Sandstone Gallery

Small Business Saturday
2023-11-25 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Avenue North, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
Shop small – Shop local!
Small business Saturday, nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s the perfect time to get out there and support your small local businesses! Sandstone Gallery will be open from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, November 25th, and many of our holiday items will be on display for you! Stop by and get those perfect, Montana Made treasures for your holiday giving, or for yourself!

“Christmas Magic” Members Art Show
2023-12-01 - 2023-12-23
CHRISTMAS MAGIC: Members Art Show
December 1st – 23rd
Art | Gifts | Pottery | Sculpture
Step into a world of enchantment! Our 14 artist elves have been hard at work crafting a magical showcase filled with holiday treasures just for you. From exquisite art pieces to charming gifts, pottery, and stunning sculptures, explore a wonderland of creativity perfect for yourself or your loved ones.
Large and Small, Prices for Every Budget
Find the ideal gift that speaks volumes without breaking the bank. Every purchase supports local artists and small businesses, fostering a stronger, more vibrant community.
Join us in celebrating the joy of the season through artistry and support for our talented community. Let’s make this holiday season truly magical!

ArtWalk Billings-December 2023
2023-12-02 17:00 - 21:00
FREE!
Sandstone Gallery will be participating in Holiday Stroll and Artwalk Billings. Our featured artists this month are Dick Cottrill, Nancy Morrison and Christine & Ken Denning.
“CHRISTMAS MAGIC”
Members Art Show
Enjoy our beautiful “Christmas Magic” show throughout the month of December. All of our artists have been busy creating delightful holiday and gift ideas for you!
Artists reception from 5-9 PM.
Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.
Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!

John Roberts - New Partner Member - Featured Artist
2024-01-16 - 2024-03-28
Please join us in welcoming our newest partner member, John Roberts.
“I relish the infinite possibility of that first mark on a canvas. I enjoy the chaos of the middle painting when I wonder if I should throw the whole thing in the trash. I savor the coalescing surprise of the final touches and the moment I can say, “It’s done.” For me the journey is as important as the destination and the process is as important as the final result. In that I find peace.”
John will be our featured artist in February and March. He will be present at Art Walk on February 2nd from 5 – 9PM, so please stop in and welcome him!
ABOUT JOHN
Some of John’s work:

Susan Nelson
2024-01-27 - 2024-03-23
Susan Nelson is our special guest artist for February and March.
Susan Nelson, a long-time resident of Montana, is a retired educator. She has been seriously painting since 1995. As a watercolor painter, she has concentrated on painting the landscapes and sites of eastern Montana. She has also done many paintings of abandoned homesteads extant throughout the southeastern part of the state. She has recently began painting with oils and is excited to see where this medium takes her.
Susan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education, a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics, a Master of Arts degree in art education and an Associate degree in Graphic Design.
She has won several awards at shows in western North Dakota, eastern Montana and, most recently, at Montana Fair.
Some of Susan’s work:

Billings Art Association - Edda Freestone
2024-02-01 - 2024-03-28
Edda Freestone
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: February/March 2024

Welcome to Sandstone, Edda!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Billings Art Association - Ev Bergeron
2024-02-01 - 2024-03-28
Ev Bergeron
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: February/March 2024
Welcome to Sandstone, Ev!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

ArtWalk Billings-February 2024
2024-02-02 17:00 - 21:00
FREE!
CELEBRATING WILL CRAIN
Stop in and say farewell to William Crain as he embarks on a new journey and to celebrate 17 years as a valued member of our Co-Op gallery.
FEATURED ARTIST

Please join us in welcoming our newest partner member and featured artist John Roberts. John is showing new work from the past three years which includes the beautiful landscapes and nature of Montana.

I relish the infinite possibility of that first mark on a canvas. I enjoy the chaos of the middle painting when I wonder if I should throw the whole thing in the trash. I savor the coalescing surprise of the final touches and the moment I can say, “It’s done.” For me the journey is as important as the destination and the process is as important as the final result. In that I find peace. –John Roberts

GUEST ARTIST
Our guest artist for February and March is Susan Nelson, a long-time resident of Montana, and retired educator. She has been seriously painting since 1995. As a watercolor painter, she has concentrated on painting the landscapes and sites of eastern Montana. She has also done many paintings of abandoned homesteads extant throughout the southeastern part of the state. She has recently began painting with oils and we are excited to see where this medium takes her.
BILLINGS ARTS ASSOCIATION
We have two wonderful artists representing Billings Arts Association. Edda Freestone and Ev Bergeron.
MEMBER ARTISTS
We’ve been busy improving our gallery, and everything is fabulously re-set, so there will be lots of new things to see. Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to present their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
Artists reception from 5-9 PM.
Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.

Farewell to William Crain Celebration
2024-02-02 17:00 - 21:00
FREE!
Stop in and say farewell to William as he embarks on a new journey and to celebrate 17 years as a valued member of our Co-Op gallery.
Sculptures & Paintings
About Will
Artists reception from 5-9 PM.

Teresa Brown
2024-04-01 - 2024-05-26
Teresa Brown
Featured Artist
Dates: April/May 2024
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.
SOME OF TERESA’S WORK
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ABOUT TERESA

Donna Moore
2024-04-01 - 2024-05-26
Donna Moore
Featured Artist
Dates: April/May 2024
Born and raised in central Montana, Donna graduated from Whitworth College with a science degree. From there, she went to Seattle where she worked as a medical technologist at Virginia Mason Medical Center for many years. Although her academic background was in the natural sciences, she had never completely abandoned her childhood dream of becoming an artist. Over the years she has catered to this dream whenever the opportunity availed itself, including elective credits in art while in college, sculpture classes at Seattle Community College and various drawing and painting workshops.
The last several years have been devoted to developing her own style, the direction that is influenced by her love for animals both wild and domestic. She wishes to capture the spirit and personality unique to each animal. Recently she has been exploring the use of a limited palette thus creating a harmony she finds pleasing.
Donna believes art completes ones soul whether an active participant or one who appreciates art, be it music, theater and/or the visual arts. She also believes a society that does not embrace the arts will falter and die.
SOME OF DONNA’S WORK
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ABOUT DONNA

Peter Herzog
2024-04-01 - 2024-05-26
Peter Herzog
Featured Artist
Dates: April/May 2024
Peter Herzog was born in Coburg Germany in 1943. In 1952, he moved to the United States, when his mother married a US soldier, making him an Army brat that moved around to different places such as Virginia, Louisiana, Texas and eventually to Ohio where he graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland. He then decided to follow in the footsteps of his Stepfather and joined the Army in 1964, in 1968 he served with the 10th Cavalry in Vietnam.
After returning home to the United States in December 1968, changed forever, in 1969, he visited a friend whom he had served with in Germany, here in Montana and moved here a month later.
He attended Eastern Montana College (now MSU-B) and during this time met his wife, Carole, and they settled down for the next 30 years. In the summer of 1999, Pete took a job in Seattle, WA as the Controller of a Mechanical Insulation Company until he retired in February of 2011, when he moved to Maricopa, Arizona. Three years later, Pete and Carole moved back to Billings, Montana. They have been married 50+ years. They have two amazing children and 3 grand kids, all boys.
Asking Pete what draws him to photography he said “About 18 years ago I received a black and white portrait for Christmas, and it was of my younger nephew and that is what got me started in photography. At that instant, I formed a connection with that image and decided that I wanted to be a photographer and shoot images that will allow me to freeze those moments and feelings in time.” He went on to say, “Photography is all about the subject, composition and light. In addition to that, I want my images to convey emotion. The world we live in is not a perfect place and some of my images will show that very thing. I try and tell it like it is through my photography. I want to bring out the beauty that we find in nature. The feeling in your soul when looking at a majestic landscape as our heart slowly beats when experiencing the Southwest’s amazing colorful Sunsets, when the blue-green ocean waves crash into the rocky shores we feel alive, and the simplicity of puppies, kittens and babies. A lot of us look at the world around us through rose-colored glasses and only see what we want to see. Hopefully through my images people can see and feel the world the way it really is.”
Suffering from PTSD, photography is my therapy. I can go out to take pictures in the morning and the next thing I know it is afternoon. Time just seems to fly, I love it.
One final word from the photographer: “Talk is cheap, it cost money to buy Whiskey.”
SOME OF PETER’S WORK

ABOUT PETER

Jean Posusta
2024-04-03 - 2024-05-26
Jean Posusta
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: April/May 2024
Welcome to Sandstone, Jean!

