Yellowstone Art Auction 55

Our vision is to provide high-quality, museum-based art education to students of all ages in Billings and the surrounding region. The YAM education team develops its own art curriculum, aligned with state and national art education standards for our K–12 students. Every lesson is inspired by works from our permanent collection or current temporary exhibitions. We also work with local professional teaching artists to bring a wide variety of techniques and mediums to our adult learners.

Arts education can be a driver of innovative thinking and elevated problem-solving skills. It helps students with the development of fine motor skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and fosters imagination. Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world. Yearly programming includes monthly classes for children and adult learners, tours and studio lessons for a variety of groups including K–12 classes, college classes/groups, community clubs, tourism groups, and work outings, two summer camps as well as free programming including FAM at the YAM, YAM Teens, and Connections at the Art Museum in association with the Alzheimer’s Association Montana Chapter. We have long standing partnerships with six different school districts resulting in eight different shows in the YAM’s Young Artists’ gallery. Through our outreach programs, we connect with those who cannot come to the museum by taking art classes to the Montana Women’s Prison, Billings Clinic Youth Partial Hospitalization Program, South Side 316 after school program, and more.

Please donate to LOT 55

to support these art education programs!

Dear Friends of the Yellowstone Art Museum,

Welcome to the 55th Annual Art Auction at the YAM! This year will continue the museum’s tradition of honoring the work of talented artists with an exhibition, as well as one-of-a-kind events to celebrate the arts in Montana.

Our festivities begin with an Opening Reception and Artist Celebration during the Downtown Billings First Friday on February 3. This is our first ever “Night at the Speakeasy.” Along with a first look at the auction artworks, artists and attendees will enjoy a lively night of music and dancing. I hope you join us for this kick-off!

Throughout the month of February, I invite you to visit the galleries often and enjoy the artwork of regional and national artists. The auction will include works by established and celebrated artists, as well as emerging artists new to this event. At 6 PM on Thursday nights you can connect directly with artists from the auction in the YAM galleries — February 9 meet Larry Bean, February 16 meet Jodi Lightner, and February 23 meet Jon Lodge.

New this year, on Friday, March 3, the YAM will host our first Monster Drawing Rally! This event will be part live art-making performance, part art-bazaar, and part live auction. Artists will create original works from start-to-finish in front of a live audience. Attendees can bid on the artworks right after they are created. It is an exciting opportunity to watch artists in action!

For this year’s auction, bidding will take place online until the closing weekend. Participants near and far can access the user-friendly online platform by visiting the YAM’s website until Thursday, March 2.

Final bidding will take place during the closing night on Saturday, March 4. This night for artists, friends, and patrons will include in-gallery bidding on all auction items, quick finish artists creating artworks on-site, and an opportunity to bid on exclusive packages including memorable travel, unique dining experiences, and live performances. Tickets are available at the museum, or through our website. Don’t miss this final celebration!

Everyone at the YAM thanks the artists who contributed their time and talent to support this key fundraising effort. We could not host this without their generosity!

We also thank our charitable sponsors who make this auction possible. We are grateful to their enthusiasm for the arts in Billings.

Most of all, thank YOU for helping us make this another extraordinary event for the YAM! I hope you bid often — and high! — this month to support our work all year long.

Cheers,

Jessica Kay Ruhle Executive Director

Auction rules

 This year, bidding will take place online until closing weekend. Online bidding closes on Thursday, March 2 at 11:59 pm

 A 15% buyer’s premium (donation) will be charged on all purchases. The buyer’s premium is tax deductible.

 The Buy-It-Now price includes the buyer’s premium.

 All sales are final.

 The YAM may provide delivery of artwork within the city of Billings for a flat rate of $100.

 Purchased art may be picked up from the Yellowstone Art Museum beginning Tuesday, March 7, 2023. All pick ups must be scheduled by calling the museum at 406.256.6804. ID required for pick up. Art not picked up within ten business days will be assessed a storage fee of $10 per day.

