Exhibitions

Current

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THE MODERN WEST 21 Jul - 20 Oct 2023 Modern West is excited to announce our next show, The Modern West. The exhibition highlights a curated group of artists whose works are influenced by their identity having lived in Utah and have created a legacy through their practice. Featured are works by Fidalis Buehler, Rebecca Campbell, Angela Ellsworth, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, Mitch Mantle, Kim Martinez, Eugene Tapahe and Xi Zhang, on display from July 21, 2023 to September 30, 2023.

Upstairs @ Modern West will be emphasizing the works of Fidalis Buehler, an artist who, through exhibiting his work, teaching, and connecting artists and their communities, has epitomized the spirit of The Modern West. Buehler’s personal process of working in a variety of mediums has been integrated into his pedagogy, challenging his students to discover new methods of expression. In honor of Buehler’s influence, we will be featuring a selection of prints by his BFA students alongside his own work. Read more

ONLINE
TIME CODE 1 Jul - 13 Oct 2023 Modern West is thrilled to announce Time Code, a six-person online exclusive show featuring works by Angela Ellsworth, Kiki Gaffney, Emily Hawkins, Jim Jacobs, Kheng Lim and Paul Reynolds. This online exclusive exhibition will be on display from July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.

Time Code showcases a select group of artworks that explore the broad themes of human existence and bodily experience and phenomena. Through their various mediums, styles, and open interpretations, the artists in Time Code present artworks that communicate their ideas around time and memory, resulting in a group of exciting and lively relics documenting and preserving our shared life experiences. Read more

COLLABORATION
SHALEE COOPER 6 Jun - 6 Nov 2023 Influenced by a background in photography, Shalee Cooper’s work explores balance and relation between positive and negative space. Inspired by her career in curation, many of Cooper’s innovative paintings are installation-focused, allowing the viewer to curate their own form from a series of artworks. Her work has been exhibited nationally... Read more

COLLABORATION
ANGELA ELLSWORTH 23 Sep 2023 - 28 Apr 2024 Shadow and Light , the inaugural exhibition at the Vladem Contemporary plays upon the famed New Mexico light which is credited for attracting artists and photographers to the region for decades. More importantly, the theme illustrates one of the original notions behind the founding of the New Mexico Museum of... Read more

Upcoming

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ART HEALS: THE JINGLE DRESS PROJECT 18 Oct - 20 Nov 2023 After nearly a decade of collaboration and support of an evolving body of work, Modern West announces official representation of mixed media Navajo artist Eugene Tapahe. The gallery will debut Tapahe’s solo show, Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project, this fall. This ongoing photography series honors the healing and uniting... Read more

Past

Frozen in Time
27 Jun - 9 Aug 2023 In celebration of her upcoming exhibition “Frozen in Time” at Artworx Art Space in Greece, Modern West will be pre-releasing select works from the show in an online exclusive exhibition available June 27, 2023-Aug. 9, 2023. This body of work explores the inexhaustible beauty & extreme vulnerability in both the Arctic & Antarctica. Read more

REACHING FOR THE SKY: TREES IN THE WORK OF JIMMIE JONES & OTHER ARTISTS, NEAR & FAR
SOUTHERN UTAH MUSEUM OF ART 10 Jun - 23 Sep 2023 For the newest installation in the Jimmie F. Jones Gallery, Jimmie’s paintings that feature prominent rim pinyons and ponderosa pines will be displayed in conversation with other tree-celebrating works from our permanent collection and several special loans to SUMA. This show includes SUMA’s recent acquisition, Jack Rabbit Ridge by Billy... Read more

OUT THERE: A LANDSCAPE SURVEY
19 May - 1 Jul 2023 Modern West is thrilled to announce Out There: A Landscape Survey, a group show featuring the dynamic landscape artworks of Michael H. Coles, Shalee Cooper, Al Denyer, Phil Epp, Anson Fogel, Alexandra Fuller, Kiki Gaffney, Patrick Dean Hubbell, Tom Judd, Dimitri Kozyrev, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, Beatrice Mandelman, Arlo Namingha, Eric Overton,... Read more

