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Perci Chester's work has been shown in 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 Poriya Hospital Complex, Tiberias, Israel; North Beach public housing, San Francisco, CA; Ella Racing the Wind, 2006, Galleria, Edina, MN; and Gyr Family Cycle, 2009, installed in Promenade Park, Edina, MN.

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 (BFA) and Rhode Island School of Design (MAT and MFA), Chester has been an exhibiting artist and educator. Her involvement includes both community-based arts programs, schools, and colleges around the country. She has held visiting artist positions at Macalister College, St. Paul, as well as Alvarado Art Workshop, San Francisco, and instructor positions at San Francisco City College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

She lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. Her studio is located in the warehouse district where she welcomes studio visits by appointment: 612.204.9664 or perci@percichester.com