Caleb Johannsen
Minneapolis, MN
Caleb Johannsen is a Scandinavian-American printmaker and woodworker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For over twenty-five years, his practice has centered on the intersection of traditional Nordic craft and contemporary fine art printmaking. His lithographs and woodcuts depict the quiet landscapes of the upper Midwest — frozen lakes, birch groves, and prairie horizons — while his furniture and turned objects draw from Scandinavian design principles of simplicity and function. Johannsen holds an MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a BFA from St. Olaf College. He has exhibited at the Weisman Art Museum, the American Swedish Institute, and Highpoint Center for Printmaking, where he is a master printer.
The Process
Background
Education
- 1999MFA, Printmaking — Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
- 1995BFA, Studio Art — St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Exhibitions
- 2024Northern Light — Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
- 2022Craft and Landscape — American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Residencies
- 2015Master Printer in Residence — Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
Awards
- 2020McKnight Artist Fellowship — McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
Available Work
Prairie Horizon
Caleb Johannsen
lithograph on Rives BFK, edition of 30
Turned Bowl, Cherry
Caleb Johannsen
hand-turned cherry, walnut oil finish
Birch Grove
Caleb Johannsen
reduction woodcut on cotton rag, edition of 15
Boundary Waters, Winter
Caleb Johannsen
lithograph on Rives BFK, edition of 20
