Cover Art: Kristen Cliffel, Transactional Expectations, 2020, Low fire clay, glaze, gold luster, handcarved polychromed wood, 23 x 20 x 20 inches.
Spring is in the air, and we’re excited for the season ahead!
The YAM team welcomes the coming months with energy and eagerness, and we look forward to engaging our community at upcoming exhibitions and events.
I’m delighted to share great news from our curatorial team! Lisa Ranallo recently joined our staff as Senior Curator and Kimberly Gaitonde has been promoted to Associate Curator. Together, they’re poised to strengthen and expand the YAM’s curatorial efforts, and please join me in congratulating them!
New exhibitions will open this May and June. First, Of Neon and Bones: New Acquisitions to the YAM Permanent Collection, from 2020 to Now will open this month. We can’t wait for everyone to enjoy this exhibition, and we’re incredibly proud to showcase these works. As recent additions to our Permanent Collection, each piece adds to the broader conversation surrounding contemporary art in Montana and our museum’s work to highlight and preserve culturally relevant and historic artwork. Of Neon and Bones exemplifies our community’s love and stewardship of the arts.
In June, The Language of the Land: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists will exhibit a stunning array of photography, mixed media, and poetry. Collectively, these featured works explore the High Plains’ ability to inspire artists and how these majestic lands inform their identities and creative practices. You can read more about all current and upcoming exhibitions on pages 6–12. See you in the galleries!
This summer, the YAM will host several seasonal-favorite events, as well as new programs. We hope you’ll join us in the Visible Vault on Saturday, May 31st for a wine tasting event with City Vineyard offering pairings alongside the artwork of Manette Rene Bradford, our current Artist in Residence. A great new collaboration! And we’re thrilled to work with Billings’ young artists at upcoming classes and camps throughout the summer, including YAM Camp and Summer Art Academy!
Members, thank you for all the support. Your commitment allows us to make positive differences in the lives of others—inside and outside the museum’s walls!
Cheers,
Jessica
Kay Ogdin
The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director
From the Executive Director
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Updates from YAM’s Curatorial Team
The Yellowstone Art Museum is happy to share an exciting update from the museum’s Curatorial department. In April, Lisa Ranallo joined the museum as Senior Curator, and Kimberly Gaitonde, current staff member, has been announced as Associate Curator.
Ranallo comes to the YAM from the Office of the Interior where she is currently the Curator for the Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Region. Prior to this position, Ranallo worked in curatorial roles for the Brinton Museum (Sheridan, WY), the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis, MN), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.), and the Yellowstone Art Museum as the Registrar (2019–2022) and Curator of the Permanent Collection (2022–2024).
Consistently, Gaitonde’s exhibition work as the Curatorial Assistant impressed and earned high marks from her colleagues, the YAM’s Board of Trustees, and the larger Billings community. Having her step into the expanded role of Associate Curator will increase the museum’s capacity for research and exhibition related publications.
Together, these updates expand the YAM’s capacity for ongoing curatorial efforts and the institution’s role as the premier contemporary art museum throughout the state of Montana and larger region.
The YAM team is delighted to collaborate with these creative professionals. Lisa and Kimberly each carry themself with tremendous expertise, compassion for others, and an infectious appreciation for contemporary art. Their work will continue to elevate the museum and provide curatorial programming that appeals to a wide audience of art enthusiasts.
Congratulations, Lisa and Kimberly!
The Night at the Yellowstone Art Museum
The 57th annual Art Auction at the Yellowstone Art Museum took place February to March 2025 and was a welcomed splash of color and culture to an otherwise frigid start to the year. The Art Auction is the museum’s signature fundraiser and a beloved opportunity to spotlight celebrated regional artwork, introduce emerging artists, and inspire patrons at every stage of collecting.
This year featured 148 silent auction lots, including small works, quick draws, and local art experiences. There were a dozen artist-driven programs throughout the four-week exhibition leading up to the culminating gala on Saturday, March 8th. Dressed-to-impress artists and enthusiasts attended ‘The Night’ Gala & Live Auction to experience an electric evening of social merriment, philanthropy, and competitive bidding on 22 impressive Live Auction artworks.
The YAM is pleased to announce a record-breaking year in fundraising for Art Education and extends resounding gratitude to the event sponsors, attending guests, supporting members, and the artists whose generosity made it all possible.
Save the Date:
58th Annual Art Auction at the Yellowstone Art Museum
February – March 2026
Artist submissions open: July 28, 2025
Sponsorship is now open for The Night Gala & Live Auction 2026, contact Molly at events@artmuseum.org to get involved.
Lisa Ranallo
Kimberly Gaitonde
Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies:
Treasures from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Daryl S. Paulson Collection
April 18 – August 3, 2025 // Montana Gallery
Sponsors: Deborah Anspach & John Hanson, Jon Lodge, Paulson Enterprises, Bess Lovec, Sharon Shannon, Linda Snider, Nancy Curriden, Henry Luce Foundation, Montana State University School of Art
Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies draws from the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Daryl S. Paulson Collection in Bozeman, Montana. Curated by Asian Art specialists Todd Larkin (MSU) and Stephen Little (LACMA), the exhibition examines the philosophical ties between Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies as represented through a selection of fine art and historical photographs. Objects include rare works of art produced in China, Korea, and Japan between the Tang Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, including Daoist nature deities and immortals, Confucian scholar brushes and inkstones, and Buddhist guardian kings and compassionate bodhisattvas. The exhibition highlights trans-Pacific acculturation and highlights the prevalence of Daoist, Confucianist, and Buddhist philosophies through photographs of temples, shrines, deities, and rituals recreated in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Kimberly Gaitonde curated artwork by contemporary Asian American artists working in the Rocky Mountain region for a broadened conversation on the continued influence of acculturation and resulting multi-culturalism. Featured artists include Sammy Seung-min Lee, Beth Lo, Roger Shimomura.
Lecture with Mark Johnson, Montana and its Chinese Communities Thursday, May 29, 2025 // Reception at 5 PM; Lecture at 5:30 PM
From Then to Now: East Asian Art in Private Collections with Todd Larkin Thursday, June 5, 2025 // 3 PM
Left: Bhaisajyaguru, the Buddha of Healing, Seated Buddha. China, Qing dynasty, 18th – 19th c. Stone, 17.13 x 11.7 x 8.7 inches. Daryl S. Paulson Collection, Sorcha Matisse Photography. Right: Set of Eight Ink Cakes with Images of Elegant Women. China, Qing dynasty, 19th c. Ink, 11.46 x 7.48 x 0.79 (box closed). Daryl S. Paulson Collection, Sorcha Matisse Photography.
Top: Roger Shimomura, Minidoka Snapshots: Nightfall, 2010, Lithograph, 9.875 x 10.75 inches. Bottom: Roger Shimomura, Minidoka Snapshots: Block 6, 2010, Lithograph, 9.875 x 10.75 inches.
Of Neon & Bones: New Acquisitions to the YAM Permanent Collection, from 2020 to now May 9, 2025 – January 11, 2026 // Mildred Sandall Scott Galleries
Sponsors: Larry & Ruth Martin, Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos, Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden, Hilltop Inn by Riversage
This exhibition in the Mildred Sandall Scott galleries brings together paintings, drawings, and three-dimensional objects that have entered the Permanent Collection of the Yellowstone Art Museum within the last five years. Ranging from abstract meditations to hyper-realistic snapshots, these artworks further expand the museum’s record of the cultural heritage and artistic history of the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain regions.
The YAM is excited to present these works, as each piece has found a home in our collection and the larger community.
Willem Volkersz, Journey (To the Promised Land), 2008. Neon, wood, paint, tile, found objects, 82 x 104 x 46 inches.
Tracy Linder, Wind, 2022, Found bovine bones, 7.5 x 3 x 3.5 feet, Anonymous gift.
The Language of the Land: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists
June 20 – October 5, 2025 // Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery
Sponsors: Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos
The Language of the Land showcases the work of the 2024 recipients of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Artists, a fellowship intended to foster the creative spirit and provide an immersive experience in the majestic High Plains. Curated by Ucross alumnus Sean Chandler (Aaniiih), the exhibition features multidisciplinary artist Steven J. Yazzie (Diné/Pueblo of Laguna/European ancestry) of Denver Colorado; fine art photographer Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Indian Nation) of Southampton, New York; and poet and writer Danielle Shandiin Emerson (Diné) of Shiprock, New Mexico.
Through photography, mixed media and poetry, The Language of the Land explores the profound relationship between land, identity, and storytelling.
“The land holds our identity, our stories, and our truth about ourselves,” Chandler said. “Steven, Jeremy, and Danielle have each interpreted their own connection to the land, creating works that are deeply personal and universally resonant. Their art speaks to the strength, resilience, and spiritual connection that Indigenous peoples have with their environment.”
The exhibition is supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. Additional exhibition support is provided by the Wyoming Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature.
Curator’s Talk with Sean Chandler
Thursday, July 24, 2025 // Reception at 5 PM; Talk at 5:30 PM
Left: Jeremy Dennis, Tall Blades, 2024. Photograph, 16 x 24 inches. Courtesy of artist..
Right: Steven J. Yazzie, Wind Cuts Through It, 2023. Archival pigment photograph, 28 x 28 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gerald Peters Contemporary.
Emerson, On my fingers, 2025. Poem printed on acrylic panel, 33 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
The Language of the Land
by Sean Chandler
The Language of the Land is how Indigenous Peoples have experienced this land from which we were created, the Americas. We may call it: ‘ki, dinétah or byíítʔʔɔwuh. Since the beginning of time, all of our senses have known earth, its grasses, its dirt, its living beings, its rocks, its rivers, its air, its spirit, and its teachings. The land holds our identity, our stories, and our truth about ourselves. Much later in time, our land would witness misconceptions held by others, which have tried to redefine Indigenous People. As I sit here writing about these amazing artists, photographers, and poets of life, I feel the weight of their own feelings, philosophies, traumas, and their strength to express themselves within their respective works. Months ago, when I was immersing myself in the potential work for this exhibition, there was a common link that connected them — the land. The 2024 recipients of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists and Writers, Steven J. Yazzie (Diné/Pueblo of Laguna/European Ancestry), Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), and Danielle Shandiin Emerson (Diné), are outstanding communicators of a language that informs audiences to enter each of their respective experiences in contemporary society.
During his stay at Ucross, Steven J. Yazzie not only spent time creating but immersed himself in the landscape to “remember where I’m at and remember where I’m from” to acknowledge those Indigenous Peoples’ whose land he is within while empowering his own Diné identity. American Indian people have this deep reverence for the land, whether they are 1,000 miles away from their own People’s ancestral territory or whether they are standing within it.
Overall, Steven’s work in this show demonstrates his composition’s sacred abstractness while inserting his interpretation of the natural world to visually manipulate and challenge the viewer’s “perceptions of space.” His photographs of his nation’s landscape hold the lens from which he views his people’s stories and values. Interestingly, he contrasted that with an unknown contemporary voice, who had scrawled an image and English words, demonstrated in the work entitled, No Shit. I suppose each generation must record his or her mark for the next.
Photographer Jeremy Dennis recalls his time at Ucross as a freeing and positive reinforcement experience. In his inspired mode, he says he tends to go with the flow of the environment and embraces the random placement of things around him when he creates his photographs. For example, on his first day there, he observed a ladder leaning against the building where he would reside for two weeks. He immediately saw this as an opportunity to create an interesting piece that perhaps looks like his “invading” of Ucross, as shown in the work, The Present Day.
Jeremy’s work places a humorous yet truthful visual on issues that have real impacts on Indigenous People — treaty rights, identity, or interpretations of history. The
random opportunities that Dennis finds to, as he says, “sneak our way into the present” create a discourse about non-Natives’ fear of acknowledging treaties signed between the U.S. Government and sovereign tribal nations. When she arrived at Ucross, poet Danielle Shandiin Emerson was immediately struck by the qualities of the rocks. Not only does she have a love of rocks and petrified wood, but these sacred items reminded her of her home. Her words evoke deep emotion, and how she displays them makes one feel the juxtaposition of the sharpness/ smoothness of the rocks and the hardness/cushion of the ground. It is with the hardness and softness of our parents’ parental skills or their trauma that we naturally inherit from them and our grandparents. In Sunburnt, she conveys the challenges of her father while she carries the weight of what he had to endure, knowing that eventually, maybe her own children will bear her weight.
She stated, “people need to heal,” and she wanted to help her brother. To do that, she began a program in clinical psychology, but upon enrolling in an introductory fiction writing class, she found her voice that she had been expressing in her youth. It turns out that she is healing people in her creative writing and poetry, just as she would have been doing had she chosen a path in clinical psychology.
Steven, Jeremy, and Danielle all conveyed, with their own unique voices, how the land speaks to them. These are places familiar to them; they are familiar to all of us. Familiar because we have been there before, and they are places where we still exist. The spiritual connection to these places is not lost to them, for they were born there; we all were.
When we have heard and spoken the language of the land, we are always timelessly connected to the land wherever we travel, wherever we go, wherever we pray, and wherever we think. Chances are, these are places where our ancestors lived, died, cried, danced, sang, and received their names.
I would like to thank Ucross’s leadership and staff for having the confidence in me to participate as a curator of this exhibit. I would also like to thank Steven, Jeremy, and Danielle; I have been honored to be involved with these great creatives. They have the power to find the words, designs, or thoughts to put into a poem or photograph to speak to the power of the language of the land. Like them, I also had a stay at Ucross and experienced many of the same feelings that they have expressed, specifically in terms of the solitude and freedom that exists in that space and place of Ucross. Most importantly, these artists made me feel emotions that I tend to keep close to myself; this is an impactful exhibit to bring to the public. I hope it brings viewers what it has brought me, for it is the language of the land that heals.
Jon Lodge: Carbon STRATA
September 5, 2025 – January 11, 2026 // Montana Gallery
Sponsors: Riversage Billings Inn, Deborah Anspach & John Hanson, Kay Foster & Mike Mathew, Diane Boyer Jerhoff, Bess Lovec, Beverly Ross, in memory of Sig Ross, Sharon Shannon
Jon Lodge: Carbon Strata is a culmination of a lifetime of artmaking by Billings-based artist, musician, and visionary Jon Lodge (b. 1945), and represents a natural inclination of the artist towards this precipice in his career. Growing up in Red Lodge, Carbon County in the 1950s and 60s, exploring the region’s coal mine shafts as a child, and experimenting with materials like graphite have saturated Lodge’s deep connection with the element Carbon, a building block of life. In return, Carbon Strata seeks to ignite the senses of visitors, seeping beyond the walls of the YAM’s Montana Gallery and throughout the museum campus.
Jon Lodge, Swarm, 2020. Carbon particle strata, gesso on aluminum, 40.625 x 30.75 inches.
Tyler
Joseph Krasowski:Everything
Becomes Something
February 28 – June 1, 2025 // Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery
Everything Becomes Something celebrates the drawings and prints of Tyler Joseph Krasowski. Krasowski is an accomplished draftsman, and his works reflect his excitement and delight towards the immediacy of drawing. Drawing is often used as a preparatory tool, but for Krasowski, drawings and sketches are valued artworks unto themselves. His images reflect a variety of approaches and subjects, and a deep admiration for the old masters, especially printmakers such as Dürer, whose images are dense, detailed, and demand closer examination.
Born in Minneapolis, Krasowski grew up in the Chicago area. He went to art school at the University of Montana and earned a BFA in Drawing in 2009. After graduating, Krasowki traveled the country with Drive By Press, received a commission to create a design for Pearl Jam’s world tour, and was hired as a studio assistant to renowned printmaker Tony Fitzpatrick. He has been a resident at MATRIX Press in 2012 and 2014, designed textiles with Western Sensibility, and exhibited at Spring Break Art Fair in Los Angeles (2022, 2023, and 2024).
Everything Becomes Something is sponsored by the Missoula Art Museum and traveling through the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA).
Artist Talk with Tyler Joseph Krasowski
Thursday, March 20, 2025 // Reception at 5 PM followed by Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
Tyler Joseph Krasowski, Cloud, 2015. Woodcut print, 18 x 24 inches. MAM Collection, Gift of the Artist.
Tyler Joseph Krasowski, Night Moves, 2023. Colored pencil, 3 x 4 feet. Loan of the artist.
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy
November 2024 – November 2025 // Earl E. Snook Gallery Family Gallery
Sponsors: Gary & Melissa Oakland, Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos, James Thompson
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy explores the archetypal cowboy figure as presented through the work of Montana artist and author Will James (1892–1942). Will James began working on ranches at the young age of 15 and continued working in the cow country throughout his life. James’ artistic portfolio is centered around the cowboy figure, and his famous cowboy novels, such as Smoky (1929) and Uncle Bill (1932), tell of an exhilarating life in the American West. In James’ final novel, The American Cowboy (1942), the book culminates with the declaration: “The cowboy will never die.”
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy examines James’ archetypal cowboy figure through a selection of drawings, writings, and various archival materials from the YAM’s Virginia Snook Collection, and explores the artist’s contemplation of this role within a rapidly changing landscape.
Man and Machine
June 28, 2024 – July 20, 2025 // M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Gallery
Presenting works from the YAM Permanent Collection, Man and Machine considers the role of technology in modern and contemporary artmaking practices. Artists offer insight into the rapidly growing mechanical world and its presence within everyday society. Visitors are encouraged to contemplate this complex relationship through the work of a selection of artists who have integrated machinery into their artmaking or have examined technology’s role in the art world.
Otto Dyar, Will James with reins and saddle, c. 1933, Photographic print, Gift of Virginia Snook.
Isabelle Johnson, Virginia City, c. 1950–52, Watercolor on paper, 34.5 x 27 inches, Gift of Isabelle Johnson Estate. Jon Lodge, Control Panel for Choreographic Lighting (pattern, sequence, sync and intensity), 1999. Mixed media on aluminum,
Green.
Artist in Residence
Manette Rene Bradford
February 10 – June 29, 2025
Manette Rene Bradford constructs imagined allegorical narratives for the histories and ecologies of specific geographic locations through paintings, sculptures, and wallsized mixed media works. Her practice combines documentation and direct experience of place with historical, ecological, and folkloristic research. The imagery is fantastical, though rooted in historic realities and the observable world. Humanity, other species, and the land are equally important characters in these narratives, enmeshed and inextricable from one another. Scale is employed as a device to invert hierarchies. Through the act of building this work, Manette repeats and imitates our species’ behavioral impulse to possess, anthropomorphize, and project itself onto the landscape and surrounding ecosystem.
Manette earned a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2022, she was awarded the Montana Art Gallery Director’s Association Exhibition Sponsorship for Unsettled Lands, which will tour Montana from 2024-2026. She will exhibit at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, C.M. Russell Museum, Hockaday Museum of Art, Schoolhouse History and Art Center, and MonDak Heritage Center, and has exhibited in both solo and group shows in San Francisco and Chicago. Manette was interviewed as the subject of an episode of Resounds: Arts and Culture on the High Plains, which aired on May 22, 2023. She lives and works in Montana.
Artist Talk with Manette Rene Bradford Tuesday, June 17, 2025 // Reception at 5 PM followed by Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
Mahin Thorp
July 17 – August 22, 2025
Mahin Thorp is an artist and educator living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Thorp’s mixed media works focus on the intersections between Persian animism and geology. In her work she explores the animistic quality of rocks and how they are distorted and abstracted by human impact. Through site visits, she constructs images of revived landscapes by searching for images, figures, words, animals, and forms imbedded in the stone to express their intrinsic power to absorb our histories. She obtained her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA from Weber State University. She has been recognized through various accolades such as a Virginia Museum of Fine Art Fellow, Arteles Artist in Residence (Finland) and as a Hopper Prize Finalist.
Artist Talk with Mahin Thorp Thursday, August 14, 2025 // Reception at 5 PM followed by Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
Manette Rene Bradforde, Mt. Maurice on Fire, 2022. Watercolor, acrylic, paper collage on canvas, 80 x 114 x 7 inches. Photo by Louis Habeck. Eleanor Mahin Thorp, Trölls, 2024. Oil on Panel, 42 x 48 inches.
Eleanor Mahin Thorp photo by Taj McKnight
Docent of the Year: Stacie French
by Luke Ashmore
Stacie French is our 2025 YAM Docent of the Year. Please join us in congratulating her! I was lucky enough to sit down with Stacie for a chat about her work as a docent, appreciation for the YAM, and inspiration behind her work in the Billings community.
“[The YAM] is one of the first places I visited when I moved here,” Stacie French says, referencing her move from Helena to Billings.
Stacie began volunteering as a docent in 1999 at the Holter Museum of Art in Montana’s capital city. She’s been a docent ever since. “Docents love to learn, and they love to share. I think that’s why you see like-minded people at the museum. Docents are lifelong learners.”
Carrie Goe Nettleton, the YAM’s Education Director, applauds Stacie’s experience and contributions: “Not only is Stacie a fantastic docent, but she’s also a great art educator and graphic designer. She is one of our fabulous Art Suitcase program docents, and between her and one other docent, they visit every 4th grade classroom in Billings Public Schools.”
The role of education—in daily life and classrooms—is an inspiring motivator for Stacie’s community involvement. Stacie’s passion for the YAM’s Art Suitcase Program allows her to provide teachable moments for local students.
“I like to leave the kids with a question. I ask, ‘How many of you are artists?’ And if they don’t all raise their hands, I say, ‘All of you are artists. You all have a voice. You all have something creative you can express.’”
Stacie is appreciative of the YAM’s education efforts and staff, too.
“The education department has always been really supportive. They’re there for their team.”
When describing one of her recent-favorite exhibitions and artists she appreciates, Stacie mentions the Montana Modernists: “Bill Stockton. Gennie DeWeese. Ted Waddell in the next generation, you know? And Patrick Zentz; a fascinating, complicated, brilliant person. Occasionally, he’s been here when I’ve been touring, and he’ll stop and talk to the kids.”
Stacie’s understanding and appreciation of Montana art is apparent.
“Gennie DeWeese said, ‘There’s a painting everywhere.’ You can look out your window, and there’s a painting.”
The YAM is grateful for docents like Stacie. She’s a tremendous educator with a knack for showing museum visitors and local students where to look.
While Docent of the Year is an individual honor, Stacie is quick to give her friends and fellow docents kudos for their collective ability to uplift the museum.
“I’m just one part of this big team. We’re like–minded people who all love to learn, travel, and read. We all have this passion and excitement for the art we see here.”
Are you interested in learning more about art at the YAM? Ask a Docent!
Docents are now available twice a week to answer all your questions! You can find a Docent near the desk on Thursdays from 2 – 4 PM with a guided tour of a current exhibition at 3:30 PM and Saturday from 1 – 3 PM with a guided tour at 2:30 PM.
If you are interested in learning more about being a Docent, email Carrie Goe Nettleton, YAM Education Director, at education@artmuseum.org.
Membership News
Take Home a Piece of the YAM’s Permanent Collection!
New membership cards are now available. If your membership card has not yet expired and you would like a new one, there is a $5.00 charge to replace your current membership card.
We encourage you to renew your membership if it has lapsed to continue your support of the YAM and take part in our exclusive upcoming programs for members. We appreciate your ongoing support!
Members’ Day in Martinsdale // Friday, May 30, 2025–Reserve your spot today!
Join the YAM for an exclusive travel opportunity just for members! Discover the museum and historic home of the Bair family while exploring their impressive collection featuring works by Charles Russell, Joseph Henry Sharp, Edward Curtis, along with modern European and American art. Tours of the collection will be hosted by knowledgeable staff of the Bair Museum.
A minimum donation of $15 per person for the trip is required and will include a small boxed lunch and refreshments. Tickets are available for purchase at YAM’s front desk, either by visiting in person or by calling 406.256.6804.
Please note that capacity is limited.
Director’s Circle and Lifetime Legacy Members will receive a waived trip fee and optional complimentary transportation to and from the museum. Please RSVP to membership@artmuseum.org to confirm your attendance.
Big Art Under the Big Sky
Manette Rene Bradford Trey Hill Terry Karson
On view now in Billings-Logan International Airport Concourse B.
This installation is a showcase of world-class art being made in Montana today. The Treasure State’s relatively small population pairs with an abundance of open space and wilderness to create an exceptionally unique art scene. Connected by a vibrant and varied landscape, which often inspires the subject matter of their works, these artists share a tough and resilient attitude that is present in the art they create.
Big Art Under the Big Sky is the result of a partnership between the Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) and the Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM). This exhibition displays artworks by Manette Rene Bradford), Trey Hill, and Terry Karson. Selected works from these artists come together to provide viewers with an amalgamated meditation on Montana’s landscape.
Bradford’s creative practice constructs narratives where the smallest details of the land are presented in awe-inspiring, large-scale works. Hill’s ceramic pieces are rooted in folk symbology and the abstraction of textures stemming from natural species and phenomena. The monochromatic interpretations of classic Montana imagery, as presented in Karson’s featured works, invite onlookers to add their own perspective and experience to appreciate the majesty of famed peaks and vistas.
For more details about the Billings Airport Art Program, a collaboration between BIL and the YAM, please visit artmuseum.org. Further information about displayed works, along with upcoming exhibitions and calls for submission for this program, can be found at artmuseum.org/exhibitions/airport-art-program.
Manette Rene Bradford Terry Karson
Trey Hill
COMING UP THIS SPRING
Young Professional: The Art of… Moving Over Land
Friday, May 9, 2025 // 3 – 5 PM
Mark your calendar for an engaging discussion hosted by the YAM, where we explore the intersection of art, creativity, and personal growth through a profound connection with the landscape. Whether you’re an artist, adventurer, or simply curious, this event will offer fresh perspectives and spark your imagination.
Featured Young Professional Speakers:
Ben Hoiness, Alpine Guide and Carpenter
Parker Pearsall, Rock Climber, Routesetter, and Engineer
Joel Anderson, Climber, Architect, and YAM Trustee
Please call 406.256.6804 or email membership@artmuseum.org to confirm your attendance.
A Young Professionals’ Wine & Art Fusion
Saturday, May 31, 2025 // 4 – 6 PM
Join YAM’s Artist-in-Residence, Manette Rene Bradford, and Ashley Neutgens, Sommelier and General Manager at City Vineyard, for an evening at the Visible Vault filled with exquisite wine samples paired with captivating art. Guests will be guided through a curated selection of Manette’s artwork. For each piece, Manette will share insights about her creative process, while guests enjoy a specially selected wine sample that complements the work.
Tickets are available for purchase at YAM’s front desk, either by visiting in person or by calling 406-256-6804. Please note that capacity is limited.
Photo by Ben Hoiness
Manette Rene Bradforde, Mt. Maurice on Fire, 2022
$350
Danica Studio
$36
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Danica Studio
$12
My Blue Heaven 36" Silk Scarf
Dana Boussard
Nocturna Serving Bowl
Catbloom Bowl
Danica Studio
Myth Stoneware Mug
Ivory Carved Elk Teeth Necklace
Yakusoku Art: by Lili
$100
Horsehair Beaded Medallion Earrings
Yakusoku Art: by Lili
$125
3" Small Ceramic Bowls
Walton Clay Studio
$16 each
Looking Back Ceramic Sculpture
Betsey Hurd
$450
YAM Store hours: Tuesday–Sunday from 10 AM – 5 PM and Thursday’s open until 8 PM. YAM members at the Benefactor and above level receive 10% off all YAM Store purchases!
Not in Billings? Call or email Isabelle at 406.256.6804 x225 or retail@artmuseum.org to place an order.
Endowment at the YAM
With heartfelt gratitude to our community leaders, donors, sponsors, members, guests, and staff, what was once a small art center has grown into the region’s largest contemporary art museum. The YAM is a place where creative expression, exchange, and education are valued, and all are welcome. To build for the future, we aim to grow the Endowment fund so that the children who visit the YAM today will have a world-class museum experience in the future. A robust endowment ensures the sustainability of the YAM, now and for years to come. Please join us in securing the future of the YAM!
Options for Giving to the YAM Endowment
Give directly from your IRA
If you have an IRA and are at least 70½ years old, you may transfer money directly from your IRA to the YAM Endowment Fund.
Take Advantage of the Montana Endowment Tax Credit
You may receive a federal income tax deduction for your gift, a credit on your Montana state income taxes, and capital gains tax savings if appreciated assets are given. For individuals, it is as easy as setting up a charitable deferred payment gift annuity with the YAM. This allows for a tax credit of up to 40% against Montana income tax owed. For individuals, the maximum credit is $15,000, or $30,000 if filed jointly. This generous tax credit incentivizes Montanans to give so that nonprofits, like the YAM, can build a strong financial future.
Montana Business Owners
Your business, LLC, or corporation, can write a check for the YAM Endowment and receive a tax credit equal to 20% of the gift. Tax credits reduce your state income tax liability dollar-for-dollar. This means that a $15,000 tax credit saves you $15,000 in taxes.
Ways to Contribute
For more information on planned giving, visit artmuseum.org/engage/planned-giving-gifts-to-endowment or scan the QR code. You can also fill out and mail the form on the next page. Please contact your financial advisor as well. The Yellowstone Art Museum provides information about the benefits of planned gifts and does not provide any legal, financial or tax advice.
The quality of life in any community is significantly enhanced by its arts and cultural institutions. Billings is fortunate to have a number of fine organizations providing enlightenment to adults and children alike. We are proud to support the Yellowstone Art Museum which has enriched the lives of so many for over 60 years.
—Gary & Melissa Oakland
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First Friday & FAM at the YAM: Create with Beth Korth, 4–6 PM
Adult Cooking Class: Foods of the Islands, 10 AM – 1:30 PM
YAM Teens: Tradition Influences the NOW, 3:30–5 PM
Of Neon & Bones: New Acquisitions to the YAM Permanent Collection, from 2020 to Now Opens
Young Professional: The Art of… Moving Over Land, 3–5 PM
Adult Art Class: Art Journaling at Tippet Rise, 10 AM–3 PM
Studio 2nd Saturday: From East to West, 10 AM – 12 PM
Summer Art Academy at Montana State University Billings
Artist Talk with YAM Artist-in-Resident Manette Rene Bradford, 5 PM reception, 5:30 PM artist talk
The Language of the Land: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists Opens
Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Summer Art Academy at Montana State University Billings
Last day of Manette Rene Bradford’s YAM Artist-in-Residency
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Summer Art Studio: New Art Alert!,
Session 1: 10 AM – 12 PM,
Session 2: 1 – 3 PM
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Last day for Park City K – 2nd Grade YAG Exhibition
Greybull Middle & High School YAG Exhibition Opens
Summer Art Studio: Creating Tradition,
Session 1: 10 AM – 12 PM, Session 2: 1 – 3 PM
Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Summer Art Studio: Poetic Inspirations, Session 1: 10 AM – 12 PM, Session 2: 1 – 3 PM
Curator’s Talk with Sean Chandler, 5 PM reception, 5:30 PM artist talk
28–01
YAM Camp for Ages 6 – 8, 9 AM – 3 PM
Dates and times are subject to change. Please check our website artmuseum.org/calendar for any updates and changes.
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YAM Camp for Ages 6 – 8, 9 AM – 3 PM
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ArtWalk & First Friday at the YAM, 5–8 PM
Last day for Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies
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YAM Camp for Ages 7 – 9, 9 AM – 3 PM
YAM Camp for Ages 9 – 12, 9 AM – 3 PM
Artist Talk with YAM Artist-in-Resident Eleanor Mahin Thorp, 5 PM reception, 5:30 PM artist talk
Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Last day for Greybull Middle & High School YAG Exhibition
Hardin Middle School YAG Exhibition Opens
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, & TEENS
Scan the QR code to visit the education page on YAM’s website or check Facebook for updates, registration info, and pricing. artmuseum.org/educate
STUDIO 2ND SATURDAY
Ages: 5 – 12 | 10 AM – 12 PM
Members: $10 | Not-yet Members: $20
Register online, by calling 406.256.6804 x238 or email arteducator@artmuseum.org
Every Studio 2nd Saturday class includes touring the galleries and creating art connected to current exhibitions.
May 10 | From East to West
Explore the exhibition Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies and create a work of art inspired by contemporary and traditional Asian artworks.
FAM AT THE YAM
All ages welcome | 4 – 6 PM at the YAM FREE! No advanced registration required.
FAM at the YAM is for every type of family. Bring yourself, children, friends, grandparents, and more. Create art together with a professional artist and learn about their process. It’s a great way to kick off your First Friday evening.
May 2 | Create with Beth Korth
Come explore the wonderful Tippet Rise Art Center in the YAM Education Studio and create a work of art with Tippet Rise Art Educator, Beth Korth!
At these Thursday classes, you can tour, explore, and learn to create art. Every week focuses on a different exhibition and technique.
July 10 | New Art Alert!
Experience the YAM’s newest additions to the permanent collection in the Of Neon and Bones exhibition, then create your own unique work of art.
July 17 | Creating Tradition
Explore the connection between identity, culture and tradition while you create a work of art inspired by exhibiting artist, Sammy Lee.
July 24 | Poetic Inspirations
Get inspired by the artworks of Native American artists in the 2024 Ucross Fellowship exhibition The Language of the Land and use storytelling to bring your art to life.
YAM TEENS
Ages 13 – 18 | 3:30 – 5 PM | FREE! No registration required. Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month
Join us as we dive into the YAM’s exhibitions, learn new techniques, and discover your artistic voice. Questions? Email Angel at arteducator@artmuseum.org.
May 7 | Tradition Influences the NOW
Be inspired by past and present in the exhibition Northeastern Asia and the Northern Rockies.
May 21 | New Art Incoming!
Get inspired by some of the YAM’s new acquisitions into the permanent collection.
June 4 | Create with Billings Library CO+LAB
SUMMER ART ACADEMY
Ages 7 – 14 | June 16 – 20 & June 23 – 27
YAM Members: $335 | Not-Yet-Members: $375 Register online at artmuseum.org/educate/childrens-camps or in-person at the YAM.
YAM CAMP
Ages 6 – 8 from July 28 – August 1
Ages 7 – 9 from August 4 – 8
Ages 9 – 12 from August 11 – 15
YAM Members: $285 | Not-Yet-Members: $325 Register online at artmuseum.org/educate/childrens-camps or in-person at the YAM.
Summer Art Academy is in its 25th season! NOW AT MSUB! At this camp, young artists study under professional artists in concentrated areas, which they choose. Class sizes are limited. Art supplies are included in the cost of tuition. Students bring their own snacks and lunches. Summer Art Academy is located on the campus of Montana State University Billings.
Classes this year include: Painting, Drawing, Collage, Sculpture, Wearable Indigenous Art, Art Journaling, Animation, Printmaking, Music, Watercolor, and more!
For Questions email Summer Art Academy Director, Marilu Metherell, at adulted@artmuseum.org or call 406.256.6804x250.
This year at YAM Camp, explore the art of storytelling through a multitude of mediums and art styles. Make art, meet new friends, and go behind the scenes at the YAM. Celebrate your artist and their creations as the final day ends with an art show just for them!
For questions and membership discount codes email Angel Shandy at arteducator@artmuseum.org or call 406.256.6804 x238.
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
is OPEN until full!
ADULT ART & COOKING CLASSES
For more information scan the QR code or visit artmuseum.org/educate/adult-education. Please email our Adult Education Coordinator, Marilu Metherell, at Adulted@artmuseum.org with any questions. Register online or call the front desk at 406.256.6804. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. YAM Museum Members receive 20% off all adult education courses.
Art CLASSES
YAM adult art classes are designed for everyone from beginners to artists who want to hone their skills. Every class is taught by a professional artist who is eager to share their creative process and techniques. These museum-based classes are perfect for lifelong learners and creative members of our community. All adult art classes are available for OPI credits.
Art Journaling at Tippet Rise
Saturday, May 10 | 10 AM – 3 PM Cost: $20 Supply Fee
Welcome warm weather back to Montana with an inspiring and invigorating art journaling class at Tippet Rise. Enjoy the many beautiful views of nature and sculpture as you are led in creative exercises by Huntley artist Katherine Jore. Whether you are experienced in art journaling or have never heard of it, you will have fun. Katherine will give ideas for creating beautiful pages, as well as ideas for adding texture and layer to pages. Join us in interpreting the Tippet Rise landscapes using your unique creative voice.
Urban Sketching & Sketch Booking Symposium
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Free!
Unlock your creativity and join us for the 3rd Annual Sketchbook Symposium at the YAM! Sketchbooks can be anything you want them to be. Visual diaries, places to test new mediums and techniques, or just a place to draw. They can allow you to capture fleeting moments, emotions, and scenes from your everyday life. A sketchbook can be your incubator for ideas. It’s where concepts take shape, evolve, and transform. Our “Sketchbook Symposium” is designed to ignite your creativity, one page at a time.
Creative Journaling with Stan Fellows: Live Life & Keep a Journal | Cost: $40
Saturday, May 17 | 1 – 4 PM & Sunday, May 18 | 10 – 1 PM
The Sketchbook Symposium is growing bigger each year. Please join us in welcoming visiting artist Stan Fellows to Billings for this special two-day symposium workshop. Come discover a new and unique approach to using watercolor. This class is accessible to non-artists and inspiring to experienced painters.
A dive into the ethnic diversity of the Pacific Islands.
Yoga @ The YAM
Wednesdays from 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Members $10 | Not-Yet-Members $15
6-class series: Members $50 \ Not-Yet-Members $75
Join us every Wednesday in the Murdock Gallery. Yoga instructor and YAM member, Sarah Brown, will lead these sessions and welcomes ALL levels. Bring your own mat.
Connections at the Art Museum
with the Montana Chapter of the Every 3rd Friday | May 16 | June 20 | July 18 | August 15, 2025 from 10:30 AM – 12 PM
No cost to participate. Registration in advance is required. Call 800.272.3900 or email montana@alz.org to register.
This monthly program promotes connection and companionship for individuals living with early-stage cognitive impairment and their care partners through art. Join us to view, discuss, and create art with trained docents and volunteers.
The Yellowstone Art Museum’s spacious Promenade and Great Hall, along with its ever-changing art exhibitions, offer a beautiful setting for your private events. The museum is the perfect backdrop for intimate wedding ceremonies and receptions, bridal showers, and all celebrations.
Scan the QR code or contact Tatum Walker, Rental Coordinator at 406.256.6804 x236 or rentals@artmuseum.org to inquire about a rental space.
FOR THE LAST DECADE WE’VE BEEN PROUD TO BE A DOWNTOWN BILLINGS HUB FOR GREAT FILM & ENTERTAINMENT.
NOT YOUR ORDINARY MOVIE THEATER, NOT YOUR ORDINARY PUB, NOT YOUR TYPICAL NIGHT OUT. THINGS HIT A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE.
DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVORITE HANGOUT AT YOUR LOCAL, INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CINEMA.
THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS
We would like to give our sincerest thanks to all members, donors, and sponsors who have contributed and pledged $125 and above. This cumulative list reflects gifts to the YAM given from March 21, 2024, through March 21, 2025, including Art Auction donations and purchases.
$1,000,000+
Anonymous
Deborah Anspach & Dr. John Hanson
$200,000+
Yellowstone County
$100,000 – 199,999
Lornel Baker
Bess Lovec
Ted Lovec
Mary Alice Fortin Foundation
$50,000 – 99,999
Anonymous
Art Bridges Foundation
Dr. John & Patricia Burg
Montana Community Foundation
Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden
$25,000 – 49,999
Charles M. Bair Family Trust
Jennifer & Steven Corning
Christine & James R. Scott
Stephanie & Matthew Stroud
Treacy Foundation
$10,000 – 24,999
Anonymous
Joel Anderson
Jane Waggoner Deschner & Jon Lodge
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
Dona & Paul Hagen
Andrea & Alex Heyneman
Hilltop Inn by Riversage
Cynthia & David Hummel
Diane Boyer Jerhoff
Kathryn Caine Wanlass
Charitable Foundation
Betty Loos & Gordon McConnell
Ruth & Larry Martin
Montana Arts Council
Gary & Melissa Oakland
Kathy Mosdal O’Brien
Jessica Kay & Dustin Ogdin
Kimberly & Don Olsen
Riversage Billings Inn
Susan Sullivan & Stephen Zabawa
Leslie Taylor
Tippet Rise Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Jeanne & Charlie Widdicombe
Jeremiah Young
$5,000 – 9,999
Mary Lee & David Darby
Sherri Eastman
Eide Bailly LLP
Bess Snyder Fredlund
Maggy Rozycki Hiltner & David Hiltner
Rosetta Hixson
Jane & Terry Indreland
Suzi & Larry Kendall
Cynthia & John Kennedy
Gareld Krieg
Elaine McClelland
Montana State University-School of Art
Par Montana
Red Lodge Clay Center
Jim Reuter
Marilyn & Bill Simmons
Eric Simonsen—Simonsen Architect
Sara Hanson Walsh
Cheri & Greg Wrench
Zonta Club
$2,500 – 4,999
American Solutions for Business
Coventry & Paul Baker
Carole Baumann
Carol Beam
Billings Clinic
Buchanan Capital LLC
Gilbert Burdett
Deborah Butterfield & John Buck
Lynn Campion & Theodore Waddell
Dr. Doug & Karla Carr
Mya Cluff
Linda & Jim Collins—Collins
Concept Design
Kay Foster & Mike Mathew
Cheryl & Donald Harris
Linda & Jerry Iverson
Gesine Janzen
Jenny & Dexter Jensen
Tracy & Mike Linder
Dr. Precious McKenzie & William Stearns
Drs. Linda & Robert Merchant
Dr. Jim & Marilu Metherell
Paige & Chris Montague
Carrie Goe Nettleton & Tyler Nettleton
Opportunity Bank
RBC Foundation
Beverly Ross
Kay & Gary Ruhle
Marcia Selsor
Sharon Shannon
Linda Snider
Dr. Kris Spanjian & Ray Gilbertson
James Urbaska
Evelyn Waldron
$1,000 – 2,499
Anonymous Anonymous
Ossie Abrams
Jesse Albrecht
Patricia & Presley Askew
Billings Arts Association
Manette Rene Bradford & Tyler Bradford
Norma & Gary Buchanan
Linda & Nick Cladis
Catherine Courtenaye
Rachel & Paul Cox
Dr. Leslie Crawford
Joy & Gene Culver
Chad Cumin
Margaret Davis & Bruce Ennis
Mary & David Dobrowsky
Joell & Thomas Doneker
Karen Doolen
Julie & Marty Dressler
Nicole & Wesley Fangsrud
First Interstate Bank—Downtown
Foundation for Community Vitality
Michelle & Glenn Foy
Martha Fuller
Kimberly Gottwals
Carol L.H. & John W. Green
Gerit Grimm
Barbara Gunn & Edward Barta
Dr. James Guyer & Jeanie Mentikov
Kathryn Heminway
Georgia Hicks
Humanities Montana
Jennifer Indreland
Valeria Jeffries & Allen Powers
KE Construction
Frank & Margo Kelley DAF
Elizabeth Korth
Dr. Steve Kriner & Sherri Cornett
Nancy Krogh
Evey LaMont & Tom Singer
Dorothy Long
Allie Louise
Montana Art Gallery Directors
Association
Montana Dakota Resources
Kate Morris
MSU Billings Foundation & Alumni
Davi Nelson
Nickolas Olson
Paulson Enterprises LLC
Mark Paxton
Payne West Insurance
Dr. Walter & Mary Peet
Walter Piehl
Brandon Reintjes
Sharon Richey
Dr. Donald & Carol Roberts
Rotary Club of Billings
Royal & Norma Johnson
Charitable Foundation
Katrina Ruhmland
Dr. Rachel Schaffer & Dr.
Deborah Schaffer
Mary Serbe & Shane De Leon—Kirk’s Grocery
Brownie Snyder
Brad Sperry
Shirley Steele
Darcie & Nick Tempel
Linda & James W. Thompson
Margit Thorndal
Pauline & Steve Tostenrud
Susan & Scott Walker
Tatum Walker
Cheryl & Gregory Wilhelmi
Willoughby Giving Fund
Amy & Ronald Yates
Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative
$500 – 999
Crista Ann Ames
Carol Anderson
Konner & Luke Ashmore
Kathleen Bales
Dr. Bruce & Susan Barrow
Richard Bart
Kris Bart-Sauer & Cody Sauer
James Bason
Dora & Larry Bean
Jeanne & Ron Bender
Lisa & Jeff Berke
Billings Federal Credit Union
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MT
Kathy & Garry Brayko
Bretz RV & Marine
David Brock
Tari & Randy Broderick
Emily Callahan
Century 21 Hometown Broker Inc
Kelli & Brian Christenson
Carla & Patrick Cobb
Mary Lee & Martin Connell
JoAnn Jett Corson
Shari & Robert Dayton
Gennie DeWeese Family Trust
Dick Anderson Construction
Megan Drew
Dr. Heidi & Jim Duncan
Lee Humphrey Jr.—Edward Jones Financial Advisor
Erin Hurbi & Joseph Corning
Candace Forrette & Steven Paulson
Stacie & Brett French
Gainan’s Midtown Flowers
Heather & David Gaitonde
GFWC—Billings Junior Woman’s Club
Sarah Grau & Vince Long
Dr. Anne Guiliano & Jim Lucy
Theresa & Peter Habein
Ruby Hahn
Marianna Hansen
John Henry Haseltine
Karen Honnold
Betsey Hurd
Intermountain Health St Vincent
Drs. Julie Johnson & Jim Rollins
Sandy & Pierre Jomini
Amanda Jungles
Gift of the Karson Family
Coletta Kewitt
Gail & David Kimball
Horton Koessler
Jace Laakso
Helen & Clint Laferriere
Deanna & Scott Langman
Joy & James Mariska
David Mayer
Heather McDowell
Karrie McRae
David Mensing
Microsoft
Mariellen Neudeck
Tanya & Matt Nuckols
Susan Ogden & Charles Hingle
Ellen Ornitz
Gwynn & Jordan Pehler
Jaq Quanbeck
Selisa Rausch & Tom Fouber
Tandy Miles Riddle
Stephanie Rose
Kathleen & Dale Rumph
Molly Schiltz
Corby Skinner
Dr. William & Suzanne Smoot
Systems Technology Consultants
Valerie Anne & James Taylor
This House of Books
Jolene Thomas-Higman
Lilly Corning Thompson & William Thompson
Mark Thompson
Donna Todd
Christine Twito
Mary & Bill Underriner
Jane Urbaska
Dr. James & Kerry Vincent
VIP Services Inc.
