LANDSCAPES OF THE WEST, 2
Amiryani, Dumas, Fales, Louchheim, Patton, Pepion, Pfister, Poulsen, von Morisse
17- 20 September 2025 | Cody Art Week & Cody Art Walk
This annual exhibition is organized with the support of The Embassy of the Principality of Monaco in Washington D. C.
MARYAM AMIRYANI
Sitting Bull, Native American Warriors (Bibliophile), 2023, Oil on linen over wood, 9 1/4 x 6 1/9 x 1/2 in (23.5 x 15.6 cm) Framed: 9 7/8 x 7 x 7/8 in (25.1 x 17.8 cm), Work is framed, Courtesy ULTERIOR Gallery New York, NY.
ANDRE VON MORISSE, Prince Albert 1er de Monaco, 2024, oil on canvas 24 x22 in.
Prince Albert 1er de Monaco visited Cody in September 1913 and participated in the famous CAMP MONACO expedition in Yellowstone organized by Buffalo Bill. This famous expedition is exhibited at The Buffalo Bill Museum in the BB Center of the West!
Landscapes of the West 2 is the second edition of our Annual Exhibition Celebrating the 2025 Cody Art Week & Cody Art Walk with our fusion of ancient traditions and contemporary voices, timeless Indigenous artistry, and modern Western influences.
DISCOVER THE ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION
Amiryani, Dumas, Fales, Louchheim, Patton, Pepion, Pfister, Poulsen, von Morisse
CHRIS PFISTER, Tiny Landscape (of Wyoming Desert), 2014, Oil on canvas, 4 x 5 in.
JESSE FALES, White Bison, 2025
WADE PATTON, Beaded Cuff, Buffalo, with silver galvanized beads, 2025
JULIETTE DUMAS, Little Bison, Watercolor on paper, 2024
Maryam Amiryani
Maryam Amiryani, Sitting Bull, Native American Warriors (Bibliophile), 2023, oil on linen over wood, 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in x 1/2 in (23.5 x 15.6 cm); 9 7/8 x 7 in x 7/8 in (25.1 x 17.8 cm) - Framed
A bibliophile is “a person who collects or has a great love of books.” Amiryani’s painted her favorite book covers revealing her essential relationships with each. With Sitting Bull, Native American Warriors, Amiryani chose to recognize, and honor those who came before. She has always had a fascination with native inhabitants of a land, their way of living, impact on, and survival. The first people Amiryani remembers watching/seeing as a child in Shiraz, Iran (where she was born) were the Qashquai tribal people, nomads famous for their weavings.
Amiryani is an Iranian-American painter and still-life artist. Her sparse and individualistic still-life paintings often focus on one or two carefully chosen themes and objects. Amiryani was born in Shiraz, Iran in 1967. She immigrated with her family to Paris in 1978, and currently lives in Marfa, Texas. Her work is in prominent Art Collections in the US, including the Lannan Foundation. Many of Amiryani's paintings are currently on long-term view as a public art project at By Art Matters (OEli) in Hangzhou, China, run by the Italian curator Francesco Bonami.
Juliette Dumas
Juliette Dumas, Small Bison, 2024, watercolor on paper, 7.8 x 6 in.
Acclaimed for her “Whale Fluke Paintings” (2018), French artist Juliette Dumas continues her commitment to the “Rio Negro Manifesto” and pushes her exploration of the natural world with her new body of work TERRA and TATANKA.
Small Bison (presented in this exhibition) reflects upon the artist dream of connecting with the Northern High Plains of America where the Bison roam free. Dumas visited the Yellowstone region two times and explored the powerful beauty of the region. This small watercolor is the first glimpse at a larger body of work that is presently in gestation.
Jesse Fales
Jesse Fales, New Yellowstone Wildlife Ceramics.
Born in Cody and raised on the Northfork of the Shoshone River, in Wapiti Valley, daughter of outfitters and dude ranchers, Jesse Fales spent her entire childhood outdoors on pack trips going deep into the wilds of the Absaroka Mountains. Rimrock Dude Ranch has been her home since 14 and she has spent every summer riding horses around Shoshone National Forest and Yellowstone National Park.
