Laura Wennstrom She/Her laurawennstrom.com laurawennstrom@gmail.com Mixed media, Textile/ Fiber Art, Installation In-person, Online, Hybrid mentor BIO Laura Wennstrom is a multimedia artist, working in two and three-dimensional formats using quilting, found materials, color, and installation techniques. Her work has been exhibited in numerous group and solos exhibitions across the country. Laura received her BA in Studio Art from North Park University in Chicago and an MFA in New Media from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laura has a robust teaching practice and has taught classes to children and adults through the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Bethel University, Anoka Ramsey Community College, and the Minnesota Textile Center. Laura was a semi-finalist for the Jerome Emerging Artist Grant and McKnight Fellowships. She lives in Minneapolis with her family. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP The best how-to-be-an-artist advice I have learned has come from relationships with other artist-mentors. Practical wisdom mixed with everyday life. My approach is to meet a student where they are at and to ask questions, encourage, give advice, and share my own journey.