2015 EDITION
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C O M P L I M E N TA R Y
THE GUIDE TO THE ARTS IN JACKSON HOLE
WORKS | MUSIC | DANCE | THEATER | CALENDAR OF EVENTS | GALLERY MAP
Š Ai Weiwei, Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Bronze, 2010, 134 x 66 x 77 inches Images courtesy of the artist.
AI WEIWEI Circle of Animals | Zodiac Heads
May 9 – October 11, 2015 An exhibition of imperial proportions in an unparalleled mountain setting.
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ROW 1: Ed Mell, Jared Sanders, R. Tom Gilleon ROW 2: September Vhay, Theodore Waddell, Gary Ernest Smith ROW 3: Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Simon Gudgeon, Robert Townsend ALSO REPRESENTING: Duke Beardsley, James Pringle Cook, David Grossmann, Carol Hagan, Donna Howell-Sickles, Steve Kestrel, Jivan Lee, P.A. Nisbet, Marshall Noice, Howard Post, Mary Roberson, Thom Ross, Billy Schenck, Steve Seltzer, David Michael Slonim, Willem Volkersz, Travis Walker, Greg Woodard, Dennis Ziemienski
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Fine Western & American Art
The 2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction will be held July 25th in Reno, Nevada.
View select works featured in our 2015 Auction and purchase catalogs at www.cdaartauction.com THE COEUR D’ALENE ART AUCTION tel. 208-772-9009 info@cdaartauction.com
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Splendor of the Grand Tetons (detail), oil on canvas, 30 × 44 in., Estimate: $600,000-900,000
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Ralph Oberg, Alaskan Encounter, 40 x 50, Oil
Dinah Worman, Red Willow Morning, 48 x 48, Oil
Jenness Cortez, Western Heritage, 13 x 15, Acrylic
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CONTENTS
FEATURES 14 In the Pink Jackson’s alternative art hub has everything from coffee to cocktails, snowboards to tattoos.
20 Choose Your Own Art Walk To avoid being overwhelmed by thirty-plus galleries, pick a genre and tour the town.
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26 The Art of Collecting Residents acquire pieces for a variety of reasons, from love to money.
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32 Luck of the Draw
Per capita, Jackson Hole has more art dealers than New York City.
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With some popular artists, galleries pull buyers’ names from a hat.
8 Wearing a Glittering Memory High-end custom jewelry helps people commemorate their time in Wyoming.
34 Zodiac Heads Alight on
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Ai Weiwei’s world-famous bronze animals gaze over National Elk Refuge.
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A partnership between the Town of Jackson and the nonprofit Jackson Hole Public Art is enlivening ordinary spaces with creative flair.
10 Painting in Paradise
Thirty years after Schenck’s painting adorned first Fall Arts Festival poster, he’s back.
42 Lens on Wildlife
12 Art to Eat Creative plating, ingredients make for food as impressive as sculpture.
Photographers capture creatures in their habitats or modeling for the camera.
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Teton Village, Jackson, and Victor, Idaho, offer free, outdoor concert series.
DANCE 46 Linking Leaps Professional dance troupe knits art into community.
THEATER 48 Outdoor Appeal Theater company presents summer Shakespeare.
40 Drawing From Life Being a live model is delicate dance between exposure and trust.
Jackson Hole’s resident artists use a variety of mediums, techniques.
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ON THE COVER Nicole Charbonnet’s Cowboy (blue), 20122013, a 48-by-60-inch mixed media on canvas, is one of the bright, contemporary works at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. 52 | Events Calendar
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The National Museum of Wildlife Art is getting international attention by installing Chinese sculptor Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. Although they’ve been seen in cities from London to New York, this is the first time the dozen playful bronzes have been exhibited in a natural setting like the museum’s Sculpture Trail (page 34). If you have time to explore the Pink Garter Plaza (page 14), you can get a sense of the creative collaboration that goes on there. Because you may not be invited to tour private art collections (page 26), Ben Graham and Price Chambers do it for you. Whether you’re interested in exploring Jackson’s thirty-plus galleries without getting overwhelmed (page 20), finding a piece of jewelry to remind you of this place (page 8), or getting a glimpse at the variety of styles used by Jackson Hole painters (page 10), this issue of Images West can help. — JOHANNA LOVE AUDREY ROLL-PREISSLER
The team behind Images West works hard to expose the hidden corners of the arts scene in our valley. In this issue, you’ll learn what it’s like to work as a nude figure model (page 40), why some galleries choose to sell their most popular artists’ canvases by lottery (page 32) and the difference between wildlife photography and animal portraiture (page 42). Of course, we always profile the artist featured on the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival poster, and writer Mark Huffman dives into the Western inspiration and pop influences behind Billy Schenck’s work (page 36). During the festival you can meet the artist and see the original 50-by-50-inch oil painting. Writers explore the opportunity to catch Shakespeare on the lawn (page 48), contemporary dance in the Center for the Arts (page 46), or free live music in a park (page 44).
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A Huge Little Art Scene
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Per capita, Jackson Hole has more art dealers than New York City.
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o you’ve landed in Jackson Hole. If you came here for the art scene, you know this is a destination for many serious art collectors. Per capita, Teton County has more art dealers than New York City. More than thirty galleries sell works from most any genre. Decades ago, Jackson was known as a place to buy traditional Western works. That’s still the case, but today there’s a thriving contemporary market as well. Buyers fly here to bid on masterpieces being sold at Jackson Hole Art Auction, where the hammer went down on $11 million in 2014, and stay
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to enjoy the rest of the twelve-day Fall Arts Festival, now in its 31st year. During a visit any season of the year, don’t miss the National Museum of Wildlife Art. It has more than 5,000 works in its permanent collection and draws more than 80,000 visitors per year Tourists gather in the Town Square to to its 51,000-square-foot facility. This watch QuickDraw artists work their summer, its sculpture trail features the magic during the Fall Arts Festival world-famous Zodiac Heads by Chinese in early September. The festival is sculptor Ai Weiwei. (See story on page 34.) traditionally the final large event of Dance, music, theater, writing and film the summer that draws thousands of flourish on the same campus at the Center tourists into Jackson. for the Arts, which houses nineteen arts and education organizations. Whether you purchase a large sculpture to have shipped home or a necklace to wear back on the jet, buying a little piece of Jackson Hole is a way to savor the memories of this special place. —JOHANNA LOVE
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Wearing a Glittering Memory
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hen Dan Harrison arrived in Jackson the summer of 1975, there were only two fine or contemporary jewelry stores: Hines Goldsmiths and Thoenig’s Fine Jewelry. The other jewelry options in town were Native American and Southwestern styles: silver with large turquoise stones. That summer Harrison worked on the grounds of Teton Pines, plotting his return the next year after he graduated college. Harrison and his then-business partner Shelley Elser didn’t want to open just another jewelry store. Harrison wanted to design the pieces. The first bank they approached for a loan to start their own store turned them down, saying people only wanted turquoise. The next bank’s staffers said people loved handmade items and would appreciate the choice. Harrison and Elser hoped the second bank was right, opening DanShelley Jewelers. At first Harrison and Elser worked primarily in silver, because it was all they could afford. Soon enough they found themselves working in gold and with rare gemstones. DanShelley’s jewelry
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was more contemporary than many of the other shops at the time. “We didn’t offer such a Western statement, which still holds true today,” he said. “It was an evolution, but still a direction we were consciously headed toward.” Harrison never got complacent. As the demand for jewelry in the valley grew and changed he went to a technical school for additional training to allow him to design more modern pieces. The scene for modern accessories has blossomed. Today there are newer options like Tayloe Piggott Gallery and JC Jewelers while, some of the original stores, like Hines Goldsmith, Thoenig’s and DanShelley, are still in business. Clothing stores and boutiques have increased the interest in jewelry with trunk shows, Harrison said. Now in almost every shop in downtown Jackson you can find some type of jewelry in different styles and at different price points, Harrison said. Top: DanShelley Jewelers After 39 years in uses some Western materials, business, Harrison, who incorporating modern design. bought out Elser, is still challenging himself as a Bottom: One of Tayloe Piggott designer, and adjusting Gallery’s popular jewelry artists to what his customers is Monique Péan. She crafted like. these earrings from fossilized He finds customers walrus ivory, gilalite, rutile and seek out his store looking for something unique white diamonds in 18-karat or personalized. He ofrecycled white gold. ten works in elk ivory, Wyoming black jade and other stones found in the region. That’s what makes the jewelry in Jackson special, Harrison said. People don’t seek just high-end designs, but to preserve memories of the place where they bought it. —KELSEY DAYTON
TOP: JEFFREY KAPHAN, BOTTOM: COURTESY MONIQUE PÉAN
High-end custom jewelry helps people commemorate their time in Wyoming.
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Public Art Adds Character to Streets A partnership is enlivening ordinary spaces with creative flair.
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n September 2014, Jackson’s utility boxes were given a makeover. What once were sagegreen blemishes on the valley’s scenery are now interesting pieces of art decorated by local artists. Like the utility boxes, the lawn of Teton Media Works was transformed when it became the new home of Bronwyn Minton’s Cairn sculpture in May 2015. The interactive art installation is designed to mimic mounds of stones hikers use to mark where they’ve traveled. Viewers can physically move pieces of the sculpture to suit them. “The town’s newspaper is a marker, hence the word guide in the News&Guide,” Minton said. Several more public art projects have been slated for construction in upcoming months. Seattle artist John Fleming’s
Willow Groves installation will add pizzazz to the five-way intersection on West Broadway by the Loaf ‘N Jug gas station. A fabricated forest of willow trees will signal the transition from the high-speed highway to the pedestrian-focused downtown. “The five-way intersection serves as the southern gateway into the downtown commercial core, thus making it a pivotal transition zone into the heart of town,” said Carrie Geraci, director of Jackson Hole Public Art. Community street furniture is another In conjunction with the Town idea in the making. This summer, Jackson of Jackson’s 100th anniversary Hole Public Art’s artist-in-residence, Bland celebration, many utility boxes Hoke, is leading a team of artists who are dearound town are now covered signing a set of street furnishings that relate with local artists’ work thanks to Jackson Hole scenery. to a collaboration between The redesign of the North Cache streetscape adjacent to North Park is also on the town and the nonprofit the public art schedule. Construction for the Jackson Hole Public Art. facelift will start in 2016. And Jackson Hole Public Art, Jackson Hole Community Pathways, and pARTners are teaming up with students from Summit High School to fashion a new Inspire mural for the South Highway 89 underpass. The original mural painted on the underpass was destroyed by graffiti. —FRANCES MOODY 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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Painting in Paradise Jackson Hole’s resident artists use a variety of mediums, techniques.
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his corner of northwest Wyoming is chock-full of artists inspired by the beauty of this place. Here’s a small sampling of the painters who live and work here.
