PAT KRUEGER
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Pat spent much of her youth drawing, painting and playing with clay, whatever she could get her hands on and have fun with.  In school she took every art course offered, and during her 11th and 12 grades of high school attended Saturday figure drawing classes at the Minneapolis School of Art.  She just couldn't get enough of it. 

Upon graduation she set her sights on attending the art school for the next four years.  The school changed its name while she attended and she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.  Pat's junior year in college was highlighted by studying at Atelier '72 in Haarlem, Holland in the Netherlands, and traveling throughout Europe that year, visiting art museums and seeing the European countryside.  In her work she uses acrylics, watercolors, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, pastels, sculpture, calligraphy and photography, enjoying exploration of art mediums of all kinds. 

Pat has worked in the graphic arts field, spent several years as a sign painter, and taught art and calligraphy classes in the community setting.  In recent years her exploration focused on digital photography, computer art, and the wonderful world of the airbrush.  She attended several Airbrush Action Getaway workshops, working with the Master Illustrator Michael Cacy, and several other World Class Airbrush Artists.

Most of her work reflects investigation into detail realism.  Three and a half years ago Pat started entering art competitions and much to her surprise and amazement, but not her families, started having great success, receiving awards on local, statewide, national and international levels for her artwork. 

MOST NOTABLY:

Coming in 2005....Release Date of Book # 4 "How did you paint that?"  100 Artists Still life and landscapes Vol. II - Published by The International Artist Magazine.
*Featuring Painting and article on page 65 - "Sweet and Crisp"

2004 December 15th.....Release Date of Book #3 "How did you paint that?  100 Artists Favorite Things" - Published by The International Artist Magazine.  *Featured Painting and article on page 34 - "Harvest of the Field"

2004 August.....Acceptance into Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
         "Harvest of the Field"

2003 December Issue of the International - The Artist’s Magazine.
          *Honorable Mention Award - Animal Category
          *Finalist - Still Life Category

2003 August Issue of the International - Airbrush Action Magazine.
          *1st Place in the Fine Art Category
          *5th Place in the Fine Art Category

Summer 2003, Pat created a design for a Linus Blankets Sculpture in St. Paul as part of the Charles Schulz Tribute. She had a painting accepted into the 2003 Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition. She was a key organizer of "Art in the Garden - 2003", and she worked with the Anoka Minn., Riverfest - 2003 with the fine arts arena, and also Fridley Minn. Art at Rice Creek - 2003.

She has displayed her artwork throughout her community of Blaine, Fridley and Coon Rapids, also St Cloud and Elk River, Minn.  Her work was shown at the Blaine City Hall in a combined art show with her husband John, *9/1 - 11/28/2003.  Winter 2003, Pat designed and created a Christmas ornament for the city of Blaine, Minn. that was presented to the Anoka County Historical Center.  Pat enjoys what she is doing with her art and looks to her artwork as a great adventure.  She keeps it light and enjoys all of the twists and turns in the road her creativity is now taking her, looking forward to the unknown roads ahead!  

In the last three and a half years of art exploration, Pat has made many wonderful discoveries through her artwork.  Some of the biggest bonuses that she has received are the new friendships she has gained throughout the world art community.  She is very grateful for all of them and thanks them for all of their encouragement!