UCROSS ART GALLERY
Ucross serves as a multidisciplinary laboratory for creative work and peer exchange. The Ucross Art Gallery is an important public component of the Ucross mission. The gallery presents three exhibitions each year, with related educational programming including public workshops, artist talks, and exhibition brochures. Exhibits focus on Ucross alumni and outstanding contemporary artists of the region and beyond. The gallery is open to the public at no charge.
The Ucross Art Gallery is supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.
GALLERY HOURS
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We encourage all visitors to call the Ucross office at (307) 737-2291 in advance of arrival.
To make an appointment to view the gallery, email info@ucross.org.
CLOSED
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Ucross serves as a multidisciplinary laboratory for creative work and peer exchange. The Ucross Art Gallery is an important public component of the Ucross mission. The gallery presents three exhibitions each year, with related educational programming including public workshops, artist talks, and exhibition brochures. Exhibits focus on Ucross alumni and outstanding contemporary artists of the region and beyond. The gallery is open to the public at no charge.
The Ucross Art Gallery is supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.
GALLERY HOURS
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We encourage all visitors to call the Ucross office at (307) 737-2291 in advance of arrival.
To make an appointment to view the gallery, email info@ucross.org.
CLOSED
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Day
CURRENT EXHIBITION | Field Guide: Teresa Baker + Anthony Hudson + Jessica Mehta + Eliza Naranjo Morse
“I was inspired by the freedom of that land at Ucross, Wyoming, and wanted that freedom to enter my choices in my work." — Teresa Baker, recipient of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists in Spring 2020
Field Guide features the work of recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, including Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), Anthony Hudson (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians), Jessica Mehta (Cherokee Nation), and Eliza Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo).
In the exhibition, the four artists, who are all from different regions and disciplines, explore diverse cultural traditions while forging new personal identities and investigating topical issues such as the diasporic experience, resilience, and autonomy. Evoking a trek though the surrounding Wyoming wilderness, Field Guide invites viewers to explore the intersecting visions of these artists, as well as their connection to place, nature, and the larger universe. Offering a complex view of the present and past, and a comingling of place and voice, the works engage in contemporary Indigenous discourse while celebrating the vibrancy that Ucross’ extraordinary residency experience offers to each artist who attends. Several pieces in the show were created while the artists were in residency.
The exhibition is curated by Andrea R. Hanley (Navajo). Hanley, who serves on the Ucross National Advisory Council, has dedicated her career to the work of contemporary Native American artists and the Native American fine art field. She started her career at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and she was the executive director of ATLATL, Inc., a national service organization for Native American arts. Hanley also worked at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ; the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, NM; and is currently the chief curator at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, NM. In addition to her work at the Wheelwright, she currently serves on numerous boards and is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Launched in 2017, Ucross’s Native American fellowship program was designed to support the work of contemporary Native artists and cultivate artistic leadership, capacity, and community building. The fellowship award has supported the work of Native visual artists at all stages in their professional careers. Learn more here.
Field Guide is on view through July 30.
EXHIBITION EVENTS
May 5, 11 a.m.: Artist Talk (In-person & Live-streamed)
Sheridan College, Whitney Center for the Arts, Kinnison Hall
Free and open to all; register for in-person event here and virtual event via Zoom here
May 5, 6 p.m. Reception
Ucross Art Gallery
Free and open to all; register here
EXHIBITION BROCHURE
View the brochure for Field Guide here.
“I was inspired by the freedom of that land at Ucross, Wyoming, and wanted that freedom to enter my choices in my work." — Teresa Baker, recipient of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists in Spring 2020
Field Guide features the work of recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, including Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), Anthony Hudson (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians), Jessica Mehta (Cherokee Nation), and Eliza Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo).
In the exhibition, the four artists, who are all from different regions and disciplines, explore diverse cultural traditions while forging new personal identities and investigating topical issues such as the diasporic experience, resilience, and autonomy. Evoking a trek though the surrounding Wyoming wilderness, Field Guide invites viewers to explore the intersecting visions of these artists, as well as their connection to place, nature, and the larger universe. Offering a complex view of the present and past, and a comingling of place and voice, the works engage in contemporary Indigenous discourse while celebrating the vibrancy that Ucross’ extraordinary residency experience offers to each artist who attends. Several pieces in the show were created while the artists were in residency.
The exhibition is curated by Andrea R. Hanley (Navajo). Hanley, who serves on the Ucross National Advisory Council, has dedicated her career to the work of contemporary Native American artists and the Native American fine art field. She started her career at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and she was the executive director of ATLATL, Inc., a national service organization for Native American arts. Hanley also worked at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ; the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, NM; and is currently the chief curator at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, NM. In addition to her work at the Wheelwright, she currently serves on numerous boards and is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Launched in 2017, Ucross’s Native American fellowship program was designed to support the work of contemporary Native artists and cultivate artistic leadership, capacity, and community building. The fellowship award has supported the work of Native visual artists at all stages in their professional careers. Learn more here.
Field Guide is on view through July 30.
EXHIBITION EVENTS
May 5, 11 a.m.: Artist Talk (In-person & Live-streamed)
Sheridan College, Whitney Center for the Arts, Kinnison Hall
Free and open to all; register for in-person event here and virtual event via Zoom here
May 5, 6 p.m. Reception
Ucross Art Gallery
Free and open to all; register here
EXHIBITION BROCHURE
View the brochure for Field Guide here.
EXHIBITION SPONSORS
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
View past exhibitions here.
VOLUNTEER
Ucross is seeking volunteers who are interested in local history, contemporary art, and community engagement. No prior experience is necessary.
Gallery volunteers will welcome visitors to the space, answer questions about the program and community, support public events, and assist customers in the gift shop. Training will be provided. Volunteers will enjoy special gallery benefits, including invitations to exclusive events, a gift shop discount, and a recognition luncheon, among other benefits.
To apply, click here, call 307-737-2291, or fill out a print application the Ucross office.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and sign up to get the latest email updates here.
If you are interested in sponsoring a future exhibition, email info@ucross.org.
FIND US
30 Big Red Lane
Clearmont, Wyoming
307.737.2291
FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS
View past exhibitions here.
VOLUNTEER
Ucross is seeking volunteers who are interested in local history, contemporary art, and community engagement. No prior experience is necessary.
Gallery volunteers will welcome visitors to the space, answer questions about the program and community, support public events, and assist customers in the gift shop. Training will be provided. Volunteers will enjoy special gallery benefits, including invitations to exclusive events, a gift shop discount, and a recognition luncheon, among other benefits.
To apply, click here, call 307-737-2291, or fill out a print application the Ucross office.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and sign up to get the latest email updates here.
If you are interested in sponsoring a future exhibition, email info@ucross.org.
FIND US
30 Big Red Lane
Clearmont, Wyoming
307.737.2291
FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS