January 28 – March 5, 2022
Support YAM Art Education 2022 This year, as part of Yellowstone Art Auction 54, you can donate online in direct support of YAM art education! Proceeds fund the YAM Education Department’s goal of consistent, high quality art education for the children and adults we reach every year. Thanks to your generosity, we have been teaching art in Billings and communities throughout the region for almost 50 years. We continue to teach online and to small and safe groups at the YAM. Scan the QR code or visit the Yellowstone Art Auction website at artmuseum.org/engage/yellowstone-art-auction and click the donate to education button and select children's or adult education.
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table of contents WELCOME....................................................................................2 QUICK FINISH ARTISTS.............................................................3 ART AUCTION................................................................... 4 – 32 AUCTION NOTES..................................................................... 33 ABOUT US................................................................................. 34 UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS......................................... 35 – 36
401 North 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101 | 406.256.6804 artmuseum.org/engage/yellowstone-art-auction
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Welcome Dear Friends of the YAM, Welcome to the 54th Annual Art Auction at the Yellowstone Art Museum! We are excited to return the galleries for the auction celebrations and to honor the work of talented local and regional artists. The 2022 events kick off with an Opening Reception at the Museum on January 28. In addition to viewing the artworks in the auction, attendees will enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and quick finish artworks by Keely Perkins, Tandy Miles Riddle, Judd Thompson, and Kara Tripp. As the new director, this will be my first event at the YAM, and I hope to meet many of you in-person that evening! After this event, we encourage you to visit the galleries often to enjoy the exhibition of auction artworks, as well as bid on the pieces you love most. Over 90 artists have works in the auction. Again this year, bidding will take place online. Participants near and far can access the user-friendly online platform by visiting the Museum’s website. The exhibition and auction will close on March 5 with a celebratory brunch reception. Patrons can make final bids, as well as meet and thank the artists. Tickets can be purchased online through the Museum’s website. As a Museum, we are deeply grateful to the artists who contributed their time and talent to support the YAM’s fundraising efforts. We could not have this event without their generosity! I also want to thank the jurors and committee members who selected the works displayed in this exciting exhibition, along with the YAM Board of Trustees, and volunteers who supported the exhibition. I especially want to thank the hard-working staff members who coordinated both the exhibition and accompanying events. The Yellowstone Art Auction continues to be the Museum’s largest annual fundraiser. Your support means more to the YAM now than ever and participating as a bidder funds the exhibitions and education programs hosted by the Museum all year long. Your purchase shares the gift of art with the entire Billings community. Thank YOU for helping us make this an extraordinary celebration of art in Montana!
Jessica Kay Ruhle
Executive Director
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QUICK FINISH artists OPENING RECEPTION | Friday, January 28, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Keely Perkins LOT 55 Miles City, Montana “I am a painter by heart and a potter by accident. I use underglazes to paint on porcelain vessels I have thrown. Bright colors, finned, furry and feathery animals are my subjects of choice. Growing up in eastern Montana I truly value the beauty of the animals I see almost daily and want to bring them onto my work.“
Tandy Miles Riddle LOT 56 Livingston, Montana “I paint and draw very directly. At some point in each piece the marks seem to have autonomy. At its best, the experience is full of discovery and delight. I feel like this could be true for everyone. I see the process of painting as sharing a personal roadmap to joy."
Judd Thompson LOT 57 Billings, Montana Born in 1983, Judd Thompson spent his formative years growing up on the Crow Indian Reservation, gaining inspiration from the art he was surrounded by in his parents' business, The Custer Battlefield Trading Post. Judd draws inspiration from Western artists, especially Joseph Henry Sharp. Judd uses his passion for color theory to capture the essence of Crow Country in a variety of media. After graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2010 with a degree in Art & Art History, Judd moved to Billings, MT where he currently resides.
