Featured Artist - John Kennedy
2024-12-01 - 2024-12-31 | Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Avenue North, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
John Kennedy
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: December 2024
John Kennedy is featured through the month of December. John paints in watercolor, pen and wash, pencil, and in words. His beautiful works speak volumes about him, and his wonderful urban sketches show life among the streets of Billings.
When asked about his art, John says: “I’m trying to tell you something about my life.” That is what I really want in my art, and in my life. By reflecting myself honestly in my art, words, and life, I hope to connect with people who share some common values. If I can show you something that I created, thought, and felt, and that touches you in some way, I think that connects us.”

ABOUT JOHN

Featured Artist: Mary Hopper
2024-12-01 - 2024-12-31
Mary Hopper
Featured Artist
Dates: December, 2024
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

Susan Martinez
2024-12-02 - 2024-12-31
Susan Martinez
Welcome New Artist
Dates: October/November 2024

My vision is bold and ambitious, rooted in a desire to create from the core of my being. Every piece I paint is a testament to my journey, learning my heritage, and my unwavering faith and commitment to God.

Meet Susan, a multi-passionate woman, whose life is a testament to dedication, creativity, and faith. For over 20 years, she has been a devoted wife, and more than 30 years, a nurturing mother. Recently, she’s embraced the joyous role of Grammy, bringing boundless love and wisdom to the next generation.

Susan possesses a diverse range of skills and talents, including a BS degree in human services, certificates in herbalism & manicuring, and over 13+ years of experience as a self-employed business owner.As an emerging artist, author and the founder of Creating to Heal™️, she blends her creativity and knowledge to promote wholistic healing. She and her husband also own an insurance agency.

Welcome to Sandstone, Susan!
More about Susan

SOME OF SUSAN’S WORK:

Art Walk & Holiday Stroll
2024-12-06 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
Celebrate the Season at Sandstone Gallery –
December ArtWalk & Holiday Stroll
This December, Sandstone Gallery is proud to showcase the stunning ink and watercolor works of John Kennedy, alongside the elegant ceramic creations of Mary Hopper. These talented artists will transform the gallery into a visual feast, perfect for the holiday season.
In addition, our artists have been busy preparing our “Christmas Magic” Members’ Holiday Shop featuring a delightful array of unique, handcrafted gifts. From vibrant paintings and one-of-a-kind ornaments to intricate jewelry, pottery, and more – everything in our shop is Made in Montana!
Take a walk through Downtown Billings for Holiday Stroll, and join us for an Artists’ Reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. You’ll have the chance to meet many of our 14 member artists, learn about their creative processes, and discover the inspiration behind their work.
We invite you to enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and holiday cheer in downtown. It’s the perfect opportunity to find something special for yourself or a loved one!
Click on the links above to explore more about our featured artists and see examples of their beautiful work.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Featured Artist: Lana Bittner
2025-02-01 - 2025-03-22
Lana Bittner
Featured Artist
Dates: February/March 2025

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

Portfolio
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Featured Artist: Teresa Brown
2025-02-01 - 2025-03-22
Teresa Brown
Featured Artist
Dates: February-March, 2025
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

Some of Teresa’s work:
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Downtown Billings Valentine's Giveaway
2025-02-01 - 2025-02-10
30 downtown businesses, including Sandstone Gallery, are participating in a fun and easy event for all. Simply stop by our location and other downtown businesses listed below to enter to win a Downtown prize pack of treats, goodies, and gifts for you or your Valentine. No purchase necessary! Have fun!

Art House Billings
Aspinwall
Big Dipper Ice Cream
Brockel’s Chocolates
Ciao Mambo
Cricket Clothing Co
Downtown Billings Empire Salon
Last Chance Pub and Cider Mill
Lisa’s Sandwich Den
Marble Coffee
Marble Table, The
Montague’s Jewelers
Montana Dress Co.
Montana Vintage Clothing
Music Villa Billings
My Fehr Lady
Northern hotel
Paris Montana/ Montague’s Silver
Revival Hair & Makeup Studio
Rock Creek Coffee Roasters
Rockets Gourmet Wraps & Sodas
Sandstone Gallery Artist Co-op
Sassy Biscuit Co., The
SOMETHINGchic
Stella’s Kitchen & Bakery
Thirsty Street Brewing Co.
This House of Books
Yarn Bar
Zest

Billings Art Association - Miniatures Show
2025-02-05 - 2025-03-22
Billings Art Association “MINIATURES”
FEATURED EXHIBIT
Dates: Feb – March, 2025

over. 20 artists of Billings Art Association are exhibiting “Miniatures”. All art will be less than 144 square inches. Awards will be announced at ArtWalk, Friday, February 7th from.5-9 PM. All artwork will be for sale. Please support these artists by visiting the exhibit.

