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Stephen Henning was an award winning
graphic designer and creative director for over
15 years before taking up the brush full time.
Since the early 1990’s he has developed a
distinctive style of American impressionism and a
loyal following of collectors who share his love of
nature and the outdoors. His original paintings
hang in private, corporate, and public
collections across North America. Mentored
since childhood by Ernest Oberholzer (co-
founder of the Wilderness Society), Henning
strives to paint the landscape in its untamed
state. “I am essentially an introvert. I enjoy
people, but part of me is always hungry for
wide, open spaces and the beauty of nature.
Painting is my means of escape.”
Known for his big Midwestern landscapes and
nature images, Henning also creates large still
life paintings in an impressionistic style. Often
beginning his landscapes outdoors, working
“en plein aire” (in open air) as the impressionists
were known to do, he will typically finish large
canvases in the studio.
Henning serves as artist-in-residence in rural
schools each year and has taught outdoor
painting workshops for many arts organizations
throughout the Midwest. A strong advocate
for the arts, he is a director on the boards for
the Evansville Arts Coalition, Banfill-Locke
Center for the Arts and COMPAS.
A grandson of South Dakota “sodbusters,”
Henning was born in Minot, North Dakota, and
raised in Anoka, Minnesota. He resides near
Inspiration Peak, Minnesota’s second highest
promontory, and shares studio space with
fellow artist and wife, Jacqueline.
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