The Art Education Department at The University of Montana engages in
field trips to
The Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Gallery at The
Missoula Art Museum
The Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Gallery is dedicated to honor the
creative cultural contributions of American Indian people to contemporary art, and to insure
that Indian artists will always have a place to celebrate that contribution.
Recent Exhibitions:
Rick Gendron
MAM is honored to host Spokane
artist Ric Gendron's exhibition
entitled Rattlebone. Gendron, a
member of the Arrow Lakes Band of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville, has an expressive style
elucidating compositions rooted in
his culture's traditions and the
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stories of his own experiences.
DATES:
November 02, 2012 - March 31, 2013
Dwayne Wilcox
Ledger Art has a rich history with
the Plains people, but like many
contemporary artists, Wilcox uses
the ledger paper as a platform for
contemporary expression. Wilcox is
unique amongst many of the
contemporary ledger artists, for his
work is steeped in humor and irony.
DATES:
June 01 - October 21, 2012
Rick Bartow
Rick Bartow was born on the coast
of Oregon at Newport in 1946, not
far from his ancestral lands in
northern California. Bartow is a
Native American of Wiyot heritage
and this cultural foundation has
played a large role in his art as a
source of imagery and story.
Additionally, he has always
acknowledged a deep debt to
contemporary Native American
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artists such as Fritz Scholder, Joe
Feddersen, Lillian Pitt, and James
Lavadour.
DATES:
November 04, 2011 - January 31, 2012
James Lavadour
MAM is delighted to host James
Lavadour: Horse Stories, one of the
region's most celebrated and
respected artists. Lavadour has
been described as a self taught
painter, but the works featured in
this exhibition speak more than
ever to a mature, savvy, driven and
hard working contemporary artist.
DATES:
February 15 - May 25, 2012
Wendy Red Star
MAM is pleased to present Wendy
Red Star’s first solo museum
exhibition My Home Is Where My
Tipi Sits (Crow Country). Born in
Billings, MT and raised on the
nearby Crow Indian Reservation,
Red Star’s visual language speaks
sincerely about her experiences as a
Crow Indian in contemporary
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society.
DATES:
August 05 - October 23, 2011
Kevin Red Star
MAM is pleased to present Kevin
Red Star, a celebrated artist in our
region. Red Star draws from his
Crow tradition and culture for his
subjects, both historical and
modern.
DATES:
April 02 - August 27, 2010
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