WAYS OF SEEING | NATHAN FLORENCE
19 May - 1 Jul 2023 Modern West is thrilled to announce Ways Of Seeing, an exhibition by the Utah native, multi-disciplinary artist Nathan Florence. This exhibition will be on display May 19, 2023, through July 1, 2023. With his exhibition Ways Of Seeing, Florence presents a suite of new paintings that depict the landscapes and... Read more

SHELDON HARVEY
9 May - 31 Jul 2023 Modern West is thrilled to announce an Online Exclusive Solo Exhibition by Sheldon Harvey. We are debuting 4 new paintings alongside 11 recent paintings and sculptures. This online exclusive exhibition will be on view until July 31, 2023. Harvey’s paintings and sculptures are infused with inspiration from many sources: visual... Read more

Between Life and Land: Identity
KIMBALL ARTS CENTER 21 Apr - 9 Jul 2023 Between Life and Land: Identity is the second chapter of a three-part exhibition series that explores our relationship with the land. In part two, 15 artists examine the role that identity–our values, practices, histories, and fictions–plays in shaping and re-shaping the environments we call home. In its entirety, Between Life... Read more

MIKE WHITING | LEVEL UP
Dumke Arts Plaza 7 Apr - 28 Aug 2023 LEVEL UP is a 15-year retrospective of Whiting’s distinctive style characterized by steel minimalist pixelated abstract sculptures inspired by early video games. The Dumke Arts Plaza represents the transformation of a blighted motel property into an innovative civic space that will bring the community together around art in Ogden’s dynamic... Read more

ECHO
1 Apr - 30 Jun 2023 Modern West is excited to feature Echo, a four person online exhibition showcasing works by our represented artists Beatrice Mandelman, Shalee Cooper, Jerrin Wagstaff, and Dimitri Kozyrev. This online exclusive exhibition will be on display from April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. Echo explores the interplay between the inspiration... Read more

FORMAL ELEMENTS
17 Mar - 5 May 2023 In Formal Elements, Lenka Konopasek, Arlo Namingha, and Eric Overton showcase their unique definitions of what the West means to them, offering a diverse and captivating look at the landmarks and cultures of our region. Read more

PERCEPTION
1 Mar - 30 Apr 2023 Modern West celebrates Women’s History Month with Perception, an exhibition featuring works from our amazing roster of women artists, on view now in our Upstairs @ Modern West gallery. Featured are works by Rebecca Campbell, Shalee Cooper, Al Denyer, Angela Ellsworth, Alexandra Fuller, Kiki Gaffney, Emily Hawkins, Suzanne Hill, Amy... Read more

JIYOUN LEE-LODGE | Waterman: Coloring the Stranger
Granary Arts 8 Feb - 5 May 2023 Waterman: Coloring the Stranger explores the adaptation of a stranger in a new place. Jiyoun Lee-Lodge began this series as a journal-like notation when she moved from New York to Utah, and struggled to settle in. The persona of Waterman acts as a stand-in for both personal and universal experience... Read more

Shonto Begay: A World of Light
20 Jan - 4 Mar 2023 Modern West is honored to announce a solo exhibition debuting 20 new works by Shonto Begay in A World of Light, January 20th through March 4, 2023. This work is an examination of Begay’s emotions and trauma that range from joy to despair, evident through his compelling use of color... Read more

Billy Schenck
1 Jan - 30 Apr 2023 Modern West is thrilled to announce an Online Exclusive Solo Exhibition of 13 new landscape paintings by multimedia artist Billy Schenck. In celebration of the anniversary of Schenck’s first ever landscape only exhibition--Utah--A Land Less Traveled--that nearly sold-out last January, we will be releasing 13 additional paintings to this important... Read more

Patrick Dean Hubbell
1 Dec 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 By using aspects of my life experience and combining this with the use of cultural methodologies, stories, songs, and our Diné cultural philosophies, I have established my practice to continually investigate the realms of translation from these aspects of myself and my identity. I have been able to pursue several... Read more

ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW
18 Nov - 24 Dec 2022 It's that time of year again! Join us Friday, November 18 from 6-8PM for the opening of our Annual Holiday Show. This group exhibition--spanning both gallery levels-- will showcase a variety of large and small-scale artworks from our roster of represented and guest artists, including: Shonto Begay, Fidalis Buehler, Rebecca... Read more

