Artist Bio

Calihan Yliniemi is a Minnesota based artist, currently residing in Baxter. She found her true passion for art, especially in drawing and painting, in college. A drawing professor motivated her love for drawing organic shapes and subjects in nature. At the College of Saint Benedict, she expanded on her passion for and skills in painting. As a future art educator, she hopes to share her love and joy for creating art with students of all ages. 

            She is inspired by the beauty found in nature, as she continues to paint and draw landscape scenes, and installation works. The majority of art she creates encompasses the vivid colors of the subject matter and the joy it evokes, whether it be landscapes, people or objects. Intrigued by artists who stay true to their own style, she is inspired to create art that is a reflection of herself as well. 

            Currently, you can find her creating a joyful, and color-filled art in a variety of mediums. Her installation piece, Jubilance, will be a part of the Senior Thesis exhibition of College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University students this Spring of 2020.