About Jean:
She can’t control her talent! Baby Boomer Jean Posusta has talent niches which cross cultures; painting, writing and directing and creating in a gamut of arts.
Broad brushes and unusually shaped or divided and frameless canvases intimate her acrylic stylings. Aspen groves and bayous draw you “back home”, as you stare at her canvas.
Capturing Montana’s serenity is her favorite ‘subject’. Her personal joy in viewing God’s creations is seen in her work, expressed through acrylics and ‘nature’s’ appendages affixed to her canvases. In an early retirement, Jean returned to the palette to create her current installation:
“Montana, Montana – It Bears Repeating”
Jean has previously displayed her talents in her home studio, Billings & Red Lodge Art Walks, decorating homes and shops, and Midwest shows.
Jean Posusta, as an author, has written and directed numerous Murder Mysteries for Performance, song lyrics and poetry; and several books, Hope We Don’t Go to Paulette’s Again Soon and Twisted Winds of Verango, I See You with My Heart, and Is Anybody Else Like Me? Adding quotes to outdoor photos mounted on natural slate is another art form used; called ‘Poetography’. Floral Design is one more endeavor where she expresses her artistic flairs. Over 100 of her holiday arrangement show pieces have been judged at the Yellowstone Art Museum, displayed in Show of Homes, and TimeSquare Furniture.
As a journalist, she was a key contributor for “Rocky Mountain 3”, and dedicated a book to Hospice about recovering from the death experience for families, It Just Doesn’t Make any Sense. In God and nature, Jean finds her catalysts.
While docenting children at the Yellowstone Art Museum, Jean became intrigued by regional artists Carol Hagan, Carol Spielman, and Harry Koyama. Jean dabbled as an art agent for a couple of friends and found she was reinspired while visiting galleries and got back to painting 10 years ago. Her art work is currently found in eight galleries around Montana.
SOME OF JEAN’S WORK:
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Lacie Tucker
2024-04-03 - 2024-05-26
Lacie Tucker
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: April/May 2024
Welcome to Sandstone, Lacie!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Art Walk Sandstone Gallery
2024-04-06 17:00 - 21:00
For April ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will be featuring Teresa Brown and Donna Moore. We are also welcoming back a beloved past member, photographer Peter Herzog as our newest member and featured artist. Our Billings Arts Association’s artists for April and May are Jean Posusta and Lacie Tucker.
Artists reception from 5-9 PM.
Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.
Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!

Madelein Bladow
2024-06-01 - 2024-07-27
Madelein Bladow
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2024

Madelein has studied with Allen Servoss, Tony Couch, Susan Blackwood, Mike Casper and Mary Blain. She assisted Mary in watercolor workshops in Cooke City for 14 years. She is a member of the Billings Arts Association and the Montana Watercolor Outfit.

SOME OF MADELEIN’S WORK
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Lana Bittner
2024-06-01 - 2024-07-27
Lana Bittner
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2024

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.
Lana has attended classes and workshops from Glenda Ramsey, Elliott Eaton, Mike Capser, Gloria Miller Allen, Caroline Buchanan, Joe Fettingis, Sterling Edwards, Stan Miller, Mark Mehaffey.
Georgia O’Keefe’s quote ”I found I could say things with color and movement that I couldn’t say in other ways” has been inspirational to her.

SOME OF LANA’S WORK
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Dixie Wilson
2024-06-04 - 2024-07-30
Dixie Wilson
Welcome New Artist
Dates: June/July 2024

Nature has always given me a sense of peace and tranquil-
ity and being raised in the country of Southeastern Montana gave me an appreciation of the outdoors and nature at an early age. I grew up around cowboys, horses, beautiful wide-open spaces and all of its living creatures. I suppose this sparked my interest in photographing the wild horses of the Pryor Moun- tains, McCullough Peaks of Wyoming, Onaqui horses of Utah and Salt River horses of Arizona. The cowboy way of life has sparked my interest since I was a small child as my dad was
a true cowboy and I was raised around cowboys & ranchers.
Photographing these subjects soon became my passion as I began to follow the light in pursuit of many other subjects such as wildlife, flowers, landscape and anything of beauty. A fleeting moment of a mood or feeling is what I strive to achieve with my camera so that I can share these moments with others through my camera lens.

SOME OF DIXIE’S WORK

Janice Polzen
2024-06-04 - 2024-07-29
Janice Polzen
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2024

I am an artist from Detroit, Michigan that has fallen in love with the mountains of Montana and have called this land home for almost a decade. This new series of work is titled Places and Things. In this group of oil paintings, I am exploring the relationships we have with where we go and the stuff we use. The insights a particular place can hold, the nostalgia that can linger, and familiarity that can lead to objectification. The memories an object can hold, the questions it can raise, and the purpose it serves. I am creating a narrative within the juxtaposition of a particular object and a particular place. These images hold both personal sentiment and universal metaphor.

SOME OF JANICE’S WORK

Billings Arts Association - Sara-Beth Guilford
2024-06-04 - 2024-07-29
Sara-Beth Guilford
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: June/July 2024
Welcome to Sandstone, Sara-Beth!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Billings Arts Association - Jan Fujita
2024-06-04 - 2024-07-29
Jan Fujita
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: June/July 2024
Artist’s Statement: My journey in creating visual art has been a long and winding one beginning in Montana, where I was born . I was fortunate to be taught by many of the who’s who of local art teachers and professors.
I always loved to sketch, paint and play with clay. After living in Japan I realized I had an affinity for the bold colors and patterns of block prints by Hiroshige and, the subtle sophisticated patterns of kimono and other fabric arts ubiquitous to Japan. This experience gave me multitudes of inspiration for my digitally created works and also, polymer clay pieces.
I hope you enjoy my offerings as much as I did creating them!

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Art Walk Sandstone Gallery
2024-06-07 17:00 - 21:00
For June ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will be featuring artists Lana Bittner and Madelein Bladow with special guest artist Janice Polzen. We also welcome artistic photographer Dixie Wilson as our newest member. Our Billings Arts Association’s artists for June and July are Sara-Beth Guilford and Jan Fujita.
Artists reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM.
Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.
Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!

Featured Artist: Dick Cottrill
2024-08-01 - 2024-09-30
Dick Cottrill
Featured Artist
Dates: August – September 2024

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

Featured Artist - Christine Denning
2024-08-01 - 2024-09-30
Christine & Ken Denning
Featured Artist
Dates: August – September 2024

Christine takes the ordinary and turns it into extraordinary jewelry!
“I have always had an interest and desire to discover new ways to reuse items both functional and artistically, hence my newfound passion for making jewelry from repurposed tin. I seek inspiration from vintage tin like Canister sets, Serving Trays, Tea boxes, etc. And often include found objects from other sources, I also enjoy the versatility of combinations using cuffs/ bracelets and earrings and necklaces. Hope to see you there!”

About Christine & Ken

Art Walk Sandstone Gallery
2024-08-02 17:00 - 21:00
For August ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will be featuring stunning watercolors on canvas by Dick Cottrill and jewelry by Christine & Ken Denning. Guest artists are Mana Lesman with a collection of oil paintings ranging from decorative whimsy to serious statements about humanity, and Matt Berg with some new whimsical pieces. Billings Arts Association’s artists for August and September are Lynnsey Slanina and Susan DaVonne.
Artists reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.
Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!
DOWNTOWN BILLINGS HIGHLIGHTS:
Summer is a special time of year for downtown. For August’s First Friday come celebrate the season with the downtown Billings community by joining us for an evening downtown at the Summer Stroll.
The Summer Stroll includes various downtown businesses, retail shops, and other activated downtown spaces with extended hours, end of season deals, chalk on the walk, live entertainment, specials, and loads of summer joy. Featured on this night is also the August Art Walk which celebrates fine art with local and regional artists, at nearly 30 art galleries and downtown locations.

