Ruby Jubilee Auction Catalog

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5 PM
Cocktails, Silent Art Auction Bidding
and Live Art Auction Preview
MISSOUL A ART MUSEUM’S
6:15 PM
Dinner Seating and Welcome Remarks
ART AUCTION
7:30 PM
Live Auction
Tickets
Tickets $100 Members // $125 Non-Member
$1,000 for a table of 10.
Prepaid tables will have the option of reserved seating. Tickets
purchased outside a reserved table will be open seating.
Suggested Attire: Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2015
UNIVERSITY CENTER
BALLROOM // UM
3RD FLOOR
Presenting Sponsor
Media Sponsors
and
Silver Sponsors
Anderson ZurMuehlen, Big Sky Commerce,
Jennifer Boyer and Jeff Crouch, Grizzly Liquor, Rocky
Mountain Moving & Storage, Noteworthy Paper
& Press, Slikati Photography, University of Montana,
University Center & UM Catering
Auctioneer: Johnna Wells
Emcee: Ben Weiss
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THANK YOU
to MAM’s Ruby Jubilee Art Auction Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Jennifer Boyer & Jeff Crouch
Committee Members
CELEBRATING FOUR DECADES
OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Welcome to the Missoula Art Museum’s Ruby Jubilee, kicking
off the celebration of MAM’s 40th anniversary. In fact, this
annual auction was launched 43 years ago to raise the cash to
open the new art museum, which occurred three years later in
the winter of 1975.
The auction remains the lifeblood of support for MAM’s
educational programs and art exhibitions to this day and
provides steady support to the artists whose works are sold at
the auction. It is mind-boggling to ponder how the auction
has translated into dollars for both the museum and the artist
community over the years, but we wager that we are talking
about multiple millions of dollars. Just as important is the
tradition of the dressed-up, wild and crazy affair that brings
together artists, patrons, speculators, and spectators for a fun
loving celebration of art.
This year we bring you a new feature: the Wine Wall. Gamble!
Take your chances at garnering some spectacular bottles for
the modest ticket price.
Arrive ready to help us Celebrate Four Decades of
Contemporary Art at MAM—your contemporary art
museum.
Thank you revelers!
Jennifer Boyer & Jeff Crouch
Ruby Jubilee Art Auction Co-Chairs
Betsy Bach, MAM Board President
Pat Aresty
Jeff Aresty
Drew Dolan
Linda Fernando
Annette Kastelitz-Delano
Jennifer Leutzinger
Leah Lewis
Sarmeesha Reddy
Tom Siler
Tonya Smith
Bobby Tilton
Jon Weisul
Monica Weisul
MAM Staff
Committee Members
Anna Buxton
John Calsbeek
Laura Millin
THANK YOU to all of the artists for their generous contributions. You make this
fundraiser possible! All artists are donating at least 50% of the sale of their artworks
to support the next year of contemporary art programming at MAM.
We would like to acknowledge those artists contributing at 100% and 75% levels:
100% Donation
James Bailey
Douglas Baldwin
Jessie Baldwin
Jill Brody
Jennifer Combe
Jane Goffe
Robert Harrison
Beth Huhtala
Tressa Jones
Kathryn Kress
Jon Lodge
Kate Lund
Jack Metcalf
Jay Schmidt
Ann Shaner on behalf of David Shaner
Keith VanDePol
Willem Volkersz
Tara Wilson
75% Donation
Anne Appleby
Joe Batt
Gesine Janzen
Steven Krutek
Murth Murthy
Karen Rice
Michael Workman
MAM would also like to thank our auctioneer Johnna Wells, International Auctioneer
Champion, Benefit Auctions 360, LLC Portland, OR and our emcee Ben Weiss.
January 6 – February 4, 2015
Ruby Jubilee Art Auction Exhibition
January 15
Ruby Jubilee Art Auction Artists’ Reception
Artists’ Reception & Gallery Talk // 5-8 PM // Free
Meet auction artists and preview exceptional contemporary artworks. Sample hors
d’oeuvres and enjoy a cash bar.
January 29
Ticketholder’s Champagne Reception & Tour // 5-8 PM
All guests who have purchased auction tickets are invited to attend this special event
to learn more about the art in the auction, and even bid early on silent auction items!
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BIDDING
INSTRUCTIONS
Live Auction Bidding
When bidding, please hold up your bid number toward the auctioneer. A bid
acknowledged by the auctioneer is a legal contract to purchase the item. If you
are the winning bidder, listen carefully as the auctioneer restates your bidder
number and winning bid amount. The sale amount is documented and the sale
is final. Missoula Art Museum reserves the right to withdraw any item at any
time without notice before the actual sale. MAM shall act as final authority in
determining the winning bid.
Silent Auction Bidding
Bidding on Silent Auction works will begin in the exhibition at MAM during the
Ticketholder’s Reception on January 29. The highest bid will be carried over to the
February 7 gala event. When bidding, please legibly record your bid number. All
silent auction items are highlighted in three sections that will close at the times listed
in this catalog. This process will be guided by the Auctioneer. Winning bidders do not
need to be present at the Auction. MAM shall act as final authority in determining
the winning bid.
The Guaranteed Purchase option is located at the bottom of each Silent Auction
Bid sheet. Upon assigning your bid number to the Guaranteed Purchase option,
you immediately become the winning bidder of said package, at which point no
additional bidders may outbid you, and therein you enter into an agreement with the
Missoula Art Museum to purchase said piece for the price point indicated within the
Guaranteed Purchase option.
MAM reserves the right to withdraw any item at any time without notice before the
actual sale.
All auction items (silent and live) can be picked up at the Art Pick-Up Area outside of
the ballroom shortly after the sale is final. Remaining auction items will be returned
to MAM, and arrangements for pick up can be made February 9-13.
Absentee (Proxy) Bidding
Bidders not attending the auction may submit proxy bids on all live and silent
auction items at MAM, by phone or email. A credit card number is needed for
processing. Bids will be made on your behalf up to but not exceeding your stated
maximum bid amount. Proxy bidding is anonymous. The deadline for submitting a
proxy bid is January 30, 12 PM.
Payment
All items must be paid for by the end of the evening. MAM accepts cash, checks,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. A 90-day same-as-cash payment plan is available
to MAM members. Sign up for a membership before the live event, or add a
membership to your evening’s total purchase. Credit card payments will be charged
a 4% service charge.
Art Pick-Up
When you have paid for your winning items, you will be issued a receipt. Please
present this receipt at the Pick-Up Table to claim your artwork. If you are unable to
take your new artwork home safely that evening, you may arrange for pick-up at
MAM at a later date. All artworks must be claimed by May 29, 2015.
