by Sabina Dana Plassé
Galleries dot Jackson Hole’s famous Town Square and fill the side streets around the town. Artists, collectors, and admirers will find an array of art on exhibition throughout the year including classic Western oil paintings and Native American pieces, scenic photographs, contemporary works, works by emerging artists as well as Modern Masters, and mixed media works of all types. Jackson Hole’s ever-engaging gallery scene is a point of pride for residents and a draw for visitors.
TAYLOE PIGGOTT GALLERY
Tayloe Piggott Gallery is committed to showing emerging, mid- career, and established artists as well as exhibiting popular post- war and contemporary art. As one of Jackson Hole’s preeminent galleries, Tayloe Piggott Gallery encourages a cultural dialogue and offers an exciting new vision to what is already a well- known and sophisticated arts community. Supporting first-time buyers and seasoned collectors, Tayloe Piggott Gallery assists clients with all aspects of buying and collecting contemporary art. Facilitating art purchases and collection management for private clients and collectors, the gallery curator is available for private home consultations, art advisory, and interior design service. Before opening the gallery, Tayloe Piggott, owner and director of the gallery, worked as an interior design assistant for an architectural firm where she gained an understanding of the interior development process and began consulting on interiors—specifically on how to incorporate art collections into residences and public spaces. Employing her intuitive and discerning eye as well as her expansive knowledge of the art market, Piggott assists clients in designing a comprehensive visual approach as they either begin the collecting process or build and enhance their existing collections. tayloepiggottgallery.com
ALTAMIRA FINE ART
Altamira Fine Art in Jackson Hole offers a collection of Western contemporary art with the some of the finest and most accomplished contemporary American West artists within the Jackson Hole art scene. Its spacious gallery is an art admirer and collector’s dream allowing plenty of room to enjoy and become engrossed in notable fine art.
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DAVID BROOKOVER GALLERY
David Brookover Gallery exhibits the best of David Brookover’s work. Over 100 custom-framed, platinum palladium, black and white, bromoil, and color images show in an engaging and relaxing atmosphere. In addition, Brookover is known for his deep appreciation and respect for traditional handmade papers from around the world.
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CAYUSE WESTERN AMERICANA
Cayuse Western Americana owner and operator Mary Schmitt never fails to amaze clients with her impeccable collection of cowboy, Native American, and national park artifacts. A variety of art, jewelry, artifacts, and other memorabilia represent Schmitt’s expertise and love for collecting. Schmitt is also a skilled appraiser of antiquities and collectible artifacts. cayusewa.com
DIEHL GALLERY
The Diehl Gallery presents fine art and professional art collecting services for new and established collectors—private and corporate. The gallery also specializes in the acquisition and sale of contemporary art with a focus on painting and sculpture. Gallery owner Mariam Diehl’s extensive experience and background as an art dealer has established Diehl Gallery as a premier resource for art collectors as well as art aficionados. diehlgallery.com
HEATHER JAMES FINE ART
Heather James Fine Art curates exhibitions with work from a variety of periods and artists including Impressionist and modern, Post-War and contemporary, American and Latin American Masters, Old Masters, and photographers. The 3,600-square-foot gallery designed by architect Dianna Wong presents five main exhibition spaces as well as five smaller gallery spaces—offering an art experience like no other. With exceptional collectible works of art from China, Japan, Africa, the Pre-Columbian period, and Mexico as well as masterpieces by Picasso, Monet, Warhol, Wyeth, Heather James Fine Art presents a look into the past and the present. heatherjames.com
MANGELSEN—IMAGES OF NATURE GALLERY
Legendary nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen was heavily influenced growing up along the Platte River in Nebraska with his family observing the great flocks of ducks, geese, and cranes that migrate through the valley. In 1978, Mangelsen opened his first Mangelsen—Images of Nature Gallery in Jackson. Today, Mangelsen has grown to eight galleries throughout the nation. From humble beginnings in Nebraska to becoming one of the most prolific and award-winning nature photographers of our time, Mangelsen has captured rare moments and vast panoramas during photographic adventures on all seven continents. As much an artist as he is a conservationist, Mangelsen’s portfolio of natural history photography represents a record of what the natural world is and what wild places can still be through a commitment to stewardship. mangelsen.com
THE LEGACY GALLERY
The Legacy Gallery represents over 100 nationally known artists offering the finest in representational and impressionistic art. Specializing in paintings and sculptures in a wide variety of subject matter including Western, figurative, wildlife, still life, and landscape scenarios, The Legacy Gallery has an impressive collection of works for many discriminating tastes. legacygallery.com
RARE GALLERY OF JACKSON HOLE
Experience contemporary art, Modern Masters, and museum- quality jewelry at RARE Gallery of Jackson Hole. Paintings, mixed media, glass, sculpture, photography, and designer jewelry offer art appreciators the chance to enjoy RARE through a variety of exhibitions in its multi-room exhibit space. RARE also presents
the traditional art collector new works, “Art of the New West,” with inspiring Western contemporary and Jackson Hole-inspired art. raregalleryjacksonhole.com
TRAILSIDE GALLERIES
Trailside Galleries specializes in a rich and varied collection of works by the leading Western, wildlife, figurative, impressionist, and landscape artists in the country. As one of the pre-eminent dealers of American representational art, the gallery’s roster includes the award-winning members of the Cowboy Artists of America, The National Academy of Design, the Society of Animal Artists, Plein-Air Painters of America, the National Sculpture Society, and Oil Painters of America among other well-known organizations. Trailside Galleries is also home to the offices of its auction department, the Jackson Hole Art Auction. Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country and is defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape, and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. The auction principals, Trailside Galleries and Gerald Peters Gallery of Santa Fe, New Mexico, bring over 100 years of combined experience and expertise to the event. The auction is a signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival in September and attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. trailsidegalleries.com
WILD BY NATURE
Henry H. Holdsworth’s wildlife photography is the mainstay of
Wild By Nature gallery. Holdsworth’s photographs reveal rich color, composition, and light for all his subjects. At the heart of Holdsworth’s photography is his great appreciation for nature and its preservation. His images are used regularly by leading publications including National Geographic, Nature’s Best, National Wildlife, and Wildlife Conservation. His work has also been displayed in galleries and museums across the nation including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. and The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson. wildbynatureshop.com