Alphabetical by title, topic, or sometimes, site name.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College: "Three Sisters"
This set of three figurative sculpture installments of welded stainless steel and backlit "tchonk" glass was created for Anoka-Ramsey Community College in the Greater Twin Cities area in 2023.
- Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail: "Burnt Matchstick"
This 40-foot-tall steel-framed stained glass sculpture referencing a burnt wooden matchstick debuted in Rochester, MN; then was moved to Civic Center Park in Newport Beach California for a lengthy exhibit; and is now permanently re-homed at Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail.
- Lake Wobegon Trail, Holdingford, Minnesota
"Bloodroot"
This 25-foot-tall steel-framed stained glass sculpture referencing a bloodroot flower was installed at Royal Botanical Gardens in July 2016.
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
"Bluffland Highlights"
This regionally-themed stained glass panel was created for F&M Community Bank.
- Preston, Minnesota
"Burnt Matchstick"
This 40-foot-tall steel-framed stained glass sculpture referencing a burnt wooden matchstick debuted in Rochester, MN; then was moved to Civic Center Park in Newport Beach California for a lengthy exhibit; and is now permanently re-homed at Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail.
- Lake Wobegon Trail, Holdingford, Minnesota
Can Can Wonderland: "Just Jest Your Gesture"
A hand-gesture-themed series of stained glass windows by Karl Unnasch
for Can Can Wonderland.
- St. Paul, Minnesota
"Commonweal Stash"
A series of installations
for the lobby area of the Commonweal Theatre
consisting of suspended and interactive sculptural elements, dioramas and vitrines — based on a combination of the detritus of local rural culture and the Theatre’s own history.
- Lanesboro, Minnesota
"Florid and Droll"
This series of five sculptures with backlit stained glass for the Gleam show in Olbrich Botanical Gardens was created using reclaimed garden implements.
- Madison, Wisconsin
"Glassicles"
This series of sculptural light installations was created out of reclaimed bottles and drinkware.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Guild-of-One
As a tribute to the master artisans of bygone eras, Unnasch conceived his whimsical itinerant workbench.
"Healthy Acquaintances"
This stained glass window bay for the Health Sciences Wing of the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) is part of a set of installations there by Unnasch, all health and medically themed.
- Rochester, Minnesota
Holiday Trees for Downtown Silver Spring
Since 2013, Karl Unnasch has been creating the annual holiday trees for the
Reinventing the Holidays celebration by Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, often in collaboration with other artists.
★ Honored with multiple ICSC U.S. MAXI Awards ★
- Silver Spring, Maryland — a Metro D.C. Community
"Husk"
A sculpture of fabricated steel and backlit opalescent glass, this work referencing a crushed beer can was created for an exhibition at the Plains Art Museum and is currently available for permanent re-homing.
- Fargo, North Dakota
"Icons of Medicine"
This stained glass light fixture for the Health Sciences Wing of the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) is part of a set of installations there by Unnasch, all health and medically themed.
- Rochester, Minnesota
John Marshall High School Installations
This series of stained glass panels adorning the window bays at John Marshall High School incorporates reclaimed glass and dishware. It was created together with the local student body as an integrative learning project.
- Rochester, Minnesota
JROW Sculpture Trail: "XOXO"
This ten-foot-tall steel and 'tchonk' glass sculpture graces the head of the JROW Sculpture Trail in the Northeast Arts District.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Just Jest Your Gesture"
A hand-gesture-themed series of stained glass windows by Karl Unnasch
for Can Can Wonderland.
- St. Paul, Minnesota
Lanterns
A series of lanterns created using various combinations of reclaimed glassware.
"Le Bagatelle de Bagatelle"
An unconventional mini-golf hole
for the Walker Art Center’s Artist-Designed Mini-Golf Course, this work was designed as a conceptual play on the true history of the pinball machine.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Metalcastings
Metalcastings by Karl Unnasch.
"Near-Mint Condition"
This tractor accoutered with stained glass images depicting fantasy heroes from the Artist's boyhood was created for the 2010 Minnesota Biennial at the Soap Factory.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Newfields: "Playtime in Indy"
This 50-foot-tall holiday tree made entirely of toys and lit from within was installed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art / Newfields “Winterlights” every holiday season since 2015.
- Indianapolis, Indiana
"Operant (An Oldowonk Cataract)"
This installation based on a red dump truck incorporates stained glass and art glass into a tribute to laborers, 'building' and 'making'. It was on exhibit at the Rose Kennedy Greenway from Spring through Fall 2019.
- Boston, Massachusetts
Paramount Center for the Arts: "Write On"
This 8-foot-tall steel and opalescent glass sculpture in the form of a worn pencil nub is sited in front of St. Cloud's Paramount Center for the Arts.