Terms of Sale
All sales are final. There will be no exchanges or refunds. MAM does not make any
expressed or implied warranties or guarantees on auction items regarding quality
or value of items or services. MAM has attempted to describe and catalog all items
correctly, but all items are offered and sold “as is” and “with all faults.” MAM neither
warrants nor represents, and in no event shall be responsible for the correctness of
descriptions, genuineness, authorship, provenance, or condition of the items. No
statement made in this catalog or made orally at the auction or elsewhere shall be
deemed such a warranty for tax purposes or market value. Items have not been
appraised unless otherwise noted. By the buyer’s purchase, the buyer waives any
claim for liability against Missoula Art Museum, its elected and appointed officials,
members and employees, sponsors, volunteers connected with the auction, and/
or the donor of the item. Neither Missoula Art Museum nor the donor is responsible
for any personal injuries or damage that may result from the use of the property or
services.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the many businesses that have donated funds, services, and products
to make the auction exhibition, live events, and special programs memorable. Please
see the ads throughout this catalog and support the businesses that support MAM.
Thank you to all of the auction bidders and attendees for directly supporting MAM’s
programs. Thank you to the dozens of volunteers who help operate the museum and
have contributed additional time, energy, and creativity to help make this important
event a success.
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Grizzly Liquor Wine Wall
Auction attendees have the opportunity to go home with a new and exciting
bottle of wine. Sponsored by Grizzly Liquor, all wines available at the wine wall
are valued at at least $25. MAM staff, sponsors, board members and volunteers
worked on providing an enticing array of varietals and vintners, making this
a delectable assortment. Thank you to the generous individual donors and to
Grizzly Liquor for providing this selection.
How it works: Each participant has a chance to draw a number that
correlates to a specific bottle of wine. Once that bottle is won, it is removed until
all bottles are sold. Each purchased bottle will be marked with the winner’s bid
number, and is available to pick up at the end of the evening. Bottles cannot be
open during the event.
33. Art of Food, Wine and Design
As if the auction committee didn’t do enough already! This incredible group has
designed a one-of-a-kind evening for eight in the home of committee member
Jen Leutzinger and her husband Glenn Kreisel, owners of the Brink Gallery. The
evening will start with cocktails, jazz with Beth Lo and David Horgan, and a tour
of this truly unique home. The Missoula house was designed by Seattle architect
Chris Pardo and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Mountain
Living for its sleek, modern lines and unique, contemporary style. Chef Andrew
Dolan, formerly of North Fork Catering and longtime committee volunteer, will
design a multi-course, locally sourced, and seasonally appropriate meal with the
winners of this special item. Expertly paired wines will accompany each course,
courtesy of George’s Distributing. This will be a group effort, with the rest of the
committee on hand to help prepare, serve, and work to make this night truly one
to remember.
Restrictions: date subject to availability, suggested to take place between
May and September 2015
20a. Moment of Giving
15. Costa Rica
An amazing weeklong stay at a secluded ocean side home, donated by Auction
Committee co-chairs Jennifer Boyer and Jeff Crouch. This remote beachside
home was designed by Jeff Crouch and Jeremy Oury, and features four attached
cabana suites, each with a queen bed, private bathroom, and patio. The
upper-level master suite, has a large bathroom, three full beds, and two twin
bunks – perfect for kids and teens. This home sleeps up to 22 people! The central
hub is a poolside, open-air kitchen with bar, large communal dining area, and
hammocks and day beds. A stay at this property is a dream vacation with its
beach access, ocean views, spectacular surfing, and on premise massage therapy
and yoga.
Restrictions: subject to availability. Please book your stay early, as this home
will fill up quickly! Offer good through spring 2016.
In celebration of Four Decades of Contemporary Art and inspiring
ideas, we are dedicating our Moment of Giving section to securing the financial
stability of MAM for decades to come. The Moment of Giving is your chance
to show support to your contemporary art museum with a gift at the $4,000,
$400, or $40 level. These gifts are 100% tax-deductible, and more importantly
will help ensure free expression and free admission for all at MAM. Join us in this
celebration of generosity!
Generosity Sweep
At registration, all auction attendees will receive two bid cards: one white and
one red. Please feel free to use both throughout the night, but keep the red card
on hand for this special portion of our program during the live auction. If you
wish to support MAM with a $40 gift at this time, simply hand your red bid cards
to the volunteers who will be collecting them throughout the room. We are
hoping for 100% giving. If everyone in attendance gives in celebration of MAM’s
40th year, imagine what an impact that will make!
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1.
Tim Thornton
Decoy
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36”
Est. Value: $650
Tim T. Thornton was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He earned his BFA from the
California College of the Arts in 1984. He worked at the University of California, Berkeley
as a charge scenic artist. In 2005 he relocated to Missoula with his artist wife, Patricia.
His large-scale paintings have been shown at the Brink Gallery in Missoula, are in several
collections, and have been featured in MAM’s annual benefit auctions.
2.
Leslie Van Stavern Millar II
Dryad Caring For Spirit Animal Burnt Offering Series
Gouache on rag paper
6 x 4.5”
Est. Value: $700
Leslie Van Stavern Millar II graduated with an interdepartmental degree in Studio Art
and Biology from Mount Holyoke College. She has made art for four decades in Western
Montana. Her work is in numerous collections, and she has been awarded grants from the
Montana Arts Council, fellowships from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and a merit
award from Americas 2010–Paperworks. Millar was featured in a solo show at Sweet Briar
College of Virginia in 2014.
3.
Live
Auction
Cathryn Mallory
Shale with Lichen
Vintage linoleum and
aluminum on wood panel
14 x 10”
Est. Value: $600
Cathryn Mallory is a professor and director of the Gallery of Visual Arts for the School of Art
at the University of Montana. She received her BFA in fiber from Northern Illinois University
in DeKalb and MFA in sculpture from the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Mallory has
participated in numerous exhibitions, and is featured in the permanent collections of many
museums in Montana. She has had solo exhibitions at the MAM, Holter Museum of Art in
Helena, and the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, SD.
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4.
Joe Batt
Harvest Hares
Stoneware and pastels
19 x 11.5 x 12.75”
Est. Value: $900
75% Donation
Joe Batt received a BFA from the University of South Dakota and an MFA from the University
of Montana. Batt is a professor of art at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia,
WA. He has participated in numerous artist-in-residence programs throughout the United
States, and his ceramics have been exhibited widely in galleries and museums around the
country. His work has been described as quirky, friendly, mysterious, and sentimental.
5.
Jack Metcalf
Standing on Egg Shells
Relief, drawing, sewing, mixed media
38 x 35”
Est. Value: $1,000
100% Donation
Jack Metcalf grew up in the coastal Southeast, earning a BFA from East Carolina University
and an MFA from the University of Montana. His innovative and collaborative approach
to printmaking and teaching printmaking has led him to work with Spontaneous
Construction, Total Fest, Festival of the Dead, and Bare Bait Dance Company, among other
local organizations. He is starting a business with the working title “Real Good,” and he is
not quite sure what services he is going to offer exactly.
