Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival 2014

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Featured festival sculptor Joshua Tobey is in the spotlight at Astoria Fine Art. See page 8A.

The Fall Arts Festival’s first featured sculptor, Joshua Tobey, created Jackson Symphony for the occasion.

SECTION A INDEX

3 Palates & Palettes

4 Circ Tour

6 QuickDraw

7 Takin’ it to the Streets 8 Astoria

11 ArtWalk

11 Taste of Tetons

13 Art Brunch

13 Festival Wines

Fine food attracts big crowds to view great art. Mid-fest gallery stroll offers lower-key second glimpse.

Design teams show off work at Showcase of Homes. Culinary artists cook up masterpieces.

Artists create new work from scratch as audience watches. Galleries host light meal for final weekend of festival.

Town Square gallery shows Jackson Hole-region artists and artisans set up on square. off its varied stable of artists. Featured art displayed on Fall Arts cab, chardonnay.

14 Art in Environment Climbing artist to demo work on valley floor.

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Jackson’s Centennial, as well as the Great State of Wyoming,

Section A

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Fighting Bear will feature the

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Palates and Palettes Circ Showcase of Homes QuickDraw Takin’ it to the Streets Joshua Tobey Astoria Fine Art

ArtWalk Taste of the Tetons Art Brunch Fall Arts Festival Wines Artists in the Environment

Section B

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West Lives On Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey Cayuse Western Americana Horizon Fine Art Mountain Trails Gallery

Native Jackson Hole Trailside Galleries Legacy Gallery Grand Teton Gallery

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ITP Space Heather James Fine Art Mangelsen — Images of Nature Rare Gallery of Fine Art West Lives On Contemporary Jackson Hole Style

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Altamira Fine Art Intencions Diehl Gallery Amy Ringholz’ “Night Fenix” Tayloe Piggott Gallery

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Teton ArtLab Public Art Made Brookover Gallery Big Art

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Up and Coming Artists Art Association of Jackson Hole Trio Fine Art Hennes Studio Art in Schools

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By Nature Gallery Jackson Hole Art Auction Turpin Gallery

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Scott Christensen NMWA’s Wild 100 Wilcox I and II

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Wild Hands Photography Fighting Bear Antiques Workshop Two Grey Hills

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Wild By Nature Western Design Conference WRJ Design JC Jeweler Fall Arts Festival Calendar

From the pictographic exploits of Chief Washakie and his son, Catzi-Codi to the Cowboy Art of William Gollings

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Festival starts with night of many tastes Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 5 Downtown galleries Free By Ben Graham

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rt lovers as usual will kick off this year’s Fall Arts Festival with an evening of food, drink and merriment at nearly all of Jackson Hole’s three dozen galleries. Officially called the Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk, the event serves as the opening for the September art festival.

“It’s our time to extend a hand out to the community. ... This is a really fun night focusing on locals.” – Hollee Armstrong RARE GALLERY OWNER

Galleries collaborate with valley restaurants, caterers and chefs to pair fine art with fine food. Many downtown galleries open their premier show of the 11-day festival at Palates and Palettes, hoping the crowds will come out to view their artists’ best work. “It’s our time to extend a hand out to the community and share the space,” said Hollee Armstrong, owner of RARE Gallery. “This is a really fun night focusing on the locals.” The night is often a crowded one, she said. Everyone’s goal is to have a

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Artists and art lovers meet at Mountain Trails Gallery during the Palates and Palettes art walk during the Fall Arts Festival.

good time and get people in front of good art. RARE will feature work from co-owner Rick Armstrong’s newest mixed-media photographic collection. Other artists who will be featured include Pat Flynn, Patricia Griffin, Dan Burgette, Ron Russon, Shawn Rivett and Janell James. The artwork will be paired with food and beverages from the Snake River Grill in a partnership that has taken place for years during Palates and Palettes. Like RARE and Snake River Grill, many other galleries and restaurants

have worked together for several years. Turpin Gallery plans to start the two-week festival with a bang by partnering with Moo’s Ice Cream. “It will be a festive night,” said Ronnie Turpin, who owns the gallery with his wife, Shari. “We’ll pull all of the stops out.” Among the work the gallery will show are a pre-cast sculpture of a 9-foot-tall grizzly bear as well as paintings by featured artists Derek Wicks and Cynthia Feustel. Moo’s Ice Cream will provide cooling refreshments. Legacy Gallery will host a one-man

show featuring painter Kyle Polzin, who specializes in oil paintings of the West. The opening will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. And Grand Teton Gallery, now under new ownership, will display artists of note throughout the day, including JD Challenger and Shawndell Oliver. All told, more than 30 art galleries will open their doors during an evening that will be full of food, wine and other festivities. Gallery maps are available at the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce.

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Tour of upscale homes showcases Teton design

Circ’s Showcase of Homes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 Tickets cost $75 JacksonHoleShowcase.com By Amanda H. Miller

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ackson Hole would be gorgeous if there were no town at all at the base of the Tetons. But the wrong town could have disfigured the pristine natural beauty of the area. Fortunately for us, the people who have designed and continue to design and construct homes and buildings in Teton country do so with care. It’s a wonder the Fall Arts Festival went 28 years without a celebration of Jackson Hole architecture and interior design. But 2013’s Jackson Hole Showcase of Homes gave visitors their first glimpse of some of the best that designers, architects and builders from the area have to offer, which also happens to be some of the best anywhere in the world. “We have some amazing, talented and world-class designers here,” said Latham Jenkins, founder and president of Circ Design, which publishes Homestead magazine and organizes the Showcase of Homes. The 2013 event was a success, he said, generating more than $12,000 in donations to charities. More than 90 percent of the people who took the tour said they loved the event. The second annual showcase is expected to attract a sellout crowd. Attendance is capped at 250, and tickets cost $75 each. Homestead launched the Showcase of Homes to pull some of the glamour off the pages of its magazine and give arts lovers a chance to not only see but experience functional design that has the power to awe. “We really wanted people to see what it takes in its entirety to design a home,” Jenkins said. “It’s not just four walls and a roof. ... Our local professionals are so talented at fitting these homes into the landscape.” The Showcase of Homes features three properties this year, highlighting three design companies and benefiting three charities. The homeowners who open their houses to the public each select a favorite charity. This year’s designated charities are the Yellowstone Park Foundation, the Community Resource Center and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS. Each of the homes in the showcase exhibits the unique abilities of the design team behind it. River Meadows Retreat Architect: Ellis Nunn & Associates Home Building: JH Builders River Meadows Retreat is new and old at the same time, said Mike Wilson, archi-

A Shooting Star home with a contemporary decor is one of three properties in Circ’s Showcase of Homes.

tect for JH Builders, a team of three with backgrounds in different aspects of the design and construction business. The original home, tucked into the back of the River Meadows development off Fall Creek Road, burned down two years ago. “The owners wanted to rebuild, and we were the ones to do it,” Wilson said. “The existing foundation stayed, and we built on that. But, really, for us, it was a new project.” The cabin’s Swedish cope log construction makes it stand out. The traditional building method requires tremendous precision to cut grooves in each log so it fits snugly with the next. The owners updated the floor plan and enlarged the upstairs guest suites. But overall they wanted the same log cabin luxury they had before the fire, Wilson said. With six bedrooms, a theater room, a detached garage and guest quarters, the 5,300-square-foot home is certainly grand. But it’s also comfortable. “The thing we’re most proud of, I think, is how it’s finished,” Wilson said. “The finish on the logs, the color scheme, it’s great. The logs are in coordination with the cabinets and the countertops and the flooring, which is a beautiful hand-scraped cherry.” Martin Creek Cabin Architect: Poss Architects and Design Home Building: ICMG Construction

Interior Design: WRJ Design Associates Landscape: Snake River Sporting Club With 850 square feet of decks and terraces, Martin Creek Cabin invites the outdoors in for true indoor-outdoor living. “I think Poss did a great job of really capturing the outside,” said Rush Jenkins, founder of WRJ Design Associates. “Every room has some sort of outdoor living space.” Beyond interacting with the natural environment the 4,000-square-foot cabin has a contemporary sense of luxury blended with the rustic mountain feel expected in a Jackson Hole home. “That’s part of our style at WRJ,” Jenkins said. “We have a blend of the contemporary with alpine elegance” — luxury with casual comfort. The interior designers used light colors to create a modern feel in the Western home. “We incorporated light mohairs and beautiful fabrics and textiles with minimal patterns and a lighter color palette than you usually see in homes like these,” Jenkins said. He and his team also used antiques to create contrast with the rustic feel of the home. WRJ, which has been in Jackson for only three years and has already completed more than 20 high-profile design projects, also designed the interior of the Snake River Sporting Club. The Martin Creek Cabin is located

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in the private club, and the clubhouse will also be open to Showcase of Homes participants. Shooting Star Elegance Architect: JLF Architects Builder: Big D Signature Interior Design: Laura White Landscape architect: Jim Verdonne Six spacious bedrooms with en suite bathrooms at the base of Rendezvous Mountain in the private Shooting Star community would be luxurious. But this home — with Fish Creek lacing through the yard, its own serene water feature and a contemporary outdoor hot tub — takes luxury to new heights. Contemporary decor and reclaimed materials give the home character. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the home with light, and geothermal heating and cooling combine with solar hot water to reduce energy use. The designers, architects and builder who worked on all three homes will be available during the showcase to answer questions about their work and to discuss their design philosophies. “This is a great format for enjoying these homes,” Latham said. “It’s like visiting a museum. When the docent gives you a tour, you have a far greater appreciation for and understanding of the art. We hope to mirror that experience in this event.”

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Jackson artist Amy Ringholz puts the finishing touches on her painting near the end of last year’s Fall Arts Festival QuickDraw on the Jackson Town Square. At the event, artists are given 90 minutes to create a work of art in front of a crowd of onlookers. The work is them sold at auction — often before the paint is even dry.

Artists to meet at high nine, brushes fully loaded Jackson Hole QuickDraw Art Sale and Auction 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 on Town Square By Emma Breysee

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ake the creative process. Add a time crunch, several dozen artists from around the country and several hundred spectators and shake well. The QuickDraw Art Sale and Auction sounds like something made up by Lewis Carroll. Or perhaps NASCAR. In fact no one knows exactly who came with the concept of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival event, but over the past 19 years it has become one of the most popular spectator events of the annual arts festival. Painters and sculptors from around the country, representing the many galleries around downtown

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Jackson, are given 90 minutes to produce the best work they can. During those 90 minutes — past artists have called it the “fastest 90 minutes you’ll ever have” — any and all comers are welcome to attend the outdoor challenge to watch artists create masterworks or succumb to the deadline pressure. The event frequently features prominent Jackson Hole artists such Kathryn Mapes Turner and Bill Sawczuk as well as talent from around Wyoming and the West. They mostly create Western and wildlife art, Jackson Hole’s and the Fall Arts Fest’s trademark. After the frenzy, the works are auctioned, typically with hammer prices in the tens of thousands of dollars. “One-of-a-kind artwork will be auctioned off following the 90-minute creative process where spectators will watch artists paint and sculpt,” is how the chamber describes the event. “The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present nationally, regionally and locally recognized artists who will demonstrate their skills at

this unique al fresco event.” As in past years the QuickDraw will help bring energy to the Fall Arts Festival’s closing weekend, starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 on Town Square. The auction following will be festival goers’ final chance to view Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey’s featured painting, “Forever Jackson,” and Joshua Tobey’s featured sculpture, Jackson Symphony. They can buy Fall Arts Festival posters of either work and have them signed by the artists. Spectators can even bid on Cawdrey’s original bright French dye-on-silk moose. Tobey’s sculpture, a tableau of three chorusing coyotes, is a limited edition of 10 that will be sold by draw. Proceeds will benefit next year’s festival. The drawing for Tobey’s sculpture will be the first event of its type, since Tobey’s presence at the festival represents the first time it has had two featured artists and the first time a sculptor has had one of those spots.

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Fest fetes local talent at Takin’ It To the Streets Takin’ It To the Streets art fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 7 Jackson Town Square Amanda H. Miller

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he Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival draws artists and art lovers from all over the world. In the midst of all that global glamour, however, there’s one event that’s all about the locals. Takin’ It To the Streets started 15 years ago when local artists approached the Art Association of Jackson Hole and asked for an event that would showcase their work exclusively. “It’s such a great event,� said Amy Fradley, art fair and events director for the nonprofit Art Association. “It’s actually one of my favorite events that I organize all year.�

“When people see something they like they know it won’t be there again the next day.� – Amy Fradley ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON HOLE

Participating artists work with a wide range of materials, including mixed-media and textiles, painting and drawing media of all types, wood, stone and more. “We’ve had a woman in the past who hand-paints refurbished furniture,� Fradley said. “There’s a really nice mix, and we usually have more than 17 different mediums.� All of the 40 featured artists must live in Jackson or within an hour or two’s drive. Artists from Victor and Driggs, Idaho, are welcome, as are those from Alta and Pinedale. But those from eastern Wyoming or up in Montana aren’t local enough for this event. But there’s plenty of talent within that close range to fill out a show. Takin’ It is not just a craft fair. It’s a juried art fair

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The Takin’ It To the Streets juried art fair gives creative types from Jackson Hole and surrounding communities a chance to be in the spotlight during the Fall Arts Festival. This year the Town Square event is set for Sunday, Sept. 7.

featuring some of the finest talents in the West and their best work. It just so happens that all these amazing artists are local. That regional devotion to fine art is part of what makes the Fall Arts Festival so spectacular. Fradley said she loves Takin’ It because it celebrates great local talent. There’s always a lot of energy around the event, and the artists usually enjoy a successful afternoon. Many apply year after year, and returning artists know the show is a good opportunity. The event is paired with Taste of the Tetons (see page 11A), which gives it even more flavor. The two

go well together, as local artists showcase their work alongside that of local chefs and restaurants. “Even though we market the event, I’ve experienced that people are surprised,� Fradley said. “They come for the food and find there’s art, too.� Takin’ It To the Streets is also one of Fradley’s most successful art fairs of the year. That is in part because so many art lovers are in town, but it’s also because the event is one day only. “There’s so much excitement,� Fradley said. “When people see something they like, they know it won’t be there again the next day. It’s a one-time opportunity.�

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A reception for Fall Arts Fes featured sculptor Joshua To — and painter Greg Beecha will be held at Astoria Fine on Friday, Sept. 12, from 1 to By Jennifer Dorsey

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o people in Jackson Hole an West the sound of coyotes ho evening is part of the natural s Like many Westerners wild Joshua Tobey enjoys the canid c Born in Oregon, raised in New now living in Colorado, he has h just about everywhere he has had “It’s such a wonderful sound o letting the world know they’re the ning their evening,” Tobey said. “I ine what they’re talking about.” Howling coyotes are the subjec patinated bronze by Tobey that is tured sculpture in the 30 years o Hole Fall Arts Festival. You can tell by their mouths a their heads that the three coyotes are sounding off about something. saying is, of course, left to your Western evenings. The sculpture is called Jackson underscoring that the coyotes are sic together. And the camaraderi three is a critical component of th Tobey said he enjoyed creatin because of the “composition challe relationship, and he feels the group es the essence of the Fall Arts Fest “Coyotes are socially oriented bey said. “That’s the nature and sp Arts Festival. The art world is m ists and galleries. The other half, important aspect, is the collectors interested people.” That the coyotes are vocaliz knowledges that the sounds of n important part of the outdoor e Jackson Hole. “We don’t just go to the parks t Tobey said. “We hear things. Wh Teton park or Yellowstone and yo bugling, the fact that you know he enrichment.” Indeed, a bugling elk was on other submissions to the selectio when he was tapped to be the festi tured sculptor. As a third option a red-tailed hawk with a barn sw was the mammals that struck a ch committee. “The committee was split betw coyotes,” he said. “Greg and I make the decision.” Greg is Greg Fulton, owner of Art, the gallery that represents T son Hole. Fulton has been pushing

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Joshua Tobey’s Stone Mountain, a life-size elk bronze, is one of his featured pieces.

have a featured sculptor at the festival. It only makes sense, he said, given Jackson Hole’s growth as a “sculpture destination.” And Tobey, he said, was the perfect choice. “I feel he’s the ideal artist,” Fulton said. “He appeals to everyone on some level.” Contemporary-art collectors come to Astoria Fine Art specifically to see Tobey’s work, Fulton said. And there are “die-hard traditional-art collectors” who have warmed up to the artist’s contemporary take on the wildlife sculpture genre. His unique patinas appeal to people, and so does the way he imbues his animals with personalities, sometimes to the point where the word “anthropomorphic” might be appropriate. In July two women strolling the wooden sidewalk on Deloney Avenue came into Astoria Fine Art to check out a pair of happy dancing bears sculpted by Tobey. “Adorable,” one woman said. “Absolutely adorable.” The bears are indeed cute, but Fulton stresses that Tobey is versatile, turning out “classical” works as well. Tobey said he likes being playful with sculptures because it “imparts a little spirit” into them. “It’s one of the things I do well and that collectors enjoy,” he said. “Maybe they see an as-

pect of themselves” in the expressions of the bronze animals. But Tobey also notes that his work has a serious side. “As artists we never want to be pigeonholed,” he said. Jackson Symphony is playful, for example, but the coyotes are clearly wild animals. “These guys really aren’t being people,” Tobey said. “They’re coyotes.” Jackson Symphony is a limited edition, with only 10 of the sculptures available for purchase. That’s a smaller number than usual for Tobey. “I feel this is a very special piece,” he said. The sale will be by draw on Sept. 13, after the QuickDraw. By late July eight people had already put their names in the hat. “That says a lot,” Fulton said, considering that the price tag is $14,000 and that none of them had seen Jackson Symphony in person. The elk and bird sculptures Tobey proposed during the Fall Arts selection process also will be in Astoria Fine Art, available for purchase. Though they weren’t chosen, Tobey doesn’t see them as also-rans. “Working in my studio, I focus on what piques my interest,” he said. “I’m always intrigued by what interests other people. I would have been thrilled to have had any of them selected.” Fall Arts featured sculptor is just the lat-

est honor for Tobey. He has pieces in public collections, for example, including Georgia’s Booth Western Art Museum, Hawaii’s Na’Aina Kai Botanical Garden and Florida’s Raymond James Financial Center. A pair of playful bears titled Patience and Hope are in the lobby centerpiece at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. And Gunnison College in Colorado, his alma mater, commissioned him to create a 9-foot mountaineer, the school’s mascot. Tobey attributes his success to hard work, something he absorbed by watching his father, renowned sculptor and ceramist Gene Tobey. The elder Tobey was in his studio before his son went to school in the morning and was there when he came home from school. Josh Tobey is just as dedicated. He has been working for seven days a week for 14 years, he said. Many of his conversations with his wife, Josephine, are about work: She’s his business manager. And though he has a passion for salt fly-fishing, he moved from Texas to Loveland, Colorado, because it has several foundries and the “best shipper in the country,” and it’s close to Denver International Airport and within driving distance of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Salt Lake City and Jackson Hole. “Relentless effort,” he said. “That’s what I’ve done well.” He hopes that having a featured sculptor at the Fall Arts Festival is not a one-off. “For 30 years sculptors have not been part of this aspect of the festival,” he said. “It’s such an honor to be the first. I really hope other sculptors get this opportunity.”

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seum grounds. The gallery also represents Dan Rambadt and Geoffrey Dashwood, known for their contemporary-style bird sculptures. Balciar is newly represented by Astoria, a fact the gallery wants to herald. “We’re announcing that he is here,” Fulton said. “A lot of visitors to the Fall Arts Festival are the higher-level collectors. People already know the artists, and Balciar is right at the top of the lists.” Known for smooth, flowing forms, Balciar can go big with his wildlife sculptures, as with the 20-foot moose he did for the 100th anniversary of the Loyal Order of Moose, and he can work small, as with a 4-inch turtle called Myrtle. The Colorado resident has racked up a list of awards, including the 1985 Prix de West from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and the William E. Weiss Purchase Award at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Show. His work is part of the National Museum of Wildlife Art collection. For collectors interested in paintings by newer artists, Alleman, a young painter in northern Utah, “is the name that should be on everybody’s lips,” Fulton said. Alleman’s landscapes, houses, barns and other farm structures are rendered in a moody contemporary style. He works in oil and watercolor. “Technically he’s just fantastic,” Fulton said, “and it’s amazing to have mastery of two mediums.” Alleman already has a loyal following, but Fulton believes there’s room for him to acquire even more fans and acclaim. Astoria often sells all his paintings by the time the Fall Arts Festival comes around, so this year Fulton is making sure there’s plenty of his work in the gallery when so many museum representa-

tives, art magazine editors and collectors are in Jackson Hole. “This young man is miles ahead of other people who are higher up on their lists,” he said. The enduringly popular wildlife painter Greg Beecham, a Wyoming resident, is a fixture of Astoria’s Fall Arts Festival offerings. This will be his seventh one-man Fall Arts show at the gallery. Beecham grew up hunting, fishing and hiking with his dad, the artist Tom Beecham. The experiences instilled in him a love of the outdoors and a desire to portray the wilderness accurately and artistically. Beecham has won many awards in his 30-plus years as a professional artist, including the Artist’s Choice and People’s Choice awards at the Western Visions Miniatures and More Show at the wildlife art museum, where his painting “The Old Homestead at Merry’s Point” is in the permanent collection. Among other awards he is a three-time winner of the Wildlife Award at the Prix de West show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and has also received the Buyer’s Choice Award. His list of accomplishments just became longer: He and sculptor Ross Matteson were the featured artists at the Rendezvous Artists’ Retrospective Exhibition and Art Sale at the Thomas Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and both artists were inducted into the Rendezvous Hall of Fame. Beecham’s works are so in-demand that once again his Fall Arts show will include a sale by draw at noon Sept. 13, following the Quick Draw. The Gilcrease honor should add even more excitement to the Beecham sale. “It’s a new accolade,” Fulton said, “and there will be increased demand because of that.”

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The Jackson Hole Gallery Association’s Art Walk on Sept. 10 is an opportunity to visit all the galleries you can in one night, such as Diehl Gallery, seen here.

Take a gallery walkabout Art Walk 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 All Jackson galleries By Amanda H. Miller

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here’s so much happening during the Fall Arts Festival that it’s sometimes hard to find time to visit all the galleries. That’s why the Jackson Hole Gallery Association hosts an art walk. Instead of having a Third Thursday Art Walk in September, the association has organized a tour of galleries from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. “There’s a lot happening during the day that day,” said Amy Morton, president of the gallery association, “but that evening there’s not really anything else scheduled.” All of the galleries in Jackson are participating in the Art Walk, she said. Each one will offer something different, and many will have artists on-site — sculptors sculpt-

ing and painters painting. Other galleries will simply provide time and space for collectors and artists to come together and find one another. The Art Walk has a bit of the Palates and Palettes flavor, but it is tamer, Morton said. “It’s a bit mellower,” she said. The emphasis is on giving more time to focus on the artwork and mingle with the people who created it. “All the art walks are great,” Morton said, “they really are — but this one, since there are so many people in town, it’s a bit more vibrant.” There’s a lot of artistic energy surging through the streets of Jackson in early September, and the Art Walk is a good way to keep the momentum going while also giving art lovers a moment to catch their breath, slow down and pick out a few artists or galleries that really speak to them. “Basically it’s just a good chance for artists and collectors to get together,” Morton said.

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Eric and Kathy Johnson join the crowd in sampling the Wort Hotel’s corn chowder at the 2009 Taste of the Tetons at Town Square.

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Taste of the Tetons 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 Jackson Town Square By Dina Mishev

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aureen Murphy, director of special events at the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, always gets excited to see what people do year to year during Fall Arts Festival. And she doesn’t mean just the artists. “I know some of the chefs start thinking about what they’ll do in the next year at the event,” she said of Taste of the Tetons, where 4,000 to 5,000 art-loving foodies buy about 40,000 $1 tickets to trade for yumminess (usually between two and four tickets per item) at 20 or so booths, each manned by a valley restaurant or caterer. Chefs, perhaps attempting to lure Fall Arts Festival visitors into their restaurants

later for dinner, pull out all the stops and often feature several dishes at their booths. Expect food from pig candy to short ribs, desserts to salads. This is not one of the most popular Fall Arts events without reason. Last year’s Taste of the Tetons brought out the greatest number of food booths ever: 21. “We’re expecting the same this year,” Murphy said. Held around and inside Town Square, the food comes with sides: Pickin’ in the Park and Takin’ It to the Streets. The former offers live music presented by the Howdy Pardners Ambassador Club. The latter, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, includes artwork (ceramics, photography, jewelry, watercolors, paintings and more) by 40 local and regional artists, all juried into the event. Food, music, art: No wonder Town Square is the place to be the first Sunday of Fall Arts Festival.

