LOT 58
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Dear Friends of the Yellowstone Art Museum,
Welcome to the Yellowstone Art Museum’s 58th Annual Art Auction—a joyful celebration of art, artists, and community!
For nearly six decades, this much anticipated event has brought together emerging and established artists whose creativity and vision shape and inspire our region. The Art Auction is the YAM’s signature event but, more importantly, it is a shared celebration of the vital role art plays in our lives and in our community.
We are thrilled to kick off this year’s auction events on February 6, with the Opening Artists’ Party and exhibition, honoring the remarkable artists who make this event possible. Throughout the month of February, we invite you to join us for engaging public programs and Artist Talks that offer meaningful connections to the work on view (see page 9). The season culminates with the Live Auction on Saturday, March 7—a festive evening bringing art lovers together in support of the YAM’s mission.
Proceeds from art auction events directly fund exhibitions and education outreach, ensuring that the Yellowstone Art Museum remains a dynamic, accessible, and inspiring place for all. Your participation—whether bidding, attending programs, or championing the artists—helps sustain and grow this impact.
Thank you for celebrating with us and for your continued support of the Yellowstone Art Museum. We are honored to share all that makes the 58th Annual Art Auction special and know that you will enjoy the exceptional art featured.
With appreciation and excitement,
Jessica Kay Ogdin
The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director
Bess Lovec President, Board of Trustees, 2025 – 26
Sponsors
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS:
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Art Auction 58 Schedule of Events
Opening Reception | February 6 from 5 – 8 PM
Join us during ArtWalk to mingle with auction artists and place first bids on Silent Auction items while enjoying music, quick finish art, and hors d’oeuvres.
FAM at the YAM: Art Auction Artwork | February 6 from 4 – 6 PM
Celebrate the opening of Art Auction 58 with Art Auction artist, Angel Shandy, and create your own unique masterpiece. No advanced registration required. All ages welcome!
Auction Artist Talks | Thursdays, February 12, 19, & 26 | Reception at 5 PM, Talk at 5:30 PM
Featuring: Joe Taylor, February 12 | Selisa Rausch, February 19 | Jennifer Pulchinski, February 26
Studio 2nd Saturday: Love of Art | February 14 from 10 AM - 12 PM
Cost: YAM Members: $10 & Not-yet Members: $20 // Ages 5 – 12.
Express yourself in art just like artists featured in this year’s Art Auction. Every Studio 2nd Saturday class includes touring the galleries and creating art that is connected to current exhibitions. Registration is required.
Art Auction 58 Artist Workshop: Pine Needle Basketry with Tina Renee Becker
Saturday, February 28 from 10 AM – 4 PM
Cost: $65 | Ages 18+
Learn coiling, one of the oldest forms of basketry, during this hands-on workshop led by Art Auction 58 artist, Tina Renee Becker. Discover what drives her journey of Pine Needle Basketry and get a new perspective to this ancient art form. Registration is required.
FAM at the YAM: Art Auction Sculpture | March 6 from 4 – 6 PM
Explore the 3-dimensional artwork in Art Auction 58 and construct your own mini sculpture. No advanced registration required. All ages welcome!
The Night Gala & Live Auction
Saturday, March 7, 2026 Tickets required
The Night will conclude the YAM’s signature fundraiser with final bids placed on Silent Auction artworks followed by a thoughtfully plated dinner by PREROGATIvE Kitchen, and the highly anticipated Live Auction.
5:00 PM
Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, Live music, The Silent Auction
7:00 PM
3 course dinner in the Montana Gallery by PREROGATIvE Kitchen
8:00 PM
Live Auction led by Kevin Doyle (see page 36)
Auction Information
Buyer’s Premium
Please note that a 15% buyer’s premium will be assessed on all successful Live and Silent Auction bids, including Buy-it-Now purchases. The premium is a fully tax -deductible donation that directly supports the stewardship of the Yellowstone Art Museum's building, grounds, and permanent collection.
Silent Auction Bidding
Silent Auction bidding is free and available only online from Thursday, February 5 at 5 PM through Saturday, March 7th at 7 PM MST. Enjoy our new, simpler online platform! Register on the YAM website or scan the QR code. NOTE: If online bidding is not possible for you, please reach out to our front desk attendants for assistance.
Buy-it-Now is available on some Silent Auction lots and allows the purchaser to secure the winning bid at a premium price. Once sold as Buy-it-Now, the artwork will be marked as sold for the duration of the exhibition and won’t be open for additional bids.
Once Silent Auction bidding concludes, the winning bidders will be notified by text or email. Please see the ARTWORK PICKUP section for details on when purchasers may retrieve their artwork.
Live Auction Bidding
Bidding on Live Auction artwork is available only to ticket-holding event attendees and registered absentee bidders at The Night Auction & Gala the evening of March 7, 2026.
Bidders who wish to remain anonymous must register as absentee.
All Live Auction attendees will be pre-assigned a bid number and given a corresponding paddle at the Gala. This number is unique to the Live Auction and does not need to match Silent Auction registration.
The Auctioneer has the final say in all bids. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall determine the successful bidder or re-auction the item in dispute.