6.
Kathryn Kress
Ghost Written
Beeswax and
graphite on
sheetrock
42 x 32”
Est. Value: $1,000
100% Donation
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Kathryn Kress earned the first BFA to be granted at the University of Montana in 1971. She
has exhibited in the United States and abroad, including at the American Craft Museum,
the Bellevue Arts Museum, the Missoula Art Museum, and the Yellowstone Art Museum.
Her work is represented in both private and public collections. Kress took a break from
serious work when her husband died a few years ago, but is back to working in her studio
in Missoula.
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Jane Deschner
From the symbol series (NYC,
Norma & Dolly ‘53)
Embroidered found
photographs
14.25 x 17”
Est. Value: $1,050
the brink gallery
thursday
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saturday
10am-3pm
thebrinkgallery.com
Jane Deschner earned a BA from Montana State University, Billings and an MFA from
Vermont College. Deschner has been awarded numerous artist residencies, and her work
is in the collections of the University of Montana, Montana State University, Nicolaysen Art
Museum, and the Archie Bray Foundation. MAM featured Deschner in 2013 with a solo
exhibition titled Often, All That Remains. Deschner works at the Montana Arts Council and
is gallery director at Rocky Mountain College, Billings.
8.
Wesley Harvey
contemporary art
downtown missoula
111 west front
I Like It with Cream and Sugar
Porcelain, glaze, mixed media
20 x 12 x 14”
Est. Value: $1,200
MaryAnn Bonjorni, Road Warrior
Wesley Harvey is from Van Buren, IN. He received an MFA in Ceramics in 2007 from Texas
Tech University. Harvey has exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally, and can be
found in various publications, including 500 Contemporary Ceramic Sculptures, Ceramics
Monthly, and Art in America. He currently lives in Red Lodge, MT working as the Curator of
Exhibitions for the Red Lodge Clay Center and as a full-time artist.
9.
R. David Wilson
Melon - Skull - Chinese Platter
Oil and marble dust on canvas
20 x 16”
Est. Value: $1,550
David Wilson was born and raised in Montana and has lived in Brazil, Spain, and Mexico.
He earned a BA in Spanish and a master’s degree in history and literature of the Mexican
Revolution. Wilson is a self-taught painter and has studied in Mexico and the United
States. Recent exhibitions include a series of paintings at Oregon State University done in
Honduran market places and a November 2014 show at the Dana Gallery with ceramicist
Matt Simms that focused on the beauty and plight of Central American rivers. Wilson lives
and operates his studio in Missoula.
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Ellen Ornitz
Study of Algae
Porcelain, mixed media
37.5 x 26 x 5.5”
Est. Value: $2,000
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Mixed-media sculptor Ellen Ornitz has lived in the Gallatin Valley for 40 years and exhibits her work
throughout Montana in museums and galleries. She earned a BA in fine arts from the University of
California, a master’s degree in art education from the University of Indiana, and studied ceramics
and sculpture with post-graduate work at Montana State University. Ornitz’s work is in the
permanent collections of MAM, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, and Paris Gibson Square Museum
of Art, Great Falls.
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Peter Keefer
Kagy Road Barn, Bozeman
Photo collage, drawing
30 x 22”
Est. Value: $2,250
Peter Keefer lives and works in Missoula. He received a BFA from the California College of
Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA and an MA in printmaking from Cal State Northridge, CA. Keefer
was featured in a solo exhibition Images of the Great War in 2010 and he participated in the
Montana Triennial: 2012 at MAM.
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Bernie Mev
Spanx
Sno Skin
NIC + ZOE
Kut from Kloth
Luii
clothing is part of the journey
434 N. Higgins Ave Downtown Missoula, MT
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Andy Cline
Bitter to the Root (South of
Stevensville, MT Hwy 93)
Oil on board
20 x 13.5”
Est. Value: $2,500
Andy Cline was born and raised in Red Lodge, MT. He received a BFA from the University of
Montana in 2003. His work has recently been exhibited at the Turman Larison Contemporary
in Helena, the Kolva Sullivan Gallery in Spokane, WA, and MAM. Cline’s work was included
in the Custer County Art Center Traveling Collection, which stopped at several rural towns of
Eastern Montana. Cline lives in Missoula with his wife and daughters.
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Bruce Park
Wise River September
Oil on canvas
18 x 18”
Est. Value: $2,600
Bruce Park, a professional artist for more than 35 years, earned a BFA from the California
College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland and an MFA in painting from Montana State University.
Parks has exhibited throughout the West, including at the Holter Museum of Art, Helena,
the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, and the Oregon College of Art & Craft in Portland.
His paintings are in more than 80 corporate, public, and private collections. Parks operates
from his gallery, Art Forms, in Bozeman.
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Monte Yellow Bird
Hidatsa War Party II
Colored pencil on ledger
paper circa 1898
11.25 x 17”
Est. Value: $3,000
Monte Yellow Bird Sr., known in the art world as Black Pinto Horse, is a Native American
artist, cultural/educational consultant, presenter, storyteller, and a member of the Arikara
and Hidatsa Nation from White Shield, ND. He is an alumnus of the Institute of American
Indian Arts in Santa Fe and earned a BFA from Minot State University. He and his artist wife
Emily live in Wilsal.
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Costa Rica Retreat
Weeklong stay at a secluded
ocean-side home.
(Full description on page 8)
Est. Value: $7,100
An amazing weeklong stay at a secluded ocean side home, donated by Auction Committee
co-chairs Jennifer Boyer and Jeff Crouch. This remote beachside home was designed by Jeff
Crouch and Jeremy Oury, and features four attached cabana suites, each with a queen bed,
private bathroom, and patio.
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George Gogas
Judith Basin Encounter: When Charlie and
Pablo Negotiated for a Minimum Wage
Acrylic on board
24 x 24”
Est. Value: $3,000
George Gogas is one of Missoula’s most well-established painters. Gogas earned a BA
from the University of Montana and an MFA from the University of Washington. Gogas has
been an art teacher and served on several art commissions and boards. He has exhibited
in dozens of group and solo exhibits throughout the region and nation, and his work is in
numerous private and museum collections, including MAM and the Buffalo Bill Historical
Center in Cody, WY.
17.
Ken Little
Red, Black and White Lion
Mixed media
34 x 24 x 25”
Est. Value: $3,200
Ken Little was born in Canyon, TX and lived and worked in Missoula in the late 1970s. Little
received an MFA from the University of Utah. He has exhibited extensively throughout the
United States and internationally and has been featured in more than 35 solo exhibitions
and more than 200 group exhibitions. Little’s work can be found in several private
collections, as well as at The Contemporary Museum Honolulu, the Renwick Gallery of the
Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and MAM. His art practice is based in San Antonio, TX,
where he has been a professor of art at the University of Texas since 1988.