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he 30th annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival will wrap up with a gallery walk and brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. With more than 30 galleries participating, the closing-day celebration will give people the opportunity to meet with gallery representatives and artists for an in-depth look at art — all while enjoying food and drink. “We’ve been involved in it ever since it started,� said Terry Ray, owner of the West Lives On Gallery. West Lives On is participating in a gallery open house for both its traditional art gallery, at 75 N. Glenwood St., and its contemporary gallery, next door at 55 N. Glenwood St. The Wort Hotel will be participating as well. Ray said The Wort will prepare the food and drinks for the brunch, including

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made-to-order omelets, mimosas, bloody marys and soft drinks. Ray said about 15 to 20 West Lives On artists will be at the event to meet and mingle with guests and unveil new work. “People can get brunch, meet the artists and hopefully buy something,� Ray said. Ray said this year is particularly exciting for West Lives On because one of its artists, Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, is one of the 2014 Fall Arts Festival featured artists. Her painting, “Forever Jackson,� is displayed on a Fall Arts poster and other festival items. In addition to being involved in many of the Fall Arts events, Cawdrey will be at the Art Brunch with other new paintings. Other West Lives On artists from the gallery’s contemporary and traditional sides will also be on hand to show their latest creations. “We will have a lot of new artwork, because artists bring new pieces for the event,� Ray said.

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ackson Hole Fall Arts Festival signature wines always display the featured artwork on their labels. This year there are two featured artists — painter Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey and sculptor Joshua Tobey — so there are two labels, one for each wine. Cawdrey’s “Forever Jackson� — a dye-on-silk painting of a colorful moose, deep-blue sky and majestic Teton profile — is displayed on a 2012 California cabernet sauvignon, a full-bodied red. Stephan Abrams, owner of The Liquor Store, described the wine as a classic California cab with chocolate, plum and blackberry flavors. “The finish on this wine shows a lot of charcoal, vanilla and plenty of oak,� Abrams said. “We suggest pairing this

with a nice fatty steak.� Jackson Symphony, Tobey’s bronze sculpture of a trio of howling coyotes, adorns a 2013 California chardonnay. The tableau created by Tobey captures a common wildlife scene in Wyoming. Abrams said the white wine has a lot of fruit with butter, oak, vanilla and cream. It will pair well with a variety of dishes but particularly a cream sauce. “Another pure classic from California,� Abrams said. “The palate is refreshing and intense.� The signature wines with the Fall Arts labels are a popular collector’s item. Both wines are available for $19.99 at The Liquor Store, 115 Buffalo Way, or online at WineLiquorBeer.com. Proceeds will benefit next year’s Fall Arts Festival.

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oe Arnold was 7 years old when, standing in front of a massive canvas painted by Eugene Delacroix at the Louvre in Paris, he realized he wanted to become a painter. “I thought, ‘This is amazing and what I’m going to do,’� he said. Arnold was 13 when he learned to climb by taking a course with Exum Mountain Guides. A Laramie resident, he came to Jackson Hole often with his family. He already loved the mountains and the place. Climbing provided a new way to explore. It wasn’t until he was in college at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, painting subways and buildings, that it dawned on him that he could combine painting and climbing. Since his return to Wyoming in 1980 he has earned the reputation as the “plein air artist of thin air,� working from atop the Grand Teton or capturing the view of the CMC Route on Mount Moran in pastels and oils — sometimes while attached to the end of a rope. “A lot of my work is from the summits and high views within the heart of the Tetons,� he said. You won’t need technical climbing skills to see Arnold in action Sept. 13. From 9 a.m. to noon he will paint at the Cathedral Group turnout in Grand Teton National Park as part of the Grand Teton Association’s final 2014 Artists in the Environment painting demonstration. The series, which runs all summer, is a celebration of the beauty of the park that has drawn so many artists to the area for

decades, said Bobbi Miller, facilitator of the program. “This place is so inspirational,� she said. “We have many people who come from other states and countries that experience the wilderness of America for the first time. Being able to see it through an artist’s eye creates another dimension in their thinking about our land.� The association picks artists who are not only talented but also happy to interact with the public. Many, like Arnold, are experienced teachers. It’s a rare opportunity to watch an artist work and be able to ask questions about his or her process and vision in an incredible setting — for free. “It’s a very rewarding experience,� Miller said. “It brings the public to the park in a different way.� Arnold has been painting the park since he was 9 years old, when he depicted the Elbow Ranch, where the Kelly campus of Teton Science Schools is now located. The park draws him to Jackson regularly to paint. He has participated in the Artists in the Environment program for a few years. He is used to painting with an audience. “There’s incredible scenic beauty,� he said of Teton park, “plus great climbing.� The Tetons, where he has been climbing for decades, provide dramatic summits for painting. Unlike some peaks other places — where if you look out and below it’s only empty space — from the top of the Grand you see other mountains rising toward you and a landscape of lakes and distant ranges. Arnold often paints from the scenic turnouts, too, and the Cathedral area is one of his favorite spots, especially in the morning as the sun lights up the canyons. That doesn’t mean he won’t get into the mountains, too. He had plans to climb the Grand — again.

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Re-imagining the West Cawdrey colors wildlife and landscapes her way. See page 3B.

Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey’s “Forever Jackson” is one of this year’s Fall Arts Festival poster images. The original 68-by-52-inch dye on silk will be auctioned Sept. 13 following the QuickDraw. Cawdrey also will sign posters Sept. 10 at West Lives On Contemporary, where she will show other new paintings.

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Western Americana includes cowboy, Indian antiques. Hot ticket Polzin gets Fall Arts showcase.

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West Lives On Gallery keeps the West alive West Lives On Gallery 75 N. Glenwood St. 307-734-2888 WestLivesOn.com By Amanda H. Miller

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here’s something burnished and antique about the West. Even in Jackson Hole, where the West certainly lives on, Western art tends to have a feel of nostalgia to it. West Lives On Gallery captures that nostalgia and shares it with the world, thanks to a group of talented artists who have long displayed their work there. Several new artists have also found a niche in the gallery in recent years. “The Fall Arts Festival is a full couple of weeks for the gallery,” owner Terry Ray said. Several of the gallery’s best-known artists will be in Jackson to attend receptions, create work in the gallery and mingle with collectors of their art, Ray said. “A lot of our young artists will be here for the first time,” Ray said. “It’s going to be a great opportunity to meet them.” Artists will be in the gallery throughout the festival, but they should be easiest to find during Palates and Palettes on Friday, Sept. 5. West Lives On also has an all-gallery open house planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14. The Wort Hotel will be serving brunch for the event, Ray said. Two of the new younger artists Ray is excited about are Kelly Dangerfield, from Montana, and Michael Romney, from Utah. Dangerfield, an outdoors enthusiast, is best known for his wildlife paintings. The fine detail and care with which he paints distinguishes his style and makes Dangerfield an emerging talent to watch, Ray said. Also throughout the festival, Scott Nickell will be sculpting in the gallery. Nickell is known for his Western bronzes. Trained as an engineer, he worked in the oil fields of Texas. He started creating detailed bronze sculptures of Western figures as a hobby, but his pieces were so intricate, so expertly researched and detailed, that he quickly became known for them.

Kelly Dangerfield, one of the artists West Lives On Gallery will feature this fall, painted “Cottonwood Refuge”

“I never dreamed I’d be doing this,” Nickell has written of his sculpting career. “You never know where life’s going to take you. Just enjoy the ride.” Most Western sculpture depicts cowboys on horses and American Indians in battle. Nickell prefers to showcase his subjects in standing positions. His delves deep into research before he puts paint on canvas, and his collectors respect the authenticity of his work. Those who know Native American culture can identify the tribe based on the details Nickell includes in his

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Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey’s “Papa’s Herd,” a new dye-on-silk painting, will be in her solo show at West Lives On Contemporary during the Fall Arts Festival.

Re-imagining the West Featured festival artist Cawdrey colors wildlife and landscapes her way. By Cherise Forno

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ith each stroke of her brush Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey creates vibrantly colorful pictures, something she has done since she was a little girl. “One of my ways of experiencing the world is to make a picture,” she said. Cawdrey — who has taken the intricacy of the thousands-of-years-old Chinese technique of painting on silk and combined it with the ruggedness of Western wildlife art — is one of the two featured artists for the 30th annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. The magnificent moose of her “Forever Jackson” will grace posters, brochures, wine labels and other souvenirs and marketing materials for the valley’s annual autumn art spectacle. Created with many layers of color, “Forever Jackson” vibrantly portrays a typical Grand Teton National Park scene: a bull moose standing in ankle-deep water with the Tetons silhouetted against an expansive Wyoming sky. “I wanted to be as big as I could be,” Cawdrey said of the goals for the Fall Arts honor, “to fill the space amply.” Cawdrey, who has lived in Montana for more than 20 years, said the first time she saw Jackson Hole she had a feeling similar what she felt on her first encounter with the awe-inspiring landscape of Montana. Much of her work is devoted to capturing the dramatic landscapes, big, beautiful skies and wild creatures characteristic to the region. “It’s a place that people can feel expansive, and that’s what I wanted to convey,” she said of “Forever Jackson.” Before deciding on a moose as the subject of her Fall Arts Festival art, Cawdrey considered a bison. Ultimately she chose the moose because she felt his tall, majestic stature filled the space better and captured how ubiquitous moose are in Jackson. “I’ve seen more there than I’ve seen anywhere,” she said. The details Cawdrey manages to create in her painting — which will be auctioned during the QuickDraw on Saturday, Sept. 13 — were achieved over several months. Though she worked on other art during that time, “Forever Jackson” was particularly labor-intensive because of the size of the piece: 68 inches by 52 inches. The painting also needed to be moved around many times so she could work on different portions of it and perfect each element. “It was a very physically demanding painting,” she said. Cawdrey’s attention to detail and hard work resulted in a piece that eloquently depicts the vast space and atmosphere so characteristic of the region. Whether she uses watercolor, oil or her French-dye-

This dye-on-silk is called “Green Grass of Home.”

on-silk technique, Cawdrey’s paintings evoke powerful emotions. Her passion has powered an art career that spans decades. As a young adult Cawdrey studied in Paris. After learning traditional oil painting techniques there she moved to England and gained experience with watercolors. She said she was drawn to the “gorgeous” light of watercolor paintings, and England was a great place to learn and practice the medium. Years later, while on a camping trip in Hawaii, Cawdrey encountered the dye-on-silk technique. After meeting a woman who used dye and silk, and then spending an afternoon learning from her, Cawdrey began to incorporate the technique into her own work. Over years of practice and experimentation she has come to be well-known for the unusual medium. Cawdrey said she loves the transparency she can achieve by painting on silk. “It was like someone turned on the volume in color, and I was at a place in my life that I wanted to turn up the volume,” she said. Dye on silk is already a rare method, but in Cawdrey’s hand it becomes unique, particularly when paired with the Western wildlife and colorful landscapes she often paints. Cawdrey said her experience with silk painting has

made her a better oil painter. Although she described painting with oil as a more sculptural process, she said using several mediums enhances her artwork overall, making her a more complete artist. “I like diversity in both my artwork and in the world,” she said. Subject matter is a major factor in choosing which technique she will use for a particular work, although sometimes she will do a piece in both oil and silk. Many customers commission a particular type of painting from her. Cawdrey is excited to have the opportunity to teach the dye-on-silk technique and to pass the art form on to other artists in a way similar to how she learned. Though Cawdrey is working on several personal and commercial projects and preparing for future shows she is committed to living in the moment and focusing on one piece of art at a time, giving each her full attention. Her husband and business partner, Steve Cawdrey, handles many aspects of her galleries and business so she can focus on making art without being distracted. Cawdrey remains thoroughly engaged in creating art, from the initial inspiration to the final product. “The process is so wonderful,” she said. Good things have happened in her life and career as a result of her being respectful of the process and following her instincts as an artist, she said. When she first started painting on silk she wasn’t sure people would like the work, but they have responded well. Had she not followed her own path she might not have become such a respected artist in so many mediums, she said. Her passion to create has remained at the forefront throughout her career. Cawdrey’s work continues to increase in popularity. It is featured in galleries in Whitefish and Big Fork, Montana, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and in Jackson Hole, where she is represented by West Lives On Gallery. She has also been included in many invitational shows across the West. And she has a book: “Sky’s the Limit: The Art of Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey.” On Sept. 10 Cawdrey will be at West Lives On to sign Fall Arts Festival posters featuring “Forever Jackson.” On Sept. 13 she will not only participate in the QuickDraw but she will also attend a reception with featured Fall Arts sculptor Joshua Tobey. Throughout September fans of her work can view more paintings during her one-woman show, “Re-imagining the West,” at West Lives On. With no plans to retire or even slow down, Cawdrey continues to create artwork every day. “That’s how you get better at it,” she said. She said an artist improves not by wanting to be better but by living art and practicing it constantly. As she evolves as a person and artist, so does her work.

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Cayuse to celebrate cowboy and Indian art

Cayuse Western Americana 255 N. Glenwood Ave. 307-739-1940 CayuseWA.com By Mark Huffman

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ost of the artists who made the things being featured at Cayuse Western Americana didn’t know they were artists, didn’t realize they were creating art. Those long-ago American Indians were making things they used in dayto-day life, making it with care and to look good. But they didn’t have the idea we have now of “collectible.” That doesn’t make the merchandise assembled by store owner Mary Schmitt any less wonderful. Schmitt has been in the business of Western Americana — cowboys and Indians stuff — for 25 years, most of it in her present Jackson location. This year during Fall Arts Festival she is turning attention to the work of anonymous Indians. And she knows from experience that people will be impressed by what she has to offer. “We have a great collection of dolls right now, including a sizable Crow doll and a rare Shoshone doll, the second one with a cradle,” Schmitt said. “We also have a really fine Arapaho doll — though she could be Southern Cheyenne — with horse and dragonfly motifs on her.” Also on hand will be a variety of Navajo textiles in the Germantown style, named after the Pennsylvania wool the tribe was forced to use after its enemies — the U.S. Cavalry — killed the Navajos’ own sheep in the wars to subdue them. The Germantown wool

This Blackfoot model/toy tipi, about 24 inches in diameter, dates to circa 1890.

These 1930s-era Zuni drum pots feature unusual bear and wolf images.

created a new style of Navajo textiles. “It’s a different wool you wouldn’t have seen prior to this period,” Schmitt said. “It’s specific to the late 1800s.” Schmitt also has a Navajo “revival chief’s blanket” from about 1910 with a picture of a chief’s head, a pair of Zuni drum pots from the 1930s with bear and wolf images instead of the usual Zuni geometrical designs, ceremonial staffs and pipes, horse quirts, assorted beadwork and lots of silver and turquoise jewelry, a store specialty. It’s not all Indian, though, as Schmitt’s tastes include just about ev-

erything associated with the 19th-century opening of the West. This year she also has an oil of a cowboy and a bronc by Olaf Wieghorst, “a great first-tier Western artist,” and newly framed etchings by Olive Fell, a Cody artist from the first part of the 20th century. Though it sometimes seems that Americans’ taste for the Old West is waning — witness the death of cowboy movies and television shows after their dominance 50 years ago — there’s no lack of interest in the actual artifacts of the period, Schmitt said.

“I am getting some young collectors, and it’s exciting,” she said. People new to Western Americana often “start with a piece of jewelry,” she said, “and then, the more they get educated, the more they trust what they’re looking at.” Her advice? “Always buy quality. The middle-of-the-road things lose their value, but if you stand on your tippy-toes when you make a purchase, that’s better than buying a lot of less expensive stuff.” And, she said, remember that tastes change. “The emphasis shifts from one thing to another,” she said. “One thing gets to be out of reach because collectors push and push to collect it, and then when you can’t find it any more the attention shifts.”

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Horizon showcases distinctive styles

Horizon Fine Art Gallery 30 King St. 307-739-1540 HorizonFineArtGallery.com By Dina Mishev

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arbara Nowak, proprietor of Horizon Fine Art, plans to turn the gallery into a live studio during the 30th annual Fall Arts Festival. Nowak won’t have it going for the entirety of the Fall Arts Festival, though. She’s saving it for last. “I’ll have three QuickDraw artists and one of my favorite landscape artists painting in the gallery during the Farewell to Fall brunch on the last Sunday of the festival,” Nowak said. Earlier in the festival Horizon will showcase the work of those four — Mark Kelso, Dean Bradshaw, Kay Stratman and Jill Hartley — as well as the work of two others: Karen Sebesta and Pete Zaluzek. Stratman is based in Jackson. “Kay does these wonderfully ethereal, very beautiful watercolor gouaches,” Nowak said. Stratman’s work — most often her subjects are landscapes — is not only outstanding for its luminosity but also for how she achieves that luminosity. A member of the Sumi-e Society of America (Sumi-e is the art of Asian brush painting), Stratman paints on shikishi boards. Shikishi boards are gold- or silver-colored boards wrapped in rice paper. Although it’s called “rice” paper, the paper is actually most often made of cotton or other natural fibers such as kozo or mulberry. “People are so intrigued by her paintings, they’re really interested in seeing how she creates them,” Nowak said. Sumi-e techniques, like the brush-

Mark Kelso paints in a photorealistic style, as seen here in “Grey Lady.” As in Last Call, Pete Zaluzec integrates real riverstone into his bronze sculptures.

es used, differ radically from those of Western watercolor painting. Indiana painter Kelso works quite differently from Stratman. “Mark paints photorealistic wildlife and landscapes,” Nowak said. His work has been sold through Christie’s auction house in London and Bonham’s in Singapore. In 2000 he was selected as featured artist in the Beauty of Formosa exhibition at Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural History. His work has also been shown at the National Geographic Society. Dean Bradshaw uses brushes as well as palette knives to create vivid landscapes. “It makes the work very textural, and it keeps me from focusing too much on detail,” he wrote in his artist’s statement. “For me it becomes a much more

spontaneous way of painting. When I paint thick, it tends to be more on the feeling side than the technical side.” Bradshaw often works en plein air. “Painting directly from nature means the world to me,” he wrote. Hartley “does beautiful Wyoming landscapes,” Nowak said. “She paints beyond the Tetons, finding so many other beautiful areas in the region.” Hartley wrote: “I am painting the landscape, but my real subject matter is light.” One look at her sunset paintings, each of which is done almost exclusively with a palette knife, and you can see that. Potter Sebesta has been focusing on using traditional methods from the Southwest and Mexico in her work. “Pueblo pottery, especially the black-fired, hand-polished pieces, have

been a major influence,” she wrote on her website. Rather than relying on the more common practice of using glazes for color and design, Sebesta uses a variety of textures and polishing and firing techniques learned while studying under artists Juan Quezada, Michael Wisner and Jim Kempes. Over a decade ago Nowak began carrying Zaluzek’s traditional sculptures, which he was well known for. More recently his sculptural work — he also paints, photographs and carves wood — has evolved to include pieces that mix bronze and river stones. From a distance a work by Zaluzek might look like a regular bugling elk. Once you get closer you see the elk’s body is four river stones bound in a framework of bronze: a wild creature made partially from a wild material. “There’s no one else doing what Pete is doing,” Nowak said.

Mountain Trails toasts seven QuickDrawers

Mountain Trails Art Gallery 155 Center St. 307-734-8150 MtnTrails.net By Kelsey Dayton

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aryn Boals, creative director at Mountain Trails Art Gallery, rarely knows what the gallery’s artists will do in the annual QuickDraw. What Boals does know is that whatever they choose to paint or sculpt, it will entertain and surprise the audience. This year the gallery has seven artists participating in the annual Fall Arts Festival favorite (see page A6), all of them selected by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce: Troy Collins, Jeff Ham, Amy Poor, Chris Navarro, Carrie Wild, John Potter and Dustin Payne. Each sees and documents the West differently. “How they take their viewpoints and how they put it down on canvas or into sculpture is always a surprise,” Boals said, “and it’s so nice to see the different avenues they go down.” To celebrate the artists’ participation in this year’s QuickDraw, the gallery will host a reception during the event and after. Guests will be able to talk to the painters and sculptors about their quickly executed works and their latest experiments and pursuits. Collins uses a knife, his fingers, the end of a paintbrush and

Troy Collins applies paint in a variety of ways: knife, fingers, brush and caulking gun, to name some. This is “The Restful Place.”

even a caulking gun loaded with vibrant colors. “His application of paint is entertainment,” Boals said. The pieces are moody, impressionistic and always experimental. Then there is Potter, a more traditional artist who lives in Montana and becomes a nomad during the summer. He roves the West and paints representational works en plein air. Poor moved to the Jackson area about two years ago. She treats her oil paints like watercolors, beginning each piece by drawing on the canvas with pencil and then painting a thin layer.

You can actually see the evolution. She uses bright colors that seem translucent. “It’s very feminine and done with a soft touch,” Boals said. “It flows with the eye.” Wild uses bright colors and mixed media. She might finish a piece with a glossy resin that gives the painting a rich look. Ham started as a commercial illustrator, and that background is evident in his graphic pieces. He works fast with expressionistic strokes and uses a toothbrush to give the image a textured, gritty layer. He sometimes pauses and ponders his

work for a while before making the final quick strokes. “There’s a lot of rock ’n’ roll in him,” Boals said. Ham’s subjects include wildlife as well as musical stars — Johnny Cash, for example. Navarro’s sculptures tell the story of the contemporary cowboy. They have an air of whimsy. His “Heck of a Wreck” features a horse bucking a cowboy — a realistic image from the rodeo. Payne, another sculptor, comes from a family of artists. He started sculpting as a child, and his work reflects the tales of the West he grew up hearing

from his grandfather. Payne’s work features cowboys, Indians and mountain men, and he tries to present the images in a way that is historically accurate. All of the artists will visit in the gallery after the QuickDraw to talk informally about the pieces they created. There will be light refreshments at Mountain Trails from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each artist will have at least four additional pieces on display in the gallery throughout Fall Arts Festival. The pieces together, Boals said, are a showcase of the breadth of the Western art genre.

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t’s been a year of change at Native Jackson Hole — formerly known as Shadow Mountain Gallery. Now on West Broadway, just off Town Square, the gallery is larger and offers a more diversified line of artwork. “We expanded what we offer,� said Kathy Morgan, Native’s assistant manager. “In the early ’80s we started out with Swarovski crystal.� Now Native American-inspired and -produced jewelry fills many of the display cases at Native. Thus the name. Contemporary jewelers such as Calvin Begay are producing some of the more refined products around, Morgan said. “Traditionally the Navajo jewelry can be kind of clunky and chunky,� she said. “He’s not.� Also large and small paintings, mostly landscapes, line Native’s walls. “We’re probably one of the few galleries that have watercolor,� Morgan said. While the jewelry doesn’t go by the wayside, Fall Arts Festival at Native Jackson Hole is all about its painters. For the duration of the festival, artists will visit for daily receptions that will be complete with chocolates and champagne. Festivities kick off Friday, Sept. 5, with Palates and Palettes, for which Native will partner with Pizzeria Caldera. On the official opening night of the 2014 Fall Arts

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Logan Maxwell Hagege’s “Planet Earth Turns Slowly” is part of his “Changing Light” one-man show, hanging through Sept. 14 at Trailside.

Fall Arts offers Hagege wider audience Trailside Galleries 130 E. Broadway 307-733-3186 TrailsideGalleries.com By Dina Mishev

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aryvonne Leshe, managing partner at Trailside Galleries, said Fall Arts Festival is the perfect time to introduce to audiences new artists she feels strongly about. “You’re guaranteed a large audience that has many highly experienced collectors in it,” she said. While Trailside still has its stable of well-known Western artists, this year Leshe is excited to introduce collectors to Logan Maxwell Hagege with a one-man show called “Changing Light.” “This is probably the first time in several years that we’re featuring an artist who isn’t a wildlife painter during the Fall Arts Festival,” Leshe said. “Logan’s work has a real contemporary feel to it.” Hagege paints contemporary landscapes and Native Americans of the Southwest. “I’ve been seeing his work the last several years and thought it was time to introduce him to more Jackson collectors,” Leshe said. Hagege joined the gallery late last year. Because of his success at venues such as the Autry Museum’s Masters of the American West, he already has a sizeable following. “A number of collectors who fell in love with his work at that show live in Jackson,” Leshe said. Based in Los Angeles where he grew up, Hagege’s

Tim Solliday will enjoy a Fall Arts Festival showcase at Trailside, too. Above is “Adjusting his Saddle.”

training followed the French atelier model, with days often involving six hours of drawing and painting from live models. Long out of school, Hagege still believes that evolution in art is never-ending. He constantly challenges himself with new ideas and new ways of looking at the same subject. “I feel very strongly about Logan’s work,” Leshe said. Anticipating that collectors will agree, each of the 20 paintings in “Changing Light” —“He’s been saving

paintings for us for some time,” Leshe said — will be sold on a draw basis. Concurrently with Hagege’s work, the gallery will be featuring new paintings by Tim Solliday, Lindsay Scott and husband-and-wife artists John and Suzie Seerey-Lester. Other artists will have one or two new paintings in the annual gallerywide Fall Gold exhibition. “Tim’s work, too, has a modern feel to it,” Leshe said. “The palette is different and there is a very strong sense of design.” Solliday has been with Trailside for over six years, but it was the gallery’s Scottsdale, Arizona, location that displayed the larger body of his work. “We felt it was time to bring more of it up here,” Leshe said. While Solliday’s paintings might have a modern feel, traditional Western and wildlife art institutions showcase them. Solliday has participated in the Prix de West in Oklahoma City and the Autry Museum’s Masters of the American West show. He has been featured in magazines from Southwest Art to Western Art Collector. The Seerey-Lesters both paint landscapes and wildlife, most often large mammals, birds of prey and underwater creatures. The two are almost as recognized for their conservation efforts as for their art. Recently they received the Conservation Artist Award from the group Artists for Conservation. In addition to showing new paintings, John Seerey-Lester will be signing copies of his newest book, “Legends of the Hunt — Camp Fire Tales.” All of the individual exhibitions and showcases as well as Fall Gold will hang through Sept. 14. A reception for all of the artists is set for 4-7 p.m. Sept. 13.

