Fine Artists
Loretta Domaszewski
Oil Painting
Loretta Domaszewski creates visual poetry through her contemporary landscape paintings. Her use of bold colors and dramatic compositions encourages the viewer to experience the power, spirit, and beauty of nature. Loretta lives and paints in Bozeman, MT.
Amanda Krolczyk
Reclaimed Wood Art
Trained as a ceramic artist, Amanda currently works with reclaimed wood scavenged from across Montana. Her incredible wood landscapes represent specific mountains and ranges in Montana and the West.
Carol Patterson
Graphite on Paper
Carol Patterson feels lucky to live in Montana, where wild species still roam in formidable numbers. She enjoys quietly observing wildlife and drawing the creatures she sees.
Barb Schwarz Karst
Oil, Acrylic, and Mixed Media
Barb Schwarz Karst views art as a narrative, and her work is deeply inspired by the ordinary life of Montana. Her subjects include rusted cars, abandoned farm equipment, and buildings that are falling apart. Her work varies from abstract to figurative pieces. She works and lives in Missoula, MT as an artist and art educator.
Cathy Berendts
(Cultivations by CB)
Montana-made and self-taught artist Cathy Berendts is motivated by her natural surroundings. She is drawn to mixed media and the beautification of unexpected objects. Cathy finds and paints bison, cow, deer and elk skulls with iconic images of the West.
Chip Mesec
Self-taught painter and woodworker Chip Mesec stacks acrylic paintings on board to capture the three-dimensional majesty and grandeur of Montana’s mountain panoramas. Chip lives, works, and plays in Southwestern Montana.
Karen Garre
Karen Garre, impressionist painter with her own unique style, usually begins her paintings with a brightly colored underpainting. She then applies color according to the emotions she wants to portray about the scene. Karen's work has been shown and collected worldwide. She lives and works in Livingston, MT.
Kari Maxwell
Mixed Media & Acrylic Painting
Kari Maxwell finds that when she becomes one with her process, her paintings take on their own unique expression. “When a painting is complete, it reveals an answer to a question or confirms a recent emotional or spiritual understanding or growth within myself.” She is drawn to representing animals and paints until she sees them come to life. Kari spent decades in the Montana west before moving east to Minneapolis.
Scot Herries
Scot Herries creates mixed media collage images using paper, acrylic medium, and serigraphy techniques. Trained as a graphic designer at Montana State University, his work sports a graphic edge. He also designs and builds furniture and heirloom boxes. Scot grew up in Bozeman, MT and lives in Missoula, MT.
Kelsey Dzintars
Kelsey’s art is rooted in her experience of remote landscapes, reflecting the elusive wilderness where our inner psyche can find its interconnection to the outer world. She uses vibrant palettes in her distinctive brand of modern expressionism, hoping to draw out emotions, memories, and imagined dreams of the wild, and to fuel conversation and action towards conservation. Kelsey is a fine art painter, tattoo artist, muralist, and illustrator based in Bozeman, Montana.
Tom Thornton
Oil Painting
Tom Thornton, a bronze sculptor of 36 years before pivoting to oil paint, views painting as a sort of alchemy of transformation. He must coax his memories onto a flat surface without interfering with the energy that generates the image. Many of his images come from days of riding, ranching, and hunting. Tom was born and raised in Montana.
Elly McFarland
Watercolor and ink prints
Elly McFarland is inspired by the intricacies of ecosystems and the feminine qualities of nature. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Western Washington University. Her studies in ecology, geology, biology, and natural history are extremely influential in her work as an artist.