John Warner
Carter West
Will James Society
Suzanne Wilson
$125 – 499
Abbott Laboratories—EGC
Elizabeth Adcock & Robert Mackin
Kathy & Richard Aldrich
Jenni Aleksich & Andy Bottman
Tomi & Dale Alger
Kelsey Allen
Tayler Allen-Galusha
Craig Anderson
Scotta Anderson
Bo Andersson
Barbara Archer & Thomas Tully
Art House Cinema & Pub
Susan Baack & Dan Gross
Beth & Rob Bales
Roberta Barnes
Robert Barnett
Kevin Bartlett
Mary Bauer
Dr. Benjamin & Lindsey Beasley
Evelyn Bergeron
Jane & John Berns
Jean & Wayne Biberdorf
Kathryn Bjarke
Colleen & William Black
Bobbi & Almon Blain
Leslie Blair
Sandra & Francis Blake
Craig Botnen
Russell Brausch
Judith Burnam
Barbara Butler
Bill Callahan
Carolyn Campbell
TC Carpenter—The Carpenter’s Creation
Rebecca & Andy Carroll
Isabelle Carroll
Desireé & Michael Caskey
Elizabeth Chappie-Zoller
City Brew Coffee
City Vineyard
Cladis Investment Advisory, LLC
Leslie & Cliff Cooke
Maura & Stephen Cornell
Dr. Ralph & Sheryl Costanzo
David Cowdrey
Dr. Gordon & Dodie Cox
Sara Creeden
Bruce Crippen
Crooked Line Studio
Julie & Kirby Dasinger
Chase DeForest
Misty Deleon
Tom Dell
Janis & David Dietrich
Janet Dietrich & Daniel Erikson
Dr. Joseph Dillard & Stella Fong
Connie Dillon
Leona Dillon
Joan Doherty
Donnes Construction
Marilee & Lewis Duncan
Michelle Dyk
Robin Earles & Steve Kuennen
Ren Elias
Patricia Ellis
Scott Emmons
Teresa Erickson & Patrick Sweeney
Essence Medical Spa
Dr. Doug Ezell & Sharon Christensen
Heidi Faessel
Blair & Joseph Fitzsimons
Floberg Real Estate
Cynthia Foster
Louisa Frank & Ellen Wilson
Linda Franson
Carrie French
Marjorie & Angus Fulton
Tiffany Burnam Garcia
Margo Geddes
Susan Germer
Amy Gibler-Brown & William Brown
GLN Real Estate PC
Dr. James & Margaret Good
Laura Graham
Karen & Jim Gransbery
Celine & Daniel Gray
Laura Green
Dr. Paul Grmoljez & Alice Gordon
Kerry & Jeff Gruizenga
Executive Officers
Bess Lovec
President
Susan Sullivan
Treasurer
Matt Stroud
Immediate Past President
Sara-Beth Guilford
Barbara & Walter Gulick
Edward Hahn
Nancy Halter & Greg Jahn
Patse Hansen
Thora Hanson
Dr. Brian & Molly Harrington
Susan Fischer Hayes—Fischer
Design Jewelry
Jared Hedegaard
Jeff Heenan
Lynette Henderson
Joan & Jeffrey Heser
Mona Heupel
Dr. Paul & D’Anne Holley
Anne Holub
Erica & Morgan Hoyt
Jordan Hoyt
Roberta Anner Hughes & Edward Hughes
Cristi & Jeff Hunnes
Susan & Dave Irion—Irion Properties LLC
Jason Jam
Stephanie Jauron
Jeanne Peterson Inc.
Nancy & Lee Jockers
John J. Holmberg Family Trust
Jill Johnson
Judith Johnson
Joy Kelso
George Kelting
Kirkness Roofing
Kevin Kooistra
Diane & Ted Kylander
Jimmy La Rose
Suzanne Lagoni
Halcyon LaPoint & Gary Smith
Brooks & Gary Leete
Anne & Gary Libecap
Jodi Lightner
Kathy Lombardozzi
Janet Ludwig
Lynn Shield—Lynn Shield Fine Art
Gerry & Herbert Mangis
Judith Martin & Marilyn Bland
Myrna Martinson
Rebekah & Robert Mason
Joyce & Larry Mayer
Shannon & Thad McGrail
Cathryn McIntyre—Cat’s Corner Studio
Jean McNally
Mary McNally & Monte Smith
Board of Trustees
Joel Anderson
Deborah Anspach
Lornel Baker
Juni Clark
Jennifer Corning
Todd Forsgren
Kim Gottwals
Amanda Johnson
Larry Martin
Gary Oakland
Kim Olsen
Darcie Tempel
Donna Todd
YAM Team
Luke Ashmore
Communications Manager
Katie Bales
Membership Coordinator
Debbie & Rich McRae
Mary Mendel
Donna Meyer
Benjamin Mickelson
Sheila Miles
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Lauri & Mark Miron
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Betty Moses
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Kathleen Munson
Meredith & Chris Munson
Jeanne & Randy Nafts
Ashley Neutgens & Terrin Bisel
Dr. Jim & Anne Nichols
Northern Plains Resource Council
NOVA Center of the Performing Arts
Susan Nybo & Kent Koolen
Matthew O’Brien
Nancy O’Brien & Joseph Henan
Hunter O’Hanian
Kathleen O’Leary
Susan & Michael O’Leary
Layla Owens
Dr. Robyn Peterson & Nick Lamb
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Pillar Event Services, Inc.
Susan & Russ Plath
Tracy Poole—Pretty Horse Woman Designs
Prairie Hand Spinners
Beth & Kenneth Pumo
Mur Louisa Quaglia
Erin & Luke Rains
Kathleen Ralph & Micheal Grimland
Barbara Ramlow
Dr. Mark & Christine Randak
Afton Ray-Rossol—Bold West Art
Kim Redding
Rimrock Pediatric Dentistry
Lin & Jim Roscoe
Sheila & Robert Ruble
Dale Ruff
Amy & Tim Sanders
Cara & Mike Schaer
Dr. Patrick & Mary Schelle
John Scheuering
Arlee & Barry Scott
Whitney & Graham Scott
Angel Shandy
Terrin Bisel
Office Manager
Isabelle Carroll
Front Desk & Retail Manager
Michelle Foy
Volunteer Grant Writer
Kimberly Gaitonde
Associate Curator
Carrie Goe Nettleton
Education Director
Laura Krapacher
Registrar
Starrlene Love
Front Desk Receptionist
Elaine McClelland
Finance Director
Marilu Metherell
Adult Education Coordinator
Karmen Joki
Front Desk Receptionist
Nickolas Olson
Marketing Manager
Nina & Larry Sheneman
Stephen Simpson
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Claire & Jack Snyder
Susan & Donald Sommerfeld
Sonny Todd Real Estate
Dr. E Stewart & Mary Jane Taylor
Stewart Title
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Greg Sullivan
Timothy Sweeney
Thirsty Street Brewing Co.
Diane Thorgrimson
Debbie & Bill Tierney
Kate Todd
Kathie & Greg Todd
Kristi Tolliver
Robert Tompkins
The Honorable Chuck & Joanie Tooley
Allison O’Donnell & Mark Sanderson—Toucan Gallery
Ruth & Tom Towe
Trailhead Pediatric Dentistry
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Lisa Ventura & Carl Ritterpusch
Anne Veraldi
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Kate Williams
Patricia Williams
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Bill Yankee
Dixie & YungBen Yelvington
Astri Zidack
Chaz Riewaldt
Facilities Manager
Jessica Kay Ogdin
The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson
Executive Director
Lisa Ranallo
Senior Curator
Angel Shandy
Museum Art Educator
Molly Schiltz
Special Events Coordinator
Jane Urbaska
Major Gifts
Tatum Walker
Rental Coordinator
Carter West
Preparator
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OUR MISSION
The Yellowstone Art Museum exhibits, interprets, collects, and preserves art, for the enrichment, education, inspiration, and enjoyment of all.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program allows the Yellowstone Art Museum to offer free admission.
We are funded in part by coal severance taxes paid based upon coal mined in Montana and deposited in Montana’s cultural and aesthetic projects trust fund.