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Kyle Polzin, whose meticulous canvases have been fetching high auction prices, will be showcased at Legacy. Above is “El Caballero.”

Legacy to showcase in-demand Polzin Legacy Gallery 75 N. Cache 307-733-2353 LegacyGallery.com By Dina Mishev

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yle Polzin has been the hottest artist in the Western art market recently, according to Brad Richardson, who owns Legacy Gallery with his wife, Jinger. During the first week of the 2014 Fall Arts Festival, Legacy will showcase the

Texas painter’s work. During the second week the gallery will feature its annual Legacy of Nature show, for which its best wildlife and sporting artists will unveil 20-some new paintings and sculptures. Polzin’s show will open Sept. 5, the night of Palates and Palettes. The artist will be on hand all evening to chat with the curious and the collectors. Since one of his paintings, “Mystic Warrior,” sold this spring for $287,500 at the Scottsdale Art Auction, more and more people have been interested in the 41-year-old. Before the auction the piece was estimated to go for $30,000 to

$40,000. A second Polzin piece, a small baseball-themed vignette titled “Favorite Pastime,” sold at the same auction for $74,750 — also well in excess of its $8,000 to $12,000 estimate. “For a 41-year-old artist to get that amount of money for a painting is really, really rare,” Richardson said. One of the eight to 10 Polzin paintings that will be in the Legacy show will be sold by silent auction, with interested buyers submitting bids, Richardson said. The remaining pieces will be sold by draw. Richardson said that he’s already had “dozens” of collectors ask to have their

names placed into the hat for every piece. “Collectors have really gravitated to his work,” he said, “and his retail prices are so substantially below what his paintings are bringing at auction.” Polzin’s work, 80 to 90 percent of which is still life, is quiet, pensive and meticulous. It has the nostalgic otherworldly glow of old masters like Rembrandt and Vermeer. “I want my still lifes to look like a memory you are recalling,” Polzin has said. Legacy considers itself fortunate to be getting the number of Polzin paintings it See LEGACY on page 13B

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Celebrating the Falls Arts Festival with  featured artist,

Sara Freedenfeld and her Jackson Hole friendly bohemian style!

“Token of Love� will also be part of Kevin Polzin’s Legacy showcase.

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is for this show. “He can’t produce that much work simply because he’s so meticulous in his research and details,� Richardson said. One of the paintings in a previous Polzin Legacy show took the artist two years to research. The painting was a tribute to Carl Rungius, an artist who has always fascinated Polzin. Polzin spent time at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, which maintains an extensive collection of Rungius’ art and belongings. Polzin eventually composed a piece that included a camera, rifle and skull. The rifle and skull in the painting weren’t painted from the exact ones Rungius used, but Polzin tracked down models of each and painted from those. “He’s fortunate that he’s very cre-

ative,� Richardson said. “It might take him as long to compose an idea and research it as to paint it.� The Polzin showcase will close in time for the gallery’s annual Legacy of Nature show to go up. The opening reception for gallerywide exhibition is set for Sept. 12. The show “highlights most of our wildlife and sporting artists,� Richardson said. That includes Ken Carlson, Michael Coleman, Luke Frazier, Brian Grimm, Dan Metz, Chad Poppleton, Tim Shinabarger and William Alther. Richardson is particularly excit– Kyle Polzin ed about Alther’s LEGACY SHOWCASE ARTIST work. “This is his third year with us, and he’s really starting to develop some loyal collectors,� Richardson said. When Richardson first saw Alther’s work, “he wasn’t an artist I was familiar with. I immediately saw he was a quality painter and liked the direction he was going. I personally gravitated to his work.�

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The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with The Liquor Store, has made available a commemorative bottling of quality red and white wine to celebrate this special event. Proceeds from the sale of these wines support the annual Fall Arts Festival.

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here’s something exciting planned at the Grand Teton Gallery every day during the Fall Arts Festival. “We’ve programmed very heavily,” said Bob Warren, who owns the gallery with his wife, Mary Beth. “We just felt like it was important to get fully involved in the festival.” They bought the gallery last year, and this will be their first year participating in Fall Arts as Jackson gallery owners. They were drawn to the Grand Teton Gallery when they began looking for a lifestyle change after 27 years of legal practice in Florida, Bob Warren said. “This gallery already had a good collection of art and relationships with established artists,” he said. “Several are pretty prominent, especially in the Western art world.” Warren, a hobby painter himself, has long admired the work of JD Challenger, for example. “He has been labeled as the father of contemporary Western and Native American art,” he said. “You don’t see work like his very often. It’s pretty extraordinary.” Challenger will spend four days as an artist-in-residence, bringing his paintings to life inside the gallery. “You get to see the artists working on their craft,” Mary Beth Warren said. “It’s exciting not just to have people in and out of the gallery but also to have work created here in the gallery.” A number of other Grand Teton Gallery artists will be there, too. “We’re going to try to have at least two artists working in the gallery every day,” she said. Rip Caswell, a sculptor, is among the artists set to take up residency in the gallery. Last year he sculpted a grizzly bear attacking a bison. Created entire-

Crossing Over is one of sculptor Rip Caswell’s pieces. During Fall Arts he will work at times at Grand Teton Gallery.

ly in the gallery, the piece was dubbed Power Struggle. Another sculpture that Caswell created in the gallery, Crossing Over, captures hearts and minds. “It’s one of the best moose sculptures you’ll ever see anywhere,” Bob Warren said. In addition to internationally known artists like Caswell and Challenger, Grand Teton Gallery features several emerging artists. Jackson painter Deb Fox is known for creative and vibrant watercolors on canvas. Cynthia Feustel paints beautifully in both realist and impressionist styles. Shawndell Oliver, a Colorado artist with a growing reputation, often focuses on horses. “Her work is really exciting and vibrant,” Mary Beth Warren said of Oliver. Grand Teton Gallery will host at least two receptions. The first, set for Sept. 5 during the Palates and Palettes gallery walk, will showcase Challenger. The second, Sept. 12, will give collectors and admirers a chance to meet several of the gallery’s other featured artists and talk with them about their work. “It’s a great chance for anyone to come in and have wine and hors d’oeuvres and talk to the artists,” Mary Beth Warren said. “I think the work always has a little more meaning when you get to meet the artist.”

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Spirit of adventure transcends Tetons Jackson painters, sculptors explore ideas beyond Western and wildlife themes. See page 6C.

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Sculptor Ben Roth and other valley artists are inspired by the region’s scenery, but they don’t stick to typical Western and wildlife subjects.

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2 ITP Space

3 Heather James

3 Mangelsen

4 Rare

5 West Lives On

10 Altamira

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12 Diehl

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Expect the unexpected from avant-garde collective. Gilleon, Woodard enjoy showcases on Center Street.

Gottlieb, Hawkins provide food for thought.

Photographer-conservationist releases his latest images.

‘Breathe’ encourages viewers Eighteen artists offer their to channel spiritual energies. takes on American bison.

Artist Armstrong leads pack of festival’s talent. Artist to transform coffee shop for ‘The Night Fenix.’

Contemporary gallery puts modern spin on traditions. Questions of the day addressed with classic forms.

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The art, science and politics of looking

ITP Space 130 S. Jackson St. 307-222-8487 ITPSpace.com By Brielle Schaeffer

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n abandoned construction site and a visual essay are on tap for this year’s Fall Arts Festival at In The Pines Space. As anyone familiar with the avantgarde, artist-run gallery knows to expect, ITP plans to bring something a little different to the annual festival of arts. “Art is everything and it can be anything,” Thomas Macker of ITP Space said. “It doesn’t have to follow conventions of media specificity.” Artist collective Picture Menu created the first exhibit, “POST,” which will have a reception during Friday’s Palates & Palettes Gallery Walk. Founded in 2011, Picture Menu — Michael Kennedy Costa, Rachel LaBine and Keith J. Varadi — has exhibited collaborative work and organized curatorial projects in New York, Los Angeles and Maryland. At ITP it’s exhibit planned for the main gallery will be more like an installation. Fashioned after a construction site, “POST” consists of photocopies of landscape paintings on shellacked poster board attached to plywood. The artists painted on-site landscapes in Santa Barbara, California, the Catskills of New York and Massachusetts’ Berkshires before transferring them to the boards. “In their finished state, these multilayered combines double as Modernist paintings and real estate development advertisements,” according to a description of the work.

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An artists collaborative called Picture Menu plans an installation, titled “POST,” for the main gallery at In The Pines Space during Fall Arts Festival. Also on view will be the visual essay “Caesium Forest” by Arjuna Neuman.

“By turning plein air paintings into signage, the members of Picture Menu are positing that there is a kind of disruptive, violent organizing principle at work in even the most seemingly benign activities, even in the act of looking.” The collective’s artist statement, which is part poetry and part real estate listing, will hang in ITP’s second gallery, where three coolers will sit on

the floor. A radio rests atop one of the coolers, but oldies and Top 40 numbers come from within another as disembodied tunes. ITP Space’s second Fall Arts presentation will be the visual essay “Caesium Forest” by Los Angeles artist Arjuna Neuman. It will have a reception on Sept. 12. The film loosely connects scenes of Nevada’s wracked landscape, a Christian

techno-rave, a SWAT team and other seemingly disjointed images. Neuman uses them to meditate on the nature of technology and how humans interface with it. “It’s time-based,” Macker said, “therefore it’s something a little bit different for people.” Neuman, a filmmaker, artist and writer, has shown his work internationally and at various film festivals.

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Heather James serves food for thought

Heather James Fine Art 172 Center St. 307-200-6090 HeatherJames.com By Brielle Schaeffer

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eather James Fine Art will offer plenty of food for thought Friday during the Fall Arts Festival Palates and Palettes art walk. The fascinating gallery will display two solo shows featuring new works by painters Penelope Gottlieb and Rocky Hawkins. And once again it will be teaming up with Altamira Fine Art, just across the courtyard at 172 Center St., to provide bites from The Indian — the new restaurant that’s just across the street. Gottlieb has “a really great message to her work,” gallery director Shari Brownfield said. In some of her pieces she uses reproductions of the wildlife work of John James Audubon, drawing and painting over them invasive plants that are taking over the animals’ natural habitats. The artist also paints pictures of extinct botanicals of which there are no images, Brownfield said. “The paintings really talk about our environment [and] how our environment is changing,” she said. Some of Gottlieb’s other work depicts images of wildlife with jewels dripping off them. “That, I think, talks about not just our environment but the human environment and what we bring into our natural environment,” Brownfield said. Gottlieb’s work is in the collections of the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. Hawkins, well known in Jackson Hole for his dreamlike images of American Indians, will be enjoying his first show at Heather James. His pieces are “highly abstracted and really about metaphysical worlds as op-

Penelope Gottlieb will be Heather James Fine Art’s second featured artist.

Rocky Hawkins visits Heather James Fine Art during Fall Arts Festival. Above is his “Orbitron v3,” a characteristically dreamlike equestrian abstraction.

posed to straight-up cowboy imagery,” Brownfield said. “In the past several years he’s been veering off into even more of an abstract painting style.” Hawkins’ show will include a miniretrospective of his work as well as some abstract pieces and a series in which he has incorporated flowers he has photographed. Those works are like “beauty and the beast,” Brownfield said. “There’s lot of di-

chotomies in those pieces.” Gottlieb and Hawkins plan to be at the reception, she said. “Palates and Palettes is a such a popular event, we wanted to get the greatest amount of exposure for both these artists’ works,” Brownfield said. Also during the Fall Arts Festival, Heather James will continue to display a show of California impressionist paintings, some Western wildlife work

Hawkins, “Orbitron v28,” is an oil on board, can be viewed at Heather James.

— new territory for the gallery — and a collection from emerging and established artists.

Mangelsen marks 40 years of wild photography Mangelsen – Images of Nature Gallery 170 N. Cache St. 307-733-9752 Mangelsen.com By Brielle Schaeffer

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hat do sushi rolls and wildlife photography have in common? The technical masterpieces of nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen and Nikai’s delicacies will be perfectly paired for the Fall Arts Festival’s Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk, set for 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Mangelsen’s Images of Nature Gallery in Jackson frequently teams up with the Asian fusion restaurant just up the street for the popular Fall Arts Festival opening event. The gallery is always packed during the communitywide art walk, director Dana Turner said. “It seems like an event the community and visitors really like,” she said. And “it gives us a chance to have Nikai in the gallery.” Mangelsen will have some new images in the gallery during the festival. “Hopefully, a lot of folks come in and see Tom’s work,” Turner said. “He is constantly releasing new thing. He’s constantly out in the field, so it’s really fun to see his newer work,” as well as the rest of his extensive oeuvre. “There’s incredible work to be seen.” Mangelsen has planned lots of photography trips all around the world. He’s also penciled in plenty of dates to shoot here in the Tetons, she said. To celebrate his 40th anniversary of traveling and photographing nature, the acclaimed artist and conservationist plans to release a book, “The Last Great Wild Places,” at the end of September. “We’re really excited about the book that’s coming out this month, and we want to celebrate that with him

“Wyoming Wild” is one of the new Tom Mangelsen images that will be highlighted during the Fall Arts Festival.

in the gallery,” Turner said. The new book will be a collection of more than 150 of his most beloved and sought-after limited-edition images. A reception for the book release and a book signing by the artist himself is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the gallery.

“The event will feature several new release images, including Mangelsen’s new wild horse image called ‘Wyoming Wild,’” marketing staffer Heather Guthrie said. Mangelsen — Images of Nature Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Friday and Saturday, when the gallery closes at 10 p.m.

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See Rick Armstrong’s “Mind in the Clouds” mixed-media photos at Rare Gallery.

Expecting the unexpected Rare Gallery 60 E. Broadway 307-733-8726 RareGalleryJacksonHole.com By Kate Hull

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are Gallery will be bursting at the seams during the 2014 Falls Arts Festival, with a full schedule and ample opportunities to explore the contemporary Western art gallery’s eclectic mix of styles, mediums and genres. This time of year “is full of wonderful things here at Rare Gallery,” said Hollee Armstrong, co-owner of the gallery with her husband, Rick Armstrong. “Our gallery is flowing with creativity, new work, artists in residence and all in all a great time. “We truly have fun with it,” she said. “Our goal remains as it has always been: expect the unexpected.” Rare’s Fall Arts events kick off with a big night Sept. 5 during the Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk, beginning at 5 p.m. The event’s focus is on giving visitors an opportunity to meet the artist behind the masterpiece. Highlights will include Rick Armstrong, who will be featuring his newest mixed-media photographic collection. Pat Flynn will showcase museum-quality designer jewelry, and Dan Burgette will be debuting the latest examples of his applauded carvings. Also, Patricia Griffin will air her latest paintings, Ron Russon will unveil new masterpieces, and Shawn Rivett will be available to discuss the rarest fossils from the Kemmerer mine featured in his photographs.

Rare has upwards of 50 artists showcased in the gallery at any given time, ensuring there is something for every art enthusiast’s taste. The opening event is also a great introduction to the other festivities planned to spotlight each artist’s work in greater depth and detail, adding a few new names to the mix. Rick Armstrong’s latest collection of mixed-media photography is titled “Mind in the Clouds.” “I am building an interactive body of work that involves the viewers’ imaginations in the visual summation of what they are seeing,” he said. “I also want to bring technology together with classic photography techniques. Hopefully, it changes the art world and how we interact with art.” On Saturday, Sept. 6, Armstrong will speak with visitors, explaining his process from concept through execution. – Hollee Armstrong “Rick is a man CO-OWNER, RARE GALLERY of much thought and introspection,” his wife said. “It is a pleasure to see the journey unfold as he is inspired over and over again to identify with his introspective and philosophical intellect through art. “Art is a great connector for many things,” she said, “and Rick has truly found his own way of bringing forward a thought, feeling and an emotion through his art.” Other highlights for the 11-day festival will include internationally renowned stone carver Mark Yale Harris on Sept. 1113; a trunk show and custom fitting with gold and silversmith Petra Class on Sept. 7 and 11; and a showcase of Trenton Higley’s latest Yellowstone paintings on Sept. 7. Both Armstrongs encourage visitors to come and to be prepared for an exciting, eccentric and unique experience.

“Our gallery is flowing with creativity, new work, artists in residence and all in all a great time.”

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Jenny Foster and other artists are putting a contemporary spin on the Western and wildlife genres. This is Foster’s “Oh Deer II.”

Making space for New West stylings West Lives On Contemporary 55 N. Glenwood St. 307-734-2888 WestLivesOn.com By Amanda H. Miller

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he West Lives On Contemporary gallery showcases today’s finest talents in Western art and celebrates the rugged independence that allows artists to look at the West, its wildlife and its landscapes, through their own eyes. Purple horses and multicolored moose storm through the gallery, blazing a colorful trail between the Old West and the vibrant New West. This year the gallery will be intensely busy, owner Terry Ray said. Artist Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey is responsible for one of this year’s two Fall Arts Festival posters (see page 3B). She’s a regular at West Lives On Contemporary. The gallery will host a reception for her on Saturday, Sept. 6, a poster signing on Wednesday, Sept. 10, and a reception the next day for all of its artists.

But that’s not the end of it: Cawdrey also will unveil some of her new work at West Lives On on Sunday, Sept. 14. “This is our 17th year participating in the Fall Arts Festival,” Ray said. “It’s always big.” He said the gallery has been home to the Fall Arts Festival poster artist three times in the past, and that always makes for a particularly busy festival. Cawdrey’s “Forever Jackson,” a bright multicolored moose stationed in front of the Tetons, is eye-catching, and Ray anticipates that festivalgoers will pour into the gallery to see the artist’s other works. West Lives On used to have a small collection of contemporary artwork mixed among its traditional Western pieces. Then the gallery had an opportunity four years ago to expand into a new space. So now, instead of one gallery there are two, with contemporary work getting a whole space to itself. And there is plenty of talent to fill it, Ray said. Rolinda Stotts will be painting in the gallery during the festival. Her work is known for evoking emotion. Her landscapes and other paintings aren’t just beautiful, they trigger memories and make people feel something.

“My paintings are more of an essence of nature,” Stotts has written, “not a literal representation of it. It’s the emotion that a stand of aspens stirs in me that I’m trying to capture.” She tries to keep her work simple and minimal, focusing on the details her children might notice. Several of the contemporary gallery’s other artists will also be in town to attend receptions and meet collectors. Jenny Foster is one of them. “Jenny uses bright colors and focuses on animals,” Ray said. “People really like her work. It’s fun and heart-warming. She says it’s a reflection of her happy childhood.” Foster’s work is frequently described as bold and primitive. “I know she likes to call it ‘purposely reckless,’” the gallery owner said. There is a sophisticated stick-figure character to her work that makes it simultaneously playful and edgy. There will be plenty of opportunities for festivalgoers to meet Foster, Stotts, Cawdrey and a number of the gallery’s other new and young artists, some of whom are just now building their followings. “It’s a full couple of weeks,” Ray said.

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Some artists, like Lee Carlman Riddell with “September Color” are inspired by Tetons scenery but don’t feel obliged to replicate it.

Spirit of adventure transcends Tetons Abstract painters, sculptors explore ideas beyond Western and wildlife themes. By Brielle Schaeffer

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hile Jackson Hole’s art galleries are chock-full of representational Western and wildlife art, many artists who live and work in the valley take a different approach. The works are more experimental, sculptor Ben Roth said. Or, painter Susan Thulin said, they’re exploring new ideas. Or they take a social stand, printmaker Aaron Wallis said. All said the natural landscape influences them — but in different ways. “The adventurous attitude people that move here have shows up in their art,” Roth said. “One thing I do see pretty consistently through my fellow artists in town is experimentation — pushing their ideas and seeing where they can go with them versus finding a bread-and-butter technique and sticking with it.” Roth is working on a series of animal sculptures housed inside musical instrument cases, such as a boa constrictor that fills up a cello case. The pieces are playing with the idea that both animals and musical instruments are cherished, he said. “Living in such an amazing environment, you are constantly reminded how precious it is and how worth protecting it is,” he said. “I have a strong desire to stick up for and defend the environment.” Thulin uses the valley’s remoteness as a starting point to investigate ideas for her work. “I think everyone that chooses to be here is influenced by maybe solitude or the quiet that not being in a large metropolitan city imposes on the artist,” she said. “It’s really hard to deny the beauty of the area, but it also allows space and time for people to look within themselves. … I believe this area does give the time to be able to be a little more introspective.” Thulin’s latest work includes paintings inspired by research by the Institute of Ethnomedicine, a Jackson-headquartered lab that has been studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The pieces are scientific yet abstract. They explore the disease and how it travels through the body. “I really loved doing it,” Thulin said. “Being in this area allows me to create a relationship with that science lab. I would think in a larger area it would be hard to reach out to somebody in that way.” Wallis uses his art to comment on social problems such as racism and oppression. “I personally make art that doesn’t really have a lot to do with the traditional landscape and Western stuff,” he said, “but nonetheless it’s been influenced by Jack-

The quiet of mountain life allows for introspection, artist Susan Thulin said. This is “Mirror in the Woods.”

Aaron Wallis uses his art to comment on social justice issues, as with this Rick Ross silkscreen.

son because I’ve been able to be really productive in the studio in the time that I’ve been here.” Like Thulin, Wallis finds that the ruralness of the area helps him focus. “You don’t have all the excitement of the city,” he said. “There is less stuff to distract me. … I’m inspired by the area because it’s beautiful here, but I don’t think because I find the Tetons or the parks or Jackson itself inspiring or naturally beautiful I have to paint it.” Wallis’ series “The Street Bible” is a collection of prints of hip-hop artists, drug dealers and gang leaders in the context of Christian iconography and the illuminated manuscript. “These figures, through a process of counterculture deification, have become lionized in a manner similar to Christian saints,” he said. “Their rags-to-riches struggle against the established class structure and their subsequent persecution mirror the struggles of early Christian martyrs.” His pieces comment on racism as well as the prison industrial complex and other social justice issues. Todd Kosharek, on the other hand, is a representational painter. He could be creating his artwork anywhere in the world, but Jackson’s relaxed lifestyle allows

him to contemplate surrealism and magical realism. His series of paintings of paper cranes in empty rooms has something else going on in it that is open to the viewer, he said. That’s the kind of work that he’s drawn to. A lot of commercial landscape paintings “are almost so perfect there’s nothing for the audience to do than look at it,” Kosharek said. He calls that “spoonfeeding” art. “To me the art can be so much more,” he said As it is for other artists who live here and work here. “They live here, so they know there’s more to it than the perfect split second that’s idealized in a lot of the galleries,” he said. Work by artists such as Travis Walker and Lee Riddell — pieces that hyper-realize or intensify the focus on an aspect of life and light in the Tetons — grasps at the essence of what living in Jackson Hole means. “When I’m painting landscapes I am looking for the emotion of being in it and the memory of it,” Kosharek said. The atmosphere in the region is changing, he said. People are coming here more and more because of the lifestyle and not because of the traditional Western ideal. “People are no longer thinking of Jackson as the old folklore,” Kosharek said. “It’s just a unique place to be able to live and work.” That changing landscape could be embraced by Jackson’s galleries, said Thomas Macker, gallery director of the Art Association of Jackson Hole. “Wildlife or nature art has developed as a dominant face in the town, but they’ve all been brought in from outside,” he said. “Who’s to say you can’t change that art cultural landscape?”

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lowing tipis. Bucolic landscapes viewed from peculiar aerial perspectives. Polygonal renderings of stark desert landscapes and towering storm clouds. If there is a common theme linking the artists featured at Altamira Fine Arts during the 2014 Fall Arts Festival it is their ability to push traditional Western imagery into new and inventive realms. Such stalwarts as Greg Woodard and Tom Gilleon will have work on display at the gallery during the twoweek festival. Gilleon explores the iconic image of the tipi in a good portion of his work. He has added an impressionistic feel to some of his newer pieces, which will hang in “The Journey, Not the Destination,� his show during the Fall Arts Festival.� Gilleon likened his work with tipis to painting portraits of people. Each person or tipi “is unique and has its own set of interests,� he said. It becomes his job, he said, to establish a setting and mood to portray the lodge or the person “in the best light.� The title of his show comes from the name of an album by violinist Aaron Meyer, who was supposed to perform at Gilleon’s reception at Altamira. “Scheduling later made this unworkable but the title so parallels my life philosophy we decided to keep the title for the show,� Gilleon said. “I am very much enjoying the journey and do not care to rush the destination.� Woodard, who is a master falconer, uses a unique patina process in his sculptures that gives each piece its own color and texture and separates his work from other that of other artists. “Greg Woodard has caught the art world by surprise over the past few years at Altamira,� Gallery and Exhibitions Director Dean Munn said. “In an art market that loves bronze art that is quite literal, representational, polished and highly refined in casting and patina, Greg’s is excitingly expressionistic and — to some people’s description — raw,

Tom Gilleon continues to explore tipis in his art. This is “Winter is a Birch.�

a compliment he will happily accept. “His work begs to be touched both by hands and eyes,� Munn said, “imagined as to its source, it’s roots, its history and its influence.� Woodard’s muses include birds of prey but also bison, cowboys and railroad tracks, which can often be tied together in a single work to represent the interaction between the animal and human worlds. Woodard, Gilleon and three other artists — Howard Post, Glenn Dean and Ed Mell — will exhibit their work at Altamira through Sept. 15. An opening reception for the artists is planned for 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, during the annual Art Walk evening of the Fall Arts Festival. Mell has a unique and instantly recognizable sense of line, both in sculpture and in atypical landscape paintings. Dean has garnered notoriety for landscapes painted with “broad, economical, wonderful brushstrokes,� Munn said. The painter will have about a dozen new paintings for his show, titled “The Lure of the West.� “This new body of work represents a theme that has always been a part of my work and what inspires me,� Dean said. “My interest in this subject has grown more focused recently, which has caused me to explore the subjects more closely, which I am hopeful that the new work is reflective of.� Post often uses aerial perspectives and hints of impressionism to depict life in the West. Landscape painter Gary Ernest Smith will also be featured during the festival as a new artist entering Altamira’s fold.

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Intencions combines art and spiritual energy Intencions 160 W. Broadway 307-733-7525 Intencions.com By Dondi Tondro-Smith

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hen autumn begins to change the color of leaves, we shake off the dust of summer and take a moment to breathe. Which is the appropriate title of the show at Intencions. “Breathe,” which opened Aug. 21 and runs through Fall Arts Festival, is a multimedia collaboration between three artists in the region. Longtime massage therapist and artist Laura Garrard will present her paintings and mixed-media pieces, ranging from illustrative to abstract, as well as her written work. “My subjects and art are contemplative and spiritual in nature and encourage viewers to pause with the overall theme of our show,” she said. Erin Ashlee Smith and photographer David Bowers will remind viewers to stay conscious and aware with their visual expressions. Smith’s paintings, many of which are done with spray paint, include a powerful depiction of the seven main chakra points as well as spiritual renderings of figures and animals that explore the use of sacred imagery and emotionevoking colors. Her intention is to “generate a positive en-

Erin Ashlee Smith’s work at Intencions includes the dynamic but meditative work “Tranquility.”

ergy through the use of symbols and colors that soothe the mind and create positive energy.” Her work seeks to break through to deeper levels of thought and to inspire, illuminate and lift the human spirit. Nothing elevates energy like climbing a mountain and

striking a yoga pose while tethered to ropes. Bowers’ eight photographs depict yoga practitioners doing asanas in unorthodox environments. An adventure and lifestyle photographer, his goal is to “focus on creative and dynamic moments of time, with em-

phasis on individual portraiture,” he writes, “and to bring out the underlying uniqueness, character and beauty of people and our environments.” “Breathe” opened last month with a reception and a great deal more to-do. For Fall Art Festival the gallery

will continue to celebrate the show with well-established kundalini yoga instructor Sarah Kline leading a yoga workshop 12:30-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. Later that same day Garrard plans to paint in the gallery. “Intencions gallery is an organic, evolving process,” said gallery owner Daniela Botur, “one that was originally created as a high-vibe gallery in its very essence.” Botur and co-creator Frank Marinaro have managed to attract creative talent that demonstrates the capacity to relate high energy and stunning visual journeys. The intention of Intencions is to provide a space for Jackson and Wyoming talents where they can concentrate the energies of artistic community. The gallery has already hosted 35 events this year featuring locally and nationally acclaimed artists. Achievement of a high vibe is evident in the diverse talent Intencions has showcased over the past year. Walk into the open gallery any time — even if Botur and Marinaro are next door at their adjacent Robert Dean jewelry gallery — and be sure to stroll to the back room to view Masura Emoto’s powerful photos of water molecules that change form based on the energetic components of their environment. And don’t forget to wipe the dust off, shine up the senses and simply take a deep breath.

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Where the re-buffed buffalo roam

Diehl Gallery 155 W. Broadway 307-733-0905 DiehlGallery.com By Dina Mishev

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n Jackson Hole we’ve all seen bison a thousand times. This fall at Diehl Gallery, however, we’ll see something different. “We are eager to present the North American bison, a Western icon, in a nontraditional light,” Diehl Gallery owner Mariam Diehl said of the “ReBuffed” show. “Re-Buffed” will hang Sept. 5 through Oct. 18, with an opening reception set for Sept. 5 during Palates and Palettes. Eighteen of the gallery’s artists have submitted work for the exhibition. “We have curated an exhibition that blends realism and abstraction, 2-D and 3-D, conceptual and perceptual,” Diehl said. “It will be a feast for the eyes and a plethora of ideas on the presentation of this extant beast in art.” Diehl Gallery, one of the first galleries to push the valley’s art scene in a contemporary direction, came up with the idea for “Re-Buffed” during last year’s Fall Arts Festival. Diehl and artist Simon Gudgeon had a conversation about having a thematic show with a single subject. “I gave it some thought and decided that an animal show during the Fall Arts Festival made sense,” Diehl said. “From there I started to think about the somewhat over-

Monica Petty Aiello’s “Infernal Trails” was inspired by NASA satellite mapping data of bison migration routes in Yellowstone National Park. The mixed-media piece measures 30 by 30 inches.

whelming abundance of quite traditional wildlife art in Jackson. I wondered what was different about what I wanted to present. “I think we have some excel-

lent artists pushing the boundaries of animal art — both in terms of how they choose to depict animals and, in some cases, the very fact that they don’t depict

animals,” she said. “We came up with the idea of presenting a show based on the idea of bison — not necessarily the actual bison.” Diehl said the results are

fabulous. Monica Petty Aiello — whose mixed-media works and paintings are often inspired by planetary science and executed after consulting with scientists involved with NASA missions — worked with satellite mapping data of bison migrations in Yellowstone National Park. “We presented the idea to all of our artists and asked for their participation,” Diehl said. “They were all very excited at the opportunity to stretch their artistic muscles and come up with a plan for the show.” Other artists with work in the show are Gudgeon and fellow sculptors Ted Gall and John Simms and painters Alexandra Eldridge, Susan Goldsmith, Jeremy Houghton, Sheila Norgate, Angie Renfro, Douglas Schneider, Les Thomas, Casey Vogt and JenMarie Zeleznak. There also will be mixed-media work by KOLLABS artists Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey, Richard Painter and Mike Weber. From 5 to 6 p.m. Sept, 13, Diehl Gallery will host a “Meet the Artist” event for Gwynn Murrill, of Los Angeles. She is the featured sculptor of the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Wild 100 show (see E6). Several of her works are in the museum’s collection. The following day, during the Farewell to Fall Arts Festival Brunch, Diehl will host the Western Visions Celebration Salon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Five of the gallery’s artists were selected for the Western Visions Wild 100 exhibition at the wildlife art museum: Goldsmith, Gudgeon, Painter, KOLLABS and Thomas. Their work will be featured in the gallery during Diehl’s salon.

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The night belongs to Ringholz ‘The Night Fenix’ 5-11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 125 N. Cache St. By Kate Hull

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o Jackson Hole artist Amy Ringholz, fully viewing and experiencing art involves active participation. With this in mind she constantly looks for new inspiration to incorporate into her vibrant wildlife paintings and shows. On Sept. 10 patrons are in for a treat — though Ringholz isn’t giving away any details quite yet. From 5 to 11 p.m. Cowboy Coffee at 125 N. Cache St. will be transformed into a “moody, romantic” space — so much so, Ringholz said, you might not know where you are. Be prepared to become an active viewer, she said. “I am trying to create an experience,” said Ringholz, who was the 2012 Fall Arts Festival featured artist. “I don’t like to give away all my little secrets, though. “There will be ways people are involved just by coming to view the show,” she said. “I just tried to take it up a notch to make it a fun, surprising and delightful experience.” At the show Ringholz will showcase 10 large paintings as well as 10 smaller works aimed at a broader cross section of the art-buying public. New to this season’s batch of work is the incorporation of more landscape into her colorful, dynamic animal imagery. For the “Fenix” theme, expect to see moon phases, stars and cooler colors. She is also integrating new materials into the paintings — including spray paint, watercolor, ink and oils — creating new textures and abstract patterns. “This show will be fun, because I am

Amy Ringholz’s “The Traveler” (oil on canvas, 60 by 48 inches) will be the focal point of the artist’s Sept. 10 show “The Night Fenix.” Ringholz called it a “very local painting” representing Jackson that incorporates her latest stylist additions.

doing a bunch of smaller works,” said Ringholz, an Ohio native whose art ca-

reer has flourished in Jackson. “I am including watercolors and ink drawings

along with the paintings. It is refreshing after I just finished an all-oil paint show. It is a nice twist to offer different things I do in different mediums.” The animals depicted in her work — from majestic wolves to a thoughtful bear striding through a colorful overlay — represent∑ an exciting take on the more typical wildlife art seen in Jackson Hole galleries. For Ringholz each animal makes its own statement. Also freshening her approach this fall has been inspiration found in modern fashion. Studying magazines and visiting runways, she has taken away new palettes and interesting ways to incorporate patterns that excite her. “I am trying to move into some fashion influences,” she said. “Instead of being literal with that, I have taken the color palette of different fashion magazines and brought that in with shapes and colors — just treating the animals almost as models on runways.” The title of her show, “The Night Fenix,” follows her “Rise of the Fenix” solo exhibition at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. For the Fall Arts Festival event, however, the theme of “night” will be woven throughout the space and throughout the work on display. “When I was the featured artist two years … I really made it a point to try and bring something different to the week,” she said. “I am trying again to bring another element to the week of some sort of surprise and something unexpected that involves creativity in all of us and renewing the love of art.” As you walk downtown during the evening of Sept. 10, keep an eye open for Ringholz’s show at Cowboy Coffee. Don’t worry about not being able to find it: She insists that it will be impossible to miss. “When you enter the space, I know it will give everyone a little jolt of excitement,” she said.

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Caio Fonseca’s show at Tayloe Piggott Gallery will include “Fifth Street C11.24, 2011” a mixed-media piece.

Shapes float in air and on canvas Tayloe Piggott Gallery 62 S. Glenwood St. 307-733-0555 TayloePiggottGallery.com By Brielle Schaeffer

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nteresting tactile sculptures and abstract paintings will collide at Tayloe Piggott Gallery during the 2014 Fall Art Festival. The modern-art-focused salon will have two solo shows going on simultaneously: one featuring internationally renowned painter Caio Fonseca and one for sculptor Xawery Wolski. This will be the second solo show Fonseca has enjoyed at Tayloe Piggott and the first for Wolski, said Carolyn Ripps, the gallery’s director of sales. A reception for both will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Friday during the Palates and Palettes gallery walk. “Both of these artists are contemporary working artists showing a lot of new work,” Ripps said. “They’re artists exhibited internationally and have a very abstracted and contemporary approach to their work.” Fonseca has built a reputation as a modern-day Joan Miro, with works that feature floating geometric shapes. “The artist achieves his reductive abstract paintings by creating layered compositions,” according to a gallery statement. “Underpaintings of varying shapes and lines, both geometric and gestural, are partially obscured with large swaths of a single solid color. The result creates a dynamic pushing and pulling between negative and positive space, and allows the viewer to peer through the layers and see hints of the process below.” The painter uses such unorthodox tools as kitchen utensils, string and writing implements to create the varied texture in his works.

Xawery Wolski’s show will feature terra cotta garments — this is Red Dress I — inspired by archaeological sites where objects have outlasted the bodies they covered.

A native New Yorker who is the son of two artists, Fonseca studied painting in Barcelona, Spain, developed

his style in Pietrasanta, Italy, and lived in Paris before returning to his home state. He splits his time between Italy and Manhattan. Fonseca’s paintings are in private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian Institution. Polish sculptor Wolski’s show will feature terra cotta garments. The series is reminiscent of museum exhibits of ceremonial garb from past civilizations. “They were inspired by visiting pre-Columbian archeological sites where one is exposed to objects that have everlasting perdurability and that have been preserved much longer than the bodies that they used to cover,” the gallery said. “The sculptures draw no limits and seek to stimulate reflections on presence and absence, giving a metaphysical aspect to the work.” Wolski’s sculptures often use organic materials he has gathered from his world travels, such as fired clay, seeds, fish bone, raw silk, cotton and stone. The sculptor, who studied in Paris and New York, splits his time between Poland and Mexico City, where he has a studio. He has had more than 60 solo shows around the globe. Tayloe Piggott Gallery typically curates its Fall Arts Festival exhibitions two years in advance, Ripps said. “We like to think about work that will be exciting for people who are also looking for something outside of your classic Western art experience,” she said. The two solo shows at Tayloe Piggott will be a “great complement to everything else showing this season in town,” Ripps said. “Fall Arts Festival has grown so much, and it’s such a dynamic period in Jackson for the arts in general. “We have always enjoyed participating in all the events, meeting new faces and giving our existing collectors something to be excited about,” she said.

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Artists to open studios during Fall Arts Fest. Artists select new talent for ‘Jackson Rising III.’

New works always popping up around valley. Three artists offer individual takes on Jackson landscape.

Whimsical Montana painter Houseman to color gallery. ‘Painter of the Tetons’ always strives for accuracy.

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Curtain rises on concentrated creativity

Teton Artlab 130 S. Jackson St. 307-699-0836 TetonArtlab.com By Kate Hull

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ince opening its doors to resident artists in 2007, Teton Artlab has had several homes — from a candy factory to an old jail. Now executive director and participating artist Travis Walker thinks the collective has found a permanent home. Well, permanent for now. Teton Artlab is at its core a residency program providing artists with studio space, exhibition and performance opportunities, and access to shared resources. It’s also a sounding board intended to inspire new work, not to mention an opportunity to pursue artistic endeavors in the heart of the Tetons, arguably the most scenic terrain in the Lower 48. Recently the Artlab set up shop in its latest address, which it fondly refers to as Buzz Shop. Before hosting rooms full of glassblowing, painting and the like, the space was a chainsaw repair shop. The lab’s previous space, the former jailhouse where some artists still work (though no longer managed by Teton Artlab), was known as the Big Haus. But Walker said Teton Artlab is still a force in the arts community. Teton Artlab also partners with artist-run gallery, bookstore and publisher In The Pines

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Aaron Wallis works on a silkscreen at Teton Artlab’s studio space. One of seven resident artists at the Artlab, Wallis specializes in silkscreen and a variety of other printmaking media including lithography, intaglio, letterpress and woodcut.

Space, or ITP, which provides some of its studio space. ITP curators Thomas Macker and

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val’s Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk, 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 5, the Artlab invites the public to come by and see what its artists are up to. The showcase will give visitors a rare opportunity to view the space and see the resident artists at work. Throughout the rest of the year the space is closed to the public, except for special events held only twice a year. “All will be open to the public, and you can come in and see what the residents do here,” Walker said. “They will have access to this central shared space. “We tend to give people privacy when they are working, but this is an opportunity to get in the space,” he said. “These events have been hugely successful in the past.” Resident artists showcasing their work include printmaker Aaron Wallis, ceramics artist Ben Blanton and glass artist John Frechette. Expect demonstrations in printmaking, screen printing, etching and block printing. Frechette, the man behind the popular relics and reclaimed goods store Made Jackson Hole, will show visitors how he cuts glass and silkscreens on tile for his colorful glass belt buckles. Teton Artlab has partnered with Aspens Market to provide refreshments for the show. A past event featured Jackson Hole Grateful Dead cover band the Dreadlocks, filmmaking demonstrations and upwards of 500 people, so you can expect a good time and a full house.

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Rob Kingwill installed two works in the Pink Garter Plaza, including LED-lit animal silhouettes, above the windows, which brighten the dim entry.

Celebrating Jackson’s personality every day JH Public Art brings community and artistry together. By Amanda H. Miller

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rt is everywhere in Jackson Hole during the Fall Arts Festival. Everywhere. Plein air painters creating pieces in public won’t be the only sight for revelers. Festivalgoers will see sculptures, installations and functional artwork most everywhere they go — if they pay attention. Public art has a way of blending right into the city’s artistic backdrop. “Public art is an essential part of our community fabric,” artist Bronwyn Minton said. “It is essential for our community identity. Public art gives us chance encounters with art.” That’s why Jackson Hole Public Art works to make sure there is funding and support for original works in public spaces, said Carrie Geraci, executive director of the organization. “We make every day a celebration of creativity by placing public art in highly trafficked sites throughout downtown Jackson,” she said. Jackson Hole Public Art can help art hunters find the works that are hiding in plain sight. The organization has published descriptions for each piece of public art in town on its website —JHPublicArt.org — including geotags. “People can use that information to take themselves on a really nice little self-guided tour of public art,” Geraci said. And there’s plenty to see, from the antler arches on the four corners of Town Square and the Aspen Gateway outside the National Museum of Wildlife Art to animal bike racks, artistic and informative bike lane signage and “Strands,” a glass installation outside the Home Ranch Welcome Center. “The great thing about public art is that it’s not a onenight event like so much that happens during the Fall Arts Festival,” Geraci said. “It’s just this kind of ongoing wonderfulness. And it’s free and accessible to everyone.” While there are more than 20 pieces of public art on display throughout town, the organization is highlighting three exhibits that will be new to people attending this year’s Fall Arts Festival. Rob Kingwell’s “Shadow Dancers” is an impressive and interactive contemporary art installation outside the Pink Garter Theatre, a half block off Town Square. The two-part project includes vinyl cutouts over LED lights that create silhouettes of animal paw prints and bones. The lights change colors and can flash. “We knew we wanted to do something that would light up that area,” Kingwell said of the dark, sort of daunting entry to what is in fact a lively and social corner of downtown. In addition to the shadow boxes, Kingwell has installed a television in the Pink Garter Plaza. The screen displays recent Instagram photos snapped by Jackson residents and visitors.

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Bronwyn Minton’s Cairn installation outside the Center for the Arts references Jackson Hole’s mountain culture. The interactive work is designed so people can move its pieces.

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“I grew up here,” Kingwell said. “Jackson is such a beautiful, inspiring place. I wanted to do something that would connect with the natural setting.” He also wanted to celebrate the tremendous athleticism and connection to the outdoors that people in the community have. “It’s my mission in life to get people to connect with the outdoors,” he said. His art installation at the Pink Garter Plaza achieves that in a creative, contemporary way that incorporates technology and social media. When anyone posts a photo on Instagram with the hashtag #JHLife, Kingwell, after screening it, makes sure it appears on the TV in the plaza. That makes the installation doubly public: Everyone gets to experience it, and anyone can contribute to it. That’s a common theme in local public art. Minton’s Cairn Project has been on display outside the Center for the Arts for almost a year. It, too, is an interactive piece of public art. Stacked stones are frequently used for way-finding in many cultures — including here in Jackson Hole, Minton said. Cairns are common markers for hikers and

mountain explorers. “This cairn references Jackson’s mountain culture as well as our way-finding as a community,” Minton said. The large cairn and smaller ones around it outside the Cache Street entrance of the Center for the Arts are artistic sculpture, but they’re also designed so that anyone can move them and change them, contributing to the experience. While Kingwell’s and Minton’s projects are interactive, other public art works are functional. One of the latest installations is an “Education Icons Project,” which uses artful signage along the town’s bike network to direct cyclists toward their destinations and to remind them of the rules of the road, Geraci said. The signs could have been bland and institutional, but the public art initiative advocated for bright, eyecatching, one-of-a-kind notices that gain attention and also build on the town’s artsy look. The JHPublicArt.org site identifies some two dozen other works, and there’s more on the way. This summer the town of Jackson gave the green light for a new project for the busy five-way intersection of Broadway, Pearl Avenue and Flat Creek Drive. While the junction is pedestrian, it is not especially pedestrian-friendly. A new project proposed by Seattle artist John Fleming will feature clusters of iron works meant to resemble the willows of nearby Karns Meadow. LED lighting and benches will transform the sidewalks of the bustling thoroughfare into oases where humans can sit, rest, watch and inhabit a bit of what is otherwise a mechanical realm. “Art should be for everyone,” Kingwell said. “The great thing about public art is that you don’t have to be looking for it to find it, and everyone can enjoy it.”

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ohn Frechette doesn’t have a lot of special Fall Arts Festival plans for Made. “It’s fun to be a part of the Fall Arts Festival while sticking to what we do: keeping things affordable,” said the coowner of the shop filled with usable items handmade by more than 160 artists from across Wyoming and the U.S. This year Frechette got one of the painters whose work Made sells, Kat Houseman, entered in the QuickDraw (see page A6). “We want to celebrate her QuickDraw debut,” Frechette said. So throughout the festival the shop will be highlighting the Montana native’s lively, vibrant work. Her exhibition opens Sept. 5, the night of Palates and Palettes. “We always carry some of her smaller paintings,” Frechette said, “but she has giving us bigger things during the Fall Arts Festival.” Frechette and his partner, Christian Burch, started collecting Houseman’s paintings before bringing them into Made. They fell in love with her work at the Art Association’s summer art fairs in Miller Park and purchased some of her paintings for themselves, Frechette said. The first piece the couple bought was of a purple cow. The second was of an orange pig. They also have one of Houseman’s rhinos. “Her take on animals and wildlife is more contemporary, with a bright feel

to them,” Frechette said. “They don’t have the labored-over look that many animal oil paintings do. She uses quick, large strokes. “We’re going to hang and put her paintings everywhere we can,” Frechette said. “For us it’s great to showcase artists who haven’t made it into the bigger galleries yet, and it’s a really cool opportunity for these artists to be seen by the collectors that are here for the shows at the bigger galleries.” In addition to showcasing Houseman, Made is making sure to have jewelry by Padgett Hoke and Sarah Tams in stock. Hoke’s antler necklace could almost be considered part of the uniform of stylish locals. “We had been working with Padgett on some trunk shows,” Frechette said. “She eventually came to us with this antler necklace. ‘Do you think you can sell it?’ she asked. I said, ‘We’ll try.’” The necklace sold within the hour, and Made – John Frechette began ordering OWNER OF MADE them — available in silver, gold and 14-karat gold — from Hoke two at a time. “Now we can’t keep them in stock and ship them to people all over the world,” he said, Every piece of Tams’ jewelry, which she makes and sells under the moniker Route 13, is hand-forged. “Sarah’s stuff is great,” Frechette said. “She’s a local silversmith, and people really love her work.” In addition to the work of Houseman and the jewelers, Made will have work by 150-some other American artisans, including pottery, leather goods, napkins, cards, coasters and pint glasses. Made, located in Gaslight Alley, will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. throughout the Fall Arts Festival.

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Photographer offers new take on old techniques The Brookover Gallery 125 N. Cache 307-732-3988 BrookoverGallery.com By Richard Anderson

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fter the “click” of his camera shutter, David Brookover’s work has only just begun. While that’s true for all photographers — editing, overseeing the processing of the digital file or (rarer these days) negative and managing the printing all take much longer than that fraction-of-a-second exposure of light — Brookover has taken it all to extremes. The former acupuncturist from Kansas specializes in creating limited-edition prints using 19th-century techniques including photogravure and bromoil. He also employs time-tested methods that use platinum and palladium emulsions in addition to the more typical silver-emulsion methods. When applied to his photos, the results are striking. There’s definitely something different about Brookover’s landscapes, equine portraits and Zen-like still lifes from the American West, Japan and, most recently, Iceland. Part of it is the photographer’s keen eye, for sure. His compositions are clean and classic, with an emphasis on close-up detail and a special ability for capturing stillness, even when the subject is in motion, such as rushing water or the wind through grass. Most photos are shot on film using a large-format 8-by-10 view camera. But the variety of antique printing techniques he prefers —

David Brookover is adept at capturing stillness, as here in the aptly named “Still Point.”

bromoil, an especially arduous process, goes back to the 1860s, he said — adds something special to each print, and not just because each one ends up being essentially a unique work.