Absentee Bidding
If you are unable to attend The Night Auction & Gala, absentee bidding and live phone bidding are available. Participants must register by 12 PM MST on Friday, March 6, 2026. To inquire further and register, please visit artmuseum.org or contact Barbara Schneeman at development@artmuseum.org.
Artwork Pick Up/Delivery
Artwork must be paid for in full before transfer of ownership. Art remaining unpaid after Saturday, March 14th may be subject to sale to the next highest bidder. Once paid for, purchasers have options for receiving their artwork:
YAM Pickup
Artwork may be picked up at the YAM by the purchaser or a pre-designated courier beginning Friday, March 13, 2026, between 10 AM and 5 PM. All artwork must be picked up during business hours and before 5:00 PM on March 28.
Shipping
Artwork can be packed and mailed domestically at the expense of the buyer. Purchasers can expect their artwork to be professionally packed and mailed between March 23 – 30. Please note that once the package leaves the YAM, the museum is not liable for any damage or loss during transit.
Delivery (Live Auction Only)
Arrangements may be made for white glove delivery by curatorial staff for Live Auction artwork only. Purchasers must be home or arrange someone to receive the work during a predetermined delivery window. Please note that deliveries outside of Billings city limits may incur an additional fee. Delivery arrangements must be made with Kimberly at assoccurator@artmuseum.org.
Live Auction
The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these Live Auction artists for their generous full donations of proceeds to the museum.
Sandra Dal Poggetto LOT 1
Jon Lodge LOT 9
Elizabeth Stone LOT 4
Phoebe Knapp LOT 15
Cristina Marian LOT 14
Jerry Iverson LOT 6
Josh DeWeese LOT 16
Walter Piehl LOT 17
Key Terms
Permanent Collection
This designates an artist that is in the YAM's permanent collection. Artwork with this icon is not from the YAM's permanent collection.
100% Donation
This icon designates that the artist has donated 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork to the museum. The YAM extends the deepest gratitude to each of these artists and wishes to highlight their support and generosity.
Legacy Artist
Lots listed as Legacy are by influential artists who are no longer living. The featured artwork was donated, either by their estate or a previous collector, with the intention to sell for the benefit the YAM. These artworks have never been a part of the YAM’s collection, although the YAM may collect, display, and preserve other pieces by the artist.
Thank you to the Stockton Family, John Armstrong & Joan Prior, Brian Petersen & Nancy Krogh, Karen & John Shelhamer, Amy & Ronald Yates Jr. and the generosity of Suzi & Larry Kendall.
LOT 1
Sandra Dal Poggetto
Helena, MT
Points West No. 2, 2020
soft pastel, blue grouse feathers on paper, 14.5" x 14.5"
estimated retail: $1,000 – $1,500
The landscapes of Sandra Dal Poggetto are representational and sensual understandings of the natural world. Explored through paintings, drawings, and mixed media constructions, her works often incorporate remnants of nature, such as animal pelts and feathers. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the country.
LOT 2
Beth Lo
Missoula, MT
Cultural Evolution, 2016
indigo, terracotta, porcelain, 24" x 20" x 10"
estimated retail: $4,500– $6,000
Beth Lo was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Chinese immigrant parents. Beth’s ceramics work revolves around issues of family and her Asian-American background. She often draws inspiration from major events in her family’s history, the day-to-day challenges of parenting, and her own childhood memories of being raised in a minority culture in the United States. Beth’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. This artwork, Cultural Evolution, was most recently featured at the YAM in the Northeast Asias, Northern Rockies exhibition.
LOT 3
Russell Chatham (1939–2019)
Livingston, MT
Spring Moonrise into the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, 2000
Lithograph, 45" x 34"
estimated retail: $2,000 – $3,000
LEGACY — Generous donation from Brian Petersen & Nancy Krogh in support of the YAM.
Russell Chatham, born in San Francisco, spent most of his career in Livingston, MT. A self-taught artist, his work has been shown in more than 400 museums and galleries. Chatham is known as one of the world’s foremost lithographers and typically used 30 to 40 layers of color in his works. He has an extensive collector base.
LOT 4
Elizabeth Stone
Greenough, MT
Negative / Positive, NS 44, 2018 archival pigment print, #2/5, 28" x 42"
estimated retail: $2,400 – $3,000
Elizabeth Stone is known for her work exploring dualities in the conceptual and physical notions of the photographic medium. In her Negative/Positive series, Stone creates the illusion of landscapes and physical spaces by photographing small temporary sculptures she assembled out of old materials like film sleeves and negatives. The result is a dream-like exploration of perception.
LOT 5
Gale Arvanites
Ennis, MT
Gaze, 2024
aluminum, 46" x 52" x 16"
estimated retail: $4,500 – $5,500
Gale Arvanites is a painter and sculptor based in Ennis, MT. Her practice is considerate of viewer engagement, and, through her work, she seeks to encourage thought and conversation. Arvanites explores her themes through constructions in a variety of media, often incorporating elements like metal, glass, and found objects.
LOT 6
Jerry Iverson
Big Timber, MT Causation 30, 2017
sumi ink & paper on board, 24" x 16"
estimated retail: $1,800 – $2,600
Jerry Iverson draws on the balance and grace of Asian calligraphy and works in series to thoroughly examine his ideas. As part of his Causation series, Causation 30 shows intersecting black lines and circles to show the chain of life –the causal relationships connecting past and present events.
