The McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis has selected painter Jim Denomie as its 2019 Distinguished Artist. The annual program honors a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the state's cultural life with a $50,000 cash prize.

The first Native American artist selected to receive the honor since the award was established in 1996, Denomie, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles tribe, one of six federally recognized bands of the Ojibwe people, has earned an internationa