Education
2016: MFA, Painting, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2007: BS magna cum laude, Art (Emphasis: Art Education and Visual Arts), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2007: BS magna cum laude, Liberal Studies, (Minor in Religion), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Solo Exhibitions
2019: Ladylike Representations, Gallery 120, Inver Grove Heights, MN
2018: A is for Apron, Ritz Gallery, Brookings, SD
2017: Klaire Lockheart, Sioux Falls Arts Council, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: Feminine Attempts, Jeschke Fine Art Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: Domestic Sarcasm, The Garage, Rapid City, SD
2015: Feminine Attempts, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: Emerging Artist, Sioux Falls Design Center, Sioux Falls, SD
2012: NBDS, Strauss Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
2010: Women of Mystery, Silver of Oz, Omaha, NE
Two Person Exhibitions
2017: February, Pine Center for the Arts, Pine City, MN (with Amy Grubbs)
2016: Perception: Perspective, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (with Jacob Dugas)
2014: Retelling, Student Art Gallery, Vermillion, SD (with Jennifer H. Padgett)
2014: Grand Opening, Gallery 112, Sioux Falls, SD (with Reanna Schultz)
Group Exhibitions
2019: Greetings From, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2019: Correspondance, Lien d’Art Contemporain, Strasboug, France
2019: 6x6x2019: International Small Art Phenomenon, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2019-20: South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition, South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings; Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City; John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, and Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Lynn Verschoor, Denise Du Broy, Meagan Dion, and Kate Skelly)
2018: Glass Kosmos, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
2018-19: Finding our Voices, Museum of Visual Materials, Sioux Falls, SD; Jeschke Fine Art Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2018: Escape, Red Garage Studio, Minneapolis, MN
2018: Women’s Work, Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Moorhead, MN (Juried by Mallory Nermoe, Dr. Susan Lee, Mr. Michelle Lelwica, and Dr. Philip Lemaster)
2018: Sioux Empire Art Educators Invitational, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2018: 7th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre Arts Center, Orange City, IA
2018: A Ripple Effect, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Jim Clark, Molly Engquist, and Kate Skelly)
2018: The Wall, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2017: Figuring it Out, Buena Vista University Gallery, Storm Lake, IA
2017: Art Maze II, Exposure Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2017: RePRESET, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Jeff Ballard and Sheila Hazard)
2016-18: South Dakota Governor’s 7th Biennial Art Exhibition, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings; John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, and Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Lynn Verschoor, Denise Du Broy, Meagan Dion, and Michelle St. Vrain)
2016: Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2016: Monsters, Blick, Roseville, MN
2016: Real People, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2016: Miniatures Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2016: The Local Artist Spring Exhibition, Monks, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: In the Making: Sustaining the Arts for 55 Years, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: MFA Graduate Student Exhibition, Mount Marty College Bede Art Gallery, Yankton, SD
2016: Figure50, Online Exhibition (Juried by Maureen Bloomfield)
2016: 29th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Larry Schuh)
2016: New Union / Re Union, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Sarah A. Hanson, Amy Fill, and Michelle St. Vrain)
2015: Gendered Perspectives, Hartmann Center Gallery, Peoria, IL (Juried by Jess T. Dugan)
2015: South Dakota College Art Association Faculty Exhibition, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
2015: 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN (Juried by Colleen Sheehy)
2015: 28th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Liz Bashore Heeren)
2015: Corraborations 2015, University Libraries Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Michelle St. Vrain)
2015: University Invitational, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2014: Thrillistration, Eagles Club, Vermillion, SD
2014: 27th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Jodi Lundgren)
2014: Corraborations 2014, University Libraries Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Alison Erasmus)
2014: North Corner Artists, Student Art Gallery, Vermillion, SD
2013: Studio 301, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2013: Art Here, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
2012: Sittin’ Pretty, Le Mars Arts Council, Le Mars, IA
2011: Scary Stories, Silver of Oz, Omaha, NE (Juried by Teresa Armagan)
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
2018: Artist in Residence, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
