Programming
Events at a Glance
Thursday, September 12
3-6pm VIP Opening “Sneak Peak”.
Friday, September 13
9-11am JHFAF Private Art Tour. Pre-registration required.
12-1pm Expert-led Guided Tour of the fair. Meet at the registration desk.
1-2pm Meet Featured Artist Barbara Van Cleve. Andrew Smith, booth 128.
2-3pm Presentation of the 2019 Contemporary Artist of the Year Award to Paul Villinski. In the theater.
3-4pm Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson.
4-5pm Meet Featured Artist Larry Pirnie. At L.A. Design, booth 140.
5-6pm Meet Featured Artist Sarah Winkler. K Contemporary, booth 148.
6-8pm Welcome to Jackson Reception hosted by Fighting Bear Antiques.
Saturday, September 14
12-1pm Expert-led Guided Tour of the fair. Meet at the registration desk.
1-2pm Meet Featured Artist Donald Martiny. At the Diehl Gallery, booth 112.
2-3pm Presentation of the 2019 Photographer of the Year Award to Jeremy Kidd. In the theater.
3-4pm Maynard Dixon Museum comes to Jackson, with book signing.
4-5pm Panel Discussion: A Walk on the Wild Side: Exploring the Natural World in Modern and Contemporary Art. In the theater.
6-8pm Harvest Moon Art Benefit.
6:30pm Presentation of the 2019 Sculptor of the Year Award to Bart Walter.
7-8pm Join Dr. Mark Sublette at the Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Exhibit.
Sunday, September 15
12-1pm ArtKids @ Jackson Hole. At HG Contemporary booth 124.
3-4pm Maynard Dixon Museum comes to Jackson, with book signing.
All Days
Bid For A Claws Silent Auction
Bene ts the National Museum of Wildlife Art Auction biddng begins Thursday, September 12 and ends on September 14, at 8pm.
The Art Patrons Lounge
Sponsored by Family Management Corporation. On the right side of entrance lobby.
The Art Collectors Lounge. Hosted by Bonhams A place to grab a seat, relax, and admire their display. (booth 142).
The Magical World of M.C. Escher.
The Art Café. Sponsored by Seagrave Gallery.
Benefits the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Bidding opens Thurs. Sept 12, 3pm @VIP Opening Sneak “Peak”. Closes Sat. Sept 14, 8pm @Harvest Moon Art Benefit
Thursday, September 12th
(Available with VIP ticket purchase)
VIP Opening “Sneak Peak”
Join us at the much-anticipated and glamourous VIP Opening “Sneak Peak” (because we are on the base of a mountain peak). Be among the first to view, reserve and acquire at this memorable event before the fair opens to the general public…
3-6pm
John Nieto: Lifetime Achievement Award
(posthumously)
John Nieto was one of America’s most dynamic contemporary artists, concentrating on themes that transcend mere representation. He utilized intense primary colors, applied in bold strokes to give dimension and character to the canvas. In his etchings and drawings, Nieto employed classic linear techniques to create images of great detail and depth. In all of Nieto’s art, sensitivity…
3:30pm
In the Theater
Anne Phillips: The 2019 Collector of the Year
The Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair (JHFAF) is proud to announce that Anne Phillips is the recipient of its inaugural Collector of the Year Award for 2019. Anne was chosen for this esteemed award as a member of JHFAF’s Collectors Circle; a group of notable VIP Collectors in the genres of Western, Wildlife and Contemporary Art.