Kara Tripp LOT 58 Bozeman, Montana “My shift to painting solely with a palette knife was born out of frustration. The widening gap between my art “vision” and my art “reality” compelled me to re-think my process. The palette-knife approach liberated me from my fixation with minuscule details and ultimately, resulted in the impressionistic style of my current work. Sculptural and bold knife markings are now my trademark, and my paintings are often described as resembling mosaic or collage. The bands of color the knife pulls through to the surface add variation and an energy I was unable to achieve with a brush. My technique lends a contemporary twist to traditional Western themes. As a native Montanan, my favorite subjects include bison, pheasant & foxes.” 3
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Art Auction The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these artists for their generous, Full Donations to the auction:
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RUDY AUTIO
MARY BALZER
EDWARD BARTA
CINDY BETKA
JAY GARDNER
STEPHEN HARADEN
KATHARINE WOOD
KATHARINE WOOD
LARRY BEAN
PEGGY KELLEY
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100 Brooke Atherton Billings, MT
Sunrise in Lone Tree Park, 2021
stitched textile with found objects., 8" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $500
101 Rudy Autio Missoula, MT
Aviary, 1990
lithograph (edition 51/70), 28" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $900
102 Gretchen Bainum Wallingford, KY
Cottonwood Overlook, 2019 tissue paper collage, 12" x 10"
Estimated Retail: $450
103 Gretchen Bainum Wallingford, KY
Cattle in Woods, 2021
tissue paper collage, 14" x 38"
Estimated Retail: $1,500
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104 Mary Balzer Boulder, CO
A Yellowstone Afternoon, 2019 fiber, 7" x 7" x 7"
Estimated Retail: $200
105 Jesse Barrus Fort Collins, CO
Glenwood Springs Morning Light #3, 2020 oil on board, 36" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $2,160
106 Edward Barta Billings, MT
Big Horn Canyon, 2019
hand printed silver photograph from 4x5 film negative, 20" x 20"
Estimated Retail: $350
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107 James Bason Great Falls, MT
In Montana, 2020 oil, 8" x 8"
Estimated Retail: $500
108 James Bason Great Falls, MT
Definitely June, 2021
acrylic/mixed media, 23.5" x 23.5"
Estimated Retail: $1,800
109 Larry Bean Billings, MT
Clinging to the Past, 2020
digital photograph ink print, 24" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $300
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110 Carlin Bear Dont Walk Billings, MT
Amor O Plomo (Love Or Lead), 2021 oil on canvas, 43" x 33" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $5,000
111 Evelyn Bergeron Billings, MT
November Mist, 2021 pastel, 11" x 14" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $650
112 Cindy Betka Clancy, MT
Memory of Trees, 2020 oil, 18" x 18"
Estimated Retail: $950
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113 Larry Blackwood Bozeman, MT
Becoming Raven, 2018
composite photograph, 17" x 25"
Estimated Retail: $495
114 Paige Bowman Savage, MT
Stingrays, 2021
cast glass on steel posts, 14.5" x 17" x 13"
Estimated Retail: $1,450
115 Barbara Butler Billings, MT
Lets Go Ladies!!!, 2021 oil, 24" x 30" x 3"
Estimated Retail: $4,400
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116 Jane Waggoner Deschner Billings, MT
“from the PPE mask series (sacred heart Jesus, portraits),” 2020
hand-embroidered found holy cards, studio portraits, 17.5" x 34.25"
Estimated Retail: $1,900
117 Connie Dillon Astoria, OR
Guardians, 2021
acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 24" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $1,700
118 Leona Dillon Billings, MT
Bursts of Spring, 2021 oil on canvas, 30" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $1,800
119 Leona Dillon Billings, MT
Golden Happenings, 2021 oil on canvas, 30" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $1,800
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120 Loretta Domaszewski Bozeman, MT
Cloud Break, 2021 oil, 24" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $3,200
121 Loretta Domaszewski Bozeman, MT
Water. Earth. Sky, 2021
mixed media triptych, 36" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $4,800