18.
Janet Sullivan
Atmospheric River
Pastel
20 x 30”
Est. Value: $3,600
Janet Sullivan was born in Denver, CO and currently lives and works in Missoula. She earned
a BFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder. As a full-time artist since 1984, Sullivan
has exhibited widely in the region, and her work can be found in the collections of several
institutions, including the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, MAM, and the Tucson
Museum of Art.
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Kristi Hager
Blue Canoe, August
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Adjacent to Ogren Park at Allegiance Field.
Oil on canvas
34 x 28”
Est. Value: $3,800
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Kristi Hager is a painter and photographer living in Missoula. She earned her BA in architecture
from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In
2010 she received the Montana Arts Council Artist’s Innovation Award. Her works are in the
permanent collection of the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, the Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, the Capital One Collection, and MAM.
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Ryan Mitchell
Arrangement in White and
Grey: The Weight of Gesture
Porcelain and stoneware
18 x 18 x 36”
Est. Value: $4,500
MacArthur, Means & Wells Architects
Fresh Food. Fast
325 North Higgins
Downtown Missoula
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Ryan Mitchell received his MFA from the University of Montana and was a resident artist at
the Clay Studio of Missoula. From 2011 to 2013 he directed the Da Wang Culture Highland,
a center for the arts in Shenzhen, China. Mitchell has had solo exhibitions at Little Street Art
Center in Chicago, Plinth Gallery in Denver, the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, and Dao
Space in Xi’ An, China. He currently lives in Indonesia.
20a.
Moment of Giving
Let’s Celebrate 40 Years of Contemporary Art! Please see page 9 for more information
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Asha MacDonald
A Million Miles Behind, A
Million Miles to Go
Acrylic and shellac on panel
48 x 48”
Est. Value: $5,000
101 E. Front St., Suite 301
Missoula, MT 59802
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Asha Murthy MacDonald earned a BFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth. She has participated in juried and museum art exhibitions, charity auctions,
quick draws, public art installations, and benefits nationwide. Her work can be found in
private collections throughout the world. MacDonald also designs and fabricates highend costume, fashion items, and accessories from her private studio. A native of rural
Connecticut, she is happy to call both Virginia City and Potomac, MT her home.
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Adrian Arleo
Rose
Clay, glaze, encaustic,
gold leaf
19 x 12 x 8”
Est. Value: $7,000
Adrian Arleo is a full-time studio artist living in rural Lolo, MT. She received her BA in art
and anthropology at Pitzer College and received her MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island
School of Design. Her sculpture is exhibited internationally and is in numerous public and
private collections.
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David Shaner
Obelisk
Glazed porcelainous stoneware
9 x 6 x 20.5”
Est. Value: $5,000
100% Donation
David Shaner was born in Pottstown, PA in 1934. He attended Alfred University and
eventually was lured West by the characters, community, and environment at the Archie
Bray Foundation. Undeniably, his impact on the world of ceramics is profound and farreaching. He was a teacher, philosopher, environmentalist, and master artist. He was an
innovator with a deliberate approach to nature. Shaner passed away in Montana in 2002
from complications with ALS. MAM is deeply grateful to Ann Shaner for donating this
amazing work to the art auction.
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Anne Appleby
Willow and Aspen
Oil and wax on panel
12 x 25”
Est. Value: $10,000
75% Donation
Anne Appleby was born in Harrisburg, PA. She earned a BFA in painting from the University
of Montana, and an MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Appleby has
developed a committed following while working from her studio in the mountains south of
Helena, MT. Appleby’s work has been collected by institutions and individuals around the
world, and she is the recipient of multiple awards, most recently the Portland Art Museum’s
Northwest Contemporary Art Award in 2013.
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Stephen Braun
Why One World is Not Enough
Rakued clay
34 x 9 x 59”
Est. Value: $5,000
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Stephen Braun studied at the University of Montana and graduated with a BA in
anthropology. His figurative and narrative sculptures address environmental, political,
social, and consumerism concerns. He first started working in clay more than 30 years
ago when he attended a seminar at the University of Montana with Pete Voulkos, Rudy
Autio, and Robert Brady. Braun lives in Whitefish, and his ceramic sculptures are exhibited
nationally.
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M. Scott Miller
Missoula #6
Gouache on rag board
26 x 41”
Est. Value: $5,000
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M. Scott Miller was raised in Missoula and earned a BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute
in NYC. Miller illustrated cover art for prestigious magazines, including the New Yorker,
Money, and Metropolitan. In 2005, he returned to Missoula and opened a studio to create
and exhibit his work. Miller was featured in a solo exhibition at the MAM in 2012, and
was recently commissioned to create artwork for the 25th Anniversary of the Clark Fork
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Josh DeWeese
Large Covered Jar
Wood-fired ceramic
24 x 20 x 19”
Est. Value: $4,000
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Josh DeWeese was born and raised in Bozeman. He earned a BFA from the Kansas City Art
Institute and an MFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred. DeWeese served
as resident director of the Archie Bray Foundation from 1992 to 2006. He is the recipient of
a Montana State Individual Artist Fellowship, and his work is included in many public and
private collections. DeWeese was featured in MAM’s 2011 Persistence in Clay exhibition.
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Washington State University in 1979. She has taught at Kansas City Art Institute, State
College of Ceramics at Alfred in NY, Washington State University, University of Idaho, and
Ohio State University in Columbus. Lysohir has recently exhibited at the Yellowstone Art
Museum, Red Lodge Clay Center, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery in Cedar City, UT, and has an
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Est. Value: $3,200
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Laurie Gano attended the Maryland Institute College of Art and the Instituto Allende in
Mexico, where she learned to weave tapestries. In 2013 she was featured in a solo exhibit
at Two Rivers Gallery in Big Timber, MT that celebrated 40 years of weaving representational
landscapes. Gano works out of a studio on her ranch near Melville, MT.
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Stephanie J. Frostad
Guardian
Graphite and oil on canvas
30 x 24”
Est. Value: $3,600
Stephanie J. Frostad received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA
in painting at the University of Montana, and studied at Studio Art Center International
in Italy. She has exhibited throughout the United States and abroad. Frostad’s work is in
numerous private and public collections, including the University of Washington Medical
Center, the University of Victoria, and MAM. Most recently her work was selected for an
exterior mural at the Montana Natural History Center.
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Caleb Meyer
Shortcut to Broadway
Oil on canvas
48 x 24”
Est. Value: $3,200
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Caleb Meyer received a BA in art education from Boise State University in 2006. After
graduating, Meyer spent two years studying with renowned oil painter Robert Moore. He
taught high school art for three years while establishing himself as a professional artist,
taking part in shows across the Northwest. Meyer’s work has been showcased in galleries
in Montana and Utah. He has been featured in the magazines Southwest Art, Western Art
Collector, and Art & Architecture.