LOT 7
Genevieve “Gennie” DeWeese (1921–2007)
Bozeman, MT
From the Bridge, 1982
hand-colored woodcut print, 28.5" x 36"
estimated retail: $3,000 – $4,000
LEGACY — Generous donation from the Stockton Family in support of the YAM.
Gennie DeWeese was a Montana modernist painter and printmaker whose work evolved from thick-brush domestic scenes and landscapes to bold abstract expressionist compositions on canvases and scrolls. Her art reflects a deep connection to the Montana landscape and the creative community she helped nurture alongside her artist husband, Robert DeWeese, making her an influential figure in Western American modernism.
LOT 8
Jesse Albrecht
Belgrade, MT
Here (Montana), 2024
wheel-thrown stoneware with underglaze decals & glaze, 12" x 6" x 6"
estimated retail: $2,100 – $3,000
Jesse Albrecht’s work bridges personal history, political commentary, and cultural narrative. Drawing from his deployment to Iraq as a combat medic and security detail sergeant (2003 – 2004), he examines the collision of war, myth, and reality, the aesthetics of combat, the construction of national narratives, and the enduring aftermath of conflict and healing.
LOT 9
Jon Lodge
Billings, MT
NATURE (Surface Tension, Gravity and Flow), 2025
carbon particle strata, gesso on canvas, 40" x 30"
estimated retail: $2,100 – $3,000
In NATURE (Surface Tension, Gravity and Flow), Billings-based artist Jon Lodge explores physical forces through material process. Carbon particle strata and gesso on canvas respond to gravity and movement, forming layered surfaces shaped by flow, accumulation, and resistance. The work reflects nature as an active system governed by tension and balance.
LOT 10
Kathryn W. Schmidt
Bozeman, MT
This Morning Will Do, 2023
acrylic on canvas, 34" x 44"
estimated retail: $3,000 – $4,000
Kathryn Schmidt’s work is both figurative and narrative as her interests in the world’s mysteries have her continually looking for the delivering image. She uses the Montana landscape as an arena for psychological and emotional takes on the world. Her works have been exhibited throughout Montana, the pacific northwest, New York, Texas, and internationally in Budapest, Hungary.
LOT 11
Christine Joy
Bozeman, MT
Embrace, 2025
willow, 20" x 22" x 13"
estimated retail: $4,100 – $5,500
Christine Joy lives and works in Bozeman, MT uniquely creating sculptures from willow. These willow sculptures resonate with the land, and their linear forms speak of clouds, mountains, water, and fields. The movement of each piece evokes the rhythm of seasons and cycles. Christine’s work has been shown and collected by museums all over the world including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
LOT 12 Tracy Linder
Molt, MT
Cirrus, 2025 found bovine & equine ribs, 35" x 73.5" x 18"
estimated retail: $4,800 – $5,800
Tracy Linder creates evocative sculptures from found bovine and equine ribs, transforming remnants of the natural world into forms that feel both delicate and expansive. Cirrus, is a suspended mobile that appears to float effortlessly in space. The gently curved ribs are carefully balanced and arranged to suggest movement, air currents, and shifting atmospheres, blurring the line between bone and sky. Through this work, Linder invites viewers to consider cycles of life, transformation, and impermanence, elevating organic materials into a quiet meditation on weightlessness, memory, and the unseen forces that shape the world around us.
LOT 13
Rudy Autio (1926–2007)
Missoula, MT
Steeplechase (4/20), 1997
serigraph/silk screen, 30" x 44"
estimated retail: $2,500 – $3,500
LEGACY — Generous donation from John Armstrong & Joan Prior in support of the YAM.
Rudy Autio was a pioneering Montana-born ceramist and sculptor whose expressive, figurative vessels helped elevate ceramics to the realm of fine art. His work, often animated with dynamic figures and animals, reflects a rich blend of modernist innovation and Western sensibility. A founding resident artist at the Archie Bray Ceramics Foundation in Helena, Autio later moved to Missoula, where he founded and led the ceramics department at the University of Montana.
LOT 14
Cristina Marian
Whitehall, MT Possibility, 2022
acrylics, inks, image transfers & water-soluble crayons, 60" x 48"
estimated retail: $6,800 – $7,900
Cristina Marian creates contemporary work rooted in a strong sense of place. Her art explores color, form, and emotion, reflecting both the natural environment and inner experience. Marian’s practice emphasizes thoughtful observation and connection to the surrounding region.
LOT 15
Phoebe Knapp
Billings, MT
Prairie Falcons Soaring Over Big Horn River Basin
incised black walnut, mixed media, 24" x 55" x 1.5"
estimated retail: $2,800 – $3,500
Phoebe Knapp is a three-dimensional artist who creates works from large chunks of wood or entire logs. Alive with memories and surprises, each piece is unique and challenging, as she lets the material dictate her envisioned concept. Her installations reflect her interest in archaic and primitive art, geometry, architecture and topography.
