ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Preview
Date of Work
2026
Medium
Ceramic
Signature
On back
Collection/Provenance
Division of Research & Economic Development Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
Division of Research & Economic Development
Artist Bio
Annette Marchand is a native of Harvey, ND and lives in Moorhead, MN with her husband. She attended the School of Art at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) where she received a Bachelor of Fine Art in painting and drawing (1994) and an Art Education Degree (2000). She went on to earn a master’s degree from UW Stout, WI (2013). Annette creates artwork in her studio located in the historic Dakota Business College building in downtown Fargo, above the Dakota Fine Art gallery where she is a co-owner and member artist. In addition to being a studio artist, Annette is a ceramics instructor at the Plains Art Museum and an online art instructor at the North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE). She has a Graduate Certification in Instructional Design and has written and revised several classes.
Additional Information
PRARIE SURREALISM:
Rain is one of the defining forces of the prairie landscape. It nourishes crops, replenishes rivers, and shapes the rhythms of life across the northern plains. In Glazed Rain, this familiar phenomenon is transformed into a vertical constellation of ceramic droplets suspended between earth and sky. But upon careful observation, the drops become more than weather. They become a metaphor for ideas: individual discoveries falling from many directions, gathering into larger currents of knowledge. The installation reminds us that breakthroughs rarely emerge in isolation. Like drops in a storm, they accumulate, connect, and ultimately reshape the landscape.
Description:
A set of 17 blue and green ceramic raindrops of varying sizes and patterns.
Condition
Excellent
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”