Guest Artist - Mana Lesman
2024-08-02 17:00 - 2024-09-27 14:00
Mana Lesman
Guest Artist
OPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Show Dates: Through September 2021
Mana Lesman, featured artist at Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Ave. N., Billings, for the August 2nd Art Walk will be showing a collection of oil paintings ranging from decorative whimsy to serious statements about humanity. Ms. Lesman paints with the belief that art is communication as well as decor and entertainment. Her Graphic Surrealist oils speak to both those purposes. Works will be on display thru August and September.
Graphic Surrealism, a definition by artist and ‘ism creator, Mana Lesman
Written October 14, 2006
Combining abstract symbolism with recognizable images, Mana Lesman has drawn much of her inspiration from original forms of our alphabet, hieroglyphics and other symbols of ancient cultures. She calls her work “graphic surrealism.” Of particular interest are pieces featuring the periodic table of elements; the alphabet; myriad architectural elements: especially those of decoration or “gingerbread” on buildings both ancient and modern; myths; early Celtic and northern European decorative designs including knot patterns and key patterns; jewelry, carpet, ceramics and fabric decoration. It appears to me, says Lesman, that at some point in time, all of these decorative images carried significant messages and were probably precursors to signs, symbols and ultimately writing. We have long since forgotten the specific messages they conveyed, but such ‘decorations’ (such as the egg and dart borders on room interiors, Ukrainian Easter egg decorations, the paisley design on fabrics) still strike a deep chord in us and satisfy some deep need to find meaning and comfort in our universe.
The seeds of graphic surrealism came when I was experimenting with tempera,” says the Billings native who returned to Montana in 1985. “I was toying with abstract shapes I could twist and contort.”
Part of Lesman’s inspiration was the graffiti art she saw in Chicago, “But I just don’t paint on trains or school yards,” she says. “I also did not wish to copy the young graffiti artists of the mid ‘80s but chose to go in my own direction.”
Starting with old symbols and pictograms, seeing these as “ancient graffiti” the artist first dubbed her work, “heiro-graffiti.”
“It came together in bits and pieces,” she says. “I read National Geographic a lot while my father was ill, and began reading about Middle Eastern cultures and archeology. There are a lot of decorative motifs in architecture and jewelry, many of which have meaning. I think they speak to something elemental in us—some go back 30,000 years to caves in Europe and Palestine.
Lesman does a lot of reading and study of ancient myth and history to inspire the development of images for her paintings. From North American Native American symbols to East Indian Chakras, no early society is without its “decorative” symbols and juxtaposed to each other, they have lessons to teach us about the universal qualities of mankind, about the ebb and flow of cultures, and the specific interpretations of “that which is beautiful” which touches us all.
No two of Lesman’s paintings are the same, and most are quite dissimilar. Each is a message of beauty and, according to Lesman, “a question” of why the specific images were chosen and “what” the message was meant to convey.
Statement by the Artist,
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

Guest Artist - Matt Berg
2024-08-02 17:00 - 2024-09-27 14:00
Matt Berg
Guest Artist
OPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Show Dates: Through September 2021

Artist’s Statement:
”I feel that for myself, personally, the most important element of art is beauty. I strive to paint subjects that have impact in that regard. Aesthetically, the subject of women has the most effect on the public and is the most challenging of the genres. Tasteful, figurative art means so much to me, and I hope I will always be inspired by it.”
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Billings Arts Association - Lynnsey Slanina
2024-08-03 - 2024-09-27
Lynnsey Slanina
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: August/September 2024
Lynnsey’s art is known for capturing a slice of everyday life-achieved on a street corner, battling the elements, navigating through human interaction, whilst balancing art materials and ideas. She has always been attracted to capturing scenes quickly, and preserving the moment, as it is most like representing scenes for theatre.
Lynnsey was classically trained as a costume designer and scenic artist and worked professionally as a costume designer for many years. Her Master of Fine Arts degree is from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She went on to join Florida School of the Arts as a tenured professor. There, she taught everything from drawing & painting to sewing, and scenic design. She retired from teaching in 2010, moving home to Montana after living for a decade on the east coast. She currently resides near Edgar and records snippets of time in and around Billings.
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Billings Arts Association - Susan DaVonne
2024-08-03 - 2024-09-27
Susan DaVonne
Billings Arts Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: August/September 2024

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Featured Artist: Jennifer Baretta
2024-10-01 - 2024-11-27
Jennifer Baretta
Featured Artist
Dates: October/November 2024

Born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming, Jennifer Baretta has been creating art in various mediums her whole life. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Art’s degree from the University of Wyoming where she developed her love of ceramics. Lately, she’s been dabbling with watercolor paint in addition to clay. She also enjoys acrylics, oils and mixing mediums. Her studio, BelPhia Creative, is located in a country setting where she has an amazing space to create. She also offers ceramics classes and loves sharing her love of clay. You can find her work at the Sandstone Gallery located in Downtown Billings.
ABOUT JENNIFER
