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Richard Krogstad was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa, a small town surrounded by farms. After graduating from the University of Iowa in 1966, he worked as an advertising art director in Chicago and exhibited his artwork there at the Gilman Gallery. He completed an MFA in painting at the University of Massachusetts in 1973 and moved to Los Angeles, where he exhibited at the Jodi Scully Gallery and began a career in graphic design. In 1980 he moved to Minneapolis, returning to his native Midwest. Painting has been his primary occupation since 1992. Several of his paintings have been selected by the prestigious U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program for loan to U.S. Embassies in Berlin, Germany and Kalonia, Micronesia.
Corporate Collections
American Express Financial Advisors, Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Bank of America, Cargill Inc., Container Corporation of America, Diversified Pharmaceutical, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Iowa State Bank, MBNA America Corporation, Norwest Corporation, Park Nicollet Health Services, Regions Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, and Wells Fargo Corporation.
Gallery Representation
Art Resources Galleries, MN
Quotes
"The paintings of Richard Krogstad reflect his close, personal connection to the Midwest landscape. He seeks to make the ordinary elements of the landscape— fields, trees, rivers, skies—extraordinary through the careful use of color and value, lending his landscapes a spiritual demeanor."
— Rusty Freeman, VP of Curatorial Education, Plains Art Museum, Fargo North Dakota
"Krogstad is a poet of rural places, the wide skies arching over fallow fields, river valleys and farmsteads."
—Mary Abbe, art critic, Minneapolis StarTribune
"What makes Krogstad's work stand out is his use of color and light to produce a subtle glow throughout, as though these houses and grasses have visible souls."
—Sarah Henning, entertainment editor, The Forum |
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