3:45pm
In the Theater
Friday, September 13th
(Available with any ticket purchase)
JHFAF Private Home & Art Collection Tour
JHFAF VIPs will enjoy a unique contemporary creative collaboration designed by Farmer Payne Architects and Interior Designer and Contemporary Art Collector Agnes Bourne. This private house tour is by invitation only and is limited to 40 guests. Please contact Hilary Hatfield, President of Art Collector’s Athenaeum for additional information: artcollectorsathenaeum@gmail.com
9-11am
Hilary Hatfield: Expert-led Tour of the Fair
Hilary Pierce Hatfield is the Founder and President of Art Collector’s Athenaeum, a service that develops digital archives for private art collections. Hatfield has worked with numerous museums in facilitating exhibitions, loans, gifts and acquisitions; including the Musee de Vernon, in France…
12-1pm
Meet Featured Artist Barbara Van Cleve
Presented by Andrew Smith Gallery. I want to capture the beauty of the landscape, the setting or rising of the sun, and the dust swirling as horses or cattle move across the terrain .I want people to see ranching as something different from the mythical image of the cowboy riding off into the sunset, brave, strong, and alone…
1-2pm
Booth 127
Paul Villinski: 2019 Contemporary Artist of the Year Award
Presented by Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Interview, award presentation, and book signing. Meet Paul Villinski, the sculptor of international note that has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. A pilot of sailplanes, paragliders and single-engine airplanes, metaphors of flight and soaring often appear in his work…
2-3pm
In the Theater
Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Hole
Presented by Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. Wyoming was on Maynard Dixon’s bucket list. In 1938, Dixon realized his dream to paint the Cowboy state with its open vistas and wild back country. Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery once again will recognize Dixon’s journey by featuring selections from the Maynard Dixon Museum in September 12-15, at the Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair. This awe-inspiring and memorable…
3-4pm
Booth 102
Meet Featured Artist Larry Pirnie
Capturing the color, excitement, vitality and romance of life in the West, Larry Pirnie exemplifies the spirit of Montana through his paintings. He has spent over three decades living and painting in Montana, yet he is widely known and collected throughout the country, because his art is unmistakably Pirnie…
4-5pm
Booth 140
Meet Featured Artist Sarah Winkler
Presented by K Contemporary. Sarah Winkler is a British-American contemporary landscape painter who is best known for her monumentally scaled works that meet at the intersection of art and science. Her color-rich, luminous paintings interpret the geological storied past and eventful present of the formation of the American Western landscape…
5-6pm
Booth 148
Welcome to Jackson Reception
Experience a little western hospitality. Join us at the one of Jackson Hole’s longest running (since 1978), most authentic and revered galleries by interior designers and collectors. Fighting Bear Antiques, is just 4 blocks for the fair site. This is an excellent chance to chill out, while enjoying light hors d’oeuvres and beverages (provided by Incredible Edibles) and network/mingle with fellow dealers, VIP’s and avid collectors. ***This event is open to JHFAF VIP ticket holders and 2019 Exhibitors.
6-8pm
Fighting Bear Antiques
Saturday, September 14th
(Available with any ticket purchase)
Hilary Hatfield: Expert-led Tour of the Fair
Hilary Pierce Hatfield is the Founder and President of Art Collector’s Athenaeum, a service that develops digital archives for private art collections. Hatfield has worked with numerous museums in facilitating exhibitions, loans, gifts and acquisitions; including the Musee de Vernon, in France…
12-1pm
Registration Desk
Meet Featured Artist Donald Martiny
Presented by Diehl Gallery. Donald Martiny, 65, is an abstract painter who’s powerful works are related to both action painting, and abstract expressionism. His paintings are actual authentic gestures. These bold and thick immediately frozen brushstrokes are reinforced by an aluminum plate, which look like a relief on the wall…
1-2pm
Booth 112/127
Jeremy Kidd: Photographer of The Year
Presented by Imago Galleries. Photographer Jeremy Kidd has a remarkable, eye-catching, and memorable method for exploring transcendental urban landscapes. According to Kidd, it seems unrealistic to expect a single photographic shot, a single moment in time, to convey the human experience of seeing. He believes we visually explore our environment in the third and fourth dimensions as we build our personal…
2-3pm
In the Theater
Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Hole
Presented by Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. Wyoming was on Maynard Dixon’s bucket list. In 1938, Dixon realized his dream to paint the Cowboy state with its open vistas and wild back country. Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery once again will recognize Dixon’s journey by featuring selections from the Maynard Dixon Museum in September 12-15, at the Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair. This awe-inspiring and memorable…
3-4pm
Booth 102
Panel Talk: A Walk on the Wild Side: Exploring the Natural World in Modern and Contemporary Art
Moderator Hilary Pierce Hatfield, Curator and President of Art Collector’s Athenaeum, Tammi Hanawalt Ph.D., Associate Curator of Art at The National Museum of Wildlife Art and Mariam Diehl, Owner of Diehl Gallery, Jackson, WY and guest artists will talk about the evolution of the wildlife art genre and the next gen of contemporary artists who find content and inspiration in the natural world…
4-5pm
In the Theater
Harvest Moon Art Benefit
Harvest Moon Art Benefit to raise funds for National Museum of Wildlife Art. Join us for drinks as the community comes together for a celebration of the 35th JH Fall Arts Festival. We will honor Bart Walter with the 2019 Sculptor of the Year award. Saturday, September 14th, 6-8pm *The art fair and all displays remain open for business from 6-8pm. Tickets.