1. Travis Walker draws inspiration from even seemingly mundane scenes like an old trailer park, or a fence made of skis. He paints contemporary local scenes, like Snow King or the National Elk Refuge, painting on location. Price range: $800-$10,000 See at Altamira Fine Art or traviswalker.com 2. Kathryn M. Turner is inspired by her childhood in Jackson Hole. Her work is fluid. Using watercolor and oil, she showcases landscapes and, increasingly, animals. She plays with dramatic light to create an ethereal feel. Price range: $650-$13,000 See at Trio Fine Art or turnerfineart.com 3. Jennifer L. Hoffman works mostly in pastels and oil and explores her connection to the landscape of Jackson Hole, where she’s lived for 20 years. She works en plein air, using nature as her inspiration. Price range: $500-$10,000 See at Trio Fine Art or jlhoffmanfineart.com 10
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4. Todd Kosharek has three main bodies of work: symbolist landscapes, portraiture, and origami cranes. He works in acrylic paint on canvas and is known for his expertise in light and mood. Price range: $800-$4,500 See at Daly Projects or toddkosharek.com 5. Amy Ringholz portrays wildlife in a whimsical and abstract way with ink and oil. Pushing boundaries in wildlife art with her palette and style, her images appear lighthearted, but there is a depth that illuminates their personalities when one looks into their eyes. Price range: $5,000-$25,000 See at Ringholz Studios or amyringholz.com 6. Jim Wilcox loves painting the Sleeping Indian, the mountain he can see from his home, studio, and gallery north of town. He finds his inspiration in the valley, from the mountains to pristine lakes to meandering rivers. His realistic style and fascination with light combine to create glowing landscapes. Price range: $2,800-$60,000 See at Wilcox Gallery or wilcoxgallery.com 7. Bill Sawczuk paints Western subjects including, horses, cowboys, wildlife and the landscapes of Wyoming. He calls his work impressionistic realism
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and draws on his architectural background to paint the scenes of the West. Price range: $1,000-$6,000 See at Trio Fine Art or triofineart.com 8. Amy Lay’s brushstrokes create loose and vibrant images of wildlife. Her nontraditional style captures the energy of the wild world while depicting animals and movement in rich color. Price range: $1,200-$12,000 See at Mountain Trails Gallery or amylay.com 9. September Vhay works in a variety of mediums, using a modern composition and a minimalist approach. She is particularly known for her horses. She is true to realistic form and detail, but works with a looseness that creates an impressionistic aura. Price range: $2,500-$15,000 See at Altamira Fine Art or vhay.com 10. Katy Ann Fox is a plein air painter who works primarily in oil on board to capture the rural West, finding subtle beauty in landscapes and old buildings and providing a fresh and honest vision of the region. Price range: $600-$2,500 See at Daly Projects or katyfoxart.com —KELSEY DAYTON 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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Art to Eat Creative plating, ingredients make for food as impressive as sculpture.
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ake one look at the Juju roll— green apple, avocado, Hamachi, and smoked salt—at King Sushi downtown and try to tell us it’s not art. It’s absolutely beautiful. And then you taste it—not without trepidation because eating something so beautiful is surely a sin, right?—and it’s the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo combined. We won’t even get into the restaurant’s scallop shooter. For only $7 your tastebuds can experience what your eyes do when looking upon pop artist Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (Orange), which costs upwards of $58 million: amused astonishment. King Sushi, in a historic log cabin that started life as a blacksmith shop, isn’t the only new valley restaurant where food is art. Sometimes, this artful food even has its roots in the local vernacular. At Gather, Chef Joel Hammond has
created a hydroponic garden in the restaurant’s basement where he grows the microgreens and assorted other veggies used in satisfying dishes such as stuffed poblanos, jambalaya, and salmon. The downtown restaurant’s take on the latter—remember we’re talking about food as art so none of this is simple or plated in anything but the most creative way—might include searing it with cumin, and serving it with coconut lime jasmine rice, carrot ginger puree and heirloom carrots. It’s the tequila selection at Hatch that is a work of art. As carefully curated as any show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, “it’s my understanding it is the largest selection of tequilas in the state,” says managing partner and co-owner Betsy Campbell. “I haven’t been to every Wyoming town, but I think it’s a safe assumption.” You don’t just go to Hatch for flights of tequilas. You can pick a variety and try a flight of that or pick one brand and sample several of their tequilas. Also, it features more contemporary Mexican food than anywhere else in town. The menu changes so much—Hatch focuses on what’s available locally—it’s difficult to pick a favorite, but generally the tacos are killer. Of course we recommend pairing them with a tequila flight or a signature cocktail. —DINA MISHEV King Sushi, 75 S. King St., open daily except Mondays 4:30-10 p.m., reservations not taken, (307) 264-1630, kingsushijh.com Gather, 72 S. Glenwood St., open daily 5-10 p.m., (307) 264-1820, gatherjh. com
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Presentation is part of the joy of fine dining. The Juju roll at King Sushi is a work of art.
January 7 – 13, 2009 Excursion: Whirling wind whips up a challenge for novice snow kiters, page 4. Music: Asleep at the Wheel puts a new spin on time-tested tunes, page 5. Dining: Blu Kitchen gives back with 4 courses for a special price, page 11.
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Vanguard art you won’t see See page 9.
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Make yourself a
Live a better life by taking one of the many classes that start this week. See page 12.
SteppingOut Aug. 4 – 10, 2010
scenery
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Floating through Grand Teton National Park highlights wildlife, peaks. See page 25.
INSIDE Excursion: Sleeping Indian hike is a dream, page 4. Music: Trio of bands to jam in Moose, page 5. The Arts: Ringholz shows off breakthrough, page 11.
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Barker-Ewing guide Nick Huckin keeps his eyes on the river as guests enjoy the cool weather and unmatched scenery between Deadman’s Bar and Moose on Friday morning.
SteppingOut April 20 – 26, 2011
Swap music gear Saturday
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Holiday cheer
December 19 – 23, 2012 • arts, entertainment and fun
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From furry skis to goggs with steeze, hot sporting goods are flying off shelves. See page 16.
Kids descend on Town Square Saturday for 43rd annual Easter egg event. See page 13.
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Excursion: Chill out with winter camping, page 4. Music: See Met’s ‘Capriccio’ live in HD, page 5. The Arts: Filmmaker takes new angle on big mountain, page 9.
Excursion: New lift expands options for intermediate skiers, page 4. Music: Singer-songwriter McIntosh returning to stage, page 5. Arts: Wright shows oils at Four Daughters, page 9.
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SteppingOut
December 28, 2011 – January 3, 2012 • arts, entertainment and fun
Rural aesthetic
SteppingOut
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July 2 – 8, 2014 • arts, entertainment and fun
Fun
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On newsstands valleywide
Valley venues ride into new year with music. See page 14.
America’s birthday party includes pancakes, parade, music and rodeo. See page 19.
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INSIDE Excursion: Pickup hockey warms on even the coldest night, page 4. Music: Valley guitar duo makes music for airport, page 5. Arts: Holidays continue with miniature show at Trailside, page 9.
Excursion: Packrafting a piece of cake, page 4. Music: Two bands to jam at King, page 5. Arts: Diehl celebrates 10th Fete, page 9. PRICE CHAMBERS / NEWS&GUIDE
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Emily Braman waves a flag at a float in the 2013 Howdy Pardners Fourth of July Parade. Friday’s parade starts at 10:30 a.m.
SteppingOut May 14 – 20, 2014 • arts, entertainment and fun
Locavore night See page 13.
April 30 – May 6, 2014 • arts, entertainment and fun
ElkFest is a
hornucopia Event celebrates elk, the beginning of summer. See page 10.
Cinco de Mayo party aids Latino Resource Center. See page 11.
INSIDE Excursion: Columnist gets out for run to check out bike trails, page 4. Music: Chorale to sing Broadway show tunes Sunday, page 5. Arts: Canadian to connect walls, ceiling, floor with installation, page 7.
INSIDE Excursion: Early season bogies and birdies in Thayne, page 4. Music: Sam Cooper — sans ‘& Co.’ — plays Town Square Tavern, page 5. Arts: ‘Harmless Hunter’ show features Russell’s wildlife, page 7.
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Cub Scout Henry Berezay, 8, smiles at his older counterparts as they wait to show off more antlers at the 2012 ElkFest auction. kathryn holloway / news&guide
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Brian Carroll, better known as Buckethead, plays his brand of heavy, instrumental electro-rock at the Pink Garter Theatre in 2013. The virtuoso guitarist is just one of several big-name acts who have performed at the eclectic venue in downtown Jackson.
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the opportunity to take the space, Top: The sunny courtyard of the Pink Garter Plaza and over the past five years he has attracts tourist by day and artists by night. played host to local talents, rising stars and performance powerBottom: Asymbol Gallery features artists whose work houses: the Infamous Stringdusters, incorporates Jackson’s sporty outdoor lifestyle. This Public Enemy, Karl Denson, Band of is Mike Parillo’s Red Tetons. Prints are available. Horses, Leftover Salmon, TV on the Radio and, in May, Jack White. He removed most of the theater seating, creating a large, open, two-tiered space where folks can boogie if they want or chill on the sidelines.
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t’s a rare community that raises millions of dollars to erect a monument to the arts, as Jackson Hole has with its Center for the Arts. It’s an extraordinary community that supports two arts centers. Jackson’s 80,000-or-so-squarefoot nonprofit Center for the Arts conspicuously occupies a large townand county-owned lot two blocks off Town Square, where it serves as home to 19 arts and education nonprofits such as Dancers’ Workshop, the Art Association, Off Square Theatre, and Central Wyoming College. But just a half block off Town Square is Jackson’s second center for art, with stages and gallery walls, places to eat and drink, as well as studios trading in more specialized arts. The Pink Garter is not a nonprofit (though the margins of some of its residents are narrow). It’s a commercial development, built in 1971, that has over the decades housed countless apparel shops, coffee houses, a frozen yogurt joint, and various places to grab a bite. And, at the top of the staircase that rises from its central common space, it has always had the Pink Garter Theatre, where scores of shows have been produced by a number of community theater groups, some forprofit companies and, for a time, the nonprofit that became Off Square. But for whatever reason—the second-floor hurdle, the lack of conspicuous marquee signage, the traveling and resident public’s apathy for live theater—the 350-or-so-seat venue struggled. Then, a bit over five years ago, Dom Gagliardi got his hands on the place. “I used to run the Mangy Moose entertainment,” he said via email from travels during which, one presumes, he was preparing for the busy summer to come. “As it got more and more difficult to get people out to the village at night to see concerts, it became clear if we were to have a music venue, it would need to be in town, where more people live.” In 2008, he produced a show at the Pink Garter with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who had broken onto the national scene just the year before. The group’s agent contacted him with a date he wanted to fill and the need for a venue. “I kind of stumbled upon the Pink Garter when they were in between uses of the theater, and we did that one show,” Gagliardi said. But that one show was the start of something. Gagliardi jumped at
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the space into Pinky G’s. Since it opened it has been The final touch in the reinvention of the Pink named “Best Pizza” in annual polls, and last year it Garter Theatre was The Rose, a bar and restaurant expanded to add more seating and to squeeze in a across from the theater lobby that, thanks to a cresmall stage for open mics and other performances. ative culinary team, brings a touch of art to the al“We had this vision to do a bar, a music theater, a coholic concoctions it crafts. It also hosts live music quick-service restaurant, and even more, to evolve it most weeks during the busy seasons. into what it is finally.” “The Rose was a much bigger project” than the That was when tattoo artist Amy theater remodel, Gagliardi said. “That Dowell took up residence in the final needed funding and a liquor license. With old-fashioned cocktails space available in the far southeast corThe Town Council was very supportive and a classy vibe, The Rose ner of the ground floor. She said she first of our idea when we presented for a very is a hot spot for artists, expressed interest in the space about a coveted liquor license. I remember the athletes, and people who year ago, but at that time that quadrant quote from one of the council, that the thrive off the creative energy of the Pink Garter was a construction Pink Garter was an underserved area of in the Pink Garter Plaza. site, as Pinky G’s was expanding and an downtown and it needed something like elevator was being installed to make all this license to help bring it to life.” levels of the plaza ADA accessible. She Every good music venue has a latehung in though, waiting for the work to wrap up, then night pizza place within easy distance, said Gagliardi, transformed one of the darker corners of the plaza who was also the owner of the Village Cafe at Teton into an elegant studio, with porcelain walls and an Village. He and his friend Tom Fay were interested in interior that manages to blend punk with Victorian finding a good downtown spot for such an establishstyle. ment. Right after the Grace Potter show, Cafe Ponza— That corner had been occupied by Joel Handschin at the time just about the only place you could buy an and his Jackson Hole Treehouse, a snowboard, skateindividual slice of pizza—put a “for sale” sign up in its board and apparel shop, but only for a season. When a space at the far southwest corner of the ground floor larger, more prominent space at the front of the plaza of the plaza. opened, the Treehouse moved in. It shares the space “We both knew this building was sitting here for with Asymbol Gallery, conceived by snowboarder as long as we can remember,” said Fay, who turned 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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keep it maintained and improved.” Miller does have a home outside of Thayne, and it was from there that he spoke by phone about his investment. In 2004 or 2005 he had a condo at Love Ridge. Another resident of the Snow King area development had a shop in the Pink Garter, “and they convinced me to buy it,” he said. “Then the economy went to crap. It’s been a struggle up to now, but these last two months, finally everything is rented.” That goes for four small one-bedroom apartments that overlook the alley behind the plaza. And while it took the installation of an elevator, even the basement of the complex is occupied by Cornerstone Church. Now there’s some variety. “I think it’s a good building,” Miller said. “It’s got some age to it. It hasn’t been maintained well until recently. … I think, to me, it’s in the best shape it’s been in four years,” and he has plans to continue to make improvements. “The next big project, maybe a year away, is to redo the outside with new siding,” he said, along with refinishing the floor of the exterior plaza. “It’s pretty weathered. It will be a large undertaking.” Miller is supportive and enthusiastic about his tenants. He called Grainda “a blessing” for his on-the-scene manager role, was excited by the success the Whiskey Barber has had, and offers high praise for Gagliardi and his persistence in making the theater work. “Dom has struggled,” he said, “but I think he’s headed in the right direction. There’s a lot of activity ... that have been pretty successful, brought some good talent to town.” Gagliardi acknowledges the challenges of running a for-profit venue—even with concessions, alcohol and dining revenue. “We have been in the red since we opened,” he said. “Being in the arts in a small market is extremely difficult. … We need every ticket sale, drink and food sold to be able to continue occupying a 12,000-square-foot space. “In such a prime location, a theater space downtown does not make economic sense, it only makes emotion[al] sense,” he continued. “My old bosses at the Mangy Moose always said I was crazy to try this. The drive is to give something special to the community. … We understand our town very well. We cannot have $100 tickets all the time, and we negotiate hard with agents to keep their prices down so ticket prices can stay reasonable—$40 to $60 for TV on the Radio in such a small venue is a steal. I think people are realizing that.”
