YAM presents second annual North x Northwest exhibition ‘Women’s Work’

In commemoration of the centennial of women’s suffrage, the Yellowstone Art Museum’s second annual North x Northwest exhibition is themed “Women’s Work.” Jill Ahlberg Yohe, associate curator of Native American art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, juried the exhibition, selecting 60 works from 441 entries.

At MIA, Ahlberg Yohe seeks new initiatives and to expand understanding and new curatorial practices of historical and contemporary Native art. Ahlberg Yohe received her PhD from the University of New Mexico in 2008; her dissertation focused on the social life of weaving in contemporary Navajo life. Along with Teri Greeves, Ahlberg Yohe co-curated “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists.”

“Perennial,” a 57-by-57-inch fabric artwork by Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, is one of 60 works in the Yellowstone Art Museum’s second annual North x Northwest exhibition, “Women’s Work.” The piece features linen, found embroidery and overdyed found quilt, and was hand-stitched by the artist. “I’ve tasked myself with questioning the artifacts of my culture by changing their context and content. Working with handmade remnants of the past, I repurpose them to comment on the present,” said Rozycki Hiltner.

“Women’s Work” was open to artists of all genders and backgrounds, working in any fine art or craft medium. Part of a communitywide series of cultural events, the North x Northwest exhibition is intended to introduce new artists to the region, showcase regional favorites, and showcase emerging artists alongside their more established peers. In addition to Juror’s Award and People’s Choice, the exhibition will fund $5,000 in purchase awards for the YAM’s permanent collection. The exhibition was open to artists of all genders and backgrounds, working in any fine art or craft medium.

Artists in the exhibition include 13 from Montana. The others hail from 27 states ranging from Florida to California. They are: Brooke Atherton, Jenny Balisle, Isabelle & Guillaume Beau de Lomenie, Meghan Bissonnette, Courtney Blazon, Ginger Bowen, Becky Brinkley, Pat Budge, Diane Bush, Veronica Ceci, Lauren, Chambers, Jeanne Ciravolo, Katie Craney, Brittney Denham, Aileen Denny, Kenzie Dickens, Stephanie Dishno, Hai-Dang Do, Sara Drower, Evee Erb, Megan Faulkner, Lisa Flowers Ross, Candace Forrette, Wendy Foster, Stephanie Frostad, Judith Quinn Garnett, Emily Gomez, Molly Haig, Nancy Helmsworth, Susan Hensel, Michael Jorgensen, Debra Keirce, Tiffany Leach, Bonnie MacAllister, Valerie Marek, Cristina Marian, Laura Meintjes, Leslie Van Stavern Millar, Stacy Weitz Minch, Mary Nash, Thu Nguyen, Julie Nocent-Vigil, Sarah Palmeri, Sarah Peterman, Carla Potter, Beatriz Rodriguez, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Hasna Sal, Heather Schroeder, Fred Scruton, Jennifer Shada, Cerrina Smith, Victoria Smits, Betsy Timmer, Diana Tremaine, Blair Treuer, Weiting Wei, Linda Whitney, and Tenyoh.