Modern West is pleased to share Unbound: Art of the West, a marker of the gallery’s next chapter in our new location at 242 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT. The inaugural showcase will feature artists inspired by the Western region and will be on view February 12 through March 20, 2026.
Unbound: Art of the West reflects on Modern West’s history and a passion for forging new ground in an ever-evolving art community. Looking to their represented modernists Louis Ribak and Beatrice Mandelman, who left behind their New York City lifestyle to pursue their work in the vast Western landscape, to the stable of Modern West’s innovative contemporary artists, the exhibition is inspired by works that push the parameters of what art has been and how it can move forward – it is ambitious, inspiring and unbound.
Featured artists include Shonto Begay, Michael Coles, Shalee Cooper, Angela Ellsworth, Phil Epp, Alexandra Fuller, Kiki Gaffney, Sheldon Harvey, Suzanne Hill, Jim Jacobs, Beatrice Mandelman, Ed Mell, Arlo Namingha, Stanley Natchez, Kevin Red Star, Louis Ribak, Billy Schenck, Woody Shepherd, Ben Steele, Eugene Tapahe and Mike Whiting.
UNBOUND: ART OF THE WEST / FEBRUARY 12 – MARCH 20
Ed Mell | Sun Washed Bloom, 2006 | oil on linen | 20 x 20 in. | SOLD
Ed Mell | Canyons and Mesas, 2008 | oil on linen | 32 x 48 in. | SOLD
Ed Mell | Cactus Coral, 2006 | oil on linen | 24 x 30 in. | SOLD
Kevin Red Star | Crow Mother and Daughters, 2023 | acrylic on canvas | 40 x 30 in. | $40,000
Kevin Red Star | Thunder Sky, 2024 | acrylic on canvas | 36 x 36 in. | $40,000
Kevin Red Star | Plains Indian Warriors with War Paint, 2021 | acrylic on canvas | 36 x 36 in. | $40,000
Suzanne Hill | Redrock Cliffs, 2024 | ceramic | 23.25 x 7 in. | $1,850
Suzanne Hill | Grand Staircase, 2019 | ceramic | 12.5 x 12.5 x 9.25 in. | $950
Suzanne Hill | Pele’s Realm, 2022 | ceramic | 16 x 7.5 in. | $950
Billy Schenck | Utah Landscape #24, 2024 | oil on canvas | 22 x 40 in. | $22,000
Billy Schenck | San Manuel Valley, 2025 | oil on canvas | 30 x 50 in. | $37,000
Billy Schenck | A Tree in the Landscape, 2021 | oil on canvas | 60 x 48 in. | $72,000
Billy Schenck | Utah Landscape #32, 2025 | oil on canvas | 30 x 30 in. | $22,000
Billy Schenck | Utah Landscape #30, 2025 | oil on canvas | 22 x 28 in. | $15,000
Billy Schenck | Study For Utah Landscape #6, 2022 | oil on canvas | 24 x 36 in. | $20,000
Billy Schenck | Back Canyons, 2025 | oil on canvas | 24 x 30 in. | $18,000
Stanley Natchez | Campbell Soup (Mom + Dad Victory Ride) | oil on canvas | $22,000
Ben Steele | Formed in Utah, 2026 | oil on canvas | 60 x 72 in. | $34,500
Ben Steele | Is it Appropriate, 2018 | oil on canvas | 40 x 44 in. | $12,800
Ben Steele | In Tandem, 2026 | oil on canvas | 60 x 48 in. | $23,000
Ben Steele | The Tabooist, 2019 | archival pigment print | 39 x 30 in. | edition 10 of 12 | $4,150
Shonto Begay | Road to Skeleton Mesa, 2016 | acrylic on canvas | 36 x 48 in. | $12,000