LOT 16
Josh DeWeese
Bozeman, MT
Large Jar, 2018
wood-fired, salt/soda stoneware, glaze, 25" x 19" x 16"
estimated retail: $3,200 – $4,500
Josh DeWeese is a distinguished ceramic artist and educator known for his wheel-thrown and hand-altered pottery, from intimate functional forms to monumental wood-fired jars and baskets that explore surface, form, and material. DeWeese has led the ceramics community as Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation and now as a professor at Montana State University in Bozeman. DeWeese has taught internationally, and his work has been widely exhibited and is included in numerous public and private collections.
LOT 17
Walter Piehl
Minot, ND
Frosted Flake: Sweetheart of the Rodeo, 2026 acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $3,800 – $4,500
Walter Piehl is a North Dakota artist known for expressive, loose, and action-packed paintings. A key figure in the Fargo–Moorhead art community, he helped shape the region’s contemporary art scene while also teaching art for many years at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His dynamic series Sweetheart of the Rodeo captures the energy and drama of rodeo culture through gestural brushwork and bold color, reflecting both movement and regional identity.
LOT 18
Selisa Rausch
Bozeman, MT
Madame Butterfly, 2025
charcoal & pastel on wallpaper mounted to wood panel, 46" x 48"
estimated retail: $1,800 – $2,500
Having spent years drawing the human figure, Selisa Rausch renders even the most ordinary objects with bodily physicality and emotional temperament. Madame Butterfly depicts a vintage chair with the delicacy of a butterfly; arms unfolding like wings, legs insect-like, poised theatrically between stillness and performance. The shimmer of the surface recalls a silk kimono, linking the work to the opera that inspired its title.
LOT 19
Jay Schmidt
Bozeman, MT
A.I., 2025
ceramic, 14" x 10" x 10"
estimated retail: $1,500 – $2,500
Jay Schmidt is a Bozeman, MT–based artist recognized for his vivid imagery and exploration of cultural ideas through painting, sculpture, and mixed media. His ceramic piece A.I. translates this sensibility into a visually striking vessel that blends symbolic facial features with brain-like patterns and bold graphic lettering. The work reflects Schmidt’s interest in the intersection of human thought, creativity, and technology, using the language of ceramics to consider how intelligence— both natural and artificial—is shaped, contained, and displayed in the contemporary world.
LOT 20
Willem Volkersz
Bozeman, MT
Early Winter, 2017
wood, acrylic/latex paint, found objects, 24" x 29" x 9.25"
estimated retail: $6,400 – $7,500
The work of Willem Volkersz is conceptually informed by a fascination for American popular culture—neon signs, travel souvenirs, and postcards—and imbued with experiences of travel, immigration, and life in Montana. In Early Winter, Volkersz depicts a tranquil winter scene using three-dimensional ceramic figurines and a paint-by-numbers-inspired background. Volkersz has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally and is represented in notable collections throughout the country.
LOT 21
Chase DeForest
Livingston, MT
Trail Ride, 2025
leather, saddle fenders, stirrups & horseshoes, 40" x 32"
estimated retail: $5,000 – $6,000
Raised on a farm and trained in custom furniture and cowboy boot making, Chase DeForest brings a deep respect for craft to every piece she creates. Her work explores themes of the American West through collaged and stitched leather, using hides as both medium and message. Trail Ride celebrates the inextricable iconography of horseback riding and ranching while showcasing the many compelling properties of leather: suppleness, durability, flexibility, and fun.
LOT 22
Electric Coffin
Seattle, WA
Rocky Road
suar wood, wax, 27" x 25" x 12.5"
estimated retail: $15,000 – $17,000
Electric Coffin is a Seattle-based collaborative art studio founded by artists Duffy De Armas and Stefan Hofmann. Rocky Road, features a large buffalo bound to and carrying the weight of a VW bus, which emphasizes human reliance on technology and relentless ambition that can be used for positive or negative purposes. The intricate carving emphasizes commentary on environmental concerns as well as reclaims a sense of spirituality and connection with nature. Electric Coffin's work creates a dialog and attempts to help us understand all these forces in order to meaningfully start to build a better world.
LOT 23
Jennifer Pulchinski
Belgrade, MT
Wind Writes #1, 2022
reclaimed barbed wire, reclaimed mining timber, steel, 77" x 90" x 19"
estimated retail: $18,000 – $19,500
Jennifer Pulchinski is known for sculptural works that transform industrial and agricultural remnants into meditations on land, memory, and movement. In Wind Writes #1, Pulchinski uses reclaimed barbed wire, reclaimed mining timber, and steel to create a flowing, calligraphic form that feels simultaneously delicate and forceful. The looping arcs of wire echo natural rhythms—wind, grass, and migration—while the weathered materials carry the physical and historical weight of human labor, extraction, and boundary-making. Anchored by the heavy timber base yet reaching upward and outward, the sculpture suggests a quiet tension between constraint and freedom, inviting viewers to consider how the landscape records both natural forces and human intervention over time.
Silent Auction
The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these Silent Auction artists and donors for their generous full donation of proceeds to the museum. Thank you!
