The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is pleased to announce that Samantha Harrill of Warroad is the Northwest Minnesota Artist of the Year for Visual Arts. This award was presented on Saturday, April 25 at Warroad RiverPlace.

Originally from Red Lake Falls, Harrill is a gifted ceramic artist. She studied Design and Art at Bemidji State University. She creates a variety of functional and decorative pottery pieces out of Northern Spruce Studio in downtown Warroad. Samantha’s always been drawn to working with her hands and creating things from scratch.