Carly Swenson is an acrylic intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She has an art-is-for-everyone, no mistakes approach to art. Swenson received her Visual Arts BFA/Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. She’s traveled and lived abroad, studying in China, traveling throughout Europe, as well as living in England and the Azores, Portugal.

Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed, Art Journaling magazine. She facilitates art workshops for various age groups. Her work is also included in the permanent art collections of the Angra do Heroismo Museum (Terceira, Azores) and Bemidji State University.

Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with two perfectly weird dogs. They’re nice.