Sandstone Gallery

Featured Artist: Teresa Brown
2021-10-01 - 2021-11-30 | Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Avenue North, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
Teresa Brown
Featured Artist
Dates: October 1 – November 30, 2021

Teresa has loved to paint since she was ten years old. She has taken classes in all mediums as a source for finding find her own style and a way to express herself through her art. Through the use of color, passion and love she brings her subject of her paintings to life. She sees art as a way to bring forth a memory or a feeling. Her goal is for art to bring beauty to the world through each of her brushstrokes. She is able to open a window for the viewer to enter and experience the subject as it flows around them. Her experiences and the beauty of Montana inspire her. Teresa captures the essence of wildlife and nature with the goal to produce an emotional response and a feeling that even in the smallest detail, nothing is taken for granted.

ABOUT TERESA

Guest Artist - Phil Bell
2021-10-01 - 2021-11-30
Phil Bell
Guest Artist
Dates: October 1 – November 30, 2021

Stunning photography and sculpture!
Please Join us
Opening Night
Friday, October 1st
5 – 9 PM
On display through November
Welcome to Sandstone, Phil!
Phil’s career in photography is as diverse as it is extensive. Starting with a four year stint as a photojournalist with the Billings Gazette, Phil went on to own his own portrait studio for 18yrs. There he compiled an impressive list of awards and honors. The most notable of which is the Professional Photographers of America’s “ Master of Photography”. Phil was one of the first in his state to earn the designation “ Certified Professional Photographer” from the P.P.of A. In the first ten years of owning his own studio, Phil won over thirty first place awards and was awarded his states highest honor “ Photographer of the Year” five times. After selling his studio in the early 90’s, Phil began working as a free lance commercial photographer and producer of fine-art photography and sculpture.
Phil has exhibited and sold his work throughout the Billings area. Most notable of which includes: Sandstone Gallery, Montana Photographic Arts, and Yellowstone Art Museum. He has purchased exhibit space and shown his work for sale at several venues around Billings. The Billings Arts Association, of which he is a member, has been a successful showcase for his photography. He has also won several awards from The Photographic Society of New York. (an international photographic salon competition)
Past President of the Montana Professional Photographers Assoc.
Past President of the Photographic Institute of the Yellowstone
Past President of the Billings Advertising Federation
Past President of the Glass Reunion Corvette Club

GALLERY:

Billings Art Association - Cynthia Kessler
2021-10-02 - 2021-11-30
Cynthia Kessler
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: October 1 – November 30

Welcome to Sandstone, Cynthia!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

GALLERY:

Billings Art Association - Deb Lund
2021-10-02 - 2021-11-30
Deb Lund
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: October 1 – November 30

Welcome to Sandstone, Deb!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

First Fridays Downtown Billings - Nov
2021-11-05 17:00 - 20:00 UTC
SPECIAL JEWELRY SHOW – ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Friday, November 5th Sandstone Gallery will be hosting a special one night only jewelry show with local hand made jewelry. Perfect for Christmas gifts! Come on downtown for a nice dinner and stroll over to Sandstone Gallery to see the beautiful jewelry, paintings, sculpture, pottery and more.

ArtWalk Billings-Dec
2021-12-03 17:00 - 21:00
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Artwalk Billings. Many or all of our artists will be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
FEATURED ARTISTS DECEMBER/JANUARY 2021: Maria Isabel Bonilla, Donna Moore, Mary Hopper
GUEST ARTISTS: Mana Lesman, James Seward

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES – MANA LESMAN AND FOND MEMORIES – JAMES SEWARD, JOINT SHOW (About Mana)
2021-12-03 17:00 - 2022-01-30 14:00
About Mana Lesman
Guest Artist
OPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION DECEMBER 3, 2021 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Show Dates: Through December 2021
by appointment January 2021
I PAINT WHAT I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT. THAT INCLUDES MANY THINGS: THE EARTH, ITS LIFE FORMS, MAN AND WOMAN, HISTORY, THE FUTURE, THE PHILOSOPHIES THAT GOVERN OUR PERCEPTION OF ALL OF THESE. I SEEK TO MAKE VISIBLE MY FEELINGS BECAUSE I THINK IT VITAL TO AWAKEN CONSCIOUSNESS, MY OWN AND MY AUDIENCE. THE VISUAL ARTS ARE A DIRECT CONDUIT INTO OUR DEEPEST SENSES OF FEELING AND AWARENESS. LONG BEFORE WRITING THESE VISUALS AWAKENED IN US A SENSE OF OTHERS AND THE WORLDS AROUND US, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. EVEN NOW, THESE AWARENESSES DETERMINE OUR COURSE OF ACTION AND HOPEFULLY AID US IN MAKING RATIONAL AND RELEVANT MOVES IN OUR LIVES. MY ART IS DEDICATED TO THAT AWAKENING.
Mana Lesman began drawing and painting in the mountains of Montana where she grew up. Having spent the early sixties studying art and architecture at Denver University, Kansas State University and Kansas City Art Institute, the artist traveled across the United States observing people and making sketches. In 1964 she settled in Chicago where she worked the next seven years as a product designer. During this time, she turned her artistic skills toward recording the scenes and the people of Chicago. To the people of the area she was known as ‘la Pintora’, the ‘Lady Painter’ and was often found in schoolyards or side streets painting in watercolor or oil. Ms. Lesman began exhibiting in 1976 and has since had over 100 one-woman shows in the U.S. and Canada. Her work is currently in galleries in Hardin, Red Lodge and Helena, and is accessible on the internet through the major search engines.
In 1978, while Fine Arts Director for Elixir Gallery in Chicago, she received a poster design award from the World Without War Committee, Midwest. She also received awards in 1981 and 1982 from the City of Chicago for work exhibited in the Palmer Square Festivals. She received the Grand Champion Fine Arts award in 1990 as well as many First Place awards for her paintings at Montana Fair in Billings.
Ms. Lesman designed and directed the painting of two murals in Chicago, “The People of Richmond Street United,” in 1979, funded by the Illinois Arts Council; and “Mujeres Latinas en Accion” (“Latin Women in Action”), 1982-83. She served as juror for city and community sponsored art exhibits and instructed art and dance in Public Schools, community centers and her own not-for-profit organization, Lesman Studio, Inc. from 1979 through the present. In 1980, ’81 and ’82, Ms Lesman received monies from the Chicago Council on Fine Arts to teach visual art workshops to young people and subsequently she served on a panel to select recipients of similar grants.
In 1985, Ms. Lesman returned to her birthplace, Billings, Montana with her family. She has continued painting and teaching. She taught at Lockwood School, Young Artists’ Studio, Growth Thru Art, City of Laurel, West Park Village, Billings Parks and Recreation and Rainbow House. Currently she still instructs art at the Billings Community Center and through the YMCA Artist’s Voice program, and the Summer Art Academy at Rocky Mountain College. In 1988 she received a grant from the Montana Children’s Trust Fund to produce silkscreen posters. She painted a horse in the “Horse of Course” program in 2002.
Mana and her husband, painter and sculptor, James Seward coordinated the fine arts component of the Senior Sports and Arts Festival for 10 years. They also held administrative roles in the Billings Arts Association. Currently their time is spent painting, teaching and exhibiting their work. Ms. Lesman is dedicated to seeing arts reach out to the community in every possible way. Her direction has been to raise people consciousness, to enhance their understanding of their roots, their beliefs, their labor and ultimately themselves through art.
Mana Lesman
18 Maier Ln.
Billings, Mt. 5910
(406)-252-5780
E-mail: pintoramt@gmail.com
Her work may be viewed on her website: manalesman.com

