On-campus exhibit features artworks by Jason Boldt

Jason Boldt has been creating artwork since grade school and, while skilled in both sculpture and painting media, he is more well-known for his sculptures suggestive of fantastical architectural structures. Boldt typically creates his works as a hobby and only exhibits on occasion.

“I’ve shown my pieces at Minnesota State University – Mankato, a few galleries in Mankato, the Pine Center for the Arts, and now here,” Boldt says. “Showing my works is nice, but I really just enjoy the creative process, and making the works, and actually, teaching art,” he explains.

Boldt, a board member at the Pine Center for the Arts, teaches children’s basic drawing and painting classes at the center.

“It’s neat to get kids really excited about it; I like to show them how much fun it can be,” Boldt says.

Boldt studied art at Minnesota State University – Mankato and earned a BFA with emphases in both sculpture and painting. While there, he met his wife, Ann – one of PTC’s most popular instructors today. Ann also was a student at the time, working on her MFA in English.

Boldt says his works are “…based in abstract fantasy architecture – they are structures you wouldn’t find on this earth, but maybe in a fantasy landscape,” he explains. “I like taking ordinary structures from nature and recreating them so people see them in a unique and different way. Specifically, I like incorporating man-made structures into nature," Boldt adds.

Boldt hails from Mankato, Minn., where he grew up with four sisters and two brothers. Today, Boldt lives in the Pine Area, with his wife, Ann, and young son, Nick.

You can see Boldt’s artwork on display now through Dec. 2011. The exhibit features works of original art created by established and/or emerging artists from the Pine Area, embracing the talent and creativity of Pine Technical College students, staff, faculty, and the larger Pine community. The exhibit changes seasonally, and many kinds of artworks are showcased, including paintings, photographs, pottery, sculptures, sketches, wood carvings and more. If you are an artist from the Pine Area and wish to exhibit your works, see the Pine Technical College Marketing Director in Student Affairs.