Artist Stories

My name is Crystal Sokuu. I am a self-taught visual artist and paint instructor residing in Minneapolis, MN. I began branding myself in the art industry by selling my artwork, […]

Food stylist Abby Wyckoff and photo stylist Juli Hanssen share a talent for design and a love of art. Creative professionals in the community, the duo also leverages their strengths […]

Kim Senn is an artist, business owner, and community advocate committed to helping end homelessness. She studied journalism and started her professional career in advertising. To create balance in her life, Kim recalls taking […]

Celebrating 10 years as an artist, botanical printmaker Linda Snouffer describes her work as “multi-layered fine-art.” Over the years of practice and learning from artists in the field, she has […]

One way or another John Morse has immersed himself in art throughout his life. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1988. Building on an early […]

Ceramic artist and Art 4 Shelter committee member Cindy Syme has been creating pottery for 30 years. She recalls early memories of handbuilding as a child and her transition to […]

World–renowned and award-winning professional artist, Jim Denomie is admired for his colorful and expansive oil paintings, often 5’ x 7” to 9 x 12” in size, that capture his surroundings and the richness of his Ojibwe heritage in surreal style.  From the time he was six or seven years […]

Davie Duke is a trained painter and self-taught sculptor. For the past two years he has focused on oil painting on canvas. Davie’s recent work, what he calls the “Black and White” series, is a collection of larger oil paintings on canvas that include thought-provoking displays of […]

Professional photographer Paul Nelson creatively captures nature and wildlife themes in his artwork. Partnering with conservation groups, he photographs songbirds against a white background as they fly from bird banding studies. […]