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES – MANA LESMAN AND FOND MEMORIES – JAMES SEWARD, JOINT SHOW (About James)
2021-12-03 17:00 - 2022-01-30 14:00
About James Seward
Guest Artist
OPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION DECEMBER 3, 2021 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Show Dates: Through December 2021
by appointment January 2021
JAMES SEWARD – WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
When I was a little boy I used to look at pieces of material and try to envision what was hidden inside. With a sculptor’s first and favorite tool, a pocketknife, I tried to release these things from their bonds, with varying degrees of success. Constantly experimenting with new materials, given time and experience, I brought these things to life. After exhausting many pocket knives and home made tools, and finally moving from Minnesota (a veritable wasteland for sculptors) I discovered many sources of help and inspiration. I finally found a school that could teach the techniques of sculpture in Washington State where I lived and worked most of my adult life. My medium of choice is the lost wax process for bronze sculpture. I learned this process at the Powell Bronze Foundry in Kalispell, Montana.
Opening a bronze casting foundry in 1978 was the pivotal point from amateur enthusiasm to professional reality. Building the foundry to 10 full time employees, I cast bronze sculptures for artists from North Carolina to Anchorage, Alaska for the next ten years. I also cast my own sculpture. I exhibited works in Washington, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon and California.
I received the award of Second Place in the over-all Sculpture Category at the 1980 Belleview Art Fair. I have also received miscellaneous other awards and ribbons at art exhibits through the years. I have chosen classic subject matter as my venue of expression and have largely concentrated on works of the female nude.
I left Washington in 1995. With sojourns back in Minnesota and in Wyoming, I moved to Billings, Montana in 2003. I now teach sculpture for the YMCA Poets on the Prairie Program and have begun learning to paint in watercolors and oils as well as doing sculpture. My wife, Mana and I are combining our talents in exhibiting our work together.
I always look at my work with amazement and amusement. I am amazed at what the small boy with the pocketknife has accomplished when I look at the sculpture on the stand. And the arts never cease to thrill and captivate me. I thoroughly delight in teaching young people the techniques and skills that I sought so fervently as a youth.
On display through December
Welcome to Sandstone, James!
James Seward
18 Maier Ln.
Billings, Mt. 5910
(406)-252-5780
E-mail: pintoramt@gmail.com
His work may be viewed on her website: mtsculptor1@gmail.com

Featured Artist: Mary Hopper
2021-12-03 17:00 - 2022-01-30 14:00
Mary Hopper
Featured Artist
Dates: December/January
Mary Hopper is one of our artists that creates beautiful functional art. Her pottery pieces are one of a kind a the mugs make for a perfect cup to sip your morning coffee out of. Mary changes her pieces throughout the year so new things are always being added.

ABOUT MARY

Featured Artist: Nancy Morrison
2022-02-01 - 2022-03-31
Nancy Morrison
Featured Artist
Dates: Feb 1 – March 31, 2022

Nancy Morrison is a maker as well as an artist. Her diverse artistic pursuits include drawing and painting, sewing and needlework, music, ceramics, jewelry, carpentry, writing, editing, and typesetting—just to name a few. Stop in and see her beautiful work!

ABOUT NANCY

Featured Artist: Dick Cottrill
2022-02-01 - 2022-03-31
Dick Cottrill
Featured Artist
Dates: Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2022

Wildlife is a passion for Dick and as such he strives to not only capture the essence of an animal but also their habitats. As a retired Art Teacher for SD2 he is able to spend his time pursuing his passions and spending time with family and in the outdoors.

ABOUT DICK

ArtWalk Billings-February 2022
2022-02-04 17:00 - 21:00
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Artwalk Billings. Many or all of our artists will be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
FEATURED ARTISTS FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022: Dick Cottrill and Nancy Morrison
GUEST ARTISTS: Billings Art Association “Miniatures” Exhibit

First Fridays Downtown Billings - MARCH 2022
2022-03-04 17:00 - 20:00
Open Friday March 4th 10AM – 8PM
FEATURED ARTISTS :
Dick Cottrill
Nancy Morrison
Billings Art Association “Miniatures” show
SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION:
Our featured artist Dick Cottrill will be demonstrating his awesome watercolor skills and will be available to answer your questions about his techniques from 5 – 8 PM. Dick received his Master of Art Degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1978. After having taught art in the Billings Public School system for 38 years, Dick’s retirement gives him time to pursue his passion and spend time with his family. Stop in and say hi!

First Fridays Downtown Billings - MAY 2022
2022-03-04 17:00 - 20:00

Spring Art Challenge 2022
2022-04-01 - 2022-05-31
Spring Art Challenge
FEATURED EXHIBIT
Dates: April 1 – May 31

Local artists were challenged with creating an 8″ x 8″ canvas depicting “Springtime in Montana”. Please support our community and check out the beautiful works. Awards will be announced during Art Walk and visitors may vote on “People’s Choice” award.

Featured Artist: William Crain
2022-04-01 - 2022-05-31
William Crain
Featured Artist
Current Exhibition: Sculpture and Paintings
Dates: April 1 – May 31, 2022
Opening night reception Friday, April 1sr, 2022 – 5pm – 9pm
William is a ‘direct stone carver’ meaning: no drawing necessary. He carves alabaster, which is softer than marble in beautiful colors of sepia to oatmeal, which he quarried in Anza Borrego, CA, and orange alabaster quarried in Parawan, Utah. Each and every one of of Will’s paintings are drawn from his own photos. Please join us for an amazing show.

Guest Artist - Burl Jones
2022-04-01 - 2022-05-31
Burl Jones
Guest Artist
Dates: April 1 – May 31, 2022

Stunning bronze sculpture
Please Join us
Opening Night
Friday, April 1st
5 – 9 PM
On display through May
Welcome to Sandstone, Burl!
West Virginia, in its rich traditions and culture, nurtured an artistic sensibility in Burl Jones that would build into one of the country’s most respected careers in bronze sculpture. Born near Charleston, Burl excelled in academics and athletics, attending West Virginia University on a football scholarship, and graduating Summa Cum Laude from m the School of Dentistry in 1966.
A two-year stint in the United States Public Health Service brought him to the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. This exposure to Native American culture, western wildlife and frontier ethics would prove to be a major influence on his work.
His family shares his enthusiasm for nature, wilderness, and artistic creation. After 25 years of dentistry, Burl shifted gears to focus entirely on his sculpture. Clay and wax are his mediums now, and they provide a way of expressing his love for those interests that dominated his life. Wildlife, mountain men, Native Americans, fishermen, and hunters all come to have a life of their own under his skilled hands.
Over 200 original sculptures have been produced in limited editions and sold to collectors world-wide.

GALLERY:

Featured Artist: Mary Hopper
2022-04-01 - 2022-05-31
Mary Hopper
Featured Artist
Dates: April/May 2022
Mary Hopper is one of our artists that creates beautiful functional art. Her pottery pieces are one of a kind a the mugs make for a perfect cup to sip your morning coffee out of. Mary changes her pieces throughout the year so new things are always being added.

ABOUT MARY

ArtWalk Billings-April 2022
2022-04-01 17:00 - 21:00
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Artwalk Billings. Many or all of our artists will be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
FEATURED ARTISTS APRIL/MAY 2022:
Mary Hopper
William CrainWilliam Crain
Spring Art Challenge (Awards announced at Art Walk)
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST APRIL/MAY 2022: Burl Jones

Featured Artist: Madelein Bladow
2022-06-01 - 2022-07-30
Madelein Bladow
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2022

Madelein paints what appeals to her and hopes that others will find enjoyment in her work. She works primarily in transparent watercolor but experiments with new water media techniques. Her subject range is varied and includes landscapes, abstracts and collages. Stop in and see her beautiful work!

ABOUT MADELEIN

Featured Artist: Maria Isabel Bonilla
2022-06-01 - 2022-07-30
Maria Isabel Bonilla
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2022

“My work is influenced by an intense sense of nostalgia for my homeland of Colombia. I find inspiration in elements like Prehispanic art, Salsa music, childhood memories and native flora and fauna. I consider my artwork “Tropical Surrealism with a hint of Salsa music” and favor a flashy, psychedelic aesthetic that combines traditional mediums like acrylics and watercolors with more unexpected materials like glitter, animal skulls, antlers, sequins and gemstones. I find joy in creating intricate, lavish images where explosive color, bold lines and seductive shimmer play an essential role in mesmerizing the viewer. I strive to celebrate “The Colombian Spirit” through my art.”