TERRIN BISEL
JOHN ARMSTRONG
STEPHEN HARADEN
RUSSELL CHATHAM
RUDY AUTIO
ROBERT HARRISON
CATHERINE COURTENAYE
EDWARD BARTA
JASON JAM
SHANE DE LEON
EDWARD BARTA
JASON JAM
BOB DEWEESE
LARRY BEAN
GESINE JANZEN
GESINE JANZEN NEIL JUSSILA VINCE LONG CRISTINA MARIAN NELTJE
MATTHEW O’BRIEN SELISA RAUSCH
HELENA RICHARDSON CINDY STILLWELL CINDY STILLWELL
RICHARD SMITH RICHARD SMITH
DIANE THORGRIMSON
BARBARA VAN CLEVE
BARBARA VAN CLEVE
ANNE VERALDI
JAMES VINCENT
JAMES VINCENT
LOT 25 Small Work
Jesse Albrecht
Belgrade, MT
The Beartooths, 2023
wheel thrown stoneware, underglaze decals & glaze, 15" x 10" x 10"
estimated retail: $3,750
LOT 26 Small Work
Jesse Albrecht
Belgrade, MT
Life Force, 2024
wheel thrown stoneware, underglaze decals & glaze, 10.5" x 10.5" x 1.25"
estimated retail: $750
LOT 27
Cathy Allen
Pagosa Springs, CO
Powwow Gossip, 2023
acrylic & gold leaf, 36" x 48"
estimated retail: $1,800
LOT 28 Small Work
John Armstrong
Phoenix, AZ
Untitled, 2025
chine collé monoprint, epoxy plate, 15" x 16"
estimated retail: $350
LOT 29
Renee Audette
Billings, MT
Bunny Loves Bear, 2024
clay, yarn, beaver pelt, 10" x 8" x 8"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 30 Small Work
Renee Audette
Billings, MT
Girl Crazy, 2024 clay, yarn, paper, resin, 12" x 12" x 2"
estimated retail: $495
LOT 31 Legacy
Rudy Autio (1926–2007)
Missoula, MT
Steeplechase (ed. 17/30), 1997 serigraph, 30" x 44"
estimated retail: $1,800
LOT 32 Small Work
Edward Barta
Billings, MT
Silver Lake Montana, 2025 photograph, 14" x 30" estimated retail: $350
LOT 33
Edward Barta
Billings, MT
Doorknob, Virginia City, Montana, 2025 photograph, 20" x 30" estimated retail: $350
LOT 34
Kevin Bartlett
Farmington, NM
Flankmen, 2025 photograph, 26" x 34" estimated retail: $700
LOT 35
James Bason
Great Falls, MT
Evening Still, 2025 oil on arches paper, 18" x 14"
estimated retail: $1,500
LOT 36 Small Work
Mary Bauer
Grand Forks, ND
Porcelain Basket with Antler, 2025 grolleg porcelain, 8" x 7.5" x 4"
estimated retail: $150
LOT 37 Small Work
Mary Bauer
Grand Forks, ND
Antler Tray, 2024 north dakota clay, 5" x 14" x 9"
estimated retail: $175
LOT 38
Larry Bean
Billings, MT
Meditation, 2025 photograph, 20" x 28"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 39
Tina Becker
Billings, MT
Ripple in a Raindrop with Montana Agate, 2025
pine needles, stone, nylon cording, 7.25" x 12.25"
estimated retail: $450
LOT 40 Small Work
Evelyn Bergeron
Billings, MT
Montana Sheep, 2025 pastel, 11" x 14"
estimated retail: $850
LOT
41
Terrin Bisel
Billings, MT Glory, 2025 photography, 24" x 36"
estimated retail: $475
LOT 42 Small Work
Sarah Boucher
Billings, MT
Exit Wounds, 2025 ink on paper, 14" x 11"
estimated retail: $500
LOT 43 Small Work
Sarah Boucher
Billings, MT
Traces Left, 2025 ink on paper, 14" x 11"
estimated retail: $500
LOT 44
Dana Boussard Arlee, MT
Chained Like Me, 2018 oil paint, oil stick, colored pencil, 27.5" x 33"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT 45
David Brock
Sheridan, WY
Formation (Driftless), 2025
acrylic & charcoal on canvas, 30" x 20"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT 46
Shannon Burns
Johnson
Billings, MT
Whispers of the Valley, 2025 oil on canvas, 20" x 20"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT 47 Small Work
Isabelle Carroll
Billings, MT
Happy House, 2024
gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"
estimated retail: $260
LOT 48 Small Work
Mike Caskey
Billings, MT
Audubon Pond, 2025 oil, 13" x 16"
estimated retail: $525
LOT 49
Miah Chalfant Busby, MT
Star Mother, 2025
acrylic, 20" x 20"
estimated retail: $2,500
LOT 50 Legacy
Russell Chatham (1939–2019)
Livingston, MT
Fall Rising Moon, 2000 lithograph, 16" x 20"
estimated retail: $1,500
LOT 51
Mya Cluff
Belgrade, MT
Mother Me, 2023
ceramic, 15.25" x 9" x 8"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT
52
Electric Coffin Seattle, WA
Great Outdoors, 2024 glass, acrylic, UV ink, 31" x 27"
estimated retail: $5,000
LOT 53
Catherine Courtenaye Bozeman, MT
From the Eye of a Bird, 2022 oil on canvas, 45" x 45"
estimated retail: $7,500
LOT 54
Austin Cullen Houston, TX
Panoramic Diorama, 2021
inkjet print, 24" x 18.5"
estimated retail: $600
LOT 55 Small Work
Shane de Leon
Billings, MT