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Choose Your Own Art Walk —
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ith several dozen galleries, downtown Jackson can daunt those who want to get a taste of the art scene but don’t know where to start. One way is to make an afternoon and early evening of it with your own mini art walk. Visit a handful of galleries with similar or complementary styles and then go out to dinner. By doing the galleries one bite at a time you won’t be overwhelmed and you might want to go back for more. Here are three ideas for how to do it:
Contemporary In a sleek and sunny space on Broadway, Diehl Gallery displays art that could look as good in a New York City condo as in a log cabin. From Monica Aiello’s mixed-media works inspired by the surfaces of planets and moons to Richard Painter’s charred-wood animal portraits to Gwynn Murrill’s wildlife sculptures there’s something different at every turn. West Lives On Contemporary features artists who put new spins on the Western genre. Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, for example, renders wildlife in eye-popping colors with French dye on silk. Rolinda—yes, she goes by one name—lays on paint and deliberNicole Charbonnet’s Cowboy ately cracks it, creating aspen trees and other scenes (blue), 2012-2013, a 48-byof nature that are modernistic yet also have the feel 60-inch mixed media on of old frescoes. canvas, is one of the bright, For other modern takes on Western themes visit contemporary works at Tayloe Altamira Fine Art. You’ll spy R. Tom Gilleon’s tepees, for example, along with Donna Howell Sickles’ Piggott Gallery. exuberant cowgirls, Marshall Noice’s brilliantly hued trees and Theodore Waddell’s abstract scenes of horses, bison and other animals so ethereal that one of his past shows was called “The Pastures of Heaven.” Altamira also features the work of popular Jackson artists Travis Walker and September Vhay. Amy Ringholz Studios stages the colorful contemporary wildlife paintings of Jackson resident Ringholz. And you’ll get a concentrated dose of local flavor at the new Daly Projects gallery, which spotlights Jackson Hole artists and those with Jackson connections. Recent works have included Todd Kosharek’s dreamy Teton scenes, Michael Tierney’s spray-painted landscapes and Rebecca Bird Mortensen’s and Kelly Halpin’s bone- and antler-themed works. Cowboys and wolves take center stage in some of Nicole Charbonnet’s mixed-media works on show at Tayloe Piggott Gallery through June 18. But the Western imagery seems more the exception than the rule. In recent months the gallery has featured Mike Piggott’s work, including a portrait of a lone chocolate cupcake, tugboat paintings by Kathryn Lynch, and Katina Huston’s inkon-mylar bicycle tangles. Restaurant suggestion: Trio, An American Bistro, a contemporary setting.
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Eclectic Astoria Fine Art has enough classic Native American, landscape and wildlife art to satisfy diehard fans of the genre. But it also showcases more contemporary styles: Tim Cherry’s curvy wildlife sculptures. Don Rambadt’s metal birds poised on delicate twigs or strands of grass. Mark Alongside a stainless steel Eberhard’s bright birds painted against vivid, minimalist backgrounds. You’ll also see works by deceased masters, plasma-cut triptych by Brent such as wildlife greats Albert Bierstadt, Wilhelm Kuhnert Lawrence outside Astoria Fine and John Clymer. Art, one of Joshua Tobey’s Nine Francois’ photos come at you from a different perbronze bears hides. spective, literally. One deer looks as though it’s watching you from around a corner. In a bison portrait just one eye peers at the viewer from the bottom of the frame. Her images hang at Rare Gallery along with works by diverse artists. You’ll find Tomas Lasansky’s portraits of famous indi-
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viduals—John Lennon, Geronimo and Abraham Lincoln, to name some— Michael Swearingen’s cowboys and Sandy Graves’ leggy horse and wildlife sculptures. What can you say about a gallery that has hung paintings by artists as diverse as Damian Hirst, Vincent Van Gogh and Grandma Moses? That a visit to Heather James Fine Art is akin to a tour of an art museum where you can actually buy what you see. The gallery likes to mix it up, showcasing, in its words, “blue-chip and cutting-edge contemporary art while maintaining a respect for the integrity of antiquity and classical masterpieces.” Restaurant suggestion: Gather. A place where you can get a vegan stir fry, a burger, red-wine-braised beef cheeks and a salad that includes chicken, spiced popcorn, black beans and cotija, among other things, can surely be considered eclectic.
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Several photography galleries are in the vicining platinum palladium, silver gelatin, photogravure and ity of Town Square. The Brookover Gallery Bromoil—each one feels like a piece of art. features the work of its namesake, David Tom Mangelsen has been wowing people for 40-plus Brookover. He works in color as well as black years with his wildlife photos. Some make you go “awww,” and white and in subjects that include horses, like the shot of a tiny polar bear cub trying hitch a ride on Wyoming landscapes and wildlife. There’s its mama’s back in Manitoba, Canada, and all inspire awe, both a peacefulness and from a cheetah poised in an acacia tree in crispness to his images, and Kenya to a pair of moose strolling through a David Brookover Gallery features because of his dedication to snow-covered grove of cottonwood trees in the photographer’s large-format old-time methods of reproGrand Teton National Park. Oh, and he does ducing his prints—includbeautiful landscapes as well. See his work at landscapes and wildlife work.
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Mangelsen Images of Nature Gallery. Jackson Hole’s other wildly talented wildlife and landscape photographer with his own gallery is Henry Holdsworth. Visit Wild by Nature Gallery. Profusions of fall foliage, snow-clad mountains and a variety of wild animals are featured in his photographs. You’ll find Jackson Hole’s star mammals— bears, moose and bison, for example—as well as those that don’t get as much attention. Think yellow-bellied marmots and weasels. Restaurant suggestion: Snake River Brewery and Restaurant, aka the brewpub, or Thai Me Up, because crafting great beers and taking and producing great photos both require the right equipment, the perfect ingredients and a lot of knowhow and creativity.
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Collecting THE ART OF
Residents acquire pieces for a variety of reasons, from love to money. —
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hristian Burch’s passion for his environs is evident the moment you step through the door of his condo on Pearl Avenue. Seemingly every spare inch of wall space is adorned with a photograph, painting or found piece of art. And the variety is staggering. There are pieces by well-established painters purchased from galleries. There are prints by local artists. Scrawled images from Burch’s former high school art students. A woodcut print his mother made in the 1960s. Anonymous works from yard sales and consignment shops. Christian Burch loves to collect While Burch’s artwork is not conventional, it art that speaks to him personally. still counts as one of a wide variety of art collecHis home is filled with interesting tions in Jackson Hole. The process of collecting pieces that reflect his unique style is deeply personal. But it’s also practiced in a and taste in art. diverse set of ways. For some, it’s about finding a piece that speaks specifically to them. Others focus on something they know they would enjoy seeing on their wall for years to come. And then there’s the aspect of artwork as investment. As may be evidenced by Burch’s collection, he doesn’t necessarily view himself as an art collector in the traditional sense. When he considers acquiring a piece of art, he’s not thinking about it as an investment. He doesn’t look at the name or renown of the artist as much as the piece itself.
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A prime example is the painting that has perhaps the most prominent space in the house—above the sofa in the living room. It’s an abstract, somewhat chaotic piece of a man standing in a bathtub in an apartment. The canvas comes from a consignment shop in Salt Lake City. Burch doesn’t even know who the artist is. But the painting grabbed him, and he bought it. That is a large part of the philosophy
mask sitting on an old BMW motorcycle. Burch admits it can be tricky when a couple has to decide on art together. Frechette tends to gravitate toward brighter colors, Burch said, while he enjoys work with more gloomy tones. But their tastes also overlap. The best example is a painting by Mike Piggott that Burch wanted to buy 12 years ago but had to forgo because of the price tag. Turns out,
Frechette bought it a little that has driven him and Burch happened upon Guilt, by later, before the two started his partner John Frechette Luis Garcia, at a street art fair in dating. It now hangs in the as they have acquired artKansas City, Missouri. “I have no entryway. Entitled After work over the years. idea what he felt guilty about,” Andy’s Party, it’s a painting “It either has some Burch said, “but I love the human of a photograph of empty kind of sentimentality to experience of it.” glasses on a table. The origime or it invokes somenal photo was taken after a thing,” Burch said. party thrown by Andy Warhol. But that doesn’t mean he avoids shopBurch used to be a practicing artping in galleries. Burch and Frechette have ist himself and taught art for years at the work from well-known valley artists. Pieces Jackson Hole Community School. Now by Mike Piggott, Amy Ringholz, Carrie he and Frechette co-own and operate Geraci, Ryan Haworth and many others can two Jackson shops, Made and Mountain be found on the walls. Dandy. Both feature a litany of handmade One of Burch’s favorite pieces is an eewares and reclaimed objects. The latter has rie photograph of a person wearing a rabbit 28
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things like old leather furniture, which can also be found in their home. The self-described “men’s club” feel of the shop seems to be replicated in their living space, helped in no small part by their eclectic tastes in art. Burch is a believer that you don’t have to hit a certain age or pay grade to begin collecting art. It can start with small things, acquired from friends. “I think the value it has is the value you give it,” he said. Anita Miles has just recently started the process. She was new to collecting art when she and her husband purchased a home in Wilson two years ago. For inspiration, she started with one of the first pieces people see when they fly into Jackson Hole—the massive charred wood depiction of an eagle in mid-flight that hangs on a prominent Artist Chris Reilly used a wall at Jackson Hole Airport. combination of molten beeswax “It was just so stunning,” Miles said. “We wonand raw pigment to create a dered if this guy was local.” She obviously couldn’t purvivid piece that now hangs in chase that piece, as it belongs to the airport, but she the Miles’ upstairs den. looked up the artist, Richard Painter. That led her to Diehl Gallery and owner Mariam Diehl, who represents Painter. Working with Diehl, Miles was able to decide on a 73-by-22-inch painting of a half-submerged wooden boat, also by Painter. It now hangs in one of the most visible places in the house—just above the fireplace. “That’s what our goal was, to find something for that spot,” Miles said. The piece is entitled Deluge. “It has a story,” Miles said. “It’s this boat that’s been washed up on this shore. Maybe I was at a point in my life where I felt I had been battered around for a couple years.” Miles has enjoyed the process of learning how to choose and buy art, which for her has involved getting to know the backstory behind each artist’s method. The next artist whose work she stumbled onto was Peter Hoffer, 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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Top: A painting by Richard Painter, entitled Deluge, hangs above the fireplace at Anita and Jim Miles’ west bank home. Left: Marcia and Michael Taylor’s Hoback Ranch home features an impressive collection of art from Trailside Galleries including Mian Situ’s painting Toy Peddler of Chinatown and Dave McGary’s sculpture The Honor Dress.