She started making sculptural functional ceramics in 2002. Drawing from memory and observation, she brings the wild animals she encounters in her life into her ceramic forms. Drawing from ancient pottery forms and techniques, Fales work celebrates the harmony between nature and human experience, inviting viewers to connect with the land and its inhabitants. Through her art, she aims to capture the essence of the Rocky Mountains wild beauty and the enduring spirit of its creatures.
Josh Louchheim
Josh Louchheim, Dwellings of The Past, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.
Dwellings of the past, depicts the quiet majesty of three teepees set against the vastness of the desert creating a sense of depth and timeless presence honoring the resilience and enduring spirit of Indigenous life.
Louchheim is a self-taught artist, living and working in Scottsdale, Arizona where his family relocated in the late 80's. Louchheim began painting at the end of 2009 and has been exhibiting his work since 2011. As a contemporary Western artist living in the heart of Arizona, his work offers a unique perspective on the American West. Arizona’s striking landscape, with its vast deserts, rugged mountains, and dramatic skies, serves as both a muse and backdrop for his artistic journey. The natural beauty and stark contrasts of this region inspire his exploration of color and form, allowing him to create pieces that express the essence of the West as he sees it through his eyes. Louchheim’s artistic practice is deeply rooted in the diverse culture and history of the Southwest. He draws inspiration from the traditions of the indigenous people and early settlers, that founded the modern west, weaving these narratives into his work. ce of the Rocky Mountains wild beauty and the enduring spirit of its creatures.
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Wade Patton (Oglala Lakota)
Wade Patton, Beading Works, 2025. 3 Beading Cuffs will be presented during Cody Art Week.
“I’ve embraced beading, guided by the mentorship of Molina Two Bulls, adding another dimension to my artistic impression. The organic beaded movement of the cloud work in the cuffs, is inspired by the clouds of South Dakota.” Wade Patton - Oglala Lakota” - Wade Patton
The influences of his land and ancestry are prevalent in Patton’s artwork, which is respectful of his people, their stories and the land where he is from. Wade is a storyteller for his culture, keeping the Lakota legends alive in a contemporary manner. Through storytelling and design, he draws people into his work and explains the meanings he infuses in his art (symbology, colors, animals, etc.), thereby creating conversation.
Wade Patton is currently an artist in residency at Ucross and Best of Show at Eiteljorg Indian Art Market this year in Indianapolis.
Wade Patton (Oglala Lakota)
Wade Patton, Ledger Art (2025) complementing the newest Beading works presented during Cody Art Week.
“I’ve embraced beading, guided by the mentorship of Molina Two Bulls, adding another dimension to my artistic impression. The organic beaded movement of the cloud work in the cuffs, is inspired by the clouds of South Dakota.” Wade Patton - Oglala Lakota” - Wade Patton
The influences of his land and ancestry are prevalent in Patton’s artwork, which is respectful of his people, their stories and the land where he is from. Wade is a storyteller for his culture, keeping the Lakota legends alive in a contemporary manner. Through storytelling and design, he draws people into his work and explains the meanings he infuses in his art (symbology, colors, animals, etc.), thereby creating conversation.
Wade Patton is currently an artist in residency at Ucross and Best of Show at Eiteljorg Indian Art Market this year in Indianapolis.
John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet)
John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet), Out for More, 2024, Ink, color pencil, and acrylic on antique ledger paper, 9.5 x 15 1/4 in. (unframed).
John Isaiah Pepion is an acclaimed artist, muralist and educator who hails from the Blackfeet Nation (Piikani Band of the Blackfoot Confederacy) in northern Montana. His Plains Indian graphic art combines traditional design and contemporary illustrations. John considers his art journey ceremonial because his understanding of his past, family, and culture grows with each piece he creates. He had the honor of being selected as the poster artist for the new PBS documentary by the renowned filmmaker Ken Burns titled "The American Buffalo."
