May 9th at 5:30PM

Paul LaJeunesse creates large-scale, site-specific murals that reflect the historic, identities, communities and locations. His work is rooted in research, collaboration and storytelling. Through his process he transforms public spaces into a shared narrative.

“My research revolves around the concept of place and how places are assimilated with personal values to create meaning for our lives.”

Join us to welcome this talented artist into the Halcyon House gallery. Meet Paul, drink some tea, have fun, look at inspiring art.

Bio:

Paul LaJeunesse received his Master of Fine Arts in painting from Bowling Green State University in 2006. He is an Elizabeth Greenshields grant recipient, and a 2007 Fulbright fellow where he created a body of landscape paintings in Iceland. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota and Iceland and group exhibitions in Saitama and Tokyo Japan, and numerous states in the United States. Paul is a public artist with 7 murals and multiple community murals. He has taught at Western Oregon University, Georgia State University, The College of St. Scholastica, Anderson Ranch Studio and The Grand Marais Art Colony, and currently at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His artwork investigates the relationship among individual memories of time, space, and place as a way in which we assign meaning to experiences and construct our sense of identity.