UCROSS TO UNVEIL LATEST EXHIBITION “IN COMPANY” DURING FOUNDER’S DAY

Ucross, the acclaimed residency program, announces today the newest exhibition in the Ucross Art Gallery, In Company, will open with a public reception during Founder’s Day on Saturday, May 30, at 1 p.m.
 
In Company gathers 14 artists in a constellation of influence, exchange, and kinship. The Ucross Art Gallery team invited seven former artists-in-residence to showcase their work alongside an artist who has impacted their creative process. The resulting exhibition weaves together literature, music, and film among paintings, photographs, sculptures, and installations. By highlighting relationships that inform artistic practice and making visible the subtle influences that link makers and their creative work, these artist pairings encourage viewers to consider how meaning is shaped both individually and collaboratively.
 
“This exhibition highlights the reach of Ucross artists across the globe,” said Ucross Program Director and alumna Tawni Shuler, who co-curated the exhibition with Gallery Associate Lacasa Michelena and Gallery Advisor and alumna Brittney Denham-Whisonant. “The work is contemporary. The work highlights relationships, landscape, and some of the most poignant moments of being human. The work is so unexpected to find on a 20,000-acre cattle ranch in Wyoming. Expect to be blown away by the size, the scale, and the multiplicity.”
 
Featured Ucross Fellows include Lars Jan of Los Angeles, California; Tracy Linder of Molt, Montana; Katie Merz of Brooklyn, New York; Nathalie Miebach of Boston, Massachusetts; Kristen Schiele of New Paltz, New York; Tip Toland of Vaughn, Washington and Sarah Williams of Springfield, Missouri. Invited constellation artists include Richard Misrach of San Francisco, California; Deborah Butterfield of Bozeman, Montana; Charley Friedman of Lincoln, Nebraska; Steve Reich of New York, New York; Emily Noelle Lambert of Peterborough, New Hampshire; Richard Notkin of Vaughn, Washington; and Matt Bollinger of Ithaca, New York.
 
The public is invited to celebrate In Company and hear from the artists and curators during Ucross Founder’s Day on Saturday, May 30. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can explore open studios of the 10 current artists-in-residence, enjoy housemade pizza and treats from the Ucross Café pop-up food truck, and watch featured artist Katie Merz live painting the final installation of the exhibition on the Little Red Shed. Ucross Founder’s Day, including the reception, is free and open to the public, with required registration.
 
At 1 p.m., all will gather in the Ucross Art Gallery for the unveiling of In Company. The reception will include a curator-led panel featuring several of the featured artists.
 
In Company will be on view through December 19. The Ucross Art Gallery and Café, located at 30 Big Red Lane in Ucross, Wyoming, is open with free admission Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Get your free ticket to Founder's Day here. 

Learn more about In Company and other exhibitions here.