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Kathryn Schmidt
A Complicated One
Wood and paint
16 x 11 x 60”
Est. Value: $3,000
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Kathryn Schmidt earned a BFA at the University of Iowa before moving to New York City
for two years to continue her art education. A Bozeman resident, for 30 years she has
exhibited throughout the region, with work in collections at the Holter Art Museum and the
Yellowstone Art Museum. Schmidt was awarded Montana Art Council’s 2012 Innovation
Award and was included in MAM’s Montana Triennial: 2012.
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The evening will start with cocktails, jazz with Beth Lo and David Horgan, and a tour of
this truly unique home. The Missoula house was designed by Seattle architect Chris Pardo
and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Mountain Living. Chef Andrew Dolan
will design a multi-course, locally sourced, and seasonally appropriate meal with expertly
paired wines courtesy of George’s Distributing.
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Monte Dolack
Fossil Fueled
Acrylic on copper panel
9 x 12”
Est. Value: $2,900
Monte Dolack studied art at Montana State University and the Universtiy of Montana.
In 1974 he opened his studio, beginning his career in graphic and fine arts. He is the
recipient of numerous awards, and his work is part of the collection of the Library of
Congress, American Association of Museums, National Wildlife Foundation, and many
museum and corporate collections. His iconographic images of anthropomorphized
animals and glowing landscapes are recognized across western Montana.
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Cathy Weber
Hanging Sky Houses
Oil on gessoed paper
and panel
32.5 x 25”
Est. Value: $2,600
Cathy Weber grew up in the Midwest, studied at the Herron School of Art and Indiana
University, and completed a formal painting apprenticeship in Mexico City. In 1981 she moved
to Dillon, MT where she maintains a studio in the historic downtown. She has exhibited
throughout the region, including at MAM and Holter Museum of Art, Helena, and her work is
in numerous private and public collections.
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Edd Enders
Yellowstone River
Oil on canvas
24 x 46”
Est. Value: $2,760
Edd Enders was born and raised in Livingston, MT. He studied art at Montana State
University and has been painting since 1989. Enders is a prolific, full-time painter who is
widely collected and has participated in more than a hundred exhibitions, including most
recently in Shanghai, China.
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James Todd
Square Dance
Sheila Miles
Last Day of Summer
Wood cut and acrylic
28 x 22”
Est. Value: $1,500
Oil on canvas
30 x 40”
Est. Value: $2,200
Sheila Miles considers herself a Montanan with a studio practice in Santa Fe, NM. She
earned an MFA from Purdue University. Miles has participated in more than 300 group
and solo exhibits, with the latest at the Owings Dewey North Gallery in Santa Fe. Her
works are included in the collections of the Yellowstone Art Museum, the Federal
Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, and the MAM. Miles is currently the chair of the visual arts
department at the Desert Academy in Santa Fe.
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Jerome Rankin
Site Drawing
Mixed media
18 x 26.5”
Est. Value: $2,000
Jerome Rankin, born in 1934 and raised in Montana, earned a BS in fine arts from Montana
State University and an MFA at the University of Montana. Rankin has worked as a
commercial and fine artist, and has taught in Montana high schools and colleges. Rankin’s
exhibition history spans 50 years, covering museums from Montana to China. A full-time
painter since 1985, he makes his studio in Whitehall, MT.
James Todd, Professor Emeritus of art and humanities at the University of Montana, began
his art studies at the Chicago Art Institute in 1959. He earned an MFA in printmaking at
the University of Montana in 1969, where he also taught until his retirement in 2000.
Todd is a Senior Fellow in the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the Society of
Wood Engravers, both in England. Todd’s career includes an extensive international
exhibitions history and the receipt of more than 30 national and international awards.
Todd’s artwork is represented in public and private collections around the world.
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Andrea Moon
Large Stoneware Basket
Stoneware and glaze
16 x 20 x 20”
Est. Value: $1,200
Andrea Moon grew up in Northwest Ohio. She earned an MFA in ceramics at Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, TX. Moon was artist-in-residence at the Arrowmont School of Art
and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN and the Red Lodge Clay Center in 2012, where she is now the
Communications and Residency Coordinator. In 2015 her work will be exhibited at the
Society for Contemporary Craft, the Plinth Gallery, Appalachian Center for Craft, and the
Taos Clay Studio.
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Oil on board
12 x 16”
Est. Value: $1,850
Slipcast porcelain
1 x 24 x 24”
Est. Value: $800
Elizabeth Bass
West Texas Main Street
Elizabeth Bass has designed hand-painted silk scarves and evening bags for more than
20 years, and her ink-and-watercolor illustrations have appeared in numerous books and
magazines. Her oil paintings are studies into how light strikes subjects and conveys a sense
of presence and immediacy. Bass has participated in exhibitions regionally, including shows
at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Dana Gallery
and Montana Art and Framing in Missoula, and MAM. She lives in Missoula and Yaak.
Alison Reintjes
Double Ohno
Alison Reintjes studied glass and ceramics at Kent State University, Canberra School of Art
in Australia, and Northern Michigan University, Marquette. She first moved to Montana
for a residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. Since then she has completed residencies at
Greenwich House Pottery, Jentel, Mount St. Francis, and most recently at the Clay Studio
of Missoula. Reintjes’ large-scale installation, DoubleColumn, graced the atrium at MAM
throughout the spring and summer of 2014. Reintjes maintains a studio in Missoula.
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CONTEMPORARY ART
Moment of Giving
We are dedicating our Moment of Giving to
MAM’s finacial stability in Celebration of Four
Decades of Contemporary Art and inspiring
ideas. The Moment of Giving is your chance
to show support to your contemporary art
museum with a gift at the $4,000, $400, or
$40 level. These gifts are 100% tax-deductible,
and more importantly will help ensure free
expression and free admission for all at MAM.
Join us in this celebration of generosity!
Generosity Sweep
At registration, all auction attendees will receive
two bid cards: one white and one red. Please
feel free to use both throughout the night,
but keep the red card on hand for this special
portion of our program during the live auction.
If you wish to support MAM with a $40 gift
at this time, simply hand your red bid cards
to the volunteers who will be collecting them
throughout the room.
We are hoping for 100% giving.
If everyone in attendance gives in celebration
of MAM’s 40th year, imagine what an
impact that will make!
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1.
James Bailey
Locus #2
Intaglio, monotype
17.5 x 15”
Est. Value: $200
100% Donation
James Bailey was born in New Jersey, and grew up in Minneapolis, MN. Bailey earned
a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of WisconsinMadison. He is a professor of art at the University of Montana. In addition to numerous
private collections, Bailey’s artworks reside in the collections of such prestigious institutions
as the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, the New York Public Library, MAM, and the Jundt Art
Museum, Spokane, WA.
