, 4th & Main, Delta, CO
2013
Found Objects: Old & Discarded, Oil Paintings, Creamery Arts Center, Hotchkiss, CO
Adobe Landscapes, Oil Paintings, Confluence Gallery, Delta, CO
Adobe Awakening, Oil Paintings, Creamery Arts Center, Hotchkiss, CO
2012-2006
New Oil Paintings, The Three Crows, Delano, MN + Studio Show, Montrose, MN
New Works/Oil Paintings, The Three Crows, Delano, MN + Studio Show, Montrose, MN
Farm Fresh/Oil Paintings, The Three Crows, Delano, MN + Studio Show, Montrose, MN
Clay Totems/Mixed Media, The Three, Crows, Delano, MN +Studio, Show, Montrose, MN
Circus Series/Acrylic Paintings, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
Sitka Travel Collage Series, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
2005-2004
Portraits & Abstract Collages/Acrylic, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
Fabric Collages & Floor Cloths/Acrylic, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
Abstract Acrylic Collages, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
Joy & Torment/New Works , Studio Home Show, Montrose MN
Collages, Niches & Altered Art Books: War & Peace, Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka, Wayzata, MN
Painted Canvas Collages, The Three Crows, Delano, MN
Follow the Joy: Thailand and Costa Rica,Fabric Collages & Paintings Studio Home Show, Montrose, MN
Group Exhibitions/Events
2020-2019
TADA! GAllery, Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, Delta, CO
2019
Delta County Library, Space Painting & Collage, adults and teens, facilitate & volunteer, Delta, CO
2017
Church of Art, Sheep/Dog Trials Art Show, Hotchkiss, CO
2014
Ridgway Rendezvous Art Festival/juried, Ridgway, CO
The Creamery Arts Center, Artists from Confluence Gallery invited to exhibit, Hotchkiss, CO
Delta Fine Arts, Spring Show, Cedaredge, CO
2013
Delta Fine Arts, Spring Show, “China Hutch” painting, Honorable Mention, Cedaredge, CO
Exhibit at many venues in Delta County, CO
2011
Delano Downtown Old-Fashioned Christmas, Delano, MN
2010
Delano Downtown Old-Fashioned Christmas, Delano, MN
Art on the Lake/juried, Excelsior, MN
Buffalo Hospital Birth Center, Commission, Buffalo, MN
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Foot by Foot Show, every 10 years, Minneapolis, MN
Room to Breathe, Selected Artists, Delano, MN
2009-2005
Delano Downtown Old-Fashioned Christmas, Delano, MN
Faculty Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Waconia Sailboat Regatta, 1 of 20 artists, Paint fiberglass sailboats, Waconia, MN
3rd Annual Delano Artist Guild Show, Delano, MN
Textile Center of Minnesota, A Common Thread: Annual Members Show, Art to promote event, St Paul, MN
Primivera, Plymouth, MN
2nd Annual Delano Artist Guild Show, Delano, MN
2007-2006
International Market Square, HI Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2004-2000
Marine on the St Croix Art Festival/juried, Marine on the St Croix, MN
The Golden Hour Gala, paint mask for fundraiser, Minneapolis, Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
2001-1996
Mill City Printworks, Inc: Juried Art Fairs/Original Block Prints on Clothing, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN; Artstreet, Green Bay, WI: Edina Art FAir, Edina, MN: Art of the Lake, Excelsior, MN; Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN; Milwaukee Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI; Omaha Art Fair, NE; Galena Art Fair, IL; Oconomowoc Art Fair, WI
1999-1990
Church, School & Community Volunteer
Westonka on Water, Awesome Environmental Carnival, Martin Luther King Day, Peace Respect & Diversity
1999
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Foot by Foot Show, “Just Fly”, Acrylic painting, Minneapolis, MN
1989
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Foot by Foot Show,”Aaron”, Acrylic painting, Minneapolis, MN
1988
Minnesota State Fair, Fine Arts Show/juried, St Paul, MN
1987
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Student Show, Painting Georgie & Ray, Honorable Mention, Wayzata, MN
1980
Backstage Theatre, Set design for 3 plays, Breckenridge, CO
1960
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Mountain Climber, 4th Grade painting exhibited, Minneapolis, MN
Teaching, Workshops & Collaborative Projects
2024 Finding Freedom in Creating Mixed Media Art, Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center
Cedaredge, CO
2021
Adult Art Classes, Mark Making/Small Studies, 6 sessions/with Covid Masks! At TADA! Gallery & my home, Delta, CO
2020
Adult Art Classes, at TADA! Gallery, Delta, CO
Large Abstract painting
Portrait painting with acrylic
Simple Printmaking
2019
Adult Art Classes, at TADA! Gallery, Delta, CO
Journaling, 10 sessions, Documenting & Recording images and thoughts.
Heart Painting inspired by Jim Dine
Abstract Acrylic Rooster Painting
Flower painting inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe
Create an Altered Book
2018
Weaving with Nature, Kids Class, Grand Mesa Arts and Event Center, Cedaredge, CO
Ukrainian Egg Making, Doghouse, Delta, CO
2014-2013
Adult Art Classes at Confluence Gallery, in 4th and Main Exchange, Delta, CO
Altered Books, Chinese painting, Ukrainian Eggs, Mask making, Mixed Media Winged Figures, + more
2011-2006
The Art Spa, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Good food and creativity for adults in my 900 sq .ft. studio at the Stortz Art Farm, Montrose, MN
2011-2010
Minnesota Legacy Grants for 2010 & 2011, Intergenerational Community Arts Events, Collaborative summer project: Art, Music, Theatre, Delano Community Education
2010
Early Childhood Art Workshop for Teachers in the Delano School District
2011-2009
Created and Facilitated Art Curriculum for ASD Students, Minnetonka West Middle School,
Minnetonka, MN
2011-2006
Created and Facilitated Art Curriculum for EBD Students, Scenic Heights Elementary School, Minnetonka, MN
Classes and Workshop for Adults and Youth, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
5-Day Intensive Advanced Art classes, Grandview Middle School, Mound, MN
2011-2008
Summer Camps & After School Classes, Created Curriculum for many School Districts in Metro Area, Minnesota
2009-2006
Created Art Curriculum, West Metro Home School, K-9, Maple Plain, MN
2008-2006
Created Art Program for Hill School, Wayzata, MN
2007-2005
Fresh Palette, Organized summer art camps for 7 metro school districts, MN
2007
Adult & Child Create, at the Stortz Art Farm, 900 sq ft studio, Montrose, MN
Art Series, Watertown Home School, Watertown, MN
2005
Mask Making Workshop Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka, Wayzata, MN
1999-1998
After school Classes and Adult Drawing Class, Mound, MN
1996
Mask Making Workshop, Unitarian Women’s District, MN
Women’s Creativity Conference, All about creating musical instruments, Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka, Wayzata, MN
1987
Student Show, Painting “Georgie & Ray”, Honorable Mention, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Affiliations and Memberships
TADA! Gallery, Delta, CO
ImpressionZ Gallery, Cedaredge, CO
Hotchkiss Fine Arts Group, Hotchkiss, CO
Native American Cultural Programs, Western Slope, CO
Creamery Arts Center, Hotchkiss, CO
Blue Sage Gallery, Paonia, CO
Confluence Gallery, Delta, CO
Delta Fine Arts, Delta County, CO
Delano Artist Guild, Delano, MN
Gallery Maple Plain, Maple Plain, MN
Textile Center of Minnesota, St Paul, MN
International Market Square HI Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
WARM, Minneapolis, MN
Bibliography
2014 Delta: Inspiration for an artist and a community builder, Back Page, Kami Collins, Delta County Independent Newspaper, January 1
2013 Member Spotlight:Confluence Gallery: An Artists’ Cooperative, Kami Collins, Delta Area Chamber of Commerce, December 2013, www.deltacolorado.org/blog/
2013 Oil Paintings by Jean Marie Stortz: “Found Objects: Old & Discarded”, Deta County Living, Creamery Art Center, November
2013 Jean Marie Stortz exhibit opens at Creamery, Delta County Independent,North Fork Times Section, Page B3, October 30
2013 June Opening, Adobe Awakening, Creamery Arts Center, Newsletter
2013 Colorado Art Show Openings, Adobe Awakening at the Creamery Arts Center, 6/14/2013
2006 A Montrose artist offers community creativity, by Lynne Cason, The Drummer Newspaper, Wright County Journal Press, Buffalo, MN Vol.37-No.9, Dec.31, 2006, Front Page
Work Experience
2001-1995 Mill City Printworks, Partnership/sole owner, Hopkins & Montrose, MN
1994-1987 Kellogg Co, Bookkeeping, Mound, MN
1986 River County Sports, Art Director, Silkscreen, Bastrop, TX
1985-1983 Mother, Children born, Texas
1983-1980 Stortz Design Group, Graphics, Interior & Retail Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Breckenridge, CO
1980 Married, Steve Stortz ,Silverthorne, CO
1980-1978 Interior Design, Minneapolis, MN, & Vail, Breckenridge, CO
1978-1976 Cottage Plastics, Plexiglass construction for retail, Minneapolis, MN
1975-1971 Donaldsons Deptartment Store, Visual Merchandising, Minneapolis, MN
Series
Acrylic Inks, 2D, painting and mixed media
Joyfolk, 3D, mixed media
NIchos & Angels, 3D, mIxed media
Sticks & Stones, 3D, mixed media
Native American, acrylic paintings
Found Objects: old and discarded, oil paintings
Adobe Landscapes, oil paintings
Farm Fresh, acrylic paintings
Clay Totems, 3D, mixed media
Circus Series, acrylic paintings
Sitka Travel Series, collage
War & Peace: altered books, NIches, photo collages
Flora & Fauna, Costa Rica, block prints
Fish, oil & acrylic painting
Earth Metal, jewelry
Family Series, acrylic paintings on paper and canvas
Mask Series, 3D
Pattern Series, acrylic paintings on paper
Environmental, acrylic, pastel, and colored pencil on paper
Colographs, pastel and oil & silkscreen paints on paper
Jean Marie Stortz tagline: Chronicling an ever changing life through art.