Larry Welo

EXHIBITION RECORD

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

COLLECTIONS

Larry Welo is the brother of Gulden Kunstverks owner Walter N. Welo.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

My etchings have always been inspired by various aspects of my life; they are, in a sense, self portraits. My imagery is often rooted in the natural world. I create my etchings entirely in my studio; I find my information in sketches I have drawn, written notations and most importantly, my imagination. My images are not intended to be duplications of the world, but instead interpretations of it. It is important to me that the creative process be a voyage of discovery, always looking in new directions and following new avenues.

EDUCATION

B.A., Art and Biology, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1974

EXHIBITION RECORD (with awards noted) 

• Best of show, Printmaking, Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, Missouri, 1999
• Best of show, Festival of the Arts, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1999
• National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, New York, 1999
• Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa, 1999
• Denis Conley Gallery, Akron, Ohio, one person show, 1998
• Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa, one person show, 1998
• Audubon Artist's Annual, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1997
• Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Biennial Art Competition, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Madison, 1997
• Lands' End, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 1997, one person show
• Beneath the Surface, Intaglio Prints by Larry Welo, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1997, one person show
• The Landscape, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois, 1996, three person show
• Street Scenes, Artist's Interpretations of Town and City, Edina Art Center, Edina, Minnesota, 1996
• 10th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1996
• Brown County Library, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1996, one person show
• Fields of Dreams, Architecture and Baseball, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, 1996
• The Art of Gardens, Minnesota History Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1995
• Sun Porch Cafe and Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, 1995, one person show
• 38th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 1995
• Under Pressure, Exhibition of Contemporary Printmaking, Galleria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, 1995
• Lutheran Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994, one person show
• North Shore Art League's 37th Annual Old Orchard Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
  • Award of Excellence
• 37th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 1994
  • Award Winner
• Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa city, Iowa, 1994, one person show
• Cooperstown Art Association's 58th Annual National Art Exhibition, Cooperstown, New York, 1993
  • Award Winner
• Grand Avenue Frame and Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1993, one person show
• North Shore Art League's 11th Midwest Print Show, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 1993
• 36th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 1993
  • Award Winner
• Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1993, one person show
• "Print" magazine's Regional Design Annual, 1993
  • Award of Design Excellence, (for "North American Review" cover Sept./Oct.issue,1992)
• North Shore Art League's 36th Annual Old Orchard Festival, Chicago, Illinois, 1993
  • Award of Excellence
• Oakbrook Center's Invitational Fine Arts Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, 1993
  • Award Winner
• "Bridgeworks", Minnesota History Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1992–1993
• Henry W. Myrtle, Cedar Falls, Iowa, two person show, 1992
• Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove Florida, 1991 award winner Drawings and Graphics
• Joyce Petter Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan, Realism and Architecture, 1991
• Audubon Artist's Annual, New York City, 1991
• Florida Printmaker's Society 5th Annual Print Exhibition, Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, Florida, 1991
• Grand Avenue Frame and Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1991
• 165th Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York City, 1990
• Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1990, one person show
• Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, Florida, 1990
  • Award Winner
• Minnesota State Fair 79th Annual Fine arts Exhibition, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1990
  • Best of Show, Printmaking
• Art Resources, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1990
• 61st Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1989
• Art USA, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1989
• Audubon Artist's Annual, New York City, 1989
• Wenniger Graphics, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1989
• 30th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida, 1989
  • First Place, Drawings and Graphics
• Mid America Biennial, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1988
  • Purchase Award Winner
• LaGrange National XIII, Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, LaGrange, Georgia, 1988
  • Purchase Award Winner
• Albin Upp, Oslo, Norway, 1988
• Joyce Petter Gallery, Saugatuck Michigan, 1987, two person show
• LePoudre Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987, one person show
• Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago, Illinois, 1987, two person show

*Please note: exhibits prior to 1987 are not included in this record although I was included in exhibits at various galleries including:
• The Friends Gallery in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Wenniger Graphics, Boston
• J Michael Galleries, Minneapolis
• Tamarack House Galleries, Stillwater, Minnesota

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Audubon Artist's, New York City, member: 1991–the present
• Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, member: 1997–the present
• The Print Consortium, Saint Joseph, Missouri, member: 1988–1992
• The Consortium is no longer in operation although it placed my prints in the following exhibits:
  • Print Types, Indiana University Southeast, 1991
  • Director's Choice, Hesston College, Kansas, 1991
  • American Print Survey, University Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1990
  • Contemporary Etching, Messiah College, Pennsylvania. 1990
  • Intaglio Process, East Central University, Oklahoma, 1989
  • Midwest Prints, Hartwick College, New York, 1989

COLLECTIONS

• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri
• An Alphabet of American Printmakers, Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
• The Butler Institute of American Art 524 Wick Avenue Youngstown, Ohio 44502
• Minnesota History Center (The Minnesota Historical Society), Saint Paul, Minnesota
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York
• Amoco Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
• Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Graphic Chemical and Ink Company, Villa Park, Illinois
• McDonalds Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
• National Bank of Waterloo, Iowa Collection, Waterloo, Iowa
• Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa
• Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• Hennepin County Library Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
• Wausau Hospital Center, Wausau, Wisconsin
• University Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• University Howpitals, Iowa City, Iowa
• Chattahoochee Art Association, LaGrange, Georgia
• Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
• Norwest Banks, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• The Artist's Magazine, Cincinnati, Ohio
• University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, Wisconsin

Larry Welo's art work can also be found in numerous private collections.