- St. Cloud, Minnesota
Philbrook Museum of Art: "Slumgullion (The Venerate Outpost)"
This walk-through log cabin installation featuring stained glass, art glass, resin-bonded textiles, and more is a permanent fixture on the grounds of the Philbrook Museum of Art.
★ AFTA Public Art Network Year-in-Review Honoree ★
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
"Playtime in Indy"
This 50-foot-tall holiday tree made entirely of toys and lit from within was installed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art / Newfields “Winterlights” every holiday season since 2015.
- Indianapolis, Indiana
RCTC Installations
This set of installations for the Health Sciences Wing of the Rochester Community and Technical College includes a stained glass window bay, stained glass light fixtures and sculptural vitrines — all health and medically themed.
- Rochester, Minnesota
"Random Survey Pulse"
This sculptural vitrine for the Health Sciences Wing of the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) is part of a set of installations there by Unnasch, all health and medically themed.
- Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester Ardee Awards
A series of bronze trophies for The Fête—Celebrating Excellence in the Arts at the Mayo Civic Center.
- Rochester, Minnesota
Rose Kennedy Greenway: "Operant (An Oldowonk Cataract)"
This installation based on a red dump truck incorporates stained glass and art glass into a tribute to laborers, 'building' and 'making'. It was on exhibit at the Rose Kennedy Greenway from Spring through Fall 2019.
★ Honored with mention in Davis Publications school art textbook ★
- Boston, Massachusetts
Royal Botanical Gardens: "Bloodroot"
This 25-foot-tall steel-framed stained glass sculpture referencing a bloodroot flower was installed at Royal Botanical Gardens in July 2016.
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
"Ruminant (The Grand Masticator)"
Originally part of the Fermentation Fest’s 2013 Farm/Art DTour, popular demand kept this stained glass harvesting combine in town. In Fall of 2014, it reappeared in Downtown Reedsburg — as a permanent centerpiece in the newly created Harvest Park.
★ AFTA Public Art Network Year-in-Review Honoree ★
★ Honored with mention in Davis Publications school art textbook ★
- Reedsburg, Wisconsin
"Rustician (hunt and gather ... seek and find)"
This 1930s McCormick Deering tractor is bedecked with locally themed backlit stained glass in the Artist’s signature style.
★ AFTA Public Art Network Year-in-Review Honoree ★
★ Honored with mention in Davis Publications school art textbook ★
- Montevideo, Minnesota
"Seasonal Hide-and-Seek"
This regionally-themed stained glass window set for White Bear Lake Branch Library portrays animals native to the area in a separate panel for each season of the year.
- White Bear Lake, Minnesota
"See Us Now"
This stained glass window installation for Turnagain Elementary School depicts Alaska-native animals in a seek-and-find format with both clear and colored glass.
- Anchorage, Alaska
"Slumgullion (The Venerate Outpost)"
This walk-through log cabin installation featuring stained glass, art glass, resin-bonded textiles, and more is a permanent fixture on the grounds of the Philbrook Museum of Art.
★ AFTA Public Art Network Year-in-Review Honoree ★
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard Issue Iron Pours
A series of iron pour workshops hosted by Karl Unnasch at the farm on which he was raised — from 2006 to 2012.
- Pilot Mound, Minnesota
"Sunset Wave"
This original steel and stained glass sculpture evoking sunshine and ocean waves can be found on Main Street in "Surf City".
- Huntington Beach, California
"Sylvan Spotlights"
Sylvan Brewing is home to a series of architectural art touches by Karl Unnasch.
- Lanesboro, Minnesota
"Tessellated Mosaic"
This expanding iron tile mosaic was created via a series of workshops for and with Fillmore Central High School students and staff.
- Harmony, Minnesota
"Three Sisters"
This set of three figurative sculpture installments of welded stainless steel and backlit "tchonk" glass was created for Anoka-Ramsey Community College in the Greater Twin Cities area in 2023.
- Coon Rapids, Minnesota
"Tribute...Tarry"
This sculpture for the La Crosse area Habitat for Humanity ReStore was crafted primarily from repurposed construction and housing materials and features running water during the warmer months.
- Onalaska, Wisconsin
Vignettes
Unnasch espouses the Beautiful with the Grotesque in his dreamlike vignettes to create an ambience of surreal contemplation.
Work Apprenticeships
Unnasch has cultivated some top-notch next-generation aptitude at his Studio.
- Pilot Mound, Minnesota
"Write On"
This 8-foot-tall steel and opalescent glass sculpture in the form of a worn pencil nub is sited in front of St. Cloud's Paramount Center for the Arts.
- St. Cloud, Minnesota
"XOXO"
This ten-foot-tall steel and 'tchonk' glass sculpture graces the head of the JROW Sculpture Trail in the Northeast Arts District.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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