2.
Douglas Baldwin
How Many Cords Can
It Pull?
Clay
30 x 6 x 3”
Est. Value: $350
100% Donation
Douglas Baldwin moved to Montana in 1954 where he received a BA and MA in art from
the University of Montana. A ceramic course under Rudy Autio sparked a late postgraduate
obsession with clay. After graduation Doug moved to NYC to pursue ceramics at the
Brooklyn Museum School. In 1969 he took a position chairing the Ceramics Department
at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where he worked until retiring to
Missoula in 2004.
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3.
Lucy Capehart
My Mother’s Blouse
Cyanotype on paper
25 x 20”
Est. Value: $400
Lucy Capehart grew up in Indianapolis, IN, but has spent most of her life living in the
American West. After studying anthropology and working as an archaeologist, she turned
to the visual arts and became a photographer. Capehart was a featured artist in the Pew
Charitable Trust documentary project Local Heroes Changing America. Her work has been
exhibited nationally and can be found in many institution’s collections, including the Center
for Creative Photography, Special Collections Library at Duke University and MAM.
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4.
Jennifer Combe
Protect
Acrylic on panel
12 x 12”
Est. Value: $400
100% Donation
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Jennifer Combe earned an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a professor of
art at the University of Montana. Her recent exhibits include the Dahl Gallery in Great Falls,
the Brunswick Building in Missoula, and the Whipple Art Gallery in Roseburg, OR. She is a
co-editor of a curriculum resource for the Caucus on Social Theory in Art Education with the
National Art Education Association.
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5.
Beth Huhtala
Iconic Troubles
Shina block with screen print
10 x 12”
Est. Value: $50
100% Donation
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Missoula, MT 59801
406.542.8100
Beth Huhtala, from Cheyenne, WY, received her BFA from the University of Wyoming with a
minor in women’s studies and currently is an MFA candidate at the University of Montana. She
has recently participated in exhibitions at Frontier Space in Missoula and at the University Student
Gallery, University of Montana. Last spring she was one of 12 students who worked alongside
Judy Pfaff for four months in Wyoming. She is a co-director at the Frontier Space in Missoula.
6.
Tressa Jones
River Ephemeral
Relief print
30 x 22”
Est. Value: $220
100% Donation
Tressa Jones, a Massachusetts native, received her BS from the University of Massachusetts.
While working in agriculture she began to study fine art, first at the School of the Museum
of Fine Arts in Boston and then in New Mexico, where she resided until her recent move to
Missoula to pursue an MFA. Her work has shown locally and nationally, including venues in
Boston, Santa Fe, and New York.
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Carol Lehmann
Under God’s Eye
Bozeman & Missoula
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Fused and slumped glass
11 x 11 x 8”
Est. Value: $500
Carol Lehmann creates fused-glass art from her studio in Bozeman. She began working
in traditional stained glass almost 20 years ago and shortly thereafter moved her focus
to warm glass. Her work is unique in the quality and attention to detail evident in every
design. Lehmann’s work reflects the dynamic play of color, tone, and nature of the
Northwest, where she has resided for more than 30 years.
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Vickie Meguire
Orchids and
Pomegranates
A Hair Arrangement
Yours,
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Secret Fifield
Graphite and mixed
media frottage
21.75 x 17.75”
Est. Value: $650
4 ravens gallery
248 n. higgins
406.317.1543
fine contemporary craft
Vicki Meguire was born and raised in Great Falls, and attended Pratt Institute in NYC. She
received an MFA in painting from Montana State University. She has received awards in
juried shows and has shared her talents with public commissions, which have included the
Great Falls BID Project traffic signal boxes and a Montana Percent for Art award for seven
canvases in the Gallagher Building at the University of Montana. She has served on the
executive board of Paris Gibson Square.
9.
Courtney Murphy
Wall Box Set
Earthenware
24 x 16 x 1.5˝
Est. Value: $400
Courtney Murphy first worked with clay in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Portland, OR
to study ceramics at Oregon College of Art & Craft. Murphy has completed residencies
at the Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts and the Archie Bray Foundation. Murphy is
currently artist-in-residence at the Clay Studio of Missoula. In 2011, Murphy was a featured
emerging artist in Ceramics Monthly.
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Brian White
Uncle Buck
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Metal and antler
18 x 30 x 18˝
Est. Value: $900
Tim Nielson
Doubting Thomas
Acrylic on plywood
20 x 47.5”
Est. Value: $200
Tim Nielson has a BA in art history from Carleton College in Northfield, MN and has taught
high school art in Missoula for the last 19 years, currently at Sentinel High School. Nielson
works primarily with acrylic on a variety of surfaces, producing large-scale paintings that
often illuminate public figures.
Brian White was born in 1977 to a family rich in Montana history. He grew up throughout
the West, but returned as a teen to Bozeman. With more than 15 years of experience as a
self-taught designer and fabricator using metals, woods, fabric, and recycled materials,
White captivates his audiences with his modern-yet-realistic sculptures. Brian White lives
in Belgrade, MT with his wife, three children, and yellow lab.
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Etching
6 x 9”
Est. Value: $150
100% Donation
Woodfired stoneware
8 x 8 x 16”
Est. Value: $425
100% Donation
Jay Schmidt
Scene from a Lost Planet
Jay Schmidt resides in Bozeman, and he received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute
and an MFA from the University of California-Davis. Schmidt taught art for 24 years at
Montana State University. He is a member of the artist collective Paintallica and founding
member of The Living Breathing Thing. Schmidt was featured in a comprehensive solo
exhibition at MAM in 2013 and had a solo exhibition at the Holter Museum of Art in 2014.
12.
Jared Shear
Clark Fork on the Rocks
Oil on Masonite
8 x 10”
Est. Value: $400
Jared Shear received a degree in animation from the Art Institute of Seattle in 1997. He
has exhibited in various gallery and museum shows throughout the Northwest, including
exhibitions at the LCSC Center for Arts and History in Lewiston, ID, and a solo show at MAM
in 2013 titled Cougar Peak-a-Boo. Shear’s work has also been featured in Artists & Illustrators
magazine. Shear lives and works in Thompson Falls, MT with his wife and children.
Tara Wilson
Tulipier
Tara Wilson is a studio potter living in Montana City, MT. Wilson received a BFA from the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2000 and an MFA from the University of Florida in 2003.
She has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation and the Red Lodge Clay Center.
Wilson has given lectures and workshops throughout the United States, most recently at
the 2009 NCECA conference in Phoenix, AZ. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
15.