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Billings Art Association - Edda Freestone
2025-02-07 - 2025-03-22
Edda Freestone
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: February/March 2025

Welcome to Sandstone, Edda!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Billings Art Association - LaVonne Girardin
2025-02-07 - 2025-03-22
Lavonne Girardin
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: February/March 2025

Welcome to Sandstone, LaVonne!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

Sandstone Gallery - Call for Artist
2025-02-08 - 2025-08-07
Hey there, creative souls! Sandstone Gallery, our cozy co-op nestled in the heart of downtown Billings, is seeking a new local artist to join our close circle of 14 talents.
We’ve got a bit of everything: acrylic, oil, water media art, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, and captivating photography. It’s a beautiful mix, isn’t it?
If you’re an artist with a spark and feel like your work could vibe with our eclectic family, we’d love to see what you’ve got! Check out our application details HERE.
Our jury process might sound serious, but hey, it’s just to ensure a snug fit among our creative bunch.
For more info, just drop a line to our friendly Membership Committee. Let’s keep our local art scene buzzing together at Sandstone Gallery!
CONTACT MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE.

Call for Art - 2025 Spring Art Challenge
2025-02-12 - 2025-03-25
Sandstone Gallery is excited to announce the 2025 SPRING ART CHALLENGE! If you’ve ever wanted to unleash your creativity and showcase your art, now is the perfect opportunity.
Create your masterpiece using the 6” x 8” canvas provided with your $15 entry fee. You may use any medium or materials of your choice, but the artwork must be created on the provided canvas.
Important Dates:

Submission Period: March 18th – March 25th
Grand Opening/Art Walk: Friday, April 4th
Show Dates: April & May
Pick-Up Dates: May 23rd (10 AM – 5 PM) or May 24th (10 AM – 2 PM)

Please Note:

All artwork must be available for sale.
Awards will be given, including a special children’s division.
The People’s Choice Award voting will begin during the Art Walk on April 4th and will be announced at the end of the evening.
Other award winners will also be announced during the Art Walk on April 4th, and prizes will be presented then.

We can’t wait to see your incredible work!

Sweet Treats for Mug Crawl
2025-02-15 10:00 - 14:00
While hopping between stops on the Downtown Billings Mug Crawl, make sure to swing by Sandstone Gallery! Chat with our welcoming artists and enjoy a sweet treat to keep you energized for the next stop!

Art Walk-New Date March 7
2025-03-07 17:00 - 21:00
Rescheduled ArtWalk featuring Lana Bittner and Teresa Brown
Friday, March 7th
It was blizzard conditions on our originally scheduled ArtWalk, so we have re-scheduled to Friday, March 7th.
Sandstone Gallery is proud to showcase the stunning alcohol ink and watercolor paintings of Lana Bittner and the beautiful acrylic, oil, and charcoal pieces of Teresa Brown, just in time to find something special for your Valentine! Our special event in the guest gallery is Billings Arts Association’s (BAA) Miniature Show. Over 20 BAA artists will show up to four pieces each, awards will be presented at ArtWalk. We are also featuring two BAA artists: Edda Freestone and LaVonne Girardin.
Take a walk through Downtown Billings, and join us for an Artists’ Reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. You’ll have the chance to meet many of our 14 member artists, learn about their creative processes, and discover the inspiration behind their work. Everything in our gallery is Made in Montana!
Click on the links above to explore more about our featured artists and see examples of their beautiful work.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Featured Artist - John Kennedy
2025-04-01 - 2025-05-28
John Kennedy
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: April / May 2025
John Kennedy is featured through the months of April and May. John paints in watercolor, pen and wash, pencil, and in words. His beautiful works speak volumes about him, and his wonderful urban sketches show life among the streets of Billings.
When asked about his art, John says: “I’m trying to tell you something about my life.” That is what I really want in my art, and in my life. By reflecting myself honestly in my art, words, and life, I hope to connect with people who share some common values. If I can show you something that I created, thought, and felt, and that touches you in some way, I think that connects us.”

