Tonja Torgerson
Assistant Professor / Section Lead of Printmaking
MFA, Syracuse University (2010-2013)
Printmaking, with a specialization in screen print and installation. Digital approaches, particularly in the use of laser engravers and vector cutters for matrix creation.
Professional Experience
Taught full-time at Indiana University from 2018 to 2024. Started at the College of Creative Studies in the Fall of 2024 as Assistant Professor and Section Lead in Printmaking.
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
Body Politic — Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT (with Christa Carleton), 2024
Screenprint Biennial — Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, 2024
National Print Exhibition — Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY, 2023
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Socially Engaged Printmaking — Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA , 2022
Ascent Artist Grant, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT (with Christa Carleton), 2022
Puffin Foundation Grant, Teaneck, New Jersey (with Christa Carleton), 2022 NEA Artworks Grant, through Artists Image Resource’s AIRSquared project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017