Ellen Sandbeck is a papercut artist, organic landscaper, environmental writer, and vermicomposting specialist. She was a recipient of an Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) Individual Artist Grant in 2018, a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant in 2020, an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant in 2023, and an NEA-ARP Working Artist Project Grant in 2023. Her art has been exhibited in Minnesota; Wisconsin; Chicago; Arlington, Virginia; New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles.