a short biography

Grant Ernhart was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. After high-school he became involved in Biathlon, the odd but fantastic sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship. Ernhart competed on the international level in this sport for six years, ending his career after two years on the US National Team in 2000. He continued to be involved in the sport for two more years as the Assistant Junior National team coach and massage therapist. During this time, he began to study Rolfing, finishing his certificate in Munich, Germany in 2002. Ernhart moved back to Duluth, MN, where he opened his own practice. He went back to college that fall in preparation to study Naturopathic medicine but enrolled in a photography class as well, in order to receive financial aid. He had never really taken a picture before, but after three months became incredibly hooked and was persuaded to apply to the San Francisco Art Institute. In August 2003, he relocated to the West Coast to pursue photography full time. He graduated in May 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and continues to work and live in San Francisco.Currently, Grant is looking for opportunities to show his photography.

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EDUCATION:

San Francisco Art Institute, 2003-2006 (San Francisco, CA)

Completed BFA program in photography with 3.97 GPA

Elected Faculty Senate Liaison by Student Union

BFA representative to the SFAI Board of Trustees

Awarded BFA Merit Scholarship

Rolf Institute, 1998, 2000 (Boulder, CO), 2002 (Munich, Germany)Completed Rolfing certification

University of Minnesota, 1994-2003 (Duluth, Minnesota) Areas of study included Art, Sciences and German

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

Diego Rivera Gallery, The San Francisco Art Institute, Spring 2006

Stillights, The San Francisco Art Institute, Fall 2004

GROUP SHOWS:

2008

Elk River Area Art Council National Juried Art Show, Elk River, MN

2007

Another Country, WorthRyder Gallery, Berkeley, CA

Our World, Photo Alliance Juried Show, (Thom Sempere, Linda Connor, jurors), San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA

3rd Annual Juried Show, Newspace Center for Photography, (Darius Himes, juror), Portland, OR

Diversity Project, On-line exhibition, SFAI.edu

2006

New in Town: Group-Show Pin Up, 3rd Ward Gallery, New York, NY

Beyond the Institute, Linda Fairchild Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Spring Show 2006, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2004

Art Council Group Show, Thrivent Building, Minneapolis, MN

Elk River Area Art Council National Juried Art Show, Elk River, MN Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA Pure Plastic, San Francisco Photography Center, San Francisco, CA 2003 Annual Juried Student Art Show, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

AWARDS:

Best Out of State Artist, Elk River Area Art Council National Juried Art Show, Elk River, MN 2008

Best of Spring Show Award, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2006

Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2004

School of Fine Arts Purchase Award, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 2003

COLLECTIONS: Tweed Museum of Art