Artist Hanna Greenwell continues work on the new Traffic Box Art project at 6th and Edmond in downtown St Joseph. The artist based in St Louis is a 2015 graduate of Missouri Western State University.

Greenwell was selected after the Public Art committee reviewed multiple submissions. You can watch Hanna working on “Warrior Woman” for the rest of this week.

“We are lucky to get her,” said Allied Arts Council Executive Director Teresa Fankhauser. “She is in demand, in a week she flies to Hawaii to paint a mural!”

Greenwell is a graphic designer with a big heart and big dreams. She said she always loved to create but found herself drawn to it more and more once she got into college. “I finally made myself a graphic design major and fell in love with art all together. I love nature, recycling and helping the environment. My goal is to pursue sustainable design and help change the way the world designs,” said Greenwell. You can check out more of her art at her Web site here.

Ms Fankhauser is happy with this year’s selection. “ We have so many talented artists from the university I’m glad one was chosen for this year’s project.”

This year’s project is made possible by the Downtown St. Joseph Community Improvement District. According to Fankhauser, “Due to budget cuts we wouldn’t have been able to install traffic box artwork without the CID grant.”