Shonto Begay | Arrival of the Early Healers, 2025 | acrylic on canvas | 24 x 18 in. | $5,000
Shonto Begay | Wind Dancer, 2025 | acrylic on canvas | 20 x 16 in. | $3,500
Shonto Begay | Stands with Light, 2022 | acrylic on canvas | 82 x 50 in. | $34,000
Shonto Begay | Water in the Canyon, 2024 | acrylic on canvas | 40 x 30 in. | $8,500
Shonto Begay | Feeding Medicine Man, 2025 | acrylic on canvas | 20 x 16 in. | $3,500
Shonto Begay | Calm of Autumn After, 2025 | acrylic on canvas (diptych) | 16 x 24 in. | $4,000
Shonto Begay | Gaagi Visitation, 2022 | acrylic on canvas | 36 x 48 in. | $12,000
Angela Ellsworth | In Arms VI (Loretta), 2024 | 13,032 pewter dress pins and boutonniere pins, wood, fabric, steel | 24 x 15 x 14 in. | $14,500
Angela Ellsworth | Seer Bonnet XXX (Desmonda), 2025 | 12,096 corsage pins, fabric, steel | 24 x 11 X 12 in. | SOLD
Michael Coles | Sunday Morning, 2018 | archival pigment print | 48 x 34.5 in. | $3,600 | edition 1 of 3
Suzanne Hill | Distant Galaxy, 2024 | ceramic | 6.5 x 8 in. | $425
Michael Coles | Cowboy Bar, 2015 | silver gelatin print | 45.5 x 36 in. | $3,600 | edition 1 of 3
Jim Jacobs | Unskinned #5, 2023 | maple and apple | 41 x 20 x 10 in. | $4,000
Jim Jacobs | A La Deriva, 2026 | maple wood | 67 x 75 x 85 in. | $7,000
Phil Epp | Tumbleweed, 2025 | acrylic on board | 40 x 30 in. | $8,500
Phil Epp | Crack of Dawn, 2025 | acrylic on board | 40 x 30 in. | $8,500
Phil Epp | Turbine Field, 2022 | acrylic on board | 30 x 40 in. | $8,500
Phil Epp | Moonrise on the Mesa, 2012 | acrylic on board | 14 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. | $6,500
Phil Epp | Collapsed Barn, 2022 | acrylic on board | 30 x 40 in. | $8,500
Phil Epp | Hobble, 2022 | acrylic on board | 14 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. | $6,500
Woody Shepherd | Riverside Hollow, 2025 | acrylic on hardwood panel | 48 x 66 in. | $17,000
Sheldon Harvey | Untitled 01, 2022 | oil on canvas | 50 x 50 in. | $10,500
Sheldon Harvey | Mai Deshgiizii ni (Jagged Edge), 2022 | wood on panel | 60 x 48 in. | $13,000
Sheldon Harvey | Halo at Midnight, 2022 | oil on canvas | 54 x 54 in. | $11,000
Beatrice Mandelman | Untitled (1), 1960s | oil on canvas | 19.5 x 23.75 in. | $6,900
Arlo Namingha | Clouds #5, 2019 | indiana limestone | 18 x 10 x 6 in. | $15,000
Beatrice Mandelman | Untitled (3), 1960s | oil on canvas | 40 x 30 in. | $15,000
Louis Ribak | Canyon Series No.33, 1970s | oil on canvas | 86 x 58 in. | $22,500
Eugene Tapahe | Water Offering #1 - Original Land Art Installation (50 x 50 ft.) - Monument Valley, AZ, Native land of the Dine (Navajo), 2022 | archival pigment print on watercolor paper | 40 x 60 in. | $7,000 | edition 2 of 5
Louis Ribak | Untitled Abstract, 1950s-60s | oil on masonite | 27.5 x 35.5 in. | $9,000
Shalee Cooper | City + Desertscapes, 2021 | gesso on raw canvas | 60 x 96 in. (variable) | $11,000
Arlo Namingha | Four Directions, 2021 | indiana limestone | 20 x 20 x 5 in. | $20,000