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Date recorded: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Level: All
Medium: All
Presentation Type: Talk
Earlier this year, award-winning alla prima painter Patty Voje suffered a stroke that left her with new visual and cognitive challenges. She’s now re-learning how to draw, paint, and see color. Patty will talk about her experiences—both the frustrating and the hopeful—including how important art is to brain health, emotional well-being, and healing after a life-changing event. Whether it’s a medical crisis, divorce, loss of a loved one or another traumatic experience, these moments in our lives can have an unmooring effect on our creative practice. Patty is an inspiring teacher who’s always believed that sharing her process is just as important as sharing her finished work, and this topic now feels more vital than ever. If you’re looking to feel validated and inspired in your own work to connect with your creative self, come and listen to Patty’s talk!
Free!
Patty Voje is an award-winning artist based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A figurative painter, most of her work is “alla prima” – completed in one sitting. Her command of bold color and expressive brushwork mark her style. Patty has exhibited nationally and is the recipient of numerous accolades. She studied Fine Art at the University of Minnesota and at The Atelier of Minneapolis. She is proud to be affiliated with American Women Artists, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and Outdoor Painters of Minnesota. Born and raised in the Midwest, Patty grew up on a small hobby farm where she had the good fortune to include pigs, sheep and the occasional chicken as members of the family. Her love of animals figures prominently in her art. Patty travels extensively for both pleasure and painting. In the summer you can find her in her trusty Airstream, traveling the country to compete in plein air events, stopping along the way whenever a field of cattle presents itself.
She is available for individual instruction, small group classes and workshops. Patty is an inspiring teacher who believes that sharing her process and technique is just as important as sharing her finished work.
SPRING FLING! FESTIVAL ’25 – Free!
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