EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, AND PUBLICATIONS
2023 Judge — The Green Show 2023, Maple Grove Arts Center
2023 Juried Show — Honorable Mention, Dakota Pastels 2023 First Quarter Pastel Competition
2023 Juried Show — 49th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2023 Juried Show — Kingdom Animalia, North Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
2022 Publication — Runner Up Southwest Art Magazine 2022 Artistic Excellence Competition
2022 Juried Show — 1st Place in the Drawing/Pastel Division, Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2022 Publication — Fourth-Place Winner Artists Magazine First-Ever Cover Competition, May/June Edition
2022 Juried Show — 48th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2021 Juried Show — Finalist, Portrait Society of America’s Members Only Competition
2021 Curated Show — Of Three Minds: The Art of Fields, Meyer, and Beck, Little Falls, MN
2021 Juried Show — 3rd Place in the Drawing/Pastels Class, Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2020 Curated Online Show — Central Minnesota Ballet Academy’s Online International Arts Festival, St. Cloud, MN
2020 Juried Show — Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2020 Curated Show — Victoria City Hall, Victoria, MN
2020 Group Show — 2020 Minnesota Portrait Showcase featuring Minnesota Members of the Portrait Society of America, Zeller Studio, Hopkins, MN
2019 Curated Show — Charles Gilbert Kapsner Collaborations IV Salon, Little Falls, MN
2019 Curated Show — Marko Fields: Under the Influence, School of Creativity Commons, Mark Arts Center, Wichita, KS
2019 Juried Show — Studio Pintura Spring Juried Floral Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Juried Show — 45th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2019 Curated Show — Circle of Influence, St. Cloud, MN
2018 Curated Show — Circle of Influence, Little Falls, MN
2018 Group Show — 2018 Minnesota Portrait Showcase featuring Minnesota Members of the Portrait Society of America, Zeller Studio, Hopkins, MN
2018 Curated Show — Charles Gilbert Kapsner Collaborations III, 10th Anniversary Salon, Little Falls, MN
2018 Artist Residency — 2-week Artist Residency awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, Medora, ND
2018 Juried Show — Best of Show, 44th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2018 Juried Show — Studio Pintura Spring Juried Floral Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Curated Show — “Under the Influence” show with the Artwork of Marko Fields, River Campus Art Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Juried Show — Artistry’s 41st Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition, one of 80 pieces selected out of 299, Artistry, Bloomington, MN
2017 Juried Show — Award Best of Show, Collective Visions Juried Art Show at Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
2017 Juried Show — Award of Excellence, 43rd Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2017 Juried Show — Wintertide, Presented by NEMAA, Minneapolis, MN
2015 to Present Gallery — Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Solo Show — Suzann Beck | Portraiture and Small Works, Metro Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Group Show — Art Heals: Selected Works by 5 Artists, Bethesda Hospital Gallery Café, St. Paul, MN
2014 Solo Show — Suzann Beck | Works on Paper, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Juried Show — Extremely Minnesota: Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2014 Publication — “Color Correction Handbook, Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema” Second Edition, Alexis Van Hurkman
2013 Juried Show — Arts in Harmony, Elk River, MN
2013 Group Show — I Am an Artist, Paramount Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN
2012 Juried Show — Open Door, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Group Show — I Am an Artist, Paramount Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN
2012 Juried Show, Merit Award — Extremely Minnesota: Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2023 Juried Show — Honorable Mention, Dakota Pastels 2023 First Quarter Pastel Competition
2022 Publication — Runner Up Southwest Art Magazine 2022 Artistic Excellence Competition
2022 Juried Show — 1st Place in the Drawing/Pastel Division, Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2022 Publication — Fourth-Place Winner Artists Magazine First-Ever Cover Competition, May/June Edition
2022 Juried Show — 48th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2021 Juried Show — Finalist, Portrait Society of America’s Members Only Competition
2021 Curated Show — Of Three Minds: The Art of Fields, Meyer, and Beck, Little Falls, MN
