Virtual Studio Visit with Alison Aune

Watch a virtual visit with Duluth-based artist & educator and ASF Folk Art Fellow Alison Aune! An American artist inspired by her Scandinavian roots and a professor in the University of MN Duluth Department of Art and Design, Dr. Aune has been interested in the role of pattern in traditional northern cultures for many years. In her work, traditional abstract Scandinavian motifs often appear alongside painted versions of medieval textiles and realist depictions of the natural forms – plants, flowers, and faces – that were the original sources of such motifs. In this visit, Dr. Aune provides a tour of her studio and shares her inspirations and processes, as she collects traditional designs from historic textiles and domestic artifacts, and re-arranges them into iconic compositions to honor the memory of her maternal Swedish and paternal Norwegian ancestors. This program is the latest in an ongoing Virtual Studio Visits series. Learn more about visual arts programming from Scandinavia House at www.scandinaviahouse.org #VirtualStudioTour #AlisonAune #TextileArt