1377 Gun Club Rd | Two Harbors, Minnesota
Lisa Perrin-Kosmo, Host Artist
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Lisa Perrin Kosmo lives along a designated trout stream in NE Minnesota. She was born in South Korea. Her mother a native Korean & her father met while he was serving in the armed forces. Her father, mostly Native American/French heritage (descendants of Chief White Crane & his daughter Equaysayway/Princess Madeline & her husband Michel Cadotte-French fur trader) a huge hunting & fishing advocate, was very influential for her love of the outdoors. She received a BFA from the College of Visual Arts in St.Paul with 2 full scholarships. Shortly after
moving from the cities her print ‘Christine Morning’ was chosen for Duluth’s official Sister City gift to O’Hara Japan. Her painting ‘Peaceful Waters’ won an annual Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute’s Timber Wolf Alliance, Wolf Awareness poster contest. She’s received grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Lisa was also a Midwest Book Awards finalist for ‘Wakanda Whooper, Curious Cinnamon Crane’ & won International Best of Show for her painting ‘In the Light’. ‘In the Light’ was also accepted in the Minnesota State Fair & received a Dylan Barker award. Lisa has painted numerous private commissions & has created commemorative outdoor/indoor sculptures made of steel, rock & bronze. An indoor bronze at the Two Harbors High School, steel & rock sculpture at the head of the Sonju Trail & a steel sculpture on Madeline Island, LaPointe, Wisconsin. Her work embodies lifelike realism and sometimes blend them into abstract themes to create an unreal, yet seemingly natural scene. “The woods & water are places I can revive my spirit & feel l can breathe again. I can’t imagine my life without painting or creating. I think how lucky I am & inspired to visually celebrate what life has to offer. My hope is to convey my love & appreciation whether straight on, when I do Plein Air paintings or surrealistically.
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Greg Preslicka, Guest Artist
I am a plein air and studio painter. I spent much of my life as a graphic designer working for many local and national companies. After spend all my time before a computer I started to paint murals. I have painted over 100 murals throughout the midwest. As a balance to the commercial work, would paint. I try to seek out the overlooked areas of the world we live in. Sometimes that is in an alley or out in the woods.
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September 25, 26, & 27 