6-8pm
In the Theater
Bart Walter: Sculptor of The Year Award
A full-time sculptor for three decades, Bart Walter is primarily known for his unique and dynamic approach to surface. His work can be found in notable public and private collections worldwide- in museums, galleries, or zoos, as well as many unique commission works in bronze sculpture for collectors and institutions nationwide…
6:30-7pm
In the Theater
Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Hole
Presented by Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. Wyoming was on Maynard Dixon’s bucket list. In 1938, Dixon realized his dream to paint the Cowboy state with its open vistas and wild back country. Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery once again will recognize Dixon’s journey by featuring selections from the Maynard Dixon Museum in September 12-15, at the Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair. This awe-inspiring and memorable…
7-8pm
Booth 102
Sunday, September 15th
(Available with any ticket purchase)
ArtKids@ Jackson Hole
A Sunday noon kids celebration of arts and creativity. Professional instruction by the renowned artist and popular children’s book author Kelly Fischer. Created for grades K-6, children will explore their creativity by drawing on tiles. Let your child’s creative spirit run free, stimulated by the setting in the middle of a prestigious international fine art fair…
12-1pm
Booth 124
Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Hole
Presented by Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. Wyoming was on Maynard Dixon’s bucket list. In 1938, Dixon realized his dream to paint the Cowboy state with its open vistas and wild back country. Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery once again will recognize Dixon’s journey by featuring selections from the Maynard Dixon Museum in September 12-15, at the Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair. This awe-inspiring and memorable…
3-4pm
Booth 102
All Fair Days
(Available with any ticket purchase)
The Magical World of MC Escher
Presented by Walker Fine Art. Explore the important prints, drawings and watercolors by the Dutch graphic genius MC Escher. Not only can you witness and acquire these historically important works, but you can also have your image incorporated into one. With the use of a specially created camera and photographic process, you can have your headshot taken and superimposed into his famous 1935 work, “ Hand with Reflecting Sphere.” Which makes for a killer and keeper selfie.
Bid for a Claws Silent Auction
Benefits the National Museum of Wildlife Art
Bidding opens Thurs. Sept 12, 3pm @VIP Opening Sneak “Peak”.
Bidding closes Sat, Sept 14, 8pm @Harvest Moon Art Benefit.
Your invited to join the auction. Bid on your cell phone on remarkable, memorable and important artworks on display. A tightly curated elite selection of significant art pieces, donated by select exhibiting galleries and their artists. From dramatic unique photographic print, to collectible paintings, works on paper, native American pottery and jewelry, all bids are for a good claws, err, we mean, cause…. Excellent below market values, and every bid makes a difference – having a real world impact on the museum’s programs.
Invited Installations
Witness these magnificent installations at the fair.