2018: Juror’s Choice, A Ripple Effect, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: SPLASH Artist, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2016: Graduate Academic & Creative Research Grant, University of South Dakota, Vermilion, SD
2015: People’s Choice Award, 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: First Place 2D, 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: President’s Celebration of University Leadership Award, Vermillion, SD
2015: Best of Show, 28th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, Vermillion, SD
2014, 2015: Harvey & Alwayne Gunderson Art Scholarship, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2006: DVAGI Travel Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2006: M. Darnall Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2005: M. Eskwick Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Teaching Experience
2018-Present: Adjunct Graduate Instructor, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Drawing and Painting for K-12 Educators
2016-Present: Elementary and High School Art Teacher, Brandon Valley School District, Sioux Falls and Brandon, SD (Courses include Art 1 and Painting)
2016: South Dakota Teaching Certification
2016: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Painting 1 (Spring 2016) [Instructor of Record]
2014-2015: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Drawing 1 (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) [Instructor of Record]
2015: New York Travel Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Dr. Sarah Sik’s Art and Art History in New York (Spring 2015)
2014: Summer Camp Director, University Art Gallery, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2013-2014: Graduate Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Chelsey Wood’s Painting 1 (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
2007-2013: K-12 Art Teacher, Hinton Community School, Hinton, IA (Courses included Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Ceramics)
2007: Iowa Teaching Certification, K-8 Art and 5-12 Art
Presentations
“STEM to STEAM to Steampunk,” Winter 2019 Art Ed Now Conference, Presenter, Art of Education University, Osage, IA, February 2, 2019
“Women's Work,” Faith, Reason, & World Affairs Symposium-Power Plays: Why Gender Matters, panelist, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, September 18, 2018
“Share Time,” SDAEA Share, panel organizer, South Dakota Art Education Association, Brandon, SD, October 8, 2016
“Feminine Agency through Art and Performance,” Fine Arts, panelist, IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD, April 15, 2016
“Feminine Attempts,” PechaKucha Night Vol. 14, Sioux Falls Design Center, Sioux Falls, SD, June 5, 2015
“The Impact of Peer to Peer Mentorship amongst Graduate Teaching Assistants,” Art, panelist, IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD, April 15, 2015
“Collaborative Masterminds: When GTAs Join Forces to Benefit a Foundation Program,” Mentorship in the Midst of Change: The Impact Brought by Graduate Teaching Assistants in a Foundations Program, panelist, FATE: Tectonic Shifts, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 2015
Selected Bibliography
Stephen Thurman, “HerFlag Celebrates Women’s Suffrage with Art,” Arts Alive, Sioux Falls, SD, June 2019
John Lamb, “Art ‘Work’ Concordia exhibit shows a woman's place in the gallery,” Inforum, Fargo, ND, September 16, 2018
Chris Laughery and Lori Walsh, “Artist Klaire Lockheart: A is for Apron,” South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, SD. January 16, 2018
“Art by and about Women,” The Storm Lake Times, Storm Lake, IA. November 15, 2017
Hillary Rosenscrants, “ArtSplash Settles into Riverside Location Well,” Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, IA. September 3, 2016
Mark Munger, “Artists Splash Onto the Scene This Weekend,” Siouxland Public Media, Sioux City, IA. September 2, 2016
Max B. O’Connell, “Artist blends Betty Crocker and Bettie Page,” Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, SD. July 11, 2016
Gretchen Gondek, “Wearable Art,” Siouxland Public Media, Sioux City, IA. June 24, 2016
Ben Gertner, “Klaire Pearson,” The Local Artist, Sioux Falls, SD. Spring, 2016
Sarah A. Hanson, New Union / Re Union: Catalogue of Exhibition. San Francisco: Blurb, 2016
Michael Zimny, “Vermillion Via NYC: "New Union / Re Union" Unites Poetry With Art,” South Dakota Public Broadcasting (blog). January 12, 2016
Chelsey Jo Johnson, “Empathy for leopard-print pumps,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN, October 11, 2015
“October impermanence and portraiture,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN. September 26, 2015
Stephen Hendricks, “August exhibits at MacRostie Art Center,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN. July 31, 2015
Angela Tewalt, “Kellen Boice: Perseverance is helping to fuel design community,” We Are OTA (blog). July 10, 2015
Maddy Ryan, “Sioux Falls Design Center,” Culture in the Suburbs (blog). June 18, 2015
“June 2015 First Friday Review,” Jam Art & Supplies (blog). June 09, 2015
Britney Thorns, “John A. Day Gallery Showcases Student Work,” The Volante, Vermillion, SD. March 09, 2015
Amy Erickson, “Hinton Teacher Publishes First Book,” Daily Sentinel, Le Mars, IA. April 25, 2013
Exhibitions Juried
2016 Scholastic Art Awards for South Dakota, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
2015 Scholastic Art Awards for South Dakota, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
