Lindsy Halleckson

Working across fields of art, philosophy and science, Lindsy Halleckson a minimal painter and writer based in Minneapolis, MN. She asks questions about how our human bodies relate to the global ecological systems that surround us and support existence; and, although her paintings are not specific representations of place, they reference sky and weather.She is interested in using visual art to illuminate the invisible atmospheric implications of climate change. She currently serves as an invited collaborator working with atmospheric chemists on projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and one of her paintings appears in the Art x Climate collection as part of the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5).Halleckson’s work has been shown in galleries across the US and internationally, and her paintings have been commissioned for public and private collections from Martha’s Vineyard to Los Angeles. Her work has been recognized through numerous awards and grants including the Minnesota State Arts Board (2018, 2021), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017, 2023) and Puffin Foundation (2013).Influential in her work, she has taken Arctic expeditions to conduct artistic research, including during The Arctic Circle residency program aboard tall ship Antigua in Svalbard (2018) and aboard ship Skydancer in Greenland (2023). Other art residencies she has enjoyed include residencies at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome-funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). Additionally, she was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow. Her work is currently represented by Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX.