Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery features work of Tom Saubert

The Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery presents its new exhibit, “The Artist’s Studio: Tom Saubert.”

This special exhibit honors gallery donors James and Wanda Hollensteiner. The show runs through Aug. 14.

Saubert is an award-winning and nationally recognized artist of the American West. Known for his beautiful figurative paintings and portraits, he is also a dedicated scholar of Native American culture and artifacts. This exhibit will focus on Saubert’s studio, the subject matter that inspires him and his artistic process. 

Saubert’s Creston studio is filled with reference books, drawings and examples of historical regalia which he has collected throughout his career. His lifelong fascination with Native American culture has led him to a profound respect for authenticity in his portrayals of historical figures and individuals. When he has been unable to obtain examples of accurate equipment, he has made his own. Saubert researches historic documents and museum collections to recreate costumes and accoutrements specific to the era and tribal iconography of the Native American individuals he paints. Saubert will also be celebrated with a one-man show of his paintings at the Glacier Art Museum next summer. 

The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as during WCC showtimes for patrons with tickets to WCC performances. 

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