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also represented by Diehl. Hoffer does a lot of landscapes. Miles liked a series of tree paintings he did that are covered with a slick glossy finish but have a scuffed-up surface. “The gloss gives it this really elegant feel to it, and yet he lets the paint underneath crack. It looks really weathered and rustic underneath.” She and her husband decided on one that now hangs in their bedroom. “What I really liked about that one is that it could be morning, like dawn, or evening with a storm coming in,” Miles said. “Sometimes it looks really dark, but in the morning when the light’s coming in it looks really bright.” She has since added pieces by Susan Goldsmith and Angie Renfro, among others. Miles and her husband Jim have, thankfully, similar tastes in art, which makes the process of deciding easier, she said. Being able to hang art in their home before purchasing it has been most helpful, she said, as has been the welcoming gallery scene in town. “What really helped the process along was that Jackson has so many amazing galleries,” Miles said. It can be quite overwhelming in Los Angeles, where the couple also lives, Miles said. Marcia Taylor similarly got her start as a collector more than a decade ago by touring Jackson’s robust downtown gallery scene. Today, she is a trustee at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. From the beginning, she says she has been able to quickly judge whether a painting will work for her. “I immediately know if I’m going to love it and I immediately know where I’m going to hang it,” Taylor said. “I think you buy art because it either speaks to you or it makes you feel good when you look at it. I found things that I knew I would enjoy.” One of her first pieces was a painting by Z.S. Liang of an Indian in a canoe on a lake. “It’s very serene,” Taylor said. That’s why she and her husband Michael decided to hang it in the bedroom. They purchased a home south of Hoback Junction 12 years ago and have since filled it with art. She also is a big fan of Wyoming landscape painter Tucker Smith and Chinese artist Mian Situ, whose more recent work consists of Western historical themes and American landscapes. Taylor quickly took to the art in Jackson Hole, and hasn’t looked back. “I just fell totally in love with Western art,” Taylor said. To her, the style tells a story. But collecting also is about investment for her, which is something that must be carefully considered before a purchase. “I wanted to make certain that whatever I collect would hold its value,” she said.
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Luck of the Draw With some popular artists, galleries pull buyers’ names from a hat. — By Kelsey Dayton
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ears ago Legacy Gallery planned a major exhibition. Staffers sent out catalogues and presold the show’s artworks before it ever opened. When collectors flew into Jackson from around the country, they found they were too late. Nothing was left to buy, said Brad Richardson, president of Legacy. That’s why today the gallery sells the work of its most popular artists by draw. Painters like G. Harvey and Kyle Polzin have such strong followings, the gallery could pick up the phone and sell their work immediately, Top: Still life paintings by Kyle but that would leave hundreds Polzin are extremely popular of other collectors upset. with Western art collectors. This “If it wasn’t by draw, you’d is Bronco Buster, a 27-by-44have collectors asking, ‘Why inch oil. didn’t you call me first?’ ” said Maryvonne Leshe, a managRight: G. Harvey’s paintings have ing partner with Trailside been sold by draw for years. Galleries, which also sells some Land of the Tetons, a 30-by-24artists’ work this way. “It’s a inch oil, is shown here. matter of really being fair.” A draw system allows anyone wanting to buy a new work to enter. The winner of the drawing has the right to purchase the painting at a fixed price. Depending on the artist and the painting’s price, there can be hun32
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dreds of names in the pool, or just several dozen. The practice of selling by draw has been in place in the art world for years. The prestigious Prix de West sells works by draw, Leshe said. But for galleries the practice has become increasingly important because of social media. Artists like Dustin Van Wechel share recently completed work on Facebook. “He’d have his artwork sold before we have got a chance to get it into the gallery,” Leshe said. A draw is exciting for collectors. It also levels the playing field. It doesn’t Dustin Van Wechel can’t matter if you are an established collecpaint fast enough for his tor or vying for your first major art purfans. Trailside Galleries chase. sells works like King for a When a Harvey painting priced at Day, a 24-by-36-inch oil on $150,000 recently went into a live auclinen, by lottery. tion, it sold for $409,000. A $22,000 Polzin piece sold for more than $100,000, Richardson said. “So you can imagine why there are so many names wanting to get in a drawing,” Richardson said. Galleries encourage artists to keep their prices at a reasonable point that will survive a long career. Artists who become popular in their thirties hope to continue painting when they are eighty. “Sometimes popularity doesn’t last so you really need to build your prices in a solid way,” Leshe said. And draws are still used for artists whose work sells for more than $1 million. “At that price,” Leshe said, “collectors are going to be even more upset if they don’t get the opportunity to buy the work.”
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Zodiac Heads Alight on Sculpture Trail Ai Weiwei’s world-famous bronze creatures gaze over National Elk Refuge. — By Mark Huffman
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is a re-creation of 18th-century art that was looted from the Garden of Perfect Brightness in Beijing. Ai depicts the 12 symbols of the Chinese zodiac—dragon, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Ai’s heads, with stands, are 10 feet tall and weigh about Although China’s Communist 800 pounds each. regime won’t allow Ai Weiwei It’s not what most people expect to leave the country, his from the wildlife art museum, but it’s in works have been exhibited in keeping with its goals, executive director cities across the globe. James McNutt said. “We really want to stress to people that wildlife art isn’t always what people have been seeing all their lives, it’s not all about big game and the American West,” McNutt said. “People in other parts of the world are making images of animals in other ways.” Ultimately, McNutt said, “it is animals even
though it’s the animals of astrology and the of those have found their way back to China. The other two beChinese zodiac.” The pieces also demonstrate longed to Yves St. Laurent and turned up at an auction in 2009 “how contemporary art can keep history alive,” after his death. he said. When the Chinese government protested that sale, claiming Critics talking about the Zodiac Heads have the heads were stolen cultural property, Ai argued that while the focused on Ai’s frequent contrasting of past and heads were rooted in Chinese custom and style they were created present and his examination of value and auby an Italian, drawing attention to the intricate and confusing thenticity. interplay of art, culture and government. Though Chinese zodiac creaAi created six large editions of his heads in The last of twelve large tures are a change for the mubronze, and six smaller gold-plated editions that bronze sculptures seum, it’s not the first time it has are about 2 feet tall. The larger models have toured depicting animals of wandered from traditional animal the world, appearing in New York, Taipei, London, the Chinese Zodiac by art, the paintings and sculpture Mexico City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the artist Ai Weiwei is of Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, John Toronto and other cities. maneuvered into place in Clymer, Ernest Thompson Seton Jackson is the smallest community that has hostearly May at the National and their like. ed the heads, but the National Museum of Wildlife Museum of Wildlife Art. After all, no one expectArt has some special features to offer. First is that ed Andy Warhol’s work would this is the first showing in a natural setting. The hang at the museum when it first Sculpture Walk display places the Zodiac Heads on a opened, McNutt said. butte overlooking the National Elk Refuge. But, he noted, “one of things we’ve been Starting July 2, the display will feature specially commissioned seeing quite a bit is that our audience is changmusic by Susie Ibarra, whose composition incorporates traditional ing, and we’re showing other artists’ depictions Chinese music and the sounds of the animals portrayed. of wildlife. Over the summer the museum will link its open studio activi“Our point is all about the significance and ties to the exhibit, including showing the film “The Making of the the power of the art, and how the art changes Zodiac Heads.” people’s perceptions,” McNutt said. “And McNutt thinks the sculptures will appeal to the Jackson ausomething like Ai Weiwei’s work fits well with dience. that theme.” “Jackson Hole is a world-class and world-connected place,” The smaller originals of the Zodiac Heads McNutt said. “It’s fitting that something like this would come to have an exotic history. They were designed by the museum.” Giuseppe Castiglione, a Milanese sculptor who Ai won’t be attending. He’s been under house arrest for years, worked in the court of Ching Dynasty Emperor forbidden to leave the country because he speaks his mind and Kangxi. They decorated a garden fountain until opposes repressive and corrupt government policies. But he is a they were pillaged by French and British troops prolific user of the Internet who has told his web followers that in 1860, during the Second Opium War. Only “life is art, art is life,” and that “the art always wins.” seven of the 12 are known to survive, and five “Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.”
