Sivertson Gallery

Adam Swanson

Adam’s paintings use humans, animals, and scientific tools to stress our connection with the natural world. After majoring in art at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, he traveled to Antarctica working for the National Science Foundation. Living in that extreme landscape honed his connection with the natural world. Adam returned to northern Minnesota in 2009 where he lives in a log home in the woods with his wife and two children. He paints largely from his photographs and videos, often working on commission. “The more we learn about our surroundings, where we came from and who we are, the more likely we will thrive in a universe of endless possibilities.”