The QR code takes you to the museum’s website where you can learn more and access the auction. artmuseum.org/engage/yellowstone-art-auction

Art Auction

The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these artists for their generous, Full Donations to the auction:

LARRY BEAN

EDWARD BARTA

LARRY BEAN

CINDY BETKA

MARGARETTE CARLSON

MIKE CASKEY

CATHERINE COURTENAYE TODD FORSGREN EDITH FREEMAN STEPHEN HARADEN

ROBERT HARRISON

ROBERT JOHNSON JON LODGE ERIKA PETERMAN ERIKA PETERMAN JERRY SMITH

WILLAM MARK SOMMER DAVID TERRAR THEODORE WADDELL SKYE WU SKYE WU

Belgrade, MT

Your Choice, 2023

ceramic, low fire marbled earthenware clay, 14" x 8" x 8"

estimated retail: $1,500

2

Seattle, WA

Chaos Bunny I, 2021

oil, 20" x 16"

estimated retail: $2,400

Missoula, MT

Vintage Autos, Bitterroot Valley, 2022

collage, oil, acrylic applique on panel, 16" x 20"

estimated retail: $1,500

Jesse Albrecht

Aliza and Her Monsters

3 Lisa Autio

Missoula, MT

Loud Noise, 1988

acrylics on paper, 30" x 44" estimated retail: $4,200

Berkeley, CA

Fault Lines, 2013

cotton fabrics & threads, batting, 30" x 35" estimated retail: $1,400

Billings, MT

Canoeing the Smith, 2022 photography, 20" x 10" estimated retail: $300

Rudy Autio

5 Nancy Bardach

6 Edward Barta

James Bason

Great Falls, MT

October, 2022

oil, 10" x 10"

estimated retail: $700

8

James

Great Falls, MT

Thereafter, 2022

oil, 10" x 10"

estimated retail: $700

9

Billings, MT

Cirque in the Beartooth, 2021 digital photograph, giclee printed on premium luster paper, 24" x 30"

estimated retail: $300

10

Larry

Billings, MT

Climate Change Emissaries, 2021 digital photograph, giclee printed on premium luster paper, 22" x 28"

estimated retail: $300

Bason

Larry Bean

Bean

Billings, MT

Sunday Drive, 2022

pastel, 11" x 14"

estimated retail: $850

12

Cindy Betka

Clancy, MT Yellow Bits, 2022 oil, 16" x 16" estimated retail: $1,000

13

Billings, MT PALMIRA,

embellished burgundy and gold buck skull, 15" x 12" x 11" estimated retail: $600

Evelyn Bergeron

Isabel Bonilla

14

David Brock

Sheridan, WY

Formation (Five Mile Bluff Prairie), 2022

acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, 30" x 30"

estimated retail: $1,000

15

Rudi Broschofsky

Hailey, ID

Peacemaker, 2022

spray paint on panel with resin, 36" x 36" estimated retail: $4,750

16

Rudi Broschofsky

Hailey, ID

Annie Oakley, 2022

spray paint on panel with resin, 36" x 36"

estimated retail: $4,750

17

Margarette Carlson

Wyola, MT

Winter Pasture, 2022

multimedia collage, acrylic paint, rice paper, sumi ink, 32" x 24"

estimated retail: $1,250

Billings, MT

Early Autumn, 2022

oil, 16" x 20"

estimated retail: $800

19

Fort Belknap, MT

The Furthest Walk of St. Aloysius is Mine, 2023

oil, oil paint stick, charcoal, 36" x 72"

estimated retail: $3,000

Helena, MT

We Were, 2021

ceramics, 23" x 20" x 3"

estimated retail: $2,400

Mike Caskey

Sean Chandler

20 Soojin Choi

Bozeman, MT

Equine Flourish, 2022

cyanotype (unique print) on paper, 11.25" x 7" estimated retail: $400

Livingston, MT

Theirs, Ours, 2022

leather & barbed wire, 28" x 20"

estimated retail: $1,500

Billings, MT

from the maxim series (Alcott, Angelou, Blake, Virgil, Stendahl: love, hope), 2021

hand-embroidered found family photos, 34.75" x 35"

estimated retail: $1,850

22 Chase DeForest

21 Catherine Courtenaye

23 Jane Waggoner Deschner

25 Leona Dillon

Billings, MT

Delicious Flavors, 2021

oil, 30" x 30"

estimated retail: $2,200

24 Connie Dillon

Astoria, OR

Wanderlust, 2022

acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 12" x 36"

estimated retail: $900

26

Loretta Domaszewski

Bozeman, MT

Grand View, 2022

oil, 36" x 48"

estimated retail: $5,500

27

North Palm Beach, FL

Bramble of Roses, 2022

ceramic, .5" x 13" x 13"

estimated retail: $310

28

North Palm Beach, FL

Bear Spirit Plate, 2022

ceramic, .5" x 8" x 8"

estimated retail: $70

29 Kira Fercho

Billings, MT

Glowing Lodge, 2022

oil Painting, 20" x 16"

estimated retail: $2,495

Bozeman, MT

Above Comeau Pass, 2021

oil, 30" x 30"