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Pop Meets West Thirty years after Schenck’s painting adorned first Fall Arts Festival poster, he’s back. — By Mark Huffman
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Mark Tarrant, whose Altamira Fine Art gallery handles Schenck’s work in Jackson, said “he is the first artist I am aware of who took the concepts and conceits of pop get along. art to Western themes and subjects—and he struck gold.” But the mix worked for Billy Schenck, Schenck was fresh out of the Kansas City Art Institute whose unlikely inspiration to combine when he went to New York and was inspired by the likes West and East, old and new has driven of Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and Roy Lichtenstein. his popular work for more than 40 years. He initially did a series of pop-inspired paintings that It’s also earned him the distinction this mimicked Renaissance church ceilings. But there was anyear of being the first artother influence pushing Schenck: Though ist to have his work feahe wasn’t actually a cowboy, he had grown In his works like 13 Minutes tured twice on the poster up with horses and cattle. Schenck’s cataFrom Eternity, Billy Schenck for the Jackson Hole Fall lyst appeared in the form of a cowboyphilic melds pop art with Western Arts Festival. Italian movie-maker. themes. The original oil used for Schenck pioneered “I considered myself a contemporary the Fall Arts Festival poster will art that has its feet on artist … but while in art school I began be auctioned September 19. the ground of the cowboy seeing those spaghetti Westerns by Sergio frontier and its head in Leone,” he said, recalling Clint Eastwood the clouds of 20th-cenflicks like “The Good, the Bad and the tury pop. Having made that incongruous Ugly” and “A Fistful of Dollars.” “It conceptually got my stretch, he calls himself “a schizophrenic attention, and I thought, ‘this is such a departure in the in two worlds,” and admits that “I run Western movie genre,’ and I instinctively, intuitively unfrom one extreme to the other side.” derstood that this was earthmoving. At the time of Schenck’s first show of “I wondered if I could do something similar in paint, pop Western in New York, when he was and I made a decision to begin messing with Western art.” 24, “I was scared, I was terrified” about Before Schenck there was nothing like Schenck. the reception, he said. But it caught on: Western art had always been realistic and nostalgic. Not “Everything was sold, it was beyond my Billy Schenck. His subjects were those of Russell and wildest imagination.” Remington but his eye was that of Warhol and his palette
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“and, recently, a series of dot paintings paying homage to came from Peter Max. He adopted Western art tropes but Lichtenstein and Warhol.” smiled at the melodrama. Schenck reproduced Western Schenck lived and worked in Jackson Hole for “33 sumiconography in what he calls “graphic comic book imagery mers” before settling in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Before he … paint-by-numbers from Western movie stills.” But, he left he joined Connie Davis and Dick Flood to create what said, “I made it more sophisticated.” has become one of the country’s biggest art Schenck didn’t try to make things look gatherings, Jackson’s Fall Arts Festival. In real but instead created a reductive style Bottom: Billy Schenck mulls a 1985 the first festival used his painting Waco that joined pop with photorealism, simple work in progress in his Sante for its poster. This year Schenck is back drawings with colors layered bright and flat, Fe studio. with poster art that shows how his style with no shading. has stayed true to its roots but also how it’s He replaced the apple pie Americanism Opposite: Patrons gather developed over three decades. 13 Minutes of his predecessors with a wry humor and for the Western Design From Eternity shows a mounted cowpoke, dizzy irony, combined respect for Old West Conference at Snow King rifle in hand and Mount Moran behind him, themes with goofy contrasts of man and Sports and Events Center. glancing nervously back at something— nature, venerable and new, traditional and something unseen—coming up from behind. quirky. He calls it “putting all the cliches in 13 Minutes From Eternity will be on disa blender.” play during the festival in the lobby of the Wort Hotel. The “Absurdity is something I love, irony,” he said. “I’m 50-by-50-inch oil on canvas will be auctioned September definitely messing with all these cliches in Western history. 19 at the 20th annual QuickDraw Art Sale and Auction on I love playing with the mystique, the mythology—but I’m Jackson Town Square. also reverent. Decades into his artistic life, Schenck is “vigorously “I’m a big romantic, but I’ll turn right around and give exploring palette and composition,” Tarrant said, and “is you a wink.” making the best work of his career.” Schenck’s is a “world of mythical Western life and A Schenck oil the size of 13 Minutes From Eternity is legend, deeply serious landscapes, photography, historilikely to come with an estimate in the $50,000 range. cal images, hysterical caption paintings,” Tarrant said,
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Plan Your Fall Arts Festival The Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival enters its fourth decade with the usual unusual events planned to highlight the artists who make Jackson one of the centers of art in the western United States. Here’s a summary of major events. For more, see pages 52-56 or jacksonholechamber.com. // WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Jewelry and Artisan Luncheon. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The National Museum of Wildlife Art hosts makers of jewelry and wearable art at a luncheon at the Four Seasons in Teton Village. Tickets $100. 307/732-5445 // THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Western Design Conference Opening Preview Party. 6-10 p.m. at Snow King Sports and Events Center. VIP early entry to the design conference and sale lets the public see the Designer Show House and the Runway Fashion Show, and participate in the conference auction while enjoying food from Cafe Genevieve. Tickets $50-$125. westerndesignconference.com // FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Western Design Conference Exhibit and Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and September 12-13. The preeminent exhibit of Western design with more than 130 makers of jewelry, clothing, furniture and accessories. At Snow King Center. Tickets $15 at door good for entrance all three days. Palates and Palettes Gallery Walk. 5-8 p.m. at participating galleries. More than 30 art galleries will showcase their art and offer food and wine. Meet artists and enjoy one of Jackson’s premier social events. Free. // SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Historic Ranch Tours with cowboys, Western entertainment and barbecue. Departs Home Ranch at 2 p.m. Tickets: 307/201-2309 or email events@ jacksonholechamber.com // SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 16th Annual Takin’ It to the Streets, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Town Square. An open-air art fair with forty local artists showing and selling an array of art and crafts. Presented by the Art Association of Jackson Hole. Free. Taste of the Tetons, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Town Square. Local chefs put their best work out for inspection and tasting. “Taste tickets” priced at $1 that can be exchanged for bites. Rotary Supper Club Fall Arts Festival Wine Tasting and Silent Auction,
11 a.m.-5 p.m. under the tent at Town Square. Rotary will pop corks for the enjoyment of wine lovers, sell fine wines and raise money for scholarships. rcjhsupperclub.org // WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Poster Signing with Featured Artist. 3-5 p.m. at Altamira Fine Art. Meet Billy Schenck. Festival posters with his art will be sold for $30 unsigned and $40 signed. // THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Wild 100 Artist Party. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Part of the museum’s 28th Annual Western Visions: Wild 100 Show and Sale. Artists and patrons can look at the art, place bids and mingle before the big finale on Friday. Tickets $100. westernvisions.org // FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 28th Annual Wild 100 Show and Sale at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Last chance to bid and then the drawing of winning bidders. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., bidding closes at 7. Tickets $150. westernvisions.org Jackson Hole Showcase of Homes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A two-day selfguided tour of fine homes around Jackson. Continues Saturday. Tickets $75. jacksonholeshowcase.com // SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 20th Annual Jackson Hole Quick Draw Art Sale and Auction, 9 a.m. on Town Square. Artists will have 90 minutes to paint or sculpt an original artwork while fans watch. Works will be auctioned afterward, along with 13 Minutes From Eternity, the Billy Schenck oil used for the festival poster. Jackson Hole Art Auction. Live auction of Western art held every September in Jackson, featuring some of the best work of living and deceased master artists. One of the most important Western art events in the nation. Preview from 9 a.m. to noon; auction starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. This year, a boutique version will be held September 18 at Trailside Galleries. jacksonholeartauction.com // SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Art Brunch Gallery Walk, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The chamber presents an art walk featuring more than 30 galleries. Brunch and beverages will highlight the festival-ending tour. 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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Drawing From Life Being a live model is a delicate dance between exposure and trust. — By Jason Suder
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took my first pose on the stage with one knee bent to my chest, the other leg jutting out to the side. My arm lay across the top of my foot and my back contorted to better show the muscles. A new sort of insecurity crept up my spine as I was forced to contemplate my blemishes exposed to the class, my own shriveled imperfection staring me in the face. “We love imperfections,” Bobbi Miller had told me when I first walked in. All I could think of was, “I should have showered.” In the brightly lit room, Miller, Spark Malachowski and Mark Nowlin saw each errant hair poking off my belly. They caught pockmarks, scars, and moles. In front of their eyes and sketch-
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pads, I was completely exposed, but modesty would have been the only contributor to discomfort. The best models get lost in thought, Spark said. What plays inside their heads is accentuated in still gestures expressing some sort of feeling. “Most models don’t do that,” she said. “You have to be comfortable in your body.” Malachowski leads the Barbara Bobbi Miller draws Jason Trentham Life Drawing class from 6 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at the Center for the Suder during a life drawing Arts. The $10 admission grants the amaclass at the Art Association. teur artist a ticket into an intimate world beyond judgment or sexuality. “Figure drawing is part of classical training,” Malachowski said, “and you can’t have an art school without it. This is the key to training.” Throughout the three-hour ordeal, models strike a series of poses. The session begins hastily, holding a succession of two-minute positions as the artists warm up. As
the evening continues, the stances stretch out to five minutes, ten, fifteen and then three final thirty-minutes stretches. Two minutes is enough to break the initial ice. Wishing I could have smoked a cigarette lounged back in post-coital ease, instead I assumed warrior position with the muscles in my lower back, arms and neck strained. Next, I crouched shortly until my legs began to shake. My toes were numb after two minutes, but I tried to move myself purposefully and not disturb the artists meditating in their work. “You have to have this training, ability to work with the human body,” Miller said. “It’s not, in essence, a still life.” Yet the analysis is the same. The artists pore over the disparities between you and last week’s subject, reveling in between poses. Top: Models change poses many the new challenge, yet never looking at a model The outside world seemed to evaporate times within a three-hour session, as a mannequin to be thrown away into some around our intimacy as a secret alliance was as captured by Miller. forgotten corner afterward. formed: me in my vulnerability and they the While I exposed myself to this small crew, keepers of my secrets. The feeling lasted until Bottom: Done with their study, they saw me for who I am, not what I was to them my coworker came into the room to depict the students like Spark Malachowski that night, putty to be sculpted or some streaker. scene for this article. Images West photogra“It’s important for artists at all levels to pher Price Chambers moved quietly through the often toss their sketches or give fraternize with other people,” Miller said. scene, careful not to shoot any R-rated images them to the models. When she first arrived in Teton County, or detract from what had been building over the some fifteen years ago, this group was the first previous two hours, but the bubble of artistic Miller sought out, a gathering of amateur artists dedicated to trust noticeably burst. improving their work through practice. Malachowski crumpled up a sketch she had drawn in blue, “I met people who became good friends,” Miller said. and started anew with an orange pastel. Leukemia took group member Trentham in the summer of “The colors are very intuitive,” Malachowski said. 2013, but for years, she was a student of the Art Association Discordant emotions come with the territory. Misty and a champion of the figure drawing class. Malachowski conStieber’s experiences change with the students. She has been a tinues to use her tub of pastels to figure model since November. this day. “It goes from classy to trashy Art Association Development in a heartbeat,” she said. “Spread Director Alison Brush remembers eagle doesn’t have to be sexual. seeing Trentham every week in … It doesn’t have to be sexual class when she was in Jackson inuntil you see that person licking stead of her homes in Chicago or their lips.” Hollywood. But any pervert in the crowd “She was dedicated to rewould miss the point of the class. ally helping other people learn,” “One gentleman said, ‘You Brush said, “learn to draw, learn have the most perfect nipples,’ ” to paint, especially young people.” she said. “If someone were to say When she died an endowment that to me at a bar, that would be in her name was formed and earone thing. He said it matter-ofmarked to support the life drawfactly. It didn’t mean anything ing class. more than what he meant.” The drawing studio’s atTherein lies the difference mosphere evolved quickly between art and pornography, an into an easy rapport between intention to depict beauty, not Malachowski, Miller and myself. cheapen it. The class is an exerNowlin left early. We spoke and cise in catharsis, observation and laughed and joked. connection with the models. “Do you always write na“Here,” Malachowski said, ked?” Malachowski asked at one “you really do look at them, and point while I jotted in a notebook you look at them closely.”
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Lens on Wildlife Photographers capture creatures in their habitats or modeling for the camera. — By Frances Moody
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ildlife is a major reason visitors flock to Jackson Hole. Thanks to talented photographers, many of them can take home a perfectly focused piece of moose magic or elk enchantment. The genre of wildlife photography is Taylor Glenn takes photos of animals in well represented on the Jackson art scene. a portrait-like setting for his Yellowstone Tom Mangelsen owns a gallery that Natives project. He feels the white shows his work exclusively. His love for background highlights a subject’s beauty. animals started at a young age, but he didn’t discover his bent for photography until college. “The camera was a means for me to capture my passion and love for wildlife,” Mangelsen said. “It wasn’t a matter of trying to be a photographer. It was a tool for capturing what I loved.”