War (Culture Versus Class), 2025
ink, acrylic, China marker, collaged paper on canvas, 14" x 14"
estimated retail: $300
LOT 56
Giovanni DeFendis
Clyde Park, MT
Montana Wildflowers #13 (Orange, Blue and White), 2024
acrylic on canvas, 58" x 50"
estimated retail: $1,300
LOT 57
Jane Waggoner Deschner
Billings, MT from the memoji mori series (grim family), 2025, hand-embroidered archival print of found studio portrait, 19" x 25"
estimated retail: $800
LOT
59
Robert “Bob”
DeWeese (1920–1990) Bozeman, MT
The Four Children (1/25), 1957
etching, 6" x 8"
estimated retail: $700
LOT 60 Small Work
Michelle Dyk
Billings, MT
WATERmelon, 2025 collage, 15" x 15.5"
estimated retail: $600
LOT
61 Small Work
Caroline Elliott North Palm Beach, FL
Buffalo Spirit Platter, 2025
ceramic, 1" x 7.5" x 11.5"
estimated retail: $170
LOT
62 Small Work
Jay Eyre
Billings, MT
Lower Deer Creek Crossing, 2024
watercolor, 10.5" x 13.5"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 63
Candace Forrette
Billings, MT
Sight Line, 2025 cold wax, 24" x 18"
estimated retail: $650
LOT 64
Carrie French Bozeman, MT
Tangible, Illusory, 2025 oil on cradled birch board, 20" x 24"
estimated retail: $480
LOT 65
Carrie French Bozeman, MT
Morphing Slowly, 2025 oil on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $720
Legacy Small Work
LOT 66
Hank Fuller Billings, MT
Imaginary Creature
Rising from the Depths of an Ancient Sea, 2024, oil on cradled hardboard, 24" x 33"
estimated retail: $1,750
LOT 67
Hank Fuller
Billings, MT
The Best Little Tree, 2024 oil on cradled hardboard, 24" x 33"
estimated retail: $1,750
LOT 68 Small Work
Barbara Garrett
Billings, MT
Winter's Atmosphere, 2025 pastel, 11" x 14"
estimated retail: $295
LOT 69 Small Work
Margo Geddes
Missoula, MT
Streambank, 2024
cyanotype print on watercolor paper, 4.25" x 14.25"
estimated retail: $275
LOT 70 Small Work
Margo Geddes
Missoula, MT
Channel, 2025
cyanotype print on watercolor paper, 4.25" x 14.25"
estimated retail: $275
LOT 71
Fay Golson
Billings, MT
Display, 2025 oil on canvas, 48" x 48"
estimated retail: $2,900
LOT
72
Gerit Grimm
Madison, WI
Little Red Riding Hood, 2023
wheel-thrown ceramic, 14" x 10" x 10"
estimated retail: $3,000
LOT 73 Small Work
Holly Grob
Billings, MT
Scale Jade, 2024 mixed media on plastic, 8" x 8"
estimated retail: $150
LOT 74 Small Work
Sara-Beth Guilford
Billings, MT
Are We Still Friends?, 2024
gouache, black India Ink, & pen on watercolor paper, 18" x 12"
estimated retail: $430
LOT 75 Small Work
Sara-Beth Guilford
Billings, MT
A Real
Disappointment, 2025
gouache, black India Ink,& pen on watercolor paper, 12" x 12"
estimated retail: $200
LOT 76 Small Work
Meghan Hanson
Stevensville, MT
Farmers Grain Exchange, 2024
watercolor & ink, 6" x 10"
estimated retail: $350
LOT
77
Stephen Haraden Billings, MT
Trading Parts For Pieces, 2025
scrap papers on board, 24" x 48"
estimated retail: $1,150
LOT
78
Robert Harrison Helena, MT
Flora, Fauna & Fish, 2024 ceramic, 6" x 10" x 8"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT
79
Betsey Hurd
East Helena, MT
Cornflakes, 2025
glazed terracotta, 12" x 14" x 6"
estimated retail: $400
LOT
80
Betsey Hurd
East Helena, MT
She Who Remembers, 2025
glazed terracotta, gold, felt, 12" x 14" x 6"
estimated retail: $1,600
LOT 81
Kate Huston Bozeman, MT
Pandora’s Box, The Fates, 2025 collage assemblage, 31" x 25"
estimated retail: $1,500
LOT
82
Kate Huston Bozeman, MT
Polyphemus Dreams, The Fates, 2025 collage assemblage, 31" x 25"
estimated retail: $1,500
LOT 83 Small Work
Jennifer Indreland Billings, MT
Standing Rabbit, 2025 acrylic on panel, 12" x 12"
estimated retail: $1,400
LOT 84 Small Work
Jason Jam
Billings, MT
Prairie Sage, 2025 gouache, 6" x 8" estimated retail: $200
LOT 85 Small Work
Jason Jam
Billings, MT
Prairie Dusk, 2025 watercolor, 8" x 10"
estimated retail: $260
LOT 86
Gesine Janzen
Bozeman, MT
Under the Western Cedars IV, 2025 wood block & stencil monoprint, 11.5" x 15.5" estimated retail: $600
LOT
87
Gesine Janzen
Bozeman, MT
Under the Western Cedars VIII, 2025 wood block & stencil monoprint, 11.5" x 15.5"
estimated retail: $600
LOT 88
Eric Jensen
Billings, MT
Valley #2, 2020 oil on panel, 48" x 35"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT 89
Jill Johnson