122 Candace Forrette Billings, MT
Following Winter, 2021 encaustic, 12" x 12"
Estimated Retail: $600
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123 Todd Forsgren Bilings, MT
Supernovas from Mix CDs: Documentation of the Obliteration, 2016 silver gelatin prints, 17" x 17"
Estimated Retail: $500
124 Linda Franson Billings, MT
Late Fall, 2020 oil, 8" x 10"
Estimated Retail: $325
125 Carrie French Bozeman, MT
Wake, 2020
oil on canvas, 48" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $850
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126 Jay Gardner Plano, TX
Tall Blue Vase, 2020 stoneware, 23" x 8" x 8"
Estimated Retail: $250
127 Karen Garre Livingston, MT
Standing Alone, 2021 acrylic, 40" x 30" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $4,500
128 Barbara Garrett Billings, MT
Glassy, 2021 pastel, 11" x 14"
Estimated Retail: $450
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129 Fay Golson Salida, CO
Mountain Madness, 2020 oil on canvas, 36" x 48" x 3"
Estimated Retail: $1,500
130 Stephen Haraden Billings, MT
Aesop’s Unknown Fable, 2021
acrylic with cut up paintings and ink, 36" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $800
131 Noel Hawke Billings, MT
Norm’s Island, Autumn, 2021 watercolor, 18" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $1,500
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132 Tabby Ivy Bigfork, MT
A Winter Grazing, 2021 oil, 36" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $6,000
133 Tyrel Johnson Billings, MT
Undivided Love, 2021
wood and bronze, 60" x 18" x 8"
Estimated Retail: $10,600
134 Neil Jussila Billings, MT
Night Shaman- Elk River Passage, 2021
mixed media on canvas: acrylics, collage, oil glazes, 25.5" x 31.5"
Estimated Retail: $7,000
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135 Peggy Kelley Billings, MT
Untitled (Motorcycle), 2009 oil on canvas, 42" x 58"
Estimated Retail: $7,000
136 Joy Keown Laramie, WY
Circle K Tack Shed, 2017 watercolor, 17" x 17"
Estimated Retail: $500
137 Judy Knott Galt, CA
Just Breathe, 2020
oil and cold wax, 24" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $1,800
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138 Allen KnowsHisGun Billings, MT
American Buffalo Medicine Lodge, 2021 oil on canvas, 40" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $8,400
139 Tess Lehman Billings, MT
Kick Up Your Heels, 2021 oil on canvas, 30" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $900
140 J. (Jie) Li
Brooklyn, NY
ECHOES OF THE SILENCE XX, 2020 watercolor on Arches paper, 40" x 45"
Estimated Retail: $3,300
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141 Heidi Lowell Austin, TX
Wild Sight, 2019 acrylic, 48" x 48"
Estimated Retail: $5,000
142 Ken Lundgren Fountain Hills, AZ
On the Edge of the Tetons, 2021 photography, 14" x 11"
Estimated Retail: $600
143 Gordon McConnell Billings, MT
Ballet of Inadvertence, 2015 acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
Estimated Retail: $2,400
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144 Alan McNiel Troy, MT
Zoom, 2021
oil on canvas, 30" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $3,200
145 Karyn Mehus Billings, MT
A Chronology of Spring: The Awakening, 2021 acrylic, 40" x 60"
Estimated Retail: $3,000
146 David Mensing Sisters, OR
Tern, 2021
oil on canvas, 24" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $4,200
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147 David Mensing Sisters, OR
Abundants, 2021
oil on canvas, 16" x 12"
Estimated Retail: $1,200
148 M. Scott Miller Missoula, MT
Blackfoot river #2, 2021
watercolor and gouache on rag, 24" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $2,400
149 Sheila Miles Oracle, AZ
The Colors of Life in the Woods, 2021 oil on canvas, 42" x 32"
Estimated Retail: $3,000
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150 Kenna Moser
Bainbridge Island, WA
Emerge, 2018, 2018
beeswax, vintage envelope, collage and oil paint on wood, 5" x 5"
Estimated Retail: $950
151 Kenna Moser
Bainbridge Island, WA
Growth, 2018
beeswax, vintage envelope, collage and oil paint on wood, 5" x 5"
Estimated Retail: $950
152 Nickolas Olson Billings, MT
Fort Peck Dam #1, 2019
acrylic photograph print, 24" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $450
