Celebrating Women in the West

The Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming presents the exhibition Women in Wyoming: Portraits & Interviews of Women Who Shape the West, curated by artist and fifth generation Wyoming woman Lindsay Linton Buk of Linton Productions in Jackson. The brainchild of Ms. Linton Buk, this exhibition celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding women including educators, legislators, ranchers, doctors, a military pilot, and artists who have made a significant impact on the culture of the West.

In addition to 27 large-scale portraits in the show, insightful interviews about courage, strength, and perseverance speak to an audience beyond the geographic borders of Wyoming.

Featured women are: Neltje, Marilyn Kite, Affie Ellis, Nimi & Nina McConigley, Clarence Law, Lynette St. Clair, Dr. Diane Noton, Rev. Bernadine Craft, Lori Materi, Megan Grassell, Mickey Thoman, Rita Watson, Aura Newlin, Commander Lauren Gurney, Rosie Berger, Hillary Walrath, Elizabeth Fernandez, Ann Simpson, Jessie Allen Gottwald, Jasmine Pickner Bell, Marnie Peterson, Sara Wood, Wyoming Latina Youth Conference, and Climb Wyoming.

An opening reception to announce the exhibition takes place at The Brinton Museum on March 7 beginning at 5:00 PM. Exhibit creator Lindsay Linton Buk and exhibition participant Rosie Berger from Big Horn will present acknowledgments and introductions.

Two-time World Champion Hoop Dancer and educator Jasmine Pickner Bell “Good Road Woman” (Crow Creek Dakota Sioux Tribe) from the Wind River Indian Reservation will present a hoop dance. State of Wyoming’s 9th Poet Laureate Barbara Smith from Rock Springs will give a poetry reading.

The reception to honor the project participants is offered free and open to the public. Organized in partnership with Sheridan Press FAB Women’s Conference in April, The Brinton will host a VIP add-on event for conference goers providing the opportunity to view the exhibition, meet the curator and conference keynote speaker, Lindsay Linton Buk, along with additional Women in Wyoming participants.

This event will be held at the museum on Friday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Registration can be made online through the FAB Women’s Conference. Women in Wyoming: Portraits & Interviews of Women Who Shape the West opens in the Jacomien Mars Reception Gallery on March 6 and continues through July 13.

The Brinton Museum’s exhibition is supported in part with grants from the Wyoming Arts Council, Edwin T. Meredith Foundation, Homer A. & Mildred S. Scott Foundation, and Tucker Foundation.

About The Brinton Museum: Founded in 1960, The Brinton Museum is an institution dedicated to preserving the art, history and culture of the West. Located on the historic Quarter Circle A Ranch in the foothills of the majestic Bighorn Mountains, it features 19th, 20th and 21st century American and Indian Art in a historic Western setting. The Brinton Museum offers free general admission, sponsored by Ramaco Carbon, LLC for the third consecutive year, and is a participating member of the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association. Contact: Barbara McNab, Curator of Exhibitions, bmcnab@thebrintonmuseum.org The Brinton Museum is located at 239 Brinton Road in Big Horn, WY Main number 307-672-3173