Modern photography came to rely upon a process that used silver in the photon-sensitive chemicals that turn light into a reproducible image. But another method common in the early days

of photography used the rarer elements of platinum and palladium. While the chemistry is basically the same for all, the platinumpalladium process results in a decidedly cooler print, more toward

the blue end of the light spectrum. And, Brookover said, prints made using those elements have a much longer archival shelf life — 1,500 years or more. Photogravure is a technique that goes back to the 1830s and involves the use of a metal plate onto which the image is burned. The process of inking the plate is laborious and requires years of practice to perfect. The bromoil technique is even more labor intensive. Brookover works with a print house in Colorado to create the images that hang in his gallery, and he is hands-on every step of the way. Printing is his favorite part of the photo-making process. “There wasn’t any single ‘ahha!’ moment,” he said of his move away from conventional techniques, “but a gradual, growing dissatisfaction with the chaotic software-driven trend that photography was taking in the early 2000s and unfortunately continues through today.” Turning his back on that hubbub, Brookover has cornered the market with his new take on old techniques. During the Fall Arts Festival, Brookover will once again team with Amangani and Four Seasons resorts to set up Mocha’s Bash for Birds during the Friday, Sept. 5, Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk. Named for his dog, the evening will feature Brookover’s singular prints as well as food from two of the valley’s highest-end resorts. While the $5 admission fee is unusual for the otherwise free Palates and Palettes, proceeds benefit the Teton Raptor Center, which will have its beautiful birds on display throughout the evening.

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Greta Gretzinger’s mural overlooking the Wort Hotel’s parking lot depicts mountains and Jackson Hole characters. Commissioned by the owners of the Sundance Inn next door, she was asked to paint scenery that would give hotel guests a sense of the views they’d have if the wall weren’t there. Fifteen years later the Sundance Inn is gone, but the mural remains.

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trolling around downtown Jackson you could easily find yourself in dozens of fine art galleries that feature impressive variety: impressionistic wildlife portraits, classic Western landscapes, contemporary sculpture, exquisite Native American pottery and jewelry. But those aren’t the only places in the valley where you can glimpse Jackson Hole’s art scene. To see some of the most impressive, and largest, works of art that have contributed to the valley’s cultural tone you need only look around as you walk through the airport terminal, pass a visitor center or head out to get a cold brew. Large public art has served many purposes in many places. Economic downturns can spur funding for projects to create jobs. Murals are painted or sculptures created to integrate man-made structures with the natural landscape. Most importantly, perhaps, “public art shows the health of a town,” Jackson artist Wendell Field said. “It shows that this is a vibrant, culturally aware community that supports the arts.” In the summer of 2009, Field started work on one of the most high-profile murals in town — with a theme of “bikes, beers and leprechauns” — on a wall of what used to be Fitzgerald’s Bicycles overlooking the Snake River Brewery parking lot. After tracing real-life-inspired people and fantastical creatures, Field used a digital overhead projector at night to trace outlines onto the wall, then worked afternoons with latex exterior house paint. “I painted the whole thing with a 1-inch brush,” he said, “because it was so detailed.” Field worked on the mural for two years, painting in heat and glare and afternoon thunderstorms. It’s signed “abandoned, 2010,” the year funding ran out for the project. Working large-scale certainly has its challenges. Take Richard Painter’s 30-by-5-foot bald eagle, charred into wood and mounted in the terminal of Jackson Hole Airport. The bird in “Final View” appears ready to swoop over travelers. The largest work Painter has created, “Final View” required four months of charring paint with a 2-inch propane torch. He had to work outside in the winter when the piece outgrew his studio space. But the effect of such a dominating work is undeniable: It makes passers-by feel as if they are the object being observed, giving an inverted perspective of themselves in the world. Big public artwork in Jackson Hole often beautifies structures and educates at the same time.

A mural by Wendell Field adorns a large wall overlooking the Snake River Brewery parking lot.

For Strands, the glass installation on the exterior of the Home Ranch Welcome Center on North Cache Street, John Frechette worked with people in the community to map DNA “fingerprints” of bison and grizzly bears, then translated those maps onto 84 bricks of fused glass. Each brick was handmade with about 350 pieces of glass. The theme, colors and material meld the importance of science, nature and respect for environment, reflecting the community’s values. As time slips by these works become rich representations of town history. On a wall in the Wort Hotel parking lot, Greta Gretzinger spent three summers painting a mural that blends landscapes of town hills, the Tetons and the Wind Rivers with characters of the Jackson Hole community. The Sundance Inn — now gone — had rooms that faced the cinder block wall. Owners Amy and Casey Morton hired Gretzinger to paint a view of what guests

would see if the wall wasn’t there: Crystal Butte and part of Snow King. Gretzinger included more scenery as well as details to make the mural personal and creative. Oldtimer Homer Richards sits on a fence in his chaps, the Mortons pose with their dogs, and a mermaid combs her hair next to where the inn’s hot tub used to be. Each day Gretzinger worked until noon, when the paint would get hot and sticky. “The sun stays off that wall for at least half the day,” Gretzinger said of her 15-year-old mural. “That’s why it’s lasted so long.” The paint will fade eventually. The walls will get chipped. But the powerful presence of larger-than-life works in and on structures will continue to beautify and inspire. “When you see something that’s physically bigger than you, it does something,” Field said of big art. “It instills this sense of awe.”

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Tetons nurture rising talents

Field, Anderson, Youcha look to build on promising careers. By Mike Koshmrl

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any early-career artists eke out an existence, working side jobs to pay the bills and subsidize their art. Without a doubt most aspiring professional artists encounter challenges that make them question the pursuit of their passion. Painter Amy Ringholz’s story is proof that persistence can pay off. Undoubtedly one of Jackson Hole’s bestknown artists, she started off here a dozen years ago not painting but doing odd jobs at a guest ranch. “It was kind of a lucky start,” the Ohioan said. Ringholz made contacts with guests who would go on to buy her art. She built a name for herself, marketed herself aggressively and was soon on her way. Her advice to up-and-coming artists is to focus not only on the artwork but also on self-promotion. “It takes both sides of the brain to pull together a successful career in the arts,” she said. “It’s about being very detailed and businesslike and professional on one side and then being very creative and inspired and visionary on the other side.” Defining one’s style and putting in “thousands of hours” of work are other key parts of the equation, Ringholz said. Wendell Field, Eleanor Anderson and Anika Youcha are Jackson Hole artists who are building names for themselves in the valley’s vibrant but competitive arts community. Here’s a bit about each.

Anika Youcha not only loves the Teton mountains, but she says they taught her about line and structure. This is “Autumn Tetons.”

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Wendell Field

Landscape painter Wendell Field has lived here off and on for two decades. He feels he’s always been known as an artist. A Michigan native, he worked as a landscaper and waiter but also has had his name out as a painter for years, staging small shows at places like Pearl Street Bagels. “I only did plein air paintings back then — small paintings,” Field said. “I think my art has improved a lot. I’ve made a few big steps.” About two years ago Field began to paint full time. “I tore a disc in my back, and it prevented me from working,” Field said. “I thought, well, I can stand in front of my easel, but I can’t really do anything else. “I got a lot of paintings done,” he said. “Finally I’m at the point where I can now make my living at it.” Field’s studio in the old Teton Artlab building on Cache Street is packed with oil pastels of old buildings in idyllic fields, Tetonscapes and scenes captured during his travels. His style is representational but somewhat “funky,” he said, with broad brushstrokes and some deliberate distortions of reality. Field also recently began printmaking, a venture that has influenced his painting. “When I first moved here I took all these workshops, and I think I painted

There’s a funky, distorted reality to Wendell Field’s work. This is “The Gardener.”

kind of like everybody else,” he said. “One day I was signing my name and I had this realization: Your signature is something that you just do. It’s authentic, and you don’t think about it. When I realized that, I carried it over to my paintings. They should be totally original and authentic.” Visit WendellField.com to learn more.

Eleanor Anderson

Ceramicist Eleanor Anderson has already had a few big breaks. Anderson, who also works with textiles and prints, was honored as the emerging artist in July by the Art Association of Jackson Hole. Her booth at the summer Art Fair worked out well, to say the least. “I sold out,” Anderson said, “I actually

don’t have anything left.” A Colorado College graduate originally from Cleveland, Anderson lived in New York and Montana before returning to Colorado Springs for a graduate fellowship. “It was a really nice time to just focus on making art,” she said of the sojourn back to her college town. She landed in a yurt in Kelly in June. A theme of her art is a blending of “graphics, colors and patterns,” she said. “I love learning new mediums.” Anderson is on the hunt for a Jackson outlet for her artwork. “I’d love to try to get into some handmade local, artisan stores,” she said. Visit Eleanor-Anderson.SquareSpace. com to see her work.

Jackson Hole resident Anika Youcha is a mother, a lover of the mountains and a self-professed art addict. A fairly strict landscape painter professionally, she was active in the local art scene until about five years ago, when she had a child. “I played stay-at-home mom,” she said. “For about the last nine months I’ve been burning the midnight oil, mostly working on commissions. “My long-term goal as a person was to make art and to travel to make art,” she said. “While that has been stifled a little bit, it never went away.” Raised in St. Louis, Youcha fled west after becoming disillusioned with the art department at the University of Minnesota. Jackson Hole grabbed her and strengthened her attraction to art as a creative outlet. “The Tetons, I think, basically taught me to paint,” she said. “They taught me line and structure, and I fell in love with them.” One such Teton work won the Art Association’s art fair poster contest and appeared on hundreds of posters and tote bags. A prolific traveler, Youcha regularly ventures to Mexico to visit her parents and to destinations such as New York City and Alaska. When time and space allow, she brings her easel and paints. “My backup is always a camera,” Youcha said. “I compose a lot of painting though photography.” Youcha has no ties to any local galleries at the moment, but she has a show planned Sept. 15 for Pearl Street Bagels. “I have a pretty strong belief that art should be accessible and available to people,” she said. “I like displaying locally and in those smaller places because I can put them at prices that people who live in town can afford. I hope that can be what sustains me.” She regularly shows her art on her Facebook page and also at AnikaYouchaArt. blogspot.com.

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Alison Brush is one of the artists in “Jackson Rising III.” Her painting “From the Distance” is an acrylic on yupo, a polyurathene paper.

Local up-and-comers get a show of their own ‘Jackson Rising III’ Opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 Show runs through Oct. 10 Art Association gallery By Cherise Forno

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or the 30th annual Fall Arts Festival the Art Association will host “Jackson Rising III,” an exhibition featuring local emerging artists, from Friday, Sept. 5 through Friday, Oct. 10. The opening reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 as part of Palates and Palettes. Art lovers will have the opportunity to walk through the gallery at the Center for the Arts while snacking on food from the Rose and listening to tunes spun by a DJ. People who cannot make the opening reception will still be able to visit the gallery throughout the Fall Arts Festival to view pieces by local artists who have intriguing work and stories to share. Three years ago Thomas Macker, the Art Association’s gallery director, conceived of the idea for the

first “Jackson Rising” exhibition, and the event has grown since. Macker said he thought an exhibit displaying the work of Jackson’s up-and-coming artists, nominated by Art Association staff, would be a great way to shine light on the young artists. “It was a way that could start with this staff nomination, so you are nominating someone you respect,” Macker said. Staff members were directed to recommend artists they held in high esteem but whose work had not enjoyed much exposure. One of the main goals of the nomination process is to “try to bring light to someone who hasn’t shown a lot at the [Art] Association,” Macker said. Artists nominated for the first “Jackson Rising” then nominated artists for the second year. Macker said the process has allowed the event to grow naturally, with fresh artists at each subsequent exhibition. Macker said the nomination process has also been successful because each person has a different definition of a “rising” Jackson artist. As a result the show will include artists with a variety of perspectives and techniques.

“There’s such a great level of subjectivity to that,” Macker said. The “Jackson Rising III” group features Aaron Wallis, Wade Dunstan, Elaina Oliver, Benjamin Carlson, Andrew Ciulla, Kyle Craighead Haynam, Alison Brush and Grace Davis. Davis will display a small suite of paintings that blend contemporary elements with folk themes. Macker said Davis draws from her Southern roots as she depicts old family tree drawings and eloquently “creates a visual language” in each piece of her artwork. Carlson, who is the head of design and marketing at the Art Association, designed a Figure 8 race car that will be part of a dynamic installation in the exhibit. Dunstan has selected photographs from a trip to Cuba to display in “Jackson Rising III.” Macker said Dunstan’s intricate images are “very thoughtful, elaborate compositions” capable of captivating audiences for hours. Macker said a variety of media is represented to ensure a creative yet cohesive end result. He said the dynamic work achieved by each artist manages to elevate the exhibition to another level when the varied elements are unified in one gallery.

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alk into Trio Fine Art during the Fall Arts Festival and you will likely recognize the places captured in the paintings on the wall. During the 11-day festival the gallery will present “In Our Valley,� an annual show that highlights the natural wonders and scenery of Jackson Hole. “We wanted to show the beauty right here in Jackson Hole and show people you don’t have to go that far to find it,� said Bill Sawczuk, one of the gallery’s three owner-artists. “It’s all around us.� In addition to Sawczuk’s paintings, Trio features work by Kathryn Mapes Turner and Jennifer L. Hoffman. The three Jackson residents are plein air painters who see and depict the valley year-round in all its glorious seasonal variety and changing light. They work outside even on the harshest winter days, Sawczuk said. Each time they go out the light or weather changes and there’s a whole new scene to capture. “You just can’t exhaust it,� Sawczuk said. “You can paint forever. And people like the subject. You might paint 10 Teton pictures, but that doesn’t make them repetitive. Each can be different.� This year’s “In Our Valley� show will feature 12 to 15 paintings by each mem-

ber of the trio. Sizes will vary widely, and styles are as individual as the artists. While visitors may see the same subject in more than one painting, each artist brings a distinctive personality and set of skills that differentiate one from another. Lately Turner has been using a more reserved palette, heavy with earth tones, that creates an almost sepia look. She uses washes over thin layers of paint to achieve smooth textures. Hoffman works in pastel, and while her work can also be moody, she adds sunny skies and works in many layers. Sawczuk uses a lot of color and paint layers to build up textures. Each artist’s work is so distinctive, Sawczuk said, that if paintings by all three of them were to hang on a wall together, an observer could soon be able to identify who did each one. Trio is unique among Jackson Hole galleries in that all three of its artists are longtime residents. As co-owners they alternate shifts in the gallery, so when customers come in they are greeted by one of the artists whose work is on display. Customers can ask questions about paintings and often can observe works in progress. If you can’t make it to the gallery, there will be plenty of other chances to see work by Sawczuk, Turner and Hoffman: All three will be in the QuickDraw on Town Square and in the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Wild 100 show. Trio Fine Art also will participate in the festival’s annual Art Walk, set for 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10. “In Our Valley� will hang through most of September.

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walk through Joanne Hennes’ studio is a bit like a walk through her personal history. All around her the majesty of the Tetons and the West are captured, both through her brushstrokes and by artists enshrined in local and art history. “I’ve been painting the Tetons for about 50 years,” said Hennes, whose calls herself the “Artist of the Tetons” on her website. While the walls of her studio/gallery are adorned with a lot of her work, a mountain scene by Conrad Schwiering occupies an easel. Across the room a set of images by George Catlin, reproduced from drawings made circa 1844, depict Native Americans and a group of wild horses. Hennes also has a piece by Thomas Moran, and in her home next door are intricate Navajo, Apache and Pima baskets, all circa 1900. Many artists acclaimed by art lovers are not just names to her but friends who have painted things especially for her. Those hang as cherished mementos in her home, which also features an atrium with a fountain and about as many plants as the art on the walls around them. Some of those plants are from Hawaii, where she and her husband, Wayne, have visited about 40 times during winter months. Her travels — to the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Europe and elsewhere — also are reflected in her work. She has painted the Southern Alps in New Zealand and Kona’s crashing waves. Some of her work is on public display, including an 8-by-12-foot mural of the Pu’u Wa’awa’a Ranch in Hawaii. Closer to home she painted a series her website describes as “a set of 37 wildflower watercolors adorning the cabins of Jenny Lake Lodge … and an oil of Lake Solitude for the Moose Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park.” Each painting evokes in her a memory of the trip she took to paint it. Hennes doesn’t paint from someone’s scenic photo books. Of a work titled “Bears on Jenny Lake,” she can tell you who was on the boat with her and how they were concerned that the tasty lunch pre-

Joanne Hennes will unveil some new Teton canvases during the 2014 Fall Arts Festival, such as “Autumn at Willow Flats.”

pared by Bubba’s Bar-B-Que might draw some bruin attention. And she has photos to prove it. Some artists, she explained, don’t visit the place they’re painting and get details wrong. “My pet peeve is when they get a stream going the wrong way,” she said. Some of her works are giclees — high-quality prints of originals created with ink-jet technology. Hennes keeps giclees of many of her paintings because when she puts a lot of work into a painting and it sells quickly she misses it. Although the ink of the giclees has a different look from the paintings, they still represent the scenes she painted. A painting that will probably be displayed for her Fall Arts Festival events is a Schwiering mountain scene. Schwiering was born in Boulder, Colorado, grew up in

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Dancers’ Workshop instructors lead a Davey Jackson Elementary School kindergarten glass in “The Dancing Alphabet,� which reinforces the practice of forming the shapes of the letters on paper by creating the shapes with their bodies.

Working the arts into every part of education Adding an ‘A’ to ‘STEM’ introduces kids to sciences via their urge to create paintings, music, sculpture.

force, a group of civil rights, school and business leaders, as well as governors and former secretaries of education and labor. Creativity and innovation are essential, not optional, components. “Highlevel knowledge and skills alone are not enough for the U.S. to maintain its global By Dondi Tondro-Smith competitive edge,� the commission res some school districts abandon or ported. “Learning is multifaceted, and reduce arts programs, Jackson Hole creativity is an essential ingredient to seems to be on the cutting edge of success.� Tracy Poduska, the former curriculum integrating art into core learning. As students return to school this fall their op- director and principal of Wilson Elemenportunities for interconnected and artful tary School, is now the director of teaching and learning for the Teton County education are as abundant as ever. If you’re in the educational know, School District. She has seen firsthand there’s a new acronym that refers to the how pARTners programs have benefited return of the arts to curricula: STEAM. Wilson children over the past decade. What used to be STEM now includes “A� The district’s programming has been “super responsive to required curricufor art. Science, technology, engineering, art lum and the ideas teachers have impleand math can be interwoven into every mented to harness the valley’s seemingly part of a child’s education to turn cre- limitless supply of artistic energy and talativity into innovation. And there’s no ent,� she said. better example of this integration than “There’s a high level of concerted efJackson’s own fort from the dispARTners, a nontrict’s direction to profit that facilihonor the fact that tates partnerships teachers’ school between artists, days keep getting teachers and stushorter,� she said, dents to integrate “and lots of exthe arts into Teton pectations are put County schools’ upon teachers to K-12 curriculum implement core and ignite crecurriculum stanative thinking and dards. I would say – New Commission on the Skills there’s definitely a self-expression in of the American Workforce concerted effort to students. Children receive arts edukeep the arts alive cation inside wellin our schools and established core curriculums, making be a robust part of our student’s day. learning more momentous, fun and full “The district heavily supports the arts of STEAM. and has been supportive in regards to adSince 1995 pARTners has become the justing school schedules and approving behind-the-scenes benefactor of many field trips to facilitate place-based projwell-established and beloved rites-of- ects,� Poduska said. passage programs. During Fall Arts FesWith pARTners’ continued support, tival season, which coincides with the there will be many more integrated arts beginning of the school year, kindergart- programming for the youngest students. ners perform a dance in which they use At the start of the school year, for examtheir bodies to make the shapes of letters ple, pARTners provides every secondof the alphabet, decorate alphabet shirts grader with a blank nature journal and and create a multidimensional art piece. pairs each with an artist. The students “My daughter, to this day, still has and artists share techniques for reher alphabet T-shirt,� said Ruth Moran, cording observations about the natural pARTners’ new executive director. world. After the journaling project the “Not everyone has a similar learning artist teaches students how to draw anistyle,� Moran said. mals using geometric patterning, a pracConcepts are taught in many ways. tice that helps students identify unique Studies suggest mastery of arts and hu- characteristics of their animals. The manities correlates to higher earning po- “Animals of Jackson Hole� project contential as much as achievement in math cludes with students exploring animal and science do. movements with Dancers’ Workshop “History, music, drawing and painting, and performing for their parents at the and economics will give our students an Center for the Arts. edge just as surely as math and science To deepen first-grade understanding will,� according to the New Commis- about ideas of community, pARTners See EDUCATION on page 14D sion on the Skills of the American Work-

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tary component to what teachers are already trying to do.� Continued from 13D Marylee White was pARTners’ executive director for 11 years. She said has its Community Quilt project, taught the group’s mission and her desire that with help from the Jackson Hole Quilt all children get some art education goes Guild. Students select an image that corresponds to an assigned letter, and artists back to her involvement with her own help them interpret their image as fabric offspring’s artful childhood. Her many squares. Volunteers from the Quilt Guild years coordinating and raising money then stitch the students’ squares into to keep arts visible and viable in the quilts — demonstrating how parts turn schools inspired many art programs that into a whole and also teaching core les- have enjoyed long runs throughout the sons such as measuring and patterning. district. “What I think about when I consider The ABC quilts are proudly displayed in integrated arts learning is the opportueach classroom. The goal of pARTners is to enhance nity that children have to create something,� she said. curriculum already “And that process being taught in the children have declassroom. The exvelops a creative periential integration has become an way of thinking important strategy that’s valuable in for many teachers every thing we do. in the district. ... What you’re al“It’s human,� lowing students said Shannon to do is to create Shuptrine, a Joursomething from neys School teachan idea to concept – Marylee White to finished project. er and longtime FORMER DIRECTOR OF PARTNERS pARTners board And in this process member, “the need you’re introducing to create, a form thinking skills, idea generation and all the of expression that is necessary to make things that can happen to connect to a learning sticky ... because art projects philosophy or principle. The inspiration have emotional content for students, and to answer bigger and bigger questions whenever you can connect emotion to comes from going into images — you’re student’s learning ... that learning lasts.� thinking in metaphor — and what you’re Teachers can apply for pARTners doing is going into higher-level thinking grants at the beginning of each school processes that aren’t necessarily tanyear to support what they plan to teach gible.� in the classroom. The grant process and Art becomes a language for children application is easy to understand and fill who may not yet have developed verbal out, Poduska said. flexibility, allowing a new range of self“When you think of busy teachers be- expression. And that leads to enthusiasm ing supported with their seed ideas,� she for learning and even fascination. said, “pARTners becomes a complemenFull STEAM ahead.

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By Nature Gallery 86 E. Broadway 307-200-6060 ByNatureGallery.com By Kelsey Dayton

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n most galleries touching the art is frowned upon. But at By Nature it’s encouraged. “People don’t feel connected unless they touch,” said Douglas Bradstreet, owner of the gallery. “People come because they are interested in prehistoric life. They hear about it and read about it, but when they can actually see and touch it, it becomes real.” The gallery features nature’s artwork in the form of fossils, minerals and meteorites. Some are in their natural state. Others are enhanced with mounts and designs to showcase their beauty. Pieces range in price from a few dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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The gallery welcomes children as well as serious collectors. In the past year the gallery even extended its kids area, which features a geode cracker and boxes of hundreds of minerals, some costing only a couple of bucks. Bradstreet also is working with designer James Vilona, who is creating bases to mount pieces in a way that adds character. “He takes something that isn’t overly rare but adds a design element, and people think, ‘Wow, I never would have thought of something like that,’” Bradstreet said. “We’ve now added a design sense and a whimsical flair, and people are really proud to have it in their homes.” One piece is a shark sculpture that holds an amethyst geode in its mouth. Another mineral is displayed in a giant ring, making it more distinctive than if it sim-

By Nature Gallery features items found in nature, like the petrified wood used to create this table.

ply sat on a table, Bradstreet said. While items in the gallery are works of art they also are pieces of history and make great conversation starters. Everything is nature-based and handpicked for the gallery, said Bradstreet, who has been collecting natural pieces of art for more than 30 years. Some items come from as near as the Green River Formation in Wyoming, but every continent except Antarctica is represented in the collection. Everyone who comes in — regardless of age, nationality or financial circumstances — is drawn to the gallery because of a personal story: rock hunting with a parent, for example, or collecting fossils with a grandparent. “People love going back to their childhood,” Bradstreet said.

