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Character in Context 2025


Opening Reception: May 2nd, 5-8pm - Light food and beverages - Free Admission

The Largest Show of Illustration in the American West.

Artists in attendance: Elliot Lang , Sarah Finnigan ,Joanna Barnum, Cody Kuehl, Zak Pullen, Bruce Macpherson, Greg Manchess, Grant Cooley, Shawn Adomanis, Reiko Murakami, Tawny Fritz, Kaysha Siemens, Andrew Magrini, Kelley Hensing, Scott Brundage, Patrick Stacy, Dan Chudzinski, Colin and Kristine Poole, Jennifer Hrabota Lesser.

Artist Demonstrations: May 3, 10am - 12pm

Colin & Christine Poole - Sculpture

Greg Manchess - Oil Painting

Kaysha Siemens - Egg Tempura

Zak Pullen - Drawing/Painting

Joanna Barnum - Watercolor

Grant Cooley - Sanamagshi Ink

This show celebrates the enduring importance of illustration in the contemporary art sphere and is a direct contrast and rebuttal to artificially created artwork. This exhibit features process work from each artist, from preliminary drawings to color studies, accompanying final artworks, which will all be available for public purchase. This is the largest collection of original illustrations for sale from living illustrators in the Western United States, and is the most comprehensive presentation of processes from living and working illustrators ever collected in one space.

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L’Amour by Manchess

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June 6

Artist Lecture: Autumn Hunnicutt