Michael Workman
Rectangle Square No. 4
Wasp heads
12 x 12”
Est. Value: $350
75% Donation
Michael T. Workman is an interdisciplinary artist working on a BFA in art and BA in media
arts/filmmaking at the University of Montana. He was featured in the two-person show
Unknowing at the UC Gallery in October, and recently collaborated with Jack Metcalf on the
performance installation Instruments of Thereness, at the Academy of Art University in San
Francisco. Workman works as the associate programmer and festival coordinator of the Big
Sky Documentary Film Festival and is the art director of Total Fest.
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19.
Jill Brody
Lisa
Archival pigment print
36 x 21”
Est. Value: $700
100% Donation
16.
Jean Albus
Ophelia’s Passing
Photograph
24 x 16”
Est. Value: $850
Jean Albus is a resident of Bridger, MT. Through a reporting job with the Carbon County News she
rediscovered a deep love for photography. Albus uses photographic imagery against a backdrop of
the Montana landscape. Albus has participated in numerous group and solo shows in the region,
including solo exhibitions at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls and most recently at
the Holter Museum of Art in Helena.
17.
Chris Autio
Starlite
Oil stick on silver
gelatin fiber print
21 x 16”
Est. Value: $450
Chris Autio is a lifelong Missoulian. He attended Montana State University, where he earned
a BS in photography and a BA in English literature. His landscape photographs are captured
on film with a large-format camera and printed in the darkroom. The resulting richness,
depth, and light is unequalled. Autio’s solo exhibition, Hands On, was featured at MAM
in 2014.
18.
Jessie Baldwin
Under the Dressing Table
Graphite, chalk, acrylic,
and water on paper
30 x 22”
Est. Value: $500
100% Donation
Jessie Baldwin received a BA in fine art and art education from the University of Montana
and a M.Ed. from Boston University. In Missoula she has participated in several local art
auctions and juried exhibitions, including the Montana Triennial: 2009 at MAM and the
Gallery of Visual Arts at the University of Montana.
Jill Brody was born and raised in New York, attended Antioch College, graduated from the
University of Illinois, and has graduate degrees from Adelphi University, Harvard Divinity
School, and the Art Institute of Boston. Her recent solo exhibit at MAM, Hidden In Plain
Sight, is now traveling throughout Montana. Although she spends as much time as she can
in Montana, she lives with her husband in Providence, RI.
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Pamela Caughey
Microscape 7
Etched brass, patina
6 x 6”
Est. Value: $550
Pamela Caughey grew up in Wisconsin and earned a BS in biochemistry from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA at the University of Montana. Her work has received
awards, been published, shown nationally, and is in the permanent collections of MAM,
Holter Museum of Art, and Montana Museum of Art and Culture. Her solo exhibition,
Ubiquitous: Pathways of Pathogens, was featured at MAM in 2014. Caughey teaches Art
Foundations courses at the Bitterroot College, in Hamilton, MT.
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Dudley Dana
Essence of the Essence
of a Georgetown Mood
Digital painting
30 x 50”
Est. Value: $1,500
Dudley Dana studied photography at the University of Montana while working on his
doctorate in clinical psychology. Dana was artist-in-residence in Glacier Park in 2000 and
at the Ucross Foundation, WY in 2002. His work has been shown in galleries and museums
throughout Montana, including the Holter Museum of Art, the Hockaday Museum of Art,
and the Montana Museum of Art and Culture. Dana is currently working on a book of
Montana roads and is on assignment for the Montana Land Reliance.
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Jane Goffe
Morning Mist on Lake
Steven Krutek
Baptist Church, Glasgow, MT
Silver gelatin photograph
22 x 28”
Est. Value: $500
100% Donation
Jane Goffe specializes in traditional black-and-white fine art photography and 19thcentury photographic processes. Committed to preserving these processes, she has studied
with some of the world’s finest photographers, such as Bruce Barnbaum, Tim Rudman, and
Dick Arntz. Goffe’s exhibits include the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI,
the Bellevue Art Museum Arts Fair, WA, the Western Heritage Artists Show in Great Falls,
and the Art Fair in Jackson Hole, WY.
Archival pigment print
16 X 20”
Est. Value: $475
75% Donation
Steven Krutek studied art at Colorado College, the University of Montana, SALT Institute
for Documentary Field Studies, and Pacific Northwest College of Art. He was one of five
photographers selected internationally to present work at the Society for Photographic
Education’s 43rd national conference in Chicago. Krutek’s work has been exhibited at Project
Basho in Philadelphia and in Tokyo at Ricoh’s RING CUBE gallery, and was recently chosen
for publication in The Sun Magazine. Krutek teaches in the art department at the University
of Montana.
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Kate Lund
Field Note
23.
Amanda Jaffe
Arriving VI
Cone 5 porcelain
6 x 4 x 2”
Est. Value: $200
Amanda Jaffe is a professor emeritus at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, where
she taught ceramics from 1985 to 2011. Amanda received her MFA from the University of
Montana. In addition to smaller works, she has completed three large public art projects in
Texas, Washington State, and for the Staten Island Zoo. She was an artist-in-residence at the
Archie Bray Foundation, and in 2013 exhibited at Turman Larison Contemporary in Helena.
23.
Gesine Janzen
Blue Levee
Wood block print
22 x 30”
Est. Value: $750
75% Donation
Gesine Janzen was born in Newton, KS in 1967. She earned her MFA in printmaking
from the University of Iowa in 1998. Her work is widely exhibited, most recently at the
International Print Center of New York. Her prints are in museum collections including the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Janzen is an associate professor of art and the
head of printmaking at Montana State University in Bozeman.
Oil, graphite, collage on paper
24 x 18”
Est. Value: $75
100% Donation
Kate Lund grew up in a small town in Central Idaho and now lives in the Coeur d’Alene
area. She earned her BFA at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Lund spent a year
teaching art in Kellogg, ID before pursuing an MFA at the University of Montana. She has
recently exhibited at the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center in Moses Lake, WA, and in
Missoula at the UC Gallery and the Gallery of Visual Arts.
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Mary Beth Percival
Johnsrud
Watercolor on paper
10 x 7”
Est. Value: $1,000
Mary Beth Percival is a native of Montana, growing up in the Big Hole and Boulder valleys. She
attended San Francisco State College and earned a BA in fine art from the University of Montana.
For the last 14 years she has supported herself as a graphic designer and illustrator. Percival now
divides her time between her artwork and co-managing an art publishing company with her
artist-husband Monte Dolack in Missoula.
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Karen Rice
Lichen 4
Graphite, ink, on layered vellum
10 x 8”
Est. Value: $550
75% Donation
Karen Rice grew up in eastern Washington and received her MFA from the University of
Montana. Her work has been included in two issues of New American Paintings, and can
be found in several public collections, including the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN,
Deaconness Medical Center in Billings, MT, and MAM.