ABOUT ISA

Billings Art Association - Ev Bergeron
2022-06-03 - 2022-07-29
Ev Bergeron
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: June/July 2022

Welcome to Sandstone, Ev!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Some of Ev’s work:

Billings Art Association - Linda Franson
2022-06-03 - 2022-07-29
Linda Franson
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: June/July 2022

Welcome to Sandstone, Linda

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

SOME OF LINDA’S WORK:

ArtWalk Billings-June 2022
2022-06-03 17:00 - 21:00
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Artwalk Billings. Many or all of our artists will be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
FEATURED ARTISTS JUNE/JULY 2022:
Madelein Bladow
Maria Isabel Bonilla
BILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION ARTISTS JUNE/JULY 2022:
Linda Franson
Ev Bergeron
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST JUNE/JULY 2022:
Matthew Berg

Featured Artist: Lana Bittner
2022-08-01 - 2022-09-30
Lana Bittner
Featured Artist
Dates: August 1 – September 30, 2022

Lana is an eastern Montana native – She left her career in banking and followed her passion for art and painting to Sandstone Gallery, becoming a member in 2004..
Her chosen medium is watercolor; however, experimenting with the technique of ink/alcohol she developed her “signature style” of adding an air of mystery to her paintings. She has received recognition and awards in area art shows in contemporary and abstract categories – Her work in watercolor won her the “People’s Choice Award in 2013 & 2014 at The Rocky Mountain Regional Exhibit in Red Lodge. Mt.

ABOUT LANA

Featured Artist: Donna Moore
2022-08-01 - 2022-09-30
Donna Moore
Featured Artist
Dates: August/September 2022

Donna Moore is a master at details in miniature work. Her animals are full of life and intricate details. Donna believes that the eyes speak to our inner beings and that they truly are the windows to the soul.

ABOUT DONNA

Billings Art Association - Patricia Mutch
2022-08-02 - 2022-09-30
Patricia MUTCH
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: August/September 2022

Welcome to Sandstone, Patricia

SOME OF PATRICIA’S WORK:

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Guest Artist - Jaime E. Stevens
2022-08-02 - 2022-08-31
Jaime E. Stevens
Guest Artist
Dates: August/September 2022

Amazing Textiles
Please Join us
Opening Night
Friday, August 5th
5 – 9 PM
On display through August
Welcome to Sandstone, Jaime!
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
JAIME E. STEVENS
I have been weaving for over 35 years, but only recently began weaving wall hangings. I began when the covid-19 lockdown occurred when I was looking for things to occupy all the newly-acquired free time. My husband suggested I try some wall hangings.
Once started, I could hardly stop. My hangings are mostly in a technique called “saori,” which is a Japanese Zen term meaning that everything has its own individual dignity. It is a free form style using the plainest weaving, but augmented by other techniques such as inlay, looping, tatter weave, clasped weft, rya knots and the use of a wave stick which creates undulating patterns in the weft. The fibers I use range from wool, cotton and silk to rayon and Tencel and a few synthetic ribbons.
I have always been attracted to working with color and this was the reason I became a weaver in the first place. My inspirations come from many sources, but most of these hangings are inspired by the colors of the natural world or from an intriguing bit of yarn. I use the landscape around me and also work from photographs. Lately I have started embellishing my work with vintage buttons which I have collected over the years.
My scarves, ponchos and shawls are all of my own design and range from a lacy scarf to a warm woolen poncho with a hand-knitted collar.
The act of weaving also appeals to my tactile sense, which is very soothing, and it is very rhythmic when passing the shuttle back and forth. I quite often listen to music of all kinds from jazz to opera when I weave.
SOME OF JAIME’S WORK:

ArtWalk Billings-August 2022
2022-08-05 17:00 - 21:00
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Artwalk Billings. Many or all of our artists will be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
FEATURED ARTISTS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022:
DONNA MOORE
LANA BITTNER
BILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION ARTISTS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022:
JEAN POSUSTA
PATRICIA MUTCH
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST AUGUST 2022:
JAIME E. STEVENS
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST SEPTEMBER 2022:
MARY KNAPP

Mary Knapp - Guest Artist
2022-09-01 - 2022-10-30
Mary Knapp
Guest Artist
Dates: September / October 2022

Former gallery member and amazing Artist, Mary Knapp
Please join us in welcoming former gallery member Mary Knapp with her gorgeous fused glass as our guest artist during the months of September and October. Be sure to stop in the gallery to see these amazing pieces. They are stunning!

SOME OF MARY’S WORK:
Juxtaposition 31 x 7 fused glassOn Our Way 14 x 24 fused glassRoyalty 18.5 x 27 fused glassWhich Way 15 x 26 fused glass
