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Explore MADE in Hotel Terra Teton Village MadeJacksonHole.com Skywolf’s Gallery Mangy Moose complex, Teton Village SkywolfsGallery.com

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Jenny Lake Lodge N. Jenny Lake Jct., Grand Teton National Park Wilcox Gallery 1975 N. Highway 89, Jackson WilcoxGallery.com

Artist Joanne Hennes in her gallery at her home north of Jackson. Hennes has been painting the Tetons for 50 years. Many artists in the valley show their wares from homes or studios.

The Lazy J Corral 10755 U.S. 89, Jackson 733-1554

Beyond the Square

The following artists often open their studios to guests, but request you make an appointment:

Retail shops and artist studios are thriving miles away from the art scene’s epicenter.

Those interested in art by Wilson woodworkers Charlie Thomas, left, and Mark DeOrsay are invited into Thomas’ home next to the woodshop, where virtually every piece of furniture, and most of the home itself, was constructed by Thomas. 10

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Magpie Furniture 770 Wenzel Lane, Wilson MagpieFurniture.net

“I always had people coming to the house,” she said. “And people like to meet the artist.” The gallery’s guest book holds pages of signatures, proving that a gallery doesn’t have to be along the beaten path to be successful. Beyond downtown Jackson, at least a dozen retail locations or artist studios provide a way to see and purchase art. Near Wilson, artists like Laurie Thal and Charlie Thomas set up small studios and showrooms for their work. They established spaces long before real

Hennes Studio and Gallery 5850 Larkspur Dr., Jackson JoanneHennes.com Thal Glass 3800 Linn Drive, Wilson ThalGlass.com Custom Iron Designs 2155 North Fish Creek Rd., Wilson CustomIronDesign.biz Amy Bright Unfried 6245 W. Wooded Hills Lane, Wilson UnfriedSculpture.com

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Stained glass panels of turquoise, teal, green, pink and purple peacocks flank the wooden entrance of Joanne Hennes’ gallery. About 10 miles from the blocks of art galleries on Town Square, her showroom is nestled beside the 18th fairway of Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis surrounded by a grove of blue spruce trees. The Hennes home sits behind the gallery.  She’s been painting the valley for 47 years. She’s had her own gallery full of her oil and watercolor paintings and artwork by friends for about half that time. Hennes and her husband, Wayne, decided to open up their own place because the stress of owning a large retail space didn’t appeal to them. Bringing her work home was a natural extension of Hennes’ social life. 

Susan Thulin 400 North Bar Y Rd., Wilson SusanDurfeeThulin.com

Meredith Campbell 2075 N. Rendezvous Dr., Wilson MeredithCampbellArt.com Margie Odell 5445 Cottonwood Canyon Rd., Wilson