The gallery, in its sixth year on Town Square, is constantly getting new inventory, updating its petrified wood and mineral collections and turning over big attention-grabbing pieces such as fossils of dinosaurs and other mega-beasts of bygone eras. Bradstreet recently purchased a Struthiomimus skeleton, which when constructed will be 15 feet long and stand upright in the gallery. It might not be installed in time for the Fall Arts Festival, but there will plenty of other things to see — and touch. “We’ve made visiting the gallery an experience,” Bradstreet said. “Bring your curiosity.” He encourages customers to ask questions. “We want them to learn,” he said. “We want them to be a part of what we’re doing.”

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“Moose,” an oil on canvas measuring 30 by 40 inches, is one of two Carl Rungius paintings in this year’s Jackson Hole Art Auction.

Master works mingle at auction Jackson Hole Art Auction Preview 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 (including 5-7 p.m. cocktail reception), and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Center for the Arts Auction starts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 JacksonHoleArtAuction.com By Kate Hull

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ackson Hole is known as a top destination in the U.S. for Western and wildlife art. Each year in September the Fall Arts Festival brings admirers from all over the world to celebrate with events, gallery exhibits and rare opportunities to meet the artists behind the works. One of the most successful events in recent years has been the Jackson Hole Art Auction, which showcases work by contemporary artists and deceased masters before offering them in a rapid-fire auction. This year’s auction, the eighth annual event, will start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Center for the Arts, with a preview from 9 a.m. to noon. Once again Trailside Galleries and the Gerald Peters Gallery — two institutions with more than 100 years of combined experience and expertise with locations in Jackson, New York City, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Santa Fe, New Mexico — combine forces to attract collectors and gallery owners from around the globe. “Jackson is rapidly becoming the premier destination for high-quality Western and wildlife art,” auction coordinator Jill Callahan said. “Our clients also enjoy participating in the other wonderful Fall Arts Festival events and reveling in the beautiful autumn weather in the valley.” This year, Callahan said, auction organizers are excited about a number of paintings as well as a new feature of the event: the inaugural Top Tier juried competition. “Eleven artists with exemplary auction records were

The auction features a variety of genres, including sporting art. This is Edmund Osthaus’ “Ted.”

Charles M. Russell’s “Buffalo Hunt,” a watercolor on paper, is another hightlight of the Sept. 13 auction.

selected to create new works and vie for a $10,000 cash prize,” Callahan said. “The competition will be juried by three museum scholars, including Adam Duncan Harris of the National Museum of Wildlife Art.” The winner will be announced before the start of the sale, allowing the paintings to go on the auction block. Contenders include William Acheff, John Banovich, Ken Carlson, Bonnie Marris and Tucker Smith. Callahan and her team also are anticipating several showstopper paintings sure to instigate lively bidding. Highlights include “Major North and the Pawnee Battalion” by Howard Terpning, a contemporary master known for his depictions of Native Americans. The canvas will be offered at $800,000 to $1.2 million. A member of the Cowboy Artists of America, Terpning has won many prestigious awards, including the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the National Academy of Western Art’s Prix de West and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gene Autry Museum. Aside from his detailed Native American paintings, he is an accomplished illustrator, having completed magazine covers for Time, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping and others. Terpning also is behind the posters of many favorite movies including “The Sound of Music” and the 1967 re-release of “Gone With The Wind.” The Jackson Hole Art Auction has earned a reputation as a source of artistic treasures, and this year the trove includes a watercolor by Charles M. Russell, “Buffalo Hunt,” offered for $900,000 to $1.5 million. “Russell, known as the ‘cowboy artist,’ is undoubtedly one of the most important Western artists in history,” Callahan said. Also not to be missed are several paintings by the late, great wildlife artist Bob Kuhn, including the last painting he completed for the prestigious Prix de West

exhibition titled “Resting Cat.” This piece will be offered for $250,000 to $300,000. Another wildlife master, Carl Rungius, is represented with two paintings — one of a moose and one of bighorn sheep — both priced at $200,000 to $400,000. “What is great about our auction is we offer a real variety of genres,” Callahan said, “from wildlife to sporting, landscape and Western. There is truly something for everyone.” All told, the auction will feature 240 lots — paintings and sculptures — covering a range of themes and genres. Aside from a variety of styles, Callahan said, works also run the gamut of prices, from $1,000 up to $1 million or more, giving both beginning collectors and seasoned connoisseurs a reason to participate. That much work demands a good amount of time for preview. Whether you’re planning to register to bid or you just want to view some wonders of the Western and wildlife genres, you can stop by the morning of the auction or visit 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. The final two hours of the Friday preview will include a cocktail reception. The artwork also will be hanging in Trailside Galleries in the weeks leading up to the auction. “Each year the auction continues to grow,” Callahan said. “We are anticipating more bidders than ever.” In addition to clients bidding live in the room, the auction will offer telephone, absentee and Internet bidding. “Our clientele spans the country,” Callahan said, “and we have many international bidders as well. “This town has garnered the reputation of having the best galleries and the best offerings,” she said, “and we are a part of that, with our auction bringing it to our audience through a live auction setting as opposed to a gallery setting.”

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will be at the gallery in person for an event. “He’s really a spectacular artist,” Wakeman said, “a great representation of the level of work Jackson is showing these days.” Rather than working on canvas like so many artists, Wicks paints with acrylic on treated board. Wakeman explained that the technique “adds smoothness to his pieces.” Such smoothness plays an important role in making incredible work. “He has this amazing ability to give a sense of real life to his work,” Wakeman said. “It’s a bit hard to tell what you’re seeing at first.” Such attention to detail can confuse people when they first look at one of Wicks’ – Derek Wicks works: Is it a photograph or a WILDLIFE ARTIST painting? “As early as I can remember I was interested in the mystique of nature and the beauty of art,” Wicks has written. However, the Canadian’s path to becoming a nationally acclaimed artist wasn’t a completely smooth one. Wicks dropped out of high school at 16 and for a while lived on his own. He soon found that without a degree, and without a portfolio, it was nearly impossible to make a living as an artist. “Returning to high school at 19 was the toughest decision I had to make,” he wrote. After Wicks graduated he was accepted into the technical and scientific illustration program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, where he went on to get his diploma and win the artistic excellence award in his graduating year. When Wicks took up architectural rendering his attention to detail became his trademark — “a trademark that would find its way into my wildlife art,” he wrote. Now Wicks is internationally known and respected as a skilled wildlife artist. He has been the featured artist at the Canadian Fine Art Invitational multiple times, is a two-time Ducks Unlimited artist of the year and has won many “best in show” awards. After many years, the driving force behind his work remains conservation and displaying the majesty of nature. “I have a love for the wonders of art and nature in combination,” he wrote, “and want to show the world the connection between the two.”

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Scott Christensen’s oil painting “Looking for Cruisers” (18 by 27 inches) shows his impressionistic approach to presenting the beauty of nature.

Christensen sees the small parts of the big picture Scott Christensen Studio 10 S. Main St. Victor, Idaho 208-787-5851 By Kate Hull

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cott Christensen felt inspired by nature from an early age. An upbringing in Lander amid breathtaking geology and unbeatable scenery left its mark, although he didn’t realize it until he was much older. Now a renowned landscape painter living and working in Victor, Idaho, Christensen has found his calling. Christensen turned to painting in college after a sports injury left him unable to continue his football scholarship. His life took a different course when he visited his grandfather, an amateur oil painter, and found a new passion in re-creating the landscapes he had always felt deeply connected to. Christensen went on to pursue an art education degree but did not begin teaching until much later. He dedicated his time and energy to depicting in painterly, impressionistic styles the landscapes

that inspired him. Three decades later Christensen’s work has won coveted awards, including the Prix de West, and found its way into prestigious collections, like the one on display at Grand Teton National Park’s Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center. His work captures the beauty of landscapes visited in his travels as well as in his own backyard — from the storied English countryside to Wyoming’s Salt River Range. “Christensen’s paintings are absolutely breathtaking,” said gallery director Casey Painter Singer, “but he is also known in the art world for his composition, orchestration, use of light and so much more.” Christensen’s oil landscapes showcase light and depth of scenery in a meticulous way, revealing his attention to detail and dedication to each piece. His works are finished in the studio, but most often are started en plein air — outdoors while he is observing his subject matter. “It is an intriguing thing that nature seems to be but a colossal wealth of information,” he said. “One tends to see, for example, the multitude of tiny branches and leaves before he truly sees the tree.” One recent work, a 12-by-24-inch oil painting titled “Salt River,” captures the light reflecting on the

river with a snowy scape surrounding it. The brushstrokes are impressionistic, but they also result in a nearly photographic quality. “Looking For Cruisers,” another oil, uses contrasting colors to suggest the depth of the water and to invite viewers to imagine what might be hiding below the surface. Tight details, such as the limbs on a tree, and wide strokes throughout the rocks and water blend effortlessly. “There is a very human quality in painting,” Christensen has said, “for it reveals the sort of raw imperfection that is present in all of our lives.” While Scott Christensen Studios will not host a Fall Arts Festival event, the painter always encourages art lovers to venture over the pass to Teton Valley to see his work. Currently he is preparing a collection of new pieces to be shown at the recently opened Legacy Gallery in Bozeman, Montana, where it will hang through Oct. 7. Christensen’s other passion lies in teaching. Each year he hosts a few workshops and classes in his Victor studio, where he instructs a select group of advanced artists, helping them perfect their style. He also recently produced two instructional videos that will be released in late fall. These videos follow him through his process of creating a large painting from start to finish.

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“Caspian,” a 64-by-64-inch oil on linen, is by Ewoud de Groot. The Dutch artist is the featured painter of the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Wild 100.

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Museum wows with Wild 100 National Museum of Wildlife Art 2820 Rungius Road 307-733-5771 WildlifeArt.org By Dina Mishev

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he name has changed, but the mission has not. “Our Western Visions Wild 100 offers a chance to experience and purchase the work of some of the best international talent in the field,” said Becky Kimmel, director of programs and events at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Formerly the Western Visions Miniatures & More Show & Sale, the Wild 100 brings the exhibition back to its original focus: showing patrons and collectors art by the finest wildlife painters and sculptors in the world. “Miniatures & More had gotten up to 150 artists in 2013,” Kimmel said. “We decided to really focus our efforts back to the mission of the museum. “Collectors will recognize many of the Wild 100 artists from Miniatures & More,” she said, “but we’ve also sought out new artists we think are doing very skilled work with wildlife.” This year’s show includes the work of 100 living wildlife artists. Each artist was invited to submit up to three works: a miniature, a sketch and a midsize piece. “Some artists are submitting all three,” Kimmel said. “Others are just submitting one.” In total around 260 works will be for sale. Most of the pieces will remain for sale as “intent to purchase.” The museum and the artist set a price for each work, and bidders record their interest. When a name is selected, that bidder gets to purchase the piece. Also new this year, 15 pieces will be up for sealed bid auction. That format replaces the former silent auction. “If you want one of these 15 pieces you put in the price you are willing to pay,” Kimmels aid. “The highest bid wins.” Another new component this year is a non-art item: Nobel Travel has partnered with

Eagle by Wild 100 featured sculptor Gwynn Murrill is characteristic of the artist’s contemporary style.

Linblad Expeditions to offer a luxury trip to the Galapagos Islands, Alaska wilderness, Costa Rica or the Panama Canal. “We recognize there are many collectors out there who have no space left on their walls,” Kimmel said. “They can now support the museum through this.” But art remains the focus of the event. Kimmel discovered three regional artists at the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale: P.A. Nisbet, Nikolo Balkanski and Linda Lillegraven. Last year Nisbet’s paint-

ing “American Serengeti” won the Buffalo Bill show’s $10,000 Wells Fargo Gold Award. It depicts a scene from the Lamar Valley in the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. The year before, Balkanski won the show’s highest award with his painting “Signs of Spring.” The work is representative of Balkanski’s style: emotional, painterly, transportive. Lillegraven works in both oils and pastels. In 2000 she won the prestigious Art for the Parks Show. In 2001 she was an artist-in-residence at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and

National Museum of Wildlife Art’s festival schedule The National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Fall Arts Festival festivities include its rebranded Wild 100 Show and Sale as well as its annual Jewelry and Artisan Show and Sale. The schedule is as follows: Jewelry & Artisan Show & Sale: Opens with a women-only luncheon 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 3 in Snow King’s Grand Room. Admission is $100. The show and sale move to the museum on Sept. 4, and works remain on display through Sept. 5. High Tea: The museum serves champagne, cucumber sandwiches, cookies and tea at 2 p.m. Sept. 4. Earlier in the day one of the 10 jewelers in the show

will lead a free yoga class outside on the museum’s Sculpture Trail. Wild 100 Artist Party: Guests gather Sept. 11 for an advance peek at the 260 works in the show and to meet and speak with the artists. Featured Painter Ewoud de Groot will speak at 6, and Featured Sculptor Gwynn Murrill at 7 p.m. $100 tickets also allow guests to bid on work in the Show & Sale. Wild 100 Show & Sale: The museum’s Fall Arts Festival events conclude Sept. 12 with its biggest party of the year. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bidding closes at 7. The evening also includes a buffet dinner and drinks. Tickets cost $100.

in 2003 she won the William E. Weiss Purchase Award at that museum’s annual show and sale. In 2005 she won its Painting Award. The University of Wyoming Art Museum, the Wyoming State Museum, the Old West Museum, the University of Nebraska and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center all include works by Lillegraven in their permanent collections. “We’re really excited by these three regional artists,” Kimmel said. “Although we’re calling them regional, their work is relevant and impressive on a much larger scale.” Kimmel is also excited about numerous artists whose wildlife work represents the contemporary end of the art continuum. Los Angeles sculptor Gwynn Murrill has three pieces in the museum’s permanent collection but has never before participated in Western Visions. She has a piece in this year’s exhibition and is also the event’s featured sculptor. “She is just doing amazing work,” Kimmel said. Mariam Diehl, owner of Diehl Gallery, which recently began representing Murrill, said, “By no means is Gwynn a

traditional Western and wildlife artist. She is a contemporary artist.” The event’s featured painter, Ewoud de Groot, also tends toward contemporary. He paints precise figurative subjects against modernist abstract backgrounds, giving his pieces a tension beyond that of traditional, photo-realistic wildlife paintings. De Groot’s work is also notable because his subjects are often animals not native to this area. More often de Groot, who is Dutch, paints seabirds from the Wadden Sea wetlands off the northern coast of the Netherlands. Other contemporary artists in this year’s Wild 100 include Theodore Waddell, Jane Rosen and Mark Eberhard. Sculptor Rosen has two pieces, both of them birds of prey done in ink on limestone. Eberhard, whose work was recently featured in an avian art exhibition at the museum, has put a 36-inch-square elk oil painting in the show. While there are fewer artists participating in this year’s show, Kimmel is adamant there will be something for every collector. “There are plenty of wonderful opportunities to get reasonably priced pieces,” she said. “The whole idea is to bring wonderful wildlife art to collectors at a variety of budgets.” The Wild 100 Artist Party takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Tickets are $100 and include admission to talks and demonstrations by both featured artists. De Groot will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. and Murrill from 7 to 8 p.m. If you buy a ticket to the Artist Party, you can bid on pieces in the show and sale. The Wild 100 Show & Sale takes place the following night, Sept. 12. Tickets cost $100. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and bidding closes at 7. The evening includes a buffet dinner and beverages. The name of the art show isn’t the only thing that has changed. “We’re separating the Jewelry & Artisans event from the Wild 100 so we can give it special focus,” Kimmel said. The Jewelry & Artisan Show & Sale is Sept. 3-5. It kicks off with a women-only luncheon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 3 in Snow King’s Grand Room (tickets cost $100) and moves to the museum Sept. 4-5 (free). Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. the museum will offer high tea. The free event will feature champagne, cucumber sandwiches, cookies and, of course, tea. Earlier that same day one of the 10 jewelers in the show will lead a free yoga class outside on the museum’s Sculpture Trail. “With each of these — the Wild 100 and the Jewelry & Artisans show — there was too much happening,” Kimmel said. “We needed to give each the space it deserves.”

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Wild Wyoming and more on display at Wilcox

Wilcox Gallery 1975 W. Highway 89 307-733-6450 Wilcox Gallery II 110 Center St. 307-733-3950 WilcoxGallery.com info@wilcoxgallery.com By John Moses

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ilcox Gallery brings Jackson Hole the best of the art world. For collectors there are striking canvases and intricate bronze casts that can bring our wild, high plains or their inhabitants right into our homes. For those inspired by a love for art, the gallery is also home to the Jackson Hole Art Academy, where master instructors impart their knowledge and hone the talents of those of the next generation who may fill gallery walls in the future. The twin galleries — located at 1979 N. Highway 89 and 110 Center St. — specialize in landscape, wildlife, portrait/ still life, Western and watercolor paintings, as well as bronze sculptures in the wildlife and Western styles. There also are bas relief pieces, such as busts, and portrait-style works suitable for mounting on a wall or door. And there are finely crafted fountains, woodwork and papercasts — a little

something for every collector. That amount of variety, and the number of artists who supply it, means Wilcox Gallery will be busy during the 2014 Fall Arts Festival. Art and food will be paired for the festival-opening Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk on Friday, Sept. 5. There also will be a much-anticipated reception for nearly all the galleries’ artists on Saturday, Sept. 13. Quite a few of the galleries’ artists will be there that week demonstrating. The gallery manager said it isn’t uncommon for those works in progress to be purchased before they are even finished. Much of the gallery’s artwork reflects Western American heritage. Viewers will see sprawling landscapes, wildlife in native habitat, and portraits of people who might have lived a hundred years ago — or even a thousand. The lot outside Wilcox Gallery, across from the National Elk Refuge, was recently filled with 20 students who had – Jeff Wilcox come to learn from WILCOX GALLERY DIRECTOR acclaimed wildlife artist and Wilcox stalwart Greg Beecham. Beecham is an artist who is generous about sharing his 33 years of knowledge, working with students to help them solve problems and critiquing their work. Inside gallery manager Jeff Wilcox talked about some of the artworks with two out-of-town visitors picking up instructive DVDs to bring back to their hometown art guild. “For the most part we’ve hand-picked our artists.” said Wilcox, son of the gallery

“For the most part we’ve hand-picked our artists. ... We can be picky.”

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Jim Wilcox has an eye for atmospheric effects, as in this oil, “Togwotee Spring.”

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WILD by NATURE GALLERY

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Wildlife and Landscape Photography by

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owners Jim and Narda Wilcox. Some artists have represented themselves and earned a spot in the gallery, among them five Wyoming artists. “We can be picky,” Jeff Wilcox said. You don’t run an art gallery unless art is a part of your life, and for Jim Wilcox it’s just about all-consuming. A celebrated painter, his plein air work captures the majestic and gripping views of the Tetons and other Yellowstone-area landscapes. His canvases also enshrine the many shades and effects created as the atmosphere and landscape interact with sunlight. But don’t expect to see him in the gallery during the summer. “He’s out painting,” Jeff said. Jim Wilcox’s popular Grand Teton National Park plein-air workshop was featured twice in the American Artist’s Workshop Magazine: as a cover story in 2008 and in an article revisiting the event in 2011. He has received the Frederic Remington Award in 2007 from the Prix de West show at the National Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma.

“He’s out painting.”

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– Jeff Wilcox ON WHY WILCOX GALLERY OWNER JIM WILCOX ISN’T AROUND DURING SUMMER DAYS

Visitors in the summer may find family dog Shiloh outside the door. Art lovers can walk the polished concrete main floor and climb to the second floor gallery to take in images of colorful landscapes, cattle drives, bears, cowboys on horseback, Native American scenes, majestic eagles and even a couple of roaming moose, found in Colorado artist Julie Jeppson’s “Bachelor Party.” Jeff Wilcox said the winter months are slow in the gallery, but during the summer things can get hopping. And of course any time of year visitors and residents can always stop by the gallery online. The e-commerce part of the gallery business is hopping year-round, much like the many bronze frogs in the gallery’s collection created by an artist known as Frogman, aka Tim Cotterill.

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Western Design Conference brings out the best by the best artists. See page 8F.

Fashion is just one of the functional art forms featured at the Western Design Conference, set for Sept. 4-7.

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Funky store will highlight four furniture makers. See Holdsworth’s latest wildlife and landscape photos.

You don’t have to be a big shot to shoot big.

William Henry Jackson art Colorful jewelry makes forms core of Wyoming show. a statement for Fall Arts.

Artwork meets interior design Shop spotlights New York designer’s wearable pieces. in Jackson showroom.

Look here for the who, what, when and where of Fall Arts.

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Purveyors of fine Indian art to host two masters.

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Just because it’s fun doesn’t mean it’s not art Wild Hands 265 W. Pearl Ave. 733-4619 WildHands.com

ture into art not by crafting it, but by painting it,” she said. Sharon Thomas and Michele Evans both do smaller pieces like step stools and toy trunks. Thomas, who teaches classes at the Art Association, paints portraits of dogs and other pets. Evans’ subjects are more diverse. “One year she did painted serpents and chickens,” Sue Thomas said.

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ild Hands celebrates art through furniture, says the gallery’s founder, Sue Thomas. The store, now in its 16th year, is highlighting four furniture makers this Fall Arts Festival. “They do three very different styles,” said Thomas, herself an artist. Cody woodcarver Chip Miller found Wild Hands this past winter. “He’s the alpine ski coach for the Cody team, and he just wandered in when the team was over here for a meet,” Thomas said. “We were both excited to have met each other.” Miller spent the winter carving and “got us some really cool stuff.” His relief carvings of area wildlife and the Tetons on bowls, serving trays, boxes and plaques have been popular with the gallery’s clients. For Fall Arts Festival he has made Wild Hands a queen-size bed. “The Tetons will be on the footboard, and there will be bears on the headboard,” Thomas said. “I can’t wait to get it.” Miller sent Thomas photos of the bed in progress, but the final product won’t arrive until just before the Fall Arts Festival. “He’s already blown my mind with the accuracy of his carvings of the Tetons on smaller items,” Thomas said. “I can’t wait to see a bigger piece.” While Wild Hands is celebrating the arrival of the first of Miller’s big pieces, it’s simultaneously celebrating

“It is fun to have artists that are true artists in that they’re always wanting to do something new and different.” – Sue Thomas FOUNDER OF WILD HANDS

Among the many items Wild Hands sells is furniture painted by Teton artist Sharon Thomas. Wild Hands will host a reception in honor of its artists during the Art Walk of Wednesday, Sept. 10. Thomas might be in the gallery doing a demonstration.

the 20th anniversary of local craftsman Bert Feuz. “His furniture is a piece of art in and of itself,” Thomas said. Feuz uses reclaimed wood and traditional joinery.

“There’s no nails, screws or glue for him,” Thomas said. “He’s a true craftsman.” Not that she begrudges furniture makers who use modern attachments. “Two local artists transform furni-

“It is fun to have artists that are true artists in that they’re always wanting to do something new and different,” Thomas said. Wild Hands will host a reception in honor of its artists during the Art Walk of Wednesday, Sept. 10. Sharon Thomas might be in the gallery doing a demonstration. In addition to the featured artists and craftsmen, Wild Hands carries work by scores of others in a variety of mediums, including blown and slumped glass by Laurie Thal and ceramics by Pony Creek Pottery, Valerie Seaberg and Norby Studio. There also are paintings by Fred Kingwill and Elli Sorensen (both valley residents) as well as Melissa Graves-Brown, Karla Nolan and Colleen Drury.

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WesternVisions.org. Wild 100 Artist Party Thursday, September 11

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A great place inspires great photographers

The number and the variety of serious photographers in Jackson proves you don’t have to be a big shot to shoot big. By Mark Huffman

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ons passed in the Tetons without one “click.” Then William Henry Jackson arrived. His first “click” has been followed by millions, enough that if photography were an erosive force the Tetons would have been photoed flat by now. Jackson used the best technology of the time to give people back East their first look at Jackson Hole and Yellowstone: a bulky 8-by-10 view camera that recorded images on glass plates he developed on the spot. The technology has changed, but the impulse remains the same: It’s a beautiful, fascinating world, and many people have an urge to freeze what they see and show it to other people. That’s what makes photographers photograph. And it’s not just Jackson or Harrison Crandall, the area’s bestknown photographer in the 1930s through the 1960s. Or today’s big names, Tom Mangelsen, Henry Holdsworth and David Brookover. The Hole is full of people who aren’t famous, or even full-time pros, but who devote a big part of their lives to making images for a variety of motives. “There are many types of photographer, and they have so many niches,” said Thomas Macker, head of photography programs at the Art Association of Jackson Hole. “For some, photography is like a target — they’re trying to get a prize when they take a photograph — and for many there is an element of sharing, even if they’re just creating a photo album,” Macker said. “For some it’s very insular. They’re in a vacuum, taking pictures just for themselves that they never show anyone. And for some it’s a way of reflecting, a way of slowing things down.” The Art Association has a modern photo lab where digital photographers can work on their images and produce prints. It also has a 500-square-foot darkroom, the traditional photo workplace where those who still shoot film can develop it and print their photos in the old chemical bath process. The program lures dozens of photographers to a year-round schedule of classes. Among recent offerings were “Being Creative,” “Video Production,”

BRAD SCHWARM

Brad Schwarm takes tourists on photo tours and sees many favorite scenes over and over, but, he says, the “same” places always have something new to reveal.