ABOUT JOHN

Featured Artist: Dick Cottrill
2025-04-01 - 2025-05-25
Dick Cottrill
Featured Artist
Dates: April – May 2025

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, Dick is able to spend his time pursuing his passions and spending time with family and in the outdoors.

ABOUT DICK

2025 Spring Art Challenge
2025-04-03 - 2025-05-23
Our Spring Art Challenge features 6 x 8 miniature masterpieces created by various artists, available for purchase.
Show Dates: April & May

Awards will be given, including a special children’s division.
The People’s Choice Award voting will begin during the Art Walk on April 4th and will be announced at the end of the evening.
Other award winners will also be announced during the Art Walk on April 4th, and prizes will be presented then.

Billings Arts Association - Dorene Amber
2025-04-04 - 2025-05-28
Dorene Amber
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: April /May 2025

Welcome to Sandstone, Dorene!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

SOME OF DORENE’S WORK

Billings Art Association - Lindsey Huntley
2025-04-04 - 2025-05-28
Lindsey Huntley
Billings Art Association
FEATURED ARTIST
Dates: April /May 2025

Lindsey Huntley: Artist in Development

I am a Montana native, and live and work in Billings. Watercolor has historically been my go-to medium but I have moved into the world of acrylic more recently. I personally enjoy simple yet powerful aesthetics and am trying to reflect that in my artwork by developing a looser style. This small collection is all horses, yes, but I do enjoy getting creative with almost any subject matter and you will be seeing more of that from me in the coming months.

Welcome to Sandstone, Lindsey!

ABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION

SOME OF LINDSEY’S WORK

Art Walk-April 4th
2025-04-04 17:00 - 21:00
ArtWalk featuring Dick Cottrill and John Kennedy
Friday, April 4th
For the April ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will showcase beautiful watercolors on canvas by Dick Cottrill, as well as acrylic and watercolor paintings and urban sketches by John Kennedy. Our 2025 Spring Art Challenge features 6 x 8 miniature masterpieces created by various artists, available for purchase. The Billings Art Association will highlight the work of Lindsey Huntley and Dorene Amber for the months of April and May.
Join us for an artists’ reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. Many of our 14 featured artists will be present to display their work and discuss their artistic process. We invite you to come enjoy a lively evening in downtown Billings!
Click on the links above for more details about our featured artists and to view samples of their work.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Featured Artist: Jennifer Baretta
2025-06-05 - 2025-07-26
Jennifer Baretta
Featured Artist
Dates: June/July 2025

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
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Featured Artist: Donna Moore
2025-06-05 - 2025-07-26
Donna Moore
Featured Artist
Dates: JUNE/JULY 2025

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

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Guest Artist - Laura Repnak
2025-06-05 08:00 - 2025-07-26 17:00
LAURA REPNAK
Guest Artist, June / July 2025
Laura moved to Billings from Pennsylvania two years after graduating from college with degrees in English and philosophy. While the reason for the move soon dissolved, she stayed and earned a master’s degree in Special Education. She eventually married and raised two lovely daughters. Laura taught Special Education for ten years and English at Billings West High School for twenty-three years, retiring in 2020. She still misses her classroom and remembers fondly her many wonderful students.
Laura believes the origin of her mixed media work comes from her classroom at West and an extensive, rather fantastical forest she made from tissue and other paper that covered the entire back wall. It eventually included frogs, lizards, butterflies, and stuffed animals (some her daughters had won at the fair; others she “borrowed” from one daughter’s vast collection). The whimsical nature of that wall is what she’s aiming for in her art.
While Laura’s first pieces were made only of paper, she soon added acrylic paint and then other materials. She’s always trying new ways of using paper—layering, burning, molding, carving. Most recently she started marbling paper, some of which she’s incorporated into pieces.