Dick Jemison
1 Nov 2022 - 31 Jan 2023 Dick Jemison is a mixed-media abstract expressionist who creates a rich variety of work that explores how texture, shape, pattern, and color can communicate raw, inner emotion and the human primal instinct to express and evolve. His bold, colorful paintings reflect his deep interest in mark making and the human... Read more

INTERWOVEN
16 Sep - 4 Nov 2022 Featuring artists Kiki Gaffney, Jim Jacobs, and Anna Laurie Mackay, Modern West is excited to present INTERWOVEN, which brings together a body of varying works that intricately examine organic matter and form—from root to decomposition, and the relation to our surroundings and natural systems. Read more

RE / PLAY
16 Sep - 4 Nov 2022 Modern West is excited to announce RE/PLAY, a solo exhibition of new works by Emily Hawkins, on view from September 16 - November 4, 2022. An opening to celebrate the body of works created during the residency will be held September 16 from 6-8pm. All are invited to attend. Read more

Phil Epp
Online Exhibition 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2022 Modern West is pleased to present an Online Exclusive Exhibition of works by Phil Epp exploring atmospheric space in the Great Plains. Read more

Mandelman + Ribak
15 Jul - 10 Sep 2022 Modern West is honored to debut an exhibition of works by Taos Moderns Beatrice Mandelman and Louis Ribak in the duo exhibition MANDELMAN + RIBAK. The exhibition will be on view July 15 through September 10, 2022 . The Public Opening Reception will be held July 15 from 6-8pm. All... Read more

Mike Whiting | No Brakes
17 Jun - 31 Aug 2022 Modern West is excited to exhibit works by Mike Whiting in the solo exhibition No Brakes, on view June 17 through August 31, 2022 . No Brakes features Mike Whiting’s car hoods, fabricated steel wall hangings, and a miniature city of cars and buildings inspired by retro pixel-based video games.... Read more

The Space Between: Visions of the Southwest
Southern Utah Museum of Art 4 Jun - 24 Sep 2022 The infinitely expansive horizons and ruggedly majestic terrain of the Southwest’s high deserts have enraptured generations of artists. For Indigenous artists, traditional materials, forms, and symbols connect their original work to their ancestral lands. For many transplanted artists, on the other hand, immersion in this enchanting landscape has inspired departures... Read more

Jim Jacobs | FRAY
Museum of Art Fort Collins 27 May - 17 Jul 2022 Artist Statement Wood is an ideal medium for me. Formerly a living organism, it is constructed of cells that, even after being cut and dried, continue to respond to the environment. Wood expands and contracts with varying levels of humidity. It turns darker, lighter, or changes colors depending on its... Read more

You May Find Yourself
20 May - 9 Jul 2022 Modern West is excited to present an exhibition of new works by Andrew Alba, Fidalis Buehler, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, Aïsha Lehmann, Mitch Mantle, Wren Ross, and Matthew Sketch in the group exhibition YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF. The exhibition will be on view May 20 through July 9, 2022. Diane Stewart founded... Read more

Beatrice Mandelman | Works on Paper
Online Exhibition 1 May - 30 Jun 2022 Modern West is honored to exhibit the paper works of Taos Modernist Beatrice (Bea) Mandelman in an Online Exclusiv e Exhibition available May 1 - June 30, 2022. Ten paper works by Mandelman are included in the online exhibition in anticipation for an upcoming summer exhibition of works by Taos... Read more

Meggan Waltman | 801 salon
16 - 27 Apr 2022 Modern West is thrilled to continue a collaboration with the 801 Salon as we feature New Works by guest artist Meggan Waltman at Vis. The opening reception will be Saturday, April 16 from 6-9PM. The 801 Salon is a curated, monthly event featuring local artists and creatives, hosted by Vis.... Read more

Laura Sharp Wilson + Kheng Lim
15 Apr - 27 May 2022 Modern West is pleased to introduce new works by Laura Sharp Wilson + Kheng Lim, Artists in Residence at Modern West from February 1 through April 30, 2021. The duo exhibition will be on view Upstairs from April 15 through May 27, 2022. While in residency at Modern West, Wilson... Read more