Chris Pfister
Chris Pfister, Tiny Landscape (Wyoming Desert), oil on canvas, 4 x 5 in.;
Pfister began painting satirical versions of landscape works by European painters: Claude Lorrain, George Stubbs, and other artists. As his work has evolved and matured, Pfister has come into his own with a rich, compelling oeuvre inspired by the timeless West where the views of golden hills rolling into infinity are expansive and spectacular. Pfister lives in Cody WY in his cattle ranch east of Yellowstone, where the New York ex-pat enjoys a rustic life with his family. He makes his own paints and oils spending decades perfecting his medium working and re-working various oil mixtures in order to find the perfect consistency for each homemade pigment he uses. Pfister’s latest flaxseed oil derived paints—his best yet—have taken on a new, more monochromatic palette. Black, brown, and grey predominate revealing the Wyoming desert landscape in its splendor.
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Chris Pfister
Chris Pfister, Two Big Landscapes of Wyoming: Rolling Hills, 40 x 56 in.; Sage, 40 x 56 in.; + 3 smaller works from 2025, oils on linen with artists paints and pigments.
Pfister began painting satirical versions of landscape works by European painters: Claude Lorrain, George Stubbs, and other artists. As his work has evolved and matured, Pfister has come into his own with a rich, compelling oeuvre inspired by the timeless West where the views of golden hills rolling into infinity are expansive and spectacular. Pfister lives in Cody WY in his cattle ranch east of Yellowstone, where the New York ex-pat enjoys a rustic life with his family. He makes his own paints and oils spending decades perfecting his medium working and re-working various oil mixtures in order to find the perfect consistency for each homemade pigment he uses. Pfister’s latest flaxseed oil derived paints—his best yet—have taken on a new, more monochromatic palette. Black, brown, and grey predominate revealing the Wyoming desert landscape in its splendor.
More About Chris Pfister
M. C. Poulsen
M. C. Poulsen, Symphony in White - Unknown Geyser in Bechler Area of Yellowstone, 2012, oil on canvas, image size: 18 x 24 in. Framed size: 27 x 33 in.
“Yellowstone Park is filled with hot pools of all shapes and sizes. Each has a different palette depending on the area, the time of year and like the seasons they are continuously changing. This geyser is in the Bechler area of the Park. The backcountry provides silence and energy apart from the main attractions. This one reminded me of a symphony, each note harmonizing with the environment.” - M.C. Poulsen.
Award Winning Western Artist, M.C. Poulsen, was introduced in 2012 to The Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and their Discovery. Until then, most of the waterfalls in Yellowstone remained hidden and undiscovered. Poulsen’s exploration of Yellowstone Waterfalls and its geysers can be seen in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. With Symphony in White, Imperial Geyser, presented here, Poulsen renders a luminous palette of pastels and light, “Monet” style.
Andre Von Morisse
Andre von Morisse, Portrait of Albert 1er Prince de Monaco, 2024, oil on canvas, 24 x 22 inches. (with Special Permission from Les Archives du Palais de Monaco).
This portrait of Prince Albert 1er of Monaco is an hommage to the Prince of Monaco who came to Cody in September 1913 and met with Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley in a famous expedition called “Camp Monaco”.
Andre von Morisse is a conceptual painter, interested in exploring aspects of human psychology and how we interact with the world. In 2024, the artist presented “Three Amigos” (Meeting Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull), presently on view at POP! Goes the West at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West until January 2026. His works were featured in many group shows in galleries and museums in the US: Kunstnerenes Hus Oslo, Norway; The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI; Museum of Southwest Texas, Midland, TX ; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX. In 2005, Von Morisse was the recipient of the Best New Contemporary Artists Award 2005, at the Kunstnerenes Hus Museum, Oslo, Norway. Von Morisse work is held in prominent museum and private collections in the United States and Indonesia.
September 12, 2025
2025 Cody Art Walk
Thursday, September 18, 2025
6:00-8:00 PM
Contemporary Western Arts is number 5 on the map!
Join us for an evening on the town during our Annual Art Walk! Browse Cody’s unique galleries and shops featuring artist demonstrations, music, special activities and experiences, and more downtown Cody.
Open and free to the public.