TIMOTHY MAYO

Tim Mayo sends his photos free via email to more than 3,000 people, asking only that, if they’re inspired by the images, they do something to protect the beautiful places he records.

“Cynotype Workshop,” “Fall Colors Preparation” and “Photoshop.” There is also a monthly meeting of the Teton Photography Group, where photographers talk about their work. Photo shows are hung at the Center for the Arts, though there’s also keen competition for wall space at favorite places to eat and drink, Pearl Street Bagels being the oldest. Macker thinks of himself as an artist rather than a photographer, and his work often uses photos as the starting point of a more involved creation. He takes a “conceptual” approach, starting with a theme and then putting it in visual form with multiple exposures and prints made on silk or vinyl. Most, though, are more traditional, and without Macker’s profile as a public artist. Many serious photographers go about their work without the people they know suspecting it. Tim Mayo is a Jackson Realtor. But he has gone out every morning for the past 20 years with camera in hand before heading to his real estate office. With thousands of images he still classifies himself as “a wannabe.” Mayo’s photo tastes are wide, with one exception: “I shoot anything ... but I hate shooting real estate. “I love wildlife, natural textures, macro wildflowers,” he said. “It was always an interest, and then I got serious about it.” Over the years he has amassed a list of 3,000 people who receive several of his Jackson images by email each week. He hopes to inspire others to appreciate nature the way he does. “I just ask people to donate and be an advocate for wildlife and the environment,” he said. Diana Stratton has made photos around Jackson Hole for more than 30 years, working much of that time as a waitress “to give myself maximum time in the

field” and to remain unencumbered by a job that would demand more of her attention. Her work sells — and she’s glad when it does — but her satisfaction is mostly in creation. “I shoot and I think, ‘I’ll figure how to market it later,’” Stratton said. Though she has shot ad photos, much of what she likes is “stuff no one is ever going to buy,” she said. Mostly, she said, “I do what I do because I love it. “I do a lot of abstracts for myself ... but you don’t do that and sell it to nature outlets,” she said. “I like to do wildlife, scenics, the moodier the better. If I shoot a face, it’s not just a face — I like mood, magic.” Steve Mattheis and his brother run Town Square Tavern, one of downtown’s busiest saloons. His photography went into overdrive when he decided his shots of his young daughter weren’t what he wanted. An interest in improving his photos “snowballed.” “Photography for me is very much a hobby, but it’s one I’m passionate about,” Mattheis said. “I’m only four years into owning a camera, but I’ve dedicated a lot of time and effort to learning the art and craft.” He started going afield when he “ran out of interest in taking pictures of my dogs and stuff around the house.” Mattheis features his wildlife and landscapes on his blog, and the walls of Town Square Tavern have space for about 40 of his images. “People see them there and ask if they can buy them ... so I do sell to people,” he said. “If somebody is eating lunch and they like a photo, they can buy it.” Mark Gocke, a public information specialist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, shot a bit in college, and later, as part of his job, began “shooting See PHOTOGRAPHERS on page 4F

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tomers on photo expeditions around the area. He’ll still shoot advertising — “if somebody wants to pay me for images, I’m in� — but mostly he’s in the great outdoors. “I’m always open to clients, but mostly what I’m concentrating on now is guided photography tours,� he said. Schwarm shoots what his clients pay him to show them. “I shoot a lot of the same iconic shots others do,� he said. “The Moulton Barn, Schwabachers Landing — though I’m there a little earlier than most people are.� And though he sees the usual places over and over — just as other Jackson photographers do — he still finds himself reaching for the camera to take just one more shot. “I don’t care if we go to Schwabachers five days in a row, it’s never the same,� Schwarm said. “The light changes, the skies change. Every day is something new.� To view a video on the joint replacement program, scan here or visit tetonhospital.org/coe

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dall, and jewelry, books and memorabilia from the time when Wyoming was still new to European settlers. Though many of today’s Wyoming settlers don’t have much taste for its cowboy and Indian past — or anything older than the turn of the century — it remains the passion of Winchell and his wife, Claudia. “This is what I’ve always done, and it’s what I’m always going to do,” Winchell said. “This what the West is all about, and my business is not going to change.”

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are others little known or executed by “Wyoming artist we’ve never heard of,” Winchell said, including Lyn Hopkins and Hans Kleiber. Fighting Bear, in business for 34 years, is a big shop with a museum feel. It’s filled with Western arts and artifacts, including authentic Indian clothing. There’s also Stickely and Limbert furniture in the arts-and-crafts style and Dirk Van Erp copper lamps. There are photos by Jackson Hole photographers including Harrison Cran-

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ome of the most fascinating and historically important art that Terry Winchell will show at Fighting Bear Antiques in coming weeks spent the past six decades boxed in a garage in Colorado. In his normal rounds as a dealer in the arts and crafts of the Old West, Winchell had the pieces offered to him almost as an afterthought. This new work, watercolors by William Henry Jackson, will be the focus of an exhibition of Wyoming art at Fighting Bear during the Falls Arts Festival. Jackson is the most famous of the pioneer photographers who toured the West in the second half of the 19th century. His photos of Yellowstone and Jackson Hole were the first look millions of Americans had of the frontier. But Jackson drew and painted his entire life. His style wasn’t fine art. Nor was it amateur. It has a feel of folk art, some of it reminiscent of Indian ledger painting. He depicted wagon trains and Western people. There’s his view of Custer’s Last Stand. It’s all rather striking. “Painting was his true love,” Winchell said. “He took photos to make a living.” Some of Jackson’s watercolors were used — in tiny black-and-white versions — to illustrate guidebooks written in the 1920s and ’30s by Robert Spurrier Ellision, a Colorado bank president, mayor of Manitou Springs, historian and collector of Western Americana, including the original Jackson watercolors. When Ellison died in 1945 the art was left to a neighbor whose descendants finally decided to sell it. Winchell has 10 of the watercolors, all done in the late 1930s, in the last of his 99 years, more than a half century after Jackson first explored Yellowstone and the Tetons. The Jackson paintings inspired Winchell to come up with other Wyoming art. The show includes Jackson’s contemporary, Chief Washakie, as represented by a painted hide that recounts his life — including an encounter with some other Indians, one of whom shot an arrow into Washakie’s head. Other painted skins in the show were done by Washakie’s son, Katsikodi. Among about 30 pieces

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Jewelry designer comes full circle

Workshop 180 E. Deloney 307-733-5520 WorkshopJH.com By Dondi Tondro-Smith

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n a little house on East Deloney Street there’s a Workshop that even Santa would be envious of. Jewelry artist Sue Fleming’s career began with a double-linked bangle bracelet with a light blue stone she set herself. From high school jewelry class to an apprenticeship in Maine with a well-established contemporary jewelry designer, Fleming has since made a name for herself within larger Western circles. Seven years of working with a creative mentor taught her not only invaluable trade skills but also the finer points of running a successful jewelry and retail business. A transition from creating someone else’s designs to venturing out on her own was a natural progression. Trade shows led to developing relationships with other artists she now features in her store. Fleming’s East Coast circuit grew. After trips to Jackson Hole as a child and meeting her husband with ties to the valley, the couple settled here in 1999. Her semi-precious hammered metal pieces were first picked up by the J.H. Muse Gallery. A short move to Bozeman, Montana, led Fleming and her husband back to school — for him to finish an architectural degree, for her to a New Deal-era schoolbuilding-turned-artist-space. Her foray into Japanese paper jewelry design began with a serendipitous meeting of a bookmaker in the old school. This introduction to chiyogami paper (made from hand silk screening) would be the seed of a new retail store in downtown Bozeman. To connect the two mediums — jewelry and traditional bookmaking — Fleming began making pieces to complement her partner’s work. At first the work was inexpensive and fairly delicate. Fleming eventually developed a resin technique that waterproofed and protected her paper settings. Fleming’s paper work began getting picked up by places such as San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, and just like that she was swept up on a wave of an entirely unique jewelry collection no one had ever seen before.

Known for her jewelry that uses Japanese paper, Workshop’s Susan Fleming returns to earlier styles this fall.

During this time she and her husband moved back to Jackson and she began jewelry production in her home. Workshop was born out of a desire to host creative get-togethers of all kinds. The working studio also is home to a few bench jewelers who craft Fleming’s designs — much as she started herself. For a time Fleming focused solely on her new paper technique, but eventually she returned to metal work, too, this time integrating flush-set diamonds and more delicate 14- and 22-karat sculptural pieces. These pieces were more organic, having irregular shapes and movement with a hand-hammered finish. She speaks with reverence of her 100-plus-year-old hammer (held together with several ancient-looking nails) and antique hammering block acquired at the Tool Barn in Maine. “The texture that I use in a lot of these pieces comes

from that hammer, “ she said. For the Fall Arts Festival, Fleming will return to showcasing her colorful statement pieces and larger metal and stone work. She will also include embroidered pillow cases from Stephanie Housley of Coral and Tusk, and hand-built ceramics from Jill Zeidler. Also look for Fleming and her featured Workshop artists at the Western Design Conference Show and Sale from Sept. 4-7 at the Snow King Sports and Events Center. Fleming will also have a booth at Takin’ It To the Streets, the locals-only street fair sponsored by the Art Association of Jackson Hole. And of course Workshop is always there with its carefully selected inventory of original arts and crafts — a must-see in channeling your inner elf and making preparations for an artsy gift-giving season.

Two masters to visit Two Grey Hills Two Grey Hills 110 E. Broadway 307 733-2677 FineIndianArt.com By Alexa Owen

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ward-winning jewelry and pottery will be headlining at Two Grey Hills Indian Arts and Jewelry during the 2014 Fall Arts Festival. The fine arts and jewelry gallery, one of the longestrunning businesses in the valley, was started in 1976 by Elfreide Jourdan and her son, Gary Mattheis. The family-run business specializes in finding and selling authentic Hopi, Zapotec, Pueblo, Suni and Navajo art. During Fall Arts, Hopi jewelry artist Duane Maktima will be at the gallery from Thursday, Sept. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 6, showing off his contemporary-styled 14-karat gold and sterling silver works. While Maktima has been to Jackson Hole before, this will be the first time he will be here to display his work in Two Grey Hills. Of Laguna Pueblo and Hopi heritage, Maktima works primarily with metals to craft bracelets, necklaces and pendants with insets of precious stones including turquoise, opal, black jade and dolomite. Maktima uses his creativ-

Laguna Pueblo-Hopi jeweler Duane Maktima will visit and show his work Sept. 4-6 at Two Grey Hills this Fall Arts Festival. Sixth-generation potter Jeff Roller follows Sept. 11-13.

ity and long-practiced skills to create new combinations of stones and metals, like a black jade pendant infused with 22-karat gold on display in the gallery now. “He’s a really innovative jewelry artist,” said Scot Mattheis of Two Grey Hills. Maktima has 38 years of experience and an intuitive tal-

ent that has earned him several awards and a reputation for authentic, high-quality work. He was a premiered artisan for the Chesapeake National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, D.C., and his work is in fine galleries and museum stores all across the West. Just recently he was named an artist-in-residence

for the Denver Art Museum in conjunction with its Cartier jewelry exhibit. Preserving and sharing his cultural heritage of the Southwest Pueblo is important to him and shows through in his work. Maktima will have a table set up inside the gallery where he will show some of his works in progress.

During the second week of the festival, Thursday, Sept. 11, to Saturday, Sept. 13, Santa Clara Pueblo pottery artist Jeff Roller will be at the gallery showing his latest works. Roller began making pottery at age 9 and now creates some of the finest Native American pottery of our time. “Everything is handmade by coils of native clay, pinched together and polished with a river rock handed down from generation to generation,” said Mattheis. The rocks Roller uses were handed down from his grandmother, Margaret Tafoya, famed matriarch of the Santa Clara Pueblo potters. For Roller, working with clay and making pottery is deeply interwoven with spirituality and a connection with the Earth in his native Rio Grande River Valley of New Mexico. This will be his first time in Jackson Hole, and gallery owner Gary Mattheis and his son, Scot, hope to make it memorable for the town, the gallery and the artist by holding a firing demonstration, which involves setting up cinder blocks in the street to simulate the effects of a kiln, traditionally dug in a hole in the ground. “Jeff is an innovative and famous potter,” said Mattheis. “It will be great to have him at the gallery.”

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Before achieving fame as a wildlife photographer, Henry Holdsworth mostly shot landscapes. He returns to landscapes with “Sleeping Indian Elk” and other new images.

Photographer gets back to his roots Wild by Nature 95 W. Deloney Ave. 307-733-8877 WildByNatureShop.com By Mike Koshmrl

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efore he had built a career as a well-regarded wildlife photographer, Henry Holdsworth shot mostly landscapes, focusing on the dramatic landforms of the West. “I started with mostly black-and-white landscapes,” he said, “and then I started doing wildlife.” Now, after three decades away from it, Holdsworth is once again dabbling in large-format black-and-white photography. “It’s kind of getting back to my roots,” the photographer said. “There wasn’t really a market for black-and-white wildlife, so I started shooting color. Things seemed to take off, business-wise.” “Black and White Reflections,” a panorama of the Teton Range taken from Oxbow Bend, is one example of Holdsworth revisiting his past. The photo is now on display at his West Deloney Avenue studio. Holdsworth, of course, isn’t abandoning the critter photography he has long hung his hat on. Aside from the usual hundreds of field hours he logs in

northwest Wyoming, this past year he took a photo trip to Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park. The visit was his first. “It was pretty neat,” Holdsworth said. “You’re in the shadow of a big ice-covered volcano.” An obligatory stop at Denali National Park the following week proved to be a memory-maker. “We got snowed on the 20th of July,” Holdsworth said. “That was fun.”

bison, bear cubs and stoic wolves were on display at Wild by Nature. “Bears are probably my favorite thing to shoot,” Holdsworth said. New images of grizzly bear 399 and her cubs of the year will be released Friday during Palates and Palettes. Wild by Nature will be partnering with Nani’s Ristorante & Bar for the annual opening Fall Arts event that pairs fine food with fine art. The rest of the Fall Arts Festival will be mostly business as usual at Wild by Nature, Holdsworth said. Stop by to inquire about a print, and it very well might be Holdsworth himself fielding your questions. “I try to be around the gallery as much as I can,” he said. Other new releases planned during Fall Arts include a series of photos with the Sleeping Indian as a backdrop. One image bound for Wild by Nature’s walls, taken just the other week, features a small herd of bull elk hanging out together. “It was nice to get the elk out in the mist with the Indian in the background,” Holdsworth said. “This is early in the morning, before the sun came up.” New images of baby marmots as well as the Moulton Barn are also in store. In one panoramic the famous Grand Teton National Park barn is encircled by a rainbow. “I was lucky enough to catch a rainbow over the top of it one morning,” Holdsworth said. “Dodging raindrops, but it worked out.”

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The Western Design Conference brings together artists, interior designers, architects, fashion designers and collectors with a shared interest in honoring and pushing the

Stepping up Western Design Conference brings out the best by the best artists. By Dina Mishev

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hough she has looked and looked for shows similar to the Western Design Conference, event owner Allison Merritt has found nothing. “There are just not that many shows focused on functional art,” she said. “They’re more arts and crafts.” Founded 22 years ago by Western enthusiasts, the Western Design Conference brings together artists, scholars, interior designers, architects, fashion designers and collectors with a shared interest in honoring and pushing the boundaries of functional Western design. More than 130 artists and exhibitors from across the country — and a few from other countries, too — are the conference’s backbone, displaying one-of-a-kind, museum-quality work in the Exhibit and Sale, set to run Sept. 5-7 this year. About 35 percent of them will be exhibiting at the conference for the first time. Artists exhibit in one of six categories: metalworking, leather, accents, woodworking, jewelry or fashion.

Western Design Conference Thursday, Sept. 4: Preview Party — VIP start is 6 p.m. (tickets cost $125); general public start is 7 p.m. ($50) at Snow King Sports and Events Center. Party runs till 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5: The Exhibit and Sale also takes place at Snow King Sports and Events Center. Also featured are Retail Row and the Designer Show House. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 7. Tickets cost $15. WesternDesignConference.com

“The WDC is a show that honors tradition and encourages fresh perspective,” Merritt said. “Luckily the artists provide this balance.” It serves not only as a venue for the current state of Western design, she said, “but also as a catalyst for the genre’s evolution.” For first-time artists fresh isn’t difficult. For an artist who has been at almost every conference since its founding in 1993, it might be more difficult. Returning artists get an email about what’s expected. “We humbly request that you continue to keep your pieces fresh and unique,” part of the email reads. “And we will hold ourselves accountable to the same level of perfection. Together we will keep each other, and the visiting public, inspired!” One look at a piece by Supaya Gray Wolfe, a Camp Verde, Arizona, artist who has won numerous awards at the conference over the two-plus decades she has participated, and you see how returning artists take this request to heart. In an interview a couple of years ago, Gray Wolfe said, “You walk into the pavilion and look around and in no corner of the room is there any junk sitting around. All of the artists have exceptional talent. You want to bring your absolute best, too.” Silversmith Matt Litz, returning for his fourth conference, said he has “stepped up” his game this year. “I’m bringing the biggest piece I’ve ever built,” he said. Litz’s piece is a solid sterling silver purse with a hand-engraved Derringer pistol inside. Litz didn’t make the pistol himself, but he did all the engraving on it and built the sterling grips from scratch. Every bit of the purse, which measures about 3 inches wide, 7 inches tall and 6 inches deep, he made himself. The pistol took about 40 hours of work. In late July Litz was half-finished with the purse and already had 80 hours invested in it. “You see women carrying purses, but none of them look very cool in my opinion,” said Litz, who comes to the conference from Iowa Park, Texas. “I had built a clutch purse for another contest and just wanted to go

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bigger. That’s this one.” Litz’s purse honors the traditional — sterling silver purses were popular into the 1930s — but he updates it with more modern engraving techniques. “The older stuff they just beat out with a hammer and wooden block,” he said. “Today’s engraving is more refined, and I like different shapes and patterns than those traditionally used.” Just as the conference welcomes more contemporary techniques, it also adopts a diverse interpretation of “Western.” Textile artists might be inspired by a Western color palette. A wooden desk may have a graceful curve in its legs because the artist followed the wood’s natural grain. There is furniture made from knotty pine, but there are also super-clean mesquite dining tables. Returning artist Earl Nesbitt, from New Mexico, will be bringing one of the latter. “My style is more contemporary,” he said, “but with my table’s natural edges and the organic shapes I use, the pieces feel Western and work with Western decor.” To show conference attendees exactly how pieces in the Exhibit and Sale could look in a home, this year’s show will feature a new Designer Show House. The Designer Show House will include six timberframe rooms built inside the Snow King Sports and Events Center, where the conference is held. A different interior design team curated each room. “The idea is to show the public how some of the fabulous pieces in the Exhibit and Sale might actually look in a real space,” Merritt said. “You don’t need to have a whole home filled with museum-quality pieces, but they are meant to be in homes, not just sit on pedestals. Everything in the conference is functional art.” Also new this year is Retail Row, which aims to make the Exhibit and Sale a shopping experience for more attendees. “Not everyone can afford a $20,000 desk,” Merritt said. “The Exhibit and Sale pieces are all worthy of being

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in a museum, and their prices reflect that.” But, she said, you can also get unique pieces at more affordable prices. “One-of-a-kind doesn’t have to be expensive.” Retail Row will include upwards of 25 additional artisans, all of whom have brick-and-mortar locations. The final change for this year is to the Opening Preview Party. In years past the conference kicked off at the Center for the Arts with a live fashion and jewelry show. This year the event moves to the Snow King Sports and Events Center and involves all of the conference’s artists. There is still a fashion show, but attendees will also be able to preview the work of all Exhibit and Sale artists, tour Retail Row artists and see the Designer Show House. Food and the conference’s signature cocktail, a huckleberry Bellini, will be served.

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WRJ Design isn’t just design — it’s also art WRJ Showroom 30 S. King St. 307-200-4881 WRJDesign.com By Dina Mishev

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ush Jenkins and Klaus Baer are always on the lookout for things Jackson Hole has never seen before for their WRJ Design Showroom. “It’s different seeing pieces in here than in a gallery,” Jenkins said. “We’re always looking to show how art can work in a true home environment.” During Fall Arts Festival the WRJ Showroom will highlight six artists it represents exclusively in Jackson Hole. “Each is very interesting and very creative,” Jenkins said, “from sculpture to bronze, sculpted stone, mixed media, oil and photography.” San Francisco’s Ashley Tudor developed her “Trophies” series to examine the intersection of the natural world and humans’ role in it. In her artist statement Tudor, an avid outdoorswoman and hunter, wrote “civilized life has become too tame. The natural world has been sanitized, manicured and separated from emotion.” The highly polished sculpted brass skulls she makes for the bases of each piece in the series— she mounts natural horns onto these skulls — reflect light. “The reflected light is a constant reminder of our human obligation to magnify what we have been given into something nobler,” Tudor wrote. Not only are Tudor’s pieces an invitation to explore our relationship with the world, “they’re really, really beautiful work,” Jenkins said. “No one else is doing what she’s doing.” Sculptor Tim Rein, of Teton Valley, Idaho, wrote in his artist statement of “new pieces of work that have been shaped by my love of the landscape and the natural world. “My goal is not to mimic what I absorb,” he wrote, “but to use it as an inspiration for a unique interpretation that will still strike a chord of familiarity with the onlooker.” Rein sculpts alabaster and soapstone into elegantly simple forms that are familiar yet intriguing. Abstract landscape artist Craig Spankie splits his time between Jackson Hole and Wanaka, New Zealand. His work is informed by the raw, sublime landscapes of both places and also by found objects. Spankie might mix oxidized copper or discarded wine foil with a lone primal form — a cow, a bison — all on a flat field.

Craig Spankie’s mix of natural roughness and clean, contemporary lines is typical of the art work found at WRJ Design.

The WRJ Showroom has carried art since 2012. “People are now coming in looking for art,” Rush said. “They understand we do now carry it and carry artists you won’t see elsewhere. They want to check out what we have.” Also in the showroom’s stable of artists are local photographer Taylor Glenn and painter Lee Carlman Riddell. “Taylor is just doing amazing things with his photography,” Jenkins said. “We’re going to have an amazing photograph of Taylor’s hanging in the front of the showroom,” Jenkins said, before declining to ruin the surprise by revealing more about the image. “It’s really extraordinary, though.”

Riddell, whose work has been included in the National Museum of Wildlife Museum’s Western Visions show, has long impressed collectors with her “calm, lovely, beautifully executed” landscapes, Rush said. And Denver’s Heidi Jung is a former photographer who creates ink works of plants, animals and insects. “I choose plants that are on their way out of the world rather than in their prime,” she wrote in her artist statement. “I find that they’re more interesting.” Spiders are also a favorite subject. “Because of their great legs — line is an important element in my work,” she wrote. The WRJ Showroom is open daily during the Fall Arts Festival from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

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JC Jewelers 132 N. Cache St. 733-5933 JCJewelers.com By Jennifer Dorsey

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hen Jan and Jeter Case’s son headed off to college in New York it turned out to be a bonus for their business, JC Jewelers. On visits to the Big Apple to see their son, Jan Case — she’s a certified gemologist appraiser, and Jeter Case is a designer and craftsman — takes the opportunity to check out jewelry industry shows. At one of them she came across Sara Freedenfeld, who does business as Amali Jewelry Design. Case was taken with Freedenfeld’s use of colorful gemstones and 18-karat gold and the way she comes up with designs that are both feminine and streetwise, graceful and modern. “I fell in love with her work,” Case said. Freedenfeld found her calling while backpacking in South America, the Amali website says. “In Valparaiso, Chile, she learned to combine natural elements with knotted strings to form intricate wearable art. In Venezuela she met an artist who taught her how to link and mold metal,” the website said. “Drawing inspiration from the natural landscapes and vibrant textiles that colored her travels, Sara set out to create a line of jewelry that delicately

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Jewelry by Sara Freedenfeld, doing business as Amali Jewelry Design, will be showcased at JC Jewelers throughout the Fall Arts Festival. This necklace is Labradorite and 18-karat gold.

unites the natural simplicity of handcrafted artistry with the sophistication and glamour of high fashion.” For a while now JC Jewelers has carried Amali pieces at

its store, located just off Town Square on North Cache Street in a log cabin that was built around 1940 and once housed painter Archie B. Teater’s studio. During the Fall Arts Festival

there will be even more Amali work to see. The Cases will bring in 150 pieces, mostly rings and earrings, and spotlight them with a festival-long trunk show. It starts Friday, Sept. 5, with Palates and Palettes, when the store will serve beverages and serenade visitors with live jazz by the Larry Hestand Quartet. JC Jewelers is a beloved institution for jewelry lovers in the Tetons, whether they live here or are just visiting. For 30-plus years Jeter Case has been turning out classic designs with flair. He works with an eye to creating pieces that can be part of a woman’s everyday wardrobe, not just her dressiest outfit. In that sense Freedenfeld’s pieces “are a wonderful complement to Jeter’s work,” Case said. “They look as good with a black dress as they do with a pair of jeans and cowboy boots.” In late July, Case took some of the Amali pieces out of the display cases to show what makes them stand out. There was the “emerald scarf” of tiny emeralds woven into the links of a whisper-thin chain of 18-karat gold. It’s made to be looped around the neck like a scarf. There were green quartz and rutilated quartz drop earrings and a pair of rose-cut-emerald pendant earrings with tiny blue diamond detailings. A pair of 18-karat gold and gray quartz earrings with chain dangles turned Case herself into a customer as well as a seller of Amali jewelry.

