Winter Festival & Winter Art Walk

Artist: Kevin League

Kevin is a Helena, Montana based award-winning professional landscape, lifestyle and wildlife photographer capturing Montana and the western United States’ most beautiful, fleeting and fascinating moments.

Artist: Mary Eder

Uniquely handmade polymer clay earrings.

Artist: Monster Maud

Monster Maud creates magical plush monsters, love bugs, and monster valentines. Snag a hand-sewn Monster heart for your sweetie!

Artist: G.V. Kelley

G.V. Kelley is a nonbinary artist making figurative ceramic work that explores ideas about non-binary gender through the hybridized animal/human as metaphor, with references to fantasy and science fiction.

Artist: Cory Krings

Cory Krings is a Jack-of-All-Trades and paper artist with a reputation for personalized and detailed small and large-scale paper cut snowflakes.

Artist: Samara Lynde

My name is Samara Lynde and I hand sew each Woolster from upcycled felted wool and cashmere. As they are created, their personalities come out, so each Woolster comes with his or her own backstory. I also take special orders for custom Wooolsters, so please drop me a note at samaral[email protected] if you would like a new Woolster made just for you.

Artist: Aaron Fiddelke

Modern retro architecture using lines and halftones.

Artist: Joy Kelso

Introducing Gulch Distiller’s Winter Walk Artist, Joy Kelso. Living in Helena, she began her self-taught art career after inheriting her candle business in 2019, and learning pottery during 2020. After finding her voice in minimal, Montanan art, she became a full-time ceramicist and starting her own Chandlery, Pottery, and Fiber Art studio: Modern Montana Makerie. She is most well known for her bison sculptures, named Montoya. She frequently can be found at home, where her fiber art studio resides.

Artist: Brett Varney

Brett’s work consists of vibrant colored contemporary landscapes.

Artist: Angelina Chase

Creating has always been a part of my life and I grew up with a love for crafts. Fast forward a few years as I’m scrolling pinterest and see a fabalous pair of leather earrings. I had to try making them because buying them would have been to easy! That ignited a flame and I now have a passion for working and creating with leather & feathers. My hope is that you will love our earrings and feel empowered and beautiful while wearing them!

Artist: Ruby Trench

An aspiring young artist / painter. A fifth grader with big dreams! She has actually sold paintings along with lemonade and cookies from her home in Unionville and also in East Helena. Come see Ruby’s work!

Artist: Stephen Butkay

Montana landscape photography

Artist: Abby Normal

Abby will be showing some framed originals and have an assortment of merch for vending. Shirts, prints, stickers, and resin/clay accessories etc.

Artist: Alexia Duncan

Colorful oil and acrylic painting created on reclaimed windows or wood. Subjects include wildlife, autos/tractors, and landscapes.

Artist: Hal Mackenzie

Hal Mackenzie also known as Hell-Bound Hal, is an artist of weird things.

Artist: Barry Ferst

The gallery shows three-dimensional, interactive collages made from common, everyday objects.

Artist: Edwin Glass

Featuring all the artists in the store.

Artist: Absolute Zero Ice Design

Head to the Bullwhacker Block to witness the creation of a custom ice sculpture!

Artist: Neil Sauter

Artist: Windy Valley Studio

Beguiling characters, colors and scenes grace this stoneware. Invoked from earth, fire and a dash of pluckiness.

Artist: Rebecca Wells Fine Art

Original acrylic and oil paintings plus prints, mugs, cards & coasters.

Artist: Just Claire Pottery

Local artist creating colorful, functional pottery featuring decals, glaze resists and a few buttocks.

Artist: Bob & Rachel Krug

Local jewelers and designers and the owners of Imagine Designs, Jewelry Studio.

Artist: Chris Riccardo

Artist: Leah Cupino

Artist: Danielle O'Malley

Artist: Breena Buettner

Artist: Birdseye Stained Glass

Artist: Jay Crider

Artist: Helena College Art Students

Artist: Kasey Nixon

Kasey Nixon is a local oil painter, sculptor, and conservationist.

Artist: Leah Cupino

“I hunt for a rapid instinctual affair of building on a surface. In ritual, I melt, mix, smear, scratch, drip, and drive into what I can touch right now. Vibrant pigments made from the earth are mixed with ash, snow, egg and oil. I watch my brush and fingers advance; my interior landscapes are impulsively revealed in layers. The inviolable space I create is wholly my own yet lives on well without me.”