estimated retail: $5,800

Caroline Elliott

30 Nic Fischer

Caroline Elliott

Billings, MT

Landmarkings #1, 2022

encaustic, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $1,300

Billings, MT

Through The Trees, 2022

encaustic, 20" x 32" estimated retail: $1,600

Billings, MT

Imagining the Big Bang, 2016 Inkjet print, 6" x 6" estimated retail: $600

Billings, MT

On The Yellowstone, 2022 pastel, 10" x 10" estimated retail: $410

31

Candace Forrette

32 Candace Forrette

33 Todd Forsgren

34 Linda Franson

35

Billings, MT

Yellow Floral, 1960 woodcut, print, 19.5" x 28" estimated retail: $800

36

Bozeman, MT Salt, 2022

oil on cradled birch panel, 18" x 24" estimated retail: $900

Livingston, MT over the breaks, 2022 acrylic, 12" x 24" estimated retail: $1,800

38

Livingston, MT Mallard’s Rest, 2022

acrylic, 20" x 24" estimated retail: $2,400

Edith Freeman

Carrie French

37

John Garre

Karen Garre

Billings, MT

October at Mystic Park, 2022

pastel, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $1,800

Erie, CO

In The Fog, 2022

photography, metallic archival paper, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $400

Billings, MT

Statute Remains, 2022

torn scrap paper on cardboard, 24" x 36" estimated retail: $800

Helena, MT

Mastodon Dreams, 2022

porcelain tile w/ china paint, ceramic decals, gold luster, 12" x 24" x 4" estimated retail: $1,000

39 Barbara Garrett

40 Bari Gisin

42 Robert Harrison

41 Stephen Haraden

East Helena, MT

Shannon and the Friendly Coyote, 2022

glazed earthenware, 12.5" x 15" x 7"

estimated retail: $450

Boise, ID

Twenty Two Years, 2022

acrylic, colored pencil, flashe, paste, and oil on canvas, 20" x 24"

estimated retail: $950

Bozeman, MT

Desert Dreams, 2022

acrylic, 24" x 24"

estimated retail: $825

43 Betsey Hurd

44 Justin John

45 Jill Johnson

46

Billings, MT

CJ on Wild Child, 2021

pen and pixel, 30" x 20"

estimated retail: $525

Billings, MT

Hawk Winter Jordan Plain, 2022

mixed media, 32" x 25"

estimated retail: $7,000

Belgrade, MT

Thunderhead, 2022

acrylic, 24" x 20"

estimated retail: $1,200

Robert Johnson

47

Neil Jussila

48

Kirsten Kainz

Billings, MT

Mediterranean Coral, 2022

porcelain ceramic, high fired, 16" x 12" estimated retail: $1,200

Billings, MT

Cliffs, Canyons and the Delight of Water, 2022 acrylic, 36" x 36" estimated retail: $4,500

Billings, MT

Big Timber Views, 2022 oil, 20" x 24" estimated retail: $3,500

George Kelting

50 Carolyn Kennedy

51 Gwendolyn Kern

Allen Knows His Gun

Billings, MT

Red Lodge Firelight, 2022

acrylic, 48" x 36"

estimated retail: $8,600

Missoula, MT

Jenner, 2022

relief print, 8" x 10" estimated retail: $300

Brooklyn, NY

Fire and Desire XIX, 2019

watercolor on arches paper, 36" x 36" estimated retail: $2,200

53 Jace Laakso

54 J. (Jie) Li

Wichita, KS

Unconscious Structure - Cabana, 2016

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

estimated retail: $500

Billings, MT

ORNITHOLOGY, Charlie Parker (Bird) (pulse velocity analysis), 2020

carbon particle strata, gesso on canvas, 40" x 30"

estimated retail: $3,000

Bozeman, MT

Proximities, 2022

mixed media on canvas, 24" x 24"

estimated retail: $2,250

55 Jodi Lightner

57 Cristina Marian

56 Jon Lodge

58

Sara Mast

Bozeman, MT

Longing, 2022

encaustic and vitrified PEM glass from waste on panel, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $1,000

59

Sara Mast

Bozeman, MT

Ghost Gallows (#3, #4, #5, #9), 2021 oil, cold wax & paint made from Berkeley Pit toxic sludge on panel, 14" x 11" each estimated retail: $3,500 for all 4 in grid

60

Sara Mast

Bozeman, MT

Conference of the Birds, 2001

primitive fire clay, encaustic & trash reclaimed from Ucross Foundation grounds on a bed of vitrified PEM (plasma enhanced melter) sand made from waste, estimated retail: $450 for all

