New and News!

I'm so excited to announce that I've been selected as one of the
​2025 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellows! 

​https://textilecentermn.org/2025mcknightfiberartfellowships/

​Shannon Lucas Westrum is a basketry artist who experiments with the fusion of locally sourced materials and rattan as she explores a blend of modern and traditional techniques. Her love of fiber art began in childhood, when she learned to crochet and played with yarn, wood, beads, paper and leather. Her current practice began in the late 1990’s, through her work with local community education classes and fiber art guilds. Work with international basket makers has included a pilgrimage to Ireland to work with Joe Hogan, followed by an arts residency at Shankill Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland in 2018.
Lucas Westrum has received two Creative Individuals Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2021 and 2023, two Arts Education Grants in 2024 and 2025, and a Region 2 Arts Council Fellowship in 2018. Her work has been exhibited at numerous group exhibitions across Minnesota, including the Armory Arts & Event Center in Park Rapids and the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. She teaches basket making workshops in partnership with regional galleries, guilds, and libraries. When not in her studio in Bemidji, she can be found hunting for grasses, rushes, bark and antlers, or beachcombing nearby in search of rocks and driftwood. 
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