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the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, he Since the 1970s, which was when he makes sure the animal is from an organifirst picked up a camera, Mangelsen has zation with a cause. traveled to several exotic locations to “I try to find groups that work with the witness animals, big and small, in their animals in a positive way, whether it’s for habitats. education or rehab purposes,” Glenn said. Mangelsen’s photo Butterfly Kisses was The artist has worked with animals taken in the Brazil Pantanal, one of the from the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson wildest places he has visited. The photoand the Earthfire Institute in Driggs, graph shows a caiman waiting for food to Idaho. cross its path. Dancing on the eyelids of Prints of Glenn’s Yellowstone Natives the crocodile’s relative are butterflies. The project can be viewed at WRJ Design in insects are drinking its salty tears. Jackson. “It’s a nice contrast of beauty and the “I hope the project gives people the beast,” Mangelsen said. opportunity to view the animals in a difWhile Mangelsen likes traveling to ferent way and engage places in South America with them in a different and other remote reOne of Tom Mangelsen’s favorite way,” he said. gions of the world, he animals to photograph is the Nine Francois is analso enjoys taking phogrizzly bear. Titled Teton Rush Hour, other artist who snaps tos of Jackson Hole’s this photo shows a female grizzly pictures of animals out wild creatures. Grizzly and her three cubs. of their wildlife settings. bears are among his faFrancois doesn’t live in vorite animals to learn Jackson, but some peofrom and watch. ple feel her photography “Their level of intelis important to the Jackson art scene. ligence, emotional attachments to cubs Her up-close images of owls, zebras, and ability to survive makes me feel quite bears, wolves and other beings can be attached to them,” Mangelsen said. found at Rare Gallery. The photographer’s bear pictures and other wildlife images can be found at the Mangelsen Images of Nature Gallery. Henry Holdsworth also has his own show space, Wild by Nature Gallery. Holdsworth says Jackson is the perfect place for him to practice his art. “It’s a wonderful backyard to have,” he said. “It’s amazing to have grizzly bears and wolves right out your back door.” Holdsworth focuses his lens on animals to show their daily habits and routines. “I guess my style is to capture wildlife in its day-to-day life,” he said. “I hope to catch those intimate moments or vast scenes with animals in them.” One intimate moment Holdsworth Photographing caged animals or wild ones is caught was of a bison blanketed in snow. something artists and consumers consider. There had been a blizzard the night before Mangelsen, who spends quite a bit of he photographed the bison. Holdsworth time campaigning for the humane treatment said he wasn’t aware the creature was of captive animals, said game farms that are near him until he saw the shell of snow on created to breed and keep animals for the sole its coat crack. purpose of film or photography are cruel and “We had a good little staring contest should not exist. for about 10 minutes,” he said. He said it’s fine for artists to photograph Taylor Glenn takes portrait-style pic- animals in zoos or other organizations that tures of furry and feathered creatures for treat wildlife residents well. Photos taken at his Yellowstone Natives project. such places, however, should not be labeled as Glenn doesn’t consider himself to wildlife photography, Mangelsen said. be a wildlife photographer, because the Glenn agrees that photographers should be birds and other critters he snaps photos careful when they take pictures of animals living of no longer dwell in the wild. They live in captivity. He said it is up to the individual in captivity. photographer to judge whether a place treats its Before Glenn takes images of a sub- creatures in an ethical way. ject matter that represents the wildlife of
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Mountain Music Jackson, Teton Village, and Victor, Idaho, each offer a free outdoor concert series. — By Brielle Schaeffer
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“The setting is beautiful at the base of Snow King Mountain,” series founder and promoter Shannon McCormick said. “The town of Jackson just really seems to embrace our events.” Vendors from local shops and restaurants sell food and drinks for a laid-back picnic feel. In years past, the dusty baseball diamond has left dirty feet and, if the weather turns, muddy shoes. But sod has been laid on the entire field this year, McCormick said, making for some more foot-friendly covering. The lineup is full of up-and-coming and wellknown groups. This year’s schedule offers “the best summer of music since our inception in 2012,” McCormick said. JacksonHoleLive starts June 21 with the eclectic jam band John Butler Trio, paired with a crawfish boil. Other hot acts will include Jared & The Mill on July 3 and bluegrass band One Ton Pig on July 4. Things take a turn for the urban July 15 with rapper Lyrics Born. August 5 offers an intriguing double bill with “antifolk” singer Shakey Graves and the country-leaning
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roots rockers Turnpike Troubadours. The series concludes August 12 with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Teton Valley, Idaho, will be rocking on Thursday nights with bands like Blitzen Trapper, The Young Dubliners and the Stooges Brass Band. The lineup this year is all about diversity, said Amy Fradley, program manager for Music on Main. “We have a diverse community and we really want to bring diverse music to the community,” she said. “It helps expose people. It’s a cultural thing.” In years past, Music on Main has had seven concerts but the foundation was able to have a concert during Fourth of July week this year, which rounds out the season. See schedule at right. Top: Crowds cheer at the front of Music on Main is the essence of community the stage during Old Crow Medicine on the west side of the Tetons, Fradley said, Show’s performance at Jackson something the Teton Valley Foundation tries Hole Live at the base of Snow King. to support. Nearly 15,000 people came out to “People love it,” Fradley said. “An averenjoy the Fourth of July festivities in age of 3,000 patrons come to the shows every 2013. This year, One Ton Pig will jam week. We’re overflowing. It’s such a commuon the holiday. nity event.” The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, so the foundation wanted to Right: The Young Dubliners will make it extra special by bringing back some of headline Music on Main on July 16 its favorite performers from last year and inin Victor, Idaho. troducing some new ones. Like JacksonHoleLive, Music on Main has food and drink vendors to add to the fun. Concertgoers can grab dinner, gab with friends and get down in the venue of Victor City Park. In Teton Village, the bands for the Concert on the Commons series haven’t yet been announced, but the dates have. In addition to concerts July 3 and 4, a concert will be held at 5 p.m. every Sunday between July 12 and August 30. Check concertsonthecommons.com for the lineup. The variety of free, outdoor live music in the Tetons is growing. Catch some of the groove.
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Linking Leaps Professional dance troupe knits art into community. — By Brielle Schaeffer
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reating links with their arms, Contemporary Dance Wyoming members crawled through the holes made by each other’s bodies. The movements were a type of knitting—looping themselves and their experiences as performers together like yarn. The concept for Contemporary Dance Wyoming’s summer concert is about interweaving the company’s new members—and maybe even the modern dancers—into the community.
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“It’s about knitting lives together and how they connect artistically and on a day-to-day basis,” said Rachel Holmes, Dancers’ Workshop’s school director and new company member. “Especially us as dancers working together all the time.” Contemporary Dance Wyoming is the only professional modern dance company in the state. Founded in 1983 as an adult repertory company by Dancers’ Workshop, the troupe has evolved over the years into the fully professional company it is today under Babs Case, artistic director of Dancers’ Workshop. “Contemporary Dance Wyoming is deliberately part of an ecosystem and feeds the other parts of the organization,” said Amanda Flosbach, Dancers’ Workshop’s development direc-
“It’s more improv-based than what tor. “What it actually ends up doing is it I’m used to,” she said. enables us to elevate everything that is The dancers help Case choreograph. happening here.” For the knitting piece, which they will The company enables Dancers’ be performing this summer, the dancers Workshop to attract highly qualified were given a few directions and then asteachers and gives them an outlet to signed to create duets. stretch their creative and dance muscles “It’s much more of a collaborative by creating and choreographing, she said. effort with everyone in “What, to me, is amazthe company as opposed ing about CDW and our Presented by Dancers’ to one person telling you community in general is Workshop, Contemporary what they want you to do,” because we are so small, Dance Wyoming’s open Holmes said. “It’s interwe have such easy access rehearsals are designed to esting when you’re given in such a meaningful way to offer dance students and ideas to play with what talented athletes and dancanyone else in the community you come up with is difers,” she said. “[Dancing] a sneak peek into the ferent than someone else is not an abstract idea for company’s process. comes up with. Multiple our students. perspectives makes it full“I think it says a lot er in a way.” about a community if a That is how Case and the dancers community is willing to support somelinked together the conceptual and exthing for the purpose of creating new art.” perimental piece about knitting. The The company also helps attract new troupe has also been working with guest professionals to the area. artists-in-residence Manuel Vignoulle of Contemporary Dance Wyoming Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Rena recently added two new members: Butler of Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Holmes and Francesca Romo, Dancers’ and Jonathan Windham of Gallim Dance, Workshop’s ballet mistress. who is also performing with the company Both dancers visited Jackson with in June. The company has been holding other companies as artists-in residence open rehearsals to include the commubefore moving to the valley to work for nity in on its artistic process and drum up the nonprofit full time. Holmes performed some more interest and awareness for the with Elisa Monte Dance and Romo was a professional troupe. part of Gallim Dance. Contemporary Dance Wyoming is “I kind of just got to the point where Holmes and Romo, along with Kate I wanted something big to change in my Kosharek, Lindsay Larson, Cady Cox, life,” Holmes said. “I needed something and Marissa Moeri. vastly different.” Contemporary Dance Wyoming will That’s what attracted her to Jackson. perform its concert “Up Close” at 8 p.m. After 12 years in Manhattan, she was ready June 18 and 19 in the Center for the Arts’ for small-town life. The dance company is Theater. different than what she is used to, too.
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Outdoor Appeal Theater company presents summer Shakespeare on the lawn. — By Brielle Schaeffer
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illiam Shakespeare’s plays ny’s performance of “Twelfth Night” one of the actors incorporated a car have a long tradition of being alarm that was beeping into the performance, said actor Liliana Frandsen, performed outside. And the who is playing Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “Normally in the theater it’s very controlled,” she said. “Here it’s ‘Let’s beautiful scenery and balmy Jackson Hole see what’s going to happen’ and you get to interact with that.” summers just add to the fun. Thin Air Shakespeare got off the ground in 2013 with a medley of some Off Square Theatre Company is reviving its “Thin Air Shakespeare” se- well-known Shakespeare scenes. Last year’s production of “Twelfth Night” ries with one of the Bard’s most comical was such a success, Off Square decided to do another full-length show. “We wanted to do something a little bit bigger that would involve more and entertaining pieces “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The free show plays out- performers and potentially have a broader community appeal,” Duncan side the Center for the Arts July 11, 12, 17 said. “It’s one of his most popular plays. Also the story in ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ lends itself really well to our Thin Air and 18. Shakespeare adaptation and creating characters the audience “One of the fun eleJoey Wishnia, left, and Kelly will recognize.” ments of outdoor theater Bauma perform in Thin Air The show will still use all of Shakespeare’s language but and especially outdoor Shakespeare last year at the the company is slightly changing it to play with some of the Shakespeare is you have Center for the Arts outdoor well-known characters through costumes, she said. The twodogs barking and babies amphitheater. act show will last about 100 minutes. crying, which make each The performances are free and spectators are encouraged night of the show differto bring blankets, low camp chairs and even picnics. ent,” Off Square’s Artistic New this year the theater company is collaborating with Jackson resDirector and Resident Producer Natalia Duncan said. “It’s less important to re- taurants to offer an online picnic basket auction before each show. “It’s based on the old-fashioned version of a picnic social,” said Off member what Elizabethan theater was like but more important to remember that Square’s executive director Clare Payne Symmons. While some may think Shakespeare’s plays are too highbrow, or hard to these plays were written to be performed understand, the subject matter and jokes are timeless, Frandsen said. in this kind of environment.” “The language is really appealing,” she said. “It’s really funny and playThe unpredictable nature of being outdoors also makes each performance ful and raunchy at times. People don’t realize how much we still have in common with those characters. It’s such a pleasure to watch Shakespeare inimitable, she said. “It’s a one-time only scenario,” done really well.” And with the laid-back, outdoor atmosphere, Thin Air Shakespeare is Duncan said. “Whatever happens at the play that night only happens that one becoming a must-see every summer. “The shows are really becoming a staple of the summer’s cultural offertime. It makes it more special and keeps it more real. It’s why live performance is ings,” Duncan said. “We want to provide that family offering in the summer that can be a tradition and can be part of what it means to visit Jackson so important.” Last year during the theater compa- Hole but also what it means to live here.”
