Perci Chester’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group shows, within
museums and galleries, both nationally and internationally. She is the
recipient of public commissions for large-scale outdoor works including the
Poriya Hospital Complex in Tibierias, Israel and North Beach public housing
in San Francisco California. Her sculpture has won several awards, including
the Dayton Hudson, General Mills & Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant.
The nature of her work stretches itself over a variety of mediums, as it is
seen as a constant development, often expressing multiple forms in a single
work.
Since graduating Washington University in St. Louis with a BFA
and Rhode Island School of Design with an MAT and MFA, Ms. Chester has been
an exhibiting artist and educator. Her involvement in education has included
both community based arts programs, schools, and colleges around the
country. She has held visiting artist positions at Macalaster College in St.
Paul as well as Alvarado Art Workshop in San Francisco and instructor
positions at San Francisco City College, and Minneapolis College of Art and
Design.
She lives and works in Minneapolis Minnesota. Her studio is
located in the warehouse district where she welcomes studio visits by
appointment:
612. 204. 9664 or
perci@percichester.com