(Available with any ticket purchase)
Gino Miles, Courageous. Represented by Thomas Paul Fine Art (for immediate acquisition). This awe-inspiring and monumental work sits at the fair’s entrance sidewalk. This is the artist’s most ambitious and largest piece to date. This “courageous” project, was inspired by Gino Miles’s grandson showing courage in taking his first baby steps. The Santa Fe based artist has worked on this gigantic sculpture for over 5 months in his studio, with his tree assistants, from where it is being trucked, especially for this fair’s dramatic sidewalk entrance. His large scale works are featured in many public and private collections worldwide including: the Evansville Museum (IN), Polk Museum (Lakeland, FL), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green (KY), Disney Corp. in Burbank, the cities of Cerritos and Napa, Ca, and others.
Jeremy Kidd, 2019 Photographer of the Year Honoree (Presented by Imago Galleries – Wall A). Discover the eye-catching works by Jeremy Kidd, who shot the Teton Mountains this spring, using his unique photographic technique. Kidd presents a condensed vision of multiple photographs as a metaphor for repeated perceptual glances.
Bland Hoke, Otto the Goldfish, is an indoor suspended sculpture installation in the main hall. Inspired by the children’s book Fish Out of Water, Otto began his life at The Center for the Arts over the winter of 2017. Now he has found residence at the Snow King Events Center, in search of new waters to swim in. Based in Jackson WY, Bland Hoke combines his unique background in public art with a love of the outdoors and cutting-edge urban design. He is known for creating fresh solutions and unexpected possibilities.
Bart Walter, Avian Grace. This remarkable and striking bronze sculpture of a bird’s feather is representative of the artist’s pure and honest interpretation of the subject…and you can see why his works are featured in leading public and private collections around the world. Bart Walter is also JHFAF’s 2019 Sculptor of the Year and is represented by Rehs Contemporary Galleries, NYC.
The Maynard Dixon Museum Comes to Jackson Hole (from Tucson – Booth 201). Explore and discover 50 select valuable museum artifacts, including significant art works, his poems and personal easel to better understand this legendary western artist, Maynard Dixon (1875-1946). Plus, author and curator Mark Sublette signs a copy of his new book, Maynard Dixon’s American West, Friday-Sunday, 3-4pm, plus Sat, 7-8pm.
Bland Design LLC, Portico (Microprismatic Moose Fence). A dazzling entry experience made with the future in mind. Long strips of microprismatic retroreflective sheeting are woven into cattle fence, creating a faceted surface. The walls dance with vivid iridescent colors when seen from afar and upon entering the building. After the JH Fine Art Fair, the reflective sheeting will be re-purposed to make reflective moose silhouettes to reduce animal vehicle collisions.
CLB Architects, Town Enclosure. Available for acquisition, Oct. 15-Nov. 15, 2019 (see show management). Presented by Jackson Hole Public Art and Center for the Arts. Currently on display at the Center for the Arts. The eco-minded design consists of tall panels of spruce, pine, and fir sourced from sustainably managed forests, which are deliberately arranged in a sort of circular theater. The structure has a limited material footprint, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability. The foundation and attachment pieces are steel, and no concrete is used for the foundation. Panels are angled inward, evenly spaced four feet apart, and each with one side painted black.
Show Hours
Thur., Sept. 12th
Opening Night "Sneak Peak" | 3-6pm
Fri., Sept. 13th
Show Hours | 12-6pm
Sat., Sept. 14th
Show Hours | 12-6pm
The Harvest Moon Art Benefit | 6-8pm
Sun., Sept. 15th
Show Hours | 12-4pm
Show Venue
The Snow King Sports and Events Center is an ice skating/hockey rink that converts itself seasonally so as to host to major local fairs and expos.
It’s prominently located at the base of the magnificent Teton Mountains, which is one of the most popular winter ski slopes in the nation – and just 6 blocks from bustling Town Square, the center of Jackson Hole.
Show Address
Snow King Sports and Events Center
Jackson Hole, Wyoming