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GALLERIES ALTAMIRA FINE ART Altamira Fine Art specializes in the exhibition and sale of Western Contemporary artwork. We offer an active exhibition schedule year round between our two gallery locations in Jackson, Wyoming and Scottsdale, Arizona. Artist receptions and talks are held several times a month. Featured artists include: R. Tom Gilleon, Billy Schenck, September Vhay, Jared Sanders, Ed Mell, Robert Townsend, Gary Ernest Smith and Fritz Scholder (1938-2005). The gallery works with estate collections, offers expertise with auctions, conservation and other curatorial concerns. 172 Center Street, 307-739-4700, connect@altamiraart.com, altamiraart.com DALY PROJECTS Daly Projects represents Jackson art now, in all its variety and flux. We celebrate artists who challenge the cultural landscape we live in and who are busy constructing new visions of life in the West. We are current, we are contemporary, we are affordable and approachable. Tucked away in an office building at 125 East Pearl Street, our main entrance is via the alley between King and Willow, just south of Broadway. 125 East Pearl Street, 307-6997933, meg@megdaly.com, dalyartistrep.com FIGHTING BEAR ANTIQUES We specialize in furnishings by Thomas Molesworth, rustic furniture, American Indian beadwork, Navajo rugs and textiles, and other fine antiques. From our home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we search high and low to bring you the finest accents for your home. We are very proud of the items we carry, and we would like to work with you to find the perfect items to make your home uniquely yours. 375 South Cache Street, 307-733-2669, fightingbear.com MICHELLE JULENE Michelle Julene is a well known Jackson Hole artist and designer. Her multi-winning couture collection and her oil paintings can be experienced in her working showroom and art gallery. A creative presence in Jackson Hole since 1994, Michelle would love for you to enjoy a truly extraordinary artistic adventure by visiting her at 50 King Street. Custom clothing requests and commissions for her art are welcome! 50 King Street, 307-277-4527, michellejulenecouture.com THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART There’s a reason TripAdvisor users rank the museum at the top of its list of “Things to Do” in Jackson Hole. The world-class art museum represents wild animals from around the world with prominent artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Robert Kuhn, John James Audubon, and Carl Rungius. The Museum was designated the “National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States” by order of Congress in 2008. 2820 Rungius Road, 307733-5771, wildlifeart.com, info@wildlifeart.org THE LEGACY GALLERY The Legacy Gallery features a large selection of representational art with an emphasis on western, landscape, figurative and wildlife paintings and bronze sculptures. This 7,000 square foot gallery is located on the northwest corner of the square and caters to the beginning collector and to the art connoisseur. Legacy Gallery is proud to be celebrating its 27th Anniversary and has two other locations in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bozeman, Montana. 75 North Cache, 307-733-2353, legacygallery.com TRAILSIDE GALLERIES Since 1963, Trailside Galleries has been regarded as one of the pre-eminent dealers in American representational art, specializing in a rich and varied collection of works by the leading western, wildlife, figurative, impressionist, and landscape artists in the country. The artist roster includes award-winning members of 50
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the Cowboy Artists of America, The National Academy of Design, the Society of Animal Artists, Plein-Air Painters of America, the National Sculpture Society, and Oil Painters of America among other noted organizations. 130 East Broadway, 307-733-3186, trailsidegalleries.com, info@trailsidegalleries.com TRIO FINE ART Owned and operated by nationally acclaimed Jackson Hole artists Kathryn Mapes Turner, Jennifer L. Hoffman and W.A. Sawczuk, Trio Fine Art is a quiet and friendly respite from the bustle of Town. Our focus: presenting excellent, nature inspired works in a bright inviting space where visitors can interact with the artists and their work. Visit us to experience first-hand why Trio Fine Art is one of the valley’s most loved galleries. 545 North Cache Avenue, 307-734-4444, trio@triofineart.com, triofineart.com WILD BY NATURE GALLERY Dedicated to capturing the natural beauty of Jackson Hole and the Tetons. Featuring the unique and striking wildlife and landscape images of local photographer Henry H. Holdsworth. Nationally recognized for his work in National Geographic, National Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation magazines, Henry’s work is available as limited edition prints, notecards and coffee table Books. Henry also teaches photography workshops in Grand Teton National Park. 95 West Deloney, 307-733-8877
EVENTS 31ST ANNUAL FALL ARTS FESTIVAL Join us this year in celebrating the 31st annual Fall Arts Festival, September 9-20, 2015 when spectacular landscape and abundant wildlife unite to create a perfect setting to celebrate the Arts! The Fall Arts Festival has become the premier cultural event of Jackson Hole and attracts hundreds of nationally and internationally acclaimed artists that embody the spirit of the West. Maureen Murphy/Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, 307-7333316, jacksonholechamber.com COEUR D’ALENE ART AUCTION For over 25 years the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has specialized in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients nearly $240 million in the last ten years alone. 8836 North Hess Street, Suite B, Hayden, Idaho 83835, 208-772-9009, cdaartauction.com, info@ cdaartauction.com DRIGGS DIGS PLEIN AIR Join us on the West Side of the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho for our 4th Annual Driggs Digs Plein Air Event. Talented painters from around the country will visit Driggs to paint outside ‘en plein air’ in this celebration of art in scenic Teton Valley. This event takes place July 25th - August 1st with paint-outs, demonstrations and quick draws happening daily. Works will be displayed for sale daily from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. in Driggs City Gallery. View the schedule and additional event details at driggspleinair.org. 60 South Main, Driggs, Idaho, driggspleinair.org GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL Each summer the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) re-unites a celebrated orchestra of musicians led by Music Director, Donald Runnicles. With full symphony orchestra concerts on weekends and smaller ensembles including groups playing guitar, fiddle and harmonica on weeknights, GTMF is seven weeks of musical bliss! 4015 North Lake Creek Drive #100, 307-733-1128, gtmf. org, gtmf@gtmf.org WESTERN DESIGN CONFERENCE The world’s preeminent exhibition of Western furniture, fashion,
and home accessories. The 23rd annual Exhibit + Sale features one-of-a-kind designs from over 130 national artists, Sept. 10 – 13. Join us for the Opening Preview Party – a gala celebration where the public views award-winning craft, meets this year’s artists, walks through the Designer Show House, experiences a Runway Fashion Show and participates in the live WDC Auction. Snow King Center, 100 East Snow King Avenue, 307-690-9719, westerndesignconference.com, info@westerndesignconference.com
ARTISTS AMY BRIGHT UNFRIED SCULPTURE One-of-a-kind bronze sculptures cast by the lost wax process: colorful abstract compositions originating with textured knitted Moebius strips, plus abstract birds; and trees directly cast from small branches plus Wyoming birds. Traditional human figures also available. 307-733-4243, abu@unfriedsculpture.com, unfriedsculpture.com CENTER FOR THE ARTS Center for the Arts is a hub for the artistic, cultural and creative activity. The Center is home to the community’s 500-seat theater and 19 Resident nonprofit organizations on a centralized campus. The Center’s Resident partners employ more than 150 full-time and part-time employees, supported by some 800 volunteers. There are more than 725 classes, seminars, performances, and other community activities available. 240 South Glenwood, 307-7348956, jhcenterforthearts.org, info@jhcenterforthearts.org DANCERS’ WORKSHOP Dancers’ Workshop is a year-round hub for dance in Jackson Hole. Featuring a dance school, resident dance company—Contemporary Dance Wyoming—and an international presenting series, DW’s programs reach thousands of Wyoming and Teton County residents annually through dance and fitness education, serving more than 7,000 students statewide through outreach programming. Please see our website for details on performances this summer! 240 South Glenwood, marketing@dwjh. org, 307-733-6398, dwjh.org
REAL ESTATE BOMBER BRYAN, OWNER, ASSOCIATE BROKER, GRI, JACKSON HOLE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES Bomber’s tenure in the Jackson Hole valley spans more than a quarter century, and he’s been dedicated to his real estate career since the ‘90’s. His reputation of trustworthiness, A+ service, real estate intelligence, and focus on his clients’ needs are what sets him apart from his competition in this market. 80 West Broadway, 307-690-2295, bomberbryan.com, bomberbryan@jhrea.com
CULINARY UNPROCESSED KITCHEN Unprocessed Kitchen provides Private Chef Services and Delivery Service of Organic Prepared Meals in the Jackson Hole Area. We cook with the love and care that you would for yourself and your family if you had the time or desire to spend all day in the kitchen. Offering traditional cuisine as well as specializing in catering to all dietary restrictions. 307-264-2888, unprocessedkitchen. com, info@unprocessedkitchen.com NANI’S RISTORANTE & BAR For a delicious dinner, join us at Nani’s, Jackson’s modern take on the Old World Italian cuisine you love. Local steaks, lamb, veal, smart chicken, and sustainable seafood. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free dishes available. Handmade pastas, sausage, breads and desserts made in our kitchen. Wine and cocktail bar. 20% off food items when seated prior to 6 p.m. 242 North Glenwood, 307-733-3888, nanis.com, pasta@nanis.com
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Jason Rohlf’s Conflation, a 5-by-9-foot triptych, will be part of his View From Here show July 23 at Diehl Gallery.
— 2015 — — ART ALL SUMMER — THIRD THURSDAY ART WALKS: 5-8 p.m. on Third Thursday of June, July, and August, plus September 11, 16, and 20. Thirty or so members of Jackson Hole Gallery Association feature new exhibits, artist talks, snacks and more. For map, see page 51. GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL: Symphony orchestra concerts five nights per week July 1-August 15 in Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. Ticket prices vary. (307) 733-1128, gtmf.org NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART: Perched north of town overlooking the National Elk Refuge, the museum is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. On the sculpture trail, see Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/ Zodiac Heads through October 11. Starting July 2, an immersive sonic experience will be delivered to those viewing the exhibit. Mix’d Media party celebrates Zodiac Heads 7-10 p.m. July 9. See “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” film at 8:30 p.m. July 29. Create in an open studio daily June 20-August 16. Other exhibits include “Fight or Flight: Art, Action, Animals,” “Oldest Living Things in the World” and 52
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“In Dubious Battle: Shelley Reed.” Try yoga on the sculpture trail, 10 a.m. Thursdays July 9-August 27. Admission free for Jackson Hole residents on first Sunday of each month. $14 adults, $12 seniors, $2-$6 children, free to kids younger than five. (307) 733-5771, wildlifeart.org ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON HOLE: Enjoy a summer of art and technology at the Art Association’s gallery and studios in the Center for the Arts with exhibits and classes. Exhibitions include “On/Off” until July 10, “Physico/Electro” July 17-August 28, and “Dickie Landry: Explorations in Axonomeric Projections” October 9-November 13. artassociation.org JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM: Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. MondaySaturday with exhibits on homesteading, hunting, dude ranching, American Indians, music and movies. Admission $5 adults, $4 students and seniors, free to kids younger than 12. (307) 733-2414, jacksonholehistory.org JACKSON HOLE HOOTENANNY: Acoustic performances by resident and visiting musicians, 6
p.m. each Monday at Dornan’s in Moose. Free. DINNER THEATER: Jackson Hole Playhouse presents the rowdy Western musical comedy “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at 8 p.m. MondaysSaturdays through Aug. 29. Preshow dinner at 5 and 6:30 p.m. Dinner and show $60 adults, $50 youth (13-17), $38 child (5-12), free lap child (0-4); show only $32.50 adult, $25 youth, $19 child, free lap child. (307) 733-6994, jacksonholeplayhouse.com TETON VILLAGE EVENTS: Free family programs Alive@Five, 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays starting July 7 in the Village Commons. Concerts on the Commons at 5 p.m. Sundays July 3, 4, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. (307) 733-5898, tetonvillagemix.com
— JUNE — 1-30 “HIGH COUNTRY SUMMER” at Trailside Galleries. Also “Fleeting Effects of Light: Brent Cotton.” Open house for both shows: 5-7 p.m. June 18. trailsidegalleries.com
11-27 “FIGURES: PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY” SHOW with Camille Davis and Ed Lavino at Daly Projects. dalyartistrep.com 15-27 “WANDERING THE WEST” EXHIBIT at Altamira Fine Art. With James Pringle Cook, Jivan Lee, David Grossmann and Marshall Noice. Reception 5-8 p.m. June 18. altamiraart.com 18 RUTH NORDSTROM EXHIBIT at Native JH. See her impressionist oils. nativejh.com 18-19 CONTEMPORARY DANCE WYOMING performs, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $35. jhcenterforthearts.org 18-24 EDWARD ALDRICH SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 5-8 p.m. June 18. mtntrails.net 20-30 “DIVERSITY” EXHIBIT at Astoria Fine Art. Featuring D. Elienne Basa, Jerry Markham, Gregory Packard and Greg Scheibel. astoriafineart.com 20 PLEIN AIR FEST, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at National Museum of Wildlife Art. wildlifeart.org 24 POET BILLY COLLINS performs, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $54. jhcenterforthearts.org 26-JULY 2 TAMMY CALLENS SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 4-6 p.m. June 27. mtntrails.net
walk, 5-7 p.m. July 16. Concurrent showcases: “Impressions of Nature,” Robert Moore; “Western Wilderness,” Ralph Oberg; “Coast to Country,” Robert Duncan. trailsidegalleries.com 2 OPENING RECEPTION FOR NICOLA HICKS AND JAMES CASTLE EXHIBITIONS, 6-8 p.m. at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Meet renowned British artist Hicks. Shows hang through August 16. tayloepiggottgallery.com 2-4 CALVIN BEGAY EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 3 THE FETE at Diehl Gallery. Season-opening group exhibition featuring new works by gallery artists. Reception 5-8 p.m. diehlgallery.com 3-9 TROY COLLINS SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 1-4 p.m. July 4. mtntrails.net 3-5 FOURTH OF JULY SHOWCASE at Astoria Fine Art. Featuring Joshua Tobey and G. Russell Case. astoriafineart.com 3-4 LIVE MUSIC AND FIREWORKS in Teton Village, including live broadcast of Grand Teton Music Festival’s patriotic concert. tetonvillagemix.com
3-4 “FROGMAN” TIM COTTERILL SHOW at Wilcox Gallery. wilcoxgallery.com 7-9 ARUNASHI AND VICTOR VELYAN JEWELRY showcases at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com 8 MICHAEL ISRAEL’S WILD WILD WEST, 7 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $40-$125. jhcenterforthearts.org 9 VIEW22 PLEIN AIR PAINTING, 9-11 a.m. atop Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. view22.jhlandtrust.org 9-25 “TOGETHER OR SEPARATE: PAINTINGS AND CERAMICS” SHOW with Katy Ann Fox and Eleanor Anderson at Daly Projects. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. July 9. dalyartistrep.com 10-12 ART FAIR Jackson Hole at Miller Park. Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. artassociation.org 11-12 THIN AIR SHAKESPEARE, 7:30 p.m. at Center for the Arts. Off Square Theatre presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on the lawn. Also July 17-18. Free. offsquare.org
Mark Eberhard’s Moonshine, a 42-by-42-inch oil, is part of an exhibit opening July 25 at Astoria Fine Art.