Elizabeth LaRowe - Billings Arts Association
2025-06-06 - 2025-07-26
Color and light are the focus of Elizabeth LaRowe’s artwork. Because of its spontaneous nature, her personal artistic efforts have concentrated on using water media techniques for the past 42 years.
Recently, Elizabeth has been experimenting with watercolor painting on new surfaces other than paper. She has developed unique finishing techniques to create more vivid visual experiences without a glass barrier.
Originally from the Boston , Massachusetts area, Elizabeth N. LaRowe retired after 39 years as an art educator. Her professional educator career included teaching kindergarten through collegiate levels in the New York Catskills; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Dodge City, Kansas; Rigby and Rexburg, Idaho; as well as Powell, Wyoming.
She holds a BFA degree from the University of Denver and a MAT from the University of Wyoming.
Teaching art forces one to analyze artistic and creative processes, breaking them down into small understandable steps with the added benefit of making the teacher a better artist.
Since retiring Elizabeth has enjoyed living in Montana, and Idaho. She feels it is a privilege to live in the West because of the rich resources for artistic inspiration. The changing light and atmospheric conditions are just asking to be painted.
She believes plein-air painting, a technique that is executed outdoors, represents a direct response to the scene or subjects and helps capture the beauty of the area. She has taken workshops under the direction of professional artists; Zoltan Szabo, Tony Couch, Steve Quiller, Charles Reid, Irving Shapiro, Judi Betts, Judy Morris, Nita Leland and Mark Mehaffey. Elizabeth has processed the information and techniques learned at the workshops into her own artistic style.
Throughout the United States Elizabeth has held individual and collaborative art shows. Her paintings have won numerous awards including the Jacksonville Watercolor Society, the Carbon County Art League Juried shows, a purchase award at the Headwaters Art Center, the Ed Robinson Memorial Award from the Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Show 2022. And most recently, Best of Show at the Cody Country Art League.
Her paintings have been published in North Light The Best of Watercolor Books: Splash 16, Exploring Texture, Splash 18, Value and Splash 20, Creative Compositions. Her works adorn homes and businesses throughout the United States. She has been active in local and regional art councils, associations, and societies.
Always the teacher, she is available for art presentations and workshops.
Some of Elizabeth’s work:
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Cathy Reichert-Billings Arts Association
2025-06-06 - 2025-07-26
Cathy will be showing her work through June and July. Welcome to Sandstone, Cathy!

Art Walk-June 6
2025-06-06 17:00 - 21:00
ArtWalk featuring Donna Moore and Jennifer Baretta
Friday, June 6
For the June ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will showcase beautiful watercolors and pottery by Jennifer Baretta, as well as acrylic and watercolor paintings by Donna Moore. Our guest artist is Laura Repnak with her multi-media textured art. The Billings Art Association will highlight the work of Cathy Reichert and Elizabeth LaRowe throughout the months of June and July.
Join us for an artists’ reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. Many of our 14 featured artists will be present to display their work and discuss their artistic process. We invite you to come enjoy a lively evening in downtown Billings!
Click on the links above for more details about our featured artists and to view samples of their work.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Shop Local – Shop Small

John Roberts - Featured Artist
2025-07-31 - 2025-09-26
John Roberts is one of our featured artists for August and September!
“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.”
ABOUT JOHN
Some of John’s work:

Featured Artist: Mary Hopper
2025-07-31 - 2025-09-26
Mary Hopper
Featured Artist
Dates: August/ September, 2025
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

Guest Artist - Cecil Pegram
2025-08-01 - 2025-09-26
CECIL PEGRAM
Cecil is our guest artist for August/Sepember 2025
Cecil paints in a variety of mediums and styles. He has a mastery of color, and uses variation in color, line, and edge to portray his subjects with an almost dreamlike quality. Cecil is a local artist and a member of the Billings Arts Association and the Billings Urban Sketchers.
Be sure to stop in to see the beautiful art of Cecil Pegram!
We are excited to welcome Cecil as a new partner member in September! Welcome to Sandstone Gallery, Cecil!

Billings Arts Association
2025-08-01 - 2025-09-26
For August and September, Billings Arts Association featured artists are Sunshyne Phelps and Marion Hedge.
Welcome to Sandstone!
