Solo Exhibitions
2014 How to make a world, Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN
2014 How to make a world, MAEP Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Do Something Pretty While You Can, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN
2012 Do Something Pretty While You Can, Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN
2008 Recent Work, Waseca Arts Center, Waseca, MN
2006 Ruptures, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
Juried and Invitational Group Exhibitions
2021 Art of Water V, James May Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2021 Plant, Animal, Growth, Decay, Potato, James May Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Art of Water III, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
2018 North of the 45th, Devos Art Museum, Marquette, MI
2018 From the Ashes: Works in Charcoal, Graphite & Ink, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
2018 Art of Water II, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
2017 Range, Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Morris, Morris, MN
2016 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
2016 Love, SooVAC: A Celebration of 15 Years of Visual Art, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Sea to Sea, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Anonyme Zeichner: Anonymous Drawings 2016, Kunstverein Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
2016 Three Visions: Jaron Childs, Craig Pilecky, Benjamin Tatrow, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
2015 A Travelers Compendium of Common Beauty, Stovewood Arts, Rhinelander, WI
2015 Anonyme Zeichner: Anonymous Drawings 2015, Galerie GEYSO20, Braunschweig, Germany
2015 Anonyme Zeichner: Anonymous Drawings 2015, artQ13, Rome, Italy
2015 Collect Call 2: Exploring Art Patronage, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Anonyme Zeichner: Anonymous Drawings 2015, Kunstverein Tiergarten, Galerie Nord, Berlin, Germany
2015 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2015 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
2015 Pictures from a Trip, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Love Letters from Artists, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Jaron Childs & Michael Forster Rothbart, CANO, Oneonta, NY
2015 Seen: Childs, Huyser & Kowalski, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2014 2014 Minnesota Biennial, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
2014 Collect Call: Exploring Art Patronage, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2013 As I See Myself, Waseca Art Center, Waseca, MN
2011 Rolodex Art Project, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 From This Place, Waseca Art Center, Waseca, MN
2011 El Milagro. Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Harry Smith Anthology Remixed, The Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow, Scotland
2008 Party Part in a Tweety Land b/w This Republic of Suffering, Form + Content Gallery, Mpls, MN
2008 Order, Happiness and Other Fictional Perceptions, FoxTax, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Harry Smith Anthology Remixed, Sensoria Festival, Sheffield, UK
2007 Home for the Holidays, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Harry Smith Anthology Remixed, alt.gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2006 SUPERvision, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI
2006 Ephemeral Space, Minneapolis, MN
2005 WAM Expo, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
2005 A-List, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis
2005 Monochromatic, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis
2004 Drawing: Seven Curatorial Responses, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Untitled III, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Guard Art, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2002 The Flag: Patriotism/Peace/Protest, pARTS Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2001 Closing Exhibition, Gus Lucky’s, Minneapolis, MN
Press
Mary Abbe, "It's unseasonably hot at four Minnesota Galleries, StarTribune, June 25th, 2015, http://www.startribune.com/it-s-unseasonably-hot-at-four-minneapolis-galleries/309842611/
Robin Johnson, “Best Up-And-Coming Visual Artists in Minnesota”, Minnesota.cbslocal.com, April 14th 2014, https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-up-and-coming-visual-artists-in-minnesota/
Christina Schmid, “A Humbling”, ARTPULSE, No. 18, Vol. 5, 2014
Christina Schmid, “A Humbling”, Quodlibetica, Constellation 25, February 28th, 2014,
http://www.quodlibetica.com/a-humbling/
“Hyper-Realism at MIA”, vita.mn, January 15th, 2014,
http://www.vita.mn/templates/Vitamn_Print_Article?id=240379791
Jim Walsh, “Art: Framing the Flotsam”, Star Tribune, August 28th, 2008
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/stageandarts/27605844.html
“Best Single Artist Show, Jaron Childs: Ruptures”, City Pages, April 25, 2007, p.40
“Googling Pain”, City Pages, February 26th, 2006, http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2006/02/googling_pain.php
Writing
Interpreter, Object, Representation. Painting Since Photography, Line Magazine, Issue No. 2, Spring 2005
Honors and Awards
Donor Award, Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI, 2015
Best Single Artist Show 2007, City Pages, Minneapolis, Mn, 2007
Juror, Untitled VI, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, Mn, 2007
Best in Show, 2003 Self-portrait Contest, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2003
Education
Minneapolis College of Art and Design 1993-94, 2003-04