25-27 JACKSON HOLE WRITERS CONFERENCE at Center for the Arts. $395. jacksonholewritersconference.com 26-27 TETON MUDPOTS summer ceramics sale at Center for the Arts. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. artassociation.org 29-30 LAUREN HARPER JEWELRY showcase at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com 29-JULY 11 “INTO THE WEST” SHOW with Gary Ernest Smith at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 2; artist talk at 6 p.m. altamiraart.com 30-JULY 1 LUCIFER VIR HONESTUS JEWELRY showcase at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com
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21 9 VIEW22 PLEIN AIR PAINTING, noon-1 p.m. at R Park. view22.jhlandtrust.org 22 KEN PELOKE SHOW at Rare Gallery. raregalleryjacksonhole.com 23-25 ANNIE BAND EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 23-AUGUST 11 “JASON ROHLF: VIEWS FROM HERE” SHOW at Diehl Gallery. Reception 5-8 p.m. July 23 with the artist. diehlgallery.com 24-26 ART SHOW AT TETON VILLAGE 10 a.m.5 p.m. outdoors near Mangy Moose Saloon. Fine art includes paintings, sculptures. Free. (208) 317-2575. 25-AUGUST 1 DRIGGS DIGS PLEIN AIR in Driggs, Idaho. Teton Valley showcases national painting talent. Workshops, shows, classes. Gallery open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. driggspleinair.org 25-AUGUST 5 “CONTEMPORARY WILDLIFE—AN EXHIBITION OF MODERN MASTERS” at Astoria Fine Art. Featuring Andrew Denman, Mark Eberhard, Ewoud de Groot and Morten Solberg. astoriafineart.com 27-AUGUST 8 “VISIONS OF THE NEW OLD WEST” by Dennis Ziemienski at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 30, artist talk at 6 p.m. altamiraart.com 28-30 NICHOLAS VARNEY JEWELRY showcase at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com 28 AMERICANA SINGER/SONGWRITER RYAN BINGHAM, 8 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. $37$47. jhcenterforthearts.org
29-AUGUST 15 “STAND A SPLENDID TREE,” A SOLO EXHIBIT for work by Kathryn Mapes Turner, at Trio Fine Art. triofineart.com 29 CAROL SPIELMAN AND SANDY GRAVES SHOW at Rare Gallery. raregalleryjacksonhole. com 31 ESPERANZA SPALDING PRESENTS EMILY’S D+EVOLUTION, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $51-$71. jhcenterforthearts.org
— AUGUST — 1-15 “VISIONS OF THE WEST” EXHIBIT at Legacy Gallery. Group show features Carrie Ballantyne, Jason Rich, Glenn Dean, C. Michael Dudash, Charles Fritz, Teal Blake, David Mann, Russell Houston and Buck McCain. legacygallery.com 1-31 “A WESTERN CONVERGENCE” at Trailside Galleries. Open house 5-7 p.m. August 20. Concurrent show: “Wildlife Encounters,” Dustin Van Wechel. trailsidegalleries.com 3-4 WENDY YUE JEWELRY showcase at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com 4-6 GURHAN JEWELRY showcase at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. tayloepiggottjewelry.com 5 SHONTO BEGAY SHOW at Rare Gallery. raregalleryjacksonhole.com 7-18 KRYSTII MELAINE SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 4-6 p.m. August 8. mtntrails.net 7 VINCE GILL CONCERT benefits Center for the Arts. $150-$350. jhcenterforthearts.org 7-9 ART FAIR JACKSON HOLE at Miller Park. Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. artassociation.org 7-29 “FOLDED: SYMBOL — ORIGAMI CRANES AND PORTRAITS” BY TODD KOSHAREK at Daly Projects. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. August 7. dalyartistrep.com 9 “VIEW22: 35 PLACES” EXHIBIT AND JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST ANNUAL PICNIC, 4-8 p.m. at Mead Ranch. Celebrate wide open spaces. Barbecue, children’s activities, music by One Ton Pig. $50 adults, free to children 12 or younger. jhlandtrust.org 10-20 ONE-MAN SHOW FOR COLE JOHNSON at Astoria Fine Art. Special focus on monumental drawings. astoriafineart.com
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10-22 “CHOSEN ROAD” SHOW for Jared Sanders at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5-8 p.m. Aug. 20, artist talk at 6 p.m. altamiraart.com
View22 artist Jen Hoffman works at Rendezvous Park. See artists painting protected lands throughout the valley this summer. On August 9, see the results at the Jackson Hole Land Trust’s annual picnic.
12 JOANNE HENNES SHOW AND SALE, 2-6 p.m. at Hennes Gallery. joannehennes.com
19 “THE WAY I SEE IT” SHOW OF WORKS BY BILL SAWCZUK at Trio Fine Art. Reception 5-8 p.m. August 19. triofineart.com
12-15 BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY master classes, open rehearsals and performances. jhcenterforthearts.org 12 ELLIE THOMPSON AND MICHAEL SWEARNGIN SHOW at Rare Gallery. raregalleryjacksonhole.com
20 OPENING RECEPTION FOR SUSAN VECSEY EXHIBITION, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artist. Show hangs through October 4. tayloepiggottgallery.com 20 KIVIE ARMSTRONG, TOMAS LASANSKY AND CHARLIE LASANSKY SHOW at Rare Gallery. raregalleryjacksonhole.com
13-SEPTEMBER 9 “GEOMETRIC MIGRATION” SHOW WITH JOHN E. SIMMS AND MIKE WEBER at Diehl Gallery. Artists’ reception 5-8 p.m. August 13. diehlgallery.com
21-23 MC PRESENTS ART AND ANTIQUE SHOW in Teton Village. mcpresents.com 22 NEW YORKER CARTOONIST ROZ CHAST SPEAKS, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $55. jhcenterforthearts.org 28-SEPTEMBER 8 MARK GIBSON SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 1-3 p.m. September 8. mtntrails.net
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17 SHAWN COLVIN CONCERT, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $47-$57. jhcenterforthearts.org
1-12 “CONFLUENCE OF CULTURE” EXHIBIT BY R. TOM GILLEON AND “BREAK THROUGH” SHOW BY GREG WOODARD at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5-8 p.m. September 11. altamiraart.com
19-27 JEFF PUGH SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 5-8 p.m. August 20. mtntrails.net 20-22 ANNIE BAND EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 20 DAVID GRAHAM ONE-MAN SHOW of wildlife and Western works, 5-8 p.m. at West Lives On Gallery. westliveson.com
21-31 JAY MOORE EXHIBITION of new works at Astoria Fine Art. astoriafineart.com
Native JH will host trunk shows for Calvin Begay July 2-4 and September 17-19.
3-26 “TIME SENSITIVE: ABSTRACTED LANDSCAPES” BY SCOTTY CRAIGHEAD AND PAMELA GIBSON. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. September 3. dalyartistrep.com 2015 I M A G E S W E S T
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13-15 ELENA KRIEGNER EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 15 JOHN HIATT AND THE COMBO AND TAJ MAHAL TRIO, 8 p.m. at Center for the Arts. $87-$97. jhcenterforthearts.org 16 ANNIE BAND EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 17 ONE ARTIST SHOW FOR KYLE POLZIN at Legacy Gallery. Artist reception 2-5 p.m. legacygallery.com 17-19 CALVIN BEGAY EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designer. nativejh.com 18-19 JACKSON HOLE ART AUCTION presents hundreds of high-end works for bid. jacksonholeartauction.com
Henry Holdsworth will debut new wildlife photos September 11-20 at Wild By Nature Gallery. 4-OCTOBER 2 “JACKSON RISING IV: AN INDEX OF EMERGING LOCAL ART” at the Art Association. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. September 11. artassociation.org
11 “WILDLIFE AND WILDLANDS” SHOW reception, 5-8 p.m. at Wilcox Gallery. 11-13 RICHARD LLOYD BIDDINGER EXHIBIT at Native JH. Oil landscapes. nativejh.com
5-27 “28TH WESTERN VISIONS” at National Museum of Wildlife Art. Series of events surround more than 200 artworks by 100 artists. 7325445, westernvisions.org
11-OCTOBER 11 “AFTER EQUINOX” SHOW with Jeri Eisenberg at Diehl Gallery. Artist reception 5-8 p.m. September 11. diehlgallery.com
7-20 “FALL GOLD” at Trailside Galleries. Open house 5-7 p.m. September 19. Concurrent show: “Under the Big Sky,” Kyle Sims. trailsidegalleries.com
11-20 NEW WORKS BY PHOTOGRAPHER HENRY H. HOLDSWORTH at Wild By Nature Gallery. wildbynaturegallery.com
7-21 BILLY SCHENCK’S “THIRTEEN MINUTES FROM ETERNITY” EXHIBIT at Altamira Fine Art. Poster signing, 5-8 p.m. September 16. altamiraart.com
13 RUTH NORDSTROM EXHIBIT at Native JH. Impressionist oils. nativejh.com
10-20 FALL ARTS FESTIVAL GROUP SHOW AND SALE at Astoria Fine Art featuring G. Russell Case, Greg Beecham and Joshua Tobey. astoriafineart.com
11-12 DORIAN AND ROSE EXHIBIT at Native JH. Master jewelry designers. nativejh.com 56
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18-19 MARS EVERS EXHIBIT at Native JH. Oil landscapes. nativejh.com 19 ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS at Wilcox Gallery. Reception 2-8 p.m. wilcoxgallery.com 19 FALL ARTS FESTIVAL QUICKDRAW ARTISTS RECEPTION, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mountain Trails Gallery. mtntrails.net 20 ALL GALLERY OPEN HOUSE, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at West Lives On Gallery. westliveson.com 21 1,000TH HOOTENANNY, 7:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. $10. jhcenterforthearts.org 23 “THE RISE OF SUPERMAN” featuring Steven Kotler, 8 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. $40-$50. jhcenterforthearts.org 26 DAVID JONASON SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 5-8 p.m. mtntrails.net 28-OCTOBER 10 “ART: A WINDOW TO THE TRUTH” EXHIBIT by Mary Roberson at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 1 with artist demo 2-4 p.m. altamiraart.com
9-20 FALL ARTS FESTIVAL includes art walks, food, outdoor art fair. See schedule on page 39. jacksonholechamber.com 10-16 NICHOLAS COLEMAN SHOW at Mountain Trails Gallery. Reception 1-3 p.m. September 12. mtntrails.net
18-27 LEGACY OF NATURE WILDLIFE AND SPORTING ART GROUP SHOW at Legacy Gallery. Artist reception 2-5 p.m. September 18. legacygallery.com
— OCTOBER — Tayloe Piggott Gallery will feature one-of-a-kind jewelry by Nicholas Varney July 28-30. This is a fire opal and diamond bracelet in 18-karat gold.
12-24 “LOST IN A DREAM” SHOW BY TRAVIS WALKER at Altamira Fine Art. Reception 5-8 p.m. October 15 with artist talk at 6 p.m. altamiraart.com
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