Brett Lysne is a visual artist, designer, and educator who works in drawing, printmaking, artist books, and digital media. Raised in the upper midwest, he holds an MFA from Washington State University (2012) and a BA from the University of Minnesota, Morris (2008). He has partaken in artist residency programs in Washington, Vermont, Finland, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Brett has taught college-level printmaking and drawing, in addition to leading a variety of art workshops for teens and adults.

Currently located in Minneapolis, Brett is an active working artist at Highpoint Center for Printmaking and is a new faculty member at Breck School located in Golden Valley, MN.

 

education

2012 - Master of Fine Arts, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2008 - Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art and French), University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
2007 - Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France

teaching

2023–Present - Visual Arts Instructor, Breck School, Golden Valley, MN
2019–2022 - Assistant Professor (Printmaking and Drawing), Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
2012–2013 - English Language Assistant, Lycée des Arènes, Toulouse, France
2010–2012 - Graduate Teaching Assistant (Printmaking and Drawing), Washington State University, Pullman, WA

selected exhibitions

2024 - Flower Arrangements, Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN [Solo]
2023 - Hot Off the Press, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2023 - Zoetic Spaces, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2023 - Parallels, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2023 - For a Limited Time Only, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
2023 - Riso-Rama, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
2023 - Sixty Square Inches XX, Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2022 - Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2022 - Sounds About Riso 4.0, Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Layers of Ink, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022 - Printmaker’s Marks, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2022 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND [Touring exhibit]
2021 - Notes from New York Mills, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills, MN [Solo]
2021 - Once and Again, University of Minnesota—Morris, Morris, MN
2021 - Take Two: Déjà Vu, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2021 - Our Common Loss, Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
2021 - Pride, a VSC Queer Alum Online Exhibition, Vermont Studio Center [Online exhibit]
2021 - On the Autobiographical Impulse, Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN
2021 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND [Touring exhibit]
2021 - BIG Exhibition, Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN
2021 - Panoply, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
2020 - Along the Way: Selection from the Print Exchange Archive, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2020 - Unrest: Reclaiming Power, Privilege and Purpose, Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
2020 - Lithography, Megalo Print Studio, Kingston, Australia [Online exhibit]
2020 - Here and There WSU Alumni Show, Midland College, Midland, TX
2020 - In Your Own Skin: Midwestern Invitational, Rourke Art Gallery & Museum, Moorhead, MN
2020 - Art in Isolation, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2020 - The Lower Forty-Eight, Arts Partnership ArtWORKS Program, Fargo, ND
2019 - Zeitgeist: Midwestern Invitational, Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN
2019 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2019 - The Lower Forty-Eight, Spirit Room, Fargo, ND [Solo]
2019 - MSUM Faculty Exhibition, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
2019 - Wandering Ghost Gallery, Drekker Brewing, Fargo, ND
2019 - BIG Exhibition, Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN
2019 - Yield, Red Raven, Fargo, ND [Solo]
2018 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival, Spirit Room, Fargo, ND
2017 - Untitled, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
2017 - Topographies, University of Minnesota—Morris, Morris, MN [Two-Person]
2015 - Wabi Sabi, Spirit Room, Fargo, ND
2014 - Notes from New York Mills, MN, Fosston Public Library, Foston, MN
2014 - Drawn and Needled, River Walk Artists, East Grand Forks, MN
2014 - The Art of Man, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN
2014 - Yield, Dakota Harvest, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2014 - The Great Winter Crow Show, Spirit Room, Fargo, ND
2014 - North Dakota State Maps, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2013 - Muu Maa, Haihatus, Joutsa, Finland
2013 - Local Artists, World's Smallest Art Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2012 - Current Work, Windy Hill Gallery, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2012 - Leftovers II, Wharepuke Gallery and Print Studio, Kerikeri, New Zealand
2012 - Comfort Shift, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA [MFA Thesis Exhibition]
2012 - Thanks For Being Here, Reidenbach Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2012 - Belles Lettres, Altered Aesthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2012 - Seven Spices, Roy M. Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum, Palouse, WA [Solo]
2011 - Yield, Moscow Food Co-op, Moscow, ID [Solo]
2011 - Dia de los Muertos, Gallery III, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2011 - Near & Yonder, Look Around Gallery, Palouse, WA
2011 - CyberFeast 2011, Gallery II, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2011 - To Missoula With Love, Frontier Space, Missoula, MT
2011 - The InterConnected World: Various Projects, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2011 - First-Year MFA Exhibit, Gallery II, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2010 - Works by WSU Students, Compton Union Building Gallery, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2010 - Thaw, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2010 - Local Artists, World's Smallest Art Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2010 - New Works on Paper, Dakota Harvest, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2010 - A Series of Characters and Other Works, Local Harvest Gallery, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2010 - Prints, Porpoura, Grand Forks, ND [Solo]
2009 - NEW, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND

selected honors and residencies

2023 - Visiting Artist, Iowa State University
2023 - Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute (Virtual visit)
2021 - Award for Best Drawing, North Dakota Human Rights Arts Fesitval
2019 - Award for Best Drawing, North Dakota Human Rights Arts Fesitval
2017 - Artist Fellowship and Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2014 - Artist Fellowship Grant, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council
2014 - Resident Artist, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills, MN
2013–2014 - Resident Artist, Printmaking Education and Research Studio, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
2013 - Resident Artist, Haihatus Art Center, Joutsa, Finland
2012 - Visiting Artist, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2012 - Resident Artist, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2010–2012 - Teaching Assistantship, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2011–2012 - Potter Memorial Scholarship, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2011 - Resident Artist, Roy M. Chatters Newspaper and Printing Museum, Palouse, WA
2010 - Francis T. and Janis D. Ho Scholarship, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2010 - Artist Awards Commission, North Valley Arts Council, Grand Forks, ND
2008 - Scholar of the College, University of Minnesota—Morris, Morris, MN
2008 - Lois P. Hodgell Printmaking Award, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN

collections

The Bookforms Library at Washington State University
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
North Dakota Museum of Art
Plains Art Museum
Purdue University Galleries
The University of Minnesota—Morris
9 in Hand Press