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153 Keely Perkins Miles City, MT
Fin, Feather, Fur, 2021 porcelain, 8" x 8"
Estimated Retail: $550
154 Tandy Miles Riddle Livingston, MT
Fleshman Creek, 2021 oil on board, 16" x 20"
Estimated Retail: $950
155 Thibault Roland Portland, OR
Alone Together, 2018
archival print on Hahnemuhle photo rag, 11" x 11"
Estimated Retail: $525
156 Thibault Roland Portland, OR
Wind Turbine Study — Clock, 2018
archival print on Hahnemuhle photo rag, 11" x 11"
Estimated Retail: $525
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157 Georgia Rowswell Cheyenne, WY
Hot Yellowstone #12, 2017 fiber, 36" x 26" x 3"
Estimated Retail: $5,000
158 Ketzia Schoneberg Portland, OR
Taming the Green Wolf, 2020
mixed media on 140 lb cold press paper, 24" x 18"
Estimated Retail: $1,100
159 Parisa Shabani New York City, NY
Dreams, 2019
mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12"
Estimated Retail: $3,400
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160 Brownie Snyder Billings, MT
With Apologies to Yin and Yang, 2021 oil and cold wax, 36" x 36" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $1,600
161 Michael Stanish Billings, MT
Autumn, Red Lodge, 2021 oil on board, 36" x 24" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $1,800
162 Kerrie Stepnick Naco, AZ
horse herd, 2019
oil on paper, 7.5" x 10"
Estimated Retail: $300
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163 Mary Ann Strandell North Bergen, NJ
Birds and Construction with Frank Lloyd Wright, 2021 acrylic on 3D lenticular media, 18" x 16"
Estimated Retail: $1,300
164 Gregory Sullivan Billings, MT
out of the Darkness, 2021 archival inkjet print, 12" x 18"
Estimated Retail: $450
165 Gregory Sullivan Billings, MT
Montana Power, 2021
archival inkjet print, 12" x 18"
Estimated Retail: $450
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166 Lou Taylor Billings, MT
Under the Sun, Moon, and Stars in the Big Sky, 2021 acrylics, watercolor and ink, 7.5" x 9.5" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $575
167 Thompson Judd Billings, MT
Winter’s Pass, 2021
mixed media on canvas, 60" x 48" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $10,000
168 Robert Tompkins Billings, MT
Not Too Still, 2021 oil, 18" x 18"
Estimated Retail: $1,950
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169 Robert Tompkins Billings, MT
Violets, 2021 oil, 30" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $4,320
170 Kara Tripp Bozeman, MT
Desert Gem, 2019 oil, 20" x 16" x 3"
Estimated Retail: $1,600
171 Sue Tyler Tetonia, ID
A Golden Moment, 2020 mixed media, 12" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $800
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172 Sue Tyler Tetonia, ID
The Winged Ones, 2021 mixed media, 6" x 18" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $300
173 James Urbaska Newfane, VT
Fog and Sun, 2021
oil on linen, 26" x 24" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $3,500
174 Marc Vischer Billings, MT
Rousseau’s Slough, 2020 oil on Masonite panel, 11" x 14"
Estimated Retail: $400
175 Joe Watkins Thayne, WY
Casual Observer, Wolf, 2021 scratchboard, 16" x 20"
Estimated Retail: $1,900
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176 Carol Welch Huntley, MT
Garden Soiree 2, 2021
flashe vinyl paint, 24" x 36" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $900
177 Shirle Wempner Big Timber, MT
In Repose, 2021 oil, 20" x 20"
Estimated Retail: $2,200
178 Carter West Billings, MT
Variation Of Bouma: Other (detail image), 2019 oil paint and graphite on paper, 40" x 82"
Estimated Retail: $2,700
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179 Stephen Whiteley Laurel, MT
1955 firestone table, 2020 steel, 37" x 72" x 14.5"
Estimated Retail: $1,600
180 Gregory Wilhelmi Roundup, MT
Let There Be Light, 2021 oil on canvas, 30" x 30"
Estimated Retail: $2,800
181 Larry WILLIAMS Sacramento, CA
Sketch 17, 2021
oil on Arches oil paper, 16.25" x 13.25"
Estimated Retail: $250
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182 Larry WILLIAMS Sacamento, CA
Sketch 18, 2021
oil on Arches oil paper, 16.25" x 13.25"
Estimated Retail: $250
183 Brenda Wolf Great Falls, MT
Lenny & Pat, 2021
soft pastel, 50" x 38" x 2"
Estimated Retail: $5,800
184 Katharine Wood Bronx, NY
Red Galactic dish, 2019
vitreous enamel on copper, 5" x 5"
Estimated Retail: $150
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185 Katharine Wood Bronx, NY
Red Amoeba Dish, 2019
vitreous enamel on oxidized copper, 5.5" x 5.5"
Estimated Retail: $250
186 Monte Yellow Bird Sr. Rio Rancho, NM
Connecting with Buffalo Trail, 2021 oil on canvas, 12 x 32
Estimated Retail: $3,500
187 Monte Yellow Bird Sr. Rio Rancho, NM
Her name is Two Stars, I think her tribe is Crow, 2021
mixed medium: oil, simulated elk teeth on canvas, 26" x 36"
Estimated Retail: $4,800
188 Dana Zier Bridger, MT
Old Clark’s Fork Bar and Bridger Hotel, 2019 oil on board, 18" x 24"
Estimated Retail: $750
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Auction Notes
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BOARD & STAFF MUSEUM TEAM
Claire Bonesteel, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Michelle Foy, Volunteer Grant Writer Diana Geiger, Leadership Assistant Carrie Goe-Nettleton, Museum Art Educator John Greenberger, Finance & Administration Director Kathi Lamey, Facility Rental Coordinator Starrlene Love, Membership Desk Nickolas Olson, Marketing Manager Lisa Ranollo, Registrar Chaz Riewaldt, Facilities Manager Jessica Kay Ruhle, Executive Director Molly Schiltz, Development Coordinator Abigail Sonntag, Development Associate Carter West, Preparator
AUCTION COMMITTEE Lornel Baker Ryan Cremer John Greenberger* Lisa Ranallo* Mark Sanderson Molly Schiltz* Carolyn Tolton *YAM Staff
AUCTION JURY Lisa Autio Larry Martin Allison O’Donnell Mark Sanderson Corby Skinner Gilles Stockton
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Deborah Anspach, President Matt Stroud, Vice President Steve Tostenrud, Secretary/Treasurer Kim Olsen, Immediate Past President Tari Broderick Juni Clark Paul Cox Katherine Euler Becky Hillier Jodi Delahunt Hubbell Lynette Jensen Christopher Jessup Bess Lovec Thad McGrail Dr. Robert Merchant Gary Oakland Sharon Peterson Kevin Red Star Dr. Donald Roberts Susan Sullivan Donna Todd
NATIONAL COUNCIL John Buck Deborah Butterfield Paul Farr Abe Hays William I. Koch Carla O'Rorke Nathaniel Owings Joseph Poindexter Jaun Quick-to-See Smith Mark Stevens
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Upcoming exhibitons Companion Species: We Are All Related March 17 – June 19, 2022
Harry Fonseca (1946–2006), Coyote Dancer, 1980, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.71 Companion Species and its national tour is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, and Art Bridges Foundation, in collaboration with the Museum of Native American History.
Jesse Albrecht & Sean Chandler: The Un-homecoming of Uncle Dirty and Jimmy Cardell April 1 – July 3, 2022
Jesse Albrecht, Front Toward Enemy & Crystal Power, 2021, wheel thrown lowfire clay with underglaze and glaze, 20 x 11 x 11 inches
Sean Chandler, Untitled, 2021, mixed media on canvas, 72 x 72 inches
Michael Haykin: Painting a Pandemic June 30 – October 2, 2022
Michael Haykin, Mask, 2021, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches
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Upcoming exhibitons Robert Royhl: Voids and Blooms July 14 – September 4, 2022
Robert Royhl (1949–2022), Walking Along the Yellowstone, 2013, mixed media on paper, 30 x 38 inches, Acquired with funds donated by Carol and Jim Spielman
Keeara Rhoades: The Shape of a Corner August 15 – November 13, 2022
Keeara Rhoades, Artist-in-Residence, YAM, Encampment Homes (outline zones), 2020–2022 Film still from, The Shape of a Corner
Jane Waggoner Deschner: Remember me September 15, 2022 – January 15, 2023
Jane Waggoner Deschner, from the Remember me project (No. 35, C(DC)L), 2015, hand-embroidered found studio portraits, 5 x 7.625 inches
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June 24 – 26, 2022 // Montana State University Billings A summertime tradition, SummerFair is bigger and better than ever before! SummerFair will again be on the campus of Montana State University Billings to bring you the region’s premier visual, performing, and fine arts festival. This three day celebration features one-of-a-kind works of art, juried crafts, entertainers, and music plus a diversity of local food and beverages. A portion of the proceeds supports YAM Education.
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