2016: MFA, Painting, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2007: BS magna cum laude, Art (Emphasis: Art Education and Visual Arts), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2007: BS magna cum laude, Liberal Studies, (Minor in Religion), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Solo Exhibitions
2019: Ladylike Representations, Gallery 120, Inver Grove Heights, MN
2018: A is for Apron, Ritz Gallery, Brookings, SD
2017: Klaire Lockheart, Sioux Falls Arts Council, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: Feminine Attempts, Jeschke Fine Art Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: Domestic Sarcasm, The Garage, Rapid City, SD
2015: Feminine Attempts, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: Emerging Artist, Sioux Falls Design Center, Sioux Falls, SD
2012: NBDS, Strauss Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
2010: Women of Mystery, Silver of Oz, Omaha, NE
Two Person Exhibitions
2017: February, Pine Center for the Arts, Pine City, MN (with Amy Grubbs)
2016: Perception: Perspective, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (with Jacob Dugas)
2014: Retelling, Student Art Gallery, Vermillion, SD (with Jennifer H. Padgett)
2014: Grand Opening, Gallery 112, Sioux Falls, SD (with Reanna Schultz)
Group Exhibitions
2019: Greetings From, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2019: Correspondance, Lien d’Art Contemporain, Strasboug, France
2019: 6x6x2019: International Small Art Phenomenon, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2019-20: South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition, South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings; Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City; John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, and Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Lynn Verschoor, Denise Du Broy, Meagan Dion, and Kate Skelly)
2018: Glass Kosmos, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
2018-19: Finding our Voices, Museum of Visual Materials, Sioux Falls, SD; Jeschke Fine Art Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2018: Escape, Red Garage Studio, Minneapolis, MN
2018: Women’s Work, Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Moorhead, MN (Juried by Mallory Nermoe, Dr. Susan Lee, Mr. Michelle Lelwica, and Dr. Philip Lemaster)
2018: Sioux Empire Art Educators Invitational, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2018: 7th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre Arts Center, Orange City, IA
2018: A Ripple Effect, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Jim Clark, Molly Engquist, and Kate Skelly)
2018: The Wall, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2017: Figuring it Out, Buena Vista University Gallery, Storm Lake, IA
2017: Art Maze II, Exposure Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
2017: RePRESET, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Jeff Ballard and Sheila Hazard)
2016-18: South Dakota Governor’s 7th Biennial Art Exhibition, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings; John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, and Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD (Juried by Lynn Verschoor, Denise Du Broy, Meagan Dion, and Michelle St. Vrain)
2016: Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2016: Monsters, Blick, Roseville, MN
2016: Real People, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2016: Miniatures Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2016: The Local Artist Spring Exhibition, Monks, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: In the Making: Sustaining the Arts for 55 Years, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: MFA Graduate Student Exhibition, Mount Marty College Bede Art Gallery, Yankton, SD
2016: Figure50, Online Exhibition (Juried by Maureen Bloomfield)
2016: 29th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Larry Schuh)
2016: New Union / Re Union, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Sarah A. Hanson, Amy Fill, and Michelle St. Vrain)
2015: Gendered Perspectives, Hartmann Center Gallery, Peoria, IL (Juried by Jess T. Dugan)
2015: South Dakota College Art Association Faculty Exhibition, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
2015: 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN (Juried by Colleen Sheehy)
2015: 28th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Liz Bashore Heeren)
2015: Corraborations 2015, University Libraries Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Michelle St. Vrain)
2015: University Invitational, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2014: Thrillistration, Eagles Club, Vermillion, SD
2014: 27th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Juried by Jodi Lundgren)
2014: Corraborations 2014, University Libraries Gallery, Vermillion, SD (Curated by Alison Erasmus)
2014: North Corner Artists, Student Art Gallery, Vermillion, SD
2013: Studio 301, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2013: Art Here, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
2012: Sittin’ Pretty, Le Mars Arts Council, Le Mars, IA
2011: Scary Stories, Silver of Oz, Omaha, NE (Juried by Teresa Armagan)
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
2018: Artist in Residence, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
