Annie Irene Hejny is a visual artist and certified forest therapy guide. She has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions, was a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant recipient, and has participated in several notable artist residencies including at the Grand Marais Art Colony. She has completed over 50 commissioned projects for galleries, private collections, and public institutions, locally and nationwide, and her artwork can be found in the collections of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, The Vikings Art Collection, and Target Plaza III. She lives and works in Minneapolis, MN.