Barns are Noble and Harvey and His Friends : The Artwork of D.L. Houseman
On Display 6 April - 27 May 2018 in the Gustavian and Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Galleries
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Donald L. Houseman was born in Kasson, Minnesota in 1950 and grew up in nearby Mantorville, Minnesota. He attributes his interest in art, architecture, and history to this small former stagecoach town as well as the influence of his first art teacher, Marilyn Fredrickson. Houseman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1972.  He accepted a visual arts teaching position that same year at Blackduck High School in Blackduck, Minnesota. Houseman dedicated 34 years to teaching, retiring in 2006. He has since turned his full attention to artwork.

Houseman is a member of the Studio 10 artist group in the Bemidji, Minnesota area and has exhibited across the state, including the communities of Grand Rapids, Bemidji, Willmar, New London, Marshall, Blackduck, and his hometown of Mantorville. Houseman is also known for his children’s books, having written, illustrated, and self-published three stories.
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He lives with his wife Janet on Gull Lake, West of Tenstrike, Minnesota. They have three adult children and eight grandchildren.
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota state legislative appropriation.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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