Bozeman, MT
Dawning, 2025 acrylic on raw canvas, 24" x 24"
estimated retail: $1,000
LOT
90
Neil Jussila
Billings, MT
At Play in the Fields of Grace-Merriment Nutmeg
22" x 28"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT 91 Small Work
Wesley Karchut
Colorado Springs, CO
A Quiet Day, 2025 watercolor, 15" x 11"
estimated retail: $795
LOT 92
Tyler Krasowski
Bonner, MT
Ever Unfolding, 2022 lithograph (17/20), 21" x 33"
estimated retail: $1,600
LOT
93
Laurie Keller
Billings, MT
Missouri River Fog Dance, 2024 gouache & ink on aluminum print, 24" x 36"
estimated retail: $525
LOT
94
Chris Kelsey
Spokane, WA
Crosswise, 2025 stoneware, oxide, glaze, 15" x 19" x 19"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT
95
Allen KnowsHisGun
Billings, MT
Beartooth Mountains
Medicine Lodge, 2025 acrylic, 48" x 36"
estimated retail: $7,000
LOT 96 Small Work
Sarah Konrad
Laramie, WY
Listen to the Music, 2022
linocut relief print, 6" x 9"
estimated retail: $200
LOT
97
Beth Korth
Roberts, MT
Whimper, 2025
acrylic, house paint & pastel on board, 24" x 19"
estimated retail: $600
LOT 98 Small Work
Beth Korth
Roberts, MT
Out of The Blue, 2025
acrylic paint, house paint, pastel & ink on canvas, 14" x 14"
estimated retail: $300
LOT 99
Jace Laakso
Missoula, MT
Moon Landscape w/ Cat, 2025
reduction relief linoleum print., 16" x 10"
estimated retail: $450
LOT 100 Small Work
Jace Laakso
Missoula, MT
Blue Landscape/Cat, 2025
reduction relief linoleum print, 11" x 8.5"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 102 Art Experience
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LOT 103 Small Work
Vince Long
Billings, MT
Astoria, 2025
cyanotype, 8" x 7.5"
estimated retail: $125
LOT 104
Vince Long
Billings, MT
It’s Only Life, 2024 ink on paper, 15" x 22" estimated retail: $650
LOT 105
Allie Louise Livingston, MT
Art of the Ride, 2025 soft pastel, 28" x 22"
estimated retail: $5,800
LOT 106
Brian Maly
Helena, MT
Summer Aspens, 2025
acrylic on panel, 20" x 16"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT 107 Small Work
Cristina Marian Whitehall, MT
Stepping Stone, 2025 acrylic, ink, image transfers, & pencil on wood panel, 8" x 8"
estimated retail: $250
LOT 108 Small Work
Robert Martinez
Riverton, WY
First Speaker, 2024 airbrushed acrylic & graphite on antique 1870 ledger paper, 13" x 8"
estimated retail: $2,500
LOT 109
Sara Mast
Bozeman, MT
From The Stars, 2025 encaustic & graphite, 40" x 30"
estimated retail: $3,250
LOT 110
Gordon McConnell
Billings, MT
Act Like/Be a Man, 2024
acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"
estimated retail: $2,400
LOT 111
Joyce Melander
Santa Fe, NM
Marion in Roswell, 2024
mixed media, 29" x 16.75" x 3.5"
estimated retail: $4,500
LOT 112
David Mensing Sisters, OR
Tendered, 2023 oil on canvas, 18" x 18"
estimated retail: $2,500
LOT 113 Small Work
David Mensing Sisters, OR
Indefectible, 2025 oil on canvas, 10" x 8"
estimated retail: $625
LOT 114
Sheila Miles Oracle, AZ
The Characters out in the Field, 2025 oil on canvas, 36" x 32"
estimated retail: $3,500
LOT
115
M. Scott Miller
Missoula, MT
Circle in the Square, 2024
acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
estimated retail: $4,000
LOT 116 Legacy
Neltje (1934–2021)
Banner, WY
Twist of Singing Flames
II, 1996
monotype on paper, 30" x 44"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT 117
Becca Noack
Billings, MT
Sacrifice Cliff, 2023
acrylic paint & markers on canvas, 30" x 24"
estimated retail: $850
LOT 118 Small Work
Matthew O'Brien
Billings, MT
Old Mary, 2024
acrylic, 14" x 11"
estimated retail: $250
LOT 119
Nickolas Olson
Billings, MT
Fort Benton
Reflections, 2022
photograph, 20" x 30"
estimated retail: $350
LOT 120
Kate Oltmann
Fortine, MT
The Marksman, 2025
cyanotype & oil on canvas, 30" x 24"
estimated retail: $4,500
LOT 121 Small Work
Kate Oltmann
Fortine, MT
Bull and Calves, 2025
cyanotype & oil on canvas, 12" x 9"
estimated retail: $750
LOT 122
Ellen Ornitz
Bozeman, MT
pf40cx17h23, 2023
primitive fired ceramic, 13" x 13" x 13"
estimated retail: $750
LOT 123
Linda Pease
Billings, MT
If You Ever Get Lonely, 2025
mixed media with antique papers & acrylic paint, 30" x 24"
estimated retail: $2,000
LOT 124
Linda Pease
Billings, MT
