RESEARCH-BASED RESIDENCIES
Artist, Dee Etzwiler, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Architecture. With her rich background, Dee has a deep interest in pursuing artist residencies that offer her the chance to produce research-based, abstract collages that inspire and inform others of the world around us. Artist residencies also provide opportunities for Dee to explore and further develop her technical and artistic skills. Visit this page to see some of Dee’s work generated through her artist residencies.
In 2022, Dee attended a Ucross Foundation Artist Residency located on a historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. During this residency, Dee focused on creating research-based collages that highlighted the Important Bird Area that is present on Ucross land.
In 2021, Dee attended a 3-week Artist at Pine Needles residency that was sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) and took place on the banks of Minnesota’s St. Croix River. Her art focused on research work conducted by scientists from the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, an SMM facility located 30 miles northeast of St. Paul, MN.
In 2019, Dee was accepted to an artist residency by the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Wyoming. Unfortunately, this program closed in 2020 due to COVID-19. Dee was also accepted and placed on alternate lists for PLAYA and Vashon Artist Residencies.
One of Dee’s collages from her 2021 artist residency sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota. This work—a Narrative Collage—pays tribute the St. Croix Watershed Research Station and the scientists who conduct water research worldwide.