Artist: Seth Roby

What is the totality of a single event or experience?. My images attempt to answer this by unpacking the influences of society, culture and environment using pieces or fragments of printed materials. I appropriate image structures and formats to create new dialogues between past and present events trying to find a common ground, understanding or truth. My work relies on pieces and fragments put together to attempt to define all that is going on at a moment. Pieces are a way of describing a singular event that adds up to a much larger whole. When using a “piece” juxtaposed with another, a new relationship or understanding is revealed; small moments add up to a bigger meaning.

Artist: Mackenzie Petersen

Ceramic pieces that play with biological forms to celebrate the beauty of flowers.

Artist: Nimax Silversmith

Local, handmade silversmith jewelry.

Artist: Bee the Light Studios

Artist: Megan Malkin

Texture Art

Artist: Dolce Flower Co.

Watercolor Prints

Artist: Rae Senarighi: Transcend

Montana born artist, Rae Senarighi brings his large scale portraits to the Holter’s largest gallery in Transcend, portraying and celebrating accurate representation of Transgender and Nonbinary individuals. With vivid and bold colors these portraits radiate the brilliance of the individuals and celebrate accepting and loving one’s self.

Artist: Transilience

TransVisible Montana and the Holter have partnered with Transgender, Nonbinary, and Two Spirit Artists for the grand re-opening of the Museum from January through March of 2023! This partnership was formed with the mission of bringing artists from within and around Montana to promote visibility, to honor and celebrate the work, impact, and contributions of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Two Spirit Artists from in and around Montana.

Artist: JoDav

As a teen, Joe fell in love with graffiti but growing up in the country there were no abandoned buildings or empty trains to practice this art form. So, he did the next best thing by sketching his work. He started to find a passion of taking ordinary letters and making them colorfully vivid works of art.

After a trip to Europe, he was inspired by numerous art galleries and the quaint town of Brugge to attempt oil painting- thus JoDav Art was born.

Joe is modest about his art, refusing to sign anything- he feels his art belongs to those who own it. He hopes his art allows you to get lost in the beauty of bright colors and brings joy or any form of emotion, just as it does for him.

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Artist: Jeff Camplese

Jeff Camplese is a finish carpenter and woodworker who has been creating and crafting for over 35 years. He specializes in building stand-alone and built-in cabinetry, custom furniture, and trim work.Throughout the years some projects he has been involved with are detailed libraries, fireplace mantels, beamed ceilings, curved staircases as well as numerous bathroom and kitchen renovations.

Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, he attended Montana State University in Bozeman. He completed his studies and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1981. It was during these years that his love for and desire to live in Montana became ingrained, he knew that he would always want to return someday. After graduating, he returned to Indiana and got his first job in the building business. He spent the next following years learning about the woodworking trade, acquiring valuable experience and tools, and gaining an understanding of the process of designing and completing various building projects.

In 1994, he relocated to Helena, Montana, where he continues to live with his wife Deborah and their 2 black Labs. He owns his own business now, Rising Sun Woodworking and while passionate about his work, he is also appreciative of the many outdoor recreational opportunities and subtle characteristics that make Montana what it is. The fishing, hunting, hiking, rivers, snow, mountains, hard blue skies and wide-open spaces that provide many opportunities for special time away from work. He takes full advantage of these as his schedule allows. He has become totally addicted to what may quite possibly be the most fulfilling and enjoyable pastime there is: fly fishing. Recently, he has been building wooden shadowbox fly displays as a way to enjoy and show appreciation for the lifelong pursuit of a sport we can all take part in.

Artist: Michael Tommerup

Helena, Montana is my home and we are surrounded by incredible beauty! However, the most beautiful treasure of this state is the unique wood. Each piece I work with is unique and there will never be another like it. The best part of working with wood is see the grain develop as it is carefully finished. Making wooden items is my passion and it shows in my work.

Artist: Kara Campell

Jewelry!

Artist: Jackson Neher

Thoughtful and accessible visual experiences

Artist: Jacob McEachern

Photography

Artist: Hannah Uhde, de NORTH Art

Artist: Chad Okrush

Live music!