Shonto Begay | Online Exclusive
1 Apr - 31 May 2022 Modern West is excited to announce an Online Exclusive Exhibition of Shonto Begay’s newest works, on view April 1 through May 31, 2022. Working from imagination and experience, Begay’s rhythmic new works explore the experiences of characters in Southwestern space. Through small-scale works, Begay aims to condense information and reveal... Read more

Convergence
Shalee Cooper + Sheldon Harvey 18 Mar - 6 May 2022 Modern West is honored to debut an exhibition of new works by Sheldon Harvey and Shalee Cooper in the duo exhibition CONVERGENCE. The exhibition will be on view March 18 through May 6, 2022. Together, Harvey + Cooper’s works converge to meditate on medium as a reflection of balance, relation,... Read more

Formation | Aïsha Lehmann at Southern Utah Museum of Art
19 Feb - 19 Mar 2022 Modern West is excited to continue our collaboration with Southern Utah Museum of Art by partnering to exhibit Aïsha Lehmann's works in a solo exhibition at the museum in Cedar City. Formation will be on view February 19 - March 19, 2022 at Southern Utah Museum of Art, and will... Read more

Impact | Upstairs
@Upstairs 1 Feb - 7 Apr 2022 Through representation, curated exhibitions, and community programming, Modern West supports established and emerging contemporary artists who, in compelling and varied ways, reframe our understanding of the American West. We are welcoming the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring with a bright curation of contemporary works. IMPACT is a... Read more

Billy Schenck | Schenck's Utah: A Land Less Traveled
21 Jan - 11 Mar 2022 Modern West is honored to debut an exhibition of nineteen new paintings by Billy Schenck in his first-ever landscape-only exhibition. Comprised specifically of Utah-specific landscapes, the exhibition, Schenck's Utah: A Land Less Traveled, will be on display January 21 through March 11, 2022. Early in his career, Schenck became known... Read more

Patrick Dean Hubbell at Southern Utah Museum of Art
19 Jan - 12 Feb 2022 Through a growing partnership between Modern West and Southern Utah Museum of Art, we are excited to announce a solo exhibition of works by Patrick Dean Hubbell from January 19 - February 12 , 2022 at SUMA. Patrick Dean Hubbell’s pattern-driven, atmospheric paintings reflect his exploration of materiality, spirituality, memory,... Read more

Western Pop: Andy Warhol & Billy Schenck at Southern Utah Museum of Art
19 Jan - 19 Mar 2022 Through a growing partnership between Modern West and Southern Utah Museum of Art, we are excited to announce that in conjunction with Schenck's Utah | A Land Less Traveled, a retrospective exhibition of Schenck's work will run simultaneously in Cedar City. Western Pop | Andy Warhol: Cowboys & Indians +... Read more

Picture Scores | Adam Michael Terry
3 Dec 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 Modern West is pleased to introduce Adam Terry as our next artist in residence from October 1 through December 23, 2021. An opening to celebrate the body of works created during the residency will be held December 3rd , 2021 from 6-8pm. All are invited to attend. During his residency,... Read more

RANGE | Big + Small
1 Dec 2021 - 7 Jan 2022 Modern West is excited to announce our annual Holiday Show, RANGE | Big + Small, a group exhibition of new works by Modern West represented and select guest artists. The exhibition will be on view from December 3, 2021 through January 7, 2022. This holiday season, Modern West is exhibiting... Read more

ULTRASCAPES! | Jerrin Wagstaff
19 Nov 2021 - 28 Jan 2022 Modern West is pleased to introduce ULTRASCAPES!, a solo exhibition of new works by Jerrin Wagstaff, Artist in Residence at Modern West from September 1 through November 30, 2021. The exhibition will be on view Upstairs from November 19, 2021 through January 7, 2022. An opening to celebrate the body... Read more

Lay Of The Land | Levi Jackson
1 Nov - 31 Dec 2021 Combining photography and installation and using an interdisciplinary approach to his work, Jackson’s work revolves around the Western Landscape, exploring themes of myth, truth, and fabrication, with a nod to performance. For the works included in Lay of the Land, Jackson specifically considered the way that cities are parceled and... Read more

From The Earth To The Sky
Patrick Dean Hubbell 1 Oct - 20 Nov 2021 Modern West is honored to debut an exhibition of new paintings by Patrick Dean Hubbell. The exhibition, From the Earth to the Sky, will be on display Oct 1 through November 20, 2021. The Public Opening Reception will be held October 15, 6-8pm, and the Public Closing Reception with the... Read more