2018: Juror’s Choice, A Ripple Effect, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2016: SPLASH Artist, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2016: Graduate Academic & Creative Research Grant, University of South Dakota, Vermilion, SD
2015: People’s Choice Award, 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: First Place 2D, 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015: President’s Celebration of University Leadership Award, Vermillion, SD
2015: Best of Show, 28th Annual Stilwell Exhibition, Vermillion, SD
2014, 2015: Harvey & Alwayne Gunderson Art Scholarship, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2006: DVAGI Travel Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2006: M. Darnall Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
2005: M. Eskwick Scholarship, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Teaching Experience
2018-Present: Adjunct Graduate Instructor, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Drawing and Painting for K-12 Educators
2016-Present: Elementary and High School Art Teacher, Brandon Valley School District, Sioux Falls and Brandon, SD (Courses include Art 1 and Painting)
2016: South Dakota Teaching Certification
2016: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Painting 1 (Spring 2016) [Instructor of Record]
2014-2015: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Drawing 1 (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) [Instructor of Record]
2015: New York Travel Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Dr. Sarah Sik’s Art and Art History in New York (Spring 2015)
2014: Summer Camp Director, University Art Gallery, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2013-2014: Graduate Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Chelsey Wood’s Painting 1 (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
2007-2013: K-12 Art Teacher, Hinton Community School, Hinton, IA (Courses included Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Ceramics)
2007: Iowa Teaching Certification, K-8 Art and 5-12 Art
Presentations
“STEM to STEAM to Steampunk,” Winter 2019 Art Ed Now Conference, Presenter, Art of Education University, Osage, IA, February 2, 2019
“Women's Work,” Faith, Reason, & World Affairs Symposium-Power Plays: Why Gender Matters, panelist, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, September 18, 2018
“Share Time,” SDAEA Share, panel organizer, South Dakota Art Education Association, Brandon, SD, October 8, 2016
“Feminine Agency through Art and Performance,” Fine Arts, panelist, IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD, April 15, 2016
“Feminine Attempts,” PechaKucha Night Vol. 14, Sioux Falls Design Center, Sioux Falls, SD, June 5, 2015
“The Impact of Peer to Peer Mentorship amongst Graduate Teaching Assistants,” Art, panelist, IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD, April 15, 2015
“Collaborative Masterminds: When GTAs Join Forces to Benefit a Foundation Program,” Mentorship in the Midst of Change: The Impact Brought by Graduate Teaching Assistants in a Foundations Program, panelist, FATE: Tectonic Shifts, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 2015
Selected Bibliography
Stephen Thurman, “HerFlag Celebrates Women’s Suffrage with Art,” Arts Alive, Sioux Falls, SD, June 2019
John Lamb, “Art ‘Work’ Concordia exhibit shows a woman's place in the gallery,” Inforum, Fargo, ND, September 16, 2018
Chris Laughery and Lori Walsh, “Artist Klaire Lockheart: A is for Apron,” South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, SD. January 16, 2018
“Art by and about Women,” The Storm Lake Times, Storm Lake, IA. November 15, 2017
Hillary Rosenscrants, “ArtSplash Settles into Riverside Location Well,” Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, IA. September 3, 2016
Mark Munger, “Artists Splash Onto the Scene This Weekend,” Siouxland Public Media, Sioux City, IA. September 2, 2016
Max B. O’Connell, “Artist blends Betty Crocker and Bettie Page,” Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, SD. July 11, 2016
Gretchen Gondek, “Wearable Art,” Siouxland Public Media, Sioux City, IA. June 24, 2016
Ben Gertner, “Klaire Pearson,” The Local Artist, Sioux Falls, SD. Spring, 2016
Sarah A. Hanson, New Union / Re Union: Catalogue of Exhibition. San Francisco: Blurb, 2016
Michael Zimny, “Vermillion Via NYC: "New Union / Re Union" Unites Poetry With Art,” South Dakota Public Broadcasting (blog). January 12, 2016
Chelsey Jo Johnson, “Empathy for leopard-print pumps,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN, October 11, 2015
“October impermanence and portraiture,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN. September 26, 2015
Stephen Hendricks, “August exhibits at MacRostie Art Center,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN. July 31, 2015
Angela Tewalt, “Kellen Boice: Perseverance is helping to fuel design community,” We Are OTA (blog). July 10, 2015
Maddy Ryan, “Sioux Falls Design Center,” Culture in the Suburbs (blog). June 18, 2015
“June 2015 First Friday Review,” Jam Art & Supplies (blog). June 09, 2015
Britney Thorns, “John A. Day Gallery Showcases Student Work,” The Volante, Vermillion, SD. March 09, 2015
Amy Erickson, “Hinton Teacher Publishes First Book,” Daily Sentinel, Le Mars, IA. April 25, 2013
Exhibitions Juried
2016 Scholastic Art Awards for South Dakota, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
2015 Scholastic Art Awards for South Dakota, Gallery 110, Vermillion, SD
