Artist Reception at Brinton Museum

On September 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., there will be an artists reception featuring artwork from the 2025 Artists in Residence program at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn.

In 2018, The Brinton Museum established its inaugural Artists in Residence program with six artists from throughout the U.S. participating in residencies.

This year’s 2025 group exhibition features original work created by residency artists David Mensing (Sisters, Oregon), Russ Mowry (Candia, New Hampshire), and Scott Yeager (Woodland Park, CO).

Each of these artists works in profoundly different creative styles. Modern landscape painter David Mensing, who was also featured in this year’s Bighorn Rendezvous X Exhibition & Quickdraw, says he was, “impressed with the deep beauty of the landscape in and around Big Horn” and ventured, “into some new techniques and unfamiliar subjects.”

David Mensing, Purpose to be Known, oil, 30” x 30”

Scott Yeager’s residency spanned two weeks and he summarized his experience: “spending time with the subjects you paint is paramount.” Scott wished to experience the change in seasons, spring with its new growth and green fields and meadows, and fall with its cooler temperatures and autumn colors.

Scott Yeager, Sharpest Eyes on the Prairie, oil, 12” x 16”

Other artists who were a part of the residency program included internationally-known illustrator Vic Juhasz, landscape painter Jessica Garrett, wildlife artist John Potter, landscape painter Denise Mahlke, abstract painter Terri Wells, and pastel landscape artist Jacob Aguiar.

The culmination of the artists’ residence experiences in creating art during their residency time resulted in a group exhibition of their work in 2019, displayed in the Jacomien Mars Reception Gallery. Since that first show The Brinton has featured 46 artists in this program.

The Artists in Residence exhibition continues through October 19. Artworks in the show are available for purchase through the Museum Store.

 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 Western and American 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.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact: Jochen Wierich, Curatorial Director 307-763-5931 or email jwierich@thebrintonmuseum.org TBM Main # 307-672-3173 Brinton Museum address is 239 Brinton Road, Big Horn, WY 82833