Lisa Autio
Two Blue X’s
Oil on fiberglass
36” dia.
Est. Value: $2,000
Lisa Autio is a native of Helena and grew up in Missoula, where she currently resides. She
returned to Montana after spending 22 years working and raising a family in Kentucky and
Wisconsin. She has a BA in art from University of Washington and master’s degree in library
and information science from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has exhibited at the
Holter Museum of Art and Turman Larison Contemporary in Helena.
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Courtney Blazon
Great Northern Railroad,
October 1904
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Patricia Thornton
Trapper Peak
Pen, marker, pastel on paper
20 x 16”
Est. Value: $650
Mixed media collage
33 x 22”
Est. Value: $1,200
Patricia Thornton earned a BA from Sonoma State University, graduating cum laude.
Since then she has worked as an artist, art instructor, and curator for fine art shows in
San Francisco, Spokane, Bozeman, and Missoula. Thornton is currently the adult program
director for the Zootown Arts Community Center in Missoula. She was featured in a solo
exhibit at MAM in 2014.
Courtney Blazon is a graduate of the illustration department at Parsons New School of
Design. She has been in numerous group shows locally and regionally, including venues in
Philadelphia, Portland, and San Francisco. She has had solo shows in Seattle and Portland,
at the Brink Gallery in Missoula, and most recently at the Center for the Arts in Batavia, NY.
Blazon was a recipient of a Montana Artist’s Innovation Award in 2011.
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Keith VanDePol
South on 69
Oil on panel
24 X 36”
Est. Value: $695
100% Donation
Keith VanDePol received a BFA at the University of Iowa in 1975 and an MA at Iowa State
University in 1993. He recently retired after owning and operating a frame shop and art gallery
in Ames, IA for more than 35 years. Van De Pol has participated in numerous group exhibitions
and has been featured with solo exhibitions at the Blanden Museum in Ft. Dodge, IA and the
Octagon Center for Arts in Ames, IA.
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Julia Engler
Glacier Grand
Stoneware
23 x 13”
Est. Value: $850
Julie Engler earned her MFA from the University of Montana. She owns and operates
Mudslinger Studios and builds beautiful coil pots. Her work is currently available in Seattle,
the Flathead Valley, and across Montana.
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Robert Harrison
Diving In
Repurposed porcelain
plate, mixed media
12” dia.
Est. Value: $500
100% Donation
Robert Harrison has served as president of the board of the National Council on Education for
the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) and also as president on the board of the Archie Bray Foundation
for the Ceramic Arts. Well-known for his large-scale architectural sculpture, he continues to
evolve and exhibit smaller-scale studio works. In 2008, Harrison was awarded the Meloy
Stevenson Award of Excellence from the Archie Bray Foundation, and in 2011 was honored
as an NCECA Fellow.
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Jon Lodge
Friction & Gravity (Vertical Flow) No. 3
Evaporated water, gesso, graphite,
carbon on milk carton paper
18 x 18”
Est. Value: $1,450
100% Donation
Jon Lodge studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston in the 1960s. He has had solo
exhibitions at the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, ID, Paris
Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Nicolaysen Art Museum, WY, Emerson Cultural
Center, Bozeman. His work is in the permanent collections of the Yellowstone Art Museum,
MAM, and Nicolaysen Art Museum, as well as Yellowstone Public Radio. Lodge currently
lives and works in Billings.
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Louise Lamontagne
As Time Goes By II
Oil
22 x 30”
Est. Value: $1,800
Louise Lamontagne studied art at the University of Bridgeport, CT and the School of Visual
Concepts in Seattle. Lamontagne’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums
nationally and internationally. She has won numerous awards, and her collectors include
Seattle University, West One Bank, the City of Kent, WA, Oki Foundation, and MAM. She had
her first solo museum show at MAM in the summer of 2013. Lamontagne lives and works
in St. Ignatius, MT.
Dale Marie Muller
Shattered Strength
Graphite on paper
9 x 14”
Est. Value: $900
Dale Marie Muller was born in Queens, NY and grew up in New Jersey. She earned a BFA at the
University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1996. Mueller’s work has been featured in solo and group
shows in galleries and museums across the country. Her work recently travelled to the Hiram
Blauvelt Art Museum and the Booth Museum of Western Art with the exhibit Art and the Animal.
Muller currently resides in Roberts, MT.
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Marion Lavery
Red Tide
Acrylic, mixed media
30 x 38”
Est. Value: $1,100
Marion Lavery was born and raised outside of Philadelphia, PA. She earned a BA in applied
art from Penn State University, with additional study at the University of Minnesota, Western
New Mexico University, and the University of Montana. Lavery has worked professionally
as a graphic artist, store display designer, architectural draughtsman, calligrapher, book
binder, potter, and painter. She lives and works in Missoula.
Murth Murthy
Art Study at the Louvre
Acrylic
26 x 22”
Est. Value: $450
75% Donation
Murth Murthy came to the United States more than 50 years ago to pursue higher education.
He earned a BS in electric engineering, a BS in physics and an MS in electronics from the
University of Pennsylvania. Murthy digitally assembles parts of different photographs to form
an approximate rendering of the painting he wants. He then takes it into a program called Corel
Painter and paints, stroke-by-stroke, the scene using a graphics tablet, which is a computer
device that behaves like a brush. The final image is printed on canvas. Murthy then paints on
top of the image with acrylics to give it the look, texture, and feel that he wants.
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Willem Volkersz
Dog with Globe #2
Graphite and acrylic
30 x 22”
Est. Value: $1,000
100% Donation
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Continuing Exhibitions
ELIZABETH DOVE: CORPUS OF THE UNKNOWABLE
through January 31, 2015
RUBY JUBILEE ART AUCTION EXHIBITION
through February 4, 2015
KATE HUNT: RECENT WORKS
through February 21, 2015
FIFTH GRADE IDENTITY–IN A BOX!
through March 13, 2015
CROW’S SHADOW INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: SELECTED WORKS
through March 21, 2015
PAT ZENTZ: TRIO
through March 28, 2015
HEAVY METAL FROM THE COLLECTION
through April 4, 2015
Upcoming Exhibitions
BIG SKY INTERACTIVE
February 10 – 20, 2015
THEO ELLSWORTH: THOUGHT CLOUDS
February 20 - June 26, 2015
RENÉE BROWN: PROFUSION
February 27 - June 20, 2015
FOUR DECADES OF COLLECTING
March 13 - April 18, 2015
BIG SKY HIGH SCHOOL ART CLUB EXHIBITION
March 13 - May 29, 2015
JENESSE HILTON: RECENT GIFTS TO MAM COLLECTION
April 3 - August 22 , 2015
ANDY WARHOL COLLECTION: MUSEUM OF ART/ WSU
April 9 - August 15, 2015
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