“I bought a pair for the store and one for myself,” she said. It’s been fun for her to discover another designer whose work she loves. “When I go to New York I focus on earrings,” Case said. “I love a big beautiful pair of earrings.” An additional appeal of Freedenfeld’s work, she said, is that the jewelry is not manufactured overseas. “It’s all handcrafted in New York.” Case is confident that women will not only like the Amali Jewelry Design pieces but will also be able to see themselves wearing them. “A lot of jewelry people love is beautiful, but it’s not made to be worn every day,” Case said. “That’s not how women are anymore.”

This ring by Amali Jewelry Design features aquamarine with blue diamonds and 18-karat yellow gold.

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Fall Arts Festival Calendar of Events Wednesday, September 3

R. Tom Gilleon and Greg Woodard, 2-4 p.m. today and Sept. 12 at Altamira Fine Art, 172 Center St. 739-4700 or AltamiraArt.com.

Western Visions Jewelry & Artisan Luncheon, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Snow King Hotel’s Grand Room. Preview and premiere work by artisans of jewelry, fiber, leather and other wearable art. Women-only event includes luncheon. $100 (registration required). WesternVisions.org.

Painters Deb Fox and Deb Penk and sculptor Rip Caswell work 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Grand Teton Gallery, 130 W. Broadway. 201-1172 or GrandTetonGallery.com. Santa Clara potter Jeff Roller, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Two Grey Hills, 110 E. Broadway. Also Gene Waddell from Waddell Trading Company in Scottsdale, Arizona, showcases his collection: Charles Loloma, Preston Monongye, Jesse Monongya, Don Supplee. 733-2677 or FineIndianArt.com.

Meet wildlife artist Derek Wicks, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Turpin Gallery, 25 S. Cache St. View latest work, see studio demos. Refreshments. Through Sept. 6. 733-7530, TurpinGallery.com.

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Western Design Conference Gala Event: Fashion Jewelry Show, 6-10 p.m. at Snow King Sports and Events Center. Jewelry show, live auction, champagne celebration followed by runway fashion show of Western-genre couture collections. Reception catered by Dining In. $35-$125. WesternDesignConference.com.

“Red Barn” is by Lee Carlman Riddell.

Hopi jewelry artist Duane Maktima, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Two Gray Hills, 110. E. Broadway. Meet accomplished designer/craftsman, watch him work and see his latest creations. Through Sept. 6. 733-2677, FineIndianArt.com.

Taste of the Tetons, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Town Square. Chefs, restaurants and caterers offer samples. Tickets cost $1; most samples cost 2-4 tickets. Wine tasting, silent auction, live musical. 733-3316, info@jacksonholechamber.com.

Friday, September 5

Rotary Supper Club’s Fall Arts Festival Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Town Square. Proceeds fund scholarships and community projects. Each taste-ticket costs $1. RCJHSupperClub.org.

Western Design Conference Exhibit Sale, 10 a.m.5 p.m. at Snow King Sports and Events Center. More than 115 exhibitors showcase furniture, fashion, jewelry and home decor accessories. $15 pass available at the door. Through Sept. 7. WesternDesignConference.com. JD Challenger in residence, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Grand Teton Gallery, 130 W. Broadway. Meet and watch one of America’s finest painters of Native Americans. Also mixed-media artist Shawndell Oliver. 201-1172, GrandTetonGallery.com. Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum, 2-8 p.m. at 225 N. Cache St. Folk and traditional arts fair featuring demonstrations and sales of frontier and homestead crafts and skills. 733-2414, JacksonHoleHistory.org. Palates & Palettes Gallery Walk, 5-8 p.m. at more than 30 downtown galleries. The Fall Arts Festival’s opening event pairs fine food and wine with fine art and many featured festival artists. 733-3316 or info@jacksonholechamber.com. Meets the artists of Rare Gallery, 5-8 p.m. 60 E. Broadway. Multimedia photographer Rick Armstrong, jewelry designer Pat Flynn, avian sculptor Dan Burgette, painters Patricia Griffin and Ron Russon and fossil hunter Shawn Rivett. 733-8726, RareGalleryJacksonHole.com. Reception for Derek Wicks and Cynthia Feustel, 5-8 p.m. at Turpin Gallery, 25 S. Cache St. The gallery teams with Moo’s Ice Cream to celebrate Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. 733-7530, TurpinGallery.com. One-man show for painter Kyle Polzin, 6-8 p.m. at Legacy Gallery, 75. N. Cache. 733-2353, LegacyGallery.com. Reception for Rocky Hawkins and Penelope Gottlieb, 6 p.m. at Heather James Fine Art, 172 Center St. Show hangs through Sept. 25. 200-6090, HeatherJames.com

Saturday, September 6 Historic Ranch Tours, departs at 2 p.m. from Home Ranch parking lot. Visit valley ranches where Jackson’s cowboy heritage still thrives. Live music, old-fashioned barbecue. Hosted by Mountain Living magazine. $50. 201-2309 or events@jacksonholechamber.com.

Patricia Griffin paints noon-5 p.m. in Rare Gallery, 60 E. Broadway. Jeweler Petra Class shows latest work, Trenton Higley shows his new Yellowstone paintings, Dan Burgette talks about his award-winning avian carvings. 733-8726, RareGalleryJacksonHole.com.

Wednesday, September 10 Poster signing with Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, 3-5 p.m. at West Lives On Contemporary, 75 N. Glenwood. Meet the Fall Arts Festival featured artist, buy the Fall Arts poster “Forever Jackson.” $30 unsigned, $40 signed. 7333316, info@jacksonholechamber.com. Poster signing with Joshua Tobey, 3-5 p.m. at Astoria Fine Art, 35 E. Deloney. Meet the Fall Arts Festival’s first featured sculptor, Joshua Tobey. Buy the Fall Arts poster Teton Symphony. $30 unsigned, $40 signed. 733-3316, info@jacksonholechamber.com. Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. throughout downtown Jackson. Enjoy fine art and refreshment at more than 30 galleries. Look for “Art Walk” banners. See gallery map for details. Artists reception at Altamira Fine Art, 5-8 p.m. at 172 Center St. R. Tom Gilleon, Howard Post, Glenn Dean, Ed Mell and Greg Woodard. Shows hang through Sept. 15. 739-4700, AltamiraArt.com. Meet Rick Armstrong, Dan Burgette, Patricia Griffin, Shawn Rivett, 5- 8 p.m. at Rare Gallery, 60 E. Broadway. 733-8726, RareGalleryJacksonHole.com. Reception for bronze artist Alex Alvis, 6-10 p.m. at Turpin Gallery, 25 S. Cache St. and see her new work. Refreshments. 733-7530, TurpinGallery.com. Opening of “In Our Valley” exhibition, 5-8 p.m. at Trio Fine Art, 545 N. Cache. Meet Trio artists Kathryn Mapes Turner, Jennifer L. Hoffman and Bill Sawczuk and see their paintings of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Free. 734-4444, TrioFineArt.com. “The Night Fenix,” 5-11 p.m. at Ringholz Studios, 125 N. Cache. 2012 Fall Arts Festival featured artist Amy Ringholz showcases 12 new wildlife works. Live music, coffee treats, cocktails. 734-3964, RingholzStudios.com.

Rick Armstrong, Pat Flynn, Shawn Rivett, Patricia Griffen, 3-5 p.m. at Rare Gallery, 60 E. Broadway. 7338726, RareGalleryJacksonHole.com.

Deb Penk and Rip Caswell in residence, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Grand Teton Gallery, 130 W. Broadway. 201-1172, GrandTetonGallery.com.

JD Challenger in residence with mixed-media artist Shawndell Oliver, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Grand Teton Gallery, 130 W. Broadway. 201-1172, GrandTetonGallery.com.

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Sunday, September 7 15th annual Takin’ It to the Streets, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Town Square. Open-air juried art fair featuring 40 local and regional artists. Presented by the Art Association of Jackson Hole. 733-8792, artistinfo@jhartfair.org.

Wild 100 Artist Party, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at National Museum of Wildlife Art. Part of the Western Visions show, artists and art patrons visit, view art and place bids before Friday’s big sale. Hors d’oeuvres and a full bar. $100 (registration required). WesternVisions.org. Petra Class trunk show and personal fitting, 3-5 p.m. at Rare Gallery, 60 E. Broadway. Call 733-8726 or go online to RareGalleryJacksonHole.com.

Jackson Hole Showcase of Homes, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sept. 13 around valley. Self-guided fundraising tour shows off craftsmanship of some of Jackson’s most spectacular homes. Hosted by Homestead Magazine. $75 tickets online at some retailers. JacksonHoleShowcase.com. Wild 100 Show & Sale, 5:30 p.m., bidding closes at 7 p.m. at National Museum of Wildlife Art. Featuring works by 100 of the country’s leading artists. This final opportunity to place draw bids also includes a buffet dinner and drinks. $150 (registration required). WesternVisions.org. Jackson Hole Art Auction preview, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Center for the Arts. Get a look at the more than 200 art lots — Western, wildlife, sporting, classic and contemporary — Register: 866-549-9278, JacksonHoleArtAuction.com. West Bank artists studio tour: Visit and watch valley talents Amy Unfried, Annie Band, Charlie Thomas, Laurie Thal, Meredith Campbell and Sierra Scott today and Sept. 13. 733-5096. Rick Armstrong, 3-5 p.m. at Rare Gallery, 60 E. Broadway. Collect a piece from his next series. Plus Patricia Griffin. 733-8726 or RareGalleryJacksonHole.com. Legacy of Nature group wildlife and sporting art show, 2-5 p.m. at Legacy Gallery, 75 N. Cache. Featuring Tim Shinabarger, Michael Coleman, Luke Frazier, Chad Poppleton, Bill Alther and Brian Grimm. 733-2353 or LegacyGallery.com. Bob Koontz, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Grand Teton Gallery, 130 W. Broadway. 201-1172 or GrandTetonGallery.com.

Saturday, September 13 19th annual Jackson Hole QuickDraw art sale and auction, 9 a.m. on Jackson Town Square. Artists create original works of art in 90 minutes as the crowd watches. Works then are auctioned off — along with Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey’s and Joshua Tobey’s featured 2014 Fall Arts Festival artwork — to benefit next year’s festival. 733-3316 or info@jacksonholechamber.com. Jackson Hole Art Auction, preview art 9 a.m. to noon, auction starts at noon at Center for the Arts. Register to attend. JacksonHoleArtAuction.com, 866-549-9278. Reception for Fall Gold Exhibition and Sale, 4-7 p.m. at Trailside Galleries, 130 E. Broadway. Show features Brent Cotton, Michael Godfrey, Bonnie Marris, Jim Morgan, George Northup, Kyle Sims, Dan Smith, Adam Smith, John DeMott, Tucker Smith, Kent Ullberg, Kathy Wipfler, Dustin Van Wechel and Sarah Woods. Meet the artists. TrailsideGalleries. com or 733-3186 Reception for Logan Maxwell Hagege, 4-7 p.m. at Trailside Galleries, 130 E. Broadway. The American Southwest comes to life in about 20 new works by California painter TrailsideGalleries.com or 733-3186. Fall Arts Festival artist party, 5-8 p.m. on Town Square. Artists from Astoria Fine Art and West Lives On galleries convene for one last reception in the tent on Town Square. Meet Joshua Tobey and Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, view new work by the Fall Arts Festival featured artists and hear live music by Wood Smoke Rising. 733-4016 or AstoriaFineArt.com.

Sunday, September 14 Art Brunch Gallery Walk, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. throughout downtown. Enjoy brunch and festive beverages at this closing-day celebration of the Fall Arts Festival. 733-3316 or info@jacksonholechamber.com.

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Altamira

As Jackson’s premier source for Western Contemporary artwork, Altamira Fine Art represents nationally acclaimed contemporary artists of the West working in a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. Altamira also specializes in artists from the Taos Society of Artists and the Santa Fe Art Colony, as well as the American Modernist movement. 172 Center Street, PO Box 4859, Jackson WY 83001. P. (307) 739-4700 altamiraart.com

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Astoria Fine Art

On the Town Square. A spectacular collection of award winning and museum-held artists, both living and deceased. Featuring both traditional and contemporary works, Astoria’s reputation for quality makes the gallery a highlight of the Jackson Hole art scene. Open 7 days a week. 35 E. Deloney Ave. (On the Town Square) PO Box 2397, Jackson, WY 83001, (307) 733-4016, www.astoriafineart.com, info@astoriafineart.com.

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Art Association of Jackson Hole

Dedicated to shaping a vital, creative community by providing residents and visitors alike with a wide range of art experiences. Located in the heart of the Tetons, the Art Association is one of the leading community arts organizations in the American West. Our galleries present art for discussion, inspiration, and provide opportunities for hundreds of artists to exhibit, network, discuss and sell their work. 240 S Glenwood St, 307-733-6379, www.artassociation.org.

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Boyers Indian Arts and Crafts

Since 1962 Boyer’s has been supplying the discriminating buyer with quality Indian arts and crafts. We have an extensive collection of Navajo, Hopi and Zuni jewelry representing high quality craftsmanship and materials. You will also find very fine selections of Navajo sand paintings, Acoma and Santa Clara pottery from the Southwest, Hopi Kachinas and handwoven Navajo rugs. Member of Indian Arts and Crafts Association. 30 W. Broadway. (307) 733-3773.

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The Brookover Gallery

Featuring over 60 platinum/palladium, silver gelatin and bromoil prints, the Brookover Gallery is steeped in tradition and is recognized by fine art collectors around the world as the definitive, must see photography gallery in Jackson Hole. In addition, we offer a limited selection of large format 8x10 color images. With historical, time honored printing methods and handmade paper formulas dating back to the 1st century, is it a museum or gallery? We’ll let you decide. 125 N. Cache St. (307) 732-3988. www.brookovergallery.com.

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By Nature Gallery

Specializing in the finest quality fossil, mineral and meteorite specimens from around the world. We offer fossils from local Kemmerer and a fun kids corner with fossils and minerals for all ages. Jewelry, gifts, and a broad variety of petrified wood is also available.

Open daily. 86 East Broadway on the Town Square. (307) 200-6060. www.bynaturegallery.com

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Cayuse Western Americana

Specializing in high quality cowboy and Indian antiques. Great selection of chaps, spurs, beadwork, textiles, and antique and new hitched horsehair items. Vintage buckles, early western and Native American jewelry, old photography, art, prints, and lithos are featured and historic Jackson Hole, Teton Park and Yellowstone items. Exclusive local representative for Clint Orms buckles and Susan Adams cowgirl jewelry. 3 blocks north of the Wort Hotel (across from Nani’s). 255 N. Glenwood. Open Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-4pm. (307) 739-1940.

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Dan Shelley Jewelry Originals

Wyoming’s Finest Jewelry experience since 1976! This extraordinary gallery features wearable works of art from contemporary expressions in precious metals & unique gems, pearls & elk ivory to distinctive wedding sets. Of course, skillfully detailed Teton & wildlife originals are another specialty of the talented duo, Dan Harrison & Shelley Elser. This designer team transcends the ordinary. A visit to their exceptional gallery should not be missed. Downtown Jackson, 125 North Cache St. - in Gaslight Alley. (307) 733-2259. www.danshelley.com.

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Davies Reid

We are dedicated to creating beautiful one of a kind rugs. We make Western, Contemporary, and Traditional rugs, using only the best high mountain handspun wool, all organic dyes, and the most talented and creative weavers. We also carry exotic jewelry, architectural elements, home decor, textiles, and antique carpets. We are committed to quality of craftsmanship and ethical business practices both here and abroad. We are located on the town square and have stores in Sun Valley ID, Park City UT, Boise ID, and Paia Maui. (307) 739-1009.

10 Diehl Gallery Diehl Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of national and international contemporary art. We specialize in world-class contemporary painting and bronze sculpture. Gallery services include collection development and curation, and on-site consultation. 155 W. Broadway Avenue. (307) 733-0905. www.diehlgallery.com.

13 Horizon Fine Art Gallery We showcase the finest in Western, Contemporary and International art thus portraying all the facets of the West and beyond. From the stark beauty of the desert, to the calm of the coastline; from the bustling energy of the city; to the mystery of foreign lands, we offer collectors a unique visual festival of color and originality for the discerning eye. Horizon Fine Art: Enhancing the traditional introducing the innovative. 30 King St., Ste. 202, (307) 739-1540.

14 Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum Explore the history, archaeology, and cultural traditions of Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Region. www.jacksonholehistory.org for current exhibits, calendar of events and photo gallery, as well as donation, membership and volunteer opportunities. Two museums and book/gift stores at 225 N. Cache and 105 Glenwood. One admission ticket for both museums. Please call (307) 733-2414 for seasonal hours.

15 Jackson Hole Gallery Association The Jackson Hole Gallery Association is dedicated to supporting the artistic and cultural heritage of the greater Jackson Hole area. The local galleries proudly present a broad range of work from “old masters” such as Charles Russell and Frederic Remington to internationally and nationally know contemporary artists. Fine western, wildlife abstract and southwestern art; photography, sculpture, pottery, handcrafted furniture, weavings and exquisite Indian art collections, including rugs and handmade jewelry. Jackson Hole offers a selection of art rarely duplicated. www.jacksonholegalleries.com.

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Established in 1981, specializing in quality 19th and early 20th century American furniture. The gallery is nationally recognized for its authentic Mission and Thomas Molesworth furniture, early Navajo rugs, Native American beadwork and Western Americana. Located 4 blocks south of the Town Square at 375 S. Cache. Open Mon-Sat 9:00-6:00, Sun by appointment only. (307) 733-2669. www.fightingbear.com.

JC Jewelers is an upscale jewelry store in a historic log cabin, focusing on fine handcrafted jewelry by artist Jeter Case and the studio at J.C. Jewelers. We also feature handcrafted jewelry by artists from across the country with a flair for uniqueness and quality. We have a full service jewelry studio specializing in custom order designs and repair. Appraisals and gemstone consultations are offered by graduate gemologist Jan Case. Our top quality staff is focused on customer service and professionalism. Located at 132 North Cache just off the town square. (307) 733-5933 www.jcjewelers.com

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Overlooking the National Elk Refuge, this architecturally stunning building houses the nation’s premier collection of fine wildlife art. With more than 5,000 items in the collection and changing exhibitions, there’s always something new to discover. Featuring Robert Bateman, Albert Bierstadt, Rosa Bonheur, William Merritt Chase, Bob Kuhn, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Carl Rungius. Children’s gallery. Museum Shop. Rising Sage CafÊ. Open Daily. 3 miles north of town. (307) 733-5771. WildlifeArt.org.

20 The Robert Dean Collection Now 30 years in Jackson, featuring the work of Native American Jewelry Artists, both contemporary and historic. An exquisite collection of sterling, gold, turquoise, coral and other precious and semi-precious stone designs boasting traditional Native American styles of award winning artists. Also featuring intentional custom jewelry by local designer Daniela Botur. Located at 160C W. Broadway (in the Harley Davidson Building). Open Daily, 11-7pm. (307) 733-9290.

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For over 38 years, Two Grey Hills has featured the highest quality hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind works of American Indian Art. Specializing in exceptional and award-winning Navajo Rugs and Pueblo Pottery, Two Grey Hills also carries a beautiful selection of contemporary and traditional Native American fine jewelry. These museum quality pieces will please the most discriminating buyer. 110 E. Broadway (corner of King & Broadway), (307) 733-2677. www.fineindianart.comÂ

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Both galleries have an impressive collection of fine art reflecting the rich heritage of the American West. Featuring Western, wildlife and landscape art in original oils, acrylics, watercolors and bronze. We represent over 100 regional and local artists. Our knowledgeable staff will work with you to locate that special piece for your home office. Both galleries are located across the street from the Wort Hotel. Traditional Gallery, 75 N. Glenwood - Contemporary Gallery, 55 N. Glenwood. (307) 734-2888. www.westliveson.com.

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25 Wilcox Gallery & Wilcox II Jackson’s largest, now in its 42nd year. Featuring original paintings, prints, sculpture, fine crafted wood, jewelry and pottery by nationally known artists. Two locations - the original, 2 miles north of the Town Square on Hwy 89, is spacious & exciting. 7336450; Wilcox II is located at 110 Center St. Open 10-6 Mon-Sat. (307) 733-3950. www.wilcoxgallery.com.

Specializing in contemporary painting, photography, sculpture and limited edition prints. We also showcase hand-blown glass and unique designer jewelry. Our mission is to assist clients with the intricacies of buying contemporary art. Our staff has the knowledge and expertise to help facilitate acquiring art as an investment or finding the right piece for one’s home. It is our hope to bring fresh vision to an already sophisticated arts community and further the appreciation of contemporary art. Our curator is available for private home art consultations and art collection management. 62 S. Glenwood St. (307) 733-0555. www.tayloepiggotgallery.com

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A local’s favorite!! As one of Jackson’s most diverse galleries, Wild Hands showcases an eclectic selection of local, regional, and national art. You will find a large selection of art crafted for everyday living:

Visit our gallery of fine art photography featuring local wildlife and landscape photographs by Henry H. Holdsworth. Nationally recognized for his work with publications such as National Geographic, Sierra, Birder’s World, National Wildlife, and Wildlife Conservation, Henry’s unique and striking images are available in limited edition prints, notecards, and books. Located 1 block west of the Town Square. 307-733-8877. (888) 494-5329. 95 West Deloney. www.wildbynaturegallery.com.

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painted/decorated furniture, pottery, jewelry, blown glass, clocks, mirrors, lamps, and wrought iron accessories. Whether decorating a home or looking for the perfect gift, Wild Hands is worth multiple visits! 3 blocks from Town Square, Across from the post office 265 W. Pearl Ave. Open daily. (307) 733-4619. www.wildhands.com

28 Workshop hand. made. things. Offering unique and contemporary gifts including jewelry and accessories, ceramics and tabletop, children’s clothing and toys. Home of Susan Fleming Jewelry & Dormouse Designs. 180 E. Deloney Ave. (307) 733-5520. www.workshopjh.com.

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Trailside Galleries is the collector’s first choice for fine American art, specializing in works by leading

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LEADING THE WEST-Mountain Trails Gallery has long been recognized as one of the premiere fine art galleries of the West. We proudly represent many of today’s most renowned contemporary and western artists. The gallery features a diverse mix of representational, impressionistic and contemporary paintings. We also offer a wide variety of sculpture, furniture and contemporary Native American artifacts. A wide variety of subject matter is offered, including Western, figurative, wildlife, still-life and landscapes. 155 Center Street, Jackson. (307) 734-8150 mtntrails.net.

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contemporary Western artists. A hallmark of excellence since 1963, the gallery actively represents the finest painters and sculptors in the United States and regularly features an impressive collection of Western, impressionist, landscape, still-life and wildlife art as well as works by deceased masters. Additionally, Trailside Galleries is home to the annual Jackson Hole Art Auction held in September. Located just east of the Town Square at 130 East Broadway. Open Monday-Sunday 10am-5:30pm. (307) 733-3186. www.trailsidegalleries.com.

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sionistic and traditional Western works as well as wildlife and landscapes by prominent contemporary and past masters. The gallery, whose heritage is one of personalized service and traditional values, provides exceptional assistance to both novice and seasoned collectors. 75 N. Cache St., on the NW side of the Square with another location in Scottsdale, AZ. Open daily. (307) 733-2353.

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