Filmmaker, activist, and designer Lonnie Anderson to give artist talk at Casper College

Image created by and courtesy of Lonnie Anderson, used with permission.

In his one-hour lecture, Lonnie Anderson will speak on media literacy, Indigenous Economics, creativity, community involvement, furthering education, and pursuing a creative and adventurous life.

His talk will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. in the Dick and Marialyce Tobin Visual Arts Center, Room 104 on the Casper College campus. The talk is free and open to the community.

Anderson, who is from Wyoming, was raised at Brooks Lake Lodge near Dubois and Kemmerer. “I started my life at St Joseph Orphanage in Torrington, Wyoming. I’m a filmmaker, artist, photographer, creative director, designer, activist and organic farmer,” he said.

Anderson has worked on Super Bowl commercials with Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson, designed Wyoming Snowboards with Travis Rice and Lib Tech, and been invited to the White House to screen “The Seventh Fire,” a film he executive produced along with Natalie Portman and others. He currently teaches and lectures in Dubai, China, and Italy.

At present, Anderson is working with “Dark Winds” and “Smoke Signals” director Chris Eyre, “Killers of the Flower Moon” actress Tantoo Cardinal, and Marvel “Avengers” actor Mark Ruffalo. He is also working on a Buffalo restoration campaign with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Ruffalo.

On the lighter side, Anderson is well known as Albuquerque, New Mexico’s, King of Valentine’s Day and has been featured on a number of news programs to discuss his exceptional Valentine’s Day creations for his wife, Anne. The Albuquerque Media Documentary “Love in the Valley” documents Anderson and turned into a complex narrative about trauma, healing, breaking stereotypes, and transformative change for Anderson and the South Valley,” according to the City of Albuquerque website.

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