61

Troy, MT

The Lift, 2022

oil on canvas, 24" x 36"

estimated retail: $4,200

Missoula, MT

Snow Series No. 37, 2022

sumi ink, watercolor, and paper collage on wood panel, 16.25" x 16.75" estimated retail: $550

Oracle, AZ

Retirement Ranch, 2021

oil, 30" x 30"

estimated retail: $2,400

Oracle, AZ

Untitled, 1998

gouache, 30" x 22"

estimated retail: $2,800

Alan McNiel

62 Benjamin Mickelson

63 Sheila Miles

64

Sheila Miles

65 Thomas Moberg

Merrill, WI

The Great Reduction, 2019

oil paint and pastel on board, 20" x 28" estimated retail: $300

66 Rosella Mosteller

Missoula, MT

Summer Campout III, 2022 black and white photograph, 8" x 12" estimated retail: $575

67

Lillian

Nelson

Missoula, MT

Life Swarms with Innocent Monsters, 2019

acrylic ink & pen on wood assemblage, 32" x 34" x 3" estimated retail: $600

68

Neltje

Banner, WY

Untitled, 2019

collage, 17" x 16" estimated retail: $1,200

69

Neltje

Banner, WY

Untitled, 2019 collage, 17" x 16"

estimated retail: $1,200

70 Nickolas Olson

Billings, MT

Above the Yellowstone, 2018 aerial photograph, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $250

Fortine, MT

3 Cowpokes, 2022

gouache on BFK, 15" x 22"

estimated retail: $900

71 Kate Oltmann

72

Linda Pease

Billings, MT

 Horses Flying Over the Bighorns, 2022 paper collage and acrylic paints, 24" x 30" estimated retail: $820

73

Linda Pease

Billings, MT

Equinox, The Woman War Horse, 2022 paper collage and acrylic paint, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $420

74

Jim Petek

Red Lodge, MT

Bohemian Waxwings, 2022

photography, 24" x 32"

estimated retail: $500

Red Lodge, MT

Great Horned Owls, 2020

photography, 24" x 32"

estimated retail: $500

Missoula, MT

Mountain Goat I, 2019

photography, 24" x 24" x 3"

estimated retail: $1,200

Missoula, MT

Pelican Brief Over the Yellowstone, 2022 photography, 24" x 36" x 3"

estimated retail: $1,500

75 Jim Petek

76 Erika Peterman

77 Erika Peterman

78

Tandy Miles Riddle

Livingston, MT

Seated Model, 2021

pastel on paper, 24" x 18" estimated retail: $475

79 Thibault Roland

Portland, OR

Terra Incognita, 2022

archival print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, 11" x 11" estimated retail: $450

80 Stephanie Rose Powell, WY Foggy Flight, 2022

oil on panel, 24" x 24" estimated retail: $3,600

Powell, WY

Breathing In Autumn Aspen, 2022

oil on panel, 24" x 24"

estimated retail: $3,600

Cheyenne, WY

Darkening Skies - Guiding Lights, 2020

fiber, 20.5" x 26.5" x 4"

estimated retail: $2,500

Portland, OR

Anubis Pink, 2020

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

estimated retail: $1,500

82 Georgia Rowswell

83 Ketzia Schoneberg

81

Stephanie Rose

84

Marcia Selsor

Red Lodge, MT Landscape, 2020 clay and wood frame, 16.5" x 13.5" estimated retail: $200

85

Marcia Selsor

Red Lodge, MT Bottle, 2022

clay, 11” x 5.5" x 5.5" estimated retail: $200

86

Jerry Smith

Anna, TX

If It Ain’t Got a Horse, a Cowboy or an Indian—It Ain’t Art, 2018 prismacolor and felt tip marker on paper, 32" x 24" estimated retail: $1,500

87

Brownie Snyder

Billings, MT

Shroud Series, Silver Lining, 2020 oil, cold wax, mulberry paper on panel, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $925

88

Brownie Snyder

Billings, MT Shroud Series, Dialogue, 2020 oil, cold wax, mulberry paper on panel, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $925

89

William Mark Sommer

Loomis, CA

The Lone Cowboy, 2018

4x5 film photograph, archival ink print, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $600

90

Michael Stanish

Billings, MT

Prairie Ghosts, 2022 oil, 18" x 24" estimated retail: $800

91

Mary Ann Strandell

North Bergen, NJ

Yellowstone Mystic Falls with Songbirds, 2022

3D Lenticular media, 18" x 16"

estimated retail: $1,650

92

Mary Ann Strandell

North Bergen, NJ

Yellowstone Habitat I, 2022

3D Lenticular media, 18" x 16"

estimated retail: $1,650

Billings, MT

Night at the Movies, 2022

photographic print, 12" x 18"

estimated retail: $250

Billings, MT

Midday Pine, 2022

photographic print, 12" x 12"

estimated retail: $250

Gaithersburg, MD

The Old Crow’s Morning Announcement, 2022

23k goldleaf & acrylic, 30" x 40"

estimated retail: $2,300

94 Gregory Sullivan

93 Gregory Sullivan

95 David Terrar

Billings, MT

Dreaming in Black & White, 2022 mixed media on canvas, 36" x 36" estimated retail: $7,000

Billings, MT

Floral Abstract, 2021 oil, 24" x 24"

estimated retail: $5,000

Billings, MT

Open Country North of Pryor, 2022

pastel with alcohol wash, 18" x 24" estimated retail: $1,200

97 Robert Tompkins

98 James Vincent

96 Judd Thompson

Billings, MT

SNTS (Snowy Night Tea Service), 2020 oil on canvas, 20" x 16" estimated retail: $1,500

Blue Creek Angus Dr. 09, 1995 oil, encaustic, graphite on paper, 8.5" x 8.5" estimated retail: $2,200

Sandia Park, NM

Field Day, 2022

acrylic mixed media on wood, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $275

101 LWren Walraven

99 Marc Vischer

100 Theodore Waddell Hailey, ID

Huntley, MT

Flower Power 1, 2022

reduction block printing, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $400

Huntley, MT

Flower Power 2, 2022

reduction block printing, 12" x 12"

estimated retail: $400

Roundup, MT

Playland, 2022

oil on canvas, 24" x 36"

estimated retail: $3,400

104 Gregory Wilhelmi

103 Carol Welch

102 Carol Welch

105

Skye Wu

New York, NY

Yellowstone Bayou, 2021

digital photograph, 16" x 20"

estimated retail: $500

106

Skye Wu

New York, NY

Mammoth Hot Springs, 2021

digital photograph, 24" x 30" estimated retail: $500

107

Dana Zier

Bridger, MT

Head Tossing, 2022

Linoleum reduction print, 5" x 6.75" estimated retail: $300

BOARD & STAFF

MUSEUM TEAM

Jessica Kay Ruhle, Executive Director

Precious McKenzie, Advancement Director

Elaine McClellen, Finance & Administration Director

Nickolas Olson, Marketing Manager

Abbey Sonntag, Development Associate

Michelle Foy, Volunteer Grant Writer

Hillary Skinner, Executive Assistant

Chaz Riewaldt, Facilities Manager

Carter West, Preparator

Molly Schiltz, Special Events Coordinator

Carrie Goe Nettleton, Education Director

Angel Shandy, Museum Art Educator

Marilu Metherell, Adult Education Coordinator

Lisa Ranallo, Curator of the Permanent Collection

Laura Krapacher, Registrar

Marianne Hagstrom, Rental Coordinator

Starrlene Love, Front Desk Receptionist

Rick Bonogofsky, Front Desk & Retail Manager

Taylor Evans, Administrative Volunteer

Natalie Blue, Vista Volunteer

108

Dana Zier

Bridger, MT Mustang Trilogy, 2022

Linoleum reduction print, 4" x 6" estimated retail: $300

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Matt Stroud, President

Kim Olsen, Vice-President

Susan Sullivan, Treasurer

Deborah Anspach, Immed. Past President

Lornel Baker

Juni Clark

Katherine Euler

Todd Forsgren

Lynette Jensen

Bess Lovec

Larry Martin

Gary Oakland

Kevin Red Star

Donna Todd

Auction Sponsors

Lead Sponsors

InterMountain Distributing Company

Norma & Gary Buchanan

Supporting Sponsors

Lornel Baker

Red Lodge Clay Center

Table Sponsors

Eide Bailly

Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden

Experience Package Sponsors

Montague’s Jewelers

NOVA Center for the Performing Art

Northern Hotel & TEN

City Vineyard

Upcoming exhibitons

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

March 24 – April 30, 2023

Photographs by Barbara Van Cleve

April 13 – June 25, 2023

Christine Joy & Sara Mast: Passage

May 18 – July 16, 2023

Will James in Magazines

June 2023 – June 2024

Art Evolved: Intertwined (SAQA Global Exhibition)

June 30 – October 22, 2023

Paul Harris: Activating The Surface

August 3 – October 1, 2023

Auction Notes