Join us for an enchanting evening of art and nature at the Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium with artist Lauren Boilini.

Come and get engrossed with insects and art as Lauren discusses her work inspired by her Artist-in-Residency at the Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium followed by a chance to meet the artist and chat with the artist. This event is free and light refreshments will be provided,

Registration:
Registration is not required but is appreciated! Register at: https://form.jotform.com/231506288275157

Accessibility:
For any accessibility concerns or questions, please email us at info@openairmt.org.

About the Artist:
Lauren Boilini was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana. She received her B.F.A. in Painting and Art History at the Kansas City Art Institute and her M.F.A. at the Maryland Institute College of Art. As a painter, she also works in installation and public art, completing exhibitions and projects up and down both coasts. Traveling to and participating in artist residencies has been an important part of her practice. She has served as an artist-in-residence at Can Serrat in Spain, Jentel Arts in Wyoming, Soaring Gardens in Pennsylvania, the Studios of Key West, the Creative Alliance and School 33 Art Center in Baltimore, and as a Consortium Resident at the Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. She was invited as an artist-in-residence at the Burren College of Art in Ireland and received a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in 2012. She has completed public art projects for the Maryland Department of Public Health and the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. In 2016 she was awarded a grant to publish a book of drawings. She spent the summer of 2019 as an artist-in-residence at MASS MoCA, working on the sequel, which she completed for a solo exhibition at Furman University in South Carolina in 2020. This past winter, she opened a solo exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and is looking forward to being an Amazon artist-in-residence starting in March 2023.. In addition, she currently teaches studio art and art history at the Evergreen State College, Olympic College, and Cornish College of the Arts. Collaborations with a number of different artists in her close-knit community have been vital to the development of her work, and she looks forward to future opportunities to expand that practice. Lauren is also a marathon open-water swimmer and with her immediate family close by, she loves to call Seattle home.