Waterman - Loading
Jiyoun Lee- Lodge 17 Sep - 5 Nov 2021 Modern West is pleased to present Waterman - Loading, a solo exhibition of artwork by Jiyoun Lee-Lodge created during her time in residency from July 1 through September 30. Waterman - Loading will open with a public reception on September 17, 6 - 8pm and will be on display through... Read more

New Works | Mitch Mantle
1 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 Vivid color, firm shape, and dynamic composition are the cornerstones of Mitch Mantle ’s artwork. Contemplation of human behavior and attributes are interpreted through layers of vibrant and graphic forms meshed with intentional details suggesting narrative. This fresh body of prints and paintings he has created especially for Modern West... Read more

Meggan Waltman
20 Aug - 10 Sep 2021 Modern West is pleased to introduce Meggan Waltman's residencey exhibition, on display upstairs at Modern West August 20th - September 10th. Meggan Waltman is an abstract artist based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Inspired by Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, and Agnes Martin’s painterly explorations and staining techniques, Waltman is a... Read more

Sophie Schwabacher
Little Image 16 Jul - 14 Aug 2021 Read more

Earth
15 Jul - 21 Sep 2021 Modern West is pleased to announce Earth, a group exhibition on through September 10th. In collaboration with the Southern Utah Museum of Art , Earth features a preview of their upcoming exhibition This Earth curated by local writer and art historian Hikmet Sidney Loe , and Founder of Montello Foundation... Read more

Angela Ellsworth
Notes For A Stone 1 Jul - 30 Sep 2021 Angela Ellsworth creates bodies of work that traverse drawing, painting, sculpture, and performance. Many of her pieces focus on religious traditions, influenced by her familial history and its relationship to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interested in the work of 19th and 20th-century female mystics, Ellsworth... Read more

Variant
Al Denyer, Paul Reynolds, and Jorge Rojas 21 May - 9 Jul 2021 Time and growth are a dependent pair. This exhibition exemplifies their mutual reliance as the three selected artists explore new boundaries in their personal artistic credos. Variations in the displayed pieces and in each artist’s practice invite the viewer to note the aching movement of time in regards to stylistic development. The exhibition is a moment of pause to note time’s influence on creative focus. Read more

Desertscape
11 May - 31 Jul 2021 Read more

Fidalis Buehler
Secret Camp - Are we there yet? 19 Mar - 7 May 2021 Modern West is pleased to present Secret Camp - Are we there yet?, a solo exhibition featuring the works of Fidalis Buehler. The show will be on display March 19 through May 7, 2021. An artist reception to celebrate the exhibition will be held March 19, from 6-8 pm. All... Read more

Esther Voisin
From Cinematic to Abstract 19 Feb - 30 Apr 2021 Esther Voisin is a multidisciplinary artist focused in photography. Originally from France, Esther has traveled extensively and now calls the United States home. Based in Salt Lake City, Voisin’s work evokes the strange and the familiar simultaneously. She is inspired by the space of the country, the wilderness, and the... Read more

Shonto Begay
Rhythm 1 Feb - 31 Mar 2021 Read more

Dimitri Kozyrev |
Lost Landscapes 15 Jan - 2 Mar 2021 Read more

Matthew Sketch
Affinity for Grace 15 Jan - 2 Mar 2021 Read more

Ogden Contemporary Arts | Constructed
Curated by Modern West 6 Nov 2020 - 1 Feb 2021 For its inaugural exhibition, OCA invited Modern West of Salt Lake City to guest curate a show in an effort to link Northern Utah’s art communities, while continuing its mission to elevate the efforts of artists and arts professionals in the wider Wasatch region. Constructed, on display through December 27th,... Read more

Southern Utah Museum of Art | Right Here Right Now
Curated by Modern West 17 Jul - 9 Sep 2020 This year marks the 150th anniversary of women's suffrage in Utah and the 100th anniversary of the19th amendment of our Country’s Constitution. Because of these momentous and important events, Modern West would like to acknowledge and pay homage to women artists. The exhibition “Right Here Right Now” celebrates and acknowledges... Read more

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