Western Art Collector – August 2019

State of the Art:

MONTANA

Montana Trails Gallery

7 West Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59718

(406) 586-2166, http://www.montanatrails.com

Montana Trails Gallery in Bozeman,

established in 1993, features some of the

best that Western art has to offer, with both

contemporary artists and historic Western art

icons like Albert Bierstadt, Charles M. Russell,

Frederic Remington, Joseph Henry Sharp and

many others. It boasts the largest gallery in the

area for all things Western, wildlife, sporting

and contemporary art, with several rare works

from private collections by artists like Clyde

Aspevig, Bill Anton, Martin Grelle, William

Acheff, Billy Schenck, Luke Frazier and others.

The Downtown Bozeman Artwalk

continues to draw crowds to Main Street

with Montana Trails Gallery being a favorite

venue for viewing monthly art exhibitions

during the summer. The gallery is currently

featuring new works by Troy Collins, David

Frederick Riley and Josh Clare, as well

as Beth Loftin, Amber Blazina, Chaucer

Silverson, Amy Lay and Ott Jones in the

coming months. Artwalks are every second

Friday of each month in Bozeman, falling on

June 14, July 12, August 9 and September 13

this year.

Clockwise from

above:

Montana

Trails Gallery,

Contemplation, oil,

36 x 48", by Amy Lay.

Montana Trails

Gallery, Explosion,

oil, 18 x 14", by Beth

Loftin.

An interior view

of Montana Trails

Gallery in Bozeman.