Lanesboro Arts is excited to present an Artist Talk and Book Swap with artist Annie Hejny on Monday, February 12th: 7:00 – 8:00 PM at Sylvan Brewing.  Lanesboro Arts is thrilled to welcome back past Lanesboro artist-in-residence Annie Hejny for a short week of activities through Hejny’s Minnesota State Arts Board artist grant. Join Annie Hejny, former artist-in-residence, for a week of art and nature-inspired winter activities. Annie is returning to share new creative and outdoor practices including a Forest Bathing walk, artist talk, book swap, and painting workshop. All activities are free and for ages 13+.

Curious about what inspires an artist? Annie will share her artistic journey including why water, winter, and books are such important parts of her life. Learn about what she’s been doing since her 2017 Lanesboro Arts residency and ask your questions about what it’s like to be a professional artist. Annie will give away a few of her favorite art and nature books and invites you to bring a book to swap with a neighbor!

Annie Irene Hejny is a voice for the earth. She has exhibited nationally including at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, and Phipps Center for the Arts. Her artwork is held in private collections in 30 states and internationally, including Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Vikings Art Collection, Target Corporation, and University of Minnesota Physicians Clinic.

Artist residencies include: Lanesboro Arts and the Jerome Foundation, Science Museum of Minnesota Artist at Pine Needles, Grand Marais Art Colony, and Anderson Center at Tower View. She has been awarded the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant (2020), Kolman & Reeb Gallery Project Space Grant (2023), and Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individual Grant (2024). As a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and a Minnesota Water Steward, she explores themes around our human connection with nature and freshwater protection.

Hejny is represented by salonlb. (Chicago) and Veronique Wantz (Minneapolis).

Annie Hejny is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the votes of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.