06/09/2026
Holly Newton Swift is a painter whose work represents the search for the interconnections between the natural elements and the experience of place. Relocated several times throughout the US, and finally moving to Minnesota with her husband Bill, she found locations on the Lake Superior’s North Shore that she has returned to for over 20 years. These remote and pristine locations have been the most powerful influence as the subject of her work. Much of her work is done on location and later transcribed in her studio.
A Native of Illinois, Holly received her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. She has 25 years of teaching experience in Drawing Painting and Design. She began her teaching career in Beaumont Texas at Lamar University and has taught at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and
Hamline University in Minnesota. She has been a visiting artist in the community offering workshops in painting and drawing in the landscape.
Holly Newton Swift’s work is found in both private and public collections which includes Minnesota History Center, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Bemidji, Minnesota, Saint Paul Ramsey Women’s Clinic, Macalester College, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Texas, and Izumi City Hall, Japan. A recipient of three Artists residencies which includes, Voyageur National Park, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Texas, and Grand Marais Art Colony, Minnesota. She is one of four artists featured in the film “Painting the Place Between” directed by Kristin Lowe. She is currently represented by Lowry Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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