Contact:
Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl . tattoo @ gmail . com
@lindsaynohl.tattoo (Instagram)

Current Creative Positions:
Uptown Tattoo
Tattoo Artist with a focus on natural & botanical works
2021 - Current

Black Oak Underground
Apparel and creative goods online shop
2023-Current

Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Adjunct Faculty
Tools of the Trade, an analog mediums based course
Professional Practice, a course on business, marketing and professional planning for artists.
2004 - Current

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Instruction and Guest Speaking Engagements:

Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Design Department Faculty
2003 - 2025
Instructor for the following courses: Professional Practice, Illustration in Product Design, Digital Illustration, Illustrated Typography, Art Licensing, Digital Pattern Making, Advanced Surface Design, Trend Blogging and Creative Marketing, Happiness, Success & Collaboration in Creative Practice, Introduction to Illustration, 2D Foundations, Tools of the Trade, Digital Painting.

Young Mystics: Symbolism & Tarot Courses
2015 - 2021
Lecturer

LGAL Iceland / Norway Residency Programs
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Curator, Guide and Facilitator of an international residency in Iceland and Norway with creatives from around the world, culminating in a publication and exhibition about adventure and the creative spirit.

Light Grey Art Camp / Art Camp International
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Curator, Guide and Facilitator of a variety of creative 4/5 day retreats around the United States National Parks and Europe with creatives from around the United States and Canada, with an emphasis on exploration and discovery in new spaces and within one's creative practice.

AIGA Design Camp®
Instructor, “The Nature of Patterns” Pattern Design Creative Workshop, 2018
Panelist, “Beyond the Water Cooler” Discussion on creative business, 2018

Springboard for the Arts
Lecturer on Art Licensing, 2018

Minneapolis College of Art & Design
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Guest Lecturer "Creative Business", Sophomore Seminar

Bethel University: 'Visiting Artist Speaker'
Guest Lecturer on Creative Entrepreneurial Endeavors 2017

North Hennepin Community College, Design Program
Guest Lecturer in Creative Entrepreneurship, Juror "Design Show" 2016

ICON9 / Illustration Conference, 2016 - "The Art and Craft of Building a Business"
Mainstage Speaker

Adobe Creative Jam: Minneapolis, 2016
Judge

Pacific Northwest College of Art: 'Building a Capsule Collection'
2016, 2015
Guest Lecturer on Creative Entrepreneurial Endeavors 2016

Science Museum of Minnesota: Social Science - "The Science of Sex"
Keynote Speaker on Personality Types in Dating Games, 2016

Light Grey Art Lab Podcast
Art podcast featuring ideas, creative lifestyles & artist interviews.
Host
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

MiniCon 49, 50
2015, 2014
Moderator: Self Publishing 101 discussion
Guest Panelist: Artistic Bravery panel discussion
Guest Panelist: Collaborative Creative Projects

North Star Tarot Conference
Keynote Speaker, The Light Grey Tarot, 2013

CoCo / Navitor
Design Week Presentation Keynote Speaker, 2013

Light Grey Art Lab: Visiting Artist & Creative Workshops
Co-Instruction/ facilitation of Illustration Bootcamp with Meg Hunt, Resolve to MAKE:2013 with Kali Ciesemier, Create, Concept & Collaborate with Mike Yamada & Victoria Ying, and Colin Foran & Claire Hummel’s World Building Workshop.

Success, Happiness & Collaboration in Creative Practice
Lecture, 2012

Instructor of the following workshops: Digital Pattern Design, Succulent Terrariums Workshop, Concept Art Analysis, among others.

GOOD Magazine
Speaker on Collaboration, 2012

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Guest Lecturer on Pattern Design, 2012

NYC / SURTEX Art Licensing Workshop
May 2012

College of Visual Arts
Product Design, Fall 2011

Twin Cities Licensing Group
Board Member & Facilitator of Art Licensing Conference, Fall 2007

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Pattern Design Course Fall 2005

Client and project list:
Designs featured at
Sephora, Target, Joann Fabrics, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Babies R Us, Christmas Tree Shops, Office Max, Staples, Office Depot, Department 56, Kohl’s Department Stores, Tazo Tea, Cracker Barrel, Williams Sonoma, Michaels, among others.

Publications:
The End is Nigh : A Look at the Symbolism, Characters, and Stories Around Death
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Creative direction, graphic design, author)
2022

World Roulette. : Art Book and Worldbuilding Compendium
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Creative direction, graphic design, author)
2020

World Roulette Randomizer Deck
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Game design)
2020

COSMOS: Tarot & Oracle Deck
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, author, graphic designer, contributing artist)
2015, 2018

Dream Arcade Series : Video Games
published by Light Grey Art Lab on Windows/ IOS platforms
(Co-curator, author, graphic designer, and additional assets)
2014

Great Personality : Video Games
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, Author, Coding and Graphic Design)
2014

Design School Wisdom
published by Chronicle Books
(Contributor)
2014

The Battle for Vyk’ Tornaahl Card Game
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, Editor & Graphic Design)
2013

In Place : Wish You Were Here
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, Editor & Graphic Design)
2013

Girls: Fact + Fiction
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, Editor & Graphic Design)
2012

The Light Grey Tarot
published by Light Grey Art Lab
(Curator, Editor & Graphic Design)
2012

Grants Awarded / Honors
MCAD Faculty Innovation Grant, 2014
These grants are awarded to implement a proposal for enriching the classroom experience and improving student learning through technology.

Society of Illustrators, West

Past Lives:
Light Grey Art Lab
Gallery & Art Events Space
Owner, Co-Founder & Creative Director
2012-2022

Paper Bicycle LLC
Product & Surface Design Studio
Owner & Creative Director
2007-Current

Target Corporation
Product Designer, Kids, Teen & Seasonal Home
2003-2006

DGInvent!ve / Paper Prince / Mara-mi Stationery Company
Art Director, Art Licensing
2006-2007

Tea Garden Inc.
Curator, 2005 - 2012

Online Collaborative Creative Projects:
Paper Bicycle Creative Daily Pattern Blog
101 Florals

Selected Exhibitions:

2016 Ekphrastic, SooVAC, Minneapolis MN
2016 Botanica, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Bower Bird, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2015 COSMOS: Tarot & Oracle Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Patches & Stitches, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2014 ICON8 Roadshow, Portland OR
2014 Work + Play Exhibition, Land Gallery, Portland, OR
2013 Join Together, Land Gallery, Portland OR
2013 6 Degrees Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2013 ROLEMODELS Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2013 In Place : Wish You Were Here, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Tarot, Mystics and the Occult Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapois, MN
2012 Expletive Typography Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Night of the Exquisite Corpse Paper Toy Show, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2012 People and Patterns, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis MN
2011 Faculty Exhibition, College of Visual Arts, St Paul MN
2009 Dia de los Muertos, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN