n o i t c u A t s Po orks W ble a l i a v A March 10 – APRIL 24, 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.
Thank you to all our generous supporters of aRTS education. Your donations enable us to teach art at the YAM, in schools, and online.
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table of contents WELCOME....................................................................................2 QUICK FINISH ARTISTS.............................................................3 POST ART AUCTION........................................................ 4 – 11 ABOUT US.................................................................................. 12 UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS............................................ 13 – 14
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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s k r Wo e l b a l i a Av The following works are available for purchase through the YAM Consignment Gallery from March 10 – April 24, 2022. Please call 406.256.6804 to purchase works over the phone or to schedule a time to purchase works in person at the YAM. YAM Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
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115 Barbara Butler Billings, MT
Lets Go Ladies!!!, 2021 oil, 24" x 30" x 3"
Post Auction Price: $1,900
121 Loretta Domaszewski Bozeman, MT
Water. Earth. Sky, 2021
mixed media triptych, 36" x 36"
Post Auction Price: $3,000
125 Carrie French Bozeman, MT
Wake, 2020
oil on canvas, 48" x 36"
Post Auction Price: $595
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127 Karen Garre Livingston, MT
Standing Alone, 2021 acrylic, 40" x 30" x 2"
Post Auction Price: $3,100
131 Noel Hawke Billings, MT
Norm’s Island, Autumn, 2021 watercolor, 18" x 24"
Post Auction Price: $1,050
135 Peggy Kelley Billings, MT
Untitled (Motorcycle), 2009 oil on canvas, 42" x 58"
Post Auction Price: $4,000
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136 Joy Keown Laramie, WY
Circle K Tack Shed, 2017 watercolor, 17" x 17"
Post Auction Price: $350
137 Judy Knott Galt, CA
Just Breathe, 2020
oil and cold wax, 24" x 24"
Post Auction Price: $1,250
138 Allen KnowsHisGun Billings, MT
American Buffalo Medicine Lodge, 2021 oil on canvas, 40" x 30"
Post Auction Price: $2,000
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144 Alan McNiel Troy, MT
Zoom, 2021
oil on canvas, 30" x 36"
Post Auction Price: $1,400
146 David Mensing Sisters, OR
Tern, 2021
oil on canvas, 24" x 30"
Post Auction Price: $2,250
155 Thibault Roland Portland, OR
Alone Together, 2018
archival print on Hahnemuhle photo rag, 11" x 11"
Post Auction Price: $450
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156 Thibault Roland Portland, OR
Wind Turbine Study — Clock, 2018
archival print on Hahnemuhle photo rag, 11" x 11"
Post Auction Price: $450
159 Parisa Shabani New York City, NY
Dreams, 2019
mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12"
Post Auction Price: $2,000
164 Gregory Sullivan Billings, MT
out of the Darkness, 2021 archival inkjet print, 12" x 18"
Post Auction Price: $450
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165 Gregory Sullivan Billings, MT
Montana Power, 2021
archival inkjet print, 12" x 18"
Post Auction Price: $450
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"
Post Auction Price: $400
171 Sue Tyler Tetonia, ID
A Golden Moment, 2020
mixed media, 12" x 24"
Post Auction Price: $500
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173 James Urbaska Newfane, VT
Fog and Sun, 2021
oil on linen, 26" x 24" x 2"
Post Auction Price: $2,200
183 Brenda Wolf Great Falls, MT
Lenny & Pat, 2021
soft pastel, 50" x 38" x 2"
Post Auction Price: $3,000
185 Katharine Wood Bronx, NY
Red Amoeba Dish, 2019
vitreous enamel on oxidized copper, 5.5" x 5.5"
Post Auction Price: $175
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188 Dana Zier Bridger, MT
Old Clark’s Fork Bar and Bridger Hotel, 2019 oil on board, 18" x 24"
Post Auction Price: $500
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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
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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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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jan27 – MAR4 2023
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