Jeffrey Hirst is an encaustic painter from Minneapolis. About his work, he states "I search for ways to convey imagery in a visually poetic sense, transforming ordinary materials (paper, wax, pigment) into something that exists as its own life force. My working process involves heat/fire; the process allows for heat to change/alter imagery leading to a certain degree of chance and unpredictability to occur in the image-making." He received his B.F.A in printmaking from the University of Minnesota in 1988 and his M.F.A in printmaking and painting from Louisiana State University in 1990. He has exhibited his work all over the United States as well as  demonstrations and gallery talks on the Encaustic process.