Wayne Pruse

Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Silver Bay, Minnesota, I began my Graphic Arts education in 1972 after serving in the U.S. Army. I moved to Bismarck, ND in 1975 to work for Dakota Printing. Freelance jobs started in the early 1980’s which led to art fair weekends across the midwest. I became a self employed artist in 1991 when I joined Impact. I designed the blueprints for the 60 foot, bald eagle sculpture in Bismarck’s Custer Park. In 1998, United Tribes Technical College hired me to chair it’s Art/Art Marketing Department where I taught drawing, painting, graphic design and sculpture until December 2015. In 2002 I created a 25 foot X 24 foot landscape mural at the Prime Care Medical Mall. Clouds are airbrushed on the ceiling to enhance the serene “outdoor” park setting. During 2005 I created a life-sized horse sculpture and 24 foot X 8 foot backdrop mural for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum in Medora, ND. The horse stands in front of a panoramic backdrop of the North Dakota Badlands. Along with my students over a five year period, we completed five permanent eagle sculptures for the city of Bismarck along the river walk. In 2009 I was contracted by Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts to create a sky mural...

2015
Credentials renewed by Dept. of Career and Technical Education, State of North Dakota
Vocational/Technical Education Teacher Certificate

2010
Credentials renewed by Dept. of Career and Technical Education, State of North Dakota
Vocational/Technical Education Teacher Certificate

2010
Continuing Education
New York University
Public Art Policies
New York University
New York, NY

2003
Credentials renewed by Dept. of Career and Technical Education, State of North Dakota
Vocational/Technical Education Teacher Certificate
Valley City State University
Valley City, ND

1975
Graphic Arts Certificate of Completion
Staples Area Vocational Technical School
Staples, MN


Professor in Education
1998-2016
Art/Art Marketing Department Chairman
United Tribes Technical College
3315 University Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504

1993 - Present
Partner with Lynn K. Prouty in retail gift and gallery store that markets both our artwork in conjunction with nationally recognized artists to the local public and nationally through catalog sales. Creation of wall and sky murals at St. Alexius Hospital Center for Integrated Medicine, Gateway Mall, Bismarck, ND. October 2016 closed our “brick and mortar” location and moved our business to our home to focus on fine art sales and marketing by online only.

2015
Along with co-founder Lynn K. Prouty, we developed and implemented an art program though the Anne Carlson Center. We worked with disabled adults once a week and mentored them in various art medias including: acrylic painting, model making, sculpting and drawing.

2015
Working with student interns from United Tribes Technical College we began a long term project with the Bismarck Event Center. Our responsibility was to create 4’ X 8‘ paintings that would be used as a beginning of a permanent collection of art by Bismarck-Mandan professionals.

2014-2016
Along with co-founder Lynn K. Prouty, we developed and implemented an art program for the Prairie Rose Summer Arts and Sciences Camp. We worked with underserved populations of students 11-17 years old. O...