"Bee-Leafs"

Elizabeth Papenfuss
Einstein's Tennis Ball
(oil on canvas)

Elizabeth Papenfuss earned her bachelor of arts degree from Luther College in 1993 and her master of fine arts degree from Idaho State University (Pocatello) in 1995. She has taught art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Lake Superior College (Duluth), and Luther College. Her work has been included in several individual, juried, and group exhibitions. Honors include both a Career Development Grant and a Fellowship from the McKnight Foundation. She has completed a number of artist residencies in several locations, including the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and the Stonehouse Residency for Contemporary Arts in Miramonte, California. Most recently she worked at the Jentel Artist Residency in Banner, Wyoming (May – June 2007). Several of the works in the current exhibit were created at that time. Elizabeth lives in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.