Jeffrey LiaBraaten lives and paints in Chicago. He grew up in northern Minnesota then relocated to the Washington D.C. area for 35 years before moving to the Windy City. He holds bachelor’s degrees in piano performance (Concordia College, Moorhead, MN) and interior design (U. of Maryland, College Park). He lives with his husband of 34 years and their 2 beagles.

“Becoming a visual artist seems a natural progression in my life. My initial creative outlet was musical. That evolved into work in the practical arts which morphed into painting. In design school I had an awesome art teacher named Foon Sham. The ideas he planted in my brain never left me and have blossomed into a career in art.”

“My favorite toy as a child was Legos, not the sets with predetermined outcomes, just the plain blocks in varying sizes and solid colors representing endless possibilities. It’s curious that my art can be described in the same way.”