2021 Juried Show — 3rd Place in the Drawing/Pastels Class, Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2020 Curated Online Show — Central Minnesota Ballet Academy’s Online International Arts Festival, St. Cloud, MN
2020 Juried Show — Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2020 Curated Show — Victoria City Hall, Victoria, MN
2020 Group Show — 2020 Minnesota Portrait Showcase featuring Minnesota Members of the Portrait Society of America, Zeller Studio, Hopkins, MN
2019 Curated Show — Charles Gilbert Kapsner Collaborations IV Salon, Little Falls, MN
2019 Curated Show — Marko Fields: Under the Influence, School of Creativity Commons, Mark Arts Center, Wichita, KS
2019 Juried Show — Studio Pintura Spring Juried Floral Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Juried Show — 45th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2019 Curated Show — Circle of Influence, St. Cloud, MN
2018 Curated Show — Circle of Influence, Little Falls, MN
2018 Group Show — 2018 Minnesota Portrait Showcase featuring Minnesota Members of the Portrait Society of America, Zeller Studio, Hopkins, MN
2018 Curated Show — Charles Gilbert Kapsner Collaborations III, 10th Anniversary Salon, Little Falls, MN
2018 Artist Residency — 2-week Artist Residency awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, Medora, ND
2018 Juried Show — Best of Show, 44th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2018 Juried Show — Studio Pintura Spring Juried Floral Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Curated Show — “Under the Influence” show with the Artwork of Marko Fields, River Campus Art Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Juried Show — Artistry’s 41st Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition, one of 80 pieces selected out of 299, Artistry, Bloomington, MN
2017 Juried Show — Award Best of Show, Collective Visions Juried Art Show at Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
2017 Juried Show — Award of Excellence, 43rd Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2017 Juried Show — Wintertide, Presented by NEMAA, Minneapolis, MN
2015 to Present Gallery — Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Solo Show — Suzann Beck | Portraiture and Small Works, Metro Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Group Show — Art Heals: Selected Works by 5 Artists, Bethesda Hospital Gallery Café, St. Paul, MN
2014 Solo Show — Suzann Beck | Works on Paper, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Juried Show — Extremely Minnesota: Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2014 Publication — “Color Correction Handbook, Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema” Second Edition, Alexis Van Hurkman
2013 Juried Show — Arts in Harmony, Elk River, MN
2013 Group Show — I Am an Artist, Paramount Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN
2012 Juried Show — Open Door, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Group Show — I Am an Artist, Paramount Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN
2012 Juried Show, Merit Award — Extremely Minnesota: Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
Teaching Experience
2023 to Present — Mid-Metro Academy, Saint Paul, MN
2023 to Present — Maple Grove Arts Center, Maple Grove, MN
2023 to Present — Rum River Art Center, Anoka, MN
2017 to Present — Wet Paint Art Store, St. Paul, MN
2016 to Present — White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2012 to Present — Paramount Visual Arts Center and Theatre, St. Cloud, MN
2011 to Present — Painting Classes and Workshops, Studio of Suzann Beck, Minneapolis, MN
Art Education
2019 Workshop — Contrapposto Torso, Michael Mentler
2018 Workshop — Constructive Anatomy Figure, Michael Mentler
2017 Workshop — Constructive Anatomy Figure, Michael Mentler
2017 Workshop — Painting the Portrait, Darren Kingsley
2015 Workshop — Painting the Figure, Stephen Early
2013 Workshop — Alla Prima Portraiture, Rose Frantzen
2013 Workshop — Jeffrey Larson, Portrait and Still Life
2010 to 2013 — Classical Glazing Technique, Jeffrey Hurinenko
2009 — Portraiture, Judith Anthony
Bachelor of Fine Arts — Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
Organizations and Memberships
Artistry, Bloomington, MN, Member 2017
Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN, Member 2017 to Present
Minnesota Portrait Network, Organizer 2017 to Present
NEMAA, Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, Member 2011 to Present
North Suburban Center for the Arts , Member 2023
Oil Painters of America, Member 2021 to Present
Portrait Society of America, Member 2012 to Present
Portrait Society of America, Minnesota Ambassador, Member 2016 to Present
Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN, Member 2012 – 2014, 2018
White Bear Lake Center for the Arts, MN, Member 2016 to Present
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