French's Mural Honors Minnesota Lakes

Longtime partners and collaborators Samantha French ’05 and Aaron Hauck ’05 returned to French's hometown of Nisswa to paint a mural.

Like many Minnesotans, water was an integral part of French's childhood. As a kid, she spent all summer on the water. She learned how to operate a boat before she learned how to drive a car.

Some artists want their paintings to tell a specific story. That's not the case with French and Hauck; they hope people project their own experiences onto the mural, perhaps their own nostalgic memories of escaping life's chaos with the tranquility of one of Minnesota's 10,000-plus lakes.

Learn more

• "New York artist returns to Nisswa to paint mural as tribute to Minnesota lakes, lazy summers"
  (startribune.com—July 23, 2021)
• samanthafrench.com