In Her Garden, 2025 mixed media with antique papers & acrylic paint, 30" x 40"
estimated retail: $3,200
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LOT 126
Selisa Rausch Bozeman, MT
Constructing Chloe, 2025
charcoal on paper, 26.5" x 15"
estimated retail: $500
LOT
127
Selisa Rausch Bozeman, MT
Lingering Memories, 2025
charcoal on paper, 24" x 18"
estimated retail: $500
LOT 128 Small Work
Helena Richardson Cleveland Heights, OH
Raft, 2024
assorted materials, 6.5" x 8"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 129
Stephanie Rose Powell, WY
Spring Equinox, 2023 oil on panel, 24" x 24"
estimated retail: $3,200
LOT 130 Small Work
Stephanie Rose Powell, WY
Marshy Nocturn, 2024 oil on linen covered panel, 8" x 8"
estimated retail: $720
LOT
131
Angel Shandy Billings, MT
But What if We Could, 2025
acrylic marker & paint of found board, 24" x 18"
estimated retail: $800
LOT 132 Small Work
Shirley Shirley Billings, MT
Silver Run Trail on West Fork, 2025 oil, 11" x 14"
estimated retail: $350
LOT
133 Small Work
Shirley Shirley Billings, MT
Bighorn Mountains, 2025 oil, 9" x 12"
estimated retail: $325
LOT
134 Small Work
Cindy Stillwell Bozeman, MT
Sunflower Face, 2025 unique print, cyanotype on unbleached cotton muslin cloth, hand bleached, toned & painted, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $280
LOT 135 Small Work
Cindy Stillwell Bozeman, MT
Zinnia Being Pollinated, 2025 unique print, cyanotype on unbleached cotton muslin cloth, hand bleached, toned & painted, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $280
LOT 136
Richard Smith
Missoula, MT
Rock Bottom (Beacon), 2024
woodfired stoneware, 16" x 9" x 8"
estimated retail: $600
LOT
137 Small Work
Richard Smith Missoula, MT
Formation/Emotion (Cairn), 2025
woodfired stoneware, 14" x 9" x 6"
estimated retail: $600
LOT 138
Susan Stone
Billings, MT
Party Favors, 2025
acrylic, 36" x 36"
estimated retail: $900
LOT 139
Gregory Sullivan
Billings, MT
Welcome to Billings, 2024
photographic print, 12" x 18"
estimated retail: $325
LOT 140
Joe Taylor Red Lodge, MT
Lucky Stars, 2025
stoneware, slip, glaze, 14" x 14" x 7"
estimated retail: $800
LOT 141 Small Work
Joe Taylor Red Lodge, MT
Leaning Yellow, 2025 stoneware, slip, glaze, 5" x 9" x 3"
estimated retail: $200
LOT 142 Small Work
Diane Thorgrimson Wilmington, NC
Under Montana Skies, 2025
oil painting, 12" x 12"
estimated retail: $220
LOT 143
James Urbaska Newfane, VT
Cloud Gap, Winter, 2009 oil on linen, 18" x 18"
estimated retail: $2,500
LOT 144
James Urbaska Newfane, VT
Open Field, Sunrise, 2009
oil on linen, 18" x 18"
estimated retail: $2,500
LOT 145
Barbara Van Cleve Big Timber, MT
A Natural Design (print #36), 2011
archival pigment print, 30" x 38"
estimated retail: $2,150
LOT
146
Barbara Van Cleve
Big Timber, MT
Movin' On (print #51), 2019
archival pigment print, 30" x 38"
estimated retail: $2,850
LOT 147 Small Work
Anne Veraldi
San Francisco, CA
Submarine #2, 2020
c print, 11" x 14"
estimated retail: $300
LOT 149
James Vincent Billings, MT
Shields River Sunshine, Plein Air, 2024
acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
estimated retail: $1,150
LOT
150
James Vincent Billings, MT Mountains, River and Sky, 2020
acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
estimated retail: $1,200
LOT 151 Small Work
Ella Watson Livingston, MT
Last Best Gasp, 2025
cold wax & oil paint, 12" x 12" x 3.5"
estimated retail: $1,500
LOT 152 Small Work
Carol Welch Huntley, MT
Into My Garden Peonies, 2025
watercolor, 11" x 15"
estimated retail: $500
LOT 153 Small Work
Victoria Wetsch Billings, MT
Harmony Trail, 2025 encaustic & mixed media, 9" x 9"
estimated retail: $400
LOT 154
Gregory Wilhelmi Roundup, MT
Power Play (revised version), 2025 oil on canvas, 30" x 30"
estimated retail: $4,500
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Art Auction 56 Jury
Storrs Bishop, The Danforth Museum
Dorothy Long, DIL Appraisals
Mark Sanderson, Toucan Arts
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Juni Clark, Aunt Dofe’s Gallery
Lisa Ranallo, YAM Senior Curator
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Amanda Johnson, Treasurer
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Joel Anderson
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