Todd Norsten

Todd Norsten is a painter who "has cast a wide net in gathering and archiving found, visual ephemera as he moves through this increasingly mad world and in doing so, brings all of the absurdity, disgust, poeticism, frustration, and humor in his intellectual and emotional arsenal together with his inescapable drive to be a maker of things." - Betsy Carpenter, independent curator

The artist has had solo exhibitions at galleries worldwide including Midway Contemporary Art (Minneapolis), Federica Schiavo (Rome, Italy), and Adams & Ollman (Oregon) among others. His work resides in numerous public and private collections, including the British Museum, the Walker Art Center, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Norsten (b. 1967) lives and works in Minneapolis and is represented by Weinstein Gallery (Minneapolis), Adams & Ollman (Portland), and Federica Schiavo (Milan & Rome).

Artist News

November 18, 2019

ALL IN: A Highpoint Editions Exhibition

November 18, 2019

The ALL IN exhibition will be on view in Highpoint’s main gallery and print study room following the ALL IN event on Saturday, November 16.

November 18, 2019

September 10, 2018

Todd Norsten Visiting Artist Lecture @ MCAD

September 10, 2018

Highpoint Editions artist Todd Norsten will be visiting the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

September 10, 2018

September 7, 2018

Todd Norsten @ Federica Schiavo Gallery

September 7, 2018

Highpoint Editions artist Todd Norsten will have a solo show titled: Palookaville at the Federica Schiavo Gallery in Milan, Italy.

September 7, 2018

April 1, 2018

Signs of the Times: Recent Monotypes by Todd Norsten

April 1, 2018

Elizabeth Carpenter on Todd Norsten for Art in Print.

April 1, 2018

October 26, 2016

Todd Norsten: Monoprints

October 26, 2016

Minneapolis-based artist Todd Norsten returned this fall to create his first series of monoprints with Highpoint.

October 26, 2016

March 18, 2016

Jay Heikes & Todd Norsten @ Federica Schiavo Gallery

March 18, 2016

Highpoint artists Jay Heikes & Todd Norsten will be part of a group exhibition at Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, Italy starting on September 5 through October 1, 2016.

March 18, 2016

February 28, 2013

Wayland

February 28, 2013

In spring 2013, Highpoint Editions was delighted to release Wayland, in which screenprinting and lithography simulate tape, scuffs, and dust on paper.

February 28, 2013

May 10, 2012

JFK in “64” & Something Real, Authentic, True

May 10, 2012

Known for his unique use and exploration of text in his recent prints and paintings, Norsten just completed the prints Something Real, Authentic, True and JFK in ’64 at HP Editions this summer.

May 10, 2012

September 1, 2010

Ceaseless, Endless, Timeless, Boundless

September 1, 2010

The new large scale work features a trompe l’oeil depiction of the words “Ceaseless, Endless, Timeless, Boundless” recalling his earlier sold out work “Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy” and is printed in a combination of lithography and screenprinting.

September 1, 2010

March 18, 2009

Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy and The Trouble with Romance

March 18, 2009

In February 2009, Todd Norsten completed two prints in Highpoint’s former Lyndale Avenue studio. The new works, Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy and The Trouble with Romance, display his keen sense of ironic (sardonic) wit and exacting attention to technique.

March 18, 2009

September 8, 2003

ALLSOMENONE Suite

September 8, 2003

With delicately rendered forms and subtle colors, this suite of prints reflects Norsten's interest in creating relationships between the formal elements in his work. The artist repeats motifs such as lines and dots to create images that stand alone yet benefit from proximity to each other.

September 8, 2003

Available Prints

Featured

Desert Sunset by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Sandhills Blue by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Sap Green by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,500 framed

If You Can't Talk Without Swearing #2 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled (Targets #4) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled (Targets #5) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled (Blacked Out) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Top Hat #2 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Top Hat #3 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Barely Touted by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Fuzzy Little Bleep by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Featured

Cash Only for Keno by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,500 framed

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Clock #1 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

The End #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Tru-Test Paint Latex #1 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Yes #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

End Bind Cease. by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Keep Out by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,500 framed

Our Edited Life #3 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

St. Eustace Deer #1 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

St. Eustace Deer #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

BEER FOOD WINE AMMO #1 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

BEER FOOD WINE AMMO #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Featured

Something Real, Authentic, True by Todd Norsten 2011

Edition of 21 | Screenprint & Lithography | 28 1/4" x 22 1/4" | $2,850

JFK in 64 by Todd Norsten 2011

Edition of 20 | Screenprint | 28" x 37 3/8" | $1,500

The Trouble with Romance by Todd Norsten 2009

Edition of 18 | Lithography with graphite on Thai mulberry paper | 32 1/2" x 25 1/2" | $1,200

ALLSOMENONE Suite by Todd Norsten 2003

ALLSOMENONE Suite by Todd Norsten 2003

ALLSOMENONE Suite by Todd Norsten 2003

ALLSOMENONE Suite by Todd Norsten 2003

ALLSOMENONE Suite by Todd Norsten 2003

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2003

Edition of 18 | Intaglio with chine collé | image: 15" x 12" | paper: 24" x 20" | $700

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2003

Edition of 18 | Intaglio with chine collé | image: 15" x 12" | paper: 24" x 20" | $700

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2003

Edition of 18 | Intaglio with chine collé | image: 15" x 12" | paper: 24" x 20" | $700

Archive - Not Available for Purchase

Featured

If You Can't Talk Without Swearing #1 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

If You Can't Talk Without Swearing #3 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

LOOK by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

Untitled (Targets #1) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Untitled (Targets #3) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Untitled (Targets #6) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Good Bad Badder Badest by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

How To Compromise & As A Result Suck by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

You Still Don't Understand by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

The End by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

The F Word by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Highly Touted by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

YES by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

If You Can't Talk Without Swearing #4 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled (Targets #2) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Top Hat #1 by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

Untitled (Blue and White) by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

The Wages of Sin by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Featured

Size the Day #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Wrong Way by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Please Keep Door Closed by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Yes #3 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

How to Half Ass It by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,500 framed

The End Is At Hand Again #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

Repetition, Compulsion by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24" | $3,000

LOOK #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 24" x 33"

$5.00 Parking by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

AMAZING AND SPECTACULAR by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 24" x 33" | $3,000

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Cont. by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Over There by Todd Norsten 2016

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

The Truth is in the Parentheses by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

Willing to Half Ass It by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

NOWHERE by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

SH T by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Plan B: Repent by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Clock #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Really Willing to Half Ass It by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Tru-Test Paint Latex #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint | 33" x 24"

The End Is At Hand Again #1 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

It Won't Happen If You Don't Go by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Our Edited Life by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Toxicity is Cumulative and Irreversible by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

The Sleep of Reason #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Edited Life by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Our Edited Life #2 by Todd Norsten 2017

Unique | Monoprint with collaged elements | 33" x 24"

Featured

Wayland by Todd Norsten 2013

Edition of 23 | Lithography and Screenprinting on Arches Cover, Hand-cut and distressed by the artist | 43 1/4" x 31 1/2" | Color trial proofs also available | Price on Request

Ceaseless, Endless, Timeless, Boundless by Todd Norsten 2010

Edition of 11 | Screenprint & Lithography | 50 1/2" x 40 1/2"

Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy by Todd Norsten 2009

Edition of 23 | Screenprinting on Arches Cover, Hand-cut and distressed by the artist | 43" x 31"

Untitled by Todd Norsten 2003

Edition of 18 | Intaglio with chine collé | image: 15" x 12" | paper: 24" x 20"